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Offline Maik

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04/12/14
« on: Thursday, 04 December, 2014 @ 02:33:50 »
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The four English locations picked to test driverless cars have been named.

Greenwich, in south-east London, and Bristol will each host a project of their own, while Coventry and Milton Keynes will share a third.

The tests will last from between 18 to 36 months and begin on 1 January.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30316458

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Re: 04/12/14
« Reply #1 on: Thursday, 04 December, 2014 @ 09:58:52 »
Heard an 82 year old man died in a house fire at Minies yesterday evening. Cause unknown.

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Re: 04/12/14
« Reply #2 on: Thursday, 04 December, 2014 @ 10:04:22 »
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Fuel prices across the country may have dropped to the lowest level in recent years, but an Athens prosecutor launched an investigation on Wednesday to check the extent to which price reductions in Greece follow the course of global oil prices and to look for instances of profiteering.

On Wednesday the retail price of gasoline in Greece averaged at 1.546 euros per liter, having shed 2.77 percent since November 1, 2014.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite2_1_03/12/2014_545128
   
   

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Re: 04/12/14
« Reply #3 on: Thursday, 04 December, 2014 @ 10:48:36 »
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Mozilla sent Firefox Version 34.0.5 to the release channel.  The update includes eight (8) security updates, three (3) of which are Critical, three (3) High and two (2) moderate.
http://securitygarden.blogspot.gr/2014/12/mozilla-firefox-version-34-released.html

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Re: 04/12/14
« Reply #4 on: Thursday, 04 December, 2014 @ 12:47:30 »
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The four English locations picked to test driverless cars have been named.

Greenwich, in south-east London, and Bristol will each host a project of their own, while Coventry and Milton Keynes will share a third.

The tests will last from between 18 to 36 months and begin on 1 January.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30316458

They haven't mentioned where my wife "drives".

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Re: 04/12/14
« Reply #5 on: Thursday, 04 December, 2014 @ 16:49:27 »
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Greece has recently agreed to sell four Zubr-class air-cushioned landing craft to China, reports the Islamabad-based Asia Defence News.

The Hellenic Navy operates four Zubr-class hovercraft purchased from Russia and Ukraine. Built as the largest hovercraft in the world, a Zubr-class vessel can carry up to three tanks and at least 300 troops over hundreds of miles of ocean. The hovercraft can also be used to lay mines. China too purchased four Zubr-class landing craft from Ukraine, each equipped with an AK-630 cannon, a Type 364 search radar, and the locally produced OFC-3 optical fire control device.

China has not given any official statement regarding the purchase of the four Zubr-class landing craft from Greece. The People's Liberation Army Navy's first Greek Zubr-class vessel is likely to be Zakynthos, with 1337 as its hull number. With an additional four hovercraft from Greece, China's ability to launch an amphibious landing against Taiwan and the disputed Diaoyutai (Diaoyu or Senkaku) islands will gradually become more feasible.
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20141204000162&cid=1101&MainCatID=11

Pretty sure one of these things is the Kefalonia, guess that'll be sold off, too.