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Title: 09/06/16
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 09 June, 2016 @ 13:13:51
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Court cases could face 10-year wait due to lawyers’ strike
http://www.ekathimerini.com/209439/article/ekathimerini/news/court-cases-could-face-10-year-wait-due-to-lawyers-strike
Title: Re: 09/06/16
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 09 June, 2016 @ 13:17:11
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Taxpayers’ debts to the state keep piling up

Taxpayers’ expired debts to the state created this year climbed to 4.33 billion euros at the end of April, according to Finance Ministry data released on Tuesday.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/209412/article/ekathimerini/business/taxpayers-debts-to-the-state-keep-piling-up
Title: Re: 09/06/16
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 09 June, 2016 @ 13:23:26
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Santorini open cinema in top 12 Europe list (photos)
http://en.protothema.gr/santorini-open-cinema-in-top-12-europe-list-photos/
Title: Re: 09/06/16
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 09 June, 2016 @ 13:29:57
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The Minister of Health Andreas Xanthos has announced that there will be a stricter implementation of the existing anti-smoking legislation
http://www.tovima.gr/en/article/?aid=806553
Title: Re: 09/06/16
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 09 June, 2016 @ 13:35:59
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Owner of classic E-type Jaguar crashed car just moments after having it restored

The owner of a £100,000 classic Jaguar crashed his beloved motor just moments after starting the vehicle's engine - following years of work to restore it to its former glory. 

The cost of repairing the vehicle is expected to run into the tens of thousands of pounds.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/09/owner-of-classic-e-type-jaguar-crashed-car-just-moments-after-ha/
Title: Re: 09/06/16
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 09 June, 2016 @ 13:43:22
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Mandatory password reset for some Facebook and Netflix users in wake of mega-breaches

Don’t panic. Facebook and Netflix have not suffered a data breach.

But it’s quite possible that they are asking you to change your password.

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/06/08/password-reset-facebook-netflix/
Title: Re: 09/06/16
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 09 June, 2016 @ 18:01:28
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Seagull turns orange after falling into curry

A seagull turned bright orange after falling into a vat of curry.

The bird fell into a container of chicken tikka masala while trying to scavenge a piece of meat from a food factory bin.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36490552

Title: Re: 09/06/16
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 09 June, 2016 @ 18:04:57
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Woman ‘dragged dead dog down street’ after it died during walk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/09/woman-dragged-dead-dog-down-street-after-it-died-during-walk/

Sad story for all involved
Title: Re: 09/06/16
Post by: TonyKath on Saturday, 11 June, 2016 @ 02:23:07
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Woman ‘dragged dead dog down street’ after it died during walk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/09/woman-dragged-dead-dog-down-street-after-it-died-during-walk/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/09/woman-dragged-dead-dog-down-street-after-it-died-during-walk/)

Sad story for all involved

For a while when I was working I visited a teenage boy at home who had become agoraphobic after being attacked in a nearby shopping centre.  I used to go out walking with him gradually getting nearer to the shopping centre.  On one occasion to break up the monotony (for me at least) I suggested taking the family dog for a walk as it seemed friendly enough and it made the exercise more "normal" in the mind of my teenage client who was hypersensitive to people looking at him.  After about three hundred yards or so the dog sat down abruptly and started gasping like it had only minutes left in this world.  The two first thoughts that flashed through my mind were: how was I going to get a dead dog of some size and overweight back home and how was I going to explain to his mother.  Also I thought it was very unlikely that my professional insurance or  my employer's liability would cover me in the event of being sued for not carrying out an appropriate "risk assessment" and the dog winding up kaput. And finally I couldn't go for help and leave the lad with the dog as he would have gone into total panic on his own setting back some weeks of work. 

After waiting for some minutes Fido gradually picked up a bit and although still sounding pretty ropey the three of us made it slowly back to the boy's house.  I explained to the boy's mother what had happened.  She laughed like a drain, saying she wasn't at all surprised.  The dog never went out and she knew he was on his last legs.  Of course she had completely omitted to tell me any of this before we set out! 

BTW Sad story indeed in the Torygraph.  What would we do??!  :(

Tony