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‘No Other Land’ is the best documentary of the year according to the Oscars. The problem is that in the US nobody can see it

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No one escapes that The Oscars They are not only recognition in the form of awards for some of the most outstanding films of the year, but an authentic commercial maneuver that gives the box office to films of all kinds. But … what happens when a movie has not found distribution? This is the case of the winner with the Oscar for the best documentary feature film, ‘No other Land’. A movie about Palestine. This documentary is led by four Palestinian activists (Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szo, two of them Israelis) in co -production with Norway and premiered at the last Berlin Festival. In it, we focus on the life of a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, a West Bank region. We can see the Gradual destruction of your homelandwhere Israeli soldiers break down houses and evict their inhabitants. He will establish friendship with an Israeli Jewish journalist, which highlights the contrast between the lives of both. No distribution. The special of ‘Not Other Land‘It is that the film has no distribution in the United States due to the conflict of its theme. In our country, for example, it was seen in cinemas last November and is currently in the Filmin catalog (among another twenty of countries in the world). This has greatly limited its reach in the Oscar country, has opened a new debate about the power of commercial censorship, much more powerful than openly political, and raises the irony that a film like this has reached few Americans beyond academics who have been able to see it for their condition of voters. An anomaly. In one Interview with Variety Before the nominations, its creators talked about the anomaly of the state of the distribution of the film, which saw as “something completely political. Obviously, we are talking about the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, and it is very unpleasant. The film is very, very critical with Israeli policies.” And they added: “Part of the reason we made the film is to reach people who may not support what we do, to whom the film could challenge. (…) If you have a large distributor, you reach people of various political opinions and with various degrees of knowledge about Israel and Palestine. And those are exactly the people we want to show the film, because it is how we can boost the change.” It is not the only one. There are other documentaries that are facing this problem in recent times. ‘The Last Republican’, for example, is a portrait of Adam Kinzinger, a former Republican congressman who became one of the great critical voices against Donald Trump. Josh Braun, one of the directors of the company that distributed the film, confessed to The New York Times That “with the result of the elections, I think there is a question about some political content films.” Unusually apolitical Oscar. All this occurs in the context of a Oscar delivery unusually apolitical, where comments from presenter and guests that allude to the situation of the country are not usually lack. However, this year, Donald Trump has been avoided openly, although guests have alluded to sensitive issues such as diversity, immigration, and conflicts that affect the country, such as those of Palestine and Ukraine. Jimmy Kimmel, for example, presented in 2017 the gala coinciding with the first year of Trump’s previous mandate, and filled his monologue with references to the president. Conan O’Brien, however, has a less political style, and those references were missing, as in most aseptic speeches. In Xataka | Oscar’s “ghost” category: it exists but it is so demanding that there have never been films that opt ​​for it

The Oscar idyll with independent cinema is not a mirage, and ‘anora’ razing this year is the best test

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The whims and trends of Hollywood go through Rachas and now (and for a few years) it is the turn of independent cinema: ‘Anora’ has made a full of five Oscars and confirms a trend that had been seen for years: the blockbusters are no longer the beautiful girl of the industry, which prefers to reward the small, emotional and remote tapes of the Blackbides of the blockbusters. Five Oscar, five. Be Baker He has taken with ‘Anora’ five Oscarfour of them for Baker on a personal capacity: Best film, best address (Baker), Best Screenplay (Baker), Best Assembly (Baker) and best cast actress (Mikey Madison). It is especially striking that Baker has collected four of these five awards (including best movie, since he produces it), marking a total record in the history of the Oscars: never before one person had won so many awards in the same gala. It is an unusual recognition. Triumph for independent. With this success of ‘Anora’, this edition of the Oscar completely reveals a type of cinema that is made with six million dollars (and raises more than 40), which makes Sean Baker the movie one of the cheapest to win the Grand Prix of the Night. And there is a second winner: the indie neon -only distributor that two years ago It was A24 With ‘everything at once everywhere, which already has experience in these lides, since it was the one that took the Korean’ parasites’ to the United States, facilitating its victory in 2019. The indie sweeps. As We have commented previouslythe Oscars have been rewarding independent or, at least, at least, regardless of the great proposals of the Majors: ‘All at once everywhere‘In 2022,’Coda‘In 2021,’Nomadland‘(2020) or’Parasites‘(2019) have been the most recent. The only exception on this streak took place last year, with ‘Oppenheimer‘, But in this edition we return to the fold, in what is confirmed that it is more than a coincidence: next year we will have to be very attentive to the proposals in the margins, because in view it is that they start more likely to success. A convulsed year. The sweep of ‘Anora’ has left almost without prizes to the rest of the favorites, who have had to settle for secondary and very distributed awards. ‘Emilia Pérez’ has been punished for Karla Sofía Gascón’s tweetsand he has only taken cast actress for Zoe Saldaña; ‘The Brutalist’, maybe also affected by the use of AI In the movie, he stays with photography, music and actor for Adrien Brody; ‘The substance‘, another that could have put up the gala, does not wear an actress or director, and is made up of makeup and hairdressing. Of secondary actor, in short, the favorite Kieran Culkin wins. Below the blockbusters. That ‘Dune 2‘ and ‘WICKED‘They have gone home only with technical awards (sound and visual effects one; costume and production design another) makes the Oscar turn very clear. Above all, taking into account how good it went to ‘Oppenheimer’ last year; And no, it is not useful that in reality, that is an author film: the same can be said of ‘Dune 2’, which also belongs to a genre very dear to Nolan. Small movies is what he likes now, and Majors Like Disney, Warner or Universal will do well in taking note of it. All Oscar 2025 winners Best movie Anora (winner) The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part 2 Emilia Pérez I’m still here Nickel Boys The substance WICKED Best leading actor WELL PROTECTIVE ACTRESS Best address Sean Baker (Anora) (Winner) Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) James Mangold (A Complete Unknown) Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) Coralie Fargeat (the substance) Best cast actor Yura Borisov (Anora) Kiera Culkin (To Real Pain) (Winner) Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown) Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) Jeremy Strong (The Amprentice) Best cast actress Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown) Ariana Grande (Wicked) Felicity Jones (The Brutalist) Isabella Rossellini (conclave) Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) (winner) Best animated film Best animated short film Beautiful Men In the Shadow of the Cypress (winner) Magic Candies Wander to Wonder Yuck! Best photography The Brutalist (winner) Dune: Part 2 Emilia Pérez Maria Callas Nosferatu Best costume design A Complete Unknown Conclave Gladiator II Nosferatu WICKED (Winner) Best documentary feature film Black Box Diaries NO OTHER LAND (Winner) Porcelain Ware Soundtrack Oh a Coup d’Etat Sugarcane Best documentary short film Death by Numbers I am ready queen Incident Instruments of a Beating Heart The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Winner) Better assembly Anora (winner) The Brutalist Conclave Emilia Pérez WICKED Best International Film Best makeup and hairdresser To Different Man Emilia Pérez Nosferatu The substance (winner) WICKED Best music The Brutalist (winner) Conclave Emilia Pérez WICKED Wild robot Best original song The evil (Emilia Pérez) (winner) The Journey (Six Triple Eight) Like a Bird (the lives of Sing Sing Sing) My path (Emilia Pérez) Never Too Late (Elton John: Never Too Late) Best Production Design The Brutalist Conclave Dune: Part 2 Nosferatu WICKED (Winner) Best Short Film in Real Action To Lien Anuja I’M not a robot (winner) The Last Ranger The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent Best sound A Complete Unknown Dune Part 2 (winner) Emilia Pérez WICKED Wild robot Better visual effects Best adapted script A Complete Unknown Conclave (winner) Emilia Pérez Nickel Boys The lives of sing sing Best original script Anora (winner) The Brutalist To Real Pain SEPTEMBER 5 The substance Header | Gtres In Xataka | There is a “ghost” category of the Oscar that is not spoken: it is so demanding that there have never been films that opt ​​for it

The three hidden jewels among the Nominated of the 2025 Oscar that we recommend seeing yes or yes this year

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The Oscars are very far every year from doing justice with Your nomineesif what you want is to make sure you watch the best movies of the year. There are capital absences (let’s not say if your menu is not exclusively composed of Hollywood) that are sometimes given by issues as absurd as the premiere dates (in this edition it has happened to ‘rivals’). But let’s recognize it, the Oscars also serve to peck nominations and find hidden jewels among the nominees. We recommend these three. The boys from Nickel Finally it reaches our screens (specifically through Prime Video) the movie Maybe visually more daring and unique of all the nominees for best film. It takes us to Florida, in the sixties, where a young African -American is transferred by error to a reformatory where others like him are segregated with the aim of indoctrinating them. The peculiar of this proposal is that it is shot in the first person, and the perspective of the camera is that of its protagonist. A radical exercise, of a rabidly anti -racist message, and that makes a series of visual bets that have made it one of the most deservedly acclaimed tapes of the year. Nominated A: Best film, best adapted script Where to see it: In Prime video Flow, a world to save If they ask us, we are of the opinion that the category of best animation film hides many more essential films than the best film to dry. The very curious ‘Memoirs of a snail’, the trchantery new adventure of Wallace & Gromit, the almost safe winner ‘Wild Robot’ and our favorite, ‘Flow’, an incredible silent adventure, winner of a Golden Globe and that portrays the dumb trip of a group of animals commanded by a cat. Evocator, visually spectacular and very suggestive, without a doubt one of this year’s films. Nominated A: Best International Film, Best Animation Film Where to see it: Cinemas The needle girl You still cannot see it because, against usual, it will reach our screens after the ceremony, on March 21, but we recommend that you notice in your cinephile agenda this drama based on real events and that it grabs aesthetics of horror cinema to tell a story slightly inspired by that of a Danish serial killer of the beginning of the century. In the film, a pregnant and unemployed young woman helps to direct an old woman a clandestine adoption agency, all wrapped in a disturbing black and white photograph that converts the heartbreaking period of scoring an authentic nightmare. Nominated A: Best International Film Where to see it: Premiere date: March 21 In Xataka | ‘Dune 2’ is designed to sweep in the Oscars. That finally is not going to do it is the best radiography of the current Hollywood

The game I have the most I have this year is an official adaptation of ‘Terminator 2’ and it is pure mega drive aesthetic

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‘Terminator 2’, La Legendary 1992 James Cameron movie that put the concept of the concept of Blockbuster and then nascent digital effects, had its corresponding adaptations to video games. Among them, a gun arcade that caused a furor in its day in the recreational rooms, an action and adventure title for almost all the microordination of the time, and adaptations of very varied fur for the entire Park Consolero of the moment, of 8 and 16 bits and even Game Boy. But none looked like the newly announced ‘Terminator 2: No Fate’. It is a game announced by surprise and that has all the aesthetics and atmosphere of the 16 -bit mega drive and super nintendo -type platform platform games. Pixelated but colorful graphics, limited but careful animations and digitalized replicas of the film’s actors and robots for the cutscenes. A true visual show that replicates several scenes of the film, from the flight of the Sarah Connor prison to persecution with the T-800 on the back of the motorcycle with John Connor, going through the initial visit of Schwarzenegger to the biker bar looking for something to put on top. Not only that, but ‘Terminator 2: No Fate’ Add levels and expand the narrative of the film with scenes from its harvest set, above all, in the future. There, a John Connor already faces machines at 2D massacre levels that in some graphic virguería have reminded us of the final bosses of classics such as ‘against’. In the game you can control, according to the phase, Sarah Connor, John Connor or T-800, although no details have been given about the possible mechanics that differentiate them beyond the obvious. Experience in Terminators The game is signed by Bitmap Bureauwhich intend to edit versions for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch on September 5, 2025. The study is an expert in retro -flavor titles, as they have shown in the lateral action game ’88 Heroes’, in the Brawler ‘Final Vendetta’, which recovers the aesthetics and mechanics of ‘Final Fight’, and in the Shooter sand Cenital and cooperative ‘Xeno Crisis’. Three credentials that guarantee that they will do an excellent job with ‘Terminator 2: No Fate’. To this is added that the game is edited by Reef Entertainment, Publisher that has already entered the ‘Terminator’ franchise twicewith two games developed by Teyon and excellent results. ‘Terminator: Resistance’ and its DLC ‘Annihilation Line’ are fps that send us to the future, to the struggle of humanity against machines. There we will have to face many of the robots that we have seen in the movies. On the other hand, in a special way, games even allow the skin of an T-800 to annihilate humans. Another exception curriculum that only adds points to this stimulant ‘Terminator 2: No Fate’ Header | Bitmap Bureau In Xataka | James Cameron’s key to get with ‘Terminator 2’ and ‘Aliens’ two of the best sequelae in history

60 and 70 year old men

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In wars, the number of casualties is usually greater than the officially recognized, but what is the gap of figures? A few days ago, BBC and average They led an extensive analysis of the number of Russian soldiers who died in The Ukraine conflict. In parallel, Another pioneering studybased on artificial intelligence tools, it made the same analysis by throwing very sylurious figures. Both macro studies revealed the obvious: that three years of war suppose thousands of deaths, but also how the forces change over time. A profile change. The Financial Times counted A reality that looked like a dystopy only three years ago. As the war in Ukraine has advanced entering its third year, Russia has modified the composition of its army, increasingly resorting to men over 50, and most of them In its 60s and 70s. This change responds to the need of Kremlin to replenish troops without resorting to a new mass mobilization, unpopular measure among the population. Instead, the government has chosen to recruit “volunteers” mediaand substantial financial incentives and one Intense television propaganda that exalts patriotism and the need to defend the nation. The medium exposed examples, such as Yuri Bushkovsky’s casewho would have turned 70 in 2024 and died in the Battle Front in Ukraine in November. Its history is only one among thousands of veterans and elderly citizens who have been persuaded to enlist with promises of economic stability for their families. The impact of the casualties. As we said at the beginning, the Midazone Analysisin collaboration with the BBC and other media, it has compiled information about almost 100,000 deceased Russian soldiers In the conflict. And next to this, another study, of istoriesbased on AI tools. Both suggest a similar figure, with More than 104,000 identified names. A very high figure, although experts estimate that the real of casualties could be significantly higher. The transformation of the army. The data in the two works show that in the first phase of the invasion, most troops They belonged to the regular armyincluding soldiers of elite units sent to take Kyiv in a matter of days. However, after the mobilization of 300,000 reservists in 2022, the dead began to include a growing number of soldiers without formal training. For the beginning of 2023, the fighters of private groups such as Wagner and prisoners recruited in prisons They dominated the casualties. Now, in the third year of war, the strategy has changed again: the Kremlin It depends on military contractswith a growing participation of these older men, who see a Solution to financial problems or legal. Motivations and the “prize.” The recruitment of older men responds to multiple factors. Some of them have Previous military experience in previous conflicts, while others They face economic difficulties that lead them to be enlisted in exchange for bonuses of up to 4 million rubles ($ 45,500) and annual salaries that can exceed 7 million rubles ($ 79,000). For many, this sum represents an opportunity for Transform the lives of their familiesallowing the purchase of a home or the education of their children. We have it a while ago, there are soldiers that “They are worth” more dead than alive In its regions. In this regard, the sociologist Kirill Rogov described this phenomenon as A “social jump” For the families of the recruits: in many cases, it is a decision made in conjunction with their loved ones, who see in the money a unique opportunity in a context of economic crisis. However, the human cost of this strategy is evident. According to Mediazona datamore than 4,000 contracted Russian soldiers have died with more than 50 years, a figure much greater than 500 reservists and 869 prisoners who died in the same strip. And in Ukraine? In contrast, both studies show that the average age of Ukrainian soldiers is 43 years. Despite the reduction of the minimum age for military service 27 to 25 years in 2023the Ukraine government has avoided more drastic measures not to compromise the future of its population. In Russia, however, the aging of the army seems to be an increasing trend, which raises doubts about the sustainability of the long -term war effort. As for the economic incentive, varies according to the region. In places like Samara, the payment to be enlist is one of the highest, reaching 4 million rubles, while the average monthly salary in the area barely exceeds 66,000 rubles. This contrast reinforces the attractiveness of recruitment for those who face financial difficulties. In some regions, the initial bonus is sufficient to cover the cost of an apartment of a room, which makes the offer seem even more tempting for low -income families. An invisible war. They counted in both reports that, although the losses have been catastrophic in the front, the Russian society continues greatly disconnected from the real cost of war. Only 30% of the Russians They have had direct contact with the conflict, either fighting or with relatives in combat. In Ukraine, however, almost 80% of the population Meet someone who has died or has been injured in the war. Not just that. The absence of official information and censorship reinforce this ignorance. In Russia, data on military casualties are classified as state secretwhile in Ukraine, the lists of fallen soldiers remain accessible to the public. This makes the emotional impact of the conflict very different in both societies. A Proppa studyin collaboration with the University of Helsinki, he found that 43% of Russians They still support the invasion. However, experts as the sociologist Viktor Vakhshtayn They believe that feeling would change dramatically if more citizens were personally affected by losses. The problem of recovering bodies. It is the last of the legs to be treated in this “war” of figures. A key factor in the underestimation of the Russian casualties is the Difficulty recovering corpses. Many bodies are still on the battlefield, since the troops avoid exposing themselves to drone attacks to rescue their fallen companions. Since … Read more

More 41 -year -old mothers babies are born than 25

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The demographic engine of Spain It is gripped. Although we walk towards the record of inhabitants, overcoming the 49 millionthe rise is more explained by immigration than by birth. The tables Of births and vegetative balance they reveal that the winds of demographic winter continue to hit the demography. They reflect it The data launched by the INE, which among other keys leave an interesting idea: in our country more mothers’ babies are born with 40 or more years than women who do not reach 25. We have fewer and fewer children. And later. Demographic puncture. The photography of the INE is not a fixed image but shows in any clear a clear trend: Spain suffers a demographic puncture. Population increase is supported largely In the increase of people born abroad, not in a good vegetative balance domestic. On the contrary. That indicator, which makes the difference between births and deaths, entered last year in red numbers: it was negative, in -113,256 people, according to The tables. Evolution of the number of births, according to the data collected by the INE. 24% less births. The graphics They are eloquent. And do not invite precisely to optimism. The INE estimates that in 2023 322,075 births were recorded in Spain, a bad fact whether compared to the historical both in the short and long term. With respect to 2022 it is a 2% setback and if you look further back, a decade ago, the fall is even more pronounced, of 24.1%. In 2013 the balance of birth was quite higher than the current one, of just over 424,400. Mothers with more than 40 years. If there is an eloquent fact in The balance It is the one that shows how there are more and more Spanish who decide to be past mothers. Its number has increased so forcefully throughout the last decade that today there are more births between women who have reached quarantine than among those who are not 25 years old. Retail. The tendency they give off is clear: in 2023 34,554 births of women with 40 or more years were registered compared to 30,298 associated with young people of less than 25. 2021 tableswhich allow further to decrease in detail, they reveal that during that year 7,762 lights of 25 -year -old women were scored compared to the 8,739 of those of 41. Do not go back far back in time to find a radically opposite panorama. Just a decade ago, in 2013, the number of births between women who had not yet blown the 25 candles was 40,916, well above 28,976 starring mothers who passed from 40. Today the latter are already responsible for 10, 7% of births in Spain. Births by mother’s age 2013 2023 Total 424,440 (100%) 322,075 (100%) Less than 25 years 40,916 (9.6%) 30,298 (9.4%) 25 to 39 years 354,548 (83.5%) 257,224 (79.9%) 40 and more years 28,976 (6.8%) 34,554 (10.7%) And mothers with fewer children. Another equally relevant phenomenon is that Spanish have less and less children. In 2022 women resident in Spain had on average 1.16 offspringnothing to do with 2.77 that were reached in the mid -1970s. The average age to which the Spanish became a mother was located two years ago in 33.1. Both data, together with the delivery of older ages, basically respond to the same causes: social, cultural and economic changes. Deepening the keys. In the cocktail, cultural issues and a change of mentality and labor and vital perspectives are mixed. Also instability, which explains to a large extent that the age at which the young Spaniards have increased has increased until they are in 30.3 years on averagethe greatest of the last two decades. With that backdrop, Albert Esteve, director of the Center for Demographic Studies and Professor of Sociology, is clear why the age at which children are postponed is postponed. “It comes because of the need that people have to form, to insert themselves into the labor market, to form a couple, to have a stable life,” points to The country. The risk: to delve into a demographic winter that already punishes other nations, Like Japan. Images | Hollie Santos (UNSPLASH) and INE In Xataka | The change in motherhood in Spain is summarized in a fact: 120% more pregnancies of women over 40 years In Xataka | The slow but inexorable “Japanese” of Spain: births have fallen 50% since the Baby Boom time *An earlier version of this article was published in February 2024

There are up to half a million in play and three -year prison sentences

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Seven radars distributed along different conventional roads (2 in the Community of Madrid, 2 in Castilla-La Mancha, 2 in Castilla y León and 1 in the Valencian Community) have been vandalized and the DGT has already filed the corresponding complaints to investigate the facts and try to find the causes of damage. This has been confirmed by the traffic body. The damage has been committed, they say, both in fixed radars and in section radars and damage costs ascend to 67,000 euros In the case of fixed cinemometers and 66,000 euros for section radars. Therefore, the maximum cost of damages can rise to 469,000 euros. The cost of radars, both section and fixed, is so high due to the enormous amount of technology they have. Explain the DGT on its own website That a stretch radar consists of cameras that use laser technology to capture images continuously, an apparatus to guarantee communication between the entrance and exit of the section and a last device that calculates the time spent to overcome the guarded section. When the average speed registered is higher than the allowed, one last device sends the information to the DGT data center to process the complaint and verify that all the information is in order. A prison sentence The DGT points out in its statement that vandalizes radars can be considered a crime against traffic safety. Committing this type of actions “is constitutive of a crime of damage typified in the Criminal Code in its articles 263 to 267 in which a series of actions are contemplated that cause a impairment in the patrimonial value of the property of others and whose protected legal good It is heritage. “ In these articles it is specified that those who are tried by these facts can be punished with “imprisonment from one to three years and a fine of twelve to twenty -four months “to those who cause, among other cases,” that affect goods of domain or public or communal use “or, among others” damage of special gravity or affected to general interests have been caused. “ It is also specified in these articles that can assume these punishments when “the damage aims to prevent the free exercise of authority or are carried out as a result of the actions executed by the authority in the exercise of their functions.” At the moment, it is not known how many people are investigated or any other detail about the case. We do know, by the DGT statement itself and how the Civil Guard itself has confirmed to questions from Xatakathat already investigate what happened but they cannot advance more details. Photo | DGT In Xataka | How to know all the official locations of the DGT radars

A year ago the world’s largest olive oil company was clear that it was going to continue expensive. Now he has just shown up

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In 2022 deoleo, the largest marketer of olive oil in the world, He won 5.5 million euros of benefits. In 2023, lost 34. It is the best metaphor of the earthquake that the olive oil industry has lived in recent years. Above all, because we are not talking about a lost oil mill in Sierra Morena, we talk about the bottling brands such as Hojiblanca, Carbonell or Koipe. Therefore, if we are interested in olive oil, we must follow them closely. One year of transition. During 2023, drought, a short harvest and the increase in costs (derived from the situation in Ukraine, the inflationary scenario and high interest rates) caused a very serious problem in the oil. We know that well. The problem is that, although They themselves recognized that they had transferred “partial (mind) to customers the increase in prices experiments throughout the chain”, it had not been enough. And that deoleo was (at least, on paper) one of the marketers that More margins had for the ‘premium’ positioning of its brands. 2024 was, then, the year of transition. What happens is that ransition has been faster than anyone expected. In fact, I was not sure what was going to happen. And, at some point, they bet because prices They were going to stay up. His analysis said that if prices at origin did not fall sufficiently, the industry would have to contain the decrease of finalist prices (or expose to bankruptcy). That It is something that has happened: prices at origin have collapsed, while in supermarkets the descent is being very soft. However, with estimates that They tell us 1.4 million tons They have already realized that there is no way to contain the price in the medium term. Preparing for 2025. Hence Víctor Roig, general director in Spain of Deleo, has explained that “the logical thing is that this returns the price of the Aove to levels similar to those of 2021 and 2022, standing between three and four euros per liter.” In this context, the battle has begun to be another. Recover the oil culture. In the last decade, the consumption of olive oil It has been falling year after year. Crisis after crisis (and with the mediation of A deep cultural and gastronomic change), wide layers of the population have dropped from olive oil and the vast majority of them have not returned. It is true that demand has not fallen into that same proportion That prices have grown. But consumption has decreased 44.5% Less in the last three years and, following the previous logic, nobody knows if the industry will recover it. And if in recovering from the losses there was a short -term survival of the industry, in bringing all those consumers back is the future. Image | Vincent Eisfeld | Senate agency In Xataka | Spain faces its greatest agricultural challenge of the century: turn 1,901,529 hectares of olive grove before it is late

The time of the year in Japan has arrived where everyone has a mask. The fault is World War II

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It is one of the great paradoxes in Japan. Also one of those images of postcard of the nation. When spring arrives, a colorful veil of vibrant flowers and intoxicating fragrances covers the entire country, nature reveals itself beautiful, but under that harmonious layer it runs and displays a more strategy ruthless For humans. Almost in unison, millions of people begin with uncontrollable sneezing, irritated eyes and low productivity. Today, the seasonal crisis has become a social problem, and all because of a war. An invisible enemy. In 2023, the then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told that he called it as hay fevereither Kafunshō (Literally, “pollen disease”), was, de facto, a national emergency that demanded an immediate response. With pollen levels in Tokyo reaching record figures in the last decade, Kishida cataloged the crisis as a government priority, announcing A plan that left no room for diplomacy with the enemy: trees. With 42.5% of the affected population and An estimated economic impact at 2.2 billion dollars annuallythe problem had reached a national scale that forced the government to consider it a matter of public policy. The origin of everything: war (and man). Unlike other countries where hay fever is an annoying but manageable condition, in Japan its impact is due to a historical political decision. During World War II, Japan suffered an unprecedented devastation. The incendiary bombings of the allies destroyed a large part of the cities built in wood, generating a crisis of construction materials in the country. After the end of the contest, The government promoted mass reforestation with cedars and cypresses to boost the national wood industry. It had logic: they are native species of rapid growth and with straight trunks ideal for wood production. However, over time, the demand for wood decreased due to the importation of cheap wood from abroad and these forests were abandoned to their fate, vast extensions of abandoned monoculture forests becoming gigantic pollen factories. Today. In The present, More than 40% of Japanese forests are dominated by these highly allergenic specieswhich has caused even people without allergic history to develop symptoms after a few years of residence in the country. The situation is so serious that Some companies have begun to offer subsidies for medical treatments and antiallergic products to its employees, since hay fever reduces the productivity of one third of the population. The counterattack of Japan. The Japanese government response has been radical: In 2023 he ordered the trees responsible for pollen. In an unprecedented campaign, the country began a massive logging and forest replacement plan, replacing current ceders and cypresses with species that produce less pollen. Although the process will take years, the objective is clear: to weaken the production of pollen and relieve the load on the millions of Japanese affected every year. A more intense (and early) seasonal season. This weekend counted the Japan Times media that Japan faces this year one of Kafunshō’s most severe severas in its history, with pollen levels that could double in some regions compared to the previous year. The early detection of cedar pollen in Tokyo, recorded on January 8, marked the beginning of that particularly challenging period for millions of people suffering from symptoms such as sneezing, congestion, irritated eyes, conjunctivitis, fatigue and skin problems. Given such a panorama, the need for protection measures has promoted a transformation in the allergy product industry, merging aesthetics. A society adapted to seasonal war. While the government advances with its selective deforestation plan, the population has developed its own defense against the plague of pollen. In Japan, Hoating fever has generated an entire economy of specialized products ranging from ergonomic masks with antipole filter to protective glasses, repellent sprays and personal air purifiers. Leading brands have developed increasingly advanced solutions. Shiseido, for example, has perfected The antipolen spray Ihada Aller Screen Ex, which creates an invisible shield on the skin to avoid allergenic particles. Fumakilla Allergy Shut Virus, meanwhile, not only blocks pollen, but also the yellow sand transported from the deserts of China and Mongolia. Another level. Companies have brought the fight against hay fever to another level, incorporating avant -garde technology to minimize the effects of allergy in everyday life. This has resulted in the integration of masks designed not only for pollen filtration, but also To enhance facial aesthetics and protect the skin from environmental damage. The masks, omnipresent in Japanese society even before pandemic, They have evolved from simple filter barriers to products that incorporate additional benefits. Before 2020, the options were limited to white surgical models without greater visual attraction. Today Demand has promoted market diversificationallowing the masks to align with standards of beauty and skin care. The role of aesthetics. As we said, the new mask designs not only focus on protection, but also on aesthetics, Reflecting the Japanese beauty ideals, where a well -defined jaw and a stylized nose are desirable features. The brands have responded by creating masks with angled cuts, reinforcements on the nasal bridge and strategic folds that enhance the user’s features. A trend that has been well received by consumers like Hana Satowho recognizes that current models, in addition to offering better filtration, “are more attractive and better mold the face.” The functionality and appearance now go hand in hand in the fight against hay fever. The principle of a new era. Hoating fever has been, for a long time, A cruel nature of nature, an ambush disguised as spring. But Japan seems to be raising against that invisible enemy with an unprecedented strategy: eliminating the root problem, literally. If the government offensive manages to significantly reduce pollen levels, The nation will become the first country to win the war against hay feverestablishing a model for other affected nations. Meanwhile, hay fever has ceased to be simply a seasonal discomfort to become a phenomenon that has promoted innovation in the beauty and well -being industry. The evolution of masks, sprays and skin care routines reflect that growing integration between … Read more

All new films trailers for this year that have been seen in the Super Bowl 2025

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The Super Bowl is, every year, the most luxurious showcase in the world to show future premieres. They are also a perfect thermometer what will be the most juicy cultural events of the year that has just begun. In the 2025 Super Bowl we have detected less overwhelming trailers than other years, especially because of ‘the fantastic four’ He advanced a few days so that no one would take prominence. But there are still a few survivors who shone in this year’s Super Bowl. Impossible mission 8: final sentence Very brief but shocking trailer that makes clear a couple of things: that this latest installment of the franchise starring Tom Cruise will be interconnected with the rest of the previous films of the saga; and that the actor has played his life again in Stunts Chiflados that we can glimpse here that include a wild pirouette hung from an ultralight. Jurassic World: The Renacer Although we had just five days ago a new trailer of the restart of the ‘Jurassic World’ franchise, with a scarlett Johansson very well in front, the Super Bowl has given us new images in a new teaser. Few developments in this new advance, but some unpublished images that allow us to verify that the size of the saurios of this delivery is huge. Thunderbolts The most generous trailer of the night was also Marvel’s only: another advance of ‘Thunderbolts’ that, really, does not look bad. At last we have the opportunity to see that super -powerful entity that is to use its devastating powers at full power, although its final appearance is still scammed. Humor, actors and cars flying through the air in which it can be the great SLEEPER Marvel for this year. Lilo and Stitch Instead of any advance of the next remake in the real image of the classic, Disney has preferred to give the touch of originality of the night, inserting alien destroy This new incarnation. How to train your dragon One of the most anticipated remakes of the year is this version of the popular animated franchise of dragons and medieval fighting. Little thing we have not seen before, but we do have a quick look at the battles on the back of the tooth, which promise more colossal and spectacular than ever. Novocaine If you ask us, our most anticipated action movie of the year. Jack Quaid, directly out of ‘The Boys’, is the protagonist of this comedy in which he gives life to a conventional guy, but cannot feel pain. What makes him … a superhero? More or less. F1 Of absolute infarction it seems that it will be the new of Brad Pitt, directed by Joseph Kosinski, signatory of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. Pitt slides through the entrails of the World Formula 1 championship, where not only the faces will be seen with Javier Bardem, but also with real pilots such as Lewis Hamilton or Charles Leclerc, since the right was shot during the celebration of real races. In Xataka | The new Spider-Man series arrives at Disney+, but it has something that is raising controversy: its animation style

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