Background of Scrabble in Nepal

• Scrabble is a word game in which 2-4 players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15x15 grid of squares, using trays and a bag containing 100 tiles. The name is trademark of Mattle and Hasbro. The game is sold in 120+ countries and is available in 30+ languages, after its development in 1938. It can also be played in cell phones or computers (e.g. woogles.io). • Scrabble contributes for developing skills like communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity and leadership. There are 4000+ Scrabble Clubs around the world. • Pokhara Public Library (specially its section called American Corner Pokhara) started Scrabble Championship in Nepal from 2016 and now more than 40 out of 77 districts of Nepal are familiar to this game. Nepal & Bangladesh began playing it jointly from 2018. • Scrabble Club Pokhara (SCP) was formally established in 2019 with the vision of 'Transformation in Learning' through gamification. Each interested school is suggested to form a Scrabble Club in their school, send 2 of their best players to District Championship from where 25% of the total players are qualified for National Championship. A fixed number of players are then selected to compete for International Championship. • The mobile application named 'Wali Timer' is being used both as a timer and spelling checker on each table. The games are played with CSW Dictionary, 15 minutes time, and single challenge settings. The players need to keep the time and scores mutually. There will be referees under Championship Director to manage the event. Of course, the players need to challenge the words in case of any doubts! • The SCP officials decide on the rules of championship. Except the assigned officials, none is allowed to enter inside the championship area. Players and officials are encouraged, to the best of their abilities, to be cooperative and courteous in relation to the championship events. A scrabble event should be an enjoyable experience for everyone involved. Behavior that is deemed harmful to this objective will not be tolerated. Players should not bring any materials within the tournament area. They should cooperate, maintain peace and keep patience while playing. They should not insult, demean, or harass other players or officials. They should protect the tournament equipment. They should not leave the area before the formal completion of game. They should conduct in a sportsmanlike manner and give due regard to the authority of the officials and the rights of their opponents and other players. • In case of violating the codes of conduct or rules of game, the officials can expel the player from the game at any time. All mobile phones within the game area should be kept in flight mode or silent. The players shall occupy their seats only after the announcement of their pairings. The players need to properly handle the tiles, boards and trays. The winners must submit the final score of each round to the Championship Director immediately after the round. Growth of Scrabble Movement in Nepal: 2016: First Scrabble Championship (13 Feb 2016) AMC/PPL 16 participants from 8 schools of Kaski, Parbat and Baglung 2017: Second Scrabble Championship (18 Feb 2017) AMC/PPL 40 participants from 20 schools of Kaski, Parbat, Baglung, Syangja and Tanahun 2018: Third Scrabble Championship (1 Dec 2017 & 15 Jan 2018) 54 participants from 27 schools of Kaski, Parbat, Baglung, Tanahun, Rupandehi, and Lamjung for national championship (Venue: AMC/PPL) 25 Nepalese Champions competed with 19 Bangladeshi Champions (Venue: Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya, Pokhara) 2019: Fourth Scrabble Championship (24 Nov 2018 & 7 April 2019) 51 participants from 13 districts (Kaski, Parbat, Baglung, Tanahun, Rupandehi, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Kavre, Palpa, Makawanpur, Nawalparasi, Chitwan and Dang) competed in the National Championship held in AMC/PPL and top 10 Nepalese National Champions travelled to Bangladesh for the International Event 2020: Fifth Scrabble Championship (23 Nov 2019 & 15 Jan 2020) About 60 participants from 18 districts (Kaski, Parbat, Baglung, Tanahun, Rupandehi, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Kavre, Palpa, Makawanpur, Nawalparasi, Chitwan, Dang, Kailali, Syangja, Gulmi, Bara, Bhaktapur) competed in the National Championship held in Adarsha School, Kushma, Parbat and top 20 Nepalese National Champions played with Bangladeshi players for the International Event in Rainbow Academic Homes, Pokhara 2021: Sixth Scrabble Championship (28 Nov 2020 & Fourth Int'l 20 Jan 2021) Organized in online platform by Chitwan; 8 of the Nepalese Youth Champions also played WESPA Youth Cup in woogles.io as organized by Pakistan Scrabble Association 2022: Seventh Scrabble Championship (20 Nov 2021 & Fifth Int'l Feb 5-6, 2022) Gyan Bagaicha School, Tanahun hosted the national but Int'l was postponed 2023: Eighth Scrabble Championship (Dec 17, 2022 & Sixth Int'l Feb 18, 2023) Gaindakot English School, Nawalparasi hosted the national (94 participants from 25 districts) & Kaliganj School, Bangladesh hosted the international (20 students participated from Nepal) 12 Nepalese champions played Asia Cup 2022 in Delhi, India 2024: Ninth Scrabble Championship (Nov 4, 2023 & 7th Int'l on Jan 19-20, 2024) Lotus Academy, Bara is hosting National whereas Bright Future School, Kathmandu is hosting International Event; About 10 Nepalese players are planning to participate WESPA Youth Cup 2023 in Thailand • Special thanks to Mr. Shyam Mohan Ale, former Information Officer of American Corner Pokhara and English Language Fellows, namely Mr. Alex Lowry, Mrs. Stela Wasson and Mr. Mathew Nelson for the introduction of scrabble, board games as well as other resources helpful for Transformation in Learning. Kaski District Sports Development Committee (KDSDC) accepted only the name - Scrabble Club Pokhara (SCP) so that SCP was formally registered into KDSDC on 20 May 2019 under Sports Council Act. Then SCP got its permanent account number and also opened the bank account (Laxmi Bank Limited, 03611008830). • According to the Charter of SCP, it can operate its activities with the approval of District Sports Development Committees. SCP is a non-profit making social organization for effective learning. It is authorized to conduct programs even in the coordination of schools and other organizations. Advisory Board of SCP: 1. Mr. Him Bahadur Paudel Chhetri, Parbat 2. Mr. Om Prakash Gurung, Kaski 3. Mr. Hiralal Aryal, Nawalpur 4. Mr. Pramod Kumar Sah, Lalitpur Executive committee of SCP: 1. Chairperson: Keshab Prasad Parajuli, [email protected] 2. Vice Chairperson: Baman Kumar Ghimire, [email protected] 3. Treasurer: Purna Bahadur Rana, [email protected] 4. Secretary: Ram Chandra Karki, [email protected] 5. Member: Dhurba Thapa, [email protected] 6. Member: Bhawana Thapa, [email protected] 7. Member: Amar Kunwar, [email protected] District Coordinators of SCP: 1. Ashish Paudel, Parbat 2. Basanta Prasad Rijal, Dang 3. Deepak Gautam, Rupandehi 4. Keshab Bhattarai, Kaski 5. Binod Paudel, Tanahun 6. Om Raj Mainali, Chitwan 7. Beena Koirala, Nawalpur 8. Singha Bahadur Lama, Bhaktapur 9. Bhoj Raj Subedi, Bara 10. Buddha Prasad Gautam, Kathmandu 11. Dor Bikram Shrees, Gulmi 12. Chiranjivi Nepal, Sindhupalchok 13. Bibas Jung Thapa, Makawanpur 14. Bishnu Bhattarai, Arghakhanchi Membership of SCP: Ordinary Membership: Entry Rs 1,000 and Renewal Rs 100 per annum Life Membership: Rs 5,000 International Coordinators of SCP 1. Khurshiduzzaman Ahmed, Bangladesh 2. Tariq Pervez, Pakistan 3. Ramya Vithanage, Sri Lanka 4. Kamaku Felix, Kenya 5. Marisha Sharma, India 6. Wellington Jighere, Nigeia 7. Gayane Mayilyan, Armenia 8. Sou Samoeurn, Cambodia 9. Yoshikazu Matsumoto, Japan 10. Jean Marie Ntawirema, Rwanda 11. Vannitha Balasingam, Malaysia 12. Georgia Maneta (Gogo Maneta) Greece 13. Kristine Barredo, Philippines 14. Corina Sujdea, Romania 15. Cristiana Pivetta, Italy 16. Chang Amy, Taiwan 17. Gloria Mariana Marquez Portillo (Gloria Ifeyinwa), Mexico 18. Jackson Dukpa, Bhutan 19. Nguyet Nguyen (Nguyen Annie), Vietnam

Scrabble Basic Rules

 

Scrabble is a word game that is played on a board with 15x15 cells. This game contains of 100 tiles that are used in the game and 98 of them will contain letters and point values. There are 2 blank tiles that can be used as wild-tiles to take the place of any letter. When a blank is played, it will remain in the game as the letter it substituted for. Different letters in the game will have various point values and this will depend on how rare the letter is and how difficult it may be to lay that letter. Blank tiles will have no point values. The game starts with each player drawing seven tiles from the bag. The first player plays in contact with the center tile, with a minimum length of 2 letters. Play continues until an end-condition is reached.

1. Before Start

Requirements:

- Hundred tiles : 98 with letters and their values 2 blanks without letter and value .

- 4 racks or trays

- A bag and a board

2. Confirm 100 tiles

- count ma king 10×10 grid or 5×5 grid on the board

- letter distributions are mentioned on the board .

3.Toss

- Near to "A" or "A" or "Blank" d rawer takes first turn.

- Drawn tiles must be mixed in the bag by opponent and shuffle them.

4. Draw 7 Tiles raising the bag to eye level or above

- You can keep on the table ma king face down or directly to the rack or tray.

- Never show your tiles to your opponent.

5.Start from the center square star which is double word premium

- There must be 7 tiles always. When you play as much as tiles ,must be drawn same number(s) of tiles from the bag.

6.Timer

-Opponent starts when first player sees any of the tiles

- Standard time limit is 25 minutes for each player.

- Be sure a bout your words and then ta p the timer because after the touching the timer

we can't change played word. Invalid word won't give you any score and you will lose the turn.

7. Words

- Official dictionary word can be used except short forms, Proper Nouns

- It has it's own dictionary

We can play;

A word more than once

Singular or plural

Any verb forms

Across or down

8.Blanks

-2 blanks can be designated any letter as per our need. Once it is made, it can't be changed .

- Suppose a player designates the first blank as "B" and makes word BINGO then this tile remains "B" in whole game.

- Another blank can be designated another letter as per your need.

- Blanks can be replaced with the specific letters. Let's take the example of above. You have "B" then it can be replaced with it but it must be used immediately.( Note: This depends on game variation .)

9.Word or letter premium

- There a re 2 types of letter premium

A. Double letter ( light blue color) : makes the double ×2 of specific letters which a re put on but once.

B. Triple letter ( dark blue color): makes the triple ×3 specific letter which are put on but once.

- There are two types of word premium

A. Double word ( orange) : makes the double score ×2 of any specific words you create on but only once.

B. Triple word ( Red) : makes the triple ×3 of any specific word you create on but only once.

10.Pass, exchange, and challenge

Pass

-If you are unable to play any word utter "Pass"

Exchange

- Utter "Exchange " if you are unable to make any valid words. Keep as much as tiles you want to exchange; on the table ma king them face down then draw from the bag the same numbers of tile you have made face down. Drawing tile rule applies as mentioned above.

- If there a re only 6-7 tiles , we can't do exchange.

Challenge

- When you come to know you r opponent has played wrong or invalid word utter "Challenge" and call the game director.

- If anyone loses the challenge, loses his/her turn.

11.Bingo

- If any player creates word using entire 7 tiles gets +50 as a bonus which is sim ply called bingo.

12. Game over

- Times up

- possible plays done

- Six consecutive zeros such as passes, successful challenges, and exchanges.

- Mischief

13. Winner

- The high score obtainer wins the game.

- Time also can vital role to determine the winner. If we cross the limit, 1 minute or parts of a minute reduces 10 points from our total score. And it goes likewise.

Words that can be useful for scrabble game:

1. Ace 2. Bag 3. Cat 4. Dog 5. Elf 6. Fan 7. Gap 8. Hat 9. Ivy 10. Jam 11. Key 12. Leg 13. Mat 14. Net 15. Owl 16. Pan 17. Qua 18. Rat  19. Sat 20. Ten  21. Urn  22. Van 23. Wax 24. Yes 25. Zoo 26. An 27. Be 28. Do 29. Ex 30. Fa 31. Go 32. Hi 33. In 34. Jo 35. Ki 36. Lo 37. Mo 38. No 39. Ox 40. Pi 41. Qi 42. Re  43. Si 44. To 45. Up 46. We 47. Xi 48. Ye 49. Za 50. Cat 51. Dog 52. Hat 53. Rat 54. Bat 55. Mat 56. Sat 57. Pat 58. Pen 59. Fan 60. Fun 61. Run 62. Sun 63. Cup 64. Cut 65. Hut 66. Jam 67. Jet 68. Jog 69. Box 70. Fox 71. Wax 72. Bed 73. Red 74. Den 75. Men 76. Pen 77. Dot 78. Hot 79. Not 80. Pot 81. Top 82. Toy 83. Boy 84. Arm 85. Bar 86. Car  87. Tar 88. Za 89. Jo 90. Ka 91. Qi 92. Xu 93. Qis 94. Cwm 95. Pyx 96. Zek 97. Kue

SEE and SLC

                                     Grade XII (Class 12) Result 2080

The Secondary Education Examination (SEE) is the final examination in the secondary level (Grade X) school system of Nepal which is being taken by National Examination Board. National Examination Board upgraded from what was previously known as School Leaving Certificate (SLC) Board, The Office of Controller of Examinations (OCE) which was established under the Government of Nepal/Ministry of Education. Its main functions are to manage and conduct the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) Examinations. The first SLC examinations were held in 1934(1990BS). The Office of the Controller of Examinations is located at Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Every student must take SEE examination for completing the 10th grade of their study before they join higher secondary or intermediate level education (XII grade). The SEE examination is said to be scheduled in Chaitra of every year. The School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination will be taken place in Grade 12 as a national level examination whereas the examination of Grade 10 will be known as Secondary Education Examination (S.E.E).

New grading system is as follows:

 

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Secret to Good Health

 

 

Introduction

In last 3 decades so much pollution has increased in land, water and air. In air there is much pollutants due to smoke from factories and vehicles. In water there is so much pollution due to sewage wastes thrown into the rivers and ponds. In food there is so much pollution because of use of fertilizers and pesticides.

Over and above, due to modern lifestyle and facilities, people sleep late in night and get up late in the morning which destroys their natural bodily routine and digestion cycle.

 

Secret to Good Health

There is no possibility of one's becoming regulated, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough. Regulation and eating food which is good for health. He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.

Systematic efforts to direct thoughts, feelings and action towards the attainment of one’s GOAL. We need to regulate to achieve any goal in the life.

 

1.  Sleep

Our digestion cycle works with the sun, while the sun is in the sky it is easy to digest food and when sun sets then digestion is difficult, so best time to give rest to the body is between 9pm to 4 am.

According to Ayurveda,

3 hours of rest between 9 -12 pm in night is equivalent to 6 hrs. Rest.

12 – 3 am is equivalent to 3 hrs. Rest

3 – 6 am is equiv. to 1.5 hrs. Rest.

After 6 am sleep causes diseases

Early to bed, early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise. – Benzamine Franklin

If one sleeps more one becomes lazy and if one sleeps less one becomes crazy.

Train yourself to sleep and rise early.

Key to sound mind and body is a good night’s rest and an early jumpstart to your day.

 

2.  Food

We should take food according to our hunger and take your meals only at scheduled times and do not eat in between the meals. We should chew the food nicely.

ü Too much eating causes sleep

ü Too less causes weakness

ü Eat which is healthy, nourishing

ü Don’t eat junk food, too oily, too fatty

 

We become what we eat….

Our mind becomes what type of food we eat. Many times you might have seen also if we eat heavy food we start feeling dull. When we eat food which is a product of violence, exploitation then it causes us misery.

 

Short Story: Sadhu eating food which is cooked by a lady who had stolen all the ingredients.

Once there was a sadhu who was travelling to visit different holy places. He lived a simple life of truthfulness and utter dependence on God by begging food house to house and taking rest under a tree at night. Once he went to a simple hut for begging for food, that was the house of thieves. When he was standing at the door, a lady came and requested the sadhu to kindly come inside and be seated to accept the food cooked by her.

                  The lady being respectful to the sadhu brought all the preparations and served in a golden plate. The sadhu was surprised to see golden plate in such a small hut. He was sumptuously fed and was satisfied with the meal. The lady asked him to take some rest. The sadhu took rest and had to move to next destination. So, he left without informing the lady. The lady when she saw the sadhu has already left, noticed that the golden plate in which the sadhu had his lunch is not seen. She doubted may be this sadhu has stolen it, so she immediately went out to find this sadhu. After walking some distance she found him and stopped him asking” You are a sadhu. How can you steal my golden plate? You are supposed to be detached from worldly things. The sadhu could not believe it, he said “What are you talking? Just let me check my sack.” And he found the plate inside. He himself was surprised. He said “it’s impossible. I live a life of simplicity, truthfulness and honesty. I don’t remember when I brought it from your home. Let me think.” The sadhu then thought there must be something wrong. He asked her “What is the profession of your husbands? How can you have a golden plate living in a hut?” The lady replied. ”My dear sir, I am ashamed to reveal that my husband and son, both are thieves. Everything we’ve in our home is actually stolen by them including the food ingredients.” The sadhu then understood and said, “See! Because the food I ate was actually stolen and cooked with the mentality of robbery. It has crept into me and unconsciously I stole your golden plate. Please take it back. I don’t need it. In fact it’s an obstacle to my simple living.”

Lacto-vegetarian food is the best.

 

3.  Recreation:

Ø walking, doing yoga asana, swimming,  sports like playing kabaddi, kho-kho that boosts up one’s physical health, mental peace, strength and vigor.

 

4.  Work: (Study)

 Set Goal à Make Plan à Get to work à stick to it à Reach Goal

Great things never came from comfort zones…

Give incremental push every day to yourself…

 

A short study about human mind, how it works

 

Our mind functions having different levels of awareness and processing, each with its sole functions and characteristics. These levels are often described as the conscious, subconscious, and superconscious mind. They are described below:

·         Conscious Mind: The conscious mind is the level of awareness that we experience in our everyday awakening life. It is the part of the mind that we are aware of at any given moment. It involves our thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and sensations that we actively pay attention to and can control to some extent. When you are intentionally reading this text or making a decision, we are applying our conscious mind.

·         Subconscious Mind: The subconscious mind lies below the surface of the conscious mind and operates outside of our immediate awareness. It stores memories, emotions, beliefs, and habits that have been learnt throughout our lives. This part of the mind is extremely powerful and influences a important portion of our behaviors, actions, and reactions. The subconscious mind can affect our decision-making and can be responsible for certain reflex actions and behaviors that we may not fully recognize or be aware.

·         Superconscious Mind: The superconscious mind is a higher level of consciousness that excels both the conscious and subconscious minds. It is often defined as a deeper, spiritual or universal aspect of the mind. The superconscious mind is associated with higher states of awareness, perception, creativity, and spiritual experiences. It is supposed to connect us to a collective consciousness or universal intelligence beyond individual existence. In some spiritual and philosophical traditions, the superconscious mind is mentioned to as the "Moksha."

The relationship between these levels of mind is often compared to an iceberg. The conscious mind represents the small visible part above the waterline, while the subconscious and superconscious minds make up the much larger, hidden part under the surface.

Understanding and attaching the power of these different levels of consciousness can have significant effects for personal growth, self-improvement, and spiritual development. Techniques like meditation, hypnosis, and mindfulness can help access and work with the subconscious and superconscious levels of the mind to promote healing, self-awareness, and self-realization. It is necessary to note that the concepts of subconscious and superconscious minds are more metaphysical and spiritual in nature and may not have universal scientific consent.

The human mind is an extremely complex and sophisticated system that directs our thoughts, emotions, perceptions, behaviors, and consciousness. While our understanding of the mind is continually evolving, several key principles and mechanisms help explain how it works:

·         Neurons and Neural Networks: The fundamental building blocks of the brain are neurons, particular cells that transmit and process information using electrical and chemical signals. Neurons are interconnected through complex networks, forming the basis for information processing in the brain. When neurons communicate with each other, they create neural pathways and circuits, supporting the brain to perform various cognitive functions.

·         Synaptic Plasticity: The networks between neurons are not fixed but can change and adapt over time through a process known as synaptic plasticity. This ability allows the brain to reorganize itself based on experiences, learning, and environmental stimuli. Synaptic plasticity is the basis for memory development and learning.

·         Memory and Learning: Memories are formed when certain neural pathways are reinforced through repeated use and practice. There are different types of memory, including short-term memory, long-term memory, explicit (normal) memory, and implicit (technical) memory. Learning occurs when new information is learnt and stored in the brain through various processes, such as repetition, association, and reinforcement.

·         Conscious and Unconscious Processing: The mind operates on both conscious and unconscious levels. Conscious processing involves our awareness of thoughts, feelings, and perceptions, while unconscious processing occurs without our awareness, such as automatic bodily functions or subconscious thought forms.

·         Emotions and Limbic System: Emotions play a vital role in the functioning of the mind. The limbic system, a set of interrelated brain structures, is responsible for processing emotions, motivation, and memory. Emotions can influence decision-making, behavior, and how we understand and respond to various situations.

·         Attention and Focus: Attention is the ability to focus on specific information or stimuli while filtering out unrelated or confusing input. The brain's executive functions, mainly regulated by the prefrontal cortex, play a role in attention, concentration, decision-making, and problem-solving.

·         Language and Communication: The mind's ability to use and understand language is vital for communication and cognitive development. Language processing involves several brain areas, including speech production area and language comprehension area.

·         Sensory Perception: The mind processes information from our senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell) to create our perception of the world. Different brain sections are responsible for processing and integrating sensory information.

·         Consciousness and Self-Awareness: Consciousness is the state of being aware of one's thoughts, feelings, and surroundings. The origin and nature of consciousness remain complex and subject to ongoing philosophical and scientific study.

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