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- Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:42 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: What's up with Dropbox icon on Rebecca ---really cheesy!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1818
Re: What's up with Dropbox icon on Rebecca ---really cheesy!
I'm using the Mint-X theme Cinnamon and I don't think it has changed.
- Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:52 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Other KDE distros
- Replies: 13
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Other KDE distros
Maybe the OP need to look at SolydK?
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:08 pm
- Forum: Others
- Topic: Status of LMDE Fluxbox?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 25154
Re: Status of LMDE Fluxbox?
re: tap to click Thank you! I tried XFCE version on my eee-900a and promptly replaced/re-installed with CrunchBang Statler because of this very issue. I like the idea of a Debian base, but not at the expense of my work flow. If CrunchBang can fully enable my trackpad, why can't the LMDE releases? Is...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:53 am
- Forum: LMDE Archive
- Topic: Migrating from Mint 10 to LMDE
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1519
Re: Migrating from Mint 10 to LMDE
For LMDE and proprietary video drivers I would recommend using either smxi or sgfxi script from smxi.org wget smxi.org/smxi.zip will get them for you. Unzip to /usr/local/bin and run smxi for the full experience or sgfxi for video drivers only. Follow the on screen instructions carefully when replac...
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:32 pm
- Forum: LMDE Archive
- Topic: HOWTO: Installing Google Chrome in LMDE
- Replies: 57
- Views: 32640
Re: HOWTO: Installing Google Chrome in LMDE
Thanks. Let's just say I have a mental block about Debian repo progression
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:02 am
- Forum: LMDE Archive
- Topic: LMDE in netbooks
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6975
Re: LMDE in netbooks
Brightness and volume Fn keys work on my 900a. Haven't played with suspend since I don't run a swap on my SSD. Boots up quick enough for me not to bother and no issues worrying about wireless up/down with return from suspend
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:58 am
- Forum: LMDE Archive
- Topic: HOWTO: Installing Google Chrome in LMDE
- Replies: 57
- Views: 32640
Re: HOWTO: Installing Google Chrome in LMDE
Alternative is to install chromium-browser. Just edit /etc/apt/sources.list and change main repo from testing to sid, apt-get update and apt-get install chromium-browser. After install edit sources.list back to testing and update again. When sid becomes testing (soon) you will get upgrades to chromi...
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:35 am
- Forum: LMDE Archive
- Topic: Chromium 6
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5123
Re: Chromium 6
I installed 7.0.517.0 dev from the google chrome website. I downloaded the 32 bit deb and installed w/ gdebi. Seems to be working well, posting from it now
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:19 am
- Forum: LMDE Archive
- Topic: fstab messed up
- Replies: 4
- Views: 778
Re: fstab messed up
unetbootin install from USB left fstab showing the USB drive as root w/ UUID. The real root, home were listed as sdX. System did boot fine without the USB drive installed and I was able to correct with fstab edit.
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:15 am
- Forum: LMDE Archive
- Topic: Auto Mounting USB devices
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1129
Re: Auto Mounting USB devices
Wild guess here- did you do an upgrade that requires a reboot? I know something came down the pike that broke my ISO burning, would only work for root, not user. A reboot fixed it up. I don't think I got a notice to reboot after that particular upgrade.
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:10 am
- Forum: LMDE Archive
- Topic: How to install Jupiter on LMDE?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9271
Re: How to install Jupiter on LMDE?
Maybe it needs a KMS kernel for mode setting?
- Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:06 pm
- Forum: Other topics
- Topic: CD/DVD burning software
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3378
I use k9copy which allows you the choice of what titles from a dvd to rip to an iso9660 image. I then use k3b to burn the image. No problems, just works.
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:37 pm
- Forum: Other topics
- Topic: Linux 'Blue screen'..
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3189
Maybe you need to re-install the ATI driver? Running ENVY as root from a terminal should fix up the XOrg config file as well.
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:34 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: problem boot with bianca
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1072
Just close the error window and the Live CD should continue just fine. I got that same error window once on a Ubuntu 6.10 Live CD. I think it's a timing thing with the start up scripts as everything runs fine.
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:31 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: Live cd leaves me with a blank screen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1530
Sounds simple, but on my laptop and an EMachine, I just had to whack a key to wake it up. It put the screen to sleep (power down, time out, blanked) for some reason.
Default is to search home directory only. Perhaps you need to change this under preferences? Hope this helps.
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:37 am
- Forum: Other topics
- Topic: How to tell which version of Mint?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1121
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:05 pm
- Forum: Releases & Announcements
- Topic: Bianca is out!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 54402
John, There is a cool utility for downloading and installing ATI and Nvidia drivers included in Mint. It is called Envy. There are a couple of threads about in the forum, but the short version is you run envy from a terminal as root and it will take care of setting up your video for you. I used it o...
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:19 am
- Forum: Other topics
- Topic: How to put Trash icon on desktop?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2753
- Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:10 pm
- Forum: Ethernet
- Topic: wired connection is active but nothing can access the web!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8965
in your earlier post you have subnet mask as 255.255.255.0, which is usually what I have seen. In your last post the mask is 255.255.255.255. Don't think that will work for you.


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Hyflux rescue deal held up by differences within board: Utico
Amid conflicting accounts of the status of Hyflux's restructuring agreement, white knight Utico yesterday blamed alleged differences within the Hyflux board for the holdup in the signing of the rescue deal.
The differences involve advisers' fees, board representation and management oversight, the United Arab Emirates-based utility firm said.
Utico's latest statement came after Hyflux issued a clarification near midnight on Wednesday, saying the "definitive agreement has not been entered into by both parties, pending resolution on certain final outstanding issues in the draft definitive agreement".
However, Hyflux said that both parties are in "highly advanced discussions and will continue to engage with each other with a view to resolving such final outstanding issues and finalising and entering into the definitive agreement as soon as possible".
Utico said on Tuesday that it had "signed and released" a restructuring agreement with Hyflux on Monday that will give it 88 per cent of the water firm. But yesterday evening, Utico backpedalled on the statement. It said that it "already has creditors' approval for the restructuring agreement, which we consider a very significant development paving the way for a rescue deal for Hyflux".
When asked yesterday why Utico said there was a signed deal, chief executive Richard Menezes said: "Because Aug 26 was the deadline and creditors, noteholders had accepted the restructuring agreement."
The utility firm said the "outstanding issues... predominantly refers to internal board level issues, probably including differences over advisers' fees, which Utico has capped at $25 million in the restructuring agreement".
Mr Menezes said: "It is prudent that a swift resolution is found so that Utico and Hyflux can endeavour to mitigate... value erosion of the entity."
He added that Utico is "reinforcing (its) commitment to the Hyflux retail perpetual securities and preference (PNP)" shareholders, who he said could get "$50 million minimum to $150 million on the high side, depending on the options they choose".
The restructuring agreement would be a "first-of-its-kind proposition in the world where retail investors who are otherwise unsecured and have no mandatory cover to recover their investments have been integrated into the agreement with payout guarantees", he said.
But Mr Menezes warned that apart from "whittling down Hyflux value steeply, a delay in resolution will also be detrimental to the PNP (shareholders) who stand to lose all their investments if Hyflux's indecision leads to ultimate liquidation".


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- Madison: $34,000
- Green Bay: $37,000
- Kenosha: $39,000
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Here is something extremely special to me. It is Annie's adoption video and contains our trip pictures and some of my favorites since we have been home. I am still so sad that I didn't take a lot more pictures during our trip, but I did the best I could given our circumstances. Just a tip, the second bit of rolling text scrolls kind of fast, so you might need to pause it if you are interested in reading it. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
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Today I am thankful that I don't have to worry about applying for Annie's social security number any longer. I will still have to go back to the office when we get Annie's name officially changed, but my trip today was relatively painless. It was almost a disaster, but I got really lucky. When I got there, my number was 37 away from the first they called when I was checked in. The numbers were actually moving pretty quickly. I was sitting there reading a book and all of the sudden it hit me, I had forgotten Annie's passport. I knew that I would have to have it. Justin was home with the girls. I raced home (about 10 minutes each way), grabbed the passport and raced back. When I sat back down, they were 4 away from my number and I was called back within 2 minutes. Talk about cutting it close! I would have been SO upset if I had to start over with a new number. My officer ended up being a really sweet Vietnamese lady! The whole process from door to door was only 1 hour and 20 minutes. Not bad at all if I do say so myself. It is a huge relief to be done with that so that we can hurry up and file our taxes. Now I have to get those completely prepared for the accountant this weekend. Bring on the refund!!!!
Yesterday I learned that Lucy knew how to tell a lie. :( I really think that yesterday was the first time she has ever looked right at me and not told the truth when not trying to be silly. Remember how I said she didn't nap yesterday? When I went in to get her, I asked her if she had napped. She looked right at me, paused for a second, and said, "Yes, Momma. I napped. Good morning." And then she stretched her arms out like you would first thing in the morning. We had a talk about telling the truth, but who knows what she understood about what is a lie or being truthful. Isn't she a little young for lies??? Yikes!
So excited for Idol tonight. Paula is looking a little rough. Thoughts? I LOVE Danny. He is awesome and I always am drawn to the people with interesting/sad stories or contestants with children. He is such a great singer. Love his voice.
Is the bow too much? Good, I didn't think so either! No really, you know I am dying to get a bow in that hair but she is so far away from it. I honestly can't believe that I could get this to stay in even for a second it is so big and heavy and was hanging on by about 3 hairs. We aren't really the headband types, so I guess we will just have to wait a while.
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) — Disney star Mia Talerico is learning at a very young age about the dangers of celebrity. Someone posted online death threats against the 5-year-old actress, police said.
Talerico plays Charlie in "Good Luck Charlie," a hit Disney Channel series that has been canceled after 100 episodes. The final show airs in February.
The Los Angeles Police Department's threat management unit is investigating the threats, according to LAPD spokesman Andrew Smith.
Police are not disclosing the nature of the threats because of the investigative is "very sensitive," Smith said.
A Disney spokesman replied "no comment" when asked by CNN.
CNN's Jane Caffrey contributed this report.
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- Door Wreaths – Hanging the wreath on your door means you can make the wreath up to 24 inches. This is assuming your door is the standard size of 36 inches.
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- Wall Hanging – You can go as big or as small as you wish for your wall. Make sure to hang it at eye level and make it large enough to fit your wall space.
Where Did Wreaths Come From?
Have you ever wondered where wreaths come from other than crafty people who want to decorate? Wreaths were originally worn on the head to represent your occupation or even social status. Eventually, they were made with twigs and greenery and hung on doors. Wreaths originated in ancient Greece.
What Is The Best Way To Store Your Wreath?
It doesn't matter if you have one wreath or 100 wreaths, storing them is essential if you want to use them year after year. There are several wreath storage containers out there, and they work perfectly.
If you don't want to spend the money, you can easily hang the wreaths on hangers and place them in a storage closet. You can leave them open or cover them with plastic trash bags. Another option is to buy garment bags and hang them in that too.
Are you still feeling crafty? Take a look at some of these fantastic DIY crafts!
- Fun And Easy Decorative Magnets Craft – This is an inexpensive craft idea that looks awesome!
- DIY Soap Dispenser With Repurposed Liquor Bottle – Don't throw away old bottles, repurpose them.
- 15 + Halloween Cricut Craft Ideas – You are going to love these terrific ideas.
- Funny Halloween SVG Plus Free Cut File – You can't help but laugh when you see this one!
Creative DIY Halloween Wreath
Go wild and make this creative DIY Halloween Wreath! It's EASY, quick to make, and you can make them for many holidays and seasons.
- Green foam wreath form
- Thick wire ribbon in burlap (we used a polka dot print burlap)
- Assorted mini polka dot pumpkins
- Plain black ribbon
- Hot glue
- Glue gun
- Scissors
- You can start by applying a small amount of hot glue to the end of your burlap ribbon.
- Press the end to the inside of the wreath form.
- Hold and allow to dry.
- Start wrapping the ribbon around the wreath form. Wrap tightly. Be sure you overlap slightly while wrapping.
- Continue to cover the entire foam wreath form with burlap ribbon. Secure the end of the burlap in place with an additional drop of glue.
- Decide where you want the pumpkins to rest on the wreath. Cut a length of black ribbon and wrap it around this space. Secure with glue.
- Snip the pumpkins from the pick stems. Add a generous amount of hot glue to the back of each pumpkin. Press them to the section of black ribbon. Now, hold it in place until dry.
If you hang the wreath, tie a ribbon around the top to use as a hanger.
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Playing Wheelchair Basketball for Sport
Author: Christopher W Smith
Published: 2009-01-13 : (Rev. 2018-02-18)
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Wheelchair basketball as a sport is one option available to those with a disability.
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Wheelchair basketball is one option available to those with a disability, helping with their self confidence and providing opportunities to socialize with others.
Wheelchair Basketball is a form of basketball usually played by the physically impaired. Participants play on specially designed wheelchairs, built specifically for the sport.
Too few people with disabilities get involved with sporting activities. Many despair at their apparent disadvantage and end up overlooking the physical therapy and even psychological advantages offered by playing sports.
One little know fact is that wheelchair basketball is played at an international level of competition.
After the second world war, many US servicemen were confined to a wheelchair, and wheelchair basketball was born. In 1946, these veterans played their first game, eventually growing to become one of the most popular sports in the world.
At Stoke Mandeville hospital in England, the spinal injuries department, is known in Europe for its advances in treatment and rehabilitation. The staff encouraged playing sports, eventually adding wheelchair basketball in 1956. Its not surprising that the hospital later went on to found the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
There are many international competitions held today, with the sport playing an important role in the Paralympic Games since its inauguration at the 1960 Rome Games. Held every 2 years after the Paralympics, the Gold Cup is a qualifying event. USA, Canada, Australia, England, Japan and the Netherlands currently dominate the sport.
Abiding by the rules of the International Basketball Federation, the games are played on a regulation size court and with a 10-foot basketball hoop. Of course, certain rules have to be adapted. Players are not allowed to touch the wheels more than two times after dribbling or receiving the ball. Before they can handle the wheels once more, they must bounce, shoot or pass the ball.
It's not hard to learn the rules of wheelchair basketball, because the main rules regarding fouls, free throws, and traveling are the same as the ones in the basketball you already know and love. However, you will find that some of the court dimensions have been changed in order to better accommodate athletes in wheelchairs. For example, the three point line has changed to 20'9". This allows more space on the court and keeps the game moving smoothly.
The location for taking free throws has also changed. Instead of using the free throw line, free throws are taken from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines on both sides of the basket. This change was made to keep the defensive player safer. There are only a few of these minor changes to learn. Other than that, you should spend some time watching your favorite basketball players to improve your form, skill, and timing.
Any age can play wheelchair basketball. You'll find leagues available for elementary students on up through college age, and there are also adult leagues. You can register a team through your school or community center. It's also a requirement to register with the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. Since there are many regional tournaments open to official teams, you'll want to make sure yours can be a part of the fun.
Several countries now admit mixed teams, which consist of able bodied participant and those players with disabilities. You can see mixed wheelchair basketball in countries such as Canada, Australia and England. Usually, teams of wheelchair bound players work within a points system, which governs the make up of the team in terms of degree of disability. Certain players have full paraplegia below the chest.
This sort of basketball is quick and highly competitive. Games are exciting and fun for spectators to watch. The crack of speeding wheel chairs is quite common! Wheelchair basketball is enjoyed by players and fans all over the work making it the perfect sport for persons with disabilities who want to remain in competitive sport, or for those who refuse to let their disability keep them on the sidelines of life.
Related Documents
- 1 - Wheelchair Curling Information : Disabled World (2011/04/03)
- 2 - Popular Wheelchair Sports : Disabled World (2009/01/13)
- 3 - Wheelchair Rugby: Rules, Events and Information : Disabled World (2011/04/03)
- 4 - Wheelchair Basketball: Learning the Rules and Gameplay : Disabled World (2011/04/03)
- 5 - Playing Wheelchair Basketball for Sport : Christopher W Smith (2009/01/13)
- 6 - Wheelchairs and the Sports Lover : Robert Michael (2008/12/11)
- 7 - Wheelchair Dancing: Information and Overview of Types of Dance : Disabled World (2013/04/29)
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GTF shares association research findings with EGILAT country members
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 16th AUGUST 2018: GTF's new Asia-Pacific Representative Stephen Mitchell presented at APEC's 14th Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade (EGILAT) meeting in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea in August.
Held twice a year and open to government representatives of all 21 Pacific Rim member economies, the meeting is an exchange of information to promote trade in legal forest products. This meeting was attended by 13 members.
US, Japan, Australia and Korea gave updates on their domestic regulations while USA, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia PNG updated the meeting on their work on Timber Legibility Guidance (TLGs) based on a common template. Australia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Chinese Taipei and the US have submitted completed TLGs to the APEC Secretariat. Japan and China are going to submit updated versions in due course. China, Indonesia, PNG, the Philippines and Viet Nam reported progress on their work. All completed TLGs will be posted on the APEC website.
The meeting also heard presentations from GTF, RAFT, Forest Trends, WWF China, PNG Forest Industries Association, and National Home (China). Forest Trends presentation focused on work with Viet Nam trade associations to analyse consistency (or inconsistencies) in trade data between Viet Nam and other countries such as Lao and China. On Vietnam/China trade statistics and trends, RAFT reported on options for further progress of a China Timber Legality Assurance System beyond a purely voluntary take-up. WWF China set out some corporate experiences with sustainable timber procurement.
Stephen provided a summary of the results of GTF's ASK (Association Survey for Knowledge) surveys for China, Latin America, Africa and Australia. He showed that, on average, 87% of wood industry participants are micro, small or medium sized businesses with little capacity. Therefore, a trade association-based approach for capacity building and responsible trade promotion, in cooperation with government and corporate focused efforts, is essential to developing responsible trade.
Stephen also provided a summary of the responsible trade summits & capacity trainingthat have been undertaken to date by GTF in Latin America and Africa. He raised the prospect of Proposed Asia-Pacific Industry Association SE Asia Round table in early 2019.
Earlier in the week GTF also participated in the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Best Practices to Promote Legal Trade of Wood Product. The dialogue had over 70 participants, including government officials from the APEC economies, corporate businesses, representatives from forest certification schemes and certification bodies, NGOs and other stakeholders.
The participants in the Dialogue shared experiences and further enhanced their capacities to develop and apply strong CSR practices in their economies to promote legal wood trade.
The participants heard a mix of international and local success stories. Of particular interest was the work of PNG Balsa based in East New Britain Province, a fully integrated balsa wood growers and manufactures of sandwiched balsa wood products used to manufacture end products for the wind-turbine, marine and automotive industries. Their balsa is 100 percent plantation grown on company land holdings and in long-term partnership with local landowners who value balsa as a sustainable crop that augments their traditional reliance on cocoa and copra.
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- Employer: Surrey County Council
- Reference: orbis/TP/780/3863
- Published: Wed 14/08/2019, 14:45 PM
- Closing on: Thu 29/08/2019, 23:55 PM
- Working Pattern: Part Time, Term Time
- Hours: 25 hours per week, 25 hours per week, 38.4 weeks per year working 5 hours over the lunch time period, Monday to Friday.
- Salary: £10,093.11 per annum for 25 hours per week, 38.4 weeks per year
- DBS Check: Enhanced
- Location: St Cuthbert Mayne School, St Nicholas Avenue, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7AQ, Surrey
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Caterer - St Cuthbert Mayne School - Cranleigh
£10,093.11 per annum for 25 hours per week, 38.4 weeks per year working 5 hours over the lunch time period, Monday to Friday.
Based at St Cuthbert Mayne School, St Nicholas Avenue, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7AQ
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Local government salary-related pension offered, discounted child care vouchers as well as the option to join the car lease scheme.
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Do you have experience of working in catering? Do you have the skills required to run a busy kitchen? Need a position that fits in with school holidays? Then look no further as we have the right position for you!
Lead our friendly catering team, where you can be at the forefront in providing healthy school lunches for the children.
We offer the opportunity for you to gain, build and develop your current supervisory and management skills, whilst offering further options to work towards a Level 3 qualification in Food Hygiene.
The ideal person for this position will have a great attitude to working in a team, experience of prepping, cooking and service of meals in addition to ordering supplies.
About the Team - Our St Cuthbert Mayne School team is made up of a Caterer and Two Catering Assistants.
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The Corporate & Secretarial division of Navitas assists you as an entrepreneur with the initial advice required to the setting-up of the appropriate corporate vehicle in line with your business objectives. Once your entity is incorporated, our team of professionals will provide you with a one-stop shop service experience.
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Scrabble battleby Derek Jory / Vancouver Canucks
I hereby issue an open challenge to Tanner Glass: let's scrabble. You and me, pal. I will throw down on you like you're a triple-word score. Your scrabble is wack. My scrabble is the radness. You think you can handle my scrabble? Then scrabble me, Tanner. – Harrison Mooney
That's how it all began.
Whether Harrison Mooney, half the manpower behind PassItToBulis.com, was serious or not when he posted an open Scrabble challenge to Tanner Glass after hearing the Vancouver Canucks forward reveal he is an avid player on road trips on the Team 1040, Glass has accepted and the stage is now set for the first ever Scrabble Battle.
The inaugural Scrabble Battle will pit Glass and Mooney in a one-hour showdown of everyone's favourite word game on Wednesday, February 23rd at 3 p.m. PST; fans can follow each player's moves as they happen on Canucks.com/scrabble via the virtual game board and by following @VanCanucks on Twitter.
The goal of Scrabble, in short, is to score as many points as possible by creating words from individually lettered tiles, ranging in points from one to 10. Seven tiles are provided at a time and 100 are in play overall; words can be formed down and across, like a crossword puzzle.
The goal of the Scrabble Battle is to raise as much money as possible for Canucks for Kids Fund.
After Mooney's initial Scrabble challenge post got some traction, he followed it up with another post, one that featured the now iconic 'Tanner Glass Scrabble Champ' logo, courtesy of Annie May (@westxnorthwest). This design was the inspiration for real life, limited edition, Tanner Glass Scrabble Champ t-shirts that are available exclusively at the Canucks Team Store at Rogers Arena for $29.99.
All proceeds from the t-shirts go directly to Canucks for Kids Fund, (CFKF) which has reached communities throughout BC by granting more than 32 million dollars benefiting areas of health and wellness, grassroots hockey and education since 1986.
If you want to show your support for either Team Glass or Team Mooney, pledges are also being accepted with all funds generated again supporting CFKF. The hook here is that the player who raises the most money by the morning of the 23rd will get to play first during the Scrabble Battle.
The first play of a Scrabble game is important, what with the double word score right off the bat and all, but don't take my word for it. Steven Turnbull, the best Facebook Scrabble players in North America and the mayor of Lashburn, Saskatchewan, agrees.
"It depends on what letters you have at your disposal there, but it's important," said Turnbull, who plays upwards of 100 Scrabble games on Facebook almost every day and has 11,500 victories to his name.
"I always try to make the biggest word possible to make use of the double word score for the first move."
The highest scoring word possible on the first move, according to numerous sources, is 'muzjiks' (Russian peasants), which would net 128 points. If that's not an option, either 'squeezy' or 'quartzy' count as 126 points.
Either way, the first move is a big one. Like a first period goal, it could tilt the game in either Glass or Mooney's favour. From there it's all about expressing a lavish lexicon using one of two strategies.
"I play both offensive and defensive because you want to try and take advantage of all the double and triple letter and word scores that you can and then also try and block them so that your opponent can't take advantage of them," said Turnbull, who had the following advice for Saskatchewan's own Glass.
"Look at using your two-letter words, because those are good as space fillers, like your QI and your ZA and that kind of thing. Play a tight game and just make sure that you're keeping your opponent from getting those scores on the triple word."
Great advice, but what both Glass and Mooney need now is the right tiles and only time will tell if Scrabble's lady luck is on their side.


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Sunday Sep 22, 2019
From Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to Benazir, from Murtaza to Shahnawaz, Bhuttos died unnatural deaths. Mystery has engulfed the family's story. From defiance and resistance to bad governance, politics in Pakistan has revolved around this family for half a century. In many ways, the Bhuttos resemble the Gandhis of India.
The family's trajectory has been marked by irony and tragedy. The most tragic event was the assassination of Mir Murtaza Bhutto, during the government of his beloved sister Benazir Bhutto, who was the prime minister at that time. She herself was shocked, not only because she loved Murtaza a lot, but more importantly because the police action that resulted in his murder was in complete violation of her specific instructions regarding handling of Murtaza's guards. Sardar Farooq Leghari, the president she had nominated, dismissed her government on the same pretext.
"No, I don't want Murtaza to be hurt. If you want to arrest his guards wait till he is out of city," were the specific instructions of prime minister to her interior minister, Naseerullah Babar passed on verbatim to the Karachi police chief at the time, Dr Shoaib Suddle. Babar had asked the former prime minister, her permission to arrest Murtaza's guards as he felt pressure from the opposition, particularly the MQM, several of whose member had been killed in 'fake encounters'.
Yet, Murtaza was killed in a controversial 'encounter' near his 70 Clifton residence.
"But, I told you to arrest them or disarm them when Murtaza is out of the city. Why was my order not followed?" Benazir had asked, according to a source in a meeting called after Murtaza's assassination.
Babar replied that on the fatal day, police had not stopped Murtaza's car. His guards were stopped after his car had entered 70 Clifton. After party workers informed him about the arrest, he came out and was shot just as he rushed back in.
Babar defended the police action and so did Suddle. After the arrest of Ali Sunnara, Murtaza's close aide, the PPP (Shaheed Bhutto) leader came to the police station, and tried to forcibly secure the release of his comrade. Sunnara was killed two years after the murder of Murtaza and police closed his file categorising it as a 'blind case'.
Benazir was not convinced.
The meeting ended on the note that an independent judicial commission would be set up. It would be headed by (retd) Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid. The commission, in its recommendations, stated clearly that the police action had not been just an 'encounter'.
In one of my conversations with Benazir Bhutto, after some time had passed, she disclosed that even she had been 'misled' during the investigation. "I was shocked at how even top agencies could mislead the chief executive. This is exactly what happened in this case," she stated.
The photographs of the car in which PPP (SB) leader Ashiq Jatoi and others were sitting did not match the one which was actually hit, she added. Later, Shoaib Suddle confirmed that BB did raise this question and that he personally took her to the police station where the car was parked as part of case property.
In one of the last serious attempts to help Murtaza and Benazir bridge their differences, a meeting of the family was held at Sindh Club. It was attended by Begum Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, Ms Fakhri Begum and a few others in a bid to save the family from division.
23 years later, it is not known who killed Murtaza and why? All those accused in the two FIRs, one lodged against police officials which also led to the arrest of former president Asif Ali Zardari and one by the State against Murtaza's guards have been acquitted. The case remains unsolved.
I was at 70 Clifton along with other journalists to attend Murtaza's press conference. On September 20th, 1996, after addressing the press conference, he asked me and a few other colleagues to accompany him to a public meeting.
"I would have come had it not been my daughter's birthday," I said.
He congratulated me and said, "Better next time, Mazhar."
As I came out of 70 Clifton that day, I noticed some unusual activity by men dressed in plain clothes around the house. I told a journalist friend, Riffat Saeed, "Yaar, kuch garbar lag rahi hay" (Something's off). In the evening, while I was busy with birthday celebrations, someone informed me about the firing outside Bhutto's house.
Much has now been written on what happened including a few books on the murder as well as the case trial, but not enough has been said on the life and politics of the man.
Murtaza had led an armed struggle against former military dictator, General Zia ul Haq, from the platform of al-Zulfiqar Organisation, AZO. Benazir, on the other hand believed in political struggle as opposed to armed resistance. The two developed differences over strategy after Benazir went into exile in 1981.
The idea to form AZO, was conceived jointly by Murtaza and Shahnawaz on the pattern of PLO, as the two were inspired by freedom fighters like Laila Khalid. Shahnawaz was more emotional and accused the party's feudals of failing to save Bhutto's life. He even wanted to target them besides people like Zia, Moulvi Mushtaq and those who had a hand in the trial and conviction.
In 1986, when Benazir, decided to return after getting the 'green signal' from former prime minister, Mohammad Khan Juenjo, who despite Zia's anger lifted restrictions on media, she went to Damascus and asked Murtaza to abandon the armed struggle and join forces with her but he warned her about Zia's nefarious ways.
A year later, Benazir invited him to attend her wedding, assuring him that Prime Minister Junejo had no objection to Murtaza's return; even though some other quarters hinted towards his likely arrest in the PIA hijacking case.
Murtaza, declined politely, wished her the best for her personal and political life. He told her that he would only return after avenging his father's death.
Begum Nusrat Bhutto, who after the death of her husband ZAB, wanted Benazir and Murtaza to together take the political legacy of Bhutto forward, continued her efforts to unite the family but did not succeed.
During Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's trial, some PPP hardliners, after taking Begum Bhutto into confidence had formed the People's Liberation Front and the Bhutto Release Committee. When the party's Central Executive Committee failed to give a call for the movement, they decided that party workers would sacrifice themselves for the release of their leader. Incidents like the Jamma Cloth firing led to the arrest of several leaders who were also sentenced to death later.
Bhutto, during the trial at the Lahore High Court, had stopped both his sons from coming to Pakistan and participating in any kind of political activity. He had asked them to concentrate on their studies instead. Shahnawaz had wanted to come after the detention of Begum Bhutto and Benazir. He had sent a message stating that Murtaza would stay back but, Bhutto had stopped him from coming.
After the Supreme Court rejected the appeal, the frustrated and emotional Begum Nusrat Bhutto was advised by Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi to petition for clemency. Knowing her spouse well, she sought permission to file the appeal to Zia. One of the witnesses to that meeting at Adiala jail told me that he heard Bhutto almost shouting, "No way! Why do you people want me to die at the hands of history?"
Years later, Jatoi told me in an interview that he had gone on his own to meet Zia as a last bid to save Bhutto. "I did inform Begum Bhutto and told her that there was nothing wrong in making an attempt. She stayed silent. I went to meet him in the presence of General Arif. I have come to beg you to spare him and promised that along with his entire family, he will quit politics and live abroad as long as you are in power. Zia said that he would give a serious thought", he stated.
"As I came out after the meeting, given my reading of Zia, I knew it was all over for Bhutto", Jatoi added.
When Bhutto came to know about it, he got angry and sent a strongly-worded message to the party and the family to let him die and live on in history.
After the LHC judgment, he got a message from Col Gaddafi and Yasir Arafat, who wanted to save his life at all costs even if required sending their commandos.
A senior PPP leader, who visited Damascus on the demand of the three hijackers and doesn't want to be named, disclosed that Salamullah alias Tipu, Nasir Jamal and Arshad Ahmad called AZO a misadventure. The AZO gave the government and excuse for a massive crackdown on PPP.
Former test-cricketer Aftab Gul, once told me in an interview that all plans to aid Bhutto's release had been finalised but Bhutto had turned down offers. He was finally executed on April 4, 1979. His popularity has endured and he has remained Pakistan's most popular leader.
"Tipu, the mastermind, along with some other party activists, went to Kabul for armed training. But, the Afghan intelligence under Najeebullah's government asked him to wait for their clearance. But, instead of waiting, he executed the plan after police raided his house in connection with the murder an Islami Jamiat-e-Tulba, Hafiz Aslam at the Karachi University," Gul told me.
Amongst the three hijackers, Arshad was not even aware of the plan when Tipu and Nasir asked him to accompany them to Peshawar. Tipu was later executed for the murder of an Afghan national. The other two now live in two different countries having left Libya, in the post-Gaddafi era.
About his experience with Murtaza, he had recalled that he first met him after 54 of the party members were released on the demand of hijackers. "Only the under-trial communist leaders Jam Saqi, Prof Jamal Naqvi, Shabber Sher, Kamal Warsi, Suhail Sangi, Badar Abro, Amar Lal refused and resisted when they were forced to go by the authorities. They took the position that they believed in a peaceful struggle."
Gul remembers that all of them went to a hotel where Murtaza visited them in the evening. "It was my first face-to-face interaction with him. He talked about the AZO and then said whoever wanted to join the group had to go to Kabul. Others, he said, could stay in Syria or pick their destinations."
Out of the 54, some 28 joined the group and went to Kabul.
"Murtaza and Shahnawaz's main targets were Gen Zia, Justice Molvi Mushtaq and a few other general and judges – not PPP opponents. But some of the AZO men, on their own, killed some opponents of the party," he added.
"I don't think Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi was a target but Molvi Mushtaq was in the same car at that time," he said. A few failed attempts were made on General Zia as well – the most serious one was in Peshawar, in which a female party worker was arrested.
Former ISI chief, the late General Hameed Gul suspected AZO's hand in General Zia's plane crash but the case has remained unsolved till this day.
Later, many AZO activists got arrested, tried and executed including Nasir Baluch and Ayaz Samoo. Some faced long trials for hijacking, conspiracy, sedition. These included Murtaza, Shahnawaz, Masroor Ahsan (who was arrested in Dubai and was flown to Karachi in a special aircraft), Khalil Qureshi, Manzar Alam (who is missing till this day).
When Benazir Bhutto's first government came into power she ordered the withdrawal of all cases registered during Zia's regime. This case was also withdrawn; but within 48 hours, the Home Department, in a fresh notification, declared it open and deleted it from the list of withdrawn cases. The trial lasted 19 years, first in a special court and later in a sessions court. It ended in 2012, and all the accused were acquitted. Out of 250 prosecution witnesses around 15 had appeared in the court. All of them were policemen.
Murtaza abandoned his armed struggle, and in an interview, announced his return from exile. But not before he decided to distance himself from Benazir's politics and accused her spouse of trying to take over the party.
Begum Nusrat Bhutto was delighted. She had supported him throughout the days of armed struggle and his decision to lead the peaceful struggle presented an opportunity for the Bhuttos. Benazir offered Murtaza and his men party tickets but some of those around him, advised him against running. Sources say that Subok Majeed and Ghulam Ali Allana were among them. Benazir believed that there was a conspiracy to divide the PPP as well as the family and tried to convince Murtaza to run in the elections.
In one of the last serious attempts to help Murtaza and Benazir bridge their differences, a meeting of the family was held at Sindh Club. It was attended by Begum Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, Ms Fakhri Begum and a few others in a bid to save the family from division.
Murtaza finally returned and formed his own PPP (SB) at a convention held outside 70 Clifton. But, he could not create a major split in the PPP; on win a seat other than his own.
At times Benazir believed that Murtaza had not been wrong in 1986, when he saw her return as a trap. At the same time, she strongly suspected 'hidden hands' behind his return in 1993 whose purpose was to split the party and the family.
Murtaza's differences with Asif Ali Zardari were also well-known – these differences have now been arguably transferred to the next generation and are very unlikely to end.
Benazir never returned to power after 1996. She was assassinated when she was about to get her third time in 2007 elections. With her death, the politics of the strong generation of Bhuttos came to an end.
The third generation stands divided and are carrying various legacies: Bilawal, Bakhtawar, Aseefa on one side; and Fatima, Zulfiqar Junior on the other side. Can they unite? Bilawal Bhutto is facing a dilemma both in politics, and in mending differences with his first cousins. Benazir's son, an emerging leader, carries not only the weight of the Bhutto legacy, but also the baggage of their past.
—The writer is the senior columnist and analyst of GEO, The News and Jang. He tweets @MazharAbbasGEO
Originally published in The News on Sunday


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Christy has been a teacher at our school for nine years.
She has taught grammar classes and listening & speaking classes; she has taught beginners, the most advanced students, and all levels in between.
Perhaps her most interesting classes are the ones she has created for our electives program; her "Sidewalks of New York" is an advanced class in our American Culture category.
In this class, her students study about places in New York City and often meet her in various neighborhoods of Manhattan. Students learn about the unique features of such locales as the East Village, the West Village, Chelsea, Tribeca, Soho, and other places.
For their final exam, students are expected to give a tour of a neighborhood.
Seunghun has been a student at EC New York since January. His blog entry below is very well written. (Our corrections were few.)
When I tried to get Seunghun to reveal how he learned to write so well, he shrugged, smiled, and said, "I just learned to write for the TOEFL test."
The Second Field Trip Downtown! by Seunghun
My class went downtown again to explore significant places there. I was supposed to go to the Wall Street Station on the 6 train, so I felt a similar feeling as if I were a returning salary-man. In the train, there were a lot of sophisticated guys in gorgeous suits. Some were reading newspapers, and some were trying to relax before work. I felt that some guys were hiding their own feelings under the strong smell of perfume.
No matter what happened in the newspaper, everything was usual: Today is the same as yesterday, and tomorrow is not going to change totally. People know the fact and acclimate themselves to this urban life.
The train arrived at Wall Street Station, and like other people, I rushed out of the train. I called a friend to ask the location of the group and I joined it.
At that time, my class was going out from Trinity Church. Just next to the church, there was a red tree root called the Trinity Root. Since I was late, I googled the meaning of the tree root:
This tree is an artwork to memorialize Ground Zero. It was first installed at the American Museum of Natural History and then moved to this spot. I couldn't understand the meaning beyond the description, but the artist tried to give solace to the millions of people who visit the site where the most infamous attacks had taken place.
After we listened to Christy talk about the famous graves in the church cemetery, we moved to City Hall. On the way to City Hall, she explained some buildings on the street. She said that they were the oldest skyscrapers in New York. Unlike to other modern buildings, their decorations were somewhat antique. There were some statues on the wall, and the shapes were mysterious like the gods of Greek myth. She also introduced the building that was damaged on 9-11. Due to a lot of dangerous materials in the building (which may cause cancer), it has taken a lot of time to deconstruct it.
Inside the park, she explained about the politicians. I was surprised that many citizens were interested in the politicians. Christy was curious about a man who was entering the City Hall, and got his name. Well, politics concerns a nation's everything. People interest in politics starts from "remembering" the names of their leaders. After remembering their names, people get to know what their leaders are going to do for them.
At this moment, I felt something inside my mind how Americans maintain their way of life. Everyone knows about the most brutal attack at the World Trade Center spot, but the citizens in the country try to keep this tragedy in their minds. Never overlook, never forget, and step forward as usual. I felt that the true strength comes from this. Forgetting may be helpful, but by keeping the tragedy in mind, they hope this kind of thing would not be repeated.
We looked around the court buildings, visited the souvenir shop, and returned to the school. As for me, it was a great opportunity to look inside the minds of Americans.
Text and photos by Seunghun.


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See instmctions): In this continuation application/progress report for an R37 MERIT Award, the progress on the two major specific aims is reviewed. The overall goal of the work is to use HIV-1 sequence diversity to examine the biological determinants of transmission and pathogenesis. These studies will inform our understanding of the transmission and disease processes.
The first aim covering the study of samples from an HIV-1 vertical transmission cohort Is nearing completion. A major feature of the remaining work is to create molecular clones of the env genes from maternal and infant viral populations to test the rote of autologous neutralizing antibodies in vertical transmission. This work will test the hypothesis that a neutralization escape variant is responsible for vertical transmission. In addition, these studies will reveal the complexity of the virus in vertical transmission and provide reagents to study other biological properties of the transmitted virus.
The second aim on horizontal transmission is still awaiting the availability of samples from people in acute infection from southem Braal. Given progress in the field this aim is now refined to focus on the question of the relative fitness of subtype B and subtype C viruses Involved in acute infection and coclrculating in the same population. This analysis is designed to address the question of whether differences in relative viral fitness play a role in the subtype B and C epidemics. Studies in viral diversity are in part framed by the technology available to study that diversity. Two important and complementary technologies for studying diversity are the heteroduplex tracking assay (HTA) and the single genome amplification (SGA) approach. The new technology of deep sequencing has not been approriately applied to the study of viral diversity due to intrinsic problems of PCR resampling. A new strategy will be applied to overcome this problem to allow the accurate use of this new technology to study viral diversity using HIV as the test case This will provide a third complementary approach to the study of viral diversity. The application of these strategies in ways that could inform clinical care will also be explored. Finally, collaborative opportunities have been developed to study viral evolution in a humanized mouse model and under the influence of AP0BEC3G/F and will be continued.
(See Instmctions): HIV sequence diversity is a rich source of biological infonnation about the selective pressures placed on the virus and changes in virus-host interactions. We are using viral sequence diversity to explore questions important for vertical and horizontal transmission and the evolution of pathogenic variants after transmission. In addition, we continue to develop new technologies to derive more information from complex viral populations. These efforts shed light on important virologic features of transmission and evolution. PROJECT/PERFOI^MANCE SiTE(S) (if addifional space is needed, use Project/Perfonnance Site Fonnat Page)
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|Eshleman, Susan H; Hudelson, Sarah E; Redd, Andrew D et al. (2017) Treatment as Prevention: Characterization of Partner Infections in the HIV Prevention Trials Network 052 Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 74:112-116
|Miller, Caitlin M; Akiyama, Hisashi; Agosto, Luis M et al. (2017) Virion-Associated Vpr Alleviates a Postintegration Block to HIV-1 Infection of Dendritic Cells. J Virol 91:
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|Zhou, Shuntai; Bednar, Maria M; Sturdevant, Christa B et al. (2016) Deep Sequencing of the HIV-1 env Gene Reveals Discrete X4 Lineages and Linkage Disequilibrium between X4 and R5 Viruses in the V1/V2 and V3 Variable Regions. J Virol 90:7142-58
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text: Redesigning packaging for Lactovit deodorants, a recognised personal hygiene brand. The brief called for modernising the design, which had become rather outdated, and bringing it more in line with a more sensory and delicate world. We decided to develop a very clear graphic and get rid of most of the messages on the front. We also created a graphic element common to all the varieties that bring to mind an ethereal and light universe, just like the deodorants.


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Lottie and Eleanor both played special parts in Johannah Deakin's big day
Louis Tomlinson's younger sister Lottie has shared two sweet new snaps from her mum Johannah Deakin's wedding at the weekend.
The 15-year-old took to Instagram yesterday to give fans a glimpse into Johannah's special day with second hubby Dan Deakin.
In one photo, the loved-up couple stand in front of the church with their bridesmaids and flower girls including Lottie, her twin siblings Phoebe and Daisy and Louis' girlfriend Eleanor Calder.
Eleanor, 21, served as Johannah's maid of honour.
'Amazing day ❤,' Lottie captioned the shot.
The other image sees University Of Manchester graduate Eleanor clutching her bouquet as Johannah and Lottie stand smiling either side of her.
One Direction's Louis, 22, was one of Dan's best men and his bandmates Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan joined him at the ceremony.
Other guests included Liam's other half Sophia Smith, Harry's mum Anne Twist and stepfather Robin and 1D's hairdresser Lou Teasdale.
The attendees enjoyed cocktails and games of croquet during Johannah and Dan's reception at Wentbridge House Hotel in Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
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Debt: Bachelor's Degree Recipients
Among students who received a bachelor's degree in 2015–16, nearly 69 percent borrowed an average of $29,669, with a median debt among borrowers of $27,000 at graduation. Among bachelor's degree recipients in 2015–16, the share of students who borrowed for their undergraduate education ranged from 58.7 percent of Asian students to 86.4 percent of Black students and 89.6 percent of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students.
U.S. Department of Education, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2016
Estimate suppressed for international students. Reporting standards not met.
Total borrowing of bachelor's degree recipients shows the average amount borrowed per borrower.


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All over town shops are selling all things orange to help everyone (even newbies from the USA) to gear up for the occasion.
this big news. This will be the last Queen's Day, for a long long time. Queen Beatrix has announced that she will abdicate tomorrow, and the new King, Willem-Alexander, will be inaugurated. All of this will occur right outside our front door. Crazy! We are excited to take it all in and everyone has warned us that we have no idea what we are in for. They say our minds will be totally blown tomorrow. Bring it!
We may have no idea what we are in for, but least we'll look cute...
And maybe I bought this paint by number set, you know to honor Beatrix and remember this historic event forever.