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It's the dawn of a new phenomenon, an enthralling experience & an ultimate lifestyle! Bestech Park View Grand Spa is a collection of artistically planned high-class exclusive apartments. The elegantly designed and creatively planned Bestech Park View Grand Spa is located in Sector 81, Gurugram (Gurgaon) and it conveniently connects to the rest of the city of Gurgaon. The seamless connectivity to Delhi is an added advantage for the residents. The project has beautifully appointed 3BHK & 4BHK lavish and luxurious apartments on offer.
|Image View of Bestech Park View Grand Spa, Sector 81, Gurgaon (Gurugram)
Bestech Park View Grand Spa is located on:
- 75 m wide access road
- 1.5 KMS from NH-8
- 20 minutes' drive from International Airport
- 5 minute drive from proposed Metro Station.
Artistically designed by the internationally renowned architecture firm Chapman Taylor (master planning and architectural design practice based in London, UK), it's an enthralling experience for an ultimate lifestyle.
Key Highlights
- 561 luxurious apartments
- 30 Penthouses
- 7 Villas
- 8 Acres Central Park
- Total 10 towers surrounded by greens
- 1 Exclusive 108 mtrs tall "Spa Signature" Tower
- 86% open green
- 3 units per floor
- 3 lifts in each tower
- Family Lounge attached to master bedroom in every apartment
- Size range: 2600-4200 sq.ft.
- 3 side open views
- Abundant natural daylight
- Optimum cross ventilation
|Main Gate Entry View Bestech Park View Grand Spa, Sector 81, Gurugram (Gurgaon)
Sports facilities
- Squash Court
- Tennis Court
- Basketball Court
- Cricket Net
- Swimming Pool
- Kids Pool & Crèche
- Kids Play Area with Tot Lots, See Saws, Baby Slides
Unique Arrival Experience - Ground Floor stilt to have an air conditioned entrance lobby in every tower providing a sumptuous & elegantly furnished waiting lounge and secure multiple access control points.
Technical Features
- Introduction of breakthrough FTTH (Fiber Optic to the Home) enabling single point control of multi-dimensional utilities:
- Power & flexibility to choose multiple services from multiple service providers
- All services on single fiber, hence no clutter
- Access to on-demand premium content
- Avail unlimited bandwidth on demand
- Provision for Wi-Fi
- Gated community with Smart access to residents with card swipe facility in every tower
- 24 hour CCTV surveillance at entry and exit points for continuous monitoring & recording at the main entrance, basement and lift lobbies
- Dedicated Intercom linking the residence to both main gate & lobby
|Sky View Bestech Park View Grand Spa, Sector 81, Gurugram (Gurgaon)
Standard Features
- Provision for car washing bays and laundry
- LPG Gas Pipeline
- Driver Toilets
- Convenient shopping stores provided for easy lifestyle
- Yoga Huts / Meditation Greens
- 100% Power Back up
- High Speed Elevators
- Dog Poop Area
- Eco friendly habitat minimizing energy requirements and conserving water:
- Rain Water Harvesting
- Dual Plumbing System
- Sewage Treatment Plant
- Treated Water Supply
- Facilities Management Service
- Numerous sporting activities
Spa Signature Tower
- Majestic 108 mtrs tall
- Three side open with breathtaking views
- Only 4BHK + Family Lounge: 4200 sq.ft.
- Special waiting lounge with exclusive amenities
- Exclusive Swimming Pool
- VRV Air-Conditioning & False ceiling
The Signature Club
- State of the Art Gymnasium
- Extraordinary Spa having massage room, Steam, Jacuzzi and relaxation areas
- Table Tennis & Pool Table
- Indoor lounge with billiards room and cards room
- Multipurpose Hall
- Provision for:
Beauty Salon
Multi-Cuisine restaurant
|Specifications of Bestech Park View Grand Spa, Sector 81, Gurugram (Gurgaon)
|Location Map of Bestech Park View Grand Spa, Sector 81, Gurugram (Gurgaon)
|Site Layout of Bestech Park View Grand Spa, Sector 81, Gurugram (Gurgaon)
|3/4 BDR Floor Plans Bestech Park View Grand Spa, Sector 81, Gurugram (Gurgaon)
|4 BDR Apartments Floor Plans Bestech Park View Grand Spa, Sector 81, Gurugram
HPFC is very happy to offer special schemes, attractive offers & flexible payment plans exclusively for ready buyers for the projects. We shall be glad to assist you for any further queries/clarifications that you may require at any point of time.


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The Hate U Give by Muskan
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Where the World Ends by Saleh
Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean. So far,this book... isn't too exciting for me. It has some, erm... nice stories...? It isn't what I wou . . .
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Where the World Ends by Adam
This book is about the every summer Quill and his friends are pushing ashore on a type of remote sea stack to hunt rare birds, but this summer, none g . . .
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Rook by Saleh
Personally, I enjoyed this book. It was a heart-warming adventure to me about two teenagers who find a rook. There are family issues presenting this b . . .
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The Hate U Give by Ben
My review is about is about The hate u give by Angie Thomas.
this book is about a teenager who sadly sees two of her friends die in her mostly blac . . .
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After the Fire by Isaac
My review is about After The Fire, written by Will Hill.
In my opinion, I think that this book is the best out of the Carnegie shortlisted books. I . . .
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Release by Zohaa
Overall,I found that this book lacked justice and the ending wasn't as detailed as it should've been. I feel like the levels in inappropriate referenc . . .
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Beyond the Bright Sea by Sarah
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Wed Wabbit by Saleh
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The acclaimed supperclub will launch London's first ever dedicated bellini bar in stylish Notting Hill. Harking back to a bygone age of glamour, guests will even have the opportunity to bathe in champagne, in true Hollywood style.
On arrival, guests will be shown into the chic new bar area, where leather bar stools, black marble, and large mirrors create an air of decadence and style. A giant disco ball and bubbles cascading down from the ceiling provide the perfect backdrop for the focal point of the room: a roll top black bath that will be filled with champagne for one lucky guest to bathe in on a nightly basis, just as long as they remember their bathing suit…
The bellini was first created in the 1940s, a glamorous and golden age, despite the war. First conceived in Harry's Bar in Venice, it was popularized by famous regulars such as Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis and Orson Welles. The bellini's fame soon spread around the world and it became the tipple of choice of Hollywood starlets and femme fatales alike.
The Bellini Bar will be London's first dedicated bellini bar, offering everything from the classic Peach Belliini to some truly unusual bellinis such as: Chocolate Pear Bellini, a Sparkling Cosmo Bellini, a Vodka and Bubble-Gum Prosecco Bellini and a Lime and Elderflower Bellini.
Supperclub is famed for its live entertainment and the shows in the bellini bar will truly cause a stir, with performances from edgy, sultry acts including the theatrical vaudeville performer Roxy Velvet and many more. Internationally acclaimed DJs such as Seb Fontaine, Simon Dunmore and resident Mercury nominated Femi Fem will also be taking to the decks.
Part of the same international group as the legendary supperclub in Amsterdam, supperclub London has rapidly become a Notting Hill institution. A hidden gem for those in the know, once inside, guests are transported to a truly extraordinary place, where the unexpected always occurs.
So come and pop your cork at supperclub's new Bellini Bar.
The Bellini Bar
12 Acklam Road,
London, W10 5QZ
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Turing structures arise when imbalances in diffusion rates make a stable steady-state system sensitive to small heterogeneous perturbations. For example, Turing patterns occur in chemical reactions when a fast-moving inhibitor controls the motion of a slower-moving activator. Tan et al. grew polyamide membranes by using interfacial polymerization, where the reactions occur at the interface between oil and water layers. The addition of polyvinyl alcohol to the aqueous phase reduced the diffusion of the monomer. This process generates membranes with more bumps, voids, and islands, which prove to be better for water desalination.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Aifa Azman is now the youngest-ever Malaysian winner on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour.
The 16-year-old pulled off the historic feat by producing a top-notch performance to beat senior Andrea Lee 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 in the women's final of the Malaysian Tour Squash Circuit (SSJM) No. 2 at the Royal Selangor Club yesterday.
Winning her maiden PSA title was certainly a coming-of-age performance by the Kedahan.
Aifa has eclipsed national No. 2 S. Sivasangari, who was 17 when she bagged her maiden PSA title in 2016.
"I played a lot better today compared to the semi-finals when I faced Jemyca (Aribado of the Philippines)," said Aifa.
"Against Jemyca, I was just so nervous. Today, I wasn't nervous at all against my senior Andrea. The pressure was not on me.
"I'm really happy to finally win my first PSA title.
"I've been targeting a win for a long time.
"I didn't get many lucky breaks last year and I only made the semi-finals, so I was more determined this time.
"It's definitely been a great month for me, especially with my third British Juniors title earlier. But I hope this is just the start because I want to win more."
Aifa has a chance to double her tally when she competes in the SSJM No. 3 at the NSC Squash Centre in Jalan Duta from Jan 30-Feb 2.
She is seeded eighth and takes on a qualifier in the first round.
Meanwhile, there was no joy for national No. 4 Mohd Syafiq Kamal after he fell short in the men's final.
The world No. 89, who was bidding for his third career title, blew a 2-1 lead to lose 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 5-11 to Pakistan's Asim Khan.
It is world No. 127 Asim's second straight title. He also won the SSJM No. 1 in Seremban last week.
Men: Asim Khan (Pak) bt Mohd Syafiq Kamal (Mas) 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5.
Women: Aifa Azman (Mas) bt Andrea Lee (Mas) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.


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Scan To Folder Setup & Errors
Issues causing scanning to fail & how to resolve each issue
Scan to folder / FTP connection errors are typically caused by at least one of the following issues & can be resolved by the points listed under each issue.
Please Note: If you are unable to get scanning working or unsure on how to do anything listed below you will need to contact service on 5493 3411 and log a help desk job. Helpdesk jobs are done in order of when they were logged with a technician calling back & remote in using TeamViewer to fix the issue.
Please see the following link for more information: http://www.australbm.com.au/remote-support/
ISSUE ONE – IP Address / Hostname of computer has changed.
- Check the IP address of the computer scanning isn't working to.
Renew IP address
On a Windows computer, use the following information to release and renew your IP address:
- Go to "Start > Run" and type "cmd" (no quotes), then select "OK"
- Type "ipconfig" (no quotes) and press "Enter"
- Finally, type "exit" (without quotes) then press "Enter" to close the window
2. Access the address book in the copier either via the web interface (see below) or at the machine itself.
- Check Copier Address Book Settings
- From the copier print out a "Counter / Status page"
- Locate on the page the IP Address of the copier.
- Open you web browser and go the site http://IP-ADDRESS OF COPIER/ e.g. http://192.168.1.50/
- Select the Address Book link located mid-way down on the left navigation bar & select Machine Address Book
- Locate in the list your Address book entry for the PC you scanning to or Click Add New
- Scroll mid-way down till you locate the section called "FTP"
- Check that the value listed in Host Address is the same IP Address of your PC
- Modify the host value If this differs from the IP of your PC
- Re-enter the user name and password values with "User : scans" & "Password : scans"
- Scroll to bottom of page and click on "Save / Update"
ISSUE TWO – 3rd party Security / Firewall software on the computer blocking external connections or the scanning software (FileZilla FTP Server)
- Check the firewall settings in the security software.
- How to do this can be found here: https://www.wikihow.com/Check-Your-Firewall-Settings
- Add an exception for FileZilla FTP Server so it is not blocked (Step 5 on the link above for Windows or Step 8 on the link above for a Mac)
Some Security Software requires you to ensure it is configured correctly & the local network is set as a trusted network otherwise it treats it as a public network and blocks external connections.
ISSUE THREE – Windows inbuilt firewall is blocking the scanning software (FileZilla FTP Server)
- If you have the Windows Firewall enabled you will need to either add in an exception into the Windows Firewall or re-run the Scanning Installer (see solution listed under issue 4)
ISSUE FOUR – Scanning software has been removed (FileZilla FTP Server)
- In this case you can follow the steps below which will re install FileZilla FTP Server and add a firewall exception into the Windows Firewall.
Custom Installation Files
- Download Links :
- Scanning Software Installer – http://abm.goau.net.au/installs/Scanning-Only.exe
Please note to run the installer on a Windows PC or Laptop the user must have local admin rights on the PC / Laptop & musted be connected to the network.
- Download the file(s) listed above that you require.
- Once downloaded some systems won't allow you to run it unless you set to unblock it.
Unblock File Steps:
1. Go to the folder where the file was downloaded to
2. Right click on the file and select Properties
3. Click Unblock
4. Click OK
3. In the event that your virus scanners blocks it follow these steps. (A couple of virus scanners block it as a false positive and find it easier to do the below instead of adding an exception in the virus scanner)
- Disable your virus scanner
- Download the file again
- Unblock the file
- Run the installer
- Once finished then enable virus scanner
4. When the installer runs it extracts the install files and then a black dos window is displayed. Once the installation is completed the dos window closes automatically.
Please Note: This information is intended for ABM clients however we are happy if it may assist the public.
Modifying your firewall & other computer changes can have serious security repercussions. Avoid changing firewall settings unless you know what you're doing.
If you are unable to get scanning working or unsure on how to do anything listed you will need to contact service on 5493 3411 and log a help desk job. Helpdesk jobs are done in order of when they were logged with a technician calling back & remote in using TeamViewer to fix the issue.
Please see the following link for more information: http://www.australbm.com.au/remote-support/


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Parque de Seac Pai Van or Seac Pai Van Park is a 20-hectare park situated at the north-western foot of Alto de Coloane (the Coaloane Hills) along Estrada de Seac Pai Van in Coloane Island, Macau. Inside the park is the Macau Giant Panda Pavilion along with an unkempt garden, a walk-in aviary, a children's playground, a picnic quarter and a fountain.
The Macau Giant Panda Pavilion covers an area of about 3000 square meter with an outlook designed to mimic nature. The panda living quarters are under a hi-tech translucent film roof that ensures adequate natural lighting. Both the indoor and outdoor enclosures are modeled on the natural terrain of panda habitat, with streams and cascades, shrubs and trees, wooded patform and rocks for climbing.


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8/23/2012 – WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFNS) — The Air Force Spice Testing Lab became fully operational on Aug. 1, in support of the Air Force's focus on quality Airmen.
The new lab establishes a robust urinalysis testing program as part of the Air Force's ongoing efforts to deter use of "spice," the common name for synthetic cannabinoids.
The spice lab is capable of handling 2,500 active-duty Air Force samples per month, with the potential to increase testing to 60,000 samples per year. Equipped with two liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) instruments and a trained staff, the lab is taking over the full spice-testing responsibility from a commercial contract laboratory that previously handled the testing.
Over the past year, the Air Force has made significant strides in the deterrence of spice abuse among its members. Spice compounds are sprayed onto plant matter that is then generally smoked, causing hallucinogenic, psychotic and other harmful and sometimes deadly effects. In July of 2012, the President signed legislation placing 15 of these compounds on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. However, the possession and use of any synthetic compounds, such as spice and other intoxicating substances other than alcohol and tobacco, remain strictly prohibited for Airmen.
In 2011, the Air Force dedicated funds to set-up its own spice lab at the Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory. In November, the spice lab team began developing a high throughput method for processing samples. By March, the team had reduced the analysis time for samples by one-third. Additional manpower further optimized the method, which will allow commanders to send in samples from an entire unit, maximizing the deterrence effect of the program.
The lab will continue to research testing for additional spice compounds as new compounds emerge to ensure the program remains an effective deterrence mechanism for commanders.
The spice lab will also continue to direct samples collected as part of an open law enforcement investigation to the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. Active-duty Air Force commanders can send samples that are either commander-directed or taken as a part of unit, dorm, and gate sweeps to the Air Force Spice Testing Lab for testing.


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Sweet Saturday! I've been keeping workshops today and having a blast! This project is a workshop piece as well, not done today of course, but earlier this year. If you wish to see what I've been up to today, please check my Instagram account (link)!
This bottle is my workshop sample from a rusted bottle workshop titled "Time consumes the core of things". I really loved keeping this workshop as it's an altered item, you get to play with Rust Paste set and I got to share little tips and tricks with them and other mediums. What's also wonderful about it is that I always asked everyone to bring their own bottle so there was a surprise element to me, too! Every bottle was so different and turned even more different after the workshop!
If you'd like to take a workshop with me, please keep an eye on the sidebar there on the left. I'll add all the agreed dates there. And if you don't see a workshop in your neck of woods, please send me an email and let's see if we can make it happen!
Thank you for your visit! Have a splendid day!
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Coastal erosion, restocking/restaffing businesses, protecting critical infrastructure, and housing important city records were just a few of the challenges local high-school students were posed with during the Student Stewardship Summit held at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Lab's (GCRL) Field Studies Building in March.
Juniors and seniors from Pascagoula High School and Gautier High School in Mississippi were assigned a problem that cities have to deal with after coastal storms and were tasked with proposing a solution. They then created a display to showcase their solutions and presented them to judges. Their judges were mayors, city planners, floodplain managers, university professors and other resilience specialists who have greatly contributed to coastal resilience. A similar competition was held in December at GCRL's Cedar Point campus.
The scenarios were based upon the Coastal Community Resilience Index (CRI), a self-assessment communities can complete to determine their vulnerabilities and strengths prior to the next storm. The summit was made possible through a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant led by Dr. Jessica Kastler who is also part of our Sea Grant education team.
Dr. Kastler and her team worked with the teachers in the two high schools throughout the fall and spring semesters. They presented on a variety of topics, such as sea level rise mapping and scenarios, online decision support tools, the National Flood Insurance Program and storm surge. Then, students were tasked with one final culminating project, which included coming up with solutions to the real-world scenarios (all of which were based on events following Hurricane Katrina (2005)).
My involvement as an extension specialist included drafting scenarios based on the CRI, a tool I use with local governments. I was also able to use my connections with local government officials in Pascagoula, Gautier and Biloxi to identify judges for the competition.
The event is a shining example of how our extension and education specialists work together within Sea Grant to bridge the gap between current research and practice at all age levels. I was encouraged by some of the projects I judged. These students were only 4 and 5 years old during Hurricane Katrina, and many of them were directly impacted by the storm.
They recognized the significance of the problems they were given and worked to identify creative solutions communities can take to be proactive in the face of the next disaster. These students will be the next land-use planners, policy makers, business owners, floodplain managers and research scientists. This event was not just an educational experience, but an investment in our future decision makers.
In May, Dr. Kastler shared the project with an adult audience at the Climate and Resilience Community of Practice meeting during the Tools Café. The ability to share ideas across sectors, and in this case age groups, provides a more generational approach to solving problems at a local level.


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Good evening RMS Families, Here's the latest news for this week.
(Th) April 7 Track Meet- Monroe MS at Roosevelt 4pm, Shasta Band Festival: Advanced Band
(M) April 11 PAR Business Meeting 6pm– everyone welcome!
(W) April 13 City of Eugene Community Meeting 6:30pm
(Th) April 14 Fullerton Field Trip Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art 8:45am
(Th) April 14 Track meet – Roosevelt at KellyMS 4pm
(Tu) April 19 AVID 7/8th trip to OSU
(W) April 20 Track pictures 3pm
(Th) April 21 Track meet- Kennedy at Roosevelt 4pm
(M) April 25-29 Smarter Balance English/Language Arts Testing
(W) April 27 SEHS 8th Grade parent Orientation 7pm
(F) April 28 Track meet- Roosevelt at Spencer Butte 4pm
(F) April 29 Activity Night 6:30pm
(W) May 4-6 Smarter Balance Math Testing
(Th) May 5 10:45am Sub-District Track Meet
(F) May 6 NO SCHOOL – progress report
Thank you to Lisa Woodruff, Gayle Stroud and Nadine Batya for helping with 8th grade pictures.
Also, The students and staff of Roosevelt Middle School would like to shout a big THANK YOU to Julie Marks for the hard work she did as Volunteer Coordinator. She did a truly amazing job of organizing and bringing together volunteers to help make all of the fun activities a reality for our students. As we extend our thanks to Julie, we would also like to welcome Laura Fuhriman as the new Volunteer Coordinator. If you have any question about upcoming activities or would like to volunteer please contact her at email@example.com.
The next Activity night is coming up: April 29th from 6:30-8:30. Activity Night is a fun and safe opportunity for all Roosevelt students to socialize in a safe and familiar place.
We are looking for a new chair for this coming Activity Night, who will also organize the one for the school year 2016-2017. You will be given all the instructions and training needed and Laura Fuhriman will co-chair with you for this coming Activity Night. We will need volunteers to help during this coming event. If you are interested for the chair position or for being a volunteer, please contact Laura Fuhriman firstname.lastname@example.com,. Thanks!
Showcase Roosevelt is May 13th, 6:00-8:30. Did you know Showcase is our biggest community event and fundraiser of the year? Showcase is sponsored by PAR and put on by RMS staff, parents, grandparents, and community members–it takes a village to make it happen. Not only is Showcase a fun family event with games, food, and entertainment, but Showcase is also the main venue through which PAR's annual commitment of a .25 FTE (or in monetary terms, $27,800) is raised, which helps with staffing for the next school year. How can you help? Watch for upcoming news about your student's House Basket themes, then donate toward that theme; look for an upcoming link to sign up to volunteer; donate or ask a local business to donate an item to go in the Silent Auction–it can be as little as a t-shirt or as big as a vacation rental. Questions? Contact Dana Fleming at firstname.lastname@example.com or Julie Hubbard-McNall at firstname.lastname@example.com.
*Please note that all volunteers are required to go through a background check at www.helpcounter.net/eugene.
1 day 9-3, of sheer STEM awesomeness open to all 10-16yr olds. This April 23rd, STEMCOM will provide hands-on workshops and short STEM presentations. Young adults ages 10-16 can sign up in advance to guarantee their spot. Go to http://www.otcbsa.org/stemcon/ for more information and sign-up.
In April, our school is participating in an electronics recycling competition. The school that recycles the most pounds of "e-waste" wins!
NextStep will recycle anything that has a plug, or takes batteries (including any working or broken: cell phones, monitors, computers, toys, etc.).
There are 2 ways to donate your e-waste:
1) Donate directly at NextStep during the month of April. When you drop off your electronics, tell them the name of our school and NextStep will add it to our total collected pounds. (Drop off location: 2101 W. 10th Avenue, Eugene.)
2) Drop off donations directly at school between April 22nd – 30th. Our school will have a large collection box located onsite (ask at the office).
Participating schools (Eugene & Springfield): Adams E., Bertha Holt E., Camas Ridge E., Corridor E., Edgewood E., Edison E., Irving E., Guy Lee E., McCornack E., Ridgeline Montessori, Roosevelt MS, The Village School, Yujin Gakuen E.
Together we can help divert electronic devices from our landfills!
Registration is now open for the 32nd annual South Eugene High School soccer camp! The camp is open for kids entering 1-8th grades. All levels of experience welcome! The camp runs June 20-24. The cost is $130 and we offer a discount for siblings. Learn more & register: www.southeugenesoccerclub.org.
E. 24th Avenue Parking Meeting
A meeting to discuss potential changes to 24th Avenue from Willamette Street to Alder Street (including parking removal, addition of buffered bike lanes, and other potential projects) will be held Wednesday, April 13th, at 7 p.m. at Roosevelt Middle School (680 E 24th Avenue, Cafeteria). The meeting will present parking utilization data, site plans and long-term traffic control plans on E 24th Avenue. Removal of some parking spaces would facilitate buffered bike lanes on E 24th Avenue and respond to access control plans at the new Roosevelt Middle School.
INCOMING FRESHMAN PARENT NIGHT April 27 7pm
Hello incoming Parents of the class of 2020. We would like to cordially invite you to an information session on April 27th in the SEHS auditorium at 7:00 p.m. to help prepare for the transition from Middle to High School. We are looking forward to having your students in our classrooms this next year and would like to share some information that we know parents have found helpful at this important time for you and your student. In addition to providing information about summer program opportunities and how to make the most out of the last months of middle school we would like to give parents an opportunity to hear about the most effective ways parents can support their student in the first few weeks or months of their high school careers. We know this is a busy time of the year with lots happening for each of you so we promise this will be time well spent and will certainly lead to a more successful transition.
If you need to sign up for eScrip:
1. Go to www.escrip.com
2. Identify Roosevelt Middle School, ID #67230454 as the recipient of the merchant's donation.
3. Register the numbers of your debit, credit, and Safeway Club cards.
4. Use those debit, credit, and club cards to make your usual purchases at participating stores.
If you are already signed up for eScrip, thank you! If you did it some time ago, though, please check and make sure your registered card information is current, and that Roosevelt Middle School is your eScrip group. Questions? Please contact eScrip Coordinator, Hildy Tritch, firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you for supporting RMS through your participation in eScrip!
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You can help Roosevelt earn donations from Fred Meyer by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Roosevelt at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You can search for Roosevelt by name or by our non-profit number, 86929. You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points and Rebates, but also earn donations for Roosevelt.
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Chapter Eight
It was the middle of October. The city had dressed up in her festive plumes for the annual extravaganza called Durga Puja. Banners came up on both sides of Dhakuria Bridge. Pandals were erected on every neighbourhood playground, even at crossroads where there was no public place to erect one. Organisers declared virtual war with each other putting up banners vying for the attention of pandal-hoppers to their exclusive themes. A Khajuraho temple or a Kedarnath shrine appeared in the middle of every busy neighbourhood. Some of them used weird material like glass beads, coconut shells and candles to make the idol.
We worked harder at Cavenders to serve the customers better. All my colleagues negotiated with Vandana so that they were not allotted duties on those three days. All of them wanted to get their evenings free so that they could join their friends and family for pandal hopping. I had no such desire, neither had Rehana; so Vandana put both of us on duty.
Poree had flown to London with her parents for a fortnight. She was out of reach for me. I didn't know if she had taken her phone along. I did send her a text message, but it wasn't delivered, the automatic response conveyed the message to me.
On the evening of Ashtami, when there were hardly any customers, Rehana walked up to me.
"You didn't go pandal hopping like others?" She asked.
"I hate crowd."
"Oh, a bit unusual, I must say!" she said.
I remained quiet but Rehana hanged on. She shuffled along the isle, tapping here on a laptop, brushing her hand on another. I turned towards her. She was eyeing me and our eyes met.
"What's it? You seem to have something to say!" I said.
"Do you have time to listen?"
"Yes, why not?" I looked at my watch. It was seven; we closed at nine. In any case I have to spend two more hours on the floor.
"Let's go out for ten minutes."
"Okay." I agreed.
We came out on the road and walked up to a tea stall on the sidewalk.
"Tea?" I asked her.
She nodded.
Prince Mansur Alam Khan Road was swarming with cars and motorbikes. Puja revellers in groups were marching in high spirits, children blowing whistles, boys firing their toy guns. We selected a quiet dark spot where a man was selling tea in clay cups. I paid him and received two tiny cups of tea.
"What's it you wanted to tell me?" I asked.
"My parents are pressing me for marriage." She said.
"Good. You should get married on time. What's bad in it?"
"It's not about good or bad. It's about the marriage itself."
I didn't get her at the first go. Rehana seemed to sound a bit philosophical.
"What did you say?" I asked her.
"Is it essential to get married even if I am not mentally ready?"
"Come on Rehana! If it's your marriage, you should have the last word. Tell them what`s in your mind. After all, they are your parents."
"Tell me if you are to take a call between marrying somebody whom you don't love and remain unmarried all your life, which one will you choose?"
'Oh, my God!' I thought to myself.
Why was she asking me this? The question, hurled at me in an impersonal way, seemed not so innocuous because, I noticed Rehana bracing herself for some imaginary face off. I shuddered as suddenly something flashed in my mind; and for a moment I was petrified to imagine if it was I for whom she wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice her life. But I was never attracted to her in romantic way; for me, she was a good friend only. If I had dreamt about marrying Poree, it was only because I loved her. Marriage isn't just about sex and begetting children. I couldn't imagine what a loveless marriage would be like.
"I'd prefer the second." I said.
"There you are!" She said.
"For me, it's almost absurd to marry a girl just for the sake of marriage." I reiterated.
"I said the same to my parents, but they cited the example of their own marriage. Ammi said she didn't know Abbu when they got married. My grandma had chosen her as her daughter-in-law. But the marriage has lasted three decades, and still kicking!"
Well, there are many ways to skin a cat, I told her. What is important in my opinion is how you look at it. I was pleased with myself to get away with some kind of philosophical answer befitting with the generalness of her question. But I knew, the same question might crop up again, bluntly, and on that day, I'd have to declare unequivocally about my stand. Till then, it was better to drop sensitive subjects.
"So what have you decided finally?" I asked.
"I haven't decided anything. I only said I need more time to think over."
"I think that's the best way to deal with it. Time is a very powerful tool. You don't know what will be your frame of mind after a couple of years from now! You might even find the whole concept of 'love' ridiculous!"
Rehana threw her empty cup into the dustbin, I threw mine too. We walked slowly back to Cavenders.
Poree called me on the day she returned.
"Hey angry young man! Did you miss me?"
"Not really." I said.
She screamed in mock anger. Then she whispered, "I have brought something for you from Belgium. You will like it."
"What's it?"
"It's a surprise, can't be told. By the way when are we meeting again?"
I remembered the threat of the nameless hooligan. Once I thought telling her about it, but on the next moment decided against it. After all, I wouldn't gain anything except frightening her.
"You tell me. But it's better if we don't roam in public places." I said.
"Dad is leaving for his constituency next week for Kali Pujo. How about meeting at Southern Avenue?"
"Okay." I said.
Today Ma cooked khichuri and fried aubergine for lunch: courtesy, Diwali. I watched an old Bengali film after the lunch on TV, and then lied down for a catnap. When I got up, it was dark already. Ma had gone out to cook dinner for the old lady at Jodhpur Park. I checked my mobile. Poree had texted me to reach their Southern Avenue house at seven. She wrote she bought some candles to decorate the house and a few crackers too, in case I was interested.
At six-thirty, I went out locking the door. It shouldn't take more than half an hour to reach Southern Avenue from my house.
I cut through the by lanes and the railway line to save time. The newly erected statue of Rabindranath Tagore at the other end of the Lord's flyover frowned at me. The balconies of the houses were lit with candles and fancy lights. Children were out with sparklers in their hands, screaming in delight, while the more energetic young men were playing around with more noisy and colourful stuffs like smoke balls, missiles and fountains with glee. The air smelled of sulphur, chemicals.
There was no security man today at Poorbaraag to challenge me. When I pressed for the lift button, the door opened and the lift man, seated on a low stool cast a quizzical look at me. My earlier experience had taught me it was best to put on a superior face to keep him at bay. I carefully avoided looking at him and read all those crap written on the inside wall of the old elevator to pass time. He asked me which floor I wanted to go. I said tenth, without looking at him.
When I was about to get off the lift, he wished my 'Happy Diwali'. I smiled and nodded in acknowledgement. Not all of them were meddlesome, I finally decided.
A colourful rangoli painted on the floor of the doorway welcomed me to the house. Two terracotta candle holders were placed on either sides of the door. Each of them had half a dozen unlit candles on their slots kept ready to be lit. I pressed the door bell. Poree opened the door in a golden-yellow dazzling sari. I have never seen her in a sari. She smiled at me with a mock-formal namaskar, joining her hands in front of her chest.
She looked like an apsara in her festive ensemble. Her eyes were smoky, kohl-lined, lips painted scarlet and a jasmine gajra was tucked on her coiffure. It seemed as if she was a devdasi in the Garden of Eden, waiting to start a solo recital in front of her beloved. As I gawked at her from the doorstep, she frowned at me shaking her head in mock anger.
"Come in." She said.
Shantimashi, standing behind her, greeted me with a smiling face. As I took my seat, she brought me a plateful of sweets and a glass of Sprite. Poree took her seat on the sofa opposite me. She looked cheerful.
"What's the matter?" I asked.
"We have done lot of cleaning of the house today since the morning. Shantimashi, tell him. Will you?" She asked.
The matronly maid approved with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen.
"Why such an elaborate make-up? Are we going out for some party?" I teased her.
"I have a few nice saris, but I hardly wear them. You need an occasion to take so much of trouble. Today, being Diwali, I decided to wear one of them."
"You are looking stunning in sari!" I said.
She blushed.
"What did you do the whole day? Friday is your off day, if I correctly remember." She said.
"I did nothing. Watched a film on TV and slept through the afternoon. And now I am here."
"Mommy has gone to Dakhineswar with her sisters to offer prayers to Goddess Kali. Dad has gone to Rainagar, his constituency. He had been organising a huge Kalipujo in Rainagar ever since he won from there. It's more a show of the might than a religious occasion; you probably know how the politicians flex their muscles time to time to prove their worth. It's always been like this. Both of them are busy with themselves. On Diwali, I generally watch TV or go to some friend's place, but this time I thought of inviting you."
"Not a bad idea, because I don't like to join the rave parties that my friends arrange on Diwali. Last year I was just sitting at home by myself reading a book." I said.
"Let's light up some candles then." Poree got up. "I bought some candles and some crackers, if you are interested."
"No, I am not fond of crackers. I'd rather like to help you light the candles. Diwali is supposed to be a festival of light, not sound!"
"Exactly." She said.
We placed the candles in rows on the parapet of the balcony. I liked the way how Poree held the bottom of the candle close to the flame till it started melting a bit. And immediately, in deft movement of her fingers, she tucked it on the flat surface of the parapet. Quickly, the parapet had twenty something candles in a row, each one at equal distance from the other. Then she lit all of them one by one. Firework enthusiasts at the ground floor lighted up skyrockets that whizzed past us hissing through the air, spiralling high, and then blew up squirting colourful flakes that lit up the sky for a few seconds. You could hear the blast of cherry bombs and whizzbangs from neighbourhood houses. We watched the fireworks for awhile. At a distance, the club houses dotting the bank of the lake, looked like fairy land with dwindling dots of lights.
"I haven't given your gift." She said.
"Come on! Give it to me!" I laid down my palm open.
She went inside and came back with a packet.
"What is this?"
"Open it yourself."
I opened the packet. There was a T shirt with 'Mount Titlis' inscribed in the front with a bar of Belgian chocolate.
"Thank you." I said.
"I bought them when dad and mom weren't looking at me. Dad has bought a few bottles of fantastic wines and champagnes. Would you like to taste one?" She smiled mischievously.
"How do you know they are fantastic?"
"I have stolen one from his cellar and tasted it. It's sweet. Want to taste?"
I was not particularly interested in alcohol, and whenever my friends indulged in their drinking sessions, I always shied away with a pretext of my studies. In the beginning, on a few occasions, I had tasted whisky, but I didn't like its horrible bitter taste. I often wondered why they drank such a tasteless substance so excitedly; but today, with Poree praising the taste of the wine, I was a little curious.
Poree brought out a tall green bottle its mouth closed with a cork lid. Seated on a wicker chair, she poured the golden yellow liquid in two tall glasses.
We sipped slowly, and I liked its fruity aroma and rich flavour. It wasn't bitter at all like the whisky I drank with my friends. Poree, smiling like a mischievous imp said.
"Good, isn't it?"
I felt a little light-headed and relaxed after a few sips. Soon I found both of us had finished our first drink. Poree poured another for both of us. Suddenly I remembered her maid was there when I had entered the house. But since we had begun our little drinking session, she was not to be seen.
"Where is your Shantimashi? Has she gone out somewhere?" I asked her.
"She has gone to visit her son. She will come back tomorrow in the morning." She said.
It thrilled me to know that only two of us were alone in the flat. The desire raised its head like the hood of a black cobra. We talked this and that, and refilled our third glass soon. The night appeared magical. I looked at my watch. It was eight-thirty. If I didn't leave now, I'd have to face my mother's wrath. But Poree's company was too alluring to miss; and now that after three drinks my inhibition was gone, I was feeling quite fearless to claim what I wanted.
"Let's go inside," Poree said.
As we got up to go inside, I found my legs a bit wobbly but my mind was clear and my heart was aflame with desire. Suddenly I drew her towards me and kissed her. She softened in my embrace like a purring pigeon. I hoisted her in my arms; she appeared amazingly light. She giggled and curled her arms around my neck. I padded up towards the nearest bedroom.
She screamed, "Not this!" and pointed at the other bedroom. I teetered with her lithe body in my arms to her bedroom and lowered her down. But she didn't let me loosen my embrace. She pulled me close and drowned her face into my chest. I felt her heaving breasts against mine. My body shivered in anticipation of an imminent storm. I kissed her again and she responded rising up on her toe.
Our bodies rubbed against each other with insane eagerness and I was feeling every part of her abutting against mine. With my left hand I peeled her sari off and tried to get rid of her blouse, but couldn't find the buttons. She whispered into my ear, "Stupid! Buttons are in the back!"
Gesturing me to calm down, she slowly put away her pearl necklace on the side table. Biting the edge of her sari, she erected a momentary screen to hide herself from my lascivious gaze. Arching her both hands back, she unbuttoned her blouse, unclasped her bra and then suddenly let the sari drop. Her youthful breasts quivered as I touched them. The pink nipples hardened up in my mouth. With a sharp pull on the drawstring, her petticoat unfurled and all her ensemble dropped down on the floor leaving her absolutely naked. For a moment I turned blind from the dazzle of beauty of a naked female body. Gripped with intense passion, I watched her steamy eyes turning lustful. She clung to me to cover herself, as though to hide from my gaze which seemed scandalous to her, but from the touch of her searing skin I knew it wasn't only modesty, she was craving for me, every part of her was longing for my wild torture. I groped every inch of her, felt all her undulations and crevices and found her wet and inviting.
She felt my hard on and guided me into her. I never had sex before. But I found it instinctive as I rolled her flat and got between her thighs. I pounded her, my raw vigour crushing her brutally until she broke into groans of ecstasy. As I came inside her I felt an intense flash of an impulse passing through my entire body, an indefinable sensation, which shook my entire body as if I had touched a livewire by mistake.
I lay over her, panting and sweating. She moaned softly as I nudged her cheek with my nose, kissed over and over again. We lay side by side, on our back, both stark naked, heaving. Poree drew a sheet to cover us. And soon we were dead to the world, clutching each other, in great peace and satisfaction.
When I got up in the morning, Poree was still sleeping. Curled up and turned on her side she was facing me with her arm put on my bare chest. As I took her hand off me, she woke up. Narrowing her eyes at the bright light the room, she asked, "What's the time now?"
I looked at my watch. It was already seven. She jumped off the bed, but finding herself completely naked, she retreated under the sheet. I slipped into my trousers and buttoned my shirt down.
"Shantimashi will be coming soon." She said pulling the sheet over her. Looking at the heap of her clothes lying in a deplorable state on the floor, she smiled as if reminding me about the insane last night. Now, with the day break, she was mortified for her madness and even embarrassed to come out naked in front of me.
"You must be hungry!" She looked at me from inside the tent made of the bed sheet.
"Yes I am, but it's better to run before your maid comes in."
She drew the sheet onto her body in a clumsy way to cover her and got up with it. The edge of the sheet grazed on the floor as she waddled up to her wardrobe and found out her daily wear.
"Don't look at me." She screamed as she put on her clothes. I watched her slip into a tee and a pair of pyjamas. She picked up her sari and folded it carefully to stow it in her wardrobe.
"I am sorry; I didn't offer you dinner. Mashi had cooked rice and chicken, enough for both of us. All those must have got rotten by now." She said.
"Let me run now." I said and searched for my mobile phone which was missing. Poree rang up my number and we finally traced it below the bed.
Thank God! It was working. I checked the missed call list. Ma had called six times. I knew I was going to face tough questions. But I could always tell her some story; parties are quite common on the Diwali night, especially when I had friends like Bapi.
Before leaving when I hugged her the calling bell rang. Shantimashi had come. Poree opened the door. The elderly maid was taken aback finding me inside. Her eyes became wide in horror because with all her experience she was able to guess what transpired between us. Though she covered her mouth to hide it, her eyes were too outraged to miss. I slid away silently.


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So the most intelligent thing in the world to do is to put up a bike ramp, put concrete blocks under where you should be catching some air, and have it past the big tree so that you can get some good speed up so you don't kill yourself. Really, it makes sense in their heads.
As far as the man who turned accidently on our block today? To him, not so much. I'd dare say that the look on his face with a nine-year-old not-small boy on a bike at full speed flying through the air at him was probably a little more than he could handle.
Kids have so much more to deal with today than we did back then. There was a kidnapper-murderer on the loose when I was their age, and our parents just said "don't go near any vans". They have so many safety rules and safety words and code names and organic produce and "stay away from peanuts" filling their little heads that somehow there isn't any room for good old fashioned common sense.
Hey kids! When you decide to do the Jump of Doom, let us always assume that hitting the fence at the end of the street, or even a house, is better than what you will hit if you go the other direction. Let's assume that putting something in, oh, fabric to jump over may save your tires if you don't make the jump (shhhhh, don't mention their heads. You'll lose them). Let's assume that when we play with water balloons, throwing them into the faces of the other kids trying to make the Jump of Doom isn't too polite.
And can someone remind the kid that already broke my daughter's arm before that it's still not cool to push folks off of the trampoline. The surgery for the pins hurts just as much at 9 as it did at 7.
[Of course, let's not discuss when I made "salad" with poison ivy for the boy next door, or threw rocks at his head, or used to try to throw sticks into the spokes of his tires to see how high he could fly. Because, of course, I knew better back then…]
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Haagring's Formula Mini Cooper
We just started a new Mini Cooper series, with strict stock regulation.
The only allowed mods are: tires, bearings, t-bar (kyosho carbon only), and any body modification that doesn't affect exterior appearance (including modifying the original front body clip).
After some flipping and rolling runs all cars are now manageable and competitive. Lap times are 15 to 20% higher than the track's fastest lap though.
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Hold The Gates
"Ten minutes!" came the shout from above. The man turned and faced the people scurrying around below his ladder. "Ten minutes!" he shouted again.
In the distance the cloud of dust was growing rapidly closer and the sound of thumping hooves could be heard on the wind as they approached the village, only ten minutes from the gates now. They had first been noticed just under an hour ago, and ever since then all the able bodied men and children had been desperately running around trying to prepare, trying to find anything and everything they could use as a weapon. The old, greying man atop the ladder had been looking out over the village walls and counting down to the army's inevitable arrival...Fifty minutes, fourty minutes, thirty, twenty...now only ten remained.
The air was filled with the sounds of crying as mothers clutched their children to them, refusing to let them go, braying horses being pulled this way and that through the crowds, and metal on metal as every last piece of the heavy material was swiftly rounded up and thrust into the hand of a trembling villager.
"Ashton! Ashton where are you?!" a woman's voice cried through the noise and panic.
"I'm here!" A young man - no more than eighteen - pushed his way through a group of men and hurried over to his mother's side.
"I can't find your sister! Have you seen her?" the woman cried, wiping the tears from her eyes and leaving a dirty black stain on her face.
"Wait here, I'll find her!" Ashton shouted and then turned and ran back through the crowds.
"Lianne! Lianne where are you?" he shouted, trying to make out her face through the rush of bodies. "Lianne!"
He tried desperately to remember where the last place he'd seen her was. Was it the market? No, she had left there before him earlier, but where had she gone? She must have said! Damn it, just hurry up and remember!
He pushed on through the seemingly endless crowds of terrified people, knocking several of them to the ground as he ran, but there was no time to stop and apologise.
"Rowan!" he shouted, as he saw one of his friends close by. The boy turned to see who was calling him, his face was almost white with fear. "Rowan, have you seen Lianne, I can't find her!" Ashton asked, panting as he made his way over to his friend.
"I think I saw her down by the Southern gates earlier", he replied quietly, his eyes darting around all the time, watching as people went running by.
"For God sake boy, hurry up with those swords!" Boomed a huge voice from behind them.
"Sorry, I've got to go", said Rowan, picking up several swords and running towards his father.
Ashton didn't have time to offer to help, he headed immediately for the Southern gates. It was a little quieter towards the South of the village, the army was coming in from the North so that's where everyone was gathering, but there were still a few stragglers there taking their time to get ready, trying to put off having to go and fight. Several pairs of eyes watched him from their homes as he tore through the dusty streets, his footsteps thudding heavily on the ground as he ran.
"Lianne!" he shouted again, hoping that wherever she was she would hear him.
As he reached the gates he looked around, but he couldn't see her anywhere. The gates were firmly locked, so there was no way she could have gotten outside, she must be there somewhere!
"Ashton!" cried a young girl.
He whipped around and saw her over by the wall, crouched down, hugging her knees. He rushed towards her.
"Come on Lianne, we've got to get you back to mum."
The girl was crying quite heavily, the tears were pouring down her face, leaving light red streaks on her cheeks. Ashton held out his hand and she tentitively took it.
"Come on, it'll be alright, " he reassured her, helping her to her feet.
She tried to respond, but all she managed was a tearful hicough.
They ran back through the streets, not as fast as Ashton would have liked, but Lianne's legs weren't as long as his and she couldn't run as fast.
Their mother let out a cry of relief when she saw them approaching and she rushed to hug them both. Ashton pulled himself free of her embrace and turned to look at the gates.
"Five minutes!" came the shout from above once again, and Ashton gave his mother and sister one last kiss on the cheek, then tore away to find his sword.
He burst through the door of their home and ran straight to his room. His sword was by his bed like it always was, he picked it up and held it out in front of himself for a moment, just staring it, feeling the cool metal in his hand.
Five minutes, that was all they had left...all he had left. Would his life end in five minutes? He didn't see how they were going to get out of this alive, they were just a small village of farmers and tradesmen, they were not an army. They had all known this day would come eventually; as soon as word reached them of the invasion they knew that one day the forces would reach their home, but what were they to do about it? There was nowhere else to go, nowhere was safe anymore, and by just getting on with their lives and trying to forget about it, it started to seem as if maybe they would be okay. The army was thousands of miles away fighting in the cities and the towns, they would have no need to come all the way out here to a small village, what would be the point? The war was nothing but a story to them - words told over and over again of fighting and death on the other side of the country. But now it was real...much too real.
For a moment he had the overwhelming urge to just throw down his sword, get into bed and go to sleep. If he was asleep he wouldn't have to think about any of this, the army would get here soon and they could just kill him in his sleep, he need not even know it was happening, just drift off into a pleasant slumber and never wake up.
Who was he trying to kid, he knew he would never be able to get to sleep even if he tried. Besides, it was his duty to stand and fight, to defend his home, his family, his friends. He was no coward!
He gripped the sword tightly until he could feel the rough edges of the hilt digging into his skin. He didn't want to fight. As much as he knew he had to, he didn't want to. He was only eighteen, he had had so many plans for his life - meet a nice girl, get married, have some children, watch them grow up into fine adults and go off to make their own way in the world. When he used to picture those moments of his future they had seemed so clear, he could really imagine himself kissing that girl, standing holding her hand as they married, watching as their children ran off to play. Now the image was blurred and fading, like a dream you try desperately to remember but can't. And that's all it was now - a dream, nothing more.
It wasn't fair. Why did he have to die so young? Why couldn't he have the life he wanted and craved? What did he ever do to deserve this?
He wiped a tear from his face, half ashamed at himself for being so cowardly and half just wanting to break down and let them flow.
"Two minutes!" the shout came from outside.
Ashton took a deep breath and turned. He made his way slowly outside, savouring every last second, every sensation as he stepped across the wooden floor of his home for the last time.
Outside it was much quieter now, all the men and boys were lined up facing the gates. Ashton stood by his door and gazed out over the terrified faces. For a moment he felt the urge to laugh as he looked at them, they looked ridiculous - the young boys in huge pieces of rusting armour, with helmets falling down over their eyes and swords almost as tall as themselves. But when he looked closer at their faces the urge left him. Most were crying, even some of the grown men were wiping tears from their eyes. No-one was talking, but the sound of metal scraping and clanging against metal as the boys stood there shaking was loud enough.
Ashton moved forwards and took his place in the rows of fighters, beside a young boy he had seen a few times before. He must have been barely ten, but there he was, covered from head to toe in brown and grey armour, barely able to stand under the weight of it all.
"They're here!" the man shouted from above. Then the rush of an arrow tore through the air and the man fell backwards from his ladder, landing with a crunch on the ground below.
Beyond the gate they could hear men shouting and horses thumping on the ground. The gates began to shudder as the army charged them. How long would they last? A minute? Less?
Ashton raised his sword in front of him, and the crowd followed suit. How long did he have to live now, he wondered, thirty seconds? He closed his eyes and listened to the booming sounds as the gate was rammed again and again. It all seemed so unreal, like he was dreaming. This couldn't really be happening could it? Well if he was dreaming he had better hurry up and wake.
The boy beside him let out a loud wail and struggled to hold up his sword.
What would death be like, Ashton wondered absentmindedly. Would it be quick and painless, like a swift crack to the head and then nothing? Or would it be long and drawn out? Would he lie bleeding for hours, wishing and hoping it would end? He hoped it was quick. He didn't want to know he was dying. Just let it catch me by surprise before I know what's happening, he thought to himself.
The sound of wood cracking filled the air and the gate smashed to the floor. Ashton opened his eyes and looked out at the army, all sitting atop magnificent horses, shining in their spotless armour. How many of them were there? There was no time to count, but hundreds no doubt.
For a moment nothing happened. Neither side moved, neither side spoke. They just stood there staring at each other. The silence seemed to go on for eternity, and Ashton thought of his sister and his mother.
Then they charged.
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* This blog post is based on an earlier, leaked draft of the proposed regulations from March 2018, and does NOT contain details of the actual proposal.
New regulations that are expected to be proposed by the Trump administration shortly would have serious consequences for millions of legally authorized immigrants and their US citizen family members, and would be likely to undercut key adult education and workforce policy goals.
Once the proposed regulations are released, National Skills Coalition will be urging skills advocates to submit public comments opposing the proposed changes. Below, we describe anticipated elements of the administration's proposal -- based on a leaked version of the draft regulations published by the Washington Post -- and the potential consequences for adult education and workforce issues.
Understanding the public charge test
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) expected to be published by the Department of Homeland Security would significantly change how the federal government assesses whether an individual is likely to become a "public charge."
Traditionally, immigrants have been defined as a public charge (that is, dependent on the government for support) only if they require institutionalized care or are receiving cash welfare benefits. People who are found to be a public charge can be denied the opportunity to enter or stay in the United States, or denied permanent resident status, commonly known as a green card.
The public charge assessment is a "totality of circumstances" test, in which an immigration official weighs both positive and negative factors when deciding whether the applicant is at risk of becoming a public charge.
Expected changes would dramatically alter the rules for immigrants
The forthcoming new rules are expected to propose sweeping changes. Most notably, assuming that the proposed rules match the earlier draft leaked to the press, a far greater list of local, state, tribal, and federal benefits would count as negative factors in the public charge test. For example, using a Pell Grant (or other means-tested financial aid in the form of a grant) could be a negative factor.
Participating in English language, job training or workforce programs that are means-tested, such as those funded by SNAP or TANF funds, could be a negative factor. Drawing on supportive services such as childcare, transportation, home heating, or food assistance could also be considered a negative factor, if those services are means-tested and publicly funded.
Additional proposed negative factors are expected to include the use of non-emergency Medicaid benefits, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits, or health insurance subsidized by public dollars, such as under the Affordable Care Act.
Other anticipated changes:
- More categories of people would be subject to the public charge test.
- More individuals would be repeatedly subject to the public charge test – for example, once when applying for an initial visa, once when extending their visa, and again when applying for a green card
- Simply applying for a means-tested benefit (even if the person never received the benefit) would also count as a negative factor
- Benefits used by other members of the immigrant's household – including their US citizen children – would be counted as a negative factor if the household member is financially dependent on the immigrant.
Skills would count as "positive factors," but there's a catch
Assuming that the published version of the proposed regulations tracks with the leaked draft, a person's English skills, educational attainment, and history of employment would count as positive factors in the public charge assessment. However, as detailed above, many of the supportive services that enable people succeed in education and training opportunities would be viewed as negative factors.
Thus, immigrants would need to weigh the potential risks of – for example – drawing on SNAP benefits in order to complete their community college studies. Such calculations would be difficult to assess, both for individual immigrants and for the education and training providers who serve them. Because the public charge assessment is ultimately a subjective decision by an immigration official, it is difficult to predict whether the positive factor of obtaining a college degree would outweigh the negative factor of relying on SNAP benefits.
Potential for chilling effect
Given the difficulty in predicting how immigration officials will weigh the various factors, if the anticipated regulations are actually enacted it is expected that many immigrant students and workers will err on the side of caution in withdrawing from public benefits programs. (Media reports indicate this has already started to occur.)
In addition, while some categories of immigrants are exempt from the public charge test – such as refugees and people who have been granted asylum – it is anticipated that a significant number of these exempt individuals will nevertheless withdraw from public benefits programs out of confusion or fear.
The bottom line: How will this affect adult education and workforce programs?
If the anticipated regulations take effect, there would be significant effects across a wide range of skills policies and programs. Below are some of the potential ramifications:
- Decrease in enrollment, retention, and success rates in adult education and workforce programs. Immigrants may shy away from participation due to fear of losing their immigration status or facing deportation for accessing means-tested publicly funded services, even if those services are not part of the public charge test
- Unwillingness by students to access federal Pell Grants or similar state-funded financial aid due to fear of immigration consequences; greater likelihood of student financial instability and increased dropout rates
- Confusion on the part of community college financial aid advisors, adult education instructors, case managers, navigators, and others about how best to advise immigrant adult learners and workers
- Need for substantial re-training of frontline staff to ensure accurate advice and information given to education and workforce program participants
- Need for providers to reassess braided funding strategies in cases where means-tested funding (such as SNAP) is combined with non means-tested funding (such as WIOA Title II), so as not to put immigrant students in unnecessary jeopardy
- Time-sensitive need to engage in complex process of amending paper forms and online applications for state and local public benefits to adequately warn applicants that receipt of such benefits may expose them to immigration consequences
- Increase in requests from existing students and workers to dis-enroll themselves or their family members from publicly funded education and workforce programs
- Requests from current or former program participants for official documentation verifying that they have not received public benefits during a specified time frame
How you can take action
When the anticipated regulations are formally published in the Federal Register, NSC will provide a quick-turnaround analysis focusing on issues of concern to skills advocates. There is expected to be a public comment period of between 30 and 60 days. NSC will also be releasing sample comments that advocates may use as a framework for developing their own comments.


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The United Nations nuclear watchdog has confirmed that Iran has started enriching uranium at an underground site and said all atomic material there was under its surveillance.
Fordow facility near Qom, Iran
Diplomats in Vienna, home of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), earlier said Iran had begun refining uranium to a fissile purity of 20 percent at Fordow near the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom.
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland called Iran's uranium enrichment work at the new site a "further escalation" in the nuclear showdown with the international community.
Washington and its allies say Iran is using its nuclear program as a cover to develop atomic bombs, and the United States and the European Union recently expanded sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
Iran denies this but so far has refused to halt uranium enrichment as demanded by the UN Security Council.
"The IAEA can confirm that Iran has started the production of uranium enriched up to 20 percent...using IR-1 centrifuges in the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant," agency spokeswoman Gill Tudor said in an e-mail.
"All nuclear material in the facility remains under the agency's containment and surveillance," she said.
Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech broadcast on state television, said further sanctions imposed by the West would not make Iran change its nuclear course.
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Copyright (c) 2012 RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org
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Time to share a few more tips, taken from my ebook "How Do I Get it all Done… and Still Have Time to Enjoy it?" (available for purchase soon)
Last week I shared the first two sections from the chapter called "The Nitty Gritty Practical Stuff". Here are the next two; laundry and "stuff".
The Laundry
- Sort once; If your laundry area has room, either use multiple baskets or a laundry sorter. Require everyone who is old enough to carry their laundry directly to the baskets, putting each piece in the appropriate basket. Use labels if necessary. When it comes time to start a load, no sorting, just pick a load and toss it in.
- Choose a specific routine for doing laundry; instead of trying to keep up with it as you go, set a time when you know you will do it. Some ideas include;
- Pick one day or two and do all of it for the week (and not much else!) This sounds impossible but it really cuts down on the repetition. You're only opening each drawer once per week instead of once per day.
- Wash in the morning, fold after lunch, put away after dinner- one or two loads per day.
- Do the easy load like jeans and towels on busy days and the harder loads, like the whites, on less busy days. Of course this is all predetermined according to your other weekly chores.
- Do it all on Saturday-oh yay! … no seriously, if you don't have to do too much else it's not too bad.
- Get the kids to do it. But don't tell them it was my idea.
- If you children take lessons that involve particular clothing, like gymnastics, dance, or sports, have them put their clothes in the laundry right when they come home. Then have a very specific place to put them once clean. No more running around the house looking for a leotard when it's time to go to class.
- Give each child a box or tote for clothes they have outgrown. Each time they discover something is too small, they should put it in the box. This will help them to get dressed faster and put their clothes away faster because the drawers and closet only contains items that fit. It will also make it easier to move into the next season, see the "seasonal stuff" section.
The Stuff
- Build a homeless shelter; Ok, so you won't really be building anything. Get one nice looking container that fits the decor of your home. Any time you find something that doesn't really belong anywhere, put it in the container and resolve to find it a home within the week.
- Use a "mystery parts box"; Stop moving that little plastic twisty thing from one corner of the kitchen counter to the other. You know it goes to something but You don't know what. I'm not telling you to put it away. Just put it in the mystery parts container. Then when junior says "Mom, have you seen a little plastic twisty thing?" you can say "I don't know dear, check the mystery parts box."
- Establish a Bed and Breakfast; For those little ones (and sometimes not-so-little) who seem to always have a lot of "stuff" around the house. Designate one container per child for any miscellaneous stuff you come across during the day. Instead of being limited to these three choices; A. follow them around all day saying "put that away", B. putting it away for them, and C. stepping over it, you have choice D. dump it into their container and they have until the next morning to clear it out. You know, kind of like a night at a B&B.
- Keep a container of some kind for Good Will or wherever you choose to donate items you no longer need. Whenever you come across such items, put them into the container instead of moving them from place to place.
- Designate a place for other people's stuff. When you leave the house, check and see if you are going to be seeing the owners of anything in the box and take it to them. We have two spots. One in the garage for people who don't live nearby-we can take it to them when we leave the house- and one at the front door for friends on the street.
- Go through the mail the moment it comes in the door. Throw away the junk. There, you've just eliminated half of your mail problem.
- Put the rest of the mail in a specific place and sort it once per week.
That's it for today, aren't you glad? I'll meet you back here next week to tackle seasonal stuff, your calendar, and finding what you need when you need it.
See you then,