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On Sunday morning, May 22, Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, TN voted to call me as their new pastor. Melisa, the kids, and I will be moving down the first week of June. We're excited about this new ministry opportunity, and are ready to get to work for the Kingdom of Christ in Jackson and the surrounding areas.
We're also thrilled with the way God's been working at Brushy Fork Baptist, where I've been pastoring. Midway through our candidating process with Calvary, the Lord led a godly man and his family to Brushy Fork as a potential candidate, and it looks like there could be a seamless transition from my pastorate to his. God is good.
Please be praying for us as we begin our service at Calvary, and please pray as well for the transition at Brushy Fork. God loves both churches, and our prayer is that he would bless them both during this time.

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Rhode Island Hospital's parent company paid its CEO $9.5 million in 2009, but the industry's top lobbyist says that doesn't mean Providence's hospitals can afford to start contributing money to the city budget. "You have to look at the role hospitals play in their community," Ed Quinlan, president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, told WPRI.com on Thursday. "Executive compensation is determined by hospital boards based on the financial performance of the hospital, based on the financial stability of the hospital—there's multiple factors."


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As per any other draenei with the title "Vindicator," this NPC is almost certainly a paladin.
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The latest topic of the day in the San Diego mayor's race is how best to help local military veterans.
The campaigns of City Councilman Carl DeMaio and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis each released plans to assist veterans after their service ends.
DeMaio unveiled a nine-page plan that calls for expanding opportunities for veteran-owned businesses to bid on city contracts, reconvening a city advisory board for veterans' job training programs and establishing a mentor program.
"City leaders should not stand idly by as returning veterans face unemployment rates twice as high as the rest of the population," DeMaio said. "Employment challenges faced by our veterans will only increase as tens of thousands of soldiers return home from Iraq over the coming year."
Dumanis said she plans to create a local business outreach center for veterans to aid them in starting businesses. They currently have to phone or email a center in Sacramento for help.
"We need to build upon the already established network and make the next big move by opening a business center to get these men and women back to work," she said.
The plans were released a day before the first mayoral debate to feature each of the four major candidates, including Rep. Bob Filner and state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher. Hosted by the pro-business Lincoln Club and San Diego County Taxpayers Association, the debate begins at 5 p.m. today at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego.
Filner and Fletcher have also been heavily involved in military issues.
Filner won widespread praise for his efforts as chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
Fletcher, a former Marine who served in Iraq, released his plan to help veterans in September. It also called for reviving the city's advisory panel and expanding job opportunities.


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Aggressive Play of Mercury Rising
Posted: June 15, 2009
Be aggressive on both sides of the ball.
These were the words that head coach Corey Gaines put up on the board before Saturday nights game versus the Sacramento Monarchs. It was clear that the Mercury coach was disappointed in the intensity shown by his team during the Friday night match-up which resulted in a 90-71 defeat and the first loss of the season for Phoenix.
The message was certainly echoed by the Mercury players on to the court on Saturday as they hustled for loose balls, pulled in rebounds, and earned their way to the foul line. Winning the battle at the free throw line and being aggressive on the boards are the keys to beating the Monarchs and countering their scrappy style of play.
They score in two different ways, Gaines said of Sacramento. They score on free throws and they score on offensive rebounds with put backs. If you can cut one of those two off, you can get them.
In fact, the Mercury had improved in both categories over night. After shooting only 12 free throws in the first meeting, the assertive Phoenix team produced 27 attempts from the charity stripe. The tenacity also helped Phoenix on the glass where the Mercury - while still being out rebounded by three - were much more aggressive after being out rebounded by 11 the night before.
Our game is up and down, but we cant go up and down if we dont get the rebounds, Gaines said. You have got to fight for the rebounds. We have got to get the ball, and then we go. Thats what we did differently.
LeCoe Willingham was one player who took her game to the next level Saturday night as she scored a career-high 26 points. She was leading fast breaks and making plays under the basket all night for the Mercury. Willingham attributed her success to watching film the night before.
From the game yesterday, I watched film to see what I was doing because I knew I wasnt playing my game, Willingham said. I told myself, I am going to play freely and Im going to play with aggression. I wanted to come out aggressive and not wait to turn it on later.
The Mercury were forced to turn it on later, however, as the game was pushed into overtime by some late fourth quarter threes by Nicole Powell and Kara Larson. Diana Taurasi meanwhile stepped up big for Phoenix, scoring eight of her game high 31 on in the overtime period. The night before, DT 3 had only scored 11 points and shot only 41 percent from the field.
Sometimes its just things going your way, the Mercury guard said. When you play away, sometimes a team or player can be tentative.
Tentative play certainly did not appear to be a problem for the Mercury on Saturday night. All five starters put up double-digits in the point column on a night where the Mercury scored a WNBA record 115 points.
The aggressive style of play could have been the force that drove the Mercury team to a better showing over night. Or maybe it was the X-Factor that gave them the extra push.
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This Mesmer has the ability to have constant distortion (invulnerability) for:
2 (blurred frenzy) + 4 (distortion shatter) + 1 (SoD) + 1 (SoI) + 4 (distortion shatter) + 2 (blurred frenzy) = 14 seconds. Really, the up time of the distortion is even higher because you don't just spam it, you use it when necessary.
The damage output is pretty decent as well as you have AoE fire blasts pretty much every 5 seconds (63% crit rate) from sigil and your crit damage is 188% of regular damage.
Also, your phantasms (iDuelist and iWarden) stack a sick amount of bleeds due to having ridiculous crit chance and a rapid attack.
Strengths: great survivability and burst damage. 2 stuns.
Weakness: fighting without a break for more than 30 seconds. It can still be done, sure, but you won't be nearly as effective and you'll have to be very good with dodge (plus your passive that applies vigor)
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In the early days of laser refractive surgery, the laser systems were relatively simple. Laser energy was produced in a relatively circular simple pattern which expanded outward. The surgeon maintained control of the treatment alignment manually while using an aiming reticle viewed through the surgical microscope.
In those days, if a patient had excessive movement or oscillation of their eye, it could be quite challenging to maintain proper centration of the laser treatment. It is always best to maintain perfect centration of treatment in order to obtain the best optical results.
Any significant deviation from center can lead to suboptimal results and even induced astigmatism or other optical aberrations. Decentration and related optical aberrations were actually a rare but important complication after LASIK or PRK in its early days. Innovations in technology have reduced their incidence considerably, however.
The system I use, the Visx Star S4 IR™ excimer laser (AMO), uses a proprietary eye tracking system called ActiveTrak™ 3-D Active Eye Tracking which uses automated pupil centering and is the first FDA approved system to track eye movements in 3 dimensions.
I have been very impressed with the ability for this system to remain focused and centered on the intended treatment zone of the cornea during LASIK.
Patients are given valium prior to the refractive surgery which actually helps to suppress involuntary eye movement during the procedure. In addition, the patient is instructed to remain focused on a fixation light and the surgeon has an aiming reticule for aiming purposes.
Nonetheless, a small number of patients do have trouble keeping their eye perfectly still during LASIK. Despite these movements, I have found that the ActiveTrak™ system is able to deliver outstanding results.
Under correction due to movement or significant decentration of the treatment zone is no longer a major concern as it was with the older systems. I've experienced patients who had what I thought was significant oscillating movements during surgery. At the end of those cases, I felt sure that there would be under correction requiring touch up retreatment.
Yet surprisingly, I found in those particular cases, that there was little or no under correction which demonstrates to me just how well the tracking system on this laser is able to function.
Another feature of the Visx Star S4 IR™ system is the IR or Iris Registration function.
While performing the preoperative scanning, a photographic image of the patient's iris is taken. Several spots on the iris are identified and these are then used during surgery to adjust for any rotational misalignment.
This feature helps to further align the eye and make sure that the treatment delivers the maximum amount of appropriate treatment, particularly with regard to astigmatism and other higher order aberrations.
Since Visx has a very advanced Wavefront analysis system, accurate placement of treatment to allow for fingerprint accurate customization of the LASIK treatment is required.
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by Dhruin, 2008-07-19 01:40:52
A whole two of them but, still...better than none. Head to Titled Mill's Hinterland site for the first couple of screens.
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Photographer's Note
This snow sculpture could be seen in the Ischgl-Samnaumn ski area in February this year. The reason it was there was of course to remind of the UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland that starts today and what could be a better place than this in ski area that is partly in Austria and partly in Switzerland. The tournament will take place between 7 June and 29 June and the following 16 teams will participate in the European Championship: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
This morning football supporters in all sixteen countries are very happy and expectant. On 19 June when the quarter- finals start only the supporters of eight teams are still very happy, on 25 June when semi-finals start only the supporters of four teams are still very happy. On 29 June when the final will take place only the supporters of two teams are still very happy. When there is about an hour left of 29 June the supporters of only one team will be overjoyed and triumphant. In all sixteen countries the supporters are right now hoping that it is their team that will keep them happy throughout the tournament.
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rossy85 (2879) 2008-06-07 0:51
Hello Ulf!
Magnificent sclupture and very interesting note! You chose the perfect day for posting this picture :)
Have a nice day and thank you!
Ptitcaid (656) 2008-06-07 2:08
Bonjour Ulf,
La sculpture est très belle. Est-ce qu'il a fallu longtemps pour la faire? Sûrement.
C'est beau, avec la montagne en arrière-plan et les télésièges qui traversent la photo d'un côté à l'autre.
syd1946 (18663) 2008-06-07 9:55
Hello Ulf,
Very funny shot and so nice dedication for event that millions of people will enjoy during the forthcoming weeks...
I like the artwork with the snow,together with the infos to your note.
Enjoy the weekend,
Tue (49758) 2008-06-08 2:53
Hi Ulf,
Wow, what agreat sculpture on the snow, very creative and very well captured in a fine sunlight. Good timing with the cable cars in the background!
Excellent photo for the start of EURO 2008!
Hello ULF,
a photo absolutely different from the weather
we have here in GREECE,but it is very well composed,full of light,and the sclulpture
Compliments from GREECE
ruisc_pt (11090) 2008-06-11 4:00
and what a remembering shot.
I like very much the pov you choose for this impressive sculpture.
TFS Ulf
B Regards
TheMystic (912) 2008-07-19 14:13
This should have a ton of points, Ulf - besides, it would have made a great poster for the Euro2008 in the heat of summer. I got caught up in the fan zones in Vienna at that time!
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USD 232 to create special education council
January 6, 2010
By Ashlee Kieler
Although the relationship between the De Soto USD 232 Special Services Department and patrons has had its ups-and-downs, the district is focused on improving those ties with its new Special Education Parent Advisory Council.
"It's a council for parents of students in special education," said Joan Robbins, director of special services. "In Kansas, special education included any child that has an exceptionality."
The council will serve several purposes, Robbins said.
"It will give information to parents about different programs and services we have," she said. "It will answer any questions they might have about special education in general. The council members also will serve as liaisons to their school community and help other parents understand the services. The council will build a network of support for our families."
The council will have two parent representatives from each school, including Countryside Learning Center. The parents will represent families from many disability areas, Robbins said.
"I want to the council to be formed where there is a representative of children with and without disabilities and those who are gifted," she said.
The council will include integration supervisors and teacher representatives from each building.
"I think it will be about forming a partnership with the district and community in both directions, so that families understand the services that are in the district and that we hear from families what is important to them and how we can do a better job," she said.
Before joining De Soto USD 232 this summer, Robbins worked in a similar capacity in the Blue Valley School District, where a similar council existed.
"In Blue Valley, that council formed subcommittees and brought in speakers and held programs for all parents," she said. "I think those are positive concepts for the De Soto council to explore but I also want this council to develop in a what that is best for De Soto."
While the council will be means for parents to gather information and voice concern, the council must respect the confidentiality of students and parents, Robbins said.
"People just have to understand what is the best forum to have their concerns addressed on a specific or personal level, but I do want to know what concerns families have," she said.
The council was one of Robbins' top priorities when she started at De Soto.
"I know this is something the community members have been interested in," she said. "When I started here, I knew I wanted to form a council. Even before I was able to get my plans together I received e-mails from a couple people. It's a great thing for our community and our district."
Robbins anticipates the council will meet every other month and include about 46 members.
An informational meeting about the council will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the District Administrative Building, 35200 W. 91st St. in De Soto.
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It was a hair's breadth escape by a woman from a bank robbery suspect in northern New Jersey last week.
An FBI report filed Monday in the criminal complaint against Luis Aparicio claims he tried to rob a Chase Bank branch in Rutherford last Thursday and take a woman hostage, only to be foiled by her wig.
The report said Aparicio entered the bank at about 2 p.m. and held what looked like a gun to the neck of a customer service representative.
"I need the money. Don't try anything stupid, I know how you operate, just give me all the money," Aparicio said, according to the report.
As the customer service representative and a manager began to give him about $47,000 from a vault, Aparicio heard sirens, grabbed the woman and said, "You're coming with me," according to the report.
Police had arrived by the time Aparicio led her out of the bank, the report said. As he tried to grab her by the hair, she wriggled out of the wig and ran away. Aparicio was then shot and injured by police.
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Reebok will refund $25 million total to customers who purchased its so-called toning sneakers after the shoe's advertisements were deemed misleading.
The company said it settled to avoid a court battle and that customers are "overwhelmingly" happy with the shoes.
In this case, it's not clear if Reebok would have won in court. But past cases of false advertising show how misleading an ad needs to be for customers to get a refund.
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LONDON&SAN FRANCISCO– 30 th April 2012– SEGA? Europe and SEGA? of America Inc. are excited to announce Sonic&All-Stars Racing Transformed™, a thrilling new racing experience featuring Sonic the Hedgehog and a fantastic cast of SEGA All-Stars competing across land, air and water in vehicles that fully transform from cars, to planes to boats.? Sonic&All-Stars Racing Transformed will speed on to the Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation ?3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation? Vita, Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system and PC Digital Download late in 2012.
Following on from the huge success of Sonic&SEGA All-Star's Racing™, the characters now have their own unique transforming vehicles designed to take advantage of the varying terrain.? The line up on the Sonic&All-Stars Racing Transformed grid sees SEGA favourites– including Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr Eggman and AiAi– return to battle against newcomers that include Gilius Thunderhead of Golden Axe and Vyse of Skies of Arcadia.? The brand new dynamic environments and tracks in Sonic&All-Stars Racing Transformed are once again inspired by SEGA's illustrious gaming history. When the road falls away beneath you on Super Monkey Ball's Temple Trouble track your car transforms into a boat and speeds down the rivers and rapids, whilst the Panzer Dragoon inspired track, Dragon Canyon, takes you into the sky in complete control of your plane, barrel rolling to out-manoeuvre rivals and obstacles before transforming back in to a car and racing to the finish line.
"Given the fantastic feedback we received from critics and consumers alike for the first game we really wanted to push the boundaries on our follow up game, Sonic&All-Stars Racing Transformed" commented David Corless, Global Sonic Brand Director.?"The transforming vehicles allow us to do this– as well as drifting your car around the corners of a track, you get to fly your plane and pilot your boat against others all within one race.? Add to this a grid full of star characters, retro IP, fun, fast race modes and cool tracks and racing fans of all ages are sure to love this one!"
Sonic&All-Stars Racing Transformed also sees the popular All-Star moves return with a brand new mechanic allowing your All-Star bar to power up faster if you race daringly and stylishly.? An all new fair weapon system ensures that weapons fired at your vehicle can either be blocked or evaded once you have gained the skills to do so, making each race a unique and exhilarating experience whether it's on water, in the air or on land.? Old rivalries can be settled and new track records set in the enhanced online multiplayer mode, whilst the Grand Prix mode and competitive Battle Arenas will prove that Sonic&All-Stars Racing Transformed is certainly set to change the rules of the race.
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Loving People: How to Love and Be Loved
Loving People: How to Love and Be Loved
The three most powerful words ever spoken are still "I love you!" They have the ability to transform relationships, families and communities. When real love is expressed, people naturally come alive, heal and become who they were created to be. In LOVING PEOPLE, Dr. John Townsend explores the important role love plays in personal growth and relationships. Apart from love, we simply cannot grow spiritually, emotionally or personally.
Townsend launches by defining love as simply "seeking and doing the best for another." This definition holds up throughout the book as he reminds readers time and time again to pay attention to the other person's best interest.
Loving and being loved go hand in hand. They allow you to become the loving person you were designed to be. Learning to love has countless benefits. It will naturally help you develop better and healthier relationships. Learning to love also increases your capacity for intimacy. You can love at a deeper level. Whenever you're facing trials, stress or struggles, love empowers you to get through. And loving goes hand in hand with joy and happiness. As you learn to love and be loved, you can't help but experience success and achieve some of your dreams. In the process, you'll develop leadership abilities and help others.
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Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy by Bill Fleckenstein
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An engaging look at what led to the financial turmoil we now find ourselves in Bailout Nation offers one of the clearest looks at the financial lenders, regulators, and politicians responsible for the financial crisis of 2008.
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We did manage to see some blue sky once on our Scottish trip!!
This was taken at Glen Etive on what turned out to be a lovely morning (calm before the storm!). As often with reflective shots I set up for a 50/50 composition. Then I just had to wait for the sun to shine on the island. Without this, the shot wouldnt work, and luckily I didnt have to wait long. Earlier that morning on another location I had to wait an hour just for some light to light up a background mountain, so I was grateful that this only took 5 minutes. The light hitting the hill on the left was a bonus, which again really adds to the overall punch of the shot.
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gevezeonline (88) 2005-10-16 5:40
Good framing and details
Nice shot
sebautourdumond (3108) 2005-10-16 5:42
Hi Adam,
Wow, it's a fantastic picture, I love it. Light, colors, composition, reflect, all is beautiful in your composition. Congratulations.
selman (371) 2005-10-16 5:47 [Comment]
Good Shot
Like a story :)
claudiaf (4438) 2005-10-16 5:48 [Comment]
Excellent! C'est une très jolie photo? S'il faut absolument être critique, je dirais que les montagnes du fond sont surexposées.
SuneWendelboe (737) 2005-10-16 5:52
Very serene, beautiful colors. Perfect DOF too.
tityop (6225) 2005-10-16 5:57
Bonjour Adam,
Woooooo quelle superbe photo !!
L'eau est d'un calme plat qui permet de parfaitement refleter le paysage. Les couleurs sont superbes!!!
J'aime énormément !!
Amicalement Thierry
pathy (178) 2005-10-16 5:57
very beautiful shot ! colors and reflection amazing !
phi75 (0) 2005-10-16 6:00
excellent photo!!
but, I don't like this black frame, and your image wil desserve a better contrast treatment.colours seem to be whashed out!
joeydrops (2659) 2005-10-16 6:43
Hi Adam,
What a beautiful shot you have year. The colours, lighting and reflections are superb. Excellent composition showing half sky, half water. Well seen!
Yamada (2309) 2005-10-16 7:27
Very beuatyfull scenery. And you captured it very good. Good sharpness, details and colors. Great job!
tinamunk3 (6408) 2005-10-16 7:42
Wow - what a fabulous beautiful image.....indescribable!!!!
:-) Tina
mortijo (12828) 2005-10-16 7:46
Perfect composition. The light is absolutely great. The frame is a matter of taste, I would go for a lighter frame. I am not surte that giving more contrast wil result in a better photo, I think that it might loose some of the serenity that it now has.
ttk (128) 2005-10-16 9:12
This photo is almost perfect.
However, phi75 is right about the contrast.
When I added a little contrast to your picture it looks really great.
But overall your photo deserves more than 2 pts. Adding contrast is not a big deal.
jocasta007 (0) 2005-10-16 9:22
Hi Adam
I don't know what they are talking about contrast for, I think there monitors are washed out not your image!! An absolutely stunning scene, the colors, contrast, sharpness and above all else the contrast of the blues and green are fantastic. Keep up the good work mate!!
stefi (1230) 2005-10-16 13:29
Hhi Adam, I think that contrast is a frequent issue using a super-wide angle zoom (I have the same problem with my 12-24 Nikkor), but easily recovered in PS.
What cannot be recovered in PP is composition, and your is simply perfect. Even if I usually do not like 50/50, this is great.
Amandine (1072) 2005-10-16 14:02
Beautifull picture, the untouched waters give here a very pure impression, the ray of light bring contrast an dcolors, it's very successfull
pady (4800) 2005-10-16 15:57
Very nice landscape again in Scotland. This is really a place to go and take pictures.
Bien (4745) 2005-10-17 2:53
Hi Adam, This is a stunning shot of very impressive scenery. I very much like the soft tones of colour and the perfect reflections. Excellent framing too! Superb work all over! Sabine
robjol (2399) 2005-10-17 4:23
Hello Adam,
A terific shot, great reflection from the water adding to this interesting photo.
Well worth waiting on the lighting.
Not too keen on the black border.
Notes are good, with exception,
We really did have many sunny days in Scotland this year with blue skies.
Thanks your photo.
Gdouble (0) 2005-10-17 13:39
Hi Adam,
Fantastic reflection. Light is very beautidull. I like the shadow of the clouds on the mountains.
Great work
Cormac (26565) 2005-10-17 14:19
Perfect reflection! The horizon at the middel works well, giving this symmetry and peacefulness. Wonderful colour also. Well done!
Cliffy (590) 2005-10-18 14:28
Just about everything you need in a lndscape shot is here,a well balanved composition with the tree well positioned on a third,excellent reflections and an interesting sky.Add to that spot on exposure and pin sharpness and we have a shot I would be proud to hang on my wall.
Hi Adam,
I like your photography and i like this shot too.
Your shots are alive and colors and compositions are well,and have wonderful
and fantastic mood.
In this shot you show us a nice reflection
with nice colors and well contrast.
The composition is so good.
I like the colors of mountain and blue sky
with cloudes
You well done and your album is my favorite.
Best Regards
PaulsPhotos (107) 2005-10-22 21:45
beautiful scene... nicely captured....
zeca (19762) 2005-11-16 17:11
Nice shot, Adam! Perfect mirror! Great colours and depth of field. Well framed.
Regards from Brazil!
munki (1305) 2005-11-24 17:40
Hi Adam,
Beatiful scenery shot.
It's an amazing composition.
anokutan (15097) 2007-04-28 14:18
Very beautifull adam burton
belido (19934) 2007-04-28 14:41
Hi Adam,
one more stunning picture for the TE members. Real good!
zumoduvas (2069) 2008-03-09 4:31
Hello Adam.
Excellent picture, nice composition and colors.
Beatiful reflection.
JOse Luis.
Hi Adam!
It takes a few fantasticos registers as this one where I only will praise the quality...
Hi Adam
Nice day in Scotland; you took this opportunity to catch a symetric image (no wind) of one loch, with a small trees island (spotted on the stong point) surrounded by the hilly landscape. As there are clouds in the sky, there are shadows on the ground, giving the sense of the third dimension
Well done
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-10-00
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 10-22mm EFS
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LAND eligibility problems proved to be a major issue for farmers for much of this year and continue to be a source of frustration, with many farmers confused about the criteria used to exclude land and feeling angry and unfairly penalised when they have been told to repay grants that were claimed in error.
The issue has been raised in the Dail on a number of occasions by South Kerry Independent TD Tom Fleming who has strongly pressed the case for farmers who feel they are getting the wrong end of the stick.
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"We have the capacity technologically to proceed accurately. I have no intention of penalising farmers but simply of asking them not to accept payments on land deemed ineligible in 2013. In some limited cases, we have asked farmers to return payments made over the past four years on ineligible land. That is how we minimise the exposure of Irish farming as a whole to penalties that the European Commission would otherwise supply. In case the Deputy thinks this is a bluff, he should consider the penalties that have applied to other countries. In France recently, there was a penalty of €246 million. I am open to correction on that. The United Kingdom and Italy have also received penalties, despite their economic muscle in the European Union. We are trying to minimise the exposure of farmers and we will work with farmers who have a problem to make sure we can put repayment schedules in place for them.
"We are not asking for any retrospective payments from farmers who have had a big problem. The only payments we decided we would try to reclaim retrospectively this year, in an effort to try to solve the problem, are from some farmers whose ineligible land amounted to less than 3% of their holding. The average farmer in this category has a single farm payment of well over €11,000 and the retrospective payment, in total, is well under €400. Any of the farmers who have a significant problem with ineligible land that comprises more than 3% of their farm will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis next year. If we must put in place longer-term repayment schedules for farmers, we will do so.
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