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The food industry is living its highest price drop since 2014. There is a clear suspect: white brands

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Manufacturers in the food sector are living an interesting phenomenon. They go up Industry prices in general, Upload the CPIgo up What they pay consumers in stores when they buy food and yet The rates That applies the food industry have been in free fall for almost a year. Moreover, the sector is facing its highest price decrease since early 2014. Behind that apparent nonsense there is a clear suspect: the effect of white brands and The fight that is getting rid of supermarkets. We explain ourselves. A percentage: 3.3%. Among the many indicators that periodically publishes the INE there is one that helps us better understand a key link of trade, which connects industry with the chain of distributors that take their merchandise to stores. The so -called Industrial Price Index (IPRI) records the oscillations in the right prices in That “first stage” of “internal market”, when the articles leave the factories and do not yet incorporate other added expenses, such as transport, marketing or VAT. Your approach is different from that of IPCwhich takes into account the prices paid by consumers. The INE calculates the IPRI for large sectors every month and sometimes the indicator leaves us some surprise, as happened in June, when it showed an annual fall of the 3.3% In the food industry. What does that mean? That month food manufacturers decided to reduce their rates. Why is it important? For what that percentage means. What reveals to us is a Price drop In the food industry, an adjustment of the rates with which the products leave the factory. The most curious thing is that this fall is not the dominant tonic in the industrial sector. On the contrary. Even beverage manufacturers saw in June how their industrial prices experienced A 2.7% rise. He IPRI General registered one 0.8% rise and if We go down to detail We observed that the indicator rose in most industrial branches. It only retreated in oil refinement, the chemical, metallurgical sector … and food. The annual IPC rate, which reflects the prices paid by consumers, also It was positive: In June it rose 2.2%. If we talk about the specific IPC of non -alcoholic foods and beverages of the purchase basket, it also grew 2.8%. It matters what … And imports when. If we look back, to the context, we observe two interesting data. The first is that the price index of the food industry has already a few months adjusting down. In June he scored a variation of -3.3%, but in May he had already done -2.7%and in April 2.2%. Actually the indicator has been going back. The second fact that we must take into account is that the food industry I had a decade without registering such a pronounced price drop. To find a major year -on -year drop, you have to go back to February 2014. What is the reason? The million dollar question. In a context of industrial inflationwith energy, a 3.5% And the increasing industrial prices, why do those in the food sector descend? In An article in which he delves into that phenomenon, Javier Romera, from The economisthe remembered yesterday that the reduction of the industry arrives in a context marked by a crucial factor: the rise of white brands and their growing competition In supermarkets. THE GREAT PULSE OF THE SECTOR. The industry price adjustment therefore coincides with a key moment for manufacturers, marked by the pulse with supermarket chains and The growing weight that white marks have (those of the distributor itself, such as Auchan, Hacondado or Seleqtia). All this also after years marked by a deep inflationary crisis that has made the big chains that manage supermarkets try to contain prices. The phenomenon is not new and Manuel Morales, manager of the IFA group, in An interview with The economist: “If they don’t react, brands are dead.” His notice, he remembered, comes in a context in which white brands have a greater weight in the linear of supermarkets. “Already almost 50% add up and will continue to grow because they have increased quality and differentiating prices is increasing,” Morales foreshadowed. With that backdrop, the food industry has begun to Cut your profitability. In the first quarter it stood at 6.81% after falling for the first time since 2022. Does the white mark grow so much? Yeah. Last year Promarca presented A report which shows that in just a five years, between 2018 and 2023, the presence of white -branded goods in supermarkets increased by 13%. The opposite path followed the articles sold with the brand of its manufacturer, which during that same period they retreated 23%. Promarca represents manufacturers and is therefore interested in, but their report provides a valuable track. Promarca estimates that in a five years they have disappeared from the super more than 3,600 Products marketed by manufacturers outside the distribution chains while theirs, those of the white brand, added 1,800 only in the feeding and hygiene sections. The calculation was made after analyzing six large chains. The Statista platform estimates that the market share of the white brands grew between 2005 and 2015, fell for a few years and would rebound again in 2019 until they were in 2024 in about 46%. Other studies consider that their mark on the linear of supermarkets is greater and already exceeds 50%. Images | Arno Senoner (UNSPLASH) and Alcampo In Xataka | The favorite ice cream in Spain are from Mercadona and have no “brand”. 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Silent but overwhelming, White marks They have been gaining weight in the Spanish purchase basket for years. Also in summer. A report Recent of Kantar reveals that the teaching linked to large distributors, such as Mercadona or Alcampo, have become more and lighter in an industry until not so much linked to large manufacturers: that of ice cream. So much so that according to Kantar, white brands almost monopolize 70% of the market value. The big question is … How have they achieved it? A percentage: 68.5%. White brands, those associated with distribution chains such as Mercadona, Carrefour, Aldi or Alcampo, have more and more weight in one of the most visited supermarket sections in summer: that of ice cream. It shows it clearly a Kantar report revealed by The economist which reflects that the badges of the distributors have been imposed on brands with a long journey in the sector, such as frigo, dairy, maxibon or häagen-dazs, already monopolizing 68.5% of the market value. A key: the price. To understand the growing weight of white brands in the ice market, several keys must be handled. One of them, fundamental, is the price. A box can cost more or less depending on whether it is a brand associated with chains such as Carrefour or Mercadona or a traditional firm of the sector. For example, A tarrine Belgian chocolate Häagen-Dazs of 460 mml costs 7.29 euros while another of Carrefour Sensation with the same flavor and 500 ml is announced by 2.65. An American manufacturer boat with 460 ml of cheese cake with strawberry syrup slope 6.29 euroswhile a similar Eroski Seleqtia option of 390 g is sold by 4.35with what the kilo comes out 2.5 euros cheaper. The article may not be exactly the same and time to decide the purchase, other factors beyond the cost, such as the quality or perception of the brand, but the price difference plays a crucial role. Last year Aecoc ShopperView conducted a study that shows that rates are still the factor that opts for purchase decisions for 73% of the interviewees. Beyond ice cream. That white marks have gained land to large manufacturers such as Unilever, Nestlé or General Mills until almost 70% The market value is not explained only by the drift of the ice cream sector. The trend coincides with another equally important: the General expansion of the distributor brands in the shopping baskets. Other Recent reportalso of Kantar and disseminated by Expansionshows that in two decades, between 2003 and 2024, its value quota has been duplicated. Of supposing 20% ​​it has been touching 44%. That weight gain has come accompanied by A change in role of brands such as Auchan or Landing. After years of crisis and price increase, the distributor’s badges have managed to make a hole thanks to their aggressive cost policy, winning a quota that has not yielded either with inflation or the exit of the crisis. Ice cream leave an example, but not the only one. In 2023 A ALIMARKET study He showed that white brands had made almost 82% of the volume of sales in drugstore and perfumery. It matters what … and where. Another important factor is where we buy ice cream. The report De Kantar shows that last year 81.6% of the market value was monopolized by organized distribution chains, especially supermarkets and self -service stores. It is an overwhelming percentage and also shows a clearly ascending trend. Just four years ago that same footprint was 78.5%, several points lower. The operators specialized in discount gain ground and the hypermarkets, which monopolize 12.2% of the ice cream business. The phenomenon is interesting because that growing weight of supermarkets coincides with an expansion within the chain sector that stands out precisely for their commitment to white brands, which is known as specialized operators in short assortment. In 2024 Mercadona was the main market share signature of the country, with A weight of 26.6% in food distribution. IFA, Carrefour, Lidl, Eroski and Dia also stand out in the sector, with a wide range of distributor brands. The backdrop. Beyond what or where customers buy, the refrigerator industry faces a complex scenario at the doors of summer. The sector has been watching with concern months The increase of the coconut oil due to environmental factors in Southeast Asia, a challenge to which the climbing of the price of cocoa is added international A record speed In Spain. According to The latest data of the INE, ice cream are now 3.8% more expensive than a year ago, a percentage that almost doubles the general CPI, which last month stayed at 2%. If we look further back, before the pandemic, the average price of the liter of ice cream has become more expensive 33%. Images | Michel Stockman (UNSPLASH) In Xataka | A squirrel could cross Spain jumping from supermarket in supermarket: how we have obsessed with the purchase

Jared Isaacman has been separated after Elon Musk out of the White House

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Everything was ready for him Multimillonario Jared Isaacmanwhich has flown twice to Spacex space, take NASA’s helm. The Trump administration withdrew its nomination the same day that Elon Musk left the White House. They have kicked him. According to The Washington PostIsaacman was informed on Friday that his nomination as a future NASA administrator, which was made public in December, would be rescinded, despite having already received the approval of the Senate Committee. “The last six months have been enriching and, sincerely, exciting,” Isaacman wrote in his X profile After making the news public. “I have acquired a much deeper understanding of the complexities of the government and the weight that our political leaders have. The President, the NASA and the American people deserve the best: an administrator willing to reorganize, rebuild and bring together the brightest minds to generate the headlines that change the world.” What happened between scenes. Isaacman was seen as An accelerationist of lunar and Martian missionswilling to face China in exploration of the solar system with a smaller budget Thanks to the public-private collaboration. But also as an obvious partner of Elon Musk; recommended by the businessman himself, Despite the conflict of interest. The White House issued a statement with some clues on Saturday: “The mission of President Trump to plant the US flag on the planet Mars” is still standing. But Isaacman was not sufficiently Trumpist, And the cut passed by the influence of Muskwho had donated 275 million dollars for Donald Trump’s campaign: “It is essential that the next NASA leader is in complete alignment with the president’s America America Agenda.” The lowest budget in 65 years. The historic cuts that, if approved by Congress, would reduce NASA’s budget by 24%, have been part of the problem, as Jared Isaacman, like Musk, positioned himself against eliminating scientific missions, the most affected. Isaacman would have had to direct NASA with the lowest budget since 1961. The presidential proposal for 2026 raises A cut of almost 47% For the entire agency science division, from 7,334 million dollars to a few 3,907 million. This massacre would be the immediate cancellation of up to 40 missionsmany of them active and other future, crossed out of “low priority” despite NASA’s efficiency in this branch. Who will be NASA’s boss. Donald Trump will announce it shortly, but Ars Technica He publishes that there is a candidate in consideration: the former Lieutenant of the Air Force Steven L. Kwast, a politically loyal military to Trump who “seems more oriented to see space as a battlefield than as a place for peaceful cooperation and exploration.” Until it becomes official, NASA’s future is a great unknown. In any case, Isaacman’s departure does not seem to be linked to the Boeing and Lockheed Martin lobby, which is working at full speed after the cancellation of the SLS rocket and the Orion ship. “If Kwast is the candidate,” says journalist Eric Berger, “he is definitely not in favor of the traditional space industry, he is a firm defender of the commercial space industry.” Image | Spacex In Xataka | A millionaire has just arrived where NASA had arrived. It is a notice of what awaits space in the future

Spain, white brand. Landowner and company are about to dethrone traditional brands

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Distributor brands have silently conquered Spanish baskets, from 20% in 2003 to 44% in 2024 without pause or truce, according to a Kantar study published in Expansion. This increase has been unstoppable, without distinguishing between years of economic crises and years of growth. Why is it important. This commercial third change transcends the typical flight to the cheap during crises. The White brand has evolved towards a premium differentiation strategy that has broken the traditional monopoly of the big brands. The context. The ascent has been unstoppable during these more than two decades, growing both in years of crisis (2008-2014, pandemia) and economic bonanza. Neither post-crisis recovery Recent inflation They have stopped their progress, dismantling the myth that they are temporary products. In figures: Lidl leads with 82.1% share. Mercadona follows with 74.5%. Carrefour seeks to move from 33% to 40% before 2026. Day already reaches 57%. In fact, Dia has redesigned more than 2,000 products to “enlorate raw materials” and create “own formulas.” Its purchasing director is clear: “We do not want to be the quality C, but the A”. It is the definitive jump of imitation to your own innovation. The trend. There are several phases in this growth: From 2003 to 2019, constant but moderate growth, around the annual point. From 2020 to 2022, brutal acceleration: +4.1 points in two years. Since 2022, rhythm consolidation, +2.7 points in two years. If the recent growth rate is maintained (1,3-1.4 annual points), the white brand would reach 50% between 2028 and 2029. And would overcome traditional brands in quota. Yes, but. The data suggest that we are close to a natural plateau. Few developed economies exceed 55-60% value share of the white brand, because there are always premium niches and categories where traditional brands maintain advantage (luxury, technological innovation, very specialized products). The money trail. The chains control the entire value chain: from the recipe to the linear, without intermediaries. This allows them to achieve higher margins while they offer quite competitive prices, a much more complicated equation for traditional brands. Spain approaches the German model, where The white brand has gone very much in the market Regarding other countries. Traditional brands will face their greatest existential threat: compete against those who control both the product and the sales channel. In Xataka | Mercadona is more profitable than ever and is also closing stores for the first time in years. It is a calculated strategy Outstanding image | Mercadona

We have been trying to recover the concentration for years using white noise. These researchers believe that we are self -taught

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In 1984, the German director Philip Gröning He wrote to the prior of the Great Cartuja requesting permission to record a film about the isolated and lonely life of the Cartujos monks in the heart of the French Alps. That is, about the great silence. The monks told him they had to think about it and thought about it for 16 years. He left everything recorded in ‘Into the great silence‘And every time I cross the movie I think about the same thing: that this deep and dense silence is an endangered species. In the modern world We can only use noise cancellation And, if perhaps, put on white, pink or brown noise. Or we believed. But is it really for something? That is what Joel T. Nigg and his colleagues from Oregon Health & Science University have wondered. In A recent article They have systematized everything that is known so far and, although there is good news, their conclusions are a jug of cold water. To start because, although it is an issue that is spoken a lot, there is no quality research that is based. NIGG’s team He just found 13 Useful studies (with 335 participants in total). The sample was limited, but enough to explore how the different types of noise affect the attention and cognitive function in young children and adults. And what have they discovered? Indeed, as we thought“White and pink noise improve performance in tasks that require attention for those who have ADHD symptoms.” For going to the data, they found “a small but significant positive effect (improvement of between 8 % and 10 %) in the executive care” of these people. In addition, the results are surprisingly consistent. In fact, it seems, those who were not medicated, obtained better results. What is the problem, then? That the effect is reverse in the case of people who did not have ADHD. “In this case, white and pink noise negatively affected the performance in the task,” Emily Reynolds explained. A notice to navigators. Because on the one hand, it is a good sign that, often, the information we obtain online, from mouth and even the theoretically reliable sources. The evidence available in these fields is usually much more anecdotal than we would like to confess. However, we should not exaggerate the conclusions of this work. After all, as the authors themselves saidthe investigation is scarce and not as good as we would need. That allows us to draw some conclusions, discard some things; But do not unbrush all the pitch. So … we must stop putting white noise? At least we should rethink it if what we want is to concentrate. It can be used for other things and, who knows, there may be cases that are better than the alternative (listening to music, having the background TV …); But in general terms, it seems that it would be necessary to rethink it a bit. Image | ICONS8 TEAM In Xataka | Four experts explain what it really is like to have a good night: sleeping “of a pull” is a myth

NOAA detected metals in the atmosphere mainly associated with Spacex. The White House has liquidated its research

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The United States Government has just truncated One of the most intriguing research on spatial pollution. A decision that, according to some suspicious voices, is beneficial for the commercial interests of Elon Musk. The latest Trump. In the absence of budgets being approved in Congress, the White House seeks to eliminate the financing of two key research projects on contamination caused by rockets and satellites. The plan is part of the drastic cuts that, along with NASAhas suffered the scientific arm of the National Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of the United States: the NOAA. A striking finding. At the end of 2023, US atmospheric researchers discovered a growing accumulation of metals in the stratosphere. A team led by NOAA analyzed the sulfuric acid particles sampled by the NASA WB-57 plane on flights of great altitude over Alaska and the western media. He study He identified more than 20 different elements, including lithium, aluminum, copper and other more exotic metals, such as niobium and hafnium. These materials are not found naturally in the atmosphere. They are linked to the space industry, and therefore, they were associated with the increasingly frequent redeeme of rockets and satellites, which vaporize exorbiting. The scope of the problem is still unknown. It is feared, for example, that an exponential increase can damage the ozone layer, which acts as a shield against ultraviolet rays, further destabilizing the climate. Goodbye to research. NOAA’s efforts to solve these doubts were already underway. On the one hand, a continuity study to take new atmospheric samples. On the other, a workshop in which the private industry participated to explore possible solutions. Both remain without federal financing with the cuts, which will force them to cancel them if the budgets are approved. Although the White House has proposed all kinds of science cuts, the PUBLUEPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY Organization spokesman said The Guardian That in this case “there is a political motivation”, relating NOAA’s work with the commercial interests of Elon Musk. The Spacex factor. There had never been so many satellite releases because there had never been a rocket capable of landing on their legs. Elon Musk’s aerospace company puts more than 80% of the payload launched to space, in terms of mass. Almost all are satellites of the Starlink constellation, which has become a strategic asset for the United States. Spacex has launched about 8,400 Starlink satellitesof which 1,080 have already reentred. Although Starlink is the largest constellation, other companies have similar plans to launch tens of thousands of satellites to the low terrestrial orbit; Among them, several Chinese startup and the Amazon technological giant, with its satellite internet project Kuiper. In total, the number of satellites in orbit could grow up to 100,000 in the coming years. And with it, the number of atmospheric reentradas. And so every five years. Spacex satellites and the incipient Kuiper constellation orbit the land less than 600 km altitude. Due to the effect of atmospheric braking, they reduce their height and end up burning in the atmosphere five years after its launch. Also the rockets, including the upper stage of Falcon 9, exorbitita to disintegrate in the atmosphere. This is the desirable: that the Space garbage “recycle” in the shortest possible time. But the cadence of launches, headed by Starlink, is producing several resentments per day, that will soon become dozenand then in hundreds. The effect of these daily metal injections in the atmosphere is something that other countries will now have to investigate, at least with public funds. Image | Caribbean Astronomy Society In Xataka | Spacex rockets are opening red holes in the atmosphere. They call them “Spacex Auroras”

There are thousands of more efficient systems to create a “white smoking”. The Vatican refuses for a reason: the Holy Spirit

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On October 26, 1958, one of the More Rocambolescas stories Around al smoke that announces The choice of a new Pope. That morning, smoke appeared clearly white leaving the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, and the crowd gathered in the Plaza de San Pedro exploded in jubilation. However, shortly after the smoke became dark, and the faces became disbelief. That confusion stressed the need to improve the clarity of the signal and not leave everything in Holy Spirit hands. A choice between the human and the divine. When the cardinals today enter the Sistine Chapel for Start the conclave, will invoke the Holy Spirit With the song Veni Creator Spiritusan ancestral prayer that summarizes the tension between human reason and spiritual discernment. In Catholic theology, the Holy Spirit It is one of the three people of the Trinity and is considered the true guide of this process. Although the election of the Pope involves politics, strategy and human relations, it also presents itself as a Cooperation with the Divine. Some describe it as a silent presence that guides, does not impose, as a “good educator”, As Benedict XVI saidthat inspires, but does not make decisions for men. Some of it remains in the essence of the final announcement through the white smoke. One thing seems clear: the Church rejects any technification of the moment. The conclave that confused everyone. The unusual scene that we commented at the beginning should choose the successor of Pope Pius XII. That day, during one of the votes, it appeared clearly white smokeHabemus Papam, or so they thought. The people gathered in San Pedro shouted for joy, the bells of the Basilica began to repair and some media came to announce the choice. However, minutes passed, then hours, without the official announcement or the new Pontiff appeared. Finally, the Vatican clarified that he had tried to An error: The white smoke had been the product of incomplete combustion or a poorly calculated mixture, and in reality the consensus necessary to choose potatoes had not yet been reached. The confusion made it clear that some things had to be improved, something that the Vatican corrected in part over time and, since 2005, with the accompaniment of the bell repique to confirm the choice. The language of smoke. It is part of the ritual: every time the Catholic Church chooses a new Pope, millions of people look towards the small chimney from the Sistine Chapel Waiting for the signal: Black smoke if there is no agreement, white smoke if the successor has been chosen. What seems like a simple symbolic gesture is, in reality, a Extremely precise operation and loaded with engineering, chemistry, symbolism and tradition. Burning ballots and the use of smoke as a form of communication They date back to the fifteenth centurywhen a way to transmit the result of the choice without breaking the secret of the conclave. The image of smoke ascending to heaven evokes ancient religious and biblical rites, where smoke was understood as a spiritual bridge between the human and the divine. Preparations and technology. After the Death of Pope Francis At 88, the Vatican confirmed that The conclave It would begin today May 7 with a special mass in San Pedro, followed by secret votes in the Sistine Chapel. There have been installed Two stoves: One to burn ballots and another to generate the visible smoke. These stoves are connected through A metallic ductcarefully assembled and inserted by technicians who work without damaging the Renaissance structure of the chapel. Each tube union is sealed, previous smoke tests are carried out and firefighters are available in alert in case any technical failure occurs. Everything must work without error margin: an escape or an ambiguous signal would turn the liturgical act into a global crisis broadcast live. The 1958 example does not forget. The chemistry of the message. To ensure that the world clearly sees what happens within the conclave, smoke is not exclusive product of ballot combustion. The BBC counted that chemical compounds packaged and electronically activated are used. To generate black smoke, potassium, anthracene and sulfur perchlorate is mixed, and for white, potassium, lactose and pine resin is used. In the past He tried with wet and dry strawbut the results were inconsistent. Since 2005, the Vatican also sounds like those bells of San Pedro to visually and loudly confirm that a new pontiff has been chosen, avoiding confusion such as those that have occurred in the past. Negative to modernize. The truth is that the system could be much easier if the Church would like to take advantage of some of the new technologies. However, despite the advances and suggestions of implementing colored lights, digital alerts or more modern electronic systems, the Vatican insists on Keep the ritual as it is. If you want and from your perspective, for your excellence it is not just about communicating a news, but about preserving a liturgical experience with deep theological burden. As The historian Candida Moss explainedthe smoke not only informs: it incorporates the faithful to the mystery, makes them feel participants of a transcendental moment in the life of the Church. The papal choice is not (alone) an administrative event, but a ceremony full of centuries of faith, solemnity and spiritual continuity. Image | blues_brotherWikimedia In Xataka | Just before locking themselves in the conclave, the cardinals have done one last thing in the Vatican: to give a binge In Xataka | Francisco I has died, so the most strange and fascinating ritual of the Church begins: the funeral of a Pope

When the Pope dies, his rooms are sealed and his ring is destroyed. It is the beginning of a ritual that ends in white smoke

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As Cardinal Kevin Farrel has confirmed, the Pope Francis has died At 88 years of age. With his death, a protocol as old as ancient, a meticulous process designed for centuries of ecclesiastical tradition has been automatically activated. This has begun a kind of choreography of ancestral rituals that regulate the transition of the most emblematic spiritual power in the world. These are all the phases that will end in white smoke. Sealed for centuries. As we said, after the death of the pontiffthe head of the Vatican Health Department, the Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrellcurrent head of the position, ha officially verified Death. The body will now be transferred to the Pope’s private chapel, dressed in a white cassock and liturgical ornaments, and placed in a zinc -lined wood coffin. Next to him They will be deposited His miter, the canopy and a bag with coins of his pontificate, in addition to a “rogito”, a scroll that summarizes his life and legacy, which will be read aloud before closing the coffin. Meanwhile, the Pope’s private room, located in the Santa Marta housewill be sealed, and the fisherman’s ring (the official seal of the Pontiff) will be ceremonially destroyed with a small hammer to prevent any type of falsifications. Farrell will write a Official Death Act and will be responsible for ensuring the Pontiff’s personal documents. The period called then begins vacant headquartersduring which ecclesial leadership is in the hands of the Cardinals College, but without faculties to make transcendental decisions until the new successor is chosen. Public tribute. Faithful to his style austere and away from the boatoFrancisco had already reformulated the rules Papal funeral home in 2024. He did it by eliminating many elements of the traditional pomp. Namely: your body will not be Exposed in a catafalco high or transferred for private views of ecclesiastical hierarchs, but will be displayed directly inside the coffin in the Basilica of San Pedro so that the people can pay tribute. Thus the nine -day mourning will begin to be known as novel. Francisco had abolished the tradition of the three coffins for the deceased pontiffs, replacing them with A single simple coffin of wood and zinc. This decision, contained in the new edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani PontificisI was looking for (in words From the master of liturgical ceremonies, Diego Ravelli) “show that the funeral of the Roman pontiff is that of a pastor and disciple of Christ, not that of a powerful man in the world.” Funeral without ostentation. The procession to the temple will be directed by Camarlengo Farrel, and the Cardinals College will set the date of the funeral, planned between four and six days After death (that is, from Monday). Throughout nine days, funeral masses and prayers will be held throughout Rome. In addition, and contrary to the custom of burying the Pontiff in the Vatican crypts, Francisco has also arranged REposar in the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor, place of deep personal devotion and frequent fate of prayer during his papacy. With this choice it will become the First Pope in a century in being buried outside of San Pedro. The conclave. Fifteen to twenty days after death, the College of Cardinals will be summoned by its dean, the cardinal Giovanni Battista reto give Start the conclave which will designate the new Pontiff. Only cardinals under 80 can vote (about 120 approximately) and all must swear absolute secret before being isolated in the Sistine Chapel, the sacred space that becomes the headquarters of the most hermetic and solemn process of the Church. By the way, the term conclave (From Latin cum key“Under key”) refers to the obligatory confinement that prevents delays and guarantees confidentiality. Voting, which can be repeated up to four times a day, require a two -thirds majority for a candidate to be chosen. White smoke After each vote, the ballots are burned together with chemical additives that generate smoke: black if there is no agreement, white if there is. Once the consensus is reached, the chosen one is asked if he accepts the position and what papal name wishes to adopt. As a reference, Francisco’s choice (first non -European pontiff in 1,300 years.) He required five votes in 24 hours, but in the past there were conclaves that extended for months or even years. Habemus The new Pope is then dressed in the White Sotana in the next sacristy, and after greeting his voters, he goes to the central balcony of the Basilica of San Pedro. There, before thousands of faithful gathered in the square and millions of viewers worldwide, a cardinal announces in a solemn voice: Habemus Papam. Now, the new Pontiff greets and offers his first blessing Urbi et Orbithus opening a new chapter in the millenary history of Catholicism. No doubt, the figure of the Pope, in addition to being a spiritual guidance of more than one billion faithful, exerts a remarkable moral and diplomatic influence on the global scenario, and his choice will surely be observed with attention both by believers and by international leaders. Meanwhile, Francisco’s legacy (marked by a preaching focused on humility, social justice and institutional reform) will be sealed not only in his Rogitobut also in the memory of an era in which the throne was occupied by a man who chose to “walk among his.” The truth is that the death of a Pope remains an event of enormous global resonance, wrapped in a solemnity and a symbolism that transcends the religious to become an expression of historical continuity and spiritual power in the 21st century. Image | Diariocritical, Penn State In Xataka | Pope Francis made his opinion clear about the medical ethics of the end of life. The one we do not know is that of the Vatican In Xataka | In the sixteenth century it was believed that coffee was a satanic drink. So Pope Clemente VIII decided to “baptize him”

‘The White Lotus’ has shown how a group of millionaires veraneanding on your coasts is a magnet for tourism

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In addition to catching millions of viewers, Successful television series They have proven to have an unexpected power: become fashion tourist destination Your locations. Beyond their plots or characters, the landscapes that appear in them become one more actor and an object of desire to Millions of anxious tourists for living the same experiences as the protagonists of the series. The last to exploit this phenomenon has been “The White Lotus” in which, for more signs, a group of millionaires enjoy some vacation in a luxury resort. The tourist claim is served. The “The White Lotus” effect is very real In the same way as each stop on the Taylor Swift tour affected the economy Local for the singer’s convocation power, every season of “The White Lotus” has had in response an increase in visitors in the locations in which it has been filmed. In the BBC They analyzed the phenomenonwho have not hesitated to qualify as “White Lotus effect“ The White Lotus series, which tells the vacations of a group of Millionaires in a luxury resort which gives name to the series, but in real life it is hotels of the Four Seasons chain. For the first season, Mike White, made the whole plot happen at the facilities of the Four Seasons Resort Maui in Waileain Hawaii. According to data published by the BBC, the hotel registered an annual increase of 425% in the number of visitors to its website and 386% in availability consultations after the broadcast of the first season. Four years after the broadcast of the first season of the series in Hawaii, there is still no availability for the “pineapple suite” that appears in the series. The hotel chain has not let the occasion escape and has taken advantage of the pull of the series to offer one of its “premium experiences” emulating the protagonists From the series on a 20 -day jet in private jet to the three hotels that have served as a location for “The White Lotus”. Its price: since 188,000 per adult. The tourism of “The White Lotus” in figures According to published data by The Wrapthe impact on Hawaii’s local economy Tourism attracted by the series In the first season it was 12.89 million dollars for local economic activity. That provided 3.86 million dollars in salaries to the workers of the island and attracted an investment of 7 million in local companies and suppliers. All this in his first season, when his success still did not reach current popularity quotas, where Variety He reportedan audience of 4.2 million viewers in episode 6 of the third season. For the second season of the series, the group of millionaires moved to the facilities of the FOUR SEASONS SAN DOMENICO PALACE In Taormina, Sicily, and with them They dragged a legion of followers. In the case of Sicily, the series was already coming from a very successful first season, so its figures quadrupled. The local tourism economy It received an impact of 40.1 million dollars after the broadcast of the second season, which generated 18.7 million dollars in salaries for local workers and an investment of 21.4 million dollars for local companies and suppliers. The numbers suggest that the third season of the series, set in the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samuiin Thailand, they will also be a tourist ball that has already generated a benefit of 36.9 million dollars in tourist activities. According to published The New York Timesthe reserves in the Four Seasons in which the third season has already registered a 40% increase in its reserves. Those responsible for local airlines They assuredto Bloomberg They expected a record of 2.7 million visitors this year, attracted by the The White Lotus effect. Set-Jetting: Choose destination according to your favorite series The tourist success of The White Lotus is not an isolated case result of the aspirational desire to achieve some luxury vacation like those enjoyed by the wealthy protagonists of the HBO series. Choose how Vacation destination The locations of the series most popular of the moment has become a trend called “Set-Jetting“ According to The UNPACK´24 report Expedia, 66% of travelers have considered traveling to a destination after watching it in a series or film, and 39% have ended up spending their vacation in one of these film locations. Game of Thrones left an even deeper mark on his recording scenarios, such as Dubrovnik. From the premiere of the series, the city, which served as the scenario for landing of the King, experienced a 40% increase in the influx of international tourists. That generated immediate economic benefits, such as a 60% growth in local income related to tourism. However, series impact also brought some inconveniences For the inhabitants of the Croatian city. According to a studybetween 2012 and 2018, housing prices in Dubrovnik fired 28%, promoted in part by international investments and the arrival of foreigners who sought to acquire properties in the now famous destination. In Xataka | The last trend among millionaires is not to buy a yacht. Is to share a luxury minicrucero Image | Max

The White House will try to reduce NASA’s scientific budget by 50%. It is so devastating that Elon Musk has separated

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The White House has presented a preliminary proposal of its budgets by 2026. If the United States Congress approved them, NASA would see 20% less money next year, but with an especially controversial turn, because they would be cuts centered on science. A devastating loss. NASA is the largest and most influential space agency in the world. Its direction of scientific missions finances some of the most important research for the advancement of astrophysics, planetary science, terrestrial science and heliophysics. Studies in which international entities such as the European Space Agency often participate. The White House budget in half reduces the resources of the Directorate of Scientific Missions. It would go from 7.5 billion dollars in the fiscal year from 2025 to 3.9 billion in 2026. The consequences are so devastating for the scientific community that Elon Musk has described it as “worrying” and It has come out to clarify that has not had anything to do: “I am very in favor of science, but unfortunately I cannot participate in the discussions about NASA’s budget because Spacex is an important NASA contractor.” Affected missions. While the proposal maintains the financing of HUBBLE observatories and James Webb, explicitly cancels other space telescopes, including the Nancy Grace Romanwhich is already completely assembled waiting for its launch. The two most important planetary missions that would not continue with the White House Budgets are, on the one hand, Mars Sample Returnthe recovery of Martian soil samples that has been collecting the Rover Perseverance, and the Davinci mission to explore Venus. Both milestones would be in the hands of China, which It has similar missions in your scientific roadmap. Goodbye to the Goddard? According to Ars Technicathe cuts seem designed to force the closure of the Goddard Space Flight Center, the NASA headquarters in Maryland, which uses 10,000 officials and contractors, and from where iconic cosmological, land and sun observation missions are operated. Astrophysics: it would reduce its budget by two thirds, leaving 487 million dollars. Heliophysics: it would reduce its budget by more than two thirds, leaving 455 million dollars. Terrestrial science: would reduce its budget in more than half, remaining at 1,033 million dollars. Planetary Science: would reduce its budget by one third, being at 1,929 million dollars NOAA is even worse stop. Donald Trump’s administration also seeks Complaint the magazine Science. Like NASA, NOAA is one of the world’s main scientific agencies, but in the weather, climate and space climate. The cuts would close the Ocean and Atmospheric Research Office (OAR), and would leave hundreds of scientists who study global warming. Waiting for Congress. NASA has a period of 72 hours to appeal these figures before they are incorporated into the final budgets. Ultimately, it will be the United States Congress who approves them. It is likely that the cuts are with strong opposition in Congress, Very sensitized With the idea of ​​losing ground in front of China. “This would tithe the American leadership in space and inflict great damage to NASA centers throughout the country,” Congressman George Whitesides, from the Science Committee, told Ars Technica. It would be like an “extinction event.” Image | POT In Xataka | 12 years after making fun of Spacex and his idea of ​​landing rockets, Arianegroup is creating a European mini-falcon 9

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