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Poverty Index in Greece Up 9% in 2015The poverty index in Greece went up 9 percent in 2015, making it the worst year since the onset of the economic crisis, according to Bank of Greece figures.Along with the rise of the poverty index, the risk of poverty index went up 16.1 percent, says the report of the governor of Greece’s central bank. The poverty threshold is 50 percent of the average income.According to the report, the measures to ease the humanitarian crisis in Greek society have not been calculated.
MPs to get 1.3% pay rise – breaking government's own capIncrease means extra £962 in the pocket each year, and breaks 1% cap on public sector pay risesMPs are to get a pay rise of 1.3%, nine months after they received a backdated boost to £74,000
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...back to a simpler time when web addresses were a minefield for early web pioneers who didn't think it through.Penisland.net has been around for as long as The INQ, and yet it still trades on its fine reputation of customised pens and is definitely not a tourism site for a land made of dinkles. It's worth noting that the current tagline, 'We specialise in wood', is still a bit unfortunate, although probably deliberate.Or there's Therapistfinder.com which, sadly, now diverts to a new URL but still leaves us aghast that anyone thought it was a good idea in the first place. It reminds us of the scene in Arrested Development where Tobias becomes an 'analyst-therapist' and gets business cards made up marked 'Analrapist'.And finally ... according to Snopes.com it isn't true that Powergenitalia.com was a misguided attempt by Powergen to widen its business in the European market. Nevertheless, it was the home of a real Italian battery company for a while. Alas it has now gone.
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The Imitation Game earns a high “False” rating in part because it characterises Alan Turing as a humourless, unsociable, and friendless outsider who possibly had both obsessive compulsive disorder and was on the autism spectrum. Most of the people who worked with him agreed that, while he could be prickly, he was respected, sociable, and well-liked among his colleagues. They also say he showed no evidence of having autism or OCD.Then there’s the truly unforgivable stuff, like pretending Turing knew about a Soviet spy.
The Eddie the Eagle movie trailer highlights the story of Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, who, in 1988, became the first British ski jumper to compete in the Winter Olympics. Eddie is portrayed by Taron Egerton. Hugh Jackman plays his (fictional) coach.