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We are in the series on caregivers. We're looking behind the scenes and seeing what real life is like for many people on a hard journey. As Karin writes (below) God is with us in the midst of the storm, He's not just holding our hands, He's holding us.
This series is meant to shed light on struggles and sorrows that may be around you, but also to turn our eyes on Our healer, Our Redeemer, Our Deliverer, Our Friend. The One who was present at the beginning of the world. The One who made us and created us in His Image. The One who created our children as well. The One who has a purpose and a plan for all of us and who works everything for good. For His Glory.
I hope you're encouraged and blessed by these honest conversations. Our guest today is Karin Peters and she blogs at Renovated Faith. I first came across her website because of Blue pumpkins, seriously! I thought it would be a DIY post and I was interested, but Karin uses real life situations and DIY to point to Christ and I'm simply amazed. She loves woking on her home and reading His Word and sharing Him with others. I'm sure you'll love her writing as well.
Karin Peters loves writing, DIY projects, and combining the two. When she's not spending time with her husband Jeremy and daughter Morgan, she enjoys decorating, crafts and time in her greenhouse. At Renovated Faith, Karin explores the transformative power of God to help us reach our greatest potential in Him. Anyone can renovate a house, but only God can renovate your heart and mind. You can also find Karin on Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Tell us who you were before this started.
When I was pregnant with Morgan people always asked if I wanted a boy or a girl, and my answer was the same as other moms. "It doesn't matter if the baby is a boy or girl, we just want it to be healthy…"
To our delight, I gave birth to a healthy almost 9 lb. baby girl we named Morgan. We noticed she got sick often and just assumed it was the cold winter we were having. At her two month check-up, her doctor mentioned her white blood cells were unusually low. He assumed it was a fluke but something was brewing…
What changes did you need to make in your personal and family lifestyle to accommodate your daughter's needs?
After regular ear infections and skin infections we began to realize that the frequency of Morgan's illnesses was unusual. Around 11 months, she began to get massive mouth sores on her tongue and on her lips. After visiting 6 pediatricians, I didn't have answers until I tried a new clinic in town. Finally someone ran blood work to reveal Morgan had 0 neutrophils.
Neutrophils are the body's main defense against bacteria. A child's normal neutrophil count is 1500-2000. Morgan had none…
The next day we found ourselves in a children's hospital meeting with a pediatric hematologist/oncologist. He explained that Morgan had some kind of neutropenia and that it would take several weeks to discover what kind. He suspected she had Severe Chronic Neutropenia which would mean a substantional risk of leukemia in Morgan's teen years.
What was your lowest point in being a caregiver?
For the next couple days after the appointment I felt numb. It was like a bad dream that I just needed to end. I knew Morgan would have blood draws every other day for the next few weeks.
I remember sitting on my bed looking at Facebook. A former coworker told me in a comment "it's ok to let it out and tell God what you are feeling." I took that as my que.
I remember sitting on the bed and sobbing. It was cathartic for sure as I released all my fears and concerns to God. That was my first step in seeing what God was going to do through this illness.
A few minutes later, I opened my devotional and I'll never forget reading these words on April 17, 2011 – "I am training you in steadfastness."
God was telling me that there was a purpose for this illness – whatever it was – and that he was going to grow us through it.
Fortunately after a few weeks, we found out that Morgan had something called Autoimmune Neutropenia as opposed to the more serious kind. AIN is actually an autoimmune disease and blood disorder where the body attacks it's own neutrophils.
Fortunately, AIN is not permanent in that most children go into remission after a few years. We were of course elated to hear that.
However, the next 3 years meant weekly blood draws, daily injections and even periods of time where she could not be around other children.
We lived in a state of hyper-vigilence and our lives revolved around whatever number came back from that week's blood draw. If it was low, we would be staying in the house most of that week. Hand sanitizer became my new best friend.
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What was your highest point in being a caregiver?
One day I had visited my chiropractor and told her about Morgan's neutropenia. She shared a story about a girl who had severe allergies to the point that she could not touch anything. If she did, her hands would break out. Fortunately, the little girl's allergies had subsided but her illness changed her for the better. She shared with me how the little girl had such an amazing empathy for those hurting or in need.
A few days later, my Bible study leader told us how her son was diagnosed with ADD. She shared that what the world sees was fidgeting and inattentiveness but thanked God that He gave her son fast hands and a fast brain. She knew God gave him those attributes to accomplish the specific plans for His life.
That moment it clicked with me. God did not allow Morgan to have AIN to harm her but He would use even this to benefit her in life (Jeremiah 29:11). God felt the hardship was worthwhile so she could learn from it – so He could use it to mold her to be the woman He needs her to one day be.
I can honesty say that Morgan would not be the little girl she is today if not for her condition. Morgan has an incredible empathy for others. She is always very kind and concerned about others.
Her job in her 1st grade class room is to help out in putting bandaids on her classmates' 'boo boos'. She is always the first one to welcome a new girl to the classroom. She has an emotional intelligence that is fun to watch in action.
I look forward to seeing what God has planned for her and how she will continue to use her AIN. What the world might see as a physical handicap, I can now see as God's magnificent handiwork.
How has God made HIMSELF real to you in this situation?
In every difficult situation, we have two options. We can see things as they truly are in accordance with God's Design or we can see hardships through behind the dark haze of satan's lies.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that you may have life and have it to the full. John 10:10
We can see life through two different sets of glasses. We have one set of glasses that don't have lenses, through which you see things clearly. The other set of glasses are actually sunglasses that cast a dark shadow when we put them on. Our job is to hold up every situation to the light of God's truth.
This concept is fresh in my mind as Morgan has just been diagnosed with dyslexia…
There's a part of me that wants to say "why her" but really this is more of God's preparation. God has specific plans for her in place and He needs her brain to work a little differently in order to accomplish them. Therefore, the answer to "why her" is because He has orchestrated a master plan for her because He loves her dearly.
If we allow it, hardship is the greatest catalyst to spiritual growth.
Sometimes God allows something to be taken away so that He can bless us exponentially. It's a trust exercise for sure but so often our hardship is not just a catalyst but also a conduit for God's blessings.
What is your favorite song, verse or sermon that is helping you to get through this situation?
My favorite verse is 1 Corinthians 2:9, " No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has planned for those who love Him." It reminds me that God is orchestrated every hardship for His good and ultimately our good.
John Piper once said "God is always doing 10,000 things in your life and you are only aware of three of them." I look forward to the day we stand in God's presence and look back at the hardships and realize they were not only necessary but worthwhile for Him to work out the blessings of His plans.
Bust some myths for us. Tell us what Auto Immune Neutropenia is NOT.
Little research is put into Autoimmune Neutropenia because it is rare and in most cases it goes away, there is little awareness. I've created a Facebook Page for parents of children with AIN moms at facebook.com/groups/AINSupportGroup There you can find an encouraging environment for support and information.
What does self care look like for you?
Spending time with God everyday is my number one form of self-care. My demeanor and stress level are completely different if I don't.
Find other Christian moms going through what you are going through. It's really helpful to know someone else is going through the same struggles.
Other than that, I suggest lots of hot baths and chocolate to help you relax.
What hope can you give families going through the similar situation?
I don't use words like blessings, joy and peace to dismiss the hardship of what you are going through. What I do know is this…God is right there with you through the storm. He is not just holding your hand but He is holding you.
"Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4
The first few words of that verse are "consider it". That's because God realizes trials are hard and in the midst of them we have to stop and consider them to allow God's joy to reign in our hardships. In other words, trials are supposed to be hard but even in the midst of them, we can rest in God.
On my blog Renovated Faith, I talk a lot about how God's transformative process of making us more like Him. Seeing a furniture piece revitalized from a piece of trash to something that belongs in a showroom is so exciting for me.
But the process isn't painless. There is always a lot of sanding involved – sometimes first with rough sand paper, then with smooth. Often, drawers must be realigned, glued and clamped for a time. Holes are often filled and then the piece is primed and painted. Also, there is always a protective finish applied.
There will be hard days but they will be worthwhile. Remember, this too shall pass dear friend.
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Let me know what encouraged you in the comments below. Please head on over to Karin's website and bless her.
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This pen is made from Conway Stewart Pistachio Acrylic. It measures 5 3/4" capped and 5 3/8" uncapped. The cap does post rather deeply. This pen is on the lighter side at 26 grams. The pen comes with your choice of polished steel JOWO nib. The section on this pen is around 13mm and should be a very comfortable pen for someone with medium to smaller hands. The pen comes with a Schmidt k6 screw-in converter pump and can be used as an eyedropper as well. This pen, like all my pens, will come with a free bottle of Noodlers Omaha Brown. This is a Noodlers color that was developed specifically for us here in the Midwest.

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John Denich's Knockout '51 Chevy
We like to think that every car or truck we feature in STREET RODDER is awesome, but once in a while we run across some that are extraordinary, and in my personal opinion (for what that's worth) this '51 Chevy is the epitome of a cool custom rod.
Like many a project, John Denich's '51 started life as a bare-bones driver that was driven nearly daily for around eight years, all the while receiving updates and changes as time and money permitted. John first picked it up when he was about 16 years old, after lusting for years over Watson's Grape Vine and Jimmy Vaughn's Chevy. John and his dad found the car, brought it home to a one-car garage, and had it in primer and on the road in about eight months. Once the bugs were worked out, John gave it a purple paint job and installed what he said was a bad, cheap interior-a cool car that then, as we said, provided John with years of loyal service.
After moving to Southern California from Canada, John decided it was time to truly finish the car with the intention of entering it in the Grand National Roadster Show. So with this goal, the Chevy's reincarnation began in earnest with a ground-up redo. The chassis and suspension, though not heavily customized, were refurbished, and a pair of dropped Fatman spindles and cut coils were installed up front. Along with the front suspension work, John added a quartet of KYB gas shocks, a Classic Performance Products disc brake conversion, a Walton Fabrications pedal assembly, and an ididit steering column assembly. A set of Wheel Smith steel wheels shod with a set of Firestones and dressed with '53 Caddy hubcaps finished it off. With the chassis and suspension complete, the next step was the addition of a small-block Chevy crate motor outfitted with an Edelbrock intake, a Rochester four-barrel, an Accel HEI ignition, and a pair of Hedman headers. John backed up the car's stout little small-block with a TH350 trans equipped with a B&M shift improver kit and a 10-bolt rearend pirated from a Chevy Nova.
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Facts & FiguresJohn DenichStanton, California1951 Chevrolet sedan
|Frame / Manufacturer
|stock / Chevrolet
|Chassis plumbing
|Rearend / Ratio
|Nova 10-bolt / 3.08:1
|Rear suspension
|Rear brakes
|Front suspension
|Fatman Fabrication (Charlotte, NC) dropped spindles, cut coils
|Front brakes
|CPP (Anaheim, CA) disc
|Master cylinder
|CPP w/ Walton Fabrication (Upland, CA) pedal assembly
|Steering box
|modified stock
|Wheel covers
|'53 Caddy
|Front wheel make, size
|Wheel Smith (Anaheim, CA), 15×5
|Rear wheel make, size
|Wheel Smith, 15×5
|Front tire make, size
|Firestone, 670-15
|Rear tire make, size
|Firestone, 670-15
|Gas tank
|Machining / Assembly
|GM Performance Parts
|Crane, 480-lift, 272-duration
|Cooling fan
|Matson's (Stanton, CA)
|100-amp, chrome
|Valve covers
|powdercoated stamped steel
|Manifold / Induction
|Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) / Rochester
|Ignition / Wires
|Accel HEI / MSD (El Paso, TX)
|Hedman Hedders (Whittier, CA)
|Exhaust / Mufflers
|custom / Smithy (San Dimas, CA)
|Chevrolet TH350
|United Transmission (Toronto, Canada)
|Gennie Shifter (Denver, CO)
|shortened & re-balanced
|Body style / Material
|sedan / steel
|Body manufacturer
|Body mods
|shaved, frenched, extended quarters, '50 Olds windshield, filled hood
|shaved & filled
|modified stock
|Super Auto Body (Toronto, Canada)
|Paint type / Color
|two-stage urethane / copper
|Nate at Super Auto Body
|El Vago (Ray Smith)
|Headlights / Taillights
|modified motorcycle units
|Outside mirror
|shaved stock
|Other body items
|custom-fabricated skirts
|chromed stock
|Insert / Gauges
|stock / Haneline (Morongo Valley, CA)
|owner / Painless Performance (Ft. Worth, TX)
|Steering wheel
|'61 Impala
|Steering column
|ididit inc. (Tecumseh, MI)
|J's Upholstery (Stanton, CA)
|Material / Color
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Thunder shook the roof of the cabin if you could call it that. It was four walls that held up a roof and did not bear any resemblance whatsoever to the pictures in the emails I had been sent, or the paper I had originally seen it in.
The thunder came again and then the rain came pounding down. On the tin roof, it sounded like continuous thunder.
All I could do was lie in my sleeping bag and pray that the roof was leak proof. I couldn't believe I had been taken so badly, I had done my due diligence, checked with people who had rented before (they lied or were friends with the owner), called the little town just down the road and spoke to a woman in the town hall building, she assured me that the cabin was just as it appeared in the paper (she lied).
After an eight-hour drive that was supposed to be taking me to this amazing place that I had rented for two weeks, I had arrived to find that not only was it not like the pictures in the paper, it didn't have any furniture, or the wood stove, or the fireplace. It had four walls that were crammed with spider webs and the tin roof. No windows, no fixtures, not even a blooming outhouse. I would have turned right around and gone back home if I had not been so tired after the long drive. I decided I would spend the night and then go home tomorrow. HAH! Those roads weren't even going to be drivable after this storm, nothing but mud and stones.
I suddenly realised that the rain had stopped pounding down and that the cabin at least seemed to be weather resistant. I was just about to go and use the non-existent facilities when I heard a kind of roaring bark, I jumped back into my sleeping bag and pulled it up to my neck, hoping that whatever had made the noise would just continue on its way and leave me in peace. I stayed very still, hardly even breathing, I didn't want whatever it was to hear me. I kept hoping that whatever it was, its sense of smell would not be good because I had fear sweat running down my face and through my hair.
I listened very intently for any sound or indication of motion towards the cabin, and then the thunder crashed again, and as it did the cabin door flew open and the outline of a very large man was in the doorway and then he came through and into the room. He slammed the door behind him and was swearing under his breath. "Oh, for f*&^ks sake, I forgot the damn flashlight in the boat!" he swore angrily.
"Well I'm not going out there right now, how I missed getting struck is beyond me." "What the F…" he swung around towards me.
"Who's here?" he demanded.
He must have heard me breathing or something because I hadn't moved or made a sound since he had come in, although I had just about screamed when he came through the door. I stayed quiet, hoping that he would leave at some point and then I could get out without having to face him.
"I'm only going to ask once more, who's here, and then I'm attacking." he roared.
I let out a little squeak and whispered, "Just me."
"And who is just me?" he asked. "What the hell are you doing here all alone in a place that no woman should be?"
"I r-r-rented the place for two weeks from the owner," I answered.
"No you didn't, I'm the owner and I wouldn't rent this place to a dog until I have it fixed up." he shot back forcefully.
"Who are you?" he demanded again.
"My name is Tara L-L-L-eonard. Would you please stop shouting at me?" I asked. "It's not my fault that someone put the cabin in the newspaper for rent."
It was pitch black in the cabin but I could hear him take a very large breath and let it out very slowly. "I'm sorry for shouting, I just wasn't expecting to have company," he said in a milder tone. "My name is Ben, Ben Gryffon, and I promise I won't hurt you, but could you please explain why anyone would want to rent this dilapidated old shack?"
"I di-didn't, it was supposed to be all fixed up with a wood stove, a fireplace, and all the conveniences. I checked with the references that I was given and they all swore it was as marvellous as it looked, and some lady at the Gryffon town hall said it was just like in the paper. Gryffon (I thought), is the town named after you?"
"After my family, but I'm all that's left now and I can't wait to get away from there every chance I get." he explained.
He sounded a little embarrassed, and I couldn't imagine why. Wouldn't it be nice to know where all your family came from? I didn't because I was an orphan, literally left on the doorstep of a church, with no note or any indication of where I had come from.
"It must be nice, knowing where your family came from and that the place where you grew up is your home," I stated.
Ben must have caught a little wistfulness in my tone because he asked, "Don't you, know where you came from I mean?"
I suddenly had the thought that maybe I shouldn't give him any information that might make him think that there was no one who cared whether I was alive or dead.
He must have sensed my hesitation because he withdrew a couple of steps, I could hear him " I already told you that I wouldn't hurt you, but I can't leave you here alone, this area is not safe for anyone, let alone a woman on her own."
"I will go down to the boat and get the flashlight as soon as the rain eases up some, and then perhaps you won't find me quite so intimidating." he said.
"From what I could see as you came through the door, I think you would be intimidating with or without the light," I muttered. "Besides, I have a flashlight, I was just scared to have it on."
"Well pull it out you silly woman, let's at least try to be sociable. Although, anyone who knows me knows that it isn't my usual attitude. I'm much more the big growly bear, but I promise, I don't bite."
I fished out the flashlight and flicked it on. "Speaking of that, did you hear some kind of animal just before you got here, I heard some kind of roaring bark, I thought it was a bear or a wolf or something like that?" I asked.
Ben came across the floor towards me and then sat down about five feet away as if he didn't want to scare me. "No, I didn't hear anything," he said, but there seemed to be a sort of shuttered look on his face.
"So, when you saw what you had come to, why didn't you just turn around and go back home?" he asked.
"I had been driving for eight hours straight, I was too tired to think about turning around, I thought I'd just spend the night and then leave in the morning," I told him. I was kind of inspecting him as he sat across from me and he was everything I had always admired, very tall, dark-haired, and kindness was etched into his face, oh, and what I could see of his body was nothing to sneeze at either.
As I had been checking him out, he appeared to be doing the same. I knew what he would find, a mousy blond woman, with eyes that were way too big for her face, so tiny I looked like a little girl and a body that was like a stick.
"What do you do, Ben?" I asked. "From the size of you, I would guess lumberjacking."
He burst out laughing "You couldn't be more wrong, although I have lumberjacked in the area when I've had to, but no, I'm an accountant." His face lit up when he laughed and he became not just good-looking but stunning.
"How about you, Tara? What do you do?" he asked, trying to control his laughter.
"You are not going to believe this but I'm an accountant too." I chuckled.
Out of nowhere, a howl came echoing down the lake. I jumped and Ben reached out a hand and grasped mine. "It's ok, they can't get in and the fact that they would have picked up not just yours but my scent as well means they wouldn't come anywhere near here. They try to avoid human contact as much as possible," he said.
Again I had the feeling that he was masking something, that there was something he wasn't saying.
"Why don't you lie down and get some sleep" he suggested. "I'll keep watch, and then I'll help you get going in the morning."
I wasn't sure why, but I trusted him, so I answered, "OK, I am beat, but you don't have to watch unless those wolves know how to open doors, then we should both be OK."
"Tara, you do know that it isn't really wise to just trust someone you hardly know, I am definitely not going to hurt you, but you are a beautiful woman and I hope you are much more on guard when you are out and about at home" he insisted.
"Believe me I don't even leave my home when its close to getting dark, never mind if it's nighttime," I told him. "I have been on the receiving end of some not very nice things, so I don't take chances, ever. But, for some reason, I trust you, and I know it's crazy but I do." I shuddered as I remembered some very bad times.
Ben scooted closer and grabbed my hand, he growled like the wolves outside "What do you mean that you have been on the end of some not very nice things? Did someone hurt you, tell me, and I will make sure it never happens again."He was squeezing my hands so hard that I winced, he pulled his hands back and demanded, "Answer me."
"I – I don't talk a-a-bout th-th-ose times." I kind of cringed as I answered. "I t-t-ry not to even think about those times."
"Tara?" he pulled me into his arms and I immediately tensed up. He released me and said very softly "Tell me."
"They will haunt you until you let them out and push them behind you, and I mean push not put because something tells me those bad things are going to have to be pushed behind you for you to carry on."
I burst into tears and immediately felt so bad, the last thing he needed was some woman he didn't even know falling apart in front of him. Once again, he pulled me into his arms and kept them around me as he whispered,"Tell me."
I stumbled my way through telling him about the rape and the repeated beatings, how could I expect him to understand just how strong it has made me, that without those things having happened to me, I would have been taken advantage of so many times.
When I had finished he loosened his hold a little bit and looked down into my face. "I'm not going to say that what you have told me hasn't made me extremely angry, but I want you to know that I believe you are incredibly strong. To have come all this way alone, and then not going completely to pieces when someone you didn't know again invaded your space, shows that you have incredible depth and that you are capable of anything," he said admiringly. "You have so much to be proud of, and even though I don't really know you, I am incredibly proud of the woman that you are."
For some reason that made me cry even harder "Thank you, no one has ever said that to me." I admitted. "I was an orphan left on the steps of a church, so I have never had anyone who was in my corner. Thank you."
Ben gasped as if that knowledge really hurt him. He bent his head and shook it. "You should have had a perfect childhood, you should have had the perfect life. You look like an angel, you should always have had everything on your side."
I sort of sob-giggled and said "No one has a perfect life, there are always things that you can look back on and see where your life was shaped. Ben, who I am is because of what happened to me. I am me because of those events. And to be perfectly honest, right at this moment, being held in your arms, I wouldn't change a thing."
I was so embarrassed as those words came out, I wasn't sure how he would take them, would he understand that I wanted him, that it was because he was everything I had ever hoped for and if I could have one night of that, then I would be happy forever.
Ben looked up at me from where his head had been hanging down, a glow was in his eyes and I could see that he had understood. I wasn't asking for the rest of his life, I was asking for one night, with someone who understood perfectly who I was and where I was coming from.
He gently lay me back down on top of the sleeping bag and said, "You deserve so much more than this tiny place where there is nothing."
I looked at him and said, "There's you, and for tonight that is all I will ever need."
Ben made love to me very slowly and when the night ended we slept for a while.
When we both awoke, we could see the sun shining in from around the door, he got up and went to the door and opened it, letting the sunshine blaze on into the cabin.
I was still naked and he turned to look at me, "How can I resist what you look like as you are laid before me in the sunshine, if you are willing, I would like to make love to you in the sunshine. Let's pull your sleeping bag outside because I would really like to see the beautiful woman who has made me feel more of a man than I have ever."
I blushed, and looked up at him, standing naked in the doorway. "I would love to make love to you again, but I don't want you to be disappointed by the real way I look."
He laughed, a great big belly laugh, "you couldn't be a disappointment no matter how hard you tried, I have had the most amazing time with you, you have made me feel again, and that was something I wasn't sure was ever going to come back."
I frowned at him, about to ask him what he was talking about, when he jumped in and asked me "Is there any way I could see you again, I think you and I could have something very special, but I don't want to put pressure on you or make you feel like you have to say yes. I truly just want to hear how you feel about it?"
I smiled at him and said, "I would love that, but you do understand that I live over eight hours away from here?"
"Doesn't matter" he declared. "I will find a way."
Then he scooped me up into his arms and took me out into the sunshine and to a new life.


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FrontierVille Love is in the Air Goals: Everything you need to know
- Summon Wedding Wagon
- Harvest 15 Apple Trees
- Collect one Schoolhouse Daily Bonus
The Wedding Wagon is a brand new feature to FrontierVille specific to these Goals that allows you to craft items needed for these Goals. When you receive these Goals, just accept the Hitchin' Rail item from the Goals intro, whack it three times and watch the apparently cutesy video. Then, just click on the Hitchin' Rail again to summon the Weddin' Wagon and get started. Apple Trees cost 880 coins and can be harvested after 30 minutes. Complete these tasks and enjoy 500 XP, five Chalk and a Vase, which will come in handy soon.
- Harvest 60 Tomatoes
- Have or Collect 8 Mushrooms
- Craft one Floral Arrangement
The 60 Tomatoes will cost a total of 1,500 coins and take at least 15 minutes, if you have the room for all 60. The eight Mushrooms can be found in the Clearing Collection by, well, clearing debris. The Floral Arrangement needs to be crafted in the Weddin' Wagon, which also requires Posies, an item that we imagine is sourced from friends. 500 XP, 500 coins and five Red Roses Ready Boosts await for those who complete this Goal.
- Clobber 5 Snakes
- Have or Collect 5 Pear Cider
- Have or Collect 10 Saddle Oil
To acquire five Pear Cider, you have to find them at random while collecting from Pear Trees, as they're Collection items. Then, the 10 Saddle Oil is requested from friends, just like old times. Complete these tasks and you'll score a cool 500 XP, two Wither Protection Boosts and one Ring Band.
- Collect 50 additional Reputation
- Craft one Engagement Ring
- Collect two Weddin' Wagon Daily Bonuses
At any rate, this Goal is going to take two days at least due to the Daily Bonus requirement. Nabbing 50 additional Reputation is as easy as visiting a few friends and ... doing stuff. The Engagement Ring is a crafting item for the Weddin' Wagon, and requires Polished Gems of some sort. This Goal yields 750 XP, 750 coins and a Fast Hands Boost for completion.
- Have or Collect 10 Smoochin' Mints
- Sell 20 Adult Pigs
- Harvest 10 Peppermint
The Smoochin' Mints are requested for by friends, so take care of that while you spend 7,000 coins on Pigs and plenty of hours raising and selling them. The 10 Peppermint will cost you 2,000 coins, if you don't own them already. Complete this Goal and 750 XP, five Pig Ready Boosts and Armadillo Shoes are all yours. The latter you'll need, trust us.
- Craft a Suit Suitable for a Suitor
- Have or Collect 10 Boxes of Sweets
- Harvest 100 Red Roses
Again, the Suit is crafted in the Weddin' Wagon, which also requires Twill, an item made from Shears and Cloth in a preceding recipe in the Wagon. The Boxes of Sweets can be found by asking friends, while 100 Red Roses will cost 10,000 coins and, if you still have those Red Rose Ready Boost from before, a bit shorter than one day and 12 hours. Finish this Goal, and you'll score 750 XP, 750 coins and 10 Cloth.
- Propose to Fanny
- Talk to Hank to Congratulate Him
This is what you've been waiting for. Just click on the Weddin' Wagon, select "Propose" and watch the magic happen. Then, click on Hank to congratulate him on his new found love. For that, you'll score a sweet 1,000 XP, 1,000 coins and a Red Rose Arbor. Once this is all complete, prepare for FrontierVille's next (unnamed) expansion and, well, a wedding!
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Lt. Todd Joyce says police and Cumberland County sheriff's deputies went to a home Tuesday as part of the investigation.
Joyce said someone in the house fired a shotgun. A detective fired one around at the suspect, who surrendered a short time later. No one was hurt. The police department internal affairs unit is reviewing the shooting.
The teen has been charged with murder and is being held in the Cumberland County jail Wednesday. It was not clear if he has a lawyer.
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[REPORT] Climate change is playing a major role in shaping energy policy and economic transformation. This talk briefly proposed a hypothesis that the costs of climate mitigation could be largely offset by non-climate, domestic co-benefits. Correspondingly, a "Giant Panda Strategy of Climate Change", inspired by the flagship species strategy in ecological conservation, is contemplated for a country to more actively embrace climate change in its overall governance strategy. Furthermore, three major topics of his current research that centre around climate mitigation-related technologies was discussed. First, a theory of energy transition is being explored. Renewable energy has been gaining momentum in the competition with fossil fuels. However, major countries have different choices among different renewables, especially wind and solar. This long-term and collaborative research aims to gradually work toward a generalizable theory to explain and guide a country's energy transition toward renewables. Second, CO2 capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is a critical but not yet widely deployed technology for decarbonizing fossil fuel consumption. Previous studies generally put the entire chain within one country, while we propose to stretch the chain across countries and are assessing the technological, economic, political and policy feasibilities. Taking the same maritime routes as oil and natural gas are shipped to East Asia, liquefied CO2 will be shipped back for enhanced oil/gas recovery and CO2 storage in oil/gas exporting countries. One question under examination is whether those oil/gas exporters could sustainably serve as global CO2 sinks. Third, pollution and CO2 monitoring technologies in the category of Big Data have been rapidly emerging. Inspired by a public health strategy in epidemiology, a new system was designed to integrate these new, not-accurate-enough but much cheaper technologies, mainly to screen emitters, for catching more environmental non-compliance at lower costs and implementing pollution and CO2 mitigation policies. This research calls for a fundamental reform of the current environmental compliance monitoring system through reallocating resources for utilizing these new technologies.
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[Language] English
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Colorful & Collapsible Set Gives New Meaning to Flatware
Not the table-setting kind of flatware you are used to, these kitchen implements are a new breed of slim design. As space-saving strategies go it is hard to beat a flat-pack approach, but in this case the benefits go beyond storage, too.
When it comes to cumbersome kitchen accessories, packing flat means fitting things into dishwashers, too.
Dubbed Formadables by the crowds supporting and advising the project over at Quirky, the series includes a cutting board, bowl, strainer, colander and grater.
Collectively, these snap-together designs can be stacked and slid into a drawer out of the way, thus taking up less space when not in use.
They also form a spectrum of colors that calls out their connection visually while also helping the user keep track of them by function.


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Intel IoT Challenge
Intel's objective was to raise awareness on the IoT Ignition Labs in order to strengthen their position as the know-how place that helps businesses with IoT development.
A challenge was designed to engage with developers, giving them the opportunity to submit innovative IoT ideas. The winners were invited to build their own prototypes at the IoT Ignition Labs with expert guidance.
Developers were reached on TechWeekEurope and Gizmodo, combining B2B and B2C environments to generate high engagement.
Traffic drivers were used to arouse interest, redirecting to a dedicated micro-site where response were collected. They included:
- Display: roadblock ads across both websites
- Interview with Intel's Dirk Roziers, the company's "Internet of Things" evangelist
- Editorial pieces introducing the challenge on Gizmodo & TechWeekEurope
- Advertorials on the scope of IoT for the future
- Emails and newsletters banners
- Social media
The Intel team could interact in person with developers passionate about IoT. After a coding week at the Intel Ignition Labs, the winners were delighted to see their IoT prototypes functioning live. The projects and their presentation are listed below.
- Ian Morton – Motorised platform for camera
- Darren Soothill – Mobile data collection unit
- David Hoe – Food Containers with weight sensors
- Peter Smout – Remote monitor for the elderly
- Gitanjali Narang – Food waste tracker
- Roman Quijano Luna – Smart parking meter
- Christopher Green – Home noise detector
A video was produced with Matt Ward, Intel's UK IoT Ignition Lab manager, explaining how the Ignition Labs are pushing innovation in IoT.
Campaign performance of deliverables
- Around 8000 unique views of the advertorials, editorial and entry page
- More than 5000 social media click-throughs and interactions
- More than 600 clicks from the email promotion to TechWeekEurope's subscribers
- 49 project submissions over a 4 week period
- 7 of the 10 winners spent a week at the Intel IoT Ignition Labs to build their prototypes


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SANTA PAULA, CA—On Monday, August 20, 2007, the Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino will preside over convocation ceremonies at Thomas Aquinas College. The school expects 102 freshmen to matriculate at that time.
The day will begin with a Mass of the Holy Spirit at which Bishop Morlino will be the principal celebrant and homilist. Matriculation will follow, with faculty and members of the college's governing board processing in academic regalia. During the ceremony, President Thomas E. Dillon will welcome the freshmen and address the entire student body, after which new students will have the opportunity to greet President Dillon and Bishop Morlino and to formally enroll at the college by signing the school's registry.
Also during the ceremony, Dr. Anthony Andres, a newly-appointed member of the teaching faculty, will make a Profession of Faith and take the Oath of Fidelity, in keeping with Pope Benedict XVI's desire that Catholic teachers make a public statement of their intention to maintain fidelity to the Roman Catholic Church's teachings. A graduate of the college's class of 1987, Dr. Andres obtained a PhD in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, where he also served as a philosophy instructor. He was then appointed to the faculty at Christendom College in Virginia where he has taught for the past 14 years.
Robert Morlino was born December 31, 1946, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. An only child, his father, Charles, died while he was in high school, his mother, Albertina, in 1980. He was raised in northeastern Pennsylvania, graduating from Jesuit High School in Scranton. He entered the seminary for the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, and was ordained to the priesthood for that Jesuit Province on June 1, 1974.
His education includes a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Fordham University, a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, the master of divinity degree from the Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass., and a doctorate in moral theology from the Gregorian University in Rome, with specialization in moral theology and bioethics.
Father Morlino taught philosophy at Loyola College in Baltimore, St. Joseph University in Philadelphia, Boston College, the University of Notre Dame and St. Mary's College. He served as an instructor in continuing education for priests, religious and laity, and as director of parish renewal programs. In 1981, Father Morlino became a priest of the Diocese of Kalamazoo and served there as Vicar for Spiritual Development, Executive Assistant and Theological Consultant to the Bishop as Moderator of the Curia, and as the Promoter of Justice in the Diocesan Tribunal. He served as administrator of a number of parishes, and as rector of St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo.
Father Morlino was scheduled to begin a full-time faculty appointment as professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit when, on July 6, 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him the Ninth Bishop of Helena. Bishop Morlino was appointed the Fourth Bishop of Madison on May 23, 2003, and he was installed on August 1, 2003.
Bishop Morlino currently serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. He is past chairman of two committees within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: from 2001 to 2004, he chaired the Bishops' Committee on the Diaconate, which deals with matters concerning the ministry of permanent deacons in the Church in the United States, and, from 2001 to 2004, he also chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Issues and the Church, which assists the bishops in responding to moral and theological questions surrounding specific health care situations in their dioceses.


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Warner Bros. has reportedly appointed exec Jon Berg and DC Entertainment CCO Geoff Johns in charge of the DC Films division, after "Batman v Superman" failed to meet the studio's financial and critical expectations.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "This move is part of a broader refinement of executive roles at Warners, which has suffered a disappointing run of movies and has vexed producers and filmmakers, some of whom complain about a murky green-light process." The duo are now listed as producers on 2017's "Justice League."
RELATED: REPORT: Darkseid May Not Be DC Films' Main "Justice League" Villain
Prior to the promotion, Berg was already involved with "Suicide Squad," "Wonder Woman," and "Justice League," and had worked on "Argo" and "Live By Night" with "Batman" star Ben Affleck. Johns has been producing and consulting on DC Films and TV for years, in addition to writing "Justice League" for DC Comics.
THR notes that the hire of Berg and Johns signifies the studio "...attempting to unify the disparate elements of the DC movies with a seasoned film exec and a comics veteran that together can hopefully emulate the way Marvel Studios has produced its films under the vision of president Kevin Feige."
The decision to promote Berg and Johns falls in line with Warners' new approach to overseeing film franchises, which involves appointing executives in charge of specific "genre streams" -- such as the recent promotion of Courtenay Valenti, who will oversee the "LEGO" movies for the studio.
RELATED: "Justice League" Adds Ben Affleck As Executive Producer
The creative shuffle at DC Films comes after the lukewarm reception of "Batman v Superman" -- which resulted in the appointing of Ben Affleck as a producer on "Justice League," and the firing of director Seth Grahame-Smith from "The Flash" film. Additionally, some reshoots were done on "Suicide Squad" to "smooth out the third act."
"Suicide Squad," the next DC film to grace theaters, hits screens on August 5.


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A sketchcrawl held on the International Women Day (how come there is no International Men Day??) Anyway, we went to sketch in Shamshuipo, an old district in Kowloon side. I came in late, so I picked a relatively easy subject in the morning. A long elevation of a portion of Nam Cheong Street.
After a traditional lunch at the nearby DaiPaiDong, I found a narrow angle to sketch the St. Francis Church. I like it's Chinese-Western Style which quite fits the area.
You can read more story from our fellow group director Rob's site.
The last sketch I made was a typical high density building situated on Un Chau Street. Sketching it from a distance required a lot of give and take since there are so many things you can put into the sketch.


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In order to use full features of the Manager Dashboard it's important that you have your organization hierarchy set up. Our dashboard uses Microsoft Graph API to get the manager relationship which means the manager property should be set in Azure Active Directory. First of all, please make sure you have configured app access to Azure Active Directory like described here.
Now there's a couple of ways how you can make that happen. E.g. you need to login as administrator to your Office 365 and then choose 'Admin centers', and 'Exchange'.
Then go to 'recipients' left menu item, search for the person that you want to manage, highlight the person and choose details. Navigate down to Organization and then browse their manager.
Alternative is to set user's manager in Azure Active Directory directly. To do that, you need to login as administrator to your Azure portal, go to 'Active Directory' in the left menu, go to manage your domain, search for the person you want to manage, and click the arrow to manage him/her.
Then go to 'Work Info' and set the manager ID. You will need to know manager's person object ID to set it here (which you can look up by checking manager's user object).
NOTE: A common case is synchronizing your local Active Directory with Office 365. If you have that configuration in place you set up the organizational hierarchy in the local Active Directory, and the changes are pushed to Azure Active Directory during synchronization.
NOTE: Setting up manager in user profiles in SharePoint Admin Center of Office 365 will not push the changes to Azure Active Directory. SharePoint Online uses the Active Directory Import timer job to import users and groups into the User Profile Application. AD Import syncs changes from the SharePoint Online Directory Store to the User Profile Application. For more information check the following articles:
- Information about user profile synchronization in SharePoint Online
- Manage SharePoint Online user profiles from the SharePoint admin center
After your organization hierarchy is set up in Azure Active Directory it needs to be synched by our DirectoryReaderOnSchedule web job before you can see subordinates in the manager dashboard. By default the job runs once an hour. Besides, make sure your subordinates have at least Visitor permissions on the site where you placed dashboard app part.


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Role of the Central Bank / Government in Developing Bond Market:
Government is very keen to develop Capital Market in Pakistan. SBP and SECP, the two main regulators of the whole financial system are bringing about reforms for the development of capital market of the country in conjunction with GOP support. Recently the main efforts made in this direction can be summarized as under: Capital adequacy requirements have been raised for the participant institutions. T+3 system has been introduced to make the system efficient. T+0 is already in vogue for Government Securities.
Badla Financing has been replaced with Continuous Financing System (CFS) with restriction on In-House CFS to curb speculative business in equity. Trading systems for Corporate Bonds and Risk mitigating mechanism are in phase of development. Derivative instruments have been introduced and their further development is on agenda. The automation of SBP, Banking industry, Non-banking Financial Companies and stock exchanges are at full swing.
RTGS system is in wake of Implementation. Legislation on Payment system and Future Trading is in process of finalization at the level of GOP.
New Government Securities Act to replace Public Debt Act 1944 for Government securities is under finalization. Further new Act for Corporate Securities to replace Securities and Exchange Ordinance 1969 is also under...
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Lance Armstrong's '$100 milski': does anyone care?
Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
By Juliet Macur
RRP: $32 softcover
A few years before his first Tour de France win, Lance Armstrong and his US Postal teammates joined a popular weekday training ride of about 100km somewhere in Europe.
A former Kiwi elite cyclist, who also rode that day, told me a 15-year-old had skipped school in the hope of riding with Armstrong, but the super-competitive Texan – who spoke to the teen before the ride started – would only truck-and-trailer with his teammates.
It would not have cost the American much to give the kid a minute next to his wheel, argued the Kiwi.
Yes, but this is Lance Armstrong we're talking about. That is, win-at-all-costs Lance Armstrong, as evidenced by revelations about the massive doping operation behind his record seven Tour de France titles, that were eventually stripped from him and which led to a life ban.
For her book, Cycle of Lies, New York Times journalist Juliet Macur not only interviews Armstrong himself – who berates her for the choice of book title – but also the former pro cyclist's adoptive father, various other close family members. The book also reveals the recorded testimony of JT Neal, a father figure for Armstrong for many years.
NBR readers might be interested in Lance Armstrong, the business entity.
As told in Cycle of Lies, he earned $US5 million in endorsements on top of his $US2 million salary in 2000 – the year after his first Tour win (amidst doping allegations). His public speaking fees bumped up from $US30,000 to $US70,000, plus first-class expenses for two.
Trek Bicycle Corporation's sales doubled in the time it took him to win seven titles (although claims would emerge Armstrong's team were selling their sponsor's bikes to fund their doping regime.) Nike, it would seem, were one of the biggest beneficiaries from Armstrong's fame while also being his biggest endorser.
A marketer's dream, until his spectacular downfall, the Armstrong juggernaut changed the sport in America. The number of USA Cycling licences rose, as Armstrong became a regular at the White House and put his name behind a high-profile foundation to raise money for cancer research.
(For the parochial among us, there are New Zealand connections: Kiwi Stephen Swart, who rode with Armstrong in 1995, outed his former boss as a drug cheat in Sports Illustrated in January 2011; and American bike mechanic Mike Anderson, who also spoke out about Armstrong, emigrated to New Zealand in 2007.)
'$100 milski'
What kind of fortune does a sporting megastar amass?
He apparently gloated to a former teammate he had "$100 milski" in the bank and that's why he wasn't worried about a federal criminal investigation. The investigation is ongoing, as are a plethora of lawsuits sparked by his doping admissions in January last year (via Oprah Winfrey, of course).
Going back to my Kiwi cyclist, he's unimpressed by Armstrong and sees him as somewhat of a distraction.
"There's a much bigger story going on in cycling right now," the Kiwi says.
"The sport is cleaner than it's ever been."
That's a scary thought.
The fallout from the Armstrong doping revelations continue. In the last few weeks, his long-time coach Johan Bruyneel has been banned for 10 years, disgraced Italian rider Riccardo Ricco has apparently been caught buying EPO and testosterone.
In December, a 62-year-old South Carolina bike racer, a former 21-time national champion, was banned from competition for two years after admitting to taking a cocktail of performance enhancing drugs.
Just last month, a British cycling fan said he recovered a vial of pills from a crash during a professional cycling race in France, which he would hand to the UK's anti-doping agency.
Leading up to this month's Tour of California, one US sport journalist asks, "Does cycling deserve anyone's trust?"
The same writer says Armstrong's rise and fall has allowed opportunistic journalists to empty their notebooks in book form – but also, perhaps, irrevocably deflated the sport's image.
Brian Cookson, the president of cycling's world governing body the UCI, said last month the sport was on the right path but added "I'm not naive enough to believe there aren't still people cheating out there."
Cycling may take a generation to clean up its disgraceful history of drug cheating. Until then, it seems Armstrong is as relevant as ever.


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RANCHO SANTA FE — Crime is down overall within the Covenant of Rancho Santa Fe, Patrol Chief Matt Wellhouser told the Association at its Feb. 3 meeting.
"As you may recall, we have been working to reduce crime in the village area," he said. "In 2008, we experienced 25 (crimes). That number dropped to 11 in 2009 and last year it was nine."
He said two of the crimes were robberies. In one case Bank of America was robbed.
"The suspects were arrested right after that by sheriff's deputies," he said.
The other robbery took place at a home.
Of the five major crime types, burglary and grand theft showed a decrease.
There were 17 burglaries, which is a decrease of 24 cases from last year. Of the 17 burglaries, five involved vehicles, six were commercial and six were residential. The commercial burglaries were at businesses in the village and construction sites.
Wellhouser said alarm calls accounted for 18 percent of all the calls handled by the patrol. They responded to 620 alarms compared to 632 in 2009.
"Three were actual burglaries, the rest were false in nature," he said.
For the calendar year 2010, the patrol responded to 3,308 calls for service. This is an increase of 34 calls from 2009, he said.
There was one homicide. In January 2010, the body of Dr. Robert Stonebreaker, a Del Mar veterinarian, was found in Rancho Santa Fe. The case is still under investigation by the sheriff's department.
On the upswing are traffic collisions.
"Traffic collisions increased by nine with speed and right-of-way violations being the leading factors," Wellhouser said.
He said that he and his staff continue to work with the CHP on deployment of their resources to reduce these numbers.
"We look at that to see where we need to put enforcement. When we see a problem, we work on it right away," he said.
There were 107 traffic collisions, which reflects a 9 percent increase from 2009. There were 24 injury accidents and 83 noninjury, which compares to 22 injury and 76 noninjury in 2009, he said.
The patrol assisted the sheriff's department and CHP with 394 calls and the fire department with 642.
He said approximately 20 percent of the patrol's activity is field is generated by the officers.
"We are out looking for something to do, checking on suspicious people and cars," he said. "Most of our crime is opportunistic in nature."
Because the patrol is beginning its 35th year, Wellhouser said he had fun going back to see what kinds of calls were answered in the early years. The very first call to the patrol was on July 1, 1976, at 9 p.m., which was a kidnapping involving two girls. The culprit was arrested.
Another was a call reporting a pig in the road and another was about two young boys who broke into the pharmacy and could not get out.
When board President Tom Lang congratulated Wellhouser on behalf of the board on doing such a good job over the years, Wellhouser turned the spotlight on his staff.
"My guys are doing a very good job and I am just a hood ornament," he said. "They are very dedicated and I would not be getting these accolades without them."
Wellhouser invited residents to keep up to date on the patrol and its activities by visiting its new blog at http://rsfpatrol.blogspot.com.
Patrol chief: crime is down
RANCHO SANTA FE — Crime is down overall within the Covenant of Rancho Santa Fe, Patrol Chief Matt Wellhouser told the Association at its Feb. 3 meeting.


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Rod Hunt Keeps it Spooky with Sony Pictures' 'Goosebumps'
Halloween is upon us, and everyone is getting ready to celebrate. Picking out their costumes, finding their spookiest selves, and partying with the others ghouls for the season. Parties are being prepared and the candy bowls are being filled, but there's also a little shadow of scary growing thanks to Rod Hunt's latest work for a popular new movie.
Rod teamed up with The Flock Agency and Sony Pictures to create an interactive game celebrating the release of this season's Goosebumps, a horror comedy film based on the R. L. Stein teen book series. Rod illustrated a detailed high school Halloween dance with the people of the town decked out in their holiday best ready to party. "Where's The Creature?" is like a popular game you've played before where you must find the featured character. Rod created dozens of characters for this gymnasium party, and each of them are shuffled randomly so that every game you play is different from the last. As you find each one in turn, you realize how many real monsters are at this party turning it from a carefree revelry to a true spooky affair. "It's the combination of fun, an activity that slows you down and a test of your observational skills," Rod says about the game. "Plus the enjoyment of being engaged with some super cool artwork with lot's of new things to see every time you look at it." The movie, and the game, are angled at a young audience but it shouldn't stop adults from enjoying either.
The unique opportunity that Halloween offers is the costume; taking on a different identity, dressed up as a reflection of what's scary or fun. The only risk is that when everyone dresses a little creepy, the creeps begin to blend in. As you look closer at the game, you may notice something a little more sinister, if not also very fun. The impulse to dress up is a totally natural game for everyone, and inherent to our culture. "I think the whole cosplay thing plays into being part of a tribe and belonging to a group of like-minded people," Rod says. "They could have been seen as being part of a similar shared cultural experience." How frightening that the fun of costume dress up could be hiding the real baddies!
Take a look at the game here and try your skill against the demons of the night. Don't let them hide from you!


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Published by Thomas Nelson on February 7th 2017
Genres: Amish Fiction
Pages: 400
Also by this author: An Amish Christmas Love, An Amish Heirloom: A Legacy of Love, The Cedar Chest, The Treasured Book, A Midwife's Dream, An Amish Reunion, The Beloved Hope Chest, An Amish Summer, A Seat by the Hearth, Written in Love, The Promise of a Letter (Amish Letter #2), Words from the Heart
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A Cup Half Full
by Beth Wiseman—Sarah Lantz always dreamed of the perfect home, the perfect husband, the perfect family. When she married Abram, she knew she was on her way to securing her perfect life. All of that changes in one moment when an accident leaves her unable to walk and confined to a wheelchair, dashing all of her dreams. As Abram starts to transform their home, Sarah begins a transformation in her spirit, and she begins, once again, to see her cup as half full.
Home Sweet Home
by Amy Clipston—Down on their luck and desperate after they are evicted from their small apartment, Chace and Mia O'Conner reluctantly take Chace's Amish boss up on his offer to rent them the daadihaus located on his property. They are certain they will never feel at home in the rustic cabin without any modern conveniences, and they start to blame each other for their seemingly hopeless situation. But with the help of their new Amish friends, Chace and Mia begin to enjoy their cozy cabin and realize that home really is where the heart is.
Building Faith
by Kathleen Fuller—Faith Miller knows that carpentry is an unlikely hobby for a young Amish woman, but she loves the work and it keeps the memory of her grandfather alive. So when her cousin asks Faith to build the cabinets in her new home, Faith is only too happy to take on the job, even if it is the most ambitious project she has ever taken on. The only catch is that she has to work with her ex-fiance, Silas. As they work to build Martha's kitchen, can they put the past behind them and start to build faith in one another again?
A Flicker of Hope
by Ruth Reid—Fifteen years ago, Thomas and Noreen King were blissful newlyweds. Young, naive, and in love, life was rosy . . . for a while. Then trials and tribulations rocked their foundation, shattering them emotionally, and soon, their marriage was in shards. All hope for restoring their previously unshakable union seems lost. When fire destroys their home, Thomas and Noreen are left to sift through the rubble. As uncovered items from the remains of the house shake loose memories of the past, Thomas and Noreen begin to draw closer and a flicker of hope—and love—is re-ignited.
I love reading and sharing my latest book with readers like you. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. I am friends with many authors and also have a client relationship with many of them. This book may be one I received from a current or future client. Regardless of my relationship with the author, this review reflects my honest opinions of the book. For more information view my full disclaimer policy.
I enjoy Amish novellas. They provide a nice variety to my reading by giving me shorter stories, while letting me connect with a variety of characters. An Amish Home features a story from Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller, and Ruth Reid.
The first book in this collection is A Cup Half Full by Beth Wiseman. In this story Sarah Lantz always dreamed of perfect. An accident causes all of her dreams of perfect to disappear when an accident leaves her unable to walk and confined to a wheelchair.
This story was a hard one for me. I enjoyed the storyline and how it took a different spin from many other Amish Fiction titles. Being wheelchair bound I was able to feel Sarah's struggles and her disappointment in her dreams.
What I wasn't expecting from this book was the continued references to intercourse. While I'm not against a romance book, this was very unexpected for me from this genre.
While I enjoyed parts of the story I felt the over use of intercourse detracted from my full enjoyment of this book.
Next is Home Sweet Home by Amy Clipston. I really enjoyed this story. What I liked about this story is that it was about an English couple who end up renting the daadihaus on an Amish couples property.
I loved this unique spin to the Amish Home concept. Chace and Mia O'Conner are down on their luck and were evicted from their apartment. Mia's family has money, but wants nothing to do with her and Chace.
While the daadihaus is more of a rustic cabin than what either of them were used to, they aren't sure it will ever feel like home because it lacks all modern conveniences.
As you can imagine this causes friction for the couple, which propels the story forward. With the exception of the female pastor, which was surprising for this book, I enjoyed this story of true love and home.
The next book is A Flicker of Hope by Ruth Reid. This was an interesting story as well because it jumped between present day to fifteen years ago when Thomas and Noreen King were blissful newlyweds.
As is typical with many marriages, trials and tribulations rock their marriage, and shatter them emotionally. When a fire destroys their home they are forced to sift through the rubble. When they are doing this, they uncover items which spark memories from their past.
The final book we come to is Building Faith by Kathleen Fuller. This story introduces us to Faith Miller who is a carpenter. While this is an uncommon hobby for a young Amish woman she has a personal tie to it.
Faith's cousin asks her to build cabinets for a new home. This will be the most ambitious project she has ever taken on and to add to the pressure, she has to work with her ex-fiance, Silas.
I found this story to be enjoyable. I loved the uniqueness of Faith's "career" path. The addition of Silas complicated the story, in a good way, and made this an enjoyable read. I enjoyed the banter between the two as they tried to work together.
I enjoyed the variety in this collection of novellas. I found it interesting to read the different takes on "home" and how the different character's lives revolved around that. While there were some elements I didn't care for, each reader will need to determine if this book is right for them as it pushed the boundaries of what a "typical Amish Fiction" book is.
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Size Doesn't Matter
Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 8, 2001 (message contributor)
Summary: This is a children's message used for our church's special Kid's Day
Size Doesn't Matter
Kid's Day Message
July 22, 2001
I can remember when I was ten or eleven that I wanted to ride roller coasters at Cedar Point but the attendant said I was too small and needed to grow a little bit more before I could ride it. It really made me mad because I wanted to ride that roller coaster then and there.
Have you ever been told that you are too small to do certain things? What kinds of things are you too small to do?
In the movie, A Bug's Life, Flik (Dave Foley) has a heart to heart chat with the little Princess Dot. Both Flik and Dot were having some difficulties "fitting in." Flik had seen yet another idea and invention go down in flames for the sake of tradition and Dot was struggling with being too small and trying to fly. Flik takes the opportunity to share some wisdom with Dot about growing up and making a difference by using a rock from the ground and the massive tree on ant island.
Flik frantically searches for a seed for this practical lesson but can only find a rock and has the Princess use her imagination to pretend he has a seed. "See our tree, everything that made that tree is already contained in that tiny, little seed. All it needs is some time, a little bit of rain, sunshine and volia; it becomes a tree. You might not feel like you can do much now that's because you're not a tree yet. Just give yourself some time, you're still a seed."
Dot felt like she couldn't do anything that really mattered because she was so small. Being small can be a good thing.
Do any of you like mustard on your hot dogs or hamburgers?
I love mustard! Does anybody know where mustard comes from?
Mustard comes from these tiny, little seeds. The mustard is one of the smallest, if not the smallest, of all the seeds in the world. They may look really small but they grow into a very large plant.
Jesus told a story about mustard seeds in the Bible and I'd like to share it with you today.
31 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches." Matthew 13:31-32
Jesus teaches us three important lessons from this parable:
You will never be to small for God and, as a matter of fact, you're just the right size for God to use you right now. God doesn't care if you can't reach the top shelf in the kitchen, tie your shoes just right or that you can't ride roller coasters. God is more concerned with what you're becoming, not with what size you are right now.
There is one way that God works the same in every person's life. Do you know what it is? God always starts small and builds from there. God always wants to make the small larger just like a seed as it grows into a plant.
Even though you might be small; God can still do great things through you. David wasn't much older or larger, than some of you, here but God used him to defeat a giant named Goliath. When God is with you there isn't anything you can't do.
So, the next time you feel like you're too small to do anything big or important. Remember the mustard seed and know that you're just the right size for God.
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A lamb roast last night, to honour wwoofer Adrien's last night with us.
Allison did the roast with rosemary and other herbs, and it smelt and tasted great.
Our wwoofers Sam, Sabrina and Ophelie used our cherry tomatoes (we have a glut) to make an Italian sauce — delicious.
Ally did some really light and crisp potatoes, and I did some beans with almonds and verjuice.
Best of all was the fresh corn, straight from our garden to the pot. Magnificent.
This year our garden has been a fairly conventional organic one. Our soil is pretty ordinary, and we're building it up with mulch and horse manure and compost. So our soil and our vegies should get better every year.
Next year, we're going to implement a crop rotation system, use of green manures as cover- and under- crops, and succession plantings over the season.
I do now have some of the soil blocker equipment that I've previously described (bought from Allsun Farm) and I'll report soon on some experiments with block materials. We'll start plants in our greenhouse, extend our growing season and minimise the time that plants spend in the vegie beds.


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Starting as an intern, and after 3 months as a Trainee Digital Marketing Consultant, I have decided to share my journey so far at SiteVisibility. Hold on to your seats.
Starting at SiteVisibility as an intern came about as a result of the "Women in the Media" networking event run by Wired Sussex. Such events are held quarterly for women in the Sussex area who work in, or are looking for work in the area of Digital Media. At this particular event SV was giving a presentation on an introduction to SEO, introducing basic SEO tools, as well as highlighting its importance for visibility of a website. Luckily for me I got chatting to the right person at the event, one the managers at SiteVisibility, to whom I presented an offer of working as an intern for cup-a- soups. This deemed to be a successful tactic.
The benefits of starting in the company as an intern were very positive from my experience. It enabled me to test the water within the area of digital marketing, as well as within the company, both which received an inaugural thumbs up. Members of the team also got to see the opportunistic traits that I could contribute and so everyone was a winner. As a result I was offered the role of Trainee Digital Marketing Consultant after one month as a part-time intern and so I acquired the pleasure of working full time with our lovely team of talented people!
An example of knowledge gaining opportunities that arose in the first couple of months at SiteVisibility were ones such as attending one of the Media Pro Events in London in November 2010. This was a great way to expand my knowledge of the vast capabilities of social media, in particular hearing presentations about big branded social media strategies and the importance of the transferability and sustainability of these ideas on many different platforms. One talk that was of particular interest to me was given by a company called Lithium Technologies who build online communities for brands. This area of forum engagement and the use of online communities are a particular interest of mine as this is the area in which research for my recently completed MA dissertation took place. My focus was based on social reasons behind engaging in queer spaces in online knitting communities and involved research over a number of months in online forums. My topic of choice usually caused incredulous looks from others, ones perhaps similar to those happening right now from you, the reader. However, this project developed from Benedict Anderson's work to my active research on these platforms began my interest into these online spaces in general and thus I hope to develop and apply my knowledge to improving SEO and social media strategies at SiteVisibility in this area.
Overall there has been great support from the team in all areas of my learning and hopefully the next few months will be as insightful as the last. Although FYI, I never actually got my cup-a-soups.


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