Underlying replacement cost profit, a common accounting measure to report profits in the oil industry which takes into account the fluctuations in the price of oil, came in at $2.809 billion. That was above a forecast supplied by the company of $2.7 billion.P, the West's no.4 oil company, reported weaker quarterly profits after its refining business swung to a loss, and said it would increase the accounting provision for the 2010 U.S. oil spill by $200 million.
Braces are simply a special type of brackets, which are also known as curly brackets. In common practice, they are used are in poetry and music, to mark repeats or joined lines. They are also used in mathematics, often in notation for denoting or defining a set.
What is a Bottom Bracket (BB)? The bottom bracket connects the crankset to the frame and incorporates bearings which allow the cranks to freely spin. It features either a spindle or capacity to incorporate a spindle to which the crank arms, chainrings and pedals are attached. The bearings are either threaded or pressed into the bottom bracket shell part of the bicycle frame.