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07/05/24
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Maik:
Kef fire risk 07/05/24: Low
Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8834 GBP £1 GBP = 1.1319 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1035 USD $1 USD = 0.8975 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7003 AUD $1 AUD = 0.5881 €UR
Based on National Bank of Greece exchange rates.
Other banks likely to offer rates 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
Wed 08/05 23°/16° 11 km/h 04% Cloudy
Thu 09/05 21°/14° 13 km/h 24% Cloudy
Fri 10/05 24°/15° 16 km/h 04% Mostly sunny
Sat 11/05 22°/13° 12 km/h 24% Sun & cloud
Sun 12/05 22°/14° 16 km/h 24% Mostly sunny
Mon 13/05 23°/15° 18 km/h 05% Mostly sunny
Tue 14/05 23°/16° 16 km/h 05% Mostly sunny
Wed 15/05 25°/17° 17 km/h 04% Sun & cloud
Thu 16/05 25°/17° 19 km/h 13% Sun & cloud
Fri 17/05 24°/17° 18 km/h 04% Sun & cloud
Maik:
--- Quote ---Alexander the Great's bathroom is discovered after 2,300 years: Archaeologists uncover a room in Greece where the king bathed in a 'homo-erotic way with his teenage, testosterone-filled companions'
It is a palace that symbolised the golden age of antiquity, bore witness to the assassination of King Philip II and the crowning of his 20-year-old son King Alexander the Great.
Set in the ceremonial centre of the ancient Macedonian kingdom, the 15,000 square metre Aigai palace is three times the size of the Parthenon, with its gated city walls, courtyard, temples, sanctuaries, theatre, palaestra - or boxing school - and tombs.
Now, archaeologists have discovered the palaestra and bathroom where the teenage Alexander bathed naked with his childhood companion, rumoured lover and future military second-in-command Hephaestion.
The discovery, in the Royal city of Aigai, in the modern town of Vergina, Northern Greece, is unveiled in the final episode of the Channel 4 series Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World, which airs on May 11.
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archive.ph page captured from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13391703/Alexander-Great-bathroom-Archaeologists-erotic.html
Maik:
--- Quote ---P&O boss admits he couldn't live on £4.87 an hour
The boss of P&O Ferries has admitted that he couldn't live on the £4.87 an hour some of its crew are paid, he told MPs.
Peter Hebblethwaite also revealed that he earned more than £500,000 last year, including a bonus.
In 2022, P&O Ferries, known for its Dover to Calais route, gained notoriety when it made 786 staff redundant before replacing them with people on lower wages.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/ceq3pw038g8o
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