Category Archives: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS & THOUGHTS

‘Waltons’ patriarch Ralph Waite dies at 85

Posted on February 14, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Ralph Waite, who played the kind patriarch of a tight-knit rural Southern family on the TV series “The Waltons,” has died. He was 85. Continue reading →

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Sid Caesar, comic genius of 1950s television, dead at 91

Posted on February 13, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Sid Caesar, whose sketches lit up 1950s television with zany humor, died Feb. 12, 2014, at his home in the Los Angeles area after a brief illness, a family spokesperson said. He was 91. Continue reading →

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FORMER FRONTEX EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWS VIA TWITTER TO EU COMMISSIONER CECILIA MALSTROM ON THE EU’S BORDER-CONTROL COORDINATION AGENCY’S MALADMINISTRATION

Posted on February 12, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Maltese national and retired armed forces Major Alexander Dalli, has Tweeted a message to EU Commissioner, Cecilia Malstrom, to draw attention to rampant maladministration inside the EU’s border-control coordination agency, FRONTEX.  Dalli served for two tours of duty as a … Continue reading →

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Really Modern Law Enforcement‏

Posted on February 11, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Demands of Kidnapper & CHINESE Negotiators Some US citizens think it is funny how several of them want to emulate the Asians in things like bullet trains, planned cities, compulsory abortions, rigid population control, and eating habits (almost forgot Mooch!). … Continue reading →

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FRONTEX’S OPERATIONS DIRECTOR LIKELY TO BECOME THE EU AGENCY’S NEXT DIRECTOR GENERAL

Posted on February 10, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

The Operations Director of FRONTEX, German border policeman Klaus Rosler, is earmarked and set to become the EU border-control coordination agency’s next Director General. This despite his coming under the scrutiny and fire of the EU Ombudsman when it was established that there was maladministration on the part of Frontex. Continue reading →

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MY FACEBOOK, LOOKING BACK

Posted on February 5, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Here’s my Facebook film. Find yours at https://facebook.com/lookback/ #FacebookIs10

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Facebook: dead or alive? – Telegraph

Posted on January 25, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Facebook: dead or alive?

Princeton predicts that Facebook is in precipitous decline. Continue reading →

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JOURNALISTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED THE FREEDOM TO DO THEIR JOBS

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Every medium can chose what is of news value and the IĠM appeals for harassment of journalists should not be repeated.

Last week the IĠM felt it had to defend the right to the confidentiality of the source of journalists after the police said it was going to request the Court to order the Editor of MaltaToday to reveal the source of information.

Head of News of Media.Link Communications asked for the protection of the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) as Media.Link Communications were following a story that was published in another newspaper. Continue reading →

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Confidentiality of the source of journalistic information should not be tampered with

Posted on January 17, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) regrets to note the declaration made in Court by a Police officer, who stated that the Police intended to institute proceedings in Court to request the Editor of MaltaToday to reveal the source of … Continue reading →

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Facebook plans suite of standalone mobile apps for 2014 | The Verge

Posted on January 16, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Two weeks after Messenger launched, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reflected on how the company had “historically” moved forward by building a lot of features into its core app — and how things were about to change. “We also have a few … Continue reading →

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