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01/12/17
« on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 01:43:29 »
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ΟΑΕΔ 'Christmas present' to be paid from Monday, 11 December. Or so I've heard.

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #1 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 01:48:43 »
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Greeks pay Swedish power rates
http://www.ekathimerini.com/223771/article/ekathimerini/business/greeks-pay-swedish-power-rates

Depending how you read that, it may not be how you read it.

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #2 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 01:52:28 »
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First Briton to have same-sex marriage legally recognised died after overdosing on a gay sex drug when relationship broke up, court hears
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/30/architect-first-britain-have-sex-marriage-legally-recognised/

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #3 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 01:54:26 »
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Threatened red squirrels get boost from biggest new forest in 30 years

A new forest is to be planted in Northumberland which conservationists hope will provide a welcome boost to the red squirrel population.

More than 600,000 trees will be planted at Doddington North Moor, near Wooler, over the next two years.

The 350-hectare (860-acre) forest will be the largest of its kind planted in England for more than 30 years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/30/new-forest-planted-northumberland-haven-red-squirrels/

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #4 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 01:58:12 »
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Donald Trump’s 'working visit' to UK dropped as tensions with Theresa May grow over president's far-Right retweets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/30/donald-trumps-working-visit-uk-dropped-tensions-theresa-may/

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #6 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 13:55:30 »
Almost a candidate for the Books about Greece forum, but the book's not about Greece although the award was 'won' on the Greek island of Patmos:

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Bad sex award won by Christopher Bollen's phallic 'billiard rack'

An overenthusiastic attempt to “describe the familiar in new terms”, which led to the male genitals being portrayed as an anatomically confusing “billiard rack”, has won the American author Christopher Bollen the Literary Review’s annual Bad sex in fiction award.

Judges said they were persuaded to give Bollen the award by a scene in which the protagonist Ian and his former girlfriend are rekindling their relationship on the island of Patmos.

“She covers her breasts with her swimsuit,” writes Bollen. “The rest of her remains so delectably exposed. The skin along her arms and shoulders are different shades of tan like water stains in a bathtub. Her face and vagina are competing for my attention, so I glance down at the billiard rack of my penis and testicles.”

The Literary Review said: “The judges felt that there are parts in the book where Bollen goes overboard in his attempts to describe the familiar in new terms, leading occasionally to confusion. In the line quoted … they were left unsure as to how many testicles the character in question has.”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/30/bad-sex-award-won-by-christopher-bollens-phallic-billiard-rack

" they were left unsure as to how many testicles the character in question has” - a polite way of saying the book is a load of b*ll*x?

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #7 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 13:56:48 »
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RBS to close one in four branches and shed 680 jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42192641

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #8 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 14:04:52 »
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Google Will Block Third-Party Software From Injecting Code Into Chrome

The most impacted by this change are antivirus and other security products that often inject code into the user's local browser process to intercept and scan for malware, phishing pages, and other threats.

The search giant recommends that software vendors update their coding methods and use modern Chrome features such as browser extensions or the Native Messaging API, instead of the antiquated practice of code injection.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-block-third-party-software-from-injecting-code-into-chrome/

A bit like wot Firefox have done.

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #9 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 14:13:01 »
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Thomas Cook plans to close 50 stores

Thomas Cook has said it is planning to close 50 stores as part of a review of its UK retail network.

The proposed closures will take place by March 2018 and will affect a mix of Thomas Cook and Co-operative Travel branded stores.

Thomas Cook said the stores affected are either close to other stores or are located where a fall in customers has hit profitability.

Thomas Cook says 47% of its holidays have been booked in store in 2017.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42194684

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #10 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 20:04:08 »
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Greek govt leans towards considering as 'working class' primary residence any property valued at under 300K €
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1300564/greek-govt-leans-towards-considering-as-working-class-primary-residence-any-property-valued-at-under-300k-

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #11 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 20:09:21 »
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World Cup draw: England play Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G

Gareth Southgate's men will begin their tournament against Tunisia on Monday, 18 June (19:00 BST) in Volgograd.

They will then face World Cup debutants Panama in Nizhny Novgorod on 24 June (13:00 BST) before playing top seeds Belgium four days later in Kaliningrad (19:00 BST).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42199903

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #12 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 20:14:04 »
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Electric cars already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel – study

Exclusive: Pure electric cars cost less over four years than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, US and Japan, researchers say, but China is set to lead the market
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/01/electric-cars-already-cheaper-to-own-and-run-than-petrol-or-diesel-study

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #13 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 20:16:02 »
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For pitta's sake: EU kebab meat move could make doner a goner

European parliament phosphates ban would sound death knell for nightclubber’s favoured snack, industry warns
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/01/for-pittas-sake-eu-parliament-threatens-to-make-doner-kebab-a-goner

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Re: 01/12/17
« Reply #14 on: Friday, 01 December, 2017 @ 20:20:38 »
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Army dogs which saved ‘hundreds of lives’ to be put down

'Service dogs have saved my life on numerous occasions. We have a duty to save them,' says Andy McNabb
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/emergency-service-dogs-put-down-hundreds-lives-army-andy-mcnab-kevin-dazz-a8086936.html