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Rule Britannia

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“RULE BRITANNIA”  DAPHNE DU MAURIER – an eye opening strangely topical story  featuring “US-UK”. First published in 1972 by Victor Gollanz Ltd this is Daphne Du Maurier’s   last novel.   Du Maurier wrote many fictional books and those adapted to film include:  – “Rebecca”, “Frenchman’s Creek”, “My Cousin Rachel” and “The Birds”. Ella Westland pointed out – “The author had known the story of Peter Pan since early childhood.  Her father Gerald du Maurier regularly played Captain Hook on stage since Daphne was born and observed Emma plays Wendy to Mad’s Peter Pan, Mad’s boys being  the six adopted lost boys … Continue reading Rule Britannia

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India Launches its third Moon mission

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Chandrayaan -3 the Indian Space Research Organisation’s third Moon mission at a budget of US$ 74.6 million the cheapest ever, blasts into space. It’s the second attempt to do so ended in failure four years ago as ground control lost contact moments before landing. Only Russia, China  and the United States  have previously achieved a controlled landing on the lunar surface. The Chandrayaan-3  which means Mooncraft in Sanskrit will touch down near the Moon’s little explored south pole between August 23 and 24. According to ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 includes a lander module named Vikram which means Valour in Sanskrit and a … Continue reading India Launches its third Moon mission

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Leading connector manufacturer which makes the world go round

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Apple’s Vision Pro the mixed-reality headset is integrated its complex electronics  including the crucial OLED display by a little-known contract manufacturer Shenzhen-based Luxshare Precision Industry. Apple is prepared to test “crazy” ideas in Luxshare factories. Luxshare’s highly optimized connectors, Antennas, micro coaxial cable and flexible print circuitboards can improve performance of your notebooks, with interconnectivity solutions that power, convert and sound different application. Luxshare is taking on Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s biggest contact electronics manufacturer. When Foxconn opened its factory in Shenzhen in 1988, 21-year-old Grace Wang was one of the first migrant works to be employed on its production … Continue reading Leading connector manufacturer which makes the world go round

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England’s dramatic win to level the Ashes series 2-2

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27 Jul 2023, Men’ International Test Match Series Day 5 of 5 England Vs Australia England 283 ao off 54.4ov, Brook 85  off 91, 11 fours, 2 sixes, Duckett 41 off 41 , 3 fours, Woakes 36 off 36, 4 fours, 1 six, Starc 4-82, Hazlewood 2-54, Murphy 2-22. Second innings 395 ao off 81.5 ov, Crawley 73 off 76, 9 fours, Bairstow 78 off 103, 11 fours, Duckett 42 off 55, 7 fours, Stokes 42 off 67, 3 fours, 1 six, Starc 4-100, Murphy 4-110. Australia. 295 ao off 103.1 ov, Khawaja 47 off 157, 7 fours,  Smith 71 … Continue reading England’s dramatic win to level the Ashes series 2-2

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Jawan: Bollywood thriller slated for September 7, release

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Bollywood film legend and iconic actor, Shah Rukh Khan, whose three-decade reign over Indian cinema continues, as he plays twin role in the latest high-octane action thriller Jawan (Commando),  captivating audiences worldwide, a younger and older Shah Rukh is the prevue, with the Shah Ruk Khan’s father’s version will be called Vikram, and his son’s version will be called Azad. King Khan’s father is said to be a Jawan, leading a commando team of four key people. Shah Rukh Khan also plays Azad the son of a police officer. Deepika Padukone, his lead role actress in his previous hit film … Continue reading Jawan: Bollywood thriller slated for September 7, release

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Joint-Stock corporation shaped British Colonialism

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Across four centuries from Ireland to India, the Americas to Africa, and Australia, British colonialism was above all the business of corporations, conceived promoted, financed, and governed overseas expansion, making claims over territory and peoples while ensuring that British and colonial society were invested, quite literally, in their ventures. Colonial companies were also relentlessly controversial, frequently in debt, and prone to failure. The corporation was well-suited to overseas expansion not because it was an inevitable juggernaut but because, like the empire itself, it was an elusive contradiction: public and private; person and society: subordinate and autonomous, centralized and diffuse; immortal … Continue reading Joint-Stock corporation shaped British Colonialism

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Spacey cleared of sex assault charges

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Hollywood star Kevin Spacey was acquitted of sex assault charges. The star wept in court as he was cleared of sexual assault against four men and said he was grateful to the jury and humbled to be cleared at Southwark Crown court. It took jury 12 hours and 26 minutes to acquit him yesterday after a four week trial in which singer Sir Elton John gave evidence and the names of Val Kilmer, Dame Judi Dench and Dame Joan Collins were dropped. The Crown Prosecution Service said it respected the verdict adding its function is not to decide whether a … Continue reading Spacey cleared of sex assault charges

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Sinead O’Connor dies aged 56

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Irish singer Sinead O’Connor  has died at the age of 56 – 18 months after her teenage son Shane took his own life. Sinead  O’ Connor found global fame  with 1990 hit single Nothing Compares 2 U, composed by rock legend Prince which galloped to number one around the globe. The song accompanied by a powerful video which displays her shedding real tears. In a Twitter post ten days ago, she gave an insight into her grief since losing her 17-year-old son in January 2022,” her final message in what appears to be one of her final posts with a … Continue reading Sinead O’Connor dies aged 56

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NatWest Boss resigns after leak admission

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Can we trust our banks to do the right thing? Dame Alison Rose resigns as CEO of NatWest immediately, after admitting that she leaked private banking information about former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage to inaccurate BBC story by their business editor Simon Jack about the decision to close Mr Farage’s accounts with Coutts, a NatWest subsidiary. Farage raised concerns in April that decision to close his account was politically motivated and accused the boss of Coutts of being “sleep at the wheel” throughout the scandal over its decision to “de-bank” him because of his political views. Banks cannot pick … Continue reading NatWest Boss resigns after leak admission