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Smart meters threaten to interfere with nuclear missile warning systemMinisters stop the rollout of new smart meters to some homes near RAF FylingdalesNuclear missile early warning systems are at risk of interference from the roll out of smart meters, forcing energy bosses to halt installations across parts of Yorkshire, The Telegraph can reveal....
Government rolls out ‘guidance’ on teaching racism in schools
The longest word in the world is Greek; 175 letters and 78 syllablesWe Greeks are known for very long names, smashing world records, and inventing all manner of stuff first, but not even that could prepare anyone for the world’s longest word which is the creation of one of our ancestors: Aristophanes.According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the name of a fictional dish created by Aristophanes in his comedy Assembly women (Eκκλησιαζουσες). It consists of with 175 letters and 78 syllables whilst the transliteration has 183 Latin characters.The word:LopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygonOr in Greek:λοπαδοτεμαχοσελαχογαλεοκρανιολειψανοδριμυποτριμματοσιλφιοκαραβομελιτοκατακεχυμενοκιχλεπικοσσυφοφαττοπεριστεραλεκτρυονοπτοκεφαλλιοκιγκλοπελειολαγῳοσιραιοβαφητραγανοπτερύγων.
Jack Smethurst, star of hit 70s sitcom Love Thy Neighbour, dies aged 89
UK could ban part-wild hybrid cats after social media fuels boom in popularityPart-wild hybrid cats could be banned by the UK government, after social media helped bring these extreme breeds to popularity.With their huge size, powerful muscles and spotted coats, hybrid cats are seen by some as the perfect pet for the social media age. But the growing trade raises concerns over animal welfare and the illegal wildlife black market.
Brains do not slow down until after age of 60, study findsFindings go against the assumption that mental processing speed declines from a peak at age 20It is widely accepted as one of life’s bleak but unavoidable facts: as we get older, our brains get slower. But now a study, based on data from more than 1 million people, suggests that mental processing speed remains almost constant until the age of 60.
Volunteers wanted to help clear the footpath to the Potistis waterfall on the Poros-Skala road this Friday. More information from Odysseas Galiatsatos on 6932 638470.
Distracted boy miraculously spared serious injury as he falls through trapdoor
Permission's been given for a 4-star, 31 room / 92 bed hotel in Fiskardo at a total cost of just under 4,300,000 euros.
Maik, is this near Alaties? Rumours for ages, is this now official?