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16/09/22
« on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 04:55:05 »
Kef fire risk 16/09/22: Medium

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8954 GBP
1 €UR = $ 1.0292 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1168 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9716 €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
Fri 16/09   28°/22°   17 km/h   05%   Mostly sunny
Sat 17/09   28°/21°   17 km/h   17%   Sun & cloud
Sun 18/09   24°/18°   29 km/h   24%   Sunny, winds probable
Mon 19/09   25°/19°   20 km/h   01%   Mostly sunny
Tue 20/09   26°/19°   14 km/h   40%   Thunderstorms possible
Wed 21/09   25°/18°   19 km/h   21%   Mostly sunny
Thu 22/09   23°/17°   16 km/h   36%   Showers possible
Fri 23/09   23°/17°   14 km/h   35%   Showers possible
Sat 24/09   23°/17°   17 km/h   07%   Mostly sunny
Sun 25/09   23°/18°   16 km/h   10%   Mostly sunny



Edit: weather forecast updated

« Last Edit: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 11:32:33 by Maik »

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #1 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 04:57:59 »
Body of a 69 y-o foreign female recovered yesterday afternoon from the sea at Faliraki, Rhodes.

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #2 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 05:04:59 »
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Police nab murder suspect after 21 years

Police on Friday arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a murder committed 21 years ago.

The suspect was arrested as he tried to pass through Kakavia border crossing with Albania after police found that a warrant had been issued for his arrest.

The murder took place in a marble-processing business the town of Kanallaki, near Preveza, in western Greece. The suspect, an Albanian citizen, is accused of striking and fatally wounding another foreign worker with a tool.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1193392/police-nab-murder-suspect-after-21-years/

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #3 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 05:07:08 »
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Non-PDO halloumi going cheap

Many supermarket chains and stores in Cyprus that sell halloumi are offering hefty discounts on individual or bulk sales of the cheese. The price cuts, of course, only concern those products that do not fall fulfill PDO specifications and are not labeled accordingly.

Supermarkets are frantically trying to get rid of their stock so as to comply with the September 19 deadline when only PDO-produced halloumi can be sold in stores.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1193337/non-pdo-halloumi-going-cheap/

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #4 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 05:13:55 »
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Japanese professor wins Ig Nobel prize for study on knob turning

Other awards at the virtual ceremony on Thursday evening include the physics prize for showing why ducklings swim in a line formation, and the economics prize for explaining, mathematically, why success most often goes not to the most talented people, but instead to the luckiest. An international collaboration won the peace prize for devising an algorithm to help gossipers decide when to tell the truth and when to lie.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/sep/15/japanese-professor-wins-ig-nobel-prize-for-study-on-knob-turning

:blink: The mind boggles

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #5 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 05:19:29 »
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EU too severe on Greece over debt crisis, former Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker concedes
https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/15/eu-too-severe-on-greece-over-debt-crisis-former-commission-president-jean-claude-juncker-c

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #6 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 11:52:25 »
Indiana Jones 5 due for release next year. I thought the series had run out of steam, maybe it can be resurrected.



https://youtu.be/u9fvausNbFo?t=1

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #7 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 13:51:51 »
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Bank of England warns of looming deadline to exchange old banknotes

The Bank of England has warned the deadline to exchange old £20 and £50 notes is fast approaching.

People have until the end of the month, 30 September, to use the paper Bank of England (BoE) £20 and £50 notes before they no have legal tender status.

The BoE warned that people will face long queues to exchange the notes, which will then go out of circulation.

People have been advised to deposit their old notes at banks or at a Post Office ahead of the 30 September deadline.

As of 15 September, you can also exchange the:

*    Elizabeth Fry paper £5 note
*    Charles Darwin paper £10 note
*    Adam Smith paper £20 note
*    Boulton and Watt paper £50 note
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/old-banknotes-england-exchange-deadline-b2168592.html

Find more information on how to exchange your old notes on the Bank of England website.

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #8 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 16:21:04 »
Body of an 83 y-o foreign female recovered this morning from the sea at  ​​Agios Vlassis, Epidavros.

Body of a 65 y-o foreign male, presumed UK national, recovered from inside a British flagged yacht in port of Lavkas. Autopsy arranged.
 

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Re: 16/09/22
« Reply #9 on: Friday, 16 September, 2022 @ 16:35:03 »
Traffic accident earlier this afternoon on the Argostoli-Poros road just before the Kokolata junction. Appears a motorcycle and car were involved, motorcyclist required hospital treatment due to injuries received.