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- Global stocks this morning are mixed with the Euro Stoxx 50 down -0.12% and Jun S&Ps up +2.40 points. 10-year Treasuries dropped to a 4-1/2 month low and the dollar index fell back from a 1-3/4 month high as the market awaits U.S. reports on unemployment claims and manufacturing activity. The euro rebounded from a 4-week low against the dollar after strong demand was seen at Spanish and French auctions of government debt. Spain sold 3 billion euros of securities maturing between 2015 and 2018 and had a bid-to-cover ratio of 4.13 on 976 million euros of 3.25% notes due in 2016, stronger than the 2.21 ratio seen at a similar auction in Jan, while France sold 3.26 billion euros of benchmark 5-year debt at an average yield of 1.78%, below the 1.93% seen at a similar auction last month. The British pound weakened against the dollar after Fitch Ratings lowered the outlook on Britain's sovereign debt to "negative" from "stable," indicating a "slightly greater" than 50% chance its AAA credit rating will be reduced within 2 years.
- Asian stocks today closed mostly lower with Japan up +0.72%, China -0.75%, Australia -0.22%, South Korea -0.03%, India -1.36%. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Index climbed to a 7-1/2 month high as a fall in the yen to an 11-month low against the dollar buoyed the earnings outlook for exporters. Mining stocks in Australia and China declined and dragged their respective bourses lower as gold and copper prices slumped. As expected, the RBI kept interest rates unchanged for a third consecutive month after it left India's repurchase rate at 8.5%, although it kept its easing bias intact when it said "recent growth-inflation dynamics have prompted the Reserve Bank to indicate that no further tightening is required and that future actions will be towards lowering the rates."
- June S&Ps this morning are trading up +2.40 points. The U.S. stock market Wednesday fell back from their best levels and settled a tad higher on increased economic optimism from the Fed's upbeat assessment of the economy on Tuesday along with strength in most bank stocks that passed the Fed's stress tests: Dow Jones +0.12%, S&P 500 -0.12%, Nasdaq Composite +0.03%. The S&P 500 posted a 3-3/4 year high, the Dow rose to a 4-year high and the Nasdaq climbed to an 11-year high. Bullish factors Wednesday included (1) carry-over support from Tuesday's rally after the Fed said economic conditions improved, (2) strength in most U.S. bank stocks after the Fed said 15 of the nation's 19 largest banks could maintain adequate capital levels even in a recession, (3) increased economic optimism after the VIX volatility index or "fear gauge" that typically moves in a direction opposite to stock prices, held near Tuesday's 5-year low of 13.99, and (4) reduced European sovereign-debt concerns after Fitch Ratings raised Greece's credit rating 4 levels to B- from restricted default with a stable outlook.
- Bearish factors Wednesday included (1) weakness in insurance companies on speculation the industry may face tighter capital rules, (2) comments from former Fed Chairman Volcker who said he sees a "long slog" before the U.S. attains adequate economic growth, and (3) the surge in the 10-year T-note yield to a 4-1/4 month high of 2.287%.
- Guess? (NYSE:GES) may be active on the downside today after the company forecast full-year earnings of no more than $2.65 a share, well below analysts' estimates of $3.16 a share.
- June 10-year T-notes this morning are down -7 ticks. T-note prices Wednesday plunged to a 3-1/4 month low on carry-over weakness from Tuesday's slide in prices after the Fed's upbeat assessment of the economy reduced speculation for further easing: TYM2 -1-11.5/32, FVM2 -23.7, EDU2 -1.0. The 10-year T-note yield climbed to a 4-1/4 month high of 2.287%. Bearish factors Wednesday included (1) increased inflation expectations after the 10-year break-even rate, a gauge of the outlook for consumer prices derived from the difference between yields on conventional and inflation-linked bonds, rose to 2,39 bp, the highest in 7-1/2 months, (2) reduced safe-haven demand for Treasuries as the S&P 500 climbed to a 3-3/4-year high and after Fitch Ratings raised Greece's credit rating 4 levels to B- from restricted default with a stable outlook, and (3) technical selling as T-note prices accelerated lower to their lowest level this year. Bullish factors included (1) the weaker-than-expected Feb U.S. import price index (+0.4% m/m and +5.5% y/y versus expectations of +0.6% m/m and +5.9% y/y with the +5.5% annual gain the smallest increase in 14 months, and (2) decent demand for the Treasury's $13 billion auction of 30-year T-bonds that had a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.70, stronger than the 12-auction average of 2.68.
- The dollar index this morning is weaker with the dollar/yen -0.24 yen and the euro/dollar +0.16 cents. The dollar index Wednesday rallied to a 1-3/4 month high as interest rate differentials moved in the dollar's favor and after the yen plunged to an 11-month low against the dollar after a MOF official said Japan's fiscal situation is worse than Greece: Dollar Index +0.372, USD/JPY +0.785, EUR/USD -0.00509. Bullish factors included (1) improved U.S. interest rate differentials that increases demand for dollars after the spread between U.S. and German 2-year note yields increased to 17 bp, the most since June 2010, (2) weakness in the yen after the International Bureau at Japan's MOF said Japan's debt-to-GDP ratio has risen to 230% and that the large amount of the nation's debt held by domestic financial institutions makes the Japanese financial system more vulnerable to fiscal shocks than Europe, and (3) the fall in the euro to a 3-week low against the dollar after Jan Euro-Zone industrial production was weaker than expected. Bearish factors included (1) the larger-than-expected increase in the Q4 U.S. current account balance which widened to a deficit of -$124.1 billion, the most in 3 years and (2) reduced safe-haven demand for the dollar after Fitch Ratings raised Greece's credit rating 4 levels to B- from restricted default with a stable outlook on optimism that a debt swap will reduce the risk that Greece reneges on its debt obligations.
- Apr crude oil prices this morning are up +17 cents a barrel and Apr gasoline is -0.80 of a cent per gallon. Crude oil and gasoline prices Wednesday settled lower as a stronger dollar and Saudi comments that it will meet any supply shortages overshadowed record Chinese crude imports: CLJ12 -$1.28, RBJ -0.76. Apr gasoline posted a 1-1/2 week high but erased its gains and closed lower. Bullish factors included (1) the larger-than-expected decline in weekly DOE distillate supplies to a 3-1/2 month low (-4.68 million bbl to 134.8 million bbl versus expectations of -1.45 million bbl) and (2) strong crude demand in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer, after Feb China crude imports rose to a record 23.64 MMT, up +1% m/m and +18.5% y/y. Bearish factors included (1) the rally in the dollar index to a 1-3/4 month high, which discourages investment demand in commodities, (2) the as-expected +1.75 million bbl increase in weekly DOE crude stockpiles to a 6-month high of 347.4 million bbl, and (3) comments from Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi who said "Saudi Arabia and others remain poised to make good any shortfall, perceived or real, in global crude supplies."
Earnings reports (confirmed releases, sorted by mkt cap): ROST-Ross Stores (BEST earnings consensus $0.85), AMCX-AMC Networks (0.60), SCHL-Scholastic (-0.70), PWRD-Perfect World Co. Ltd. (0.56), RNF-Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (0.63), DOLE-Dole Food (-0.09), QRE-QR Energy LP (0.37), CATO-Cato Corp. (0.34), NAT-Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (-0.34), GEVA-Synageva BioPharma (-0.38), GTY-Getty Realty (0.48), MAPP-MAP Pharmaceuticals (-0.29).
Global Financial Calendar
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|United States
|Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -5,000 to 357,000, previous +8,000 to 362,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -8,000 to 3.408 million, previous +10,000 to 3.416 million.
|Mar Empire manufacturing index expected -2.0 to 17.5, Feb +6.0 to 19.5.
|Feb PPI expected +0.5% m/m and +3.3% y/y, Jan +0.1% m/m and +4.1% y/y. Feb PPI ex food and energy expected +0.2% m/m and +2.9% y/y, Jan +0.4% m/m and +3.0% y/y.
|Jan net long-term TIC flows expected +$38.5 billion, Dec+$17.9 billion.
|Mar Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index expected +1.8 to 12.0, Feb +2.9 to 10.2.
|Treasury announces amount of 10-year TIPS to be auctioned Mar 22 (previous $15 billion).
|Weekly money supply report and Fed balance sheet.
|ECB publishes monthly report for March.
|Q4 Euro-Zone employment, Q3 -0.1% q/q and +0.3% y/y.
|Q4 Euro-Zone labor costs expected +2.3% y/y, Q3 +2.7% y/y.
|G-20 begins 2-day summit in Mexico City.
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Clark (D-Portsmouth) has introduced bill requiring itemized bills for every visit to a healthcare provider
(Concord, NH) Today Senator Martha Fuller Clark introduced legislation before the Senate health, Education and Human Services Committee that would require all medical providers to give every patient an itemized bill for their services. Current New Hampshire law requires providers to make itemized bills available but few patients know to ask for such bills and if provided, they may often lack adequate description of services.
Speaking prior to the hearing, Fuller Clark pointed to a hospital visit by her husband Dr. Geoffrey Clark for a minor procedure.
"My husband knew enough to ask for an itemized bill. When he got home and looked at it, he noticed a battery of errors, from duplication of charges to more complicated mistakes. The errors were corrected, but we had to call the hospital and make sure our insurance wouldn't be charged," Clark said.
The Clarks' experience has been confirmed by studies from a variety of sources including a 2012 Thomson Reuters study entitled "Save $36 Billion in U.S. Healthcare Spending Through Price Transparency," which Fuller Clark cited during her testimony before the committee.
"Our history of deeply insulating consumers from the costs of their healthcare choices and pervasive systems that obscure visibility into the cost of services bear at least some of the blame for year-after-year double-digit growth percentages for healthcare costs," the study observed. "More conscious healthcare choices by consumers will create engaged, informed, educated consumers – and by our estimate, save $36 billion (3.5%) from annual healthcare expenditures." [1]
New Hampshire is already leading in the field of medical cost transparency with the NH Health Cost webpage (www.nhhealthcost.org). This page, developed by the NH Dept. of Insurance and the Commissioner's Advisory Committee on Health Insurance, has been used as a model by states throughout the country. Clark's legislation will require that names of providers are also included in addition to the names of hospitals currently covered and strengthens her previous legislation regarding how providers arrive at an average price for specific procedures and services for uninsured patients. Sen. Clark, who was deeply involved in the creation of NH Health Cost, views this latest legislation as both a tool for patients to better understand and manage their healthcare costs and protect a consumers' right-to-know.
While representatives of hospitals and physicians expressed worry about potential price increases, Tyler Brannen from the New Hampshire Department of Insurance suggested that economies of scale could greatly limit the financial impact on healthcare providers. Currently only about 1% of hospital patients ask for itemized bills for the services they've been provided, according to the New Hampshire Hospital Association's Paula Minnehan.
Senator Andy Sanborn (R-Bedford) expressed hope that this legislation could help contain future costs thanks to price transparency.
"Don't you think we need to begin a conversation about why we have the second-highest healthcare costs in the country?" Sanborn asked hospital representative Paula Minnehan. "It's time belly up and start providing (cost transparency)."
Also testifying in favor of the legislation was founding executive director of the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center and serial entrepreneur Mark Galvin. Galvin, who using health savings accounts to limit the cost his health care, aggressively comparison shops for health procedures. He demonstrated an app that allows people to better shop for procedures to underscore the importance of transparency in the healthcare marketplace.


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Since Shirley Bassey released Goldfinger almost 50 years ago, it has been tradition for a major artist to record the signature song for each new James Bond film. Now, fans can recognise ''Bond songs'' from the opening bars alone — even the obscure ones.
''They're quite distinct,'' says Simon Myers, producer of the live stage show The Songs of James Bond. ''All of them are epic, mysterious, with an element of sex. They have an orchestral background with a rising and falling bass and that guitar line at the start. And singers love them because the vocals are big and challenging and dramatic.''
Bassey, of course, is the quintessential Bond songstress, having recorded the themes for Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever and Moonraker. Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die and Carly Simon's Nobody Does It Better were also major hits.
Standing alone — stylistically at least — is Madonna's stuttering electro-dance number Die Another Day.
''The less said about that, the better,'' Myers says. ''These songs can be quite divisive. Some people say Adele's Skyfall is the greatest Bond song of all time; others don't like it at all. And there are those artists you might be surprised to learn have actually recorded Bond songs, like Sheena Easton and Lulu.''
On November 8 and 9, Myers will present 23 of his favourites at Melbourne's Athenaeum Theatre. He has chosen four performers: veteran actor-singer Maria Mercedes; respected vocal coach and singer Susie Ahern; actor and former opera student Ben Mingay; and The Voice finalist Kiyomi Vella.
''I've been wanting to do this for 20 years,'' he says. ''It started when I bought a CD of James Bond songs and I thought, wouldn't it be awesome to make a concert out of these?''
Some numbers will performed solo, others as duets, while Live and Let Die will feature all four singers. A 15-piece band will play on stage and visual artist Georgie Pinn will project images onto a giant screen. ''It's all original footage that I've shot; there are no scenes from the films,'' Pinn says.
Fire, diamonds, silhouettes: the imagery she has chosen evokes the slick, glamorous feel of the Bond movies.
''A lot of it is like the title sequences of the films,'' she says, ''but instead of having the female characters just dancing around, we've given them a more active role.''
The look and sound of each Bond movie is just as important as the storyline.
''I started watching some of the old ones again, to get into the mood,'' Mercedes says, ''and my God, they were so over the top, they were ridiculous! But even if you forget the movies themselves, the songs and the glamour endure.''
When Mercedes began singing at 14, appearing on various television talent shows, Bassey was her role model.
''I listened to her endlessly, singing Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever,'' she says. ''The sophistication, the sexiness - I wanted to be Shirley Bassey.''
Myers won't reveal who will sing each song but it's a fair bet Mercedes will perform most of Bassey's big numbers.
For her, the show's appeal extends beyond the songs. It's a chance for the audience to immerse themselves in mid-century glamour: a world of men in sharp suits and women in sequined dresses, stylish visual projections with a modern twist, and an orchestra taking pride of place on stage.
''In this day and age, music often gets sacrificed,'' Mercedes says. ''A 15-piece-band is quite a luxury. I've got a black sequined outfit with a split up the side for the first act and a fabulous gold outfit for the second.
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It was a mundane till receipt for a cheap watch, plastic travel bottles and padded envelopes from a discount store in Ayrshire that gave Strathclyde detectives their breakthrough. Each item cost just 99p, yet that receipt unravelled an amateurish plot to send improvised parcel bombs which, for a short time, terrorised Scotland's Catholics.
That sales receipt, timed and dated, in turn led to CCTV images of a man in early middle age calmly standing at the till of the Stevenston branch of B&M Home Store with an elderly woman; it later emerged she was his mother. That was the first of a number of Neil McKenzie's mistakes.
McKenzie, then 42, was recognised by the B&M cashier, Careene Sinclair; she had been at school with his son Grant. Barely a quarter of an hour later, McKenzie was in the nearby branch of B&Q buying nails, a visit also dutifully recorded by the store's CCTV.
Each of these purchases were identical to the items used to build his improvised devices. The next day, a parcel containing the same components, with a plastic bottle filled with petrol, was found in a postbox only a few hundreds yards from the home of his co-accused, Trevor Muirhead, 44. It was addressed to Paul McBride QC, the criminal lawyer and lawyer for Celtic football club.
After a five-week trial in Glasgow both men have been convicted of conspiring to assault McBride and his close friend and one of the UK's best known footballers, the Celtic manager, Neil Lennon, as well as a relatively little known but respected elderly Labour politician, Trish Godman, and republican activists in Glasgow.
As it unfolded last March and April, their campaign provoked one of Scotland's largest anti-terrorism operations, paralleling the car bomb attack on Glasgow airport in 2007. MI5 and, it is understood, the GCHQ communications intelligence agency, were drafted in.
It caught the attention of David Cameron, the prime minister, who is understood to have been furious that he was not told before the plot became public, after a temporary news blackout secured by Strathclyde police was finally breached on 19 April 2011. His reaction led to hurried meetings between Strathclyde's chief constable, Stephen House, and the then Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini, Scotland's chief prosecutor.
Alex Salmond, the first minister of Scotland, then fighting an election campaign, arrived at the first police press conference to denounce the "lunatic element" responsible as "despicable and cowardly". Police activity intensified further. Leading Catholics, including the UK's most senior priest, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, were warned about being potential targets.
The affair has since become riddled with conflicting evidence about Muirhead and McKenzie's motives and their intelligence, and the lethality of the devices; the packages were, it eventually emerged, highly unlikely to explode and very unlikely to kill. By the time the jury went to consider their verdict, charges of conspiracy to murder had been honed down to conspiracy to assault.
What began as a full-scale anti-terrorism investigation, which looked at possible connections to Ulster loyalist terror groups, ended in exposing an ill-conceived plot by two unremarkable men from the small coastal towns of Saltcoats and Kilwinning in Ayrshire; towns with a reputation for hard-line support for Protestant loyalism and the Orange order.
They bought supplies from local shops, and posted the parcels just a few streets from home. They procured the peroxide-based hair dyes from Muirhead's son, Paul Millan, a hairdresser; they exchanged text messages about bomb disposal interest in "our package" and Muirhead boasted to his other son Gordon Muirhead about making bombs in "a sterile unit".
Muirhead and McKenzie emerged as two close friends with a hatred for Celtic Football Club and, in Muirhead's case at least, intense support for militant loyalism and an open anti-Catholic bigotry which imbued the family home. Active on social media, his and his wife's networks on Facebook lent heavily towards friendships with fellow loyalists, and they joined a small but viciously anti-Catholic fringe group, the Scottish Unionist Association, on Bebo.
His daughter Gemma, told the jury she was raised supporting loyalist extremism. Muirhead's "oath of allegiance" to the SUA from September 2009, and found in their house, read: "I, Trevor Muirhead, am a Protestant by birth and being convinced of a fiendish plot by Republicans to destroy my heritage, swear to defend my comrades and my country by any and all means against Republicans and Republican offshoots that may be of similar intent."
McKenzie, who later told police he had been brought up in a partly-Catholic household to "live and let live", had a token shareholding of two shares in Rangers FC. As they incriminated each other, Muirhead insisted McKenzie was the real culprit; he admitted getting the peroxide, but insisted he did so to protect himself.
McKenzie had "pure hatred" towards Lennon and Celtic, Muirhead said to police. Anything else, he said, was boasting and hot air to keep McKenzie happy. "I'm not scared of the guy, I'm terrified of him because I've see what he can do to people," Muirhead told officers.
At times the conspiracy bordered on comedy. In police interviews, McKenzie described how he built the first hoax device sent to Lennon from memories of watching the children's action series The A-Team "a long time ago". It was crude but threatening: a block of putty was surrounded by 248 nails, with wire poking out.
Yet the pair also showed a degree of foresight and cunning which still bemuses the detectives involved. The police believe they worked alone, yet the pair, said the senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Superintendent John Cuddihy, were forensically aware.
Despite help from the intelligence agencies, covert surveillance experts and forensics laboratories, the police could not establish where the two men found the recipes on the internet to make explosives from hair dye; the site of the bomb factory remains undiscovered, and there was no direct forensic evidence such as fingerprints or DNA, to tie either men to the packages.
A covert surveillance device placed in McKenzie's black Ford Focus suggested the pair were desperate to be taken seriously. They invested time creating unusual devices which, the prosecution argued, they thought were viable, even lethal.
From sending out their first inert hoax to Lennon on 3 March, they learnt how to refine peroxide hair products into the highly unstable amateur explosive used by terrorist groups and suicide bombers, tri-acetone tri-peroxide or TATP.
On 9 May, three days before their arrests by heavily armed police, they were recorded in the car discussing how to dispose of the peroxide, and plans to plant a device at a local police station.
The first voice, said by police to be McKenzie, stated: "What do they think we were going to do? Build a bomb and chuck the stuff in the bin?" Muirhead replied: "They think we are thick." McKenzie agreed: "They think they are dealing with a couple of fucking hillbillies." Muirhead added: "They think all Ayrshire boys are dafties."
McKenzie: "I think we should get enough stuff together, Trevor, and fucking plant one outside the police station. Put the shitters right up them." Muirhead concurs: "...and let the fucker aff. Just give them the message. Let it right aff, man."
By 20 April, having seized three devices, two made using TATP and a third based on petrol, Strathclyde police were convinced the devices were potentially lethal. By the end of April, by which time the parcel sent to the group Cairde Na Heireann (Friends of Ireland) had been found in Belfast, initial forensic examination had detected TATP in three of the devices.
The parcels sent to Lennon and Cairde Na Heireann were destroyed for safety reasons by bomb disposal officers in Glasgow and in Belfast, where the parcel destined for Cairde Na Heireann had been sent to a Royal Mail holding centre after the postman failed to deliver it.
Yet that case was undermined by the later disclosure that the only surviving device with TATP had only small traces of the explosive. The device sent to Godman, whose crime was to wear a Celtic top on the day she retired from politics in April 2011, had just 0.06g of TATP present by the time it reached the forensics explosives laboratory – a fraction of the amount said to be needed to explode.
The judge, Lord Turnbull, told the jury on the final day of the trial that there was no evidence that this tiny volume of TATP, equivalent to less than a grain of sugar, could cause any harm at all. "There's simply no evidence to suggest that such a minute quantity could even pierce the envelope," he said.
Turnbull added that much of the prosecution case rested on interpretation of Muirhead and McKenzie's intentions and conversations. It was abundantly clear, he said, that none of the devices could ever explode.
"You can't ignore the one plain and undisputed fact that the devices weren't constructed as to explode," he said. He added: "If they knew the parcels wouldn't detonate from being opened, then they simply couldn't have believed that the devices were capable of causing severe injury."
According to the police, each of the devices showed increasing levels of attention to detail, even though ultimately none were capable of being detonated by their victims. The fifth device, sent to Lennon's lawyer and close friend, Paul McBride, QC, who died suddenly in Pakistan on a business trip mid-way through the trial, appeared to be an incendiary bomb. Instead of TATP, it contained petrol.
The police believe both men were planning further attacks.
According to their defence lawyers, this was simply an elaborate hoax. In his closing speech to the jury, McKenzie's QC, Donald Findlay, insisted it was "preposterous" to believe either man wanted to kill or maim. "They were sending a message to scare, cause alarm, cause panic or inconvenience. That is all that it was," he said. "It was not a conspiracy to cause severe injury."
Gordon Jackson, QC, for Muirhead, agreed. He reminded jurors that Muirhead told police he thought they were hoaxes. "There is not a scrap of evidence for saying these people, however stupid, bad or reprehensible, that they thought they were doing what is alleged in this indictment," he said.
As they deliberated after five weeks of hearing evidence, and watched the charges against both men whittled down from conspiracy to murder down to conspiracy to injure, the jury was left with the central question, posed by Tim Niven-Smith, the prosecutor: "Why have they gone to the extremes of creating a primary explosive if it was all a joke?"
In the end, they took Niven-Smith's advice and convicted both men of conspiracy.


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very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
December 04, 2008, 04:50:09 PM »
My bus came with a leaking front air tank. The one in front in the middle just aft of the stairwell (not the one that is accessed through the tool storage area). I already have a spare that I pulled but I just cut that one out, and today I cut the old one out of my bus. The problem is it's tight in there and there is a line that goes almost straight up through the floor that connects in the middle of the top of the tank. I have not destroyed anything (yet!) but I think the best way to get this back in is to disconnect the other end of the line (it's small maybe 3/8) so I have enough slack to attach it to the tank. I think this line goes to the air gage (not sure) but it definately goes straight up just aft of the stairwell. My bus has a plywood floor, is there any chance there used to be an access opening in the floor ( the line goes up about 12" left of the center line of the bus). I have looked at the manual and can't really see how to get at this line. I know changing this tank is not a usual thing so maybe no one knows of what I speak but any suggestions are appreciated.
BTW this air tank has the same dimensions and ports as the one in the tool storage so with the right fittings they are interchangeable, this is handy as the one I pulled was also a little rusty, but while I was pulling that one I pulled the tool storage tank for a back up and it was nice and had the benifit of being regularly drained so is in much better shape.
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Re: very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
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December 04, 2008, 05:17:31 PM »
Do not hesitate to extend or replace the lines with DOT plastic line.
A lot of the heritage copper and brass fittings will simply not cooperate with the busnut intent on faithful re and re, never mind the contortions required.
And the plastic is just so much easier to work with.
Be sure to secure in order that it doesn't rub on anything, or you get to do it again later!
happy coaching!
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December 04, 2008, 05:46:57 PM »
I'm pretty sure that line goes to the heating thermostat which is accessible through the right hand side floor vent. I've been in there a few times but can't remember exactly what is what. Look closely in the manual at your air diagram again and you may see how it is connected.
The air gage line is supposed to go from the aux tank, the one in the LH tool compartment.
The original bus interior heat was controlled by a thermostat (It has some other name I can't remember) which controls the air pressure to a valve which opens and closes a water valve and there is a small air line going to it from that front tank. You can also access part of this system through the plywood doors about a a foot inside the RH front compartment just ahead of the fuel tank. All this stuff may have been ripped out of your bus but mine is still intact. If yours is missing the air line is probably plugged since it serves no other purpose that I remember.
What I'm saying is that unless you are using the original bus heating system that air line goes to nothing - unless a PO has hooked it to something else. Otherwise, my guess is that it is capped off.
Look in the heating section of the manual and you will probably find more photos or drawings that will help.
Look also in the air section but you probably have already looked there.
That is good information about the two front tanks being the same, that never occurred to me!! Now maybe I can find a good used one that is not so hard to remove. I know that my other one may rust through any time even though I have a manual drain valve with a long pull cord on it. It didn't have one when I got the bus.
I'm not looking forward to the day I have to change that tank. Changing the rear "wet tank" was bad enough!!
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Re: very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
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December 04, 2008, 08:27:43 PM »
It's called a Gradustat that controls the heater control valve.
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Re: very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
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December 05, 2008, 01:47:44 AM »
Changing the rear "wet tank" was bad enough!!
Gus re:the rear wet tank. Guess what? mine does not seem to be connected to the air system. I was draining the wet tank for the 1st time (I know I know but the valve didn't work so I was waiting for a safe time to pull the whole assembly). Well I pulled the whole big nut and the tank had no gunk in it, and when I aired up the bus with the valve out it developed pressure as usual but no pressure in the wet tank.
Not to pleased about this although with luck some PO has taken it off line as the drain valve is shot. Might explain why the front tank rusted out as well, although the difficult access to the front tank pretty much assures that it won't get drained enough. I will be installing some kind of rip cord for the front tank, Since it looks like I need a new valve for the wet tank I wondering if the is some kind of low profile quick drain set up for the wet tank. It seems unlikely as the valve is right behind the wheel at street level and anything that sticks out would easily be damaged....come to think of it I think I'll stay with the old system for the wet tank.
Thanks to everyone for the info.
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Re: very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
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December 05, 2008, 03:04:53 PM »
Thanks, I knew it was something like that but was too lazy to look it up! Do you still have that beautiful 4107? Or is it an '08?
Same story for my wet tank, it had been bypassed by using four elbows. I loved the engineering of that original big brass drain but it is a pain to open without getting gunk all over your hand.
Funny thing was that I couldn't tell the tank was missing from the system, I never had any problems with not enough air - ever!! The only difference I can tell now is that the air supply lasts quite a bit longer before it goes down.
My drain valve was OK but the tank was full of pinholes. I'm pretty sure yours has the same problem. If the problem had been only the drain valve that would have been easier for the PO to replace than to bypass the tank. I found my new tank on ebay for around $60. The price for the tank from one of the bus suppliers was around $300 including shipping.
I still haven't been able to find a dry tank on ebay because it is so small and/or can't find one with the larger ports for the main air line.
I have an automatic drain valve installed on my new wet tank and even though it is quite a bit longer than the manual truck type valves it doesn't stick down enough to be a problem. Since it is so close to the rear wheel it is not exposed to damage like it would be if midway between the wheels. Also there is supposed to be sheet metal shield below the tank with a 3" hole for the drain valve.
As I remember there is some latitude in the vertical location of the tank so that he valve height can be adjusted. My tank bottom is slightly above the shield hole to keep the valve as high as possible.
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Re: very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
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December 05, 2008, 06:09:08 PM »
Gus, glad to hear I'm not the only one. I was kind of concerned when I realized i had been running without a wet tank. You're probably right about the reason for by pass. You mentioned you found a "new" one on ebay. Was it really new (or new old stock) cause pulling one another 4104 doesn't sound like a good idea. Speaking of which who knows which of the GM buses have a tank that fits this application? I have a decent bus srap yard available to me would be cool if the eighties transits had something to offer.
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December 05, 2008, 06:22:19 PM »
Please, if your tanks have been bypassed, get a fresh tank and get the intended capacity back!
Yes, everything is ok, until something goes wrong...
Without the reserve of the wet tank, having some sort of air failure in a rubber part may put you into danger of little to no braking as the relatively smaller capacity of the service tanks is quickly dumped overboard through the new failure point, and the compressor will not keep up.
The wet tank's volume at least gives you more time before the calamity point.
Quite frankly, I would call whoever bypassed those tanks a fool or a villain.
Get those systems back up to capacity, please!
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Re: very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
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December 05, 2008, 06:37:30 PM »
I wholeheartedly agree with BusWarrior on this one!
We're talking SAFETY ISSUES here - do NOT scrimp in this department.
Just about any air tank will work, even one off an 18-wheeler. Just get one approximately the same (or LARGER) overall dimensions. Since you're after a "wet tank", which is usually the closest to the compressor, more than likely searching for a wet tank on other buses or trucks should yield one with similar sized fitting requirements. Fittings can be adapted to the new tank, but try to find a tank with approximately the same size, first. IIRC Weatherhead is one brand of brass fittings that come in all shapes and sizes. NAPA or any really good auto or HD truck parts house (more likely a local, rather than PepBoys, AutoZone, etc.) Even an older, mom & pop hardware store that's been around forever can be a good source for fittings.
And while you're at it, you might consider adding a Bendix Air Dryer to the system, well worth the investment in clean air!
Again, don't compromise the SAFETY of your coach!!!
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Re: very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
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December 05, 2008, 06:45:37 PM »
BTW I never intended to run without a wet tank, I only discovered it was off line yesterday. Might even buy a new one if they have them at NAPA. Have to pull the old one to get the dimensions.
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December 06, 2008, 04:30:51 PM »
In spite of the alarming posts above I ran the 4104 a couple of years before I discovered the tank was bypassed and never came close to running out of air. I crossed the Rockies, among others, at least four times with no problems. Like you, I had no clue it was bypassed because the bypass elbows were right along side the normal connecting ports and were impossible to see. It was only when I decided to try to unplug the drain valve that I discovered the problem. Of course it wasn't plugged at all, there was no air in the tank!!!
I'm not saying run without it, I'm just saying it is not the sky falling in.
The tank I got is new or maybe slightly used, can't remember for sure. But it is like new. It is not a NOS bus tank, as I remember it was made for some kind of automobile system, I think for one of those "jumping" thingies. It doesn't have to be a bus tank, just look for one with the approximate dimensions and correct size ports. The ports can even be oversize if reduced with bushings. Measure the tank and go looking on ebay, that's what I did. The one I got even has a couple of extra ports which I plugged.
You can't use a larger diameter tank because the clamps won't fit and the clamp holes won't line up. Longer or shorter or a slightly smaller diameter should work but you will need to use shims if a smaller diameter.
There is almost no chance you will ever find a used wet tank worth installing. If it is the slightest rust pitted on the outside you are wasting your time because the inside will be much worse. I tried welding, ha, that was a waste of time also. I was told on this board it wouldn't work but thought I would give it a try.
I also installed new clamps, mine were about rusted through and this is the time to replace them unless they are in excellent condition (highly doubtful). I don't remember exactly where I got the clamps but can find out if you wish. This is a real hole to work in. I ran the rear wheels up on two gravel piles which made life much simpler.
Ash Flat, AR
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Re: very 4104 (maybe 4106 specific) re: changing air tank.
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December 06, 2008, 04:37:05 PM »
thanks as always nice to know I'm not the only one getting dirty on a 4104. Below is a pick of how it looks to change a front air tank in the snow....FWIW I lie on a packing blanket and use plastic sheeting as a slider.
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December 06, 2008, 05:44:32 PM »
I welded up my wet tank on my parts bus before I towed it home and it worked fine.
As far a the tank straps I used 36" all thread and bent it around the tank (5/16-24).
I also made new aluminum cradles to hold the tank.
By the way this is much easier with the floor out.
Here is a pic of the old cradles and straps.
as well as new straps
ps. the air line for the Gradustat that controls the heater control valve comes from the rear of of the bus.
In Sunny Arizona
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December 06, 2008, 05:46:48 PM »
Looking at your pictures makes me so glad the I moved down here (AZ) from Michigan.
That sure looks cold and wet yuk!
In Sunny Arizona
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December 06, 2008, 09:16:02 PM »
Yes, there is no sky falling, as long as you don't blow a line or a diaphragm.
Yes, for normal functioning, having the capacity of the wet tank bypassed won't cause any "difficulty".
Gus, not to be rude or inflammatory, but you drove your bus for how long without knowing an air tank was permanently empty???
All that air capacity was not installed for normal functioning, it was installed to compensate for a reasonable amount of failure.
RJ and I are not known on these boards to cry Chicken Little ditties.
A bypassed wet tank means a great deal of danger under an air system failure, especially in a single circuit brake system. The smaller supply of air will be gone in far too short a time to get the coach stopped.
Please do not attempt to discount our warnings of serious danger to one of our brethren with examples of successful ignorance.
happy coaching!
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ORDER R. L. Anand, J.
1. This is an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act dated 28th May, 1995 moved by Hari Kishan in the regular first appeal filed under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short 'the Act') titled Hari Kishan v. Gian Kaur, and the appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 8th November, 1994 passed by the Court of Additional District Judge, Patiala, vide which the learned Additional District Judge dismissed the application under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act filed by the applicant against his wife Smt. Gian Kaur, whose counter claim under Section 9 of the Act was also dismissed by the said Court vide the said judgment. Aggrieved by. the said judgment and decree, the regular first appeal was filed on 25th March, 1995 after a period of 54 days of the expiry of the period of limitation and in order to condone this delay, the appellant Hari Kishan moved the present application with the averments that the appeal suffers from delay of 54 days and this delay had occurred because of the clerk of the counsel of the lower Court, who informed the applicant that the limitation for filing the appeal in the High Court was 90 days. The applicant avers that when he contacted the counsel in the High Court for filing the appeal he was informed that the prescribed period of limitation for filing the appeal is 30 days, which had already expired. With the above averments Shri Hari Kishan has prayed that his application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act be allowed and in support of his application the applicant has also filed his affidavit in which he has taken the same pleas, which have been incorporated in the application itself. At the first instance it may be mentioned that along with the application, the affidavit of the clerk, who allegedly had given the wrong advice, has not been attached, nor that of his counsel, who appeared on behalf of the applicant in the lower Court.
2. Section 28 of the Act lays down as follows :
"28. Appeals from decrees and orders.-
(1) All decrees made by the Court in any proceeding under this Act shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be appealable as decrees of the Court made in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction, and every such appeal shall lie to the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from the decisions of the Court given in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction.
(2) Orders made by the court in any proceeding under this Act under Section 25 or Section 26 shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be appealable if they are not interim orders, and every such appeal shall lie to the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from the decisions of the Court given in exercise of its original civil jurisdiction.
(3) There shall be no appeal under this section on the subject of costs only.
(4) Every appeal under this section shall be preferred within a period of thirty days from the date of the decree or order."
Perusal of sub-section (4) of Section 28 would show that the appeal against any decree or order passed under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act can be filed within 30 days, of course, after excluding the time obtained by the applicant for obtaining the certified copies of the decrees/ orders. For the decrees passed under Section 96 of the C. P. C,, of course, the limitation is 90 days, but the provisions of Section 28 of the Act are the special provisions which have the overriding effect on the general law of timitation. Section 5 of the Limitation Act, however, gives the right to the appellant/applicant to file an appeal beyond the limitation, provided he is in a position to show sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal or making the application within such period. Section 5 of the Limitation Act reads as follows:--
"5. Extension of prescribed period in certain cases.-
Any appeal or any application, other than an application under any of the provisions of O. XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, may be admitted after the prescribed period if the appellant or the applicant satisfies the Court that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal or making the application within such period.
Explanation.-- The fact that the appellant or the applicant was misled by any order, practice or judgment of the High Court in ascertaining or computing the prescribed period may be sufficient cause within the meaning of this section."
A perusal of the above section would show that the words "Prescribed period" mean the period prescribed by Limitation Act itself and not by any other law.
3. Now question arises whether the delay of 54 days should be condoned in'the present case or not. In dealing with an pplication for condoning delay in filing the appeal beyond the prescribed period, it is relevant to bear in mind two important considerations, namely;
(i) The expiration of limitation for making appeal gives rise to a legal right in favour of the decree-holder to treat the decree as binding between the parties and this legal right should not be lightly disturbed; and
(ii) If sufficient cause for excusing the delay is shown, the applicant is not entitled as a matter of right to the condonation of delay but a discretion has been given to the Courts to condone delay and admit appeal.
To entitle a person to succeed in an application to excuse delay in presenting an appeal, he must satisfy the Court that he had sufficient cause for not presenting the appeal within the prescribed period. When the time for filing an appeal has once passed, a very valuable right is secured to the successful litigant, and the Court must, therefore, be fully satisfied of the justification of the grounds, on which it is sought to obtain extension of time for attacking the decree and thus perhaps depriving the successful litigant of the advantages which he had to obtain. The appellant is bound to show that there has been no negligence, inaction or want of bona fides before he can claim an extension of time. No. doubt while interpreting the words "sufficient cause" a litigant deserves to receive a liberal construction striking a just and equitable balance between the right secured by the respondent as a result of the expiry of the prescribed period of limitation and the injustice of depriving the appellant of adjudica-
tion of his grievance on the merits of the appeal, for causes beyond his reasonable control, but the appellant must show that his cause was bona fide. An act which has been done in good faith should be considered as bona fide, but in the present case a delay of 54 days has not been properly explained. The case set up by the applicant is that there was a wrong advice on the part of the clerk of the counsel who appeared on his behalf in the trial Court. Strangely enough that a litigant like the present applicant, who has already appeared in six litigations in the various Courts against his wife, is banking upon the advice of the clerk of the counsel and he has not even cared to consult his lawyer nor he enquired about the limitation after the passing of the judgment. It is not every mistake of the counsel or his clerk, which entitles as a matter of right to a litigant to invoke the provisions of Section 5 of the Limitation Act. It is not sufficient for the appellant to show that he acted on the advice of the clerk of the counsel, but he must further show and satisfy this Court that the advice was given with due care and attention. In the present case even the clerk of the counsel has not cared to give any affidavit in support of the averments of the applicant, nor it is the case of the applicant that the clerk of the counsel at any point of time had consulted his lawyer for tendering the alleged advice, as pleaded in the application. As we have stated earlier, with the expiry of limitation a valuable right has accrued to the respondent and she should take into her head that after the expiry of the limitation under Section 28 of the Act, the litigation between her and her husband had ended for all times to come and that her husband might not be interested in pursuing the application under Section 13 of the Act. The delay of 54 days in the present case is inexcusable and from no angle it can be said that there was sufficient cause in favour of the applicant or that he acted in good faith with due care and caution by relying upon the alleged advice of the clerk of the counsel. The Hindu Marriage Act came into force in 1955 and 40 years have elapsed and by this time every lawyer of the country in the ordinary course should have the basic knowledge that every appeal against the decree and order passed under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act can be preferred within a period of 30 days from the date of the decree or order, of course after excluding the period spent in obtaining the certified copy of the order or. decree. As stated above, the judgment was pronounced on 8th November, 1994. The application for obtaining certified copy of the judgment was filed on 9-11-1994, and the certified copy was ready for delivery on 2-1-1995. The instant appeal was filed on 25-3-1995 and prima facie it is barred by limitation. The application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act is also vague in its particulars. There is no mention as to on which date the clerk of the counsel allegedly gave the advice to the applicant that the appeal could be filed in the High Court within 90 days of the decree.
4. Resultantly, we are of the considered view that this application is without any merit and the same is liable to be dismissed and we order accordingly.
5. The dismissal of the application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act has a direct bearing on the appeal itself, which is also hereby dismissed as barred by limitation.
6. There will be no order as to costs.
7. Order accordingly.


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|Prevot's effort continues to impress in spring practices
Oregon's practice schedule features all sorts of daily routines. There's the stretch period with "Joker & the Thief" blaring to start the morning. Several periods of individual drills follow. There are some 7-on-7 and special teams in the middle of practice, and then team periods as the workout wears on.
Lately, there's another feature that seems to have become part of the routine. In his post-practice remarks to the team, during which Mark Helfrich offers a review of what he liked from practice and what needs more attention, the name of sophomore outside linebacker Torrodney Prevot has come up over and over again this spring. Today was no exception, as Helfrich cited Prevot's effort in special teams drills.
In his group interview with reporters a few minutes later, Helfrich again brought up Prevot's name, when asked to list some consistent standouts over the course of this spring (Helfrich also mentioned Marcus Mariota, Taylor Alie, Hamani Stevens andOshay Dunmore). At other times this month, Helfrich has mentioned Prevot's efforts to coach up teammates on the sidelines.
Prevot said today those mentions by Helfrich are proof that he's been successful in raising his game since playing as a freshman last fall.
"My mindset has totally changed," Prevot said. "I'm more focused on the field, more confident out there."
A former U.S. Army All-American, Prevot played in 12 games last season, making 14 tackles and getting in on three sacks. He's a gifted pass-rusher, and he's working to expand his skill set; improved open-field tackling is a focus for the defense as a whole this spring, and Prevot has bought into that personally.
He said his main motivation this offseason has been Oregon's two losses last fall, and some of the mental mistakes and penalties that doomed the Ducks at times.
"It just wasn't enough for us," Prevot said. "I'm just trying to battle and help us get as far as we can."
Defensively, Prevot has played consistently with the second group this month, typically paired with fellow spring standout Dunmore. They're a pair of gifted athletes, the future of the outside linebacker spot for Oregon given that each is a sophomore.
Today, Prevot stood out for taking every rep during a punting drill. It's typical for a guy to take a couple and then go to the sideline for a few snaps, but Prevot kept himself on the field throughout the drill.
Would Prevot agree that he might not have put forth the same effort last fall?
"I can't really say that," he said. "But a lot has changed."
Highlights: The Ducks ran the same end-of-game scenario today as they did Friday, but this time using the rosters for Saturday's spring game going head-to-head. "Mariasu" was up first trying to run out the clock with the lead, and used first-down runs byKenny Bassett and Mariota to move the chains and run out most of the clock. Arik Armstead had a really impressive sequence for "Twifo," making three straight tackles on short runs to give his side the ball, but Jake Rodrigues and the Twifo offense weren't able to do much and Mariota took a knee to "win" the drill. …
With the roles reversed and Twifo trying to protect a lead, Kani Benoit ran for a first down to extend the drive with Alie at quarterback. But Johnny Ragin III and DeForest Buckner had tackles, Twifo punted and Mariasu had time for a few snaps to come from behind. Jeff Lockie moved the chains with a pass to Devon Allen, but a hail mary attempt was incomplete, making the team with the lead 2-for-2 in the scenario.
Other observations: During the tempo drill to start the day, down toward the red zone, Dominique Harrison picked off Mariota with the ones, and Bassett found the end zone with the twos. … There was good back-and-forth between the offense and defense over the course of the morning. The defense got the best of an early 11-on-11 drill thanks to run stops by Juwaan Williams, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Armstead, Derrick Malone, T.J. Daniel, Alex Balducci and Tony Washington. …
The offense showed better in 7-on, with a nice completion by Mariota to Bassett, Lockie completing balls to Koa Ka'ai and Allen, and Johnathan Loyd catching passes from Alie and Damion Hobbs. … A later 11-on-11 period focusing on second-and-long was pretty even. Mariota ran for a couple of first downs, and Rodrigues moved the chains a couple times with a run and a pass toChance Allen. But the defense also got tackles for loss from Buckner, Washington, Rahim Cassell and Rodney Hardrick.


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The Securities and Futures Commission expects its reserves to exceed HK$7 billion by the end of next month - enough to fund its operations for five years. So there are no questions about where the money is coming from to recruit 51 extra staff, taking the total to 845. But the hiring spree has, understandably, prompted some lawmakers on Legco's financial affairs panel to question whether the SFC is hiring more people just because it has too much money to spend and to express concern about overregulation of the markets.
To be sure it is their job to watch over funds raised by regulation, and the city still lives by the principle of small government with a light regulatory touch. That said, there is support in the market for enforcement of corporate governance standards by the watchdog that boosts investor confidence.
This is not the first time that the SFC has had to defend itself. It follows the exposure of tensions with the Department of Justice over its right to prosecute, with critics arguing that if this was left to government prosecutors it would provide a necessary check on a regulatory and investigative agency with extensive coercive powers. More recently it has been involved in controversy over mainland e-commerce giant Alibaba's failed bid to list here with a dual share structure giving its founder and senior executives control over the board, and the implications for the city's global competitiveness.
Such high-profile cases do not give a picture of day-to-day activities in investor protection. The watchdog increased the number of fines and prosecutions by nearly 50 per cent last year while compliance with the city's corporate governance code among Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Composite Index companies fell to the lowest level since it was launched in 2006.
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So, anyone remembers original scary skull illusion? In 1860, an unknown author created first know illusion of this type, and called it "Blossom and Decay". It was one of the first optical illusions in general! It is the third image you can see inside this article. What is so interesting about this motive, is the meaning how beauty and youngness is fragile and short. Later, probably the same artist created the more advanced version with only one women in it. This the second picture inside the article. In last couple of decades, many artist created different versions of this optical illusion. Check Aerosmith album cover, Silence of The Lambs movie poster, Descent movie poster, Skull Bakery painting… We featured more than dozen pictures of this type! Well, it's interesting to see that Dior took the same motive for it's Poison perfume, because it's the first time we saw illusion of this type done in real life! Amazing, isn't it? I underlined many words in this text, that can bring you directly to similar illusions that involve some kind of skulls. Check them if you wish, and comment which one you think is the best variation! For more optical illusions featured in product advertising, check billboard illusions category.


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Editor's note: the following also appeared in the Feb. 26, 2013 print edition of The Compass.
Organizers of the 43rd Carbonear and area Kiwanis Music Festival have some 750 reasons to be feeling good about this year's musical extravaganza.
That's how many entries have registered for this year's competition, which runs from March 9-15 at four venues in Carbonear (see related fact box for complete details). Grand concerts are also scheduled for March 19, 20 and 21.
In all, that represents some 2,300 participants, which is about 100 more than last year.
The up-tick in registration is - excuse the choice of words - music to the ears of organizers.
"Things are coming together exceptionally well," said Danny Button, president of this year's festival and president-elect of the Kiwanis Club.
There's a 14 per cent increase in registration in vocal categories (choirs, musical theatre and individual performance) this year, which is described by Button as "very positive."
As a result, organizers have been forced to increase the number of adjudicators. Traditionally, three musical experts have been hired to assess the performers. That number has now grown to four.
They include Catherine Robertson from the University of Waterloo, retired music teacher Jacinta Mackey Graham of St. John's, Susan Gagnon, a longtime faculty member with the Royal Conservatory of Music in Ontario, and well-known voice teacher Linda Fletcher of Oakville, Ont.
Graham will adjudicate the choirs, while the three others will assess those competing in instrumental, piano and vocal categories.
Button credited much of the growth to the enthusiasm and professionalism of music teachers in the region. He made special mention of Anne Whelan (Carbonear Collegiate), Robert Colbourne (Crescent Collegiate, Blaketown), Tiffany Smith (Baccalieu Collegiate, Old Perlican) and Deanne Delahunty (Amalgamated Academy, Bay Roberts).
All four have competed at the festival as young performers, and now support the festival by encouraging and mentoring a new generation of singers and musicians.
Meanwhile, Button said plans for the festival are coming together smoothly, thanks largely to the roughly 60 volunteers who lend their talents and time, and the business community who contribute so generously to the 80 awards and scholarships that are up for grabs, valued at some $8,000.
The festival has also developed a reputation for its enthusiastic audiences, and Button hopes that tradition will continue this year.
"Adjudicators have often commented about the great community support for the festival," said Button.
It costs roughly $40,000 in total to organize and run the festival, Button added, and every dime is worthwhile.
"It gives children an opportunity to participate as well to be be adjudicated and take part in the social aspect of the festival," Button stated. "Socially, it helps children to understand that they're able to compete and have fun doing it."
The following is a breakdown of the Carbonear and area Kiwanis Music Festival, by the numbers:
• March 9-15 - date of competitions;
• March 15 - Rose Bowl competition, starting at 7 p.m.;
• March 9 and 10 - musical theatre;
• March 19, 20 and 21 - grand concerts, starting at 7:30 p.m.;
• 4 - number of adjudicators (three from Ontario, one from St. John's);
• 4 - number of venues (Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre, Carbonear Collegiate, Bethany United Church and Salvation Army Citadel)
• 34 - number of sessions;
• 176 - number of classes;
• 749 - number of entries;
• 21 - number of schools represented from the Trinity, Conception and Placentia areas;
• 46 - number of school choirs;
• 4 - number of community choirs;
• 17 - number of school bands, including concert bands, traditional bands, jazz bands, fiddling groups and recorder groups.
Source: Kiwanis Music Festival


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