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Title: 12/11/23
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 12 November, 2023 @ 03:14:20
Today’s bank rates:   
1 €UR = £ 0.8982 GBP   £1 GBP = 1.1133 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1012 USD   $1 USD = 0.9081 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7200 AUD   $1 AUD = 0.5813 €UR
1 €UR = R20.8872 ZAR   R1 ZAR = 0.0478 €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 (https://www.postoffice.co.uk/travel-money).   
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 (https://weather.com/en-IE/weather/tenday/l/GRXX0035:1:GR)   
   
Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast   
Sun 12/11   21°/17°   17 km/h   71%   Showers possible, thunderstorms & rain probable overnight   
Mon 13/11   21°/15°   30 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny, winds probable
Tue 14/11   21°/15°   11 km/h   08%   Sun & cloud    
Wed 15/11   22°/17°   11 km/h   15%   Sun & cloud    
Thu 16/11   22°/15°   12 km/h   10%   Mostly sunny    
Fri 17/11   21°/13°   23 km/h   78%   Thundershowers probable   
Sat 18/11   17°/12°   36 km/h   73%   Light rain & winds probable   
Sun 19/11   17°/11°   23 km/h   10%   Sunny    
Mon 20/11   18°/12°   11 km/h   01%   Sunny    
Tue 21/11   20°/16°   12 km/h   06%   Mostly sunny    
   

Edit: updated

Title: Re: 12/11/23
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 12 November, 2023 @ 15:22:48
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Burglars 'break back in' to return urn filled with ashes stolen from Northamptonshire home

Burglars who stole a funeral urn from a family home have broken back in to return it, nearly two weeks after the theft.

The urn, which contained a woman's ashes, was stolen from the home in Northamptonshire on 28 October by two people.

But on Monday, the stolen urn was returned to the home in Wicken - though not the other items, which included jewellery, building materials and tools.
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-11-12/burglars-break-back-in-to-return-stolen-urn-filled-with-womans-ashes
Title: Re: 12/11/23
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 12 November, 2023 @ 23:06:44
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Microsoft Edge is testing a new video translation feature

Microsoft Edge's latest Canary update has an innovative feature: video translation.

Users have noticed a new "Translate" button that becomes visible when hovering over a video. However, now, clicking on this button does not trigger any action.

This upcoming feature in Edge is expected to support translation in four languages. There is a dropdown menu for language selection (English, French, Spanish, and Russian), although the actual translation functionality appears to be in development and does not work yet.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-is-testing-a-new-video-translation-feature/