HowTo: Grow a very large MS-SQL Log File
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 has a nasty habit of creating thousands or hundreds of thousands of logical log files even though you set Autogrowth to a large size, say 8GB. The following SQL code automates manually growing your log file by 8GB increments. When using the ALTER DATABASE command to modify log file size manually like this, SQL Server seems to properly create logical log files of around 1GB each resulting in far less logical log files overall. This should increase log file performance. Read more
U.S. Hegemony, Oil, and Precious Metals
The Underground Investor has an interesting interview concerning the Federal Reserve and the banks that own it, and how they have been controlling the world economy since 1913 using leveraged futures contracts on the oil, silver, and gold commodities markets in New York and London. The interview goes on to discuss how Europe, in concert with Russia and China could break Read more
Northern Abitibi’s Thor Trend at Viking Property
NORTHERN ABITIBI ANNOUNCES INITIAL INDEPENDENT GOLD RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR VIKING
Northern Abitibi Mining Corp. (“Northern Abitibi”) is pleased to announce the results of the first resource estimate for the Thor Trend Deposit on the company’s 100% owned Viking gold property in Newfoundland. The independent mineral resource estimate study was conducted by Mercator Geological Services Limited (“Mercator”) and was completed in accordance with Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) and the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves. Read more
Seddons Corner Mega Run 2011
Check out the rest of the shots from today’s Mega Run at Seddons Corner on Flickr:
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Open Air Market in rural Normandy
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