Month: April 2021
Greatest Animated Film
Spirited Away’s Oscar win was a wake-up call for a lot of people in the film business who had been disregarding Japanese animation for years .It prompted a behind-the-scenes rights-rush, as several movie companies hoped to cash in on anime releases; it also represented a high point in Disney’s then-distribution partnership with Studio Ghibli, which
Knowing Your Employee
At larger organisations, HR departments might have known little more than employees’ names, addresses and birthdays. But once Covid-19 abruptly shifted work into our homes, we suddenly had to share more with employers, because our private lives were playing out during working hours. There’s a sense that giving employers more insight into our home circumstances,
Africa’s largest nation
Algeria is Africa’s largest nation and the 10th largest in the world Stretching between Morocco and Tunisia and facing Europe across the Mediterranean .Much of the country around four-fifths is consumed by the Sahara, the largest hot desert in the world and a startling, barren wilderness of volcanic massifs, gravel plains and great ergs, or
Football Super League
Twelve clubs have signed up – six of them from the English Premier League.There’s been a massive backlash against plans by some of the world’s biggest football clubs to start a new European Super League. The new league would rival the existing Champions League, one of the biggest club tournaments in football. The Arsenal, Chelsea,
Facebook to launch Live Audio Rooms
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement while speaking to journalist Casey Newton on Monday that the company it will roll out a series of audio features in the next few months. This includes Live Audio Rooms, its version of the popular app Clubhouse that allows people to listen and participate in live conversations. and
Japan’s Technological Shifts
One of Japan’s leading telecommunications companies, published a white paper outlining their aim to lead the way globally in rolling out 6th Generation mobile communication technology by 2030 before then full roll out of the 5G network in the country. This has mirrored the Japanese government’s position on 6G, as the country lags behind the
China’s moon mission
China’s rekindling of the space race is part of an on going effort to challenge US hegemony, China is throwing its hat in the ring in yet another area to demonstrate its rising status as a global superpower. In many ways the US has become increasingly inward looking in recent years and will probably not
Crusades Misunderstood
crusades are most often depicted as an unprovoked attack on Muslim lands, these assertions are possibly based on a naïve understanding that medieval geography was similar to present day national borders and demographics, and fails to consider the historical backdrop to this period of history. The Crusades directly followed a period of Islamic expansion, as
Huey Long
Growing up in poverty in Louisiana in the late 19th century, Long went on to become a renowned lawyer before eventually becoming governor of his home state in 1928, and being instrumental in Franklin D. Roosevelt election victory in 1932, despite later opposing his New Deal. What followed was a short and controversial political career
First West African country to Gain Independence
Ghana became the first true post-colonial nation south of the Sahara, with the Ghana Independence Act 1957 paving the way for the Convention Peoples Party under President Kwame Nkrumah declaring the country a republic in 1960. This movement for independence was built upon over a 100 years of native resistance to British colonial rule in