This problem was proposed by Integermaniac master Ralph Jeffords.  Create each of the positive integers using four copies of 9, and any standard operations.  All four numbers must be used, but no others.  Your solutions will be assigned an exquisiteness level.

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	1 (1.0)   Ralph Jeffords, 11/07 Centreville, VA	2 (1.0)   + Ralph Jeffords, 11/07 Centreville, VA	3 (1.0) Ralph Jeffords, 11/07 Centreville, VA	4 (2.4) 9 – Ralph Jeffords, 11/07 Centreville, VA	5 (2.8) × Ralph Jeffords, 11/07 Centreville, VA	6 (2.8) + Ralph Jeffords, 12/07 Centreville, VA	7 (1.0) 9 – Steve Wilson, 11/07 Raytown, MO	8 (1.0) Steve Wilson, 11/07 Raytown, MO	9 (1.0) 9 + 9 × (9 – 9) Steve Wilson, 11/07 Raytown, MO	10 (1.0) Steve Wilson, 11/07 Raytown, MO
	11 (1.0) 9 + Steve Wilson, 11/07 Raytown, MO	12 (2.0) Ralph Jeffords, 12/07 Centreville, VA	13 (3.2) 9 + + Steve Wilson, 12/07 Raytown, MO	14 (2.4) 9 + Ralph Jeffords, 12/07 Centreville, VA	15 (3.2) 9 + 9 – Steve Wilson, 12/07 Raytown, MO	16 (2.8) 9 + 9 – – Steve Wilson, 12/07 Raytown, MO	17 (1.0) 9 + 9 – Carolyn Neptune, 11/07 Prairie Village, KS	18 (1.0) 9 + 9 + 9 – 9 Jeremy Miller, 11/07 Olathe, KS	19 (1.0) 9 + 9 + Carolyn Neptune, 11/07 Prairie Village, KS	20 (2.0) + 9 Carolyn Neptune, 11/07 Prairie Village, KS
	21 (2.2) Dave Jones, 12/07 Coventry, England	22 (3.4) + 9 + Steve Wilson, 12/07 Raytown, MO	23 (3.4) + Steve Wilson, 12/07 Raytown, MO	24 (3.2) × Carolyn Neptune, 12/07 Prairie Village, KS	25 (3.6) Steve Wilson, 1/08 Raytown, MO	26 (2.4) 9 + 9 + 9 – Ralph Jeffords, 1/08 Centreville, VA	27 (2.4) 9 + 9 + 9 × Ralph Jeffords, 1/08 Centreville, VA	28 (2.4) 9 + 9 + Ralph Jeffords, 1/08 Centreville, VA	29 (2.2) + 9 Dave Jones, 12/07 Coventry, England	30 (2.2) Dave Jones, 12/07 Coventry, England
	31 (3.4) + Steve Wilson, 4/08 Raytown, MO	32 (3.4) Steve Wilson, 4/08 Raytown, MO	33 (3.2) × Ralph Jeffords, 3/08 Centreville, VA	34 (3.4) Ralph Jeffords, 5/08 Centreville, VA	35 (3.6) 9 × + 9 – Steve Wilson, 4/08 Raytown, MO	36 (1.0) 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 Jeremy Miller, 11/07 Olathe, KS	37 (3.4) 9 × + Steve Wilson, 4/08 Raytown, MO	38 (3.8) 9 + 9 + Ralph Jeffords, 6/08 Centreville, VA	39 (3.4) 9 × + 9 + Carolyn Neptune, 3/08 Prairie Village, KS	40 (3.4) Steve Wilson, 3/08 Raytown, MO
	41 (2.2) – 9 Steve Wilson, 1/08 Raytown, MO	42 (3.2) + 9 Steve Wilson, 3/08 Raytown, MO	43 (3.6) Steve Wilson, 3/08 Raytown, MO	44 (3.6) 9 × – Steve Wilson, 3/08 Raytown, MO	45 (2.4) × 9 Dave Jones, 12/07 Coventry, England	46 (3.8) 9 × – 9 + Steve Wilson, 3/08 Raytown, MO	47 (3.4) – Ralph Jeffords, 4/08 Centreville, VA	48 (3.4) 9 + 9 + Ralph Jeffords, 6/08 Centreville, VA	49 (2.6) – Steve Wilson, 1/08 Raytown, MO	50 (2.6) × Ralph Jeffords, 2/08 Centreville, VA
	51 (2.6) + Steve Wilson, 1/08 Raytown, MO	52 (3.6) × Ralph Jeffords, 4/08 Centreville, VA	53 (3.4) 9 × – Steve Wilson, 4/08 Raytown, MO	54 (3.2) (9 + 9) × Ralph Jeffords, 2/08 Centreville, VA	55 (2.4) Dave Jones, 1/08 Coventry, England	56 (3.6) × Ralph Jeffords, 5/08 Centreville, VA	57 (3.4) (9 + 9) × + Ralph Jeffords, 5/08 Centreville, VA	58 (3.8) × Ralph Jeffords, 5/08 Centreville, VA	59 (2.2) + 9 Dave Jones, 1/08 Coventry, England	60 (3.4) (9 – ) × Carolyn Neptune, 4/08 Prairie Village, KS
	61 (3.8) Ralph Jeffords, 5/08 Centreville, VA	62 (3.6) – 9 – 9 Ralph Jeffords, 6/08 Centreville, VA	63 (1.0) 9 × 9 – 9 – 9 Carolyn Neptune, 11/07 Prairie Village, KS	64 (2.8) (9 – ) × (9 – ) Steve Wilson, 1/08 Raytown, MO	65 (3.8) Steve Wilson, 7/08 Raytown, MO	66 (3.4) × Steve Wilson, 5/08 Raytown, MO	67 (3.8) Ralph Jeffords, 6/08 Centreville, VA	68 (3.8) + 9 + 9 Steve Wilson, 6/08 Raytown, MO	69 (3.2) 9 × 9 – 9 – Steve Wilson, 5/08 Raytown, MO	70 (3.6) – 9 Steve Wilson, 6/08 Raytown, MO
	71 (2.2) 9 × 9 – Ralph Jeffords, 1/08 Centreville, VA	72 (1.0) Ralph Jeffords, 12/07 Centreville, VA	73 (2.4) 9 × 9 – 9 + Steve Wilson, 2/08 Raytown, MO	74 (3.8) 9 × 9 – – Steve Wilson, 6/08 Raytown, MO	75 (3.2) 9 × 9 – 9 + Steve Wilson, 5/08 Raytown, MO	76 (3.8) 9 × 9 – + Steve Wilson, 6/08 Raytown, MO	77 (3.6) 9 × 9 – – Steve Wilson, 6/08 Raytown, MO	78 (3.2) 9 × 9 – Carolyn Neptune, 3/08 Prairie Village, KS	79 (2.8) 9 × 9 – – Steve Wilson, 2/08 Raytown, MO	80 (1.0) 9 × 9 – Renato Bacco, 11/07 Overland Park, KS
	81 (1.0) 9 × 9 + 9 – 9 Carolyn Neptune, 11/07 Prairie Village, KS	82 (1.0) 9 × 9 + Ralph Jeffords, 12/07 Centreville, VA	83 (2.8) 9 × 9 + + Steve Wilson, 2/08 Raytown, MO	84 (3.2) 9 × 9 + Carolyn Neptune, 3/08 Prairie Village, KS	85 (3.6) 9 × 9 + + Ralph Jeffords, 7/08 Centreville, VA	86 (3.8) 9 × 9 + – Ralph Jeffords, 7/08 Centreville, VA	87 (3.2) 9 × 9 + 9 – Steve Wilson, 5/08 Raytown, MO	88 (3.4) – 9 – Ralph Jeffords, 7/08 Centreville, VA	89 (2.2) 99 – Steve Wilson, 2/08 Raytown, MO	90 (1.0) Renato Bacco, 11/07 Overland Park, KS
	91 (2.2) 9 × 9 + Dave Jones, 3/08 Coventry, England	92 (2.4) – 9 Dave Jones, 3/08 Coventry, England	93 (3.2) 99 – 9 + Carolyn Neptune, 4/08 Prairie Village, KS	94 (3.4) – 9 + Ralph Jeffords, 7/08 Centreville, VA	95 (3.6) 99 – – Ralph Jeffords, 7/08 Centreville, VA	96 (3.2) 99 – Carolyn Neptune, 4/08 Prairie Village, KS	97 (2.8) 99 – – Steve Wilson, 7/08 Raytown, MO	98 (2.0) 99 – Dave Jones, 1/08 Coventry, England	99 (1.0) 9 × 9 + 9 + 9 Jeremy Miller, 11/07 Olathe, KS	100 (2.0) 99 + Dave Jones, 1/08 Coventry, England
	101 (2.2) – 9 Dave Jones, 1/08 Coventry, England	102 (2.4) Dave Jones, 3/08 Coventry, England	103 (3.4) + Steve Wilson, 7/08 Raytown, MO	104 (3.6) + Pellegrini Paolo, 7/08 Martina Franca, Italy	105 (3.2) 99 + 9 – Carolyn Neptune, 4/08 Prairie Village, KS	106 (3.4) + 9 – Pellegrini Paolo, 7/08 Martina Franca, Italy	107 (2.4) 99 + 9 – Pellegrini Paolo, 7/08 Martina Franca, Italy	108 (2.4) 99 + 9 × Carolyn Neptune, 4/08 Prairie Village, KS	109 (2.2) 99 + Steve Wilson, 2/08 Raytown, MO	110 (2.4) + Dave Jones, 3/08 Coventry, England
	111 (2.0) Carolyn Neptune, 12/07 Prairie Village, KS	112 (3.4) + 9 + Pellegrini Paolo, 7/08 Martina Franca, Italy	113 (3.4) + Pellegrini Paolo, 7/08 Martina Franca, Italy				117 (2.0) 99 + 9 + 9 Jeremy Miller, 11/07 Olathe, KS	118 (2.2) + 9 + 9 Dave Jones, 3/08 Coventry, England	119 (2.2) + 9 Dave Jones, 4/08 Coventry, England	120 (2.2) Dave Jones, 4/08 Coventry, England
										130 (3.6) + Steve Wilson, 7/08 Raytown, MO
										150 (3.4) × Steve Wilson, 7/08 Raytown, MO
			153 (1.0) 9 × (9 + 9) – 9 Renato Bacco, 11/07 Overland Park, KS
		162 (1.0) 9 × 9 + 9 × 9 Dave Jones, 2/08 Coventry, England
	171 (1.0) (9 + 9) × 9 + 9 Dave Jones, 2/08 Coventry, England									180 (2.0) 99 + 9 × 9 Dave Jones, 4/08 Coventry, England
	181 (2.2) 9 × 9 + Dave Jones, 4/08 Coventry, England									190 (2.4) Dave Jones, 4/08 Coventry, England
	191 (2.2) – 9 Dave Jones, 5/08 Coventry, England							198 (2.0) 99 + 99 Jeremy Miller, 11/07 Olathe, KS	199 (2.2) + 99 Dave Jones, 5/08 Coventry, England	200 (2.4) + Dave Jones, 5/08 Coventry, England
	201 (2.4) Dave Jones, 5/08 Coventry, England								209 (2.2) + 9 Dave Jones, 5/08 Coventry, England	210 (2.2) Dave Jones, 6/08 Coventry, England
			243 (1.0) 9 × (9 + 9 + 9) Jeremy Miller, 11/07 Olathe, KS
										300 (2.2) Dave Jones, 6/08 Coventry, England
				324 (1.0) (9 + 9) × (9 + 9) Dave Jones, 2/08 Coventry, England
										450 (2.2) × 9 Dave Jones, 6/08 Coventry, England
	491 (2.6) – 9 Dave Jones, 6/08 Coventry, England
									509 (2.6) + 9 Dave Jones, 6/08 Coventry, England
								648 (1.0) (9 × 9 – 9) × 9 Dave Jones, 2/08 Coventry, England
										720 (1.0) 9 × 9 × 9 – 9 Renato Bacco, 11/07 Overland Park, KS
								738 (1.0) 9 × 9 × 9 + 9 Renato Bacco, 11/07 Overland Park, KS
										810 (1.0) (9 × 9 + 9) × 9 Dave Jones, 2/08 Coventry, England
								1008 (2.0) 999 + 9 Jeremy Miller, 11/07 Olathe, KS
								1458 (1.0) (9 + 9) × 9 × 9 Levi Self, 5/08 San Antonio, TX
	6561 (1.0) 9 × 9 × 9 × 9 Jeremy Miller, 11/07 Olathe, KS
	8991 (2.0) 999 × 9 Regina Hillman, 12/07 Bucyrus, KS
										googol (3.4) Pellegrini Paolo, 5/08 Martina Franca, Italy