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Press Release
For Release April 8, 2015, 1100 EDT
Contact: Dr. John B. Curtis, Potential Gas Agency, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1887. Telephone 303-273-3886; fax 303-273-3574; email@example.com.
GOLDEN, COLORADO — The Potential Gas Committee (PGC) today released the results of its latest biennial assessment of the nation's natural gas resources, which indicates that the United States possesses a total technically recoverable resource base of 2,515 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) as of year-end 2014. This is the highest resource evaluation in the Committee's 50-year history, exceeding the previous high assessment (from 2012) by 131 Tcf. The increase arose from reevaluations of shale gas resources in the Atlantic, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain areas, and conventional/tight gas resources in the Mid-Continent and Rockies.
These changes have been assessed in addition to 53 Tcf of domestic marketed-gas production estimated by the EIA for the two-year period since the Committee's previous assessment.
"The PGC's year-end 2014 assessment reaffirms the Committee's conviction that abundant, recoverable natural gas resources exist within our borders, both onshore and offshore, and in all types of reservoirs—from conventional, 'tight' and shales, to coals," said Dr. John B. Curtis, Professor Emeritus of Geology and Geological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines and Director of the Potential Gas Agency there, which provides guidance and technical assistance to the Potential Gas Committee.
Dr. Curtis cautioned, however, that the current assessment assumes neither a time schedule nor a specific market price for the discovery and production of future gas supply. "Assessments of the Potential Gas Committee represent our best understanding of the geological endowment of the technically recoverable natural gas resource of the United States," he explained.
The Committee's year-end 2014 assessment of 2,515 Tcf includes 2,357 Tcf of gas potentially recoverable from "Traditional" reservoirs (conventional, tight sands and carbonates, and shales) and 158 Tcf in coalbed reservoirs. Compared to year-end 2012, assessed Traditional resources increased by 131.2 Tcf (5.9%), while coalbed gas resources declined by a nominal 0.2 Tcf (0.1%), resulting in a net increase in total potential resources of 131.0 Tcf (5.5%). (See accompanying Table 1.)
When the PGC's assessments of technically recoverable resources are combined with the U.S. Department of Energy's latest available determination of proved reserves, 338 Tcf (dry gas) as of year-end 2013, the United States has a total available Future Supply of 2,853 Tcf, an increase of 161 Tcf over the previous evaluation. While the PGC reports these assessments of potential resources and future supply summarily on the national level, the Committee believes that the individual province-level assessment results offer the greatest value for purposes of analysis, planning and exploration.
As Dr. Curtis observed, "Our knowledge of the geological endowment of technically recoverable gas continues to improve with each assessment. Furthermore, new and advanced exploration, well drilling, completion and stimulation technologies are allowing us increasingly better delineation of and access to domestic gas resources—especially 'unconventional' gas—which, not all that long ago, were considered impractical or uneconomical to pursue."
"Consequently, our present assessment, strengthened by robust domestic production levels and reserves bookings, demonstrates an exceptionally strong and optimistic gas supply picture for the nation."
As a result of successive increases in the assessments of Appalachian basin shale gas, the Atlantic area ranks again as the country's richest resource area with 35% of total U.S. Traditional resources, followed by the Gulf Coast (including the Gulf of Mexico) with 23%, Rocky Mountains with 18%, and the Mid-Continent with 12.5%. (See accompanying Table 2.) Changes in the total assessment from 2012 to 2014 arose primarily from analyses of recent drilling, well- test and production data from these four regions. The largest volumetric and percentage gains were reported for Appalachian shales, primarily the Marcellus but also including the Utica and the newly assessed Rogersville Shale, which collectively rose by 137 Tcf (24%).
Gulf Coast assessments rose by 15 Tcf (3%), reflecting continued aggressive development of wet gas and condensate in the prolific Eagle Ford Shale of the Texas Gulf Coast basin and a first-time assessment for the Cretaceous Tuscaloosa marine shale in Louisiana. For the Mid- Continent, modest declines in assessments for the Arkoma and Anadarko basins (conventional reservoirs and shales) were offset by substantially higher evaluations of the Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth basin and the stacked pays of the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp plays in the Permian basin. The area's total assessment gained 26.9 Tcf (10%). The 9.6-Tcf (2.3%) net increase for the Rocky Mountain area resulted from reevaluation of new data and drilling results from the Cretaceous Niobrara shale play in western Colorado's Piceance basin and the Niobrara fractured-carbonate play in the Denver basin.
The growing importance of shale gas nationwide is substantiated by the fact that the PGC's total assessed shale gas resource of 1,253 Tcf for 2014 accounts for approximately 61% of the country's total Traditional potential resources, up from 57 percent in 2012.
PGC's new biennial report, commemorating the Committee's fiftieth anniversary, includes a complete review of the national aggregated mean-value assessment statistics, including tables and graphs, together with an area-by-area comparison of assessment results for year-end 2012 and 2014 and decennial changes in area-level assessments from 2004–14. The second chapter examines the 2014 evaluations at the area and province levels and discusses the factors behind the changes in assessments between 2012 and 2014. Also included are graphs for each area that track historical trends in the Committee's "most likely" (nonaggregated) assessments since 1984, as well as trends in the aggregated mean values since 1990. The concluding chapter presents definitions and details of the PGC's resource assessment methodologies, including a new formal methodology for shales, together with statistical tabulations of all nonaggregated area- and national-level assessments.
Details of the Potential Gas Committee's Natural Gas Resource Assessment
(as of December 31, 2014)
The Potential Gas Committee (PGC) reports its biennial potential gas resource assessments in three categories of decreasing geological certainty—Probable, Possible and Speculative. For each category, a minimum, most likely and maximum volume is assessed in each of 90 onshore and offshore provinces in the Lower 48 States and Alaska. The category and total mean values shown in Table 1 below were computed by statistical aggregation of the minimum, most likely and maximum value distributions for each category, in turn, for all provinces combined. Mean values for Total Traditional Resources and Total Coalbed Gas Resources were aggregated separately. This procedure imparts greater statistical validity to the results and allows for more direct comparison of PGC's assessments with those made by other organizations.
The PGC's assessments are not static. Based on new exploration results, drilling and production information and various other data that become available, PGC members may reclassify resources at the province level from one category to another and to proved reserves.
Table 1
* Mean values for Probable, Possible and Speculative resources are not arithmetically additive in deriving Total Traditional Gas Resources and Total Coalbed Gas Resources.
** The separately aggregated mean values for Total Traditional Resources and Total Coalbed Gas Resources are arithmetically additive in deriving Grand Total Potential Resources.
† Latest available figure is for year-end 2013.
Note: Totals are subject to rounding and differences due to statistical aggregation of distributions.
PGC's 90 geological provinces are grouped into seven geographic assessment areas. In similar fashion as above, the minimum, most likely and maximum value distributions for each category of Traditional resources in each province within an area are aggregated at the area level to derive mean values for Probable, Possible and Speculative Traditional resources and a separately aggregated (not additive) area total. Coalbed gas resources are aggregated only at the national level. Table 2 compares the total mean values for these areas for year-end 2014 and year-end 2012.
* Mean values of Traditional Resources for the seven areas are not arithmetically additive in deriving Total U.S. Traditional Resources, which is a separately aggregated value. Area-level changes in values from 2012 to 2014 likewise are not arithmetically additive in deriving the total change.
** The separately aggregated mean values for Total U.S. Traditional Gas Resources and Coalbed Gas Resources are arithmetically additive in deriving Grand Total Potential Resources.
† Latest available figure is for year-end 2013.
Note: Totals are subject to rounding and differences due to statistical aggregation of distributions.
How to Obtain the Potential Gas Committee 2014 Report
Orders for the PGC's 50th Anniversary report, Potential Supply of Natural Gas in the United States (December 31, 2014) may now be placed with the Potential Gas Agency, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1887. The cost of the printed report is US$325 (plus applicable sales tax for Colorado orders) if payment accompanies the order. All purchasers will receive both the printed report and a digital version (pdf) of the document together with other special 50th anniversary features on CD-ROM (or USB flash drive). Click here for the order form.
For additional information about ordering these and previous reports and CDs/DVDs, please contact Linda D'Epagnier, Program Assistant, at the Potential Gas Agency, telephone 303-273- 3886, fax 303-273-3574, or e-mail: email@example.com.
This press release and the accompanying slide presentation are available for viewing or download at the PGC website, http://potentialgas.org.
About the Potential Gas Committee
The Potential Gas Committee, an incorporated, nonprofit organization, consists of knowledgeable and highly experienced volunteer members who work in the natural gas exploration, production, transportation and distribution industries and in the field and technical services and consulting sectors. The Committee also benefits from the input of respected technical advisors and observers from federal and state government agencies, academia, and various industry and research organizations in the United States. Although the PGC functions independently, the Potential Gas Agency at the Colorado School of Mines provides the Committee with guidance, technical assistance, training and administrative support, and assists in member recruitment and outreach. The Potential Gas Agency receives financial support from prominent E&P companies, gas pipeline companies and distributors, and individuals.


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Simon Cowell irritates with insults
Simon Cowell should stop "mouthing off" about other shows, says Blake Shelton.
Country singer Blake is one of the mentors on US show The Voice, which is airing an episode at the same time as the second season premiere of America's X Factor tonight.
X Factor judge Simon has expressed his displeasure about the decision, which Blake thinks is ridiculous.
"Every time I turn around the guy is mouthing off," he told Access Hollywood. "Don't y'all wish you had time to sit around and b***h and moan like that guy does? Every time I turn around, he's mouthing off about our show. It's like, 'Do your own show! Come on! Put something together there and do your thing. We'll just do ours and we won't mouth off about you.' I wish I had that much time. The guy must just have more free time than he knows what to do with."
Blake insists there is room for all the talent shows around because they are all so different. He is especially proud of The Voice though, because the people involved with it aren't judges.
Blake, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine form teams of singers which compete. He believes the show's premise is so strong it has forced the others to step up their game.
"When we have something to say to somebody on stage, we're not just saying it from a judgment standpoint. We're saying it from, 'Well, here's what I did, and it worked for me. Let me show you.' I think that's the difference, and that's probably why we're seeing it on the other shows," he said.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Big Ten Network will air its feature on Brock Mealer this Saturday (Sept. 18) prior to its broadcast of the University of Michigan football team's game against Massachusetts. The eight-minute feature chronicles the path that Mealer took to lead the Wolverines down the tunnel in the season opener against Connecticut on Sept. 4.
Mealer, given less than a one percent chance to walk again after a tragic car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, worked with the Michigan football strength and conditioning staff over the last nine months.
The Big Ten Football Saturday Pregame Show airs from 10:30 a.m. until noon EDT.
Denard Robinson Feature:
ESPN will broadcast a feature on Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson at 11 a.m. EDT on its College Football Game Day show.
Media Contact: David Ablauf (734) 763-4423
» Learn about ticket packs and individual game tickets for the 2017 Michigan football season.


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The 15-man squad, announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday, omits veteran left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique and seasoned opening batsman Javed Omar.
Four new faces in the team are Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Nazimuddin, Nadif Chowdhury and Ziaur Rahman.
Former captains Habibul Bashar and Khaled Mashud were not considered after being dropped for last month's one-day series against Sri Lanka which Bangladesh lost 0-3.
Other Test players to miss out were Tushar Imran, Shahriar Nafees, Shahadat Hossain and Mehrab Hossain.
Bangladesh have been drawn with hosts South Africa and the West Indies in group A of the preliminary league with the top two qualifying for the Super Eights round.
The 12-team tournament features the nine nations currently playing Test cricket along with Zimbabwe, Kenya and Scotland.
Bangladesh squad:
Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Alok Kapali, Abdur Razzak, Aftab Ahmed, Syed Rasel, Farhad Reza, Shakib Al-Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Nazimuddin, Nadif Chowdhury, Ziaur Rahman.


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Preventing and Reducing Food Waste
Decreasing what we send to the landfill, to cut our greenhouse gas emissions
At Bon Appétit, we hate food waste with a passion. It's a big contributor to climate change. Wasting food means you're also wasting all the energy it took to grow, harvest, transport, and cook it. In addition, food decomposing in landfills releases methane, the greenhouse gas that is 20 to 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), landfills are the largest human-related source of methane in the United States.
As part of our Low Carbon Diet program, Bon Appétit launched a 12-week Food Waste Reduction campaign in all cafés nationwide. By April 2009, we reduced food waste generated in our cafés by 30% through
- educating chefs and kitchen staff on proper portioning and prepping techniques,
- a daily waste-monitoring program in all kitchens, and
- a consumer-waste reduction educational campaign, which included weighing and measuring food at dish return stations and encouraging trayless dining where appropriate.
As a result of these efforts, we achieved a weekly reduction in CO2-equivalent emissions between 40 and 50 tons.
We are proud to have been able to keep our food waste tonnage down ever since. We follow the EPA's food recovery hierarchy, which is about trying to stop food waste from happening in the first place.
Source reduction in the kitchen: Preparing food from scratch in small batches to order, using snout-to-tail and stem-to-root cooking techniques, and being the first company to talk guests out of using trays has all helped us keep our food waste to a minimum.
Source reduction on the farm: We've also tackled food waste at the farm and processor level. In 2014 we launched the Imperfectly Delicious Produce program, working with our farmers, suppliers, and chefs to source cosmetically challenged produce that would otherwise be left to rot in the fields or discarded in the processing plant.
Food recovery: Even though we're proactive, there is always inevitably some food going to waste. When we do have edible excess food, we try to find a way to get it to people. Around the country, we work with food banks and nonprofit organizations such as the Food Recovery Network (press release) to take excess, nutrient-dense food from our cafés and get it to food-insecure people.
Feeding animals and industrial uses: At some locations, we send scraps to Farm to Fork partners (for animal feed or composting) and waste fryer oil to biofuel processors. In fact, a handful of our catering vans run on waste vegetable oil from our cafés!
Composting: We compost food waste on-site and through municipal programs where available, and we do our best to show our guests how to properly sort their waste for composting and recycling.


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'If we lose this, then all the other issues won't matter"
notes: From an op-ed about broadening the environmental movment by Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., president of the civil and human rights group Hip Hop Caucus. Extended excerpt
"Dr. King, clearly he was about fighting against injustice, but he recognized that we cannot fight injustice as a segregated progressive movement," Mr. Yearwood said. "We could not do this movement siloed."
"In other words, this movement cannot be just all white, or the gun violence movement in the 'hood just all black, or the immigration issue just all brown," he said. King "would say that we need to come together because this is our planet, and if we lose this, then all the other issues won't matter."
source: "At a Climate Protest, Science and Religion," Jada F. Smith, New York Times., 1/15/13.
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We are long overdue in writing this review. We just got back from a visit with Umberto and Marco. Their incredible restaurant and lovely little hotel is just a idyllic as when we celebrated our wedding there on a beautiful summer day 6 years ago. It's the sort of spot you always dream of having your wedding celebration, but think could only exist in a movie. The restaurant and hotel sit on a promontory directly over the water, and the breathtaking Forio sunset drops the sun into the Mediterranean right off the balcony of Umberto a Mare. We were married in the little Chiesa del Socorrso above, and then walked down with our guests to Umberto a Mare directly below. When we walked in, Umberto, Marco, and the staff were waiting in the entry way of the restaurant to shower us with flowers and hand us Prosecco! The food is phenomenal, Umberto takes traditional Ischia delicacies and gives them a gourmet flair. Needless to say, none of our American guests had ever experienced anything like this!
We live in Santa Monica California, and looked at many locations when choosing where to celebrate our wedding, and we can easily say that the celebration we had with Umberto and Marco was far more reasonable than anything we found elsewhere. As anyone who's paid for a wedding knows, when you separately break down the cost of a beautiful location, seating, and catering in any major US city, the costs are ridiculous! At Umberto a Mare we had everything under one roof. They gave us a 5 course gourmet Italian seafood dinner for 70 people with wine included, for less than the per person cost of your average wedding caterer who only gives your guests the choice of Chicken or Salmon. Aside from the breathtaking location and incredible cuisine, the warmth, humor, and hospitality of Umberto, Marco and their staff are priceless. Though we are not able to get to Ischia and visit with them as often as we'd like, upon returning we all share the embrace and tears of overdue family. As you can tell at this point, we can't say enough about Umberto A Mare, which to us will always be a magical memory, and a warm loving home and family.
André & Justine
Santa Monica, California
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Piccolo Albergo sul mare di Forio, in attività dal 1936, da sempre meta fissa di chi ama sfuggire i posti di massa ed è alla costante ricerca del "luogo incantato".Il modo giusto per descrivere questo splendido luogo è: "Albergo nel mare" in quanto occupa una posizione unica nel suo genere. Poggiato sulla scogliera di pietra lavica che protegge la famosa Chiesa della Madonna del soccorso dai marosi, è indicato in tutte le guide come posto unico per godere dei tramonti più belli dell'intera isola e del celeberrimo raggio verde.Il piccolo albergo, sole 11 camere, tutte ….nel mare, al suo interno è dotato anche di lido privato con discesa in mare, solarium attrezzato e docce di acqua dolce, ad esclusivo utilizzo dei soli Ospiti di casa. ... more less
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- Also Known As:
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First post using Wordmobi
First post with Wordmobi and extremely excited about the idea of blogging through my mobile now.
This possibly would get me blogging more frequently. Let's hope so, at least.
Wordmobi is a Symbian application that runs on Python and Pip applications.
Since I'm extremely new to this application, I can't speak of its features in details but apparently, it lets the user access their blogs, hosted on wordpress website or your own domains.
The mobile app Wordmobi seems to let you access / edit your posts on wordpress blog, add new posts and delete the old ones. While adding or editing, it lets the user manage blog titles, content, category, tags, etc.
It also offers other features like statistics and setting up multiple blogs.
I'll share the downloads links, installation guide and more details about this soon, once I've explored it enough.
*update – it lets you add links, images, videos, etc right out of the content area. Pretty similar to the features offered in the full blown online version of wordpress.


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HOCUS POKE US - From Fred & Friends
Death-defying reusable party picks! It's that classic breath-taking illusion, the lady in the box who surivives all the swordplay...and now YOU can play it on your own dining table. Just don't reveal the secret to your guests. Each Hocus Poke Us includes 25 reusable swords with handy sliding-door storage.
Put all your pens and pencils in this cute vintage looking airmail-inspired pouch!
It's the Holy Water Water Bottle that redeems parched sinners! Tap into it! Holds 20oz.Added 8 Years Ago from Perpetualkid
This USB Fridge is the only way to keep your drink cold while you're at your computer and it looks cool on any desktop.


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That is one sweet looking gun!
I just got this Ultra SIS in and put a slim compact Esmeralda grip on today. Went to the range during lunch and shot 175 rounds and not a single ftf. It was a tack driver at the 10' and 21' distance. Better than I can shoot! I can't believe I like it even more than my Ultra CDP. Let me know what you think of Esmeralda grips. I know they are a little differnt ( I normally use VZs), but they felt great and look pretty cool...... I think.
That is one sweet looking gun!
That's really nice. I like those grips on that gun.
Beautiful! I'm a Kimber fanatic and my next purchase is gonna be the SIS. Yours is sweet!
Nice gun.
The grips do indeed look stunning on your SIS... congratulations.
I'm like you, I am really a VZ grip fan, but those grips that you have look absolutely great on your SIS! Very nice pistol.
Thank you all for your compliments. Now if I can shoot it as GOOD as it looks.
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It's the caffeine in the pepsi. You didn't make a fool of yourself.<quoted text>Pepsi.No wine here,buddy.That crap doesn't agree with me Either.I should have bought ginger ale.Now I cant sit still.But this is still better than being drunk and making a fool out of myself on here.
You'd have to go a long, long, long way to make a fool of yourself on this forum.
Take a look at all the competition.
And if I'm pointing fingers, I'm also point back at myself and "HOW DO YOU ATTACK PURPLE MARTINS?"
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Trojans Tie For Fourth At Amer Ari Invitational
Feb. 8, 2013
Sophomore Anthony Paolucci tied for 10th while senior Sam Smith and sophomore Ramsey Sahyoun were each under par again during the final round to lead No. 3 USC to a tie for fourth at the Amer Ari Invitational on Friday (Feb. 8) at the Waikoloa (Hawaii) G.C.
USC, tied for 12th after the first round, climbed back to finish tied for fourth at 14-under 850 (291-273-286) along with Georgia Tech and defending NCAA champion Texas. UCLA and Washington tied for first at 22-under while TCU was third at 15-under.
"We had one great day and two poor days," said head coach Chris Zambri. "We are doing some things well but have significant room for improvement. The goal between now and our next event in Palm Desert will be to make some strides in the areas we have room for growth."
Paolucci tied for 10th at 5-under 211 (72-66-73) and had four birdies during his final round. Smith rose to a tie for 17th at 3-under 213 (72-71-70) with a five-birdie round.
Freshman Yi Keun Chang (74-68-73) and junior Ramsey Sahyoun (77-68-70) tied for 26th at 1-under 215 while junior Jeffrey Kang tied for 88th at 8-over 224 (73-71-80). Sahyoun's round included three birdies against just one bogey.
Playing individually, senior Stewart Hagestad tied for 55th at 3-over 219 (77-69-73).
USC returns to action Feb. 18-20 at The Prestige in La Quinta, Calif.


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Honey (edition 2001)
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Honey by V. C. Andrews
No current Talk conversations about this book.
It's a V.C. Andrews franchise piece. There's not much else I can say. It's part 4 of a 5-book series of sorts. The first four (also available in an omnibus edition) introduce the brilliantly talented girls who are going to be meeting each other in book 5. It is what it is. It didn't suck, but reading the first 4 didn't make me ready to run right out and get the 5th either. I mean, sweet girls, but I'm not exactly invested. These books are short, so they are good for those "I can't decide what to read" days.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0671039962, Paperback)In her music, she found sweet salvation....
Honey grew up on a farm under her strict, fanatically religious grandfather's disapproving eye. To him, everything is a sin -- from her natural-born talent for the violin to her innocent interest in boys and dating -- and life is a treacherous path to be walked in fear. When Honey is paired for music practice with a brilliant piano student, wealthy Chandler Maxwell, she discovers a true soul mate. But when a shocking family secret comes to light, Honey discovers the startling cause of her grandfather's bitter fury. And her own precious joy may be lost forever....
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I tried the leasing numbers, with 2k down over 4 years at 20,000km per year it shows 696 /month if I use that 9 security deposits or 727/month if I don't. I think I read on this form that 36 months was the sweet spot when it came to leasing-not sure why? The other thing is if I trade in my car I feel like I'm just loosing equity because if I'm leasing the next car at the end of the 4 years I have 0 equity where as with the 4 years I already have had with my csx its prob worth 13,000, I guess on the other hand my monthly payments should be really low because if I trade in this car for say 13k isn't that basically like putting 13k down payment on the lease?
As for the csx, it has a 2.0L L4 DOHC 16-valve engine with 155 hp
IN this case, raleedy has a good idea of selling the car private for cash, and using some of that cash for security deposits. Do not trade in the car to the dealer and let them just put that towards the lease. Dealers can be shady, especially with hidden #'s...i try to keep the transactions seperate, used car deal, then new car deal. Good luck
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Very nice.
Just finished it last night! Here is the model 60 with the original (modified) stock. I sanded the coating off, reshaped inlets where the safety is located, slanted the front forend of the stock for a sportier look, and last but not least, I filed and sanded the indentation of my hands grip along the forend of the stock. Feels perfect. I also decided to try something out of the ordinary and give it stone textured camo-khaki paint. What ya guys think?
Very nice.
Good job! John
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Homenetmen Gamk Alexandria tournament will be held on 28,29 & 30 August 2015, under the auspices of his Eminence Archibishop Ashod Menatsaganian, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Egypt and the presidency of Mr. & Mrs. Nubar Simonian, Chairman of the Community Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Cairo
The tournament cup is offered by Mrs. Marlene Katazian in the memory of Levon Katazian (Kaghtatsian).
Games Schedule
Friday August 28, 2015
A: St. Therese vs H.M.E.M Nubar Alexandria at 8:00 PM
Saturday August 29, 2015
B: Homenetmen Gamk vs Winner of Game A at 6:30 PM
C :Homenetmen Ararat vs H.M.E.M Nubar Cairo at 8:00 PM
Followed by dinner at the Harachtimasser garden. For reservations please contact:
Antoinette Topalian: 0122-332-7857
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Early reservations till August 26 are greatly appreciated.
Sunday August 30, 2015
The Final Game:
Winner of game B vs Winner of game C at 8:00 PM
6th Pan Armenian Games
The Alexandria delegation to the 6th Pan Armenian Games in Yerevan August 2015
This year 22 Basketball players will be representing Alexandria Men and Women teams in the 6th Pan Armenian Games. The Head of Alexandria delegation is Berdj Miskdjian and total number of the delegation is 26.
The Alexandria Pan Armenian games Committee consists of: Garbis Tossounian, Arto Tossounian, Hovsep Topalian & Zaven Leylekian. The Boys team will be represented by 6 players from HMEM Nubar Alex & 6 from Homenetmen Gamk.
The players are;
Vahe Artinian, Serge Gordian, Raffy Israelian, Ike Kalaidjian, Manuel Khounganian, Yervant Mazloumian, Dikran Baharian, Raffy Haladjian, Chris Khantsian, Garo Khantsian , Khatchig Papazian & Roby Yafalian. Team Coach is Berdj Tossounian & the team manager is Arto Tossounian.
The Alexandria boys team was drawn into group G with the following cities:
Yerevan, North Hollywood, Toronto
The girls team will be represented by 4 players from Homenetmen Gamk & 6 from HMEM Nubar Alex.
The players are:
Salpy Mardigian, Sevan Mardigian, Melanie Topalian, Nathalie Topalian, Tania Artinian, Melissa Antoine, Aline Kalaidjian, Sarron Khounganian, Mary Mansour & Julia Tossounian. Team Manager and coach is Garbis Tossounian.
The girls team was drawn to group E with the following cities:
Glendale, Stepanagerd, Ararat.
The Alex teams will be heading to Yerevan on July 29 from Cairo together with the Cairo delegation.
We wish the Alex boys and girls the best of Luck.
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For reservations please contact:
Nevart Mardigian : 0122-756-0226
Antoinette Topalian: 0122-332-7857
Norig Leylekian: 0122-666-1105
Elize Tossounian-Papazian (1927-2014)
Tantig Eliz, as all the club members used to call her, passed away on September 7, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Archag Papazian, devoted mother of Levon and Kevork(Joe) and loving grandmother of four.
She was born in Alexandria on July 13, 1927,received her education at Boghossian Armenian School and worked for 11 years at the school kindergarten department.
She was an active member of the club and the scouts activities.
She also served the Armenian Apostolic Church in Alexandria and was a long time dedicated member of its committee.
Tantig Eliz touched the lives of all she encountered with her friendliness, sympathy and concern for others.
On behalf of Homenetmen Gamk Committee and members of the club we would like to extend our sincere condolences to her family.
May her soul rest in peace.
Homenetmen Gamk Alexandria Basketball Tournament Schedule
Homenetmen Gamk Alexandria Basketball Tournament
Homenetmen Gamk Alexandria tournament will be held on 29,30,31 August 2014, under the auspices of his Eminence Archibishop Ashod Menatsaganian, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Egypt and the presidency of Mr. & Mrs. Vahe Benohanian.
The tournament cup is offered by Mrs. Sonia Shahbazian in the memory of Noubar Shahbazian.
Games schedule to be announced soon.
Noubar Shahbazian October 2, 1950 May 18, 2013
A year has already passed on the sudden departure of Noubar Shahbazian.
Noubar Shahbazian was born in Alexandria on October 2, 1950, he received his education at Boghossian Armenian School then continued his education at EBS (English Boys School) & graduated from the Faculty of Engineering Alexandria University.
He started playing basketball at Gamk sports club at the age of 13 and played for 20 years.(1963-1984)
Noubar Shabazian Is survived by his wife Mrs. Sonia Shabazian, his son Tro Shabazian & his daughter Norig Leylekian.
On behalf of Gamk Committee and members of the club we would like to extend our sincere condolences to his wife & family.
May his soul rest in peace.
Gamk Basketball News
Gamk basketball players returned to the court on May 1st, 2014. Cpt. Maher Saber has rejoined Gamk as the Coach for senior men's basketball team. The team started resuming its training sessions 3 times a week starting the 1st week of May 2014. Coach Maher is the head coach of the Alexandria Sporting club boys under 16 basketball team.
We wish Coach Maher and Gamk players all the best in this upcoming season.
It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. Levon Katazian (Kaghtatsian), of Alexandria Egypt. He passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 and the funeral service was held in Cairo on Friday March 14, 2014 at 2:00 PM.
Mr. Levon Katazian , born in Alexandria, Egypt on January 14, 1929 , was a beloved member of the community and served as the Alexandria Armenian Community Council Chairman for many years with dedication and hard work. Mr. Katazian helped the community throughout the years in every way possible and has generously supported GAMK for decades both with donations and moral support. His generosity and kind heart were an inspiration to his friends and all the Armenian community in Egypt.
His 40th day memorial service (karasounk) was on April 25, 2014 in Cairo ; Homenetmen GAMK in Alexandria requested a requiem for the repose of his soul on Sunday April 27, 2014.
On behalf of the GAMK committee and members of the club, we would like to extend our sincere condolences to his wife Mrs. Marlene Katazian and family.
May God grant them patience and healing for their loss and may his soul rest in peace. Asdvadz Hokin Lousavoreh.
Pizza Night
Homenetmen Gamk Alexandria Sports Club is organizing a pizza night for it's members to watch the UEFA Champions League final game between Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid starting 8:00 PM on Saturday May 24, 2014 at Harachtimasser garden. This gathering will be a great opportunity for Gamk members to connect.
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Just curious as to how the people who view Thor as their favorite feel about sentry? Like for me personally Superman is my absolute favorite hero. So if dc made a new character slap him around it would piss me off and I'd probably hate the character. Personally I think Thor should be above sentry because frankly I think Thor deserves it. But back on topic how do you diehard Thor fans feel about him ?
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Thor did kill Sentry.
Sentry had the speed advantage and was superior to Thor by a mile. It's clearly stated that Robert temporarily took control and let his guard down to allow Thor to kill him so that made sense. Doesn't change the fact Siege was a steaming pile of awfully written rubbish though.
Sentry is an annoying Mary Sue who should have stayed dead, or better yet in his miniseries.
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Thor did kill Sentry.
Sentry aloud Thor to kill him
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sentry really really sucks
maybe its cause he reminds me of the villain from superman 4, either way he suckss
@wolverine08: From what I've read sentry was literally begging to die and was in a weak mental state which made him weaker in his power A's well
I like him though I'm not a diehard fan of Thor just a regular fan, but I thought the concept of the character was really interesting even if at times it wasn't handled too well. I really don't care who is stronger or who would defeat who, to me the personality is more important.
@tikhunt: I find the biblical references hamfisted and poorly done, especially as Yahweh is just another skyfather in marvel.
I think coming back as a horseman adds a little more depth to his character. Robert has always been an emotional and psychological wreck, so his being 'repurposed' to serve the Apocolypse Twins is a nice twist. Do they know about his Void persona? Can he truly be controlled due to his personality disorders?
As for staying dead, I think the whole 'God like' term gets thrown around too often in Marvel and his return adds to that confusion. I'd like to see him return to being dead at the end of the arc.
And in answer to some of the stuff above, Thor has been killed more than once the old fashioned way a.k.a a savage fight against the Destroyer (if memory serves correctly) and at the hands of his uncle, The Serpent at the end of Fear Itself
@guardian_of_gravity: Oh don't get me wrong I'm not a fan of it either but they are still there.
I really really like Sentry, I think he is one of the best deconstruction type characters in comics but also has so much potential as far as mixing together the classic power fantasy archetype, with the flawed, broken character trying to cope with living with the promise of redemption lingering ahead in some distant future past self imposed mental walls and psychological barriers. I find him to be a more grounded character in the sense that if a human did find himself in the position to hear peoples conversations and whispers for miles around and further, and whose accidents and mistakes could cost people their lives because of the strength and speed he could exercise, then the fetal position might actually seem like a safe place to be. Most comics tailor their realities to avoid that sort of carnage, because in a lot of situations, no amounts of speed or strength can actually help, more heroes should be paranoid and worried heh heh.
Anyway, Sentry's various mental health issues when done well give the character a type of depth rarely explored in comics, its inspirational and demonstrates the characters strengths as often if not more than his failings. Just the idea that that on some days leaving his house is more scary and frightening than fighting Dr Doom or Hulk, but also that he would leave his house to help rescue a cat even though on the inside he could be having an anxiety attack. Thats heroism to me, makes the character pretty cool to me. I always wish Superman got a bit more political, I understand he can't for creative reasons, but with Sentry his in story narrative crux is what prevents him from really making a difference in the world, and that also drives his guilt as well. Character is complicated though, so he is at his best with a skilled and subtle writer - at least how I enjoy the character. I enjoy the character less when he is presented cartoonishly.
I don't really care about power levels, or feats or showings, and I don't think anyone should take them seriously. Enjoy? Have fun with? Sure, just not take too seriously. More often than not there is a greater context behind the scenes that have more to do with creative decisions and writer politics than a bunch of writers sitting around trying to make things easier for the 5 percent of comic fans who spend time in Battles sections. Some writers don't even care about trying to present a consistent character depiction, others have stronger opinions. Interestingly Scarlet Witch was going to be the main final antagonist of Siege, but she got switched out to have a redeeming character arc and Sentry was decided to be built up over Bendis arcs so he would be perceived as a threat. Which means from a creative standpoint if Wanda ended up being the bad guy, all Sentry's moments under Bendis pen would have been dramatically reduced and minimized, probably to the delight of many. I actually liked some of Bendis work of Sentry though myself however. Hard to feel anything strong towards a fictional character when its all creative decisions, and when most writers have competing and conflicting views, and ultimately a fan will believe whatever they want as per their enjoyment. Problem comes when sharing ideas and opinions. If some professional writers think Silver Surfer can beat Sentry and Thor? Some professional writers think Hulk beats Superman and Sentry? Some professional writers think that Thor can beat Sentry and Superman? Some professional writers think Sentry can beat Thor and Flash. Some professional writers think Superman can beat Surfer and Sentry, gotta be careful about a random anonymous fan on the internet and the reasoning they employ on such matters and the sort of foundational basis they have in their presuppositions.
I'd recommend Sentry's one off appearances in Moonknight and Punisher as well, they were fun cameos. I enjoyed his small appearances in Blue Marvel as well, but first mini is the best start.
Side note, terms like mortal and immortal are kind of useless in fiction, unless you have a really intelligent writer writing a really intelligent character who actually defines a term before applying. In reality we have immortal jellyfish, but its a different type of immortality than live for trillions of years never being harmed immortality. The same way any character that doesn't have absolute omnipresence can't be immortal, because if they don't exist everywhere it means you can disperse them to some extent and if you disperse them for the absolute maximum distance of which is absolutely possible, for an extremely long period thats not infinitely long, and then they reform? Then your making a reasonable case for immortality. Except if the forces acting on dispersing that entity are constant/push harder than the reformation process. Then in fiction such rules an be rewritten at a whim. Bizarrely what this means is that all comic characters are immortal and also not immortal. Depending.
@tikhunt: The character overall is a godawfully annoying Mary Sue whose backstory sucks in the stories of other, better characters like a black hole. When he dies again Galactus should eat him to keep him dead.
@guardian_of_gravity: I wouldn't go that far I think he does have some potential in the right hands as does every character for example I don't like Jason Todd but he has been written well a few times and I have enjoyed those appearances.
Also on the subject of death, the last two times Thor died in comics, it only meant a location change, where his adventures continued, and where he willed himself back from when he decided it was time and when he remembered who he was. Not really sure either are good examples but therein having to define what one means by death since in fiction is fiction and not science. Mad Jim Jaspers could reform his physical body faster than Sentry but even he could "die" it just required more extreme circumstances. X-man had his body dispersed molecule by molecule, and he managed to come back as well... albeit it took a few years and not a few seconds like Sentry. Was he dead or just in the process of reviving himself? Depends on how one defines it really.
@tikhunt: He is the best friend of hulk, spiderman's idol, helps Reed feel human (Ya know, instead of his loving wife and kids, then again Reed is an atrocious family man), stalemated fething galactus, beat molecule man at his own game, is the friend of all children everywhere, Bomed Rogue to take her virginity, his penis is the subject of awe from women and envy from men, he was shoehorned into everyone else's backstories, and is "DA BESTEST EVA AT EVERYTHANG". I can handle powerful characters but when the writer starts squeeing like a fangirl for how awesome they are I draw the line.
If you wrote up a character like that on Fanfiction.net you'd get an inbox full of hate mail and become the laughing stock of the writing community, just ask Tara Gillesbie and her "masterpiece" my immortal.
@kid_nacho: Didn't see this before but I don't think he has the multiple personality disorder while in the death persona because when Thor asks about the Void Sentry replies that there is no Void only Death.
@guardian_of_gravity: I always liked to think of that as Robert convincing himself that a lot of his interference in other peoples origins happened and I was hoping a writer would confirm that.
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@kid_nacho: Didn't see this before but I don't think he has the multiple personality disorder while in the death persona because when Thor asks about the Void Sentry replies that there is no Void only Death.
during an interview it was stated he only has one personality.
as for the answer to the OP. I am fine with the situation considering Thor delivered the final blow and gave him a respected burial as well.
@awesam: Gods can/have died in real mythology. Seth killed Osiris, Zeus killed his father etcetera. A god is a type of cosmic being in the Marvelverse and a very powerful one. I enjoy when cosmic beings of similar power are killing them but when a guy jacked up on a super serum is able to rip these cosmic being in half with ease? That makes reading about Thor's work as a god seem less majestic somewhat.
@maccyd: That's different. Gods in religion and mythology are credited with creation. Thor's just a being who comes from an advanced alien race. It's easy to understand how a primitive race could think he's a deity of some sort. Technically he would be considered a god, I'm not denying that. What I said is his godlyhood is often exaggerated. Him being a god does not make him immortal.
As I said before. Sentry is also considered a god. To most, a sun god. Sun gods are often considered the most powerful and influencial. The sun gives light and brings life to crops as well as all life on Earth. Aside from ruining your day, a thunderstorm does nothing for you.
I think it's a little weird that they've inserted Sentry into the classic Thor/Hulk debate, but I don't think Thor fans would be as annoyed with Sentry as Hulk fans. Thor was the one who defeated Sentry while Hulk was basically turned into his pet, necessitating the Hulk beatdown of Sentry in World War Hulk to kinda make up for it. I guess I don't see why Thor fans—even die-hard ones—would have a problem with Sentry compared to that. He's basically just another Hyperion.
@maccyd: Regardless, he's still an alien. Just as you probably see Superman as an alien rather than a god. Wonder Woman's a goddess, but we still consider her an Amazon. Think of how other beings see Thor. Thanos wouldn't consider him a god. He's more of a fly in comparison to Galactus.
@w0nd: Emma Frost went into his head and found that the Void had locked the Robert persona away so that he couldn't wrestle for control. Also on two occasions after destroying stuff as the Void he woke up and had no memory of what had happened, I think that is proof that there is multiple personas in there.
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Posted by Nigel Fenwick on the CIOs Blog on December 19, 2013
Way back in September, I promised a series of blogs addressing this subject. I had high hopes of delivering a post a week for five weeks on the topic. Needless to say . . . life interjected!
Step 1 - Change where you work
Posted by Diego Lo Giudice on the Application Development & Delivery Professionals Blog on November 29, 2012
Agile and Lean transformations depend to a great extent on cultivating a good sourcing ecosystem. The decisions you make around the partners and providers supporting your transformation and projects will be at the core of a successful strategy. But sourcing strategy needs to go beyond just resource or services providers (read outsourcing) and address a larger ecosystem made of Agile SW development and delivery choices, collaboration and communication capabilities for distributed teams, and teams' physical work spaces, standard equipment, and office layout.
In September, I published a report on how to source your Agile strategy, that describes what the ecosystem looks like and how to navigate it effectively, the document is part of our larger research container on Agile - The Agile and Lean Playbook. The report gives an overview on how large vendors, SIs, and medium to small consulting organizations can (not) help you with your Agile journey but also what you need to do to be successful. Here are some of the takeaways from the research:
Posted by Alex Cullen on the Enterprise Architecture Professionals Blog on April 6, 2012
I just recently had a conversation with Peter Hinssen, one of our keynote speakers at Forrester's colocated CIO Forum and EA Forum in Las Vegas (May 3-4) and our EMEA CIO Forum and EA Forum in Paris (June 19-20).
Peter is both a dynamic speaker and a provocative thought-leader on the rapidly changing relationship of technology, business, and "the business function called IT." Here's a short summary of this conversation — and a preview of what he will be talking about at our forums.
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Technology has stopped being "technology," and digital has just become "normal": We've entered the world of the "New Normal." The rate of change of the technology world has become the beat to which markets transform. But the rate of change "outside" companies is now faster than the internal velocity of organizations. But how will companies evolve to cope with the changes as a result of the New Normal? How will organizations evolve to respond quickly enough when markets turn into networks of intelligence?
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Think of a medieval fortress: It was originally used for a small army, it has walls nine meters thick, and it's surrounded by buildings hundreds of years old. Upon entering, you are confronted with the concept of eternity.
This fortress is located in the smallest state on earth — though it is also perhaps the best-known state in the world. The business housed within the fortress is what many might classify as a SME but with with complexity of a large enterprise, holy but busy, centralized but truly global — its work spans hundreds of countries with hundreds of currencies and hundreds of languages — and it serves very special and demanding clients.
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Zoom on Italy, then zoom on Rome, then zoom on Vatican City, and you can't miss the round tower (Torrione Sisto V) where the Vatican Bank, or Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR ), is located. You won't be allowed in if you are not a client, an employee, or part of a religious congregation. Change comes hard to institutions this steeped in tradition. To give you a clue, IOR's previous managing director spent his entire career at IOR — 60 years — and retired at the age of 80. We all know it's the soft and cultural aspects of transformation that are the hardest part for any organization.
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North Allegheny scored a mind-numbing and record 1,115 points this year, 'edging' runner-up Peters Township by a mere 635 points. Mount Lebanon finished third, Canon-McMillan fourth and Hempfield fifth. The rest of the top ten was Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park, Latrobe, Gateway and Fox Chapel.
Where do you start with the sports year that North Allegheny enjoyed? In the fall, they captured WPIAL gold in boys cross country and district and state gold in football. Then in the winter season, more gold came in both WPIAL boys and girls swimming along with a PIHL and Pa Cup state championship in ice hockey. The golden season for the Tigers concluded in the spring with a WPIAL and PIAA state crown in boys volleyball, District 7 championships in baseball and boys track & field and district runner-up silver in softball and boys tennis.
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During the two year period from June 2010 to June 2012, Samsung's number one seller in the States based on units sold was the Samsung Galaxy Prevail which rang up 2.25 million handsets. That was followed by the 1.89 million units of the Samsung Epic 4G that were purchased, and the 1.67 million units sold of the Sprint version of the Samsung Galaxy S II (Samsung Epic 4G Touch). When talking dollars, it was the Samsung Epic 4G that ruled the roost in those 24 months, lining Samsung's coffers with $855 million. Because many Samsung models were exclusive to one U.S. carrier, like the Epic 4G, the bottom line is that many of them did quite well.
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Both sides have had to release information that they normally would jealously guard. Apple has turned over internal customer surveys for the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad and has asked the court to keep the information private. So far, Judge Lucy Koh has denied that request and Apple is appealing. Giant tech firms like Ericsson, Intel, RIM, Nokia and Microsoft have asked the court to keep certain information sealed that they provided the court, although Reuters America is trying to get that information publicly revealed.
After two days of recess on Wednesday and Thursday, the trial resumes Friday with more testimony from Apple's expert witnesses.
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335d ECU Tuning
Hi Guys,
I hate to bring up a dead thread but I've just purchased a 2009 BMW 335d in Canada and I'm wondering if there is any good way to "Tune" it without having to remove and send away the ECU? I'm used to tuning my previous VW TDI with a OBII Based Loader.
Is something like that possible from Evolve or RENNtech?
I noticed Evolve has a "Switch" they talk about on their website. Has anyone used this?
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None yet unless you go the plug and play route. You'll have to send your ECU away. I too own a 2009 335d that I bought a year ago with 3,800 kms on it.
That Evolve switch will not work on our N.American Ds via the remote route. You'll still have to send your ECU to their Chicago contact.
I know of two places near you that can tune your car via ECU.
Welcome to the club.
Can you share these 2 places close to me? Are they in Ontario?
I just bumped one of my topics. Look for it. ("Found a Renntech tuner in Toronto)
Will find the other one in a bit.
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Here's a story.
I ran the battery flat somehow a week or so back, at the time I didn't know why / how. Some seriously sketchy starting times (werrrrr werrrrr werrrrr start) were followed a day or so later by nothing at all, computer reset, red screen etc...
Anyhow, to keep this story short, I got the BMW rescue out. They re-charged it and told me to go to the service center. They didn't have the right testing equipment for the battery test. I took it to dealer, they kept it 2 days (overnight for drain test). They "checked" battery, alternator, leak test overnight, nada.
Conclusion? The computer said I had done too many short journeys. It's bloody HAL! I argued nothing different to the way I'd been driving for the past two years but to no avail.
Anyhow, as fate would have it, two weeks later on the day of me moving house, same thing happened! Car stranded in hold house. Damm.
Call BMW service out (different guy this time, very nice chap), and he did the same. Charged BUT this time he had the "old school" testing equipment. He told me that BMW service centers now only have the option (via edict from Der Vaterland HQ) that they can use computer diagnosis (ISIS?). This is how they tested mine. However, this chap said that system was pretty much useless on 90% of duff batteries. Lo and behold he tested with ISIS on his laptop, "BATTERY OK". Tested with his old faithful tester "CELL DEPLETED - NEW BATTERY NEEDED". I saw with my own eyes.
Needless to say I complained to dealer for wasting two days of my car, however I believe their hands are tied by up above.
Technology is not always progressive, I hope this helps someone.
Last edited by jgroarke; 11-19-2013 at 01:17 AM.
Sorry about your battery problem.
I always thought that the way that BMW designed this system, your problem will be quite common. As I understand it, the alternator only kicks in when braking so if you do a lot of short trips and do not use the brakes enough, sooner or later you will wind up with a depleted battery. The alternator doesn't work as much and the battery does not have a chance to recharge. I think this will be a problem for drivers who anticipate the flow of traffic and don't use their brakes as much.
I wonder if the system is smart enough to detect the low battery charge and automatically activate the alternator to charge the battery regardless of whether the brakes are used or not? Perhaps a solution is to use a battery tender at night?
Please keep us updated what the resolution is.
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2014 Blue Water X3 xDrive28i ZCW, ZLP, LUCZ
Previous Bimmers
2007 Mystic Blue 530i - ED 12-15-06
2003 Grey Green 330i
2003 Electric Red 325iTa
Angular velocity is where it's at
German cars historically have not taken well to short journeys and incompletely drive cycles and with how intensive the electronic uses are thesedays, the problem gets exacerbated. You can push for a warranty or goodwill battery replacement but ultimately if you go weeks without taking a highway driving, the vehicle isn't going to be very happy. That's just the way these cars are, and there's no amount of complaining you can do that will change what the engineers do.
I monitored battery voltage and noticed under normal driving it sits between 13.2 Volts and 13.8 volts depending on load and outside temperature. It jumps up to the normally expected charging voltage of about 14.6 volts or so when the display indicates the battery is being charged. I also noticed voltage does not seem to respond to consequential changes in electrical load (except for a very small but momentary transient). This means to me the alternator output is responding and maintaing whatever the electrical load happens to be.
13.something volts is not full charging voltage but it is much too high for the battery open circuit voltage so the alternator is constantly putting some energy into both the battery (charging) and electrical system (carrying normal load) at this voltage. Therefore, I think the system is actually simpler that what most people surmise. Basically, I think it just continuously maintains a voltage that is consistent with about an 80% charge. Since the battery capacity is supposed to be 25% oversized for the needs of the car, this effectively continuously maintains a battery containing the equivalent amount of energy as a properly sized battery. The 25% remaining allows someplace for the braking/coasting down hill energy to go. If the battery was maintained at full charge it would be damaged by trying to jam more energy into it, especially at a high rate. Also, a normal lead acid battery would be permanently damaged by not maintaining it at 100% charge continuously. That is why BMW uses a so called AGM battery.
I am reasonably certain the system controls alternator output voltage electronically by likely modulating field voltage. The alternator is not mechanically clutched in/out and is obviously not just either charging or not charging.
In summary, even though the battery is not maintained 100% charged, I am reasonably certain it is maintained at no less than an 80% charged. Therefore, since 80% corresponds to correct battery sizing, there is no reason to see any issues, different from a "normal" car, with maintaining the battery properly charged.
The 2014 brochure states the alternator is rated at 2940 Watts which translates to probably 5 Hp engine load assuming it is running at 100% electrical capacity. Since the alternator probably rarely operates at 100% capacity, and is apparently always running at some load anyway, I just do not believe the amount of energy saving from capturing braking and coasting energy is worth all the effort and really perceive this feature as much more a marketing tool than anything all that useful.
Last edited by RhoXS; 11-20-2013 at 05:45 AM.
From the BMW website:
Brake Energy Regeneration.
Make use of every watt: by charging the battery only when your BMW is braking, coasting or decelerating, Brake Energy Regeneration improves fuel efficiency by up to three percent and ensures that the full power of your engine is available for acceleration.
Today's vehicles require much more electrical energy than older models, due to the much wider array of electric and electronic on-board comfort and safety systems. This energy is created by the generator (also known as the alternator) which converts the engine's power output into electricity. In conventional systems, the generator is permanently driven by a belt connected to the engine.
BMW's Brake Energy Regeneration operates differently: the generator is activated only when you take your foot from the accelerator or apply the brake. The kinetic energy that would otherwise go to waste is now used efficiently, converted into electricity by the generator and stored in the battery.
Producing electricity in this highly efficient way delivers an additional advantage: when you apply the accelerator, the generator is deactivated - so the full power of the engine can be directed to the drive wheels. Brake Energy Regeneration thus increases fuel efficiency while simultaneously enhancing driving dynamics. As a safety precaution, the Brake Energy Regeneration system monitors the level of battery charge and will, if necessary, continue to charge the battery even during acceleration to prevent a complete discharging of the battery.
If that is how it works it's a pretty ingenious system albeit complex.
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This cannot be accurate. I do not believe it.
First, I am making an assumption that system voltage is controlled via accurately controlling the alternator field and the alternator output but not by a DC to DC voltage regulator. I will verify this assumption by actually measuring battery terminal voltage with the engine idling (and supposedly not charging) and comparing it to the system voltage via the cigarette lighter outlet between the two console cup holders.
Assuming there is no DC-DC voltage regulator there is no way the system voltage will be as high as 13.2 (or even higher) unless the alternator is driving it there. In other words the alternator must always be putting out energy because the system voltage never drops below 13.2 volts when the engine is running.
The open circuit voltage per cell for a lead acid battery is 2.1 volts. Therefore a six cell battery will have an open circuit voltage of 12.6 volts. Without a charger connected, this voltage will decrease under load, the amount of decrease is dependent on the discharge current and state of charge.
Nevertheless, I am 100% sure the alternator, by always maintain 13.2 volts or higher, is always driving energy into the battery as must happen if the battery is connected to a system that runs at higher than 12.6 volts. This also means the alternator is putting out sufficient energy to maintain the current electrical system load. Again, if this was not the case, there would be a net load on the battery and the battery terminal voltage would drop below 12.6 volts. The battery is a sealed AGM battery so it is not possible to directly measure specific gravity. If it was possible, I would bet the specific gravity would almost always be representitive of an 80% state of charge.
My voltage measurements when driving are from the cigarette lighter output between the two console cup holders; not at the battery terminals. However, the voltage at this cigarette lighter output immediately drops to about 12.5 volts or so when shutting down the engine so I think it is highly likely it is indeed representative of battery terminal voltage and not the result of a voltage regulator independent of the alternator.
Last edited by RhoXS; 11-20-2013 at 03:07 PM.
RhoXS, it is possible that what you are saying is true, that the charging system maintain a minimal charge when at idle and acceleration, increase the acceleration rate when braking.
I agree with RhoXS.
I can't say with any certainty how the BMW electrical system actually works, because it is a computer controlled car. But as a Physicist and "chief mechanic" for 4 older cars and one Cessna, I am familiar with conventional electrical systems.
I installed a LED voltmeter in the front cigarette lighter immediately after I picked up my car 20 days ago. When the engine is off, the voltage is 12.6V or lower. With the engine running, the voltage stayed in the mid 13V range for the first few days, and now jumps up to 14V or 15Vmax quickly after starting.
In my experience, a system will produce a maximum charging voltage (15V) when the battery is fully charged, but will decrease as the battery sucks up charging energy.
I believe my battery was somewhat depleted during the delivery process to the west coast, and spent a few days charging at around 13V. Now that it is fully charged, it jumps to 14V or more within 20 seconds after starting. Also, FYI, I find the battery at 12.4V after sitting for 1 night, and as low as 12.2V after sitting for 2 days.
It is also my opinion that the braking re generation is an eco-gimic. Sure, de acceleration energy can be passed through the engine to the alternator, but unlikely to amount to much, and I am convinced that the battery is maintained at a fully charged state during normal driving.
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