#not to mention the collective fear most of the alters hold towards confronting others.

[ra1nybowi-sys]

I have come to the discovery that the reason why we avoided endogenic systems in the past was due to the fact the ones we first met were just genuinely not nice people. Not because they were endogenic, they were just mean and toxic to us. -💫

[misssophiachase]

Happy Halloween lovelies! So this is my day one drabble for @klaroweenweekend, hope I’m not too late and you enjoy it. Given it was adversaries  I hope this spin works too. Pic not mine obviously. 

Beauty and the Geek

30 October

“Ouch!”

“Well, if you didn’t fidget so much, Forbes,” Katherine argued, attempting to fasten a pin near the sensitive bare skin of her torso. “I might be able to alter your costume, princess.”

“Seems fitting,” Bonnie agreed.  They were finalising their outfits for the high school halloween dance and given Katherine’s design skills she was the one yielding the painful sewing accessories. 

“Hey!” She growled, looking at her best friends and knowing that if they didn’t hold that particular status in her life she’d be way more confrontational.  

“Oh come on,” Kat scoffed. “Your costume is a princess and you’re acting like one. I mean this couldn’t be more perfect, Care.”

“Is it too late to change my mind?” She squeaked, suddenly feeling self conscious about her rash decision a month earlier and just how brief her costume actually was now she was looking at it in the mirror. “I don’t want to dress like this.”

“Sure you don’t, Care.” Bonnie teased. “I saw the way your eyes lit up when you saw this in the costume place.”

“I was stunned.”

“No, you got all kinds of excited given the Star Wars connection and...”

“Then you thought it was the best way to make a certain popular jock see you in a different light.” Caroline faltered, as much as she wanted to disagree it was slightly true. “And given the whole Sandy and Danny Grease dynamic I don’t blame you.”  

She’d been tutoring the extremely attractive and annoyingly arrogant Klaus Mikaelson for six months and had struggled to move past those crimson lips and deep set dimples. Sure he’d started out as the egotistical ass she’d expected but for some reason had grown on her over time.

“I am so not Sandy and to be honest that comparison really annoys me,” Caroline scowled.

“What because she’s blonde, annoyingly naive and whiny?” Bonnie asked.

“I have to admit that girl can wear tight fitting spandex though,” Katherine added. “I mean it’s a crime to look that good in such an unflattering fabric.”

“This isn’t about him,” she murmured, choosing to ignore her friends throwaway comments even if she didn’t really believe herself. He'd been messing with her emotions for moths now. 

One month earlier...

“It doesn’t make sense,” he complained, tapping his pencil on the book in frustration. “Numbers I get but...”

“Algebra is difficult,” she offered. Even though he was the most talented soccer player and popular guy in school she kind of felt sorry for him.  

“It should be thrown out with all that hypothesis nonsense.”

“And here I thought you were beginning to bond with trigonometry, Mikaelson?”

“If I ever start to bond with anything mathematical call the bloody doctor,” he drawled. She couldn’t miss just how cute he looked with that crooked smile and flashing her a stray dimple.

“You could do worse.”

“Oh really?”

“I’ve heard the Halloween chaos is pretty full on,” she shared. “Word is that if you choose the wrong costume then the consequences are extremely harsh.”

“Don’t I know it?” He joked, his blue eyes gazing into hers intently. “I went as a ghost in junior high at my old school in England and never heard the end of it.”

“A ghost?”

“Apparently it was extremely predictable,” he offered. “I didn’t have the guts to admit that it was the cheapest option my family could afford.”

“But yet still the most popular costume to date,” Caroline conceded. She’d often wondered about his family life but besides a few rants about his annoying siblings she didn’t ask. “I think it’s just because you were a trend setter and they couldn’t deal with it.’

“If you say so,” he chuckled. “So what are you dressing up as for Halloween? I hope it’s not a ghost and I’ve offended you.”

“I’d love to say it was and you’ve offended me deeply,” she teased. “But I am a little more creative than that.”

“If I’m not mistaken you kind of offended me with that whole creative comment,” he laughed. 

“I couldn’t help myself.”

“I guess I didn’t expect any less, love.”

“So, what are you wearing for Halloween?” Caroline asked curiously, her mind conjuring up images of a fireman costume that did nothing to disguise his toned body. “Last year I seem to recall it was...”

“Cliched,” he winced. Caroline had a feeling he wasn’t the one to pick it. “I was actually considering not making the effort.”

“Pretty sure that’s not an option when you’re going to be the Prom King next year, your majesty, so you should get some training in the meantime.” Prom King with Hayley on his arm as his queen, she had to admit that particular image made her queasy. 

Although they were no longer a couple, Caroline always figured they’d get back together given Hayley’s tragic attempts to lure him into her pathetic web. Klaus so far had resisted. Either he was too smart or someone else had caught his eye.  

“And what would you know about that?” He bit back gruffly. Caroline immediately felt like their easy banter had turned into a depiction of their real life roles. The geek and the god. 

“I suppose I wouldn’t,” she muttered, collecting her books from the table and standing up quickly.  “Forget I even suggested it.”

She could hear his objections as she walked away but had no intention of responding. They were from two different worlds after all. 

It had been the anger and frustration that had led her to make that crazy decision and choose that particular costume with her friends the following day. She’d show Klaus Mikaelson she was more than just a high school nerd. 

October 31

“What the hell is that?” Kol baulked, looking at his brother’s ensemble as they approached the school gym. 

“It’s called a costume, in fact this place is going to be littered with them, little brother,” he drawled sarcastically. 

If he was being honest, Klaus would never have picked this costume, hence his brother’s surprise, but to him it was perfect. It was something Caroline had mentioned and Klaus couldn’t get out of his head.

2 months earlier...

“I don’t get it?”

“The problem?” She asked, spinning his math text book around to scrutinise it. Klaus couldn’t miss just how cute she looked with her glasses perched on the bridge of her nose and her forehead scrunched in concentration. “What’s the problem?”

“I was actually talking about Star Wars,” he admitted, watching as her golden waves fell effortlessly over her shoulders. 

“You were thinking about Star Wars?”

“Well, I couldn’t stop thinking about it after our last session, so I may of watched a couple of movies.”

“You actually watched Star Wars? You?” 

“Why do you say that so surprisingly?” He snapped. If there was anything Klaus hated it was people judging him. 

“I just didn’t think it was your choice of genre I suppose.”

“Maybe not, until you told me about light sabres and a certain, feisty Princess,” he shared. “Then I couldn’t resist but this Chewbacca guy..”

“Chewbacca is a Wookiee,” she interrupted. Klaus had to admit she looked pretty cute defending her characters. “And how exactly has he offended your majesty?” She had taken to calling him that because she knew he hated it. Unlike every other girl in school, Caroline was the only one who challenged him and that’s why he liked her so much.

It had begun slowly, Klaus had been more annoyed than anything because he’d been forced into tutoring so as not to harm his scholarship chances. Maybe he’d been a little sullen according to Caroline at the outset but she’d soon knocked that out of him. She didn’t care about who he was and for some reason that only intrigued him more. 

“I have no idea what the hell he’s saying,” he admitted. “I mean if I was Han Solo and he was my co-pilot on the Millennium Falcon I’d be worried, you know just saying.” 

“You’ve thought about this?”

“Oh come on! Tell me you’re not worried about possible aviation incidents?” 

“How much have you seen exactly?”

“This is a library,” their feared librarian hissed as she passed their table. “Not a rock concert.”

They both stifled a laugh before she turned the book around and tapped at the math problem in question. 

October 31

The gym was packed but Klaus couldn’t see much given the ample amounts of dry ice they’d administered to fit in with the scary cemetery theme. He made his way towards the refreshments table, secretly hoping they’d spiked the punch so he could get through this night. 

Ever since he and Caroline had fought a month earlier, Klaus had been in a funk. When he asked about her knowing the whole Prom King situation he hadn’t meant for it to come out so harsh. To be honest that had been festering for so long and all he wanted was to be free of the typecast and able to move on. Move on with Caroline if she’d have him. 

It was something that tortured him on a daily basis, mainly because Klaus figured he wasn’t good enough for her. Not only was she the most brilliant person he knew but she was also extremely beautiful, inside and out. 

Unfortunately she didn’t seem to be there and Klaus felt his chest constrict. He’d worn this costume for her after all. 

“Couldn’t resist a light sabre huh?” A voice enquired from behind. Klaus would know that melodic voice anywhere. 

“Well, given I don’t speak Wookiee, I figured this was the best choice,” Klaus hadn’t turned around yet, almost too afraid his burgeoning feelings would be betrayed. 

“And you also have a thing for mind tricks, right?” Klaus had to admit she knew him all too well. 

He turned around slowly a smile etched on his face at seeing her again but not expecting the outstanding view. Suddenly his smile turned into a worried frown. A brief gold bikini and maroon skirt he wasn’t expecting, even if she did look stunning with her gold locks plaited. Without thinking he pulled her aside and into a dark corner of the gym. 

“Caroline,” he hissed, trying to ignore just how aroused he felt. Given he pretty much loved her before this ensemble wasn’t helping matters. “You can't wear things like that in public, what if...”

“People saw me,” she huffed, pushing him away. “I don’t need any chauvinistic behaviour tonight, Mikaelson.”

“But this outfit, I mean it’s just not you, love.”

“What? The shy, demure girl you know?” She growled. “Maybe I’m not who you  think I am?” 

“I know you’re beautiful, intelligent and stubbornly argumentative,” he began, running his thumb across her cheek intimately. “And I know that you’ve stolen my heart.”

“Well, maybe after this display of macho...”

“I will earn your trust, Caroline,” he promised. “If that’s what it takes, I’m willing to do that.”

“Why?”

“Because I love you and even if you think me the biggest caveman in the world, I’m going to try and put my Luke Skywalker Jedi robe over that outfit because I can’t handle anyone else looking at you the way I do.”

“Besides the obvious and annoying chauvinism in that statement, how many Star Wars films have you watched exactly?”

“Five,” he admitted. “Empire Strikes Back has to be my personal favourite.”

“So, you didn’t get to Return of the Jedi then I assume?”  Klaus suddenly felt like he was missing something big given her judgmental tone. 

“This is what Leia wears in the next movie,” she began, pulling him towards the gym doors. “And just so you know, our costume pairing you imagined isn’t exactly what it’s cracked up to be.” 

“No spoilers, Forbes,” he warned. 

“The only thing I’m going to say is that Ewoks are cute. How about we take this back to my place? And when I say that I mean to enlighten you on what you’ve missed in the Star Wars universe.” That, Klaus couldn’t argue with if he tried. Not only because he wanted to know the ending but he couldn’t think of a better person to have by his side when he did.   

When she asked for a Star Wars themed wedding seven years later he was quick to decline but promised he’d wear his best Han Solo ensemble to bed that night, as long as she reprised that gold bikini from the high school Halloween dance all those years ago. 

[dailykhaleej]

How Middlesex University Dubai is helping its students through COVID-19

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Because the COVID-19 pandemic continues affecting communities, companies and economies worldwide, Middlesex University Dubai is helping make sure the continuity of its instructional mission by utilizing modern educating options, crew spirit and innovation to spice up the educational and well-being of its college, workers and scholar physique.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, conveyed to the UAE individuals on the primary day of implementing the gap studying system throughout the UAE non-public and public faculties: “Never stop learning. Education shapes life and whoever stops learning, stops living.” Given the excellent technological infrastructure for good studying within the UAE, Middlesex University Dubai transitioned shortly to on-line studying by offering modern educating options through its digital lecture rooms and different trendy technological platforms to minimise instructional disruptions.

Residence studying technique

Middlesex University Dubai fastidiously crafted a house studying technique to make sure all students would proceed receiving a high-quality training and assist throughout this era the place training methods internationally are redefining the way in which curriculums are delivered to pupils.

The switchover to on-line tutorial supply was each seamless and a powerful success.

A Distance Studying Process Pressure and a extremely expert IT division swiftly launched a distance studying platform which greater than 150 workers have been educated to make use of. Moreover, examine plan templates had been readily constructed and put into motion – helping guarantee lecturers supplied students with detailed lesson plans properly forward of time.

After all, the important thing to the success of any initiative is in its implementation and this is the place the college’s college excelled.

Early adoption of distance studying

Within the first 4 weeks of the gap studying programme, the college recorded that – on only one platform (GoToMeeting) – there have been 4,000+ stay classes performed with 53,000+ cases of students becoming a member of. Along with the GoToMeeting platform, lecturers are additionally utilizing different platforms comparable to Kaltura, Zoom, Adobe Join and others. Reside lecturers are supported by one on one session with lecturers and the educational assist departments the Centre for Tutorial Research (CAS) and the Library.

All the scholar assist departments, Scholar Workplace, Visas, Finance, Careers and Employability are absolutely practical nearly. Advertising and Admissions departments are working on-line to facilitate recruitment of latest students for the September 2020 consumption.

We’re One World, One Household and Collectively the World will get through this.

– Dr Cedwyn Fernandes, Professional Vice-Chancellor and Director of Middlesex University Dubai

Making certain students’ well-being

Middlesex University Dubai was additionally fast to recognise that – for employees, college and students – coming to grips with COVID-19 was not solely a bodily shift away from a classroom setting – however a psychological pressure.

It led to the University internet hosting a particular panel dialogue on COVID-19 and the psychological well being affect the outbreak may have on the scholar physique.

Within the first digital Well being Out Loud X Re:Set Dialogues: Scholar Life throughout COVID-19, panellists mentioned the results of the pandemic on students and their wellbeing and had been available to reply questions from an internet viewers who confronted each confusion and concern about what the 2020/21 tutorial yr holds for them.

As Dr Cedwyn Fernandes, Professional Vice-Chancellor and Director of Middlesex University Dubai, mentioned: “Many students are caught in the web of COVID-19 confusion. Knowledge and preparation can help reduce feelings of panic and we hope that this webinar – the first of many – will go towards diminishing the understandable fears and worries the student body may be facing.” Dr Fernandes’ message to all students and workers is to remain robust and that “We are One World, One Family and Together the World will get through this.”

In any disaster, information is energy. Staying knowledgeable is crucial factor the inhabitants can do to guard itself towards any risk.

Amidst a world disaster that continues to affect lives in unprecedented methods, particular editions of the Wednesday Analysis Seminar Sequence – which was launched in 2008 and has featured greater than 275 shows so far – tackled the topic on everybody’s ideas.

On 15 April, Dr Sreejith Balasubramanian hosted a seminar titled Sustaining Schooling through COVID-19 Pandemic – Studying from the Previous Disaster. The seminar explored the significance of instructional establishments commonly reviewing the altering state of affairs, enhancing their preparedness, and the way they need to develop efficient long run methods.

Professor Ajit Karnik additionally delivered a seminar on Statistical Evaluation of COVID-19 Information, which addressed the statistical properties of the virus, data on whole and new confirmed circumstances, whole and new deaths because of the virus and recoveries from the virus. The presentation additionally investigated the seemingly components that designate the progress of the illness throughout nations.

Neighborhood spirit

In instances of confusion and unprecedented circumstances, fostering innovation and a group spirit was additionally recognised as a necessity; helping proceed fixed communication is important in making certain consistency and positivity amongst workers, college and students.

It led to the workers and scholar physique sharing their messages of positivity, gratitude and solidarity with all these frontline employees who’re working tirelessly to maintain us protected by collaborating within the Collectively We Can appreciation video. It highlighted the vital message of Keep Residence, Keep Secure, Keep Related.

The students marked the dedication of healthcare and frontline professionals by recording heartfelt messages of thanks for these working to guard the security of the nation – and the broader world.

The marketing campaign was not solely a option to categorical communal gratitude – but additionally an opportunity to attach with the varsity group.

It led to a string of different initiatives from the University’s Scholar Actions Division to make sure – regardless of a shift away from campus – college spirit remained robust.

A particular version of Music Monday’s (stay music from the University’s Music Membership), exercises with Coach Sasa – stay classes together with movies posted to the @wearemdx (Scholar Actions) Instagram web page, and Be taught the Dance with Dance Membership; ensured that our bodies – in addition to minds – had been stored lively; and a way of college group remained.

In instances of disaster, continuity and consistency are a number of the most vital components in beat-ing fears over uncertainty.

Dr Fernandes mentioned that the well being and wellbeing of the students and workers stay his high precedence.

“These are unsure instances – instances wherein the University has been proud to see students, college and workers flourish in durations of change to the academic supply. Our because of the UAE authorities for making certain a protected and safe atmosphere and for offering the technological infrastructure.

“We’re grateful to the healthcare professionals, important employees and authorities officers on the frontlines of this battle. They’ve proven professionalism, dedication, compassion and dedication which is testomony to the group spirit within the UAE.

“We perceive the stress and nervousness all our college group could have throughout these unsure instances, particularly for many who are away from our household and family members.

“Whereas our utmost precedence – because it has at all times been – is the continued instructional excellence, wellbeing and happiness of all our students, it has additionally been a necessity to make sure everybody within the college community and group retains up the nice spirits – alongside the excellent work.

“Let us continue to take care of each other. I am confident that we can ensure the continuity of our educational mission by using innovative teaching solutions, team spirit and goodwill until we can rejoin together on campus once again.”

At Middlesex University Dubai studying by no means stops! We’re modern in our educating strategies and reply to vary effectively and successfully – so by selecting to check with us in September 2020 you may be relaxation assured that your training is our primary precedence. To search out out extra go to: www.mdx.ac.ae/gulfnews

We’re trying ahead to welcoming you to Middlesex University Dubai and we’re dedicated delivering the perfect. Keep protected.

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