OLIVETTI'S ONE SPANISH PLANT TO CLOSE AT COST OF 185 JOBS - Tech Monitor<br /> by [[CBR Staff Writer]]<br /> accessed on 2026-04-17T09:50:16
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OLIVETTI'S ONE SPANISH PLANT TO CLOSE AT COST OF 185 JOBS - Tech Monitor<br /> by [[CBR Staff Writer]]<br /> accessed on 2026-04-17T09:50:16
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Civio sued the Spanish gov for transparency of BOSCO, an algorithm on deciding energy poverty vouchers, in 2018. Supreme court has sided with them in #2025/09 ordering the release of source code.
Spanish court decision that algorithms used to decide about citizens by government entities, need to be transparant. Presented as landmark ruling with EU consequences, but I'm not sure if this isn't already true for public sector decision making under the AI Act. In NL the national algorithm register and tools like IAMA are aimed at this too, and have been in place for some time, even if not fully implemented yet.
2024 verzeichnete die zwölf bis ihr heißesten Monate in Europa. Über 400.000 Menschen waren direkt von den Folgen von Extremwetterereignissen betroffen. Über 30% der Flussgebiete In über 30% der Flussgebiete gab es schwere Überschwemme. Ausmaß und Erhezung, Ausmaß und Folgen der Erhezung in Europa werden systematisch in dem Berichtsteht auf Sie klimat 2024 erfasst, der von Copernicus und der WMU veröffentlicht wurde. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/15/europe-storms-floods-and-wildfires-in-2024-affected-more-than-400000
for - greenhouse farming - Spain
summary - Some interesting facts about the specific methods developed by these greenhouse growers of how to create a highly efficient greenhouse growing environment - These could be useful in applying to our own greenhouse builds
Mehr als 1000 große Müllkippen weltweit sind immer wieder gefährliche Methan-Leck, vor allem wegen organischer Abfälle. Besonders viele von ihnen befinden sich in Südasien, aber auch in Argentinien und Spanien. Der Guardian hat entsprechende Satellitendaten auswerten lassen, die bis 2019 zurückgehen, stellt die Ergebnisse in einer Infografik dar und gibt Hintergrundinformationen. Studien besagen, dass sich die Methan-Emissionen nicht gemanagter Müllkippen bis 2050 verdoppeln könnten https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/12/revealed-the-1200-big-methane-leaks-from-waste-dumps-trashing-the-planet
Die regionalregierung von Katalonien hat wegen der seit drei Jahren anhaltenden Dürre den Wassernotstand ausgerufen. 6 Millionen Einwohnern dürfen unter anderem ihre Autos nicht mehr waschen und Swimmingpools nicht mehr füllen. In den vergangenen zehn Jahren hat sich die Zahl der Hitzewellen in Spanien verdreifacht. https://www.liberation.fr/international/europe/la-catalogne-declare-letat-durgence-secheresse-a-barcelone-20240201_2FHJ34XH2FH5JNJWKGBW57X6M4/
In Spanien hat auch der normalerweise Gerichte April die seit Januar 2022 herrschende Trockenheit nicht unterbrochen. Die Ernten werden voraussichtlich um 60% schlechter als üblich ausfallen und in manchen Zonen komplett ausbleiben .
Michel Forst, UN-Berichterstatter zur Aarhus-Konvention, hat die europäischen Regierungen aufgefordert, Klima-Aktivist:innen zu unterstützen statt sie zu kriminalisieren. Die zunehmende Repression gefährde das Erreichen der Pariser Klimaziele und Demokratie und Menschenrechte in Europa. Forst erwartet, dass Protest und direkte Aktion zunehmen, weil die aktuelle Politik vieler europäischer Regierungen die wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zu globaler Erhitzung, Biodiversitätsverlust und Umweltverschmutzung nicht respektiert. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/28/european-nations-must-end-repression-of-peaceful-climate-protest-says-un-expert
Positionspapier von Michel Forst: https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/UNSR_EnvDefenders_Aarhus_Position_Paper_Civil_Disobedience_EN.pdf
In Barcelona und 200 anderen katalanischen Städten wurde Anfang Februar der Wassernotstand ausgerufen. An der spanischen Mittelmeerküste, in Sizilien und Nordafrika herrscht starke Dürre. Südandalusien leidet set 2016 kontinuierlich unter Trockenheit. Der Kommentar im Guardian beschhäftigt sich vor diesem Hintergund mit dem Widerstand gegen Klima- und Wasserschutmaßnahmen, der populistisch angeheizt wird. Es sei noch nicht ausgemacht, dass auch in der Landwirtschaft das Verständnis für die Gründe der Krise wachse. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/15/spain-water-barcelona-farmers-tourism-catalonia-drought
Karte des European Drought Observatory: https://edo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/edov2/php/index.php?id=1052
in particular one region of catalonia which is the region of uh yada plade in the in the inner part of catalonia
for - earth construction hot spot - Inner Catalonia , Spain
2023 erzeugte der Tourismus 3,3% des Bruttosozialprodukts der Welt. Der Gesamtumsatz des internationalen Tourismus betrug 1,4 Billionen Dollar. Dass der Umsatz von 2019, vor der Corona-Epidemie, noch nicht wieder erreicht wurde, liegt an deutlichen Veränderungen des chinesischen Tourismus. Die neuen Zahlen der Weltlttourismusorganisation enthalten keinerlei Angaben über die durch den Tourismus verursachten Treibhausgasemissionen. Frankreich, die beliebteste Destination der Welt, rechnet 2024 mit über 100 Millionen Touristen. https://www.liberation.fr/economie/transports/tourisme-le-nombre-de-voyageurs-devrait-battre-son-record-en-2024-la-france-toujours-premiere-destination-mondiale-20240120_MSGSE75DCZD67GBRDNA4UPBVLI/
Durch einen 1,4 Milliarden Euro Deal besteht die Möglichkeit, die Doñana-Region in Andalusien, Europas größtes Feuchtgebiet, zu bewahren. Die Gegend, zu der einen Nationalpark gehört, leidet vor allem unter Wasser Stress. Der Deal soll einen auch symbolisch wichtigen Konflikt beenden, bei dem konservative und reaktionäre politische Kräfte die Bauern unterstützt hatten, die illegal Wasser für Erdbeer- und Himbeer-Anbau verwendet haben. Die spanische Umweltministerin Teresa Ribeira erklärt ausführlich Prinzipien einer Green transition, die so durchgeführt wird, dass die Lebensbedingungen in einer Region verbessert werden und die Bevölkerung sie unterstützt. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/27/spain-environment-minister-hails-andalucia-wetlands-deal-green-transition
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Die Chancen für eine Erhaltung der Feuchtbiotope des Doñana-Nationalparks in Andalusien sind deutlich gestiegen. Ein Abkommen zwischen der Provinzregierung und der provisorischen Zentralregierung sieht vor, dass keine zusätzliche Bewässerungslandwirtschaft in dieser Region genehmigt wird. Viele NGOs hatten für die Rettung des Gebiets kampagnisiert, das durch die globale Erhitzung und durch Wasserentnahmen für die Agroindustrie bedroht ist. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/04/wetlands-win-reprieve-after-deal-between-spain-and-andalucia
Wegen Starkregen und Überschwemmungen wurde in vielen Regionen Spaniens die Alarmstufe Rot ausgerufen, vereinzelt kam es zu Ausgangssperren. https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000185403/ausgehverbot-f252r-10000-wegen-unwetter-in-spanien-zwei-tote
Thermischer Stress bei Hitzewellen gefährdet die Ernten bei vielen Nutzpflanzen im Mittelmeerraum. Anders als Wassermangel lässt er sich nicht ausgleichen. Die Libération hat den Agroökologen Serge Zaka zu den Folgen der globalen Erhitzung für die Landwirtschaft und zur unzureichenden Reaktion der Regierungen befragt. Gefährlich für die Lebensmittelversorgung sei vor allem die Spezialisierung von Ländern und Regionen auf die Produktion einzelner Produkte.
Die Libération gibt einen Überblick über die Länder, die gerade von Hitzewellen betroffen sind. Dabei übertreffen oft sowohl die Höhe der Temperatur wie die Länge der Hitzeperiode ältere Rekorde: Spanien, Griechenland, Italien, Kanada, die USA und China.
In Spanien führt eine Hitzewelle, die von wärmer Luft aus Nordafrika ausgelöst wird, zu Temperaturen von bis zu 44 Grad. Vorangegangen war vor zwei Wochen eine Hitzewelle mit ähnlich hohen Temperaturen.
Reportage über Produktion und Nutzung von grünem Wasserstoff in Spanien. Eines der Probleme – abgesehen von den hohen Produktionskosten – ist der Wassermangel im Landesinneren. Das ohnehin knappe Wasser wird im Moment für die Landwirtschaft gebraucht, so dass es fraglich ist, wann Spanien grünen Wasserstoff in andere europäische Länder exportieren kann.
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/wasserstoff-spanien-100.html
In Marokko und Spanien hat die Hitzewelle mit Rekordtemperaturen für einen Monat April ihren Höhepunkt noch nicht erreicht. Sie setzt eine Periode katastrophaler Trockenheit fort, die seit dem vergangenen Jahr anhält.https://www.liberation.fr/international/afrique/une-vague-de-chaleur-precoce-frappe-le-maroc-et-toute-la-peninsule-iberique-20230427_DGQWNEU2UNAJLGVZXAZK27WI3E/
Katalonien wird zu einer ariden Region. In vielen Gemeinden wird das Wasser reduziert. Einige Wasserspeicher sind nur zu 27% ihrer Kapazität gefüllt. Reportage in der Libération: https://www.liberation.fr/international/europe/en-catalogne-on-est-en-train-de-basculer-de-la-secheresse-a-laridite-20230414_BFSOEZOPSBB3LK64OQN77LUTYI/
Το δημοκρατικό Ισραήλ διασώθηκε το 1973 μόνο χάρη στην ύπαρ-ξη της φασιστικής Πορτογαλίας, όπου προσγειώνονταν τα αεροπλάνατης αμερικανικής αερογέφυρας, της φασιστικής Ισπανίας, υπεράνω τηςοποίας τα αεροπλάνα μας ανεφοδιάζονταν και της φασιστικής Ελλάδας,από τα λιμάνια της οποίας ενεργούσαν ο Έκτος Στόλος και οι νηοπομπές. Στη διάρκεια του πολέμου της Μέσης Ανατολής η Τουρκίαεπέ τρεψε σε σοβιετικά αεροπλάνα να διέρχονται από τον εναέριο χώροτης και έφερε εμπόδια σε εμάς. Αντίθετα, η Ελλάδα επέτρεψε στονΈκτο Στόλο να συνεχίσει να ενεργεί από τις βάσεις της και τούτο είναιη μεγάλη διαφορά μεταξύ Ελλάδας και Τουρκίας σε στιγμές κρίσεως.
Το 1976 ο επικεφαλής της όλης αμερικανικής επιχείρησης, ναύαρχος Zumwalt, ειπε τα δικτατορικά καθεστώτα της Πορτογαλία, Ισπανίας & Ελλαδας ηταν που έσωσαν το Ισραηλ. Αντιθετα, η Τουρκία πηγε με Σοβιετικούς.
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The ship of Jaume Ferrer departed for the River of Gold on the 10th of August of 1346, the feast of St. Lawrence.
The Black Plague began in 1346. Throughout my readings on the Black Death I found out that Majorca (the city Ferrer was from) was not affected until 1348. Jamume Ferrer's crew would have had time to avoid the Bubonic plague if they did not disappear at sea.
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If Sick-Leave Becomes More Costly, Will I Go Back to Work? Could It Be Too Soon?
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briliant idea, rise taxe while having 15% unemployment
Puigdemont declara la independencia pero la deja en suspenso
Según ha podido saber El Confidencial Digital, de fuentes de la cúpula económica del Gobierno, con esta “línea de crédito extraordinaria” Moncloa va a tratar de hacer frente a uno de los mayores problemas económicos que debe resolver el país el ejercicio que viene.El préstamo, que se calcula que rondará los 10.000 millones de euros, vendrá recogido en las cuentas públicas para 2018. Unas cifras que el Gobierno aprobará en el Consejo de Ministros de mañana, viernes.
De momento es un rumor
valley of the Ebro were long and white.

The Valley of the Ebro refers to the real world location of the Ebro Valley, located in modern day Spain. The valley features long rolling hills of white stone, and although beautiful, hints at a less pleasant theme: infertility.
We would often picture living, lush landscapes as covered in greenery, farmland, or some other semblance of life. Plain, white hills, seemingly devoid of any other features or flora not only establishes the setting of our short story, but instead allows the author to allude to a feeling of emptiness. "Long and white" serve to corroborate this idea of desolation; a place simply colored white and stretching for a great distance feels very empty. With the subject of this short story revolving around a couple's abortion, emptiness is a core aspect to the setting of this story.
Interesting
Madrid region has an inland Mediterranean climate
Madrid is really dry normally
n a village of La Manch
Don Quixote is from a village called La Mancha of Spain. This village is where the story begins and plays a large part in who Don Quixote is. From this village Don Quixote was quipped, by himself, as Don Quixote de La Mancha.
encomienda

This is an image I found on the internet of the five classes of people in New Spain.
Barbara Mundy, chapter 1 from Mapping New Spain: Indigenous Cartography and the Maps of the Relaciones Geográficas
Mundy, B. "Spain and the Imperial Ideology of Mapping" in The Mapping of New Spain. Indigenous Cartography and the Maps of the Relaciones Geográficas. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1996
While Mundy’s approach to the production of maps in the Spanish empire centers on the figure of the king and his connection to territories near and far from him, she does so in order to exemplify the way man in 16th-century Europe positioned himself within the world. Through this view, for example, the maps serve as a way for Phillip II to legitimate his rule over the empire, especially in the New World territories.
Mundy's research questions explore why different/varied methods of representation were important in the 16th-century European context (i.e. choreographic vs. geographic maps), and how these translated into understanding space in New World from an Old World perspective.
In order to answer her main questions, she examines two mapping commissions ordered by Phillip II and carried out by Anton van den Wyngaerde and Pedro de Esquivel. She identifies the distinct methods of representation used by the artists taking into account the broader historical and geographical context that would eventually influence the way the territories in the New Spain would be represented, as happened with the creation of the Relaciones Geograficas in New Spain.
Mundy effectively help us understand the significance of mapping (along with the different methodologies of doing so) from a conceptual as well as a methodological point of view. Her analysis, as well as contextualization of the van den Wyngaerde and Esquivel maps offers a glimpse onto the conceptual frame that informed Europe’s initial understanding of the New World as part of the greater whole that was the Spanish empire. However, as she stresses the importance of the tangible nature of the lands (at least through maps), her visual examples become limited as she only provides an example of Esquivel’s work. It would have been very useful to compare it to the work of van den Wyngaerde (the distinction between choreographic and geographic maps remained unclear without a visual aid).
Mundy's contribution lies in prompting us to think about different ways of engaging with space, and what that engagement signifies within a given context (i.e. for Phillip II, engaging his New World possessions through visual representations of the maps legitimized his status as king given that he could not physically rule overseas, thus he still has control over this space).
“In both kinds of maps [van den Wyngaerde’s and Esquivel’s], man defines his relation to the world through his ability to measure it” (Mundy, 4)
This is a really interesting article about many Latin American intellectuals' opinions on the possibility of Catalonian independence from Spain. Many are urging Cataluña to stay a part of Spain because Barcelona has historically been a city that Latin American intellectuals have lived and worked in and they don't want to lose those cultural ties if Cataluña severs its ties with Spain thus abandoning castellano. The other portion of this article that stood out for me was the quote by Abad which argued that Europe has been doing the right thing by not yielding to every nationalistgroup because that only leads to violence and probelems (I assume he's referring to the case of Latin America here).
The “other embassy” for Venezuelans in Madrid
This article discusses the recent wave of immigrants from Venezuela to Spain. Some interesting points are that Venezuelans do not need tourist visas to visit Spain and the paragraph on the emerging political party Podemos and its connections to the Venezuelan government.
First Native Case Of Mosquito-Borne Tropical Disease Chinkungunya Confirmed In Spain Aug 26 2015—NEWS—The ECDC said the mosquito species is not the one responsible for the 2013 Americas outbreak. Presence of the Aedes Albopictus mosquito. Source: ECDC. (Click to enlarge) The European Centre for Disease Prevention & Control (ECDC) confirmed the first case of the tropical disease chinkungunya to be transmitted in Spain on August 21. "This is the first chikungunya case reported from Spain without travel history to endemic areas,˝ said the ECDC report. The patient is a 60-year old man of undisclosed nationality who was likely infected in Gandía (Valencia) and who developed symptoms of the disease—which include fever, severe joint pain, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rashes—during a "short" trip to France at the beginning of July. A statement published by the Spanish Health Ministry on August 4 said it was "very likely" the man had been infected by a mosquito of the species Aedes Albopictus in Gandía, "but not conclusive", due to his trip to France "for part of the incubation period". The ECDC believes it "unlikely" the man became infected in France due to the short duration of his stay there and the lack of reported na
Chinkunguya in Spain
They were not quite Indios, or Indians, but their lack of limpieza de sangre, or “pure blood,” removed them from the privileges of full-blooded Spaniards
The Spaniards completely took control.
Motives were plain: said one soldier, “we came here to serve God and the king, and also to get rich.”
Would God be happy with this statement?
In his ruling, judge Edmundo Rodríguez Achútegui recognized that Calatrava’s rights as author of the bridge had been infringed, but he ruled that the public utility of the addition took precedence over this private right. “In addition to constituting a singular artistic creation suitable for protection, the work is public one, offering a service to the citizens, and thus satisfies a public interest,” he said. “If we weigh these interests, the public must prevail over the private.
This seems like a much more reasonable ruling than the one in the Deutsche Bahn case.