Reflections through Cyberspace

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 [...]

A couple of days ago I wrote a post about CCTV cameras, and whether these are really reducing crime or not. I also posted a link to a particular article about this topic, which was about CCTV cameras in neighbourhoods. However, one cannot not mention the use of video surveillance in shops. The use of [...]

Here’s an interesting story I came across whilst browsing news websites. This reminded me of some years ago, when I was still in secondary school, when my dream career was to become a pilot! I had even attended a course as an introduction for the Private Pilot License at the age of 16. Then due [...]

Last week I had mentioned in one of my posts the 2007 International Privacy Ranking Report. Well, last Thursday there was an article in one of the local news websites, mentioning the report and concentrating on the situation in Malta. 

Whilst reading skynews this morning, I came across this article about a ‘visual dictionary’ of the English language. The detailed map shows 53,463 nouns in English.  Each word is represented by a coloured square, created from pictures (nearly 80 million) generated by putting each word into Google Images as well as other search engines.
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This morning, whilst reading The Guardian, I came across this article outlining a new project related to the environment. Basically it is about a £5bn solar power plan. The aim is to build a number of giant solar power stations along the Mediterranean desert shores of northern Africa and the Middle East, where generators fitted [...]

Whilst browsing the Guardian website, I came across their digital archive.
At the moment I’m in the process of trying to find articles and news related to my topic for the dissertation, so I will surely find this option useful whilst doing my research.

A couple of days ago I was reading an article about these small knitted jumpers, known as the Bug Knits collection, which are a creation of Althea Merback.
These jumpers are in fact so small, that they can fit on the tip of your finger!!
Her creations are 100 % handmade, scaled down 12 times the size [...]

Identity Theft is the illegal use of another individual’s identity. The people behind identity theft find out personal details and may use them to open bank accounts, apply for credit cards, loans, benefits and documents such as passports and driving licenses in another person’s name. ID fraud is a serious crime, which may have serious [...]