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13/08/22
Maik:
Kef fire risk 13/08/22: Medium
Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8711 GBP
1 €UR = $ 1.0648 USD
£1 GBP = 1.148 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9391 €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
Sat 13/08 28°/21° 20 km/h 57% Scattered thunderstorms probable
Sun 14/08 27°/21° 25 km/h 80% Thunderstorms probable, breezy
Mon 15/08 28°/21° 23 km/h 07% Sunny
Tue 16/08 30°/22° 16 km/h 08% Sunny
Wed 17/08 31°/23° 22 km/h 12% Sunny
Thu 18/08 32°/23° 18 km/h 10% Sunny
Fri 19/08 32°/23° 19 km/h 07% Sunny
Sat 20/08 30°/22° 25 km/h 04% Sunny
Sun 21/08 30°/22° 25 km/h 04% Sunny
Mon 22/08 30°/22° 22 km/h 04% Sunny
Maik:
Body of an 84 y-o Greek female recovered yesterday morning from the sea off Edipsos beach, Evia.
Body of a 58 y-o Greek male recovered midday yesterday from Akladies beach, Skiathos.
Body of a 76 y-o Greek male recovered yesterday afternoon from the sea at Palaia Fokaia, East Attica.
Maik:
Beware if planning to head up to Fiskardo on the main west coast road: temporary bridge at Heimonikos ("Winter Bridge") is damaged, a plank is broken and partially missing leaving a pretty substantial gap.
Maik:
--- Quote ---Donald Trump investigated under Espionage Act as FBI seize ‘top secret’ documents from home
The FBI found several documents labelled “top secret” from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, according to court papers, as the former president is investigated under the Espionage Act.
A federal judge agreed to make a warrant used to search Mr Trump's home on Monday public, with a property receipt revealing FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from his house.
The seized records include some that were marked classified as top secret and also “sensitive compartmented information,” a special category meant to protect the nation's most important secrets and those that, if revealed, would harm US interests.
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https://www.itv.com/news/2022-08-12/fbi-seized-top-secret-documents-from-donald-trumps-home-reports-claim
Maik:
--- Quote ---Soil healing and olive growing: how UK farms are coping with looming drought
Pete Thompson runs Brook Farm in Essex, one of the driest parts of the country. He grows vegetables, mostly brassicas and spring onions.
Thompson is growing olives on the slopes of his farm, hoping the roots of the tree will help stop soil erosion. They could also, potentially, be a viable crop as the climate heats up. “We have an olive project, a long-term project to identify suitable varieties for the UK. We’ve been picking olives and this year’s crop is looking quite good – they thrive in hot, arid conditions. It looks pretty Mediterranean at the moment. It also works planting trees on slopes where we have had soil erosion problems – they have reduced soil erosion and it helps biodiversity.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/12/soil-healing-olive-growing-how-uk-farms-coping-looming-drought
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