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Offline Maik

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29/11/14
« on: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 @ 03:22:48 »
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Greece shortens time for number porting

Greek regulator EETT announced new rules on number portability, reducing the time for switching provider to the same day. Operators will have a maximum six hours to handle porting requests, down from one working day previously. They will also have fewer reasons for refusing a porting request.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/greece-shortens-time-for-number-porting--1052135

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Re: 29/11/14
« Reply #1 on: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 @ 03:58:42 »
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Landlord drowned lodger's pet cat after it knocked over model aeroplane

Lewis pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and was handed an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for two years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11260652/Landlord-drowned-lodgers-pet-cat-after-it-knocked-over-model-aeroplane.html
 

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Re: 29/11/14
« Reply #2 on: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 @ 04:01:58 »
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Facebook can gain direct access to a person’s mobile and take pictures or make videos at any time without explicit consent, MPs warn as they call on social media companies to simplify their terms and conditions.

The MP said that they should simplify the conditions of using their services, which are designed for US courts, because they are so impenetrable that “no reasonable person” can be expected to understand them.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/11259250/Facebook-can-gain-direct-access-to-your-mobile-and-take-pictures-or-make-videos-at-any-time-MPs-warn.html

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Re: 29/11/14
« Reply #3 on: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 @ 14:28:36 »
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Raw sewage in the baby pool, rats in the kitchen and undercooked food: Thomas Cook pays £9,400 to family who fell severely ill just days into Corfu holiday
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2853069/Thomas-Cook-pays-9-400-family-fell-severely-ill-just-days-Corfu-holiday.html

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Re: 29/11/14
« Reply #4 on: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 @ 15:25:21 »
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Three-point turn could be dropped from driving test

The three-point turn could become a thing of the past after the Government signalled the biggest shake-up to the driving test in nearly 20 years.

Learners may be asked to use a satellite navigation system as part of a revised practical exam “as an alternative to road signs”.

The request to reveres around the corner without mounting the kerb could also be dropped altogether.

The changes, which are being proposed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, could be the biggest potential shake up of the test since the written theory test was introduced in 1996.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11260861/Three-point-turn-could-be-dropped-from-driving-test.html

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Re: 29/11/14
« Reply #5 on: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 @ 15:33:33 »
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The truth about sharks: Far from being 'killing machines', they have personalities, best friends and an exceptional capacity for learning
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-truth-about-sharks-far-from-being-killing-machines-they-have-personalities-best-friends-and-an-exceptional-capacity-for-learning-9887898.html

Sounds like a car mechanic I once had the misfortune to do business with.

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Re: 29/11/14
« Reply #6 on: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 @ 16:02:06 »
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Facebook can gain direct access to a person’s mobile and take pictures or make videos at any time without explicit consent, MPs warn as they call on social media companies to simplify their terms and conditions.

The MP said that they should simplify the conditions of using their services, which are designed for US courts, because they are so impenetrable that “no reasonable person” can be expected to understand them.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/11259250/Facebook-can-gain-direct-access-to-your-mobile-and-take-pictures-or-make-videos-at-any-time-MPs-warn.html

Extraordinary.  :rant:

(Not that I.m on FB of course!)

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Re: 29/11/14
« Reply #7 on: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 @ 16:51:57 »
Snap it up quick before the emir of Qatar adds it to his collection: Nissos Sofia