The ever popular Maths Challenge returns! đ
March 17, 2017
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March 16, 2017
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Victim or villain..?
A The Day Briefing: The Laws of War dropped into my mailbox today. The gist of this discursive ‘Hot Topic’ piece is that, “Yesterday a British marine had his murder conviction for killing an injured Taliban fighter reduced to manslaughter. … Continue reading
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March 14, 2017
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Word of the Week!
filibuster ËfÉŞlÉŞbĘstÉ/ noun: filibuster; plural noun: filibusters 1. an action such as prolonged speaking which obstructs progress in a legislative assembly in a way that does not technically contravene the required procedures. Synonyms: delaying tactics, stonewalling, procrastination, obstruction, delaying, blocking, … Continue reading
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March 14, 2017
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13 words we borrowed from Arabic
Arabic is one of the five most spoken languages in the world, with some 400 million users. It’s also one of the most ancient, varied and beautifully scripted languages in existence. Its influence on Spanish since the time of the … Continue reading
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March 14, 2017
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Adding âAnd then the murders beganâ instantly makes any book better
So anyway, Clishmaclaver was reading The Daily Dot and came across a new literary truism! đ How about Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach? “Until he was four years old, James Henry Trotter had a happy life. And then the … Continue reading
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March 14, 2017
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Can Boaty McBoatface save the environment?
The yellow submarine is off to Antarctica to study rising sea temperatures. She was named after an online competition went viral last year â but could her silly name help to save the planet? Why is it so hard to engage … Continue reading
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March 13, 2017
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Tomorrow is Pi Day 2017!
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant Ď (pi). “Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter âĎâ) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant â the ratio … Continue reading
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March 10, 2017
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Short Epics: Shell Company
Surgeons in Bangkok removed 915 coins from the stomach of Omsin, a sea turtle. Thrown into her pond for good luck, she eats them! đŽ Taken from: The Day
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March 9, 2017
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Emma, nudity, and the meaning of feminism
Clishmaclaver has just read an interesting addition to the current debate on ‘second wave’ feminism from The Day. Speaking of Emma Watson – whom pupils may know best as ‘Hermione’ from the Harry Potter films – the article reads, “She … Continue reading
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March 8, 2017
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#BeBoldForChange
Today is International Women’s Day! đ Why is this important? Well, organisers say – “For International Women’s Day 2017, we’re asking you to #BeBoldForChange Call on the masses or call on yourself to help forge a better working world – … Continue reading
