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DigameXtra No. 2259 Thursday, May 12th, 2022

On May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 By Naythan

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Feroche Bar- Torrox Costa: Evelyn Rios performs songs of the 80s/90s. Sat, 14May 7:30 pm. Info/Res: 658145950
Feroche Beach / Paseo Ferrara / Playa de Las Lindes, Torrox FB

Pepe Johns Irish Pub- Mollina: Live music with Last Man Standing. Friday 27 May 8pm. Avenida El Limonar, 11, 29532 Mollina

Youth area of Rincón de la Victoria organizes a `Street Show´: Break dance and graffiti exhibitions: Saturday 21 May from 19.00 to 21.00 in the Plaza de la Constitución.

Friday Events from MalagaHoy:
-IV Cata de Cerveza, Antequera: 20 varieties of beer, tapas and food with live music and spring atmosphere. It starts at 13:00 hours and lasts until late at night. It may also be a good time to see the Antequera City Museum.
-Circo Encantado (Circus): Set up at the fairgrounds in Malaga city. It will be in the capital of the Costa del Sol for several weeks. It is a modern circus show in the big top. Friday performance at 19:00; tickets from 14 euros.
-Sr. Chinarro: A concert by Señor Chinarro on Friday afternoon. It will take place in the Velvet hall in Malaga city and the tickets cost 12 euros and will start at 22:00.
-Saske, Kas & Rules: A hip hop concert with a Mallorcan accent and American influence. The show is Friday at La Trinchera in Malaga city, starts at 20:00 and tickets cost 15 euros.
-Lucía Martínez Cuarteto: Percussion, creativity and a good head for jazz is part of the hallmark of Galician Lucía Martínez who will be performing at the Clarence Jazz Club in Torremolinos alongside João Pedro Brandão (alto sax and flute), Pedro Neves (piano) and Carl Minnemann (double bass). Friday from 22:00, tickets from 12 euros.
-Birra & Art, Rincón de la Victoria: Held in the town’s Plaza Al-Ándalus during the three days of the weekend, with live music on all three days and a good selection of food. It opens at midday and closes at 1am, with live music starting at 22:00. On Friday, Merci Players, rock, pop and indie.
-Motorbike Show: News, comparisons, exhibitions, products around the two wheels and all kinds of details that have to do with motorbikes. It is in the Palacio de Ferias y Exposiciones de Málaga, the entrance costs six euros and it will be open the whole weekend. You can see, test ride and buy vehicles at the show. The opening hours for Friday are from 16:00 to 21:00.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/la-farola/agenda-ocio-malaga-provincia-viernes-13-mayo-2022-video_0_1682533471.html

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For Sale, 2 items:
-Four washable rugs, size: 140x70cm, 5 euros each and one larger rug, size: 190x145cm, 10 euros, or all 5 for 25 euros. Clean and ready to go!
-Continental spare tyre/wheel to fit Ford Ka/Fiat 500 or trailer. Unused so in perfect condition, 20 euros.
Alan, Torrox Campo Tel 603146693

For Sale, 3 items:
-Krupa Nespresso coffee machine, six months old. Perfect condition, makes beautiful coffee from pods. Online new over €70. My price €30
-Brother DCP 1510 laser monochromatic printer copier.
Used only a handful of times and then safely stored.
New ink cartridge may be required works perfectly. Price €25
-Three Goblets. Royal Selangor in conjunction with the V&A museum “Lord of the Rings” oxidised pewter goblets in a hand embossed moon and stars wooden casket. Stamped V&A pewter. Collectors items, three in absolute perfect condition the fourth needs the glass re-cementing to the stem so I’m giving that one free with the other three. €150
Alan, Torre del Mar.
WhatsApp text or phone 44 7885 298 691
or email: protonmale at protonmail dot com

For Sale, 2 items:
-Spanish ceramic lamps (32cm) 15 euros for both of them
-Kitchen shelf (100x40x13cm) 10 euros
Lisbet, Torrox Campo
Contact: lisbetlindberg28@gmail.com

For Sale: Vintage complete denbyware Arabesque dinner service. Complete with coffee pot, coffee and tea cups, salt pepper and mustard pot. Serving dishes etc. Can deliver locally Nerja / Torrox . Price €100 or O.N.O. Please make an offer. Karen, Nerja
Email: Kyoung 2016@ iCloud.com

For Sale: Treadmill. Decathlon Walking Treadmill self powered no electricity needed. Bought during lockdown had little use.
€100. Robert. Arenas. Mob 686947710.

Free to collect: 2 seater rattan sofa and 1 armchair
Needs some TLC. Tear shown in photo.
Danielle, Alcaucìn, 0034 623011802

News & Articles

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COVID

The rate of infections by COVID19 continues to rise in Axarquia: {Translation}
-On Tuesday 10th May, among the population over 60 years of age, which is what the SAS currently provides data on, it is 643.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days in the Axarquia Health District.
-In this health area in the last week 140 cases have been confirmed in this age range in the last week. Five people have been admitted to hospital for COVID in the last week, one of them in the ICU. In addition, a new death has been confirmed due to the effects of the virus in the region, according to data compiled by Cadena SER Axarquía.
-By municipalities, Vélez-Málaga continues to be the one with the worst data with an incidence of 1019.8 positives per 100,000 inhabitants among the population over 60 years of age in the last two weeks. Data are also worsening in other municipalities such as Nerja, where this indicator is at 684.9 cases and Torrox where it has risen to 467.1.
-Health workers in Malaga warn that the seventh wave has begun and advise masks. Hospitals have 22 more patients admitted with Covid than a month ago and the rate rose 100 points in that period. From last Friday to Tuesday 10 May there were 70 more hospitalisations. In addition, the sale of antigen tests is soaring in Malaga. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/

SPAIN

E-cigarette and vape shops will be gone in five years: The Council of Ministers has approved this Tuesday the preliminary draft of the Tobacco Market Law that, among other measures, will progressively equate the control regime for the manufacture, distribution and retail trade of electronic cigarettes and novel tobacco devices – such as vapers – to that of conventional tobacco. “Thus, its exclusive sale in tobacconists will be regulated within a period of five years, through the network of tobacco outlets and state stamps,” reports the Ministry of Finance. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/

MALAGA

San Isidro This Weekend – See the San Isidro parade routes, schedules and daily events for Alcaucín, Teba, Periana, Estepona, Nerja, Ardales, Navahermosa, Churriana, Almogía, Alameda & Benamocarra at this Spanish Website: https://www.malagahoy.es/la-farola/san-isidro-malaga-provincia_0_1682233338.html

EUROPE

Europe Abolishes Mandatory Face Mask Requirement During Flights: Citizens who plan to travel to European countries by plane will no longer be required to wear a face mask in airports and during flights in Europe, starting from May 26, after such a requirement will officially be lifted on May 16.
Such a decision has been confirmed through a statement published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as well as the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/

Draghi affirms that “most of the European importers” of Russian gas “have opened their accounts in rubles”: {Translation, 1st paragraph} May 11, 2022 – 9:17 PM
The Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, stated this Wednesday that “most of the European importers” of Russian gas “have opened their accounts in rubles” to pay Moscow and that the European Union has not officially ruled on whether the payment in local currency violates the sanctions imposed on the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/

UK Opens Its Doors for Student Finance Applications for Undergraduates From EU: “You may be able to get a Tuition Fee Loan and help with living costs if you’re from an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland,” the statement published by the United Kingdom’s government reads. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/

LOTTERY

EuroMillions: UK’s biggest National Lottery winner claims ticket to scoop record £184m jackpot: A claim has been received for the record-breaking £184 million EuroMillions jackpot prize won by a single UK ticket-holder. The lucky ticket-buyer has become the UK’s biggest ever National Lottery winner after coming forward on Wednesday to claim the jackpot.
The winning EuroMillions numbers on Tuesday were 3, 25, 27, 28 and 29 – plus the Lucky Star numbers 4 and 9. Full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/

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

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

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

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DigameXtra No. 2258 Wednesday, May 11th, 2022

On May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 By Naythan

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BluesCazorla Festival 2022: 7 – 9 July
The festival brings together more than 25,000 people each year during the 3 days that it runs. A unique event that transforms the City of Cazorla into the blues capital of the peninsula, turning Cazorla into an international benchmark for music and culture. Already on its 20th anniversary, it has received the “Keeping the Blues Alive” award from the prestigious Memphis Blues Foundation for the “Best International Blues Festival”
-Tommy Castro and the Painkillers
-Rory Gallaghers Band of Friends
-Popa Chubby
-Rick Estrin & the Nightcats (ex-members of Little Charlie & the Nightcats)
-Richard Ray Farrell
-Samantha Fish
-Eric Gales
-Raimundo Amador
-Nick Moss Band
-Reverend Shawn Amos
-Eduardo Pinilla Blues Band
-Amann & the Wayward Sons
The credits purchased for the festival postponed in 2020 and 2021 are fully valid without the need to make any changes.
Tickets €75 for 3 days: https://www.enterticket.es/eventos/bluescazorla-2022-693223 {Note: If anyone is planning to attend all 3 days of this event, I could use a ride there and back, and will happily share gas cost. If you know of cheap accommodation in Cazorla, I’d be interested. Please email me. -Naythan}

Richard Ray Farrell Trio: Live Traditional American Blues at Clarence Jazz Club. Sat, 14 May 10pm
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Flamenco In Progress: Sat, 21 May 8pm. Rocio Marquez & Bronquio present “Tercer Cielo” (Third Heaven). Teatro Villa de Torrox, Av. Issac Albeniz 3. 29770 Torrox

Coín recovers its traditional Fiesta de la Naranja, which will take place on 14 May: The event will take place on a Saturday instead of Sunday as in previous years in order to boost tourism in Coín, a town celebrated for its oranges. Hosting the fiesta on a Saturday is a change that the town hall claim “will be beneficial both for visitors and for the hospitality industry”.
-The festival will include several tasting sessions, including fresh orange juice (12.30pm); orange and cod salad (2pm), and the traditional coineña orange soup (3pm). The tastings will be followed by the award ceremony for the Honorary Orange Prize.
-The festival will coincide with two other important cultural events: the Annette Deletaille speed-painting contest, which will be held in the grounds of the Santa María Convent between 9am and 2pm; and the Six Hours of Folklore initiative, which starts at midday and will present a variety of dance performances offered by troupes from different schools in the province. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/ & VIDEO LINK

Ventana Abierta Jazz Club: The Ana Cisneros Trío
Friday May 13th 8:30 p.m.
Hotel Plaza Cavana, C/ Granada, 3, Nerja
Armchair: 18€ / New Stools: 14€
Booking: 690073871 / ventana.abierta.acp@gmail.com
Web: www.ventana-abierta.es
Ana Cisneros is a nationally recognised singer thanks to her versatile role as a singer/drummer. This role, which began as an occasional feature and later became her main form of expression, makes her one of the most original singers of the moment in this country.
Since her arrival in Barcelona in 2006 she has collaborated with musicians of the stature of Jorge Rossy, Ignasi Terraza, Horacio Fumero, Perico Sambeat, Phil Wilkinson, Dave Mitchell, Dimitri Skidanov and Gareth Lockrane among others.
VIDEO LINK

Ruta del Tapa- Torre del Mar: May 6th thru May 22nd
Seventeen establishments are participating. Drink & Tapa = €3

Festival of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues- Velez Malaga: {Translation}
The festival, which will take place Saturday, May 14, 9pm (€10), at Teatro del Carmen will feature the ‘Custom Blues Band’, a group from Malaga with proven experience. In second place will be ‘Escarlata O’hu’, a great melodic singer who perfectly combines the ballad, Pop Soul and Blues, all with great elegance and feeling. As headliner the event will feature the international star, Mama Paula Blues Band. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es

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Services Wanted/Offered

Nik of all Trades- Services available for home, garden and office:
-Gardening – from weeding to landscaping, stonework (walls, paths, etc) a speciality. Transport and tools all provided by me, my time can be hired in 3 time slots of 4, 6 and 8 hours at a cost of 60€, 85€ and 110€ respectively plus any required materials at cost or fixed price quote if you prefer.
-Small construction/demolition jobs – walls, fencing, guttering, tiling etc. costs as above or fixed price quote if you prefer.
-Painting and decorating – interior or exterior, tools all supplied, materials extra at cost . costs as above or fixed price quote if you prefer.
-Evenings, weekends and holidays both Spanish and English are all included at no extra cost. I am always busy and usually require between 2 and 4 weeks notice before I can start work but I can usually carry out quotations fairly quickly.
-Check my website for examples of my work http://nik-of-all-trades.weebly.com/
Email enquiries or for more information to nikash2 at hotmail dot com or just write that email address or web address down somewhere in case you may need me in the future! I am a DigameXtra sponsor and so my contact info is available everyday in the sponsors section below as well. There is also a contact form available on the website.
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Halting Erosion Using Vetiver Grass from Vetiver Spain:
Vetiver Grass is a fast growing non-invasive clumping grass that grows to 2 metres in height. It has a root system that grows to 3-4 metres deep and they are very strong.
The National Geographic Magazine has called them “Roots of Steel”.
Once Vetiver is established it is drought resistant.
We are located in Sayalonga and we can plant all year round but February and March are the best months to plant Vetiver. Vetiver loves the heat of a long summer to get established.
Decomposing Vetiver used as a mulch, improves soil quality, keeps the weeds down and the insects away as it is a natural insect repellent. It is in the same family as Lemon Grass, which we also carry.
Vetiver also is a nutritious and replenishable animal feed. Horses, cattle, and pigs love it.
We use Vetiver along driveways and sidewalks. It also makes a great and inexpensive Ornamental hedge.
To see more photos and videos please visit our DATA storage site located at http://www.vetiverspain.org.
This month we have some special offers that include shipping.
For more information or to organize a visit please contact us.
Our retail website: www.vetiverspain.com
Email: info@vetiverspain.com
Telephone or Whatsapp at (34) 692 288 657
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For Sale: 6 nice, upholstered dining chairs. Surplus to requirements. 20 euros each.
Paul /Victoria, Torrox Campo 699600847 (WhatsApp)
Email: fellows186 AT hotmail D0T com
No track and 5 minutes from Pueblo

For Sale: Telescopic puntals. 20 puntals. 1.7m in height 10 euros each or 8 euros each for the lot, hardly used
Call Jane, Torrox Campo. Call 07958 789170 or email: kingswoodjane@hotmail.co.uk

For Sale: 3 tier Silvercrest electric steamer including rice dish and instructions / timings 10 euros
Call Marcus, Alison / Nerja 606571139
marcali1979@gmail.com

Wanted: Cajon for loan, hire or cheap sale. A visiting English music duo have a gig on Saturday 21st May and would like to have the use of a cajon. If you can help please contact George, Maro. Mobile 653 058 825.

Recommendations & Requests

Passport Photos: Can anybody direct me to a photo shop or booth that will take a digital passport photo?
The You gove [sic] site for those living abroad says this is the best chance of the photo being conformable. It suggests going to a photo shop or booth that provides photo codes that can be used in UK passport applications. Does anybody know if there is such a shop near to where I live?
I live in Torrox and have a car.
Jenny, Torrox – jennytorrox at gmail dot com

News & Articles

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SPAIN

Departure dates and prices of the luxury tourist trains of Renfe that will resume this summer: {Translation, summary}
-The Tren Al Andalus, the Transcantábrico Great Luxury and Express the Robla recover their routes, offering its passengers an authentic luxury experience that includes travel, accommodation on board, sightseeing and gastronomic excellence. This year, as a novelty, it sets in motion the train, Costa Verde Express. See the prices & schedules summarized here, in Spanish: INFO LINK
English info on official RENFE website: https://www.renfe.com/es/en/experiences/luxury-journeys
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Spanish consumer organisation warns of rental car shortage this summer: The OCU is advising people to book their hire car well in advance, pointing out that many companies offer free cancellation until close to the date the rental is due to begin, and it also recommends that those thinking of renting a car carefully compare prices and conditions online before selecting a company. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/

AXARQUIA

Six municipalities of la Axarquía will host the provincial chess series: {Translation, summary} Algarrobo, Almáchar, Cútar Frigiliana, Iznate, Nerja and Rincón de la Victoria, will be venues of this provincial chess series, which will begin May 29 in Alozaina and will conclude in Marbella on the 9th of October.
In the previous edition, participating were 1,118 chess players of different categories, ranging from Sub10 to Absolute.
The registrations are now open and can be made up to the day prior to each test. Contact thru FB as their website appears to be off-line.

ANDALUCIA

Andalusia’s new tourist housing decree- owners say it “criminalises” them: {Translation} 10 Mayo, 2022 – 14:10
-The regulation of tourist accommodation has always been a bone of contention and the processing of a new decree by the Junta de Andalucía is on its way to becoming another mess. The Association of Professionals of Tourist Homes and Apartments of Andalusia (AVVAPro) has announced today that it will present allegations to this new regulatory text and encourages all owners of this type of property to do the same because they understand that this decree “criminalises the sector and goes against private property”.
-The Governing Council of the Junta de Andalucía approved on 19 April that the Regional Ministry of Tourism should begin the process of drafting a new decree on tourist flats (AT) and tourist accommodation (VFT). Although they may seem to be the same thing, they are totally different, as tourist flats are practically considered hotels and are governed by their own rules, while the dwellings are owned by companies or individuals and have different requirements. The Junta wants to unify the regulation of the two.
-In the specific case of tourist accommodation, the Junta reported that “the operating conditions will be reviewed and the figure of the VFT management companies will be regulated as owners of the operation of several of these accommodations”, adding that “this figure will come to professionalise the operation of housing and to facilitate relations with the tourist administration”.
-The Andalusian association of tourist accommodation does not see it this way. In fact, its president, Carlos Pérez-Lanzac, points out that the decree that is to be implemented “is tremendously burdensome and does not reflect the reality of the sector or its importance in the economy of our region”. This association does not oppose the regulation to put TA and VFT in the same bag, but believes that the measure “comes to restrict intervene and corset the figure of the VFT, creating the professional figure of VFT to destroy it, and proposes some modifications for the TA where the basic criteria are relaxed with unambitious improvements”.
-AVVAPro stresses, as they have done on other occasions, that “private property is attacked when the conditions for the operation of the VFTs ensure that the same person or entity can only have two dwellings for tourist purposes in the entire autonomous community”. “Such a limit cannot be imposed if the aim is to professionalise the sector and serve consumers and users, as it would mean a significant loss of competitiveness for the destination,” they insist.
-The owners of tourist accommodation assure that the market is already “perfectly ordered” and give as an example the registration of properties in the Junta de Andalucía and the existence of “highly effective supervisory and inspection measures, in addition to the mechanisms established in the Horizontal Property Law to limit holiday homes”. The employers’ association stresses that in Andalusia there are 84,172 tourist homes -most of them in Malaga- which generate 15,100 direct jobs and an income of 1.8 billion euros.
-The emergence of tourist accommodation came as a complete surprise to the authorities a few years ago. There had always been individuals who had rented their homes to others to spend weeks or months in summer, but it was something practically homemade, by word of mouth or with the typical “for rent” sign hanging on the terrace. With the birth of Airbnb in 2008, this phenomenon multiplied, as any owner can put their property for rent to tourists on this platform and receive bookings directly through their mobile phone. Bookings were professionalised, demand, supply and business skyrocketed, catching the administrations off guard. It was and is easy money for the owners and a headache for the neighbours, especially when these flats are in fully residential buildings.
-In 2016 the Junta de Andalucía passed its first decree to try to regulate this situation, obliging owners to register the properties and comply with a series of requirements. The bubble subsided because not every property was suitable for tourism and the pandemic put the sector on the ropes as it was unable to receive clients, to the point that many of the owners switched to renting out their properties to long term tenants. Tourism is back, tourist properties are once again enjoying high occupancy rates – at the long weekend in May they exceeded 80% in Malaga city – and the regulatory mess is back. We will have to see what happens in the coming weeks, although we must not forget that the Andalusian elections are on 19 June. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/

Met Office warns another calima is due to hit the south of Spain later this week: Aemet, the Spanish Meteorological Office, is warning that the dreaded calima could affect Andalucía again his week. It is predicting that the Saharan dust will arrive in the south of Spain on Thursday and continue throughout Friday.
-For Thursday, the region can expect some cloudy intervals but little change to the temperatures, and on Friday the situation is expected to be similar although the maximum temperature may be a little lower. Friday will also be more windy, with strong force 7 winds in the Strait of Gibraltar, where a yellow warning will be in force from 10am. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/

MALAGA

UKRAINE SUPPORT– Chef José Andrés is looking for volunteers in Malaga to give food to the refugees from Ukraine: {Translation, summary}
-Chef José Andrés needs people to help him in Málaga to feed refugees from the war in Ukraine. To do this, you have to go to the NGO’s website and fill in a simple form. The international organisation needs staff in Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga.
Info: https://wck.org/es-es/volunteer
Sign Up: https://wck.volunteerhub.com/lp/spain
To this end, it states in a letter that, for its food aid efforts, World Central Kitchen (WCK) activates its ‘Immediate Response Chefs’. These are professional cooks, logisticians and other specialists to set up and supervise the emergency kitchens they operate in the aftermath of a disaster.
In this case the exodus of Ukrainian refugees to Andalusia.
-Thus, the NGO warns that these efforts would not be possible without the work of volunteers, most of whom are local to the communities we assist. Some people travel to help us, but they do it on their own and make their own arrangements, but most are local. And that’s what they ask for: people from Malaga who are willing to help.
-Before going into service they will be trained to carry out the work they will be entrusted with within the structure of the organisation. They are looking for people with experience in a professional kitchen, all-terrain vehicles to help with the purchase and delivery of food, as well as anyone who is willing to serve fresh food with a smile.
-The various emergency kitchens being planned in these three Spanish cities will have varying capacities for our youngest helpers. To ensure health and well-being, safety precautions have been put in place by Covid. Masks must be worn at all times.
-Chefs and drivers with large vehicles for deliveries especially encouraged to apply.
Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/

Malaga Mayor Discouraging Rowdy Tourists Just When Publicans Are Praying For A Tourism Recovery – Costa del Sol mayor calls for crack down on stag and hen party noise and disturbance: They’re back. The outrageous outfits and group T-shirts with dubious slogans. The good weather and easing of Covid-19 restrictions have attracted stag and hen parties back to Malaga. Alcohol is a basic feature of these parties, and with it come the hullabaloo and unrestrained noise.
-The mayor, Francisco de la Torre, announced this Monday, 10 May, that the council will not allow Malaga to become an uncontrolled city and plans to take measures to prevent it. One idea is to install sound level monitors inside some tourist accommodation, although he didn’t give any details about how this would be done, so the authorities can take action if there is too much noise. He said that anyone who comes to the city has to abide by coexistence regulations and the council will take strong action if they do not.
-Although he admitted that the number of complaints has increased in recent weeks, he also said that in the city centre there were no more than five calls a day to complain about noise. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/

Malaga bids a sad farewell to its Russian Museum: The Russian State Museum in Malaga is no longer Russian. The works of art were packed and loaded into large lorries on Monday, before being taken back to St Petersburg by road, following the sanctions imposed by the EU on Putin’s government for the invasion of Ukraine. Photo: ñito salas/SUR. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/

UK

British Airways blames Covid for cancellations and refuses to pay compensation: On the day when British Airways cancelled another 120-plus flights to and from its main base, London Heathrow, it has emerged that the airline is rejecting compensation claims for grounded flights.
-BA has serious resourcing issues which are leading to the daily cancellation of many domestic and European flights. The airline says that most passengers are informed well in advance. But if travellers are given less than two weeks’ notice, under European air passengers’ rights rules they are entitled to cash compensation of between £220 and £520 – depending on the length of the flight. The only grounds on which a carrier can reject a claim is if an “extraordinary circumstance” was responsible.
-Nick Goodess was due to fly from London Heathrow to Hanover on 24 April. His flight was cancelled with a week’s notice, and he applied for the statutory compensation. But the passenger was told: “Your claim’s been refused because flight BA978 on 24 April was cancelled as a result of the global pandemic caused by Covid-19.” Full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/

EUROPE

Europe Gas Jumps as Ukraine Warns About Wednesday Transit Risks: Ukraine won’t accept gas at Sokhranivka, one of two cross-border points handling Russian flows, from 7 a.m. local time Wednesday after occupying forces disrupted operation at the compressor station, Ukraine’s Transmission System Operator said in a statement on its website. It’s still possible for gas to be rerouted to the second entry point, Sudzha, allowing European contracts to be fulfilled, it said.
Full article: https://www.bloomberg.com/

Germany’s Oktoberfest to Be Held Again After Two Years, Mayor Says: Germany’s annual beer festival, Oktoberfest, will return to entertain tourists and locals in Munich in October, after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to The Local, Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter said that the festival would be held this year without any restrictions, which indicates that a surge in tourists to Germany is anticipated. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/

USA

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SPORTS

Tennis News- Italian Open:
-Novak Djokovic kicked off his quest for a sixth Italian Open title and the defence of his world number one ranking with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Aslan Karatsev in the second round on Tuesday.
Top seed Djokovic, who received a bye into the second round, is still seeking his first title of the year. If Djokovic does not reach the semi-finals in Rome, he will surrender top spot in the rankings to Russian Daniil Medvedev for a second time this year.
-Briton Emma Raducanu was unable to overcome a back injury which forced her to retire from her first round match against Bianca Andreescu at the Italian Open on Tuesday.
Raducanu, who had also struggled with a back injury during her previous tournament in Madrid and a hip injury earlier this year, was trailing 6-2 2-1 when she called it quits. Photo: REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
Sources: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle & https://www.reuters.com/

Golf News- Greg Norman insists he’s ‘not trying to destroy the PGA Tour’ as he reveals $2billion Saudi investment in golf league: Greg Norman insists the new LIV Golf Invitational Series is “not trying to destroy the PGA Tour.” Speaking to Sky Sports, the chief executive of LIV Golf Investments says he just wants to give players more choice. Defending the $2bn in financial backing that comes from the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund, he also insisted he did not “answer to Saudi Arabia.”
-While the likes of Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood look set to play the inaugural $25m at the Centurion Club near St Albans from June 9-11 with Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Martin Kaymer also rumoured to be keen to tee it up, Norman revealed a far more impressive line up will contest the first event. Full article: https://www.independent.ie/

Football News- UEFA approves the ‘new ‘ Champions’ from the season 24-25: The pivotal change in the reforms announced by the UEFA Executive Committee after its meeting on 19 April 2021 is the departure from the current format’s opening 32-team group stage. The present Champions League season begins with participants divided into eight groups of four. From the 2024/25 season, there will be a single league made up of all 36 competing clubs. This will give four more sides the opportunity to compete against the best clubs in Europe.
-Under the new format, teams will play four matches more than is currently the case. They will no longer play three opponents twice – home and away – but will instead face fixtures against 10 different teams, half of them at home and half of them away.
Full article: https://www.uefa.com/

TECH

Good News for Video & Music Editors Who Prefer Windows- Intel Releases Powerful New Processors Up To 5GHz Turbo:
-Intel today announced new 12th gen mobile processors under the HX name. The new family is a mobile equivalent of 12th gen desktop counterparts, and it comes in i5, i7, and i9 variants with up to 16 cores and 55W base power. Intel says these processors “utilize desktop-caliber silicon in a mobile package” to deliver a “high level of performance for professional workflows.”
-Intel’s 12th gen HX processors use the new hybrid core technology the company introduced earlier. Users will get to choose a model with up to 16 cores (8 performance and 8 efficiency) and 24 threads. According to the spec sheet, processors support up to 128 GB of DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4267, DDR5-4800, and LPDDR5-5200 of ECC RAM. Another notable aspect of the HX lineup is that Intel allows overclocking memory and cores for even more performance. Full article: https://www.neowin.net/
Info For Techies Regarding The New Generation Processors: P-Cores vs E-Cores & Intel’s New CPUs, at https://www.cgdirector.com/p-cores-vs-e-cores/

FINANCIAL

The Euribor skyrockets and makes mortgages rise more than €400 on average per year: The market is already discounting the next interest rate hikes with the consequent upward momentum of the Euribor. The most widely used indicator for calculating mortgages in Spain closed last April at 0.013% and recorded its first positive rate in six years. With signs of continuing to rise in the coming months and moving away from the minimum it set in January 2021 (-0.505%), families with variable mortgages and who have to review their credit with the April figure will be forced to pay around 400 additional euros a year depending on the conditions of each contract. Full article:
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OTHER

Andy Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ becomes the most expensive 20th-century work of art: The silkscreen painting has sold at auction for $195 million, surpassing the previous world record held by Pablo Picasso. This is not only the highest-ever price paid for the work of an American artist, it also sets the world record for the most expensive 20th-century work of art – a title previously held by Pablo Picasso’s Women of Algiers (1955), which sold at auction for $179.5 million in 2015. Photo: Ted Shaffrey (AP). Full article: https://english.elpais.com/

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COVID

The Sanitary District of la Axarquía exceeds the rate of 500 cases for COVID19 in those more than 60 years old: {Translation, summary} 9May22
-The figure is even worse in Vélez-Málaga, where it stands at 904.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
-The Axarquia Health District maintains a coronavirus infection rate of more than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in two weeks. In the last seven days, 94 more positive cases have been confirmed among the population over 60 years of age and another 10 people have had to be hospitalised for COVID19.
-The figure is even worse in Vélez-Málaga, where the two-week rate is 904.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
-As far as Nerja is concerned, this rate stands at 547, always among the population over 60 years of age, according to data provided by Cadena SER Axarquia.
-On the other hand, the spokesperson for the Andalusian Government’s coronavirus monitoring group, Doctor Inmaculada Salcedo, acknowledged that health professionals “are afraid” of the increase in the number of admissions due to the exponential increase in contagions in recent days as a result of the crowds, the removal of masks indoors and the celebration of mass festivals such as the Feria de Abril, where, she acknowledged, it has been observed that “people have become excessively relaxed”.
-Salcedo has insisted on the recommendation to use the masks in closed premises, with little ventilation and where people accumulate.
-Likewise, the sale of COVID tests has increased in pharmacies in Malaga after the removal of the mask.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/

SPAIN

***CONFLICTING NEWS WARNING***
THE NEXT TWO ARTICLES DIRECTLY CONTRADICT
EACH OTHER, BOTH DATED 9MAY22

Brussels gives Spain and Portugal the go-ahead to cap the wholesale price of gas: Now the Spanish Cabinet will have to approve the decree which lays down the conditions and technical details of a measure which will be much more complex than it appears: capping the price of gas on the wholesale market at 40 euros per Megawatt hour to begin with, then lifting it to 50 euros/MWh for the rest of the period, during a maximum of 12 months. The restriction means the electricity pool could drop to around 130 or 140 euros/MWh, compared with the more than 200 euros/MWh in recent weeks. In other words, electricity bills could be reduced by around 35 per cent. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/brussels-given-spain-20220509175732-nt.html

Brussels tells Spain and Portugal that it has not yet taken a decision on the gas cap proposal: {Translation}
-The European Commission has replied to Spain and Portugal on Monday that it has not yet taken a formal decision on the Iberian proposal to cap the price of natural gas for electricity generation, but has only issued a preliminary assessment of the draft it has received from the governments of both countries.
-“Although no formal decision has been taken at this stage, the Commission remains in close contact with the Spanish and Portuguese authorities on the design of the measure,” a European Commission spokesperson told Europa Press.
-The EU executive has indicated that it has “recently” received a draft of the technical measure that included “a large number of relevant details” on the political agreement of the ‘Iberian derogation’. However, the spokesperson for the European Commission has assured that to date only “a preliminary assessment” has been shared.
-In this regard, sources from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge consider this to be the “usual procedure”, as Europa Press has learned. They consider it to be “a kind of pre-authorisation” if the legislative proposal presented by Spain and Portugal does not deviate from what has been presented to date.
-“Some information is still pending and is expected [to be included] in the formal notification, which will happen soon. The Commission’s main objective is to reach solid and legal decisions as soon as possible,” said the EU spokesman.
-On Monday, sources from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge confirmed to Europa Press that, having received the preliminary approval from Brussels for the so-called ‘Iberian derogation’, “they are still working to be able to take it to the Council of Ministers tomorrow or as soon as possible”.
-Spain and Portugal sent their joint proposal to the European Commission at the end of last week, after weeks of arduous technical negotiations.
-Under the agreement reached with the EU executive, the reference price for gas will initially be set at around 40 euros/MWh, with an average price of 50 euros/MWh over the 12 months it is in force.
-This agreement, in line with the decision of the European Council of 24 and 25 March, compatible with the treaty and the regulations, will enable a temporary mechanism, the so-called ‘Iberian derogation’, to be put in place and provide coverage until the end of next winter.
-In addition, all consumers will benefit from this mechanism, especially those who are indexed to the daily market (spot), those on the regulated tariff, the so-called PVPC. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/economia/energia-00341/noticia-bruselas-replica-espana-portugal-no-aun-tomado-decision-propuesta-limitar-gas-20220509200940.html

COSTA DEL SOL

Did you see a mysterious line of lights in the sky over the Costa del Sol early this morning?: To find out, we asked astrophysicist José Maria Madiedo of the Andalucía Astrophysics Institute, who is also the head researcher at the Smart Project.
-“They were artificial satellites,” he told us. Specifically, they were Starlink satellites from the SpaceX project, which is owned by the multimillionaire Elon Musk, and 53 of them were launched from Florida on 6 May. They have been visible for the past few days as a line in the night sky, but over time they will separate and will not be so obvious. Photo:SUR. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/

TORRE DEL MAR

Torre del Mar presents the VIII Legua y XXX Milla Nocturna (Night) Races: {Translation} Juan Carlos Gámez, president of the Club Atletismo Rincón Fertilidad Vélez, informed that “the races will start at 21:00 hours from the sports tracks next to the lighthouse. The route will run along the Paseo Marítimo in Torre del Mar. From 21:00 hours the U-12 and U-14 races will take place over a distance of 1,609 metres. At 21:15 and 21:30 the U-8 and U-10 will compete over a distance of 700 metres. At 21:45 the U-16 and upwards will start the absolute race over a distance of 5 kilometres. Along the route, runners will be offered refreshment points”. More info: http://www.atletismovelez.es/

ANDALUCIA

Andalucía adapts its face mask rules to the national Covid regulations: The regional Ministry of Health says the change is justified by the fact that the number of new coronavirus infections over a 14-day period has stabilised.
This means the word ‘obligatory’ has been dropped when referring to masks in residential care homes and home help services. The use of masks, aprons and gloves is no longer compulsory for carers who go into people’s homes, either, but they are also obliged to comply with any changes the government in Madrid might make to the regulations.
Masks are now only necessary (mandatory) on public transport and flights and in common areas in health centres and health settings (including pharmacies). Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/

MALAGA

Malaga Police seize 11 kilos of gummy bears found to be laced with MDMA-like substance: {Translation, summary}
-Eleven kilograms of gummy bears impregnated with 25N-NBOMe, a hallucinogenic substance better known as “La Bomba”, have been seized by the police in the province of Malaga.
-In the operational phase of the investigation, seven searches were carried out in various properties and premises in Benalmádena, Cártama, Alhaurín el Grande and Málaga.
-25N-NBOMe is a hallucinogenic substance, in the MDMA group of psychedelics, known as “The Bomb”, which is sold as an alternative to LSD or magic mushrooms.
There are several variations of this drug, but 25-NBOMe is its most potent and abused form, as its effects are very long lasting in the body, lasting twelve hours or more. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/

EUROPE

Headlines from Schengenvisainfo.com- Click the headline to read the article:
–Travel Restrictions on International Music Tours to Be Facilitated
–Sweden Reintroduces Border Controls Citing “Terrorist Threats & Shortcomings” at External Borders
–Malta Further Relaxes Its COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
–Belgium Travel: Current COVID-19 Entry Rules & Other Restrictions Explained

SPORTS

Tennis News- Alcaraz stands at number six in the world after winning in Madrid: {Translation, summary}
-Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz moved up to number six in the ATP rankings on Monday, the highest of his career, after winning the Mutua Madrid Open title, the fourth Masters 1000 of the year, and is now second in the Race to Turin.
-The Spaniard, who defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the final at the Caja Mágica on Sunday (6-3, 6-1), has moved up from ninth to sixth after defeating three top five players and scoring 955 points at the Spanish tournament to reach a total of 4,773.
-Serbian Novak Djokovic, whom the player from El Palmar eliminated in the semi-finals, continues to lead the ranking (8,260) ahead of Russian Daniil Medvedev (7,990) and Zverev (7,020), who was unable to defend his title in Madrid. Spaniard Rafa Nadal, also a victim of Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas complete the Top 5 as fourth (6,435) and fifth (5,750) respectively.
-Among the rest of the Spaniards, Asturian Pablo Carreño and Roberto Bautista from Castellón remain eighteenth and nineteenth, respectively, and Alejandro Davidovich from Malaga retains his 29th position. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/

Tennis News- Veteran Wawrinka rekindles fire with rare win in Rome: Stan Wawrinka believes he has what it takes to get back to playing “great tennis” again, the former world number three said after claiming his first victory in 15 months at the Italian Open on Monday.
The 37-year-old Swiss knocked out 14th seed Reilly Opelka 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the Rome first round to win for the first time since last year’s Australian Open.
Playing just his third match of the season, the three-time Grand Slam champion rallied from a set and a break down to beat the 6ft 11 inch (2.1 metre) American and set up a second round with Serbian qualifier Laslo Djere. Full article: https://www.france24.com/

HEALTH

Covid-19- Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial: {British Medical Journal, 02Nov21}
-A regional director who was employed at the research organisation Ventavia Research Group has told The BMJ that the company falsified data, unblinded patients, employed inadequately trained vaccinators, and was slow to follow up on adverse events reported in Pfizer’s pivotal phase III trial. Staff who conducted quality control checks were overwhelmed by the volume of problems they were finding. After repeatedly notifying Ventavia of these problems, the regional director, Brook Jackson (video 1), emailed a complaint to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ventavia fired her later the same day. Jackson has provided The BMJ with dozens of internal company documents, photos, audio recordings, and emails.
(Note: Sometimes it takes a while for these articles from technical journals to surface. This was published 6 months ago, but is only now making the rounds. -Ed.)
Full article: https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2635

TECH

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-Although Windows 11 is a free upgrade if you’re running a licensed copy of Windows 10 on your PC, Microsoft has now rolled out physical retail boxes of Windows installers. These can be purchased, or at least ordered, from larger computer stores. Amazon.es has several offerings, all with bad reviews warning of scams and installation failures. Better to buy it from a store you can return it to if necessary.
-Windows 11 Home comes with a light background while Pro features a dark background. The former is priced at $139.99 while the latter carries a price tag of $199.99. These are exactly the same prices as Windows 10 Home and Pro, respectively.
-If you’re wondering what the box actually contains, there’s a USB flash drive containing the installation and an activation key.
-If you know how to install Windows and make a bootable installer, then another method is available. Using a working computer, you can go to the Windows download center and create a bootable installer for free, all you need is a 16Gb USB flash drive. Once that is installed on the new computer you have 3 days to activate Windows. To do that you need a Windows licence key for that exact version of Windows, HOME or PRO. These should only be purchased from trusted sellers. Often times with these grey-market licences the activation fails after 6 months. The internet is full of offers by scammers who will abuse your credit card info. BEWARE! Reference: https://www.neowin.net/

FINANCIAL

Wall Street’s losses worsen as markets tumble worldwide: Wall Street is tumbling toward its lowest point in more than a year on Monday as renewed worries about China’s economy pile on top of markets already battered by rising interest rates.
-The S&P 500 was 2.3% lower in afternoon trading after coming off its fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in more than a decade. It joined a worldwide swoon for markets. Not only did stocks fall across Europe and much of Asia, but so did everything from old-economy crude oil to new-economy bitcoin.
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Phoenix Club: Our social club is fully open so do pop in for a coffee and a chat, or browse our books at 4 for €1. We also have a selection of DVDs at various prices
***Trips***
May
-20th – Boat Trip from Benalmadena Port to Fuengirola with time to explore Fuengirola Harbour €28 includes coach, tips and boat trip to Fuengirola. Fuengirola is one of the oldest fishing ports on the Costa del Sol and has a plethora of fabulous fish restaurants. So if you fancy a fishy lunch…
-25th – Trip to Montefrio, Granada Province. Price €30 and includes, coach fare, tourist train and drivers tip. Montefrio is a municipality in the province of Granada. The ruins of a Moorish castle sit near the highest point. Being built midway between the Sierra de Priego and Sierra Parapanda, and commanding the open valley between these ranges, it became one of the chief frontier fortresses of the Moors in the 15th century.
June
-2nd – Trip to Gib €20pp includes €1 for the driver. We have just 3 pick ups – at the A1 Garden Centre at 08.00, Torre del Mar bus station at 08.15 and Algarrobo Lidl at 08.30. Returning from Gib at 16.30. We do have a 20 minute break on the way to Gib.
-24th – A visit to the fabulous Alhambra Palace. The price is 60€pp and includes Entry to the Palace and Guide. If this is not to your liking, stop off at the largest shopping centre in Europe, The Nevada Centre for 20€pp
The Phoenix Social Club is a registered association. We meet at the La Vega bar every Tuesday and you can find it just behind the Repsol garage on the way out of Torre towards Benajarafe. We are open from 12 noon until 2pm.
For further information, please contact Gail on 951067723 /626370695 or
email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk for more information or check out our FB page.

Bio Beach Activities- El Morche: Wed. May 11 at 11am
Speaker: Norma with a Power Point Presentation titled: “Did you Know?” I invite you to join me for a fascinating visual frolic in history, geography, botany, zoology, etc., when I feature amazing tasty tidbits on what we may not have learned in school or anywhere else. For example, have you ever flown through a rainbow? How about street vendors of mummies in Egypt in 1965? Or did it ever cross your mind how big were Christopher Columbus Caravelas compared to other ships of that time? Or did you know there is such an animal as an Artic Hare or heard of Baby Cages? These are only a small sampling of what we’ll review together. Bring your questions, I love to make up the answers! LOL! The Bio Beach lectures are free, just order refreshments. We belong to U3A, (http://www.u3aaxarquia.com/) and these programmes are presented in an effort to attract more members (12€ annually). Bio Beach Restaurant is located on the El Morche beachfront promenade right behind the church. We look forward to see you then! Please come early as we are running out of seats before 11am. For more info contact norma2kk@aol.com

Torrox Job Fair: Wednesday 11th May, from the Ayuntamunto de Torrox, we have prepared the car park of the Zona Deportiva de la Granja to place the CLECE bus allowing visitors access to the program Málaga Emplea for the hiring of 500 people in the province of Malaga. An opportunity to access the labour market in a direct and close way.
The opening hours will be from 09:30 am to 17:30 pm, uninterrupted.
To attend the interviews, those interested should request an appointment by calling 900 901 911. FB

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Services Wanted/Offered

CycleNerja: Bike Rental and Cycle Hire in Nerja, Torrox & Frigiliana Free Bike delivery and collection service is available anywhere in Nerja, Torrox & Frigiliana and the inland villages. Professional Carbon Race Bikes, 29er Mountain Bikes & Electric Mountain Bikes. Free delivery subject to a minimum rental value of 90,00 euros. Contact via https://cyclenerja.com/ Our contact is also located under our banner in the DigameXtra Sponsor’s Section every day.

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
– Wall & Floor tiling
– Full range of Plumbing work including radiators and underfloor heating
– Solar Installation
– Design & planning ideas to get the look you are after
– Electrical works
– Alter / Install walls, dropped ceilings and hang doors
– Plastering, woodwork and floor levelling
Visit our FB page on the link below to be inspired
https://www.facebook.com/hanningtons.kitchens.and.bathrooms/
Call us : 669 665 156
Email us : hanningtons.bathrooms@gmail.com ; Our contact details can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue.

Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years. 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: amandajosiah@hotmail.com
My contact details can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue. Here are “before” and “after” pics from my latest job.

ADH Group Spain- At ADH storage we provide storage that meets all your requirements:
From temporary to long term storage, we can find a solution for you. We have storage units in Competa and Puente Don Manuel, which are all dry and secure. All sizes of storage are accommodated. Do you need a suitcase stored or a full house move?
Phone us for a no obligation quote and ask for Gail on 0034 698958566 or email adhspain@gmail.com
Our contact details can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue.

Malagalingo Spanish School:
Absolute success of our INTENSIVE COURSES to improve your oral Spanish in just one week with a relaxed atmosphere and conversational method.
So we continue with the courses in May. Hurry up, there are only 3 places left.
And if you prefer less hours you can come to the SINGLE CONVERSATION LESSONS for all levels from absolute beginners. From only 7€/hour. No registration required
All our classes take place on the BIG OUTDOOR TERRACE.
Golden Club 50+ Senior Students
See more information in the photos below or contact us at
Malagalingo Spanish School. Torrox Costa
malagalingo@gmail.com
+ (34) 650 479 493
Facebook: malagalingo
www.malagalingo.com

La domadora y el león Craft Beer Store of Frigiliana- Summer Hours:
Tuesday: 11:30-15:00
Wed thru Sat: 11:30-15:00 & 18:00-21:00
Tel. 619 74 96 53. C/ Rosarico La Joaquín, 26 29788 Frigiliana FB

Yoga Vidya Torrox-Costa: If not now, when?
Whether strengthening the cardiovascular system or the immune system, if you want to burn fat or promote general health, our health and yoga classes will support you in your goal. We would be pleased to meet you and help you to improve your fitness.
You can find our studio “Yoga Vidya Torrox-Costa” in the Avda. America Bl.88, just left of the Medical Center.
Contact Ralf and Monika: freitag.ralf@web.de
See poster below with our current timetable.

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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BluCee Real Estate:
WOW what a day the BluCee team had on Friday!
It started early with preparations for Sunday’s ‘OPEN HOUSE’ in Caleta de Velez.
Followed by a viewing in Torrox Costa. The Spanish client made an offer there and then, following a few negotiations the sale was agreed.
An early lunch, a few phone calls and some emails. All of which resulted in two more agreed sales, with Dutch and German buyers.
Looking to sell?
Contact us now – info@blucee.com
If you are thinking of selling, then do not worry, we have all corners of the globe covered. Contact us and find out how BluCee can help you.
Check out our reviews on Google and Facebook.
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We are based in Rincon de la Victoria, now with an office in Nerja. We cover the whole coast line and inland.
BluCee Real Estate are a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown here every day in the Sponsor’s Section.

Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Corner unit. Yute with natural shelves Measurements
39cms into corner 60 across front 180cms height. Price 180€
-Sideboard. Natural & Yute Beautiful solid top natural & waxed sideboard with new bronze handle Measurements 150 x 40 x 81cms Price 240€
contact Jackie/ nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale, 3 items:
-2 pairs of curtains plus rails & matching items. The bay window measures 3m W and curtains are 2m L, small pr, 137cm L window pole width is 120cm, plus 4 matching cushions and foot stool, and tie backs. 25€, collect or meet?
-Chest. 4 drawer light wood chest of drawers. As new, 20€ buyer collects.
-Phone & Mifi. Mobile phone Nokia 1600, used as a PAYG, when in Spain. All it needs is a new pin card. PLUS TP-Link 3G mobile wifi (mifi for internet connection using mobile data card via phone networks). Plus chargers and one spare. 15€ for both. Collect or arrange meeting local to Manzano Bajo.
Olive, Manzano Bajo, between Torrox Costa and El Morche
+44(0) 7501182382
Email: ojr49 AT hotmail D0T co.uk

News & Articles

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AXARQUIA

Pilgrimage Dispute: {Translation, summary} The small and quiet hamlet of Los Romanes, with barely 400 inhabitants, belonging to the municipality of La Viñuela, in the heart of the Axarquia, is in turmoil these days due to a decision that has divided the neighbours. After two years of forced stoppage due to the pandemic, the Junta de Festejos has agreed to change the route of the pilgrimage planned for the last weekend of this month, on 27, 28 and 29 May, in the area around the Viñuela reservoir, next to the football pitch. The pilgrims come from the three main towns of the locality, with a population of barely 2,000.
Those from La Viñuela, who carry the image of San José, and Los Gómez, who carry the Virgen del Carmen, will follow the same route as always. However, the pilgrims from Los Romanes, who venerate the Virgen de la Milagrosa, will have to travel twice as far as in 2019, some 17 kilometres, compared to the 8 kilometres they used to travel before. A group of residents have started a collection of signatures through the Change.org portal, which already has 200 signatures, to try to rectify this decision. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/

ANDALUCIA

Latest Survey Shows Andalucia Moving to the Right- The Conservative PP would win 48 deputies, seven more than the whole of the left and Right-Wing Vox would get 20 seats: {Translation, summary}
The electoral poll published this Sunday by Vozpópuli has indicated that the PP would win the Andalusian elections with 37.2% of the votes and 48 deputies, a figure that would place it above all the left-wing parties, which together would total 41. For its part, Vox would obtain 20 seats and 16.9% of the votes, while Ciudadanos would disappear after the 21 deputies obtained in the last elections of 2018, reaching a percentage of 3.3%. According to this poll by Hamalgama Métrica for Vozpópuli, collected by Europa Press, Juanma Moreno’s PP would not obtain an absolute majority (55), so it would need the support of Macarena Olona’s VOX party to be able to govern the Junta de Andalucía. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/

MALAGA

Doctors to protest in Malaga to demand improvements in Andalucian Health Service: The Andalucian Medical Union (SMA) has called a new rally for Monday, May 9, this time in front of the Territorial Department of Equality, Health and Social Polities of the Junta de Andalucia in Malaga.
The protest, set to start at 11.30am, has been organised so that doctors can demand quality primary care and the improvement of conditions for those working in the emergency services in primary care. Full article: EuroWeeklyNews

Coasts authority begins dumping 300,000 cubic metres of sand to replenish beaches: Up to 300,000 cubic metres of sand will be needed to stabilise the beaches of Malaga, the Costa del Sol and the Axarquía which were damaged by the storms of 4 and 5 April.
-The works are being carried out by the central government’s coasts authority in coordination with the affected town councils and have been divided into five sections: Nerja, Torrox and Algarrobo; Vélez-Málaga, Rincón de la Victoria and Malaga; Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola and Mijas; Marbella; and Estepona, Casares and Manilva. The work will involve an investment of 2.1 million euros and will be carried out throughout this month, with the aim of having the beaches ready to welcome bathers at the beginning of the summer. Photo:SALVADOR SALAS/SUR. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/

EUROPE

Two Days Left to Get Half Price Intertail Passes: The last day of the sale is Tuesday, May 10. The 50 per cent discount applies to the so-called ‘Continuous Passes’. These passes allow unlimited travel for one, two, or three months on the national railways of the participating countries. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/

SPORTS

Tennis News- Madrid Open- Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz swept aside world number three Alexander Zverev in straight sets: Alcaraz, 19, who stunned both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic on his way to the final, won 6-3, 6-1 against Zverev in little over an hour.
Zverev, the defending champion who also won in Madrid in 2018, had no answer to the depth and power of Alcaraz’s groundstrokes and was broken decisively in the sixth game of the first set and four times in the second. Full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/

F1 News- Verstappen wins inaugural Miami Grand Prix over Leclerc after late Safety Car drama: Max Verstappen won the first ever Miami Grand Prix, having pried the lead off Ferrari’s pole-sitter Charles Leclerc early in the race, and defended it in an enthralling late-race battle. Full article: https://www.formula1.com/

TECH

Time To Update Android: Google has released monthly security patches for Android with fixes for 37 flaws across different components. Be sure to update your operating system, then visit the App Store and make sure your apps are all up to date. Reference: https://thehackernews.com/

WhatsApp is rolling out free upgrades for iPhone and Android: The update means you can now have much larger group chats, and you can also send much larger files than before. But the feature that’s going to be used the most is the new reactions feature, which enables you to respond to messages with emoji. That’s going to be particular important in group chats, where it’s useful to show you’ve seen a message without adding to the firehose of messages. It’s something we’ve already got in similar messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, and it’s very useful. Full article: https://www.t3.com/

New Malware Campaign- Previously Unseen Version of “Fileless” Malware Evades Consumer Level Anti-Virus Programs: {DoctorLaptop} Most anti-virus programs find malware by scanning your files. A few of the more sophisticated anti-virus programs use very basic “heuristics” that can identify malware by its startup pattern. However it takes a professional level scan with “advanced heuristics”, which observes “activity patterns” to identify fileless malware. These scans require the device be connected to the internet (the faster the better), so suspect activity can be observed, identified and removed in real time by the scanner company’s super-computer. These scans often take 8 to 12 hours each, and I have super fast internet! The scan must be repeated until you get an all-clean result. If malware was found, after it has been successfully cleaned, the Windows registry must be scanned, and patched if the removal caused damage. Then the Windows operating system must pass the “system integrity scan”. If damage is found there, then that must be patched. Now you have a malware-free, corruption-free, computer. This is included in every “Full Computer Maintenance Service” I do. A professional level annual service using the most powerful heuristic tools is strongly recommended to keep your device running at maximum performance / security and to extend its longevity.
{Hacker News} A new malicious campaign has been spotted taking advantage of Windows event logs to stash chunks of shellcode for the first time in the wild.
“It allows the ‘fileless’ last stage trojan to be hidden from plain sight in the file system,” Kaspersky researcher Denis Legezo said in a technical write-up published this week. “The actor behind this campaign is quite capable,” Legezo said. “The code is quite unique, with no similarities to known malware.” Full article:
https://thehackernews.com/

SPACE

Blood Moon total lunar eclipse 2022- Everything you need to know: The first lunar eclipse of 2022 will take place on May 15 and 16, depending on your time zone. A total lunar eclipse, which happens as the full moon moves into the deep umbral shadow of the Earth, will be visible in total phase from portions of the Americas, Antarctica, Europe, Africa and the east Pacific. A “blood moon” happens when Earth’s moon is in a total lunar eclipse. While it has no special astronomical significance, the view in the sky is striking as the usually whiteish moon becomes red or ruddy-brown. See times in image below. Full article: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2022-may-16
More complete info: https://www.space.com/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-may-2022-guide

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DigameXtra No. 2255 – WEEKEND EDITION – Saturday, May 7th, 2022

On May 7, 2022May 8, 2022 By Naythan

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Dana & Gianni in concert: Saturday, May 7 “The soul on the voice.” From 4.30 pm in Bío Beach Club, Paseo Marítimo El Morche. Book your table: +34 657 364 594

Festival of Craft Beer ‘Birra&Art” of Rincon de la Victoria:
The event will take place from Friday May 13 to Sunday 15 at the Plaza Al Andalus. Vendors will offer up to 55 different types. The beers can be enjoyed from a price of 3 euros.
The Festival program includes live music concerts in the Pop Rock style: Merci Players, on Friday, May 13 (10:00 p.m.), Mita i Mita and Money Makers, on Saturday, May 14 (3:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. hours), and on Sunday, May 15, Joker Rock Band, (5:00 p.m.). All concerts are free.
The festival will open to the public on Friday May 13 at 12:00. The schedule for the rest of the days of the Festival is from 12:00 to 01:00, and on Sunday from 12:00 to 19:00.

Ten Day Weather Forecast from https://weather.com/

Services Wanted/Offered

Tony Roam Transport & Removals:
Spain To UK To Spain Fortnightly Runs Spain to UK and Up to 4 weeks free Storage. Spain or UK
16 years Removals To & Fro Spain / UK Spain.
Scheduled and also unscheduled all year every month.
We also offer a door to door at dates and times you choose.
Transportation, Removals & light haulage company that have guaranteed scheduled trips all year from UK to Torrox and back at the same time every month.
Also additional unscheduled to suit your needs.
Full or part loads undertaken.
Dedicated Delivery Personal Service Full or Part loads up to 20 cubic meters up to 2.5 tonne.
Up to £25,000.00 insurance with British Insurance Company.
Evidence of insurance can be supplied by email on request. Hard Copies always carried on the vans.
We live just behind Torrox Pueblo in Spain and in South Wales UK and have vans going back and forth UK to Spain to UK by way of Santander or Bilbao / Portsmouth or Plymouth Ferry.
For more information and prices for all to see please visit our website http://www.tonyroamremovals.com
email: tonyroam@btconnect.com
Tel Spain 0034636393542 – UK 00447973362003.
Facebook: Tony Roam – WhatsApp Either Number. Our contact details are shown every day in the Sponsor’s Section.

Car Clean Malaga:
Is your car looking tired? Does the interior need some TLC? Selling your current car & want to get the best price for it? We can help!!
At Car Clean Malaga we strive to achieve the highest level of finish on our customers cars possible. We are able to correct defective paintwork, faded headlights, scratches, stone chips and make interiors clean & fresh. We have invested thousands of euros in the best tools available to carry out these jobs as speedily as possible, ensuring you get the most efficient and cost effective results carried out for you!
Warren will come and see your vehicle and discuss with you what you need and a budget you have to work with.
Once your vehicle is booked in with us you can rest assured you will be pleased with the end results!
We can also offer this service to motorhomes, caravans, motorbikes, small cars, 4x4s & vans!
Call or WhatsApp Warren on 618-346-098 or email at warren@carcleanmalaga.com for your FREE no obligation quote. Based in Comares. Our contact details are shown every day in the Sponsor’s Section.

Assisted Living Services in the Axarquia Region:
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* Meal preparation, shopping & routine house keeping
* Correspondence and Communication
* Medication Collection and Dispensing Systems
* Provision of Medical Equipment
TEL 951 55 05 81 OR 692419548
Contact Liz ( On WhatsApp). Colegio de Enfermería de Málaga reg. 17425
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DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs & Services: My Working Hours Are 2pm to 8pm, Monday thru Friday. The Doctor is closed on weekends. Saturday pickups are possible by appointment. I don’t answer the phone before 12pm, missed calls will be returned that afternoon. Always include the patient’s make and model number when making support requests. Contact: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com or call 675 993 069 after 12pm. My contact details are shown every day in the Sponsor’s Section.

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Have you tried our Essential Skincare Triple Set ?
It includes: 1 Face Cleanser + 1 Revitalizing Face Cream +
1 Organic Anti-ageing Serum.
Plus a free beauty bag worth 4€ – reusable pure cotton bag.
– This Triple Set is for all skin types. Each product smells gorgeous, it is easy to apply, gentle to skin, highly moisturizing, effective at softening hard skin and reducing wrinkles and spots.
– It is economic as each product is long lasting.
– Original price 65€ per set, Now 59€ !
MOONETTE – Organic Skincare for Mature Skin
We are a Torrox-based company specialising in the creation of formulae which help prevent premature skin ageing. We are committed to making effective products at affordable prices.
Your skin health matters to us. How you feed your skin is as important as how you feed your body. Why settle for anything less than natural and organic?
As our skin is the first layer of our defence against microbial infections, ultraviolet radiation and environmental contamination it plays a vital role in our health. As we grow older, however, our skin becomes thinner, wrinkled, and more sensitive; hence it requires the use of treatments containing specific ingredients to the care of treating mature skin.
Recognising this need we have created a range of formulae which help
-slow down ageing process by smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.
-improve facial complexion and eliminate blemishes.
At Moonette, we are passionate about health, beauty and plants. Your skin will benefit from the properties of botanic essential oils combined with a selection of nutrients for deep hydration, cell revitalization and antioxidant effect, all sourced from the finest natural ingredients with gorgeous fragrances.
Naturally, we care about our planet and feel the need to help reduce the sheer volumes of plastics waste that are generated daily around the globe. Presently, we are minimizing the usage of plastic materials in our production while seeking alternative forms of packaging. To help reduce pollution we are asking all local customers to recycle or reuse their Moonette skincare containers, and offering a small discount on future purchases to customers recycling containers.
**Free small testers are available on request** Please contact us to find out more or to order:
margaret@moonette.es
Homepage- www.moonette.es
Tel /WhatsApp: +34 650 044 102
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For Sale, 3 items:
-Cobra 3-SW. 50euros
-Ping G10 3 and 5 woods. 60 euros each
-Hill Billy Trolley Travel Cover never been out of box.15 euros.
Jackie /John at Torrox Campo, 5 mins from Pueblo.
Mobile 687675755.

For Sale, 2 items: Thundershirts for dogs. Ideal for anxious dogs especially when there are thunderstorms or fireworks.
I have 2 for sale
-P 1 x xs 20 euros
-1 x large 15 euros
The large one has a small tear as shown in photos
Lyn, Vinuela, whatsapp 686694002
email: lyn.wannell@yahoo.com

For Sale, 3 items:
-Electric cement mixer, in good working order. 50€ ono
-Wheel barrow with a solid wheel 20€.
-Extendable long arm pruner. Bought from Bauhaus 3 yrs ago, €139. Little used. 70€.
John / Olive. Manzano Bajo, between torrox costa and el Morche. Buyer collects, +44(0) 7501182382
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News & Articles

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COVID

Covid Andalucia- Andalucía adds 44 Covid deaths in three days – compared to the ten on Tuesday: Regarding the 44 deaths, 15 were reported in Seville, eight in Cordoba, six in Malaga, five in Jaén, four in Granada, three in Cadiz, two in Almeria and one in Huelva. In addition, Andalucía has registered a rise of 39 patients hospitalised for coronavirus compared to 3 May, making the current total 765, while the number of admissions to intensive care units has dropped by one to stand at 46.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/

Covid Malaga- 62 new hospitalized and 6 new deaths in Malaga from coronavirus since Tuesday: {Translation} 6May22
-Andalusia has registered a total of 7,644 new cases of coronavirus since Tuesday, of which 3,129 have occurred in people over 60.
-The region has 44 deaths in three days (compared to ten on Tuesday), which brings the overall figure to 13,673 people. Of the 44 deaths, 15 were reported in Seville, eight in Cordoba, six in Malaga, five in Jaen, four in Granada, three in Cadiz, two in Almeria and one in Huelva.
-In addition, Andalusia has recorded on Friday 6 May a rise of 39 patients hospitalised for coronavirus compared to 3 May to a total of 765, while admissions to intensive care units (ICU) fell by one to 46.
-With regard to the current average incidence of infection in Andalusia in the last 14 days in people over 60 years of age, this stands, according to the IECA, at 524 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (3.4 points more than three days ago), with the province of Cordoba leading the way with 789.8, followed by Huelva with 763.4; Jaen with 704.2; Almeria with 640.1; Cadiz with 463.3; Granada with 443.6; Seville with 418.4; and Malaga with 407.
-By provinces, Seville has the highest number of positive cases these days with 1,339, followed by Cadiz with 1,299, Malaga with 1,204, Cordoba with 981, Granada with 824, Jaen with 794, Huelva with 602 and Almeria with 601. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/

ANDALUCIA

These are the areas most at risk of West Nile fever in Andalucía: West Nile fever (WNF) is an emerging disease in Europe. It occurs seasonally, from May to November in Spain and is caused by West Nile virus (WNV) types one and two, which are the two variants that have so far shown evidence of affecting humans. The virus is transmitted through the bite of certain species of mosquitoes. Photo:SUR. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com

SPORTS

Tennis News- Alcaraz overpowers Nadal at Madrid Open: In a clash of generations, Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz overcame an injury to defeat his idol Rafael Nadal 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Friday.
The 19-year-old Alcaraz recovered from a bad ankle twist early in the second set to earn his first victory against the 21-time Grand Slam champion, marking what could be the beginning of a change of guard in Spanish tennis.
The youngster considered by many in Spain as Nadal’s successor will play his first Madrid final against top-ranked Novak Djokovic, who eased past Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 6-4.
Full article: https://www.washingtontimes.com/

SPACE

The 1st solar eclipse of 2022 is stunning in these satellite views:
The solar eclipse of April 30, 2022, was visible from the GOES-16 satellite. (Image credit: NOAA) Full article: https://www.space.com/

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DigameXtra No. 2254 Friday, May 6th, 2022

On May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 By Naythan

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The Royal British Legion- Nerja: The RBL is a charitable organisation that helps local charities along with the Personnel Recovery Centre and the Poppy Appeal. All are welcome to our events, and military service or association is not required.
Chairman Eddie Bowe + 34 711 052 499
Royal British Legion’s First Annual Masquerade Ball – Tickets are currently available and can be obtained by containing Kim at the number below.
On May 21, 2022, the RBL will hold its first annual Masquerade Ball at the Caves Restaurant in Maro – Ricky Lavazza and Laura Elen will entertain party-goers as they enjoy a three-course dinner and wine. Welcome drinks and canapes will be available. Tickets are 40€ for members and 45€ for non-members. Please contact our events coordinator for more info contact Kim at +34 711 077 576.
Upcoming Events:
MAY
-12th, Lunch at Al Andalus in Maro
-21st, Masquerade Ball at the Caves Restaurant in Maro
JUNE
-3rd, Lunch at Nueva Arenas in La Herradura
-14th, Quiz night at Lew’s fish & chips restaurant in Torrox Costa
-23rd, Lunch at Al Andalus in Maro (Armed Forces Day Lunch)
Note that currently displayed in Gems Tea Room Torrox Costa is a small collection of oil paintings donated to the Nerja branch from Dot Graves. They are for sale. All proceeds from the sale of these paintings will go to the Personnel Recovery Centre. Please visit, view, and place a bid whilst enjoying Emma’s delicious cakes!
Events coordinator Kim + 34 711 077 576
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Antequera presents the fourth edition of its Cata de Cerveza beer tasting festival: To be held in the town’s bullring from Friday 13 May thru Sunday 15 May. As well as highlighting numerous different beers produced by the Heineken Group, the three-day event offers the opportunity to taste a wide variety of local cuisine, while also presenting a programme of musical performances by several bands from the town.

Editor’s Note Regarding Live Music Performances: I saw a concerning FB post today from a local venue in Torrox canceling upcoming music events. They have been informed by the authorities they may no longer host live music due to the Torrox Town Council changing the regulations. Commenters say at least one other local club, in Nerja, is in the same situation.
Since I can’t verify any of the info, to determine if there are new rules, and if these are isolated cases or a sweeping ban, I will refrain from copying these posts for now. If you wish to see the FB post on this topic from the Torrox Community Group, go to (https://www.facebook.com/groups/644759172630423/permalink/1425786664527666/)
Anyone with first-hand knowledge regarding these matters is encouraged to share what they know.

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Services Wanted/Offered

Welcome to Patio Flamenco Academy!:
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
You are all welcome. No matter age, sex or nationality.
Initial, Intermediate and Advanced Groups.
We want you to enjoy, learn and value flamenco dance with David Martín- Flamenco Dancer & Artistic Director of Patio Flamenco
We will be waiting for you! Info: 605 096 364
Bulerías, Alegrias, Tangos, Sevillanas…
Enjoy flamenco! Enjoy our culture!
Calle Darsena de la Levante,s/n 29630 Benalmádena
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Bedside lockers Natural & yute Measurements
39 x 39 x 68.50cms Price 100€ ( the pair )
-Unusual castillan cupboard with drawer & shelves
Natural & yute Measurements 46.50 x 34 x 194cms. Price 180€
-Preloved nest of tables Natural & yute
54 x 40 x 48cms; 42 x 37 x 45cms; 32 x 30 x 43cms Price 75€
contact Jackie 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale, 3 items:
-Small tipping trailer with spare wheel, size 112 cm L x 92 cm W. In good order. €200 ONO
-Sofa bed €50
-Lounge chair €20
Double sofa bed plus matching lounge chair both in very good condition. Buyer collects. Viewing with no obligation. More pics on request.
Contact Olive or John, Manzano Bajo, 07501182382
Email: ojr49 AT hotmail DoT co.uk

For Sale, 2 items:
-Wooden Table 35 euro
-Bedside Locker 20 euro
Collection only from Competa
Contact Debbie. Tel: 657116330

For Sale: Glass lamp with shade. Excellent condition €8.
Buyer collects. Contact Michele, Nerja
michele.bond@rocketmail.com

For Sale, 3 items:
-Crazy fit massage vibro plate, excellent for toning up muscles. Has 3 program levels, attachments to tone arms, remote control and exercise card. 80euros
-Piggin pigs set of 3 larger models, hand made by David Corbridge 1993,
Piggin Hell (the one with a bucket on its head)
Piggin Hillarious and Piggin Tired
40 euros for the three or will split at 15 euros each
-Piggin Pigs set of three smaller models, hand made by David Corbridge 1993
Piggin News (the one with a hand to its ear)
Piggin Pest and Piggin tantrum
20 euros for the three or will split at 8 euros each
Contact Alison/ Marcus / Nerja 606571139 Buyer collects
marcali1979 at g mail .com

For Sale, 2 items:
-Cata model TC604 ceramic hob with 4 cooking zones. €30
-Oven. Balay model 502 conventional built in oven €50
Contact Jane / Nerja 447910 104681 whatsapp
janehearn99 AT yahoo D0T co D0T uk

Recommendations & Requests

House Cleaning by SPW: SPW have turned up trumps, once again. My house, in Arenas Campos, really suffered from the Sahara dust. Having scraped up 5 bin bags of the dust from the terrace & path, after the first attack, I was exhausted.
So with the second wave I called for help, in the shape of Scott of SPW Construction. They have just completed jet washing & painting & What a Difference. It now looks as if somebody lives in & cares for the house. Gleaming white. 2 polite & helpful lads have completed the task. It has been a pleasure to have them working here & to achieve such excellent results.
Thank you once again SPW! (SPW tel. 622 938 440)
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NERJA

Cueva de Nerja Festival 2022: After two years without the Cueva de Nerja Festival, this summer the 61st edition arrives with a line-up of Spanish artists who once again play different styles of music. It will be outdoors again, in the exterior gardens of the cavity enclosure, but in a new auditorium with capacity for 2,445 people.
– Pablo Alborán, will perform on Thursday, July 21
– Israel Fernández, Friday, July 22
– Victor Manuel, Saturday, July 23
– Ana Mena, the Thursday of the following week: 28 July
– Rosario Flores, Saturday, July 30
This year there are 3 key developments: a new auditorium, special visits to the cave before the concert stage and a seating capacity increased
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/

MALAGA

Benamocarra celebrates its Fiestas de San Isidro Labrador on May 13, 14 and 15 + Benamocarra Romeria May 28& 29:
-Friday: The firing of rockets at midday on Friday the 13th. At 17.00. there will be a snack for the elderly with a performance by Miguel Botana, and the most handsome grandparents of the village will also be chosen. At 18:00 there will be a children’s party with the show “Aladdin”. In the evening, at 22.30 there will be the presentation of the poster for the Fiesta de San Isidro Labrador 2022, created by Diana Golledge, followed by a proclamation by the Coro Romero “Manantial” from Benamocarra.
Also on Friday night, at 23.30 the election of Miss and Mister Spring will take place, followed by a performance by “Las Chicas de la Farándula”.
-Saturday: On Saturday 14th, there will be a Big Day Fair in the Plaza del Calvario. In the evening, from 22.30, the Official Stand will be enlivened by the performance of the Latin music singer “Adriana”. At 01:00 a.m. there will be a stellar performance by “DASOUL” in the Plaza de Toros, which will precede the Gran Fiesta Benadance 2022 with an entertainment show by great DJs.
-Sunday: On Sunday 15th, the Holy Mass in honour of San Isidro will be celebrated at 12:00. Afterwards, the Day Fair will continue with different performances and shows. At 17:00 the sevillanas group “Amigos de Gines” will perform.
In the evening the Solemn Procession of San Isidro will begin at 21.00, accompanied by the Benamocarra Music Band, and then the finishing touch to this year’s Fiestas will be a performance by the comedian “Ángel Garó”. A big fireworks display at 02.00 will bring the Fiestas in Honour of San Isidro Labrador 2022 to a close. VIDEO LINK

EUROPE

EU Parliament Agrees to Keep EU Digital COVID Certificate in Place for Another Year: In a press release issued yesterday, May 5, by the Parliament’s press room, it has been announced that the plenary has supported the proposal to keep the framework running for EU citizens with 432 votes in favour, 130 against it, and 23 abstaining. The scheme was supposed to expire at the end of June this summer. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/

SPORTS

Tennis News- Madrid Open:
-Rafa Nadal saved four match points to beat Belgian David Goffin 6-3 5-7 7-6(9) in an absorbing match on Thursday and move into the Madrid Open quarter-finals.Nadal will play either his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz or Briton Cameron Norrie in the next round.
-Defending champion Alexander Zverev moved into the quarter-finals after Lorenzo Musetti was forced to retire due to a thigh injury when he was down 6-3 1-0.
-Sixth seed Andrey Rublev dispatched Dan Evans with a 7-6(7) 7-5 victory over the Briton after recovering from a slow start and the Russian will face fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-4.
Full article: https://www.reuters.com/

Breaking Tennis News: On 19th Birthday, Alcaraz Sets Nadal Rematch In Madrid: Carlos Alcaraz was gifted nothing by Cameron Norrie on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open. But the Spaniard, playing in front of his home fans on his 19th birthday, kept the party going with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3 victory in Manolo Santana Stadium.
The win sets up an all-Spanish quarter-final showdown against Rafael Nadal and lifts Alcaraz to No. 7 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings. He will rise to No. 6 on Friday if he beats Nadal and Andrey Rublev falls to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Full article: https://www.atptour.com/

HEALTH

Deafness breakthrough as scientists discover ‘master gene’ that regrows dead ear cells involved in hearing loss: Scientists in the US say they can recreate the cells – known as inner and outer hair cells – in a lab.
Professor Jaime Garcia-Anoveros, a neurologist at the Northwestern University in Chicago and lead author of the study, said: ‘We have overcome a major hurdle.’
The discovery could open the door to gene therapies capable of reprogramming cells to reproduce the lost hair inside people’s ears. Full article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/

FINANCE

Dow tumbles 1,063 points for the worst day since 2020, Nasdaq drops 5%: The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1,063 points, or 3.12%, to close at 32,997.97. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 4.99% to finish at 12,317.69, its lowest closing level since November 2020. Both of those losses were the worst single-day drops since 2020. The S&P 500 fell 3.56% to 4,146.87, marking its second worst day of the year.
The moves come after a major rally for stocks on Wednesday, when the Dow surged 932 points, or 2.81%, and the S&P 500 gained 2.99% for their biggest gains since 2020. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 3.19%.
Those gains had all been erased before noon in New York on Thursday. Full article:
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Nerja 952 524 519
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Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
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DigameXtra No. 2253 Thursday, May 5th, 2022

On May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 By Naythan

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Ladies Lunch at La Scala Marbella: Wednesday 11th of May we have a Fashion Show by Mapuchi Moda while enjoying our 3 course menu with unlimited Prosecco and one cocktail from only €35 while enjoying live music with Johnny G! Make sure to reserve your table because these ladies lunches are very popular! See you there ladies! Res: 951 569 362
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Navy frigate due to dock in Malaga and open its decks to visitors:
-This weekend – on May 6, 7 and 8 – the Navy frigate F-82 Victoria, based at the Rota Naval Base (Cádiz) will visit the city.
It is planned that on 7 and 8 May it will hold open days to the public at its berth at the Levante dock. The schedule is Saturday, 7 May, from 10am to 12noon and from five in the afternoon to 8pm; and on Sunday, the 8th, from 10am to 1pm and again from 5pm to 8pm.
-Meanwhile, on 12 May at 7.30pm, an informative talk will take place at the Real Club Mediterráneo entitled ‘500 years of the first circumnavigation. Magallanes – Elcano Expedition’ led by Enrique Esquivel Lalinde of the Institute of Naval History and Culture.
-Also from 23 May to 3 June 3, a historical exhibition will take place at the Malaga Naval Command entitled ‘The greatest maritime adventure in history’, with free access and open to the public from Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com

Gardening group- Nerja: Possible Gardening group/club/get together. Please contact me if you are a gardener or just interested in sharing ideas, plants, advice etc. Nerja and around area. Sandra, Nerja
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For Sale, 3 items:
-Black Glass TV Stand. 35 Euros
-Color TV, 44 inches, Samsung Model UE401-HE5000AK. It’s not a Smart-TV. 55 Euros, 80 Euros for the TV + Stand
-Childs Car Seat, Babyauto brand, rarely used 30 Euros
Contact Berkeley / La Vinuela. 635408537. Buyer collects.
berkeleyfenne@gmail.com

For Sale: Guitar body. 1960’s Klira ultra thinline 335 type Archtop. Hollowbody. The guitar needs humbuckers, potentiometer, 3 way switch and rewiring. The guitar is Geman built and is of the same quality of Hofner, Hohner, Framus etc. These guitars are now fetching some serious money.
Asking price 250 euros. More pics on request. Dana / Nerja
(dana10marzo@gmail.com) WhatsApp 640154399

Wanted: Electric Wheelchair. I would like a second hand electric wheelchair for my husband who weighs approximately 95 kilos. If anyone can help me with this please contact me at: finkacele2@gmail.com
Thank you, Jackie / Competa

Recommendations & Requests

Terry Massen: I am not sure if all the people who knew Terry in and around the Torrox area are aware that he died on the 31st August 2021 of a long illness.
Terry and l bought our finca in 1989. He had taken early retirement from his job as an agricultural engineer. We loved Spain and our children and grandchildren had many happy times there.
Terry was involved with the Los Amigos Club in Torrox Park and enjoyed preparing the weekly quiz for quite a while. At times, he actually used his own funds to keep the club afloat.
We married in 1963. We never divorced and remained friends to the end. I will always cherish Torrox in my heart and remain friends with both our Spanish and English friends who have taken up residency in Spain.
-Tina Massen, Torrox, tinamassenAThotmailD0TcoD0Tuk

Choir recruiting new singers: Coraxalia International Choir welcomes new singers. We rehearse on Thursdays, 17:30 – 20:00 in the Casa Hermandad de la Cofradía de los Estudiantes, Plaza de los Sastres, 1, CP 29700 Vélez-Málaga, near San Juan Church and the Language School. Parking nearby at the San Francisco market (1 euro). For more information please contact 657 951 755
Please note that you may join Coraxalia at any point in the Term time. Don’t hesitate to give us a call!
To San Francisco square parking: From junction on 272 on motorway A7, take road to Velez Malaga. At roundabout, take first right. At next roundabout, (McDonalds), go left and take dual carriageway all the way into town. (Avenida Vivar Tellez). At roundabout with a fountain on it, go straight across and follow yellow sign for Parking San Francisco. A slight hill. Take left fork and up the hill Calle Lopez de la Vega, just past Pareja Almacen, go next right at yellow sign to parking Arroyo San Francisco. Parking is only 1euro.
To rehearsal room: Walk into San Francisco square and from the wooden portcullis door to the covered market, cross the square to Calle San Francisco (Pedestrian only). Walk to the end of this narrow street, you’ll see a round fountain on your right and the Casa Cervantes on your left. Carry straight on. You’ll see a shop L. Morales with red door, lane goes slightly to the left. The rehearsal room is in the corner next to the massive wooden doors, Casa Hermandad de los estudiantes. It’s very close to the church of San Juan with the statue of someone wearing a pointed hat.
Note, there is also parking near the San Juan church.

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TORROX

UPDATE– Torrox hosts this Sunday, II Día de la Moto Villa de Torrox (its second Day of Motorcycle Villa de Torrox): {Translation, summary}
-The II Motorcycle Day Villa de Torrox to be held this Sunday, March 8, will have a charitable purpose as all the proceeds of the day will go to the newly formed Torrox Cancer Association.
-The route will pass through the heart of Torrox and discover its landscapes and the contrast between the sea and the mountains across the entire municipality, eventually reaching El Peñoncillo or the roundabout of Marengo in El Morche. There will be a stop in the old town, where they will have refreshments in the Plaza de la Constitución, before setting off on their return journey.
-There will be prizes for the farthest (oldest?) biker, the newest bike (youngest biker?) and the club with the highest number of registered participants. Registration fee is 10 euros per person and includes lunch with three drinks (as well as a drink at the stop en route).
-The route will start at noon. Also enjoy the paella and the bar that will be available in the avenue of El Faro, where the expected arrival of the bikers is around 14:00.
-At around 15:00 there will be an acrobatic exhibition by Luis Nino and there will be an exhibition of Honda, Kawasaki and Kymco motorbikes, as well as an exhibition of vintage motorbikes and stands selling clothing and merchandising. There will also be live performances by Artesanos de la Música and Tributo Rock Banda to liven up the afternoon. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiahoy.es/

NERJA

Mobile unit of ITV for mopeds returns to Nerja: {Translation, summary}
-The mobile ITV unit for mopeds will be in Nerja on Wednesday, 11th of May, on the esplanade of the street market, at the end of Calle Cisne, from 8.30 to 14.30 , and the following day, Thursday, 12th of May, from 8.30 to 12.30.
-Those interested in having their mopeds serviced should make an appointment, which can be requested via the website www.itvcita.com or by telephone on 959 999 999 999.
-Payment must be made by bank card and you must be in possession of a valid driving licence, technical inspection card and proof of insurance.
-Mopeds are obliged to undergo their first MOT three years after the date of initial registration, and subsequent MOTs every two years. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/

ALMUNECAR

Almuñecar gets third dog park: Almuñecar now has its third dog park, which was inaugurated on Thursday, April 28. The enclosure is located in La Sandovala Park, next to Avenida Amelia Sánchez de Alcázar and behind the Pirámide building. Photo:Almuñecar Town Hall. Full article: https://euroweeklynews.com/

UK

UK on course for early heatwave in two weeks as temperatures will start to climb from this Saturday: The Met Office said Britain will likely face heatwave from around mid-May, the Met Office has said, as temperatures start to climb from Saturday onwards.
Meteorologist Marco Petagna said the weather could get “very warm” later this month, peaking around 22C or 23C in the south of England. Full article: https://www.cityam.com/

USA

Have you seen this pic of Hillary Clinton at the MET Gala party in NYC? She has a gown with a long train, with its own masked handler! Full article: https://miamistandard.news Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.

Another Attack on a Famous Comedian – This Time, Comedian Dave Chappelle attacked on stage: American comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage on Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles by an assailant who tackled him to the ground before being apprehended and arrested, video footage verified by Reuters showed. Lee had a replica gun that contained a knife blade when he attacked Chappelle.
-Video footage posted on Twitter showed the assailant running onto the stage and launching his upper body into Chappelle, slamming his shoulder into the comedian’s ribs and chest. After the initial contact, the assailant and Chappelle took several steps before both fell to the floor, it showed. The assailant then stood up and ran around the stage, dodging a swarm of people for several seconds before they tackled him near the back of the stage. Chappelle’s Netflix comedy special “The Closer” was criticized last year by some who saw it as ridiculing transgender people. Supporters of the comedian viewed it as a cry against what is called cancel culture.
-The attack occurred just over a month after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, an unprecedented incident at the globally televised event that prompted concerns that performers might face copycat assaults. Photo:Unilad. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/

SPORTS

Football News- Aston Villa old boy lands shock record pay day as Maradona ‘Hand of God’ shirt is sold for just over £7m: Former Aston Villa midfielder Steve Hodge has landed a mega pay-day after his match-worn Diego Maradona ‘Hand of God’ shirt sold for more than £7million at auction.
Hodge – who made just over 50 appearances for Villa during the mid-80’s – swapped shirts with the legendary Maradona after the 1986 World Cup quarter-final clash between England and Argentina in Mexico, and has owned it ever since, although the item has spent the last 20 years on loan at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
Maradona – one of the greatest footballers of all time, who died in November 2020 at the age of 60 – famously scored two unforgettable goals in the match, including one assisted by the “Hand of God”, as England were knocked out of the tournament. Photo on right is of Steve Hodge and Diego Maradona as they battle for the ball during the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between England and Argentina. Photos:Getty.
Full article: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/

Tennis News- Nadal wins on return from injury in Madrid: Rafael Nadal enjoyed a winning return after a six-week injury break, opening his Madrid campaign with a 6-1, 7-6(7/4) success over Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday.
-The Spanish star had been sidelined with a rib injury since his Indian Wells final defeat in March but showed little sign of rust as he skipped into the third round.
-The 22-year-old Kecmanovic entered the match carrying the second-highest tally of wins on tour this season –- his 23 victories placing him just one behind Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz.
-Nadal, a three-time title winner in 2022, improved to 21-1 for the year and now awaits the winner of the clash between Belgian qualifier David Goffin and Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp. Photo:OSCAR DEL POZO AFP. Full article: https://www.france24.com/

HEALTH

The World Health Organization (WHO) is creating a global treaty giving its mandates worldwide authority, to be voted on by your national representatives in coming months: Let your UN representative know your opinion! This treaty would cede all power to the UN/WHO to mandate injections, vaccine passports and total surveillance. The treaty is a direct threat to a nation’s sovereignty to make decisions for itself and its citizens, and would erode democracy everywhere. Not only would the treaty empower the WHO to mandate COVID jabs and vaccine passports globally, it could potentially also expand the WHO’s power to dictate all health care policy worldwide!
The treaty would also give the WHO the power to censor health information worldwide. This would be disastrous, as the WHO has a long history of corruption and health policy failures that are intrinsically linked to conflicts of interest. Full article: https://www.naturalblaze.com/2022/03/who-treaty-seeks-total-control-over-global-health.html
More info, from World Council For Health: https://worldcouncilforhealth.org/news/2022/03/pandemic-treaty/45591/
Official WHO Statement: https://www.who.int/news/item/01-12-2021-world-health-assembly-agrees-to-launch-process-to-develop-historic-global-accord-on-pandemic-prevention-preparedness-and-response

Virus saves man from antibiotic-resistant bacteria: The 56-year-old joins the small but growing number of patients who have overcome superbug infections thanks to bacteriophages.
In January 2020, a 56-year-old man arrived at a Boston hospital complaining of a skin rash that had spread down his left arm. In a few months, his situation became so critical that he had to be admitted to hospital. The story of how he overcame this condition is a new example of how viruses can be used to fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a global pandemic that kills more than AIDS, malaria and some cancers every year.
Photo:UCSD. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/

SPACE

Astroturismo in Granada, unique experiences under the stars: This is a long article in Spanish, with good info on several observatories with advanced telescopes open to the public. Too long to post here, but if you are interested in Astronomy, and can read Spanish, or know how to use a webpage translator, see the article here: https://sevilla.abc.es/viajar/sevi-astroturismo-granada-experiencia-unica-bajo-estrellas-202205040902_noticia.html

FINANCIAL

Bringing forward your retirement and not losing money on your pension? It is possible if you belong to these groups (including artists, singers, dancers & other performers): {Translation, summary}
-As we get older, questions are often asked by human resources advisors: at what age will I be able to retire? How many years do I need? What pension will I get? Will it keep up with inflation? There are many factors on which the outcome of our retirement depends: the years of contribution, the age or whether the worker is self-employed, for example.
-In this context, some groups are governed by a special category that allows workers to bring forward their retirement without losing pension money. These are some, but not all, of the groups that can take advantage of this special regime to enjoy early retirement without loss of pension:
*Workers included in the Mining Statute: the early retirement pension is recognised for workers whose “circumstances of hardship, toxicity, dangerousness or unhealthiness” establish the scale approved for this purpose. The coefficient for this group can be up to 0.5, depending on their category.
*Aerial work flight personnel: flight crew members, included in the labour ordinance. Depending on the category, the corresponding coefficient is reduced by 0.4 for pilots and 0.3 for other crew members (mechanic, photo operator, technological equipment operator, photographer and camera operator).
*Railway workers: belonging to employees who have belonged to occupational groups and activities of a particularly dangerous or arduous nature. A coefficient of between 0.15 and 0.1 is applied to them.
*Artists: singers, dancers and trapeze artists may retire at the age of 60 if they have worked for a minimum of 8 years during the 21 years prior to retirement.
*Bullfighting professionals: matadors, rejoneadores, novilleros, banderilleros picadores and comic bullfighters can retire at 55 if they are registered and have participated in a certain number of bullfights. In total, 150 for matadors, rejoneadores and novilleros, while for the rest there are 200. At 60 years of age, the puntilleros, with a total of 250 festejos, and at 65 years of age for the mozos de estoques and assistants, also with 250 festejos.
*Firefighters in the service of public administrations and organisations: they will be able to take early retirement with a reduction coefficient of 0.2. The minimum age will be 60, or 59 if they have accumulated 35 or more years of contributions.
*Ertzaintza (Basque police): they may take early retirement with a reduction coefficient of 0.2. The minimum age will be 60, or 59 if they have accumulated 35 or more years of contributions.
*Local Police: members of the Local Police who are career civil servants may take early retirement. The reduction coefficient will be 0.2 and the upper limit for early retirement will be 5 years before ordinary retirement (or 6 with 37 years of contributions).
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/

OTHER

This Hungarian scientist claims that rats are capable of playing video games and reasoning intelligently: {Translation}
-Viktor Toth, 30, has been conducting an experiment for the past 12 months to prove that rats are great decision-makers and can be as intelligent as humans. To do this, he tested them by playing the legendary video game “Doom”.
-The fast and furry rodents, Romero and Tom, named after the video game’s creators, were able to navigate themselves through a series of mazes, open doors and even shoot monsters, Viktor said.
-The neuroscientist from Budapest, Hungary, claims that rats are as intelligent as apes. He built a virtual reality setup to test his hypothesis.
-Using a system based on a drinker tube and a rotating ball, the rats were able to move through the video game and overcome the various obstacles placed in their way.
-Viktor recorded this video to prove that his hypothesis was real and left all his followers astonished. “It’s incredible to see the rat moving so intelligently,” commented one of his followers.
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COVID

Covid Spain: {Translation, 3May22}
-The Ministry of Health has registered this Tuesday 57,329 new cases of coronavirus, of which 28,434 have occurred in people over 60 years of age, bringing the total number of infections in Spain since the beginning of the pandemic to 11,953,481.
-Regarding the current average incidence of infection in Spain in the last 14 days in people over 60 years of age, the report shows an increase of more than 114 points, standing at 790.28 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to the 676.43 reported last Friday. In the past two weeks a total of 97,347 positives have been recorded in this age group.
-As for deaths from Covid-19, 212 more have been reported, of which 203 have been registered in the last week. This brings the overall number of deaths due to coronavirus in Spain to 104,668 people.
-There are currently 6,883 patients admitted for Covid-19 across Spain (up from 6,455 a week ago) and 360 in an ICU (364 were registered last Tuesday). The occupancy rate of beds occupied by coronavirus stands at 5.56 per cent (compared to 5.22 per cent last Tuesday) and in ICUs at 4.02 per cent (compared to 4.05 per cent a week ago). Source, Spanish: https://www.infosalus.com/

SPAIN

Plan to cap gas prices in Spain is delayed by a week: The implementation of Spain and Portugal’s plan to lower energy bills by capping gas prices will be delayed for at least another week. The head of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, admitted on Monday that the government was still working with Brussels to finalise the “last details” of the so-called ‘Iberian exception’, which means that the measure will “probably” not be approved at the Council of Ministers today, Tuesday 3 May, as planned. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com

Spain drops to 32nd place in the world ranking of press freedom: The non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned on Tuesday of a “new era of polarization”, reinforced by “information chaos”, which is leading to an increase in “social fractures” at the international level in the face of a growing polarization also between states. A statistic from which Spain does not come out well. Spain has fallen three places in the world ranking of press freedom. It falls, specifically, to position number 32, despite the fact that the climate of violence against journalists has eased with the deactivation of the Catalan conflict. What has increased is the “political polarization” in the media.
The list is headed by Norway, Denmark and Sweden, which “remain a model in which freedom of expression is realized in all its splendor.” Following behind are Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Portugal and Costa Rica, all of them with a “good” situation.
Full article: https://spainsnews.com

OCU detects price rises of more than 10% in supermarket chains: {Translation}
-Prices in the main supermarket chains have risen by 9.4% on average between 20 March 2021 and 8 March 2022, according to a price study by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) on 156 food, hygiene and drugstore products in ten Spanish cities. A worrying increase in prices is due to different factors: the main one, the rise in energy and raw material prices, such as fertilisers, wheat and oil, which are a burden on the production and distribution of agricultural and livestock farms; but also the war in Ukraine and the resulting geopolitical tensions.
-The fact is that not all supermarket chains have increased their prices in the same way. Carrefour accumulated a rise of 12.1% over the last 12 months and Mercadona 11.4%, while in El Corte Inglés and Hipercor the rise was 7.7%.
-The rises affected 84% of the products analysed, especially food products. The most affected products include oils (average price rises of 34%), fish (16%), packaged food (11%) and dairy products (11%). These increases are especially felt in private label products, since they start from lower prices. In fact, the OCU describes these rises as very worrying as, if they continue, they will mean an increase of more than 500 euros a year in the average family’s shopping basket.
-In view of this situation, the OCU calls on the Administration to implement measures to protect the most economically vulnerable households. And it takes the opportunity to remind consumers of the importance of choosing the cheapest supermarket, for which it makes its price comparators available to consumers. It is vital to identify those establishments in the neighbourhood with a policy of habitually low prices, prioritising them over those characterised by one-off star offers. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiahoy.es

TORRE DEL MAR

The Romería de Torre del Mar will feature an equestrian show and concerts by Séfora and Ortigosa Sunday, May 8th: {Translation, summary}
-On Friday, May 6th there will be a proclamation and a floral offering to the Virgen del Carmen with red and white carnations.
-“Sunday,” the councillor pointed out, “we have designed a very full programme with the sole aim of continuing to enhance our pilgrimage in the year of its fortieth anniversary. We will start the day with the mass on Sunday, which will begin at 08:30 in the morning, to start the walk. We will stop as usual at the Ermita de las Melosas to make an offering to the Virgen del Carmen de las Melosas y Protegidas and from there we will head towards the pilgrimage site”.
-Pérez Atencia informed that “as every year, there will be a popular paella for 1,000 people which as always is organised by the Brotherhood of the Pollinica and Rocío. As for the performances planned, we will have those of ‘Sephora and Tomato’ at 15:00 hours; an equestrian show of great quality, which is the first time that is done in our pilgrimage and that will take place from 16:30 hours in the afternoon; and we will close with the performance of the brothers ‘Ortigosa’. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiahoy.es

EUROPE

Travelling to Europe in May- Current COVID Vaccination, Recovery & Testing Rules of Entry for Every EU/Schengen Country: While some in the European Union / European Economic Area have only decided to ease some of their restrictions, others have lifted all of their COVID-19 entry rules for all travellers. Before planning your escape to Europe this summer, make sure to check the entry rules that each country currently applies. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com

SPORTS

Tennis News- Madrid Open- Rincón’s Davidovich patiently sees off Harris in the Madrid Open: The Rincón de la Victoria local defeated Lloyd Harris (38th) in straight sets (7-5 and 6-3) and booked his place in the second round. Davidovich will play against either Hubert Hurkacz (14th) or Hugo Dellien (80th) in the round of 32, with the time yet to be announced. Photo:EFE. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com

Tennis News- Madrid Open Tuesday Results:
– Novak Djokovic ensured he would keep his number one ranking by extending his winning record against Gael Monfils with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in Madrid.
-Sixth seed Andrey Rublev survived a difficult day on Estadio Manolo Santana, needing to rally from 0-3 down in the decider to overcome British wildcard Jack Draper 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. Rublev is the joint leader – alongside Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz – on the ATP tour this season with three titles.
-Another seed pushed to his limits was Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. The 12th seed fought for nearly three hours before completing a 7-5, 6-7 (11/13), 6-3 victory over Bolivian qualifier Hugo Dellien. Hurkacz’s reward is a second-round date with in-form Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
-Meanwhile, former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu’s Madrid campaign came to an end at the hands of American 12th seed Jessica Pegula, 7-5, 6-1. Despite a rain interruption in the second set, Pegula wrapped up the win in under two hours and set up a quarter-final against home favourite Sara Sorribes Tormo.
-Sorribes Tormo (photo) became just the fourth Spanish woman to reach the last eight at the Madrid Open, navigating a tricky draw that saw her dispatch Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Naomi Osaka before her 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 win over Daria Kasatkina on Tuesday. Full article: https://www.france24.com

HEALTH

Health withdraws batches of a well-known antibiotic and a product to maintain blood pressure, due to impurities: {Translation} It is Acuprel, to maintain blood pressure, and Zinnnat, an antibiotic for throat infections mainly. Both are accused of faulty manufacture.
-Batches of the product Zinnat 250 mg Granules for oral suspension, in a format of 10 sachets (NR: 59063, CN: 695631) are withdrawn. a single loles (FS4S) is withdrawn, with an expiration date of 10/31/2022.
-The AEMPS has detected “an impurity above its established limit”, as stated in its alert, and for this reason it has requested the withdrawal of the following lots:
ACUPREL 20 mg FILM-COATED TABLETS, 28 tablets (NR: 59082, CN: 725150)
Batch: DT1726, expiration date 04/30/2023
Lot: EP6755, expiration date 09/30/2023
Lot: FF8049, expiration date 09/30/2023
Lot: FJ7223, expiration date 09/30/2023
Lot: FM6653, expiration date 09/30/2023
ACUPREL 40 mg FILM-COATED TABLETS, 28 tablets (NR: 61710, CN: 667964)
Batch: CY1994, expiration date 09/30/2022
Batch: DT1722, expiration date 09/30/2022
Lot: EM1564, expiration date 12/31/2022
Batch: FA3732, expiration date 12/31/2022
Lot: FJ1093, expiration date 04/30/2024
ACUPREL 5 mg FILM-COATED TABLETS, 60 tablets (NR: 59081, CN: 731919)
Lot: FF2036, expiration date 05/31/2024
Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es Photo may differ from local packaging.

TECH

Global Chip Shortage’s Latest Worry- Too Few Chips for Chip Making: The drought in chip availability that has hit auto production, raised electronics prices and stoked supply-chain worries in capitals around the globe has a new pain point: a lack of chips needed for the machines that make chips, industry executives say.
The wait time it takes to get machinery for chip-making – one of the world’s most complex and delicate kinds of manufacturing- has extended over recent months. Early in the pandemic it took months from placing an order to receiving the equipment. That time frame has stretched to two or three years in some cases, according to chip-making and equipment executives. Full article: https://www.wsj.com

Fakebook Fail- Facebook to end its podcast platform a year after its launch: Facebook is pulling out of podcasts and plans to remove them altogether from the social-media service starting June 3. Part of Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook will stop letting people add podcasts to the service starting this week, according to a note sent to partners. It will discontinue both its short-form audio product Soundbites and remove its central audio hub. Full article: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/facebook-pulls-the-plug-on-podcast-business-after-a-year-report-122050400009_1.html

SPACE

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peaks This Week As We Pass Through Tail Of Halley’s Comet: Every year, between late April and mid-May, Earth hurtles through debris left in the wake of Halley’s Comet (1P/Halley) – and it’s set for peak viewing this week. The meteors are rocky remnants and debris from the famed comet, and your best chance to spot these shooting stars is in the hours before dawn on Thursday, May 5.
-The Eta Aquarids are famously speedy, entering Earth’s atmosphere at 66 kilometers (41 miles) per second and producing a high number of glowing, persistent “trains” of incandescent debris following the meteor’s path, lasting anywhere from several seconds to minutes, according to the American Meteor Society.
-They will be best seen in the Southern Hemisphere. You will have to get up around 2-3 am on the morning of May 5 for the best view, where you could be rewarded with up to 50 shooting stars an hour.
-For those in the Northern Hemisphere, you’re looking at between 10-30 meteors an hour. Photo:NASA. Full article: https://www.iflscience.com

An Angel Wing in Space: This Hubble Space Telescope image features two merging galaxies in the VV-689 system, nicknamed the Angel Wing. Unlike chance alignments of galaxies, which only appear to overlap when viewed from our vantage point on Earth, the two galaxies in VV-689 are in the midst of a collision. The galactic interaction has left the VV-689 system almost completely symmetrical, giving the impression of a vast set of galactic wings.
-“Zoo Gems,” interesting galaxies from the Galaxy Zoo citizen science project is a crowdsourced program and relies on hundreds of thousands of volunteers to classify galaxies and help astronomers wade through a deluge of data from robotic telescopes. In the process, volunteers discovered a gallery of weird and wonderful galaxy types, some not previously studied. A similar, project called Radio Galaxy Zoo: LOFAR is using the same crowdsourcing approach to locate supermassive black holes in distant galaxies. Last Updated: Apr 26, 2022.
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel. Full article: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/an-angel-wing-in-space

OTHER

A Matschie’s tree kangaroo emerges from its mother’s pouch: {Monday, April 18, 2022, at the Bronx Zoo in New York} The joey is the first of its species born at the zoo since 2008. Conservationists believe that fewer than 2,500 Matschie’s tree kangaroos remain in the wild. They are threatened by habitat destruction, hunting and other human activities. (Photo:Julie Larsen Maher/Bronx Zoo via AP). Source with more photos: https://apnews.com & VIDEO LINK

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