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Norman Conquest of England in 1066 when the culture from which this family sprang arrived on British soil. It was a name for a person who never tired of walking or a soldier who had lost his foot in battle. The name Pettifithay is an Anglicized form of the Old French word pedefer, or pied de fer, which means iron foot. The family name Pettifithay was brought to England after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror gave his friends and relatives most of the land formerly owned by Anglo-Saxon aristocrats. They imported a vast number of Norman French personal names, which largely replaced traditional Old English personal names among the upper and middle classes.
Pettifithay Early Origins
Worcestershire where, they held a family seat after the Norman Conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066 A.D., where the name meant literally "Petite" and "Fere," meaning "the little wild beast," a soubriquet which has been corrupted to Pettifer, although a distant relationship has been claimed to Potiphar, the Faro's Captain of the Guard.
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Many English families emigrated to North American colonies in order to escape the political chaos in Britain at this time. Unfortunately, many English families made the trip to the New World under extremely harsh conditions. Overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the stormy Atlantic. Despite these hardships, many of the families prospered and went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the United States and Canada. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Pettifithay or a variant listed above: Elizabeth Pettiford settled in Maryland in 1720.
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The company bagged orders worth Rs 367.72 crore in a joint venture with VCCL Ltd. to construct a 9.5 kilometre long safety tunnel between Tupul and Imphal in Manipur.
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Windows freezing randomly while working
Sorry in advanced if this is the wrong location to post.
I believe I have quite the problem here.I recently bought a new system and installed all necessary software and started using. one day suddenly it freezed while I was surfing the web. I didn't think too much about it and force rebooted it. A couple of minutes in it freezed again in the middle of a file transfer and I just can't figure out what it is,Today the problem was at its peak back to back it has freezed 8 times and everytime i restart it it gets stuck at welcome logo .if had manually restarted it by pressing power button it gets stuck while i am refreshing it.
I am not sure if it is a virus problem or any software problem.
During the freeze I cannot move my mouse nor use my keyboard and the only solution is a forced restart or manual shutdown by pressing power button.
Help would be really nice .
my PC specs-
motherboard-Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H
processor- Intel I3-3220 3.30 GHz
RAM-Kingston hyperX 8GB
Seagate 500 GB HDD
Windows 7 ultimate 32bit
Please help me with my problem. now i was able to perform SF debug test and uploaded the file
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|26 Jan 2014
It sounds like a hardware issue. I would take it to where you bought it without delay. If it was purchased online contact their support and tell them there seems to be a defective component.
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|26 Jan 2014
Windows 10 Pro
@ milesahead.
This is a customer build, so we will need to determine what hardware is causing the freezing.
Does event viewer show any suggestions or errors?
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|26 Jan 2014
how to check if its a hardware problem??? I dont know why this happens to me but when i take to service center every thing will work fine... as soon as i come home it starts freezing again.
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|26 Jan 2014
Work through the Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7 starting with the hardware tests.
Report back as you go through the steps as others might be indicated.
Did you get a COA sticker with the preinstalled copy of Ultimate to prove its legal? If not I would insist on it as it's a crime to sell bootleg Win7 and it must have a COA sticker provided to prove its Genuine. Then if necessary you can assure a perfect install following these same steps for Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.
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|26 Jan 2014
I recently bought a new system and installed all necessary software and started using.
|My System Specs
|26 Jan 2014
Or you could have a cooling issue. But it probably fails as soon as you get home because it is already warm from the testing and therefore reaches the critical temp much sooner.
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|26 Jan 2014
When days after you installed it ?
I do not know, maybe the system was in updating process.
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|28 Jan 2014
i have gone through windows trouble shooting and checked event viewer and found these warnings some are errors and some are critical.... it is showing that may be loss of power.. is it the reason or any other or any other??
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|28 Jan 2014
Perhaps the power supply isn't up to the load or is defective. I'd bring it back with a printout of that log.
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|30 Mar 2004
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|20 Jul 2001
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|Ronald M. Bass
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|Shell Oil Company
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electrical heating of subsea pipelines. More particularly, the invention relates to method for commissioning and operating a pipe-in-pipe pipeline.
2. Description of Related Art
Offshore hydrocarbon recovery operations are increasingly moving into deeper water and more remote locations. Often satellite wells are completed at the sea floor and are tied to remote platforms or other facilities through extended subsea pipelines. Some of these pipelines extend through water that is thousands of feet deep, where temperatures of the water near the sea floor are in the range of 40° F. The hydrocarbon fluids, usually produced along with some water, reach the sea floor at much higher temperatures, characteristic of depths thousands of feet below the sea floor. When the hydrocarbon fluids and any water present begin to cool, phenomena occur that may significantly affect flow of the fluids through the pipelines. Some crude oils become very viscous or deposit paraffin when the temperature of the oil drops, making the oil practically not flowable. Hydrocarbon gas under pressure combines with water at reduced temperatures to form a solid material, called a "hydrate." Hydrates can plug pipelines and the plugs are very difficult to remove. In deep water, conventional methods of depressurizing the flow line to remove a hydrate plug may not be effective. Higher pressures in the line and uneven sea floor topography require excessive time and may create operational problems and be costly in terms of lost production.
The problem of lower temperatures in pipelines has been addressed by a variety of heating methods, including electrical heating. Most of the proposals for electrical heating of pipelines have related to pipelines on land, but in recent years industry has investigated a variety of methods for electrical heating of subsea pipelines. ("Direct Impedance Heating of Deepwater Flowlines," OTC 11037, May, 1999). One electrical heating method is the pipe-in-pipe method. In one configuration of a pipeline using this method, a pipe-in-pipe subsea pipeline is provided by which a flow line for transporting well fluids is surrounded concentrically by and electrically insulated from an electrically conductive outer pipe until the two pipes are electrically connected at the distal or remote end of a heated segment by a bulkhead. Voltage is applied between the inner and outer pipes at the proximate or electrical input end and electrical current flows along the exterior surface of the inner pipe and along the interior surface of the outer pipe. This pipe-in-pipe method of heating is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,142,707. Other variations of the general pipe-in-pipe method exist. The electrical power is supplied through an electrical isolating joint at the power input end of a segment of line to be heated. Alternating current, normally at about 60 Hz, is used. The voltage across the annulus is highest at the isolating joint and falls linearly to zero at the bulkhead. The current is essentially constant along the entire length of the pipe segment that is heated. Two key electrical effects, the skin effect and the proximity effect, confine the current flow largely to the annulus surfaces. Consequently, most of the current is effectively isolated from the produced fluids and the seawater around the pipeline.
Phenomena related to the commissioning (starting-up) and operation of pipe-in-pipe pipelines may cause loss of electrical isolation between the inside and outside pipes. This may be a result of water-induced arcing or a direct short because of inadvertent water or other contaminants entering the annulus or external mechanical damage. There is a need for methods that allow detection of any condition change in the pipeline that could cause an electrical fault upon application of power for heating and to allow operation of the pipeline by applying high voltages while minimizing risk of electrical faults.
In one embodiment, a method for determining electrical properties of a pipeline is provided. A base curve of impedance over the full range of operating voltages at a range of temperatures is developed. The curve may be used to measure thermal properties of the pipeline by measuring cooling rate. A method for applying voltage to the line provides increasing increments so that risk of damage from arcing is decreased.
FIG. 1 shows the environment of use of a pipe-in-pipe pipeline.
FIG. 2 shows a diagram of a power supply system suitable for electrical heating of a subsea pipeline.
FIG. 3 shows graphs of temperature and time for (a) holding a pipeline at a target temperature and (b) heating a pipeline to a target temperature.
FIG. 4 shows a cross-section of apparatus for measuring temperature and electrical current in the pipeline near the bulkhead of an electrically heated pipeline and transmitting data obtained.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,142,707 and U.S. patent applications filed concurrently herewith and entitled "Annulus for Electrically Heated Pipe-in-Pipe Pipeline," Ser. No. 09/910,696; "Power Supply for Electrically Heated Subsea Pipelines," Ser. No. 09/910,625; "Apparatus and Method for Electrical Testing Pipe in Pipe Pipeline," Ser. No. 09/910,295; and "Corrosion Protection of Electrically Heated Pipe-in-Pipe Subsea Pipeline," Ser. No. 09/910,489 all commonly owned, are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
FIG. 1 illustrates the environment of the present invention. Here remote satellite well 12 is connected to platform 14 with subsea flowline 10. Subsea flowline 10 includes seafloor section 19 and riser 18. Riser section 18 is connected to surface facilities 16 on platform 14. Seafloor section 19 may be 20 or more miles long, terminating at sled 20. Pipe-in-pipe flowline 10 may be composed of 40-ft joints of pipe welded together. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, individual 160 ft segments of pipe, called quads (four joints), are welded together to create pipe-in-pipe flowline 10. Seafloor section 19 is normally difficult to access, resting on seabed 26, which may be a half-mile or more below surface 28 of the ocean.
Surface facility 16 on platform 14 includes a power supply and associated control equipment for applying and controlling electrical power to the pipeline, as described in the patent application "Power Supply for Electrically Heated Subsea Pipeline," Ser. No. 09/910,625. Power may be applied at one end of the pipeline or at any intermediate point selected along the pipeline. The power requirements for heating a pipeline are often moderate in comparison with the power available on offshore platforms. If the equipment available on a pipeline is not capable of supplying the power needed, the platform must have provisions for adding electrical power supplies. A variable frequency drive for the electrical pipeline and an isolation transformer on the output of the power supply are preferred embodiments to meet the requirements of a power supply system.
FIG. 2 illustrates the pipe-in-pipe pipeline. Power supply 40 supplies voltage across annulus 36 between outer pipe 32 and inner pipe 34. Insulating joint 38, which is normally in proximity to platform 14, structurally joins and electrically insulates inner pipe 34 from outer pipe 32. Inner pipe 34 and outer pipe 32 are electrically joined at bulkhead 46.
To determine the power requirements for each heating mode of the pipeline, an electrical/thermal model of the pipeline is preferably developed. The power requirements for heating and for holding the temperature at specific values are determined using well-known energy balance and heat loss calculations. Measurements of electrical impedance of each segment of the pipeline before it is joined and placed on the sea floor are made. These measurements may be made by applying electrical voltage and measuring current flow on a selected number of segments of the pipe while it is still in preparation for laying. Procedures used for measuring electrical characteristics of the pipe are described in the patent application entitled "Apparatus and Method for Electrical Testing of Electrically Heated Pipe-in-Pipe Pipeline," Ser. No. 09/910,295 filed concurrently herewith. Using these measurements, the electrical resistance of the pipeline to be heated and the system power factor may be calculated.
Commissioning and operation of the pipeline can be divided into four phases: (1) commissioning or startup, (2) monitoring condition of the line without heating, (3) heating to hold the line at a specified target temperature, for example, to prevent hydrate formation within the pipeline, and (4) heating to unplug the pipeline. Modes (3) and (4) are illustrated in FIGS. 3(a) and (b). In FIG. 3(a) temperature after a line is shut-in is illustrated. Power may be applied when the line is shut in, preferably with no waiting time. This mode of operation may be used on every shutdown or after shutdown has caused a selected amount of cooling. The holding temperature is selected to allow continued flow through the pipeline. Only enough power would be required to replace the heat lost from the carrier pipe in the absence of electrical heating at the same temperature.
FIG. 3(b) illustrates temperature of the pipeline vs. time after the line has cooled below the temperature that is necessary to insure flow. The line may be plugged or at least exists at a temperature that could cause plugging and is then to be placed in the heating mode. This mode (mode 4) may be necessary, for example, after a hurricane shutdown. The line must be heated from a temperature as low as temperature at the sea floor to above the hydrate dissociation temperature. This heating should be accomplished within a specified time, preferably not more than a few days. This mode will require the highest electrical power.
The power requirements for heating in modes (3) and (4) are determined by initial and final temperatures, heating time, thermal insulation in the annulus, fluid in a hydrate (if present) and thermal properties of fluids and construction materials. The fraction of a hydrate plug that must be melted to unplug a pipeline will not be known. Calculations may be performed using techniques well-known in industry. The voltage and current that must be applied to the system to achieve the desired dissipation in the carrier pipe are calculated as discussed above.
Results of calculations using measured electrical properties of selected segments of the pipeline before installation and properties after installation are shown in Table I for two pipelines. Pipeline 1 is 7.74 miles long and Pipeline 2 is 6.25 miles long. Results for heating mode (mode 4:) calculations and holding mode (mode 3) calculations are shown. The system voltage is voltage at the power input end of the pipeline. Dimensions of the pipelines and other results are also shown in the table.
The temperature and heating time targets are set for the lowest impedance pipe joint, because it heats the least. In this calculation the lowest impedance joint is assumed to have a hydrate in it with a melting temperature of 60° F. The Heating time is based on 100% melting, but different percentage melting values may be used. The average pipe will heat more because it is higher impedance. The temperature shown for the minimum impedance pipe assumes that it contains a hydrate. However, most of the pipe does not have hydrates and so will heat much more. The highest impedance joint, with no hydrate present, would heat the most. These temperatures are not shown. The heating rate and time must be controlled so that the highest impedance pipe joints will not get so hot as to damage the insulation materials. In the systems described in Table I, a maximum current of 350 amperes, shown for Pipeline 1 and Pipeline 2 in the heating mode, would prevent this damage.
Pipeline 1
Pipeline 2
System voltage
System current
System MVA
System power - watts
System power factor
Minimum temperature difference, ° F.
u-value, BTU/ft2-hr ref inner pipe wall
Inner pipe OD, inches
Inner pipe wall thickness, inches
Outer pipe id, inches
Length, miles
Heating time, days
After flow line installation and before starting operations, commissioning procedures may be used to assure that the pipeline heating system will operate correctly in modes 3 and 4 and to determine expected performance of the heating system. The pipeline is filled with water. A low voltage may be applied to the pipeline to test the monitoring mode of operation (Mode 2). The current flow at a range of applied voltages is measured. These data can be used to develop a baseline that may be used to detect changes caused by water influx into the annulus or other physical changes during the lifetime of the pipeline.
The pipeline may then be operated briefly over the entire range of power supply current and voltage that can be applied. The current and power factor are preferably recorded at each voltage setting and compared with predicted values.
The line is next heated to a target hold temperature, such as illustrated in FIG. 3(a). At this temperature, heating is stopped and current and voltage measured over the range of operating voltage. These measurements may be taken at several different temperatures as the line is heated or cooled. Then the line is further heated to the higher temperature target indicated in FIG. 3(b) and the voltage-current measurements over the range of operating voltage are repeated. These data at the different temperatures give the system temperature dependence of impedance. Also, during heating, leakage current may be monitored on the pipeline and any umbilical connections to the pipeline at each heating current level applied using measurements described in the patent application entitled "Corrosion Protection of Electrically Heated Pipe-in-Pipe Subsea Pipeline," Ser. No. 09/910,489 filed concurrently herewith. The heating and cooling cycle may be executed two or more times to validate heating and cooling rates as a function of the applied power and to develop data from which measurements of current and voltage can be used for measuring temperature of the pipeline.
Temperature measurements of the pipeline during heating and cooling cycles can be used to calculate heat loss and insulation characteristics of the pipeline. In addition to temperature measurements based on impedance measurements of the pipeline, one or more temperature sensors, such as thermocouples, may be attached to the pipeline. The temperature sensors may be attached near the bulkhead, under insulation on the inside pipe, as shown in FIG. 4. Temperature sensor 42 contacts inside pipe 34 and is electrically connected through the wall of outer pipe 32. The connection is then connected to the control module pipeline termination sled 20 (FIG. 1), which in turn is connected to the umbilical at the wellhead of well 12. Data are then transmitted to a control point for the system, which is normally on the platform where the power supply is located. In a second cool down cycle, a closed loop control test may be run using such temperature sensor. If the temperature sensor is not operative, the power level required to hold the target temperature is calculated based on the insulation value and pipe impedance and the system is run on power control. If the temperature sensor is operative, during heating and cooling tests temperature data may be collected to validate the calculated power requirements.
A gross fault could be caused by flooding of the annulus due to a breach of the outer pipe, excess water introduced during welding of the pipe or other annulus contamination during construction or external damage causing a large displacement of the outer pipe wall. Quality assurance procedures may be provided to test for fault conditions during operations. The rate of temperature increase during application of power, as indicated by the temperature sensor, or lower than expected temperature of the line at the temperature sensor during flowing conditions may be used to indicate whether all the current is reaching the end of the flow line. A low temperature during flow will indicate flooding in the annulus. Also, impedance of the pipeline may be monitored, since a fault anywhere except near the bulkhead of the line will cause a detectable change in system impedance. Also, periodic time domain reflectometer tests, as described in the concurrently filed application "Apparatus and Method for Electrical Testing Pipe in Pipe Pipeline," Ser. No. 09/910,295, may be used to identify short circuit fault conditions, but not locations with low breakdown voltage that are not shorted. The time domain reflectometer measurements may not reach the end of the flow line, due to attenuation and dispersion of the pulse wave form. Finally, the pipe current may be monitored at the bulkhead, using the current transformer 50 (FIG. 4) near the bulkhead. Preferably, a signal channel is provided to communicate temperature measurements and measured current from the bulkhead to a control location. Such current may be used as a sensitive detector of gross fault conditions anywhere in the pipeline while power is applied, and will indicate during either flowing or shutdown conditions.
During normal flowing operation of a pipeline, when heating is not required, a low voltage is preferably maintained on the pipeline. This allows continuous monitoring of the power supply and the system impedance, while minimizing power consumption and electrical stress on the annulus and other equipment. A change in impedance of the pipeline can then be used as an indicator of an electrical fault in the annulus. This voltage may be any voltage but conveniently is in the range from about 100 volts to about 300 volts.
Arcs between the inner and outer pipes can be sustained while drawing a current of only a few hundred milliamperes, which is too small to be detected at the power supply. Such arc may be sustainable for a long period without producing damage to the pipes, but there is some unknown level of risk of damage. Therefore, power should not be applied if arcs are detected.
During startup of heating of the pipeline, whether in mode 3 or mode 4, voltage is increased in small increments, such as about 400 volts. With each increase, voltage is preferably applied for only a few seconds (in the range of about 5 seconds) and then shut off for about the same time. This process is continued until the operating voltage is reached, which normally will require about 1 minute. If small amounts of water are present in the annulus where the water may cause arcing, this procedure allows any arcs that form in the annulus to flash off the water causing the arcs without doing excessive damage to the insulating surfaces. The arc is then extinguished when power is removed. The evaporated water recondenses on the coolest surface in the annulus, which is the outer pipe wall. The water can then run down into a water seal, where it can be safely collected. This procedure is preferably used every time power is applied to the flow line, but at a minimum should be applied the first time the line is powered.
During a normal shutdown of the pipeline, heating will be applied when the pipe is at risk of cooling to hydrate formation temperature. Alternatively, heating may be applied whenever there is a shutdown of flow in the pipeline. In another embodiment, power may be controlled by a temperature sensor attached to the pipeline, such as sensor 42 in FIG. 4. In another embodiment, the line is run on constant power control, constant current control or constant voltage control, i.e. controlled on electrical input without use of temperature measurements.
If the pipeline is allowed to cool to sea floor temperature, a heating time at full power to assure complete melting of hydrates is preferably not more than about five days. Since the hydrate plug may not occur in a quad or a part of the pipeline equipped with a thermocouple, there is no feedback signal to determine when a hydrate plug is fully melted. Therefore, heat must be applied for a predetermined period of time. If it is acceptable to flow with a partly melted hydrate plug, pressure may be applied to the pipeline in an attempt to cause flow periodically during the heating process. Flow can proceed as soon as the plug allows fluid to pass through the pipeline. Alternatively, the minimum time required to melt a specified fraction of the plug can be calculated and flow can be initiated after that time has elapsed.
Heating requirements are estimated based on the assumption that the hydrate forms in the lowest impedance measured during pipeline testing. However, there may be significant convective heat transfer along the line. Further, it is likely that a partially melted hydrate plug would quickly break-up if flow were initiated. Therefore, flow may be attempted within a short time, for example, a day of heating of the pipeline, since partial melting in the inner pipe may be sufficient to initiate flow.
While particular embodiments of the present invention have been described, it is not intended that these details should be regarded as limitations on the present invention, except to the extent that they are included in the appended claims. It should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made hereto without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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McKesson Instrument Detergent
Liquid 1 gallon jug with very mild chemical scent. Designed to effectively clean medical devices and surgical instruments with its low-foaming, neutral pH formula is appropriate for use in automated washers as well as manual cleaning systems. It is non-corrosive and contains no chlorines, phosphates or hydroxides, and will not harm surgical instruments.
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BNP Paribas director moves to Oddo AM
Nicolas Chaput has joined Paris-based Oddo Asset Management as chief executive and managing director from BNP Paribas Asset Management. His predecessor, Guido Mundt, is to develop business opportunities in German-speaking Europe.
Chaput (pictured) has also joined parent group Oddo et Cie's executive committee and the appointment will be effective as of 1 February 2012.
Chaput will replace Guido Mundt who oversaw Oddo & Cie's takeover of Banque d'Orsay in August 2010.
Mundt will continue to oversee research missions to find new partnerships to strengthen the group's presence in German-speaking areas.
According to Philippe Oddo, managing partner of Oddo & Cie, "Chaput is a recognized professional in the asset management industry. The Group will benefit notably from his proven experience in fixed income and his in-depth knowledge of international markets".
Chaput had been chief investment officer of fixed Income & money markets for BNP Paribas Asset Management since November 2007 supervising eight management centres (Paris, Milan, Amsterdam, London, New York, Tokyo, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur) managing €228bn.
Oddo AM was formed in 1987 and is currently active in France, Europe and the Middle East.
It provides institutional and retail clients with investment strategies covering major asset classes via a range of funds and mandates. The company has approximately €12bn in assets under management.


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Fourth Grade Science WikiWe are now working on how to measure mass and volume.
So far, so good... (click for pics)
Check out our Gummy Bear Experiment!
We are learning about Volume, Mass and Density. So we found the length, width and thickness of each of our bears. Then, we used a scale to measure
the mass in grams. The kids were then able to find our volume and density. Once this was complete, we each made a hypothesis of what we thought
would happen to the bear if we left it in 50ml of water for 24 hours. Our next class period we were able to see our results and check to see if our predictions
were correct. The kids were able to remeasure the bears and calculate the differences of each measurement. We had a great discussion about how our
volume, mass and density had changed!!
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Priced to $ell this 5 year young home has everything you need from location to great Niskayuna Schools.Fresh Paint,Berber carpets,full basement, 2 story foyer. Over 2500 sq.ft. to make it your own.. Call LBO for details. Taxes as per reInsight, w/o exemptions. ALSO AVAILABLE FOR LEASE $2,100
Listing information
- Year Built: 2005
- Status: Sold on 2/4/2011
- Fireplaces: 1
- Total Square Footage: 2,585 ($108.32 per sq. foot)
- Estimated Annual Taxes: $7,640
- Property ID: 101439258
- Beds: 4
- Total Rooms: 9
- Parking Type Description: Attached 2 cars
- Lot Area: 0.50
- County: Schenectady
- Style: Colonial
- Baths: 3 (Full: 2 3/4: 0 1/2: 1 Other: 0)
- Stories: 2
- New Construction: No
- Lot Size: 115x196
- School District: Niskayuna
Age Description Estimated
Attic Hatch
Basement Full
Condition Excellent
Cooling Type Central Air
Exterior Vinyl
Exterior Features Deck, Lighting
Family Rm Fireplace Type Gas Fireplace
Garage Description Attached
General Taxes Description See Remarks
Heat Fuel Natural Gas
Heat System Hot Air
Lot Description Landscaped, Level
Master Bedroom Second Floor
Other General Taxes - 1,886, Lot - 115X196, Possession - After Closing, School Taxes - 4,933, Tax Id Section - 22.4, Tax Identification Block - 1, Tax Identification Lot - 42
Roof Asphalt Shingle
School Taxes Description See Remarks
Sewer Public
Sign Yes
Total Taxes Description See Remarks
Water Public
Dining Room Main Level
Family Room Main Level
Kitchen Main Level
Living Room Main Level
Office Main Level
Bedroom 2nd Level
Bedroom 2nd Level
Bedroom 2nd Level
Bedroom 2nd Level
Listed by Diane Van Alstyne of Coldwell Banker Prime Properties


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Gone are the days of those old-school SMS plans, now everyone relies on a Smartphone and its dedicated messaging apps. The most popular among the crowd are the Android variants. Android has more reach than any other platform today. Dynamic, as it is, it has a reach to almost sections of the society with its low-end phones. And then there are so many Android apps to entertain you with!
One of the best gifts of this versatile platform, as I was saying, is that Android comes with hundreds of free messaging apps that make it easier for us to keep in touch with our people. But among those hundreds, with new additions every hour, it is hard to pick out a few. But I have done the tedious job and handpicked the best five among them. Here goes…
- Whats App
It is no surprise that Whats App manages to maintain number one spot on the list, given its unmatchable popularity. The app has more monthly users hooking to it than most apps have in total. The main reason for its popularity is the app's customizable interface and the easy usability. You can simply not have a Smartphone without WhatsApp!
- Hike
With its fun stickers and easy user interface, Hike has hiked to number two in a short period of time. The new updates from the developer including native language support and better looks, the app has managed to appeal to a lot many users.
- Kik Messenger
The Kik Messenger is definitely than most of its counterparts. Apart from the fact that you could play games on the Kik online browser itself, you could also send photos, have group chats, search for YouTube links, images and self drawn sketches. The 'photo bomb' feature seems to be Snap chat inspired.
- Skype
Skype has obviously been around for a while now, gaining prominence over the PC world but the Android app of this dedicated IM and Video calling service is not short of anything either. Skype, being the versatile little thing that it is, has combined a charming instant messaging service with a video calling feature that is reliable and helpful. The app has a great user interface and more universal than any other app in the market. Skype online chats are easy to use and user friendly.
The last and final spot goes to LINE. While We Chat is still catching on, LINE is still a little better. With Hike-like stickers and cool looking layout, LINE doesn't fail to impress. Though it is yet to go virally famous, there is more hope for LINE. LINE's claim to fame was its online call system which saves you the balance you spend on those overseas calls or even the local ones.
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