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To Kafeneion => Grapevine / News Briefs => Topic started by: Maik on Friday, 03 June, 2016 @ 16:31:46
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Hundreds of civil servants dismissed after checks
A total of 493 civil servants have been dismissed after a probe revealed that they used forged degrees to secure their positions.
According to Alternate Minister of Administrative Reform Christoforos Vernardakis, the results of the investigation – which lasted four years – show that only a negligible number of employees were found to have forged documents.
“Since 2014, this case was given far more attention than it actually merited,” he said, adding that “493 amount to 0.08 percent of workers [in the public sector].”
http://www.ekathimerini.com/209270/article/ekathimerini/news/hundreds-of-civil-servants-dismissed-after-checks
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Heard the 'sunken city' off Alykanas, Zakynthos, is now said to have been created naturally by ancient underwater microbes... :hmm:
Here we go... in English from protothema:
Zakynthos undewater ‘lost city’ is an amazing natural phenomenon, scientists say (photos)
http://en.protothema.gr/zakynthos-undewater-lost-city-is-an-amazing-natural-phenomenon-scientists-say/
Bit more on that news from The Guardian: Underwater 'ruins' off Greek island created by bacteria millions of years ago (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/02/greece-sunken-city-ruins-bacteria-colony-concretion)
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New fees levied two days ago mean that passengers flying on Ryanair or Aer Lingus from Dublin to the Canary Islands or to Greece must pay £10 to £15 extra per 20kg bag for each leg of the trip.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/ryanair-and-aer-lingus-hike-luggage-fees-for-greece-and-canary-islands-flights-34768381.html
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Googling yourself will soon bring a new surprise
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/01/googling-yourself-will-soon-bring-a-new-surprise/
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Baby panda born in Belgian zoo - aren't they tiny when they're born!?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gV1KQlEs2Y
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Googling yourself will soon bring a new surprise
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/01/googling-yourself-will-soon-bring-a-new-surprise/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/01/googling-yourself-will-soon-bring-a-new-surprise/)
Reading down you find:
Another new feature called "Find Your Phone," helps you locate your treasured device. It’s similar to Apple’s “Find my iPhone” or Samsung’s “Find my Mobile” but with a focus on protecting the information in your Google account. On Android phones, it will also let you remotely ring your device, remotely set up a special lockscreen so you can easily be contacted, and let you sign out of your device remotely. Signing out of your account should help minimize the access a thief can have to your Google information.
The feature also offers a nuclear option: You can wipe your phone remotely if you’re sure it’s never coming back.
Google have enough data on Android/GMail users to do this off their own bat... by mistake of course! :unsure:
Tony