24/01/15

[Maik]

The Most Beautiful Beaches in Greece

I've yet to visit the amazing country...

Myrtos Beach
Cephalonia, Ionian Islands

You can drive along the coast road and see one of the best views of Myrtos Beach, a mile and a half arc beach filled with brilliant round white pebbles.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jinna-yang/the-most-beautiful-beache_b_6525666.html

And no plugs for a holiday company or 'the best' taverna!

[Maik]

Greek reforms? It's not clear they ever happened

The rallying cry in Greece is "austerity doesn't work." But it's not clear they've actually tried it.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102359709

Hm, if you live and work here you'd probably agree austerity has been tried and failed. But the points about the reforms are interesting (if not unknown).

[Maik]

Sheriff's office rug with 'In Dog We Trust' typo sells for nearly $10,000

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri had an idea.

He decided to auction off the unique item -- the "doggone rug," as he called it -- and donate the proceeds to a local [animal] rescue.

"The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office will not sweep anything under the rug," the department said when it put up the item.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/22/us/feat-florida-dog-we-trust-rug/index.html

[Maik]

A 48-year-old woman from Thessaloniki and her 20-year-old son are being accused of scamming thousands of euros from users on Facebook who paid money for forecasts of the results of upcoming soccer games.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_23/01/2015_546489

Doubtful the real match riggers would advertise on Facebook 

[Maik]

CCTV captures a toddler in Birmingham narrowly escapes being crushed by manhole cover as it explodes out of the road

The explosion is thought to have been caused by a build-up of combustible gases but it is unclear whether the manhole was part of the gas main or the sewerage system.

The latest incident happened in the Acocks Green area of Birmingham at lunchtime.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11363562/Watch-Toddler-almost-crushed-exploding-manhole-cover.html

[Maik]

Divers caught in sperm whale's giant underwater poo cloud

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30958073

[TonyKath]

CCTV captures a toddler in Birmingham narrowly escapes being crushed by manhole cover as it explodes out of the road

The explosion is thought to have been caused by a build-up of combustible gases but it is unclear whether the manhole was part of the gas main or the sewerage system.

The latest incident happened in the Acocks Green area of Birmingham at lunchtime.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11363562/Watch-Toddler-almost-crushed-exploding-manhole-cover.html

Er.... I don't think the gas main has covers like that.  It's all down to the curry houses in Brum IMHO! 

Tony

[TonyKath]

Greek reforms? It's not clear they ever happened

The rallying cry in Greece is "austerity doesn't work." But it's not clear they've actually tried it.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102359709

Hm, if you live and work here you'd probably agree austerity has been tried and failed. But the points about the reforms are interesting (if not unknown).

Amazing!  Quite right Maik.  I don't think Americans are that knowledgeable about what actually happens outside their own country.   

Tony

[U4ea]

Greek reforms? It's not clear they ever happened

The rallying cry in Greece is "austerity doesn't work." But it's not clear they've actually tried it.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102359709

Hm, if you live and work here you'd probably agree austerity has been tried and failed. But the points about the reforms are interesting (if not unknown).

Amazing!  Quite right Maik.  I don't think Americans are that knowledgeable about what actually happens outside their own country.   

Tony

I don't think they know half of what goes on in their own country either