explores that bizarre moment in history through the eyes of Kendrick’s character who survives her interaction with murderer Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto) as the real-life Cheryl Bradshaw did In the telling of any true story in cinema So we compared the real-life case of Rodney Alcala with “Woman of the Hour” to determine what’s fact and what’s fiction in the film One scene in “Woman of the Hour” depicts Alcala working at The Times in 1977 a year before his 1978 appearance on “The Dating Game.” It’s unclear what his position at the newspaper is but his colleagues seem impressed by him as he weaves tall tales of knowing Warren Beatty and shows off his photography (Many of the images are of nude women.) The scene suggests that Alcala exaggerated his role at the newspaper to gain access to his subjects Movies Darling,’ the actor and producer drew on her own emotionally abusive relationship to render the experience with remarkable fidelity “Woman of the Hour” takes significant creative liberties when exploring the pivotal “Dating Game.” Some of these are minor adjustments for dramatic effect; making Alcala Bachelor No helps the film build to the reveal of Alcala’s face on the panel The change of prize also ups the stakes: Sheryl and Rodney win an all-expenses-paid trip to Carmel when the real prize was tennis lessons and tickets to Magic Mountain theme park One accurate aspect of the episode’s depiction Alcala really did tell him “I always get my girl.” Anna Kendrick as Sheryl in “Woman of the Hour.” (Leah Gallo / Netflix) Did a woman recognize Rodney in “The Dating Game”? Much of the dramatic heft of “The Dating Game” sequence comes not from the game itself, but from an audience member named Laura (Nicolette Robinson) who is horrified to discover that one of the bachelors is the man who killed her friend. She leaves the studio audience and heads into the studio and asks a security guard for help. In turn, the guard offers to have her speak to a producer, but it’s a cruel prank — refusing to take her concerns seriously, he gives her the name of a janitor instead. Kendrick has said that Laura represents those affected by such crimes, as well as those who tried and failed to draw authorities’ attention to Alcala over the years. (Laura’s friend whom Alcala killed was, however, based on a real person.) Numerous people reported Alcala in relation to assaults and killings over the course of more than a decade before he was finally put away for good in July 1979. In fact, Alcala had a criminal record even before he appeared on “The Dating Game,” serving stints in prison for assaults on two girls and becoming a registered sex offender. (In both cases he was paroled.) Actors stepping behind the camera was a major theme of this year’s TIFF Though Alcala won “The Dating Game” and secured a date with the real-life Bradshaw There’s weird vibes that are coming off of him Is that going to be a problem?” Ellen told Bradshaw she did not have to have that date It’s unclear what exactly happened between Bradshaw and Alcala Bradshaw looks considerably less excited when she comes face to face with Alcala It’s unlikely the pair went for a drink after the show as depicted in “Woman of the Hour.” Regardless it’s an intense and frightening scene that smartly highlights the pair’s size difference and the physical power advantage he has The moment when Alcala nearly attacks Sheryl at her car only to be saved by a last-second stage door opening is also likely a narrative contrivance the teenage runaway seen at the end of “Woman of the Hour,” is based on the real-life Monique Hoyt who did in fact escape Alcala and report him to the police — leading to his arrest in February 1979 Alcala was released on bail and proceeded to kill again he was arrested for a final time for the murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe Police discovered a storage unit in Seattle that belonged to Alcala filled with damning evidence and trophies of his kills Alcala received the death sentence at trial reversals and subsequent trials left Alcala in prison until 2019 when California placed a moratorium on capital punishment Alcala ultimately died in prison of natural causes in 2021 In the end, Alcala was found guilty of seven murders, though it’s believed the real number of people he killed is significantly higher. One day the mystery may be solved: the Huntington Beach Police Department released Alcala’s photographs in 2010 in hopes that people who recognized them would come forward and identify some of the victims. “Woman of the Hour” states that some authorities estimate up to 130 people were killed by Alcala. Hollywood Inc. Entertainment & Arts Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Players of Real Madrid celebrate a goal during the La Liga F football match between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at C.D Olga Carmona (R) of Real Madrid vies with Jensen of Atletico de Madrid during the La Liga F football match between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at C.D Players of Atletico de Madrid celebrate a goal during the La Liga F football match between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at C.D fails to save a goal during the La Liga F football match between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at C.D Rodney Alcala savage murder spree and infamous appearance on 'The Dating Game' is the subject of Anna Kendrick's directorial debut 'Woman of the Hour' Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE Her work has previously appeared in Parade but experts pre­dict a decline in prices in the future Diego Hueltes devel­oped an AI pro­gram to pre­dict olive oil prices which could ben­e­fit var­i­ous actors in the olive oil value chain and help under­stand cli­mate fac­tors affect­ing pro­duc­tion Olive oil prices around the world have reached his­toric highs due to poor har­vests caused by drought and high spring­time tem­per­a­tures in key pro­duc­ing coun­tries Leading experts in the sec­tor antic­i­pate prices to decline based on expec­ta­tions of global olive oil pro­duc­tion return­ing to about three mil­lion tons in the 2024/25 crop year the future direc­tion of prices remains far from cer­tain To that end, a researcher in the south­ern Spanish autonomous com­mu­nity of Andalusia, the world’s largest olive oil-pro­duc­ing region, devel­oped an arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI) pro­gram to pre­dict olive oil prices a com­puter engi­neer and the chief exec­u­tive of TADIA.ai devel­oped three pre­dic­tive price mod­els a four-week fore­cast and a pre­dic­tion of whether prices will go up or down a town in Jaén where olive farm­ing is the main liveli­hood and there’s a deep-rooted cul­ture around olive oil,” he told Olive Oil Times “I found it fas­ci­nat­ing that the elders could pre­dict mar­ket move­ments based on weather and prices,” he added ​“If they could do it based on expe­ri­ence my premise was that an AI model could achieve the same in a more sys­tem­atic way.” Hueltes used auto­matic learn­ing algo­rithms and arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence research to ana­lyze his­toric olive oil prices mete­o­ro­log­i­cal data and pro­duc­tion data to make accu­rate price esti­mates in 2017 and 2018 my model had a mean error of three per­cent if my model pre­dicts that next week the price will be €10.00 the actual price will prob­a­bly be between €9.97 and €10.03.” “The sec­ond model pre­dicted ​‘next week the price will go up’ or ​‘next week the price will go down,’ mak­ing it very straight­for­ward,” he added ​“It accu­rately pre­dicted the price direc­tion 76 per­cent of the time.” I used a finan­cial tech­nique that ana­lyzes returns by see­ing what the accu­mu­lated return would be if each time the model pre­dicted the price would rise next week and each time it pre­dicted the price would fall I sold olive oil,” Hueltes con­tin­ued ​“If I had invested €100 fol­low­ing the model between 2017 and 2018 I would have €140 after a year.” “The model would­n’t be valid for 2024 even though its sci­en­tific basis remains valid,” said Hueltes, who pub­lished his research on GitHub mak­ing it avail­able to the gen­eral pub­lic should be uni­ver­sally acces­si­ble and free,” he said ​“Since there was very lit­tle open and acces­si­ble work in the field of olive oil I decided to make all my research avail­able.” Hueltes hopes that this tech­nol­ogy will pos­i­tively impact the world’s largest olive oil-pro­duc­ing province in the future can extract the under­ly­ing pat­terns in the data,” he said which are very dif­fi­cult for humans to detect pre­dict­ing olive oil prices ​“allows for the opti­miza­tion of the oil trade as they receive indi­ca­tors on whether prices are fair or not or whether it is bet­ter to wait or act quickly.” Additionally, the research could ben­e­fit actors across the olive oil value chain Farmers and pro­duc­ers can more effec­tively plan their sales strate­gies to max­i­mize prof­its and man­age resources effi­ciently Retailers and dis­trib­u­tors also can use accu­rate price pre­dic­tions to man­age inven­tory and develop pric­ing strate­gies that remain com­pet­i­tive and prof­itable con­sumers can make informed pur­chas­ing deci­sions based on poten­tial price changes such as buy­ing in bulk when prices are expected to rise investors and com­mod­ity traders can make bet­ter invest­ment deci­sions and increase their returns Understanding price trends can also help for­mu­late poli­cies to sup­port the agri­cul­tural sec­tor and sta­bi­lize the mar­ket While Hueltes said the research may not directly impact cli­mate change the symp­toms of which are widely attrib­uted to the recent pro­duc­tion declines ​“it can help under­stand how cli­mate fac­tors affect olive oil pro­duc­tion.” “The open-source nature of the research allows for the devel­op­ment of new mod­els to make the olive oil trade more equi­table,” he added More articles on:  , , University of California Releases Manual on Growing Olives for Oil Production The Olive Production Manual for Oil covers olive farming with chapters written by experts in each field New Spanish Podcast Delves into the World of Olive Oil A la Sombra del Olivo brings together three hosts from different backgrounds and a diverse range of guests with the goal of educating the public about olive oil Study Sheds Light on Lowering Harvest Costs for Table Olive Producers A combined canopy and trunk shaking method to harvest table olives increases efficiency by 75 percent and improves fruit quality Philippe Starck Reflects on Olive Mill's Bold Design the mill is envisioned as an homage to Andalusian culture and practical space for high-quality olive oil production Low-Carb Mediterranean Diet Aids Diabetes Patients in Achieving Remission A review found that a low-carbohydrate Mediterranean diet was more effective in helping type 2 diabetes patients achieve remission compared to a low-fat or traditional Mediterranean diet Researchers Identify 30 New Olive Varieties in Aragón Further investigation is underway to determine the varieties’ characteristics and identify whether any could be used to produce olive oil on a commercial scale Olive Council Incorporates Germplasm Bank Into Global Treaty the IOC plans to facilitate greater cooperation to preserve genetic diversity and find solutions to climate change-related challenges An Accusation of Widespread Fraud Sparks Controversy in Spain The general secretary of the giant Spanish cooperative Dcoop accused bottlers of selling sunflower oil blends labeled as olive oil. the alleged perpetrators of the Sant Joan's Eve shooting in Girona that left two people dead and two others injured.  The two people arrested in the town of Pinos Puente were a man and a woman the Catalan News Agency has learned.  A search was also carried out in Alcalá la Real The investigation is being coordinated by the Mossos' Criminal Investigation Department (DIC)  and the Civil Guard's Judicial Police Reporting restrictions on the case are in place.  Last week, two men linked to the shooting in the Girona neighborhood of Font de la Pólvora – the brothers-in-law of one of the alleged perpetrators – turned themselves in to the police The two men were arrested and kept in provisional detention without bail.  A few days after the shooting, law enforcement agents found the burnt-out car of the alleged perpetrator in Mont-ras a municipality in the Baix Empordà county The shooting triggered several violent attacks across Girona including Figueres' Sant Joan neighborhood where properties linked to the alleged perpetrator were set on fire Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone FILE - A member of the “Penitencia de los Apóstoles y Discípulos de Jesús” Catholic brotherhood before a Holy Week procession in the southern city of Alcala la Real FILE - People queue to offer their respect to the Virgin of “Nuestra Senora Reina de los Angeles” ahead of the Holy Week at the Capuchinos square in Cordoba FILE - Members of the “Vera Cruz” Catholic brotherhood carry a figure of Jesus Christ covered with a plastic sheet to protect it from the rain during a Holy Week procession in the southern town of Quesada FILE - A penitent of the “Agonia” Catholic brotherhood reacts during a Holy Week procession at the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba in Cordoba Hundreds of processions will take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week FILE - A Catholic hooded penitent carries a cross while taking part on the Holy Friday procession FILE - Porters of the “La “Borriquita Catholic brotherhood carry the” Maria Santísima del Amor y la Paz Madre Protectora de la Infancia de Montoro” during the Holy Week procession in Montoro FILE - A porter of the “La columna” Catholic brotherhood adjusts his “costal” during Holy Week preparations in the southern town of Baeza FILE - Members of the “Penitencia de los Apóstoles y Discípulos de Jesús” Catholic brotherhood prepare for a Holy Week procession in the southern city of Alcala la Real during a ceremony ahead of a Holy Week procession in Malaga FILE - A Catholic devotee holds a rosary while taking part in the Holy Thursday procession in Zaragoza FILE - Porters know as “Costaleros” cry after a procession was cancelled by the rain FILE - Catholic worshippers attend the ''Descent of the Angel’’ Easter Sunday ceremony in Tudela FILE - Catholic worshippers carry religious crosses ahead of the Holy Week at the “Capuchinos” square in Cordoba FILE - Penitents of the ‘Quinta Angustia de Carmona’ Catholic brotherhood stand during a Holy Week procession which was cancelled due to rain FILE - A Spanish Civil Guard makes a military salute during the national anthem as he attends a Holy Thursday procession in Zaragoza FILE - Members of the “Vera Cruz” Catholic brotherhood place back the “Virgen de los Dolores” after a Holy Week procession in the southern town of Quesada Spain (AP) — Some much needed rain was not going to ruin Holy Week for Alfonso del Río Martínez and his fellow Christians in the southern Spanish village of Quesada So when there was a break in the wet weather they completed their annual act of spiritual devotion by parading a float bearing Christ and the Virgen through the streets of their town of some 5,000 people When the drops did start to fall near the end of Saturday’s procession in Quesada a plastic tarp was quickly produced and draped over the crucifix that was being borne on the shoulders of local men and women “We have been through two years of drought that have left the two reservoirs that we have here completely dry and we were asking for water desperately,” said Del Río president of the association for Quesada’s parishes participating in the processions we had been waiting for it to rain all year and it just had to rain over these seven days (But) we have all accepted it without any complaint since the rain is more than welcome.” The scene of dozens of people bearing large wooden floats on their backs to parade elaborately decorated statues of Christ and/or the Virgen has been reproduced each Holy Week since Medieval times across Spain The festivities attract the faithful but also many people who just want to experience the occasion While the processions take place over just a handful of days So missing out completely on the event can be a real disappointment for those involved which draws in thousands of spectators each Holy Week for the spectacle had to cancel processions this past week due to the persistent rain for the first time in over a decade porters were left distraught and some in tears when told that their procession had been called off the rain was undoubtedly a huge relief for many more — and farmers especially who have seen serious restrictions placed on irrigation Spain’s total water reserves were at 57% capacity before the Holy Week rains but with drastic differences between the wet northern Atlantic coast and the parched northeast Mediterranean and south While reservoirs of Spain’s northern Atlantic area were at or near 90% capacity Catalonia was down to just 15% and parts of the south were just above 20% FILE - Porters of the La Borriquita Catholic brotherhood participate in a procession during Holy Week in Montoro hold “El Cristo de la Buena Muerte,” or Christ of the Good Death FILE - Penitents of the “Quinta Angustia de Carmona” Catholic brotherhood stand during a Holy Week procession which was cancelled due to rain Associated Press writer Joseph Wilson in Barcelona contributed to this report Die Pay-TV-Sender The HISTORY Channel und Crime + Investigation sowie die Streaming-Services HISTORY Play und Crime + Investigation Play werden im 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Mas (Movistar Team) settles for second(Image credit: Luis Angel Gomez/SprintCyclingAgency)No gifts.  Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) continued his remarkable early-season sequence by making light work of the steep, cobbled climb in Alcalá la Real to win stage 2 of the Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol Enric Mas (Movistar) looked to take the fight to Pogačar in the final kilometre but his was an effort made more in hope than expectation Everybody knew what was coming and there was nothing they could do to stop it As the gradient stiffened on the final ramps Pogačar released an almost languid final acceleration to claim stage victory while Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) took third "I tried to follow all the attacks and in the end it was a perfect finish,"  Pogačar summarised with modesty.  "We didn’t aim for the final but in the end everyone wanted to be in the breakaway Bahrain was attacking on the penultimate climb and I had to respond so I was there in the front."    he contented himself with policing the decisive nine-man move that subsequently took shape casually snuffing out any threats on the run-in and even occasionally trying to stall the pace to allow teammate Rafal Majka bridge across and help him in the finale Pogačar simply set about burning off his rivals as the road pitched up in the final kilometre Already carrying a sizeable lead after Wednesday’s opener Pogačar didn’t need to bridge across to the break on the Puerto de la Hoya de Charilla but it was as though he couldn’t help himself When Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) made a probing acceleration on the ascent and soon he had closed a 50-second gap to leaders Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) Lorenzo Rota (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) and Dylan Teuns (Israel-Premier Tech) Buitrago and Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) scrambled in pursuit and they eventually made it across to the leaders on the false flat beyond the official summit of the climb Mohorič had been part of the early break and then attacked again on Los Rosales when that move snuffed out He tried twice more on the long drop off the Hoya de Charilla but he found his compatriot Pogačar wasn’t in the mood to let anything go Pogačar’s lead is now 48 seconds over Buitrago and 52 over Landa and Rodriguez is the only other rider within two minutes of the unassailable yellow jersey.  Pogačar knows he no longer has to race so aggressively But that does not mean that he will eases off.  "I don’t what tomorrow holds but for sure we’ll try to make as relaxed race as possible but as I can see all the teams want to race full gas and we can’t spend too much energy on the front tomorrow too Mohorič signalled his intentions for the day by attacking almost as soon as the flag had dropped at the start in Diezma bringing eleven riders with him to form the day’s early break Nelson Oliveira (Movistar) and Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates) among their number the move had enough firepower to go the distance A rapid start to proceedings saw the peloton cover more than 50km in the first hour of racing and the escapees were caught not long after Luis Angel Mate (Euskaltel-Euskadi) had led over the Puerto del Zegri Geoffroy Soupe (TotalEnergies) and Brent Van Moer (Lotto Dstny) would have a brief rally off the front but they were swept as the climb to Los Rosales began Mohorič and Juul-Jensen were again on the offensive Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa) and Alan Jousseaume (TotalEnergies) this had the appearance of a move that might be allowed some leeway but the complexion of the race changed all over again on the Hoya de Charilla Landa’s attack from the peloton on the rough narrow road that snaked up the mountainside served only to encourage Pogačar’s natural inclination towards aggression although Landa could match his pace for a few hundred metres He wasn’t the first rider to meet that fate this year Landa did at least manage to forge back across to Pogačar once the gradient had abated But simply clawing their way back into the same race as Pogačar would be the summit of their ambition here On the road to the final kick in Alcalá la Real there was already a sense of inevitability about the outcome Results powered by FirstCycling The story of a 1970s serial killer and the woman who chose him for a date after the pair were cast on the television game show “The Dating Game” will play out on the small screen next month in Netflix’s “Woman of the Hour” starring Anna Kendrick Anna Kendrick as Sheryl Bradshaw and Daniel Zovatto as Rodney Alcala in "Woman of .. 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Ineos Grenadiers rider takes the overall lead at Alcalá la Real The British rider becomes the new overall leader of the race after yesterday’s victor Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar) was distanced on the climb.  Serrano’s teammate Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar) was second behind Hayter eight seconds adrift having earlier been part of a 10-man group that had gone clear from the peloton on the previous climb Toms Skujins had broken clear on the top of that climb and approached the last kilometre with what appeared to be a healthy advantage.  But he was undone on what was an extraordinary final kilometre which featured double-digit gradients and very rough cobbled surfaces all against the spectacular backdrop of a citadel in Alcala de la Real Skujins was reduced almost to walking pace allowing Hayter to fly past him to take the win.  with [his teammate] Carlo [Rodriguez] in front after the longer climb,” said Hayter at the finish I had to make sure I kept a good position as it would be hard to move up on the cobbles.  “Everyone else around me just blew up but I had a gap so I had the motivation to hang on." The riders behind reached the finish scattered across the road in dribs and drabs with Lopez in second at eight seconds down followed by Sven Erik Bystrom (UAE Team Emirates) at 10 seconds Hayter’s teammate Rodriguez and Julien Amezgueta (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) both at 14 seconds and Jonathan Lastra (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Robert Stannard (BikeExchange) at 18 seconds It was definitely the hardest part [of the stage] by far." Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates) once again got up the road at the start of the stage to form the day’s five-man break along with Tim Roosen (Jumbo-Visma) Aaron van Poucke (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Antonio Jesus Soto (Euskaltel-Euskadi) Oliveira was out to defend his King of the Mountains jersey and was allowed to take maximum points on the first of two ascents of the category two Alto de la Hortichuela Disaster struck the break on the descent of that climb when Bayer crashed around a corner with Van Poucke and Soto also falling in reaction and Olivera being redirected off-road where he also came down.  That left just Roosen and Cuadros out front as the fallers were too badly hurt and held up to catch back up but the pair continued to press on together.  The peloton had brought their lead down to just 1:30 as Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and then Movistar set a pace on the climb It was slow enough for Serrano to take a late comfort break despite the break’s lack of firepower in light of the crash and soon Movistar and Trek-Segafredo upped the pace again with Equipo Kern Pharma with the aim both of catching the leading duo and setting their leaders up for the final climb.  there was another crash around 30km from the finish involving Owen Geleijn (Jumbo-Visma) and Edwin Avila (Burgos-BH) Roosen and Cuadros had just 20 seconds by the start of the climb and were shortly caught on the climb 17km from the finish by a peloton now being led by Equipo Kern Pharma.  Some riders were spat out the back on the climb including yesterday’s runner-up Orluis Aular (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) Nicola Conci (Trek-Segafredo) was the first to attack on the climb but Movistar were alert to the danger and brought them back before the top.  It transpired that the Spanish team were setting up Miguel Angel Lopez for an attack as the Colombian launched himself up the road shortly after the catch was made There was a scramble among the other GC contenders to follow him and a group of nine other riders joined him at the front of the race consisting of: Ilnur Zakarin (Gazprom-RusVelo) Antwan Tolhoek (Jumbo-Visma) and Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) Jose Felix Parra Cuerda (Equipo Kern Pharma) Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Tsgabu Grmay (BikeExchange) Skujins was determined to go clear and made a couple of attacks and managed to crest the top of the climb with a small gap Despite the crash that had occurred here in the break on this same descent earlier in the day Skujins showed no fear going down it and opened up a significant lead over the chasers.  Once these chasers lost cohesion and began attacking each other and they were caught by the peloton just as the brutal final kilometres began Lopez nevertheless still had plenty of energy in reserve for the final climb but not before Hayter had already launched himself up the road for his stage-winning move.  Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance writer based in Bristol and has covered cycling professionally as a freelancer since 2013 He is the author of The World of the Tour de France Outside of cycling he is a passionate cinephile Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Israel-Premier Tech Roland rider takes first leader's jersey in five-day stage race Tamara Dronova (Israel-Premier Tech Roland) won the first stage of the Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Ruta Del Sol Women on a slightly uphill finish in La Zubia and with the victory takes the first leader's jersey Linda Zanetti (UAE Development Team) finished second ahead of Michaela Drummond (Farto-BTC Women’s Cycling) The 116.km route from Alcalá la Real to La Zubia located in the Sierra Nevada National Park was the longest of the five-day stage race the peloton stayed together for the first 26.5km to Íllora for the first of three intermediate sprints Alicia Gonzalez (Movistar) took the three points at the line ahead of Makayla Macpherson (Human Powered Health) with Lina Marcela Hernandez (Colombia Pacto Por El Deporte - GW Shimano) trailing for the final point Another 15km along and the terrain changed character for a relentless day of climbing uphill procession of 20km to the base of first of two classified climbs Ana Cristina Sanabria (Colombia Pacto Por El Deporte - GW Shimano) had escaped on a solo attack and took the QOM points across Alto de Cacín (7.5km at 3.5%) The main group caught Sanabria across the next 11.6km which led to the second categorised climb at Alto de Ventas de Huelma (4.6km at 5%) Oyarbide took the most mountain points in front of Jessenia Meneses (Colombia Pacto Por El Deporte - GW Shimano) and then Sanabria The peloton was all together for the second intermediate sprint in Ventas de Huelma less than 8km from the top of the last climb won by Maëva Squiban (Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime).  The third and final intermedia sprint in Otura set up the final 6.9km to the uphill sprint in La Zubia where Dronova secured her first victory of the season Results powered by FirstCycling a sports marketing and public relations agency which managed projects for Tour de Georgia a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast) Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France) The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden More Americans are moving to Spain than ever before I moved to Barcelona five years ago; life is better here and it’s not just the sunny weather and tapas bars I asked other Americans why they gave up life in the States for the Spanish system Safety overwhelmingly was the most common reason Americans moved to Spain just doesn’t feel like a place that is safe from gun violence,” says Kendra from Cincinnati Spain certainly has its own political divide particularly after the recent leftist-coalition government pardoned leaders of the Catalan independence movement but gun laws and a multi-party system has held violence and extremism at bay READ MORE: Crime in Spain is different to the US, particularly if you're a woman  but I was honestly overwhelmed by the response I got from other Americans “People don't carry guns or wear rifles on their backs when ordering at the coffee shops or while shopping,” says Kevin Cavanaugh who relocated to Alcalá la Real “You don’t have to worry about mass shootings,” says Janet two other factors that were high on the list Spain is a diverse country; each town and city has its own personality but a sense of community runs throughout them and found it easy to meet people,” says Bethany who moved to Barcelona from Austin you can make friends because people are very social Much of this feeling comes from city design itself You may even cross a few chairs bolted into the sidewalk on a street corner making it easier and more economical for people to go green who moved from Los Angeles to Jávea cited electric cars as one example “Spain requires EV chargers in parking lots Part of Spain’s green plan translates to public spaces; in Barcelona 20 miles of streets are being converted to pedestrian spaces The move is about both planetary health and human health We’ve all read plenty about Spain’s amazing food culture but the Americans I spoke with commented on the food quality above all else “The food is better because many additives used in the U.S are banned here,” said Lisa who moved from Philadelphia to Madrid It’s true, you won’t find many common additives found in U.S. foods “Ingredients are simpler and cleaner in Spain Bread will actually get mouldy unlike the Dave’s Killer Bread or any Pepperidge Farms bread,” says Jennifer or struggling with the exhaustion of chronic conditions Fresh fruits and vegetables are also much more affordable here healthcare keeps me in Spain and I’m trying to convince my 61-year-old mother to move here; she won’t quit her job because she’ll lose her health insurance “Healthcare is included with certain residencies but full coverage private healthcare with zero deductible and zero co-pay is super affordable – under $100 premium even close to 60 years old,” says Melissa who moved from Chicago to Málaga who moved with his family from Brooklyn to Valencia says healthcare was their primary reason for moving I went years without healthcare in the States; I’ll spare you the horror stories of getting stitches from friends some things have just become non-negotiable for me; access to affordable health care is one of those things READ MORE: How does Spain's healthcare system compare with the US? You won’t make the same salary working in Spain but you also won’t be afraid of losing your pay check “I don’t understand when Americans talk about sick days. If I’m sick, I get a note from the doctor and stay home Why would I go to work and get my colleagues sick as well?” says Damiá a native Spaniard who recently returned to Barcelona after living in San Francisco “I'm 34 and have been living in Spain for 8 years now all my friends are so stressed regardless of income There are just so many things beyond your control that can wipe out your life's savings If a big salary is important, you’ll probably want to work remotely but if job security and benefits are higher on your list but you won’t worry about a cold costing you your job One of my most freeing moments in Spain is when I cancelled my credit cards The idea of building credit isn’t really a thing in Spain and you won’t need to show your credit score before renting an apartment The system here just doesn’t indebt you the way it does in the United States I didn’t have to write a letter saying I would be a good renter not a novel you have to write with a compelling argument saying why you deserve to buy a house.” or Risk Management Center (CIR) does track credit history but it doesn’t keep a score like the American system does if you don’t have negative marks against you READ MORE: How much does having a good credit score matter in Spain? When renting or buying property, you’ll need to show proof of funds, which can be a bank account of work contract. Spain's rental market is stressed in big cities and popular spots but Americans won't find the search or prices any harder to deal with than back home READ ALSO: Six big differences between buying a property in Spain and in the United States the most common reason Americans gave for moving to Spain was a better quality of life and the overall culture is just much friendlier,” says Janet and the food and weather is great,” says Linda Quality of life is one of those intangible states — the feeling of wellbeing that results from all the above factors Americans are moving to Spain to feel safe; they’re moving for more time Please log in here to leave a comment Anna Kendrick's new movie Woman of the Hour takes on the true story of the teacher who went on The Dating Game to find romance and her winning suitor As first conceived by game show impresario Chuck Barris in 1965 there was a simple premise: A woman looking for love asks three suitors who are hidden behind a screen a series of questions But while charm, chemistry and double entendres ruled the hour, the vetting process left something to be desired. Because on the episode that aired Sept. 13, 1978, teacher Cheryl Bradshaw's winning suitor turned out to be a serial killer 1" Rodney Alcala would later be convicted of seven murders including the killing of a 12-year-old girl and authorities have speculated that his true victim count could be closer to 100 women "I obviously like making kind of lighthearted fare but I really felt drawn to this story and the way in which it teased out these larger themes around the way that women have to move through the world in a constant survival mode." Kendrick singled out a scene in which Rodney (played by Daniel Zavallo) is at a Tiki bar as one of her trickier balancing acts in the film sharing that a previous version of the script had a splashier moment that showed him getting upset at a waitress after she knocks over a glass they forwent the obvious red flag in favor of subtler creepy vibes Kendrick thought they "could make something really terrifying happen," she explained "without making it clear on paper what's happening." And it's all the more terrifying because Woman of the Hour is based on a grisly true story Read on for all the details on how Bradshaw was set up on a TV-facilitated date with a murderer: When Alcala showed up as Bachelor No. 1 on The Dating Game in an episode that aired Sept he was introduced by host Jim Lange as "a successful photographer who got his start when his father found him in the dark room at the age of 13 you might find him skydiving or motorcycling," Lange continued a school teacher from Phoenix who'd previously worked as a foot masseuse Alcala's response: "Nighttime." Asked to explain further "Nighttime is when it really gets good What are you called and what do you look like?" "I am called the banana and I look really good." Pressed for more detail Reflecting on how bizarre the exchange was in hindsight, former Dating Game producer David Greenfield admitted on ABC News' 20/20 in 2021 that it "sounds horrible." "that's a good solid answer...We were looking for raunchy But she never actually went out with Alcala (the show proposed a tennis lesson date followed by a trip to the Magic Mountain amusement park) instead getting turned off quickly once she met him face to face "I started to feel ill," she told the Sunday Telegraph in 2012 who was The Dating Game's contestant coordinator recalled Bradshaw asking for an out the day after the taping Is that going to be a problem?’" Metzger said on 20/20 remembered literally recoiling from Alcala during the taping "He was creepy," Mills told CNN years later I am kind of bending toward the other guy to get away from him and I don't know if I did that consciously Alcala's fateful appearance on The Dating Game in 1978 came four years after his release from prison where he'd served 34 months for child molestation after kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in 1968 Between committing that crime and being arrested for it he killed at least one woman—a murder he wouldn't be prosecuted for until decades later once advancements in DNA testing linked him to a series of cold cases—and he murdered at least four more before he was Bachelor No But thanks to a Good Samaritan who witnessed the 8-year-old getting into a car with a man she seemingly didn't know after which he tailed them to an apartment building and called police officers found the child alive on the evening of Sept They also found Alcala's UCLA student ID at the scene Alcala had surfaced in New York going by the name of John Berger graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1971 at the age of 27 worked as a photographer and secured a job as a counselor at an arts and drama camp in New Hampshire was found dead in the Manhattan apartment she'd moved into that very day after Crilley's mom couldn't get her on the phone) discovered her body in a bedroom with a stocking tied around her neck She was partially clothed and had bite marks on her chest—so investigators were able to collect DNA at the scene only there was no way to match it to a suspect at the time "He kept trophies, usually jewelry," Kendrick, who used real-life case details to depict the killer's crimes in Woman of the Hour, told Rolling Stone in the aftermath of violating and brutally killing a person taking the time to remove a delicate piece of jewelry He treated an earring with more respect than a human being." Los Angeles Police detectives who'd been searching for Alcala since connecting him to the aforementioned 1968 child assault contacted the FBI The bureau subsequently added the suspect to its most-wanted list a couple of the campers where "John Berger" was a counselor saw his picture in the local post office they didn't really think Berger could be Alcala especially since the fugitive was accused of harming a little girl Alcala was arrested at the camp the next day and flown back to L.A his young victim and her family had left the country and were unavailable to testify Alcala pleaded guilty to child molestation and on May 19 a judge sentenced him to a maximum of 10 years in prison with the possibility of parole Alcala served time at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy and the California Medical Facility (a state prison psychiatric hospital) in Vacaville He was released in August 1974 after a state prison psychiatrist deemed him "considerably improved," according to Sands' book He moved back in with his mother in Monterey Park and was required to register as a sex offender with the Monterey County Police Department he offered to give a 13-year-old girl who was waiting for her bus a ride to school but ended up taking her to Huntington Beach Alcala was arrested and charged that December with sale of marijuana He was convicted of the parole violation and giving drugs to a minor and sent back to prison Ellen Jane Hover—who had recently moved to New York after graduating from college in Pennsylvania—disappeared during the infamous city-wide blackout that swathed Manhattan in darkness and prompted far more people than usual to be congregating outside a friend had noticed Hover talking to a tall Asked who the "freaky-looking guy" was Hover told her friend he was "all right." After the 23-year-old failed to show up for a dinner date on the 15th and her parents called police investigators found that she had written "John Berger Police found Hover's remains 11 months later in a shallow grave in North Tarrytown While New York authorities were searching for Hover was murdered in her Malibu apartment barely a month later Alcala secured a job as a typesetter at the Los Angeles Times after presenting a mostly falsified resume That December he was questioned by the FBI at LAPD headquarters about Hover's disappearance in New York—the bureau having connected the name Berger found in the woman's diary to Alcala—and he admitted to knowing her He told investigators he took her to a spot in Westchester to photograph her but then took her back to Manhattan and dropped her off at her apartment In March 1978, Alcala—since he was a registered sex offender—was interviewed by detectives from the LAPD's Hillside Strangler task force (before they ultimately arrested cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr in connection with the murders of 10 women between October 1977 and February 1978) he continued to work at the LA Times and take pictures on the side 32-year-old Charlotte Lamb was found dead in the laundry room of an El Segundo apartment complex—but because she didn't live there she wasn't identified for several days Lamb told friends she was going to a nightclub on June 23 and her family called police three days later once they realized no one had seen her since Authorities soon realized the missing woman was their Jane Doe Alcala was the man of the hour on The Dating Game was strangled to death in her Burbank apartment 12-year-old Robin Samsoe was reported missing after last being seen riding her bike to a ballet lesson The child's remains were found July 2 in the Sierra Madre foothills it was ultimately the same Good Samaritan who called police in 1968 to report that he had seen a young girl get into a car with a suspicious man—leading authorities to where Alcala had taken his 8-year-old victim—who called again to suggest they should look at the perpetrator of that crime for this one he looked a lot like the composite drawn up with the help of witnesses who told police they'd seen a man photographing Samsoe by the Huntington Beach Pier the day she disappeared Alcala was found guilty of Samsoe's murder in 1980 and given the death penalty His conviction was overturned four years later after the California Supreme Court ruled that introducing evidence of his previous crimes at trial had been prejudicial—but he was retried re-convicted and re-sentenced to death in 1986 A federal appeals court overturned his conviction yet again in 2003 and he was granted a new trial bite marks containing traces of Alcala's saliva and other bodily fluids from the killer connecting him to all four victims he was also found guilty of Samsoe's murder for a third time Alcala, who defended himself and maintained he had an alibi for Samsoe's disappearance (but did not offer any defense regarding the other victims), was again sentenced to death "There are 36 people now that all agree that this man deserves to die," Samsoe's brother told the Los Angeles Times referring to the three 12-person juries who'd arrived at the same conclusion In 2012, again linked by DNA, Alcala pleaded guilty to the New York murders of Crilley in 1971 and Hover in 1977 He was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Alcala spent the rest of his days behind bars at Corcoran State Prison before dying of natural causes at a nearby hospital in July 2021 "The planet is a better place without him, that's for sure," Tali Shapiro, the 8-year-old girl Alcala assaulted in 1968, told the New York Times after his death but I've never identified with it," the 61-year-old added There have been more glamorous players in Real Madrid’s history — but few can match Nacho’s longevity The versatile defender has spent almost a quarter of a century with Madrid joining their academy as a 10-year-old and rising through the ranks to become club captain last season He made his senior debut under Jose Mourinho in April 2011 and has made 364 appearances since then to use his full name — is leaving the Santiago Bernabeu stadium ahead of a move to Saudi Arabian side Al Qadsiah “I say goodbye to you after 24 years of absolute dedication passion and enthusiasm,” he wrote in an open letter to Madrid fans after his departure was announced “I would like you to remember me as a canterano (academy player) who gave EVERYTHING for this club.” GRACIAS @realmadrid 🤍🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/MDBls1RyiH — Nacho Fernández (@nachofi1990) June 25, 2024 The Athletic has spoken to people who played a key role in Nacho’s Madrid career to get their perspective on what he means to the club who gave him that first appearance in a 6-3 win at Valencia’s Mestalla “I am proud of him,” says the Portuguese coach. “He was a kid but with the mentality of a man. It was easy to see his potential at every level. From that Valencia match until the Champions League final I can only say that I am so proud of him.” The voices here help trace Nacho’s remarkable story from joining the academy to lifting his club’s record-extending 15th Champions League/European Cup title at Wembley at the start of this month and give Nacho his national team debut in 2013 Inside ‘La Fabrica’: How Real Madrid’s academy turned into a talent factory supplying Spain Del Bosque: “The scout we had in Alcala de Henares Recruiting Nacho was the last thing I did as director of the academy We trusted the reports and he took the right path with the club He has always been a very well-liked lad and — from what they tell me — he has always behaved very well “He’s had a brilliant career and I’m really happy for him because he is a kid from the academy and secondly He is a lad who represents the club very well I was in the Madrid dressing room for 37 years and I went to Turkey (in 2004 but in the end it was a positive experience I’m sure his next destination is going to be a good experience for him.” One of his best friends there at Real Madrid Castilla (the club’s ‘B’ team consisting largely of youth players) was David Mateos the centre-back left Madrid in 2013 and has since played for clubs including AEK Athens His last club was Guangxi Pingguo Haliao in the Chinese second tier Mateos says Nacho had to overcome a lack of opportunities in the first team Mateos: “My first memory of Nacho was when he made his debut in Castilla with Michel (the Madrid legend who will now manage him at Al Qadsiah) I was struck by his simplicity — what you see is what you get with him He has always known how to handle the situations he has faced He was always at a disadvantage compared to other players in defence and (yet) he always ended up playing a significant number of games His know-how has helped him become what he is today He loves bullfighting and already has a cattle ranch with a famous bullfighter (Alejandro Talavante) I don’t think he will be a coach — at least I think he will work within the Real Madrid structure after helping his country to the UEFA Nations League title last year Carvajal: “The first year we experienced together as team-mates was at Castilla He was captain and I remember it was a fantastic year for the group the results and what it meant for the team (that 2012 promotion to the second division) “The best moments we have together are the titles we’ve won and the satisfaction of winning Nacho’s career has been impeccable: he’s a player who has given everything an incredible person who always tries to help his team-mates “He performs at a high level in any circumstances whether it’s the first pre-season game or a Champions League final That’s what defines Nacho — he always gives his best I’ve been sharing a dressing room with him for many years: he takes every training session as a great test and competes to the maximum That’s one of his great secrets and what I’ll keep from him “He will be remembered for being a great team-mate an example for all players and an example of Madridismo (support for Real Madrid) Yoro informs Real Madrid he wants to join club (Top photo: Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images) Guillermo began his career covering Real Madrid and the sports industry for Diario AS. He later moved to London and became AS and Cadena Ser correspondent. He has since returned to Madrid and joins us at The Athletic where he will deliver Real Madrid news, interviews, stories, and more. Follow Guillermo on Twitter @GuillermoRai_ Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission Anna Kendrick’s new Netflix true-crime film Woman of the Hour relives a haunting true-crime story “the Dating Game killer,” was more terrifying than the film lets on In her directorial debut, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival who appeared on an episode of The Dating Game in 1978 a serial killer who appeared on the show just one year before he was charged with the kidnap and murder of his last known victim Alcala remained imprisoned until his death from natural causes in 2021 As gruesome a portrait as Woman of the Hour might paint of Alcala the film practically glosses over the most chilling aspect of his backstory: Even before appearing on the dating show Alcala had already been arrested multiple times and had made the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list National crime databases did not yet exist when Alcala committed his crimes The Dating Game producers had no idea (and no way of easily knowing) that Alcala had already served three years for child molestation in connection with his attack on an eight year old Woman of the Hour acknowledges in a postscript that survivors and other private citizens had reported Alcala to law enforcement for a decade but this after-the-fact treatment almost downplays the sheer volume of his previous crimes Alcala’s first known attack occurred in 1968 — ten years before his appearance on The Dating Game. Morgan Rowan, who was 16 at the time, says that he lured her and two friends into his home in California, where he attacked and raped her. “I watched his face turn purple,” Rowan told People earlier this year “He punched me between my eyes with a belt buckle and I dropped to my knees.” During the attack one of her friends entered the room by breaking a window and they all escaped Alcala lured 8-year-old Tali Shapiro into his car and took her to his home Alcala was still assaulting Shapiro when police arrived and subsequently fled says the police “made a choice of saving me or chasing him.” She remained in a coma for more than a month does not specifically mention Alcala’s attacks on either of the girls Police issued a warrant for Alcala’s arrest, and he fled to New York, where, according to the New York Post and as mentioned in the film he enrolled at NYU under the assumed name “John Berger” and studied film under director Roman Polanski (who would later flee the country after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor) Alcala’s next known murder victim, Cornelia Crilley, does seemingly make it into Woman of the Hour, but with a different name — Charlie. Just like in the movie, Crilley worked as a flight attendant and was moving into a Manhattan apartment on the day that she and Alcala are believed to have met. Speaking with CBS News’s 48 Hours Manhattan prosecutor Melissa Mourges recalled that authorities found a “horrible scene” at her apartment after Alcala’s attack and found Crilley dead She’d been stripped naked and strangled with her own stockings Months after Crilley’s murder, in the summer of 1971, Alcala was arrested in New Hampshire, where he’d been using the slightly edited alias “John Burger” while working as a girls’ summer camp counselor. (Rodney mentions the upcoming gig to Charlie soon after they meet in the film.) According to 48 Hours two campers recognized his photo on an FBI poster Alcala was arrested and extradited to California in connection with the outstanding warrant for his assault on Shapiro But prosecutors declined to charge Alcala with the girl’s rape and attempted murder because her parents refused to allow her to testify Alcala served less than three years after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of child molestation The Dating Game introduced him as a photographer Not much is known about the real Cheryl Bradshaw. Kendrick’s film frames her as a frustrated Juilliard graduate who only appears on The Dating Game because her agent says it’ll get her seen (and she needs rent money). As her misery on the show unfolds, she reminds herself multiple times that Sally Field once did this exact same thing — and if it worked for Sally … Although the film portrays Bradshaw as a rebel who went off-script and held her bachelors’ feet to the fire the actual Dating Game episode unfolded with the usual suggestive Bradshaw introduced a scenario in which she was serving Alcala for dinner and asked what he’d be called and what he’d look like and I look really good.” When she asked him to be “a little more descriptive,” he added Some of what we see in the Netflix film’s version of The Dating Game is true to real life. For instance: Alcala did brag to fellow contestants that he “always” gets the girl. Jed Mills, who appeared as Bachelor Number Two, told ABC’s 20/20 in 2021 that Alcala told him just that in the green room Kendrick and screenwriter Ian McDonald also add a few dramatic flourishes Some are small: While Alcala appears as Bachelor Number Three in the movie’s retelling he actually played The Dating Game as Bachelor Number One in real life Other inventions are a little more drastic — like a seemingly made-up audience member at the game show taping named Laura who just happens to be a friend of one of Alcala’s victims Rodney and Cheryl receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Hawaii — an ominous prospect the prize was only tennis lessons and a trip to California’s Magic Mountain theme park But it’s the movie’s version of what happens after filming that seems to be a complete invention Although Kendrick’s character agrees to go on a date with Alcala where the energy quickly becomes unsettling the real Bradshaw called a Dating Game staffer to cancel the date she’d arranged with Alcala former Dating Game contestant coordinator Ellen Metzger recalled that Bradshaw had told her Is that going to be a problem?” As one would hope Alcala received the death sentence again after a new trial A federal appeals court overturned the sentence in 2003 Alcala once again received the death sentence for not only the murder of Samsoe but also his attacks on Jill Barcomb Alcala pleaded guilty in 2012 to the murders of both Crilley and Ellen Jane Hover authorities estimate that his actual number of victims is much higher than the seven for which he’s been convicted — “as high as 130.” Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York Andalucía is hoping to lead the way in green hydrogen production with 15 projects that will cost more than 16 million euros and generate more than 10,000 jobs Companies are catching on to green hydrogen as the leading source of energy in the future and are in talks with the regional government about projects to boost production of the new clean energy source which involves taking renewable power and high purity water and converting it to hydrogen and oxygen gas via electrolysis Andalucian Hydrogen Cluster manager Rafael Mencías told SUR: "The objective is to advance in the decarbonisation of our production system and contribute to meeting the commitments set by the EU and the Spanish Government for the 2050 agenda in the fight against climate change." One of the most ambitious projects is being promoted by Cepsa at its energy parks in Campo de Gibraltar (Cadiz) with the start-up of two plants that will have a capacity of 2GW and a production of up to 300,000 tonnes of green hydrogen It is expected to help reduce six million tonnes of CO2 Other notable projects include H2 Green La Isla with a photovoltaic plant and a hydrolysis plant for production in the Seville town of Dos Hermanas Solaner Dos will promote its project in the Port of Seville and Gedisol Energía will locate its green hydrogen production in Alcalá La Real (Jaén) The Coagener project will be located in Los Barrios and SolWinHy will start up a green methanol production plant in the Cadiz municipality of Arcos de la Frontera while Caldererías Indálicas has chosen Carboneras The Andalusian Green Hydrogen Alliance has been set up to establish a strategy and roadmap for the development of the projects The Junta regional government and a broad mix of economic and social players are represented in the alliance such as the trade unions UGT and CCOO of Andalucía and the Andalusian Confederation of Employers The alliance has started its planning and is already drawing up the first actions to promote the development of the projects Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados Metrics details and Spagna con le distantie de li loci; made in northern Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries both already show communication networks with expressed distances we present the cartographic characteristics of each one and relate them to their historical context updating the scarce information available until now We explain their relationship as two milestones of the same cartographic process finding out the units of measurement used and the communication networks that both maps show us in the context of the Revolution of Communications that the Renaissance represented in Europe The research has allowed us to attribute a new dating to them and advance a theory on the transport networks’ functionality demonstrating that both maps are part of a cartographic and historical process at the European level All these updates to the vision on the first maps of communications in Western Europe established new contributions to the relationship between maps and itineraries It contributes to filling a void occupied in solitary If we ask anyone today what use they make of cartography paper maps are hardly used anymore by the general public most of us still use cartography intensively in our journeys even if we are only sometimes aware of it when we use navigation systems or applications that show us the best way to get to our destination using public transport Travel planning assistance is one of the utilities for which maps were once built we refer to a guide written to help plan a future journey We do not consider the travel book or account although it can be helpful for the traveler who wishes to prepare a specific route has an anecdotal character since it is defined by the circumstances of the moment it was developed of new intaglio techniques that made it possible to include more detail on maps itineraries were the usual means of providing information on routes because they were more helpful our work allows us to formulate a main thesis: the two maps of Spain are part of the same historical-cartographic process as they are the beginning and the culmination of a new concept in Hispanic cartography: the route map as a representation of a communications network and an aid for planning the journey as all the maps and itineraries listed so far show the paper is structured into four sections we analyze the Modern Map of Spain of the University of Salamanca We study both the document itself and its historical and cartographic context This scheme is repeated in the following section on the map Spagna con le distantie de li loci The “Discussion” section focuses on the elements for discussion the relationship between both maps as part of a cartographic and historical process constitutes a fundamental advance in the cartography of Spanish communications according to the road networks represented on them The “Conclusions” section presents some conclusions in which we modify the dating of both maps establish several hypotheses about their authorship and advance an explanation of the communication network reflected in them we highlight the formal and conceptual relationships of these Hispanic maps with what was thought to be the only communications map before the arrival of the first printed maps in the sixteenth century: the British Gough map That of its first holder always accompanies either of these names 13) supposes that the author is Catalan or Source: University of Salamanca (Spain) of which 465 are named with their place names 92–102) assumes that the map is simultaneous to the codex and cartographically expresses Margarit’s policy 4) places it at the beginning of the 19th century in the library of the Royal Palace It is currently in the Biblioteca General Histórica of the University of Salamanca Figure 3 shows the planimetric errors made using pairs of circles linked by a line The red circles show the position on the Margarit map and the yellow circles show the place they should occupy according to the projection But if the purpose of the coastal lines is quite straightforward something quite different happens with those of the peninsular interior involvement in this last task on the Cardinal Ramírez de Villaescusa map should not be disdained in advance These measurements, or numbered lines, indicate routes, not roads, and would not constitute itineraries, although they are close to their conception (Fig. 4). These routes do not follow a clear pattern: they link localities of both lordship and royalty, which house convents of various orders and fall within different administrative units. It thus appears that the unit used on the map was the Castilian legua de camino (6.662 km) and that it represents approximately 1 h and 20 min of walking a somewhat larger measurement than the Spanish league of 20 to the degree (5.573 km) used in Villuga’s itinerary The measurements of the coastal crossings that appear on the map constituted a great cartographic innovation since it is not a portulan These coastal measurements do not appear in Gough’s map or in other later works if we discount the copy that was made of it meant that the actual distances differed greatly from those noted so accurate estimates of sailing time could be very useful Source: own elaboration on the image of the map Spagna con le distantie de li loci 2020 © Archivio Fotografico—Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia Grouping buildings represent the settlement sometimes with shading and perspective simulation This grouping becomes more extensive and more complex according to the importance of the locality which are symbolized by a more significant number of buildings although without following a fixed pattern in this gradation The symbols are more schematic than in Margarit’s map They tend to be flatter and more straightforward There is no exact correspondence with the hierarchy of that map Three hundred thirty-three straight lines link most localities Precisely 339 locations (78.47% of the total) are connected by one of these lines The lack of links is usually more remarkable in coastal areas These lines show figures in Roman and Arabic numerals (unlike Margarit indicating the distance between localities This occurs in the following routes: between Almería and Vera Talavera de la Reina and Puente del Arzobispo and Lagos (Portugal) and an unnamed locality at Cabo de San Vicente such as the one from Montemor-o-Novo (Portugal) to the north or the one from Alcocer to the location that would undoubtedly be Cuenca which did appear on Margarit’s map but does not do so now there is so little room between two urban symbols that there is no space for the distance between them as between Aspe and an unnamed town to the north (probably Sax since it is located by the sea and the route that joins it with Muxía (“Monza” on the map) already has the number indicated: 4 leagues the route that joins Orense and Santiago de Compostela has two Roman measurements: VIIII and XII These two distances suggest two roads on this route In two Portuguese routes linking Monçao with Ponte de Lima and Melgaso we find the distances written in hollow Latin with distances expressed exclusively in Arabic numerals the lettering is invariably in romanilla capital letters Margarit’s map has been used as a base map but has not been the only cartographic source The author had access to a modern map of Spain lost today or one of the maps that followed it A copy of that lost map is included in the Codex Magliabechiano XIII.16 in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Florence In it appears the toponym “ceraffa silua oliuarum” with the olive grove represented the toponym “CERAFFA SELVA DVLIVETI” is in the same location but designating one more mountainous feature This toponym also appears in the new maps of Spain of the second recension of Nicolaus Germanus we see it in the Codex rpsBoz 2 of the Biblioteka Narodowa of Warsaw and the Codices Urb Here only the toponym “Coraffa Silua oliuarum” is labeled Either of these maps could have been the secondary cartographic source for the author of SCLDL This was already more slightly observed in Margarit’s map but the incomparably higher density of the Venetian map’s networks makes it especially evident As for the unit of measurement used and the explanation for the use of Latin and Arabic numerals in certain sections little progress can be made after comparing the different measures of the map with the actual distances using the same methodology as in the previous map The measurements that appear on the map suffer from the same level of imprecision as in the case of Margarit their distribution allows us to consider that the map uses the Castilian legua de camino as a unit no logical relationship can be established between Roman and Arabic numbering with routes they alternate in different sections throughout the map the distance between Barcelona and Manresa is expressed as IIV and not VII; between Jumilla and Murcia when it is obvious that it should be 10 leagues; or between Murcia and Lorca the figure 21 appears when this same route is found in Margarit’s map with the correct figure we also base ourselves on the fact that the image of the Iberian Peninsula that it reflects was already surpassed in the middle of the 16th century already engraved on a copper plate and with better cartographic measurements This hypothesis is also reinforced by the archaism of maintaining the Gothic script in the printing privilege all this leads us to suggest as a date ante quem the decade of the 30 s of the sixteenth century Everything points to the fact that the anonymous map we are dealing with must be earlier This specimen is unique for several reasons especially when it is a copy of a north-facing map Reorienting Margarit’s map entailed a cost that the author only undertook because he considered it more attractive to potential buyers almost all maps of the Iberian Peninsula were oriented to the north so most users would have felt more comfortable with an orientation to which they were accustomed in which the farther into the territory of Spain the farther away from the edge of the table the reader is left The Gough map is also not oriented to the north, but it is less strange since, in the Middle Ages, orientation to the east was quite commonFootnote 3 it is the first global communications map of peninsular scope and both reflect only a part of the routes or roads existing at the time structuring them in a system of unconnected networks tells us that it reflects the distances of places but does not categorize or distinguish them the errors in the distance measurements increase This leads us to think that the simpler networks do not represent a lower density of communications but rather that the informant has less knowledge of them This leads us to think that the information used by the author to trace the routes was of ecclesiastical origin the market to which the map was directed was not limited to that sphere but a broader public That is why the title does not specify: the places are of interest to clergypersons and this differentiates it from both the map on which it is based was the source for all of them: a map lost but whose copy appears in the Codex Magliabechiano XIII 16 of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Florence The representation of the settlement is very similar in both maps and even the disposition of the cartouches with the labels on the sea of this map seems to inspire the lines’ location with the Salamanca map’s marine distances Margarit’s map shows 25 lines and SCLDL 18 SCLDL not only copies the cartographic support for the representation of Margarit’s routes but the network reflected by Margarit is also the basis for its own: it copies 46 of Margarit’s 71 land routes Some things can be said about the modifications the author establishes on the routes of Margarit’s map that he copies in this one the revision does bring the distance closer to the Castilian legua de camino used in Margarit would be a correction made with better data the modifications imply more significant errors Also expressed in nautical miles of 80 parts of the degree the corrections introduced by SCLDL are wildly inaccurate breaking the great consistency Margarit shows in his coastal measurements The specularly written figures are very striking they point to the fact that the engraver was inexperienced and engraved on the wood plate some figures in positive so that when they were printed This lack of quality in the execution and the cartographic deficiencies mentioned above may cause its reduced publishing success each map has previous sources that make it possible This cartographic process starts with Margarit’s map but the incipient communication network that he draws is also the basis for the one that this map was one of the sources for Paletino’s map of 1551 As for the dating of the modern maps of Hispania that we have studied all the chronology assumed so far must be called into question Margarit’s map cannot therefore be contemporary with the codex in which it is found This explains the anomalies already pointed out by Sanz in his 2001 work: the position of the map next to the traditional representation and not at the end of the work it’s sewing to the volume with thread different from the rest the cutting of its margins to adapt it to the size of the codex It may have been included in the codex at the end of the 15th century or even at the beginning of the 19th century when it was rebinded in the Royal Palace Library its production would not be after his death in 1484 he would have worked on this map very late in his life But it is also possible that these newer sources were used for his other works such as the Paralipomenon Hispaniae libri decem One element of dating can be the layout of the frontier of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada Almost all the towns outside this frontier were conquered between the 13th and 14th centuries lost in 1481 and finally reconquered in 1483 The other town in clear conflict with the layout of the frontier is Vera (Bers… on the map) and should have been placed within the boundaries of the kingdom of Granada The towns in the interior of the Nasrid kingdom offer further dates that may help to date the map The earliest town of capture in the Granada War is Alhama de Granada (Alama on the map) This would mean that the map reflects the border drawn before this date it is not so clear because there are two errors Much bigger is the error in Socovos (Bochouo on the map) This village was conquered by the Christians in 1243 by the capitulation of the taifa of Murcia through the Treaty of Alcaraz was actually drawn during the War of Granada (1482–1492) and that neither the cartographer nor the informant had up-to-date information on the evolution of the conflict The absence of the frontier of the kingdom of Navarre incorporated into Castile in 1512 can only have two explanations: an oversight or that the map was not completed at least as far as the layout of the frontiers is concerned It is evident that the author of the second map but he also had before him the lost original prior to the maps of Massaio and Cominelli or their continuations (the one made by Martellus for the Codex Magliabechiano XIII assuming a later date of execution than previously assumed implies a longer stay of Margarit’s map in Italy reinforces the thesis of a late incorporation to the Salamancan codex This also implies that during this stay in Italy since SCLDL certainly took from him the idea of the routes So it is possible 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Hansische Geschichtsblätter XIV:151–195. https://www.digihum.de/digiberichte/PDF/Wolkenhauer_1908_Itinerarrolle.pdf Download references Complex Systems in Social Sciences Research Group Federico Pablo-Martí & Jesús López-Requena All the authors contributed equally to this work The authors declare no competing interests This article does not contain any studies with human participants conducted by any of the authors Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02178-9 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Become a member here We use cookies to improve your browsing experience This year’s second major stage race in Spain will welcome some of the world’s best riders including Miguel Ángel López and Simon Yates set to take part The Vuelta a Andalucía is the second major stage race in Spain and will be taking place between February 16th to the 20th over five stages No major summit finish appears in this year's race though the route takes in some of the most undulating of Southern Spain's stunning Andalusian landscape The highest peak of the entire race comes early on stage four nudging a moderate 1,500 metres above sea level rolling profile has attracted some of the best puncheurs around With very little in the way of top tier sprinters Stefano Oldani and Orluis Aular will have the chance to make a name for themselves Related – UAE Tour 2022 preview This year’s race may not have any major mountain passes for the riders to contend with but there are still some tough tests for the riders looking to fight it out for the overall title between the start in Ubrique to just before the intermediate sprint at Los Corrales includes two categorised climbs along with various kicks The stage then flattens out for most of the second half aside from a 7.8km climb which averages 3.3% that tops out 12km from the finish Day two has a set of short and sharp peaks peppered across the second half of the stage with three kicks coming quickly — one after the other — in the closing stages including an uphill finish to Alcalá la Real There are four categorised climbs dotted along the route with a long false flat up to Alto de Cacín But with the final 30km being either flat or downhill A long day of climbing awaits the riders on the penultimate stage of the race with three of the largest categorised climbs in the whole event coming in one day the most painful climbs come at the start and the finish will be fought out on shallower and shorter climbs The final stage of the race should be the most selective thanks to the 7.1km climb to the finish in Chiclana de Segura But that’s after three other categorised climbs which are likely to thin the field considerably there’s every chance of the peloton being brought together for a final summit-finish battle There are some strong names down to ride the ‘Ruta del Sol’ with the terrain suiting the best puncheurs around But it has also attracted some of the most feared climbers including defending champion Miguel Ángel López Photo credit: Luca Bettini/ Pool/AFP via Getty Images But the Colombian will find it tough to retain his crown given the strength of the field this year are set to bring a supremely strong team of Jack Haig British star climber Simon Yates is also down to ride with a solid team from BikeExchange-Jayco there to support him Ineos will continue to support rising star Carlos Rodriguez following his excellent showing at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana where he came third on general classification Michael Woods makes his season debut for Israel Premier Tech — the seasoned campaigner is well suited to the punchy climbs in Andalucia and could perform well if he is fully recovered from a stomach bug which put his participation in doubt Related – Kurne-Brussels-Kurne 2022 preview while the profile and route hasn’t attracted many sprinters there are a few that will merit attention — Eritrean star Biniam Ghirmay has shown an amazing turn of speed this season after winning Trofeo Alcúdia He also turned heads when finishing second in the Under-23 Road World Championships in Leuven last year He could find himself involved in the GC fight while also targeting the sparse sprint finish opportunities Eritrean supporters at the U23 Worlds when Biniam Ghirmay took the silver medal (Photo credit: Getty) Corbin Strong makes his debut for Israel-Premier Tech while other names to watch include Matteo Trentin we can predict with certainty that this will be an exciting five days of racing we are going to go for one of the more punchy riders who will consistently sit amongst the front of the field — Alexey Lutsenko The Kazakh rider will be aiming to sweep up stage races as he aims for a top Grand Tour finish in 2022 Alexey Lutsenko at the 2020 Tour de France (Photo credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com) we would expect Bonifazio to be the fastest in a bunch sprint but Ghirmay has a wonderful chance to take at least one stage in this race Mikkel Honore could prove himself as a solid GC contender for QuickStep Alpha Vinyl Honore had a strong season in 2021 and with the strength of his team and a parcours which suits his all-round abilities the Danish rider could pose a serious threat to the overall hopefuls Cover image: Gonzalo Serrano winning the opening stage of the 2021 edition of the race (Photo credit: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) fearsome mountain passes and a Balkan Grande Partenza Rouleur takes a look at the contenders to win the Maglia Rosa in Italy this month Alexander Vinokourov's team are making the impossible rather quite possible All the essential information about the first Grand Tour of the year While the former Olympic and World champion is relishing new ventures in retirement she is keen to ensure more 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Enjoy a digital subscription to Rouleur for just £4 per month and get access to our award-winning magazines Join today for exclusive content from independent journalists This site is protected by hCaptcha and the hCaptcha Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) held off attacks from his rivals on the steeper sections of the final ascent to secure the overall victory Kämna was part of a 17-man breakaway which had a gap of two minutes on the bunch approaching the climb to the finish The German was aided by teammate Emanuel Buchmann to launch his efforts at the front with three kilometres remaining and took his fourth career victory Miguel Ángel López (Astana Qazaqstan Team) Cristián Rodríguez (TotalEnergies) finished the stage strongly for second overall beating a fading López who would finish on the final podium spot and not replicating his overall title from a year ago Poels took over the race lead as well.  It was from a front group of 14 riders that Poels launched his attack with 15km to go in the penultimate stage the pair generated a lead of 29 seconds over the chasers with 12 kilometres to the finish to set up the duel.  Defending Ruta del Sol champion Miguel Ángel López (Astana Qazaqstan) was part of that same group and finished 10th in the bunch sprint keeping him second overall in the GC standing Cristian Rodriguez Martin (TotalEnergies) moved to third overall defined by 2,987 metres of climbing over 167.4 kilometres the first-category Alto del El Higueral punishing the peloton just 29km from the start in Cúllar Vega.  It was the first professional win the 19-year-old American who had worked his way into a select lead group and used his time trialing skills to create a gap for the solo victory a crash took down his teammate Jhonatan Narváez Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates) kept his overall leader's jersey by eight seconds after 153.2 kilometres across four categorised climbs Miguel Angel López (Astana Qazaqstan Team) was second with Clarke in third He attacked in the final kilometre and used two explosive kicks to hold off Miguel Ángel López (Astana Qazaqstan) for the victory From the closing bunch on the twisting uphill finish four seconds back and narrowly edging  Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) for the final podium spot Rune Herregodts (Sport Vlaanderen Baloise) who wore the yellow leader's jersey courtesy of his stage 1 victory faded from the front group with two kilometres to go which gave Covi the overall lead heading to Friday Ander Okamika (Burgos-BH) is second overall The difficult category-1 Alto del Purche will be on the menu just 21.6km from the start in Cúllar Vega. After two more categorised climbs the peloton will find its way to the finish in Baza. Organisers saved the best for last this year with the 146.4km stage 5 from Huesa to the final 7km ascent to the mountain village of Chiclana de Segura, moved from its mid-race position from 2021. Of note is that Ruta del Sol does not include bonus seconds for any of the stages, so that will play into the GC battle. renewing interest in the Dating Game Killer about a woman named Sheryl Bradshaw who crosses paths with a serial killer on a dating show Read on to find out everything that happened By the time he went on The Dating Game in 1978, he had already served two prison terms for molesting girls under the age of 13, which producers did not know as they apparently failed to conduct background checks on contestants The real AlcalaMediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty ImagesWho did he kill?Alcala’s victims were primarily young women he lured into dangerous situations by offering to take their picture and the number of his victims may have been as high as 131 as advances in forensic technology over the decades linked him to more crimes his first post–Dating Game arrest came when a teenage would-be victim managed to escape and call for help as his mother posted bail and he went on to kill again He was given a death sentence for murder in California in 1980, and though the sentence was later overturned multiple times, the conviction was not. He wrote a book professing his innocence in 1994, but he pled guilty to other murders in New York in 2012. He died of natural causes in 2021 Morgan Rowan and Tali Shapiro share their near-escapes from the so-called “Dating Game Killer” on the premiere episode of 'People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer' Orange County District Attorney's Office she is one of the great promises of Spanish artisan baking Her teacher at IES Jacaranda in Malaga's Churriana said she has a "great ability" with bread an opinion supported by her gold medal at the national vocational training championships two years ago Mónica Rufián is one of two Spanish representatives at the international young bakers' competition which takes place in June in Iceland's capital city The competition is organised by the International Union of Bakery and Confectionery (UIBC) Her grandfather Antonio passed on his love for baking to her where she used to go as a child to have her first experiences with dough Her father did not continue the family tradition but now Mónica is finishing the work to restart the bakery in her hometown I am going to recover the family baking tradition," she said "I was very clear about things and at the age of 15 I went to Granada to study bakery and pastry making because there were no such studies in my village," she added Mónica then completed her training with another intermediate course in cookery and now she is finishing a specialisation course at the IES Jacaranda "When I met Juan Carlos - Martínez de la Ossa from IES Jacaranda - I didn't hesitate to sign up for his course because you go into depth in techniques that in the cycle you only see on the surface I recommend it to anyone who likes artisan bakery and pastry making," she said Mónica Rufían Nieto is from Alcalá la Real (Jaén) is part of the team that will represent Spain in the international young bakers' competition They will be accompanied by national coach José Roldán and technical director Jesús Sánchez The young woman takes on this upcoming competition as a "personal and professional" challenge She said she is also looking forward to learning and building connections at the competition "It's a unique and unrepeatable experience we won't have another opportunity like this," Mónica said Mónica Rufián joins the Espigas team after being a gold medallist in the previous national vocational training championships she represented Spain at the last EuroSkills held in the Polish city of Gdansk in September last year The two young women are preparing for the competition at Materia They have already had their first few days of training which will take place on 30 and 31 May and 1 and 2 June They have also had a training day at Salva Industrial a manufacturer of ovens and bakery machinery in the Gipuzkoan town of Lezo Mónica is already very active in competitions presentations and events related to baking She was a member of the jury for this speciality at the recent vocational training championships held in Madrid (where students from Malaga won three gold medals) pastry and coffee exhibition held in Madrid said Mónica "is a mature girl with very clear objectives She has a friendly manner and knows how to be helpful in difficult situations She has a great ability for bread and pastries which will increase with the experiences she is living and the passing of the years" "It is easy to teach with students who have such a committed attitude like his," he added User login The Centro Deportivo Alcalá de Henares will host the fifth edition of this tournament from 20 to 25 June 2025 in which the sporting and educational community come together in a unique setting to show the power of sport to educate children in values It is a sporting project aimed at the lower football categories whose previous edition brought together a total of 809 teams in women's men's and inclusive categories; as well as 212 international teams from 34 countries including 9 that made their debut in the tournament Pohang Steelers from South Korea,  Monterrey Rayados from Mexico Sporting from Portugal and Sport Club Do Recife from Brazil The competition begins with a preliminary group stage in which the teams are divided into groups of 4 or 5 participants each team faces its rivals in a single leg match determining its classification to the next phase of the tournament The final phase is structured into three levels: MADCUP GOLD The top two teams in each group will play in MADCUP GOLD while the  teams ranked third and fourth will go into MADCUP SILVER Teams finishing in fifth place will compete in MADCUP BRONZE All matches in this phase are played in a knock-out format The duration of the matches will vary according to the category: two halves of 20 minutes in F7,  two halves of 25 minutes in F11 and two halves of 30 minutes in the U19 category This event has the support of the Atlético de Madrid Academy the  Royal Football Federation of Madrid the Community of Madrid and UN Tourism as strategic partners See Full Programme Check official webpage Discover the stadiums and sports centres of the teams that you can visit in Madrid Don't miss Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid Hosting everything from international championships to nail-biting football matches the Spanish capital is a must for any sports lover The city’s new official sightseeing and tourist travel pass Our online store (in Spanish) sells artisan souvenirs One would not expect Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut to be a grim serial-killer drama known primarily for her lively work in comedies and musicals a Columbia grad whom we first meet during what appears to be a botched audition and Cheryl’s days in Hollywood are not going well in part because casting directors and filmmakers seem more concerned with whether she’ll smile and do nudity than whether she can act (“She seems angry,” they whisper to each other in her presence.) Her next-door neighbor and fellow actor Terry (Pete Holmes) is outwardly supportive but really just wants to get her into bed Cheryl reluctantly agrees to her agent’s suggestion that she appear on The Dating Game this is a world in which women are ruthlessly judged by their looks and their charm; someone with more serious ambitions is just lost Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission. As part of your account, you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York, which you can opt out of anytime. There was an error processing the request. Please try again later. An ongoing drought and soaring temperatures have unleashed fears of an olive "catastrophe" in Spain, the world's largest producer of olive oil, which suffered a very difficult year in 2022.  "It's barely rained since January. The ground is very dry," worries Cristobal Cano, secretary general of the small farmers' union (UPA) in the southern region of Andalusia, the heart of Spain's olive oil industry.  Cano, who owns 10 hectares of olive trees in Alcala la Real near Granada, has never seen such a worrying situation in the 20 years he's been a farmer. "If something doesn't change radically in the next few weeks, it's going to be a catastrophe," he warned.  According to the AEMET weather agency, accumulated rainfall since October 1 has been 25 per cent lower than normal across Spain and 50 per cent lower in most of Andalusia, where reservoirs are at 25 per cent capacity.  And the situation worsened at the end of April, when an early heatwave brought exceptionally high temperatures that saw the mercury hit 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in southern Spain. "This happened as the olive trees were in bloom," says Rafael Pico, director of Asoliva, the Spanish association of olive oil producers and exporters, who fears the blooms will dry up. "If there are no flowers, there's no fruit. And if there's no fruit, there's no oil." For Spain – which normally supplies 50 per cent of the world's olive oil and exports close to €3 billion worth every year – the situation is even more worrying given the sector's disastrous output in 2021-2022.  During that season too, a lack of rain and extreme temperatures saw olive oil production plummeting 55 per cent to 660,000 tonnes, compared to 1.48 million tonnes in 2021-2022, agriculture ministry figures show.  The scene is set to play out again this year.  "Looking at the forecasts, it's almost a given – it's going to be another grim year," says Rafael Sanchez de Puerta, head of Dcoop, Spain's leading olive cooperative. If the predictions prove true, it could spell the end for many olive farms.  "We can cope with one difficult year. It's a natural part of the growing cycle. But two years in a row will be a disaster. Many are on the brink of collapse," he says. We can cope with one difficult year. It's a natural part of the growing cycle. But two years in a row will be a disaster. Many are on the brink of collapse- Rafael Sanchez de Puerta, head of Dcoop, Spain's leading olive cooperative. With the cost of machinery, paying salaries and repaying loans, "farmers need liquidity" to remain afloat, says Asoliva's Pico, recalling that many in Spain live from olive oil production.  For consumers, the outlook is also bleak.  "The global price of olive oil depends largely on Spain," says Pico.  In recent months, the price of oil has jumped.  "In mid-April, olive oil was selling at €5,800 per tonne, up from €5,300 in January," says Fanny de Gasquet of Baillon Intercor, a brokerage firm specialising in oils and fats. In January 2022, it was selling at €3,500.  And the upward trend looks set to continue.  In Andalusia, young olive trees "don't have sufficiently developed roots to be able to extract water" from deep underground, meaning "there will be losses" that will have an impact on production over the next two or three years, she warns. At the end of 2022, the Spanish government moved to lower VAT on olive oil from 10 per cent to five per cent as part of a package of measures to help consumers in the face of soaring inflation. And to help farmers cope with the drought, the government has reduced the sector's income tax by 25 per cent.  But for many, it's too little in the face of the looming crisis.  "Lowering taxes for people who will have almost no income is of little use to them," says Dcoop's Sanchez de Puerta, calling for more ambitious moves to combat "a drought that is lasting longer than it should". To view comments, please register for free or log in to your account. Print Nearly four decades after a pregnant woman’s body was found on a Wyoming ranch prosecutors have connected her death to one of California’s most prolific serial killers charged Alcala with the 1977 killing of Christine Ruth Thornton after discovering a photo that Alcala had snapped of her before her death The aging photograph was found among Alcala’s possessions by Huntington Beach police but it was only recently that the dead woman’s sister recognized Thornton among the images a yellow blouse and flip-flops sitting atop a Kawasaki 500 motorcycle in a sage-studded desert is a distinct part of Wyoming recognizable to anyone from here,” said Dan Erramouspe The photo was among several publicized by Huntington Beach detectives after Alcala was sentenced to death in 2010 for killing four women and a 12-year-old in the late 1970s The photo was spotted by Thornton’s relatives in 2013 Known as the “Dating Game” killer because he appeared on the popular television program decades ago the former photographer has also been convicted of killing two women in New York Investigators believe the 73-year-old is responsible for scores of other deaths They made some photos public in the hope that they would produce leads Prosecutors confronted Alcala with the photo at California’s Corcoran State Prison Alcala told prosecutors that he did indeed take the picture but insisted that Thornton was alive when he left When asked if he killed the 28-year-old Thornton “But he said some things that help tie him to the murder,” Erramouspe said during a road trip and buried her in a remote area Thornton’s family never knew what happened to the expectant mother but contacted Huntington Beach police when they saw her photo Two of Thornton’s siblings submitted DNA samples to a national missing person’s database which also contained DNA from the Wyoming body which had remained unidentified for decades the database connected the samples and alerted Wyoming authorities that the deceased was likely Thornton DNA recovered from the body also includes that of a Latino male Erramouspe said samples are being sent to an FBI lab for further testing to see if they belong to Alcala The prosecutor said he is seeking to bring Alcala to Wyoming to get justice in the 1977 killing when he raped and beat an 8-year-old girl — crimes he was convicted of four years later The women and one girl he has been convicted of killing in California are Jill Barcomb bludgeoned and strangled before her body was dumped in the Hollywood Hills in November 1977; Georgia Wixted strangled and beaten to death in her Malibu home a month later; Charlotte Lamb who was found dead in her El Segundo laundry room after she was raped and strangled with a shoelace in June 1978; Jill Parenteau who was strangled to death and left in her Burbank apartment in June 1979; and Robin Samsoe who disappeared near Huntington Beach Pier in June 1979 and whose body was discovered days later in the Sierra Madre foothills Tony Rackauckas declared: “Rodney Alcala is the poster child for the death penalty.” Many of the detectives who worked the case believe Thornton won’t be the last victim tied to the killer “Him being behind bars since 1979 probably saved a lot of lives,” said Cliff Shepard a retired cold case detective with the Los Angeles Police Department richard.winton@latimes.com Follow @lacrimes on Twitter. Richard Winton is an investigative crime writer for the Los Angeles Times and part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2011. Known as @lacrimes on Twitter, during almost 30 years at The Times he also has been part of the breaking news staff that won Pulitzers in 1998, 2004 and 2016. Climate & Environment California Politics Most important is the category 1 Despiernacaballos a 10.6 kilometre climb crested just 7.4 kilometres from the finish Friday's third stage between Alcalá de Guadaira and Alcalá de los Gazules has another brutal kick to the finish with even steeper grades than on the previous day Stage 4 on Saturday from Olvera to Iznájar is hardly any better for any sprinters who might have mistakenly showed up to the race Two category 3 climbs and one category 2 ascent punctuate the final 60km with the Fuentes de Cesna just over 10km from the finish if they can get over the mid-stage category 1 Puerto del Sol and sharp cat 3 Los Nuñez with 31km remaining will enjoy the only flat finish of the race on the 183.4km stage from Otura to Alhaurín de la Torre she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track Laura has a passion for all three disciplines When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads UCI governance and performing data analysis When you look at route of this year’s Vuelta a Espana one stage in particular stands out like a sore thumb.  Stage 15 from Alcala la Real to the Alto Hoya de la Mora will be either have riders struck with fear or jumping with joy.  the riders will begin to feel the air become thin adding to the list of difficulties the riders will be in.  The main climb of the Hoya de la Mora nestles itself off of the back of the Alto del Purche category one climb that accounts for the first 8.5km of the summit finish When added to the Alto de Hazallanas climb that is earlier in the stage the Hoya de la Mora brings the total climbing for the stage to 3,172m.  Whilst this does not seem excessive for a day in the mountains the sheer importance of this stage hits home this stage is bound to lead to explosive riding and all-in attacks throughout the day it will give opportunities for riders to dig extra deep safe in the knowledge they will have a day to recover Vuelta organisers are hoping this short and sharp stage will mirror the drama and excitement of Stage 15 Stage 15 at the 2016 Vuelta was decisive in the outcome of the General Classification, with Nairo Quintana (Movistar) distancing Chris Froome (Team Sky) by 2 minutes 37 on the road to Formigal which proved to be enough to clinch the red jersey.  This year's Stage 15 is arguably harder with the added ingredient of altitude in the mix.  this short but difficult stage certainly lends itself to some more than others.  Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) lives to attack on stages like this As one of the main animators at Formigal last year there is no doubt that the Spaniard will be looking to put on a show in the Sierra Nevada mountains but that has not stopped him bringing drama and excitement to races the 34-year old went on daring attacks throughout this year's Tour despite losing time on GC. Regardless of whether he has a chance for overall success by this point it is hard to envisage Contador not launching himself off of the front of the peloton.  Another rider that carries the panache to make the difference at Hoya de la Mora is Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) With notable performances at altitude in the Giro d'Italia Nibali will be looking to distance race favourite Chris Froome (Team Sky) before Stage 16's time trial Chris Froome will be adamant not to let mistakes repeat themselves and will be extra vigilant when the flag drops on Stage 15 With the Alto Hoya de la Mora's gradient remaining steady Froome should be able to deploy his trusty domestiques over the course of the climb It will be of no surprise if the four time Tour de France winner crosses the line first No matter who is racing for victory by this point of the race we promise that this will be a stage you will not want to miss With live coverage kicking off at 12.30 on Eurosport we recommend you settle down on the sofa and enjoy this afternoon of racing You must be logged in to post a comment To manage an existing Cyclist magazine subscription, please visit Manage your account or visit our subscription FAQ page. To subscribe, or for other enquiries, please contact us Sign up to the Cyclist newsletter to receive curated emails direct to your inbox Sign up to our newsletter Log in to access Cyclist Rides using your email pertaining to your subscription Don't forget a subscription to Cyclist includes: Log in to post comments and use Ask Cyclist our AI platform that answers your questions based on our articles Register to comment on our latest articles Occasional emails from selected third-party sponsors and advertisers Please enter your username or email address to reset your password Ethan Hayter continued his superb run of form with another emphatic stage victory this time on stage two at Ruta del Sol and now leads overall The day ended on the brutal ramps of the Alcala la Real climb with Hayter able to measure his efforts well to edge clear of his rivals on the eye-watering The young Brit crossed the line eight seconds ahead of Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar) and moved into a 11-second race lead Carlos Rodriguez had pushed clear over the previous climb and headed into the closing kilometres as part of a 10-man group The Spaniard was able to hang tough to finish fourth over the line elevating himself to sixth overall at 21 seconds with three days to go Ethan Hayter: “I didn’t attack or anything I was in a good position – we had Carlos at the front after the longer climb – so I just followed and I kind of just made sure I had position as I knew it would be hard to follow on the cobbles And everyone else around me just blew up I think but I had a gap so I had the motivation to hang on The climb was borderline crazy but I guess that’s bike racing sometimes Send your results as well as club, team & event news here Powered by WordPress. 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