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Putin's worst fears are exposed by the Iran crisis
James Rodgers Vladimir Putin and his friends in the Kremlin will be watching events unfolding in Iran very carefully. First, because it concerns the fate of an ally in a world where Russia wants to be taken seriously as a global power but is seeing itself weakened by the loss of friends like Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela .
DWP payments coming in February worth up to £1,074 for Cost of Living, Winter Fuel, Cold Weather and Warm Home Discount
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September Poetry Corner: A New Divinity
Hello Poetry Lovers! I hope you are all staying cool, and surviving all these hot days. They seem to be behind us, as we head towards Fall. As I’ve noted before, poetry can be found in the strangest of places, where you least expect it. You just need to always be aware, ready for it, looking for it.
I’d teach that for a dollar!
It’s June 2018, and we’re due a teaching and learning observation week. Gauging the temperature in the staff room, after a hectic year, I felt that another round of observations from senior and middle leaders would have finished our teachers off! I wanted to boost morale, to create a feelgood factor in our last month. I wanted to encourage all to take risks in the classroom, to observe one-another, and come away with something tangible to use in our lessons the next day.
Disappointing Candide in Auckland
Though filled with intoxicating melodies and its own unique charm, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide undeniably has its problems. A hodgepodge of operatic and musical theatre styles, a reliance on an overly wordy narration by the actor playing Voltaire and a plot dependent on a rather heavy satire of optimism are among its challenges.
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