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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 20/03/24
« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 @ 01:55:01 »
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Registration of Kalamata Olives as Intellectual Property Renews Controversy in Greece

The registration of the Kalamata table olive PDO from Messenia with WIPO will restrict the term's use by table olive producers in Greece, re-igniting an ongoing debate.
https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/business/europe/registration-of-kalamata-olives-as-intellectual-property-renews-controversy-in-greece/129915
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 20/03/24
« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 @ 01:44:50 »
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Peer says he did not report wife’s credit card as stolen as thief spent less than her

With a deadpan delivery, Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate left the chamber unsure whether he was joking or not as he recalled the incident in the House of Lords.

The non-affiliated peer said: “My wife, on one of her rare visits to London, had her credit card stolen.

“And I monitored the use of the card and I have to say I didn’t report it to the police, because the thief was spending less than she was.”

Peers across the House erupted into laughter at his comment.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mackenzie-of-framwellgate-credit-card-b2515188.html
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 20/03/24
« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 @ 01:42:42 »
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Deliveroo rider bites off Aldershot customer's thumb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68558464

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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 20/03/24
« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 @ 01:20:38 »
According to Panagis Kappatos, ND Member of Parliament for Kefalonia & Ithaca, renovation of Archaeological Museum of Argostoli will begin in the coming weeks with a budget of 6,162,767.24 euros; the Ministry of Culture is proceeding with the protection and promotion of the Roman burial monument in Fiskardo; work at the Gerasimos Sklavos Museum is in progress and restoration of the Mycenaean tholos tomb at Tzannata is ongoing.
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 20/03/24
« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 @ 01:08:09 »
Body of an unidentified male aged around 70 recovered yesterday morning from Kouroustai beach, Amaliada, near Kyllini.

Body of a 74 yo Greek male recovered yesterday morning from the sea near Volos port.

Human remains discovered yesterday afternoon on Meraloudi beach, Agios Nikolaos, Leros.

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Kef 'quakes / Re: Kef 'quakes: wobble watch
« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 @ 00:57:22 »
Magnitude   3.1
Region   GREECE
Date time   2024-03-19 19:19:40.4 UTC
Location   38.353 ; 20.462
Depth   2 km
Distance   112 km W of Pátra, Greece / pop: 168,000 / local time: 21:19:40.4 2024-03-19
19 km NNW of Argostólion, Greece / pop: 9,800 / local time: 21:19:40.4 2024-03-19
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1635997
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Grapevine / News Briefs / 20/03/24
« Last Post by Maik on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 @ 00:43:09 »
Today’s bank rates:   
1 €UR = $ 0.8824 GBP   £1 GBP = 1.1332 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1216 USD   $1 USD = 0.8975 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7181 AUD   $1 AUD = 0.5820 €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 20/03   18°/09°   10 km/h   06%   Sun & cloud    
Thu 21/03   17°/10°   21 km/h   04%   Mostly sunny    
Fri 22/03   17°/10°   10 km/h   48%   Showers possible   
Sat 23/03   16°/10°   11 km/h   44%   Showers possible   
Sun 24/03   18°/13°   17 km/h   16%   Sun & cloud    
Mon 25/03   18°/12°   25 km/h   58%   Showers probable   
Tue 26/03   19°/13°   25 km/h   32%   Showers possible   
Wed 27/03   19°/13°   23 km/h   24%   Sun & cloud    
Thu 28/03   19°/13°   20 km/h   37%   Showers possible   
Fri 29/03   19°/13°   17 km/h   24%   Sun & cloud    
   
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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 19/03/24
« Last Post by Maik on Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 @ 15:48:58 »
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Former prosecutor goes on trial for binning thousands of cases

The former head of the Prosecutor’s Office on the Ionian island of Corfu is going on trial on Tuesday, accused of abuses of power and the manipulation of public documents that resulted in thousands of criminal charges being dropped.

Maria Tataki, former prosecutor of Corfu’s First Instance Court and head of the island’s prosecutorial service, first came under investigation in 2019 when judicial authorities noticed that some 3,000 case files had disappeared from her docket without being resolved.

As a result of Tataki’s actions, hundreds of suspects facing criminal prosecution for a range of offenses got off scot-free, according to investigators.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1234359/former-prosecutor-goes-on-trial-for-binning-thousands-of-cases/

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Grapevine / News Briefs / Re: 19/03/24
« Last Post by Maik on Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 @ 04:11:04 »
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Video of Mysterious ‘Giant Skull’ at Meteora, Greece Goes Viral

A video of a ‘giant skull,’ wedged between two stone pillars at Greece’s Meteora rock complex, a UNESCO-listed site at the northwest edge of the Thessaly Plain near the mountains of Pindos, has gone viral on social media.
https://greekreporter.com/2024/03/18/greece-meteora-giant-skull/

Short video


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Kef 'quakes / Re: Kef 'quakes: wobble watch
« Last Post by Maik on Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 @ 03:54:04 »
Magnitude   2.4
Region   GREECE
Date time   2024-03-19 00:28:07.8 UTC
Location   38.340 ; 20.480
Depth   5 km
Distance   110 km W of Pátra, Greece / pop: 168,000 / local time: 02:28:07.8 2024-03-19
18 km NNW of Argostólion, Greece / pop: 9,800 / local time: 02:28:07.8 2024-03-19
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1635702
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