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Grangemouth Refinery | |
Overview of the Grangemouth Refinery. | |
Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
City | Firth of Forth, Grangemouth |
Coordinates | 56°01′05″N 3°41′53″W / 56.018°N 3.698°WCoordinates: 56°01′05″N 3°41′53″W / 56.018°N 3.698°W |
Refinery details | |
Operator | Ineos |
Owner(s) | Ineos PetroChina |
Commissioned | 1924 |
Capacity | 200,000 bbl/d (32,000 m3/d) |
Number of employees | 1,200 |
Grangemouth Refinery | |
Overview of the Grangemouth Refinery. | |
Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
City | Firth of Forth, Grangemouth |
Coordinates | 56°01′05″N 3°41′53″W / 56.018°N 3.698°WCoordinates: 56°01′05″N 3°41′53″W / 56.018°N 3.698°W |
Refinery details | |
Operator | Ineos |
Owner(s) | Ineos PetroChina |
Commissioned | 1924 |
Capacity | 200,000 bbl/d (32,000 m3/d) |
Number of employees | 1,200 |
Grangemouth Refinery is a mature oil refinery complex located on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland. Currently operated by Petroineos, it is the only crude oil refinery in Scotland (and will be the only operating oil refinery following the cessation of refining activities at the Dundee Refinery[1]) and originally one of nine in the UK, now down to seven with recent closures. It is reputedly the UK's second-oldest refinery, and it supplies refined products to customers in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland, as well as occasionally further afield.
Grangemouth Refinery commenced operation in 1924 as Scottish Oils. Its location at Grangemouth was selected due to the adjacent Grangemouth Docks which supported the import by ship of Middle East crude oils for feedstock, plus the cheap availability of large areas of reclaimed flat land. Another important factor was the abundant availability of skilled labour in shale oil refining: the first oil works in the world, 'Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company Limited', had opened in 1851 at Boghead near Bathgate, to produce oil from shale or coal using the process patented in 1850 by Glasgow scientist Dr James Young (known as "Paraffin" Young), for "treating bituminous coals to obtain paraffine therefrom".
With the world's first oil wells coming on-line in 1859 in Pennsylvania in the USA, the global price of oil dropped and many Scottish shale oil works became un-economical and had to either close or concentrate production on other materials. By 1910 only five major Scottish shale oil companies remained, fighting to remain competitive against cheaper imported American oil. During the First World War the British government helped to develop new fields in Arabia to provide cheap oil to sustain the war effort. This drove prices even lower to a point where the shale oil industry was unable to compete, and as a result in 1919 the six surviving companies (including Youngs) came together under the management of the newly formed Scottish Oils. That same year Scottish Oils was purchased by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, a forerunner of the British Petroleum Company (later known as BP)
The Refinery operated from 1924 to 1939 at a throughput of 360,000 tonnes per year. It was then forced to shut down between 1939 and 1946 by World War II and the resulting drying up of crude feedstock imports. When operations recommenced in 1946, the refinery underwent a number of major expansion programmes.
In the 1940s the Distiller's Company Ltd were investigating synthetic processes for the production of alcohol, to replace the traditional fermentation process using molasses and so resolve issues with unreliability of supply and the associated cost fluctuations. This business need combined with BP's interest in petrochemical development resulted in 1947 in the formation of a joint company, British Hydrocarbon Chemicals Ltd. The new company located its site adjacent the existing BP Grangemouth Refinery, utilising available feedstock from the refinery byproduct streams. This petrochemical plant was commissioned in 1951, the first in Europe.
In the 1950s the refinery was connected to the Finnart Oil Terminal at Loch Long on the west coast of Scotland by a 58-mile (93 km) pipeline, to allow the import of crudes via deep-water jetty, which supported the use of larger oil tankers. The first crude oil import from Finnart was in 1952.
Later on in the century a second line was also installed to allow the direct supply of finished refinery products to the Finnart terminal, primarily for export to markets in Northern Ireland.
In the 1960s, a pilot "proteins-from-oil" production facility was built at the refinery. It used British Petroleum's technology for feeding n-paraffins to yeast, in order to produce single cell protein for poultry and cattle feed.[2]
BP's operations at Grangemouth grew over the next twenty years to meet the growing demands for both petrochemicals and fuels.
In 1975 the discovery of North Sea Oil brought the commissioning of the Kinneil Crude Oil Stabilisation terminal, which connected directly into the BP Forties pipeline system; this plant serves to stabilise Forties Crude oil for either export to third parties or feeding into the refinery, and allowed the processing of North Sea oil as part of the refinery crude 'slate' of feedstocks.
In 2004 BP decided to divest its worldwide olefins and derivatives business: the sale included the Refinery and connected petrochemicals complex (excluding the Kinneil terminal, which BP retains). In 2005 the new company created to run this business was named Innovene, and later that year it was purchased by Ineos, a privately owned UK-based chemicals company.
In 2011 the Ineos Refining business, which included both the Grangemouth and Lavera (outside Marseilles, France) Refineries, entered into a 50%/50% joint venture with the Chinese state oil company Petrochina, to form the PetroIneos company.
Grangemouth Refinery today employs over 1300 people over a 700 hectare site.
The Grangemouth Refinery is a major landmark, with its numerous gas flares and cooling towers visible across a wide area of the Scottish Lowlands.
The refinery has a 'nameplate' capacity for processing 210,000 barrels (33,000 m3) of crude oil daily. It currently employs about 1,200 permanent staff, and a further 1,000 contractors.
It processed approximately 400,000 tonnes of imported crude oil annually until the end of the Second World War, and subsequent expansion programmes have increased refining capacity to an excess of 10 million tonnes per year.[3]
The BP-owned North Sea Forties pipeline system terminates at the Kinneil processing facility, and surplus crude is exported via pipeline to the Dalmeny tank farm, and subsequently shipped out from the Hound Point marine terminal onto oil tankers of up to 350,000 D.W.T. which are able to navigate the shallow water of the Forth.
One of the refinery's biggest accidents happened at 7 am on Sunday 22 March 1987 when the HydroCracker Unit exploded. The resulting vibrations and noise could be heard up to 30 km away. The resulting fire burned for most of the day. Two workers were killed. [4]
In 2002, BP the former owners of the plant, were fined £1m for breaching safety laws during a series of incidents which occurred in 2000.[5]
Ineos went to court in April 2008 over claims that it had polluted the River Forth in summer 2007.[6]
In 2008, Ineos proposed that plant workers start contributing a share towards their own pensions (a final salary pension scheme[7]), instead of the current situation of non-contributory fixed salary pensions. The request would have obliged future new entry employees paying 6% of their salary, phased in over a six-year period. 97% of the Unite trade union's 1,250 members at Grangemouth voted in favour of strike action. David Watt, of the Institute of Directors in Scotland, believes that the average Grangemouth Refinery plant worker earns £40,000 per year (nearly twice the Scottish average.)[8] This was disputed by the Deputy General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, Dave Moxham, who stated that they earn £30,000 per year.[7]
The strike began at 6 am on 27 April 2008, and lasted until 29 April.[9] The petrol supply of Scotland was affected by the strike, as panic buying led some petrol stations across the country to run dry.[10] The Retail Motor Industry Federation stated that there was a stock of fuel that could last 70 days, easily covering the lapse in production so long as no panic buying occurred.[11] With the shutdown of the plant, BP closed the Forties pipeline system as their Kinneil terminal relies on power from the Grangemouth refinery.[12] With the shutdown of Kinneil, 70 North Sea oil platforms were forced to shut down or reduce production, at the cost of 700,000 barrels per day (110,000 m3/d).[12] Shutting the pipeline down reduced Britain's petroleum supply (the Forties pipeline provides 30% of the UK's North Sea oil), and cost the UK economy £50 million in lost production every day it remained closed.[13]
There was further industrial action in 2013. Ineos stated that the plant was making losses, and offered a survival plan requiring employees to accept worse employment terms, particularly on pensions, which the employees rejected.[14][15] Ineos stated in October 2013 that the petrochemical works would close.[16][17] Following negotiations led by Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney and Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael, on 24 October the unions accepted a survival plan put forward from the management of the plant.[18] On 25 October 2013, it was announced the plant will stay open and Unite had agreed to taking no strike action for three years, moving to a new pension scheme and accepting a three-year pay freeze.[19]


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The world's abundant treasury of art and literature would likely be a lot less abundant if not for those famed, or sometimes secret, patrons of the arts who assisted many of our most celebrated creative artists at crucial points in their lives––and sometimes throughout their lives. For visual artist Pablo Picasso, author and patron Gertrude Stein played a major role helping to launch his unparalleled career in twentieth century art. For the Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes, the mysterious heiress Charlotte Osgood Mason supported him (as well as others associated with the Harlem Renaissance) in great style at the start of his literary career.
In the case of the Lebanese poet and artist Kahlil Gibran, the crucial lifeline came from American schoolmistress Mary Haskell. Just how essential, passionate, and sacred that lifeline was comes through with deep intensity in the pages of BELOVED PROPHET. Editor Virginia Hilu worked her way though more than 600 letters and decades of journal entries to carefully compose a book that goes far beyond amusing or impressive anecdotes to give readers the softly thundering heart and soul of a man whose works continue to inspire millions and the woman who helped make that work possible.
Before the world came to know him as the famed author of such titles as The Prophet and Jesus the Son of Man, Mary Haskell met Gibran at his first art exhibit in 1904 when he was 21 and she was 30. Four years later, she sponsored his trip to Paris, where he studied art for two years and began a correspondence with Haskell that would last the rest his life. Upon his return from Paris to New York City, he both wrote and visited Haskell, whose school was in Boston. Gibran's understandably deep attachment to the woman who would come to mean so much to his life and career is evident even in those early letters, such as when he wrote this in 1908: "When I am unhappy, dear Mary, I read your letters… They remind me of my true self. They make me overlook all that is not high and beautiful in life." More than a decade later, in 1922, he tells her, "We have become one, Mary. You have entered my being––and you can't cut off either of us without destroying the other."
If Beloved Prophet was comprised of nothing more than letters, it would be a less powerful or significant book. However, the entries from Mary Haskell's journal provide a wealth of insights both into her relationship with the artist-poet and into her own passionate being. Through those entries we receive accounts of Gibran's family relationships, how such events as the early deaths of his mother, a brother, and a sister impacted his life. We also learn quite a bit about his creative processes and the role Haskell often played in it. While helping Gibran organize initial drafts for The Prophet, she noted, "How absolutely the Prophet is Kahlil, although Kahlil has several times said, 'This is not I, but the Prophet.'" Upon receiving one of the first published copies of it, she predicted, "This book will be held as one of the treasures of English literature. And in our darkness we will open it to find ourselves again and the heaven and the earth within ourselves."
Addressing one another as "Beloved," and with references to their "greater selves" and life-transforming connection, Beloved Prophet sometimes reads like an extraordinary paranormal romance made much more profound by its concrete reality. The degrees of intimacy between Gibran and Haskell varied over the years but the general integrity of their relationship remained intact. It survived Haskell's move to Savannah, Georgia, in 1924 and her marriage to Florance Minis in 1926. After Gibran's death in 1931, his biographer Barbara Young discovered the letters while Haskell was present and suggested they destroy them to avoid any misinterpretation of their contents. Haskell eventually rejected that suggestion, seemingly out of belief that the letters might help future readers more greatly appreciate the rarity of Gibran's spiritual genius and the noble beauty of his very real humanity.
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The en-suite bath and shower rooms are equipped with double ended baths and powerful over showers or walk in showers, underfloor heating warms bare feet and fluffy towels, wrap around robes and luxury toiletries and hairdryer are provided.
The comfortable sitting and stylish dining room has plenty of space for relaxing and enjoying meals prepared in the well equipped kitchen. The sitting room has a flatscreen TV and DVD/CD/Radio with ipod dock and games, books and glossy magazines are provided. French windows open from the dining area into the lovely private walled garden which is perfect for sociable breakfasts and evening drinks in the warm weather.
Rudding Gates is defined by the level of service provided and care taken with each booking and throughout our guests stay. Attention to detail ensures a choice of beds and feather or hypo-allergenic bedding and a thoughtful welcome; the provision of fresh milk and fresh orange juice, a selection of teas and coffee, in addition an offer of a pre-arrival shopping service.
Through the Gates is Follifoot village. A pretty Yorkshire village with two pubs, a Post Office shop and traditional cricket club and the start of many lovely countryside walks. Follifoot is wonderfully located for trips to the Moors and Dales and the many historic and cultural tourist attractions that Yorkshire has to offer. Harrogate, with its wonderful shops, restaurants and facilities is approximately three miles away and can be reached easily by car or the local bus service.


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A Jewish Buddhist (also Jewbu or Jubu or Buju) is a person with a Jewish background who practices forms of Buddhist meditation and spirituality. The term Jubu was first brought into wide circulation with the publication of The Jew in the Lotus (1994) by Rodger Kamenetz. In some cases, the term can refer to individuals who practice both traditions; in other cases, "Jewish" is no more than an ethnic designation where the person's main religious practice is Buddhism. In yet other cases, a Jubu is simply a Jew with an interest in Buddhism. A large demographic of Jewish Buddhists, constituting its majority, still maintain religious practices and beliefs in Judaism coupled with Buddhist practices and perhaps beliefs.
The first recorded instance of an American being converted to Buddhism on American soil occurred at the 1893 exposition on world religions and the convert had been a Jew named Charles Strauss. He declared himself a Buddhist at a public lecture that followed the World Conference on Religions in 1893. Strauss later became an author and leading expositor of Buddhism in the West.[1] After World War II, there was increasing interest in Buddhism, associated with the Beat generation. Zen was the most important influence at that time. A new wave of Jews involved with Buddhism came in the late 1960s. Prominent teachers included Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg, who founded the Insight Meditation Society and learned vipassana meditation primarily through Thai teachers. Another generation of Jews as Buddhist teachers emerged in the early 2000s, including author Taro Gold, expounding Japanese traditions such as Nichiren Buddhism.
According to the Ten Commandments and classical Jewish law, known as Halacha, it is forbidden for any Jew to worship any deity other than the way God is worshipped in Judaism – specifically by bowing, offering incense, sacrifices and/or poured libations. It is likewise forbidden to join or serve in another religion because doing so would render such an individual an apostate or an idol worshipper. Since most Buddhists do not consider the Buddha to have been a "god", Jewish Buddhists do not consider Buddhist practice to be "worship". In addition, many Buddhists (particularly Theravada Buddhists) do not "worship" the Buddha but instead "revere" and "express gratitude" for the Buddha's (and all buddhas') accomplishment and compassionate teaching (that is, discovering and teaching the Dharma so others might be released from suffering and achieve Nirvana). In Mahayana Buddhism (the dominant form of Buddhism in the world today), the Trikaya (three bodies) Doctrine, and praying to Buddha as savior in Pure Land Buddhism significantly blurs the issue for Jews of whether Buddhism is a religion and whether Buddha is considered a God.[citation needed]
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all warde abilities can be toggled for ranged..by that i mean the gambits..i think its called assailant stance or somerthing,its awsome..i,m liking the changes anyways,new update is great btw,looks like a cross between loth,evendim,angmar..well to me anyways,new bk has 12 ch's,final ch is 5 part as well. |
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Sun Alert 103072 An Untrusted Java Web Start Application or Java Applet May Move or Copy Arbitrary Files by Requesting the User to Drag and Drop a File from Application or Applet Window to a Desktop Application
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I can't believe that we only have three weeks of school left! After this week we have one week off for Thanksgiving and then we have two weeks left of school and then finals! It is crazy to think how fast this semester has gone by, and I am really happy that I have all of my blogs to look back on. I think everyone is getting to the point where they need a break. I am definitely having trouble staying focused, and I feel lucky that I am studying something I really love, because that definitely helps when fighting the lure of procrastination. Thanksgiving feels really late this week. When we return from break it will already be December!
In this blog I am going to talk about one of my favorite places to go in Boulder. I love going to coffee shops and trying out new restaurants, and I love Pearl Street in general, but one place I love near Pearl Street is Smooch. On Friday night, my friends Megan and Clara and I went to the Left Right Tim show (see previous blog!) and afterward we decided to go to Pearl Street. I have a friend who works at the Laughing Goat on Pearl, and we were going to go visit her, but we decided to take a stop at Smooch first. Smooch is one of the places that really shows how diverse the options are in Boulder because it sells mochi. Mochi is chewy Japanese rice paste that can be flavored. At Smooch, they have a ton of flavors of Mochi ice cream, which are little balls of ice cream wrapped in the rice paste. My friends and I went a couple times last year, but this was the first time we have been this year. My favorite flavor is raspberry white chocolate, which is white chocolate ice cream with raspberry mochi. Strawberry is also really good, and I tried the tiramisu flavor for the first time on Friday. They also sell frozen yogurt there, but we have always just gotten mochi. It is a little different and really fun!
After Smooch, we did go by the Goat to see my friend who works there. Overall it was a really great Friday night, before the crazy week before Thanksgiving. I have recently been thinking about this time in my life when I was a senior in high school and this was when I was finishing up all of my applications because I was determined to get them all done by Thanksgiving. So if anyone out there is working on their applications, good luck! All of your hard work will pay off soon. Have a good week everyone!


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(<"I love you too Deryn Sharp, even though I never said it, you have always been an amazing Soldier and even more than that, you have been , no, are the love of my life and always will be." Crying he continued, " It was an honor to have to in my life and even more to have to as someone I can call, my love."
With that, she pulled him in for one last kiss. That lasted for a short few moments, yet felt like a life time. Her hand was still on his cheek and just then a tear dropped from her bleeding face and following after was her hand that slowly fell and still in the kiss, she died in the arms of the man she loved to greatly.
Again, Alek could not hold back the tears anymore. He pulled back to have on last look at the love he held so close to his heart that died before him. Losing all hope of life he let out a scream that filled the air around him. Letting out all the sadness flow out too. With all hope lost he reached out to grab Deryn's revolver and placed the tip of the gun to his head and closing his eyes he pulled the trigger.
Frantic, he pulled the trigger only to find that the rounds have been spent. Throwing the gun he collapsed onto Deryn crying beating the wall from frustration. Just then, he felt the cold metal of a gun barrel. Sitting back up he only smiled and tears of joy were all that was left in his soul.
"Please, I beg you. Put me to sleep. I no longer wish to be apart of this world." Alek said quietly>)
The man stood there a moment, wondering why he wished for death. Embracing it with open arms to an eternal sleep. Brave men fought to live, to stay alive while others ran for the sake of theirs. This was no happy ending for the burning lantern of London, yet it was for him.
"Why do you welcome death?" the man said.
"It's the only way I can truly be with those I love, you, and all who you follow, have destroyed all of it. Nothing in me is left to push forward in life." Turning to him, "Please, take me from this life. I can't bare to be part of this earth any longer and every moment taunts me with the hope that I can join them and dying is the only way." Alek cried quietly.
The man stood before Alek while he sat on his knees with a pistol pointed to his head. Begging to end his life the man lowered his pistol, and saw that there was the revolver on the floor. Picking it up he checked the cylinder and emptied it, but catching one empty shell.
"You wish for death's angel, do you not?"
"Yes, please, just hurry with it all. I can't live here any longer. Just kill me already!" Alek demanded in pain.
Loading the revolver with the empty shell, he spun the cylinder. Then handed the gun to Alek.
"If you wish for death so badly, you will be able to take your own life. I will not do it for you, but I might help in a way." he laughed then walked away to the other bodies on the floor doing something to them, then after little he walked to the door and stood outside it.
Alek frantically jammed the pistol and at the base of his jaw by his neck. With no more tears, he closed his eyes and finally smiled one last time and pulled the trigger.
Nothing happened. Opening his eyes he pulled the trigger again. Still, the only sound he heard was that on the clicking on the pin. He lied, the man lied about helping him. He never loaded it, there was only a shell, like he was.
Screaming he cried out loud as the mad closed the door and barred it shut from the outside so he couldn't leave. Searching the room in sadness and rage he tried to find a gun that would do the job. He found rifles and pistols, but the damned man stole all the ammo, only leaving the guns themselves to taunt him.
Walking back to Deryn's body, he dropped to his knees with a hard thud. Placing his head on hers he tried to cry, and nothing would come out.
"I just want to be with you again, I want to hear your voice, I want to see your smile. I want, no , need you. I can't live without any of you. I need you in my life." he said weeping.
Noticing the knife in her leg, he saw that as another chance to join the people he loved in peace, forever. Closing his eyes he pulled the knife from her body and then sat beside her. Kissing her lips one last time, knowing that there would be no kiss in return he couldn't help but keep that kiss going before he was to let go.
In that last kiss, he slit his wrists and then his throat. Dropping his head on her lap,he died beside the woman he loved and with a smile, he bled out on her body, and both their blood intertwined and were united once again. He was at peace with this, knowing that he would see her, and everyone he loved at last. And in the after life, there is no war, no hatred, just peace. In the end, it would be worth dying for.


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Established as a Royal Burgh in 1455, Kirkcudbright has always been supported by a busy fishing trade. Behind the harbour the streets have housed generations of creative artists, a tradition maintained today by a flourishing colony of painters and craftworkers. This has led to it being called "The Artists' Town". Other well known features of the town are the pastel coloured houses and wide streets, the wide selection of mainly family owned shops where almost everything can be got, and the free parking all over town.
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The all new 2014 Brochure and brand new Flyer have been published and are available in many outlets.It lists over 100 events and attractions in the Kirkcudbright area along with a full list of Restaurants, Hotel, Shops,Businesses, accommodation and much more.
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Kirkcudbright enjoys a sheltered position in the estuary of the River Dee on the north Solway shore. Only about 25 miles west of Dumfries the town is easily accessible from the M6/M74 motorway system and from Stranraer and the Irish Sea ferries. The area offers a quiet and relaxing atmosphere, attractive coastal landscapes and safe country roads.
Set amidst beautiful coastal countryside there is a comprehensive selection of holiday accommodation both in the town and in farms and villages around us, including self catering cottages, bed & breakfast and hotels. Kirkcudbright is especially well served by a number on high quality caravan and camping sites. Special interest groups such as cyclists, walkers and motor cyclists are catered for in many establishments.
If you are researching your family tree and it has led you to Kirkcudbright, the Discussion Forum on our Community website has a section on Genealogy for you to leave your messages. The STV Scotland's Towns series includes a programme on Kirkcudbright's History, which is available on YouTube. Also available is an episode of Weir's Way from 1994.
The area offers a wide range of activities for visitors and locals alike. These range from facilities to help you research your family tree to quiet country roads for walking or cycling, and golf and fishing are both on our doorstep. For the more energetic there is mountain biking, horse-riding and hillwalking. Our marina is very popular with visiting sailors offering one of the safest anchorages on the north Solway coast. If you are more adventurous, we have (within a short distance) two famous activity centres;- Laggan Outdoor and Galloway Activity Centre, both the centres host a wide range of activities. Check out the links above to find out more details of their latest activities.
Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities
Throughout the year a variety of entertainment is provided by Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities. The 13th Annual Galloway Children's Festival, Kirkcudbright Country Fair, The 11th Annual Kirkcudbright Arts and Crafts Trail PDF brochure available which you can download here. and Kirkcudbrights Famous Food Festival featuring "Four Chefs,One Venue,One Day". During the year there are Monthly Farmers and Producers Markets (March to December), an annual Plant Sale, Monthly Car Boot Sales (May to September), Seven Weekly Pipe Band / Scottish Nights, Riding of the Marches, Weekly Historic Walks and Maggie's Tours Historical Enactments. August sees a spectacular Parade Day, Floodlit Tattoo and Classic Car Rally see Event Calendar for full details.
Kirkcudbright Academy run Kirkcudbright Half Marathon and (Beeches Run) in May and Kirkcudbright Rotary Club organise the Galloway Recycle Sportive in August wide and diverse range of activities to suit all tastes.


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Andres Torres CF BOS Apr 03 '79
Andres Torres is back in the Giants' lineup Sunday.
Torres sat out Saturday's game after bruising his knee Friday. He's batting seventh and playing left field Sunday.
Andres Torres CF BOS Apr 02 '79
Andres Torres (knee) is not in Saturday's lineup.
Torres suffered a bruised knee Friday and is listed as day-to-day. Gregor Blanco is starting in left field Saturday against the Marlins.
Andres Torres CF BOS Apr 02 '79
Andres Torres left Friday's game against the Marlins with a right knee injury.
Torres is listed as day-to-day with a bruised knee. X-rays were negative, so it's possible he won't miss any time and return to the lineup Saturday.
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Torres is batting (.269) 26 points higher than his career average over 145 at-bats. He's contributed very little power (two homers) and speed (two steals) for fantasy owners.
Andres Torres CF BOS Mar 01 '79
Andres Torres went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's win against Washington.
Prior to the evening, Torres hadn't collected a hit since May 8. The 35-year-old backup outfielder is batting just .247/.282/.346 over 81 at-bats this season.
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Andres Torres left Thursday's game with soreness in his left foot.
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Andres Torres had a terrific all-around day in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rangers in Cactus League action, going 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI.
Torres was also active on the bases, netting his first steal of the spring season. He missed a few weeks of action with an oblique injury, but appears to be back on track and should be ready to go for Opening Day. He's expected to serve as the Giants fourth outfielder, unless he can beat out Gregor Blanco for the starting job in left field.
Andres Torres CF BOS Dec 20 '78
Andres Torres (oblique) return to the lineup Monday.
A strained oblique had kept Torres on the shelf for a couple weeks. As long as he can avoid a setback, he has plenty of time to get in enough at-bats in preparation for Opening Day.
Andres Torres CF BOS Dec 16 '78
Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Thursday that Andres Torres (oblique) could pinch-hit this weekend.
Torres has been sidelined for a little over a week with an oblique strain. He had to pull out of the World Baseball Classic but should be fine for MLB's Opening Day.
Andres Torres CF BOS Dec 09 '78
Andres Torres will not participate in the World Baseball Classic because of an oblique strain.
The Giants aren't too worried about the injury. Torres was hoping to represent his native Puerto Rico.


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Today was range day, was nice n sunny and not too cold. shot my EDC, a 4" 1976 Ruger Police Service six in .357, got excellent groups, my groupings shrink with each trip to the range. Getting my reloads dialed in as well, and got to try out a S&W 60 chiefs special, now i love my ruger, BUT, i think im in love with that S&W snubbie. Wish I had the money to go out and get one right now.
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Sounds like it went great. I'll be going in a few weeks for a birthday shoot.
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only 1 "minor" snafu, my reloads were 6 grains of hs-6, behind a 125gr fn ranier ballistics copper plated bullet, touched off by CCI 500 sp primers, anyways i had a squib, the bullet only traveled 3 of the 4 " barrel, luckily i checked and was able to gently tap it out w/ alluminum rod and a ball peen. im thinkin i need to try 550 spm primers


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kgnbs Posts: 1guys, any comments on below deal?
i just picked up the vehicle yesterday.
36 mt / 10,000 miles per year
I ended up paying $2500 at signing and $740/mt including NJ tax.
I insisted on $714/mt incld tax plus $2000 down but they did not accept it at all. -
nyc_seth Posts: 7Hey Guys -
This is my 4th benz since reading this forum and it saves me $ every time - thanks to car_man and everyone else!
So my wife's 2012 GL us up - i nailed it for $699 zero down 24 months ago during winter event. Killer deal as they were changing body style. 72% residual, they discounted it 8% off msrp and gave back $4k. crazy...and sad since it cant be replicated.
so we are shopping the ML and this is the best iv'e done so far:
ML350WF / Silver / P1 / Pano / Logic7 / Running Boards / Pre wiring + dealer DVD equipment ($1950 accessory residualized) + dealer maint, destination and tax all wrapped in.
$58,635 MSRP discounted to $51,450.
+ $795 Bank fee
+ $1,777 taxes
+ $450 in DMV and doc fees
$1,096 drive off (first month + dmv)
$805/month (which i'm sure they can push to $799 or lower)
This assumes:
24 mo / 12k
62% residual
0132 MF (with autopay)
I'm over mileage on the GL by 4k - any thoughts on mitigating that damage?
Seth -
mlevine Posts: 243Its amazing how one cannot get a GL at a good price/lease at this time especially since we are going into 2nd year of model. As a long term MB customer, the dealer may be able to help you out with the mileage issue. I am curious what the lease buyout number is. The dealer may be willing to buy it and add it to used car lot. About 2 years of warranty and add CPO and this may be an option. If not this dealership, another one may be looking for your GL.
jagangjee Posts: 1Many thanks to all those who have posted on this thread, this is the second car I have purchased from using it and it is a great source of information. Here is what I was able to get:
MSRP: $63,585 discounted to $56,100
Lighting Package, P01, Pano Sunroof, Running Boards, Illuminated Running Boards, H/K Logic7, Keyless Go, Ambient Lighting, Trailer Hitch, Pre-wire, Parktronic, Lane Assist and backup camera.
63% residual value
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or 36mos/10K
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Two of the four, Bezos and Ellison, are founders, and Schultz and Chambers were with their companies at the very early stages. Schultz bought the four original Starbucks outlets in 1987 and Chambers joined Cisco in 1991, becoming CEO four years later.
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MASTERPIECE MYSTERY Continues Into The Fall With Six New Episodes Sundays, 8/25 – 9 /8 "Silk" (A New, Modern-Day, British Courtroom Series) Sundays, 9/15 – 9/29 "Foyle's War, Series VII" (3 New Episodes) Ch. 5.1 … Continue reading More MYSTERY! – All New!
Please join TEDxABQ and New Mexico PBS as we hear from one of New Mexico's most recognized voices, Megan Kamerick, in a discussion on women's voice in today's society at our August TEDxABQSalon. Mingle with … Continue reading TEDxABQ Salon August 7, 2013
August 3 – 18 DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED Sunday 8/18 at 7:00 pm Savor the greatest moments from Seasons 1, 2 and 3, along with behind-the-scenes interviews with the producers and your favorite cast members — … Continue reading KNME-TV/NM PBS Airs New Programs in the August Pledge Drive
Please join TEDxABQ and New Mexico PBS as we tackle one of New Mexico's most pressing issues, economic development, at the July TEDxABQSalon. Mingle with the TEDxABQ team at the Albuquerque Museum on Wednesday, July … Continue reading TEDxABQ Salon July 17, 2013
NEW MEXICO PBS IS YOUR FRONT ROW SEAT TO THE ARTS! Part of New Mexico PBS' mission is to enrich the lives of New Mexicans by providing engaging local content, education, and the celebration of … Continue reading Arts and Education Endowment
Albuquerque, NM — Franz Joachim has been named General Manager and CEO of New Mexico PBS, KNME-TV, Channel 5.1 (Albuquerque / Santa Fe). He will assume his new position beginning July 1, 2013. Joachim and … Continue reading Franz Joachim Named General Manager/CEO of New Mexico PBS, KNME-TV