Category Archives: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS & THOUGHTS

Sacha Baron Cohen’s scathing attack on Facebook in full: ‘greatest propaganda machine in history’

Posted on May 17, 2021 by ivanmconsiglio

Baron Cohen descirbes Facebook as “the greatest propaganda machine in history”, argued that the company, which does not vet political ads for truthfulness, would have allowed Hitler to run propaganda on its platform. Continue reading →

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“And they’re off,…!!!” as they say at the races…

Posted on May 5, 2021 by ivanmconsiglio

Maltese political parties already posturing themselves for elections. Continue reading →

Posted in GENERAL OBSERVATIONS & THOUGHTS | Tagged election, MALTA, MALTESE, MALTIN, mistakes, politics, Social Media | Leave a comment

DRONE PILOT TRAINING IN MALTA

Posted on April 27, 2021 by ivanmconsiglio

Serious drone pilot training and certification, now available in sunny Malta. Continue reading →

Posted in GENERAL OBSERVATIONS & THOUGHTS, Malta | Tagged drone, drone Pilot Training, drones, MALTA, Malta Drone Centre, MDC | Leave a comment

Farewell Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Posted on April 10, 2021 by ivanmconsiglio

Farewell Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Continue reading →

Posted in British Monarchy, GENERAL OBSERVATIONS & THOUGHTS, Island Fortress, Malta, photographer, photographers, photographs, PHOTOGRAPHY, photos, Second World War, Valletta, WORLD MILITARY | Tagged Duke of Edinburgh, MALTA, Philip, Prince Philip | Leave a comment

Maybe the food from Star Trek is already here

Posted on March 4, 2021 by ivanmconsiglio

So, came across this article (in Italian) on synthetic meat, lab grown chow, and it immediately reminded me of Star Trek food replicators, of Captain Jeanluc Piccard ordering his earl grey tea, and so many other episode plot lines of … Continue reading →

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Experts sound the alarm on declining birth rates among younger generations: “It’s a crisis”

Posted on March 4, 2021 by ivanmconsiglio

New data is confirming a baby boom that some doctors expected was actually a “baby bust”. Health departments in more than two dozen states in the U.S. provided records to CBS News, showing a 7% drop in births in December — nine months after the first lockdowns began. Continue reading →

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SITREP 2021

Posted on March 4, 2021 by ivanmconsiglio

this quick post is an apology for having been away from this niche of mine on the web. Continue reading →

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AN AFTERNOON WITH CLIVE BOOTH

Posted on November 6, 2019 by ivanmconsiglio

As a brand ambassador for Canon, Clive Booth has travelled far and wide and worked on countless projects, which over the years have made him a celebrated photographer and a filmmaker with tons of achievements under his belt. Continue reading →

Posted in GENERAL OBSERVATIONS & THOUGHTS, Malta, photographer, photographers, photographs, PHOTOGRAPHY, photos | Tagged "McCullin in Kolkata", Avantech Ltd., canon, Canon agents in Malta, Canon EOS C300 Mark II, Sir Don McCullin, www.canon.com, www.clivebooth.com | Leave a comment

Showcasing the Value of Scouting

Posted on November 3, 2019 by ivanmconsiglio

A few weeks ago, I blogged about Scouts and Scouting. Am again moved to put some words together after discussing with some friends the fact that in Malta we have an ever thriving and healthy Scouting organisation for youths, with an ever present … Continue reading →