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500 people already live at the airport between travelers and coexistence problems

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From 11 at night, security personnel begin to verify documents and to evict those who do not have valid shipments (…) The airport design is simple but there are few private corners or remote spaces. If you need to go to bed on the floor, it brings an extra layer because the floor is mostly cold and hard tile You can read the description in Sleeping in the Airportsa web space where all tips and small tricks or recommendations to take into account are offered if what you want is to sleep in an airport. The description above speaks of Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport. It is just one of many. In it you can read details that make a difference if you need to spend the night at the airport. And the aid is so useful if you have passed security control or not. “The McDonald’s seats are padded” But also that “readers inform us that there are sources next to the bathrooms” or that “in the T4, next to the VIP room of Iberia, there is a small more private corner.” This web space is a reference but it is not the only one you will find on the Internet. Reddit is full of threads in which advice is requested to spend the best way in these spaces. In Quora It is also easy to find them. Here, a user explains his bad experience at the Shanghai airport for not being informed that he was committing a foul. In recent years, there are more those who sleep at airports. Well because their flight leaves too early or, on the contrary, they have arrived late enough to not be able to use public transport to the city and expect the dawn of the next day. Or, simply, because they have nowhere to go and the airport offers them a safe and hot place. Where to sleep if you have nowhere to sleep The latter is what has been happening at the Madrid airport. ASAE union (union alternative AENA ENAIRE) calculates that, every day, about 500 people sleep distributed by the four airport terminals. A number that has multiplied in a decade. They estimate that then there were no more than 40 people who took refuge in this space. The union denounces that workers are afraid to go to their jobs. They explain to The country that there are homeless people who sleep every night because they have no other place to go but those who drug themselves in the bathrooms or those who steal from tourists are also common. “Aena is all facade, an apparent good image, but in reality is contributing to this lack of control. Before it was a problem, now it is a problem. We need to press the Government to modify current legislation, ”explains one of the workers to the newspaper. The Madrid case is not unique in Spain. Last year the Generalitat, Aena and the municipalities of El Prat and Barcelona gathered to find a solution to the same problem. There, it is estimated that every night a hundred homeless sleeps. “It is a serious social problem, and it is inadmissible for no one to take over,” he said then a National Police agent to the medium. Two years before, the problem had stayed in a forgotten corner. In The avant -garde They collected in 2022 that Several people lived in one of the abandoned parking lots after the last reform of the airport despite being within its facilities. Although in Spain we have put the focus on homeless people, outside our borders, airports are also common where more people sleep or, at least, try. There are no conclusive data that meet the problem but it is easy to find the articles in which the theme is addressed from different angles. From positions that speak of their own experience, such as this article of The Washington Post to Tips for facing long delays that leave us alone before the night without a place to sleep. Of the man who was 14 years living in a Chinese airport at Unipersonal Cabinas that are distributed by their facilities to put a head or sleeping spaces more than $ 100 a night at Dubai airport. Aware of the problems they can represent, the airport managers themselves have been putting obstacles to prevent people from sleeping in their facilities. From a greater police presence to seat benches with armrests Each or two seats that prevent a person from lying in them. The other side of the currency is represented by airports where facilities are put to the rest of the passengers, with sun loungers even in common spaces. If you go to sleep at a European airport, you know that Sleeping in Airports I recommend doing it in Helsinki’s. Photo | Ray Sangga Kusuma In Xataka | The great challenge of the successor of the Concorde will be to dominate the sonic patterning: there are those who believe that we are close to getting it

Two videos show how 80 people from a plane have saved life in the last plane crash. There is triple explanation

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After the tragic accident last month Between an American Airlines plane and an United States army helicopter that left 67 dead, on Monday there was a similar scene when it occurred A forced landing of Delta Air Lines’s flight 4819 In Toronto. Two videos showed rawly the scene that the 80 people who went on board and who ended the plane turned. And yet, it did not end in tragedy. How could they be saved? The “miracle.” Delta Air Lines’s flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, made a seemingly normal landing at the Pearson International Airport in Toronto until, Suddenly, everything went wrong. As soon as the wheels began to touch the wheel, the plane slipped, hit its right wing, turned on its axis and ended upside down, leaving an absolute chaos scene. But as we said, and despite the violence of the accident, The 80 passengers and crew managed to survivealthough 18 were injured, including an adult and a child in critical condition, although already out of danger. The impact and the fight to escape. They counted at the Washington Post in a report report that the passengers described the impact as “collide with a wall” before the plane turned. When they were face down, many remained suspended by their seat belts, seeing how the fuel slid through the windows and the fire consumed part of the aircraft. Pete Carlson, a paramedic on board, managed to unbutch and drop to the roof of the planenow turned into the ground, before helping others free from their seats. Meanwhile, passengers, in shock, collaborated with each other to get out as quickly as possible. A video recorded by Pete Koukovanother passenger, showed the crew organizing the evacuation with firm and urgent instructions, guiding people through emergency doors in an inverted plane, a rare scenario in aerial accidents. Outside, firefighters sprayed fushes with foam, while black smoke and flames hindered visibility in full snowstorm. How tragedy was avoided. In front of many Other aerial catastrophes More or less recent, experts have been detailing these days how the “miracle” was possible. Actually and as we will see, there is not a single factor, but several that helped that finally there was not a single death. Three were the main factors that we describe. Plane design and safety measures. He Bombardier CRJ900like all modern commercial planes, it is built with standards called “Crashworthiness”which means that its structure, safety belts and seats are designed to maximize survival in case of impact. In this regard, the cabin absorbed much of the strength of the crash without disintegrating, allowing passengers to go alive. According to Graham Braithwaiteexpert in aeronautics at the University of Cranfield, these elements were fundamental for passengers to resist the impact of the overturn without fatal injuries. Professor Michael J. McCormickfrom the Embry-Riddle University, stood out in the post That engineering and aeronautical regulations have advanced so much that accidents that in the past would have been lethal can now result in total survival. Assessment of the crew. Equally important that the design of the aircraft was crew trainingdecisive to organize a rapid and effective evacuation. Despite confusion and chaos, they managed to maintain order and get everyone out of the plane in a matter of minutes, even with the aircraft dump. Here it is important to remember that the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) require that Any plane with more than 44 passengers can be evacuated in less than 90 seconds. However, in this case, the evacuation was more complex because the plane was overturned, hindering the orientation and exit of the passengers. Immediate response of emergency equipment. The third of the key legs. Toronto airport authorities acted rapidlyensuring the area and preventing the fire from extending to fuel deposits. The first air control reports confirmed the severity of the situation: “The plane is face down and in flames”, which led to a rapid mobilization of rescue equipment. According to the norms of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), rescue teams They must respond in less than two minutes. In this case, firefighters and paramedics arrived at the place in a matter of minutes, stifled the fire and helped evacuate passengers. Causes of the accident. Although the exact cause of the accident has not yet been determined, it is known that landing occurred under wind conditions up to 70 km/hyve accumulated On the track after two recent storms. Thus, the airport firefighters ruled out problems with the track, which suggests that other factors, such as mechanical failure or human error, could have influenced. Be that as it may, in a context where Recent air accidents They have resulted in fatal tragediesthe total survival of flight passengers 4819 is a real testimony of the advance in aeronautical engineering, security protocols and emergency response. Although The images of the airplane burned and overturned They suggest an inevitable disaster, the combination of these factors allowed to avoid the worst. As Carlson underlined In his interview, after leaving the plane I only thought about one thing: “I didn’t care about the cold, I didn’t care how much I had to walk, all we wanted to be out of the plane.” Image | Yyzbrennan In Xataka | The main suspect of the plane crash in South Korea is common in aviation. The problem is that it does not usually end like this In Xataka | We have always thought that the rear seats of the plane are the deadliest in case of accident. We were wrong

Tired of people talking about the end of the world without knowing, Newton decided to calculate it. And he explained it in a letter of 1704

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By 1665 the bubonic plague arrived in London in a cotton ship from Amsterdam. In the following years, between overcrowding, dirt, hunger and rats, they would die More than one hundred thousand people In the country. In August, the great plague arrived in Cambridge and forced the university to close. It was then that a very young Isaac Newton had to return to Woolshorpe Manor, the family home. Over there, According to a probably fraudulent traditionsat down one of the three apple trees of the farm and the blow of one of the fruits brought to mind the theory of gravity. We do not know if the craniocerebral trauma produced by the happy apple was also responsible for everything that came in the last part of his life. Sir Isaac Newton was not any. On the one hand, Newton was, in fact, an intellectual giant. “The greatest scientific brain that the world has known,” According to Asimov; the person responsible for that “perhaps the greatest advance of thought that a single individual has ever done”, According to Albert Einstein. “Nature and its laws were hidden at night; God said ‘that Newton’ becomes and made the light,” he says Alexander Pope’s famous epitaph. On the other, it was someone complicated – especially after The nervous breakdown he suffered in 1693. The most controversial example is its passage through the house of La Moneda de England (a stage of your life Full of torture, hanging and dismembered falsifiers); However, a brief review of his personal life and friendship gives good account of it. But what interests us today is that he was passionate about the Bible. It is estimated that more than half of what Newton wrote It had to do with theology and alchemy; And, as a good mathematician, one of the themes that worried him most was the end of the world. The end of the world? Yes, at that time (remember that The English revolution had just “finished”) Religious debates were in the flower. And the end of the world was a usual issue in public conversation. But Newton was convinced that people did it wrong. Lincolnshire’s genius analyzed the biblical text (And, specifically, Daniel’s book and the Apocalypse) and concluded that people were exaggerating the closeness of the end of the world. And gave a date? Yes and no. As Newton seems to identify the year 800 d. C. as the moment when the Church entered the “great apostasy.” This is a key date in the texts and, from there, he deduced that there was no reason to think that before 1260 years the apocalypse arrived. That means that We are relatively safe until 2060. Because, as he said “he may end later, but I don’t see any reason for him to end before.” But did he really think he was going to end the world? According to Stephen Snobelen, professor at the King’s College University of Halifax (Nueva Scotia) that has studied the matterNewton did not believe that the world would end in a literal sense. “For Newton, 2060 AD would be rather a new beginning. It would be the end of an ancient era, and the beginning of a new era: the era to which the Jews refer as the messianic era and the era to which Christians premillennials call the millennium or kingdom of God “, Snobelen defended. Obviously, we are not faced with weight to think that the apocalypse is just around the corner. But knowing The close we are from the end of the worldwe can take all this as an invitation to take advantage of the moment. Image | Godfrey Kneller In Xataka | When Newton reached the fundamental laws of physics there was already a sign that said “Leonardo was here”

In ‘The Last of Us’ cordyceps is a zombie fungus. In Nepal it is a sexual fungus so exclusive that people die to achieve it

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In 2006, The BBC Earth serieswith David Attenborough narrating the chilling sequence, he first revealed to the world of What was capable of a parasite fungus in the body of a creature. We had never been participants in something like that, and the guest that carried the disoriented ant of the colony was going to turn the scene into television history. Years later, the clip with the spores of the parasite fungus cordyceps served as inspiration for the game ‘The Last of Us’, and the subsequent series. In the real world, Cordyceps is also dangerous. A fungus wrapped in myth. The story I told Bloomberg in a report. In the extreme heights of the Himalayas, The cordyceps sinensisknown as “Yartsa Gunbu” in Tibetan or “Caterpillar Fungus”, has been used for centuries in traditional Asian medicine. Its peculiar origin, growing like a parasite inside the ghost moth larvaeand his reputation as a powerful aphrodisiac, they have made it one of the most coveted natural products in the world, reaching exorbitant prices that can reach up to $ 136,000 per pound in Chinese markets. Popularly known as the “Viagra del Himalaya”, the fungus has generated a whole multimillionary industry behind With a growing global demand, especially in China, South Korea and Japan, where it is a symbol of status and prestige. Booming market of falsifications. While in the West the cordyceps can be found in cheap supplements in stores like Amazon, most of these products do not contain the real fungus, but synthetic versions or similar species without the alleged desired effects. In fact, Stanford University research estimates that The global cordyceps industry moves up to 11 billion dollars annuallyalthough much of this trade is based on imitations. According to German mycologist Daniel Winklerwho has spent two decades studying the fungus in the Tibet, authentic products are rare and are sold almost exclusively in Asia at prohibitive prices. Nepal: an economy around the fungus. In Katmandú markets, each store seems to sell the precious fungus, with merchants such as KC Bastola, who offers different levels of quality with prices ranging between $ 10 per piece and $ 4,000 per poundstill relatively low values ​​compared to the final price after the passage of intermediaries. As we said, Here the business is dominated by Chinese buyers, Many of them identifiable for their luxury clothing, which acquire large amounts of cordyceps to resell them in their country of origin, where the government imposes strict regulations on their harvest and trade. We talk about a trade that has generated an economic boom in rural communities of Nepal and Tibet, where Collectors like Tek Bhadur Budha manage to earn up to $ 15,000 a yearenough money to keep their families and send their children to study in the capital. The danger: more deaths than in Everest. Cordyceps sinensis collection It is an extremely dangerous job. The reason? It is carried out in rugged land, more than 4,500 meters altitude, where collectors spend whole days looking for tiny fungi, often on knees and with temperatures below zero. Every spring, entire villages leave their homes and set up improvised camps on the mountaineven closing schools for children and adolescents to participate in the collection. A fact to put it in context: in recent years, more people have died hunting Yartsa than climbing Mount Everest, victims of extreme cold, avalanches, sudden floods and violent clashes between collectors. Everything is worth. For its part, the Dalai Lama has described the cordyceps industry as a crisis for Buddhist culture because its high value has caused violence, exploitation and corruption in the region. Criminal gangs have murdered collectors and have appropriated harvest territorieswhile the use of child labor is an extended practice, with minors dedicated to looking for fungi in extreme conditions. In addition, the lack of regulation allows intermediaries to buy the fungus at very low prices, leaving collectors at a disadvantage against a market dominated by large merchants. Is it really an aphrodisiac? Despite their reputation as sexual stimulating, scientific studies They have found little conclusive evidence that cordyceps has a direct impact on libido. An eight -week study only identified that Consumers felt more energy, but without significant improvements in sexual desire. It happens that the placebo effect and cultural beliefs play a key role in their consumption. According to anthropologist Tawni Tidwellalthough the fungus does not improve its own sexual desire, You have seen notable results in peoplewith men reporting stronger and more lasting erections, and women affirming an increase in their sensitivity. On the other sidewalk, Tashi Tsering doctor, defender of cordyceps, argues that The fungus harmonizes the five cosmic elements (Earth, fire, water, air and space) and that its effectiveness lies in an energy balance rather than in a direct biochemical action. That said, its consumption is not exempt from side effects. In fact, the author of the Bloomberg report said that after drinking a cup of yartsa tea experienced an intense gastrointestinal reaction. The ecological impact of the fungus. It is another cordyceps problems. The growing fungus market has generated an environmental crisis in the Himalayas. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has cataloged it as a species vulnerable to extinctiongiven that Demand has led to overexploitation which exceeds the natural capacity of regeneration of the ecosystem. More than 130 tons of cordyceps per year are collectedcausing soil erosion, abnormalities in snow cycles and changes in ecological balance. In fact, experts warn that if the situation continues, the wild populations of the fungus could disappear in a few decades. Illegal regulation and traffic. Unlike Nepal, where cordyceps collection follows a more open model, China strictly regulates its harvest and sale. This results in Many Chinese merchants cross the border illegally to acquire large quantities of the fungus in Nepal and then traffic it back to China inside suitcases or vehicles. According to Rajendra BajagainMember of the Parliament of Nepal, this activity is out of control, with foreign buyers promoting a black market … Read more

There are already people living in cabbages and offices

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Louis Goss is a British journalist who touches the thirties and has lived in an old geriatric, a residence, a town hall and an empty police station of the luxurious neighborhood of Chelsea, in London, which he shared with another 50 people. He has not done so because he looks for original accommodations. Nor is it an Okupa. No. like thousands of people in Britain (and in other nations, as Netherlands), Goss acts as “Guardian”, a figure halfway between the vigilant and tenant. There are those who assume that role because it is attractive and who is dragged to him by a residential market with Shot prices who have made the average rent between individuals already exceed the 2,200 pounds monthly. Some data to start. Madrid, Barcelona either Palm They are not the only European cities that look with concern their real estate market. In London things are not much better. There the pressure is so high that its mayor has labeled “scandal” that there are tens of thousands of disused homes, a stock that local administrations want to get into the market RECRUDETING (much) your fiscal pressure. A couple of data arrive to understand to what extent it has been complicated to find accommodation in the British capital. The Office for National Statistcis (ONS) estimates that the private average rent at the end of 2024 was there in 2,220 pounds monthly after registering the largest annual inflation in the country, with an increase of 11.5%. In 2015 that average was below 1,600 pounds. Even sharing house requires disburseing a considerable sum: According to Spaceroomthe middle room cost 993 pounds per month in December. And how do I live? That is the question that is asked not a few families, both in the big Spanish and other European cities, including London. Especially since housing purchase is an even more unattainable option than rent. The average price of M2 in the central areas of London moves between 10,700 and 19,400 pounds and the capital agglutina 19 of the 20 most expensive areas in the country. In general, the government estimates that only in England it would be necessary to build 300,000 homes A year, but the construction remains far from satisfying the high demand. Before that panorama there are those who have found an exit in a peculiar formula that It emerged in the 80s In Netherlands, where they already turn to it tens of thousands of people: the “property guard”. Those who turn to it are tenants, but with very special conditions that allow them to enjoy low prices in exchange for assuming certain discomforts and a mission. According to the CNNIn 2024 the formula interested 50,000 people in Britain. Tenar No, Guardian. System dynamics He explains it well Live-in Guardians, one of the British signatures that are dedicated to fostering it. “Property guardianship is an innovative and modern way to protect empty real estate and offer a series of advantages,” Share the organizationbased precisely in London. “A guardian is someone who has reached an agreement to live in a building or in a part of a property that would otherwise be empty with the main purpose of ensuring and safeguarding the place.” The owner of the building gets people who monitor, maintain and prevent construction from deteriorating or ends up. All without hiring a specialized company. And in return the “Guardian” achieves a space in which to live, usually wide, well located and especially for which it pays an affordable price. In 2022 Live In Guardans assured which offered its “guardians” (people that the entity selects among the candidates) renewable contracts of 28 days from 75 pounds a week. Living in temples, schools … The result is people living as a “tenant-guardian” in places of the most diverse, such as in temples, schools, libraries, pubs, nurseries, pavilions, office buildings, police stations, geriatrics, residences, municipal premises … it is not strange that in addition to empty the constructions are condemned to disappear, so that the owners are mainly interested Loads that entails. And does it work? Of course the figures are interesting. Citing PGPA dataentity that represents three of the main agents who are dedicated to exploring that formula, The CNN reveals that in Great Britain there are more than 13,500 people living as “Guardians.” And they could be many more. Last year 50,000 people requested to become tutors through the three entities agglutinated in PGPA. Not bad if one takes into account that in 2020-21 the number of candidates was much lower, he stayed in about 32,000. “People are looking for cheap ways to live”. For Arthur Duke, director of Live-in Guardians, Reading that leave those figures is clear: “It has been caused by the crisis at the cost of life. People are looking for cheaper ways to live.” In your reports The CNN and BBC They talk about Guardians satisfied with the spaces that inhabit, but in virtually all cases the same idea surveys: people use the formula of the vote of empty buildings because it offers them a cheaper option to live. “Basically it is the only thing that can be allowed”, confesses Gossthe 29 -year -old journalist who has gone through a geriatric, a residence for students and a town hall. Also by a Chelsea police station, in the london. When he did, in 2019, he paid 500 pounds, invoices included, which according to his own calculations meant half of what he would have disbursed for a traditional rent in the area. However, he ended up “tired of the conditions” and in 2021 he decided to lease a more traditional home to become an tenant. Even at the expense of paying more. Are all advantages? No. The “guardianship” has advantages for owners and guardians, who opt for more economical accommodations, different habitats and even the possibility of meeting new people; But the model also suffers from certain weak points. The guardians do not always have drinking water, sometimes the properties in guardianship are in very … Read more

China is raising an unprecedented dam where millions of people live. The problem is seismic activity

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Before finishing 2024 we advanced what was known about China’s last megonstruction. Actually, we could not talk about “another” as if it were something else in a long list, because it is possibly one of the most ambitious projects that are reminded of the nation: a super prey so monumental that would leave The three throats relegated to the background, producing three times more energy than the spectacular structure of more than two kilometers long. Of course, there is some problem. The superpress. It is a reality: China advances with the construction of the Motuo Superpress in Tibetan unprecedented infrastructure project that, if completed, will become the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world taking advantage of an abrupt slope of 2,800 meters, exceeding the capacity of the three throats dam (currently the biggest in the world). Located in The Grand Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpoon the border with India, the dam has aroused environmental, geopolitical and humanitarian concerns, especially due to the lack of transparency of Beijing about its development. Experts warn that the project represents a “water pump” for millions of people in India and Bangladesh. Seismic risks. The Tibet is One of the most seismically active regions on the planetit has been known for a long time because it is located in the collision of the Indian plaque and the Euroasy Plate. In fact, a recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Shigatse It caused damage to five hydroelectric dams and the death of 134 people, demonstrating how vulnerable infrastructure in the region is. Although Motuo’s work can be designed to withstand earthquakes, landslides and mud alluds could serve as a fuse and unleash, representing a direct threat to nearby populations. We speak, again, millions of people. This risk is aggravated by the phenomenon of Seismicity induced by reservoirs (RTS)where the weight of accumulated water in large dams can trigger earthquakes. An example is the zipingpu damwhose construction was followed by Sichuan’s devastating earthquake in 2008 which charged 87,000 lives. In addition, sediment retention by the dam could reduce the fertility of the soil downstream, causing erosion in the rivers and coasts of India and Bangladesh. Gran_Cañón Yarlung Tsangpo Environmental impact. The dam too would alter the water and climatic patterns Crucial for agriculture in the region. The Tibet, where Brahmaputra is born, is one of the most biodiverse regions of the world and a key regulator of Asian climate. The construction of the superpress could, for example, alter the monsoon rainfallwith devastating effects for agriculture in India and Bangladesh. In addition, the ecological impact of Chinese megaemblses is already evident in other international rivers, Like the Mekong, where the dams have caused droughts recurring and the intrusion of salt water in agricultural deltas. Impact between the premises and (des) information. It is another leg that must tie the project. The Tibet is under a strong control of the Chinese Communist Party, so the magnitude of the displacement of Tibetans that will require the work is not known. In this regard, Beijing has not revealed details about costs (It is estimated that total investment will exceed 130,000 million euros), The companies involved or the number of people who will be relocated. And if we are guided by other cases in Chinese provinces, protests against hydroelectric projects have been repressedit is suggested that any opposition in the Tibet will be silenced. Geopolitics of a superpress. He Brahmaputrawhich flows to India and Bangladesh, is a vital artery for millions of people. Again, that lack of Chinese transparency has generated distrust in New Delhi and Daca, whose scientists have demanded access to hydrological data to evaluate the risks of the work. India, meanwhile, Fears China use river control as a geopolitical weaponrestricting or diverting the flow in case of conflicts. Thus, and in the face of uncertainty, some Indian officials have proposed an alternative: Build a dam in a Brahmaputra tributary to counteract possible flow reductionsalthough this solution does not seem ideal and could also harm the ecology of the region. Imminent risk. Nikei had this week That the possibility of a catastrophic collapse is not a simple speculation. China has suffered hundreds of dam failures throughout its historyincluding the worst disaster ever registered: The collapse in cascade of the Banqiao dam And another 61 dams in 1975, an event that caused 85,000 direct deaths and displaced 11 million people. Even The three throats dam was on the verge of collapse in 2020endangering 400 million people. Therefore, if a strong earthquake hit the region and cause the rupture of the superpress, Millions of people in the Brahmaputra Valley in India and Bangladesh could be affected by catastrophic floods, aggravating. In addition, geopolitical and humanitarian tensions in the region. If you want also, it is feasible to think that with this mega -Obra, China would not only reinforce its control over the water resources of Asia, but also converting Brahmaputra into a geopolitical weaponincreasing their pressure capacity over their neighbors. Image | Harvey BarrisonNASA In Xataka | China prepares the most expensive megaestructure on the planet: a hydroelectric power plant on the most controversial place possible In Xataka | The three throats dam is so huge that it has caused something unexpected: extending the days of the earth

‘The Brutalist’ is so long that it includes an intermediate of 15 minutes. And to the surprise of the director himself, people are delighted

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Since we began talking about ‘The Brutalist’, Brady Corbet’s movie that It is nominated for ten Oscar And that is presented as one of the favorites to take the lists of the best of the year, all chronicles and criticism emphasized their duration, unusually long, three and a half hours. And also the even more unusual decision to be screened divided into two parts, separated by a fifteen minutes intermediate. But why. Was the intermediate necessary? According to Corbet and his coguionist Mona Fastvold, yes. In An interview with Indie Wire They said that “he was always scripted, the intermediate. He is curious, in a way he has caught the attention of what we expected. I personally have trouble sitting still for three and a half hours, so I needed it. And it was a decision of face to the public “. And they added that “people feel at home and see between eight and sixteen hours of a limited series with small breaks, so if you apply that idea to this movie, you are zampando with a little break in the middle.” Longer and longer movies. There is a very fashionable calculation in these times, in order to maximize the time we dedicate to leisure and that values ​​the profitability of cultural works: the longer, the more value we are giving our free time. In the video game industry, the number of hours needed to finish a game is a detail that is made public before it goes on sale. And the increasingly extensive films and series, guaranteeing the viewer that he can invest a good part of his day (or the whole day) in devouring a story. Only in that context are less and less extraordinary films such as’WICKED‘(160 minutes),’The Batman‘(176),’Oppenheimer‘(180),’ Avengers: Endgame ‘(182) … but none has intermediate. Of course, none lasts 215 minutes. Before there were intermediate, but as you are young you don’t remember it. Decades ago the films passed several times: the change of roll in the projector demanded a pause that was soon eliminated, when the projectors arrived that did not demand to interrupt the projection for the change of roll. And then, the arrival of digital cinema was loaded with that characteristic flicker in the image and sound that the oldest of the place identified with analog cinema. That is, the intermediate of ‘The Brutalist’ is completely unnecessary (unless we have the need to go to the bathroom and stretch our legs, which is not little), and still is done. ‘The Brutalist’ also looks like a movie from another time. A very thoughtful intermediate. The interesting thing about ‘The Brutalist’ is that it is not a cut, as was the case in old films, which happens when a film roll ends, or as it happened in some cinemas with the monstrous ‘also’The Moon Killer‘(206 minutes), when the room seemed convenient. It is a very thoughtful intermediate, which divides the film into two parts that differ in tone and style. The film is something in its first half, and after the intermediate, it is something else. The intermediate helps the viewer prepare for that change, and also reinforces the operatic quality of the film: because in the theater and opera they continue to be intermediates. Everyone loves intermediate. This apparently inconsequential aesthetic decision has become one of the hallmarks most celebrated from the film. It is being said that it is a way of recovering cinema as a total experience, which forces us to comment on what we have seen, to consider what we expect from what remains, and see the film as more than a mere procedure of going to any room To consume passively. Along with his celebration of the mastodontic formats And his classic and precious style, ‘The Brutalist’ has become, beyond an admirable film, a cinephile party. In Xataka | If you think Spanish cinema does not have enough nudes, look around: the nudist cinema lands in the rooms

Arturo Coello, number 1 of the world paddle for: “Life separates people into two paths, those who party and those who dedicate ourselves to sport”

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Updated Tuesday, January 28, 2025 – 23:36 Arturo Coello It is the roof of the world paddle. For his height, 190 centimeters that scare their rivals, and for their position in the Ranking of the International Paddle Federation. This Valladolid of 22 years Share number one in the world with your partner on the track, the Argentine Agustín Tapia. They won 14 titles Last season and start at this beginning of the course as great favorites to the annual throne. The campaign starts next February 8 in Saudi Arabiabut before, the big stars of world paddlers are cited this week at Madrid Arena for the Hexagon Cupa tournament in which teams compete for celebrities from the world of sports, who are choosing for their templates the best paddle players in search of a Award this year exceeds one million euros. «It’s going to be a beautiful week. I will have Agus in front and we are clear that it is a team competition, but we always have a good time, ”says Coello in the halls of Madrid Arena. Spanish represents Team Bellawhile Tapia, his partner in the circuit, is part of the ‘RL9’, with Lewandowski as president. Next to them will be the team of the Rafa Nadal Academythe ‘Advantage’ team, owned by the extenist Andy Murray and the boxer Anthony Joshua; ‘Krü paddle‘, of the Kun Agüero; ‘Eleven Eleven’, from Eva Longoria; and ‘X10’, of the Formula 1 pilot Pierre Gasly. The tournament, which has the sponsorship of the team Alpineenters its second edition and has expanded the teams while studying to entry more presidents, given the high interest that the paddle and tournament awakens. Coello is clear who would be a great signing: «I would like to see Cristiano Ronaldo hereI have already played with him. I am trying to convince him to get into the world of paddle and next year enters the tournament with a team, ”admits the athlete. “Until 15 years this was a hobby” In a talk with the world, Coello reflects on what life has changed in recent years, coinciding with the media explosion of the paddle world with his arrival to the professional circuit. «Paddle has evolved a lotbut I remain the same person and I still make the same life. It is true that more people know me and the impact I have is different. I have to be more careful with the things I do because I am obviously more visible to children and it is a beautiful responsibility. It makes you more respect for the things that are happening to you, ”explains the young player. Coello is part of this new generation of paddle stars that were installed in the elite in an era of economic bonanza, far from the hardships that other legends passed such as Fernando Belasteguín or Paquito Navarro. That makes him have even more professional speech. He grew between shovels until with 15 years he decided that the paddle was going to be his life. Miqui move «Until 15 years for me it was like a hobby, nothing more. But from that age I decided not. There life separates people into two paths, those who They start to party and begin to study and those who We dedicate ourselves to sport. In my case I was very clear that mine was going to be the sport, I left many things aside that are hard to pass, but I am also living others that the rest of the people cannot live. I wake up, I do sports And I’m lucky to be able to dedicate myself to what I like, ”he develops. Despite his youth, he has noticed firsthand the evolution of the paddle and has ended moving to Miami To have its operations center there: «The demand for number one is very high and every detail counts. We are very focused daily on that demand. We are going to Miami for having better facilities than those I had in Madrid, but my team does not change, I will have the same coaches and trainers and I will see Agus in the tournament weeks, as always ». (Tagstotranslate) Sports/Padel

Experts want to redefine obesity to improve the health of millions of people in the world

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A report prepared by experts from all over the world warns that the risk of diagnosing too many people is running, and that a “more precise” and “nuanced” definition is needed on this term. Doctors should take into account the general health of patients with excess fat, instead of limiting their body mass index (BMI), says the report. Those who suffer from chronic diseases caused by their weight should be diagnosed with “clinical obesity”, but those who do not have health problems should be diagnosed “preclinical obesity.” It is estimated that more than one billion people suffer from obesity worldwide, so there is a great demand for thinning medications. The report, published in the magazine The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinologyhas the support of more than 50 medical experts from around the world. New look “Obesity is a spectrum,” says Francesco Rubino, professor at King’s College in London and president of the group that carried out the investigation. “Some suffer from it and manage to lead a normal life, function normally.” “Others cannot walk or breathe well, or go in a wheelchair and have serious health problems.” Getty Images: There is a difference between people with excess weight who can do physical activity and lead a healthy life and those that do not, the report says. The report urges to “reformulate” the concept of obesity to distinguish between patients with a disease and those who remain healthy, but run the risk of diseases in the future. Currently, in many countries, obesity is defined as having an BMI greater than 30, a measure that estimates body fat based on height and weight. Access to medicines to lose weight as Wegovy and Mounjaro is usually restricted to patients in this category. However, according to the report, the BMI does not reveal anything about the patient’s general health, and does not distinguish between muscle and body fat or take into account the most dangerous fat around the waist and organs. The experts advocate a new model that takes into account the signs of obesity that affect the organs of the body – such as heart disease, dyspnea, type 2 diabetes or joint pain – and its detrimental impact on everyday life. This indicates that obesity has become a clinical disease and needs pharmacological treatment. Getty Images: access to medicines to lose weight like Wegovy and Mounjaro is usually restricted to patients with a high BMI. However, people with “preclinical obesity”, instead of drugs and surgery, should be offered tips to lose weight, advice and monitoring to reduce the possibilities of health problems. A treatment may also be necessary. “Unnecessary treatment” “Obesity is a health risk; The difference is that for some it is also a disease, ”said Professor Rubino. The expert added that it was sensible to redefine it to know the level of risk in a wide population, instead of the current “blurred image of obesity.” According to the report, the quotation-sturars or direct measurement of fat, together with a detailed medical history, can offer a much clearer image than the BMI. Getty images: BMI is not an index that gives us information about the person’s health, says the report. Louise Bour, an expert in child obesity of the University of Sydney who collaborated in the preparation of the report, affirms that the new approach will allow obese adults and children to “receive more appropriate attention”, while reducing the number of overdiagnostics and unnecessary treatments. At a time when drugs are prescribed on a large scale that reduce body weight by up to 20%, the report states that this “rethinking” of obesity “is so much more relevant” since “improves the accuracy of the diagnosis.” “LIMITED FINANCING” The Royal College of Physicians of London states that the report feels solid bases “to treat obesity with the same medical rigor and compassion as other chronic diseases.” Distinguish between preclinical and clinical obesity would be “a vital step” and “empower Many fear that the pressure on health budgets will translate into less money for “preobesos” patients. Jim Mann, co -director of the Edgar Center for Research on Diabetes and Obesity, in Otago, New Zealand, said that it was likely to emphasize “in the needs of those who are defined as clinically obese” and that the limited financing “most likely” is allocate to them. BBC: Click here To read more BBC News World Stories. Subscribe here To our new newsletter to receive every Friday a selection of our best content of the week. You can also follow us in YouTube, Instagram, Tiktok, X, Facebook And in our new WhatsApp channelwhere you will find last minute news and our best content. And remember that you can receive notifications in our app. Download the latest version and act. (tagstotranslate) Causes of obesity

They wish Death to Bishop who asked Trump for Mercy for immigrants and LGBTQ people

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Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington And who asked President Mercy towards immigrants and with members of the LGTB community, said that several people have wished him death for having dared to defend minorities. During a religious service carried out on Tuesday afternoon in the National Cathedral of Washington, which the president went in the company of his wife, the first woman to be in charge of the episcopal diocese of the US capital He asked Trump to be condescending with foreigners residing in the American Union without the documentation proven his stay and also with whom they chose to adopt a different genre with respect to their origin. The request of the religious arose because the 78 -year -old Republican signed several orders through which he intends to deport millions of immigrants, as well as officially recognize only two sexes for this to put an end to what he defined as “transgender transgender ” During an interview with the television channel MSNBC, The New York bishop He shared how difficult it has been to face the discomfort of a sector of reluctant society to feel empathy for its peers. “Some people have wished me death. I am not sure that they threatened to kill me, but they seemed to be pleased if I found my eternal destiny sooner rather than later. And I simply mean, I was actually trying to promote a different type of conversation, which can certainly disagree with me, they may disagree with what I have said or done, but but Could we, as Americans and as children of God, speak to each other with respect? I would offer you the same”He said. Mariann Edgar Budde rules out to offer an apology to Donald Trump, as he claims to defend the fair. (Credit: EVAN VUCCI / AP) The spiritual leader of 86 congregations and 10 schools of the Episcopal Church in Washington DC and four counties from the state of Maryland is firm in its assumed position with respect to the minorities that will be affected by Trump’s policies, which he considers they should not be despised. “We don’t have to reach the highest extremes of contempt when we are in a position of disagreement,” He emphasized. It should be noted that the White House has already started with its offensive against immigrants by announcing the arrest of more than 300 in a single day and the repatriation of more than 80 people to Guatemala in an army plane. In addition, he signed an order so that all federal employees benefited by programs of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) went home with an indefinite license. Continue reading: • Who is Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop who bothered Trump by asking him to have clemency with migrants and LGBT people • Mike Collins suggests putting immigrants defender on a list to be deported • The sermon of a bishop in front of Trump in which he asks for clemency for migrants and LGBT people (Tagstotranslate) Donald Trump

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