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The crazy story of the Galician woman who registered El Sol before a notary, sold plots online and then took eBay to court

November 10, 2025 by usatoday24

To the French monarch Louis XIV he was known as the sun kingthus, with a capital letter and all its absolutist pomp. Strictly speaking, that title, however, belongs to another person, and it is not even the priest king. Cuahtemocgreat governor of the Aztecs, nor the Egyptian emperor Amenhotep III. If there is a lady and sovereign of the Star King—or at least that is what she maintains—that is Angeles Durana Galician who one fine day in 2010 decided to do something that no one else had done in thousands of years of human history: she left her house in Salvaterra do Miño, in the Vigo region, and stood in the office of a notary to draw up an official record that she, and no one else but her, declared herself the legitimate and authentic owner of the sun. When the good notary heard her, he couldn’t help but laugh, but he had no choice but to consult with his professional association and, in fact, sign a record of what that lady said. Since then, the story of Ángeles Durán has taken on delirious overtones, worthy of a good astro-legal thriller.I solicited. I, owner of the Sun This is how Ángeles Durán has proclaimed herself, a Galician who in 2010 surprised the world by proclaiming herself the owner of the Sun. And no, we are not speaking figuratively. The news advanced it in its day The Voice of Galiciawhich recounted how Durán went to a notary in a neighboring town, in the Vigo region, to draw up a record that she was the legitimate owner of the axis of the Solar System. If that became news—and it did, so much so in fact that it jumped to foreign media— it was not so much because of the occurrence itself as because of the result. Durán left the office with a document that he later did not hesitate to use. pose for the cameras. “I am the owner of the Sun, a star of spectral type G2, which is located in the center of the solar system, located at an average distance from the Earth of approximately 149,600,000 kilometers…”, proclaims the minutes of statements with the notary’s seal. The Galician newspaper explains that the official made him laugh upon hearing Durán’s claims, but he still consulted with his school and ended up attesting that the woman in front of him declared herself the legitimate possessor of the Sun. Since then many things have been said about Durán: that he is lawyer and psychologistwho at that time served as judicial expert and even, as published The Voice in 2022, who lives in Italy and is focused on preparing a book about the British royal family. One of the latest news that is known about her is that she is dedicated to composing “spicy and erotic songs” and who has released an album. What there is no doubt is that Durán dedicated time and effort to planning her strategy to proclaim herself the owner of the Sun. Whether more or less correct, the undeniable thing is that her request was based on a legal argument that she raised at the time and still maintained in 2019. before the cameras of Cuatro. Going back to Roman law The Galician law basically rested on two legs: a legal vacuum and a legal figure that dates back to Roman law. The first is related to the international agreement that establishes that no country can appropriate the planets. The key for Durán is in that nuance: that it affects the states would not imply, he maintains, that it extends to individuals. The second key is the usucapionwhich allows you to gain real rights to those elements that have been enjoyed for a certain time. And Durán had decades benefiting daily from the Sun’s rays. Like the other almost 8,000 million people who reside on this wide planet, true, but no one else had thought to raise it like this in a notary office. The law is made, the trap is made. At least that’s what Durán thought. “I have not bought the Sun because no one has sold it to me. What I have done is a deed for what is called usucapion,” I insisted in 2019 during an interview in which he assured that this figure can be used “by electromagnetic apprehension.” The truth is that Durán has not been the first to do something similar. Decades ago an American businessman, Dennis Hopeclaimed that he had found a legal loophole that allowed him to claim sovereignty of the Moon. His argument was very similar to that of the Galician: Hope was based on an old law from the 19th century, of the American pioneers, and that the Outer Space Treaty It does not affect individuals. The most curious thing is that the Sun is not the only property that Durán has claimed, although it is certainly the one that takes the cake in size, implications and impact. The Galician has made other equally curious visits to the General Registry of Intellectual Property. The World and The Country They have echoed how he came to record Tarzan’s cry or “the longest score in the world”, 24,000 million measures and related to telephony. “Every time you dial a number, notes are ringing and no one has recorded them,” explained in 2010: “If you mark 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, you are making a few measures and all the possible combinations, all of them, I have registered in my name.” A little plot in the sun… Durán was not satisfied with proclaiming herself the owner of the Astro Rey. He decided to go one step further, cutting up the vast expanse of the star and selling plots on eBay. On the first day he managed to market nearly a hundred stellar plots. According to explained in his day10,000 solar portions were offered, each accompanied by its respective certificate. For one euro, anyone could get a piece of star. … Read more

Take 20 years registered there

September 3, 2025 by usatoday24

Located in the Merindad de Tudela, in Navarras lands, Valtierra It is a municipality of just 2,500 neighbors that does not usually monopolize large headlines. Not anymore. His name and that of his mayor, Manuel Resa (UPN) has been starring chronicles for several days in the National Press And even It has sneaked in it Prime Time television by the hand of ‘Public mirror’. The reason has little to do with the agroganader sector of the town or its heritage. What has placed it under the media focus is its political controversy in favor of birth and especially the differences between the ‘lifelong’ families of the people and those formed by immigrant workers. And that, with Torre Pacheco even in memoryhas raised Polvareda. Why’s that? To understand you have to go back a few months ago, to Octoberwhen the town hall of Valtierra published the foundations of a ‘call for the granting of birth aids’. The idea, as clarifies The documentdigitally signed by Manuel Resa, it was “to support and encourage” the birth of the people, contributing to the region being sustainable at a social and economic level. So far unusual. To achieve this, the Consistory offered aid of up to 3,000 euros to families that had children throughout 2025. Going down to detail. The controversy arises in The fifth point of the document, where the “requirements” that the beneficiaries must meet. In addition to giving birth to a baby between January and December 2025, being a neighbor of the town and being up to date with municipal taxes, the Consistory asks that people who request the aid meet a demand: at least one of the parents of the creature must have registered several decades in the municipality. And the document makes it clear that the newborn is expected to also maintain that same status. “At least one of the parents must be registered in Valtierra uninterrupted during the 20 years immediately prior to the date of registration of the request for birth help. In addition the neonates must be registered with the parent who requests the aid at the time of the registration immediately after birth, as well as remaining registered for 20 years uninterrupted in the locality of the locality of Valtierra “. And the controversy jumped. Beyond the effort to set the population in the town, that requirement has another much more controversial reading: it leaves out all those immigrant parents who carry in Valtierra less than two decades. This was understood by a group of women, who made it possible for the matter to reach the service against racism and xenophobia. The result? The past spring The regional government moved to sign and asked the Council of Navarra to value whether the clause was “compatibility with the legal system and principle of equality.” Before the government gave some advice to the town hall of Valtierra, but they allegedly fell into a broken bag. “The answer was to ignore any type of recommendation and stay in the literal of the approved bases, so we are obliged to raise this case to the Council to rule, from the conviction that there is an obvious discriminatory treatment in an important part of the population e Valtierra,” Explain The Minister of Migration Policies. Point and end? Not at all. Far from relaxing, the controversy has continued to fan. And he has basically done for two reasons. The first is that in mid -June the Council of Navarra published Your opinionan extensive report that is resolved with a conclusion as succinct as blunt, especially if we remember that the report has an advisory character and is not a sentence: its experts express “serious doubts” that Valtierra’s requirements conform to the legal system. “The Menas those”. The second reason that the controversy has fueled are the statements of the mayor himself, who have served to throw further firewood. During one interview With the SER RESA chain he insisted that he has no intention of changing the call and that the important thing is to support people with roots. “What we have to sponsor and where we have to put money is for people with roots of our land because we are receiving many immigrants who cost us a pasture,” he argues in statements collected by The country. “For example, those that cost 4,950 euros per month, more than 50,000 euros a year. Some young mans of those we have there.” The mayor has also censored that there are people with “all rights, but no obligation.” A key percentage: 60%. Your statements have unleashed The political debate Beyond Valtierra and have even taken the PNV to disallow the mayorof his own training, for Vox rejoicing, which has “congratulated him.” “We congratulate this speech”, He came to celebrate His regional spokesman Emilio Jiménez. The truth is that resa’s words have generated a stir for another reason: Valtierra, a town that did not reach last year 2,500 inhabitantshas a considerable demographic dependence on immigration, especially of African origin. It is recognized by the Government of Navarra, who recalls that in 2023 Valtierra registered only 23 births and in 14 of them the mother was of foreign origin. That is, they meant about 60% of the total birth. The avant -garde Precise In addition, near the fifth of its population (19%) come from abroad and are mostly emigrants from North Africa to work in the field. In other Navarre locations, such as miracle or tudela that percentage is even higher. In opinion De Begoña Alfaro, Minister of Migration Policies, measures such as Valtierra create “first and second citizens.” Images | AEK Korrika (Flickr) and Kyle Nieber (Unspash) In Xataka | In 2017, Liverpool signed a star footballer. Without knowing it, I had found the solution for racism in sport

We have just measured the longest ray ever registered on Earth: 829 kilometers D

August 2, 2025 by usatoday24

The rays are huge electrical discharges that in a fraction of second run through the distance between the clouds and the surface of the earth, a distance that can be several kilometers. However, lightning can go to distances a pair of superior magnitude orders. And this is one of those cases. The longest ray. The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed The longest ray observation ever registered. The electric shock toured a distance of 829 kilometers, with a margin of error of about 8 km. To put it in perspective, that is approximately the distance that separates in a straight line Barcelona from Seville. Although the validation by the United Nations Meteorological Office arrived this Thursday, the event occurred almost eight years ago, In October 2017in the United States. The great plains. The ray with its ramifications reached the skies of five states in the central and southern United States. The beginning of his “route” was on the east of the state of Texas, and his end was close to Kansas City, in Missouri. His tour and ramifications also made him pass through the states of Arkansasa, Kansas and Oklahoma. The region of the great plains where lightning was also known as Tornado Alleythe “Alley of Tornados”. This area, the OMM points out, stands out for being one of the areas “with the greatest storm activity known as Mesoescala convective systems”, which also makes it an ideal area for the formation of these “megarrayos.” For 61 km. As explained by the OMM, the new record exceeds 61 km the previous record. That ray also happened in the United States, but later, in April 2020, and reached 768 km, also with a margin of error of 8 km. In both cases, the detection and measurement of these rays was carried out through a method called Maximum Circle Arch. In addition, the OMM emphasizes that the 2017 ray was one of the first events measured with the help of the operational geostationary satellite for the study of the environment of the R (GOES-16) of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). They also explain that this “megary” went unnoticed in a first analysis of the storm, and was not discovered until the review of the data compiled during the stormy episode. Now the details of the analysis carried out by the OMM team have been published In a working document of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Improving prevention. The study of the rays goes beyond establishing records that feed our curiosity about these violent phenomena. Improving our study tools and knowing these events better is key to reducing the risk they imply in several contexts, from aviation to forest fires. “Rays, although they are a source of astonishment, also constitute a great danger that is charged numerous lives every year worldwide, which makes these phenomena one of the priorities of the international initiative an early warns for all,” pointed in a press release Celeste Saulo, general secretary of the OMM. “This record highlights important issues for public security with respect to electrified clouds, (…) that may have serious repercussions on the aviation sector, as well as cause forest fires.” Carrying the accounts. The OMM is the institution in charge of Register extreme atmospheric events Throughout the world, an archive that has other records protected by great magnitude rays. For examplethe lightest ray registered lasted no less than 17 seconds (17,102 ± 0.002 s, specifically), and was captured in Argentina in June 2020. The direct impact of greater size was recorded in 1975 in Zimbabwe, and cost the lives of 21 people. However, the greatest indirect impact occurred in 1994, in Dronka (Egypt), and resulted in 469 people deceased when causing the fire of oil deposits. In Xataka | Two years ago a cosmic ray hit the earth. No one knows where it came from Image | Pixabay (File image)

Baidu believes to have the key and has registered it in a new patent

May 8, 2025 by usatoday24

The idea of talking with our pets has been feeding the collective imaginary. And although we continue to maintain a conversation with a dog or a cat in the style of Doctor Dolittleartificial intelligence (AI) begins to explore a much more realistic land: to interpret how they feel. The last sample comes from China: BAIDU has requested a patent proposed by a system capable of translating the emotional state of animals into understandable language for humans. An emotional translator, not a talk with your dog. The application, submitted by the company to the State Office of Intellectual Property of China raises a system that does not intend to translate barking or meowed in human phrases as if they were words, but to identify relevant signs of animal behavior (such as voice, gestures or physiological changes) to estimate its emotional state and express it in natural language. In other words: it’s not about talking to animals, but better understanding what they feel. As Sina collectsthe key is to build an emotional interpretation channel that allows humans to react to what animals, obviously, cannot express in words. The difference with respect to other existing tools is in the depth of the analysis. Most initiatives in this field focus on the superficial interpretation of sounds or expressions, but do not capture complex emotions. Baidu’s proposal aspires to break that limit. Artificial intelligence with multimodal approach. The system key is in its integral approach. According to the technical summary of the patent, the method relies on technologies such as automatic learning, deep learning and natural language processing. These three pillars allow to process large volumes of data and extract relevant patterns in real time. Innovation is how the different signs collected are combined: vocalizations, postures, behavioral variations and physiological data. All this is analyzed jointly to avoid errors that usually occur when it is based on a single source. The ultimate goal is to achieve a more precise emotional reading, with less margin of ambiguity. Applications in Care, Conservation and Animal Study. The potential use of this technology goes far beyond the domestic sphere. According to the document, it could be used to improve the welfare of pets, adjusting their care and company based on their mood. But it could also have an important role in scientific research, helping biologists to better understand the behavior of rare or endangered species. In reservations and conservation centers, these types of tools could become an ally to anticipate states of stress or discomfort before they manifest themselves in an evident way, facilitating the task of the staff. It is not yet a product. As with any patent, its publication does not imply that technology is available or becoming a commercial product. In fact, South China Morning post points That the evaluation process can be extended for more than a year, and Baidu has not announced concrete plans to develop it in the form of a device or service. For now, what the company poses is a technical basis that opens a new chapter in the relationship between humans and animals. One in which, perhaps, we can begin to understand more precisely what those who cannot talk to us with words feel. Images | Stephen Yu | Werzk Luuuuuu In Xataka | Loneliness is already a matter of public health. We have more and more evidence that animals help us to placate it

It is no longer necessary to be registered to use chatgpt. And it is another step in OpenAi to be “the new Google”

February 8, 2025 by usatoday24

OpenAI has eliminated the need to register to use the chatgpt web search, allowing any user to access their service directly. It is a movement that eliminates friction and democratizes access to its conversational search technology, which was already free. EITHER Freemium. If a few months ago OpenAi allowed the basic version of Chatgpt without registration, now this extends to Your own search engine. The context. This step is part of a broader strategy that we already anticipate: OpenAI wants to become the new Google. The company is transforming from a non -profit research laboratory to a technological giant who aspires to redefine our way of accessing the information. For more than two decades, Google has been almost exclusively our access door to knowledge and information, but Chatgpt’s emergence endangers its position. And in OpenAi they are aware of it. Between bambalins. The company is making a massive investment in infrastructure, building its own data centers in the United States and developing an AI -based search engine. All this while assume losses that exceed 5,000 million dollars annually. The growth potential is enormous: if you no longer need to register to search, it is much faster and more inertial to use it as a Google replacement. Turning point. The elimination of the mandatory registration arrives at a very specific time for OpenAI: it has reached 150,000 million dollars of valuation, and wants to reach 1,000 million users in 2025. That goal would place him at the level of technology giants, and hence a part, surely, the motivation of this movement: reach more people and eliminate friction. Outstanding image | OpenAI In Xataka | With Deep Research, Openai points a clear future. One full of specialized (and very expensive) agents

Thousands of Spaniards live in a city and are registered in another. The BOE reminds them that they risk something: fines

January 29, 2025 by usatoday24

Maybe you know someone who is in that situation. Or maybe you are (or have you been) yourself. One day you move to another city for whatever reason (work, love, family or simply because you feel like discharge In his register. You are still registered in your previous municipality because your parents may live there or you have a house. After all there is nothing wrong with it, right? LAW AND BOE They remind us That is not quite like that. Moreover, remain registered in a different town to that in which you live can lead to a fine of 150 euros. Tell me where you live … And I will tell you in which town hall you must be registered. Throughout the last weeks it is likely that You have seen Some information On the subject, articles In those talk about the obligation that each of us have of being registered in the municipality in which we currently reside (and not another, such as our parents or where we had our last work) and warns the fines it can lead to Failure to comply with that duty. Actually both one thing and another, the obligation of the registration and the sanctions to breach it, have little again. Start from rules dating from 80s and 90. Although it is true that the BOE reminds us with a certain periodicity. For example, he did In October 2024in a decree of the government on procedures in consular offices. Also The INE or the municipalities themselves They emphasize it. And what does legislation say? He Royal Decree 1690/1986It is clear about it. In article 56, remember that all people who change residence within Spain must request the decline in the City Council and discharge as a resident in the new town to which they move. In the case of minors that demand falls on parents or guardians. The Law 4/1996 On local regime bases it is also resounding. “Every person living in Spain is obliged to register in the register of the municipality in which he regularly resides,” he collects in his article 15. And if there were doubts about what to do in the case of people who alternate residence, the regulations of the late 90s Precise: “Whoever lives in several municipalities must register only in which he lives for a longer time.” Clear and precise. After registering in the register of his new town, that person will officially become “neighbor of the municipality” in the eyes of the administration. Notices for clueless. To be aware of the obligation, it is not necessary to dust off the regulations of the late last century. The State itself is dedicated to remembering it. And through different ways. The clearest is the BOE, which cites that duty of citizens in some of their publications. Just four months ago the Ministry of Presidency did for example in the development of A decree on consular records, in which the law of the 80s recalls and that “every person living in Spain” must be recorded in the register of the municipality in which “usually” resides. Town Halls. The BOE is not the only one to update our obligations. The INE dedicates A broad article to the subject, in which they also include issues as whether or not to notify the removals within the same municipality, and the municipalities themselves are responsible for commenting on their official websites. In A section entitled ‘Most frequent questions about how to register in the register ‘the Madrid town hall is didactic. “Can I be registered in a place other than the one who resides? Every person living in Spain is obliged to register in the register of the municipality where he usually resides (…) on the other hand, the usual domicile in the municipality is one of the data that with a mandatory nature they must appear in the register. The City Council requires. And yes, the ‘no’ in capital letters is his. Vigo’s also remembers that demand On its official website. And what happens if I do not? That you expose yourself to a sanction. One that can actually reach 150 euros, although that will depend on the characteristics of each case. He Royal Decree 1690/1986 collects (article 87) that “the refusal to complete the patron registration sheets, the lack of signature of these, the omissions or falsehoods” can lead the mayor to apply sanctions adjusting to article 59 of the Decree 781/1986. In general, anyone who breaches their obligations with registration. And what does that article contemplate? Simple. It details the fork of sanctions that each town hall can impose on those who fail to comply with its obligations with the register. The document He still speaks of pesetas, but the change to euros is simple. In the case of the consistories of between 5,000 and 20,000 inhabitants, it foresees penalties of up to 30 euros; in those between 20,001 and 50,000 the sanction rises to 60 euros; Those who have between 50,001 and 500,000 residents can raise the fine to 90 euros; And the largest, those cities that exceed half a million neighbors, the punishment for not complying with legal obligations rises to 150. A key document. It may seem exaggerated, but the register is more than a simple administrative record or a tool for demographic studies. The Ministry of Presidency in Another Royal Decreein which he underlined the “great importance” of local censuses. In fact, it is essential to opt “with all guarantees” to certain public services or votes in the City Council in which each one resides. Having more or less population also directly affects the consistories in such relevant aspects as resources and expenses. INEAF Precise In addition, not being properly registered can respond to more than a mistake. The entity recalls the “illicit region”, with a fraudulent character, with which it seeks to have access to certain financial aid, municipal services (a school, for example) or tax benefits. Precisely to avoid it, the regulations … Read more

Dangerous forest fires registered in San Diego, California

January 22, 2025 by usatoday24

During Monday night and early Tuesday morning, multiple wildfires broke out in northern San Diego Countywhich occurs amid a new wave of Santa Ana winds that has generated meteorological alerts about the risk of fires. A new fire known as the Friars Fire began spreading rapidly Tuesday afternoon near the Fashion Valley Mall, quickly reaching two acres, reported Fox Weather. Authorities issued evacuation orders for neighborhoods adjacent to the affected hillside.. However, thanks to the quick intervention of fire crews, the fire was contained and cleaning work is currently being carried out in the area. On the other hand, the Lilac Fire originated in Bonsall and led local authorities to issue evacuation orders for those south of Pala Mesa and west of Interstate 15. So far, at least 86 people have been evacuated due to these incidents, and two buildings have suffered significant damage.. According to the North County Fire Protection District, which is collaborating with CAL FIRE, the Lilac Fire began shortly before 1:30 a.m. local time and has consumed approximately 85 acres so far. Despite the imminent danger to life in the area, firefighters reported that the fire is 50% contained. They close schools and establish shelters The San Diego County Fire Department announced that the spread of the fire has been stopped. In response to the situation, several schools in the area have closed their doors. Temporary shelters have been set up for both people and animals affected by the evacuations; A specialized team was even deployed by the San Diego Humane Society to rescue six horses. Just a few miles north, another fire known as the Pala fire broke out within an hour of the Lilac Fire starting. This fire affected approximately 17 acres before being completely contained by emergency crews. Additionally, a third fire called Riverview broke out in Fallbrook; although it threatened some nearby structuresits spread was controlled after burning around an acre with no injuries reported so far. Keep reading: – FireAid, support concert for the fires in California, announces venues and poster– Editor of ‘The Brutalist’, possible Oscar candidate, confesses that he used Artificial Intelligence– Fires in California: Why has the hiring of private firefighters caused controversy?

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