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"The Standard of Measurement" by Petra Pierre - Robertson

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Measuring themselves by themselves "For we dare not … compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise." 2 Corinthians 10:12 A groan escaped my lips at the sight that greeted me after flipping on my indicator and swinging right into the vacant parking spot; the vehicle next to which I was about to park was crooked. The vehicle was parked crooked As I attempted to reverse-park, my vehicle also felt crooked. The way the vehicles were parked next to me, threw me off. Even though I tried to park straight, my car felt out of alignment with the cars between which I was navigating. Look harder at the line, not the vehicle As I pondered my next move it struck me: When the person next to you is crooked you have to look harder at 'line' to ensure you line up right; or you can be inadvertently misled. Next to the person you may appear straight but the

"Team work: Positioning is key!" by Petra Pierre - Robertson Illustrated by Jean - Luc Robertson

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Philippians 2:4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests... Artwork by Jean-Luc Robertson The aim: Position the random letters provided, into a word which generates the highest possible score, on the tiles provided. Note the following: Each letter is ascribed a value Certain tiles multiply the value as indicated by the following keys: TL = Triple Letter DL = Double Letter TW = Triple Word DW = Double Word The gameboard automatically provides you with seven letters which you are required to combine into words.   Remember positioning is key! Random letters provided The random letters provided by the gameboard were:  L(3)  N(3)  E(3)  I(3)  H(12)  O(3)  K(15) The level required the generation of a four-letter word. K demands to be placed on the Triple Letter Tile K demands to be placed on the Triple Letter tile since he has the highest value - 15 - and therefore will generate the highest individual score.    H, with a value of 12,  recognises the truism of K's assertion