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...really bad reputation," says Donna Chambers, head teacher at this institution of about 250 nursery and primary schoolers, which serves one of the most deprived sections of Nottingham. Charged with rejuvenating the state-run school, where "children come in well below national averages," Chambers has taken the innovative approach of organizing all subjects around a single theme, which the students themselves select by simple vote. "We were in a situation where we could take that risk," Chambers says. Past semesters have been centered on Africa, the Titanic and chocolate. This semester, students were given the stipulation that the organizing principle...
...originally had predicted.”The best element of the film is its eclectic and star-studded cast. While all celebrities in their own rights, the actors adopt a pseudo-satirical style and give exaggerated performances, making no effort whatsoever to transcend their type-casting. This two-dimensional approach, however, helps Kelly create not only a send-up of today’s modern political scene but also an absurdist parody of the entire surrealist genre.In “Southland Tales,” the Marxist underground movement is controlled by SNL-type aging hippie-feminists who wear loose...
...strategy: even at this late date the White House still doesn't have a plan for protecting American interests in Pakistan without Musharraf. In essence Bush and the White House are winging it, trying to back Musharraf down from the current crisis while coming up with a longer-term approach to securing U.S. interests in the region...
...problem is deciding what such a world looks like. Three different Administration officials involved in the interagency deliberations over Pakistan this week told me there is not yet a clear approach for handling the crisis beyond the immediate diplomacy of Negroponte's visit. "I don't want to say the interagency has concluded anything at this point," said one senior White House official. "It's a very fluid situation...
...there is dispute in the Administration, and in Congress, over whether the U.S. should repeat the personality-based approach that has produced such problems with Musharraf. Senator Joe Biden is pushing for a massive increase in non-military aid and a conditioning of military aid to progress on democracy. Some are pushing that approach in the interagency discussions, but others see the military as the safest bet for the future. Until that debate is sorted out, Bush and his diplomatic team will have to buy time with makeshift diplomacy of the sort unfolding now in Washington...