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01/12/22
« on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 04:20:05 »
Καλό μήνα

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8908 GBP
1 €UR = $ 1.0687 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1226 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9357 €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
Thu 01/12   17°/13°   16 km/h   97%   Rain probable
Fri 02/12   17°/13°   07 km/h   05%   Sun & cloud
Sat 03/12   17°/14°   17 km/h   85%   Showers probable
Sun 04/12   18°/14°   32 km/h   89%   Rain probable
Mon 05/12   18°/13°   14 km/h   83%   Rain & thunder probable
Tue 06/12   18°/12°   10 km/h   11%   Sun & cloud
Wed 07/12   18°/13°   13 km/h   71%   Light rain probable
Thu 08/12   19°/15°   24 km/h   64%   Light rain probable
Fri 09/12   19°/15°   28 km/h   57%   Scattered thunderstorms probable
Sat 10/12   19°/14°   25 km/h   58%   Scattered thunderstorms probable


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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #1 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 04:28:40 »
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Forty-hour ambulance waits as NHS delays worsen

More than 10,000 ambulances a week are caught in queues of at least an hour outside accident-and-emergency units in England, a BBC News analysis shows.

The total - the highest since records began, in 2010 - means one in eight crews faced delays on this scale by mid-November.

Paramedics warned the problems were causing patients severe harm.

One family told BBC News an 85-year-old woman with a broken hip had waited 40 hours before a hospital admission.

She waited an "agonising" 14 hours for the ambulance to arrive and then 26 in the ambulance outside hospital.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63808516

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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 04:32:23 »
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Batteries linked to hundreds of waste fires

Batteries thrown in household rubbish bins cause about 700 fires every year in dustcarts and waste-processing centres, local authorities say.

Lithium-ion batteries can explode if damaged or crushed.

The Environmental Services Association says resulting fires cost fire services and waste operators some £158m a year.

Non-profit organisation Material Focus, which surveyed local authorities, runs an online search tool to help people find their nearest recycling point.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63809620

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 04:40:12 »
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Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79

Christine McVie, who played with Fleetwood Mac and wrote some of their most famous songs, has died aged 79, her family has said.

The British singer-songwriter was behind hits including Little Lies, Everywhere, Don't Stop, Say You Love Me and Songbird.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63812952



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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #4 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 04:42:34 »
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'Gut-wrenching': Almost one million facing eviction this winter, data shows
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-11-30/gut-wrenching-almost-one-million-facing-eviction-this-winter-data-shows

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #5 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 04:56:34 »
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Cocaine Bear: True story of infamous bear who consumed duffel bag of cocaine and got Hollywood treatment
Animal overdosed after it ate 70 pounds of drugs thrown out of plane by infamous smuggler

When Georgia investigators stumbled across the infamous Cocaine Bear in 1985 its cause of death was unmistakable.

The 175-pound black bear was found next to a duffel bag that had once been filled with more than 70 pounds of cocaine before it was hurled from a drug smuggler’s plane.

Except now it was ripped open with 40 empty packets scattered near the overdosed animal’s carcass.

Now the wild story of the Cocaine Bear has been given the Hollywood thriller treatment and turned into a movie.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cocaine-bear-trailer-release-movie-elizabeth-banks-b2236553.html



https://youtu.be/OsIBBCHt3Xo?t=1

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #6 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 14:57:29 »
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Trainline launches limited edition 'track-suit' inspired by prints on train seats
https://www.indy100.com/viral/trainline-tracksuit-seat-prints-pattern

Trainline... track-suits...  :doh:

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #7 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 18:05:38 »
Memorial service at 11:30 this Sunday for Spyros Vavasis, executed by the Nazis during the occupation, at the Eagle monument in Pastra.

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #8 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 18:10:08 »
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Greece to get EU-funded anti-disinformation hub

The European Commission announced on Thursday the creation of six new anti-disinformation hubs, including one in Greece, as part of a wider effort to fight disinformation across Europe.

With the creation the new hubs, the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), an independent platform for fact-checkers, academic researchers and other relevant stakeholders, will expand its coverage to all 27 EU Member States as well as Norway.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1199239/greece-to-get-eu-funded-anti-disinformation-hub/

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #9 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 18:13:28 »
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Boris Johnson: Former PM announces plans to stand at next election

Boris Johnson has told his local Conservative Party he will stand again as an MP at the next general election, the BBC has been told.

The Conservatives have given their MPs until 5 December to confirm whether they wish to contest the next election - which must be held by early 2025.

So far, 11 Tory MPs have announced they will not stand for re-election.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63824268

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #10 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 18:17:30 »
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Brexit added £210 to household food bills, LSE says

Brexit added £210 to the average household food bill in the two years to the end of 2021, new research suggests.

Academics at the London School of Economics (LSE) found that the cost of food imported from Europe went up because of extra red tape and checks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63821133


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GB News viewers just voted on Brexit – and the results left host Martin Daubney speechless
https://www.indy100.com/politics/gb-news-brexit-vote-2658726837

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #11 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 18:22:43 »
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Water firms’ debts since privatisation hit £54bn as Ofwat refuses to impose limits

Customers pay on average 20% of their bill towards servicing debt and rewarding shareholders, says CMA
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/01/water-companies-debts-since-privatisation-ofwat-refuses-impose-limits

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #12 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 20:16:45 »


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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #13 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 20:54:51 »
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10 signs your Christmas market is a yuletide dud

Winter wonderland or holiday horror? With events opening up and down the land, we outline the (festively hued) red flags to watch out for
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/festivals-and-events/winter-wonderland-holiday-horror-10-signs-christmas-market-yuletide/

Quite an amusing read, rings true from my (limited) experience.

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #14 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 20:59:37 »
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Soaring rents making life ‘unaffordable’ for private UK tenants, research shows
Exclusive: Findings come amid rising evictions, ‘price gouging’ claims and fears of homelessness emergency

Soaring rents have in effect made life unaffordable for private tenants across swathes of the UK, according to research undertaken for the Guardian.

The analysis shows asking rents on new listings are up by almost a third since 2019 – and some people are facing increases of up to 60%. Prices in 48 council areas are now classed by the Office for National Statistics as unaffordable when compared with average wages.

It comes amid warnings of a rising wave of evictions, allegations of “price gouging” by some landlords, and fears “the rental crisis is fast becoming a homelessness emergency”.

Michael Gove, the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, is facing growing calls to finally ban no-fault evictions, used by landlords seeking to raise rents, despite the government having pledged to do so since April 2019. Ministers also face demands to pay more in housing benefit to cover rising costs.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/01/soaring-rents-making-life-unaffordable-for-private-uk-tenants-research-shows

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« Reply #15 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 21:24:08 »
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LastPass suffers another data breach, says customer data was stolen

LastPass has been breached for a second time this year.

LastPass has not disclosed further details about the breach. It is still investigating the scope of the incident to determine what user data was accessed.

Security incidents like these are the reason why some people prefer to use offline password managers like KeePass, because the only person who has access to your vault is you.

That said, if you have enabled 2-factor authentication for the accounts that you have stored in the cloud-based password manager, you should be relatively safe from attacks.
https://www.ghacks.net/2022/12/01/lastpass-data-breach-customer-data-stolen/

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Re: 01/12/22
« Reply #16 on: Thursday, 01 December, 2022 @ 21:58:16 »
YPERION Christmas Charity Bazaar between 10:00-18:00 on Sunday, 04 December 4 at the Day Care Center for People with Disabilities in Loggos, Lixouri.