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09/07/23
« on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 12:07:46 »
Kef fire risk 09/07/23: Medium

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.8787 GBP
1 €UR = $1.1226 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1380 €UR
$1 USD = 0.8908 €UR

Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the
Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.


Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @
weather.com

Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast
Sun 09/07   29°/21°   19 km/h   01%   Sunny
Mon 10/07   29°/22°   14 km/h   10%   Sunny
Tue 11/07   30°/22°   15 km/h   07%   Sunny
Wed 12/07   31°/23°   21 km/h   05%   Sunny
Thu 13/07   33°/24°   21 km/h   03%   Sunny
Fri 14/07   33°/25°   22 km/h   05%   Sunny
Sat 15/07   34°/25°   23 km/h   05%   Sunny
Sun 16/07   33°/25°   17 km/h   03%   Sunny
Mon 17/07   32°/25°   17 km/h   03%   Sunny
Tue 18/07   32°/24°   18 km/h   02%   Sunny


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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #1 on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 12:13:44 »
Body of a 78 y-o foreign female recovered yesterday morning from the sea off Agia Marina, Hania, Crete.

Body of a 90 y-o Greek male recovered yesterday midday from the sea off Pyrgos, Ilias.

Body of an 86 y-0 foreign female recovered midday yesterday from the sea ay Pachys, Thassos.

Body of an 82 y-o Greek male recovered midday yesterday from the sea off Vrasna beach, Thessaloniki.

Body of a 64 y-o Grek male recovered midday yesterday from the bach at Lavros, Oiniada, Messolonghi.
« Last Edit: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 12:15:56 by Maik »

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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #2 on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 16:56:59 »
Body of a 76 y-o Greek male recovered midday yesterday from the beach at Boukas, Amfilochia.

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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #3 on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 17:14:45 »
Lifeguard tower on Ammes beach has toppled over, possibly 'cos it built on sand.


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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #4 on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 17:26:56 »
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Tombstoner in hospital after jumping into harbour when tide was out
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/tombstoner-hospital-after-jumping-harbour-8586016


Tombstoning: The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tombstoning

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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #5 on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 21:54:50 »
Olive tree spraying starts tomorrow in Poros area, starting with Poros, Tzannata, Kampitsata and then Agias Eirini, Monastiraki and Agios Nikolaos.


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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #6 on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 22:04:33 »
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Vagina rebranded as ‘bonus hole’ by cervical cancer charity

A charity which advises medics to refer to a vagina as a “bonus hole” to avoid upsetting transgender men has been accused of dehumanising women.

Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust offers a guide on its website detailing the appropriate language healthcare professionals should use when dealing with trans men.

“Bonus hole” and “front hole” are deemed acceptable alternatives to vagina, a word which could “cause someone to feel hurt or distressed”, it states.

The advice features on a section of Jo’s website under the header “Language to use when supporting trans men and/or non-binary people”.

The glossary was created in partnership with the LGBT Foundation.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/09/vagina-named-bonus-hole-cervical-cancer-charity-transgender/

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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #7 on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 22:08:58 »
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Acropolis now: crisis as soaring visitor numbers overwhelm Greek treasure
With cruise ships decanting thousands of tourists in Athens, tough new controls have been imposed at the country’s most visited site

It’s official: more than 25 centuries after it was built and nearly 200 years after it began attracting tourists, the Acropolis will adopt crowd control policies to ease the very modern plague of soaring visitor numbers.

Unprecedented queues at the foot of the site, a dramatic rise in sightseers since the Covid-19 pandemic and unruly scenes at the gateway to the sanctuary have spurred the Greek government to take action.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/acropolis-greek-tourists-cruise-ships-athens-controls

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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #8 on: Sunday, 09 July, 2023 @ 22:12:16 »
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Second girl, 8, dies after crash at Wimbledon prep school as family pay tribute to ‘light of our lives’

A second child has died after a car crashed through a primary school fence in Wimbledon and into an end-of-term tea party.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wimbledon-crash-second-child-dies-b2372155.html

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Re: 09/07/23
« Reply #9 on: Monday, 10 July, 2023 @ 10:36:11 »
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Vagina rebranded as ‘bonus hole’ by cervical cancer charity

A charity which advises medics to refer to a vagina as a “bonus hole” to avoid upsetting transgender men has been accused of dehumanising women.

Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust offers a guide on its website detailing the appropriate language healthcare professionals should use when dealing with trans men.

“Bonus hole” and “front hole” are deemed acceptable alternatives to vagina, a word which could “cause someone to feel hurt or distressed”, it states.

The advice features on a section of Jo’s website under the header “Language to use when supporting trans men and/or non-binary people”.

The glossary was created in partnership with the LGBT Foundation.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/09/vagina-named-bonus-hole-cervical-cancer-charity-transgender/
:rant: :bat: :rant: :rant: Words have failed me