Day: July 21, 2012

King of Spain fired as head of WWF España

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WWF España have voted, by 226 votes to 13, to remove King Juan Carlos as honourary head of the organisation, after he was spotted a few months ago shooting elephants in Botswana. Juancar was appointed head of WWF España in 1968 only because the previous president, Félix Rodrgiuez de la Fuente, the Spanish “David Attenborough” died suddenly whilst on safari and they needed a high profile head to keep navigating the rocky waters of Spanish Continue reading King of Spain fired as head of WWF España→

The anniversary of the Battle of Salamance sees The Rifles regiment honoured by Salamanca

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Tomorrow is the bicentenary of the Battle of Salamanca, in which British, Portuguese and Spanish troops under the Earl (later Duke) of Wellington defeated Napoleon’s Marshal Auguste Marmont in the rolling hills of Castilla y Leon, western Spain. To mark the anniversary of the first major offensive victory of the Peninsular War, one of the British Army’s “large regiments”, The Rifles, will be granted the unique honour of the Freedom of the City of Salamanca. Continue reading The anniversary of the Battle of Salamance sees The Rifles regiment honoured by Salamanca→

Junta pays 12 million to settle software piracy case

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The Junta de Andalucia has paid 12 millions euros to a “major international software company” in order to settle a complaint about the illegal use of software. It appears that government offices across Andalucia have been using pirated copies of this software, and an external audit of government computers detected “massive” use of pirated software on government PC’s. (I assume we’re talking Microsoft and Windows here). Anyway, the PP have revealed that earlier in the Continue reading Junta pays 12 million to settle software piracy case→