text: Coss 907 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Assembled thoughts on my arriving home on Boxing day. I went to Nong Khai for Xmas day and thieves took my motorbike, computer, iPad, and hard drives in my absence. So I'll be operating from my iPhone for a while. Lucky I took the car I guess. All photos etc gone. They took the back ups too, but they missed the back up to the computer so all is not lost. Never mind - time to start again - again An update - Family gets involved - my iPad has the 'find my iPhone' feature. I spot it at 7:01 pm it's about 4km away! So no Police, it's the village head and 2 blokes with rifles and bayonets, 1 bloke with a Uzi like thing. To another village office and eventually we have 12 blokes, six of whom are armed. The iPad signal is accurate to about 5 properties including a block of flats that houses the local lout population, well known to the 2nd village head. No iPad was found. But MLG recognized the face of one dude nearby who is a visitor of my scuzzy neighbours. Now the plan is to visit that house today with the equivalent of a warrant. I don't hold out much hope. But as it's only possessions and I do have a back up of my applications and OS, I'm heading forward. But losing about $9,000 of stuff, all my photos and movies etc is a blow. MLG cried for an hour and still gets teary when we talk about it. Bit of Dad's Army really. Now we're talking to the local 'Don' who's sweet on MLG's friend . Not expecting anything though. Lining up a new laptop - getting over the shitty feelings. Latest - the local village head has news - they caught a burglar, one, the other one got away. MLG seems to think that this is 'My' burglar rather than some random thief. I am not so sure. But then they do keep a very close eye on people round here, so they may be right. Bit like finding a paedophile in a Western suburb, everyone is sure he's the one... I was given to understand that I should donate a box of beer and 400,000 kip to the local village militia, which of course I did. They continue to progress the matter. Again, I have no hopes of recovery, but I've got me new laptop and it's onwards and upwards... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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No matter how good your strategy may look on paper, if you can't move it from concept to reality, it isn't going to be effective. Over the years, I've seen a lot of organizations—from start-ups to historic institutions—fail to make the transition from a great idea to well-executed strategy. The question is why and what to do about it to make sure a strategy becomes active. I think Peter Drucker provides some useful insight into the issue-"Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work." The translation, strategy is meaningless without implementation and execution.
The challenges of making plans a reality was the topic of The 2018 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat session, Jumping The 'Strategy-To-Execution Gap': How To Build An Implementation Plan & Develop KPIs For Long-Term Strategy Management, featuring OPEN MINDS Chief Operating Officer Stacy DiStefano, along with Bob Lincoln, Chief Executive Officer, County Social Services Mental Health & Disability Services Region; and Jim Wallis, Director of Business Development/IBHHC—Executive Director, Chestnut Health Systems. I had three four takeaways from the discussion with Mr. Wallis and Mr. Landry during the session:
Takeaway #1. To develop winning competitive advantage and market positioning, the "vision thing" matters—Any path to successful strategy requires a vision of where you need to be. In an increasingly competitive and changing market, this means understanding strategic advantage of an organization's services and the financial metrics of sustainability. Vision is also important to making cultural changes within the organization. Mr. Lincoln's advice:
Spend the time to find the right leadership with the commitment, energy, and interest to be successful. Secondly invest the resources needed as implementation is always an equation of time and resources. Less resources, more time; more resources, less time.
Takeaway #2. Organizational strategy scenarios are critical to prepare for the unexpected—The health and human service field is amidst political, regulatory, financial, and technological change. And the shelf life of any strategy is determined by some very specific market changes. It is important for executive teams to develop high-level contingency plans for specific scenarios and an understanding of what specific tactics are similar across scenarios.
Takeaway #3. It takes detailed plans to implement strategy and make a future vision a reality—While strategies can be conceptual and tactical plans can be concise, strategy implementation plans can't be "too detailed." First, detailed plans are needed to address how new strategic initiatives will affect marketing, development, technology, communications, operations, human resources, finances, and budgets. Second, without detailed plans, it is difficult to measure organizational progress, and "debug" implementation issues. Mr. Lincoln noted:
Sustainability. Our projects were focused on needs identified by community stakeholders but it took years to develop standards and credentialing for insurance (Medicaid) reimbursement.
Takeaway #4. What gets measured is what gets implemented—Strategy implementation metrics, both process metrics and outcome metrics, are essential for executive teams. Otherwise, it is difficult to tell if organizational performance problems are problems of strategy or problems of tactical implementation. The measures will vary depending on the organization and the plan. Increased referrals, increased productivity, increased revenue, diversified revenue, new service locations, new tech solutions … the focus of the measures should parallel your strategic plan objectives.
There are models for strategy development and strategy implementation that can guide an executive team (for more, see the OPEN MINDS model at The Strategic Planning Edition: Going From Strategy To Success and The OPEN MINDS Guide To Strategic Planning: Best Practices In A Turbulent Market). Mr. Wallis offered some overall advice for the whole process, noting:
My advice for best strategy is to broker a proof of concept model. The MCO we are currently working with on a large value-based project with used in a no-cost to the MCO, "proof of concept" project 3 years ago, which saved them close to $1 million dollars on high cost utilizer patients. And when you look at the challenges, practice "patience, patience, patience. Our current value-based project is six months in but took four years to take from paper to implementation.
For more on implementing strategy, don't miss these OPEN MINDS resources:
- The Strategic Planning Edition: Going From Strategy To Success
- Building & Executing Strategy In A Complex Market-A Three-Phase Best Practice Model For Success
- Jumping The 'Strategy-To-Execution Gap'?
- 'Hierarchy Of Purpose' For Strategy Success
- Deliberate Incrementalism – The Key To Good Strategy Implementation
- Four Types Of Leaders Every Organization Needs
- Implementing Strategy With Rapid Innovation In Mind
- Using Your EHR Data: Five Keys Steps To Develop Strategic Decision Support & Market Differentiation
- Are You An Adaptable Leader?
- Strategy Implementation In A Time Of Rapid Growth: Q&A With Darren Hodgdon, Beacon Specialized Living Services
For even more, join my colleague and OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer Monica E. Oss on June 5, 2019 for her 2019 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute keynote address, What Does It Take To Outlast The Disruptors? Building A New Strategy For A New Market.

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Concealed Carrie has expanded its concealed-carry line of products with the introduction of Compact Carrie and highly anticipated Casual Carrie line.
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How to arrange good-looking clothing around the decidedly non-standard bulge of a handgun is a topic worth looking at. It's something that a whole range of men need to think about: police detectives, security guards, entrepreneurs in dangerous countries, and even your average American civilian who prefers to be armed.
"Concealed carry" exists for a number of reasons. When you're doing it, you want to be living up to both parts of the phrase: you want to be carrying, and have access to, a firearm, and you want it to be discreetly hidden until such time as you need it.
For some men, any jacket long enough to hide a holster is sufficient. But for most men, concealed carry needs to fit other societal expectations:
- Most plainclothes peace officers will have specific dress needs — either a respectable suit or blazer to give them out-of-uniform authority, or in some cases a disguise to help them blend into their environment.
- Security guards are almost always expected to dress professionally, as much for the comfort of their employer's clients as anything else. Banks and government buildings need high security, but prefer a discreet man in a blazer as opposed to a uniformed, paramilitary-looking trooper looming over their customers.
- An armed civilian gets less hassle if he doesn't fit the stereotype of an armed threat. A trenchcoat and combat boots conceal a weapon, but it doesn't really conceal the likelihood that you've got a gun under there. Bringing a little men's style into the equation makes the "concealed" part of "concealed carry" a lot more effective. Plus, it's the law in most states that if you're carrying heat, you conceal it. Editor's Note: If you're a civilian, be sure to check with your local and state laws before you begin carrying a firearm. Most states require citizens who wish to carry a firearm to obtain a concealed carry license; there also may be restrictions on where you can carry your firearm. Read more…


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Is wedding planning overwhelming you? Do you feel like forgetting about the wedding and just eloping? It can be extremely stressful to plan a wedding; however, there are a number of steps you can take to reduce the stress. There is information contained in this article that will ease some of the wedding frustration.
It's important to include the beliefs and values of your immediate families in your wedding ceremony. Talking to your partner about his or her religion is important, but talking to the in-laws about their religion is essential, as well.
Before the wedding practice walking down the aisle. Practice at the wedding venue in your wedding shoes to be absolutely certain you will not encounter any surprises. This allows you to have confidence in every step on the big day.
See if you can use a loved one's property for your big day. Instead of booking a ballroom, try holding your wedding in a backyard or field instead. Saving money on the venue will allow you to hire people to set up and clean up.
You should let the DJ know what is okay to play and what isn't okay to play. Find a song that you enjoyed in the past. Be sure your DJ is well aware of your preferences in advance to avoid discomfort.
Be sure to browse around for experienced and skilled photographers, before you commit to one for your wedding. You don't need wedding photos taken that you end up disliking. If you'd like to learn about the photographers around where you live, you can look to the Internet for reviews or ask people you know for references.
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I was getting ready before taking Adison to school. (No I don't normally do this, the little girls and I were running errands right after dropping her off.) All three girls and I were in the bathroom. K had just left for work and we were talking about the rupees that Adison was going to take to school for show and tell. So we are chatting and all of a sudden we hear, "BBBEEEEEEPPPP, BBBEEEEEEPPPP, BBBEEEEEEPPPP... K had forgotten to turn of the alarm and it had gone off. This thing is LOUD. The girls freaked out! Adison started screaming and running all over the place (she has an aversion to loud noises, they freak her out), Ainsley was just running around and Abby, well she was just sitting there smiling and watching everyone freak out. It was so funny and got the day started on an exciting note.
I was reading one of my favorite blogs. Megan put up a prayer Linky so that people can add the names of sweet little babies that are in need of prayer. I wanted to add one and went ahead to what I thought was adding Annabelle's name. Annabelle is a sweet little girl that was born with some congenital heart defects. She is just the cutest little girl and she has an amazing family. So, I thought that I was putting in my info so that I could get her blog info added to the Linky and instead it added my name to the prayer Linky. I AM SO EMBARRASSED! If anyone from Megan's blog is reading this, I am so very sorry, it was a total goof on my part.
My mom is coming up this weekend to celebrate K and I's birthdays. I am so excited to see her! I have been attempting to get the house sparkly and clean, but with a teething 13 month old, it has been a bit rough. However, the things that were on the top of my list to get cleaned are done and I am almost caught up on my laundry too. Well, you know except for folding the mountain that is currently residing on my couch.
At lunch today Ainsley ate 1/2 of a pizza all by herself! This is after she and Abby finished off an entire bunch of those mini-bananas. I think it is safe to say that homegirl is growing! She and Abby right now, wow!
I had a dream last night that it was snowing Sonic ice. It was also pink. So everywhere I looked had chunks of pink Sonic ice all over it. I would be curious to know what this means...
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- Has two, non-locking knobs, one on each side of the door. Some models use levers instead of knobs.
Privacy Lock
- Designed for privacy rather than for security.
- An interior lock.
- Has a locking button on the inside knob but no key device on the outside knob.
- Can be either a knob or lever.
- In an emergency, the lock can be opened from the outside by inserting a narrow object through the small hole in the outside knob and either depressing or turning the locking mechanism inside, depending on the type of lock.
Dummy Knob
- Used only for decoration or applications that do not need a latch.
- Has no latching mechanism and does not turn.
Entry Lock
- Two door knobs that can be locked from both the inside and the outside.
- One type locks from the inside by turning or depressing a small button, while a key must unlock the outside knob.
- Some models must be locked with a key on both the inside and outside.
- In other models, only the inside knob can lock or unlock both sides of the set.
- A medium security entrance door lock.
Deadbolt Lock
- Called "dead" because there are no springs to operate the bolt. It is only operated manually with a key or a thumb turn from the inside.
- The bolt locks the door to the frame and helps prevent someone from prying it open.
- The throw is the length the bolt is extended from the lock housing. The industry standard is a 1″ throw.
- Locks are designed to fit specific size hole and backsets. Backset refers to the distance between the edge of the door and the center of the handle.
- A single cylinder deadbolt is operated with a key from the outside and with a turn button on the inside. It is mostly used with solid metal or wood doors.
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There is a rancher I know, a good person, I even call him my friend, yet... He kills coyotes to protect his cattle, notwithstanding the fact that he says that feral dogs are worse than coyotes and wolves. Predators are beautiful and contribute to a viable ecological system. I don't understand the demonizing of wolves and coyotes. My friend once even shot a coyote from his truck while I was riding 'shotgun' with him. I must admit it made me more distant towards this person. I endorse the wolf protection actions of the Center for Biological Diversity. I also endorse US Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon and US Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, with US Rep. Raul Grijalva of New Mexico as a lead sponsor. Right now they are circulating a letter to their colleagues in the US Congress, expressing support for America's wolves still under federal protections, and that those federal protections remain in place. I quote from the Center for Biological Diversity:
As if the persecution and killing of over 1,000 wolves, over the past six months alone, in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Minnesota and Wisconsin, is not enough, the US Fish & Wildlife Service now wants to remove federal protections for wolves in the remaining states where they are still under federal protection. This unethical, anti-ecology political maneuver includes states that have just a few dozen wolves or none at all! How ridiculous is such a proposal? Why even have an Endangered Species Act if corrupt federal officials or any corrupt state government can declare a persecuted and endangered animal unworthy of protection due to lies, mythology and dirty politics?
When I first came to Arizona, I used to hear the coyotes every night. Their night song was a reassurance, a connection to all what lives, made the stars shine brighter and the full moon more purposeful. Last year was the first time I didn't even see nor hear a coyote and I miss them bitterly. It just doesn't feel right. Also, I once encountered a red timber wolf near the Colorado river, about four in the afternoon. We looked at each other. I saw his magical brown eyes, he must not have sensed any danger coming from me, so he slowed, glanced back at me and went his way disappearing in the desert. That was however in the early '90's... Yet I can still feel the enchantment thinking about my coyotes and wolf encounters.


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Budget Hike in Cigarette Duties Rejected
EghtesadOnline: Parliamentarians have rejected a proposed increase on cigarette duties incorporated in the next fiscal budget bill (March 2018-19) and referred it back to the Majlis Joint Commission for revision.
The commission is a parliamentary body responsible for reviewing the budget bill proposed by the government before its final ratification. It included in the government proposed bill a 350-rial (0.76 cents) increase in the duty for retail prices of locally and jointly produced Iranian cigarettes and a rise of 500 rials (one cent) in retail duty of imported cigarettes, ILNA reported.


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In 2035 following the rapid Iranian invasion of several small Greek islands the European Union has sent in forces from all member state countries to create a defensive perimeter of the Greek islands of Altis and Stratis which are deemed critical strategic positions.
As of June the 6th, the 1st Joint European Task Force has came in contact with Iranian forces, after several skirmishes the Iran forces have took over the southern part of the island leaving EUFOR soldiers to the north.Both sides are armed with light vehicles and await heavier armor and transport via naval path, but till reinforcements arrive for both sides they must battle with lighter equipment.
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The Forum of Insurance Lawyers is liaising with the Association of Costs Lawyers to identify and suggest solutions to the various problems with the new provisional assessment process. One suggestion… Problem: Provisional assessment proceeds on the clearly mistaken belief that either disputes over claims for costs with a value of up to £75,000 are entirely devoid of any points of costs law or, the equally mistaken belief, that all District Judges and Deputy District Judges tasked with undertaking provisional assessment have a basic working knowledge of black letter costs law such that they do not need the assistance of oral submissions and can reach decisions based on the limited contents of Points of Dispute and Replies. Those at the coalface know that many judges do not have even the most rudimentary understanding of basic costs law. The inevitable result is a string of widely unpredictable decisions. Solution: There is 0% chance of the time or money being provided to train all District Judges and Deputy District Judges up to even the most basic level required for them to properly undertake provisional assessment. Provisional assessment should be reserved to costs judges or costs officers. The Senior Courts Costs Office should deal with assessments for the South of the country and a second dedicated court appointed to deal with the North. Additional costs judges or costs officers would need to be appointed but the cost would almost certainly be more than off-set by freeing up significant District Judge time and by a corresponding increase in efficiency if the job is being undertaken by those who know what they are doing. If this work was all done at costs officer level, there would presumably be salary savings to be achieved as against the work being done at District Judge...Read More
I recently came across an article on the internet about someone in New York giving dance lessons over Skype to someone else living in Baghdad. If this kind of thing is now being done by ordinary people, why do some solicitors still insist on travelling half way across the country to interview their clients and/or witnesses? Even if the client/witness does not already have the technology to use Skype (or the equivalent), the solicitor could buy them a top of the range tablet computer pre-loaded with the relevant software and with a 4G data contract (and talk through over the phone even the most technology illiterate person how to answer a Skype call) for a fraction of the amount that is often claimed by solicitors for travel costs. But we mustn't rush into modern technology just to reduce legal costs. Nothing wrong with quill and...Read More


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The issue of immigration is once again heating up. We'll soon be hearing about how immigrants should "do things the right way" and "get in line." And while I completely agree that immigrants should indeed get in line and follow the legal process for citizenship, as active and engaged citizens, we need to understand that that line really looks like.
Depending on an immigrants country of origin, the wait list to be considered for US citizenship can be extremely long, like tens of years long. This is largely due to immigration quotas and other regulations. Oh, and did I mention this is assuming the immigrant is skilled and/or educated? If an immigrant lacks education or is unskilled according to certain definitions, he or she might be out of luck entirely. To make things fun, click the link below to check out an infographic from Reason magazine, the leading publication featuring intelligent libertarian thought.


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John believes many of the rules surrounding the changes to deeming rules are detrimental.
John believes that many of the rules surrounding the impending changes to deeming rules are detrimental to self funded retirees. Is he correct?
Q. John
There is great confusion about the deeming provisions set to come in to effect on 1 January 2015. There are several issues which are not clear. Could you please address the following?
Is it correct that retirees who are fully self-funded will not have their superannuation arrangements 'grandfathered'? If this is so, what is the rationale for this?
Will the amount deemed to be earned be considered by Centrelink as taxable income when determining eligibility for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC)?
What is the ultimate objective of this deeming? Is it to reduce the pensions of those with a part-Age Pension?
Will having a reversionary pensioner mean one has to avoid starting a new pension if one of a couple dies? If so how does one introduce this concept? Is it through one's will or does it require a change to the superannuation trust deed?
A. There are many issues surrounding the new rules effective from 1 January 2015. I will try to address them in a general matter as clarification on your individual position should be sought before making any financial decisions.
Fully self-funded retirees will not have their superannuation arrangements grandfathered as they are not in receipt of an Age Pension on 1 January 2015 and therefore do not qualify for grandfathering. This is the same for those who are only eligible to apply for an Age Pension after 1 January 2015.
Eligibility for the CSHC is based on adjusted taxable income and legislation has just been passed to include tax-free superannuation income in the assessment of income when calculating eligibility for a CSHC. Therefore any income deemed to be earned will be included in any eligibility assessment. You can find out more about what constitutes adjustable taxable income by visiting HumanServices.gov.au.
The legislation to change the deeming rules was introduced by the then Labor Government under the superannuation reforms of April 2013 and was one of the bills adopted by the Coalition Government after its election. You can find out more by visiting Strongersuper.treasury.gov.au.
In regards to revisionary pensioner arrangements, you may find the article, New rules for reversionary pensioners, useful.
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I just received a "mystery Code" that ended up being worth $1.50!
Another cool thing I don't think I mentioned is that they give free shipping on any order size & they do a price comparison for you. Gotta love shipping right to your door (and FREE!) I think you have to be a member to get the free shipping, but if you have the points from swagbucks it would technically make it a free membership ;)


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This business is about more than just fabric – it's about creativity and artistic talents that cannot be denied any longer – that need to be unleashed and lived! When I met Elijah, a sign writer, and got him on board as Simply Sandara's first employee – I discovered something unique about him. He really… Read more »
A question I get asked a lot is: "How do you come up with ideas for patterns?" It's a hard question to answer, as there are so many different ways that I come up with ideas. There's no set formula. And often, I don't actually start with an exact 'idea for a pattern' at all…. Read more »
I have a soft spot for this design. Maybe because it's a little quirky – I like quirky. On our homepage I'll be featuring, at regular intervals, one of our patterns and linking it back to here to the blog. As mentioned in my previous post – the website is limited in the space and… Read more »


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Hi, everyone! We are excited about our upcoming adoption fundraiser yard sale this weekend! God has lavished His love on us through family, friends, and even strangers the last few weeks. We are overwhelmed by the Spirit-led generosity we've experienced. My secret goal was to need to use every price sticker in our pack of 1000+ price stickers, and I think we're going to exceed that! That's without pricing clothes, shoes, books, DVDs, etc. that are all the same price. We serve the kindest God. If you've donated to our yard sale, thank you so much!
With that said, we could still use a lot of help! If you'd like to pitch in, here are some things we need:
Prayer – Oh so much prayer! Please pray for joy in our hearts as we price, sort, and step over piles of God's blessings! Pray for our health as allergies/colds/sinus issues/something in our heads are trying to take us down this week. Pray for the weather. The forecast looks terrible for a yard sale, but we trust that if God wants us to have this yard sale, He'll provide just the right weather. Pray that God would send people to our yard sale and that He would use us to encourage them while they're here.
Bake Sale Donations – We're planning on having a bake sale on Saturday in addition to the yard sale. We need individually wrapped baked goods to sell, anything from cookies to Rice Krispy treats to your grandmother's famous pound cake. We'd like to have those donations by Friday or before 7:30 on Saturday morning (Friday sounds pretty good, huh?). We're also going to have bottled water and canned drinks for sale, which leads me to …
Coolers – We need to borrow a few coolers for the bottled water and canned drinks. We would also need those by Friday or before 7:30 on Saturday morning.
Ice – Would someone be willing to swing by between 7:30-8:00 on Saturday morning with several bags of ice? That would free us up to focus on setting up the sale.
Tables – Like I mentioned, we have SO MUCH stuff to sell! That means we need SO MANY tables! If you have tables we could borrow, I'll add your name to our list of baby name ideas. We'll need tables by Friday morning. (If you could drop them off, that would be extra helpful.)
Tents – We have lots of items to peruse, so we think our shoppers would enjoy some shade. If you have tents we could borrow, we'll need them by Friday morning.
Volunteers – There will be many ways volunteers can help this week!
*Setup Friday morning starting around 9:00. The sale starts at 1:00 on Friday. We could use volunteers for an hour or for several hours.
*Teardown at 7:00 Friday evening. We were going to leave everything out, but we're scared people will steal from us. :o/
*Setup Saturday morning at 6:00 (what a test of friendship, huh?). The sale starts at 8:00, and we're anticipating early birds. We'll truthfully probably start before 6:00, but I can't fathom asking people to come that early!
*Teardown at 1:00 Saturday afternoon. We'll be boxing up anything left over to donate to Miracle Hill in Mauldin.
*Help during the sale Friday from 1:00-7:00 and Saturday from 8:00-1:00. We'll take you for an hour if that's what you can give, or we'll take you for the whole time.
*Posting flyers around town.
*Setting up signs directing people to our sale. Unless it's pouring rain, we'd like to set up signs Thursday. If it's raining, we'll wait until Friday morning.
*Helping us price and sort items. We still have a steady stream of donations coming in (yay!!), and pricing and sorting is overwhelming us. Even if you have an hour to help us with that, we'd appreciate it so much.
Spread the word – Please tell everyone you know about our yard sale. Share it on social media. Help us with flyers. Write it on your car. OK, maybe not. We just want as many people as possible to hear about our yard sale and come out and shop.
We're praying for this yard sale, and we're trusting God is going to move in a big way. If He chooses not to, we're trusting He has something even better planned. He is good, and He loves us in ways we don't even notice. He knows our children, and He's moving to bring them into our lives. We're excited to watch Him work!


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Date:- 20th, May 2019
Koshal Hamal, Alumni of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA), work entitled "The Origin" was part of the precious National Fine Arts Exhibition organized by Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Hamal has received the National Special Award for his performance Art.
Artist's Statement:
In my work, the origin belongs to my identity!
The originality starts by making space, shape, rhythm, and movement. When I start creating the space I start creating my own boundary. I play, I feel, I imagine, I believe, and I trust are the symbol of the tradition I follow. I use the stack of red-clay and cow dung as my performance material. The red clay and cow dung are the symbols of purity according to ritual tradition in Mugu where I was born.
"Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?" are the main questions of this performance.
Photo Credit: Kareema Joshi and Milan Gurung


text: This sculpture is called 'Dark Heart' and received an honourable mention award at the Brunswick Street Gallery 40 x 40 Award in 2015. At high school I had a Headmaster who was fond of quoting the verse 'For the love of money is the root of all evil' (Timothy 6:10) in his weekly sermons. While most of what was said has long since been forgotten, this verse stuck. 'Dark Heart' is an expression of the belief that the pursuit of wealth and material things for their own sake is ultimately hollow, a pursuit that at its core does not provide genuine fulfilment.