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01/10/14
« on: Tuesday, 30 September, 2014 @ 23:19:46 »
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Some 17,500 more deaths than births in Greece last year

Greece’s population shrank by 17,660 people last year as deaths outpaced births, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

There were a total of 94,134 births in Greece last year, which was 6.2 percent down on 2012.

Almost 86 percent of the children were born to Greek mothers, whose average age was 31.5.

There were 111,794 deaths last year, which was 4.15 percent lower than in 2012.

The average age for deaths last year was 75.25 years for men and 80.85 years for women.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_30/09/2014_543328

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, 30 September, 2014 @ 23:21:10 »
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Google’s seemingly limitless ambition has seen the company take on drones, self-driving cars and even the problem of aging, but the company’s founders have even grander plans – to build cities and airports.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/google-20-will-build-airports-and-cities-says-report-9743962.html


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Apple has rolled out what it is calling “OS X bash Update 1.0″ for users of Mavericks, Mountain Lion and Lion.
http://grahamcluley.com/2014/09/apple-shellshock-bash-patch/

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, 30 September, 2014 @ 23:40:11 »
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A handful of Londoners in some of the capital’s busiest districts unwittingly agreed to give up their eldest child, during an experiment exploring the dangers of public Wi-Fi use.

The experiment, which was backed by European law enforcement agency Europol, involved a group of security researchers setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot in June.

When people connected to the hotspot, the terms and conditions they were asked to sign up to included a “Herod clause” promising free Wi-Fi but only if “the recipient agreed to assign their first born child to us for the duration of eternity”. Six people signed up.

F-Secure, the security firm that sponsored the experiment, has confirmed that it won’t be enforcing the clause.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/29/londoners-wi-fi-security-herod-clause


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“the recipient agreed to assign their first born child to us for the duration of eternity”.

F-Secure... has confirmed that it won’t be enforcing the clause.

Good move! But with a name like that... maybe they should be making condoms.

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, 01 October, 2014 @ 07:50:12 »
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Olive oil could help reverse a patient’s heart failure "immediately", scientists have claimed.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/olive-oil-could-help-to-reverse-heart-failure-scientists-claim-9765452.html

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, 01 October, 2014 @ 15:54:27 »
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Civil defense sirens are expected to go off all over Greece on Wednesday as part of the annual military and public warning exercise dubbed Parmenion after the Macedonian general of Philip II and Alexander the Great.

Authorities have told citizens not to be concerned when they hear the first blast of the country's air-raid sirens, which are scheduled to go off at 11 a.m., blasting at 60-second intervals, and end at 11.05 a.m.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_01/10/2014_543346


All over Greece? Bit concerned I didn't hear them in Skala!

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, 01 October, 2014 @ 16:00:24 »
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Tom and Jerry cartoons carry racism warning

Tom and Jerry cartoons on television are being accompanied by a warning that they may depict scenes of "racial prejudice".

The classic cat and mouse cartoons, some made more than 70 years ago, carry a warning for subscribers to Amazon Prime Instant Video.

There have been claims of racist stereotyping in the depiction of a black maid in the cartoon series.
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-29427843

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, 01 October, 2014 @ 17:00:20 »
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Greece: unpaid electrical bills amount to 1.7 billion euros

As of the end of June, the Greek public power company DEI is owed about 1.7 billion euros, which it intends to claim back through the courts as daily To Vima online reports today. Prior to the introduction of the special tax on electrified real estate in 2012, unpaid electrical bills amounted to less than 300 million euros.

As a result though many customers were unable to pay the tax and ended up not paying their electricity bills at all. Even though the government later tried to improve the tax, customers were still unable to pay as necessary. Based on DEI's data, unpaid bills amounted to 1.4 billion euros at the start of the year and increased to 1.7 billion by the end of June.

About 950 million euros is attributed to households, 430 million euros to high voltage users and a further 180 million euros is owed by the greater public sector.
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/energy/2014/10/01/greece-unpaid-electrical-bills-amount-to-1.7-billion-euros_900577c4-5fe8-4bd7-8f94-91384e6bd587.html

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, 01 October, 2014 @ 17:13:40 »
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Public Power Corporation (PPC) is heading for a financial blackout as unpaid electricity bills are growing at an annual rate of 30 percent, having reached 1.7 billion euros at the end of July from 1.3 billion euros last year.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite2_1_30/09/2014_543344


Earlier today one of the shopkeepers in Poros was telling me their electric bill was 6,000€ - for about four months. We're not talking about a 24-hour Tesco s/m here.

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, 01 October, 2014 @ 18:32:48 »
I can well believe that, some of the Greeks have a completely stupid business brain, there was a building near to me, it was used as a tourist shop, the rent alone was 1,400 euro a month, ok, brain tells you that you operate for six months of the year, therefore your rent is really 2,800 euro a month, simply because you do not take any coin in winter! so, you have a leccy bill, water bill, staff bill, and the rest, it is not rocket science, you have to take some serious coin from the tourist to make this deal pay you a wage, it cannot be done! look at how many places shut in Argostoli! the rents charged out here are stupid, they are not feasible, surely the people charging the silly rental prices should be taxed on the asking price, and charged on the asking price even if they don't get what they asked for? somethings need to change if only to encourage competition (a dirty word in Greece) :dunno:

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, 01 October, 2014 @ 20:02:14 »
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Civil defense sirens are expected to go off all over Greece on Wednesday as part of the annual military and public warning exercise dubbed Parmenion after the Macedonian general of Philip II and Alexander the Great.

Authorities have told citizens not to be concerned when they hear the first blast of the country's air-raid sirens, which are scheduled to go off at 11 a.m., blasting at 60-second intervals, and end at 11.05 a.m.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_01/10/2014_543346


All over Greece? Bit concerned I didn't hear them in Skala!

Due to a technical problem (!) No sirens sounded in Argostoli

http://www.inkefalonia.gr/enimerosi/koinonia/item/25861-logo-texnikoy-provlimatos-den-ixisan-oi-seirines-sto-argostoli.html

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Re: 01/10/14
« Reply #10 on: Thursday, 02 October, 2014 @ 23:43:31 »
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Greece: unpaid electrical bills amount to 1.7 billion euros

As of the end of June, the Greek public power company DEI is owed about 1.7 billion euros, which it intends to claim back through the courts as daily To Vima online reports today. Prior to the introduction of the special tax on electrified real estate in 2012, unpaid electrical bills amounted to less than 300 million euros.

As a result though many customers were unable to pay the tax and ended up not paying their electricity bills at all. Even though the government later tried to improve the tax, customers were still unable to pay as necessary. Based on DEI's data, unpaid bills amounted to 1.4 billion euros at the start of the year and increased to 1.7 billion by the end of June.

About 950 million euros is attributed to households, 430 million euros to high voltage users and a further 180 million euros is owed by the greater public sector.
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/energy/2014/10/01/greece-unpaid-electrical-bills-amount-to-1.7-billion-euros_900577c4-5fe8-4bd7-8f94-91384e6bd587.html

Strewth!  What a Greek size cock-up.  Even the public sector owes €180 mill.   :oki:

Tony