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14/02/23
« on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:12:39 »
Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.9100 GBP
1 €UR = $1.1011 USD
£1 GBP = 1.0989 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9082 €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
Tue 14/02   14°/08°   16 km/h   03%   Sunny
Wed 15/02   14°/09°   09 km/h   08%   Sunny
Thu 16/02   15°/10°   12 km/h   07%   Sunny
Fri 17/02   16°/10°   15 km/h   12%   Sun & cloud
Sat 18/02   16°/10°   18 km/h   15%   Sun & cloud
Sun 19/02   16°/10°   12 km/h   08%   Mostly sunny
Mon 20/02   16°/11°   16 km/h   17%   Sun & cloud
Tue 21/02   15°/09°   14 km/h   57%   Showers probable
Wed 22/02   15°/10°   13 km/h   23%   Sun & cloud
Thu 23/02   15°/11°   16 km/h   23%   Sun & cloud

frost.getmap.gr

No risk of frost

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Re: 14/02/23
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:21:41 »
Strange news from Corfu: captain of the Agios Spyridon contacted the Port Authority after possibly spotting a car on the sea floor in the basin of Corfu new port. Subsequently a rusting car was retrieved by crane, inside were human remains.

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Re: 14/02/23
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:27:45 »
Sami police on Saturday arrested a local male for possession of a replica pistol, knife and 25 grams of raw cannabis.

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Re: 14/02/23
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:29:40 »
Rural doctor service available in Karavados between 10:00-13:00 today. Face mask and social distancing still required.

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Re: 14/02/23
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:31:27 »
Rural doctor service available in Vlakhata between 10:00-13:00 next Tuesday, 21/02/23. Face mask and social distancing still required.

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:35:13 »
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Greek tourism’s positive signs from early bookings, air passengers

“The January pre-bookings for this year’s tourist season are 20% higher compared to the corresponding ones in 2019,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Monday.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1204618/greek-tourisms-positive-signs-from-early-bookings-air-passengers

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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:37:37 »
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Country to launch mini-satellites the size of a washing machine

The first organized effort of the Greek state in space technology is now a reality. Greece will build a significant number of small satellites, each as big as a washing machine, and the countdown to their deployment has already started.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1204549/country-to-launch-mini-satellites-the-size-of-a-washing-machine/

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Re: 14/02/23
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:48:30 »
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Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson sued over ‘brown envelopes’ bribery claim
Tory deputy chair facing legal action days after being promoted by Rishi Sunak

Conservative MP Lee Anderson is being sued for libel after making comments about a man who runs a food bank in his constituency.

Lawyers acting for Michael Hollis, who runs a food bank charity, said he was "outraged" after the Ashfield MP made claims about money in "brown envelopes" changing hands in relation to a planning application.

These comments, made on 1 February amounted to "defamatory allegations of bribery", they said.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lee-anderson-libel-food-banks-b2281282.html

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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:51:47 »
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Huge rise in stoned dogs after New York legalises cannabis

Pet dogs are getting stoned after eating cannabis discarded on the streets of New York, according to veterinarians.

Vets in the city are reporting a surge in cases of confused canines in their surgeries since recreational cannabis was legalised in 2021, The New York Times reported.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/13/new-york-vets-inundated-stoned-dogs-eating-cannabis-discarded/

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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 02:59:53 »
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Codebreakers decipher Mary, Queen of Scots' secret letters 436 years after her execution
Digital sleuths chop through crypto challenge in 'surreal' search

A team of codebreakers discovered – and then cracked – more than 50 secret letters written by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned in England by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

In total, the team deciphered 57 letters penned between 1578 to 1584.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/09/codebreakers_mary_queen_of_scots/?td=rt-3a

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Re: 14/02/23
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 13:30:07 »
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Human bones found in sunken car in Corfu port

Human remains belonging to a man were found in a car in the port of Corfu island on Monday that was recovered from the bottom of the harbor.

The sunken car was spotted by crew members from a Corfu-Igoumenitsa ferry who informed the port authority. According to the sunken car’s chassis number, the vehicle belonged to a man born in 1964, who had disappeared from his village in northern Corfu about 10 years ago.

His mother had reported the disappearance to the police at the time.

According to initial estimates, the car had been at the bottom of the sea for at least two years.

The port officials called in a forensic expert to conduct an autopsy on the remains.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1204681/human-bones-found-in-sunken-car-in-corfu-port/

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Commander Konstantinos Psarros / Commander Christos Zounalis     

After two years on Kef, fire chief Konstantinos Psarros is being transferred to a new command at Halkida, Evia. New commander is  Christos Zounalis.

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Two brothers are pulled alive from rubble in Turkey nearly 200 hours after earthquake

Muhammed Enes, 17, and Abdulbaki Yeninar, 21, were rescued as authorities begin to switch to recovery operations
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/14/two-brothers-pulled-alive-rubble-turkey-nearly-200-hours-earthquake/

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Re: 14/02/23
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Police 'save Easter' after recovering 200,000 stolen Cadbury Creme Eggs

Joby Pool was arrested in connection with the incident on February 11 which involved an estimated £40,000 worth of confectionery
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/14/police-save-easter-recovering-200000-stolen-cadburys-creme-eggs/

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Scammers profit from Turkey-Syria earthquake

Scammers are using the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria to try to trick people into donating to fake causes, security experts have warned.

These scams claim to raise money for survivors, left without heat or water following the disasters that have killed more than 35,000 people.

But instead of helping those in need, scammers are channelling donations away from real charities, and into their own PayPal accounts and cryptocurrency wallets.

We've identified some of the main methods used by scammers, and tools you can use to double check before donating.

On TikTok Live, content creators can make money by receiving digital gifts. Now, TikTok accounts are posting photos of devastation, looped footage and recordings of TVs showing rescue efforts, whilst asking for donations.

Another word of caution about gifting on TikTok: a BBC investigation found TikTok takes up to 70% of the proceeds of digital gifts, although TikTok says it takes less than that.

On Twitter, people are sharing emotive images alongside links to cryptocurrency wallets asking for donations.

One account posted the same appeal eight times in 12 hours, with an image of a firefighter holding a small child amid collapsed buildings.

The picture used, however, is not real. Greek newspaper OEMA reports that it was created by the Major General of the Aegean fire brigade Panagiotis Kotridis using Artificial Intelligence software Midjourney.

AI image generators often make mistakes, and Twitter users were quick to spot that this firefighter has six digits on his right hand.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64599553

No suggestion that Major General Panagiotis Kotridis was trying to scam money from anyone, indeed he stated the image is a composition designed to show the solidarity between people. However, the generated 'photo' has been used by scammers.

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Barcelona mayor looks to reduce number of tourists visiting the city

The mayor of Barcelona has said tourism is the "great challenge" for her city, suggesting there needs to be a "sense" of a limit to the number of visitors flocking to the popular Spanish holiday destination.

Ada Colau, 48, wants to reduce the number of cruise ship visits to Barcelona, a densely populated city of more than 1.6 million people which she believes is already nearing its capacity.

Colau, who has limited the number of hotel beds in the city during her eight years as mayor, said Barcelona cannot take "infinite numbers of tourists".
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-02-14/barcelona-mayor-looks-to-reduce-number-of-tourists-visiting-the-city

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Microsoft Edge update starts disabling Internet Explorer 11 today

Microsoft says the Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser will be disabled on some Windows 10 systems starting today via a Microsoft Edge update.

To enable IE mode in Microsoft Edge, you have to go to edge://settings/defaultbrowser, toggle on the 'Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer' option and restart the browser — you can learn more about IE mode and how to make the switch in this getting started guide.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-update-starts-disabling-internet-explorer-11-today/

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Wood burning air pollution in UK has doubled in a decade

Experts say wood burners have become ‘middle-class status symbols’ and government should regulate sale in urban areas
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/14/wood-burning-air-pollution-uk-doubled-decade

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Microsoft’s new ChatGPT AI starts sending ‘unhinged’ messages to people

System appears to be suffering a breakdown as it ponders why it has to exist at all
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bing-microsoft-chatgpt-ai-unhinged-b2281802.html


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« Reply #20 on: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 @ 20:55:55 »
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Only 1 in 6 homes is insured
Most properties are not covered against natural disasters, with the state bearing the cost

Although Greece ranks among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, it is largely uninsured against risks such as earthquakes and floods, but also in general against natural disasters that have intensified due to climate change, such as fires and heatwaves.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1204560/only-1-in-6-homes-is-insured/