The virtual tour of ancient Rome will allow one to retrace the footsteps of gladiators, philosophers, centurions and senators. All this can be done through Google Earth, and the 3D map is designed to give web users, students and historians a better understanding of how Rome looked centuries ago. There are more than 6,700 buildings [...]
0 commentsI’ve watched the news yesterday, and I was very angry..after all I’ve seen! Bus drivers, minibus drivers, hearses’ drivers and taxi drivers decided to strike yesterday, causing chaos on Maltese roads.
I mean..come on..first you strike (affecting many people!), then as if that was not enough, you block the roads!!! And some of them even became [...]
This morning, whilst reading the news, I came across this article, about how new ways of monitoring migration should be established as a priority. This area is one of the issues which I am currently researching, as part of one of my credits at uni, which is related to the changing European demography. Migration is [...]
0 commentsThe 13th edition of the 36 hour Hair & Beauty marathon organised by the MCAST Institute of Community Services is going to be held on Sunday 4 May starting at 1100hrs till Monday 5th May ending at 2300hrs.
This year’s beneficiaries are: Id-Dar tal-Providenza and Malta Hospice Movement
The aim of the Marathon is to show the [...]
I was reading the news, and came across an article saying that giant supermarket Tesco are starting to trial carbon labels. The footprint label has been devised by Carbon Trust which is also working with other companies. Labels show how many grams of carbon dioxide each product emits.
Carbon Trust was set up in [...]
Whilst doing research for my dissertation, I came across an article regarding a new strategy being adopted by police in London.
A scheme is currently being trialled in south London, with the aim of addressing public unease with the remote, impersonal nature of modern policing, and is set to be rolled out across London. This [...]
From BBC News:
10 things we didn’t know last week
According to today’s news, the Isle of MTV concert will be held in Malta until 2010!
More details to be announced later on…
Today I came across a website with plenty of information on UK Mortgages. The interesting aspect of this website is that it has a news section, whereby news items related to mortgages and lending as well as other financial news are listed in this section.
An interesting news article which I read in this section is [...]
Whilst reading the news this morning, I came across an article portraying some do’s and don’ts whilst on holiday. For instance one tip about Venezuela - If someone tells you they like your shirt in Venezuela, it’s customary to give it to them!! Imagine ending without a shirt, just because someone liked it!! And chewing [...]
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