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Fall 2026 Schedules and Welcome Back!
by Susan Petras 16 Jul '26

16 Jul '26

HELLO Dentistry Returning Students (Classes of 27 & 28)! I hope you are enjoying summer! Please read all of the following: Please find attached a weekly schedule for Fall 2026. As of now, unless there is a major change to the schedule, I will not be updating these documents, but making changes in UM Learn. Please ensure that you are checking the UM Learn schedule for changes. Note that not all sessions have been confirmed and so there is the possibility of changes to the schedule. If it is a major change, I will let you know before the date, otherwise, small changes will be made in UM Learn. I've also included the overall Fall and Winter schedules for easy reference. The Office of Professionalism at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have set up a pizza lunch information session (Aug 19) to review some Rady Faculty policy updates regarding the Professional Unsuitability By-Law and revisions to the Prevention of Learner Mistreatment policy (this is not a required orientation). Registration is required for this lunch event. Please use the link below to register: August 19, 2026 Registration<https://forms.office.com/r/zY12qJ0PbX> Dentistry course registration has been completed and fees will be generated soon. The U of M has set October 7, 2026, as the deadline for Fall fee payment. Due by August 4: CPR requirement. * Heart & Stoke Foundation of Canada - Basic Life Support (BLS) * St. John Ambulance - Basic Life Support (HCP) * Canadian Red Cross - Basic Life Support (BLS) Some Provider Information: - CPR Provider: Joanne Shields, 204 632-6276; jojo_shields(a)yahoo.ca<mailto:jojo_shields@yahoo.ca> - Joe Doupe Recreation Centre 030 Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Avenue, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3E 3P5 Phone: (204) 789-3858 Fax: (204)789-3944 http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/kinrec/bsal/programs/joedoupe/ Other provider of your choice. Criminal Record Check (including vulnerable sector screening). Please note that if you fail to obtain a Criminal Record report with the Vulnerable Sector Screening portion completed, you will be required to re-apply, pay for and obtain the correct document. A hold may be placed on your academic record pending the receipt of any outstanding documents. Restrictions on your participation in clinical activities will be imposed until all documents have been received and cleared by the College. https://www.winnipeg.ca/police/services/online-record-checks Orientation information/attachments will be available on UM Learn through your general schedule course unless specifically tied to a course and uploaded by your instructors. As you are aware, it is required that you attend all Orientation events as scheduled during the first weeks of your program. Please be reminded that the College has an Attendance Policy and that failure to meet the policy may have academic implications to you. Please also be reminded that students are expected to be available until the end of the last day of the posted examination period as well as for the end of all clinical requirements (clearances, etc.) for your year and should remember this when making travel arrangements around these schedules. Winter term schedule information will be circulated later in the term. For a complete list of start and end dates/holidays/exam weeks/etc. of the term, please see the U of M Academic Schedule at the following links. Please note that Dentistry has its own section/dates which differ from most other faculties/schools at the University. Note the College will not have a Fall break. https://umanitoba.ca/registrar/important-dates-deadlines https://umanitoba.ca/registrar/academic-calendar#pdf-academic-schedule Opening Assembly, the College/School's official introduction of the first-year/IDDP classes, will be held on September 9, 2026. Further information will be distributed later. You are welcome to attend this event. Awards Evening will be November 19, 2026. Both events will start at 6 pm. Both events will take place in the Frederick Gaspbard Theatre. MDA Mentorship Events are pending and once set, will be listed in your General Course on UM Learn. A reminder that you are expected to attend and participate. Rady, IPE events (D2) are also listed here. Participation is mandatory and considered part of your program. Be reminded that it is the responsibility of every student to obtain and maintain a University of Manitoba e-mail account (see policy at: http://umanitoba.ca/registrar/email_policy/). According to policy, the College will not support external e-mail addresses when communication with our students. Students are reminded to check this e-mail account on a regular basis as it is considered the official means of communication by the College/University. Bursary applications will be available on-line on AURORA Student (under the Student Awards and Financial Aid tab) as of mid-August until October 1. A representative from Financial Aid and Awards will be able to answer any questions about bursaries. Deadline to submit an application for the Claude and Lou Ellen Ibbott Dental Education Scholarship will also be October 1, 2026. I sent an email to all students on June 23 with the terms of the award. An application is necessary for consideration for this award ($10,000). If you have any questions regarding the attached schedules, please let me know. If you need a new student ID card from the U of M's Registrar's Office at 400 University Ctr., Ft. Garry Campus. Attached is an information sheet on some 'Pop-Up' ID events at Bannatyne Campus for Summer 2026. Best wishes for the year ahead! Susan Susan Petras Student Affairs Coordinator Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry University of Manitoba Office: P131c, Pathology Bldg. Mail: c/o D113 Dentistry Bldg, 780 Bannatyne Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 [cid:image001.jpg@01DD1519.9972DBB0] (204) 789-3484 Susan.Petras(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Susan.Petras@umanitoba.ca> Upcoming Absences: July 17-24

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Dropping Fruit Into Chaos: Why the Watermelon Puzzle Is Oddly Impossible to Put Down
by quiet.mosquito.qskf＠hidepost.net 15 Jul '26

15 Jul '26

https://suikagame.lol/ There's something deeply satisfying about watching two identical fruits collide and quietly fuse into something bigger. No explosions, no dramatic sound effects — just a soft pop and a slightly rounder piece of fruit sitting where two smaller ones used to be. If you haven't stumbled across this genre yet, you're in for a pleasant surprise. And if you already have, you probably know exactly how it feels to lose an hour without noticing. The watermelon puzzle trend has been quietly taking over casual gaming circles, and the best gateway into it is a browser-based gem called Suika Game. Simple on the surface, surprisingly deep once you're in — here's everything you need to know to get started and, more importantly, to last longer than your first three attempts. What's Actually Going On Here? The concept sounds almost too straightforward to be interesting. You drop fruit into a container. When two pieces of the same fruit touch, they merge into the next size up. Start with a cherry, merge two cherries into a strawberry, two strawberries into a grape, and so on — all the way up to a glorious, screen-dominating watermelon. The catch? Gravity is real. Fruit piles up. The container fills faster than your brain anticipates. If the pile overflows past the top line, the game ends. What looks like a gentle, almost meditative puzzle reveals itself to be a tense balancing act between planning and improvisation. Suika Game captures this loop perfectly. It runs in your browser with no installation required, loads in seconds, and hands you control almost immediately. The interface is clean, the physics feel satisfying, and the fruit designs are cheerful without being childish. It's the kind of game that works equally well as a five-minute distraction or a focused evening session where you're genuinely trying to beat your personal best. How a Typical Round Plays Out When you first launch the game, you'll see an empty box and a piece of fruit waiting at the top — usually a cherry or strawberry, the smallest sizes. You click (or tap) to drop it wherever you aim. Then another fruit appears, and the process continues. The early phase feels calm. Small fruits land cleanly, merges happen quickly, and your score ticks upward. This is the phase where most players make their first critical mistake: dropping fruits without thinking about what's coming next. The game shows you the next fruit you'll receive, and ignoring that preview is a reliable path to an early ending. As medium-sized fruits start accumulating, the real puzzle emerges. A watermelon or pineapple takes up significant space. Misplace one and it blocks potential merges, creating awkward gaps that smaller fruits fall into and can't escape. Suddenly the pile is uneven, you're desperately trying to create merges on one side while the other creeps toward the danger line. That tension — controlled chaos slowly tipping toward actual chaos — is exactly what makes the game so compelling round after round. Tips That Will Actually Help Think two moves ahead, not just one. The next-fruit preview is your most important tool. Before dropping your current piece, already be deciding where the following one should go. This small habit dramatically improves how long your runs last. Aim for the middle early on. Dropping fruit along the edges might seem safe, but edge pieces often get trapped and can't merge. Keeping your stack central gives everything more room to settle and find matches. Don't chase merges too aggressively. It's tempting to angle every drop toward a potential match, but forced placements often create worse problems than just placing the fruit somewhere stable. Sometimes a clean stack beats a risky merge. Let physics work for you. Fruit rolls and settles after landing. A piece dropped slightly off-center can slide into a merge you didn't directly engineer. Watch how pieces move after impact — you'll start to anticipate it and use it intentionally. Accept that the first run is a write-off. Every player's debut session ends in mild confusion. That's fine. The second run is where the lightbulb moment happens, when the merging chain starts to feel intuitive rather than accidental. A Puzzle Worth Your Time What makes the watermelon puzzle format genuinely special is how it rewards patience over reflex. You're not racing a clock or responding to threats — you're thinking spatially, managing a small physics simulation, and trying to stay one step ahead of entropy. It's a rare blend of cozy and cerebral. Suika Game is one of the most accessible entry points into this style of play. No account needed, no tutorial to sit through, just fruit, gravity, and the quiet ambition of finally getting that watermelon to appear. Give it a round or two — just know that "a round or two" has a way of becoming considerably more.

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A Great Choice for Classic Jackets
by owenmoore256＠gmail.com 14 Jul '26

14 Jul '26

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Do people still play Jujutsu Shenanigans on Roblox?
by mowenxiao＠gmail.com 13 Jul '26

13 Jul '26

I was talking with a few friends recently about which Roblox games are still fun to play casually. A lot of people move from one game to another pretty quickly, but Jujutsu Shenanigans seems to be one of those games that still gets mentioned a lot, especially by people who like fighting games or anime-style games. I started playing it again because it is easy to join for a short session. You do not really need to commit a whole evening to it. You can play a few rounds, test a character, mess around with friends, and then leave. That makes it pretty good for school days when there is not much free time. Most discussions I see about JJS are about combat. People talk about combos, characters, movesets, custom moves, and which builds are better. That makes sense because the fighting system is the main part of the game. But I feel like the smaller social parts of the game are also part of why people keep coming back. One thing I did not pay much attention to before was emotes. I thought they were just extra animations that people use sometimes, but after playing with friends, I started noticing that they can actually make the game more fun. Some emotes are funny, some are good for clips, and some are just nice to use while waiting around between fights. It can be hard to know which ones are worth checking though, because there are a lot of them. I found this page that shows JJS emotes with GIF previews: https://jjsbuilder.com/jjs-emotes/ I liked it because it lets you preview the emotes without needing to test everything in-game. It also sorts them into different types, like traversal emotes, partner/duo emotes, interactive emotes, cosmetic emotes, and event emotes. That makes it easier if you are looking for something specific, like a funny duo emote to use with a friend. I think for serious players, movesets and fighting will always matter more. But for casual players, emotes are part of what makes Roblox feel more social. Sometimes the funniest part of a session is not even winning a fight, but something random that happens before or after it. Does anyone here still play Jujutsu Shenanigans? Do you care about emotes at all, or do you mostly focus on fighting and custom movesets? Also, if there are any underrated JJS emotes, I would like to know which ones people recommend.

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What Roblox games are people playing lately? Anyone using JJS emotes?
by mowenxiao＠gmail.com 13 Jul '26

13 Jul '26

I was wondering what Roblox games people here are playing lately. I know Roblox has a lot of different games, but recently I’ve seen more people talking about Jujutsu Shenanigans. I started playing it again because some friends were into it, and it is pretty easy to jump into when I only have a little free time. At first I mostly cared about the usual things: characters, combos, and movesets. That seems to be what most players focus on, especially if they are trying to get better at the game. But after playing for a bit, I started noticing the emotes more. Some of them are honestly funnier than I expected. They are not really necessary for winning, but they make the game feel more social. If you are playing with friends, using a random emote after a fight or while waiting around can make the whole thing feel less serious. I guess that is part of why Roblox games stay fun even when the gameplay itself is simple. The only problem is that checking emotes one by one can be kind of slow. I found this page that lists JJS emotes with GIF previews, so you can see what they look like before trying them: <a target="_blank" href="https://jjsbuilder.com/jjs-emotes/“>jjs emotes list</a> It is basically just a reference page, but I found it useful because it organizes the emotes by category. There are traversal emotes, partner or duo emotes, interactive ones, cosmetic ones, and event emotes. If you just want to find something funny to use with friends, the GIF previews help a lot. I am not trying to say emotes are the most important part of Jujutsu Shenanigans. The fighting and custom movesets are still the main thing. But I do think emotes make the game more fun when you are playing casually, especially in a group. Does anyone here play Jujutsu Shenanigans? Do you actually use emotes, or do you mostly ignore them? If you know any good JJS emotes, especially funny ones or duo emotes, I’d like to hear some recommendations.

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Beyond the Horizon: Diving into the Endless Universe of Run 3
by yappy.gull.nsdj＠hidepost.net 13 Jul '26

13 Jul '26

Have you ever had one of those days where you just want to tune out the world and fall down a series of surprisingly complex interstellar tunnels? If so, I’ve found the perfect game for you. It’s a simple, browser-based classic that has captivated players for years with its addictive, gravity-bending gameplay: https://run3gamefree.com/ If you're looking for a game that’s easy to start but offers a deep, rewarding challenge, let's take a journey through the cosmos together. Welcome to the Tunnels: What is Run 3? At its core, Run 3 is an endless runner with a brilliant twist. You control a small, grey alien automatically sprinting through a 3D tunnel floating in space. Your only job is to survive. The catch? The path ahead is full of holes. If you fall into the vast emptiness of space, it’s game over. Your primary tool for survival is the ability to flip gravity. By hitting the jump button, your little alien leaps into the air. If you’re near a wall, you can land on it, effectively rotating the entire level around you. This simple mechanic is the heart of the game, turning a straightforward runner into a mind-bending puzzle platformer. Getting a Grip on Gravity: The Gameplay Experience The game starts gently. You’ll learn to jump over single gaps and practice flipping from the floor to the walls. But as you progress through the levels in "Explore Mode," the game introduces new challenges. Tiles will crumble beneath your feet, your path will be blocked by barriers, and you'll have to make split-second decisions about which surface to run on next. One of the best parts of Run 3 is its non-linear progression. If you get stuck on a particularly tricky level, you can often find an alternate route on the star map. The game also features a cast of unlockable characters, each with unique abilities. The Skater moves faster but struggles to stop, while the Lizard can jump mid-air. Finding your favorite character is part of the fun. Tips for a Successful Spacewalk Look Ahead: Don't just focus on the gap in front of you. Scan the path ahead to plan your next few flips. Sometimes the safest path is on the ceiling! Master the "Wall Jump": The most crucial skill is learning to time your jumps to land on adjacent walls. Practice rotating the tunnel 90 degrees at a time until it becomes second nature. Experiment with Characters: If a level feels impossible, try tackling it with a different alien. The Winter Hiker, for example, sticks to icy patches that other characters would slip on. Embrace the Fall: You will fall. A lot. Don’t get discouraged! Each failure is a learning opportunity. The satisfaction of finally clearing a level you’ve been stuck on for ages is immense. Final Thoughts Run 3 is a testament to the idea that a game doesn’t need hyper-realistic graphics or a complex story to be engaging. Its simple premise, combined with challenging, puzzle-like level design, creates an experience that is both relaxing and incredibly stimulating. It’s the perfect game to play for five minutes during a break or for a whole afternoon when you want to get lost in its hypnotic, stellar world. So, give it a try, and see how long you can keep running.

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10 Jul '26

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by oliviataylor.ae＠gmail.com 10 Jul '26

10 Jul '26

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09 Jul '26

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Is This Video Real? AI Video Detector — Free Scan, No Signup, Evidence You Can Actually Read
by bingmeishi801＠gmail.com 04 Jul '26

04 Jul '26

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