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Many of the world's raw material deposits are located in remote and very often inhospitable locations, presenting complex logistical challenges for mining operations. Devising an economically viable way to get the necessary people and equipment in and the resulting product out is crucial to achieving operational profitability.
Such was the challenge for the individuals charged with finding a way to access the diamond deposits in the farthest reaches of Canada's Northwest Territories and riches in gold buried deep in the jungles of the Republic of Suriname. Although the logistical, engineering and climatic environments couldn't be more dissimilar, they both called for ingenuity, forbearance and a very healthy respect for the power of Mother Nature.
The discovery of diamonds in Canada's Northwest Territories in the early 1990s sparked a modern-day gold rush. However, it quickly became apparent that these diamonds were certainly no "easy pickings." It would necessitate creating all the facilities and infrastructure required to excavate and process these valuable deposits from open pit and underground mines — not exactly an easy task when situated more than 100 kilometres north of the tree line.
One of the key factors to the viability of the northern mining industry has been the creation of what is reputed to be the world's longest heavy haul ice road. Built over frozen lakes connected by 64 portages, the 600-kilometre Tibbitt to Contwoy Winter Road (TCWR) traverses some of the most forbidding landscape imaginable, to serve as the main supply road for four diamond mines and numerous mineral exploration projects. A record 11,000 truckloads or 330,002 tonnes of fuel, ammonium nitrate (prill), equipment, cement and other supplies were delivered via the ice road in 2007, while in this past road season (2008), 7,484 loads or 245,585 tonnes were hauled north.
A joint venture between BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. and Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. holds the license to build the TCWR each year. Since 1998, the joint venture has contracted Nuna Logistics Limited (Nuna) to construct and maintain the road. The individual mines — including EKATI, Diavik, Jericho and Snap Lake — then contract various trucking companies to haul freight up this road.
According to John Zigarlick, chairman of Nuna, using an outside contractor was essential to the project. Zigarlick, who was the president of Echo Bay Mines for 16 years, was the visionary behind the winter road and has been involved with its evolution for the past 26 years. "The joint venture didn't want hauling companies building the road because they have an incentive to haul as much as they can, whereas our top priority is safety," he explained. "We don't have that internal pressure to get more volume across." Zigarlick said that they employ three crews to perform thousands of ground penetration radar tests to determine ice thickness.
The importance of ice profiling to ensure road safety is key, reiterated Erik Madsen, the director of winter road operations for the joint venture.
Integral to this objective is the use of ex-military vehicles called Hagglunds, the first pieces of equipment put on the southern portion of the ice, which is the last to freeze over. "The Hagglunds require 12 inches of ice to sustain their weight, but they're amphibious, so if they happen to break through the ice they will float, allowing the operators to get out," explained Madsen. They travel along the historical route of the road clearing or pushing the snow down while using ground-penetrating radar to continuously measure ice thickness. "That way, we can get flood crews out to the areas where the ice is thinner, drill holes and conduct focused flooding to build up the ice," he explained.
Once the profiles indicate that the ice reaches a thickness of 16 inches, snow cats are able to get out and clear the snow faster along the route. Surprisingly, Madsen said that one of the biggest challenges is not actually building the road, but keeping the snow off of it. "Snow acts as an insulator and doesn't allow the air to get at the ice to build it," he explained. As the ice becomes thicker, progressively heavier equipment is allowed on the road. All of this equipment necessary to build the road is land-locked year-round at three camps strategically located along the route. A thickness of 28 inches is generally attained around the beginning of February, at which point hauling activity can safely begin.
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PB&J Stores on Spring Street in Newton will be holding its annual fall fashion show on Thursday, Oct. 4, beginning at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m.
"I want women to fall in love with clothing again and the joy of shopping," said owner of PB&J Sara Megletti.
The show's theme is "Where Are You Going?"
"We want women to think about the events in their lives and shop PB&J for the clothing they want to wear," said Megletti. "Whether it's date night at the Newton Theatre or a wedding on a tropical beach, we have something you will love."
The fun-filled night will feature signature styles from PB&J with Sara's added personal touch and live, local models. Store specials include two trunk shows: styles from Lalu Scarves and PB&J's newest line, Tribal Sportswear.
Customers will appreciate the opportunity to try on and purchase jeans and tops direct from the New York City showroom. Every customer who completes PB&J's store survey will automatically enter the drawing for door prizes and one grand prize—a complete outfit from the store valued at $250.
There will also be store specials and light refreshments from Thai Nam Phet, Seven Acre Baker, and Vinter's Circle. The fashion show also kicks off PB&J's partnership with Friend2Friend, a local cancer awareness charity, and for every Coobie bra sold 10% will go towards Breast Cancer awareness and research.
Limited seating is available for the show, reservations are required. To make a reservation, call 973-940-7976, or email Megletti at firstname.lastname@example.com.
PB&J Stores is located at 219 Spring Street in Newton. Visit their Facebook page for the most up-to-date information and specials.

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Thank you for your question.
Hypopigmentation is mild loss of skin color. This usually results from an inflammatory process (pimple, eczema, fungal infection, medication application, etc) that leaves a slight whitish discoloration as it resolves. There are other causes of hypopigmentation including genetic conditions, malignant conditions, and certain diseases such as vitiligo.
In contrast, hyperpigmentation is where the skin turns darker. Depigmentation is complete loss of skin color, usually seen in vitiligo or chemical exposures.
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By Rohin Dharmakumar| May 18, 2009
Virtual gaming that will make you sweat as you practice your tennis backhand or boxing hook
Nintendo's Wii turns computer gaming upside down. Unlike with other gaming consoles, you don't just sit there pushing buttons; here you wave, punch, thrust, and motion sensors in the wireless controllers translate your gestures into virtual movement within the game.
With Wii Tennis (one of the five bundled games), for instance, you lob up an imaginary ball into the air, swing your controller as if it were a racquet, and on screen your character, called "Mii", serves. With Wii Boxing, you plug a second controller into the first, take one in each hand, and your Mii's gloved fists swing in concert with yours. You don't have to know much about proper technique in the real game. Friends who've played both the real thing and the Wii version tell me that beyond basics there's absolutely no correlation between real and Wii skills.
My wife and I decided to try the Wii as an exercise option. Neither of us have played tennis in real life. We picked up basics — serving, forehands, backhands, smashes — intuitively. Further refinements came by happenstance and some surreptitious research online.
How was it as actual exercise? Researchers have found that an hour of Wii Boxing or Wii Tennis burn roughly 430 and 320 calories respectively. I can testify that in a set or two, you're working up a genuine sweat. The morning of day two of our Wii exercise programme, we both had sore shoulders.There is the boredom factor though. The solution is to mix it up a little. The system also lets you play golf, ski, hula-hoop, and more.
You could also invest in a few other games across genres like action, adventure, sports, strategy and racing, with costs ranging from Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 3,500. Try Legend of Zelda or Super Mario Galaxy.


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NGC Ancients: Coin Denominations of the Roman Empire
Posted on 4/12/2011
This month we'll survey coin denominations used in the Roman Empire from the accession of Augustus in 27 B.C. to the loss of Roman territories in Europe in A.D. 476. Only the main denominations will be discussed, though there were various fractions and multiples. In addition to the "imperial" coinages, there was a bewildering variety of provincial coins struck to local standards.
The Roman coinage system underwent constant adjustments and reforms, and if observed over the long course of history it is a mirror to the rise and fall of Rome's fortunes. There was a steady decline in the intrinsic value of Roman coins, which rebounded only briefly in moments of reform that were well-intended but typically ineffective.
The core denominations in the early empire were the copper "as", the silver denarius and the gold aureus. The as had been a fundamental unit since the earliest days of Republican coinage and was in regular use for more than 500 years. During imperial times it was struck in great quantity along with its sister-denominations, the brass dupondius (worth two asses) and the brass sestertius (four asses). Over time the composition of dupondii and sestertii was degraded, and they lost their golden-color.
The empire's main precious metal coins were the silver denarius and gold aureus; both were struck in tremendous quantities and were the backbone of the Roman monetary system. Denarii must have been popular for larger daily transactions, and almost certainly were a common medium for the payment of wages. Gold aurei were of significantly greater value and would have been used only for high-level transactions.
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|Æ Dupondius
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The structure of this money system was virtually unchanged for nearly 250 years, despite being subject to reductions in weight and composition. In A.D. 214 or 215 the Emperor Caracalla (A.D. 198–217) introduced an important new denomination: the double-denarius. Colloquially known today as an antoninianus, it was about 1.5 times the weight of a denarius but seems to have been intended as a double. By about A.D. 241 it had replaced the denarius.
As Rome's fortunes plummeted, so did the integrity of its coinage. For example, by the 260s the weight of the gold aureus had become inconsistent and sometimes extremely low. Furthermore, the purity of the double-denarius — by then struck on ragged, irregular planchets — had dropped to less than two percent, and the major copper denominations ceased to be issued regularly.
The emperor Aurelian (A.D. 270–275) attempted to reform the increasingly worthless coinage, mainly by introducing a coin that contained five percent silver. This coin often is thought to be an upgraded double-denarius, but it is in fact an entirely new denomination that scholars call an aurelianianus. This attractive coin survived about thirty years.
Denominations in the late empire are more complex than those of earlier times, and the relational values are often a complete mystery. This is mainly because inflation was out of control and even the best laid plans for coin values could become obsolete in a short period of time.
Another great coinage reformer, Diocletian (A.D. 284–305), is best known for his reforms in other areas, including provincial administration, taxation and the military. His naive attempt to control inflation by dictating maximum prices on a wide range of goods and services was a dismal failure, and only caused prices to spiral even further out of control.
In an effort to tame the economy, Diocletian reformed the coinage by scrapping all of the old denominations except the gold aureus. He introduced a high-purity silver coin that is known today as an argenteus, and a large and heavy copper coin alloyed with a small amount of silver that often is called a follis, but is more correctly termed a nummus.
The argenteus was a dismal failure because it was such a good coin: it rarely circulated since it left the empire via trade or was hoarded. The nummus found regular use, though its weight and purity continually declined until it was less than one-third of its initial weight and had virtually no silver.
Constantine I "the Great" (A.D. 307–337) was the next important coinage reformer, whose most significant contribution was the introduction of a lighter gold coin, commonly known as a solidus. By A.D. 324 this coin had replaced the aureus. At 1/72nd of a pound, it set the standard for centuries beyond the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. A one-third solidus, called a tremissis, also became an important coin in its own right.
Coins of good silver were also introduced by Constantine. The principal denomination, today called a siliqua, was the same weight and purity as the argenteus, but was struck on a broader, thinner planchet. Why it succeeded when Diocletian's argenteus had failed is a mystery. Some three decades after it had been introduced, the weight of the siliqua was reduced and afterward was cut further still.
The base metal and billon coins of the late period were the most susceptible to the ravages of inflation, and Constantine could do little to reform them except to manage their decline with continuous reductions in their intrinsic value.
Production of the nummus halted in about A.D. 318 or 319, by which time it was a reduced version of Diocletian's original coin. It was replaced by a more compact coin that is usually called an "AE3" by numismatists. Even this coin eventually shrank to the "AE3/4" size, and then the "AE4" size. The smallest version of this coin continued to be struck in ever-smaller versions until the beginning of the Byzantine age.
Larger bronze and billon coins were also struck at various times from the mid-4th Century onward, including one type commonly called a centenionalis. Others are described in the formulaic manner, such as "AE2" or "AE1," to categorize them by size. These, like the AE3s and AE3/4s typically have a trace of silver in their alloy, and often had a thin layer of "silvering" on the surface.
As this general survey shows, assembling a set of Roman coins based on denomination would be both interesting and educational, and would allow any collector to learn a great deal about the rise and the fall of the Roman Empire.


text: I've been checking out the many posts (here & elsewhere) about the upcoming X-Box & Gamecube, & how they compare with the PS2...which system is better, which one is crap...etc.etc.etc. Then there are all the spec posts - ( ex: Rogue Leader can't run on a X-Box... ). Finally, there is still the Sony is crap, Nintendo rules posts...( BTW, insert any gaming company on either side...) Well, I got to thinking.....Who Cares???????????? Why does it matter what system can push x amount of polygons??? Or what system has Dolby 5.1 in realtime??? I could go on, and on, and on... My point is this - X-Box has a lot of potential. Gamecube does as well. The PS2 is finally getting some decent games that show what the thing is capable of. Rogue Leader looks awesome, and is the reason why I'm buying a GC @ launch. If I have the extra money, the X-Box has enough going for it that I might buy that @ its launch, or at least sometime in the future after that. But this "wow factor" ALWAYS exists when a new system comes out. Remember NFL2K & Soul Caliber for the Dreamcast?? I bet that a lot of us were shaking our heads saying OMG,that is sooo cool? But go back further..Goldeneye for the N64 - Sonic the Hedgehog for the Genesis - Battle Arena Toshinder for the PSOne - Super Mario Bros & Zelda for the NES...heck, I'm old enough to remember when Atari & Intellivision were the kings but OMG look at the arcade-perfect Donkey Kong (or so I thought at the time) on the Colecovision. Hell, I'll even bet that there was one person who thought that the Virtual Boy was gonna be the "next best thing". A system does not make the game. But a game can make a system succeed. Do you honestly think the vastly inferior Game Boy would have been the success that it was without Tetris? Every system has good games...games that stand the test of time...games that are as fun to play now as they were 5,10,even 20 years ago. All I am saying is take a minute or two to think about what systems that you own, & how much fun you have had with them. Then, look again at some of these posts about the next-gen systems, and realize that the future,as well as the big picture, is looking pretty damn good... PS: Just wondering if there is anyone old enough out there who remembers when having a Pong system for you TV was the coolest thing ever??? ------------------ "Don't make me angry....You wouldn't like me when I'm angry......"


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Reviews - No.35 at The New Inn Portland4
35 Easton Street,, Portland, DT5 1BS
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No.35 at The New Inn Portland
Room Good, Food Good, shower Good, Water Cold Brrr.
Lovely place to stay .
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Lovely comfortable room.
Great friendly staff. Excellent place to dine. Lots of nice fresh fish on the menu.
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Lovely room with great staff
The room was very stylish with a comfy bed.
The bathroom has quality toiletries provided which is a nice touch. I also liked the idea of a kind of breakfast in bed.
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Great last minute find
Stayed here for a Saturday night while sport climbing on Portland for the weekend.
All of the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, the food was brilliant and the room was lovely. Will definitely be coming back again.
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Had a lovely stay staff very friendly food excellent
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Very enjoyable.
One of the highlights was the breakfast hamper left outside our door at 8:30 each morning!
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Great base for Portland and area
Very helpful - let us leave our bikes onsite while we spent the day after we checked out walking round Portland.
Breakfast hampers are excellent - especially the croissants and pains au chocolat. Cheese and ham a nice touch though a couple of bread rolls to accompany that would make it perfect. Food in restaurant is great and all the staff are very helpful.
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Had a very nice break, staff were very friendly and eager to please, even made sure we had a table booked as we forgot which was great as they were very busy.
Food was excellent and breakfast deliverd to room in the morning was a great touch. Would defiantly stay again. Thanks for a nice break.
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nice hotel, all was good, room was a little small but they do advertise this fact
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Protects iPod nano from scratches. Built-in headphone amplifier is great for high-end headphones. Doesn't require batteries. FM tuner is strong.
Doesn't support FM presets. Drains iPod battery quickly. Headphone amp feature can't be turned off.
Bottom Line
The DLO nanoTune is an iPod nano accessory that combines an FM tuner, an FM transmitter, and a headphone amp all in a single protective case. It's great if you have high-impedance or inefficient headphones, but be aware of the battery drain.
If you own an iPod nano, you should know about the DLO nanoTune ($69.99 direct). It's a hard case that has a built-in FM tuner, FM transmitter, and headphone amplifier. The case is definitely protective, though it won't keep out stuff like water or sand, and it won't protect the click wheel. And beware: The device runs off the power from your iPod, so it will drain your iPod battery faster than usual.
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The nanoTune consists of a clear plastic front and a black plastic back, and it doubles as a stand if you flip the front all the way around on its hinge. A circle cut out of the front exposes the nano's click wheel, and tiny pads on the inside keep your nano scratch-free. You slide the nano onto the dock connector inside the case, which routes the iPod's line-out signal to a headphone output on the top of the case, giving you a more robust signal than you would get using the iPod's own headphone output. You lose access to the nano's hold switch, but the case is easy enough to pop open just a tiny bit to flip the switch.
Buttons on the left side of the case control volume. Buttons on the right side handle skipping tracks or radio stations and switching between FM tuner, transmitter, and iPod modes. When you're using the FM transmitter or tuner, the current frequency is displayed on a small blue backlit monochrome LCD on the front of the case below where your iPod sits. There's also a dock connector on the bottom of the case for charging or syncing the iPod without taking it out of the case. Once you put the nano in the nanoTune, you have to press the case's power button to activate it.
The headphone amplifier isn't as good as a dedicated, powered headphone amp, but it provides that extra oomph to drive high-end headphones like the Etymotic ER-4S or the Sennheiser HD 650. The volume controls work in steps, from 1 to 16; I'd like a bit more granularity here, since the volume jumps up or down significantly when you press the buttons. When your nano is in the NanoTune, you can't use the click wheel to adjust the volume.
The FM tuner is quite strong and picks up stations well with very good sound quality, though it doesn't go below 88.1 on the FM dial. The nanoTune automatically pauses your iPod's stored music when you switch to FM tuner mode, and when you switch back, it automatically plays your stored music from where you left off. One odd omission, though, is that the tuner doesn't support presets. The FM transmitter is pretty weak, and I had a tough time getting a consistent signal in a car. Plugging in a pair of headphones or an iPod car charger significantly improved the broadcast signal.
Because the nanoTune runs off of the iPod's power supply, the case is fairly small. And because the headphone amp uses the line-out signal via the dock connector as opposed to the headphone output, it's able to boost the iPod's output by about 25 percent. The nanoTune's volume should be kept near the low end if you're using normal headphones like Apple earbuds and most headphones that cost under $50. But if you use high-impedance (60 ohms or more) headphones or just very inefficient ones, you'll find the headphone amp extremely handy. Just be careful, since this basically provides a very easy way to damage your hearing if you're using run-of-the-mill headphones. According to my rundown tests, the headphone amp drains the nano's battery around 30 percent faster, and there's no way to turn that feature off.
Although adding bulk to such a tiny player will seem odd to some, the DLO nanoTune is still pretty small overall. It would be nice if you could turn off the headphone amp feature to save battery life; a built-in splitter would be a nice addition as well. For $69.99, this jack-of-all-trades can be a useful add-on to your iPod nano, but if you don't need all three electronic features in a single case, it might be overkill. Plus, the extra battery drain may be a deal breaker for many people.
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Breaded Chicken Patties Recipe
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1-1/3 cups milk, divided
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon onion salt
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- Sandwich rolls, split
- Lettuce leaves and tomato slices, optional
- 1. In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in 3 tablespoons butter until tender. Combine flour and 1 cup milk. Gradually add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add parsley, seasonings and chicken. Remove from the heat. Chill until completely cooled.
- 2. Shape chicken mixture into six patties, using about 1/3 cup mixture for each patty. Place crumbs and remaining milk in separate shallow bowls. Roll patties in crumbs, then dip into milk; roll again in crumbs.
- 3. In a large skillet, cook patties in remaining butter for 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Serve on rolls with lettuce and tomato if desired.
- 4. Uncooked patties may be frozen for up to 3 months.
- 5. To prepare frozen patties: Cook in butter for 5-6 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 636 calories, 56g fat (33g saturated fat), 181mg cholesterol, 1546mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 17g protein.
Reviews for Breaded Chicken Patties
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"this is what i did and it actually stayed together i made the top portion as directed but when it came to the mik and crumbs. In the milk i putt one egg so it would stay together and the i dipped the patty in the milk first and then crumbs and then milk again and crumbs it stuck together and my husband liked it and he doesnt like or eat chicken very much"
"I added cayenne pepper. I also compressed patty after first application of bread crumbs."
"I was the same way in that the patties fell apart. Even tried to flash freeze them first just to give them more staying power, but they still fell apart. Not the texture I was looking for and I followed the recipe to a 't'. I would love to figure out what to do to make them not fall apart."
"It tasted pretty good; however, I must have done something wrong because the patties did not form well. They fell apart when I put them in the bread crumbs and then in the pan. I'm not sure what happened, but it was a disaster."


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Medal of Honor: Airborne
Review by Chiasmata
"Drop zone"
Let me tell you something - it's hard to write an introduction to a review of a popular World War II based game without sounding tired. The obvious pit-fall is to call World War II games a cliche. However, this in itself has become a cliche. Therefore, one must struggle for words that haven't been used a thousand times before to describe such a game. Thankfully, with Medal of Honor Airborne, EA have done reviewers across the world a favour they have provided us with an original World War II game to write about. Unfortunately, I have squandered the chance to write an original introduction, and instead have filled your brain with inane musings about the nature of cliches. Oh well. Maybe next time, eh?
And I know what you're thinking original must be a typo. Believe it or not, it's exactly the word I would use to describe Medal of Honor Airborne. Sure, some things never change the weapons are still authentic for the period, the noble characters are all American and the destination is still Europe. What is different is the way in which the game is actually played. Gone are the tedious linear levels. Gone are the entirely scripted enemy encounters. What we are presented with is a remarkably non-linear experience, with large levels, multiple objectives in each, and an enemy A.I. that may not be perfect, but doesn't simply follow set paths every time.
This linear nature extends to the manner in which you enter each level. Before each mission, there is a short military-style briefing, including maps and targets to be eliminated. The player then selects their equipment, and then finds themselves sat in an aircraft, somewhere over Europe. In a dramatic approach not yet available even on EasyJet, the player is then forced to leap from the door and parachute into battle. This has, of course, been done before. However, in MOHA, the player is entirely in control from the moment they leave the safety of the plane. With skill, it is possible to manipulate your descent to drop on any area of the map, be it close to the final objective under heavy fire, in a high sniper's post or in a designated safe drop-zone. From then on, it is up to the player to make their way through the battle-zone to achieve their targets in any order they see fit. As a gameplay dynamic, it's is beautifully done, giving a sense of freedom not previously seen in the bloated WWII genre. The levels have been designed specifically to promote a sense of freedom, with most buildings still standing open for exploration. Up against a heavily entrenched machine gun nest or well-covered group of soldiers? Run into the nearest building and search for stairs to lead you up to a better vantage point from which to pick off the enemy, or even head off in another direction and bypass the group entirely. Freedom to play how you want is always welcome, and was one of the downsides of previous linear titles if there was a way to flank your enemy, it was always made painfully obvious which way the player had go. With MOHA, the player is left to their own devices, to formulate their own strategies and to fight the enemy on their own terms.
The control system also helps to get into the game. Running and gunning is performed with the control sticks as usual, and switching from guns to grenades is as simple as a press of the right bumper. Aiming in-game is handled by a rather clever iron sights system, in which holding the right trigger allows the player to peer down the barrel of the their gun, using it to refine their aim. When in Iron-Sights mode, the player can use the right control stick to lean from behind cover, and if crouching to peek over or under the objects between them and a hail of bullets. The lean function suits the analogue control sticks very nicely, as it gives you complete control over how much you peek your head round a corner, therefore exposing the least amount of fragile flesh to the enemy. This makes picking off enemies one at a time from long-range enormous fun, as you bob up and down, dispensing death, but also allows for instant reaction rapid fire from automatic weapons.
A degree of replayability is added by including a system of upgrades to your weaponry. Use a weapon to cause enough mayhem and it will be upgraded with extra ammunition per clip, a scope and so on. Also, throughout each level the player will stumble upon hidden drop sites, which require a degree of skill to parachute into. Doing so, however, will give the player a distinct tactical advantage at the beginning of the battle, and help them to achieve a 5 star rating for that level. Achieving 5 stars actually isn't much of an incentive on its own the benefit of doing so is simply to unlock bonus videos about the creation of the game. Frankly, they're not interesting in the slightest, and it's a shame no-one thought to include better bonuses, such as unlockable weapons or cheat modes.
The sense of actually experiencing combat is occasionally spoiled by AI problems. As previously mentioned, the enemy A.I. is rather good, with enemies seeking cover, fleeing if out-numbered and throwing grenades to flush you out of cover - so far, so good. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for your compatriots. Computer-controlled allies will always, without fail, get in the way as you line up a shot with the rather nice Iron-Sights aiming system. Hold down the left trigger, squint down the sights and (as you squeeze the trigger) a blur of khaki with an American accent steps in front of you and spoils the shot. Furthermore, while they seek cover admirably, your allies rarely manage to hit anything. While part of the fun of war games is shooting the majority of the enemy, it would be nice to have some degree of teamwork going on. Another niggle with the A.I. system becomes apparent when fighting tanks. Instead of firing on everyone in an Allies uniform, the tanks will fire solely at the player, spotting them across incredible distances before dropping a shell into your earhole. The tank will quite often completely ignore large groups of your buddies to go straight after you, which does seem slightly unfair.
The illusion of fighting a in a realistic battle was also spoiled by the game's spawning system. More than once, I advanced behind enemy lines to flank them, only to find that the game continually spawned enemies directly behind my back, where there was nothing there but a brick wall previously. Not only did it raise my blood-pressure, it also broke the moment. Having dodged from cover to cover, to advance to a perfect spot from with to rain bullets on my enemies, only to have the mechanics of the game so brutally revealed to me was disappointing. Also, a few graphical glitches were very noticeable, including the always-annoying glitch of enemies shooting you through solid walls because the barrels of their guns have poked through the bricks.
To be fair, though, EA have gone out on an unusual limb with MOHA. Instead of doing another bog-standard World War II shooter, they actually looked at the formula for things to change and improve upon. For a company with such a poor reputation for producing low-quality games for quick cash returns, this is an interesting new tactic, one which will be extended into other areas of their gaming empire.
Like leaping from a plane, Medal of Honor Airborne has provided a fresh perspective on the genre. Long may it continue.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
Originally Posted: 09/13/07
Game Release: Medal of Honor: Airborne (EU, 09/07/07)
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Florida Polytechnic reconsiders $25 million request
Florida Polytechnic University's chief operating officer Ava Parker is recommending that the school backtrack from its plan to request $25 million from the Legislature, the Lakeland Ledger reports. Parker said her recommendation was based on additional information about the school's finances and projections, but we wonder if the expected dressing down at the next Board of Governors meeting and indications that the Legislature might not be willing to write Poly another check might also have something to do with Poly Trustees' about-face.
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Florida Polytechnic University COO Ava Parker recommended Monday that board members not ask for an extra $25 million they had planned to request from the state to start the new school.
Earlier this month, the Florida Poly Board of Trustees authorized Parker, who is serving as interim head of the school, to ask the state for more money. Leaders said once they put pen to paper, it was clear the nearly $100 million already allocated wasn't going to cover everything needed to get the school open.
But after hours of discussion among several members of board committees about academic programs and finances, Parker said Monday they should drop the possibility of asking for more.
"Based on additional information," she said, it was her opinion leaders should carry on with what is already earmarked for the school.


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A state of the art Alpha Dynachord sound system and custom light show energize the packed crowds on a nightly basis while some of the best local DJs play a variety of rock, house, and electro music. Each night has a primary genre of music although the DJs still manage to perfectly blend the genres together.
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As the spring season gets underway, the Fairfax County Risk Management Division encourages residents to avoid injuries by reviewing these safety tips before heading out to the yard:
- Whether it is lifting a bag of mulch or a large flower pot, plan your lift and don't be in a hurry. Bend at the knees, not the waist and keep your back straight. Lift with your legs and thigh muscles keeping the item close to you as you lift. Do not twist at the waist and always ask for help for items that are heavy or bulky.
- Inspect lawn and garden power tools for frayed power cords and cracked or broken casings. If the item is damaged, have it repaired by a qualified technician or replace it. Thoroughly inspect tools prior to every use.
- Take care of your back during yard clean-up and planting. Sprains and strains can be avoided by varying tasks so that you're not making the same movement over and over for long periods of time.
- Before using the lawn mower for the first time this year, review the owner's manual. Be sure you know how to stop the mower in case of an emergency. Store gas in an appropriate UL approved container and store it away from your home.
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Last week, I had wonderful time attending meeting of small ISV (Independent Software Vendors). Several topics were discussed, but the one topic that caught my attention was the adoption of the third party SQL Server tools. There were around 100+ top level managers who take decision regarding what resources are needed for projects. I had a great time talking to them.
I have delivered a session on the subject "SQL Server – A Scalable Performance Database Platform". Whenever I receive the right opportunity, it gives me great pleasure to talk about SQL Server. I have been working with SQL Server, and it is interesting to compare it with compete. I personally do not like to put down any compete technology; so I always make sure that I present a balanced view when I have an audience who has the knowledge of different technologies.
We had a very interesting round table discussion where we talked about SQL Server and its related technologies. What was very interesting is that only 8 out of 72 people voted that they use a third party tool for SQL Server. We found out the following reasons behind the rare use of the third party tool.
- Not supporting to India-oriented paper work (i.e. Purchase Order, Invoice, etc)
- Lack of local offices
- Lack of technical support locally
- No option to pay in local currency
- Expensive
What was interesting in whole discussion was that the reason of being expensive was placed as last option. Number one reason for why third party tools were not gaining acceptance in local Indian market was the improper understanding of the paperwork. I was very surprised because in this era of Internet and global flat world, the issue of the paper work turned out to be the first and top-most barrier for the acceptance of third party tools in India.
I just found this whole issue very interesting and decided to put them as a blog post here. Let me know if you are interested to know more about the meeting of my presented SQL session.
Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)
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"What was very interesting is that only 8 out of 72 people voted that they use a third party tool for SQL Server."
That is amazing. I for one have been an avid fan of Quest tools for years. I can hardly imagine not having that 3rd monitor dedicated to Spotlight alone. I know everything going on for every instance I administer in one simple console. If I want to dig in deeper, I can do so. I can receive real-time alerts based on criteria I configure. Great tool – best of breed in my opinion.
Another product I love from Spotlight is Performance Analysis. Other products like LiteSpeed are useful, but not as necessary now that SQL 2008 can compress backups. SQL Watch is also a thing of that past with the new auditing and monitoring features built into SQL 2008.
At any rate, interesting post. I just fired up a blog of my own regarding SQL Server. I have simply not found enough good information out there for SQL 2008, which I've been administering for about a year now.
Hi Pinal,
Personally I am really very much interested to know more about your session as well as about meeting too. :)
Thanks for sharing.
Ritesh Shah
I want to convert my Database version sql server 2005 to Sql Server 2008.
1. Can ur people tell me how can i do this?
2. What unknown issues?
3. Compatibility issues?
4. Please advise me that convert steps.
Follow the steps outlined in this MSDN Primer on Upgrading the SQL Server Database engine from one version to another.
@Nandha – my method has been to simply detach the SQL 2005 database, copy the data and log files to their new location, then attach them into your SQL 2008 instance. That not only is the easiest method, but you can always re-attach your SQL 2005 database(s) back into it's original SQL 2005 instance as a back-out plan.
I've used this method to move SQL 2000 databases to SQL 2008 without issue as well. Works like a charm.
Hi Allen,
Your method is absolutely perfect to move database but what about login resides in old server? neither attach/detach nor backup/restore solve this issue. one need to move system databases also in order move their login, jobs etc.
riteshshah, no matter what you do, you will have to transfer the logins. In fact, even if the logins exist on the new instance, they will still have to be re-mapped and such.
Can't it be transferred if we restore system databases to new server?
No, you will want to script out the users and logins and transfer them that way. Users are stored in the master database, and it's pretty rare that you would want to restore the master database. I do not recommend it. There are many freely available scripts to transfer users and logins, and even to map orphaned users. I will see if I can post my solutions on my blog for this process.
Hi Pinal, would very much like to get more details on this from you. I worked a lot with vendors to gain some sponsorship for indian chapters in PASS and did not make any headway. Vendors are the primary sponsors of many user groups here in the States and to a large extent in UK also and the response was not encouraging. From what I learnt though – they said their business has to make a conscious decision to expand into Asia if they have to support UGs/customers there. That means understanding the paper work, as you said, and of course planning for revenues and so on. One vendor also made an interesting point – he said lot of businesses have branches in US/Europe while keeping call centers/development centers in India and they do take advantage of vendors in US/Europe.
Just fyi third party tools are regarded as expensive in US also, not everyone has them but only businesses that can afford.
Kind Regards
If you simply look at the price tag, sure they may seem expensive. But for a tool like Spotlight, where you know everything going on in every instance and database you administer, the savings in time is huge. In other words, it pays for itself in no time at all when compared to having to monitor all that information manually. Sure, these are business tools – you aren't going to purchase Spotlight for personal use.
Allen, I know!! Where I work we have every tool that Quest has plus a few that Redgate has also. We have over 95 SQL Servers and between 6 DBAs having tools is not a choice. But smaller shops are not that way , I have also worked in a lot of places where they believe the DBA has to set up alerts or other mechanisms to monitor the server off hours, that is why they'd rather afford a DBA than pay for a tool. The majority smaller companies if you ask to pick between paying for a tool and a DBA's salary would probably pick the latter since a human is more answerable than a tool!!
Well you have to have a DBA to answer to the tool. With SQL 2008 there are in fact better monitoring tools built in, so I think this will be less of an issue for smaller companies moving forward. 6 DBAs? Wow…. I administered about 120 servers (all with just a default instance though – not my design) all myself – without any 3rd party tools. That was very, very painful to say the least. But I also do consulting work for some very small companies (govision2020.com, tgscom.com, pai.com) and I pretty much demand Spotlight. I can do without Performance Analysis, Capacity Mananger, LiteSpeed, etc. – but I can't do without Spotlight no matter where I'm at ;-)
Allen, i think how many servers a DBA administers has a lot of factors involved….how many are mission critical is one of them (I work at a healthcare company so our applications are very mission critical and it is impossible for anyone to work on more than one server at a time). I like spotlight too, and I love Performance Analysis for query related issues. But i believe a good DBA has to know how to monitor the server without these things, and it is easy to get very dependant on them. In other words you have to know what DMVs to use, what counters on profiler/perfmon to check and so on if there is a problem, without that you are a tool dependant sort of mechanical person, not a true DBA.
Just my 2 cents. Hope you plan to make it to the summit. This is my 7th summit. I am looking forward to meeting Pinal this time and all my old friends as always :)
Spotlight is basically a look into all your perfmon counters and DMVs. I can certainly use Redgate's MultiScript – or in SQL 2008 you can run scripts on multiple instances – but I'm still sold that you need to have one DBA that knows one tool well. I'm a Spotlight fan, no doubt.
Here is a post that may help with your database restore – it maps orphaned database users to logins. When you restore a database into a dev environment, for example, the users and logins are not mapped correctly – this will fix that:
This is excellent discussion Allen and Malathi.
I am sure readers will be benefited from this one.
Yes, I am very excited to be at SQL Pass Summit.
Kind Regards,
Hi, I liked your article and I want to know more about your session as well as SQL server.
I realize its an old post Pinal and in fact that makes it more interesting as I was wondering if you have witnessed any change in the Indian Market towards the use of third party tools related to SQL Server.


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I'm jumping the gun a little bit by posting this in toddler, but DD will be one in less than two weeks. She's a biter. She bites me when she's breast feeding, we had gotten past it but now she's started doing it again. In the middle of eating she will suddenly chomp down, or she'll bite me once right before she starts nursing. And even we're playing she bites me all over, hard.
I redirect her, I stop nursing her when she does it even though she screeeeeams. I stop playing with her when she bites me and say "ow you hurt mommy. No biting."
She has yet to do it to anyone but me, not even SO even though she plays rough with him too, or DSS who is her favorite person in the whole world.
But I don't know what to do. Should I just keep being consistent with what I've been doing or what? Help me before she takes my nipples off!
Yes, redirection is all you can do at that age.
Removing her from your breast is the right thing to do when nursing.
If she's doing it while playing, tell her no bite, stop playing for a few seconds, and offer her something she can bite like a teething ring.
I've been tryin to teach DS how to be "gentle" we brush his hand across our face and say " nice " or "gentle". Doesn't seem to be working lmao. Also my mom said I bit her while nursing once and she set me down said no and walked away. I apparently screamed for a while, but I never did it again.
Redirection is key, and then teaching them to touch softly or nicely. It can take a while, but it works.
Just keep redirecting her. DD used to bite a lot... sometimes she would scrape me really hard and then chomp down on that spot. Zombie baby! After a few months she stopped but now slaps me across the face when she's mad. :?


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Not bad!It was the day of vacation. And of course, this is when my Bare Minerals Bisque runs out. We didn't have time to stop at a makeup store on the way, so I was forced to purchase some concelor from Wal-Mart. I ran in, took a brief glance at the Almay and Neutrogena walls, and grabbed this one. I'm glad I did! It covered acne well, matched my skin perfectly (and my skin is very hard to match), it stay...read moreed on all day, and didn't dry my skin out like sacilyic acid normally does. I will use this again when I run out of my regular! — 5 years, 9 months agolanigaga | 113 reviews
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LimitingI dislike this concealer for several reasons...first of all it's limiting. Yes it works on blemishes, but I wouldn't dare put salycic acid on the dry,fragile skin underneath my eyes. Secondly, it's chalky. I have fairly pale skin and the "light" color is much too white for my skin. It doesn't blend well either. Finally, the salycic acid might work a little to reduce blemishes, but it certainly didn't dry them up like i'd hoped. I will not be repurchasing. — 8 years, 4 months agoAmberDB | 189 reviews
Fine for smaller spotsThis works really well for lighter marks, as long as they aren't raised. Definitely doesn't do much by way of clarifying, but that wasn't why I bought it. I use this mostly to cover marks left behind after the acne is gone. It doesn't do much for obvious zits — 3 years, 11 months agoSchmabigail92 | 12 reviews
love it!it gives me just the right amount of coverage without making my skin look yellow. OI love that it doesn't leave me feeling oily like some concealers do. — 5 years, 7 months agoemmierose16 | 11 reviews
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Not that bad!Though the salicylic acid isn't effective cause of the high pH, it's still a good concealer with a nice dry matte finish, it's adept at covering blemishes, just don't use it on your undereye area (it does contain acid after all! — 5 years, 8 months agobeccacosmetica | 58 reviews
Good concealer!This product blends easily with skin and actually will cover blemishes. It's by far the best concealer I've ever had. — 5 years, 8 months agoashligator | 2 reviews
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great with careful uselong lasting concealer! I use under my eyes under my foundation and it lasts longer than my $30 foundation. However, you need to let it fully dry or it will get clumpy if you apply foundation/powder over it. And if you have super dark circles one unfortunate morning and apply a lot to fully cover, it will never dry so it will inevitably be clumpy. Still, it is super effective when used carefully. — 5 years, 9 months agokelysej | 21 reviews
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February of 13, I had an extended tummy tuck due to excess skin from weight loss and child bearing. PE the day after surgery. Put on lovenox and coumadin. Day after release, bled into abdomen. Transfusions, second surgery to cauterize any bleeders, and IVC filter placed. Filter was removed and now back on coumadin. had fluid in my upper abdomen drained, have developed a seroma, which no one will drain while on blood thinners. Upper abd distended/uncomfortable. Will this water balloon ever go away?
Tummy Tuck Complications Ruining my Life?
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You will be fine but will take time
I am sorry about your experience post body lift. This is rare but it does happen and your surgeon will do his/her best. Human body is remarkable and it will heal itself. You been through more that you expecting and continue to see your surgeon for best outcome.
Tummy Tuck Complications Ruining my Life?
Greetings, thromboembolism is the most feared complication in plastic surgery as it can lead to death, fortunately you have been treated properly for this complication, the seroma should not be your main concern because it will be resolved satisfactorily sooner or later , your attention should be focused on doing well in all of this following the instructions of your doctor, keep the faith and optimism, good luck
Complications after a tummy tuck
Hang in there! It sounds like you had a bumpy course afterward, but with careful attention to your issues it sounds like you'll have a full recovery.
Learn more: http://www.baltimoreplasticsurgery.com/Procedures_TummyTuck_865369.aspx
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Tummy Tuck and Significant Postoperative Complications?
I am very sorry to hear about the serious complications you have experienced after tummy tuck surgery. As you know, your situation is quite complicated and, despite good intentions, online consultants will not be in a position to provide you with meaningful advice and/or reassurance. At this point, best to continue close follow-up with your plastic surgeon who I am sure is very concerned. Hopefully, your body will begin to resorb the fluid accumulation. Your doctors are wise in being very careful about avoiding further complications with drainage procedures.
Best wishes for an otherwise uneventful recovery.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_tummyTuck.htm
Postop seromas often complicate postop hematomas after abdominoplasty.
The price you are paying for the body recontouring may not seem worth it to you. These problems will eventually resolve although it can take some time. I wish you the best.
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Since the beginning, adding memory and larger hard disks has always been the easiest ways to upgrade and extend the life of your PC. Well did you know the same is true for your Android Mobile device? Although adding more "memory" is a bit tough, adding additional disk space is as simple as swapping out the default memory card. I recently upgraded my mobile from 8GB to 32GB for just a few bucks.
Although for some, this groovyPost might be fairly basic, being that I just upgrade my memory card I thought this would be a great begginerGeek post to review the simple steps!
Step 1
First we need to transfer all the photos and images from our old memory card to our new one. So, eject your memory stick from your mobile and connect it into a memory card reader connected to your PC. Fire up Windows Explorer and enable it to show hidden/system files.
Hit Alt to show the pull-down menus, then select Folder options, just like I did below.
Now, in the window that pops up, select the View tab, then Show hidden files, folders and drives and then hit OK.
Step 2
Go to the root of your old Android phone card and select all of the files on it, then copy them to a folder on your computer (I suggest creating a special folder for this, something called "Backup", so that you can easily find it).
Step 3
After everything has been copied, remove the old card from the card reader and insert the new card into the card reader.
Step 4
Copy all of the files in the Backup folder you created on your computer to the root of the new card, just like I did below.
Insert the new card into your Android smartphone's slot. Everything should be just like before, except for the fact that you'll have much more space to use, just like a hard drive upgrade.


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2011 Geneva Motor Show: Rolls-Royce Phantom 102EX Experimental Electric Car - VIDEO ENHANCED
GENEVA - March 1, 2011: Today, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars begins an exploration into alternative drive-trains, seeking clarity on which technology may be suitable to drive Rolls-Royce motor cars of the future. The alternative drive-train we choose must deliver an authentic Rolls-Royce experience. It must be a technology that is right for our customers, our brand and which sets us on a sound footing for a sustainable future. That is why this project is so important. CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars proudly presents 102EX, a car that represents one of the most significant initiatives taken by the company in recent years. It is the worlds first battery electric vehicle for the ultra-luxury segment and continues a tradition of experimental cars running through the model generations.
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Rolls-Royce produces cars that represent the pinnacle in luxurious motoring for the worlds most discerning customers. However, the company also recognises the need to look to the future and to plan for long-term sustainable growth. An investigation into alternative drive-train options is an important step in that process.
With 102EX, also to be known as the Phantom Experimental Electric (EE), it is the companys intention to carefully test the opinions and reactions to alternative drive-train options of a range of stakeholders including owners, enthusiasts, members of the public and the media.
Throughout 2011 Phantom EE will serve as a working test bed, giving owners, VIPs, the media and enthusiasts the opportunity to experience an established alternative drive-train technology and to feed back their experiences, thoughts and concerns directly.
The bank of research gathered from a global drive programme that will include Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America will be crucial to decisions affecting alternative drive-trains for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.There are no plans to build a production version of this car. Phantom EEs role is as a test bed, designed to explore established BEV technologies, to pose as well as to answer questions. Can Phantom EE deliver an acceptable range for customers without frequent re-charging? Is there confidence in its ability to operate in extreme conditions? Will reliability and quality be consistent with expectations of the worlds pinnacle automotive brand? Phantom EE also poses more fundamental questions: Is an all-electric drive-train able to deliver an authentic Rolls-Royce experience for customers, an experience that truly befits the marque? Whether all-electric or another alternative drive-train option is right for Rolls-Royce will become clearer when the test programme is complete at the end of the year.


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Lake County Ohio GenWeb
This article details the formation and genesis of the townships of Lake and Geauga counties. The primary source of information was the History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio, published in 1878 and reprinted in 1973 through the sponsorship of the Lake County Historical Society.
There are two meanings of the word township, which may be called the surveyed township and the civil township. The surveyed townships are the five mile by five mile areas of land laid out east of the Cuyahoga by Moses Cleaveland and party in 1796 and west of the Cuyahoga ten years later, after the Treaty of Fort Industry. (Most of the Northwest Territory was laid out in six mile by six mile townships, but not the Western Reserve.) The civil townships, on the other hand, were administrative districts established by the county which frequently consisted of several surveyed townships when the individual surveyed townships did not have sufficient population to support the cost of such government. As the population increased, the county commissioners further split the civil townships until by 1840 the civil townships pretty much corresponded to the surveyed townships.
The surveyed townships did not have names initially, but were referred to by the intersection of their township number and their range. They were numbered from east to west according to range from the Pennsylvania line (range I) to the western line of Erie and Huron counties (range XXIV). Ranges XX through XXIV were the Firelands, reserved for Connecticut residents who were burned out by the British in the Revolution. From south to north the township numbering went from 1 on the southern border of the Western Reserve (41 North latitude) to whatever number occurred at the shores of Lake Erie. (This varied from 6 in the west to 14 at the Pennsylvania line.) When we refer to townships by number, we will use the nomenclature [surveyed township, range]. For example, [9, VIII] refers to surveyed township 9 of range VIII which became Chardon Township.
There were two dates for both counties and townships which must be explained. The civil entity was established when the governing entity (Territorial Governor or state legislature for counties, county commissioners for townships) decided that it should be formed. But the entity did not exist until it was organized - that is, the officials of the entity were elected. Cuyahoga County, for example, was established by the Ohio Legislature in 1808, and organized in 1810.
The Northwest Territory was established by act of Congress in 1787. In 1788 the county of Washington was organized; it included that part of the Western Reserve east of the Cuyahoga River, the older Portage Path, and the Tuscarawas River. In 1795, Wayne County was established, including the remainder of the Reserve (west of the Cuyahoga River). In 1797, Jefferson County was organized from Washington County; it included all of the Western Reserve east of the Cuyahoga River.
Due to a dispute between Connecticut and the federal government, there was no municipal law until May 30, 1800. On July 10, 1800, the dispute having been settled, the Western Reserve was formed into a single county, named Trumbull, after the then governor of Connecticut, Jonathan Trumbull. The county was divided into eight civil townships or districts. Four of these civil districts included parts of what are now Lake and Geauga counties:
|Included Townships
|Madison, Thompson
|Chester, Russell, Bainbridge, Willoughby
|Auburn, Troy, Parkman, Middlefield, Burton, Newbury, Munson, Claridon, Huntsburg
|Chardon, Hambden, Montville, Leroy, Concord, Perry, Painesville, Mentor, Kirtland
Geauga County was created on December 31, 1805 to take effect on March 1, 1806. As established, it included all but the southernmost townships of present-day Ashtabula County, all of Lake and Geauga counties, and all but the westernmost range of Cuyahoga County. On February 10, 1807 all of the Western Reserve west of the Cuyahoga River and north of township four was made part of the Geauga County, "until the county of Cuyahoga shall be organized." On Jan. 16, 1810, all of Geauga County lying west of the ninth range (including present-day Willoughby) was organized as Cuyahoga County. On Jan. 22, 1810 (1811??) that part of Geauga County lying east of the sixth range of townships was organized as Ashtabula County. With this, the boundaries of Geauga County were the same as those of Lake and Geauga counties today, except that Willoughby township was in Cuyahoga County.
The first recorded order of the Geauga County commissioners, March 6, 1806, created the civil township of Burton from the portion of the Middlefield district described above. These were surveyed townships 6, 7, and 8 of ranges VI, VII, and VIII. By 1816 the townships which became Chester, Russell, and Bainbridge ([8, IX], [7, IX], and [6, IX] respectively) had been added; this probably occurred when Cuyahoga County was split off in 1810, but no documentation has been found. The other townships were gradually removed by the county commissioners until only township [7, VII] remained under the name Burton. The evolution of the other eleven civil townships is as follows.
Chester and Russell
In 1816 a petition to the county commissioners requested that townships [7, IX] and [8, IX] be set off from Burton township. The petition was granted, and the new civil township was named Chester. In March of 1827, the township of Russell [7, IX] was set off from Chester. (The original name of the surveyed township [8, IX] which became Chester was Wooster.)
Bainbridge and Auburn
In March 1817 the surveyed townships of Kentstown and Troy, [6, IX] and [6, VIII], were set off from Burton township as the civil township of Bainbridge. Sometime before 1828 Troy township was separated from Bainbridge and became Auburn township. Kentstown retains the name of Bainbridge to this day. Note: the Troy township mentioned here is not the current Troy township ([6, VII]), which was called Welshfield until 1834.
Also established in March, 1817 from Burton, this was township [7, VIII].
Claridon and Munson
[8,VII], known as Canton, and [8,VIII], known as McDonough, were set off from Burton in March, 1817 as the township of Burlington. About 1820, the township name was changed to Claridon. In 1821, the commissioners separated [8,VIII] from Claridon and called it Munson.
Middlefield and Huntsburg
Townships [7, VI] and [8, VI] were separated from Burton in 1817 to form the civil township of Batavia. In April, 1821 township [8, VI] was separated as Huntsburg. [7, VI] later petitioned and was granted the name Middlefield.
On March 6, 1820, the county commissioners separated township [6, VII] from Burton and named it Welshfield. On the first Monday in April elections were held and the township organized. In December, 1834, the commissioners approved a petition of the residents to change the township name to Troy.
The dates of establishment and organization of this township, [6, VI], are not given in the narrative on Parkman in the History.
Madison Township
was established by the County Commissioners on 13 March, 1811; it consisted of township [12, VI] and that part of [11, VI] north of the Grand River. Prior to this, [12, VI] was part of Harpersfield; the north part of [11, VI], known as Chapintown, may also have been part of Harpersfield. This was done in preparation of the organization of Ashtabula County, which included the rest of Harpersfield. In 1840, that part of [11, VI] south of the Grand River was added (from Thompson??) when Lake County was formed.
As established in 1800, the Painesville District included present-day Chardon, Hambden, Montville, Leroy, Concord, Perry, Painesville, Mentor, and Kirtland townships. In 1811, Le Roy (which included the portion of Concord township presently in [10, VII]), Hambden, and Montville were removed to form part of Hambden civil township (see next section). Chardon township was transferred to Hambden the following year. The other townships were split off until only Painesville Township [11, VIII] remained.
Township [11, VII] was split off in 1815.
Mentor and Kirtland
Mentor civil township was formed from [9, IX] and [10, IX] on 7 June 1815. Kirtland [9, IX] was set off from Mentor on 7 November 1817.
Township [10, VIII] was set off from Painesville in March, 1822. Sometime between 1822 and 1878 a portion of Le Roy Township [10, VII] was annexed.
In March, 1811, the commissioners established the civil township of Hambden, consisting of all land in ranges VI and VII from the south line of township 9 north to the Grand River. This includes the current townships of Leroy [10, VII], Hambden - called Bondstown until 1820 or 1821 [9, VII], Montville [9, VI], and Thompson [10, VI] as well as that portion of Madison Township south of the Grand River (the Madison Gore). In 1812, township [9, VIII] (Chardon) was transferred from Painesville to Hambden. The townships were split off as follows:
First elections for township [9, VIII] were in 1816.
Township [10, VI] was declared a civil township on 7 April 1817; elections held the same year. We are not sure if this township included the Madison Gore or not.
Township [10, VII] was organized as Le Roy township in June, 1820. Sometime between 1822 and 1878 a portion of this township was annexed to Concord Township.1
Montville Township [9, VI] was detached from Hambden on 4 March 1822.
Madison Gore
Transferred to Madison Township in 1840. It is unclear which township the Gore was attached to prior to 1840.
In 1820 or 1821, the residents of Bondstown Township [9, VII] voted to change the name of the township to Hambden.
Willoughby [9, X] & [10, X]
Originally known as Charlton, the name was changed to Chagrin prior to 1815. It was part of the Cleveland District, and was part of Geauga County from 1806 until 1810, when it became part of the newly-formed Cuyahoga County. It became a civil township (Chagrin) in 1815. In 1834 the name was changed to Willoughby to honor the doctor who lent his name to the Willoughby Medical College. In 1840 the township was transferred to Lake County. Township [10, X] is also known as the Chagrin Gore.
1 Annexation of part of LeRoy to Concord occurred between 1850 U.S. census and the 1857 Atlas. It included lots 14, 15, and 16 and north to Big Creek in the south west portion of the township.
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Harbour Court, Aston Rowant trainer Alan Hill's big hope for the CGA Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, is unlikely to make the long haul to Kelso on Thursday.
Hill gave the eight-year-old an entry in a hunters' chase at the Scottish venue after he was forced to miss his intended reappearance when the Cambridge University Draghounds point-to-point meeting at Cottenham on Saturday was washed out.
But now he is set to run in either a point-to-point at Higham, near Colchester, or Barbury Castle, near Marlborough, on Sunday.
"It is very unlikely," said Hill of a Kelso run. "He was put in as an option, but since that entry other point-to-point entries have been made and they look better options."


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Lupus permitting, I swim...try to daily. But then my body doesn't want to cooperate and puts up a fight and wins and I stay put.
You shouldn't feel guilt for placing MJ in the care of nurses. Sometimes we need to rejuvenate ourselves so we can be better for the people we love....even if these people, children, Mums, Dads and etc are healthy or not.
24 hour care is hard work...whether it is done out of our love, or being paid. Don't beat yourself up, okay. MJ loves you and so does Shane and Joe...
Enjoy your holiday...Head hugs. Love, OLuwa
By the time you get this, it will be Monday and sweet MJ will be back home with you. Hope you made it thru the w/e without too much "mom" worry. Sorry I didn't catch up to you sooner....Jordan's B.D. (17th) was today, so we were celebrating with family. Bet MJ will be happy to be back with his Mum and his bros. Chat later...... Lori
MJ home tonight, Norma? I hope the guilt left...and hugs and loves fill the air, your arms...
What is Respite?
Me, I swim...I laze about. I lead actually a very domestic life. Ah, never used to be like that. I had both..domestic and mad fun...Maybe tomorrow it will start...Hope you are sleeping well...and all your boys too, Joe, Shane and MJ...Hugs..Love ..xxOluwa
lol hoovers need a good shock now n again lol. Ah yes i bet you miss him,but respite is good for you all,like a little holiday for Mj and you have time for the others and yourself too.Im ok thanks.Just about to watch a film if i can find it lol.You enjoy the day n try n rest after the cleaning session lol.Love n hugs to you all Amanda.xxxxxxxxxxxx
Just to say hello n how are you n the boys today? Hope all is well.xxxx
i don't know what you mean i'm sweet innocent i keep telling you any one think i have a vodka problem!!! lmao
tut tut playing a game hehe i miss you button did u have a good night?
I'm good for a Saturday....our Mom's hearts are never at rest are they? We just miss them sooo much when they aren't with us. Hard not to wonder if all is ok. Hugs...hope u get better sleep tonight...tho if ure like me, that won't be till he's safe & sound at home. I would have so much fun playing with Joe n Shane n tracking mud and guck thru your home...sounds like a blast. Can I come play?? Hang in there...Monday will b here before u know it. Lori
Hey there... Hugs, How goes it? You & MJ home from respite? How's MJ? And Joe and Shane? Please say hello to my most favorite boys in England much Love, Lori


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JERUSALEM (Mar. 5)
Jewish Agency officials said today they were not alarmed by the abrupt decline in the number of Jews emigrating from the Soviet Union last month. Only 1600 arrived during Feb. compared to 2500 in Jan. The officials said the drop could be the result of seasonal factors and that it was too early to attach any serious significance to it. They acknowledged, however, that during the past two months, more than 100 Jewish families in Moscow were denied exit visas. Reports reaching here note a similar rise in rejections in other Soviet cities.


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On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Doug Hunley <doug(dot)hunley(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote: > According to the docs on cluster: > if you tend to access some data more than others, and there is an > index that groups them together, you will benefit from using CLUSTER > > however, this doesn't address the situation where you have a > conditional index. It seems like it is not allowed. jjanes=# create index on pgbench_accounts (aid) where bid=33; jjanes=# cluster pgbench_accounts USING pgbench_accounts_aid_idx ; ERROR: cannot cluster on partial index "pgbench_accounts_aid_idx" But I don't see a fundamental reason it can't be allowed, maybe implementing that should be on the to-do list. Cheers, Jeff
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Tuesday, June 26 Ramona Municipal Water District, 4:30 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. More: rmwd.org.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) , 7 p.m., Olive Peirce Middle School, 1521 Hanson Lane. Training for basic radio communications to support emergency operations and discuss participation in July 4th event. Meet in school parking lot. More: 760-788-6932.
Wednesday, June 27 Committee for a Better Ramona, 6 p.m., Ramona Town Hall West Wing, 729 Main St.
Thursday, June 28 Ramona Design Review Board, 7:30 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. Discuss waiver requests for Goodwill and Starbucks signage, ratify letter to county on Sol Orchard solar project, vote on Carol Close reinstallation and Greg Roberson reinstallation or replacements, village design update.


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After weeks of anticipation — and months of speculation — the iPad is finally here.
We know many of our authors are excited by the possibilities of this new device. And we're excited to offer you access.
Apple has selected Lulu as a certified aggregator to provide content for the iBookstore. We have been hard at work pushing hundreds of titles to the store as part of a pilot program to ensure all of our processes are ready for the volume of content that we expect. I'm sure you have many questions, so let me get right to it.
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Cokin has a new line of filters, the Pure Harmonie filters, that offer the lightest and thinnest solution for your lenses. They come in various sizes and promise to be amongst the highest in quality. Now, I've owned some "thin-line" filters before by top European brands and was already impressed by those...so seeing these would intrigue me...
Having compact gear is key to being able to travel light, but I'm not normally worried about the size of my filters for that reason. Instead, I know that the thinner my filters are, the less they're interfering with my gear were it to be unadorned by such pieces of glass that other photographers swear are unnecessary. Well, I'm a student and poor, and a photographer and therefore poorer, and have had filters save the front elements of my couple-thousand-dollar lenses before, so I'm going to go the safe route.
Being the thinnest filters in the world, their not cheap, but they're not as outrageous as I'd have thought, either. And I can be sure that I'll have less light fall-off because of it. The next time I need a filter, I'll definitely be ordering some of these from Amazon. You can get clear UV multicoated ones, circular polarizers, and even a variable neutral density filter for those slow shutter speed shots of water in daylight. Depending on the type of filter, you're looking at anywhere from 3.3mm to 9.5mm and come in anywhere between $43 (37mm UV) and $217 (82mm variable ND).
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I have 2 of these and they are amazing, I've even had other photographers walk up to me and ask why I don't have a filter on, then I take it off and they are like ohhhhhhhh thats crazy!
Do they feel sturdy to you? The one nice thing about the B+W brass rings are that they feel incredibly solid. And that's one small thing I worry about. But I assume they're not messing a round with a solid (but not outrageous) price...is that true?
Not to start a debate, but I feel like way too many people use UV filters. I stopped using them a while back, and I am not going back. The classical argument being that another piece of glass will only make the lens worse (though protecting the front element).
I've done sharpness "tests" with and without filters (even B+W ones) and have noticed quite the difference in sharpness at 100% (and sometimes flare handling). Now I only use a UV filter when going to the beach, or on my 50 mm (cause it's a pain to clean otherwise). I also usually use a hood, so the one time I dropped a lens - the hood just flew off and the lens was fine. I've had one lens at work that actually had a B+W filter on it when dropped, and it bent - so it's now impossible to remove from the filter thread.
I would tend to agree. I also believe Scott Bourne is a big proponent of plastic hoods vs. UV filters, and mentioned that he has also seen more lens scratches because of a UV shattering than what you'd think.
I did similar tests as well. Although I did come to the same conclusion as you, I also noticed a 1.5pt unsharp mask set to about 25 takes care of the difference for most high quality B&W filters and can be stacked on top of whatever regular sharpening you already do in post. In of story, even on jobs where sharpness is of key importance, it still doesn't make enough of an difference. Flare? That's a different story and you just gotta roll with it on that, sometimes it makes a huge difference, other times it doesn't effect anything.
I've never used a protection filter. Waste of money IMO.
UV filters are 90% useless. The only time I use them is when the camera is mounted on a moving platform like a car for a video shoot.
The front element of the lens is the cheapest and easiest to replace. The marginal loss in performance isn't worth the marginal chance of damage to the cheapest part of a lens.
I live on an island. There is sand and dust everywhere, especially at the beach or on savannahs. There is no way I would go without one. It isn't to protect it from a fall, but from getting fine line scratches when it is time to clean the gear.
What does anyone know about the color cast of the ND filters?
My question is if anyone has the variable nd filter and what their opinion is. There is quite a range of prices and quality in variable nd filters and I've been trying to settle on one particular brand in the mid-price range to use for both still and video work.
I've heard that Singhray is one of the best when it comes to a variable filter. I prefer either a Lee filter system or B+W filters over a variable system for clarity and color reasons though.


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Russian Guy Kills Neighbor By Putting Foot Up His Butt [VIDEO]
Spoiler alert, we are all going to die! Even you! Just how we will die is the question. I know one thing, I would hate to die with a foot up my ass. I don't know how I missed this story, so in case you did too – here it is.
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Capital District
The Capital District encompasses fleets in part of Maryland, part of Pennsylvania and Virginia. In Maryland we have Selby Bay Sailing Center in Edgewater and West River Sailing Club in Galesville. In Pennsylvania we have Lake Clark in Wrightsville. And in Virginia we have Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, Chesapeake Bay in Williamsburg, Swift Creek Reservoir in Richmond, Lake of the Woods in Locust Grove and Rappahannock River Yacht Club in Irvington.
The District Governor is David Neff from the Selby Bay fleet. This is also part-time home to FSSA Chief Measurer, Bob Neff.
Regatta Results
2016 Fishing Bay Yacht Club 77th Annual One Design Regatta - Deltaville, VA
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - Sunday, August 14, 2016
2016 Wife-Husband Championship at Fishing Bay Yacbt Club, Deltaville, VA
Saturday, June 11, 2016 - Sunday, June 12, 2016
Potomac River Sailing Association (PRSA) Spring Regatta
Saturday, May 28, 2016 - Sunday, May 29, 2016
2015 Capital District Championships
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Fishing Bay Yacht Club - 76th Annual One Design Regatta
Saturday, August 8, 2015 - Sunday, August 9, 2015


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Which national park in Florida is accessible only by boat or seaplane?
Answer: Dry Tortugas National Park. The 100-square-mile park, which is mostly open water, is 70 miles off Key West. Much of Biscayne National Park near Miami is accessible only by boat, but there also are sections on the mainland.
— Chicago Tribune


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Talking Cigarette Packs May Scare You Into Quitting Smoking
You can be talked into quitting smoking.
You can be talked into quitting smoking.
It is hard for anyone who is a smoker to give it up and as you will see in the video it isn't limited just to humans. In the video a little kitten finds a cigarette and like humans has a hard time giving it up. On a related note I have seen humans hiss and claw when you hide their cigarettes or try to take them away.


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EBF and 6 month check up Natasha Stock 4 kids; Tooele, Utah 124 postsApr 18th '13
I took my darling babe to her check up the other day and there was a student PA with no children she had the nerve to pressure me into feeding my babe solids and was rude to me because I wasn't and than continued to tell me that I need to give her vitamins and minerals orally. Needless to say I was a bit frustrated, she continued to say that if I don't give my babe fruit and veggies that she will get allergies so I told her that there are millions of mothers EBF their babes and that they are just fine. Sorry just needed a vent,
Tara plus 3! Due October 10 (girl); 3 kids; 1 angel baby; Missouri 2773 postsApr 18th '13
Yeah I would be pissed too! I would have said something or asked for someone else!


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A former Worth Valley police community support officer who died while serving as a paratrooper in Afghanistan is among those honoured on a new memorial.
Private Martin Bell, 24, was killed in an explosion after going back to rescue a badly injured colleague, disobeying his commander's order.
He is among 29 servicemen and women killed since the end of the Second World War who are included on the memorial, which will be officially unveiled in Bradford's memorial gardens on Saturday – three years to the day since the death of Pte Bell.
His mum, Elaine Bell, said: "It's going to be an emotional day for all the families. It's no more our day than theirs, but it just felt especially ironic it should be on the date he was killed.
"It's a lovely gesture that him and the others will be remembered. I'm grateful to those who made the memorial happen."
Pte Bell had been one of the lead men using mine sweepers to check for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on the day he died in Helmand Province.
He was awarded a posthumous George Medal for his bravery.
A plaque in his memory was unveiled at Haworth's Worth Valley police and community contact point in January, 2012.