Refining

This is the last Monday in October, so in the final installment of "Refining Your Leg Aids" we will discuss the amount of leg pressure to use to cue your horse.It is very important that we teach our horses to be light and responsive, yet I see many riders with stiff and rigid legs.  The fix just takes some thought, understanding and practice.Try this:Open your left hand all the way open and don't

Last week we started with October’s Theme Refining Your Leg Aids – Part One, Timing.  This week I would like to build upon that with an exercise to help you develop balance in your seat and feel in your calf.The best way to feel proper leg position is to ride without stirrups. Stirrups can get in the way sometimes and impede your leg position.  At first riding without stirrups may be uncomf

In my riding program, I like to focus on one main theme each month and build upon that skill or exercise.  The theme for October is developing a better leg.  Here on the blog each week I will focus on one component to help you develop a better, stronger, quicker, refined, and more coordinated leg aids.This week the focus is on timing.  The last time I spoke about timing in the Trinity of Horse

SINGAPORE, Aug 15 - Wilmar International Ltd , the world's largest listed palm oil firm, said on Friday it is building new refineries in Europe and Russia as it seeks to expand beyond Asia. "We are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

It's no secret the oil refining margins have been dropping like a rock for the past few quarters. When pump prices began to approach a US-wide average of about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Hello All! For people who suffer from oily skin, you should check out this new product I am using for my face. Dermalogica Skin Refining Masque removes impurities from the skin surface, which helps reduce oily skin breakout. I’ve been using it for two weeks now and it is great. I definitely see a difference in [...]

Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) stock is indicated lower this morning in pre-open trading following release of the company's interim update for the second quarter.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Today Barack Obama announced that he could possibly refine his policy on Iraqi withdrawal once he visited Baghdad and had an opportunity to talk with ground troops and commanders. The mainstream media quickly accused Barack Obama of backing off of his promise of withdrawal which was made during the primaries and served as a platform [...]

From Crude Oil The problem with crude oil is that it contains hundreds of different types of hydrocarbons all mixed together. You have to separate the different types of hydrocarbons to have anything useful. Fortunately there is an easy way to separate things, and this is what oil refining is all about.Different hydrocarbon chain lengths all have progressively higher boiling points, so they can al

The Refining Process As mentioned previously, a barrel of crude oil has a mixture of all sorts of hydrocarbons in it. Oil refining separates everything into useful substances. Chemists use the following steps:1. The oldest and most common way to separate things into various components (called fractions), is to do it using the differences in boiling temperature. This process is called fractional

“Take a look at the chart of Western Refining (WNR:NYSE)… High oil prices have been disastrous for WNR.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore — (TFN): Oil hits $140 and could be going to $200. Buy oil stocks. Oil prices go up, oil stocks go up too, right? Actually, that statement couldn’t be further from the truth. Take [...]

PetroVietnam on June 9 inaugurated the Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company in southern Binh Duong province. Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai noted that the new company will play an important role in ensuring safe and effective operation of the Dung Quat oil refinery plant. The one-member limited liability company has registered capital of 30 billion VND

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A commenter here named xiaoyong has said some interesting things about my posts on China, the wider world, and Tibet. I know nothing about this person except that they are Chinese and that English is not their first language. They made some good points, though sometimes I couldn't understand what they were trying to say.When they made their first comment, I wanted to write something snarky like, "someone responds to posts about China overreacting by...overreacting." But there are some good points in there: China did raise the standard of living for many of its citizens. Tibet was a backwater before China took over. These things are true, but we need to have a discussion over whether the human rights violations required to obtain them were worth it.I may have been overly harsh in chara

In terms of stock price action, oil refiners like Tesoro (TSO) and Valero (VLO) typify the oil refining cycles throughout a given year. I looked back at the last 3 years (2004-2007), and here is what I learnt. Oil refiners like VLO and TSO, bottomed out typically in Sept/Oct. They ran up until June, and then spent 3 months going down. The cycle repeated again in Sept/Oct.

Ross Hansen The standard practice for refining Platinum Group Metals after they have been smelted involves a series a steps that rely on hydrometallurgy, or the use of chemical processes carried out in water-based solutions. Undertaken in stages, the leach and metal recovery processes conducted throughout the refining phase are designed to selectively extract nickel, iron, copper, and other base metals from the Platinum Group Metals. These activities produce a higher-grade PGM filter cake. The first step involves using an autoclave leach process (at 150 degrees Celsius) for partial oxidation of the bulk concentrate obtained from the smelter. This is frequently compared to a pressure cooker in which the desired minerals break down in preparation for the cyanidation process. The hot slurry released from the pressure cooker is allowed to continue to leach in a series of tanks open to the atmosphere. As a result, this process is often referred to as the ‘atmospheric leach circuit.&r

Valero Energy Corp., the nation's largest independent oil refiner, said today it expects to report third-quarter earnings far short of Wall Street estimates because the cost of refined products... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Valero Energy Corp., the nation's largest independent oil refiner, said today it expects to report third-quarter earnings far short of Wall Street estimates because the cost of refined products hasn't kept up with rapidly rising crude costs. Earnings from continuing operations, excluding special items, are now expected to be $1.30 to $1.40 per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had been expecting earnings of $1.91 per share. Such forecasts typically exclude one-time items. Valero said its estimate does not include a $91 million pretax gain related to a loan repayment by a foreign subsidiary, or a $94.5 million payment for a stock repurchase program completed in July. Including those items, third-quarter earnings will be $1.25 to $1.35 per share, Valero said. The company said it also expects to report earnings from discontinued operations of approximately 75 cents per share related to the sale of its refinery in Lima, Ohio. In addition to higher crude costs, Valero said earni

Oil Offshore Marine supports, as an Official Media Partner, the Global Refining Summit 2007 Global Refining Strategies, Houston 2007 September 10 & 11, 2007 - Houston, TX http://www.globalrefiningsummit.com Sustaining the Golden Age of Refining Supported by: Oil Offshore Marine ………………………………………. Global Refining Strategies, Houston 2007 will combine a diverse topic scope with the top leaders in each area of refining to discover profitability strategies. Join us in Houston - http://www.globalrefiningsummit.com/delegate_reg1.asp ………………………………………. Keynote sessions include: * Meeting the environmental and energy demands of a growing world Mark Williams, Executive Vice President, Supply & Distribution Shell Oil Company * Challenges and opportunities for today’s refineries

At the conference, Museveni and Abdullah also agreed to cooperate in other sectors, including the development of a railway network in Uganda and the export of Ugandan organic food products to Malaysia.

Malaysia and Uganda will enter a joint venture to produce and refine oil in the eastern African nation, officials said Tuesday.Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni agreed on the collaboration on the sidelines of an anti-poverty gathering of African and Asian leaders in Malaysia that ended Tuesday, according to a Ugandan government statement. Abdullah is expected to dispatch a team of oil exploration experts to Uganda soon to conduct a feasibility study on the project, the statement added. Malaysia’s national oil-and-gas firm, Petronas, is keen to help explore for oil and gas in Uganda, the company’s president, Hassan Marican, was quoted as saying by the national news agency, Bernama. At the conference, Museveni and Abdullah also agreed to cooperate in other sectors, including the development of a railway network in Uganda and the export of Ugandan organic food products to Malaysia.Via: Teheran Times Advertise on The ENERGY DATA WAREHO

It's been a while since I've posted. For a while, I was very discouraged and felt out of strength. Too many problems, too many mountains to climb, not enough faith. I temporarily gave up. I somehow forgot that Hashem is more than powerful enough to help me get to where I know I need to be. It is now time to get back on track and work toward that goal. I will figure out how to get my family to Israel, bezrat Hashem, and I will work always to encourage other Jews to GO HOME, to make aliyah.I was re-reading an article that I'd like to mention here. Here is a little tidbit, then go read the whole article. Let me know what you think.Israel is a refining fire. It burns away falsehoods and melts away illusions.Mount Herzl, Israel’s military cemetery in the hills of Jerusalem, cradles tensof thousands of the brave young soldiers, who have sacrificed their lives for usto live. Not just physiological life full of eating, sleeping, and breathing –but lives infused with meaning, seeking, gr

New Zealand Refining Co., operator of the country's only oil refinery, said its profit from processing crude oil in March and April was halved from a year earlier because of planned maintenance. The company's average refining margin fell to $5.04 a barrel for the two months, from $10.76 a year earlier and $7.72 a barrel in January and February, New Zealand Refining said in a

New Zealand Refining Co., operator of the country's only oil refinery, said its profit from processing crude oil in March and April was halved from a year earlier because of planned maintenance. The company's average refining margin fell to $5.04 a barrel for the two months, from $10.76 a year earlier and $7.72 a barrel in January and February, New Zealand Refining said in a

`No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.’ William Blake As we walk down the creative path we will have dark moments as well as those filled with light. The dark moments are often the fire that refines our creative spirit and gets us back on track. When we are overcome by moments of dark or distress we have the choice to fight back or be overcome. If we make the choice to overcome it makes us stronger and once we have climbed the steps out of our mire we will find the creative energy flows with a new power and strength. It has taken some hard knocks for me to realize the fires in which I have been refined have always taken me up to a new place of greater light. I remember painting one work of an earlier series that was about taking those stairs to a place of hope and inspiration. As I painted all I felt was a heart full of tears and pain but later I realized just what this painting had been about for me and how it had a refining fire. Creativity Inspiration Listen