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Depression is a mental illness disorder that affects millions of people each year. According to a major study on depression in 2013, it is estimated that 1 in 10 people over the age of 18 have a form of depression, totaling over 15 million people in the U.S. It is estimated that 17% of the population will experience a major depressive episode during the course of their life. Put in perspective, that is close to 1 and 5 people will experience a depressive episode during their life.
Forms of Depression
There are three common types of depression including major depression, persistent depressive disorder (PDD), and bipolar disorder. The effects of depression vary person-to-person and disorder-to-disorder. It is important to understand the difference between the different types of depression in order to appropriately treat the particular disorder.
Major Depression
Major depressive is classified as being sad and unhappy for two weeks or longer and feelings of hopeless, helpless, and worthless. In addition to an extended period of sadness, a two-week people experiencing depression also have a hard time finding enjoyment in things that once brought them joy and happiness in everyday life. Differentiating between short-lived moments of sadness and depression can be challenging since everyone experiences hard times throughout their lives. Speaking with a medical professional can be helpful for many people to determine whether they are depressed or they are going through a temporary hard time.
Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)
Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD) is a form of depression that last for at least 2 years. In children and adolescents, one year or longer of depressive symptoms can be diagnosed as Persistent Depressive Disorder. PDD is usually not as severe than major depression, but the symptoms are very similar to major depression.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a form of depression and it is classified as experiencing severe mood swings. A person who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder usually is extremely happy one day and then shows symptoms of depression such as severe sadness the next day. People with Bipolar disorder usually have many more lows than highs. While research continues on bipolar disorder, there continues to be no one factor that leads to the mental illness.
Common Depression Symptoms
- Extended periods of sadness (over 2 weeks)
- Cannot find happiness in things that once brought one joy, including sex
- Pessimistic thoughts or feelings of hopelessness
- Insomnia or excessive sleeping
- Loss of appetite or over eating
- Thoughts or attempts of suicide
- Restlessness or irritability
- Decreased energy or fatigue
Who does Depression Affect?
Depressive condiotion can affect people of all ages, genders, and ethnicities.
Numbers collected over a 12-month period in which an individual had a major depressive episode
White – 7.3%
African American – 4.6%
Hispanic – 5.8%
Asian – 4.0%
Native American or Alaska Native – 8.9%
Under 13 – 2.5%
13-18 – 3.3%
18-25 – 8.7%
26-49 – 7.6%
50+ – 5.1%
Male – 5.1%
Female – 8.1% (Women are 70% more likely to have a major depressive episode than men during their lifetime.)
While there are many resemblances among people affected by depression, there are some notable differences between men and women when it comes to depression. Female specific depression conditions include premenstrual problems, pregnancy and infertility, postpartum depression, and menopause.
To complicate diagnoses, women often experience what is called atypical depression. This means that instead of eating less, women eat more, and instead sleeping less, women sleep more.
Men are usually less willing to seek help for depression or admitting to being depressed. If a man seeks help for depression, it can be seen as a weakness leading them to seek help less than women. When evaluating symptoms of depression in men, it is important to know that not all signs and symptoms are the same as common depression symptoms. For instance, instead of feeling sad for an extended period of time, men often get angry and irritable for an extended duration. Instead of using friends and food for support, men often turn to alcohol, TV, and sports to self medicate.
Older Adults and the Elderly
When adults move into their golden years, there are many changes older adults and seniors experience in which they are not prepared for. Through these changes, it's not uncommon for a senior to experience a major depressive episode. Common changes among older adults that can lead to depression include medical problems, retirement, loss of loved ones and friends, and isolation. Some of the standard signs and symptoms of depression in seniors include; social withdrawal, sadness, fatigue, weight loss or loss of appetite, loss of self worth, sleep issues, and suicidal thoughts or attempts. Often time's, seniors are more likely to get angry versus sad as they go through depression.
During the teenage years, there are a dozens, if not hundreds of changes that teens must cope with and adapt to. These changes can include; puberty, social pressures, and trying to find out who they are and where they fit into society. When looking at signs of depression in teens and adolescents, it's important to understand they also have a unique set of signs and symptoms compared to adults.
While sadness is common among many adults who are depressed, teens are more likely to show anger, aggression, and hostility. Teens who are depressed sometimes deal with these pressures by using alcohol and drugs, running away, participating in reckless behavior, and sometimes can resort to violence.
What Causes Depression?
The causes of depression are not fully understood yet in the medical field, but it's generally a combination of environmental, biological, genetic, and psychological factors. While there may one event that triggers a depressive episode, there are usually a number of underlying factors that need to be addressed as well.
Major depressive episodes can be caused by situational events such as a loss of a loved one or friend, relationship problems, divorce, loss of a job, financial trouble, personal accident or trauma, social pressures, and other instances that can affect a person's overall well being.
While depressive condition is usually genetic, it can also happen to those who have no family history of depression.
How to Treat Depression
After being diagnosed with depression, a combination of psychological sessions / treatments and medication is common when treating people for depression. Unlike illnesses that can be treated with prescribed medication or surgery, changes in choices that led to the depressive episode and therapy are both instrumental in treatment and recovery.
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In an interesting juxtaposition from Monday's New York Times, a Times article explains a Times op-ed. The op-ed calls for killing the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), because it helps American companies compete globally. The news story reports that the anti-government Koch brothers network is behind the campaign.
From the article, "Koch-Backed Group Bolsters Effort to Shut Down Export-Import Bank":
A trade association linked to the conservative billionaires Charles G. and David H. Koch will begin a new lobbying effort pressuring lawmakers to shut down the Export-Import Bank, a top target of conservative activists and outside groups that will cease to exist after June 30 if it is not reauthorized by Congress.
The group, called Freedom Partners, will begin a six-figure digital advertising campaign and has set up a new website, eximexposed.org, to criticize the institution, which it has called a haven for cronyism and corporate welfare. But the real impact may not come from the size of the advertising campaign: The group's members include the Kochs and several hundred other big conservative donors, whose allegiance (and wallets) are avidly sought by Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates.
An op-ed in the same issue, "End This Corporate Welfare," by Chris Rufer, founder of The Morning Star Company, calls for closing the Export-Import bank because it is a U.S. government entity that helps American companies export goods to compete in the world, and that these companies will "pocket" profits they make.
Ex-Im is a case study in corporate welfare. Founded during the New Deal, its mission is to "support jobs in the United States by facilitating the export of U.S. goods and services." In practice, it offers taxpayer-backed loans, guarantees and insurance to private companies.
The op-ed argues that American companies are a "special interest," and our government should not be helping American companies compete with companies from other countries. It justifies this using figures from the (Koch-funded) Mercatus Center. It claims that our government helping companies export puts companies that do not export at a disadvantage.
Toward the end of the op-ed:
Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce — a business league whose supporters include myself, Charles and David Koch and several hundred others — opposes both the Export-Import Bank and the innumerable other examples of corporate welfare in Washington.
Getting an op-ed in the New York Times is a big deal. It's a funny juxtaposition that the Koch Brothers launch a big campaign, and a Koch partner in the campaign has an op-ed in the Times the same day.
What Is This About?
The Ex-Im bank provides loan guarantees to American companies that export goods, if other financing cannot be found. The bank does not provide benefits to "specific" or "certain" companies. It provides the same benefits to all American companies that export. It does not provide special favors, subsidies or tax breaks to corporations at the expense of the rest of us. It provides this financing assistance in order to help create and sustain U.S. jobs and lower the U.S. trade deficit. The bank not only does not cost taxpayers anything, it brings in revenue; according to the Congressional Budget Office, the Ex-Im bank is expected to return a profit of $14 billion over the next 10 years.
The Ex-Im bank is not "corporate welfare" — even by the Koch brothers' own definition. The Koch-funded Cato Institute (formerly named the "Charles Koch Foundation") provides the following definition of "corporate welfare": "For the purposes of this study, 'corporate welfare' is defined as any federal spending program that provides payments or unique benefits and advantages to specific companies or industries." Another Cato definition says, "Corporate welfare refers to subsidies and regulatory protections that lawmakers confer on certain businesses and industries.
But the Ex-Im Bank provides the same benefits to any American company that exports, not "specific" or "certain" companies.
The Koch brothers and their supporters want the Ex-Im Bank killed because it is government. The Koch Brothers hate government, period. The Kochs and other "libertarians" believe that government is "collectivism" that "interferes" with business. They do not believe that government should do anything at all, other than provide a military and protect private — their — property. They do not even believe our own government should help our own country's companies. They believe there is no "national" interest, only the interests of individual businesses — and ultra-billionaires like themselves.


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Since the discovery of aristo's 25+ different names and accounts used here only to ruin games of others' players and making a mess, a process of IPs tracing was widely used to trace such cheaters and abusers.
Many here think, that you should be able to play totally anonymously, others think, that the identity of a player should not be anonymous. Not anonymous does not mean that the real life identity should be revealed, but rather, that it should not be allowed to appear here under many different names without being recognised under one single "Hearts name". There are many reasons behind it and and the discussion here already took place long time ago.
As cheaters have successfully introduced new ways to hide their real IPs it is more difficult to trace them and protect integrity of games and players.
A simple update to the game's code could prevent such cheats by introducing a new Unique Machine (game instance) ID - (UMID)
1. Install update
2. At first login to the new instance of the updated game:
a) is there a UMID present? If yes go to step 3
b) get a new UMID from the server
3. While playing insert UMID into game log
Aidan - it would be a simple update, giving you opportunity to test a new solution, which you could use in another games you have.
It would however bring security here and integrity of the community to quite another, higher level.
I hope, you could think about it...
Cheaters /ip tracing etc - Possible solution
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(CNN) – More than 2 million people in the U.S. are either dependent on or abusing prescription and illegal opioids to treat their pain.
A new report says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and drug manufacturers failed to properly monitor the use of one very potent opioid.
The newly released report in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals a highly potent form of the opioid fentanyl – an incredibly addictive and potentially deadly drug – was unnecessarily prescribed to an "alarming" number of patients.
The study found thousands of patients received the drug when they shouldn't have.
Researchers said the FDA and opioid manufacturers failed to closely monitor the use of the restricted fentanyl as part of a federal program aimed at reducing abuse and misuse of the drug – and that few substantive changes were made even after officials discovered problems.
The class of fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than morphine and is highly addictive. It's designed for cancer patients already taking opioids for pain.
Opioids bind the areas of the brain that control pain and emotions and raise dopamine levels, giving people a feeling of euphoria. Because the brain gets used to the drug, it often takes more and more of it to relieve pain.
All that can lead to dependence, addiction and overdoses.
FDA spokesman Michael Felberbaum said the agency shares the concerns raised in the study as to whether the program is "working as intended."
"The agency has been actively assessing the recommendations of our advisory committee on the effectiveness of the [program] and necessary changes," he wrote in an email to CNN.
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In case you don't have time to read the whole thing, I'll ruin the surprise - AT-43 is not a man in a dress.
I initially posted this review at Drake's Flames , but since it references the Mutant Chronicles review that ran here a few weeks ago, and has a common theme (namely, picking up loose women and determining their actual gender), I thought this review of AT-43 might work well over here at the Fortress, too.
My recent review of Mutant Chronicles CMG started with a hypothetical, and one that is worth revisiting for the sake of this review. See, Mutant Chronicles is a huge disappointment, like finding out that the woman who just offered to chrome-plate your trailer hitch has man junk. AT-43 is also a pre-painted minis game, though the starter is significantly more expensive, and just like with Mutant Chronicles, the anticipation of the game could start off with as much promise as a bar full of Girls Gone Wild.
The sci-fi theme of AT-43 is really cool. There are walking tanks, creepy skeletal aliens with sonic guns, armored troopers and laser rifles. This is gritty, hardcore, exciting space fighting, and to continue our analogy, the theme makes the game compare easily to a busty college co-ed who has been drinking wine coolers for the last three hours at a house party just off campus.
Then you find out the game is pre-painted miniatures, and you see the magnificent sculpts and the flat-out gorgeous paint jobs, and suddenly you start to find out that this co-ed has a really cute best friend who likes to party. And the box comes with a whole bunch of awesome pre-painted terrain, and it's all in standard miniatures scale, and now these two crazy college girls are about to prove to you - right there in the bar - that they're not sporting any man gear.
So the only way to find out if this game is actually as good as a threesome with a couple nubile college hotties is to get it back to the apartment and play. You're certain that they're not dudes - you've seen the miniatures, and they're the most attractive pre-painted minis on the market, with the possible exception of Confrontation (which, to make a total side analogy, is like a rich heiress - she might have a lot going on, but won't even look at you if you're not driving a Ferrari). The terrain is awesome - you can even open the doors on the cargo container and hide a squad inside to stage an ambush. The only thing that could spoil this party is if the rules suck (or if the girls sober up too soon).
The rules are not particularly complicated. They're pretty straight-forward, as they are for most miniatures games. The scenarios in the starter set (Operation Damocles) start with basic movement rules and add new rules as you play, so that by the time you play the final scenario, you've seen how everything works. It does a great job of teaching while you play, and the rules are fun and easy to learn. This is the dream scenario you read about in Hustler - the girls are ready to go and more willing than you had hoped.
And then one of the girls falls asleep. The squad cohesion rules hurt the game the way too many jello shots will make your three-way into a one-on-one. The lack of individual movement and the required clumping of soldiers combines with the overpowering might of the oversized squad to hurt - but not ruin - what started out with lots more promise.
The figures in a squad have to stay too close together, so it's tough to perform a flanking maneuver with a single squad. Since every figure in a squad fires at the same time, a larger squad is far more deadly than smaller squads, even if the smaller squads have more figures. But you know what? That second girl is still wide awake, and once she gets her roommate to bed, she's still more than willing to show you why she bought a fold-out sofa.
The squad rules hurt the game, sure, and there are a couple other smaller factors that can make some experienced players frown a little (like a complete lack of morale rules), but this is still a very fun game. You may not have scored the Letters to Penthouse threesome, but you'll still have a real good time. The only reason you would be disappointed in Operation Damocles is if you set your sights too high. Every game has flaws, but AT-43 suffers from fewer flaws than many games and is the most attractive sci-fi pre-paint on the market. It's priced reasonably and comes with everything you need to play, including a tape measure and lots of reference cards.
So to close out, AT-43: Operation Damocles does not disappoint. There are no man parts on this game. It may not turn into the wild night you thought it was when you brought it home, but it's a damned sight better than coming home to an empty apartment.
- Really awesome pre-painted miniatures
- Great terrain
- Everything you need in one box
- Super-cool theme
- Fun rules
- Squad rules can hurt the game
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Chapter 170
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Planning Board of the Town ofSandwich 9-6-1967; amended 7-13-1973; 3-13-1974; 5-18-1977; 10-21-1981;4-6-1988; 5-11-1989; 6-14-1990; 4-25-1991; 7-1-1992; 7-7-1993; 11-8-1995;7-2-1997; 5-3-2000; 1-3-2013; 1-7-14. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Title,Purpose and Definitions
§ 170-1. Authority and purpose.
Pursuant to the authorityvested in the Sandwich Planning Board by the voters of the Town of Sandwich atthe Town Meeting, March 14, 1967, and in accordance with the provisions ofChapters 672 to 677, New Hampshire RSA 1955, as amended, the Sandwich PlanningBoard adopts the following regulations governing the subdivision of all land inthe Town of Sandwich, New Hampshire. These regulations are designed toaccomplish the purposes set forth in RSA 674:36, and in the Town ZoningOrdinance[1]and Master Plan, to protect the health,safety, convenience, economic and general welfare of our citizens, preservingthe scenic beauty of the Town, based on the concept that private landownerswish to demonstrate responsibility and respect for fellow citizens and thecommunity as a whole.
§ 170-2. Title.
These regulations shall beknown and cited as the "Subdivision Regulations for Sandwich, N.H."
§ 170-3. Definitions.
As used in theseregulations, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ABUTTER — Any person whoseproperty adjoins or is directly across the street or stream from the land underconsideration by the Board. For purposes of receiving testimony only, and notfor purposes of notification, the term "abutter" shall include anyperson who is able to demonstrate that his land will be directly affected bythe proposal under consideration. (RSA 672:3)
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
APPROVAL — The recognitionby the Board, certified by written endorsement on the plat, that thesubdivision application and plat submission meets the requirements of theseRegulations, granted at a duly called meeting of the Board.
BOARD — The Planning Boardof the Town of Sandwich, New Hampshire established under the provisions of RSAChapter 673.
BOATHOUSE — A structure,all or partially located over water, for wet storage of boats and incidentallyfor dry storage of boats and related equipment used for no other purpose.
BUILDABLE AREA — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
CLASS I HIGHWAY — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Added4-1-2004]
CLASS II HIGHWAY — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Added4-1-2004]
CLASS III HIGHWAY — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Added4-1-2004]
CLUSTER RESIDENTIALDEVELOPMENT — See Chapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended 4-1-2004]
COMPOSITE LAND AREA — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
CONDOMINIUM — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
CONTIGUOUS AREA — Anunbroken land area not intersected by a wetland, permanent stream, or slopes inexcess of 25%.
DRIVEWAY — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
DWELLING — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
EASEMENT — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
ENGINEER — The designatedduly registered professional civil or sanitary engineer, as required by the NewHampshire Licensing Laws.
FLOOD-PRONE AREAS — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
LOT — A parcel of land orany part thereof capable of being occupied by at least one principal structureor use and accessory structures or uses incidental thereto, and designated on aplat to be filed with the Register of Deeds as a separate lot. For the purposeof these regulations, a lot shall have boundaries identical with those recordedwith the Register of Deeds. [Amended4-1-2004]
LOT SIZE — The totalhorizontal land area within the boundaries of a lot, exclusive of any land areadesignated for right-of-way or street purposes, and any area on whichconstruction is prohibited (slopes in excess of 25% and wetlands).
MANUFACTURED HOUSING — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
MERGER — The creation, forrecord purposes, of one lot and one tax bill as the result of common ownershipof adjacent lots. Resubdivision of the resulting lot requires subdivisionapplication and approval.
MOBILE HOME — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
MULTIPLE-UNIT LAND — Landowned by one owner or held in common by unit owners, including that upon whichall buildings, improvements and other structures are built, and that which isheld as open space.
MULTIPLE-UNIT STRUCTURESOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS — See Chapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended 4-1-2004]
NAVIGABLE STREAM — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
PERFORMANCE SECURITY — Theterm "Performance Security" shall mean any of the following:
I. A performance bond issued byan insurance or surety company admitted in the State of New Hampshire ("bond"); or
II. An irrevocable letter ofcredit with an automatic call provision issued by a state or national bank withbanking offices located within the State of New Hampshire ("LOC"); or
III. Cash in United Statescurrency held in escrow by a financial institution approved by the PlanningBoard ("cash bond"); and
Provided, further when Performance Security is required pursuant tothis Subdivision Regulation, the Performance Security must be in such form,substance, and content as is expressly approved by the Planning Board and itsattorney. [Amended 4-1-2004 and 1-3-2013]
PLAT — A map, plan,drawing or chart on which the applicant's plan is presented to the Board forapproval and which, if approved, will be submitted to the Register of Deeds ofCarroll County for recording. [Amended4-1-2004]
PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
RIGHT-OF-WAY — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
ROADWAY — See Chapter 150,Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
STEEP SLOPES — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
STREET — See Chapter 150,Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
STRUCTURE — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
SUBDIVIDER — Theregistered owner(s) or authorized agent of the registered owner(s) of thesubdivision.
SUBDIVISION — The divisionof a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, sites, or otherdivisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, rent,lease, condominium conveyance or building development. It includesresubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process ofsubdividing or to the land or territory subdivided. The division of a parcel ofland held in common and subsequently divided into parts among the severalowners shall be deemed a subdivision.
SURVEYOR — A land surveyorduly licensed as required by the New Hampshire Licensing Laws.
UNIT — A portion of theproperty designated and intended for individual ownership and use.
UNRESTRICTED AREA — SeeChapter 150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
WETLANDS — See Chapter150, Zoning Ordinance, § 150-5. [Amended4-1-2004]
§ 170-4. General procedure.
Whenever a subdivision isproposed and before any contract or offer for sale, rent, condominiumconveyance or lease of lots in the subdivision shall have been negotiated, theowner(s) thereof or his agent shall apply in writing to the Board, on a form tobe provided by the Board, for approval of such subdivision. Such applicationshall give the names, mailing addresses, tax map and lot numbers of theowner(s) and all abutters. A plat, complying with the requirements given below,and the application fee must be submitted with the application. Agents of theowner shall present written authority of their appointment.
§ 170-5. Plat requirements.
A. Six copies of the plat conforming to the requirements of RSA478:1-a shall be submitted for approval and subsequent recording by the CarrollCounty Register of Deeds. [Amended 1-7-14]
B. The plat shall show the proposed subdivision name oridentifying title, the tax map and lot number(s) of the lot(s) to besubdivided, the name(s) and mailing address(es) of the owner(s) of record,date, scale, and North direction, the name and seal of the licensed landsurveyor and, when required by the Board, the license number and seal of theengineer. The plat must also include a locus indicator showing the relation ofthe site to established roads and other features. The names of any adjoiningstreets and proposed new streets must be shown. Names of any new streets mustbe approved by the Board of Selectmen.
C. The plat must show areas in square feet of the total lot, ofwetlands and stream beds and, if steep slopes exist, the additional areasrequired by § 170-42. These areas shall be presented in such a way as to provecompliance with the minimum lot sizes required in § 170-21.
D. The plat shall delineate all soil types, using the symbols ofthe Carroll County Soil Survey or the High Intensity Soil Maps for NewHampshire, with a distinctive type of line. It may be required that soil typesbe determined by a soil scientist certified by the State of New Hampshire.
E. The plat shall delineate any flood-prone areas with boundariesof a distinctive type of line.
F. The plat shall show street lines, setback lines, pedestrianways, lot lines, reservations, easements, areas to be dedicated to public useand areas the title to which is reserved by the developer. It must showrights-of-way or other provision for access from each lot to a public way. Areaand ownership of rights-of-way must be specified. To enable the Board toinspect the site, the plat shall show the location of markers identifying lotlines and corners.
G. If streets are to be constructed, the plat must show crosssections indicating cut and fill, street grades and profiles and the locationand sizes of any bridges and culverts. (See § 170-24H.)
H. The plat must show surface elevations sufficient in number toindicate the general topography as determined by the owner's land surveyor. If deemednecessary, the Board may require contours to be shown. If the subdivisionincludes steep slope areas, the additional requirements of Article VII apply.
I. The plat must show the location and extent of any wetlandareas, as determined by the owner's land surveyor or soil technician, withstandard USGS symbols. The Board may require that wetland areas be determinedby a state-certified soil scientist.
J. Unless public sewage and/or water facilities are provided, itshall be the responsibility of the subdivider to provide adequate informationto prove that the area, soil type and terrain of each lot are adequate topermit the installation and operation of individual on-lot sewage, water anddrainage systems. Test pits and percolation tests may be required for soilsclassified by the Soil Survey of Carroll County as having severe limitationsfor septic systems.
K. The plat must provide sufficient data to determine the location,bearing and length of every lot boundary, street right-of-way and easement orreservation line, and to permit determining the location of such lines on thegrounds.
L. The plat must show the location, tax map and lot numbers ofabutting lots together with the names of their owners of record not more thanfive days before the day of filing the application with the Board.
M. Existing roads, driveways, shorelines, wetlands and otheroff-site geographic features within 200 feet of the proposed subdivision mustbe shown.
N. If the applicant so desires, a simplified plat may be providedfor recording with the Register of Deeds. However, a plat meeting all of theabove requirements must be submitted to the Board for its consideration andpermanent record.
§ 170-6. Completed application. [Amended 1-7-14]
A. Pursuant to RSA 676:4I(b), Applicationcontents sufficient to meet the requirements to initiate formal review shall include anapplication form completely filled in and signed by all property ownersincluding a plat and description of the project, an abutter list, fees, agentform as appropriate, and waivers if requested. If the Board finds that theapplication is not complete, the application will not be accepted and formalreview will not occur. The Board will notify the applicant in writing of thedenial of acceptance and include a list of deficiencies.
B. Application submission shall include theoriginal application form, ten copies of the application form, six copies ofthe plat as specified in §170-5, and ten 11 x 17 copies of the plat.
C. An application shall containthe following requirements sufficient to involve Board deliberation andapproval or disapproval. Failure to provide all information necessary for theBoard to make a determination on the application may result in the applicationbeing continued until all information is submitted.
1.A plat in compliance with the requirements of § 170-5.
2. Receipt of aseptic system permit from the New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution Control Divisionwhen deemed necessary by the Board.
3. Conceptualapproval by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation when subdivision streets or drivewaysintersect state roads or highways, and approval by the Town when access is on aTown road.
§ 170-7. Filing, submission, and decision of application. [Amended1-7-14]
A. For consideration at a scheduled meeting of the Board, anapplication must be filed with the Secretary or designated agent of the Boardat least 24 days before the date of that meeting.
B. The application shall be formally submitted to and accepted bythe Board only at such scheduled public meeting after due notification (§170-10) to the applicant, abutters and the general public.
C. An incomplete application will not be accepted by the Board.
D. The Board may decline to consider an application without publichearing on grounds of failure of the applicant to supply information requiredby these regulations, including: abutters' identification, information requiredon the plat, failure to pay the required fee and failure to meet any reasonabledeadline as established herein.
E. In case of refusal to consider, the grounds for such action andinformation to or requirements to make the application completewill be stated in the minutes orrecords of the Board, and a written notice of decision shall be sent to theapplicant within five (5) business daysofthe decision. The Board shall issue a writtennotice of decision which either approves, denies, or conditionally approves anapplication within five (5) business days of the decision. In the case of adenial, the written decision shall state the reasons for denial. In the case ofa conditional approval, the written decision shall provide a detaileddescription of all conditions necessary to obtain final approval.
§ 170-8. Board action on completed application [RSA676:4i(c)]. [Amended 4-1-2004]
The Board shall beginformal consideration of the application within 30 days after formal acceptanceof the completed application. The Board shall act to approve, conditionallyapprove or disapprove within 65 days of the formal acceptance, subject toextension, or to waiver as provided in § 170-47. If necessary, the Board mayrequest one ninety-day extension from the Board of Selectmen. Such request isnot necessary if the applicant and the Board mutually agree to the extension asnoted in the minutes of a Board meeting. Upon failure of the Board to act onthe application, the applicant may obtain from the Selectmen an order directingthe Board to act within 30 days in accordance with state law. Failure of theBoard to act upon such order shall constitute grounds for the Superior Court,upon petition of the applicant, to issue an order approving the application ifthe Court determines that the proposal complies with existing subdivision regulationsand zoning and other ordinances. If the Court determines that failure to actwithin the time specified was the fault of the Board and was not justified, theCourt may order the Board to pay the applicant's reasonable costs, includingattorney's fees, incurred in securing such order.
§ 170-9. Conditional approval [RSA 676:4I(i)]. [Amended 4-1-2004]
The Board may grantconditional approval of an application, which approval shall become finalwithout further public hearing upon certification to the Board of satisfactorycompliance with the conditions imposed. Final approval may occur in theforegoing manner only when the conditions are:
A. Minor plan changes imposed by the Board, compliance with whichis administrative and which does not involve discretionary judgment;
B. With regard to the applicant's possession of permits andapprovals granted by other boards or agencies.
§ 170-10. Notification and public hearing. [Amended 4-1-2004]
In accordance with RSA676:4I(d), notice to the applicant, abutters, holders of conservation,preservation, or agricultural preservation restrictions, and every engineer,architect, land surveyor, or soil scientist whose professional seal appears onany plat submitted to the Board, and the public shall be given as follows: TheBoard shall notify the applicant, abutters, holders of conservation,preservation, or agricultural preservation restrictions, and every engineer,architect, land surveyor, or soil scientist whose professional seal appears onany plat submitted to the Board by certified mail of the date upon which theapplication will be submitted to the Board. Notice shall be mailed at least 10days prior to the hearing. Notice to the general public shall also be given atthe same time by posting or publication in a local newspaper. The notice shallinclude a general description of the proposal which is the subject of theapplication, the location of the proposal, and shall identify the applicant.For any public hearing on the application, the same notice as required fornotice of submission shall be given. If notice of public hearing has beenincluded in the notice of submission or any prior notice, additional notice ofthat hearing is not required nor shall additional notice be required of anadjourned session of a hearing with proper notice if the date, time and placeof the adjourned session was made known at the prior hearing. All costs ofnotification, whether mailed, posted or published, shall be paid in advance bythe applicant. Failure to pay such costs shall constitute valid grounds for theBoard to terminate further consideration without a public hearing.
§ 170-11. Site inspection.
The Board or its agent mayconduct a site inspection of the proposed subdivision to ascertain the naturalconditions of the site, the accuracy and completeness of the plat, and toinspect the layout of proposed roads.
§ 170-12. Performance Security.
Except in the case ofsubdivisions of three lots or less, or when specifically waived by the Board,the subdivider shall post a Performance Security in an amount sufficient tocover the cost of the preparation and construction of streets, the extension ofpublic water and sewer lines, if available, the installation of storm drains,under drains, erosion control, structures, etc. This security shall be approvedas to form, substance, and content by the Board and its legal counsel and beconditioned on the completion of such improvements within two years of the dateof the security. The amount of the performance security shall be based on anengineer's cost estimate of the necessary improvements. The Board may require,at the subdivider's expense, a review by a Registered Professional Engineer ofthe submitted plans and cost estimate. The estimate shall be approved by the Boardprior to the subdivider obtaining the security. The performance security shallnot be released until the Board have certified completion of the requiredimprovements in accordance with the subdivision design and constructionstandards and in accordance with the plan approved by the Board. [Amended1-3-2013]
§ 170-13. Special investigative studies.
Pursuant to RSA 676:4I(g),it shall be the responsibility of the subdivider, if the Board deems itnecessary, to pay reasonable fees for the review of documents, the cost ofspecial investigative studies, Board administrative costs and other matterswhich may be required for a particular application.
§ 170-14. Consultations [RSA 676:4II(a), (b) and (c)].
The Board may provide forpreliminary consultation and review of an application as long as thisconsultation is limited to discussions of proposals in conceptual form only andin such general terms as the types of developments recommended by the MasterPlan and permitted by the Zoning Ordinance[2]and the Subdivision Regulations. The Board orits designee may engage in non-binding Design Review discussions with theapplicant which involve more specific design and engineering details provided,however, that this phase may proceed only after identification of and notice toabutters and the general public as required under § 170-10. Preapplicationreview shall be separate and apart from formal consideration under § 170-7.
§ 170-15. Boundary line adjustments.
Applications for boundaryline adjustments are considered as subdivisions and are subject to therequirements of these regulations. A proposed boundary line adjustment will notbe approved by the Board if the result would be to make nonconforming a lotwhich conforms to the Zoning Ordinance.[3]
General Requirements for Subdivision of Land
The subdivider shall observe thefollowing general requirements and principles of land subdivision:
§ 170-16. General guidelines.
A. The proposal shall be consonant with the Town Master Plan andcomply with any pertinent state or Town laws, ordinances or regulations.
B. The subdivider shall give due regard to the preservation andprotection of existing features such as trees, scenic points, brooks, streams,water bodies and other natural areas and historic landmarks in order topreserve the existing environment.
C. Land of such character that it cannot be safely used forbuilding development purposes because of danger to health or peril from fire,flood, poor drainage, poor soil conditions, excessive slope or other hazardousconditions shall be platted but not included in minimum lot sizes unless adesign solution by a professional engineer acceptable to the Board can bepresented.
D. When required by state law, the sub-divider shall providecertification of approval of subdivision by the State of New Hampshire Departmentof Environmental Services for any proposed lots of less than five (5) acres insize accompanied by a duplicate copy of all data submitted to it and anystipulations related to approval. Test pits and percolation tests may berequired for soils classified by the Soil Survey of Carroll County as havingsevere limitations for septic systems. In all cases the Board, at itsdiscretion, may require certification of approval of septic system design bythe Town and the aforementioned division.[Amended 1-7-14]
E. The subdivider must demonstrate that each lot created isbuildable within the restrictions imposed by the Zoning Ordinance[4]and §§ 170-21 through 170-23 of these regulations.The Planning Board may, at its discretion, approve a nonconforming lot if it isclearly identified on the plat as "nonbuildable."
F. In areas remote from access to water, fire ponds, dry hydrantsand other fire protection facilities shall be furnished by the subdivider ifdeemed necessary by the Board.
G. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, improvements asdepicted on the approved plat shall be constructed or in place as agreed uponby the subdivider and the Planning Board.
§ 170-17. Easements; open space.
A. Where the topography is such as to make difficult the inclusionof utilities or other facilities within a public area, the plat shall show theboundaries of proposed permanent easements over or under private property. Sucheasements shall not be less than 25 in width and shall have satisfactory accessto existing or proposed public ways. Watercourses proposed for public controlshall also have a permanent easement of not less than 20 feet.
B. All subdivisions with frontage on bodies of water shall provideup to thirty-foot wide easements at suitable intervals for access byfire-fighting equipment to said bodies of water. Such easements shall be usedfor no other purpose. Such facilities will be installed according to specificationsof the Fire Chief conforming with the appropriate codes, maintained by thesubdivider and subject to inspections by the Fire Department.
C. The Board may require open spaces and/or parks (not to exceed15% of the total subdivision area) suitably located for recreational purposes,and of appropriate area and physical characteristics for this use. Areas setaside for parks and playgrounds to be dedicated or to be reserved for thecommon use of all property owners by a covenant in the deed, whether or notrequired by the Board, shall be of reasonable size and character forneighborhood playgrounds or other recreational uses.
§ 170-18. Flood hazard areas.
Subdivision proposalswhich include land designated as "Areas of Special Flood Hazard" bythe Federal Emergency Management Agency and shown on the Flood Insurance RateMaps for the Town of Sandwich must provide sufficient evidence to assure theBoard that the requirements of Article XII of the Sandwich Zoning Ordinance[5]have been satisfied.
§ 170-19. Lot markers.
Iron pins or equivalentshall be set at all lot corners and points where the bearing of a boundarychanges. The Board may require stone or concrete monuments at corners of theentire subdivision.
§ 170-20. Documentation of impacts.
Pursuant to RSA 674:36II,it shall be the responsibility of the subdivider, if the Board deems itnecessary, to provide an accurately documented environmental and socioeconomicimpact statement. It may be required that such a statement evaluate effects ofdrainage, erosion, forest productivity, ground- and surface water quality,traffic safety, public services and any other factors that could impact theshort- and long-term well-being of the public interest. The statement shall beprepared by qualified professionals acceptable to the Board.
DesignStandards for All Subdivisions
§ 170-21. Lot area.
A. The minimum lot size permitted shall be 100,000 square feet ofunrestricted area or, if the slope of the terrain is 15% or greater, 260,000 squarefeet of buildable area contiguous to, and including the site of the structure.
B. In the case of multiple-unit structures or multiple-unitnonresidential developments, the minimum lot size permitted shall be 175,000square feet of unrestricted area or, if the slope of the terrain is 15% orgreater, 455,000 square feet of buildable area. For multiple-unit developments,the area per unit shall not be less than one-quarter of the minimum lot size.Where the lot is a composite of unrestricted land and slopes from 15% to 25%,the minimum lot size is determined by interpolation as indicated in Table 1.[6]Soil types and their classifications arelisted in Table 1.
C. No more than one principal structure shall be allowed on anyexisting or newly subdivided lot, except in the case of multiple-unit dwellingsor multiple-unit nonresidential developments.
D. Minimum lot sizes for cluster developments are specified inArticle V.
E. Minimum lot size and unit density for a mobile home park shallbe as specified for multiple-unit developments.
F. Wetlands, areas with slopes exceeding 25% and rights-of-way maynot be included in the area used to meet the minimum lot size requirement.
G. Isolated occurrences of steep slopes totaling less than 15,000square feet in area may be disregarded when computing the lot size to meet theminimum area requirement if it is the determination of the Board that suchareas do not interfere with the safe development of the lot. Occurrences ofwetlands totaling less than 15,000 square feet in area may also be disregardedif the area is not contiguous to surface waters such as lakes, ponds orstreams. However, such areas must be shown on plats.
H. If a lot is divided into parts by a wetland, or by a slope inexcess of 25%, there must be a contiguous area where the soil type and otherconditions are such as to permit construction of a dwelling and septic systemwithin the required setbacks.
§ 170-22. Lot frontage.
A. When any boundary of a lot is the shore of a lake or pond, orthe shore of a navigable stream, the minimum frontage on the water of thatboundary shall be not less than 320 feet measured on a straight line.
B. Lakefront lots used for the purpose of granting deeded rightsor access to the lake for residential dwelling units, regardless of thelocation of such units, shall have not less than 320 feet of shore frontage,measured on a straight line, for the first dwelling unit having the right ofaccess, and 50 feet of additional frontage for each additional unit havingaccess.
C. Lots which front on a public or private way shall be required tohave not less than 160 feet of frontage. This does not apply to a lot which isthe only lot at the end of a street or right-of-way.
D. Minimum road frontage for property containing multiple-unitdwellings or nonresidential developments may be required by the Board to exceed160 feet, depending upon the number of units and individual building layoutsand configurations.
§ 170-23. Setbacks.
A. Septic tanks and leach fields.
(1) Setback from high-water mark of any lake, pond, stream orwetland: 125 feet. (A holding tank may replace an existing septic system whichis not in compliance with this setback.)
(2) Setback from side or back lines: 25 feet.
(3) Setback from edge of right-of-way: 25 feet.
(4) The toe of a leach field slope shall not be less than 10 feetfrom the property line or right-of-way.
B. Private water wells. Private water wells shall have aprotective radius of 75 feet on lot or on a recorded easement (as defined inRSA 485-A:29 et seq.). However, protective well radii may be reduced to aminimum of 50 feet where conditions comply with NH Code of AdministrativeRules, Part We 602 and Env-ws 1008.
C. Principal structures.
(1) Setback from center line of any road or street: 75 feet.
(2) Setback from any lot side or back lines or edge of right-of-way:50 feet.
(3) Setback from high-water mark of any lake, pond, stream orwetland: 100 feet.
D. Accessory structures.
(1) Setback from high-water mark of any lake, pond, stream orwetland: [Amended 4-1-2004]
(a) If the structure is waste-producing: 100 feet.
(b) If the structure is not waste-producing: 50 feet.
(2) Setback from any side or back lines: 25 feet.
(3) Setback from any road center line: 40 feet.
(4) Setback from the edge of any right-of-way: 15 feet.
E. Principal and accessory structure wetland setbacks apply unlessa wetland area is less than 15,000 square feet and is not contiguous to surfacewaters such as lakes, ponds or streams.
F. For multiple-unit developments involving more than two dwellingunits, the developers must submit to the Board a site plan, showing allbuilding locations, in compliance with the Sandwich Site Plan ReviewRegulations.[7]
G. Commercial lots shall have a wooded buffer zone of not less than200 feet between the center line of any public way and the business buildings,parking lot or storage area. The coverage of a lot used for commercialpurposes, including buildings, parking areas, driveways and other impervioussurfaces, shall not exceed 50% of the lot.
§ 170-24. Road design and construction. [8]
A. All topsoil, loam clay, muck and stumps and other improper roadfoundation material must be removed from the limits of the roadbed to a depthof at least 18 inches. Topsoil shall be removed from areas that will be filled.Loam or improper road foundation materials must be excavated and replaced withbank-run gravel or broken rock.
B. All roads shall be crowned 1/4 inch per foot from the centerline, with the exception of banked curves.
C. The base course shall consist of three-inch to six-inch crushedgravel, free from loam or organic matter, to a minimum depth of 12 inches.
D. The finish course shall consist of bank-run gravel not to exceed1 1/2 inches in diameter to a depth of six inches.
E. The surface course shall consist of one application of asphaltor tar (MC250) applied at the rate of 1/2 gallon per square yard, allowed topenetrate one or more inches, and then sanded with clean sharp sand. A sealerapplication (MC800) shall be applied at the rate of 1/4 gallon per square yard.The final coat shall be sanded with clean sharp sand.
F. The roadways in subdivisions with no more than 40 lots may havegravel surfaces. All other roadways shall be hard-surfaced.
G. Streets shall be logically related to the topography so as toproduce usable lots, reasonable grades and safe intersections in relation tothe proposed use of the land to be served by such streets. Where practicable,lots shall be graded toward the ditch line of streets. Where not practicable,adequate provision shall be made to control the drainage of each lot by anadequate stormwater system, subject to the approval of the Selectmen.
H. All proposed drainage facilities and culverts shall beinstalled. Natural watercourses shall be cleaned and increased in size wherenecessary to take care of storm run-off. Drainage ditches, at least three feetin width and 16 inches in depth at their midpoint below center-line grade,shall be constructed in the street right-of-way on both sides of the roadway.At their discretion, the Selectmen may require curbs and gutters. The roadwayshall be graded to the final grade in accordance with the profile andcross-section submitted. (See § 170-5G.)
I. The Board may require that all utilities be placed undergroundwhere feasible.
J. The Board may require other improvements in appropriate cases,in order to comply with the intentions of these regulations and the ZoningOrdinance,[9]as a condition of approval.
K. Existing streets shall, whenever necessary and practicable, bewidened and improved to the standards required by these regulations, at theexpense of the developer.
L. The arrangement of streets in the subdivision shall provide forthe continuation of the principal streets in adjoining subdivisions or fortheir proper projection when adjoining property is not subdivided, and shall beof a width at least as great as that of such existing connecting streets.
M. Grade requirements shall be as follows:
(1) Grades on all roads shall not be less than .75% nor greater than8%.
(2) All changes in grade exceeding 1% shall be connected by verticalcurves of sufficient length to ensure a minimum sight distance of 150 feet.
N. Streets which join or are in alignment with streets of abuttingor neighboring properties shall bear the same name. Names of new streets shallnot duplicate nor bear phonetic resemblance to the names of existing streetswithin the Town. Plats shall list new street names which are subject toapproval by the Board. Street signs and traffic signs shall be installed by theTown at the expense of the developer.
O. No street right-of-way shall be less than 50 feet in width, andmay be required to be more, whether the street be new or existing. The width ofthe roadway in a subdivision of no more than 20 lots shall be not less than 18feet; shall be not less than 20 feet in subdivisions consisting of more than 20lots but not more than 40 lots; and shall be not less than 24 feet insubdivisions having more than 40 lots.
P. Dead-end streets or cul-de-sac streets shall be in conformancewith the specifications outlined in Appendix B.[10]
Q. No horizontal curves shall have a center-line radius of lessthan 150 feet, except turnarounds on a dead-end street.
R. Intersecting property lines at street intersections shall bejoined by a curve of at least twenty-two-foot radius.
S. An "as-built" plan showing road location asconstructed, front lot corners and any utilities in relationship to the road'sfifty-foot right-of-way shall be submitted by the subdivider prior to the saleof the first lot. This condition is applicable should the entire subdivision besold prior to the construction of any improvements.
§ 170-25. Protection of public thoroughfares fromexcessive number of access points.
A. The purpose of the regulations in this section is to maintainefficient and safe roads in Sandwich. These provisions are designed to causefewer distractions to motorists, fewer requirements to brake, while promotingsmooth traffic flow and optimum sight distances. They are designed to ensurewise use of taxes for road construction and maintenance, and long-term use ofthe public roadways for intra- and inter-town commerce. This regulation also isdesigned to help minimize potential conflict with children at play, to allowfor sufficient privacy and quiet in residential neighborhoods and to assist inmaintaining the rural character of Sandwich. All access points, including drivewayentrances, shall be located to most adequately promote safety, efficiency andconvenience of the traveling public and the residents adjacent to the roadway.Access points to through highways, public roads and streets shall be limited innumber to protect the long-term utility of the roadway. Whenever possible,interior streets or cul-de-sacs shall be required to serve land subdivisions.
B. Before any driveway or street access proposed within the limitsof the right-of-way of any Class I or Class III highway, or state-maintainedportion of any Class II highway, may be accepted as a part of a subdivisionplat, conceptual approval must be obtained from the New Hampshire Department ofTransportation as per RSA 236:13. A written construction permit must beobtained prior to construction. State approvals shall be submitted to the Boardas part of the subdivision application. Access proposed within the limits of aTown or private road requires a permit approved by the Road Agent of the Townof Sandwich and signed by the Selectmen or the Building Inspector. If adriveway or street is to be constructed through or near a wetland, a statedredge and fill permit is required. Any lot which is created or changed by asubdivision must have an approved access to a public way, such access shall beidentified by a surveyed center line. (See RSA 674:41.)
C. All subdivision plans (which include access to any roadway inTown) shall indicate the location of the driveway or street access points, thewidth of the entrance, exit or approach and the safe sight distance for eachaccess point.
(1) Driveway or street access onto any roadway will have a maximumwidth of 50 feet and a minimum width of 18 feet for street access and 10 feetfor driveway access. Widths will be measured at their intersection with theroadway traveled way. A street access or driveway may be flared beyond a widthof 50 feet at its junction with the roadway to accommodate the turning radiusof vehicles using the access.
(2) Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly aspossible at right angles.
(3) Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than 125 feet shallbe prohibited.
(4) When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any onepoint by more than 10°, they shall be connected by a curve with a radiusadequate to ensure proper sight distances as defined by these regulations.
(5) Safe sight distances should be consistent with probable trafficspeed, terrain, alignments and climatic extremes. These distances shall bebased on standards developed by the American Association of State Highway andTransportation Officials. A minimum safe distance shall be 200 feet on minorroads and streets with speed limits of 30 MPH or lower. Sight distances of 275feet shall be required on through roads and streets where posted or anticipatedtraffic speeds are from 31 to 40 MPH. From 41 to 50 MPH, the sight distancerequirement will be 350 feet. Sight distances of 400 feet are required on allstate roads or other major roads with posted speed limits in excess of 50 MPH.
D. For proposed residential or commercial development along Town orstate roadway frontages that exceed 600 feet, the construction of an internalstreet system, or a service road outside of the roadway right-of-way, shall be requiredto provide greater safety for the development occupants, as well as the highwayusers. Unusual land conditions may provide the basis for an exception. However,the Board must first review and approve the proposal. See Appendix C forillustrations of intended access to public thoroughfares.[11]
§ 170-26. Drainage, water supply and sewage disposal.
A. Pursuant to RSA 674:36, land of such character as to create adanger to health, flood or fire hazard, injury, or other menace, shall not beplatted for development which would promote these hazards, until appropriatemeasures have been taken by the developer to eliminate such hazards. No naturaldrainageway will be obstructed unless adequate means are taken to provide forthe runoff. Scattered or premature use of land that would constitute a threatto the prosperity of the Town by reason of the lack of water supply, drainage,transportation, schools, fire protection, or other public services that wouldnecessitate an excessive expenditure of public funds, or are in conflict withthe harmonious development of the Town, will not be approved for subdivision.
B. Each lot, regardless of its location, shall be adequate toprovide for on-site sewage disposal and water supply unless public or communitysystems are available or are to be supplied by the subdivider. Each lot in allsubdivisions shall satisfy the requirements of the State of New Hampshire andthe Town of Sandwich for sewage disposal systems near shorelines, wetlands andfloodplain areas. Each lot shall also be adequate for an on-site water supplythat is located no closer than 75 feet to any portion of a septic tank ordrainage field on its own or adjoining lots, and shall be constructed inaccordance with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfarepublication entitled "Manual of Individual Water Supply Systems", NH.Service Pub. No. 24.
C. The Board will approve no subdivision with a community watersupply or sewage disposal system subject to control by the State of NewHampshire until provision satisfactory to the state is made for the continuedoperation and maintenance of such systems. The design of any community watersupply or sewage disposal system to be provided by the subdivider shall beapproved by the Selectmen prior to being forwarded for approval by appropriateofficials of the State of New Hampshire before the Board will approve thesubdivision.
D. If sewage and water connections are required it shall be theresponsibility of the subdivider to install and connect to existing publicwater and/or sewage lines in accordance with current water and sewagedepartment regulations. If water and sewage connections are not practical, allstreet plans will include adequate area for the future installation of publicutilities should such become necessary to control pollution. In areas shown onthe official sewer map for Town sewer facilities, it shall be theresponsibility of the subdivider to install sewer lines in accordance withcurrent sewer regulations.
E. No water shall be permitted to be run across the street on thesurface but shall be directed into catch basins, or otherwise in ditches, andshall be piped underground in a pipe of not less than 12 inches in diameter, orsuch size as may be deemed necessary by the Selectmen.
F. Unless public sewage and/or water facilities are provided, itshall be the responsibility of the subdivider to provide adequate informationto prove that the area, soil types and terrain of each lot are adequate topermit the installation and operation of both individual on-lot water andsewage systems.
G. Each sewage system shall be constructed to conform with thespecifications and design standards established by the New Hampshire Departmentof Environmental Services. No water or sewage system shall be constructedcontrary to any state law or Town ordinance.
H. All drainage or erosion control facilities must be consistent indesign with procedures and guidelines used by the Carroll County SoilConservation District or developed by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
I. Paving, stone or sod waterways shall be provided in ditcheswhere soil or velocity conditions warrant protection from erosion. Adequatemeasures to prevent soil erosion shall be taken during road construction andlot clearing. Such measures may include, but not be limited to: maintenance ofvegetative cover on steep slopes, seeding of road shoulders and embankments,construction of settlement basins and temporary dams.
ClusterResidential Developments
§ 170-27. In general.
A cluster residentialdevelopment consists of single-unit dwellings on individual lots and a relatedcommon open space not individually owned. For the purpose of these regulationscluster developments are considered to be subdivisions except that thefollowing special provisions apply.
§ 170-28. Board approval required.
Approval of the PlanningBoard is required before any construction or site development can be undertakenon property intended for cluster development.
§ 170-29. Lot size and unit density.
The total buildable areaof a cluster development shall not be less than the number of dwelling unitstimes the minimum lot size for a single unit as specified in § 170-21. Theminimum area for individual building lots within the development shall bedetermined by the Planning Board based on the circumstances of the developmentproposal and in the interest of encouraging flexibility in site design and thepreservation of open space. However, the individual lot area shall be no lessthan one-quarter of the minimum lot size for a single-unit dwelling.
§ 170-30. Special plat requirements.
The plat must conform tothe specifications given in § 170-5. However, for cluster developments the platmust show contours with an interval of not more than five feet.
§ 170-31. Common open space.
The common space in acluster development, i.e., the difference between the total area and the sum ofthe individual lot areas, shall not be less than 25% of the total area andshall be designated as permanent common open space exclusive of roadrights-of-way and common parking areas. Ownership, protection and maintenanceof the common space shall be in compliance with the Sandwich Zoning Ordinance.[12]
§ 170-32. Site plan.
Pursuant to RSA 674:43,the Board is empowered to review and approve or disapprove site plans forcluster development. Applications must be in compliance with the Site PlanReview Regulations of Sandwich.[13]
§ 170-33. Environmental impact study.
For cluster developmentsin steep slope areas, an environmental impact study as described in § 170-20must be submitted to the Board. In other areas, the Board may, at itsdiscretion, require such a study.
Multiple-UnitStructures or Nonresidential Developments
§ 170-34. In general.
Multiple-unit structuresor nonresidential developments, for the purpose of these regulations, areconsidered to be subdivisions except that the following special provisionsapply.
§ 170-35. Board approval required.
No construction,remodeling or site development activity shall be permitted on property intendedfor multiple-unit structures or nonresidential developments, and nomultiple-unit structures shall be erected or enlarged, without the priorapproval of the Board.
§ 170-36. Lot size and unit density.
Lot size and unit densityshall comply with the requirements of § 170-21. No multiple-unit structure willcontain more than four units.
§ 170-37. Special plat requirements.
The plat must conform withthe specifications given in § 170-5. However, for multiple-unit developments,the plat must show contours with an interval of not more than five feet.
§ 170-38. Site plan.
Pursuant to RSA 674:43,the Board is empowered to review and approve or disapprove site plans for thedevelopment of tracts for multiple-unit structures of more than two units andfor nonresidential developments. The site plan must be submitted to the Boardin accordance with the Sandwich Site Plan Review Regulations.[14]
§ 170-39. Environmental impact study.
For multiple-unitdevelopments in steep slope areas, an environmental impact study as describedin § 170-20 must be submitted to the Board. In other areas, the Board may, atits discretion, require such a study.
SteepSlope Areas
§ 170-40. General.
In keeping with purposesstated in Article I, and inasmuch as a great portion of the Town of Sandwichoccupies land that slopes in excess of 15%, and the nature of the soils is suchthat slopes render the land exceptionally vulnerable to erosion and attendantproblems of water pollution and sedimentation, potentially affecting not onlyan individual landowner's property but that of abutters and ultimately thecommunity, the Town of Sandwich deems it necessary and proper to regulatecertain practices upon and uses of such lands to preserve and protect thehealth and well-being of all the inhabitants. The special provisions of thisarticle apply to any lot where steep slopes are a part of the land area used tomeet the minimum lot size requirement (§ 170-21). For further steep slopesrequirements refer to the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 150, Article X, Steep SlopeProtection.
§ 170-41. Identification of steep slopes.
Steep slopes are definedas those areas having slopes in excess of 15% and delineated by the U.S.Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service in the Soil Survey ofCarroll County, New Hampshire, issued December, 1977, as revised. These areasare shown on the Sandwich Steep Slopes Map on file at the Town Hall. However,for subdivision applications, the Board requires that slopes be delineated byactual field survey based on five foot contours. (see § 170-44). [Amended11-3-05]
§ 170-42. Special plat requirements.
The plat must conform withthe specifications given in § 170-5 and, in addition, the plat shall:
A. Delineate topography with contour intervals of five feet asdetermined by actual field survey or air photographic survey with groundcontrol. Wetlands, both permanent and intermittent streams, and standing waterwill be shown.
B. Delineate all slope areas, with a clear indication by hatchingof areas with slopes over 15% and counter-hatching of areas with slopes over25%.
C. Show areas within each lot, computed in square feet, of wetlandsand stream beds, land with slopes less than 15%, land with slopes between 15%and 25% and land with slopes exceeding 25%.
§ 170-43. Environmental impact study.
The Board may require, atits discretion, a formal investigation of effects that might result from aproposed development of a steep slope area. Such study shall be made byqualified professionals acceptable to the Board.
§ 170-44. Administration and enforcement.
The Planning Board of theTown of Sandwich shall administer these regulations. They shall be enforced bythe Board of Selectmen of the Town of Sandwich.
§ 170-45. Amendments.
These regulations may beamended or rescinded by the Board, but only following a public hearing on theproposed change. The Chairman or Secretary of the Board shall transmit a recordof any changes so authorized to the Town Clerk.
§ 170-46. Penalties.
Whoever, being the owneror agent of the owner of any land located within the subdivision, transfers,rents, leases or sells any land before the plat of such subdivision has beenapproved by the Board and recorded or filed in the office of the Carroll CountyRegistry of Deeds shall forfeit and pay a penalty of $1,000 for each lot orparcel so utilized, and the metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer orother document used in the process shall not exempt the transaction from suchpenalty. The execution of a deed which constitutes a subdivision is subject tothe foregoing penalty. The owner or agent of the owner and the party executingthe deed will be held individually responsible for the violation. The Town,through its solicitor or other official designated by its Selectmen, may enjoinsuch transfer(s) and may recover said penalty(s) by civil action.
§ 170-47. Waivers.
The Board may waivespecific requirements of these regulations if the Board finds, by majorityvote, that (1) strict conformity would pose an unnecessary hardship to theapplicant and waiver would not be contrary to the spirit and intent of theregulations; or (2) specific circumstances relative to the subdivision, orconditions of the land in such subdivision, indicate that the waiver willproperly carry out the spirit and intent of the regulations. The basis for anywaiver granted by the Board shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board.In granting such a waiver, the Boardmay require private deed restrictions to assure that such lots are used for theintended purpose. A variance from requirements contained in the ZoningOrdinance[15]must be obtained from the Board of Adjustment. [Amended 1-7-14]
§ 170-48. Appeals.
Any persons aggrieved byany decision of the Board concerning a plat or subdivision may appeal inaccordance with RSA 677:15. [Amended 1-7-14]
[1]. Editor's Note:See Ch. 150, Zoning Ordinance.
[2]. Editor's Note:See Ch. 150, Zoning Ordinance.
[3]. Editor's Note:See Ch. 150, Zoning Ordinance.
[4]. Editor's Note:See Ch. 150, Zoning Ordinance.
[5]. Editor's Note:See Ch. 150, Zoning Ordinance.
[6]. Editor's Note:Table 1 is on file in the Selectmen's office.
[7]. Editor's Note:See Ch. 160, Site Plan Review Regulations.
[8]. Editor's Note:See Appendix A, on file in the Selectmen's office.
[9]. Editor's Note:See Ch. 150, Zoning Ordinance.
[10]. Editor's Note:Appendix B is on file in the Selectmen's office.
[11]. Editor's Note:Appendix C is on file in the Selectmen's of


text: Cancer robbed me of the best friend I ever had 15 years ago and I'm still not over it. Cancer has a hold on the person that has been my best friend since. His prognosis is poor. Cancer tried to kill me two years ago and failed. Cancer is finishing it's work on one of the local bass players around town and he'll be gone soon. Cancer is finishing it's work on a longtime female friend of mine.... Cancer is chewing on the woman I love right now. If you smoke, quit. If you think it can't happen to you, you're wrong. If you're ignoring the people you love in life because you need to go to work, stop it right now. Take a day off and go to the beach.


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Elleffe Design, after its successful soft-launch in 20016, is happy to announce its debut at International Home and Houseware Show 2017, IHHS in Chicago.
Elleffe Design the 6 year old Italian Boutique Luxury Home Accent Brand is currently selling in Europe, Asia and Middle East, it's growth was primarily through word of mouth. After a successful soft launch in Canada and USA Elleffe Design is ready to serve the needs of the gift, design and gourmet retailers with a luxury made in Italy brand. Elleffe Design specializes in 18/10 Stainless Steel in Various finishes and a unique aesthetic we call Expressive Modern. An aesthetic we feel is currently missing from the market. Expressive modern is minimal and functional design with graceful curves and details that are warm and inviting.
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What is the purpose of the blog?
The purpose was originally to aid my own understanding of the First World War by researching individuals who fought in the war through all available sources from the time. This was to enhance the fiction I've been writing for many years.
Over time, though, the research has grown to stand independently, and now asks some considered questions about the Western Australian experience of the First World War. The simple purpose remains: to uncover and describe the war stories of individual soldiers from this state.
What qualifies you to research this material?
I'm a professional researcher with a background in historical archaeology and cultural geography. That's where I get my research skills, but my interest in WWI Australian soldiers comes from my own family's experiences, which inspired me to start writing my novel many years ago. See the Between the Lines tab for more information.
While the blog began as a hobby, as of 2015, I'll be undertaking the work in an academic capacity as a PhD candidate in History at the University of Western Australia, with the focus on my Landscape of Loss work in the Perth suburb of Subiaco. The study will be complete in 2018, and the aim is to produce a thesis, a book, and a proper website to showcase the findings.
Is it Greer or Gregory?
I go by both, for different purposes. I use Greer for my academic research and professional work, while Gregory is used for fiction-writing, blogging, and social media.
How are you choosing the people you research?
The methodology has changed over the last couple of years, and I've been selecting individuals in a range of ways.
I began with the plaques in Perth's Kings Park Honour Avenues, intending to choose one at random each Anzac Day to investigate further. That work is now being undertaken by the University of Western Australia to develop an interactive app- a very exciting project which you can see more about here.
I then decided I wanted to work on this research a bit more consistently, so I turned to the original 11th Battalion embarkation roll- the list of the first 1000-odd Western Australian soldiers who went to war in 1914. Part of my interest came from a curiosity to know what became of those who survived the Gallipoli campaign in 1915, so I began randomly selecting individuals from the roll to examine their experiences.
Later, the Landscape of Loss project grew to fruition, and the research has become much more systematic. I'm investigating every house in every street of the suburb of Subiaco, checking out the stories of enlisting soldiers and their families from before, during, and after the War.
Overall, I've also investigated individuals who have come to my attention through other means. If I happen across an interesting story while researching in the Trove digitised newspaper archives on another matter, I'll make a note of it and come back. I'll also use those ideas as a foundation to expand into further research. As a result of that, I have two smaller-scale but distinct studies currently in progress- one examining stories of soldiers who returned from war and committed acts of violence, and the other looking at the lives and service of men who worked in remote areas of Western Australia.
During 2013- 2014, I was also privileged to be included in the research teams for the Gallipoli Dead from Western Australia project, and the 11th Battalion AIF- Cheops Pyramid project, both supported by the WA Genealogical Society. I was also a contributing author to the social history of the Blackboy Hill training camp, produced by the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre in 2015.
Where do you find the information?
All information is publically available online through a range of sources, including (but not limited to) the National Archives of Australia, the Australian War Memorial, the National Library of Australia, and the State Records Office of Western Australia.
Please see the Research Sources tab for a full rundown of how to do this research yourself, including links to all the most important sources and suggestions on how to search.
You've already researched an ancestor of mine- can you send me the source information you found in your research?
I can indeed, and would be delighted to. Just send me an email and I'll reply providing links to the original sources, plus any screen captures or copies I have of anything discussed in the blog post.
I'm a relative of one of your subjects, and I note that some of your facts are wrong.
If you spot any errors in fact, please let me know and I'll happily amend or remove them. These posts are based on the available facts, but they are not in and of themselves a complete story without input from descendants.
You've researched my ancestor, or probably will, as they lived in Subiaco. Do you want additional material relating to their war experience?Yes! Definitely. I am keen to hear from anyone whose ancestor lived in Subiaco during the First World War, and am particularly interested in any photographs of individuals, houses and streets from the era. This project works best when the details are collaborative, so please send me an email at:
claire.greer @ research.uwa.edu.au (spaces removed)
if you'd like to discuss any of the soldiers featured on The Road to War and Back, or in the Landscape of Loss project.


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By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information Coordinator
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Day two of the Frost Classic, hosted by UT Chattanooga, ended in a split for the Tennessee Tech softball team as the Golden Eagles earned a thrilling victory over Campbell, 6-5 in nine innings, before dropping the second game to Northwestern State, 9-0.
The opener saw the Golden Eagles (4-8) stretch their win streak to four straight behind their second consecutive extra inning victory.
What began as a pitcher's duel for the first six innings between Tech's Danielle Liberatore and Campbell's Katie Baker turned into an offensive showcase over the final three frames as each team plated at least a run in five of the final six half innings.
Tech began the scoring barrage with a run in the top of the seventh to send the game into extras. Down to their final two outs and junior Angi Sakamoto on second, sophomore Madison Taylor reached on an error that allowed Sakamoto to score with the game tying run.
After Liberatore set the Camels (7-5) down in order in the bottom half of the seventh, TTU struck for three runs in the eighth. With International tie-breaker rules stating that each extra inning will begin with a runner at second, freshman Gabby Perez began the frame in scoring position.
Senior Kayla Floyd gave steam to the rally by reaching on a fielder's choice, advancing Perez to third, before fellow senior Kendall Hooper put Tech ahead with a two-run double into left center. Three batters later, the Golden Eagles added a third run on a Campbell error as Hooper touched up home.
The Camels responded to the Tech outburst with one of their own, putting up a three spot to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth. After junior Brittany Bruce scored a run on an Ericka Nesbitt fielder's choice, Campbell was down to its last out with Nesbitt on first and freshman Milly Martinet at the plate.
The Loma Linda, Calif. native proceeded to smack a two-run game tying home run to push the contest into the ninth.
Senior Chelsea Burgess began the inning on second and promptly stole third base to put the potential go-ahead run just 60 feet away. Madison Taylor, the hero of Friday's two victories with game winning hits in both contests, added to her 2014 Frost Classic heroics with a go-ahead RBI triple to left center. Two batters later pinch hitter Alyssa Richards brought around Taylor with an infield knock.
The Camels made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth after scoring a one-out run on a Jordan Clarke single, but Liberatore escaped further damage by retiring the next two hitters to cap off the thrilling win.
Liberatore went all nine innings to earn her second win of the season, giving up five runs (three earned) on eight hits, while walking three and striking out an impressive 13, the fourth most in Tech history.
Freshman Katie Baker suffered her first loss of the year, working seven innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on just two hits with two walks and 11 strikeouts.
The Golden Eagles couldn't keep the momentum going in the second game as Tech went down 9-0 to Northwestern State (7-6). TTU fell into an early hole after the Demons plated two in the first and six more in the second.
Senior Brianna Rodriguez kicked off the scoring with an RBI double into right center, which was followed by a Natalie Landry run scoring single up the middle two batters later.
Already leading 2-0 in the top of the second, senior Tara McKenney padded the lead with an RBI single to left center, before Rodriguez knocked in another run with an infield single. After a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded to junior Cassandra Barefield made it 5-0, freshman Micayla Sorosiak delivered a three-run double to push the Demons to an 8-0 lead.
The Golden Eagles mustered only four hits, as the combination of freshman Skylar Cagle and senior Kaylee Guidry kept Tech off the board. Cagle (3-3) earned her third win of the season, tossing three shutout innings, allowing all four TTU hits with one walk and three strikeouts mixed in.
Junior Erica Tuck was saddled with the loss as the 5-9 righty from Maryville, Tenn. was unable to get out of the first inning, surrendering two runs on four hits.
Tech did enjoy a solid relief outing by sophomore Hannah Weaver, with the Corona, Calif. native putting together four innings of one-run ball.
The Golden Eagles will close out their stay in Chattanooga on Sunday, squaring off with Radford at 12:30 p.m. CT.


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Peptides are compounds that are formed by linking one or more amino acids with a covalent bond. These compounds are classified as polymers, because they typically link together in long chains. All animals on Earth have them in their body, and in a way, they are one of the building blocks of life. When a chain gets especially long, it turns into a protein. Peptides and proteins represent a wide world of possibilities, and many molecular biologists spend years researching the functions of individual ones to learn more about how the body works.
When discussing peptides, a lot of scientific terminology tends to get thrown around, and it can help to know what various terms mean. A covalent bond is a type of chemical bond that occurs when atoms share electrons. The specific type of covalent bond formed in these compounds is known as a peptide bond or amide bond, and it forms when the carboxl group of one amino acid attaches to another. Carboxyl groups are clusters of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen molecules, in case you're curious.
The classification of these compounds as polymers is sometimes confusing to people who are not familiar with this use of the term. While many people mean "plastics" when they use this word, in chemistry, a polymer is any sort of repeating chain connected with covalent bonds. Polymers can get extremely complex, as one might imagine.
A peptide can perform a wide range of functions in the body, depending on which amino acids are involved. Some can regulate hormones, for example, while others can have an antibiotic function. The body is also equipped to break down and reuse these compounds; if a person eats meat, for example, the enzymes in his intestines break down the protein at its amide bonds to create an assortment of peptides that may be digested or excreted, depending on the needs of the body.
The dividing line between a peptide and a protein is somewhat fluid. Proteins are much more complex, because they are so much longer, and most proteins are folded into complex structures to accommodate all of their amino acids. As a general rule of thumb, if more than 50 amino acids are involved, the compound is a protein, while shorter chains are considered peptides.
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A protein is a peptide, but a peptide is not always a protein.
As the article pointed out, a peptide with 50 or more amino acids is considered a protein. Anything less than that and it doesn't meet the protein "qualification".
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Peptides will revolutionize many medical treatments and bio-medications.
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Please send me a review about function of peptide that found in the mucosa of the intestinal tract.
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I have been also told that peptide is protein so I believe it's a protein.
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My instructor said that peptide is a protein, but after i read your article, i must say that peptide is not a protein? Because a peptide chain needs to be long enough to be a protein. So,in my opinion, peptide is not fully a protein yet. Am i right? Please send me a comment if i misunderstood the article. Thanks!
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