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Five offers to take advantage of Mediamarkt campaigns and El Corte Inglés, today August 17

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Both Mediamarkt and El Corte Inglés have launched several campaigns focused on technological devices with limited dates: Samsung Days They end tomorrow and Smart Days They end today, so in this article we have gathered five offers to take advantage of the discounts of the two stores. Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro by 1,299 eurosa Top computer that had never been so cheap in Mediamarkt. Huawei Watch Fit 4 by 143.10 eurosan excellent watch that comes along with some gift headphones. Samsung Galaxy A36 5g by 331.74 euros When registering in Mediamarkt, a mobile with an excellent value for money. LG Gram by 898.99 eurosa laptop with a good battery. Samsung Galaxy Watch7 by 179 eurosa quite interesting clock for the price it has. Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro So far, Mediamarkt had not launched such a big discount on the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Proa brand Top computer that has a good configuration and that, with the offer, remains for 1,299 euros instead of 1,613 euros. It comes with one 14 -inch touch screen which offers a resolution WQXGA+, its processor is the Intel Evo Edition Core Ultra 5, has 1 TB of internal storage (SSD) and 16 GB of RAM, includes Windows 11 Home and offers artificial intelligence functions through COPILOT+. * Some price may have changed from the last review Huawei Watch Fit 4 The English Court has been launching various offers in the pack of the Huawei Watch Fit 4 which includes huawei frebuds headphones is 2 gift, and this time he has it with one of his best discounts that leaves him for 143.10 euros. The clock rides an excellent 1.82 inches AMOLED screen and includes a pair of side buttons (one is a rotating crown). It incorporates many sports modes, its panel offers a Maximum 2,000 nits shine And it comes with several sensors to monitor physical activity. Huawei Watch Fit 4 + Huawei Freebuds Se 2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy A36 5g He Samsung Galaxy A36 5g It is one of the brand’s mobiles with the best value for money, especially considering that it is on offer in Mediamarkt by 331.74 euros (When registering in the store). This big phone has a 6.7 -inch Super AMOLED screen, incorporates the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 processor, it has 256 GB of internal storage and 8 GB of RAM. In addition, it has a 5,000 mAh battery that supports fast charge of 45w And it comes with IP67 certification With resistance to water and dust. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G (8 GB, 256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review LG Gram If Samsung’s computer does not convince you, much eye with the LG Gram of this year that El Corte Inglés has an offer for 898.99 euros instead of 1,349 euros. Mounted a 16-inch pnalla, incorporates the Intel Core i5-1334U processor, has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage, also comes with Windows 11 Home Pre-Installed and its battery offers a Theoretical autonomy of up to 23.5 hours (in practice, there are about seven or eight hours). * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Watch7 Among Samsung’s smart watches, right now there is one that stands out above others for their value for money: the Samsung Galaxy Watch7since Mediamarkt has it for 179 euros in its 40 mm configuration. It is a smartwatch that comes with Wearos operating systemhas 32 GB of storage, is resistant to both water and dust and has several sensors to monitor physical activity. Samsung Galaxy Watch7 (BT, 40 mm) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Mediamarkt, El Corte Inglés y Buyadicción (header), Samsung, Huawei, LG In Xataka | Best laptops in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and eight recommended models In Xataka | The best smartwatch (2025): their analysis and videos are here

Despite drought and climate change, Andalusia is today greener than in the 90s. It is not as positive as it seems

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A few months ago we count that Spain was getting greener. We did not refer to renewablesbut to the spectacular effects of a spring Exceptionally rainy that He moved the ghosts of the past. The problem was what would happen after those rains and If the drought would call back to the door. Now we are in a totally different scenario: heat waves and, Like every summer of recent years, The fight against fires. In spite of everything, and to climate change, NASA shows that Andalusia is today more “green” than in the 90s. And it is not to be too excited. Short. Spain is a country with drastic microclimal changes on which the flora depends. In the south of the peninsula, they are the Mediterranean forests Those who occupy 26% of Andalusia and the conditions of much of the soil have made pines and holm oaks are the dominant speciesS, since they adapt well to areas without plant cover. Andalusia is a good study scenario because climate change clearly draws its effects, such as upward temperature, decline rains and increased aridity. And, as we see in Physa team of researchers has published in Ecological Indicators How these forests have responded during the last 30 years. Tools. For the analysis, the researchers used more than 5,000 satellite images captured between 1994 and 2021 obtained Thanks to Landsat 5 and Landsat 7NASA. In total, they analyzed 2,358 plots that compared with data from Google Earth Engine and created an “greenery” index measured by Ndvi. They are the acronym of ‘Standardized Difference Vegetation Index ”, a way of quantifying, through satellite images or remote sensors, how much living vegetation there is in an area. In short, it is something that indicates the amount and vigor of the vegetation, being a tool widely used in studies of agriculture, natural resources management or those associated with climate change. Black squares represent 2,358 farms analyzed. In the most dependent areas of agriculture, the effects are much more limited What do we see. In general, except red eucalyptus, all species have shown an increase in this NDVI value, something that points to sustained revergeration. In trees such as holm oaks, cork oaks and pines, the maximum moment of activity is concentrated in the soft winter months, falling in the summers. And the chestnut, which is the only deciduous species of the study, operates on the contrary. The Effects of climate change And aridity have a decisive role in these cycles, extending the activity period of the Carrasco pine and the resin in the driest places and shortening that of other pine species, such as the wild, and that of the wild olive tree. Between 1994 and 2005, the growth of these species was evident, and followed its course from 2005 to 2021, although at a more moderate speed. ¿Because? The result is that, the green territory is now greener and the conclusion is that many species have maintained or increased its green coverage. There are several explanations, and very diverse. Carrasco or Encina pine are designed to support heat and droughtwhich allows them to remain active when other species lower the activity. Here the policies of natural reforestation and regeneration have played a role, as well as global factors such as the increase in Atmospheric co₂ that would act as fertilizer. There are also factors directly related to human activity, such as a progressive abandonment of farmland in certain areas that has favored the natural regeneration of the forest, as well as changes in land use, such as the decrease in livestock pressure that reduces the degradation of the undergrowth. We have also influenced the contrary, as with a cork oak, which we extract cork periodically, limiting the regeneration of the tree. Nuances. The study is very useful to see the current situation of the Andalusian Mediterranean forest, but also to observe which are the most resilient species and those that best adapt to changing conditions and a rampant aridity. And the conclusion of the study is that things are not going well, but due to that resilience of some species and, despite the continuous increase in annual average temperatures, most species did not demonstrate a relationship between phenological metrics and that temperature increase. And, perhaps, the most important thing is that the greenest does not equals a healthier vegetation, since various factors (natural and human) intervene and we see that this revergence is nothing uniform, with a south and this drier in which the vegetation is hardly growing. But well, as researchers point out, see what species are more resistant and adapt better is something that allows you to find the best options for adequate reforestation policies, Not how we are doing in many places in Europe. Before we talked about that rainy spring that moved the ghost of drought and that summer was returning to reality. And the Recent restrictions in Galicia They are a sad sign of this. Image | José Sánchez Rodríguez and Rafael Palomo López In Xataka | Spain has been dismissing its forest firefighters in winter for years. Fire show that it may not be a good idea

Serial murderers had their boom in the 80s. Today they are a statistical rarity

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If there is a genre of entertainment that has emerged strongly in recent years, that is certainly True Crime. There are series, podcasts and even documentaries made with AI On real crimes. Many of them deal with the stories of dreaded serial killers; Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy… They all have their series. However, although serial killers have become a cultural phenomenon, the figures show that their activity was concentrated in a very specific period of time and in a special country. Why are there no serial murderers? An American phenomenon Number of serial murderers per country. Source: Radford University He FBI defined the serial killer as the one who has killed more than two people on two different occasions. According to him Annual series murderers report and victims of the University of Radford of 2020, 67.7% of registered cases came from the United States. There are countries that have registered more than a hundred cases such as Japan, India, South Africa, Canada or England with almost 200 cases. However, we talk that the United States has 3,690 documented cases, while the rest of the countries in the combined list reaches 1,168 cases, the difference is abysmal. Because There are more serial murderers in the United States? A reason is that there is More records and statistics that in other countries, so the real percentage could be biased. The media impact and glorification From some of these murderers it would also have been a determining factor for others to act as imitators. In addition, the ease of geographical mobility within the country facilitated that these profiles could act without being detected. Three decades of “fashion” Cases of serial murderers in the United States. Source: Radford University, Graphic of Vox.com The graph represents the moment in which the murderers began to kill and we see how most of the most notorious cases They are concentrated in a period of three decades. Here the crimes of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Alan Gore or Tommy Lynn Sells occurred, to name a few examples. The wave began to rise in the late 50s, when the criminal records were improving, rose radically in the 70s and reached its peak in the 80s. According to IFL Sciencein the 80s there were 254 active serial killers, with its maximum peak in 1987 where there were more than 400 victims. In the 90s the figure dropped to 227 active murderers. The trend was falling pronounced and in the 2010 only 66 cases were recorded. Why there are no serial murderers Researchers blame the decline of serial murderers to several factors, especially related to Advances in criminal investigation. Police records are more exhaustive and communication between the different security forces is better. This allows to find similarities in cases and facilitate the identification of possible serial profiles. Research methods are more sophisticated. The DNA test It began to be used in cases of murders In the mid -80sbut the first techniques were more rudimentary, the analysis took a long time and there was not a wide database to compare. Technological advances are another determining factor. The presence of Security cameras In shops and public places he has helped resolve countless crimes worldwide. For example This study He concluded that the British transport police could increase its crime resolution rate from 23 to 48% thanks to the security cameras material. The Internet searches They have also been decisive in many cases, such as Brian Walshethat when his wife disappeared he looked on Google “how much time passes until a body begins to smell” and “10 ways to get rid of a corpse.” This, together with images of the suspect buying cleaning material and an ax in Home Depot, led to their arrest for murder. But perhaps everyone’s greatest advance has been mobile telephony. In addition to the images of the cameras, the triangulation of the signal of mobile phones It allows to locate both the suspects and the victims, being able to reconstruct their movements. Mobiles are key tools in many investigations and we have seen it in notable cases such as Asunta Basterrahe Urban Guard Crime or that of Diana Quer. The decline of serial killers coincides with a Generalized fall of violence since the 90sbut without a doubt all advances in research and technology have made it easier for today to catch the culprits. In potential serial murderers, in many cases They do not commit a second crime. Cover image | Netflix In Xataka | A person has made Media Spain hook the most horrendous crimes: Clara Tiscar and ‘Criminopathy’

Five Chollos from Mediamarkt and El Corte Inglés in Technology, today August 9

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Both Mediamarkt and the English Court have renewed two quite interesting campaigns because in them we can find a huge assortment of offers in many devices. The Summer offers MediaMarkt will end on August 14 and Limit offers of El Corte Inglés on August 10, so in this article we have gathered five chollos to take advantage of campaigns. Google Pixel 9 by 569.05 euros When registering in Mediamarkt, one of the best mobiles last year that has rarely been so cheap. Xiaomi Redmi Pad by 179 eurosan ideal tablet to see multimedia content that is offer in its 256 GB configuration. Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd gen) by 44.99 eurosa device that is the perfect partner to watch movies and series on TV or monitor. Sony Ult Wear by 129 eurossome Bluetooth top headphones that are offer at a very good price. TP-LINK TAPO P100 MINI by 9.90 eurosan intelligent plug that is very practical (and cheap). Google Pixel 9 Since its launch last year, the Google Pixel 9 He has received many offers. Now, Mediamarkt, you have one of the best: you can buy for 569.05 euros With the direct discount and the discount when registering in the store. This mobile remains interesting for its compact format (6.3 inch), for its rear cameras module and why He still has six years of software updates. * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Redmi Pad If you want a good tablet to see multimedia content, much eye because the English Court has the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 256 GB per 179 euros. It is a tablet with MicroSD card slot that mounts an 11 -inch screen with Full HD+resolution, Its quadruple speaker offers compatibility with Dolby Atmos and incorporates a headphones jack, something that is no longer usually seen too frequently. Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd gen) If you have an old TV or look for a different operating system, the Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd gen) You can also find offer in Mediamarkt by 44.99 euros. Of course, pccomponentes has it for 39.99 euros. It is a device that connects to TV and that has the operating system Google TVoffers 4K resolution and compatibility with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and includes a direct access to Netflix, Prime Video and YouTube. Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd gen) * Some price may have changed from the last review Sony Ult Wear Not all Sony headphones have prices by clouds: Sony Ult Wear Right now they are on offer in Mediamarkt by 129 euros. They are Bluetooth headphones of diadem that offer quite good ergonomics (they can be used for hours without creating fatigue), Its active noise cancellation is one of the best we have analyzed and its autonomy of up to 30 hours is outstanding. * Some price may have changed from the last review TP-LINK TAPO P100 MINI Finally, the English Court has a small device that is quite practical: the TP-LINK TAPO P100 mini by 9.90 euros. It is an intelligent plug that can be connected to an Echo Dot to make use of Alexa and allows you to match other brand plugs to turn them off or turn them on at the same time. Personally, I have several of this model and I use them, above all, in areas where I have strips, in order to turn them off from the mobile (through a widget) at night or when I go on a trip. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Mediamarkt, the English Court and Buying (header), Google, Xiaomi, Sony, TP-Link In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Best tablets (2025). Which to buy and 8 recommended models for all pockets and needs

Five offers to take advantage of Mediamarkt discounts in technology, today August 3

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Mediamarkt has entered fully in the month of August launching the occasional offers campaign. To give the last layer to these last summer months, the store has launched its campaign Summer offers that, together with the Discounts Mimediamarkt online (accessible when registered in the store), we can find several bargains. LG OLED55B56LA + SOUND BAR by 1,099 eurosa TV with OLED screen and a gift sound bar. Samsung Galaxy S24 Fe by 531.05 euros When registering in the store, an excellent mobile in its 256 GB configuration. Nintendo Switch + ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’ by 349 eurosa Switch Oled pack (also of the standard switch) that comes out at the same price as if the console is bought. Apple Watch Series 10 by 399 eurosone of the best prices we have seen on Apple’s clock. Google Pixel 9 by 569.05 euros When registering in the store, an excellent mobile with a much more tight price. LG OLED55B56LA + SOUND BAR For the new wave of offers, Mediamarkt has launched a combo on some LG televisions. One of the most interesting is the one that includes an LG OLED55B56LA TV along with an LG S40T sound bar (valued at 159 euros). All this for 1,099 euros. The TV LG OLED55B56LA Mount a 55 -inch OLED screen that offers 120 Hz, is compatible with HDR10 and Dolby Vision and its speakers are compatible with Dolby Atmos. Instead, the sound bar LG S40T It comes with wireless subwoofer and offers 300W of power, its speakers are compatible with Dolby Digital and incorporates HDMI, Bluetooth and USB connection. * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy S24 Fe In addition to the direct offer that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Fe of 256 GB, to the registration you can access an additional discount that leaves the mobile by 531.05 euros. It is a very interesting mobile for the price it has, since it still has Six years of software updatesits design is quite premium, its cameras are pretty good and it is a good way to have a Samsung mobile without paying the price currently the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S25. Samsung Galaxy S24 Fe (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Nintendo Switch + ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’ During the summer offers campaign, Mediamarkt has returned to the load with a new promotion in the Nintendo Switch (standard and OLED). This time, the console comes along with the ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe‘, an excellent driving video game that has cooperative mode and multiplayer mode. Nintendo Switch Standard + ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’ by 299 euros. Nintendo Switch Oled + ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’ by 349 euros. Nintendo Switch Oled + Mario Kart 8 Deluxe * Some price may have changed from the last review Apple Watch Series 10 Apple Watch have quite high prices, but sometimes they can be found on the offer with good discounts. These last days (Mediamarkt has maintained the offer for its new campaign), the store has the Apple Watch Series 10 In its 46 mm GPS configuration per 399 eurosone of the best prices we have seen in Mediamarkt. He Apple Watch Series 10 It is a quite complete smart watch that changes in design with respect to the previous generation, since Its screen is bigger and its thickness is thinner. In addition, it includes a good assortment of sensors to monitor physical activity (sleep apnea) and its battery reaches up to 18 hours of use. Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 46 mm) * Some price may have changed from the last review Google Pixel 9 Similar to Samsung’s mobile, the Google Pixel 9 It has also dropped in price in Mediamarkt through a direct discount and an additional discount when registering in the store. By 569.05 euroswe talk about an excellent mobile who still has six years of software updates, It has an excellent multimedia section (screen and speakers) and cameras offer very good photographic results. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Mediamarkt and Buyardcion (header), LG, Samsung, Nintendo, Apple, Google In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis

In 2016 a man began to edit movies with kittens videos. Today he projects them in cinemas and is raising a fortune

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Imagine that you like cats so much that you decide to set up a movie from funny videos that you find online. And now imagine that You end up becoming a film festival And I peta. It is not fiction, it is the story of Cat video fest And last year he raised more than one million dollars. The phenomenon. The cats are A whole genre of the Internetone that seems that It never goes out of style. In 2016, Will Braden decided to set up a feature film with funny cats of cats because … why not? It was the principle of Cat Video Fest, an annual event that projects a cinemas in cinemas and has a very noble objective: to donate part of the collection to shelters and associations of needy cats. He began projecting in the United States and Canada, but growing popularity has made it projected in other countries in the world. Cats and that’s it? Yes, cats and that’s it. Throwing things from the table, in strange postures, making mischievas … there is no history or conductive thread, only funny videos of cats, one behind the other. The 2024 film lasted 73 minutes. Those are many cat videos. In a Variety reportthe creator admits that he sees more than 15,000 cat videos a year and selects about 200 for the movie. A job. “It’s my full -time work. On my card I see that I see cat videos,” says Braden. It looks like a fairly easy and pleasant job, but there is a quite dense part: request and get permits to use the content. The selection of videos takes a complete quarter, as is the same as getting the permits of everything. The last quarter before launch is dedicated to distribution and promotion tasks. Of course, he admits that his wife who is a primary teacher wins more than him. It is profitable. There is not much information about the total raised from the first edition, but we do know what they achieved in 2024. In a Note to Shareholders (Yes, he has shareholders), Will Braden said that the total collection amounted to 1,026. $ 470, of which she would donate $ 100,000 to shelters. In one Reddit Question SessionBraden said that the minimum they donate from each entry is 10%, “sometimes more depending on the city.” It does not give details of how the remaining 90% is distributed, but they do say they dedicate it to pay the cinemas where it is projected. The 2025 edition begins to project tomorrow and hope to get 1.2 million dollars only in the collection of the United States and Canada. Image | Cat video fest In Xataka | The ‘Maullido Division’, when Russia released 5,000 cats to help in World War II

Buying a powerful gaming laptop today can get much cheaper. New offer in this MSI with RTX 5070 ti

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Today the good ends. Mediamarkt’s website ends in less than 24 hours (on July 24 at 09:00 hours) in style with the latest discounts, this time in MSI products. We have already talked about Huge MSI monitorand now it’s the turn of MSI VECTOR 16a very powerful gaming laptop that had never been so cheap in the store: by 1,698.30 euros By adding it to the store cart instead of the usual 2,399 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review A powerful gaming computer with a discount The MSI Vector 16 that has a Mediamarkt offer stands out first for the price, since it had never had it so cheap (its biggest discount to date left it at 1,998 euros). But also does it because it is a gaming laptop With one Very top configuration to play video games. This gaming computer is quite large by having a 16 -inch IPS screen. Its panel offers a QHD+ resolution (2,560 x 1,600 pixels) and an excellent 240 Hz refreshment rate. In addition, internally the processor mounts Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX. To this we must add that it comes along with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSDfor what as a whole you can with any game at high quality to guarantee a good FPS rate. On the other hand, we cannot forget that the laptop comes with a graphics RTX 5070 TI. Of course, what does not include is operating system, so it does not come with Windows 11 Home. You may also be interested in these peripherals Razer Basilisk V3 x Hyperspeed – Mouse da Gioco Wireless Personalizzabile (Ergonomic form with 9 Controlli Customizabili, Hyperspeed Wireless, Bluetooth, Advancement Sensore 5g 18K) Nero * Some price may have changed from the last review Logitech G G435 Lightspeed wireless headphones for gaming, light, integrated microphone, 18 -hour battery, compatible with Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth, PC, PS4, PS5, Mobile, Nintendo Switch – Black * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | MSI In Xataka | Best Ultrabooks: Which buy and 13 Light Portables Recommended from 300 to 2500 euros In Xataka | Better laptops in quality price: which to buy based on the use and nine recommended models

In Spain there is a surname that was for centuries a social conviction. Today thousands and thousands of people use it

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In North Korea there is a word that marks the life of its 26.4 million inhabitants from the cradle: Songbuna term that is usually translated as “origin” or “seed” and that in practice works as A caste system based on the merits of the ancestors. If your grandparents and parents have a good file that translates into a good Songbunwhich guarantees facilities throughout life. Discol ancestors with the regime carry the opposite. In Spain Songbun It sounds distant concept, but for a long time there were certain surnames that complicated the future to those who took them, including an especially popular one that they share today tens of thousands of Spaniards. Surname question. Babies do not arrive with a bread bar under their arm, but they do with something that defines them much more: surnames. Its history is long. And complex. In Rome they already used the Tria payrolla system that identified citizens with several ‘labels’ (roster and cognomen) that went beyond the simple first name and revealed the family clan from which they came. With the passing centuries, surnames have evolved to the current system, sometimes with key changes, such as the driven In the sixteenth century by Cardinal Cisneros and that contributed to the fact that in Spain we have two surnames. But … And when are there no parents? Each of us we have taken surnames of our parents, but … What happens when that figure does not exist? What happens to ‘uprooted’ babies who were abandoned to the gates of churches and end up creating in orphanages, without a known family? In those cases it had to pull inventive, although it was not strange that the institutions resort to certain formulas standard that if for something stood out it was their total lack of touch. In even many children received surnames such as incognito, Diosdado, white or lying. In Catalonia, it was also resorted to Deulofeua formula that can be translated as “God did”. And that to quote only a handful of examples. On other occasions, more imaginative solutions were chosen, such as religious references or the place where the creature had been found, a frequent practice for example in Gipuzkoa for a good part of the nineteenth century. Antton Iparraguirre had a few years ago in Basque newspaper How between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries there were quite a few orphan from Pamplona who received the surname Goñi in tribute to Don Ramiro de Goñi, benefactor of the General Hospital. Distribution of the surname Expósito (as the first last name). The last name of the “abandoned”. Another helpful solution (much less discreet) was surname Expósitoa word that comes from Latin expositus, Exponowhich means “put out.” Expósito thus became the last name of the abandoned, those creatures that their parents disregard because they could not afford their parenting, for shame or because their parents had not recognized them as legitimate. His luck was to end up care of the State or the Church, breastfed by nodrizas. Only the luckiest ended up prohibited. More than a last name. “Expósito was and is more than a surname, it is a label that pointed to both the person who had unknowns, unknown parents, as well as their descendants, since it proclaims the four winds that at some point the origins are uncertain,” Write The genealogist Mireia Nieto in great -grandson. In Your essay On the abandonment of children between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and the Pamplona orfelineo, historian Lola Valverde also recalls that the figure of the Expósito was presented in a way as that of “a condemned by society.” “As if he were guilty of his situation and to accept his destiny without rebeling, educational approaches are outlined,” he reflects. The last name exposed became a brand, a label that reminded them of for life (them and the rest of society) that were the result of abandonment. The echoes of your stigma can still be found in The regulation of the Civil Registry of 1958, in which the judges are recognized the power to manage changes of the surname “or other analogues, indicators of unknown origin”. A figure: 34,084. The times of the old orfeliners of the old regime, to which children arrived familically and terrified, which reduced their survival possibilities, are already behind, but not the last name exposed. Although it is not even from far as popular as “García”, “Pérez” or “González”, the database The INE shows that today identifies tens of thousands of people in Spain. 34,084 They use it as the first last name, especially in Lugo, Badajoz and part of Andalusia. 37,332 They use it as a second. There are even 382 that are named “Expósito Expósito”. And another Good handful of hundreds that are used. Images | Wikipedia and INE In Xataka | Why the Spaniards, unlike the inhabitants of other countries, we have two surnames

In 1178 a monk realized that the moon “was beating as a wounded snake.” Today we know what those flashes are

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The current tools They allow to see the universe surrounding us with An unimaginable detail Just a few years ago, but humanity has millennia lifts the sky and wondering things. What we have closer is the moon, and almost a thousand years ago someone wondered why it shone as if it were an emergency light. Today we have the answer. More or less. Flash. Although we have always looked at the sky, it was not until 1608 when we could do it with some detail. At the same time, several lens manufacturers fought to become the Telescope inventorswhich was a tube with a convex lens as a goal, a concave as ocular and … it ends. In 1609, Galileo Galilei learned about the invention and decided to build his version, to which He took advantage of good. Discovered the Jupiter satellites And, among many other things (dangerous for its time) He also documented lunar craters. In those first observations in more detail, astronomers began to wonder something: why do the moon emit flashes? What they probably did not know is that they were not the first to realize those fleeting lights. Luna beats. Let’s go back half a millennium, until 1178, the year in which Canterbury Gervasioa monk, wrote The following: “On the afternoon of June 18, 1178, after sunset, when the moon had just become visible, a wonderful phenomenon was witnessed by five men or more. There was a bright new moon, their horns were inclined to the east and sudden sparks ”. He continued: “Meanwhile, the body of the moon, which was below, twisted, so to speak, with anxiety … the moon throbbed as a wounded snake. Then, it recovered its usual state. This phenomenon was repeated a dozen times or more, adopting the flame various random twisted forms. After these transformations, the moon, from horn to horn … acquired a blackish appearance” What does this say? “The author of this letter received this report from men who saw him with his own eyes, and are willing to put his honor under oath that they have not added or falsified anything in the previous story.” Quiet, Gervasio, we believe you. What he described is Know Like TLP, ‘Transient lunar phenomena“or” transient lunar phenomena. “ This is something that has fascinated astronomers for centuries, and basically it is flashes, brightness located somewhere in the lunar surface or even darkening of it. Its duration is brief, and there are several theories. Riddled. One of them points, directly, to the constant meteorite bombardment experienced by the satellite. It is the explanation most supported by evidence, and it makes all the meaning. It is estimated that the moon receives the direct impact of tens of thousands of meteorites every year. NASA Calculate That 33,000 meteorites hit the moon every year, with about 100 the size of a Pinpong ball reaching its surface with a force equivalent to about 3.2 kilos of dynamite. Studies like Neliota They have achieved relate Those impacts to the flashes we see from Earth. The frequency is about eight flashes per hour, but in times when there is a greater meteoric activity, the figure increases to twelve per hour. Impacts on the moon collected by Neliota and related to ‘flashazos’ Alternatives. There are currents of alternative thinking that relate these ‘flashazos’ with gas emissions of the lunar subsoil -as they can be radon emanationsgas that has a presence in the satellite- or by geological fluctuations. The bombardment remains the most accepted theory, but there are ‘flashazos’ than They would not be related With impacts. Whatever it is, and if that English monk of 850 years ago could find out about this, it would surely feel relieved to know that those beats of the moon, those palpitations as a wounded snake, were not the product of their imagination. Images | University of CanterburyNASA, THAT In Xataka | A meteorite fell in the Sahara in 2023. It has turned out to be the piece of moon that we needed to solve an old enigma

The United Kingdom was waiting for an invincible hunt. Today, the F-35 flies little and cannot shoot its own weapons

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He F-35b Lightning It is one of the most advanced fighters in the world. It has low observability when radar can take off in short distances and land vertically, and is designed to operate from Terrestrial Bases and Bases. You can execute Aire-Aire, air-surface, electronic warfare and intelligence in parallel missions. On paper, the United Kingdom was going to turn it into the cornerstone of its aerial power, With 138 planned units and a service horizon until 2069. But reality goes behind that ambition. A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) He has just documented in detail a series of problems that drag the program: from sustained delays to capabilities yet to be integrated. The result is a much less solid photograph than expected a decade ago. And that opens uncomfortable questions about costs, efficacy and planning. F-35b, promises and delays As we said, the F-35B Lightning is the short take-off version and vertical landing of hunting by the United States The Joint Strike Fighter program. United Kingdom chose this variant To replace your Harrier and operate from the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers. You can fly to more than Mach 1.6, reach 50,000 feet of altitude and execute multiple types of mission. A Harrier plane landing Its strong point is in the fusion of sensors and in the ability to share data in real time with other platforms. Unlike previous generations, the F-35B not only acts as an attack vector, but as a network intelligence node. In 2012 the first units arrived in the country, with Raf Marham as the main base. United Kingdom has invested at least 11,000 million pounds (about 12.6 billion euros) until March 2025, According to the National Audit Office. And yet, the level of operational capacity reached is lower than the ministry expected in 2013. The postponement of the total operational capacity (FOC) of 2023 at the end of 2025 implies that the F -35b have not yet reached the degree of maturity necessary to operate with full capacity. According to the NAO, the flight hours accumulated in 2024 were lower than those required, which limits the preparation of crews and the real availability of the fleet for intensive missions. In addition, the plane is currently limited in armament. Today only the guided pump Paveway IV and the Air-Aire Amraam AIM-13D, According to the RAF technical file. NAO confirms that the integration of British Meteor and Spear 3 missiles It has been postponed until the early 2030. In practice, this means that the F -35B cannot yet execute attacks from long distance with state -of -the -art weapons, such as its original strategic purpose. An F-35 landing There are also structural limitations. As The Register has pointed outthe short take -off design and vertical landing (Stovl) imposes significant restrictions on the payload and at the operational reach of the plane, something that conditions its effectiveness in demanding combat scenarios. This assessment is not part of the official NAO report, but it does reflect a usual concern among several specialists. To all this, the cost of full life cycle could reach 71,000 million pounds (about 81.9 billion euros). The problems are not alone Although the F-35B is already in operational use, the figures reveal a compromised capacity. In 2024, only around one third of the fleet was available to execute all the expected missions. Part of the problem is structural: the United Kingdom has failed to cover all the necessary positions to operate and maintain the system. Engineers are scarceand prolonged displays in aircraft carrier make many fate F-35 as unattractive. A F-35B of the United Kingdom The supply of pieces is not guaranteed either. The global logistics system, managed from the United States, has not grown at the same pace as the international fleet. That has generated bottlenecks, delays in deliveries and an excessive dependence on temporary solutions. Although during the deployment of Carrier Strike Group of 2025 the availability rates were improved, everything indicates that these levels may not be maintained once the operation is finished. Despite delays, costs and availability problems, the United Kingdom retains an outstanding role within the International F-35 program. He was the only level 1 partner to join the United States -led program and maintains 38 members of the Ministry of Defense Integrated in the central team of the project in Washington, more than any other country. This implication has given tangible results: British companies manufacture at least 15 % of the value of each unit produced. An eye on the future While the F-35 still faces limitations, the United Kingdom already promotes its own next generation project: The Tempest huntintegrated since December 2022 in the multinational program Global Combat Air Program (GCAP)together with Italy and Japan. Conceptual image of the future hunting of the Tempest program This effort, led by BAE Systems (United Kingdom), Leonardo (Italy) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan), aims to develop a Sixth generation furtive plane for 2035with prototypes flying before 2028. The headquarters of the program is based in the United Kingdom. Since its origin, it has been raised as an open architecture platform, with engines, plane, sensors and weapons developed under national control, seeking greater technological autonomy with respect to the US. Despite optimism, there are still tensions. Italy has expressed concern about the lack of transparency in the technological transfer from the United Kingdom. Images | Raf (1, 2), | Adrian Pingstone | BAE Systems In Xataka | There are those who ask why airplanes have no parachute. This manufacturer decided to stop asking him and putting one

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