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Networking within Your Organization
Most people think of networking as something you do outside your company; however, this is a narrow view of an activity that is important for your career. Who you know and who knows you can play a major part in your ability to be recognized and get ahead.
Internal networking is an informal process. You forge connections with your peers and colleagues in other areas, get to know them as individuals, and share resources and information.
Here are three tips to help you build a strong, internal network.
- Arrive at all meetings early and meet anyone you don't already know. Find out what they do, exchange business cards with them, and follow up in a week.
- Set a goal to reconnect with people you already know in the company at least quarterly (monthly is best!). Don't rely on e-mail. It's too cold a communication medium. Pick up the phone and call them just to catch up and reinforce the relationship.
- Add a variety of people to your network. In addition to those you work with frequently, reach out to people in departments with which you interact occasionally. This gives you access to additional resources and opportunities.
Numbers aren't as important as the quality of your connections. Cultivate your networking relationships, be willing to make introductions within your network, and freely share information and resources.
Building a network up, down, and across your organization is invaluable. It gives you a gold mine of knowledge and expertise to draw on when you need it.
Hate the idea of networking? See my blog post Networking Tips for Shy People.
Focus for Results
Do you know how long it takes to refocus after an interruption?
About 20 minutes.
That's right. Every time you are interrupted, you lose 20 minutes. Here are some tips to help you stay focused and positively productive.
- Stop the interruptions. Let's face it—most of the time, you let yourself be interrupted. We think other people are doing it, but that's not true. Be assertive, say no graciously and politely, and tell people that you'll get back to them.
- Eliminate distractions. Turn off your e-mail notification, silence your phone, and put up a do-not-disturb sign when you need to focus.
- Give yourself a break. Attention and focus wane after about 60 to 90 minutes. If you forge ahead without a break, you will be less productive than if you take a break and come back to the task.
The ability to focus is a key factor in how positively productive you are. Use these simple tips to keep your attention on the task at hand and discover how much more you will get done.
Five Tips To Be More Persuasive
The ability to persuade others to agree with your point of view is a key skill every professional needs to develop. Here are five tips to help you be more persuasive.
- Be trustworthy. Trust is built on congruence and credibility and is the foundation for persuasion. Congruence means that what you say and what you do are consistent; you walk your talk. Credibility means that you are ethical and believable. When you demonstrate both, people trust you, and when they trust you, you can begin to persuade them.
- Understand and respect their point of view. Persuasion is impossible to achieve if you believe and act as if the other person is wrong. Instead, talk to them, discover where they are coming from, and show genuine interest. When you respectfully listen to them first, they are more likely to listen to you in return. Then you can be persuasive.
- Explain how they can get what they want by agreeing with you. Focus on what they gain and what they avoid by describing how you can satisfy their needs. All persuasion relies on giving them the benefits they desire.
- Anticipate their objections and be ready to answer them. The need to persuade someone presupposes that they have objections to doing what you ask of them. You must discover their objections and refute them with the benefits they get by seeing things your way. Benefits must outweigh objections for persuasion to succeed!
- Be willing to compromise. Sometimes persuasion is easier when you show a willingness to give a little about what you are asking for.
Persuasion is a skill that can be learned and can serve you in negotiations, sales, customer service, and employee management.
Handling Angry Customers
Dealing with an angry customer can ruin your day if you're not prepared to handle it. Here are some quick tips to keep in mind.
- Don't take it personally. Angry customers are not mad at you. They are frustrated, annoyed, and unhappy with something that happened or didn't happen. Step back, take a breath, smile, and listen!
- Let them vent. Give the customer time and space to vent, and then ask questions that focus them on what happened, not on their emotional response. Nod, repeat what they say, and apologize. (See my blog post Listen and Learn for more information.)
- Find out what they want. Before you can satisfy them, you need to know what they want as a solution. Keep in mind, you may not be able to give them what they want, but once you know what that is, you're in a better position to offer acceptable options.
Every unhappy, angry customer is an opportunity to discover problems that need to be addressed. They are a valuable source of information and can help you improve customer contact and service delivery.
Contact us for information on our latest program, Creating a Positive Customer Service Experience. (205.907.5170)
Making the Transition from Manager to Leader
When you are promoted into a leadership role, it can be a challenge to make the shift from being a manager to leading. Managers focus on the day-to-day running of the organization, manage staff performance, and generally get the work done. Leaders, on the other hand, focus on the vision and mission of the organization, motivate and inspire staff, and steer the organization toward the larger goals. Here are some strategies to help make the shift easier for you and your staff.
- Understand different leadership styles and when they are appropriate. For example, a controlling or director style is good when safety issues are involved or in times of crisis when firm leadership is required, but it is not a style that inspires or motivates. It also will turn off younger employees. See my blog post How Each Generation Views Leadership.
- Know what motivates your team. Different things motivate different people. It's not one size fits all! Some employees value flexibility, some want monetary rewards, others prefer promotions and new opportunities. Motivation also varies by generation. Generally, older employees prefer tangible rewards while younger staff members want rewards that foster work-life balance. For more information on generational differences, see my blog post Bridge the Generation Gap and my e-book Leading 4 Generations.
- Delegate more. You may be tempted to continue handling day-to-day activities, and many leaders also have a managerial role. However, learning how to delegate is a key leadership skill that gives you more time for leading and helps you develop the skills and independence of your employees. See my blog post Delegate for Results.
Becoming a leader is an exciting, challenging time. If you make a mistake, be accountable and strive to improve. It may take a while for others to view you in your new role, but with patience and persistence, you will succeed.


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Day: June 8, 2017
Desperate times call for desperate measures
Bonsai & Yamadori from Tony Tickle
The Myrtle before the die back
Creating good bonsai is not an easy task, doing it properly building ramification, branch structure and foliage mass all takes time. I love using native British trees because they thrive in my location, I am after all British and living in the cold wet North of the UK.
I have worked other species from the Mediterranean, trees from as far south as Sicily, Olives from Spain and Pistachio from Croatia. I have a heated glass house that over winters these trees and I have had moderate success. NOTHING like the locals where these trees originate because I do not have the all year round heat or UV levels. In January this year I saw that a Myrtle was look looking well, lots of random branches were dying, some areas stayed green. After posting photos on Facebook Warren Radford my buddy from the South of…
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Holy heavy handedness, Batman! RCMP participating in flood evacuation and security in High River, Alta, say they have taken steps to secure valuable property left behind in flooded homes, but only very specific valuable property.
Just the guns.
The Calgary Herald reports that RCMP have seized a "substantial amount" of firearms from homes in the evacuated town, in what is an apparent counteraction to avoid losing them to looters.
"We just want to make sure that all of those things are in a spot that we control, simply because of what they are," Sgt. Brian Topham told the newspaper.
"People have a significant amount of money invested in firearms ... so we put them in a place that we control and that they're safe."
While the RCMP says registered owners will get the guns back once the floodwater has receded, it has done little to calm furious residents.
Some residents were already outraged that they are not allowed to return to their homes and gathered en mass at police blockades. One person compared the situation to "Nazi Germany," while another said there would be "untold hell to pay" when residents learned their firearms were being seized.
While Premier Alison Redford sided with police, saying these were "exceptional circumstances," the Prime Minister's Office was far less enthusiastic.
"We expect that any firearms taken will be returned to their owners as soon as possible," PMO spokesman Carl Vallée told the Globe and Mail. "We believe the RCMP should focus on more important tasks such as protecting lives and private property."
@Maximuscanadius @LeighPatrick I'm still trying to figure out how many firearms they took & why. Is it only a few that were loose, or all?
— Danielle Smith (@ElectDanielle) June 28, 2013
Well, said it before & a ton of right wingers said I was wrong, but I'm with the RCMP. You'll get your guns back. #sadly #highriver #abflood — Stephen Carter (@carter_AB) June 28, 2013
Again I ask, when we have checkpoints to keep residents out and a heavy police presence, why are the homes in High River not secure enough?
— Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) June 28, 2013
Keeping people from their homes as a safety precaution: understandable. Apparent concern about looters: understandable. The decision to enter homes and snatch up property: bit of a stretch.
Hey High River gun owners, take some personal responsibility for failing to lawfully secure your firearms. Quit blaming RCMP. #cdnpoli — Daniel (@DanFmTo) June 28, 2013
In some cases, officers forced their way into homes to ensure they were secured. If this is really about safekeeping valuables, why not grab the jewelry and televisions as well? If this is about securing firearms, wouldn't it have been better, at least more democratic, to continue patrols and leave private property alone?
After all, laws already state guns should be kept unloaded and locked in a secure place. If there are that many people breaking those laws, we've got bigger troubles.
Residents will learn today when the will be allowed to return home. If they've lost their guns, they'll need to show proof of ownership to get them back.
What is the over/under on the number of guns that remain in police custody?


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Three union giants are launching an ad blitz aimed at urging Congress to avert the "fiscal cliff."
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union are launching a joint, six-figure ad buy that will air in Colorado and four other states. The groups say the advertisements are merely the "opening salvo" in the campaign to urge the current Congress to address the combination of tax cuts and tax increases that many have dubbed the "fiscal cliff."
The campaign is targeting senators in Colorado, Missouri and Virginia and key Congressional districts in Missouri, Pennsylvania and Alaska, and the groups say they will serve as a "post-election reminder of what is at stake and what solution the American public is looking for."
A recent poll commissioned by the three shows that Americans agree that Congress needs to protect and create middle-class jobs.
"Voters believe Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and education can and should be protected as Congress moves to get the nation's fiscal house in order and move the country forward," said the press release announcing the new ad campaign.


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Northern and Central Saskatchewan Events
College chapters offer membership programs tailored to the unique geography of their individual regions. See the latest event information for the Northern and Central Saskatchewan below, including events that have reached a national audience through webinar format.
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Supporting documents from past events along with links to the Northern and Central Saskatchewan sessions on the College's Professional Development Library are available below.
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Northern and Central Saskatchewan Chapter Past Events
May 22, 2013 - Working Together to Put Patients First (1.5 MOC I) More
April 17, 2013 - EXTRA Intervention Project: Older Adults Transitioning from Hospital to Home - Bridging the Gap (1 MOC I) More
March 6, 2013 - Annual General Meeting and Lessons from Israel: Delegration of North American CEOs (1.5 MOC I) More


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Facts and Stats on the Benefits of Home School
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.
Parents who are considering the benefits of homeschooling will find discussion and information in this book to help them make that decision. But many other categories of individuals will also benefit from this work. Curious journalists and other media persons, policymakers, legislators, professional educators, and doubtful grandparents can use it to understand homeschoolers and the homeschool movement. Marketing strategists can use the information in this book to reach the growing homeschool community. And researchers and homeschool leaders may use each new edition to stay up-to-date on the homeschool movement internationally.
Included is an overview of the status of home education in many nations, its history and philosophy, and answers to pressing questions of both parents and young people as they investigate the practical and philosophical issues surrounding home education, particularly in America:
- Why do people homeschool?
- What are current trends in homeschooling, and what is its history?
- How are homeschooled students doing academically?
- What about socialization?
- Are homeschooled students getting into college?
- Am I capable, as a parent, of teaching my own children?
- What about teaching advanced subjects like algebra?
- What about special-needs children?
- What about gifted children?
- How do homeschooled children fare in the "real world"?
- What about teenagers who want to homeschool?
- Is homeschooling right for us and our family?
- How do we get started homeschooling
Supplemental information about key support organizations, publications, and services is also provided.
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Programme 2018-19
All lectures are held at Potten End Village Hall; for directions Click Here. Coffee and tea is available from 10.00 am prior to the prompt start of the lecture at 10.30 am.
Click on any selected ADFAS Lecture or Event to display any further details currently available.
Morning Lecture Programme
Wednesday 26 September 2018 - Basingstoke and its contribution to World Culture - Rupert Willoughby
About our Speaker - Rupert Willoughby
We are pleased to welcome today's speaker for the first meeting of ADFAS Mornings for 2018/19 season.
Rupert is a prize-winning historian who specialises in the domestic and social life of the past.
A graduate with First Class Honours in History from the University of London, he is the author of the best-selling "Life in Medieval England" for Pitkin, of several guides to castles owned by English Heritage and Hampshire County Council, and of a series of popular histories of places, including "Chawton: Jane Austen's Village" and "Basingstoke and its Contribution to World Culture".
He contributes regular obituaries to The Times and The Daily Telegraph, writes privately-commissioned histories of houses, and is an experienced lecturer - and occasional broadcaster - on a broad range of topics, with a particular interest in architecture, interior decoration and costume.
Our Lecture
"Basingstoke and its Contribution to World Culture" is a whimsical, yet scholarly attempt to explain the phenomenon that is Basingstoke.
When Rupert gave this talk as the basis of his audition piece for what is now The Arts Society, success seemed assured when the mere title was greeted with gales of laughter.
One of the most derided towns in England, sadly renowned for its dullness, Basingstoke is distinguished only by its numerous roundabouts, vacuous shopping centres and absurd Modernist architecture.
Rupert explains that the post-war planners, who inflicted such features as 'the Great Wall of Basingstoke' on the town, were politically-motivated and bent on destroying all traces of its past.
He reveals the nobler Basingstoke that is buried beneath the concrete, and the few historic gems that have survived the holocaust.
Hilariously told, it is a story that neatly illustrates the ugliest episode in England's architectural history. As Betjeman wrote prophetically, "What goes for Basingstoke goes for most English towns".
Wednesday 31 October 2018 - Charles Saatchi - A Modern Medici? - Barry Venning
Barry Venning is today's speaker
Barry is an historian of British art with a particular interest in the work of JMW Turner.
He was the BBC's script consultant on "Turner's Fighting Temeraire" and has recently taken part (2013) in a BBC documentary called "The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution". He has also published a study of John Constable's paintings. His interests and his teaching extend from medieval architecture to contemporary British art. He is currently Associate Lecturer with the Open University and lecturing on a freelance basis for The Arts Society, Christie's Education and other organisations.
The Lecture
Charles Saatchi is a business man and co-founder with his brother Maurice of the advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi.
Since the 1980s, as a collector he has become one of the most powerful figures in contemporary British art.
This lecture examines Saatchi's rise to prominence as an advertising magnate and as a tastemaker, charting the changing shape of his collection and his effect on artistic reputations. Although he is most closely associated with Britart – the label attached in the 1990s to the work of younger British artists such as Gavin Turk, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas, the Chapman Brothers and Chris Ofili, his collection has changed considerably over the years because he sells as well as buys work. The lecture ranges widely over Saatchi's collecting, embracing art from various countries and in many different media.
Saatchi's beautiful gallery, located in the former Duke of York's Regiment HQ in Sloane Square, is one of the largest galleries of purely contemporary art in Europe and has been the venue for ground-breaking exhibitions of Chinese, American, Indian, Middle Eastern, Russian and German art.
Wednesday 28 November 2018 - The Dead Sea Scrolls in Context - an Introduction to Palestine in the Time of Christ - Neil Faulkner
Today's Lecturer Neil Faulkner
Educated at King's College Cambridge and the Institute of Archaeology at UCL, Neil is a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and Editor of the Military History Monthly. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He was a school teacher before becoming an archaeologist, and currently works as lecturer, writer, archaeologist and occasional broadcaster.
He is Director of the "Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project" and also the "Great Arab Revolt Project". His many publications include "The Decline and Fall of Roman Britain", "Apocalypse", "Rome: Empire of the Eagles", and "Lawrence of Arabia's War".
Major TV appearances include Channel 4's "Time Team", BBC2's "Timewatch", Channel Five's "Boudicca Revealed" and Sky Atlantic's "The British".
The Lecture
Palestine was one of the most turbulent provinces of the Roman Empire. The Greeks had settled in the fourth century BC and the Romans had conquered in the first century BC.
The Jewish upper classes were hopelessly compromised by collaboration with foreign overlords and the Jewish peasantry were impoverished and rebellious.
There was an enormous culture clash between Graeco-Roman classicism and traditional Judaism. This was the context for the Dead Sea Scrolls and The New Testament.
Wednesday 30 January 2019 - Thomas Heatherwick "The Leonardo da Vinci of our Times" - Anthea Streeter
Our Speaker today is Anthea Streeter
We are delighted to welcome back Anthea for yet another talk to our Society. Her last Morning session at ADFAS was on "Architecture Now" in January 2017.
Studied the Fine and Decorative Arts in London and continued her studies at Harvard University. It was while at Harvard, where there was great enthusiasm for American design, that she became interested herself in 20th century architecture. Since returning from America she has taught on courses in Oxford and London, lectured on the Country House course in Sussex, and for several private groups around the country. Special interest in the architecture and design of 20th century.
The Lecture
Thomas Heatherwick is a British designer. He has won many awards and honours: in 2004 he was the youngest practitioner to be appointed a Royal Designer for Industry; he won a Gold Medal for his British Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo in 2010, and in the same year he was designer of the year in Japan.
Sir Terence Conran spotted his talent early on and has described Heatherwick as "the Leonardo da Vinci of our times".
Heatherwick and his Studio team bring craft, design and urban planning together in a single workspace. Their Olympic Cauldron with its breathtaking giant ring of fire was a memorable sight at the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympic Games in 2012.
London 2012 Olympics Cauldron
In the same year, the Studio's new red London bus was launched, the first re-design of such an iconic symbol of London for 50 years. Among their architectural projects, the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, South Africa's largest art museum, opened in 2017. Heatherwick had the vision to create the Museum by hollowing out the concrete tubes of Cape Town's iconic Grain Silo building – an astonishing feat.
Bombay Sapphire Distillery East Beach Cafe,
UK Pavilion, Shanghai, China
Velodrome at the London 2012 Olympics
Other visionary projects are completing in London, Shanghai and New York.
Thomas Heatherwick's innovative approach is now in demand all over the world, and the lecture will highlight the broad range of designs from this most creative of British designers.
Wednesday 27 February 2019 - Mad Man and Artist: how the advertising industry exploited fine art - Tony Rawlins
The Lecturer Tony Rawlins
Tony was educated at Highgate School, starting his career in advertising in 1965 as a mail boy in J.Walter Thompson. Graduating through the training system there to become an account director, he worked in a number of agencies before setting up on his own in 1985, primarily to handle Guinness accounts in Africa and the Caribbean, where he produced many commercials and ads for them over a period of 15 years.
He remains active in the industry, but now concentrates on more philanthropic projects - producing a film in the rural villages of Nigeria for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and recently completing a sanitation project in Haiti after it was devastated by Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
Tony lives in a village near Tenterton in Kent.
He has been a member of The Arts Society for many years.
His lecturing experience includes presenting to client groups, sales conferences, students of creative advertising in the UK and overseas, on creative and marketing strategies.
The Lecture
Fine art has provided advertisers and their agencies with a great deal of material to use in their creative campaigns.
Tony describes some of the processes by which these advertisements have been created and why the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo have been a particularly rich source. From the Renaissance through to the present day fine art continues to provide opportunities to enhance Brand imagery with admiration, humour, satire and irony.
In an entertaining and informative lecture Tony uses a wide range of visuals and video to show examples of the original works, the creative process and the (not always entirely successful) advertisements that are the end result.
Wednesday 27 March 2019 - Undressing Antiques - Mark Hill
Our Lecturer today
We are pleased to welcome to this ADFAS Morning's lecture Mark Hill who studied History of Art & Architecture (BA Hons), and began his career as a porter and Junior Cataloguer at Bonhams, before moving to Sotheby's where he was a Specialist in the Collectors' Department.
Mark became director of an internet company forming and running a ground-breaking deal with eBay Live Auctions.
He was co-author of the internationally published "Collectables Price Guide" with Judith Miller from 2002-17.
Mark founded his own publishing company in 2005 and has since published over 12 books on specialist subjects in 20th century design and decorative arts.
In addition, he is a Miscellaneous expert on the Antiques Roadshow since 2007, and has co-presented three primetime factual TV series on antiques and collecting for BBC2.
An auctioneer running 20th century design auctions in partnership with Dawsons Auctioneers.
Mark has lectured across the world, including at the V&A in London, and contributed to many newspapers, magazines, radio and TV programmes.
And also manages to find time to be a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars and a Freeman of the City of London.
Our Lecture
"Antiques. I don't understand them and they're beyond my budget. They're not for me."
A persuasive introduction to buying antiques and integrating and using them in today's homes.
The state of the antiques market and the different meanings of the word value are considered, and we take a look at what current and future generations of collectors are buying, why they are buying it and how they are displaying it.
Wednesday 24 April 2019 - Women Behind the Lens: outstanding female photographers and their contribution to the art of photography - Brian Stater
Today's Lecturer - Brian Stater
Brian's chief interests lie in photography, architecture and history and he combines all three in his lecturing career.
He has taught at University College London, since 1997 and became an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society in 2003.
Brain is also a member of the Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography and an exhibition of his own photographs has been staged at UCL. In an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of the skills of some great photographers of the past, he has begun to work with a pre-War Leica camera, as used by his great hero, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and many others.
Today's Lecturer
The work of women photographers has often been unfairly neglected.
This lecture seeks to correct that by examining the contribution of three outstanding British practitioners;
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), a Victorian pioneer;
Portrait of Julia Margaret Cameron at 55 by her son
Jane Bown (1925 - 2014), a brilliant portraitist;
Orson Welles Ian Hislop
Fay Godwin (1931-2005), who excelled in landscape photography in the UK.
We will also explore the work of two highly influential Americans: Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), who produced brilliant documentary images and Annie Leibovitz (1949-), who continues to both surprise and delight her audience.
Wednesday 29 May 2019 - Klimt and the Viennese Secession: "A Kiss for All the World" - Douglas Skeggs
The Lecturer
We are very pleased to welcome Douglas Skeggs for the first time at ADFAS Mornings.
Douglas read Fine Art at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and is an art historian with an international reputation, specialising in the Impressionists.
He has written an appreciation of Monet as well as five novels:-
"The Talinin Madonna"
"River of Light: Monet's Impressions of the Seine"
"The Triumph of Bacchus"
"The Estuary Pilgrim"
"The Claimant"
which have been translated into several foreign languages.
In addition to lecturing widely in the UK he has lectured in Belgium, France, Germany and Spain, and has taken numerous tours around Europe.
He has written and presented various TV documentaries, notably the Omnibus programme on 'Whistler' and the exhibition video on 'William Morris'
Three one-man exhibitions of his paintings have been held in England and Switzerland.
The Lecture - Klimt and the Viennese Secession
The fears and anxieties of Vienna in the final years before the outbreak of the Great War found expression in the writing of Freud, the music of Gustav Mahler and the haunting paintings of Klimt, Kokoschka and Schiele.
Gustav Klimt's most famous painting "Der Kuss" ( "The Kiss") is on display in the Gallery Belvedere, Vienna.
Klimt was the speaker and organiser of the Jugendstil art movement and promoter of young, up-and-coming talent. He created some of the most renowned Art Nouveau paintings, including a kiss that would be famous the world over.
Shimmering portraits flecked with gold; hypnotic landscapes of vibrant brushstrokes; erotic dreams of decadence and death reveal a society in search for salvation at a time when mankind had lost faith in its future.
The Vienna Secession was an art movement formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus.
This movement included painters, sculptors, and architects with the founders being Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Carl Moll and Otto Wagner. Klimt, the 150th anniversary of whose birth fell in 2012, was the leader of this Secession movement.
The lecture traces the course of this brief but dazzlingly inventive period of art.
The Baroque Belvedere Palace houses one of Europe's most important museums, the Gallery Belvedere Vienna. In the Upper Belvedere the world's largest collection of paintings by Gustav Klimt is on display, alongside works by Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka.
The Belvedere also displays works by French impressionists such as Renoir and Monet, paintings of Van Gogh, as well as a large Biedermeier collection.
With the exception of his early works, Gustav Klimt painted portraits only of women. These paintings, along with his drawings, show him to be one of the greatest masters of eroticism in the history of art.
From 1900 Klimt spent nearly every summer on Lake Attersee, in the Salzkammergut lake region, to which he was introduced by Emilie Flöge.
Klimt was an indefatigable worker even during his holidays, rising early and retiring to bed early. But despite the fact that he invariably wore his blue painter's smock, photographs often show him in jovial social situations. He enjoyed rowing "to wake up the muscles a bit", as he said, went swimming "with great caution", and always had his sketchbooks with him when he went for walks. Klimt also became one of the first fashion photographers, taking pictures of Emilie Flöge in ten of the outfits she created.
Wednesday 26 June 2019 - A Tour of Big Ben - Tim Redmond - preceded by the ADFAS AGM
The AGM
Members will be advised well before the meeting as to the basis of this AGM. Typical ADFAS AGMs usually take less than 10 minutes!
The Lecturer - Tim Redmond
Tim spent his earlier career as a detective in the Metropolitan Police, working on murder, kidnap and anti-corruption investigations as well as in covert criminal intelligence.
He finally retired as a Detective Superintendent and as the first police adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. During his career Tim often gave presentations to large audiences, either for operational briefings or at conferences.
On retirement Tim decided on a complete change of direction, becoming a City of London tour guide and working for a London tour operator, specialising in tours around the UK.
He then used the knowledge gained to become a guide within the Palace of Westminster, specialising in tours of Big Ben.
His many guests on tours of the clock tower have included people such as Michelle Obama, Bill Gates and members of both houses of parliament. He also appeared in UK and overseas documentaries of the tower.
Big Ben is now closed for a lengthy refit but Tim still guides people on tours around parliament and continues to talk on many aspects of history and stories relating to parliament.
The Lecture
Big Ben is one of the most iconic buildings in the world – it identifies the UK and democracy in the Western world.
The Elizabeth Tower The Great Bell aka Big Ben
But there is a lot more to this tower than the beautiful external gothic architecture; and Tim will prove this to you. Using stunning images, he will take you on a virtual tour of the interior, saving you the effort of climbing 334 spiral stairs.
He will explain the historical background and discuss the friction between the often controversial personalities involved in the building and designing of the tower.
Clock face (now behind scaffolding!) A rare view behind the time
Tim will then take you behind those magnificent clock faces; show and explain the workings of the enormous clock mechanism; before finally taking you into the belfry and presenting before you – Big Ben, the most famous bell in the world!
After all that excitement Tim will ensure you safely descend the virtual stairs ready for your well-earned refreshments!
Events Programme
Tuesday 2 October 2018 - Osterley House with Robert Adam Exhibition
Visit to Osterley House with A Robert Adam Exhibtion
Barbara Mitchell has organised this exciting trip for ADFAS to this National Trust property in the Boroughs of Hounslow and Ealing on this Tuesday.
It is built in a large park and is one of the largest open spaces in London. There is a large mansion with the same name, but also known as Osterley Mansion
Stroll up the tree-lined drive, past the grazing Charolais cattle and you would think that you are in the country, not urban Hounslow!
Surrounded by gardens, park and farmland, Osterley is one of the last surviving country estates in London.
Once described by Horace Walpole as 'the palace of palaces', Osterley was created in the late 18th century by architect and designer Robert Adam for the Child family to entertain and impress their friends and clients.
Today the house is presented as it would have looked in the 1780s; enter the house as the family's guests would have via the impressive stone steps leading up to the portico.
See this website for further details neare the date
Wednesday 28 November 2018 - Welcome drink for new Members after the lecture
Do join us after Neil Faulkner's lecture on The Dead Sea Scrolls, to get to know some of our new members better over a pre-lunch drink!
This will give all of you the opportunity to meet with the various members of your Committee and discover in more detail what we have been doing behind the scenes for your Society.
Tuesday 11 December 2018 - Burne-Jones Exhibition and lecture - Tate Britain
Trip to the
One of the last Pre-Raphaelites, Sir Edward Burne-Jones brought imaginary worlds to life in awe-inspiring paintings, stained glass windows and tapestries, so this is an exhibition to appreciate!
Born in 1833, Burne-Jones rejected the industrial world of the Victorians, looking instead for inspiration from medieval art, religion, myths and legends.
He made spectacular works depicting Arthurian knights, classical heroes and Biblical angels – working across painting, stained glass, embroidery, jewellery and more. With his friend William Morris he was a pioneer of the arts and crafts movement, which aimed to bring beautiful design to everyone.
This exhibition – his first solo show at Tate since 1933 - charts Burne-Jones's rise from an outsider with little formal art training to one of the most influential British artists of the late 19th century.
With over 150 objects, it will bring together major works from across his career for the first time in generations. Highlights include some of his best loved works, such as his huge paintings telling the dreamlike fairytale of Sleeping Beauty, wall-filling tapestries and his remarkable drawings.
February 2019 - Visit to be confirmed
Tuesday 19 March 2019 - ADFAS Annual Lunch at The Gatsby Berkhamsted
Please keep an eye on this event here - more details will be provided nearer the date.
The structure of the ADFAS Annual lunch will be the same as in previous years at The Gatsby.
Tuesday 16 April 2019 - Van Gogh Exhibition and lecture at Tate Britain
Day Trip to Tate Britain for a lecture about Van Gogh followed by a look at their Exhibition
Tate Britain will have just opened a major exhibition about Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in March 2019. This exhibition is sponsored bu the Accounting firm ETY and is called Van Gogh and Britain will be the first exhibition to take a new look at the artist through his relationship with Britain.
It will explore how Van Gogh was inspired by British art, literature and culture throughout his career and how he in turn inspired British artists, from Walter Sickert to Francis Bacon.
Bringing together the largest group of Van Gogh paintings shown in the UK for nearly a decade, this exhibition will include over 40 works by the artist from public and private collections around the world.
They include L'Arlésienne 1890 from Museu de Arte de São Paolo; Starry Night on the Rhône 1888 from the Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Shoes from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the rarely loaned Sunflowers 1888 from the National Gallery, London.
L'Arlésienne 1890
The exhibition will also feature late works including two painted by Van Gogh in the Saint-Paul asylum, At Eternity's Gate 1890 from the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo and Prisoners Exercising 1890 from the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow.
Barbara Michell, your trip organiser, will be providing you with more specific details nearer the time.
Tuesday 15 to Monday 20 May 2019 - Residential trip to Budapest
More details will follow.
Please process your application paperwork and deposit as soon as possible.
Wednesday 29 May 2019 - Members' Drink after the lecture
Another chance to make new friends within ADFAS Mornings participients following the talk on Klimt and the goings on in Vienna. We are hoping to attract a few of the new Members from our parallel ADFAS Evenings group.
This over a free of wine or soft drinks provided by the ADFAS Committee in Potten End Village Hall.
There are plenty of things that we can discuss about how the ADFAS group is progressing and how you can assist in these endeavours.
Tuesday 16 July 2019 - Highclere Castle and Gardens, Newbury, Berkshire
Day Trip to Highclere Castle and Gardens
This is the last event in the diary for 2018/19 and well worth participating in - ticket sales are expected to be high so complete your request for a place as soon as possible!
Elsewhere on the ADFAS website, we have set the work produced by one of our Members, John Toovey, when we visited Osterley Park and Upton House for one of our day trips.
John came on this trip and produced the following item as a memory of another successful ADFAS outing in July 2019.
Monk's Garden at Highclere Castle, July 2019
by John Toovey, ADFAS
Refunds on payments for outings will only be made if the place(s) can be re-sold!


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So, yesterday I arrive home after a long day, and my children are walking around grinning like the Cheshire Cat. Well, I knew something was up, but I wasn't going to bite so quickly. Finally, I just had to ask them what was so funny. Then in their best down home southern accent, they begin to say,
"Flukie! Fluuuuukie! It's your auntie, baby. Call your auntie!"
Then they would erupt in laughter.
Then I realized what had happened. It seems like my aunt from back home that I have not talked to in quite some time had called and left a voice mail message. And for some reason, she thinks that for a voice mail message to be heard, she has to shout at the top of her lungs. It sounded as if she was calling me out of the yard or something.
But they were not laughing at my auntie. They were laughing at my nickname, Flukie. It just cracks them up when they hear someone refer to me by my nickname. But I am proud of my nickname. That nickname was given to me so long ago by my grandmother.
For the first few years of my life, I wore corrective orthopedic braces. Consequently, I was a very clumsy child, always falling. So my grandmother began to call me Flukie. Over the years, some people have remarked that it seemed awfully cruel, but coming from my grandmother, I knew it was all in love.
But back then, everyone seemed to have a nickname. I have known people for years without knowing their real name. When I was growing up, there seemed to be a fine art in nicknaming, and nicknames told so much about a person. They gave them personality.
Of course you had your common nicknames. For instance, James was shortened to Jim. John became Jack, and Henry became Hank, and so on. That was pretty straight forward. But I never could figure out how they derived Dick from Richard. I had a frat brother named Richard who I insisted on calling Dick, and his response was not so fraternal.
And then there were those nicknames which, like mine, were derived from physical attributes or character traits. My cousin Anthony was always small for his age, so he was called Lil' Bit. Smiley smiled incessantly for no apparent reason. And Happy was interminably happy. A distant cousin out of East St. Louis had three inexplicable lumps on the crown of his head, so we just called him Lump-Lump.
But sometimes those physical characteristics change over time, and the nickname becomes a gross misnomer. I had a cousin who was a rather portly, round child, so everyone referred to her simply as Fat. It didn't bother her self-esteem any I don't think. But in her mid teens she began to grow up and not out, and finally became a rather shapely, beautiful woman. But everyone still referred to her as Fat.
And there is the tragic case of my cousin Slim. Growing up, he was always thin as a rail. But at some point he developed a glandular problem which resulted in him being almost as wide as he is tall. It seems like a cruel joke to continue to refer to him as Slim.
Then there were those names that told of your place in the family. My mother is the oldest sister, so she is referred to as Big Sister. My aunt, the youngest, is referred to as Baby Sister. See how that works? My Aunt Lucille's oldest boy is named after his father, so he is Junebug.
But perhaps the funniest nicknames are those produced by regional accents or just gross mispronunciations. For instance, I had a childhood playmate who everyone called We-mare. Only after we started school did I recognize that We-mare was just a bastardization of William Errol.
And then there is the curious case of my Aunt At-lay. Up until my early thirties, I referred to my aunt as Aunt At-lay. Then at a family reunion, my wife pointed out a name on the program which she didn't recognize, Adelaide Snipes, so she asked me to point her out. But I didn't recognize the name either.
But when my Aunt At-lay approached the mike at the time allotted for Adelaide Snipes, my wife had a ephiphany:
"At-lay? Adelaide? You men you have been mispronouncing your aunt's name all this time?"
Who knew? She had to leave the service so as not to disturb it with her laughter.
For now, yes I am Flukie and very proud of it. It harkens back to a time and place long forgotten. And when the day comes that no one still calls me Flukie, when my grandmother's name for me is forgotten, it will be a sad day indeed.
I think I will call my aunt back now.
Do you have a nickname from your youth that you are proud of or maybe ashamed of?


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Thu, 3 May 2018
Meditation: Morning on Retreat (2018-05-01) - In this guided meditation we include an overview of different components of mindfulness practice. The reflection includes a body scan, establishing a home base for attention, and care in how to arrive in full presence after being lost in thought. We then explore opening mindfully to different experiences and the simple and liberating practice of "being here," letting life be just as it is.
Direct download: 2018-05-01-Meditation-Morning-on-Retreat-TaraBrach.mp3
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December 2, 2016
The 'Fake News' Con: A Case Study
By Jack Cashill
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Obama began using his 068 number in 1986, the year after he moved to Chicago. Did good neighbor Ayers lend him a Connecticut social security number? To me, this seems a more likely explanation than a typographical error. Lacking the resources to probe further, however, I can only speculate.
The Times has no such excuse. Its editors have the resources. They simply choose not to employ them. From Obama's first days on the national scene, in fact, the Times has shown itself oddly incurious about his past, his very identity for that matter.
In late October 2007, for instance, the Times ran a telling article headlined, "Obama's Account of New York Years Often Differs From What Others Say." Given that he was a candidate for president, the Times expected Obama to welcome the chance to reconcile his account in his 1995 memoir, Dreams from My Father, with the accounts of those who knew him.
"Yet he declined repeated requests to talk about his New York years, release his Columbia transcript or identify even a single fellow student, co-worker, roommate or friend from those years," reported the Times' Janny Scott. For reasons unexplained, she and her editors chose to leave this particular hole in Obama's life unfilled.
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Maybe now we can get someone OTHER than Cahill to run down some of these "oddities"?
Surely, someone MUST be, if nothing else, curious!
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Make, See, Collect and Learn
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to make, see, collect and learn about craft. Some of the ways we do this are through Crafts magazine, published every two months, touring exhibitions and events such as COLLECT, the international art fair for contemporary objects.
Buy back issues of Crafts magazines and exhibition catalogues to make a beautiful addition to your bookshelf and provide a wealth of information on the world of contemporary craft.


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Paradise Papers show CAB asked AIB for files linked to Denis O'Brien and Michael Lowry
It has emerged the Criminal Assets Bureau requested information from AIB as part of an investigation into businessman Denis O'Brien and former Communications Minister Michael Lowry.
The Irish Times says leaked files in the 'Paradise Papers' show an offshore branch of the bank in the Isle of Man was approached about transactions linking the two men, following a request from CAB.
The transactions were previously investigated by the Moriarty Tribunal, but the files show an offshore branch of AIB was asked for information in March 2015 on foot of a request from authorities here.
The Moriarty Tribunal investigated the awarding of the State's second mobile phone licence to Esat Digifone.
After the report was published in 2011, it was referred to the Director for Public Prosecutions, but nothing ever came of it.
Mr O'Brien and Mr Lowry have always deniedd wrongdoing in the awarding of that licence.


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Sarah leaned forward as our squad commander debriefed us. She was completely focused on every word that came from his mouth.
"This is not supposed to be a fight," he said, pacing the floor. "This is merely a retrieval. However, y'all are to keep your tazers on you. Y'all know what them muteys are like." He glared at us darkly.
The thrill of fear that visited me before each mission ran up my spine. I glanced at Sarah, who was sitting beside me, out of the corner of my eye, knowing that she would look invigorated.
To my surprise, she had a peculiar look on her face. It almost looked like she was hesitant about the mission, but how could this one be any different from the rest? We'd done this so many times, it was routine.
"Time to go," our commanding officer said, heading to the door. We watched him go for several moments, but the instant the door latched our squad snapped into action. Everyone except Sarah, that is.
"You alright?" I asked her, concerned.
"Yeah," she said. "I'm fine. You don't happen to have any paper, do you?"
"I think I do," I said, leaning over and pulling my duffel bag closer. Quickly I retrieved my notepad from it and offered it to her.
"You need a pen, too?"
"Yeah, please."
"Squadron six, please meet at the front garage in five minutes," a dispatcher squealed through the sound system. "Squadron six, front garage in five."
"That's us," I said, pulling my uniform out of my duffel. "You coming?"
"Go on ahead," she said, forcing a smile as she glanced up from her writing. "I'll catch up."
"Okay," I said, tugging it on over top of my shorts and tank top. My fingers slid over my dog tags as I left the room.
I wonder what she's writing, I thought as I made my way to the armory to pick up my tazer.
Our five minutes were nearly up when Sarah came rushing in, buttoning her jacket quickly. Her jet black hair was slipping free from the ponytail she normally wore it in, and disheveled was the word that came to mind.
"Cutting it close, Castello," our officer snapped at her as she jammed her hat on.
"Sorry, sir," she said, coming to attention.
"Don't let it happen again," he said, turning and walking away. With a sigh she relaxed, smoothing her uniform out.
"Are you sure you're okay?" I asked. She never was late for anything, and she was always the neatest in her uniform.
"I'm fine," she said. "Let's go."
The ride to was quiet on the way, and it wasn't until the van was parked that the squad was broken down.
"Castello, Jenkins, you're with me," the officer snapped. "We'll go in on retrieval. Miller, Johnston and Jones, you'll just sit tight and wait as backup. We clear?"
"Yes, sir," we chorused back. Sarah smiled weakly at me as she shoved my notebook into my hand. I blinked, certain that I'd misread her emotions.
"Thanks for letting me use it," she said, crawling out of the van. The smile was replaced with a hardened look, and her eyes glinted with anticipation.
"No problem," I said, watching as she got into formation. That trio made their way up the steps of the building and disappeared to within.
We had been sitting in the van for probably two minutes when a shriek came from within the building, followed by four rapid shots. My heart jumped into my chest, and I leaned forward.
"That was Sarah," I whispered.
"Remember your orders, Miller," Mike Johnston told me.
"That had to be Sarah," I said. Without being aware of what I was doing I slid out of my seat and crawled out of the van.
"Miller!" Mike called, shocked that I was actually disobeying a command.
"Jones, see if you can connect with anyone from their group," I ordered. My legs moved without conscious effort, and before I knew it, I was in the building. I could hear Mike yelling at me from the van, but I had a mission of my own. I had to find Sarah.
"Miller, I got hold of Jenkins," Jones voice buzzed through the headset as I began looking into the rooms on the ground floor. His voice came through as I pushed open the last door, stopping dead at what I saw. "The target got away. Castello's lost a lot of blood. They say she was shot. Reinforcements and EMTs are on their way now."


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Happy Birthday Michael
- 25 Years
and I was just a little freshman. We were best friends but I knew he would never like me…. the freckled redhead that seemed like his little sister. I mean, that's just gross right? Who "likes" the girl that seems like their little sister. Nobody. And so even though I liked Michael when I entered high school…. I knew that wasn't going to happen. I remember journaling that "If he just took me to prom… ya know, just as friends…. that would be enough". Michael was friends with a lot of girls in high school and even though I knew him better than ANY of them….. the thought of us "dating" seemed to be out of the question.


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A humbling experience in the woods nearly 50 years ago made Paul Lischeid realize he'd rather hunt with a camera than a rifle.
The turning point in his life came during a hunting trip with his brother-in-law near Cle Elum in the 1960s. Jim Norman had just scared some deer toward Lischeid, who had begun walking up a hill.
Suddenly, five deer charged over the hill. Lischeid froze.
"They ran right by me," Lischeid said. "I said, 'I can't shoot this thing.' I said, 'I'd rather shoot them with a camera.'"
Nowadays, Lischeid, 64, is seen all over Whidbey Island, aiming his camera at wildlife and scenic landscapes.
His passion is shooting birds and he will go to great lengths to get the right image. No matter how long it takes.
"If he didn't have to work, he'd be out there all the time," his wife, Gail Lischeid said. "So many of our vacations we plan around the migration of the birds. I just go along and get a lot of reading done. Once a year, we try to have a 'Gail' vacation."
Paul readily jokes about his "obsession" with shooting birds. He takes great joy in capturing unique moments. He and his wife used to run a travel agency and their travels led to a growing interest in shooting scenery and wildlife all over the country, Central and South America.
"You see all this nature and landscapes and you say to people, 'You should see these things,'" Paul said. "If you get a picture of it, then you can show them a photograph."
Pretty soon, just a picture wasn't enough. Paul invested in better gear and bigger lenses. Getting as close as possible without disturbing the target is critical. His massive 500 millimeter lens allows him leeway.
"It's an obsession," Paul said. "My wife says I'm obsessed. You never can have a big enough lens. People say, 'When are you going to stop?'"
That's something he doesn't see on the horizon, nor does his wife really want him to.
"He takes great joy in it," she said.
Since the Lischeids moved from Everett to Clinton in 1991, Paul has found Whidbey Island to be an ideal setting for his passion. Particularly when it comes to birds, he's constantly stalking.


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2018 MCC – First Home Buyer Tax Credit
MCC mortgage credit certificates are a dollar for dollar Federal tax credit only available to eligible first time home buyers.
This tax credit almost didn't survive the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill that was signed into law on December 22nd, 2017.
In November, Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) across the Country sent out notices to approved lenders stating that the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program would be cut with the initial tax cut plans that were being proposed.
If you're a first time home buyer (have not owned in the past 3 years), you should look up the income limit of your locally available MCC program.
Find the Right Lender. Find the Right Loan. Get Help Now!
After reading this article, you'll understand how you can use a MCC to save thousands in future taxes, and why it's the biggest secret in the world of home buyer assistance programs.
MCC Explained
A mortgage credit certificate allows first time home buyers to exchange a portion of your mortgage interest deduction for a dollar for dollar tax credit.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill, now law, modified the limits for writing off mortgage interest down to a maximum loan amount of $750,000 on new homes purchased in 2018.
For the purposes of explaining how this program works, we will use a purchase price of $300,000, which is a little under the national average home price.
A mortgage credit certificate allows you to use a exchange a percentage of your mortgage interest into a tax credit. This percentage may vary from State to State, so be sure to check with your local MCC approved lender for your exact credit.
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Calculating MCC Tax Credit
Ok, hopefully I didn't lose you there. As all things related to the tax code, it's a little complicated.
If you were following along, we are using a purchase price of $300,000, and for the mortgage credit certificate, a common credit percentage is 20%.
Here's the formula for calculating your tax credit.
- Multiply your principle loan balance by your interest rate. This is amount of mortgage interest you will pay over 12 months. Example: $300,000 x 4% (interest rate) = $12,000
- Multiply the annual interest deduction by the MCC percentage. Example: $12,000 x 20% MCC credit = $2,400
- Your tax deductible mortgage insurance is reduced by the mortgage credit of $2,400
- You are now left with a mortgage interest deduction of $9,600 ($12,000 – $2,400 credit)
- You now have a credit of $2,400 to offset any taxes that you may owe.
NOTE: Tax credit may not exceed actual taxes owed, and can be carried into forward tax years for up to 3 years. Please consult your local MCC expert and tax specialist for actual numbers.
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Tax Deduction vs Tax Credit
The mortgage interest you pay when you make your mortgage payment each month is a tax deduction. Most States will also allow your property taxes as a tax deduction.
A tax deduction reduces the amount of income used when calculating the amount of Federal income taxes owed. With enough tax deductions, you can change tax brackets to have all of your income taxes at a lower rate than if you would not have taken the deduction.
A tax credit is applied directly toward any outstanding tax liability you owe. In the above scenario, let's say your total Federal taxes owed for the past year $7,500, and you normally would have received a couple of hundred dollars as a tax refund.
After using your tax credit, you will now get an additional $2,400 added to that!
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NOTE: Consult your local MCC approved first home buying expert for details and guidelines specific to your local program. Consult a tax professional for how this tax credit will affect you specifically.
Why the Big Secret?
Unfortunately, if you are not researching and learning about this program yourself, chances are you will not hear about it.
The lender cannot make money off of a MCC, and it requires more paperwork. Inexperienced loan officers and call center lenders are not going to have the first clue about what a mortgage credit certificate is and how to get one.
In my experience, lenders and loan officers that do not know how these programs work will usually tell you that the program either does not exist, was discontinued, or that you do not qualify.
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Work with an Expert
If you have to bring this program to the attention of your loan officer, you need another loan officer! There are plenty of loan officers that understand this program and can help.
Not working with a professional could cost you thousands of dollars in tax credits over the life of your loan!
Still have questions? You can either ask a question her, or leave a comment/question below and I will answer you right away.
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Sadly, especially for many who are on Social Security, if you have no taxable income, the MCC tax credit does not help. So you must have at least some taxable income for the MCC credit to work for you. I see this is briefly mentioned in the article, but it's worth mentioning again.
Once you purchase your home and get your MCC is there a special Tax preparer that you need to go to? So basically does all Taxes Preparer know what to do with the MCC?
What if I sell my home after 3 years? after 2 years? Do I have to pay any of the credit back? Marcy
In the event the MCC tax credit reduces your total deductions below the standard deduction limits ($12,000 for individuals) are you able to elect the standard deduction and still claim the MCC credit?
I am a first time home buyer and purchased almost a year ago this spring. I currently have a loan for my house through my local bank. I have a 3 year ARM loan. I was wondering if I qualify for for the MCC tax credit and if I do how do I go about receiving it?


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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming to Xbox One, developer CD Projeckt Red has announced.
The game has also been previously announced for PC and PlayStation 4.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will feature a "multi-region open-world", "hand-crafted non-linear quests", Kinect voice commands for spell casting and quick-switching in combat, and Smart Glass support for inventory management and character development.
A trailer demonstrating horse riding, sailing and combat along with the announcement. Watch it below. Find a fact sheet below that.
Gameplay Trailer
The Beginning
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – a fantasy RPG with a character-driven, non-linear story set in an open world and featuring meaningful player choices, tactical combat and rich, living environments.
Promise to gamers
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the final installment in what has become a highly-acclaimed modern RPG saga. The RED team has set out to make The Witcher 3 richer, larger, deeper – a breakthrough in quality that takes the franchise to new heights. A masterwork of storytelling and gameplay, The Witcher 3 is everything an RPG fan could crave.
With The Witcher 1 and 2, CD Projekt RED produced robust, high-quality, modern RPGs, winning broad acclaim and earning a loyal following. The Witcher 3 honors these roots, taking CD Projekt RED's storytelling flair and combining it with new game mechanics and – most notably – an open, living world.
The world is in chaos. The air is thick with tension and the smoke of burnt villages. The fearsome Empire of Nilfgaard has struck again, ravaging the hapless Northern Kingdoms. The once-mighty who tried to use Geralt for their own gain are now gone. In these uncertain times, no one can say what fortune holds in store, who will bring peace to the world and who will cause it only misery. But a force darker and deadlier emerges. The petty men and women commanding tin-plated armies fail to understand that their conflict is child's play compared to the Wild Hunt, the otherworldly threat which now looms. These ghastly spectral riders have for ages plagued humankind, bringing misery to the world. Yet this time the Wild Hunt seeks one person in particular: the one individual Destiny itself bestowed upon Geralt, the one soul Geralt considers kin.
• The grand finale to the legend of Geralt of Rivia
• A standalone adventure easily accessible to new players
• Meaningful choices with consequences that change the story and the game world
• Quests and main story threads that can be resolved in any order or completed in parallel
• Unforgettable quests deeply linked with the core storyline and designed with care to draw
players in
• A breathtaking cinematic introduction illustrating the game background
• Unique atmosphere, memorable characters and gritty dialogue
• 36 different final gameworld states and three different playable epilogues
Open world
The setting for Geralt's greatest adventure? A vast, rich, completely open world. By setting the game in this open world, we have fulfilled our vision of the RPG, adding the last element needed to create complete immersion and true non-linearity.
• A vast open world – 35 times larger than that in The Witcher 2 Multiple ecosystems and cultures that players can move between at will
• Regions with different inspirations and deep cultural references, each with a distinct feel
• Free exploration unspoiled by loading times
Living world
This world is populated with intelligent inhabitants and animated by new mechanics that make it a dynamic, living, breathing place. As players travel the world, witnessing many a sunrise or sunset, enduring torrential rains or sweltering heat, they see predators hunting their prey, villages defending themselves against monsters, lovers meeting by moonlight. The new in-game economy system varies the price of goods based on surrounding conditions or their place of origin relative to Geralt's current whereabouts in the world: the price of fish might differ depending on distance from water, and a village lying on a trade route for trappers and hunters might have many tanneries and leather workers, affecting the price of crafting components and armor.
• A world shaped by the player's decisions, but which, left to itself, goes on living
• A realistic day and night cycle
• A dynamic weather system
• A living economy
• A unique, deep, consistent and expansive game world based on that described by Andrzej Sapkowski
The new combat system in The Witcher 3 has been redesigned in order to combine traditional RPG elements with the speed and precision of a dedicated fighting game. Smooth and responsive, the system gives players full control of Geralt's blade, challenging them to match their reflexes against those of a master swordsman. They will feel what it's like to be a true witcher, the ultimate monster slayer. Players familiar with the combat mechanics in The Witcher 2 will find that every aspect of combat has been approached anew, from a fresh perspective, expanded and polished, yet the spirit of combat from the previous game has been retained.
Combat features:
• A dynamic, tactical combat system rooted in traditional RPG systems
• Combat complexity based on a variety of actions at the player's disposal, not on correct attack sequencing
• A Witcher Senses system bringing new tactical depth to combat
• Monsters, each with their own lore, posing unique hunting challenges and responding to changes in the environment
RPG Mechanics
The Witcher 3 integrates a robust RPG system into the heart of gameplay. Stats, abilities and items have clear and intuitive consequences, changing Geralt and shaping his encounters: a new sword might fell swarming foes en masse, while an enhanced Axii Sign could sway a merchant in negotiations. A tutorial eases players into this system, guiding them through a smooth learning curve as they master the game world.
• A tutorial built into the game, allowing players to dive into the world of the Witcher with ease
• Involving investigations and rewarding hunts through the Witcher Senses mechanic
• A completely rewritten RPG mechanic allowing players to see the influence of statistics on gameplay
• An expanded Sign casting system: each of the 5 Signs has two different modes of use, creating even more possibilities in combat and challenging players to use magic in creative ways
• A highly-intuitive Alchemy system
• An expanded character development system
• Advanced Crafting mechanics
The Witcher 3 is the best-looking RPG to date. Built from the ground up for modern PC hardware and taking advantage of the power of next-generation consoles, the game makes no compromises on quality and delivers stunningly beautiful visuals. Matching the level of titles in other genres where graphics have traditionally been superior (high-end shooters and action games), The Witcher 3 sets new visual standards for the RPG.
• Fully dynamic light and shadow effects throughout the game world, generating superior
atmosphere and ambiance
• Detailed, realistic locations through a significant increase in polygon numbers
• A deep role-playing experience through visually attractive, film-like presentation


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The Difference Between Separation & Divorce in Australia
People tend to use 'separation' as another word for 'divorce', or vice versa, in the event of a marriage breakdown. Legally speaking, the two terms have different meanings in family law. It is important to understand the differences as it may affect your rights.
'Separation' represents the time at which a married couple, or one of them, have decided that their relationship is over. In some instances, often for financial reasons, couples may choose to remain living under the same roof yet still be separated. 'Separation' does not require legal Court documents to be filed which means that you are still legally married at this point. That said some of your legal rights will have changed:
- If there are children involved negotiations need to be made for each parent to spend time with the child and for the financial support of the children (child support). If a couple is unable to mutually reach an agreement, a mediator or a lawyer can assist in arranging the best solution.
- You can also commence negotiations in relation to the division of property. If agreement is reached, finalise the same by way of Court Orders or Financial Agreement. You do not need to be 'divorced'.
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'Divorce', on the other hand, is how you officially and legally end a marriage. If you wish to divorce your spouse, you must have been:
- Separated from your ex-spouse for at least 12 months and;
- Living separately and apart (this can include a period of living under the same roof).
At this stage legal documents are filed with the Family Court.
If you have separated or are considering separating from your spouse, it is best to speak to one of our qualified family lawyers based in Adelaide, CBD. We can provide you with the right advice, best solutions and guided support for you and your family. Contact Armour Allen Lawyers to book a free first interview to discuss your matter.


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They said I am getting old lol. That was a wonderful get together of my friends and family in US and Canada to celebrate my 60th birth day on July 4th 2014. Mr. Shibu Abraham and Mrs.(Dr.) Seena Abraham hosted the event at their residence. Mr. Saji George (New Jersey) took this video with his Google Glass. It was a wonderful experience of knowing that this many people love me and help me grow up in spirit and wisdom. Thanks to every one... Thank you Lord for giving this life and the loved ones.
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The San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA), the agency that manages projects funded by local sales tax revenue, will hold a public hearing on June 5 to discuss its proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year.
The FY2015 Proposed Budget is $68.2 million and is composed of $26.3 million in Annual Allocations, $39.7 million in projected Program Expenditures, $1.2 million in Oversight, and $1.0 million in Administrative expenses.
Section 131266 of the California Public Utilities Code requires that the TA conduct a public hearing prior to adopting the annual budget.
The hearing will be held at 5 p.m. during the TA's Board of Directors meeting. It will take place in the second floor auditorium at the TA headquarters, located at 1250 San Carlos Avenue in San Carlos.
Following the hearing, the TA's Board of Directors will vote on whether to approve the proposed budget.
The TA was created in 1988 following the approval of Measure A from San Mateo County voters. Measure A directs revenue from a ½-cent sales tax toward transportation and infrastructure improvement projects in the Peninsula. Over the first 20 years of the program, it provided $1.2 billion for local projects and leveraged an additional $1.2 billion from state and federal sources.
In 2004, more than 75 percent of San Mateo County voters opted to reauthorize Measure A for an additional 25 years.


text: I recently purchased a Coby Kyros MID7042 to manage my home network. My expectations have been set by an ASUS Transformer which costs 4 times as much. It fits in my pocket unlike the Asus. The capacitative touch screen works well. The battery lasts the whole day. Some characteristics: It has NO Google support. Specifically, it lacks both "Google's location services" and Google Play (AKA the Android Marketplace). The app repo is GetJar - a lot of free, add supported apps. Side loading is a must. My apps are - AndExplorer.apk - androidVNC_build20110327.apk - AndSMB.apk - Netflix180HD264-Rotation-Wizard.apk - wol.apk The absence of "Google's location services" means that - the time zone must be set manually - None of the weather reporting apps work (all the ones I tried, at least) - haven't tried any map apps as I don't get lost in my house I have 5 @ 24" 1080p LED displays at my desk - all the better to find things. -- errata - Netflix is my stress test. It works well, specially with the micro HDMI cable. Battery life matched the advertised hours quite closely. - Pocketability is quite important. I am almost 70 years old and I need my hands free for handrails. - I am researching "apk downloader" so that I can download Google Play apps to my PC (Torvolds, not Gates) and will report later. - Found a bug in my unit. The timers do not work. Coby customer support verified, B&H provided me with an RMA in their usual responsive and courteous manner. I really like dealing with B&H, even if they are on the other side of the continent. - The B&H price is $115 with free shipping. I recommend the $7 micro HDMI adapter and the 32gB class 6 micro SDHC memory stick. More, later. TTFN


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Work is a slice of life – not the whole pie.
Yeah, it took me a while to get this.
As many do this time of year, I am reflecting what's happened in 08, what didn't happen in 08 and what I want to will make happen in 09.
In no particular order, in 2009 I will:
- Raise at least $100k for a cause, or causes, that I think will help heal our world.
- Workout at least 2 times every week.
- Re-engineer my professional life (career) to focus around me, my skills and my goals. (I think I did this today, but more on that)
- Reconnect with 5 people that I love, yet have let slip out of my life.
- Treat myself to a deep-tissue massage quarterly.
- Go on vacation (ok, I'm cheating on that one, since I have my vacation booked in February).
Six is an odd number. But to me these are the most important things I achieve in 2009. It's interesting that they almost all 'me' focused. I believe if I work to be the best me, I will create the best world.
Tell me, what are your top 3 goals of 2009?


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#1812 closed defect (fixed)
TOR not working in Windows 7
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|Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
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I am using Windows 7 32-bit OS with Windows Firewall. I downloaded the TOR Bundle (for Firefox) but when I am starting the Start TOR Browser.. the initial connection is being tried.. but after some time it is terminating with a message "Vidalia was unable to connect to TOR (Connection refused by Peer)"
The message log shows:
Aug 08 11:44:56.410 [Notice] Tor v0.2.1.26. This is experimental software. Do not rely on it for strong anonymity. (Running on Very recent version of Windows [major=6,minor=1] [workstation] {personal} {terminal services, single user})
Aug 08 11:45:17.380 [Warning] Warning from libevent: evsignal_init: socketpair: No error
Aug 08 11:45:17.380 [Notice] Initialized libevent version 1.4.12-stable using method win32. Good.
Aug 08 11:45:17.380 [Notice] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9050
Aug 08 11:45:17.380 [Notice] Opening Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9051
Aug 08 11:45:17.380 [Notice] Parsing GEOIP file.
Aug 08 11:45:20.000 [Notice] OpenSSL OpenSSL 0.9.8k 25 Mar 2009 [9080bf] looks like it's older than 0.9.8l, but some vendors have backported 0.9.8l's renegotiation code to earlier versions, and some have backported the code from 0.9.8m or 0.9.8n. I'll set both SSL3_FLAGS and SSL_OP just to be safe.
Aug 08 11:45:20.328 [Notice] We now have enough directory information to build circuits.
Aug 08 11:45:20.328 [Notice] Bootstrapped 80%: Connecting to the Tor network.
Aug 08 11:45:20.546 [Notice] Bootstrapped 85%: Finishing handshake with first hop.
Aug 08 11:45:22.184 [Notice] Bootstrapped 90%: Establishing a Tor circuit.
Aug 08 11:45:24.041 [Notice] Tor has successfully opened a circuit. Looks like client functionality is working.
Aug 08 11:45:24.041 [Notice] Bootstrapped 100%: Done.
.. as such on error messages are evident in the message log. I have also included the tor.exe & tor-resolve.exe in my firewall allowable programs.
Pls Help
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comment:1 Changed 10 years ago by
|edmanm@… added
This isn't a Tor bug. It might be a Vidalia bug, but most likely it just means something (perhaps your Windows firewall) is preventing Vidalia from connecting to Tor's control port. Vidalia typically needs to be able to connect to port 9051 on
localhost (127.0.0.1) in order to talk to Tor.
comment:2 Changed 10 years ago by
.. I have check the open/listening ports by currports. Nowhere is it evident that port 9051 is blocked by any other application.
Pls advise how to remove this bug
comment:3 Changed 10 years ago by
Are you firewalling localhost/127.0.0.1? This error Aug 08 11:45:17.380 [Warning] Warning from libevent: evsignal_init: socketpair: No error implies you are.
comment:4 Changed 10 years ago by
|Tor bundles/installation → Tor Client
comment:5 Changed 10 years ago by
|→ Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
comment:6 Changed 10 years ago by
Related to #792 .
comment:7 Changed 9 years ago by
Time has moved on here. I imagine the user would hit #3464 if he/she upgrades. And once that's fixed, we anticipate no problems for the user.
Should we close this bug and suggest that people using old Tor bundles upgrade?
Or Nick, did you have something in mind here that you still wanted to address?
comment:8 Changed 9 years ago by
|→ fixed
|new → closed
I think that's the best idea; the next set of bundles should address the issues here. (If not, please reopen.)
comment:9 Changed 8 years ago by
|Tor Client → Tor