DigameXtra No. 2838 WEEKEND EDITION Friday, August 23rd, 2024

On August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Motril’s Early Music Festival ‘Balduino & Fabiola’: Sat, 24 Aug, 21:30
Venue: Villa Astrida. C/ Rector Lorenzo Morillas Cuevas, s/n,18613 Motril
Mediterranean Chamber Orchestra accompanied on the harpsichord by Juan María Cisneros, professor at the Gonzalo Martín Tenllado Professional Conservatory of Malaga. Info & tix (€25): https://bravoentradas.es/es/events/i-festival-de-musica-antigua-balduino-y-fabiola-orquesta-de-camara-mediterranea

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Muac Fest: Sep 26 & 27 at the Armilla (Granada) municipal soccer field, C/ Acequia Palo 2, 4, 18100 Armilla, Granada.
Headliners: Ana Mena, bellodrama & Omar Montes
Info, map & tix: https://www.conciertosengranada.es/conciertos/74524-ana-mena-omar-montes-k-ngdom-fmk-tatiana-delalvz

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Gala Olé al Verano- El Tajo beach, Rincón de la Victoria:
Thurs, 29 Aug, 10pm. Free.
The evening will be full of music, fun & entertainment for all ages.
Line-up of artists: Iván Gallego (Video Link), Los Centellas, Antonio Cortés, Erika Leiva, El Bomba, Fran Ocaña, la Flaka, Caty Ocaña and as a local guest group, Por Derecho.

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The Enchanted Circus comes to Torremolinos! Don’t miss it:
Sunday, 25 August
– Go with the whole family to enjoy this great show, a terrifyingly fun adventure where scares and laughter come together with acrobats, jugglers, trapeze artists and much more. Accompanied by the clowns Paute and Capitano, witches, ghosts and vampires will make the circus a unique and fun experience for the whole family.
– A circus show where we will embark on a journey to the mansion of Doña Terrorífica, a strange woman surrounded by monstrous characters with extraordinary abilities.
Let yourself be amazed by the magic of the circus!
Info & tix (from €14): https://elcircoencantado.com/mep_cat/torremolinos/

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Techno/flamenco show in Rincón de la Victoria:
Thurs, 29 Aug 21:30 at Municipal Auditorium.
Presented by the Mar de Rosas ensemble. Free entry until capacity reached.
A new flamenco techno fusion show that combines music, more than 60 dancers and a powerful visual game where the dancers will display their talent, strength and energy on stage with a futuristic and eye-catching show with a high level of brightness’.
After the end of Mar de Rosas, the flamenco artist El Amir will take the stage with his international show ‘Andalucía’.
Info: https://www.turismoenrincon.es/eventos/espectaculo-compania-mar-de-rosas/

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*HUGE Weekend for Flamenco in Granada coming up 29-31 Aug*
– Concerts by top flamenco legends, Raimundo Amador on Thursday the 29th and Tomatito on Saturday the 31st. In most of the world you would pay 2 to 3 times as much for a ticket! In Andalucia we can see our local talent at a discount. Take advantage of these opportunities! Culture is a big part of why you are in Spain, no? Why not book a cheap room on the edge of Granada for Thursday thru Saturday? Buy tix for these 2 major flamenco concerts, and spend Friday night up at the famous Sacromonte Caves taking in some local flamenco at one of the local clubs. The ultimate flamenco weekend, with lots of time during the days for exploring Granada’s other attractions like the Alhambra, the souk markets & Alcaicería, the Gothic area, museums, shopping centers, various dining options, etc.

‘Flamenco and Psychedelia in the Alhambra’: Thur, 29 Aug 10pm
Generalife Theater, Granada
Raimundo Amador and Lin Cortés will present ‘Flamenco y psicodelia en la Alhambra’, a recital in which both artists will offer their unique mestizo vision of flamenco.
A living legend of Spanish music in general and of the guitar in particular, a versatile artist, a compulsive collaborator with both emerging and established stars and a likeable man who has earned the respect of the vast majority of his fellow musicians.
Address: Paseo del Generalife, 1B, Granada.
Info & tix (€35/€55): https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/agendaculturaldeandalucia/evento/raimundo-amador-y-lin-cortes-flamenco-y-psicodelia-en-la-alhambra & Video Link

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Classic Flamenco- Tomatito Sextet in concert: Sat, 31 Aug, 10pm
With special guest Karime Amaya.
Generalife Theater, Granada
Address: Paseo del Generalife, 1B, Granada.
Info & tix (€35/€55): https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/agendaculturaldeandalucia/evento/tomatito-en-concierto-0 & Video Link

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SPAIN

The judge demands the last five income tax returns of Sánchez’s brother in view of his inexplicable assets: {Translation, summary}
– The AEAT (Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria) defends that everything is fine in the tax situation of Pedro Sánchez’s brother. It has done so in an inexplicable report delivered to the Justice Dept. that does not even have the signature of the inspector in charge of the study of David Sánchez’s situation.
– But the truth is that Judge Beatriz Biedma {pic} had asked for much more information: she has demanded the last five income tax returns of Sánchez’s brother in view of his inexplicable wealth- with less than 300,000 euros in income, he has managed to accumulate a wealth of more than 2,000,000 euros and own homes in 3 countries.
– ‘With regard to the offences against the Public Treasury and illicit enrichment, it is necessary to send an official request to the Tax Agency to issue a detailed report on the following points relating to David Sánchez Pérez-Castejón’. This was the request made by the judge.
– And there she demanded to know ‘whether he has his tax residence in Spain or Portugal, the tax period in which the change of residence has taken place, if it has taken place, and whether his tax residence in Portugal would be compatible with his status as a Spanish civil servant and his obligation to provide his professional services on a regular basis in Badajoz, Spain.
– The court has doubts in that the Treasury report sent to the Court does not detail the existence of another source of income, despite which, it ensures that the tax situation and declared income of David Sánchez is correct.
– The judge also demanded to know ‘whether, from all the data and documentation available to the tax agency, an increase in his assets that is not a direct consequence of his income can be determined, and whether it would be greater than 250,000 euros’.
– David Sánchez own income statement includes further details. That he has three flats – in Madrid, St Petersburg (Russia) and the one in Elvas (Portugal) -, that he holds 63,880 euros in cryptocurrencies and that he has another 114,073 euros in deposits in bank accounts. All this plus nearly one and a half million euros in BBVA shares. In these statements it can be confirmed that the brother of the President of the Government has not paid IRPF or Patrimonio in 2021 and 2022, and, apparently he would not have paid it either in 2023 due to his illegal claim to not be a tax resident in Spain since 2021, according to Sánchez’s own criteria, which is not that of the law. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/2024-08-22/la-juez-reclama-las-cinco-ultimas-declaraciones-de-la-renta-del-hermano-de-sanchez-ante-su-inexplicable-patrimonio-7157295/
– {Note: David Sánchez is 50 years old. His parents were comfortable but not rich, Dad was a Ministry of Culture administrator and Mom a lawyer. He studied in the United States and Russia, where he graduated in Composition and Orchestral Conducting at the St. Petersburg Rimsky Korsakov State Conservatory. He is currently the director of the Performing Arts Office of the Badajoz Provincial Council? How did he accumulate all this wealth on a civil servant’s salary, or previously, on the wages of a young, unknown orchestra conductor. And were taxes properly paid on all the other assets he managed to collect? Those are the questions that the judge, head of the Court of Instruction number 3 of Badajoz, Beatriz Biedma, wants answered, and the left wants to bury. -Ed.}

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Frequent on-line sellers warned- The Treasury begins to send fines to people repeatedly selling second-hand clothing and objects on Vinted, Wallapop, Milanuncios & other websites or apps: {Translation}
– More than a few people will be caught off guard by this letter, because until a year ago it could be said that ecommerce between individuals was still living behind the tax authorities’ back. But that was amended in January this year, when Royal Decree 117/2024 came into force in Spain transposing the European Directive DAC7 (Directive 2021/514), which obliges platforms for buying and selling second-hand goods to collect, verify, update and communicate to the Treasury the details of certain sellers, those users who have made 2,000 euros in profits in a year or have carried out more than 30 transactions.
– As José María Mollinedo, secretary general of the Trade Union of Technicians of the Ministry of Finance (Gestha), explains, the spirit of the law is to detect those people who have turned selling used products online into a profession. What is more, according to this expert, the Treasury has detected the existence of individuals who are already real submerged companies in the shelter of ecommerce, taking advantage of sales in department stores to acquire products at low prices and sell them without paying taxes.
– However, those who have sold a pair of T-shirts on Vinted or a bike on Milanuncios can relax, of course depending on the value of the bike. If the amounts provided for in the Directive are exceeded, the platforms will inform the tax authorities. The problem, explains Mollinedo, is that until now users have been unaccustomed to this, and it is possible that many of them will be caught by surprise by the letters from the tax office.
– How much will the penalties be? In the event of a penalty, Mollinedo explains, in most cases it will be 50% of what should have been paid. He gives an example: if a person sells a bicycle for 4,000 euros that had cost 3,000 euros, those 1,000 euros will be capital gains, which in Spain is taxed at a rate of 19% on savings income. In other words, if we do the transaction in Milanuncios and do not say anything to the tax authorities, we could be liable to be charged 50% of the outstanding savings income or a lower amount if we pay on time. {And how exactly do they determine the base value of all these used items in order to make this “capital gains on used goods” tax calculation? Used clothes have no price tags & come in a range of quality. Sounds fishy to me. -Ed.}
– The Directive came into force in January with effect on operations carried out in 2023 and the 2023/2024 income tax campaign ended on 1 July, so the warning letters and penalties for non-compliance could start to arrive at the end of August, although it is expected that the bulk will be processed in September, which is when the ‘truce’ given by the Inland Revenue for the summer period comes to an end. Mollinedo explains that we will have to wait a few months to find out what benefit this regulatory change will have on the State’s coffers.
– The ‘second-hand tax’ arose as a response to the unusual boom in Internet sales between private individuals in recent years. According to data from Mangopay, a payment infrastructure provider that services the world’s leading platforms (Wallapop, Vinted and Milanuncios among them), in Spain the sector has grown by 90% in the last three years. What’s more, a recent report by US marketplace ThredUp, a global ecommerce giant, estimates that the volume of used clothing sales and purchases will double by 2027, growing three times faster than the overall market, to represent 10% of the global textile market. Logically, European tax authorities had to get their hands on this business. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/economia/hacienda-empieza-enviar-multas-cartas-miedo-ventas-20240822141247-nt.html

ANDALUCÍA

State of the reservoirs in Andalusia on Thursday, August 22, 2024:
Source: https://www.diariosur.es/andalucia/embalses-andalucia-22agosto-20240819000000-nt.html

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Junta of Andalucia accuses Montero of ‘taking the piss’ out of Andalusians after the agreement on ‘privileged funding’ for Catalonia: {Translation}
– The Minister of the Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue and Administrative Simplification of the Andalusian Regional Government, Antonio Sanz (PP) {pic}, on Thursday accused the First Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, of ‘making fools of the Andalusians’ after her statements on Wednesday in which she denied that the agreement between the PSC and Esquerra Republicana de Cataluña (ERC) for the investiture of the socialist Salvador Illa as president of the Generalitat (regional government) involves an ‘economic agreement’ or a ‘reform of the system of regional funding’.
– The Minister of the Presidency made this statement on Wednesday during a visit to the Rota Town Hall (Cádiz), in relation to the agreement on the financing of the Catalan administration between the PSC and ERC this summer.
– Following these statements by the Finance Minister, the Government of the Junta wanted to ask Montero to ‘stop insulting the Andalusians’, because, according to the regional minister Antonio Sanz, her words on Wednesday represent ‘an insult to the Andalusians’, whom the vice-president ‘takes us for fools’. ‘We know what an economic agreement is, what the quota is, and we know what a singular and, therefore, privileged financing of Catalonia is compared to the rest of the autonomous communities’, and “to deny this is to make fools of us”, said the representative of the PP-A government.
– After pointing out that he does not know whether Montero ‘wants to take the piss out of everyone’, including ERC, the Minister of the Presidency warned that the Andalusians ‘are not going to allow us to have a Vice-President, who is also Andalusian, who used to defend the opposite, who today defends privileges against Andalusia’ and who utters words ‘insulting’ to this autonomous community. ‘Therefore, we ask you to stop insulting, not to take us Andalusians for fools, your words are very insulting’, Antonio Sanz has claimed to María Jesús Montero, who has also complained that the agreement between the PSC and ERC comes to “seriously damage public services in Andalusia”.
SANZ: MONTERO ‘HAS DECIDED TO SUPPORT SÁNCHEZ AGAINST ANDALUSIA’.
– The Minister has argued that ‘every day it is more incompatible to defend’ the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, ‘and defend Andalusia’ at the same time, and ‘it is clear’ that Montero ‘has decided to support Sánchez against Andalusia’, and the referred ‘funding pact is clearly unconstitutional’, because ‘in no case is a Catalan quota, a privileged financing system’ for an autonomous community based on the Constitution, something that ‘breaks the principle of inter-territorial solidarity, the principle of equal opportunities and, of course, breaks and endangers the constitutional strength of our State’.
– Along these lines, Antonio Sanz emphasised that the Andalusian Government is going to try ‘with all possible legal and political means to prevent this outrage against Andalusia’, and maintained that this agreement represents ‘an economic blow against Andalusia led by the PSOE’, a party which the Minister criticised for ‘favouring territories against Andalusia’.
– From this premise, the Minister has encouraged the Andalusians to ‘clearly rebel’, and has stressed that from the Board governed by the PP-A ‘we will do it legally and politically, with all the possibilities that our action allows us, also from the legal field, because this outrage cannot be allowed, because this decision endangers public services’, as Antonio Sanz has stressed, who in this line has pointed out that services such as ‘education, health, social services and dependency’ will be ‘harmed’. He pointed out that, ‘compared to rich communities’ that ‘are going to receive more money’, the autonomous communities ‘most in need are clearly being harmed’, bearing in mind that ‘we already have a funding system that is absolutely unfair and contrary to the interests of Andalusia’, and ‘now we are going to get even worse’, as he lamented.
– The Minister added that ‘the seriousness’ of what the Minister and Vice-President of the Government said on Wednesday is that ‘she denied the possibility of Andalusia having a transitional equalisation fund until there is a new regional funding system’, and ‘this is very serious, because Minister Montero was the one who’, as Minister of Finance, ‘promoted an agreement in the Andalusian Parliament requesting this transitional equalisation fund and 4. 4 billion euros to the Government’, then – in 2018 – presided over by Mariano Rajoy (PP), according to Antonio Sanz.
– ‘Denying this transitional equalisation fund is an attack on Andalusia’ and “an unprecedented economic blow”, according to the minister, for whom, moreover, “it shows that we have the most anti-Andalusian president in history” – in reference to Pedro Sánchez – “but the worst thing is that he has the support of a person who should be Andalusian and who clearly attacks and harms our autonomous community”, in allusion to María Jesús Montero, Antonio Sanz concluded. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/cadiz-00351/noticia-junta-acusa-montero-tomar-pelo-andaluces-acuerdo-financiacion-privilegiada-cataluna-20240822124818.html

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

Pioneering Malaga flamenco dance teacher ‘Conchita’ Zamora dies at the age of 70 in Rincón de la Victoria:
– While Malaga was enjoying the traditions and customs of the city’s August fair, one of its greatest supporters and regular participants, flamenco dancer Concha Zamora, died at the age of 70 in her home in Rincón de la Victoria. A great defender of the verdiales and malagueñas, and a tireless champion of the festive events, she was a pioneer in the teaching of Spanish dance in the province.
– Born in the Tetuán district of Madrid in 1954, but moved to Malaga when she was very young, and she became well-known because she taught dance classes from the early 1970s onwards.
– During her long career, she received numerous prizes, and she has a street named after her in Rincón de la Victoria, the town where she lived.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/pioneering-malaga-flamenco-dance-teacher-conchita-zamora-20240821180952-nt.html

SPORTS

Tennis News- US Open 2024 first round singles draws released:
– Alcaraz avoids Djokovic until the final at the US Open, same as the Olympics. Just a coincidence? A random draw you say? Hmmm…Sounds more like advertising money at work to me. See the draws at the links below.
– Women’s Singles draw: https://www.usopen.org/en_US/draws/womens-singles.html
– Men’s Singles draw: https://www.usopen.org/en_US/draws/mens-singles.html

FROM THE “WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING” DEPARTMENT

Spain’s new so called “Parity Law” is nothing of the sort:
– It was the first law approved by the Council of Ministers in this legislature and the last to receive the go-ahead from the Congress of Deputies before the summer. All the groups, except PP and Vox, gave the green light in July to the parity law promoted by the Ministry of Equality with the aim of breaking down obstacles to equal opportunities between men and women.
– The law includes the ‘principle of balanced presence’, which initially imposed a 60-40% ratio, no more than 60% male to a minimum 40% female representation, in all public administration bodies, as well as in the public-private sphere of public interest companies or the boards of professional associations.
– However, and this is a HUGE however, a change agreed to during the parliamentary process between the far-left Podemos and socialist-left PSOE, who hold a house majority, broke this parity in favour of females. Thus, while men will not be able to represent more than 60% in positions of power in public bodies or in the management of listed companies in the private sector, there will be no limit for females, so they can reach up to 100%, for example, in the Government, listed companies and bodies such as the Constitutional Court (TC) and the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), as long as it is proceedurally correct.
– {How in the world is that “parity”? It sounds more like revenge to me. They have replaced the validity of the meritocracy with popularity contests! More participation awards so the less talented don’t get their feelings hurt. How thoughtful. Sorry, this ain’t middle-school football. In challenging times of great struggle, disaster, pandemic, out-of-control inflation or war I want the best qualified people in charge; what restroom they use should not enter the equation. -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5524978/0/claves-nueva-ley-paridad-listas-creemallera-cuota-hombres-calendario-aplicacion/

SPACE

Spectacular fireball crosses northern Andalucia: {Translation, summary}
– A very bright fireball crossed the skies of the northern mountains of Seville and Huelva on the night of this past Wednesday, at 10:33 p.m., traveling 70 kilometers in a northwesterly direction in just under three seconds and at an average speed of 64,100 km. /hour. X Video Link

ESPECTACULAR BÓLIDO #SPMN210824F SOBRE LA PROVINCIA DE #SEVILLA REGISTRADO ESTA TARDE a las 20h33m45s TUC (22h33 CET). Así lo captó Antonio J. Robles @AJ_Robles desde Estepa. Pasa al listado, actualizado a diario desde @ice_csic: 😍🌠
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NEW LIFE CHURCH

New Life Church:
– Sunday Service:
Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, you are very welcome to come and join us on Sundays at 11.00am. Join us for a time of Holy Spirit led worship and experience the presence of our God. Our teaching is Bible based as we honour God and obey His Word. During this time of uncertainty, God’s Word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. Our service lasts for about 1 hour and 30 mins. With Tea and Coffee afterwards.
– Prayer Meeting:
You are also welcome to join our prayer meetings on Wednesday mornings at 11.00am for 1 hour, where we meet for prayer and worship.
– Jesus said: “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. (John 14:6)
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja, 29780. Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com
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El Puente Christian Fellowship (Vélez-Málaga): We are a friendly, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ. We meet each Sunday at 11am to worship the Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by our Pastor, one of our members or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated at: Res: El Olivar 5, 8 Bajo 1, Calle Arbequin, Velez Malaga 29700.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page, or you can contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com or by phone on 665626342.
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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Dogs For Adoption

Axarquia Animal Rescue: A Voluntary Charity, Non-profit Organisation
CIF G93245116 / Charity Number 10567 (Spain)
Email: axarquia-rescue@hotmail.com
Website: www.axarquiaanimalrescue.com
Oreo – Border Collie Type, approx 13 months old. A very friendly young dog, gets on with cats, dogs and children. Found wandering the streets, exhausted in the heat, now safe in a foster home with other dogs. Soon to start his vaccinations, once we receive his blood test results.
Rio – A stunning German Shepherd, approx 12 months old, he has taken well to his foster home, and obviously been used to living in a home. A very good dog, walks well on a lead, and is learning to sit, stay and come. Soon to start his vaccinations.
– Please take a look at our website, where you will find more information and photos, plus details of other dogs and pups that we have in our care. Our adoption costs are €110 for pups that have been fully vaccinated, rabies, chip and passport and €180 for older dogs that have all vaccinations, papers and have been neutered. This contributes towards their vet and care costs, and helps us to continue rescuing abandoned dogs and cats.

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DigameXtra No. 2837 Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

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Feria Río Bermuza 2024- Canillas de Aceituno:
Fri – Sun, 23 – 25 August
– Friday 23 August the Fiestas will begin at 20:00h with the mass in honour of the patron saint of Río Bermuza and the procession of the Virgen de la Inmaculada and the Cristo del Chorrillo at 20:30h with musical accompaniment by the Municipal Band. At 22:00h the Fair will begin with a performance by the singer, DJ and entertainer Evelyn Ríos. At the same time, children will be able to enjoy a bouncy castle.
– Saturday 24th, the Feria de Día will open at 14:00h, when the Mayordomos will invite you to an Andalusian snack. From 17:00h the children’s entertainment will begin with face painting, games and many more surprises, while at 18:30h the bicycle and motorbike races are scheduled. At 21:00h the party continues with live music by Duo Golden Cuba (Video Link) and a bouncy castle for the little ones. From 00:00h the jury will choose the queen of the Fair and her ladies, while at 00:15h the new stewards will be chosen, closing the day at 00:30h with a stellar performance by the singer, DJ and entertainer Evelyn Ríos .
– Sunday at 13:30h the party will start with a performance by Miguel Botana, followed at 14:00h by the tasting of a delicious paella that will be offered to all participants. Finally, from 18:00h onwards, the 2024 Fair will present its closing activities.
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Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar Coming Events & Excursions Press Release:
Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar, Av. Moscatel 1”I”, 29740 Torre del Mar (Jardines Viña Malága / Antigua Casa de la Viña)
Hours: Wednesday & Friday 10.00 till 13.00.
Info tel. 952 543 334
*September, October coming events & excursions*
– Regular activities: Spanish practice groups (limited size groups) Wednesday and Friday 10.00 to 13.00.
– Wednesdays- Art group, with the crochet & craft group 10.00 to 13.00.
– Shop open Wednesdays and Fridays. 10.00 to 13.00.
– Every Thursday Spanglish. – Starts on 12th September. General conversation between Spanish and English friends. Time 16.30 to 17.30.
– Every Friday – Conversation group. Time 10.00 to 11.00.
– Every Friday – Coffee Morning. 10.00 to 13.00.
– Thursday 26th September. Excursion to Estepona.
– Friday 4th October. Excursion to see Annie at the Salon Varietes Fuengirola.
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Fold up bike by Freebike. Shimano gears, hardly used for some time, new tyres fitted, including helmet, pads, and carry bag. 95€
– Empty gas bottle 10€
Mike / Marjorie, La Viñuela. Tel. 711027499

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– 2x sets of assorted child accessories: 2 pairs of Croc style sandals sizes 35 and 34, 4 spiderman arm bands, 2 “Mayoral” Fedora boys hats sizes 54 and 52cm, 2 Ninja Turtled caps and 2 beach tipper trucks. Each set €15
– 2x Car booster seats. Grey. Safety first car booster seats, washable covers, hardly used. €10 each.
– 2x scooter & safety helmet sets. Suitable for 5-8 Yr olds. There are 3 adjustments in height on the scooters and the helmets also adjust. Time Champ and Avengers scooters and Avengers and Paw Patrol helmets. Each scooter and helmet set for €25. Hardly used.
Buyer collects. Pat, Nerja.
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– Dining table 1500 x 900 and six chairs all in good condition. 70euro
– Bedroom furniture in good condition. 40euro the lot
– Garden table 1800×900 + 6 chairs. 10euro
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Rob, Canillas de Albaida. 644 86 58 05

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ANDALUCÍA

Andalusia claims to be at 115% occupancy in hosting migrants: {Translation, summary}
– The Andalusian Minister of Economy, Finance and European Funds and spokesperson for the Andalusian Government, Carolina España, has assured that Andalusia is at 115% occupancy in terms of taking migrants into the autonomous community and has asked for ‘greater support’ from the Spanish Government.
– ‘The President of the Government has had time to hold the summit in Lanzarote with Mr Illa and Mr Rodríguez Zapatero, but has not yet had time to receive the President of the Canary Islands, who has serious problems with migration’, criticised España, who also complained that in terms of migration “the Government is on holiday”. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1739022/andalucia-asegura-estar-al-115-de-ocupacion-en-acogimiento-de-migrantes/

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Spanish police seize 13,000 bottles of counterfeit rum during raids in Andalucía: {Translation, summary}
– Guardia Civil officers have seized thousands of litres of counterfeit rum during two searches carried out on industrial estates in Seville province in the Andalucía region. According to police sources, the value of the seized goods would have exceeded 200,000 euros on the market. All the bottles seized were labelled with the name of the popular brand of Barceló rum in two versions: Añejo and Imperial.
– The first search was carried out more than a week ago in a warehouse on the Aerópolis industrial estate in La Rinconada. There, police officers counted 10,656 bottles with counterfeit labels.
– The second search was carried out a few days later in another industrial estate, in Dos Hermanas. Guardia Civil officers searched a retail trade supermarket on the Ciudad Blanca industrial estate and detected 2,269 counterfeit bottles of aged Barceló rum.
– The bottles seized did not contain anything that could pose a risk to public health. However, according to sources close to the case, falsifying labelling and passing off a product as a brand that it is not, is fraud. Source, Spanish: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/the-guardia-civil-seizes-thousands-litres-counterfeit-20240820083018-nt.html

AXARQUÍA

Vélez-Málaga, Colmenar, Algarrobo and Sedella will offer 15 training courses of the Cultiva programme for young farmers: {Translation}
– A total of 16 agricultural and livestock farms in Malaga are offering training courses for 49 young farmers and livestock farmers within the framework of the CULTIVA 2024 programme.
– In the Axarquia region, the farms where 15 young people will be trained will be located in Velez-Malaga (one of them in Lagos), Colmenar, Algarrobo and Sedella. The farms in Vélez-Málaga are horticultural, subtropical fruit and banana farms; the one in Colmenar, olive farms; the one in Algarrobo, cabbage and cauliflower farms; and the one in Sedella, dairy goat farms. Throughout the province, the farms involved are olive groves, horticultural crops (cabbage and cauliflower), subtropical crops, bananas, nuts, beekeeping, herbaceous crops, legumes, oilseeds, sheep and dairy goats.
– Young farmers under 41 years of age can now submit their applications until 5 September at the electronic headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, where they can find the catalogue of courses. A search engine is also available to make it easier to locate participating farms by territory, dates and agricultural production. In the allocation of training placements, priority will be given to recently settled young people, women farmers and livestock farmers and those who have not participated in the programme in previous calls for applications. The placements will start at the end of this year and will run until 31 July 2025.
– It is designed to give young women and men farmers the opportunity to learn about the development of a viable farm, to acquire and consolidate new technical and management concepts applicable to their farm in a practical and interactive way.
– The accommodation, food and transport costs of the young people are covered by the CULTIVA programme. In addition, they will receive compensation for replacement expenses to hire a person to look after and manage their farm during this period. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/velez-malaga-colmenar-algarrobo-y-sedella-ofertaran-15-estancias-formativas-del-programa-cultiva-para-jovenes-agricultores/

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

The assaults in Parque Victoria, in Rincón, continue- ‘We can’t live like this’: {Translation, summary}
– The Parque Victoria urbanisation, in Rincón de la Victoria, continues to be targeted by groups specialising in housebreaking. Last Monday, between 22:00 and 22:30, two new properties were broken into and the ‘unease’ has once again taken hold of the residents.
– The concern among the residents of Parque Victoria is palpable. A couple, who have preferred to remain anonymous, express their growing concern about insecurity in the area. “We are very concerned about what is happening. We feel vulnerable, and the ease with which criminals access the urbanization is alarming,” they comment. Furthermore, they add: “If we leave home, we fear being robbed, but if we stay, we are also worried about the possibility of an assault or battery. We cannot continue living like this.”
– Testimonies from neighbours reinforce the theory that the robberies were carried out with premeditation. One of them claims to have seen a car parked outside the urbanisation, apparently waiting for the thieves after committing the crime. This neighbour also mentions that the owners of one of the affected houses were on holiday, which may have facilitated the robbery.
– On the other hand, another resident of the urbanisation points out that one of the houses on the ground floor of a block was ‘completely ransacked’, with belongings scattered around and the house in a state of complete disarray. Such scenes, according to Lito Giráldez, a resident of one of the blocks in the community, ‘are the bread and butter of the urbanisation’. Source & photo credit, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/rincon-de-la-victoria/robos-viviendas-parque-victoria-rincon_0_2002256106.html

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Rincón de la Victoria Golf Tournament will attract more than 100 golfers: {Translation, summary}
– On 29th September, Rincón de la Victoria will be the setting for provincial golf with the Añoreta Resort Golf Tournament. This event, organised by the Sports Department of the Rincón de la Victoria Town Hall and Añoreta Resort, will bring together more than a hundred golfers to play the tournament in the Best Ball Pair category (Pareja Mejor Bola).
– The tournament will be played under the Best Ball Pair modality, in which the pairs of golfers will add up the best results of each hole. The five best pairs will receive prizes at the end of the event. Participants will be able to enjoy refreshments at hole 3/10, as well as a cocktail at the end of the competition. In addition, there will be a prize draw among the participants.
– Registrations are now open and can be made by sending an email to reservas@anoretaresort.com or by calling 952 40 50 00. The tournament will start at 9:30 am, with a registration fee of 30 euros for subscribers and 45 euros for outsiders.
– Añoreta Resort, the first golf course in La Axarquía, offers an 18-hole course adapted to all skill levels, with new Bermuda greens and panoramic views of Rincón de la Victoria. Source, Spanish: https://www.rincondelavictoria.es/noticias/-/asset_publisher/2UsKbRfNBL22/content/id/903988

GRANADA

Violent gang of robbers who acted in various parts of the province broken up: {Translation, summary}
– The Guardia Civil, as part of Operation Sarraceno, has dismantled a violent gang of robbers based in the Almanjáyar neighbourhood of Granada, whose members are allegedly responsible for at least nine crimes of robbery with violence and intimidation with firearms, six crimes of robbery with force, three crimes of theft and one crime of belonging to a criminal group perpetrated between June and August 2024. Three individuals have been arrested so far: a young Romanian man aged 20 and two men aged 22 and 40, respectively, of Spanish nationality.
– Once arrested, the Civil Guard has discovered that these individuals were also related to robberies at a gas station and a supermarket in Atarfe that occurred last February 2023. The Civil Guard, however, does not conclude the investigation and does not rule out more arrests. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/desarticulada-violenta-banda-atracadores-actuo-varios-puntos-provincia/

ALMERIA

Four minors arrested and investigated for setting fire to a beggar in Almería: {Translation, summary}
– Two minors have been arrested and charged with attempted homicide and assorted hate crimes, and two others have been investigated as necessary collaborators, after they allegedly tried to kill a homeless man last April in Adra (Almería) who they set on fire.
– After gathering and analyzing the evidence from the scene and the statements of possible witnesses, the investigators found that two minors had set fire to the beggar, while two others “helped and encouraged them.”
– Local authorities appeared to make excuses for the crimes. The Comandancia de Almería has released a statement that this type of actions is within the behaviours that the alleged perpetrators can develop as ‘aporophobia’ (aporofobia in Spanish).
– {Aporofobia: Fear of poor or disadvantaged people. Ref: https://dle.rae.es/aporofobia }
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1738909/detenidos-e-investigados-cuatro-menores-por-prender-fuego-a-un-mendigo-en-almeria/

SEVILLA

Dos Hermanas agrees on ‘urgent measures’ after 6 more cases of the Nile virus confirmed: {Translation, summary}
– The Town Council of Dos Hermanas (Seville), governed by the socialist Francisco Rodríguez, has decided to take ‘urgent measures’ after being notified that another six residents of the Nazarene city are infected with West Nile fever virus, cases that are added to the elderly woman who died some time ago after being infected with this disease that can only be transmitted to people via mosquito bites.
– The detection of these new cases has resulted in ‘the increase of the risk level’ to grade five, as well as holding a meeting with municipal representatives responsible for the Health District, and the concessionaire of the preventive work of the local plan, to control the vectors that transmit this virus, a plan in force since 2021 and whose compliance defends the Consistory. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1739016/dos-hermanas-acuerda-medidas-urgentes-tras-6-casos-mas-de-virus-del-nilo/

EUROPE

Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone attacks, meanwhile Russia is advancing in eastern Ukraine, where it controls about 18% of the territory:
– Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones shot down by air defences in what Russian officials said was one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.
– The war, largely a grinding artillery and drone battle across the fields, forests and villages of eastern Ukraine, escalated on Aug. 6 when Ukraine sent thousands of soldiers into Russia’s western Kursk region.
– For months, Ukraine has also fought an increasingly damaging drone war against the refineries and airfields of the world’s second largest oil exporter, though major drone attacks on the Moscow region – with a population of over 21 million – are rarer.
– Russia’s defence ministry said it destroyed a total of 45 drones over Russian territory, including 11 over the Moscow region, 23 over the border region of Bryansk, six over the Belgorod region, three over the Kaluga region and two over the Kursk region. Some of the drones were destroyed over the city of Podolsk, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. The city in the Moscow region is some 38 kms (24 miles) south of the Kremlin. “This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow using drones ever,” Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app in the early hours of Wednesday. “The layered defence of Moscow that was created made it possible to successfully repel all the attacks from the enemy UAVs.”
– The attack comes as Russia is advancing in eastern Ukraine, where it controls about 18% of the territory, and battling to repel Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region {pic}, the biggest foreign attack on Russian territory since World War Two. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launches-drone-attack-moscow-other-regions-russian-officials-say-2024-08-21/

GASTRONOMIA

Hacienda de la Torre’s all-you-can-eat steakhouse buffet adds fried fish Thursdays: {Translation, summary}
– There are Asian food buffets, there are pasta and pizza buffets, there are even Mexican food buffets. What there wasn’t until now, outside of the major resort buffets, was an all-you-can-eat open buffet featuring fried fish. Enjoying this product, which is so typical of Malaga, without limits is finally a reality. Treat yourself to a culinary experience in which you will be able to delight yourself with fried fish; pez, marinated dogfish, squid, anchovies with lemon, cod or fried octopus are some of the dishes included in this fried fish buffet.
– Where is the unlimited fried ‘pescaíto’ buffet? The restaurant Hacienda de la Torre is located on the road that connects the capital of Malaga with Cártama, less than ten minutes from this town. Hacienda De La Torre’s address:
Carretera Cartama-Churriana, Km 2, 29570 Cártama, Málaga
– While the regular steakhouse buffet is offered nightly, the fried fish buffet is only available on Thursdays. The buffets are available 12:00 to 19:00, from Wednesday to Sunday and holidays. Regular menu available other times.
– This innovative gastronomic proposal has an unbeatable price. You can enjoy the buffet any night for only 24.90 euros per person, under 12yrs half price. Drinks not included. In addition to the featured main courses, which you can repeat as many times as you like, the price includes starters and an assortment of desserts. It is worth noting that the starters rotate according to the day, and you can choose from dishes as typical of the coast of Malaga as pez with roasted peppers, toasted noodles with aioli, prawn salpicón, salad or gazpacho.
Map https://maps.app.goo.gl/b4SRNS8t3VrNHFus8
Web https://haciendadelatorre.com/
Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/malaga/primer-buffet-libre-pescaito-frito-espana-malaga-20240821113653-nts.html

CULTURAL REVOLUTION

Man changes his sex to avoid jail for attacking his ex-partner in Sevilla: {Translation, summary}
– A man sentenced to 15 months in prison for assaulting his partner has avoided prison after changing his sex at the Civil Registry in Sevilla. As a result, the Sevilla Court of Violence against Women has withdrawn from the case, while the defendant’s lawyer has asked for the sentence to be pardoned.
– The woman’s lawyer considers it ‘an undoubted fraud of the law’, considering that the recent change of sex of the aggressor, who has a criminal record for gender violence, seeks to be prosecuted by a criminal court and not by a specific gender violence court. Therefore, with this registration, the convicted person would avoid the specific penalties for a man who exercises physical or psychological violence against his wife or ex-wife.
– The Court of Violence against Women withdrew from the case on 13 August in favour of the examining magistrates’ court. In its order of withdrawal, the court argued that the sex of the person denounced had changed, ‘now being that of a woman’, so that ‘we no longer have jurisdiction’, as this a woman versus woman case now.
– José Antonio Sires, the victim’s lawyer, maintains that the change of registered sex has been made ‘without the requirement of good faith and in fraud of the law’ and that he will proceed, among other steps, to request the annulment of the procedure in the Register, ‘and may even demand civil or administrative liability’.
In addition, he points out that there are precedents of judicial actions that ‘make it clear’ that men who change their sex ‘cannot avoid convictions for gender violence’, since the legal responsibilities that the person had before the registry rectification are maintained. So far, the examining magistrates’ court has not confirmed it will now accept the case. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldebate.com/espana/andalucia/sevilla/20240821/agresor-cambia-sexo-sevilla-evitar-carcel-agredir-expareja_221557.html

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More than 1,300 illegal immigrants have arrived in Spain in the last week: {Translation}
– No migratory route in Spain has been free of illegal entries in the last week. From the Balearic Islands to the Canary Islands, passing through Alicante, Murcia, Almeria, Granada, Malaga, Cadiz and even the autonomous city of Ceuta, all are active despite the heat wave. In total, almost fifty boats have left a total of 1,362 illegal immigrants in Spain.
– The worst part has once again been borne by the Canary Islands, where there has been a reactivation of the Atlantic route that has led to the illegal entry of more than 830 immigrants. The most affected island has been El Hierro, where the entry of up to two large canoes has been recorded, leaving almost 400 illegal immigrants from Senegal.
– Another of the reactivations has been that of the Algerian route, which has triggered a high migratory pressure on the Balearic Islands that has resulted in the entry of some 20 boats with more than 300 illegal immigrants on board (mostly Algerians). This migratory pressure from Algeria has also affected the provinces of Alicante, Murcia and Almería. More than a dozen boats (with almost 200 migrants on board) have arrived in these provinces. Most of them are Algerians.
– On less active routes, Ceuta, Granada, Malaga and Cadiz have experienced the entry of a total of 30 illegal immigrants from Moroccan territory. Source, Spanish: https://gaceta.es/espana/mas-de-1-300-inmigrantes-ilegales-han-llegado-a-espana-en-la-ultima-semana-20240820-1625/

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Cooking oil prices increase up to 70% in just fifteen days- new tool helps consumers monitor the price of oil in the supermarket: {Translation}
– The sharp rise in the price of olive oil in recent times – its price has tripled since 2021, according to INE data – has unleashed a wave of criticism of supermarkets, which consumers accuse of inflating prices to avoid the VAT reduction approved by the Government on this product in order not to lose margins. The Ministry of Agriculture has always maintained that these companies have adjusted their margins as much as possible to avoid passing on the entire increase to the consumer. But Facua denounce that there are still ‘establishments with disproportionate prices’.
– For this reason, they have launched a new website where consumers can check the variation in oil prices between different supermarkets, by days, fortnights and months. And the first data point to increases of more than 70% in the price of some sunflower oils in certain chains in just two weeks.
– ‘This is a tool with which we intend to empower consumers. The aim is that we can all become market watchdogs and know who is raising food prices, how much and when’, said Facua’s Secretary General, Rubén Sánchez, during the presentation of the new website. In addition to these two items, olive oil and sunflower oil, Facua has also added milk, and its idea is to expand them at the request of consumers. ‘The idea is to detect rises in a sector that is a great oligopoly and which boasts the highest levels of competition in Europe, but which in reality has identical prices in some foods, such as its own brands,’ the association denounces. ‘Not all the increases have been the result of increased costs, but rather of increasing margins at the cost of impoverishing Spanish families’, they add.
– Price fixing allegations. The organisation has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs after having detected, according to its analysis, that the various different supermarket chains have come to an agreement with each other, and have agreed on a set price of olive oil for their house brands. ‘We are confident that the ministry will end up opening a sanctioning file’, they say. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/economia/subidas-apenas-quince-dias-consumidores-vigilan-precio-20240820135448-ntrc.html

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Consumers ask the Government to act on airlines’ refusal to receive complaints: {Translation}
– The Federation of Consumers and Users CECU has asked the Ministers of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, and of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030, Óscar Puente and Pablo Bustinduy, respectively, to put an end to the practice of some airlines of refusing to receive notifications and complaints. CECU considers it ‘unprecedented’ that airlines that maintain activity within the national territory, that operate from Spanish airports and that are likely to generate conflicts with Spanish citizens, cannot be delivered with complaints in Spain, despite having staff and counters at the airports.
– With this way of operating, preventing users from communicating complaints or claims, according to the federation, these airlines are trying to avoid paying compensation.
– CECU already addressed last May the director of the State Aviation Safety Agency (AESA) to alert her about this practice and the answer, according to the federation, was that this does not represent an infringement of the regulations it supervises and that, therefore, it does not have the power to intervene in its monitoring and possible sanction. In view of this, CECU has now asked both ministers to take action to put an end to these practices, which are harmful to consumers. Source, Spanish: https://vivamalaga.net/malaga/1738179/consumidores-piden-al-gobierno-que-actue-ante-la-negativa-de-aerolineas-a-recibir-quejas/

MALAGA PROVINCE

These are the two Malaga towns named amongst the cheapest places to rent in Spain:
– The price of rent is continuing to skyrocket in Malaga province with it now costing more than 15 euros per square metre a month on average, new data shows. The figures from property appraisal company Gesvalt put its year-on-year increase at 13.3%, with the price of rent increasing 37% over the past two years.
– Despite this, two towns in the province have slipped into the list of the cheapest places in Spain to rent: Ronda and Antequera, where the price is 6.7 and 7 euros, respectively, per square metre a month. This means the cost of renting in these two municipalities is less than half the average in the province and also in Malaga city, where it is also more than 15 euros per square metre a month, according to a recent report by real estate portal Idealista.
– In Idealista’s ranking of the cheapest towns in Spain to rent, Ronda is in 20th place, while Antequera is in 22nd place.
– The list of the cheapest places to rent in Spain is headed by the town of Úbeda in Jaén {pic}, where the average rent is around 5 euros per square metre a month. And another town in Jaén, Linares, occupies fifth place, with rent costing 5.80 euros per square metre a month. Also in Andalucía, rent in Lucena, in the province of Cordoba, does not reach six euros per square metre a month. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/antequera-and-ronda-are-among-the-cheapest-20240820082924-nt.html

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Salad tapas of €9 and drinks of €10 at the Malaga fair- “This ruins it”: {Translation, summary}
– The prices of the Malaga Fair are on everyone’s lips. The people of Malaga are constantly showing their dissatisfaction with the prices set in the Real: from the ‘cacharritos’, the stalls for eating and drinking to the fast food stalls. ‘We’ve had a tiny sandwich for 6 euros and they’ve given us a ridiculous plate of salad, which was more like a tapa, for 9 euros’, explained Carmen Mesa’s group of friends from Malaga to SUR, who usually go out every year to eat at the fair and say that “it’s getting more expensive all the time”.
– One of the most repeated phrases among those who attend the fair is the same. While strolling around the Real with their two children, the Siles family reveals that each fair they spend up to 1,000 euros. We go out almost every day, some to the ‘cacharritos’ with the children and others to eat something. We try to go to concerts or do something that is more economical, but this is getting to be like a robbery. In the stalls it used to cost €5 euros to eat a hamburger, now it costs €10, laments the family from Malaga. ‘A campero costs up to €19.50! I couldn’t believe it’, confirms Jorge Martínez pointing out the posted menu of one of the stalls in the Real.
– This is something that 27-year-olds Laura Iglesias and Almudena Matas agree on: ‘At a hamburger stand, what cost us €7 last year, this year they have charged us €9’. Another common complaint is not being able to spend the night drinking without going to the botellón (groups that brings their own alcohol). ‘Last night we were there at the bars and we won’t go back, we were surrounded by small children and it was a very different vibe than in previous years. Besides, the drinks in the stalls cost us 9 or 10 euros’, they explain.
– There are those who are cautious and prepared, such as mother Cristina Aguilar Pascual, who every September opens her piggy bank, with taking her children to the Malaga Fair in mind. The prices of the fair rides this year range from €4 for the cheapest to more than €10 for the most select ‘This is something that 27-year-olds Laura Iglesias and Almudena Matas agree on: ‘At a hamburger stand, what cost us 7 last year, this year they have charged us 9’. Another common complaint is being able to spend the night drinking without going to the botellón. ‘Last night we were there and we won’t go back, we were surrounded by small children and it was a very different atmosphere to ours. But of course, the drinks in the stalls cost us 9 or 10 euros’, they explain.
– There are those who are cautious and prepared, such as mother Cristina Aguilar Pascual, who every September opens her piggy bank with the Malaga Fair childrens rides in mind. ‘Every year I do it like this, otherwise it would be impossible because I have three children and there are a lot of expenses. The prices of the fair rides this year range from 4 euros for the cheapest to more than 10 euros for the most select rides. Even some children complain: ‘I remember when I used to come here it cost 2.50 euros and not this’, stresses the young Lidia López.’
– ‘This is a ruin’, says Jennifer Muñoz, who experienced her first day of the 2024 fair on Monday, a public holiday in Malaga. Lunch costs 30 euros per person, ‘but we still have the whole afternoon left. ‘Today no one can avoid that, the 100 euros per person per day. That’s how much my partner and I spent last night. “The thing is that everything is going up, the prices for living are getting higher and higher and of course, that has repercussions on the fair too,” adds the young Alejandro Montilla, who makes another comment about the nightlife stalls: “They told me that they wouldn’t let me in because of the clothes I was wearing and because of my physical appearance with tattoos, that’s not fair”.
– The truth is that in most of the casetas the menu is being extended with set menus, although they also offer individual dishes. From 25 euros for the cheapest to 70 euros for the most expensive and with reservations made weeks before the start of the Feria de Málaga: ‘Many people prefer to make a reservation and choose one of the set menus because we offer them an open bar’, says José Barea, one of the members of ‘Casaamigos-Botanic’. Although in other stalls, such as ‘Peña Los Ángeles’, they work without reservation and have among their star dishes the serranito with potatoes for 5 euros. ‘It’s the big attraction we have at night, it sells a lot’, says the member of the stand, Emilio Martínez.
– Opinions varied and offers ranged from 3 euros for a small sandwich to 70 euros for a menu for those who wanted to treat themselves to a luxury meal. Although there is a general feeling of discontent among the locals who come to the fair and who want to enjoy it for as many days as possible, but with a budget that fits in with the reality of their economy. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/feria/precios-feria-malaga-quejas-20240819194352-nt.html

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A group dedicated to Internet scams for the sale of pets falls with victims in Nerja: {Translation, summary}
– The Guardia Civil of Navarra, through the Judicial Police Organic Unit (U.O.P.J.), has concluded Operation ‘DOG FAKE 2022’, which has led to the dismantling of a criminal group involved in multiple scams related to the fraudulent purchase and sale of pets over the internet. The operation has ended with the identification of nine people of Spanish nationality as alleged perpetrators of seven crimes of fraud, a crime of money laundering and a crime of belonging to a criminal group, the Guardia Civil reported in a statement.
– The operation originated in May 2022 after an increase in complaints related to scams in the purchase of puppies through internet portals. The modus operandi of the criminal group consisted of publishing false advertisements for the sale or adoption of pets on well-known platforms. After capturing the attention of the victims, the fraudsters gained their trust by sending images of the puppies and requesting various bank transfers or payments via Bizum under different concepts, such as transport, insurance, vaccinations and other fictitious expenses.
– Once they received the money, the perpetrators cut off all communication with the victims, who never received the purchased animal or the reimbursement of the money. People have been swindled in Sangüesa, Pamplona and Lerín in Navarra; Nerja in Málaga; Villalonga (Valencia), Castelldefels (Barcelona), and in Albacete. For example, on 15 May 2022, a citizen reported to the Guardia Civil in Sangüesa that he had been the victim of a scam when he tried to buy a puppy of the Dogo Argentino breed {pic} through a website selling puppies.
– This operation has involved the collaboration of the Bizkaia Civil Guard’s Equipo@Bizkaia, a unit that has been in charge of locating and investigating these seven people, three men and four women aged between 21 and 28, living in different towns in Bizkaia. Two more people have been identified who remain unaccounted for, and a search and arrest warrant has been issued for them. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sucesos/cae-grupo-dedicado-estafa-compraventa-mascotas-internet-20240820135101-nt.html

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Nerja City Council launches a free camp for young people: {Translation}
– The Nerja Town Hall, through the Youth Department, has launched a free camp for young people from the municipality from 14 years old. The councillor, Daniel Rivas, has informed that this activity will take place between the 2nd and 4th of September and a maximum of 28 places will be offered.
– As for the programme, Rivas explained that there will be leisure, cultural and environmental activities, such as a kayak excursion along the cliffs of Maro, a visit to the Botanical Garden of Nerja, an excursion to the Tower of Maro and a healthy cooking workshop in the Museum of Nerja.
– The Youth Eco-Adventure Camp: Discover, Learn, Act’ will take place at the campsite “El Pino” in Torrox and includes all meals and transfers. The young people will be accompanied at all times by three monitors.
– Interested young people can be registered at the Centro Municipal de Información Juvenil, Calle Almirante Ferrándiz 12, Nerja, until the 28th of August. On the following day, 29 August, a meeting will be held to provide detailed information about the programme and to meet the monitors, says the councillor.
For more information, please contact the Youth Department at 952526916 or write an email to juventud@nerja.es.

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Popular Browser Extension To Bypass Website Paywalls Shut Down:
– Bypass Paywalls Clean, a popular browser extension that allows users to view subscription websites without a subscription, has been shut down along with 3,879 forks. In a takedown notice filed at GitHub, News Media Alliance, which represents 2,200 news, magazine, and digital media publishers, explains that BPC violates its members rights under the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions.
– While this means there’s unlikely to be a future for BPC on GitHub, its future in general is unknown. Some projects can continue on other platforms but since BPC requires maintenance to function at its best, that may limit its options moving forward.
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2. Galata Tower in Istanbul
3. Arpoador beach, Rio de Janeiro
4. Sevilla
5. Dome of the Rock, Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem’s Old City
6. Rande Bridge, Vigo
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The second breakdown of a RENFE train in 24 hours- a hundred passengers affected: {Translation, summary}
– Once again, passengers on the Seville-Malaga Media Distancia (MD) train have suffered the consequences of Renfe’s continuous service failures. This past Monday, at Antequera, a new technical breakdown forced a hundred passengers to be transferred by bus, in what seems to be becoming an unfortunate routine.
– This is the second incident in less than 24 hours on the same line, as on the previous Sunday another failure delayed the journey of a similar number of passengers. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1738125/la-segunda-en-24-horas-un-centenar-de-pasajeros-afectados-por-la-averia-en-un-tren/

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Iberia Express will allow its customers to order food on board from their mobile phone: {Translation}
– Iberia Express announced on Tuesday that its customers will be able to order food on board from their mobile phone. Once on the plane, passengers will have to connect to Club Express Onboard to place their orders and receive them directly at their seat, without the need for a traditional trolley.
– Customers who submit their requests before the service is offered – which is done for all passengers on each flight – will have priority when it comes to receiving their meal. Similarly, they will also be able to place their orders after the trolley has passed, either to consume during the remaining flight time or to take away.
– For this summer season, Iberia Express has introduced more than 20 new items in its in-flight service and has extended its offer for vegetarian customers, although the most popular product on its flights to Europe continues to be the Iberian pork shoulder sandwich. This new system is integrated into the Club Express Onboard platform which, in addition to the gastronomic offer, also includes a wide variety of films, series and audio books, among other options, to make the journey more bearable. To enjoy it, you need to be a member of Club Express, a totally free option that already has 2.4 million customers who are also given a guaranteed minimum discount on all flights operated by Iberia Express.
– Iberia Express remains the most punctual airline in the first half of the year, as of the 12,000 flights operated by the airline that departed from Spanish airports during the first six months of the year, only 7% of them suffered some kind of interruption. Specifically, according to data from the airline itself, in June it operated a total of 3,813 flights, with a punctuality of 82.5% in arrivals, making it the most punctual low cost airline in Europe, and ranked 5th in the world according to Cirium’s ‘On-time Performance Report’.
Source, Spanish: https://www.larazon.es/economia/iberia-express-permitira-sus-clientes-pedir-comida-bordo-movil_2024082066c4a971797ae100015c5a46.html

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Morocco Moves Toward Legalizing Cannabis Industry- Mohamed VI pardons thousands of cannabis producers on the anniversary of the “Revolution of the King and the People”: {Translation}
– Morocco’s King Mohammed VI pardoned 4,831 cannabis growers on Monday, in an unprecedented measure framed within the new legal framework that has governed the country since 2021 and that considers the ‘medicinal’ and industrial cultivation of marijuana to be legal.
– The measure comes as part of the celebrations for the 71st anniversary of the ‘Revolution of the King and the People’ and will end up benefiting farmers, who are now being sought for the new industry, as well as many others who had been prosecuted or convicted on cannabis related charges. It seeks to reintegrate these farmers into society, sending a message to society that such activity is now seen as legal. It is estimated that in the Moroccan provinces of Al Hoceima, Chaouen and Taounat alone there are around 60,000 families living off cannabis cultivation, according to information published by the EFE news agency.
– So far this year, Morocco, through the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC), has approved nearly 3,000 licences aimed at legalising the activities of people involved in the cannabis business. Source, Spanish: https://gaceta.es/mundo/mohamed-vi-indulta-a-4-831-productores-de-cannabis-en-el-aniversario-de-la-revolucion-del-rey-y-del-pueblo-20240820-0052/

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For lovers of good music, Dana & Gianni invite you, this week:
– Wednesday 21 August from 8 pm to 11 pm, at the jam Session in Media Caña Torrox Costa Avenida del Peñoncillo 46 (info booking: +34 635763633)
– Friday 23 August at 8.30 pm Dana & Gianni in concert Hotel Vincci Malaga, Pasillo de Sta. Isabel 7
(Press release: https://www.suenasur.com/evento/dana-gianni-1721601063669d8c27e8680.html)
Contact: dana10marzoATgmailD0Tcom

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Canela Party 2024: Wed 21 – Sat 24 Aug.
Torremolinos Fairgrounds. From €55/day.
With Amigas Íntimas, Finale, Home Front, Margarita Quebrada, Metz, Monteperdido, La Plata, Protomartyr, Los Punsetes, Yawners and many more bands.
Sat, 24 Aug is Costume Party Day
Info & tix: https://www.wegow.com/es/festivales/canela-party

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Indie Day – Selvatic Fest Málaga: Thursday, 29 Aug
Malaga Forum (formerly Málaga Drive-In) on Ctra. de la Azucarera Intelhorce, Churriana, Málaga.
Lineup: León Benavente {Video Link} + Sidonie + Shinova + Claim
Info & tix: https://selvaticfest.es/indie-day/

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Concert- The Psychedelic Furs at the 1001 Music Festival in the Alhambra: Sat, 7 Sept 2024, 9:30pm
Generalife Theatre, Calle Real de la Alhambra 28, 18009 Granada
Info & tix (from €60+fees): https://www.ticketmaster.es/event/39821?language=en-us (VPNs blocked) & Video Link

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Concert- Patti Smith Quartet: Sat, Sept 21, 2024
Generalife Theater, Granada
Doors open 8:30pm, show at 9:30pm
Calle Real de la Alhambra 28, 18009 Granada
Info & tix (€111 – €221): https://www.ticketmaster.es/event/patti-smith-quartet-festival-1001-musicas-en-la-alhambra-tickets/39509?language=en-us (VPNs blocked)

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Concert- The Stems: Fri, 13 Sep, 9pm
Sala La Trinchera, C/ Parauta 25, Malaga
Entry (16+) is €15.30
The band comes to celebrate its 40 years of life, not everyone can say that, with a truly luxurious line-up: The originals Dom Mariani, Julian Matthews and Dave Shaw are joined by Ashley Taylor (The Church)
Info & tix: https://entradium.com/en/events/the-stems-13-de-septiembre-en-la-trinchera-malaga & Video Link

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Flamenco artist El Amir presents his international show ‘Andalucía’ in Rincón de la Victoria: Free Entry
The Municipal Auditorium will host the event on August 29 at 10pm with free access. Video Link

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ARCHGROVE SERVICES

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 Puente 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
-Transport of personal property from full house moves to small single items
-Man & Van services
-Packing, including supply of packing materials
-UK Home shopping with UK delivery address
-Storage of property and vehicles in Spain
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.
Water Deposit Installations: Due to the ongoing drought and current water restrictions SPW Construction are currently offering the following service.
– 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.
Selling Your House? SPW Construction can offer you a bespoke package to prepare your house for sale.
Through our extensive relationships with Agents, buyers and sellers we understand what is required to present your home to potential purchasers.
Interior & Exterior decoration / Replacement bathrooms and Kitchens
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DAFO Compliance, septic tanks, solar installations, etc.
Roof checks / Damp proofing
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IT/Web Help Wanted: I’m looking for someone who I can pay for a couple of hours (or more!) IT help in adjusting website, email settings, changing MX records etc., for three domains as well as cancelling Google Workspace accounts without losing essential services. Preferably in the Nerja/Almunecar region.
Nick, La Herradura
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Wanted, Keyholder: I’m in the UK, but trying to sell my flat in Caleta de Velez. Due to my circumstances I can only get to Malaga for a few days at a time. I need someone reliable to act as keyholder, so if someone contacts me that wants to view the flat, I’ll be the middleman and make all the arrangements, and when they want to come, I’d like this person to go to the flat, open the door, and wait for potential tenants to finish looking around and close the door when viewings finish.
If you are interested, please contact me from August 31st onwards, I would like to meet you near Caleta de Velez. Thank you, Norman / JKay +44-7941442747
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For Sale: Glass table and 4 chairs. Seats 6.
Buyer collects. 50 euros. Michele, Nerja. Email: Michele.bond@rocketmail.com

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Petition to show your support for a jet ski-free La Herradura:
– We request the immediate ban of jet skis at La Herradura beach. This picturesque and serene location has been a haven for swimmers, snorkelers, kayakers, and marine life enthusiasts for years. However, the increasing presence of jet skis poses a significant threat to the safety, environment, and overall tranquility of this cherished spot.
– Full details: https://www.change.org/p/stop-motos-de-agua-en-la-herradura-stop-jet-skis-at-la-herradura

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ALMUÑÉCAR

This is how the area affected by the forest fire in Almuñécar-La Herradura now appears: {Translation}
– The fire that burned around 590 hectares in El Cerval and El Rescate, in the mountains of La Herradura and that the Civil Guard is already investigating its origin, has already been extinguished, but the panorama it has left behind is bleak.
– Despite this, many farmhouses have been saved, but farmers have seen 160 hectares of agricultural land burnt, spoiling subtropical fruits such as mangoes or avocados.
GranadaDigital has photographed the area affected by the fire. Photos: Paco García/GD. Source, with more photos, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/galeria-quedado-zona-afectada-incendio-forestal-almunecar-herradura/

RECALLS

AEMPS withdraws the products Soraya Cápsulas, HHS Kuka Café, Soraya Slim Coffee Café, Lipo Solution and Té Detox for containing sibutramine:
– According to analyzes carried out by the Agency, these products contain sibutramine, an anorexigenic active ingredient that produces an increase in heart rate and blood pressure and can cause arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease and serious vascular accidents. This substance is not declared on the labels of these products, hiding its true composition from the consumer and potentially causing serious damage to health.
– In addition, in the case of the Detox Tea product, it also contains the active substance sildenafil, which is indicated to restore impaired erectile function.
– The AEMPS has ordered the prohibition of marketing and the withdrawal from the market of all these products.
The Agency recommends that these products not be consumed due to the risk of serious adverse effects. Full article: https://www.aemps.gob.es/informa/la-aemps-retira-productos-por-contener-sibutramina/

SPACE

The Supermoon Blue Moon rises, here’s what to expect:
– The full moon will officially be 100% illuminated at 2:26 p.m. EDT (1826 GMT) on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. But it won’t be just any old full moon, it will be a Supermoon Blue Moon! Though the full moon officially rises on Monday, it will still appear nearly full on the nights surrounding Aug. 19.
– August’s supermoon will be the first of four this year, with the others occurring on Sept. 17, Oct. 17 and Nov. 15. The closest supermoon will be October’s Hunter’s Moon, rising at 7:26 a.m. ET (1126 GMT) on Oct. 17.
– There are two types of “Blue Moon,” but neither has anything to do with the color. A seasonal Blue Moon refers to the third full moon in a season that has four full moons. This is the traditional definition of a Blue Moon and the type we will see rise on Aug. 19.
– The second type of Blue Moon – which arose from a misunderstanding of the original definition – simply refers to the second full moon in a single calendar month. Today, this monthly “Blue Moon” concept is accepted as an alternative definition rather than a mistake, according to Time and Date. Photo: Marco Zac. Full article: https://www.space.com/supermoon-blue-moon-august-2024-what-to-expect

TRAVEL

EU Confirms Official Entry/Exit System Launch Date:
– In a speech at eu-LISA, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, revealed that the EES would enter into operation on November 10, 2024. Even though it was previously announced by multiple media platforms that November 10 would be the launch date of the EES, this is the first time that the EU has officially confirmed its implementation date and set a target day.
– Once the EES becomes effective, Commissioner Johansson said that 700 million people travelling to Europe would be affected every year. At the same time, she emphasised that the system would ensure that 450 million Europeans would feel safer.
– The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an automated IT system that will register foreign travellers entering the territory of the EU for short stays, regardless of whether they are eligible for visa-free entry or not.
– The system will replace the current manual passport stamping and will register the traveller’s name, type of travel document, biometric data (their fingerprints and facial images), and the date and place of entry and exit from the EU. In addition to registering the entry and exit of travellers, the system will also record entry refusals.
– The main aim of the system is modernise border management, prevent irregular migration to the bloc, and protect European citizens, among others. The EES will also help identify over-stayers as well as those who attempt to enter the EU using forged documents.
– Once the EES launches, all foreigners will have to register into the system. The data of travellers will be stored in a safe database for three years. This means that travellers will not be required to undergo the registration process every time they enter and leave the bloc.
– {These systems are never secure, the data will get hacked. It is an awful idea to store all these personal details, plus fingerprints and face scans, in a central location. This will inevitably lead to a sharp rise in identity theft and all kinds of fraud. Just one more step, similar to the dreaded digital ID, in the globalist plans to make everything about everyone public knowledge. This is happening fast now folks. Every week or two another major data hack is announced. The tech giants are not stupid, this is intentional. We are being conditioned to accept the Agenda 2030 goals of the communists: smartphone slavery. Resist now! Once you become dependent on these smartphone digital conveniences, they will be able to manipulate you by controlling your access to everything, and snooping on everything you buy, do and say. -Ed.}
Full article: https://schengen.news/eu-confirms-official-entry-exit-system-launch-date/

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Emergency Services.: 112
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Ambulance: 061
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Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

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

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DigameXtra No. 2834 Monday, August 19th, 2024

On August 19, 2024August 18, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Phoenix Club:
The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
We offer an opportunity to make friends, help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chine in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo.
***Trips/Events***
All trips/events include a drivers gratuity.
September
– 3rd Trip to Gib €22.
– 6th – A visit to Montillar near Cordoba with a guided visit to Bodegas Alvear includes tastings of 3 different wines. €32pp includes coach and visit to the Bodega at 11€ pp.
– 29th – SoHo Sunday Market in Malaga. An arts, crafts and vintage market. €18pp
October
– 1st – Trip to Gib €22
– 4th – 7th – Mini Break to Cadiz, half-board in the Hotel Victoria Playa. €285pp includes accommodation and coach. Single supplement €440. €100 deposit per person required and is non refundable. Travel Insurance required
November
– 5th – Trip to Gib €22 pp
– 15th – A visit to Rute and the Anise, Chocolate and Jamon/Sausage factories. €22pp lunch extra
– 29th – Black Friday in the La Canada Centre €20pp
December
– 3rd – Trip to Gib €22 pp
– 13th – Malaga Lights €11pp
For information call Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp) email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk check out our FB page.
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Tribute concert to Mecano by Aidalai: Wed, 21 Aug, 9pm
Majuelo Park, Almunecar.
The most complete show that will take you to the golden decade of music, paying tribute to what has been called one of the best Spanish pop groups in history, MECANO. The lights and music are taken care of in detail so that you can relive it as you did at the time, or enjoy it for the first time if you couldn’t do it before.
Info & tix (€18): https://www.giglon.com/todos?idEvent=aidalai-tributo-mecano—almunecar & Video Link

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VII Nights Festival at the La Herradura Castle:
21-24 Aug, nightly concerts all at 22:00.
– Wed, 21 Aug: Alvaro Toscano
– Thur, 22 Aug: Rafael Alverez, El Brujo (The Sorcerer)
– Fri, 23 Aug: El Canijo de Jarez
– Sat, 24 Aug: Los Diablos (Video Link)
Info & tix: https://consiguetuentrada.com/event/7o-festivla-noches-en-el-castillo-de-la-herradura-almunecar/

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Antequera Royal August Fair Programme 2024: 21-25 Aug
See the full program here:
https://www.andaluciacentro.com/malaga/antequera/antequera/45298/programacion-real-feria-de-agosto-de-antequera-2024

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The XIV Festival de Sierra Nevada por Todo lo Alto: August 23 & 24-Plaza de Andalucía, in Pradollano (Sierra Nevada, Granada). Free entry.
– Friday, 23 Aug, with: Women + Alberta Cross + Tantrums
– Sat, 24 Aug, with: Hinds + Jordana B + Red Soul Community (Video Link).
Info: https://www.conciertosengranada.es/eventos/sierra-nevada-por-todo-lo-alto

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Crooner’s Jazz Concert by Fran Llorens: Mon, 26 Aug, 10pm. Majuelo Park, Almunecar.
Info & tix (€12): https://bravoentradas.es/es/events/fran-llorens-crooner-s-jazz-concert & Video Link

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XVII Frigiliana 3 Cultures Festival (Málaga) 2024:
August 22 to 25, 2024
This annual event is a meeting point where culture, gastronomy, music and theater merge, attracting thousands of visitors each year.
Concerts in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, all start 9pm:
– Fri, 23 Aug. Sonido Vegetal (Fusion/gypsy punk-rock) + Jarrillo Lata (Fusion)
– Sat, 24 Aug. Rocío Márquez (Flamenco) + Bronchus (electronica) + Los Mejillones Tigre (Rock/Garage) + Zalema (World/ethnic)
– Sun, 25 Aug. Antonio Lizana (Jazz/Swing) {Video Link}
Info with full updated schedule, events are still being added: https://frigiliana3culturas.com/

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HANNINGTONS KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS

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.
Whether you are thinking of updating an existing kitchen or bathroom, or whether you wish to create the kitchen or bathroom you have always dreamed of, we are here for you, every step of the way.
With an unrivaled knowledge of the best local materials and suppliers we are able to work to all tastes and budgets.
Our full range of services includes:
– Installations and Refurbs
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– Plastering, woodwork and floor levelling
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Call us : 669 665 156
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MANDY’S PAINTBOX

Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years in Nerja area.
Painting work undertaken. Inside and outside, large or small. Furniture painted or sprayed. Kitchens, cabinets, wardrobes doors any colour any surface. Check out the before and after photos, all the furniture was spray painted. Call for advice. WhatsApp 680739577
Email: josiahamanda@gmail.com
My contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue. Here are “before” (left) and “after” (right) pics from my latest job.

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BLUCEE REAL ESTATE

Blucee Real Estate:
Summer is in full swing, and whilst many take their holidays BluCee Real Estate are busier than ever! We have an unprecedented number of people searching for their permanent or holiday place in the sun. Many of our clients at the moment are from outside of Europe and we’re processing sales throughout August. We have clients looking for apartments and villas on the coast and inland. Thinking of selling your property? Get in touch now!
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.
Pass by our office to have a no obligation chat!
Calle Timón 11b, Torre del Mar, 29740
We are open Monday to Friday 09.30 to 17.30 hrs.
For an appointment outside of our opening times or for one of us to view your property please contact us info@blucee.com or 0034 711 04 27 27
www.blucee.com
We cover the whole coast line and inland.
BluCee Real Estate are a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown here every day.

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For Sale: Used VARTA car battery, ex Mercedes Benz E220 CDI. (L28cm x W17cm x H19cm). Recently changed both main & auxiliary batteries on the car by local Merc garage.
€35, will deliver to Sayalonga/Competa/Algarrobo Lidl areas for €5. Michael, Sayalonga. Tel 711074241
michaeldotqed@gmaildotcom

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For Sale, 3 items:
– Master Bedroom Set. Headboard. The base is made for a water bed. With or without the base. Lighted display case. Mirror. 2 Nightstands and lamps. Chest of drawers. Condition: The chest of drawers has scratches on it from our dog. Price: 550€ or best offer.
– Stationary Multifunction Gym & Treadmill. Price: 1000€ complete. Pick up in Sayalonga Campo.
– Couch Set. Comfortable soft leather 2 piece couch set for pickup in our home. The leather is in very good condition and has been well taken care of. Additional photos available on request and we are open for questions. Price 550€
David, Sayalonga Campo. Video directions available.
Mobile and WhatsApp (34) 692 288 657
dgolson13@gmail.com

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For Sale, 3 items:
– Vintage German ceramic character bottle stopper from +/- the 1930s. Character is ‘Arry Awke’ from the traditional song ‘Widdecombe Fair’. 25 euro
– Antique Royal Doulton ‘Bluebell Gatherers’ jug from 1914. 75 euro
– Antique ‘Frog Mug’, ceramic drinking vessel with the nasty surprise of a frog at the bottom of the drink. 75 euro
Photos and further information sent on request.
Brenda – Torrox Costa (El Penoncillo) tel/WhatsApp 711003687
email: brendaleetorrox at gmail dot com

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For Rent: Winter rental. A lovely one bedroom apartment is available for rental in Torrox Park, with outside terrace and sea views from 22nd October to 31st May 2025. Rent 550 euros per month plus bills (water & electricity). If anyone is interested please call Lisa/ Torrox Costa, +34 711035865 or
Email: lisa.talat@btinternet.com

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Hearing Aids: Can anyone recommend a supplier of hearing aids, obtainable here, that actually work (for medium/moderate hearing loss).
Email: chris.fitzwater47@gmail.com
Christine, Torrox Costa

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SPAIN

Pedro Sánchez skips 72% of the sessions and 80% of the votes in Congress: {Translation, summary}
– President Sánchez has missed 22 full sessions and one partial session. In total, during his second legislature, Sánchez has missed 419 votes in sessions, which represents 80% of the total votes.
– The president’s absences are commonplace due to his busy schedule, but there have also been unjustified absences, such as last May, when he was absent from the debate on the final approval of the Amnesty Law, although he did turn up for the vote. More recently, on 23 July, during the last plenary session before the summer holidays, he also missed the vote on the spending ceiling and the law on aliens, knowing that he had no chance of approving these proposals. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/presidente-salta-sesiones-votaciones-congreso-20240818174216-nt.html

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Tit For Tat- Left & Right accuse each other of corruption, the headlines say all we really need to know, same old threats and accusations:
– The PSOE asks Feijóo for “immediate” explanations about “the many millions of public money circulating in his family”. Ref: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-psoe-pide-explicaciones-inmediatas-feijoo-muchos-millones-dinero-publico-circulando-familia-20240818131022.html
– The PP will summon Sánchez to the Senate “sooner rather than later” and will hold him accountable for “covering up corruption”. Ref: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-pp-citara-sanchez-senado-mas-pronto-tarde-le-exigira-responsabilidades-tapar-corrupcion-20240818111549.html

ANDALUCÍA

DGT will reinforce alcohol and drug controls in Andalusia starting next Monday, August 19: {Translation, summary}
– The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) launches from this Monday the 19th, until next Sunday the 25th, a campaign to monitor the consumption of alcohol and/or drugs while driving.
– The Traffic Group of the Civil Guard (ATGC) will intensify controls on this risk factor. Different checkpoints will be established on all types of roads and at any time of day with the aim of preventing people who have consumed alcohol or drugs from traveling on the roads. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/dgt-reforzara-controles-alcoholemia-drogas-andalucia-partir-20240818134128-nts.html

AXARQUÍA

Poetry, theater and music star in the cultural agenda of the Provincial Council in Axarquía- Vélez-Málaga, Estepona, Frigiliana, Comares, Torrox, Júzcar and Periana: {Translation summary}
– Poetry, theatre and music will feature on the cultural agenda of the Malaga Provincial Council from 22 to 25 August with activities in the municipalities of .
– Thursday. The programme kicks off on Thursday 22nd August with a new poetry event, organised by the Cultural Centre Generación del 27 of the Diputación de Málaga, in the municipality of Vélez-Málaga. The recital will be given by the poet Josefa Parra, accompanied by the poets Jesús Baena and Salvador Gómez. They will also be accompanied by the musical performance of Sergio Pérez ‘El Cindindi’ and Josemi Navarro on the piano. The event, which is free entry until full capacity is reached, will take place in the Plaza de San Francisco, from 21:00 hours.
– Friday. Estepona welcomes ‘Peneque y el Fantasma’, interactive theater by Miguel Pino productions, on the 23rd of August at 20:00 in the Plaza García Caparrós. Admission is free until full capacity is reached. Aimed at a family audience, ‘Peneque el Valiente’ will face a new adventure in which all those attending the show will take part.
– Saturday, 24 August. The artist Dani Danielo with his performance ‘Una Historia de Magia’, will visit Frigiliana on the 24th of August to celebrate the Festival of the Three Cultures of the municipality. He will be at the Children’s Park in Frigiliana, from 13.00 hours, with free admission.
On the same day, Torrox will host the performances of the La Joya Youth Band and the Juan Navarro Cultural Folkloric Association from 21.00 hours, on the esplanade of the Güi River (El Morche). La Joya will offer a live show of music, song and dance, where the artists will be dressed in traditional costumes from the end of the 19th century. They will take the audience back to their childhood memories, creating a unique atmosphere of Malaga culture. On the other hand, the Asociación Folclórica Cultural Juan Navarro will offer a show of music, dance and Andalusian dances ‘Sentir andaluz’.
The Panda de Verdiales 1ª de Comares will be performing in Comares on 24 August from 23.00 in the Plaza de los Verdiales. Admission is free until full capacity is reached.
– On Sunday 25 August the Panda de Verdiales San Isidro de Periana will perform in Periana, at 11.00 a.m., in the Plaza de los Pinos. The Fiesta de Verdiales is the most autochthonous and traditional live folklore of Malaga where between 16 and 20 people take part, each with a specific role (mayor, violinist, three or four guitarists, a tambourine player, three or four cymbal players, a flag dancer and three or four dancers). Also on the 25th, from 22:00, the Panda de Verdiales Arroyo Conca will perform in Comares, in the Plaza de los Verdiales.
The children’s programme will continue on Sunday 25 August in Júzcar with La Carpa Teatro and its parade show ‘La magia del colour’ (The Magic of Colour). It will take place at 19.30 in the Plaza de Júzcar. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/poesia-teatro-musica-protagonizan-la-agenda-cultural-diputacion-axarquia/

ALMÁCHAR

Almáchar- The Ajoblanco Festival: {Translation, summary}
– Sat, 7 Sep, from 11am
– Featuring free tours throughout the day.
– Workshops to “Learn to make Ajoblanco” will be held at the Senior Center, on Barakaldo Street. The shifts available will be from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Places are limited, registration will be made at 952 51 20 02.
– From 12:00 to 15:00 there will be a tasting of ajoblanco in the Paseo de la Axarquía and in the Plaza del Santo Cristo de la Banda Verde and at 12:30 the ‘Pica de Pasas’ workshop will start in the Plaza del Santo Cristo de la Banda Verde, carried out by the Association ‘Teatro El Lugá’.
– From 12 noon onwards, the exhibition of the 3rd ‘Windows to Art and Muscatel’ painting competition of the Axarquia of Malaga, organised by the Muscatel Association, will be open in the Axarquia room of the Centre for Art and Development (CAD). The opening will take place at 17:30 and can be visited until 20:00.
– At 17:00 there will be a parade with verdiales by the Panda de El Borge del estilo Comares. From 18:00 the Plaza de España will host performances by the ‘Luz de Luna’ choir from Almáchar, the José Lucena Flamenco School and the verdiales band from El Borge.
– At the same time, there will be a tourist and gastronomic tour with free tasting of ajoblanco and grapes offered free of charge through various streets of the village. The ‘Dama de la Viña’ wine offered by UCOPAXA will also be tasted in the Plaza del Sto. Cristo. The ‘Porra’ Masa de ajoblanco will be tasted in Calle Cabras and Calle Fuente Blanca and in the fountain ‘Cascada del Forfe’ a tasting of sultanas, offered by the Union of Raisin Cooperatives of the Axarquia.
– From 18:30 to 21:00 there will be an area for the little ones to have fun in the Zone Kid. The violet point will be active from 22:00 to 03:00 in the Paseo de la Axarquía.
– After some speeches and award cerimonies, the Noche Flamenca will begin with José de la ‘Picá’ and Aroa Cala on vocals and Rubén Portillo and Joaquín Lineras ‘Niño la Leo’ on guitar. The show ‘Alma’ by Ana Pastrana will also take place.
– At 22:30 the Gran Verbena Popular will begin on the Paseo de la Axarquía with entertainment by ‘Dúo Malabar’, ‘Calle Sur’ and DJ Antonio Hierro, with tapas of Chicken with Moscatel and sangria for 1€ for the benefit of the Association ‘Infania Málaga’. At midnight, at the Puerta Ancha, ‘rueda’ and ‘zambomba’ songs, played by the Caracola, by Luis Benito Palma España, 9 years old.
– To access the ajoblanco festival, a free shuttle bus service will be available from the bus station in Vélez-Málaga. The timetable will be
Away: 12:00/15:00/19:00/22:00
Return: 14:00/17:00/21:00/00:00 Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/juan-carlos-gonzalez-pregonera-en-almachar-la-54-fiesta-del-ajoblanco/

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Vélez-Málaga registers the second largest increase in house prices on the Spanish coast: {Translation, summary}
– A recent report by Tinsa reveals a picture in which the Spanish coasts are experiencing a notable increase in house prices. According to Cadena SER, the municipality of Velez-Malaga stands out for registering the second highest rise on the Spanish coast, but it is Orihuela (Valencia) that sets the pace with the highest increase.
– In an analysis of 70% of the municipalities studied by Tinsa, it is evident that many of them are outperforming the national average in terms of year-on-year house price growth. The most significant increases are concentrated mainly in coastal areas with a strong tourist character.
– With a rise of 12.5%, Orihuela tops the list, followed by Vélez-Málaga, with an increase of 10.7% and then Marbella at 10.6%.
– The second quarter of 2024 shows a positive picture for the real estate market in terms of price increases. Vélez-Málaga leads the quarterly growth with an increase of 6.8%, followed by Motril (+4.7%), Cartagena (+4.5%), Vigo (+4%), San Cristóbal de la Laguna (+3.9%) and Marbella (+3.1%). Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/velez-malaga/velez-malaga-registra-subida-precios-costa-espanola_0_2002234548.html

SPACE

Space photo of the week- James Webb telescope catches baby stars roaring to life:
– What it is: The Serpens Nebula
– Where it is: 1,300 light-years away, in the constellation Serpens
– When it was shared: Aug. 12, 2024
– Why it’s so special: This is a new image of an old favorite, the Serpens Nebula, where a cloud of gas and dust is lit up by starlight. Using its infrared capabilities, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) now reveals the source of that light: newborn stars. The place to look in this image, taken with JWST’s Near Infrared Camera, is the top-left corner. The bright-red streaks are jets of gas from newborn stars smacking into the surrounding gas and dust, creating shock waves. Photo: NASA. Full article: https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-james-webb-telescope-reveals-spinning-baby-stars

TRAVEL

Passing the ITV in Malaga is valid for cars from Holland: {Translation, summary}
– If you have had to make an appointment to pass the MOT on your car these days, you may have noticed that the website gives you the option to request the inspection…In Dutch.
– The reason is not so much in the language as in the object itself, that is: the MOT passed in Andalusia is valid for vehicles from the Nederlands. And the public company Veiasa, dependent on the Government of Andalusia, and the National Road Service of the Netherlands have an agreement by which the inspection is valid in both.
– Although largely unknown, this alternative has existed since 2014, although only in three stations in Andalusia, specifically in Marbella, Seville and Motril (Granada), thanks to the collaboration agreement signed between Industrial Verifications of Andalusia (Veiasa), and the government entity RDW, responsible for the national road service of the Netherlands.
– To facilitate the process for users from the Netherlands, the Veiasa appointment website has a version in Dutch, accessible through a specific link; and clicking on the icon with the flag of the Netherlands on the main page (https://www.itvcita.com/Welcome.do) {pic}.
– The agreement includes all vehicles with Dutch registration, except taxis, agricultural vehicles and those intended for the transport of people with more than eight seats. Motorcycles and light trailers do not require technical inspection in that country and, therefore, do not benefit from this agreement. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/pasar-itv-malaga-vale-coches-holanda-20240816003145-nt.html

OTHER

Belorado nuns busted for black market puppy mill: {Translation, summary}
– The excommunicated nuns of Belorado {pic, left} have not paid the fine of 3,001 euros imposed by the Junta de Castilla y León for having a kennel for pedigree dogs and not having a breeding centre licence.
– The nuns keep the dogs inside the convent of La Betronera, which they wanted to use as a supplementary source of income and which have become another of their headaches. In any case, the animals are well cared for, as confirmed by the Official Veterinary Services of the Territorial Delegation of Burgos. The sanction has not as of yet been appealed by the nun’s legal advisor either, so the regional administration will soon start ‘the enforcement procedure to claim the debt’, as explained by sources of the Territorial Delegation.
– The case derives from the visit made by the Seprona of the Guardia Civil of Burgos in February 2023, following complaints from neighbours of the surroundings of the Belorado monastery annoyed with the continuous barking of the animals, as well as issues related to the sale of puppies over the internet.
-A sanctioning file was then opened for an administrative infringement according to the current legislation on Animal Health, with a proposed fine of 3,001 euros for a serious infringement. The sanctioning resolution was notified on 5 June 2024 and once the period had elapsed ‘there is no record of voluntary payment or of any appeal having been lodged, so the resolution became final’ and the payment of the sanction was requested by means of the enforcement procedure. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5588765/0/monjas-belorado-no-pagan-multa-por-tener-en-su-interior-criadero-perros-raza-sin-licencia/

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Spaniards spent 5.6% more on their shopping basket in the last year- olive oil leads the spending list: {Translation}
– Spanish households maintained their volume of purchases in the last year, with a slight increase of 0.1%. However, they spent 5.6% more to get that shopping basket, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food collected between June 2023 and the same month in 2024.
– In its consumer panel called ‘Food month by month’, the Ministry details that the average price increased by 5.5% compared to the previous year. Specifically, in the last year, consumers bought 26,816.1 million kilos/litres for a value of 82,717.3 million euros.
– By sector, households bought 2.8% fewer litres of oil, especially olive oil, the volume of which fell by 17.3%. However, expenditure in this category rose by 39%, while sunflower oil purchases increased by 23.3% and households spent 12% less in value terms.
– The meat sector gained presence in household food baskets, incorporating 3.5% more volume and 7.4% more expenditure. This increase was mainly due to fresh and frozen meat, with variations of 4.9% and 9.4%, respectively.
– Purchases of fishery products were lower in the twelve months analysed (-1.8%), but their expenditure was 3.3% higher. Thus, there was a fall of 3.5% in the fish category due to lower consumption of both fresh and frozen fish, with decreases of 3.4% and 3.8%, respectively.
– The consumption of eggs intensified, with a growth of 4.4% in volume and 6% in value, as well as that of pulses (2.3% in volume and 4% in value), sugar or flour and semolina (2.4% and 3.6% in volume and 13.9% and 4.88% in value, respectively). Bread consumption, on the other hand, decreased by 2.8% over the last twelve months up to last June and the bill fell by 1.6%.
– In the exclusive analysis for the month of June this year, households reduced the volume demand for food and beverages for domestic supply by 1.1% compared to the same month last year. In value terms, purchases increased by 1.5% with the average price increasing by 2.6% in June alone. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5587966/0/espanoles-desembolsaron-un-5-6-mas-cesta-de-compra/

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Spanish Politics Enters The Theater Of The Absurd- Junts MPs incriminate themselves before the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia and the Supreme Court for collaborating in the escape of Puigdemont: {Translation}
– The deputies of the Parliament, the Congress of Deputies and the senators of Junts per Catalunya have submitted a written statement to the Supreme Court and the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) in which they confirm their participation in the acts of accompaniment and support for the former president Carles Puigdemont on Thursday 8 August.
– In a statement, the pro-independence party indicates that, in the case of the members of Congress and senators, the document has been registered at the Supreme Court, while the text of those of the Parliament has been sent to the TSJC. ‘We also participated in the act, we accompanied him, we helped in his protection and we were with him until his departure,’ they state in the writ. {pic}
– Among the signatories are the president of the Parliament, Josep Rull, and Junts officials such as the president of the parliamentary group in the Parliament, Albert Batet, and Junts’ spokesperson in Congress, Miriam Nogueras.
– They also insist that there are no facts constituting a crime in the return of Puigdemont and that what is ‘illegal is not applying the amnesty law by prevaricating judges’. In addition, they also denounce ‘the indiscriminate persecution of people as a result of these acts’, referring to the arrest of three agents of the Mossos for allegedly helping the pro-independence leader to escape.
– The Consell de la República has launched a campaign on Wednesday to urge people who attended the act of Puigdemont’s return to justice to ‘self-incrimination’. ‘With this joint action, we want to show that there are many of us who are willing to assume the consequences of defending our rights and freedoms: if they touch one of us, they touch us all,’ the organisation said in a statement.
– The campaign, which carries the slogan ‘#JoTambéHiVaigParticipar’, responds to the arrests made following the return and subsequent flight of Puigdemont to ‘denounce the repression and persecution suffered by those who, peacefully, exercised their rights of assembly and expression’. And they add that ‘if the people arrested are considered guilty for having participated in the event, we will also consider ourselves guilty for having organised, accompanied, protected and been with the president until his departure’, adds the statement. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5588270/0/diputados-de-junts-se-autoinculpan-ante-el-tsjc-y-el-supremo-por-colaborar-en-la-fuga-de-puigdemont/

ANDALUCÍA

Deaths on Andalusian roads increase by 54% in 2024, with Granada, Córdoba and Jaén as the most affected provinces: {Translation, summary}
– The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has warned about the increase in deaths in traffic accidents in Andalusia compared to 2023. In this context, there are 143 deaths – 50 more than in the same period compared to the previous year – until August 11, which represents an increase of 54% compared to the 5% national average. Among the most affected Andalusian provinces are Granada, Córdoba and Jaén, which have more than doubled the number of registered accidents. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-aumentan-54-muertes-carreteras-andaluzas-2024-granada-cordoba-jaen-provincias-mas-afectadas-20240814133034.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

New arrest of a network dedicated to the distribution of expired foodstuffs in Malaga: {Translation}
– Members of the ROCA Team of the Coin Civil Guard Company, within the framework of the actions carried out to check food safety, have carried out Operation Gourmet, in which a criminal organisation in Malaga dedicated to the distribution of expired foodstuffs has been dismantled, with nine people arrested and two others investigated for these acts. In addition, 1,800 kilos of badly preserved products have been seized.
– The investigation began last February after learning of a possible illegal activity carried out by two food product distribution companies located in the San Luis Industrial Estate and in El Viso de Málaga and an egg labelling and packaging company in the town of Colmenar, as detailed by the Benemérita in a statement.
– Initially, two health inspections were carried out in the companies in the town of Malaga together with two veterinary inspectors from the Health and Consumer Service of the Trade Department of Malaga City Council, and 1,800 kilos of stored food products were seized and destroyed (1,200 kilos frozen and a further 600 refrigerated) which were badly preserved, unlabelled or out of date.
– These companies were distributing meat, dairy and dairy products, eggs, egg products and vegetable products, both frozen, dried and refrigerated. Once the products had expired, they removed the labels or manually erased the expiry date, extending the expiry date and then distributing them to their customers, even using vans lacking refrigeration equipment for transport, with the consequent serious and imminent danger to the public health of consumers.
– In the warehouse located in the El Viso Industrial Estate, they had an industrial freezer which was used without authorisation, licences or other administrative authorisations to sell frozen products.
– Likewise, an egg grading, labelling and packaging machine was located and seized in the warehouse of the San Luis Industrial Estate, which was used to modify and extend the expiry date of the eggs from the company located in Colmenar. The commercial activity of selling and packing eggs had been illegally transferred to the warehouse in the San Luis industrial estate, carrying out the activity from there and using the business name of this third company to continue carrying out its activity without any sanitary control.
– Subsequently, a third health inspection was carried out at the company in Colmenar in collaboration with the Protection Unit of the Eastern Health Management Area of Malaga-Axarquia of the Andalusian Regional Government, where it was found that there was no commercial activity or machinery in this company, although it was registered with the aforementioned body. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1735992/nueva-detenidos-de-una-red-dedicada-a-la-distribucion-de-alimentos-caducados-en-malaga/

TORROX

Local Police of Torrox sanctions almost a dozen bathers for reserving a place on the beaches: {Translation}
– The Torrox Local Police have removed 50 lots of beach umbrellas, chairs and towels which were improperly occupying the beachfront during the weekend of 10-11 August. Of these lots, 11 were reclaimed by their owners, who were fined 30 euros each, making a total of 330 euros, according to Gema Rubio in Málaga Hoy.
– The Torrox Town Hall has intensified the surveillance of the beaches this August due to the increased influx of bathers. This operation was initiated after several complaints from neighbours and after detecting an increase in the improper occupation or abandonment of belongings in the areas closest to the sea.
– According to municipal sources consulted by Málaga Hoy, the aim of this measure is to ensure a more equitable and orderly use of the beaches, especially during the high season.
– During the month of July there were no significant cases of improper reservation of space on the beaches of the municipality of Torrox, so it was not considered necessary to implement specific operations.
– The introduction of the Municipal Ordinance for the Reservation of Spaces on Beaches, which includes Rincón de la Victoria, Vélez-Málaga, Algarrobo and Nerja, has shown improvements in the management of space on the Axarquia coastline. This regulation establishes fines of up to 300 euros, according to the same sources. Source & photo credit, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-policia-local-de-torrox-sanciona-a-casi-una-docena-de-banistas-por-reservar-sitio-en-las-playas/

ALMUÑÉCAR

The Almuñécar forest fire has been stabilized, in which 590 hectares have burned: {Translation, summary}
– At 23:15 hours on Wednesday, Plan Infoca finally declared the forest fire in the area around the Peña Escrita road, in the municipality of Almuñécar, on the coast of Granada, in which some 590 hectares of land were burnt, to have been stabilised. Photo: Paco García. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/estabilizado-incendio-forestal-almunecar-ardido-590-hectareas/

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Noche en Vela in Vélez-Málaga: {Translation, summary}
– Sat, 31 Aug. 8pm-3am
– ‘On Saturday 31 August we will start up and hold a magical night which is the Noche en Vela. The main novelty is that it will start at 20.00 hours but the closing time has been extended by one hour, as there is usually a large number of people and there are usually a lot of activities. So the closing time has been extended to 3.00 in the morning. In addition, there will be 10 zones where the whole of the Noche en Vela will be centred. And these 10 zones are divided into children’s zones, zones for the older ones, and zones for the younger ones. So that everyone has their own space and can enjoy themselves according to their own tastes. We will also have 20,000 candles that will light up our most emblematic areas, our heritage, our streets and will give light to this night that we hope we can all enjoy. All the monuments, museums, exhibition halls, the library will be open and you will be able to enjoy all our cultural heritage, which as you know is quite rich. For the first time we are also going to open the Santa María Tower and you will be able to visit it and enjoy the views that this tower, so emblematic of our municipality, is going to provide us with’, commented the councillor Lourdes Piña.
– The Youth Councillor went on to give more details. ‘The inauguration will be in the Plaza de las Carmelitas. There will be a brass band, parades, spontaneous performances in the street that you can enjoy. There will also be a parade of the Golondrina Band and a multitude of activities that will bring joy and colour to our streets. The main musical performances will be Modestia Aparte and Javier Ojeda in La Fortaleza. And in the Cerro, the group Jarrillo de Lata. Another novelty that we are going to experience, in this case a little for the little ones, will be a cajonada, as there will be a hundred cajons in the Plaza de las Carmelitas that will be able to play and give that musical tone that will be in the hands of the little ones. More than 300 people can take part in this activity’, said the councillor. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/velez-malaga-vivira-el-proximo-31-de-agosto-la-segunda-edicion-de-la-noche-en-vela-con-mas-actividades-mas-espacios-y-con-los-conciertos-estrella-de-javier-ojeda-y-modestia-aparte/

EUROPE

Ukraine behind Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, report claims, pundits express doubts:
– A report by the US outlet Wall Street Journal claims Kyiv concocted the plan to blow up the pipeline bringing Russian gas to Germany in May 2022, citing four anonymous Ukrainian military sources. A small Ukrainian crew disguised as a pleasure boat cruise was behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
– The scheme reportedly cost around $300,000 (€273,000) and involved a six-member crew on a small rented yacht. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy initially approved it before the US intelligence agency CIA caught wind and asked him to stop. The Ukrainian president ordered a halt but his commander-in-chief, Valeriy Zaluzhniy, went ahead with the operation anyway, the WSJ said.
– The WSJ article comes after German media reported that prosecutors had issued the first arrest warrant in their investigation into the Nord Stream attack. The report identified the man as Volodymyr Z, without citing sources, and suggested he had recently returned to Ukraine. German reports also named two other suspects, a married couple Svitlana and Yevhen Uspenska, who run a diving school in Ukraine. Full article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/08/15/ukraine-behind-nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage-reports-claim

UK

Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Is From Scotland Not Wales, Scientists Say:
– The six-tonne Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge, the world’s most famous neolithic monument in southern England, is from northern Scotland, not southwest Wales, as previously thought.
– The Altar Stone, which sits at the center of Stonehenge’s iconic 5,000-year-old stone circle, is a 20-inch (50cm) thick sandstone block measuring 16×3 feet (5×1 meters). It lays flat in two pieces.
– “Our analysis found specific mineral grains in the Altar Stone are mostly between 1000 to 2000 million years old, while other minerals are around 450 million years old,” said Anthony Clarke, a PhD student from the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, and lead author of a paper published in Nature this week. “This provides a distinct chemical fingerprint suggesting the stone came from rocks in the Orcadian Basin, Scotland.” That’s about 466 miles (750 kilometers) from Stonehenge.
– The discovery raises the question of exactly how the massive stone traveled that vast distance around 2600 BC. Many stones at Stonehenge are from Preseli, Wales, about 140 miles (225km) to the west.
– “Transporting such massive cargo overland from Scotland to southern England would have been extremely challenging, indicating a likely marine shipping route along the coast of Britain,” said co-author Chris Kirkland, a professor at Curtin University. “This implies long-distance trade networks and a higher level of societal organization than is widely understood to have existed during the Neolithic period in Britain.” Full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2024/08/15/stonehenges-altar-stone-is-from-scotland-not-wales-scientists-say/

HEALTH

First case of the more dangerous strain of MPOX found outside Africa:
– Sweden’s public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case of a more dangerous variant of mpox outside the African continent. The person became infected during a stay in an area of Africa where there is currently a major outbreak of mpox Clade 1, the agency said.
The news comes just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the outbreak of mpox in parts of Africa was now a public health emergency of international concern.
– While Clade 2 did cause a public health emergency in 2022, it was relatively mild and some 300 cases have already been identified in Sweden. The Swedish public health agency said Clade 1 was likely to be linked to “a higher rise of a more severe course of disease and higher mortality”.
– It said Clade 1 was more commonly spread through close contacts within households and often to children, while the milder variant was mainly spread through sexual contact. Full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gqr5lrpwxo?at_bbc_team=editorial

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WHO declares mpox global health emergency:
– The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern.
– The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people during an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
– It has now spread across parts of central and east Africa, and scientists are concerned about how fast a new variant of the disease is spreading and its high fatality rate.
– WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the potential for further spread within Africa and beyond “is very worrying”.
“A co-ordinated international response is essential to stop this outbreak and save lives,” he said.
– Mpox is transmitted through close contact, such as sex, skin-to-skin contact and talking or breathing close to another person. It causes flu-like symptoms, skin lesions and can be fatal, with four in 100 cases leading to death. Outbreaks can be controlled by preventing infections with vaccines, though these are usually only available for people at risk or those who have been in close contact with an infected person.
– A previous mpox public health emergency, declared in 2022, was caused by the relatively mild Clade 2. However, this time it is the far more deadly Clade 1 – which has killed up to 10% of those getting sick in previous outbreaks – that is surging.
– There was a change in the virus around September last year. Mutations led to an offshoot – called Clade 1b – that has since spread rapidly. This new variant has been labelled “the most dangerous yet” by one scientist.
– Since the start of the year, there have been more than 13,700 cases of mpox in the DR Congo, with at least 450 deaths. It has since been detected in other African countries – including Burundi, the Central African Republic, Kenya and Rwanda. Full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg35w27gzno

TECH

DoctorLaptop’s Tips #111
New Warning About Windows 11 Computer Set Ups:
– Fresh installs of Windows 11 version 24H2, including setting up a new computer, now have BitLocker device encryption enabled by default. It also requires an internet connection and a Microsoft account to complete the initial setup. You can’t use the device until the setup is complete.
BITLOCKER
– Device encryption is designed to improve the security of Windows machines by automatically enabling BitLocker encryption on the Windows install drive and backing up the recovery key to a Microsoft account or Entra ID.
– The feature could impact SSD performance on some devices. Tom’s Hardware tested this software version of BitLocker last year and found it could slow drives by up to 45 percent. Encryption also makes data recovery in the case of crashed systems or lost passwords very difficult, and often impossible. If you use encryption it is highly recommended you also do full backups regularly, to an external hard drive or a cloud storage account.
– This new encryption will have its own password-PIN, besides your log-in password/PIN. Accessing encrypted files or system files may require entering your BitLocker PIN, depending on choices you make during the BitLocker setup.
– You can disable BitLocker immediately after a fresh Win 11 install here.
Control Panel > BitLocker Drive Encryption {pic}
INSTALLATION UPDATE
– Microsoft now requires you to have a Microsoft account in order to set up a new Windows 11 computer. As part of the setup it will require you to connect to the internet. Then it will demand you enter your Microsoft username and password to continue. With a Microsoft account linked device, you have allowed Microsoft complete access to everything on it.
– There is a work-around, that allows you to setup a new computer without a Microsoft account and maintain some degree of privacy, using what is known as a “local account”, however Microsoft has made some changes recently that make this task complicated, and the method varies depending on the device being setup. You can find videos on Youtube that demonstrate a few methods. Be sure to only view new videos, the methods used until this Spring no longer work. This is probably best left to a tech who does it on a regular basis.
– It is also possible to setup a new Win 11 install with a Microsoft account, then add a local account with a different user name, and then delete the account linked to Microsoft.
– If you use a local account, and you later sign into any Google service, like Gmail or Chrome browser, your computer will automatically convert your Local account to a Microsoft account.
– If privacy is your concern, use a local account, and quit using any Google services. When I set up new computers for security conscious clients, I always tell them to bring me the device without ever having powered it up. That way I can control the initial Win 11 installation: make it a “local account”, turn off BitLocker & install a browser option to Chrome. In this way we avoid as much Microsoft snooping as possible.
– If I was going to buy a new computer, I’d wait until next Spring, when the new Win 12 computers will hit the market. After that we anticipate Win 13 to be released in 2028. New Win 12 computers will have advanced processors that will be updatable to Win 13. A new Win 11 computer will be updatable to Win 12, but may not be Win 13 compatible.
Ref: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220138/microsoft-bitlocker-device-encryption-windows-11-default

OTHER

Dr. Mike Yeadon, former vice president at Pfizer, on the perils of digital ID, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and UN Agenda 2030:
– “By 2030… you will not own private transport, you will have a digital ID to do everything, and you will only have electronic money with which to transact.” “I would say, at that point, you are a slave. And because you can see them coming, you should say no. Say no right now.” Source: X Link

Dr. Mike Yeadon, former vice president at Pfizer, on the perils of digital ID, CBDCs and UN Agenda 2030:

"By 2030… you will not own private transport, you will have a digital ID to do everything, and you will only have electronic money with which to transact."

"I would say,… pic.twitter.com/bcWXLmHLkH
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Periana organizes three night events with music: 15-17 Aug.
– The first one will be on Thursday 15th and is dedicated to young people.
– The next one, Noche con Encanto will be on Friday 16th with a performance by Miguel Botana. Both will take place in the Plaza de Andalucía from 23:00 hours. There will be bars provided by the stewards of the 2024 Fair.
– In Mondrón there will also be a traditional verbena on Saturday 17th for the benefit of the mayordomos of this village.

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Reader feedback- IOC President comment and your 3 categories of entrants:
– Hi Ed. I agree entirely with you on this. How the IOC allowed trans woman boxers to fight as women when the IBC banned them amazed me. Isn’t it strange that there are not many (if any) trans men boxers fighting as men! I wonder why? As you say there should be 3 categories and I can’t understand to why the IOC do not acknowledge this.
Keep up the excellent editing. Peter, UK
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– Yes, there are a few trans male boxers (F>M) in the amatuer boxing organizations. Nolan Hanson founded a group for trans boxers at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, NY. The only trans man (F>M) pro boxer I am aware of is Patricio Manuel (July 22, 1985, age 39) {pic}, the first openly trans man to compete in a professional boxing match in the U.S. He won his debut fight in 2018 by decision. He then won his next 2 fights by decision before being knocked out at 21 seconds of the first round of his fourth fight, by Joshua Brian Reyes on 4 Apr, 2024. His current record stands at 3-1.
– Manuel identified as a man after being a five-time national women’s amateur champion, as well as competing in the 2012 Women’s U.S. Olympic Trials. Manuel was eliminated from those trials after being forced to withdraw due to receiving a shoulder injury. He began his transition with hormone treatments in 2013, and he had top surgery in Salt Lake City in 2014.
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Two hundred autónomos with employees are throwing in the towel every day: {Translation, summary}
– The warnings recurrently issued by business associations about the medium and long-term effect of the measures approved by the government to increase social security contributions in recent years are taking shape as the spectacular levels of hiring experienced with the recovery in the years following the health crisis are reduced. This involves the substantial revaluations of the minimum wage (SMI), the new contributions aimed at refloating the Social Security coffers as a mechanism of intergenerational equity and, to a lesser extent, the sharp rise in the maximum bases, weighs more heavily if possible on small and medium-sized businesses, which are more sensitive to increases in labour costs and have less room to distribute the new burdens.
– The preliminary result cannot be less flattering: Spain has lost 73,000 autónomos with dependent employees in just one year, equivalent to a fall of 200/day. The total number of autónomos with dependent workers have fallen from 31% three years ago to 29% today.
– It is no coincidence at this point that the fall is concentrated after a three-year period in which the recovery of economic activity has been accompanied by an increase in labour costs for employers – the average cost of contributions per employee rose by 8% in 2023, the highest level in the last 24 years – both due to the effect of wage rises that have forced the inflationary environment, on the one hand, and the measures adopted directly by the Government, on the other. It is worth remembering that between 2021 and 2024 the minimum wage has risen by 18% and the CPI has climbed by 18.6%, making companies’ production costs more expensive at the same time. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/economia/doscientos-autonomos-empleados-cargo-tiran-toalla-dia-20240813195133-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Drop in temperatures on Thursday: {Translation, summary}
– As of Thursday the yellow warning will not be active in the province of Malaga, temperatures will drop slightly but will continue to be high because there will be terral. In the coastal area the maximum temperatures will drop to 35 degrees, and the minimum temperatures will remain the same. In the inland areas there will be no major changes in temperatures. The Aemet forecasts light to moderate westerly winds for Wednesday 14th August, tending towards light variables at the end of the day.
– From Thursday onwards, the maximum temperatures will drop, and on the coast of Malaga they will be between 29 and 30 degrees. The minimum temperatures in this area will continue to be around 24-25 degrees. Inland the maximum temperatures will remain at around 33 degrees, and the minimum temperatures will fall, in Ronda and Antequera they are expected to drop to 19 degrees.
– Looking ahead to Friday, when the activities of the Malaga Fair begin, temperatures in the capital will be remain the same, with highs of 28 degrees and lows of 24 degrees, as will be the rest of the Malaga coastline. The Aemet has also forecast cloudy skies for this day on the Mediterranean coast, where weak and scattered rainfall is not ruled out. For the moment, the probability of rain is very low, at around 15% in the coastal area. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/alerta-amarilla-malaga-altas-temperaturas-terral_0_2002217618.html

TORROX

Torrox Park Platform takes Endesa and the Town Hall to court: {Translation}
– Tension in Torrox Park has escalated to a new level with the announcement by the Plataforma Ciudadana contra la Subestación Eléctrica de Endesa that they have decided to take legal action against Torrox Town Hall. After months of frustration, ignored meetings and growing concern for the safety of residents, the Platform has taken the step to reorganise itself to exhaust all legal avenues in their fight against a project they consider illegal and damaging.
*ACCUSATIONS OF DECEPTION AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY*
– The trigger for this decision has been, according to Antonio Ruiz, president of the Platform, the feeling of having been deliberately misled by the local authorities. “During all this time we were told that the substation would not be in that location, they even approved that they would look for another location in a plenary agreement”, denounces Ruiz. “How could we have presented allegations if we didn’t know what they were doing? That is a violation of our right to defend ourselves,” he adds, making it clear that they feel their rights have been trampled on in this process.
– The work on the Endesa substation continues to advance at an accelerated pace, without fulfilling the promises made by the mayor, Óscar Medina, who assured that it would have no visual impact and that the installation would be buried underground. The absence of a favourable report from the University of Málaga (UMA), which should have preceded construction, is another key point of conflict. Despite promises of transparency, residents feel they have been left in the dark.
*REORGANISATION AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE LEGAL BATTLE*
– Against this backdrop, the Platform has decided to reorganise and launch a second phase of struggle, this time in the legal arena. The affected families, concerned about the future of their homes and the safety of children in nearby schools, have begun fundraising to cover legal costs. To do so, they have opened a bank account and several local businesses have set up charity collection boxes. In addition, a Bizum number has been set up for those who wish to contribute.
*CRITICISM OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT’S SILENCE*
– The Platform has not only criticised the local government’s lack of response to their concerns, but also denounces the repeated use of administrative silence as a tactic to evade responsibility. According to them, the Medina government team has shown a “total disregard” for the rights of the residents, denying them the dialogue and transparency they deserve in a matter of such magnitude.
*AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR TORROX PARK*
– With the substation works underway and the legal battle just beginning, the future of Torrox Park and its residents is uncertain. The Platform, however, has made it clear that it will not give up. “He who knows he is right cannot give up,” concludes Ruiz, hinting that this fight is far from over. The Torrox Park community remains united in its opposition to the project, determined to assert its rights to the last consequences. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1734568/la-plataforma-de-torrox-park-lleva-a-endesa-y-al-ayuntamiento-a-los-tribunales/

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El Morche Feria 2024, Wed-Sun, 14-18 August: {Translation}
– On Wednesday 14th, Juan de Dios Martín will give the official opening speech at a grand opening gala.
– As tradition dictates, on the last day of the fair, Sunday 18 August, the seafaring procession of the patron saint of El Morche, the Virgen del Carmen, will take place.
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– The programme starts this Wednesday 14th August with the final of the indoor football tournament of the fair at CEIP El Morche at 17:30. It is also Children’s Day at the rides, which will also remain silent between 20:30 and 22:30 hours, thus promoting the inclusion of people with autism or hearing hypersensitivity. At 21:00 hours, the VIII Gala Feria El Morche will begin in the municipal stand, with the inauguration of the lighting of the installations, the election of the Mister and Queens and the corresponding prize-giving ceremony.
Afterwards, at around 23:15, the deputy mayor of El Morche and the mayor of Torrox will greet the audience, which will give way to the opening speech by Juan de Dios Martín, a great lover and scholar of local traditions and member of the board of the Virgen del Carmen Brotherhood. At around 23:50 hours at the portico of the fairgrounds in Calle del Mar, the Vive La Música Cultural Association will perform the Andalusian and Spanish anthems before the official inauguration and the lighting of the fairgrounds. After a parade and fireworks display, the dancing in the official stand will be performed by the orchestras D’Vértigo and Alalba.
– On Thursday 15 August at 14:00 the first day of the daytime fair will begin in Calle Axarquía, with a performance by the orchestra Alalba. At 17:30 hours in the CEIP El Morche there will be a table tennis tournament. At 20:00 there will be a parade by the group La Carpa between the Plaza de La Marina and the aforementioned street. Various activities and popular games will take place in the same square. The tribute to the elderly will take place on Thursday 15th at 20:30 in the municipal stand, where the orchestra D’Vértigo will perform, followed by the first of the stellar concerts, that of the historic group Los Brincos, a pop band founded in 1963 in Madrid, which achieved great success in Spain and Latin America during the sixties. Just now, and after several changes in the original line-up, they are also celebrating their 60th anniversary tour in El Morche.
– On Friday 16th August at 11:00 hours it will be the turn of the chess tournament at CEIP El Morche, and at 13:30 hours the daytime fair will be held in La Carraca and Los Llanos, specifically in Calle Joaquín Coronado de la Venta Espinosa. The La Carraca women’s association will hold its 2nd Potato Omelette Competition, after which a popular paella will be served to the musical accompaniment of the Alalba orchestra. In the afternoon, a poker tournament is scheduled for 17:00 hours in the municipal stand and another beach volleyball tournament at 17:30 hours in the El Morche sports area, while the Virgen del Carmen women’s association will organise a bingo in the María Victoria Hall at 18:00 hours. Another children’s party will be held in the Plaza de La Marina with the group La Carpa at 20:30. At 22:00 hours in the official stand, it will be the turn of the orchestra D’Vértigo and the Dúo Golden Cuba. At around 23:30 hours, the second star performance of the El Morche fair with the Granada group La Guardia, a pop-rock band formed in the first half of the 80s and led by Manuel España. After the concert, the dancing will continue until dawn with the orchestras.
– On Saturday 17th, the daytime fair will begin at 14:00 hours in La Choza de pescadores with a sardine tasting and musical entertainment by DJ Worzel. At around 17:30 hours at the Club Recreativo El Morche stand there will be a sandcastle competition, and at around 20:00 hours at the municipal stand there will be a family chocolate bar offered by the Virgen del Carmen women’s association. The evening will feature local groups in the official stand, starting at 21:30 with the Academia de Coros y Danzas de Torrox directed by Lidia and Lucía, followed by the Agua Salá choir and culminating with the cultural association of El Morche Fandangos de Güi. Dancing will be provided from 23:30 hours by the orchestra D’Vértigo and the cover band Pop FM.
– On Sunday 18 the events will begin at 12:00 hours with a peal of bells announcing the big day of the fair in honour of the Virgen del Carmen of El Morche. After mass in the parish church of Santiago El Mayor, the procession of the image will begin with the accompaniment of the Vive la Música Cultural Association. It will travel along part of the road to Almería in the direction of Málaga until it reaches the promenade at the height of Calle Axarquía, on whose beach the Virgen del Carmen will be embarked for its maritime procession. The procession will disembark at the dry dock at around 23:00 hours with a fireworks display, and from there the procession will head towards the fairground, Calle del Mar, the Almería road and arrive at the church square. Just outside the gates of the María Victoria Olalla Hall, before reaching the road, there will be a performance by the Agua Salá Choir in honour of the Virgen del Carmen.
– The finale of the El Morche fair will be a concert by the singer Chenoa at the official stand. Before and after the concert, dancing will be provided by the orchestra D’Vértigo.
– It should also be noted that the fishing competition of the El Morche fair will finally be held on Thursday 15 August, given that the planned date of 11 August was cancelled due to the unfavourable sea conditions. The start will be at 8:30 a.m. and the weigh-in at 14:30 p.m. in La Choza de los pescadores. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-morche-se-prepara-para-celebrar-su-feria-del-14-al-18-de-agosto/

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Mezquitilla Feria, Thurs-Sun, 22-25 August: {Translation, summary}
– On Thursday 22nd August the fair will begin at the fairgrounds with the Blue Hour from 22:00 to 00:00, with discounts on all the attractions. At 22.00 hours, we are going to hold a flamenco dress parade and the election of Miss and Mister Faralae. At 23.00 hours will be the opening speech by Carolina Sanchez Recio and then the performance of Hakuna Matata, also in the pergola of the promenade. As for the rest of the musical performances, the councillor María Victoria Segovia said that they will all take place in the courtyard of the Enrique Ramos Ramos school, where the official stand will be located.
– On Friday 23rd, the fair will begin at 11:00 in the morning with children’s activities in Calle Velero, with bouncy castles, archery and other workshops. From 14:00 hours onwards there will be a big paella for only 3€ and at 16:30 the bicycle races, balloon races, sack races and motorbike races will start. At 21:00 hours, the little ones will be able to enjoy the performance ‘Somos la Fiesta’ together with the election of the Queen, Maids of Honour, Mister, Knights, Miss and Mister Junior and their children’s knights. At 01:00 there will be a performance by the comedian Tomás García.
– Saturday 24th is the daytime fair from 12:00 with a performance by DJ Worzel and Lugy. At 00:00 the Miss and Mister Visitor and the most cheerful couple will be chosen. And at 01:00 hours there will be a concert by ‘Legado’ (tribute to El Barrio) in the school’s official stand, with free admission.
From 20:00 there will be a tribute to the seniors and the grandparents of the year will be chosen. They will be able to enjoy a snack and a performance by ‘Álvaro Alcaidhe’.
– On Sunday 25th there will be a mass and procession of Our Lady of Fatima accompanied by the “Coro Rociero de Pura Cepa” from Iznate and the Rincón de la Victoria Musical Band. At 1:00 a.m. there will be a great performance by Sergio Contreras and a grand finale to close the four days of the fair.
– The councillor for Fairs and Festivities, María Victoria Segovia, has invited everyone to participate in all the activities which are free and ‘which have been prepared with love, affection and enthusiasm for everyone to enjoy’. Source, Spnish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/sergio-contreras-legado-tributo-a-el-barrio-hakuna-matata-y-el-humorista-tomas-garcia-actuaran-en-la-feria-de-mezquitilla/

GASTRONOMIA

The 49 year old Vino de Licor wine from Cádiz that has been chosen as the best in the country by Alimentos de España: {Translation, summary}
– The Amontillado Añada 1975 belonging to the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Designation of Origin, from Bodegas González Byass in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) has been awarded the prize Alimentos de España Mejores Vinos in the category Vino de Licor (liqueur wine) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
– The jury considered that this amontillado “has great personality and breaks new ground in the conception of fortified wines in the Marco de Jerez region. Despite its individuality, it retains the unique characteristics of a great amontillado”, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
– Amontillado Añada 1975 has been bottled “en rama”, without filtering or fining, and only 2,000 bottles are available. It was made with palomino fino grapes from the 1975 vintage. For years it has rested “in the stillness of the cellar, impervious to the passage of time, until it has reached the right finesse and elegance to be bottled by hand”.
– It has an amber colour, with orange reflections, steely rim, medium intensity tear, clean and bright. On the nose it is “sharp, elegant, complex and powerful” with notes of dried fruits, toasted almonds, hazelnuts and dried apricots, according to the jury, who added that it is “delicate and subtle with oxidative nuances and a slight liquorice hint at the end. On the palate it is balanced, long, compact and dry, with an evolution marked by old tannins interspersed with dried fruits and toasted notes”.
– Available on the winery website, €230 (inc VAT): https://www.tiendagonzalezbyass.com/amontillado-a%C3%B1ada-1975/ES9021575001.html
Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/vino-cadiz-elegido-mejor-licor-pais-alimentos-20240812164626-nts.html

PRODUCT ALERT

Locally distributed Thermo Shock food supplement from the United States recalled: {Translation}
– The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reports the withdrawal of the Thermo Shock product, marketed as a food supplement (fat burner, appetite suppressor, energy), due to the presence of unauthorized substances, which can produce adverse reactions of varying severity. People who have this product are recommended to refrain from consuming it.
– The distribution area includes Andalucia.
– The supplement contains yohimbine, which is a substance prohibited for use in food, and also the following substances not authorized for use in food supplements: sulbutiamine, 1-3 DMAA, higenamine, caffeoyldopamine, N-coumaroyldopamine, 3,5’diiodo -L-thyronine, halostachine, alpha-GPC, higenamine, N-methyltyramine. These active substances not declared on the label can have pharmacological effects and pose health risks to the people who consume them.
The data of the product involved are:
Product name (on label): Thermo Shock.
Trademark name: Thermo Shock SCI Labs Nutrition.
Product appearance: container of 60 capsules.
Batch number: 20151024178.
Expiration date: 12/31/2026Source, Spanish: https://www.aesan.gob.es/AECOSAN/web/seguridad_alimentaria/ampliacion/2024_55.htm

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Vinegar with undeclared sulphites: {Translation}
– Exclusive warning for people with sulphite allergy- presence of undeclared sulphites in the labelling of unfiltered apple cider vinegar.
– The data of the product involved are:
Product Name: Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar (vinagre de manzana sin filtrar)
Brand: Hacendado.
Product appearance: 500 ml plastic container.
Batch number: L-19024 X05:58XX.
Best before date: 04/08/2025.
Unit volume: 500ml
Source: https://twitter.com/AESAN_gob_es/status/1821552582965260729

PETS

Pets To Become Luxury Item- News about the course, insurance and mandatory pet checkups: {Translation}
– There are issues in the Animal Welfare Act that did not come into force pending the approval of the regulatory development. We are talking about, among other things, the training course or the compulsory insurance for dog owners. In Libertad Digital we have had access to the draft of the Royal Decree that will regulate all these aspects and we already have the first surprises.
– Firstly, the course on responsible dog ownership, which in principle was only compulsory for dog owners, is extended to owners of cats, ferrets and other pets, who would also have to take the course if the Ministry of Social Rights, headed by Pablo Bustinduy, deems it necessary. This course would have a minimum of 4 teaching hours, would be given online and at the end would have to pass a multiple-choice test.
– The second novelty is that all dogs, cats and ferrets will have to undergo a compulsory annual veterinary check-up and this must be recorded in the pet register. It is a system that is very reminiscent of the ITV of vehicles and could also be extended to other pets if Pablo Bustinduy’s ministry so decides.
– The third major novelty concerns the compulsory third-party liability insurance for all dog owners. According to the draft Royal Decree, the cover cannot be less than 100,000 euros and must be in the name of the owner of the animal but must also include all members of the family who take care of the dog. This insurance can be included in the home insurance policy, which is what most insurers offer. And if you have two or more dogs, they can all be included in the same policy. It is not necessary to take out an insurance policy for each animal.
– All these novelties are pending approval and will come into force when the Royal Decree currently being drafted by the government is approved. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/ciencia-tecnologia/ciencia/2024-08-12/las-novedades-del-curso-seguro-y-revisiones-obligatorias-de-mascotas-7154093/

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SPAIN

Sanchez administration, ignoring the separation of powers, pressures the Supreme Court (TS) to amnesty Puigdemont: {Translation, summary}
– The judiciary continues to be the target of criticism from Pedro Sánchez’s government. After the return and immediate disappearance of fugitive Carles Puigdemont, the Central Executive calls into question the decision of the Supreme Court judge, Pablo Llarena, not to grant amnesty for the crime of embezzlement for which the former Catalan president is charged in the 1-O case. The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente {pic}, has accused the TS of “overreaching in its interpretation” of the Amnesty Law. {And I would suggest Minister Óscar Puente is inappropriately interfering with the Supreme Court, and on a topic that has nothing at all to do with his position. Do the judges tell you how to build bridges? Stay in your lane, dude! -Ed.}
– The Supreme Court’s refusal to grant amnesty for the crime of embezzlement is the reason why the arrest warrant for the pro-independence leader remains in force. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/2024-08-12/el-gobierno-presiona-al-ts-para-amnistiar-a-puigdemont-no-hay-por-donde-agarrar-la-acusacion-de-malversacion-7154970/

ANDALUCÍA

Carolina España says, “María Jesús Montero will go down in history as the architect of the greatest grievance for Andalusians”: {Translation}
– The Andalusian Regional Minister of Economy, Finance and European Funds, Carolina España {pic, left}, has affirmed that the First Vice-President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero {pic, right}, has once again “betrayed the Andalusian people and denied what she denied less than a month ago”, in relation to the statements made by the socialist at the inauguration of Salvador Illa as Catalan president.
– “If on 15 July she denied a Catalan quota during the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council, now she is the first to support it in order to whitewash Illa’s investiture”, the councillor explained. España added that “as an Andalusian, she should find it embarrassing to support a fiscal model for Catalonia that will entail serious damages for Andalusia and Andalusians. It is a grave betrayal of her land and a great disloyalty to the Andalusians”.
– The Minister of Finance regrets that the Vice-President of the Government now says the opposite of what she said about the Catalan supporting ERC-PSOE agreement: “It says a lot about what she is like: she has no criteria of her own, like no one else in the Spanish government, and is a puppet who repeats the arguments that come out every morning from Moncloa”.
– “María Jesús Montero is going to go down in history for being the architect of the greatest grievance for the Andalusians, for breaking equality between citizens and solidarity between territories”, said Carolina España. “This unilateral decision harms all Spanish citizens. For this reason, the Andalusian Government has already requested the urgent convening of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council, which is where all matters related to fiscal policies should be dealt with”, she concluded. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/carolina-espana-maria-jesus-montero_0_2002206006.html

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Are the local olive oil producers price gouging us?: {Translation, summary}
– {Despite reporting disastrous harvests and claims of low inventory, requiring a doubling of the shelf price for Andalucians, Andalucia olive oil production exceeds €2,000 million in sales for the first time with export growth of 75% over the same period last year…we’ve been had! Just like the power suppliers, the petrol sellers and the banks, all crying about how bad business is and demanding public subsidies, yet all posting record profits. -Ed.}
– Andalusia has broken the record for olive oil exports between January and May 2024, exceeding for the first time in history the 2,000 million in sales; specifically, it has invoiced 2,043 million of ‘liquid gold’, which has meant a growth of 75% over the same period last year. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/esandalucia/sevilla/noticia-andalucia-lider-mundial-exportaciones-aceite-oliva-supera-primera-vez-2000-millones-ventas-20240812124741.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Extreme heat returns to Malaga- yellow warning for Tuesday with maximums of 40 degrees: {Translation, summary}
– The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has just activated the yellow alert for today (Tuesday), when maximum temperatures are expected to exceed 40C in some parts of the province. In the capital, for example, the mercury is expected to reach 37C.
– In addition, the thermal sensation will be worse as all forecasts indicate that the day will be accompanied by a land-based wind. The alert is activated for the regions of the Western Costa del Sol, Axarquia and Valle del Guadalhorce, between 13:00 and 21:00 hours. The areas of the Guadalhorce Valley and the entire coastline of Malaga will be the most affected by this new episode of extreme heat. In this regard, the European Centre for Meteorological Forecasts (ECMWF) estimates, in its latest update, that at around five o’clock this Tuesday afternoon some of the aforementioned areas will be close to 45C.
– These are the specific cases of Coín and Pizarra, where temperatures are expected to exceed 40C. And in all cases, the minimum temperatures are not expected to fall below 25C. The final stages of the fourth heatwave in Spain this summer will be long, the provincial mercury levels will be above 35C until at least next Saturday, when the Malaga Fair starts, although for now the Aemet is only keeping the yellow alert active for this Tuesday.
– Currently the northern part of the province has been spared from the weather warning. In the regions of the Ronda and Antequera mountains temperatures are not expected to exceed the maximum of 35C this week. In addition, the minimum temperatures will be milder than in the rest of the province, dropping to around 18C in some localities. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/el-tiempo-en-malaga-aviso-amarillo_0_2002207375.html

SEVILLA

Sevilla will cut off the water to irregular tourist homes to prevent their activity: {Translation, summary}
– The mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, has confirmed that his Government Team and the Government of Andalusia have agreed on a series of measures to combat housing for tourist use in an irregular situation. He has directed the Metropolitan Supply Company and Saneamiento de Aguas de Sevilla (Emasesa) to interrupt the supply to the properties detected in such a situation. This will include detected, unregistered rentals and dwellings with expired registration, as well as “a sweep of all registered dwellings which lack occupancy”.
– He stressed that “in the case of illegal dwellings that continue to operate once they have been removed from the Junta de Andalucía register”, Emasesa will “cut off the water supply” to prevent the property from continuing to host tourist activity, with “special emphasis” on joint actions in cases of tourist dwellings that arouse complaints from neighbours, among other aspects. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1734090/sevilla-cortara-el-agua-a-las-viviendas-turisticas-irregulares-para-impedir-su-actividad/

EUROPE

Hungary’s Exclusion From Schengen Also Means Its Departure From EU, Polish PM Warns:
– Hungary’s decision to include Russia and Belarus in its National Visa scheme has sparked controversies among authorities in Europe.
– The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk {pic}, has warned “Exclusion from Schengen would be the start of Hungary’s exit from the European Union too- we should be careful about excluding countries from the European Union.”
– Tusk’s comments come following calls from some politicians in Europe to exclude Hungary from the Schengen Zone after facilitating entry rules for nationals of Russia and Belarus.
Full article: https://schengen.news/hungarys-exclusion-from-schengen-also-means-its-departure-from-eu-polish-pm-warns/

UK

UK’s Border Force Officers Can Now Cancel Pre-Settled Status of EU Citizens Who Do Not Meet the Rules:
– The United Kingdom has given the power to the Border Force officers to cancel the pre-settled status of EU citizens and their foreign family members who are found to not comply with the rules.
– EU citizens and their non-EEA family members who have a pre-settled status in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme must stay within the territory of the UK, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man for at least six months in every 12-month period and meet some other rules.
– However, some who hold this status often do not follow the criteria, and for this reason, the Border Office officers are now authorised to cancel their pre-settled status if they cease to meet or never met the requirements under the scheme.
– As Settled, which is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, explains, changes related to the EU Settlement Scheme were brought on July 15, 2024, and now those under the EU Settlement Scheme will face stricter controls. Full article: https://schengen.news/uks-border-force-officers-can-now-cancel-pre-settled-status-of-eu-citizens-who-do-not-meet-the-rules/

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More than 700 migrants cross Channel to Britain in single day:
– Over 700 migrants in small boats crossed the Channel to Britain on Sunday, the highest number on a single day since Prime Minister Keir Starmer took power vowing to tackle people-smugglers. Some 703 people arrived on Sunday on 11 boats, according to provisional interior ministry figures released Monday.
– The latest crossings take the known number to make the journey since the start of 2024 to 18,342; 13 percent higher than at the same time last year. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240812-more-than-700-migrants-cross-channel-to-britain-in-single-day

TECH

Major background check security company breached, nearly 3 billion people exposed in data theft, there’s only 8.2 billion people on the planet, so about 1 in 3 people affected :
– You might be affected by one of the biggest data breaches ever and not even know it. A recent class action lawsuit filed against Jerico Pictures Inc., a background check company that does business under the name National Public Data, claims that the company was breached by hackers earlier this year.
– As a result, the lawsuit says, confidential data for 2.9 billion was exposed and stolen by a hacker group known as USDoD.
– Making matters even worse, those affected by this cyberattack may not even know they could be involved. National Public Data reportedly gathers its data by scraping information about individuals from non-public sources without their knowledge or consent.
– The exposed information contains varying details for nearly 3 billion people which include full names, former and current addresses, and Social Security numbers as well as personal data tied to family members and relatives who are both living and deceased.
– With billions exposed, the National Public Data breach appears to be one of the biggest single data breaches ever, seemingly rivaled only by Yahoo’s 2013 data breach which affected 3 billion accounts.
Full article: https://mashable.com/article/background-check-company-breached-3-billion-affected
Editor’s note:
– In my opinion, and that of many in the tech biz, these major data hacks are intentional.
– The globalists of the United Nations and World Economic Forum, among others, sponsor these hacks to get you accustomed to their evil plans to eliminate all personal privacy. The globalists want everything you do or say to be considered public knowledge, recorded and stored forever on their blockchain network. Big tech will eventually claim they are helpless to prevent these data hacks, and insist this is the only solution. Of course they will put lipstick on this pig; they will claim they need all your data for the benefit of the planet, to enforce on individuals the Agenda 2050 objectives, including: taxing your Green/Carbon footprint, monitoring your personal and business finances for suspicious activity & tax compliance, monitoring all your communications to detect and identify miscreants & political opponents, monitoring your diet via your purchases to ensure compliance with coming dietary restrictions/rationing and health insurance requirements, etc. -Ed.
Related reading:
https://pirg.org/resources/ncpw-privacy/
https://pirg.org/articles/why-data-breaches-bad/
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/data-breaches
https://theappfactor.com/hacked/
https://www.techdirt.com/2016/02/19/trust-us-with-more-data-say-government-agencies-hacked-16-year-old/

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How to report WhatsApp, messenger app and social media scams: {Translation}
– If you have fallen into the trap of fraudsters, you must report it immediately. The report can be filed with the State Security Forces and Corps (FCSE) at any police station or online (link below article). The Guardia Civil’s Telematic Crimes Group will handle these cases related to fraud in new technologies. Also, if you have provided banking information, contact your bank quickly so that they can take the security measures they deem appropriate.
– Scams are becoming more and more frequent. Being informed and following a few basic tips can help you prevent them and save you some trouble.
Report WhatsApp, messenger app or social media scams here, English version: https://www.guardiacivil.es/en/servicios/denuncias/index.html
Source, Spanish: https://okdiario.com/tecnologia/policia-nacional-avisa-urgencia-poblacion-esta-estafa-jamas-contestes-estos-numeros-13284183

CULTURE

76% of Andalusians claim that they do not practice any religion: {Translation}
– 76.9 % of Andalusians claim not to practise a religion, a figure in which Catholics are in the majority, 39.4 % of whom define themselves as such but never attend a religious service.
This is reflected in a study carried out by apablo.com, sent to EFE, after examining the responses related to the creed of those surveyed by the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS) in its last eleven barometers, which cites that only the remaining 23.1% do practice a religion.
– The 76.9 % of non-practising people in Andalusia include non-practising Catholics (39.4 %), atheists (13.6 %), agnostics (12.5 %) or indifferent or non-believers (11.4 %).
– Of those who do actively practise a religion, 20.5% are practising Catholics and 2.6% are believers in another religion, while 48% of Andalusian believers and practitioners attend religious rites at least once a week.
– Of all those who do practise the Catholic religion or are believers in another religion, 48% attend religious rites at least once a week, and the percentage of people who attend several times a month or a year in Andalusia is 41.1%, while the remaining 10.9% say they attend ‘never’ or ‘hardly ever’.
– Young people are, in general, becoming less and less religious, with 13.6 % of 18-29 year olds and 12.9 % of 30-39 year olds practising a religion, a figure which increases progressively in later age ranges to 37.7 % of practitioners from the age of 70 onwards.
– Moreover, the number of atheists has tripled in recent decades: only 8% of those aged 70 and over consider themselves atheists, while among 18-29 year olds the figure is 25.6%.
– The number of agnostics has also risen, and young churchgoers and believers are attending fewer and fewer religious rites, with a clear downward trend.
– Believing or practising women account for a higher percentage than men. Thus, 23.2% of women are practising Catholics or believers in another religion, compared to 16.1% of men.
– Finally, single, divorced or separated people are less believing and practising than those who are married or widowed. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1734150/el-76-de-los-andaluces-asegura-que-no-practica-ninguna-religion/

HEALTH

The WHO decides this Wednesday whether to declare mpox an international health emergency: {Translation, summary}
– The World Health Organization (WHO) has scheduled the meeting for next Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in which it will decide whether to declare the resurgence of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) an international health emergency.
– This alarm is especially due to the “unprecedented” increase in cases in Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a new strain “more serious” than the previous one, according to the WHO.
– So far there have been 2,030 cases and thirteen deaths verified this year, compared to 1,145 cases and seven deaths in all of 2023. Source, Spanish: https://www.infosalus.com/actualidad/noticia-oms-decide-miercoles-si-declara-mpox-emergencia-sanitaria-internacional-20240812104612.html

BONEHEAD AWARD

Today’s BONEHEAD award goes to Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley:
– This bonehead threatens to EXTRADITE and imprison American citizens over online social media posts. It generated a lot of feedback on the X platform, some of it quite humorous. Some examples below. Click on videos to play, click on images to enlarge.
Sources: X Link

Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley threatens to EXTRADITE and imprison American citizens over online posts.

He does not rule out Elon Musk. pic.twitter.com/AUJhEgTTtJ
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 9, 2024

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Hey Jenni- Watch and learn how a real celebrity deals with an uninvited kiss from an adoring fan: {DigameXtra}
– Tom Cruise thrilled the Paris Olympics closing ceremony with a stunt as he descended by cable and harness into Stade de France from the roof for the official flag handover to Los Angeles for the 2028 event.
– Once the actor touched ground he greeted fans as he made his way across the stadium floor. At one point, a fan was captured suprising Cruise with two kisses on the face. He handled it like a professional performer.
– Cruise has reportedly declined to file charges for sexual assault against the stranger, unlike Jenni, who filed claims and charges against a man she had known well, for most of her adult life, for a single celebratory kiss. Jenni, I suggest you watch and learn from Tom’s example, he’s a top performer and a class act. Click video to play.

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On August 12, 2024August 11, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Concert- Plácido Domingo: Tuesday, 13 Aug
Starlite Auditorium, Marbella (Málaga)
Doors at 8pm, show at 10pm. Info & tix (€109-189):
https://starlitefestival.com/eventoconcierto/placido-domingo-es/ & Video Link (Plácido Domingo enters at 0:07:45)

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Noche del Vino- Cómpeta: Thursday, August 15
– The town celebrates the 49th edition of its traditional Night of Muscatel Wine, a tribute to the grape harvest. In the morning there is a market of artisan and gastronomic products, grape treading demos and tastings.
– At 11.30 a.m. there will be a mass in honour of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and a parade of Fandangos de Cómpeta with the Panda de Verdiales de San Isidro de Periana.
– At 12.30 p.m., in the Plaza de la Vendimia will be the traditional treading of the grapes from our fields which this year will have the singer Miguel Romero Pérez ‘Miguel Botana’, announced Ruiz. At 13.30 hours the Grape Harvesters of Honour will be awarded.
– From 2.30 p.m. there will be tastings of migas with cod, salad and local grapes. 1000 litres of wine will be handed out. There will be live music and DJs. The girls from the Musarmonía Dance School, the Almijara Orchestra, will perform a tribute to Andalusian rock, Planeta 80 and DJ Antonio López will perform until 19.30.
– From 22.00 hours, the party moves to the Plaza de la Almijara, where the competing poet Luisa Ruiz López, who will also receive the Silver Grapes along with Marina Inocencia Fernández Ávila and Steffen Brondegaard, will give the proclamation.

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Concerts- Will Shackleton Band: Fri, 16 Aug
Clarence Jazz Club
C/ Danza Invisible 8 CP 29620 Torremolinos (Málaga)
2 shows, 20:30 & 22:30
London singer and songwriter Will Shackleton is an artist who fuses various musical influences, including blues, rock and country, to bring his original music to life.
Info: https://www.clarencejazzclub.com/wp/

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Cajiz Emigrant Festival: Fri, Aug 16 and Sat, Aug 17.
– Cajiz is a hamlet belonging to the Andalusian municipality of Vélez-Málaga, in the interior, north of Almayate, on the road that leads towards Iznate.
– Friday 16th August from 19:00 hours with the opening of the bar in the village square, kicking off a series of activities that promise to entertain people of all ages. At 22:00 hours, the audience will be able to enjoy a performance by the artist Fernando de Tú a Tú. At 23:00 hours a tribute to the emigrant. The children will also have their space with an inflatable mattress, and the evening will continue with music until the end of the day.
– On Saturday 17 August, the activities will start early, with the opening of the bar at 12:00 noon. In the afternoon, at 18:00, there will be games for children, offering fun for families who come to the square. At 23:30 the NEXO Group, accompanied by DJ David Tovar, will add rhythm and music to the evening.

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Douglas’ Days Medieval Market in Teba (Málaga) 2024:
The Douglas’ Days Medieval Market in Teba, Malaga, will be held Friday thru Sunday, August 23 – 25, in the town center. This market, held annually, is not just an event, but a historical evocation that commemorates the bravery of Sir James Douglas. This Scotsman, who carried the heart of King Robert of the Bruce, met his fate in the battle for Star Castle, then under Muslim control.
With cultural activities including traditional markets, live shows, parades and Celtic music. Prominent participants such as the Saint Andrew’s Society of Gibraltar and the Knights Templar Order of Saint Michael contribute to enrich the event.

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1st Noctiluca Flamenco Festival in Rincón de la Victoria:
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– Lloyd loom vintage chair 55€
– vintage bellows wood & leather 25€
– large pearsons stoneware storage jar with lid 30 x 20cms 20€
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For Sale: Mahjong Set. A complete set of mahjong tiles (144 plus 2 spare blanks) with accessories. The set itself is in very good condition though the carrying case has some residue marks from packing tape.
The tiles are larger than average. Each tile is 3.8 x 2.8 x 2.2 cms. The eight special tiles for Flowers and Seasons carry also their numbers 1-4. Other tiles do not carry written numbers, so their values are determined by recognizing the visual symbols on each tile.
For those not familiar with mahjong there is an instruction book to learn the Chinese game. It is also possible to learn the game by contacting me or other members of the small group that play weekly in Algarrobo Costa. You are welcome to come along!
The set is for sale at €40. Phone & Whatsapp 617282970 Richard in Caleta de Velez.

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For Sale: Sofá Cama 3 places kept as guest bed, removable covers for washing. 100 euros. Buyer Collects.
Maureen, Rincon de la Victoria.
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Wanted: Used concrete mixer. Otto, Cómpeta.
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Air Conditioned Restaurant: I would like to recommend Restaurante-Cafetería Mirasol, at the top of Plaza de los Cangrejos, Nerja.
We ate there yesterday and found they had an air conditioned inside area with glass curtains. When there at 8pm the doors were closed and it was cold. Sheila, Nerja. Photo: NerjaToday.

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Air Conditioned Restaurants: Readers are encouraged to recommend any restaurants in the area with proper air-con. Some places with small, over-worked air-con units, and/or waiters keeping the door open as they shuttle between the kitchen and their terrace, are still very warm inside, you may as well sit outside and pray for a breeze. What I’d like are recommendations for establishments where the air-con is actually effective, where you can enjoy a meal without sweating. And remember, places change over time. Places I would have recommended last year are no longer “cool” (pun intended). So, only current info please. -Ed.

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SPAIN

Puigdemont boasts about his escape while Sánchez maintains a silence that outrages the PP: {Translation}
– The spectacle offered this Thursday by Carles Puigdemont in Barcelona is still going on and remains at the centre of the political debate in the middle of August, when half of Spain is on holiday. The pro-independence politician boasts of his mockery of the authorities, while the PP lashes out at Pedro Sánchez for his resounding silence.
– “I have never wanted to turn myself in. I have never wanted to give myself up to a judicial authority that is neither competent to prosecute us for having defended the right to self-determination and having organised the Catalan independence referendum, nor does it have any interest in doing justice”, said the former autonomous president.
– Later Saturday afternoon, Puigdemont gave an interview for TV3 at his residence in Waterloo (Belgium), where he posed in his garden and office, in what were his first statements to the media after his show in Barcelona on Thursday.
– The fugitive president said that his strategy has demonstrated two things: “The first is that we have the capacity to enter and to leave, to defy a repressive state. And that we are not surrendering, and that I have not gone to give myself up”. “We activated a plan that seemed impossible, that didn’t give us much chance of success. I was convinced that I could easily end up in detention”, said Puigdemont, but he stressed that “if it worked”, this plan allowed him to demonstrate the strength of his objectives.
– Since Puigdemont’s action, President Pedro Sánchez has not said a word. The head of the Executive has not intervened in any media event and his tweets have been limited to congratulating Salvador Illa on his investiture and the most recent Spanish medallists at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This absolute silence has unleashed the wrath of the Popular Party.
– This Saturday, the deputy secretary of Autonomous, Municipal Coordination and Electoral Analysis of the formation, Elías Bendodo, has come to accuse Sánchez of collusion with Puigdemont. “We all know that this has been set up by Sánchez and the Catalan pro-independence supporters, allowing Puigdemont to come, not to be arrested and to flee again; Pedro Sánchez has allowed it and the judge is going to investigate it”, said Bendodo this Saturday. The politician from Malaga believes that “the Government should stop acting as if it were not responsible”, as border control is its responsibility, and has asked them to stop their holidays and give urgent explanations.
– “The Spaniards are outraged with what he has done to continue sitting in office and buying the chair of Salvador Illa”, he said of Pedro Sánchez, and denounced the existence of “alleged collusion and complicity of the Government” with respect to the actions of Puigdemont.
– According to Bendodo, Pedro Sánchez “should leave his deckchair, speak, explain the escape and resign”, as should the Ministers of the Interior and Defence. In the opinion of the politician from Malaga, Sánchez should call a Conference of Presidents to address the “seriousness” of the events that have occurred, since “in addition to the pathetic escape”, it should be about “the financing on behalf of the independence movement, with which the principles of equality and solidarity fly”. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5585838/0/puigdemont-alardea-huida-mientras-sanchez-mantiene-silencio-indigna-pp/

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Spain records the worst week of heat deaths at the beginning of August, with more than 600 deaths, 103 in Andalucia: {Translation, summary}
– Spain has recorded 608 deaths attributable to high temperatures in the week in which August began (July 29 to August 5), almost double that of the previous week (July 22-29), when 335 were recorded, thus becoming in the worst week of the year, according to estimates by the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII).
– Since the start of summer, a total of 1,308 deaths attributable to excessive heat have been recorded, with a total of 765 in July and 543 in the first seven days of August alone.
– July began with a total of 37 deaths from this cause in its first week, rising as the days progressed. They rose to 49 in the second week, to 102 in the third and finally to 337 in the last week. In the first week of August, 608 deaths were recorded, and between 5 and 7 August, 178 deaths were recorded.
– By Autonomous Region, the region with the most deaths was Madrid, with 277, ahead of Catalonia (214), Castile and Leon (142) and Castile-La Mancha (132). It was followed by Andalusia (103), Aragon (102), Galicia (92), Valencia (88), Extremadura (37), Asturias (23), Basque Country (22), La Rioja (21), Navarre (21), Murcia (8), Canary Islands (7), Balearic Islands (14) and Cantabria (3). Ceuta has recorded one death from excessive heat and Melilla none.
Source, Spanish: https://www.infosalus.com/actualidad/noticia-espana-registra-peor-semana-muertes-calor-principios-agosto-mas-600-fallecimientos-20240809175818.html

TORROX

XVI Pilgrimage of San Roque de Torrox: {Translation, summary}
– It will take place on Sunday 25 August.
– At 11:30 a.m. mass will be celebrated in honour of San Roque, patron saint of Torrox, in the chapel that bears his name. The departure of the pilgrimage will take place half an hour later, passing through Calle Fuente, Pontil, the ring road and the La Granja sports complex. At this point there will be a refreshment break before continuing along Avenida de Cómpeta, Calle Almedina, Las Protegidas and Barranco Plano, where there will be another break for the horses. From there, the pilgrimage will depart from the access road to the Avenida del Faro de Torrox Costa and the esplanade at the mouth of the river.
– At around 15:00 there will be a free popular paella for all those attending, as well as performances by the choirs Aires del Faro, from Torrox Costa, and Las Nieves and Almedina, from Torrox. The party will continue with the group Onda Sonora. There will also be a ribbon race and a prize-giving ceremony, after which the pilgrimage will start its return to the San Roque hermitage at around 20:00 hours. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-xvi-romeria-de-san-roque-de-torrox-tendra-lugar-el-proximo-25-de-agosto/

NERJA

The White Party will fill Nerja’s El Salón beach with music on Wednesday evening: {Translation, summary}
– It will be held on Wed, 14 August on Nerja’s El Salón beach from 21:00.
– The DJs Mike Saldavia and Vicman Romero, Manuel Moreno Casanova and Elías Moreno will entertain. As in previous editions the entire descent to the beach will be decorated for the occasion with Ibizan motifs and the party will feature entertainment, light shows and special effects.
– Due to the characteristics of this central beach of Nerja, and in order that attendees can enjoy themselves in complete safety, the capacity will be limited. Rivas has also pointed out that the only requirement to attend is that people wear white clothes. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-fiesta-blanca-llenara-de-musica-el-14-de-agosto-la-playa-el-salon-de-nerja/

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Two boats burn in a boathouse on Nerja beach: {Translation, summary}
– The incident occurred at around 23:00 hours on Thursday. The fire affected two boats. It happened in the boat storage area in El Playazo.
– In just a few minutes, the firefighters arrived to smother the flames. They could not prevent the two affected boats from being burnt to the ground. Several hundred boats are stored on the site, but thanks to the rapid action of the fire brigade, only two of them suffered material damage, with no personal injuries of any kind.
– Following this, agents from the Instituto Armado are investigating the causes of the fire. It has not been ruled out that it could have been caused by an electrical fault on one of the boats, although it is also thought that it could have been intentional. Source, Spanish & photo credit: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/arden-dos-embarcaciones-en-un-varadero-de-la-playa-de-nerja/

COMARES

Comares prepares its Fair in honour of San Hilario de Poitiers with four days of activities, music and gastronomic tastings: {Translation, summary}
– Thursday 22nd thru Sunday 25th August.
– The activities will take place during the day and night, combining leisure and religious activities, while maintaining the traditions. Although the festivity of the patron saint is in January, the Town Hall celebrates it again in August so that people who live outside the municipality can enjoy the festivities and take advantage of the holidays to return to their hometown or family.
– For the children: Thursday 22nd, children will be able to enjoy a Cinema Night and on Friday 22nd with an evening of Circus.
***Programme of the Fair***
– Thursday 22nd August
18:30 h: Donkey Taxi ride (Departure: Municipal Sports Centre).
19:30 h: Bicycle ribbon race.
22:00 h: Performance by the Panda de Verdiales San Isidro de Periana.
22:00 h: Orchestra D’ Vértigo and Dúo Malabar (Plaza Balcón de La Axarquía).
00:00 h: DJ Saw and DJ Leo Vargas (Caseta Juvenil).
00:00 h: Performance by Natalia Moralo (Los Verdiales Square).
01:00 h: Election of the Children’s Queen and Mister.
01:30 h: Performance by Paco Canalla.
– Friday 23rd August
18:30 h: Donkey Taxi Ride (Departure: Polideportivo Municipal).
19:30 h: Bicycle ribbon race.
22:00 h: Performance by the Panda de Verdiales San Isidro de Periana.
22:00 h: Orchestra D’ Vértigo and Dúo Malabar (Plaza Balcón de La Axarquía).
00:00 h: DJ Saw and DJ Leo Vargas (Caseta Juvenil).
00:00 h: Performance by Natalia Moralo (Los Verdiales Square).
01:00 h: Election of the Children’s Queen and Mister.
01:30 h: Performance by Paco Canalla.
– Saturday 24th August
12:00 h: Mass in honour of St. Hilario de Poitiers (Accompanied by the Coro Rociero Balcón de la Axarquía).
14:00 h: Day Fair with Paella Tasting.
Performances: Luis Molero and Coro Rociero Balcón de la Axarquía.
19:30 h: Tape race on horseback.
22:00 h: Performance by the Panda de Verdiales Primera de Comares.
After the orchestras: Performance by Araceli González.
DJ Javi Moreno and DJ Leo Vargas.
02:00 h: Performance by Shakira Martínez.
– Sunday 25 August
19:30 h: Motorcycle ribbon race.
22:00 h: Performance by the Panda de Verdiales ‘Arroyo Conca’.
22:30 h: Procession of San Hilario de Poitiers (Accompanied by the Benamocarra Band).
23:00 h: Orquesta D’ Vértigo (Plaza Balcón de La Axarquía).
00:00 h: DJ Leo Vargas (Caseta Juvenil).
01:30 h: Tribute to Melendi.
Sources, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/comares… &
https://revistalugardeencuentro.com/2024/08/09/feria-comares/

BONEHEAD AWARD

Today’s BONEHEAD award goes to IOC President Thomas Bach:
– International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Bach just said in a major press conference that there exists no scientific method to differentiate a man from a woman. He must have been a city kid. Any five year old child raised around farm animals knows the difference. Bach was raised in rural Tauberbischofsheim DE, more known for fruit, wine and brandy production than animal husbandry. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bach
{- There is a very easy solution I have advocated for years. After I watched M>F trans MMA fighter Fallon Fox fracture the skull of a female opponent in a bloody 2 minute MMA fight in 2014, I came up with this. We make 3 categories for competitors, and you can only compete against others in your category: Female, Male, and Other.
1. Confirmed as born Female and competing as such.
2. Confirmed as born Male and competing as such.
3. Other: Trans, non-binary, hermaphrodite, birth defect, etc.
– Chemically enhanced performers, on steroids and such, should have their own Olympics. This is already in the works, read more here: https://enhanced.org/ -Ed.}
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DoctorLaptop’s Tips #110 – Search Engine News
Google’s 2024 update reshapes website ranking system:
– Search results 20 years ago were based on the popularity of the webpage. All websites are monitored for activity, this is known as web-crawling, and it creates an index of the internet. The more visitors a page received, the higher it placed in search results for related topics. Better sites get more views, so you were more likely to find the info you searched for on top ranked results.
– Then, over the years, search providers introduced modifications that favored their business partner’s websites in search results. Then they introduced algorithms that analysed your web history, and used that to feed you search results the algorithm decided would be the most appropriate for you, AND that you would be most likely to make a purchase from. Google, being the the dominant search engine, can be blamed for most of this. It did, however, grow their ad business to create huge profits.
– Search results became polluted, and increasingly frustrating to use. Bing and Yandex are the two other main search providers. They have their own search ranking methods- Bing now uses AI to index the web and generate results of mixed quality, while Yandex continues to use its own reliable classic index. These have a very small market share compared to Google. The dozens of other even smaller search providers, with a few obscure exceptions, all use one or more of the big 3 as their results source.
– Google’s dominance and financial success lead all the other search providers to adopt Google’s profitable, but far less accurate, methods. And now all the search engines suck.
– The good news for us users is that Google has turned the tables on its competition. Now that all the competition search engines suck, Google in December 2023 began reintroducing popularity based web-indexing. Its now using an updated format, utilizing new tools and algorithms that didn’t exist in the old, original popularity based web-indexing. This supposedly allows them to filter out some of the rubbish results we now suffer with, to present fresher and more accurate results.
– I have been testing this for over a month, checking the results for the same term across Google, Bing, Yandex & DuckDuckGo. As much as I hate to say it, I have found a big improvement in Google search results compared to the others. I still dislike the ads, data collection and tracking you expose yourself to using Google, so I use a high grade VPN (Windscribe Pro), and high security web browsers (Brave, Iron, Epic, Ghostery & Floorp), that block most snooping. I now find by using Google search I am saving time lost to scanning thru page after page of search results on other search engines.
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M4 Mac Mini to Become Apple’s Smallest Ever Computer With Complete Redesign + reasons to hold off buying a new Mac:
– We’ve already heard that the Mac Mini M4 is likely to land later this year, but some fresh rumors have just revealed that Apple’s tiny Mac is likely to get even smaller thanks to its first design refresh for 14 years. According to Bloomberg’s reliable Apple insider Mark Gurman, the new Mac Mini will be the company’s “smallest desktop computer yet.” In fact, the new M4-powered Mini will be so compact that it’ll be “approaching the size of an Apple TV set-top box,” according to Gurman’s sources. That would ensure it hits the milestone of being Apple’s smallest desktop so far, and the upgrade to an M4 chip could make it hugely popular.
– What other upgrades might the M4 Mac Mini get? Naturally, the Apple Intelligence features inside macOS Sequoia will be one of the mainstays. Still, it appears Apple has also tested versions with three USB-C ports on the back (the current M2 version has two Thunderbolt 4 ports) alongside an HDMI port, like the current model.
– According to Bloomberg, there will also apparently be two versions of the Mac Mini. One is expected to be powered by the base M4 chip, while another has been tipped to run on the unannounced M4 Pro chip. It sounds like the base M4 version will be available sooner, with production ramping up in August ahead of a release “later this year.” We may have to wait until October for the M4 Pro model.
– One thing we don’t yet know is whether or not Apple plans to keep the Mac Mini’s tempting pricing at the same low level. The current one starts at only $599 / £649, and according to Gurman, “the new model may be cheaper to make.” We don’t yet know if that’ll result in an even lower price tag, a similar one, or potentially a higher one.
– Don’t buy a Mac right now. This Bloomberg report has reiterated previous rumors that Apple is planning M4 refreshes {upgrade to the new M4 processor} for the iMac and MacBook Pro in 2024 as well, which means we’d advise holding off from buying a new Mac right now if you can and wait until the new models with the new, improved M4 processors start arriving in the shops.
– The exceptions to that might be if you’re considering a MacBook Air, Mac Pro, or Mac Studio, those will see upgraded processors next year. The Air apparently won’t get an M4 reboot until the spring of 2025 (in other words, sometime between March and April), while the M4-flavored Mac Pro and Mac Studio apparently won’t arrive until “the middle of next year.” Full article: https://www.techradar.com/computing/macs/the-mac-mini-m4-is-coming-and-it-could-be-the-smallest-mac-that-apples-ever-made

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On August 9, 2024August 8, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Food Trucks in El Peñoncillo, Torrox: August 8 to 11
International food, live music and a children’s area next to the La Mar de Bien restaurant from 7:30 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday.

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CANCELLED- UB40 at the Starlite Occident: Fri, 9 Aug.
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Concert- Señor Mirinda Band: Fri, 9 Aug, 9pm. Free.
Chiringuito La Negra, N-340, 44, 29790 Vélez-Málaga
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The social centre will host the election of the queen and king (Saturday), a popular paella (Sunday early afternoon) and live performances (both days).
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‘Popi’ World Ham Competition- City of Estepona: Until 15 Aug
If you are passionate about ham, you already have a plan in Estepona. The town is once again the scene of the World Ham Contest, a gastronomic event declared ‘Event of Tourist Interest in Andalusia’, which will take place from August 8 to 15 on the Paseo Marítimo. The public will be able to visit up to 65 exhibitors that will have more than 200 professional ham cutters, where they can buy and eat not only ham but also sausages, cheeses and other products.

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The Enchanted Circus comes to Torremolinos! Don’t miss it:
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– Go with the whole family to enjoy this great show, a terrifyingly fun adventure where scares and laughter come together with acrobats, jugglers, trapeze artists and much more. Accompanied by the clowns Paute and Capitano, witches, ghosts and vampires will make the circus a unique and fun experience for the whole family.
– A circus show where we will embark on a journey to the mansion of Doña Terrorífica, a strange woman surrounded by monstrous characters with extraordinary abilities.
Let yourself be amazed by the magic of the circus!
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Periana August Fair 2024: Fri, Aug 23 to Sun, Aug 25.
– The Periana Fair 2024 will start on Friday 23rd August at 9:30am, with the traditional “diana floreada” and parade of the Periana Municipal Band. At 12:30pm, children will be able to enjoy the activity ‘A Day on the Beach’ with workshops, games and entertainment. At 14:30 hours, there will be tastings of zoque and beer offered by the Town Hall of Periana. The music will be provided by the charanga Lanz. At 19:00 there will be a ribbon race on the Paseo Bellavista. In the official stand the Orquesta Kaliope will be playing in the evenings. At 00:00 there will be fireworks in the school playground and an hour later there will be a performance by Tributo al Barrio. At 02:30 there will be DJ José Moreno.
– On Saturday 24th, from 13:00 hours, the dance groups will perform, led by Abraham Ortiz. At 14:00 there will be beer and sausage tastings provided by the Town Hall. The charanga Lanz will also be there. From 15:00 hours, Salva Campos will be there and at 17:00 hours there will be a Fiesta de la Espuma. At the Night Fair, at 01.00 hours, there will be a concert Tribute to Mecano followed by DJ Óscar Muñoz.
– On Sunday 25 August at 13:00 hours the Panda de Verdiales San Isidro de Periana will play. An hour later there will be tastings of sangria, beer and sausages provided by the Town Hall. The music will once again be provided by the charanga Lanz and dj Salva Campos. The Fiesta de Mayores will be held in the official stand from 20:00 hours. It will feature the Spanish singer Macarena Soto and the Coro Rociero Camino de Olivares de Periana. At the end of the event, the Abuela and Abuela Feria 2024 will be chosen. From 01:00 hours, the Ortigosa Brothers will perform.

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Puigdemont vanishes in front of the Mossos after giving a speech in the centre of Barcelona: {Translation, summary}
– Puigdemont appeared in Barcelona, harangued his faithful and disappeared as if by magic. It seems that the intention of the Mossos d’Esquadra was to arrest him when he appeared at the doors of the Parliament, but the coup leader has struck another blow, this time for effect, and has vanished. An overwhelmed Salvador Illa started a speech of zero interest in the chamber while the Mossos were busy searching for Spain’s most famous fugitive.
– The deployment of the regional police was aimed at shielding the Catalan parliament’s premises, the Parc de la Ciutadella. The plan was to let Puigdemont have a mass reception, make a speech and arrest him at the gates of the chamber, but everything went wrong. Surrounded by his party’s top brass, it seemed that the fugitive was on his way to the Catalan chamber, but at an undetermined point along the route, the fugitive fled again.
– The ridiculousness of the Mossos is stratospheric. Incompetence or complicity. Neither of these two scenarios favours the force and the outgoing government of the Generalitat. While the Mossos searched under every stone for Puigdemont, his trusted team was waiting at the door of the chamber. They seemed to play the role of a decoy to confuse the regional agents. The new escape would have been facilitated by people like Quim Torra, Artur Mas, Laura Borràs, Jordi Castellà and the president of the Parliament himself, Josep Rull, who acted as a screen for Puigdemont on his feigned journey to the chamber.
– As Puigdemont had not been arrested at ten o’clock in the morning, the time scheduled for the start of the investiture session, it began relatively normally. At the time of this writing, he is still on the run. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/2024-08-08/puigdemont-reaparece-en-barcelona-ante-la-pasividad-de-los-mossos-7154081/

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Two Mossos agents arrested for collaborating in Puigdemont’s escape: {Translation, summary}
– Puigdemont’s new and bizarre escape made it almost certain from the outset that it had only been possible with the complicity of one of the former president of the Generalitat’s security guards. Shortly afterwards, this possibility was confirmed with the arrest of a policeman accused of having collaborated with the pro-independence leader, as he was the owner of the vehicle in which he fled. Hours later, the arrest of a second Mossos agent was announced, who has been identified thanks to the recordings.
– These are the first consequences of the escape, but it is expected that they will not be the last, because the Mossos d’Esquadra have opened an internal investigation given the evidence that there may be more complicity, given that the device was designed in such a way that if each agent fulfilled their task it was impossible for Puigdemont to escape.
– After ten o’clock in the morning, when the evidence of the disappearance of the pro-independence leader became clear, Operation Cage was launched, affecting not only Barcelona but the whole of Catalonia, so far without positive results. The only clue at the moment to Puigdemont’s whereabouts is the car of the detained mosso. There is a crisis cabinet with the participation of the main commanders of the regional police from where the delicate situation is being managed. Police and Guardia Civil are also on alert in case they receive any information.
– “It is a disgrace for everyone,” say sources in the Mossos, stunned that a 300-strong police force has not been able to arrest Puigdemont. For all the sources consulted, this is the most serious crisis in the regional police since the events of the 1-O referendum.
Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/detenido-mosso-dueno-coche-huyo-puigdemont-20240808131146-nt.html

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The Sánchez Government hired Carlos Barrabés again in the midst of the ‘Begoña Gómez case’ outbreak: {Translation}
– The Sánchez government continues to believe that it can do whatever it deems appropriate at any given moment, regardless of what people might say. Only an executive like this one, which is in the spotlight for an alleged case of corruption, would think of continuing to contract with the same businessman who has close ties with the president’s wife, Begoña Gómez. And without showing any hint of guilt whatsoever.
– The truth is that, as the digital ‘OkDiario’ reports, on 10 May 2024 the Sanchez administration closed a contract with the company of Juan Carlos Barrabés for the purchase of items for the special team of mountain specialists.
– The paradox of the matter is that the agreement was sealed in the middle of the ‘Begoña Gómez case’. So much so that the investigating judge, Juan Carlos Peinado, had already been gathering information for several weeks.
– Pedro Sánchez’s wife is charged with the crimes of influence peddling and corruption in business, after signing two letters of recommendation so that her main partner, Juan Carlos Barrabés, also charged in the case, could strengthen her options in two government contracts, which she ended up taking for more than 10 million euros.
– In fact, the judge opened investigation proceedings against the wife of the President of the Government on 16 April 2024. That same day, the magistrate informed Gómez she was being investigated. Three weeks later, with this knowledge, the Sanchez administration still allowed contracts with Barrabés to be signed. Source, Spanish: https://www.periodistadigital.com/periodismo/periodismo-online/20240807/gobierno-sanchez-volvio-contratar-carlos-barrabes-pleno-estallido-caso-begona-gomez-noticia-689405016080/

MALAGA PROVINCE

Malaga Weekend Weather: {Translation, summary}
– With a view to the weekend, there will be no major changes in the province of Malaga. Friday 9 August, on the coast the highs will remain at 30 degrees and the lows at 24 degrees. Inland, the highs will also remain at 35 degrees and the lows at 20 degrees.
– From Saturday 10th August there will be a slight drop in temperatures. The Aemet forecasts lightly cloudy or clear skies; with light variable winds, turning to the east and with moderate intervals during the afternoon. Moderate easterly winds are also expected along the Mediterranean coast. And for Sunday, the tone will remain the same, and will return to Friday’s values, with minimum temperatures rising (in Marbella they will be 25 degrees). Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/como-afecta-nueva-ola-calor-malaga_0_2002188398.html

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Nerja Town Hall Meeting- Residents complain about ‘poor state’ of new Costa del sol green area:
– The association of presidents of urbanisation communities of Nerja, APCUN, on the eastern Costa del Sol, has expressed its dissatisfaction with the state of the new ‘anillo verde’ (green ring), an area of more than 25,000 square metres which was completed at the end of 2023. However, just one year after the area was opened, APCUN says that the area has deteriorated, that the trees are dry and paths are unstable.
– Other issues were discussed by the town hall and APCUN including the relocation of the bus stop in Calle Álamos and the installation of a bus shelter, the improvement of the sewage and waste collection network in different residential areas, the extension of the southern pavement of the old N-340 road to Maro, burying electricity lines, the installation of a green screen around the water treatment plant and an animal shelter project. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/residents-complain-about-poor-state-new-costa-20240806192751-nt.html

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Popular sugar substitutes linked to increased risk of heart attack, stroke:
– Consuming foods that contain erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener and common ingredient in keto diet products, increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new Cleveland Clinic study warns. Erythritol makes platelets in the blood more active, which may lead to blood clots, researchers explained Thursday in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
– “This research raises some concerns that a standard serving of an erythritol-sweetened food or beverage may acutely stimulate a direct clot-forming effect,” said study co-author Dr. W. H. Wilson Tang, research director for Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Medicine at Cleveland Clinic.
– The US Food and Drug Administration classifies erythritol as a GRAS (“generally recognized as safe”) ingredient and permits the use of it without restriction. Unfortunately, erythritol is poorly metabolized by the body and it can accumulate. Past research by Cleveland Clinic found that people at greater risk for heart disease were twice as likely to experience a major cardiac event in three years if they had high erythritol levels compared to low levels.
– This new study focused on healthy adults. Those who consumed an erythritol dose that would be in a muffin or sugar-free soda showed a significant increase in blood clot formation while those who ate sugar did not.
– The team producing the study also recently determined that high amounts of xylitol – a sugar alcohol like erythritol that’s found in sugar-free candy, gums, baked goods and toothpaste – increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
– “I feel that choosing sugar-sweetened treats occasionally and in small amounts would be preferable to consuming drinks and foods sweetened with these sugar alcohols, especially for people at elevated risk of thrombosis such as those with heart disease, diabetes or metabolic syndrome,” team member Dr. Hazen advised.
Full article: https://nypost.com/2024/08/08/lifestyle/erythritol-sweetener-linked-to-increased-heart-attack-risk/

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