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Although there are still a few days to reach their maximum activity, The Perseids They are here. The most popular rain of stars will be elusive again because of the moon, which will be in its luminous phases during the days when the rain of stars reaches its climax. Fortunately, that does not mean that we cannot see them. In emptied Spain. Every year, thousands of people take advantage of summer to return to the peoples that their parents and grandparents abandoned to look for life in cities, emptied Spain. This vast rural region presents an ideal opportunity for those who want to enjoy astronomy, an opportunity that many visitors have not wanted to waste that, without a specific link, choose rural Spain as a destination with the aim of escaping from light pollution. The Perseids. Perseids are perhaps the most iconic rain of stars in the northern hemisphere. Its origin It is in small pieces of ice and rock scattered throughout the comet 109p/Swift-Tuttle In its orbit. Towards the beginning of August, the orbit of our planet crosses this path, which causes some of these particles to be captured by gravity, fall and disintegrate burned in the planet’s atmosphere, shining incandescent. The flashes of this rain of stars are becoming more frequent night by night as we get closer to the dates on which the meteor rain reaches its climax, which usually happens Around August 11 and 12 (This year will be the day 12 around 22:00peninsular time). On a clear night, the Perseids can produce at this point about 140 fleeting stars every hour. The pollution problem. This year it will be difficult to see this peak since the full moon will take place only three days before, on August 9. This implies that our satellite will be an important source of light pollution, which reduces the contrast that our eyes need to see these fleeting stars. To dodge the moon, we can try to take advantage of these days in which the Perseids approach their peak, but for this we will have to dodge another source of light pollution: the artificial lights of cities and other urbanized areas. That is where the vast extension of areas with low population density, the “donut” emptied between Madrid and the urban areas of the coast comes into play. Looking for the best places. Fleeing from the city to see the Perseids seems like a good idea but, where are we? Choosing destination can be a bit more complicated than it seems, but we have some tools at hand. The first is the map of light pollution created just over a year ago by a team from the Complutense University of Madrid and the CBAS (International Research Center of Big Data For Sustainable Development Goals). This is The map further accurate of light pollution in Spain and Portugal. The map covers most of the Iberian Peninsula and the archipelagos of the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and Madeira (not the Azores). We can also resort Apple -shaped maps For the mobile phone, such as ‘Light Pollision Map – Dark Sky,’ that also has a page web that we can consult from our browser. The other space tourism. Many rural areas have seen a new hook in Astrotourism to attract visitors to the rural environment. In this sense, this year’s persistent can be seen as a prelude to what will come next year: The eclipse that will travel the peninsula, predictably bring thousands of people to the areas that will be covered in sunlight. Local institutions have transformed this interest into actions to promote astrotourism through promotional companies and campaigns. An example is that of the City of Benavente, which last weekend celebrated His first ‘Astro Tourism Festival’, already with the attention set in the great astronomical event next year. In Xataka | What are they and how exactly the Perseids are formed, the most fascinating astronomical phenomenon that we can see today Image | NASA/BILL INGALLS

You can hardly know what is in these boxes. The US has built the perfect hiding place for its nuclear weapons

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A company in the United States came to nuclear proportions, literally. The Pentagon had been going around an idea for a while. In a war scenario every time more changing and asymmetricthe permanent bases have stopped making sense to save, for example, atomic weapons. Where to hide such arsenal? The solution is in a container. Store the unthinkable. Yes, the United States has developed an innovative storage technology to transform the way their nuclear weapons are deployed: a Mobile vault system hidden within standard six -meter containers, capable of protecting atomic pumps or highly sensitive materials even in remote and temporary bases. The project, led By Sandia National Laboratories Within the energy department, it responds to an urgent request from the National Nuclear Safety Administration (Nsa) and is being executed in collaboration with the Department of Defense. The purpose: to provide American commanders with an unprecedented logistics and tactical capacity to protect strategic assets outside the immediate reach of permanent infrastructure. Accelerated and double use. The development of the first prototype was carried out in just six months, through a design process that prioritized speed and performance within volumetric and weight restrictions. For this I know They used 3D modelsadditive manufacturing, reusable components and commercial development plates. The available images They show a container with a reinforced door with double combination lock, although it is presumed that it includes multiple unleashed advanced safety systems. Sandia has experience in this field: he already developed specialized trucks To transport nuclear weapons, equipped with defense mechanisms such as adhesive foam to immobilize intruders, explosive bolts to disable tear gas axes and systems. Sandia employees make a 3D scan of a container prototype Containers that hint. Although for obvious reasons the official statement avoids explicitly mentioning nuclear weapons, Sandia has distributed models at 1:14 of these mobile vaults with miniature aftershocks of b61 bombs Clearly identifiable destined to illustrate its functionality before the high controls of the Pentagon, the strategic command and the combat commands. This type of device could be revolutionary for the projection of the nuclear arsenal, since it would allow flexible displaysdiscreet and fast in areas without fixed infrastructure, in line with current doctrines of Agile Fuat Employment (Ace) of the Air Force and the Expeditional Advanced Base Operations (Eabo) of the Marines body. In both strategies, dispersion, unpredictability and mobility are key to survive in a modern combat environment. A look at the 1:14 scale model of the mobile vault and the “miniature model” of the B61 The logic of the new B61-13. Plus: doctrinal change also coincides with the production of the new Model B61-13an improved variant of the B61-12 with greater explosive performance. Although the B61-12 already incorporated precision guidance, not all NATO platforms are trained to use that technology, which limits its operation. The B61-13, due to their greater capacity to attack reinforced and distributed targets, could be better used in mobile and flexible display. Also and As we countB61 are already part of the nuclear arsenal advanced in Europestored in underground fixed vaults in bases such as The RAF Lakenheathin the United Kingdom. The incorporation of are Mobile Vaults It now expands the tactical fan to more unpredictable and scattered environments, reducing the dependence of bases that would be a priority white in a high intensity conflict. A trailer loaded with B61 test models, as well as B83 nuclear bombs, (the latter are seen at the right end) “Mobile” advantages and risks. The use of standard containers to hide these vaults has evident advantages Logistics: They can be transported by air, sea or land using existing means. But that same mobility entails new challenges. Namely: structures offer Less physical protection That a bunker, and any increase in peripheral security measures could give away its content. They pointed to them Twz analysts which will be required, quite possibly, a completely new operational doctrine for use in nuclear deployments, which includes camouflage, dispersion, remote control and active safety measures. Of the test field to the nuclear deployment. The first prototypes will be evaluated in the exercise Gray Flag 2025where the Department of Defense and Sandia will prove its usefulness in a simulated operational context. In fact, this series of maneuvers has been the advanced armament exhibition scenario, such as long-range air-air missile AIM-174B (version released from airplanes SM-6 missile), still classified. The presence of nuclear weapons (or their fictional equivalents) in these trials suggests that Mobile Vaults They could quickly integrate into New forms of deterrenceespecially in mixed missions with closely linked conventional and nuclear abilities, as the recent anticipates Pentagon doctrine. Logistics Revolution As a last point, the initiative It also contemplates the future transition from this technology to the private sector, possibly for its industrial production and use in other areas that require ultraseguro storage. Be that as it may, its immediate function points to the heart of the current strategic debate: How to maintain the credibility of American nuclear arsenal in a multipolar world, full of mobile threats (as seen in conflicts of Ukraine and Iran), Access denial areas and potential conflicts in remote scenarios. In that new theater, it will not only be the weapons that move with agility. They will also do it, these mobile vaults apparently nuclear. Image | Sandia National Laboratories In Xataka | A simple drawing in a currency has revealed something more important: the return of nuclear bombs to Europe In Xataka | Satellite images leave no doubt: Russia is expanding up to five secret nuclear bases

Their downloads have fallen 72% and a rival begins to take their place

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Who has followed the frantic race of the AI will remember the “moment Chatgpt” of Deepseek: That point where an almost unknown name jumps to the global debate. The Chinese chatbot sneaked into the conversations of Silicon Valley and there were those who presented it as The greatest threat that The American technological ecosystem had seen Asia out of generative. All this stir had reasons. Deepseek circulated with striking performance comparisons and with the promise, always attributed to the company itself, having reached those results with a fraction of the budget and the calculation power of its western competitors. About six months have passed since that peak of attention. Then we ask ourselves: at what point is now? The Deepseek phenomenon has begun to lose strength. As SCMP collectsa Questmobile report with National Business Daily reveals that its monthly discharges collapsed 72% in the second quarter, staying at 22.6 million on average. Just a few months ago, the thrust of its V3 and R1 models had made it the most disruptive alternative in the market. Although it continues to lead the Chinese ranking with 170 million monthly active users, that number has fallen 9% compared to the previous quarter. Bytedance has taken advantage of the situation with Doubaoits own chatbot, which already exceeds Deepseek in downloads (29.8 million per month) and grows strongly in active users, 30% more until reaching 130 million. Deepseek’s situation is not an isolated case. Other general chatbots are also losing traction, such as Yuanbao (Tencent) or Kimi (MoNshot AI), which have seen their downloads descend by more than 50%. Everything indicates that Chinese users are prioritizing applications of AI oriented to concrete tasks: office tools, study assistants or educational platforms. Productivity and study: where is the growth now. The interest of Chinese users is moving towards AI applications with direct utility in the day to day. Office tools such as IMA.Copilot (Tencent) and 360 Wenku (360 Security Technology) have grown strongly: +190% and +135% in active users in the last quarter. In education something similar happens. Kuaidui AI (Zuoyebang) and Doubao Aixue (Bytedance) have already sneaked among the six most used AI apps in the country. Doubao offers the possibility of having personalized avatars That migration is also seen in user flows. The report cites the case of the Baidu search app, which integrates Ernie Bot and Deepseek models: 59% of those who abandoned the Depseek app in May ended up using Ernie Bot the next month. An indication that users are looking for platforms with several combined services, not a closed experience. To this context is added another setback: the delay of the R2 model. Deepseek had planned to launch it in May as R1 relay, but it was postponed mainly because the CEO considered that the model was not yet ready, a circumstance aggravated by US restrictions. to the nvidia chips, According to Reuters and The Information. Now that H20 chips sales could be resumed soonDeepseek would have room to rearm your road map. Half a year later, the big issue. Deepseek passed from a global surprise to a reference that disturbed Silicon Valley. Today a more demanding market faces, in which the conversation is no longer enough: productivity, learning and integrated ecosystems mark the step. When R2 arrives (and if it arrives with the promised technical muscle), we will know if that “moment” was a flash or the beginning of a second life. Images | Xataka with chatgpt In Xataka | Nvidia is at the top because the blows are anticipated and fits them better than anyone. I just did it once again

EU’s new agricultural strategy begins in an unexpected place: in the school dining room

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The market share of fruit and vegetables imported has grown up in a sustained way In the last years of countries outside the EU. Meanwhile, local producers see how their margins narrow before a competition with other rules. Faced with this reality, the European Commission It raises a turn in one of its most daily policies: That schools prioritize foods of community origin in their menus. A discreet measure in appearance, but that points directly to the heart of the European agricultural model. A proposal of Brussels. All the fruit, vegetables and milk that reaches school canteens from EU countries will have to be local products. The proposal, presented last week, directly affects the European school program in force since 2017which seeks to promote healthy eating habits from nursery to high school. According to the draft to which Financial Times has had accessthe new text includes an explicit clause to favor “Made in Europe” products, not only for nutritional reasons, but as part of a broader strategy of impulse to community production. More than health. On the one hand, the initiative is part of a protectionist tendency that has already reached other key sectors such as defense, energy or critical raw materials. On the other, it is part of the debate on the future of common agricultural policy (PAC), one of the key pieces of the European budget. According to El Confidencial reportthe reform of the multiannual financial framework (2028–2034), endowed with two billion euros, cuts the PAC in favor of items such as defense, which has caused strong criticisms of the agricultural sector. Associations of Spanish farmers have already protested in Brussels against cuts that consider “a conviction” for the field. Concern is not only economical, but also structural. The Commission recognizes, in the document itself, that there is a growing imbalance in the food chain that especially affects primary producers. In the words of the text: “The unfair distribution of income, risks and cost burden disproportionately affect the agricultural sector.” Adaptation of the new standard. The new approach seeks to adapt the current school program of the PAC to the current demands. According to the draft filtered by Financial Times and confirmed by the official website of the Commissionproducts of community origin will be prioritized, with low climatic footprint, certified as ecological, sustainably packaged or from small local farms. In addition, those products rich in added sugars and saturated fats will be excluded from the plan. A community official cited by FT Thus summed up the philosophy of the measure: “It is good that the children know that this apple comes from a tree five kilometers from their home.” Currently, 17 Member States already apply criteria for local or regional preference in their school programs, according to the commission itself. The intention is to harmonize this practice at European level and reinforce it. The structural problem. The school reform arrives at an especially sensitive moment. Morocco has established itself as one of the main suppliers of EU fruits and vegetables, displacing in some cases the European product. According to An article by El Economistathe community import of Moroccan fruits and vegetables grew by 14% in the first quarter of 2025. A commitment to food sovereignty. Although the school proposal may seem secondary in economic terms, it is part of a broader paradigm change. As Financial Times remembersBrussels has begun to introduce “Made in Europe” clauses in strategic areas such as defense, state aid to the green sector and now also in the agri -food system. The objective is not to close borders, but to establish fairer reciprocity conditions and reinforce sectors considered strategic for the stability of the continent. Among them, food. According to the commissionguaranteeing access to safe, affordable and quality foods is one of the pillars of the European project, together with the defense of the rural economy. A difficult bet. Beyond the food debate, what is at stake is a definition of economic, commercial and social model for the future of Europe. In an era of growing global protectionism, the European Commission gives clear signals: from defense to school breakfast, the “made in Europe” wants to impose as a norm. But in the attempt to protect the European farmer, Brussels site delicate land, where commercial tensions and market realities are not always so easy to digest. Image | Pexels Xataka | ASML, Airbus and Mistral are planted before Brussels. They ask that the application of the law of AI and notify the risks delay

Github is vital for millions of users. That is why it has become the perfect place to hide malware

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When a tool is so useful that no one dares to block it, it becomes a magnet for attackers. That is what is happening with GITHUB: public repositories, camouflaged archives and malicious loads that go unnoticed in corporate environments. Cisco Talos has uncovered a campaign that demonstrates it. The campaign, active since February 2025, was not an isolated experiment. It was a well structured operation based on the malware-as-a-service model (MaaS), in which attack tools are sold as if they were cloud services. In this case, the operators used Github to distribute malware through seemingly harmless links. When the malicious code hides in full view “In many environments, a malicious download from Github may seem Normal traffic”, Talos researchers explain. And there is the problem: the actors behind this campaign knew how to move between the legitimate and the harmful without raising suspicions, using the platform owned by Microsoft as an undercover distribution channel. The process began with Emmenhtal, a Loader designed to act by layers. Three of them were exclusively responsible for hiding the code. Only at the end of the process a script was executed in Powershell that contacted a remote address to download the real payload. That payload was Amadeya malware known since 2018 in Russian speaking forums. Its main function is to collect information from the infected system and Download additional files depending on the profile of the equipment. The most striking thing is that these files did not One of the most active accounts was legendary99999. In it, more than 160 repositories with random names were detected, each hosting a single malicious file in its release section. From there, the attackers could send direct links to the victims, as if it were any other legitimate download. Legendary 99999999999999 Settle Legendary9999 was not an isolated case. Talos identified other accounts, such as Milidmdds or DFFE9EWF, which followed a similar pattern: random names, repositories with harmless appearance, but designed to execute malicious loads. In total, malware samples such as Rhadamanthys, Lumma, Redline or even legitimate tools such as Putty and Selenium Webdriver were detected. The operation was always the same: once the equipment was infected, Amadey downloaded the necessary file from Github, according to the needs of each operator. The most striking is the flexibility of the operation: from remote access Trojans such as Asyncrat, to scripts disguised as MP4 files or even python code with hidden functions. Github acted quickly. As soon as Talos notified the findings, LThe accounts were eliminated. But the problem does not seem to be the platform yes, but the strategy behind its use: take advantage of legitimate and necessary services to hide malicious activities. Images | Xataka with Gemini 2.5 Flash | Talos In Xataka | The “Son in Hurry” scam had been wreaking havoc throughout Spain for years. Police are finally dismantling it

Aemet at last at the end of the extreme heat tunnel in Spain. The only problem is what comes in place

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During the last weeks, the successive hot episodes (including the heat wave at the end of June and early July) have alternated with the arrival of vaguades that offered a certain thermal relief. A relief loaded with storms and hail, but relief after all. However, the dynamics of recent weeks seem to have broken. Postbile Dana. Meteorological models foresee the possible formation of a DANA, an isolated depression at high levels. This phenomenon, Experts of Meteoredthis phenomenon would bring more hailstorms in addition to winds of consideration. Two masses of air. The arrival of the Dana would also occur in a context also different from what we had seen in a June where the heat was extended by almost the entire peninsula. The first days of this are mana are characterized however by A two -speed Spain: With a mass of cold air installed in the peninsular north and a warm air dominating the center and the south. The long -awaited thermal relief is therefore produced at two veliocities, more quickly in the north (where temperatures have already moderated) and more slowly in the south, where the thermometers will move away from the 40º mark but with a slower stabilization. Uncertain weekend. That would be the context in which Dana could make an appearance. There is still uncertainty about how the “Descolgue” of this area of ​​low pressures will be and its entry into the Peninsula, but the simulations indicate that the arrival of this phenomenon will occur between Friday 11 and Sunday 13. More storms, more hail. This leaves us a panorama of uncertainty for the end of this week: if this arrival of the DANA occurs the instability could be high and that means that we could see a new rough storms with rainfall and strong winds. According to the modelsSaturday will be the day when it is noticed in our environment. According to these same models, the most affected areas will be the north third, the northeast peninsular and part of the Mediterranean coast. A summer of uncertainties. The question now is to know what will happen after this week of relief. While the warm episodes of the last month and a half had been interspersed for days of storms and temperature reduction, these stops in the thermal escalation had been rather brief. This week however the arrival of several troughs, including an associated with the possible Dana could involve a somewhat more marked reduction in temperatures. For now it is soon to know what will happen. The Monthly prediction From the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) points out that we still have hotter weeks than usual for these dates, between 3rd and 5th warmer than the average. The quarterly forecasts Aemet also indicates that we have several warm months ahead: 70% probability that it is. In Xataka | “Clouds of fire”, the phenomenon that makes escape from sixth generation fires can make it impossible Image | ECMWF

The not so far -fetched theory that argues that the cradle of Spanish football is in an unsuspected place: Vigo

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In football not all matches are played on the grass. For years there is a struggle that is settled in the newspaper libraries, the archives and local chronicles of the Spain of the late 19ths: that of the origins of the origins of Foot-Ball homeland The most widespread version, the canonic and the one that Mention The Royal Federation (RFEF) on its webs Recreationalthe dean of national football. However, there is a theory that places the cradle of Spanish football at the other end of the Peninsula, in Galicia. To be more precise at the Vigo docks. What is the cradle of football? You may like more or less, but kicking a ball has always made us funny. The citizens of ancient Greece practiced a game called Episkyrosthe peoples of pre -Columbian Mesoameric had their popular Pok-a-tok And even the Vikings were fond of Knattleikr. If we talk about football as we know it today, however, the genesis of sport must be located later, in nineteenth century England. There, in him Mortlake districton the outskirts of London, a match between Barnes Football Club and the Richmond Football Club was held more than a century and a half ago than It would be crucial For the history of modern football. The reason? Its rules. Before, matches had been played, but with guidelines agreed by the teams themselves. The December 1863 was the first one that was governed by the rules of the newly created Football Association (FA), founded only a couple of months before. And when do you jump to Spain? The most widespread version ensures that football came to our country not much later, in the 1870s, via Huelva. And for reasons that have more to do with finance economy than sport. In 1873 it was established A company of British capital to exploit the deposits of the Riotinto Minera Basin and with it they landed in the British region that soon gave free rein to one of its great hobbies, football. South Canal remember That on August 16, 1873, coinciding with the patron saint festivities of San Roque, a match was already held in the town, “the first football played in Spain,” the local chain says. Of that set echoed A few years ago ‘Mines and Riotinto, cradle of football in Spain’, a work published with the support of the Diputación de Huelva, which would confirm that the first goal of Spain was sung in the small town of the region of the Mining Basin. And the first team? Five years later, in 1878, the Riotinto English Cluban association that facilitated that British engineers and sailors could practice sports such as Cricket, Polo, Pole Lawn-Tenis or the Foot-Ballwhich in turn referred to the creation of the Rio Rio FC. The recreational itself remember That there is a record of at least one match played in the province on September 10, 1874, an encounter between personnel in charge of the railroad tracks that linked Huelva and the mines and a gang moved to Gibraltar. Riotinto FC 1918. Sobple matter? Not at all. Years ago a Galician story, José Ramón Cabanelas, took a surprise while diving in the newspaper library of Vigo lighthousenewspaper founded in 1853. The expert was looking for documentation for a book on the origins of the Eastern Telegraph Company (the English cable) in the Galician city when he met a brief and irony passage that activated his historian instinct. The reason? What counts … and what suits. The text was signed by some of the chroniclers of Vigo lighthouse June 10, 1876, And tells: “Again they have visited us (to the casino) the English. They are as friendly! They walk like four, they step on six and drink like fifty. They fish, hunt, smoke, paint and play ball according to their use and way.” To any other reader the comment would have gone unnoticed, but Cabanelas remained a question: what did the English mean that the English “play the ball”? Are there British in Vigo? Yes. If in the 70s of the nineteenth century Mines de Riotinto had displaced British to take care of the exploitation of their mines, Vigo had them for another business as relevant: the management of the telegraph. Since 1873 the city welcomed offices of the Eastern Telegraph Companycompany that Vigo had chosen for its good location as access to the peninsula and the tranquility of its estuary. In fact, years later, in 1896, another similar company would also be established, the Deutsch Atlantische TelegrapheGellchaftthe German cable. Each arrived in addition to its patriot colony. And how important is that? Much, according to Cabanelas. The historian recalls that the English cable offices settled in Vigo in May 1873 and the British transferred to the city soon A franchise From the Exiles Club Club, an association where the expatriates could meet, stay with their families, chat about the future of the convulsive start of the twentieth century … and also practice the most popular sports in England and organize teams. Perhaps in Galicia there were still no players accustomed to football, but Vigo already had at that time from a port through which English flag ships with crew willing to play a match against his compatriots of the telegraph. The meetings were played in the Malecon, an area located today in the urban center and that stands out as one of the most sought -after in the city. Conclusion? Cabanelas It is clear: “The first football matches began to be played in Vigo as soon as the English cable arrives in May 1873”. Another chronicle of Vigo lighthouse Of 1880, he confirms that by then the “games with ball” were so popular that they aroused the interest of the neighbors, moving “so many spectators as Rafael Díaz used to have in their equestrian circus.” “The English settled in Vigo in 1873, that is, ten years after the Constitution in England of the Football Association and, from the first moment, their customs were brought … Read more

Boadilla del Monte wants to be a pilgrimage place. So he has decided to build a 37 -meter colossal

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Boadilla del Monte is known by the Palacio del Infante Don Luisyour source of Three pipes or the Convent of the incarnation, among other monumentsbut if the plans of an association of Catholics in the area go ahead in a short time it will be for something different: an effigy colossal of Christ that will overcome in size a The famous figure that crowns the Cerro Corcovadoin Rio de Janeiro. Your drivers, yes, will have nothing easy. They need to raise 17 million of euros. Not only do they want their sculpture to be the largest of its kind. They aspire to be a representation based on The holy sheet and with a huge mobile heart. Breaking molds. Throughout the world there are many, many effigies of Jesus, but few as iconic as the Redeemer of Corcovado, in Rio de Janeiro, a huge monument of Around 30 meters high (almost 40if the pedestal is taken into account) that was inaugurated In 1931. In Spain there is, however, who wants to make the competition with an even greater monument: a sculpture of Christ with open arms of 37 m high and 60 wingspan. With you, the Christ of Boadilla. The initiative starts from the Association of Devotos Heart of Jesus of Boadilla, a Catholic group that He wants to lift in that municipality of the Madrid community “The Sacred Heart of the world”. Its intention is to build the effigy between M 50, the Financial City and M 501, on a field of public ownership. For now, They assurehave the Plecet of the City Council, which in 2019 approved the project No opposition. A colossal work of 17 million. The location is not, however, the largest challenge of the company. Its drivers calculate that to get it ahead they need close to 17 million euros16 for construction itself and the remaining million to face “the management, communication and financing of the project”. They also want to raise them through donations from individuals or private organizations, without public funds or any institution such as the Catholic Church. For the moment, Precise The worldthey are quite far from that figure: today their crowdfunding has managed to gather around 95,000 euros. An objective: June 2030. The association not only handles an approximate budget. On its website also includes A schedule How you want to carry out the project. The first phase of financing started at the beginning of the year and will run until February 2026 with the aim of leaving the sculptural project ready, the general preliminary project and starting the crowdfunding campaign. During that first stage they hope to gather 135,000 euros. The second aspires to add five million, will last until June 2028 and will focus on the architectural project and permits. The objective of the association is that the construction of the effigy can begin in mid -2027 and the works last for about three years. If the Planning, It could be inaugurated during June 2030. For this, it will be necessary to carry out the third phase of the financing, of 11.86 million. The collective Recognize in any case that are “self -imposed” deadlines. “Nothing will prevent anticipating the result or that it suffers some delay.” And how do you want to do it? The monument draws attention for its size (37 meters high and 60 of size), but also for its approach. Input and although the association acknowledges that it has not yet defined “the constructive phase”, its Initial idea It is that the effigy combines various materials: the trunk and head would be built with reinforced concrete and arms extended with fiberglass or carbon. The most striking thing is what there will be within the figure. The interior of the effigy can be visited and will include a huge golden heart of around 2.5 meters in diameter that will rise and fall during the day. “Every morning, when the first rays of the sun cross the sore of its side and illuminate the heart, it will slowly descend to the ground with a pulleys mechanism. Then, when the night falls, the heart will return to its anatomical position and retro-pile it will light and light up,” They explain From the association. “With scientific methods”. It is not the only surprise. To shape sculpture, those responsible have decided to take as a reference a symbol of Christianity: Turin’s shroud. “The Holy sheet will be our guide to model sculpture and rebuild with scientific methods the true face of the man who left his mark on the canvas,” they claim. “The wounds and the site of the side will become cracks for which the light will cross the monument. The music will accompany us during our visit and we will listen to the heartbeat.” Your goal, emphasize The association is to create “a world pilgrimage place”, joins huge effigy that becomes the largest “largest heart in the world”. The nuance is important because if we talk about Christ’s sculptures, in general, there are much greater monuments. Not long ago Indonesia inaugurated a colossal statue of the “Salvador” of about 60 meters high In the same country there is another effigy, Buntu Burakearound 40 m. Images | Heart of Jesus Boadilla In Xataka | Cáceres is building a gigantic Buddhist statue 47 meters high (for some reason)

Spain has become so expensive that the British are starting to choose another place for their vacations: Morocco

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When years ago a British family began to plan their summer vacation could doubt with the dates, the accommodation, with which airline flying or what clothes to put in The suitcase; But in many (many) cases what had no discussion was destiny: They were traveling to Spain. Especially to the Mediterranean coast, Balearic Islands or Canary Islands, where they were looking for sun, heat, beach, good landscapes and better food. Now that decision is no longer so clear and increasingly British choose to fly to somewhat more southern latitudes, to North Africa. The reason is simple: the price increase is leading them to change Catalonia and the Balearic Islands for Tunisia or Morocco. Issue of expenses. British tourists like Spain. A lot. And that is easy to check. He arrives with a walk through the Canary Islands, Catalonia, Balearic Islands or the Costa Blanca (to name a few destinations) or take a look at the INE data: in 2024 the flow of tourists from the United Kingdom grew 6.6% until adding 18.4 million travelers, which allowed Spain to close the year with A record of almost 94 million foreign visitors. The influx of tourists is nevertheless the only thing that grows in the sector. They also do the rates. Latest National Price Index It shows that so far this year, hostels, pensions and accommodation services have become sensitive to each other until they are placed almost 7% above a year ago. If we look back the increase is even more pronounced. RTVE Calculate that from the pandemic the hotels have increased more than 50%. Looking north of Africa. With that price increase as a backdrop and despite the considerable pull of Spain in the British market, more and more families in the United Kingdom opt for alternative destinations (and cheaper) in which to spend your vacation. And in that search they end up looking north of Africa, places like Egypt, Tunisia or Morocco. The trend was verified A few days ago The newspaper Daily Mail, although it is not really new. The sector It has been verifying how English tourists are responding to the rise in prices of Spain or Portugal Looking for more southern alternatives, in North Africa. At the end of 2024 Mirror I already reported that there were British families who were changing the Canary Islands to Egypt to enjoy their winter vacations. A percentage: 39%. Beyond the statements of the agencies and tour operators, there are a series of data that help to understand the growing interest arouses North Africa among British travelers. For example, Booking has proven that between January and May searches related to Tunisia on their platform have fired 68% compared to the same months of 2024. In the case of Egypt they have grown 64% and in that of Morocco 39%. And it is not only about plans, desires or forecasts in the medium or long term. The change is already underway. This same summer the tui uk platform has registered 30% more reservations for Egypt that a year ago. In the case of Tunisia, growth also reaches double digit and the company also recognizes a strong demand for Morocco. More interest, more flights. British airlines have quickly captured that interest and have not taken long to act accordingly, reinforcing their connections with the continent. This year it is expected that the United Kingdom airports take off 19,847 flights destined to North Africa, more than double the 8,653 registered operations before the pandemic. The connections with Spain and Portugal will also grow, but to a much lesser extent: just 10 and 9%. In that new context Morocco also plays with an extra advantage: proximity. A British who wants to fly to Alicante must invest about two and a half hours on the flight. If you want to go to Cairo the trip will last much more (almost double), but if you choose to move between London and Marrakech the journey will not reach four hours. Is there so much price difference? Yes. For a British traveling to Tunisia or Morocco translates into more flight hours, but in his favor he has the cost of accommodation. EUROWEEKLY has made calculations and assures That a seven night stay in Agadir, to the south of the country, costs about 889 pounds per person while other similar packages to stay in Mediterranean destinations in Europe, such as Marbella, Santorini or Mykonos, requires Between 1,000 and 2,700 pounds. “There is a trend, especially in the family segment, towards cheaper destinations,” explained In December a Mirror Sebastien Ebel, executive director of Tui Group, after checking how more and more people were choosing to spend their winter vacations in Egypt instead of the Canary Islands. Already by then Easyjet Holidays found an increase in demand in other African destinations, including Morocco. Prices … and something else. That more and more British imagine spending their vacations in Tunisia or Morocco instead of in the Balearic Islands or Canary Islands not only explains by the price difference. In play more factors enter. For example, the ‘democratization’ of the tourism market, with a growing group of travelers who do not give up their country despite having adjusted budgets. “We frequently see new customers with less income, but still want to travel with budgets of 800 pounds. If they do not find it in Spain, they look for alternatives,” Ebel points out. Another key is what tourists are in Tunisia, Morocco or Egyptwarm destinations, with a rich heritage, beaches, landscapes and a hotel sector that has been put the batteries In recent years and offers options that are not far from which British can be found in Spain or Portugal. The new trend also coincides with protestsIn certain points of the country, such as Balearics either Cataloniaof residents tired of the impact of mass tourism. Images | Heidi Kaden (UNSPLASH) and Calin Stan (UNSPLASH) In Xataka | The north of Spain has been complaining about mass tourism for years. Asturias has discovered … Read more

We have a new clue about depression and we have found it in an unsuspected place: body temperature

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Depression is something that goes beyond our brains. Like many other diseases, this psychological ailment is manifested in other aspects of our physiognomy. For example, in our body temperature. Temperature and depression. A study has identified A relationship between body temperature and depression. The team responsible for the analysis observed a positive relationship between the variables, that is, that the appearance of depressive symptoms was linked to a higher body temperature among the participants. The relationship was proportional. The severity of the symptoms, the greater the body temperatures were also. They also observed an apparent relationship between the variability of temperatures and depressive symptoms, but this did not show being statistically significant, so conclusions cannot be extracted in that aspect. Beyond the statistical incidence is little What is known of this relationship. For example, the equipment indicated that it is still an enigma if this increase in body temperature could be due to a loss of control capacity, an increase in temperature generation through metabolic processes, or if it was a combination of factors. More than 20,000 participants. To carry out the study, the team compiled information from 20,880 participants from 106 countries. During the study, which lasted for seven months in 2020, the participants carried a thermometer device to measure their body temperature and daily reported temperature and symptoms of depression. “Let us know, this is the biggest study to examine the association between body temperature (measured both self -assess and through portable sensors) and depressive symptoms in a geographically wide sample,” explained in a press release Psychiatrist Ashley Mason, co -author of work. The study It was published in the magazine Scientific Reports. An old suspicion. Although it is probably the most massive, this is not the first analysis that indicates this relationship. A study published in 2003 He pointed to the existence of this relationship and its possible link with the 5-HTT protein, the “serotonin transporter”. Another important indication has to do with the drugs usually used in the treatment of depression, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI). In recent years, various studies have proven that these compounds reduce thermal tolerance of those who consume them. The main studies in this regard were analyzed In a literature review published in 2022. Correlation and cause. The present study finds a link between temperature and depression but does not indicate the possible form of the causal direction, if there were. It is impossible to determine, through known data if depression causes an increase in body temperature or if a high body temperature can increase our risk of appearing depression. Nor is it possible to rule out that there is an underlying cause of both that the analysis does not see: inflammatory stress or processes could independently cause both depressive symptomatology and an increase in body temperature. Cold or heat as therapy? Understanding what is happening can help us better understand depression and, therefore, bring us closer to the tools we are looking for to fight it. Until now the heat had been used to improve the patient status. These types of therapies could make sense through a “rebound effect”, helping the body to recover its capacity for thermal self -regulation, Add the equipment. In Xataka | The great mystery of our body temperature: it does not stop lowering globally and we still do not know why Image | Tankilevitch polyina *An earlier version of this article was published in June 2024

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