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Wealth & Health of Philippine Provinces, v2 [INTERACTIVE CHART]Posted: October 17, 2012 Filed under: Data Visualizations | Tags: Data visualization, gapminder Leave a comment
Summary of changes:
- LGU expenditure is now used as proxy for wealth, instead of LGU income (still, per capita).
- Metro Manila has been inserted in its "rightful" place in the order of regions, roughly from North to South.
- The new color scheme allows for "mental" grouping by geoegraphical region.
The bubbles are more spread out here. Clearly, budgets are not balanced (income not equal to expenditure), which is interesting in its own right.
Wealth & Health of Philippine Provinces [INTERACTIVE CHART]Posted: October 17, 2012 Filed under: Data Visualizations | Tags: Data visualization, development, gapminder, hans rosling Leave a comment
Last month, I posted graphics for a Gapminder-type Map of the Philippines. It was clear that an interactive version would make it easier to explore the data. Since then, I've picked up some d3js code to do precisely that. Here is the result:
Click to view the interactive version.*
This chart shows the wealth and health of the 80 provinces of the Philippines, plus Metro Manila. Each province is represented by a bubble, whose size is proportional to its population. Average life expectancy in 2010 is used as a proxy for health, and the provincial LGU income per capita in 2011 is
used as a proxy for wealth.
To find your province, mouse over the region name on the right. You can also mouse over any bubble to identify the province and reveal related statistics.
Take note of the differences from region-to-region and from province-to-province. The horizontal and vertical lines mark national averages: life expectancy of 70.7 years (horizontal line), and provincial LGU income per capita of PhP 2,041 (vertical line). Note also that the (horizontal) income axis is logarithmic.
Data sources: National Statistics Office (NSO) for the population and life expectancy data, and Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) for the LGU income data. The data and source code for the visualization are publicly available via GitHub.
Attributions: Chart concept from Hans Rosling and the Gapminder Foundation's world map.
Chart design from Mike Bostock's d3 version.
*Unfortunately, I cannot embed it here on WordPress; I'm hosting it on dropbox for now, until it finds a more permanent home.
Volcano Eruptions since 1900 [VIDEO]Posted: September 15, 2012 Filed under: Data Visualizations | Tags: animation, geology, natural disasters, Processing, volcanoes 2 Comments
Watch the history of volcano eruptions in the Philippines since 1900– in less than 30 seconds:
You just saw 96 volcano eruptions over the last 112 years– an average of 1 for every two years. The most active volcanoes are Mayon and Kanlaon– tied in first place with 24 eruptions each since 1900, followed by Bulusan and Taal. Together, these four volcanoes account for 71 eruptions or 3/4 of the total, with the rest divided among nine other volcanoes. (Eruption history data shown here are from the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Project records.)
The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo on June 1991 is by far the most cataclysmic in the country– it was the second-largest eruption of the century and its effects were felt worldwide. The eruption ejected some 10 cubic kilometers of material (imagine filling a box that is 2 km on each side!), giving it a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6. This is a hundred times more material than that for the next largest eruption, Taal in 1965, which had a VEI of 4. (Like the Richter magnitude scale for earthquakes, the VEI scale is logarithmic. Note, though, that in the video, the bubble sizes do not increase tenfold from one VEI magnitude to the next, but increase linearly with VEI.*)
The most recent eruption is of Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon on February 2011, with a listed VEI of 2. According to various reports, the eruption affected 17 nearby towns with over 100,000 people– and over 2,000 people were called to evacuate.
I wonder how many Filipinos live around active volcanoes. Worldwide, the number is estimated to be 500 million. I visualize a map with circles around the most active volcanoes, sized according to the number of people who would be affected by an eruption of a certain VEI (say, from 0 to 4).
PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) is responsible for monitoring volcano activity and issuing regular volcano bulletins. There are hazard maps for individual volcanoes like this one for Mt. Kanlaon. I'll find out if they can make (or, have already made) the population figures available too.
* A VEI = 1 bubble is twice as big as a VEI = 0 one, a VEI = 2 bubble is three times as big, and so on. If the bubble sizes were shown accurately in tenfold size increases, the biggest eruptions will completely fill the screen– and well beyond!
Rise of the SM Supermalls [VIDEO]Posted: September 5, 2012 Filed under: Data Visualizations | Tags: animation, Processing, SM malls Leave a comment
Watch the rise of SM Supermalls over the country:
There will be 47 malls by the end of the year– and 7 more are planned for over the next few years.
We see that most of them are clustered around Metro Manila and its "suburbs". So, I also made this zoomed-in version (added 09/05):
There are only 7 malls outside Luzon, with two more set to open soon. SM Lanang Premiere in Davao City is under construction and SM Seaside City Cebu– which will have a (slightly) bigger floor area than SM Mall of Asia– is expected to open in 2014.
As of 2012, the total floor area of SM supermalls add up to around 5.5 sq. km– large enough to cover most of the City of San Juan, Metro Manila! For better or for worse, SM malls have made an imprint in the country's geography– and its culture.
For an interesting comparison, watch the growth of Walmart over the U.S.
(Source of all data and information: Wikipedia, so take with a grain of salt.)
Growth of the PSHS System [VIDEO]Posted: September 2, 2012 Filed under: Data Visualizations | Tags: animation, Processing, PSHS 4 Comments
"As we reach for our dreams,
as we strive for our goals
As we search for the untarnished truth"
— from the PSHS hymn, written by Mario Taguiwalo
What is the PSHS system?
The Philippine Science High School system (PSHS for short, or colloquially, "Pisay") is a "specialized public high school system in the Philippines" (Wikipedia)– akin to magnet schools in the U.S. PSHS offers scholarships to all students, selected through a competitive national exam (with a 7% admission rate*).
The first campus was founded in Diliman, Quezon City in September 1964. After 24 years, the first regional campus– the Southern Mindanao campus– was established in Davao City. The national plan is to establish a campus in each of the 17 regions of the country. Today, there are 11 regional campuses in all, with around 3,800 student-scholars enrolled. Two additional campuses are set to open by 2014– in Tagaytay City, Cavite (CALABARZON Region Campus) and Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur (Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus).
This video shows the growth of the PSHS system to 11 existing and 2 planned PSHS campuses. The size of the circles is proportional to the number of enrolled students (for the school year 2011-2012).**
The last frame of the video can downloaded– and used as a data graphic– here.
How many scholars?
One of the (many) good things about Pisay (as we, scholars, affectionately call it) is that class sizes are limited to at most 30 students. The main campus at Diliman is the largest in terms of student body, with 8 sections for a total of around 960 students in total (8 sections x 30 students x 4 years of HS). The other campuses have 3 sections per year, or around 350 students in total. The newer campuses are still "filling in" their upper years, but are building toward that number. In total, more than 3,800 students are enrolled in the 11 campuses. Among them are our future scientists, innovators, leaders, and changemakers.
It would be interesting to estimate many PSHS alumni there are today. Assuming the same number of students from the beginning, we get an upper limit of 21,500. Since the Diliman campus started out with fewer students, the number is probably closer to 15,000 alumni or 1 for every 60,000 Filipinos.***
Appeal to reader:
If you are a Pisay scholar– like me– please appreciate how lucky this makes you. I used to cringe at the cliche they repeated like a mantra then: "To whom much is given, much is required". Now, 12 years wiser, I understand, and humbly accept.
If you have a child, cousin, niece, nephew, young neighbor, or friend who shows interest and aptitude for science, I encourage you to tell him or her about Pisay– and the possibilities that await.
If you are one, yourself, I encourage you to apply! 🙂
*The figure 7% was estimated from the Wikipedia figure of 17,000 test-takers per year, i.e., (240+11 x 900)/17,000.
**Data used to create this graphic is available here: pshs_enrollees_2011-2012.xls. Thanks to the PSHS System Office of the Executive Director for providing enrollee information. The video was made using Processing.
***As always, comments and corrections are most welcome!
Gapminder-type Map of the PhilippinesPosted: September 1, 2012 Filed under: Data Visualizations | Tags: Data visualization, development, gapminder, hans rosling 5 Comments
UPDATE (Oct-17-2012): An interactive version of this chart can now be found here.
"Is there anyone who ever remembers
changing their mind from the paint of a sign?"
— John Mayer ("Belief")
What is a Gapminder-type map?
The Gapminder World Map changed my view of the world. It shows the relative wealth (GDP per capita) and health (average life expectancy) of 250+ countries and territories of the world. Based on 2010 data, the map shows that countries form an overall trend going from poorest/sickest to richest/healthiest:
Here is an animation showing how the map evolved from 1960 to 2010 (with the Philippines bubble highlighted– via Google Public Data Explorer). There is no division between the "developed" and "developing" worlds anymore– and the Philippines is right in the middle of the trend! Master-presenter Hans Rosling demonstrated the interactive and animated data visualizations they developed at the Gapminder Foundation in his 2007 TED talk. (Watch for the Philippines-U.S. comparison at the 4:47 mark. Then, look for his other TED talks too!)
Inspired by the power of data to enlighten and inspire public discourse, I created a Gapminder-type map of the Philippines for 2012, showing the relative wealth and health of the different provinces and cities:
How to read this chart:
Each bubble is a province or highly urbanized city (HUC). There are 116 in all, showing 80 provinces, 35 HUCs, and 1 municipality (Pateros). The size of the bubble is proportional to the population of the city or province (excluding the HUC, if any; e.g., the population of Cebu city is not included in Cebu province). The color of the bubble is based on geographic location: yellow, blue, and red for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The proxy for health is average life expectancy at birth (in years). The proxy for wealth is the annual per capita operational income of the city or provincial LGU (local government unit). LGU income sources include real property and business taxes, regulatory fees, service charges, and internal revenue allocation from the national government. For provinces with major component cities with reported incomes, the income from the cities are added to the provincial income.
Where did the data come from?
The goal was to show all provinces and HUCs, and to use the most up-to-date data available. Figures for population and life expectancies were taken from census data of the National Statistics Office (NSO) for 2010 (source), while LGU operational incomes were taken from the 2011 Statement of Income and Expenditures compiled by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) (source -> "Fiscal Data").
Where is my city/province?
These slides show different regions with labels– click through to find your favorite province or city (and click the fullscreen button on lower right to make slide larger):
Slide 2 shows NCR, and slides 4-19 show the other 16 regions, from CAR to ARMM. Slide 3 shows the 19 highly urbanized cities outside Metro Manila.
The slides are also posted HERE, and PDF files are downloadable here:
slide01-All Regions, slide02-NCR, slide03-HUCs outside NCR, slide04-CAR, slide05-Region I, slide06-Region II, slide07-Region III, slide08-Region IV-A, slide09-Region IV-B, slide10-Region V, slide11-Region VI, slide12-Region VII, slide13-Region VIII, slide14-Region IX, slide15-Region X, slide16-Region XI, slide17-Region XII, slide18-Region XIII, slide19-ARMM
What do we learn?
It is clear that the whole country cannot be fully represented by a single bubble. There is a large spread in wealth and health across the different provinces/cities. Of course, there are significant differences within each province and city as well (just look around!). Here, we average over those differences to focus on the differences between different provinces/cities within the country.
(1) Most Metro Manila cities are outliers in terms of LGU income per capita, and most highly urbanized cities are on the high side as well (see Slide 3). Makati City has the highest income per capita for 2011 (P20,000)– twice that of the next highest city, Pasig. (Note that the horizontal axis is in logarithmic scale!)
On the other end, seven outliers with less than P1,000 of LGU income per person are: Camarines Sur, Oriental Mindoro, Zamboanga del Sur, Leyte, South Cotabato, Bohol, and Tarlac (from lowest to highest income per capita). Despite, their low incomes, the average life expectancies of these provinces do not fall well below the national average (they range from around 70-72 years).
(2) Most LGUs fall between the range of P1,000 and P3,000 annual income per person. However, despite the similar levels of income, we find large differences in health outcomes– with average life expectancies ranging from 58 years to 74 years. Provinces in Luzon– with the exception of those in CAR (Cordillera Autonomous Region) and a few others– have high life expectancies, while those in Mindanao tend to have low values– especially, provinces in ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao).
Lack of infrastructure (for health services, among others) and peace and order are most likely at play here. It seems that the point where wealth translates to health (if it exists– and the Gapminder world chart suggests that it does) has not been reached by most provinces, notably by those in CAR (which have relatively high income but relatively low life expectancies; see Slide 4).
(3) A lot of basic Philippine geography!
How does your hometown fare? Did you find anything that surprised you?
Caveats: Data analysis answers the question of what, not why– but any answer to why must at least be able to explain the what. Correlation does not imply causation.
A data graphic is only as good as its data. The data used in the above chart can be downloaded here. Below I describe them in more detail:
The average life expectancy figures are projections for 2010-2015 based on the 2000 NSO census. You may have noticed that all cities in Metro Manila are shown with the same life expectancy– the average for the region. HUCs outside Metro Manila are likewise shown with the average life expectancy of their parent province (including the HUC). I'm looking for disaggregated data for these cities, so the chart can be updated accordingly (perhaps, one of you can help!). There is no available figure for Dinagat Islands; here, I've shown the average for its region, CARAGA.
The LGU operating incomes are based on the 2011 Statement of Income and Expenses report (compiled by BLGF). For the 7 provinces, 7 cities, and 1 municpality with no reported figures for 2011, I use the most recent reported figures (ranging from 2007 to 2010).
Tools used to create this graphic: python matplotlib (for plotting), Inkscape (for illustration), Keynote (for creating slides), pdf2text.py (for data scraping).
Feedback wanted: Please share your comments, suggestions, and corrections (especially, corrections!). Subscribe here, on Facebook, or Twitter to get updates– interactive/animated visualizations are in the works.
To all who gave their input on the early drafts on Facebook– Salamat.
"Can I use this?": Please feel free to share widely and use where relevant– but please attribute "kahit blogger lang ako". 🙂
If there are improved or additional data you'd like to see here, please send an e-mail to: pinayobserver[at]gmail.com.
Short note on gov't transparency (added 09/02):
Proper credit should go to the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) for making provincial, city, and municipality LGU statements of income and expenditures data available to the public (spreadsheets available in their website under "Fiscal Data", starting from 2001). Also commendable is that they achieved a high compliance rate.
The provinces and cities that did not submit their reports should be called out, though. For 2011, among those with missing reports are 7 provinces: Agusan Del Sur, Antique, Dinagat Islands, Quezon, Romblon, Tawi-Tawi, and Zambales, and 7 highly urbanized cities: Angeles City, Cagayan de Oro City, Cebu City, Cotabato City, Manila City, Olongapo City, and Puerto Princesa City.
I plan to dig deeper into the data and show, for example, the percentage of expenditure each LGU devotes to different categories (as they appear on the statement of income and expenditure), including "Health, Nutrition & Population Control", "Education, Culture & Sports/ Manpower Development", "Housing and Community Development", etc.
SONA noon, SONA ngayonPosted: August 3, 2011 Filed under: Data Visualizations | Tags: infographics, SONA, wordle 9 Comments
Last week, President Noynoy* Aquino delivered his 2011 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Filipino (or Tagalog, if you prefer). I made a word cloud (a.k.a. wordle) of the speech (full transcript here):
The word cloud shows the most frequently used words in the speech, after removing commonly-used Filipino words (including "ang", "sa", "at", etc.). Intuitively, words that were used more frequently appear larger. In the 2011 speech, there seemed to be an emphasis on "pilipino" and "wang-wang".
I thought it would be interesting to compare this with the President's SONA from a year ago (full transcript here). Here is the word cloud for the 2010 SONA:
Compared to the 2011 SONA, there seems to be more of an emphasis on money here, with "pesos" and "pondo" being the two most frequently-used words. Also, it looks like the use of the word "taumbayan" was replaced by the word "pilipino" in the more recent speech— a welcome change.
Of course, nothing beats a close listening and reading of the speeches (and checking the facts behind them), but visualizing the speeches this way makes certain things pop out— literally.
What other patterns do you see? Which speech did you like better?
*Yes, we Filipinos call our presidents by their nicknames. That's just the way we roll… 😉


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It's a strange week when you can say a million dollars being paid for a comic book isn't unexpected, but that's exactly how it's played out this week. When ComicConnect announced its private sale of Action Comics #1 for $1 million earlier this week, one industry observer I spoke with said it was likely timed to get in front of the scheduled close of an auction today by Heritage Comic Auctions for the first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) — which the insider said was expected to become the first million-dollar comic book.
The 8.0 (Very Fine) copy of the first appearance of Superman indeed set the record as the first million-dollar comic book, but the copy of Detective #27 in the same condition now holds the record for highest price paid for a comic book. Today's auction closed for $1,075,500, which includes a 19.5% Buyer's Premium.
It's worth noting that these two sales represent appreciation over the initial 10¢ purchase price of 1 billion percent! There aren't many commodities that have appreciated to such a degree.
Which comic book is more rare today? CGC has graded more copies of Detective #27 — 45 copies, less than half unrestored, versus 42 for Action #1 — although since owners can remove books from their holders and resubmit them, those figures may not be representative of what's out there.
We are able to guess which book may have been more plentiful when it came out. Last year we reported on Audit Bureau of Circulation estimates for the Detective Comics Group for January 1939 — and as I noted, the May cover-dated #27 may well have come out in January. The Detective, More Fun, Adventure, and Action Comics issues for the month all added up to sales of 709,379 copies, so we're on our own to figure out which titles sold more than the others.
There are a few dynamics that we can observe from other titles that may advise us. First, in the 1950s, higher-numbered issues were generally more desirable to retailers, since they connoted longevity and an existing audience — but I'm not sure that dynamic was in effect in the late 1930s, when there weren't so many titles fighting for rack and shelf space yet. We see in Famous Funnies some declines as issue numbers increased, but that may also be attributable to the subject matter and the vagaries of that particular publisher's distribution. So it's not clear how the distributor draws — the number of copies distributors took to ship to newsstands — on a lower-numbered Action would compare to a higher-numbered Detective.
Comparing the numbering of the May cover-dated issues, we see which titles were around the longest:
• More Fun Comics #43
• Adventure Comics #38
• Detective Comics #27
• Action Comics #12
Adventure had begun as New Comics, becoming New Adventure and finally just Adventure as action comics came more into vogue; More Fun, beginning as the oldest DC comic book, New Fun, had dropped humor covers in early 1938. My sense is that probably the twelfth Superman outsold the first Batman despite Action Comics being a relative newcomer — and that the twenty-seventh Detective might have undersold longer-established More Fun and Adventure, meaning it'd have sold fewer than the 177,345 copies that an even four-way split may suggest. That's certainly not reflected in the number of issues found and graded for those books, of course, but nothing nearly as interesting as the debut of Batman went on in those issues of Adventure and More Fun!
It's all guesswork, to a great degree; the Audit Bureau simply didn't break out the individual titles. But there's not really room in the reported aggregate number for any of them to top a quarter-million copies, and my hunch is that 12 months was enough for even the glacially-responding newsstand market to recognize that Superman was a powerful draw. He'd have his own second title (simply called Superman) in a month or so after Batman's debut. So Action #12 very likely outsold Detective #27 — and my hunch is that Action #1 probably did, too. But today, in the aftermarket competition, Detective #27 has taken the prize — for now!


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Armed, masked invaders torch buses, building at Venezuela university amid funding protests
CARACAS, Venezuela – A group of masked assailants has attacked a leading university in the Venezuelan capital, torching two buses and seriously damaging its rectory building.
Amalio Belmonte is secretary-general of the Central University of Venezuela. He says about 20 people invaded the campus and shot firearms into the air Wednesday afternoon.
Belmonte says they set one bus on fire near the entrance to a study center and another outside the ground floor of the offices of the rectory. The fire from the second vehicle burned for more than a half-hour and damaged the building, plus important works of art.
Belmonte believes the attack was revenge for student protests that since June 7 have been demanding pay raises for professors and more funds for the university's budget.
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Australian Release Date For New MoonFeb 26th, 2009 | By Krystal | Category: Featured Articles, Movie News
According to Hoyts, The Twilight Saga: New Moon will be released in Australia on November 19!
According to Hoyts, The Twilight Saga: New Moon will be released in Australia on November 19!
sorry 20th cunfused by the way it's not nine am it's seven pm get the time fixed whoever
p.s. u sck america
p.s.s i'm 9 and yes i've seen twilight i'm a huge fan read twilght x5 new moon x1 (don't like jacob like edward) eclipse x6
breaking dawn x6
Sorry about cap's then.
how old are you guy's and who's time zone not when new moon come's out in the corner of the submitted text
9!!!! really i'm 16
can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait !!
ahh it's going to be so good! 😀
OMG!I…CANT….BREATH….!aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!Finally we're killing it! Im on such a massive power trip now! im gona watch the midnight session and then go on all the american twilight sites and rub it in mwahahahahhahahah (evil laugh)
im so excited..
but the usa get new moon 2 days before us….it goes in cinema there on the 16.11
and in Italy they get it 21st october for some rome festival…so were not that lucky.
but im so excited wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
so america will be rubbing it in our faces not th other way round….
start reading other pplz commments to and do your own homework and look it up
u are all really lame.
i love twilight
i love new moon
i love eclipse
i love breaking dawn
i love edward cullen
i love jacob black
i love alice cullen
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ok, so i am soooo incredibly confused.
somewhere it said that New zealand gets in on the 14th nov, and in the Seven days mag (in the west Australian) it said that it hits our aussie theatre screens now on the 15th november!!!
pls pls help, i am so totally confused!!!
sum ppl said that the usa get new moon on the 16th nov, but thats not true. they still get it on the 20th.
on the 16th nov, is the new moon premiere- not actual cenima viewings.
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Father Peter Gallagher, a pastor in the Indianapolis Archdiocese, says he never dreamed when he was first ordained in 1992 he'd be the chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts, much less go to two Super Bowls with the team.
"It's humbling and surprising to me," he tells Sean Gallagher of The Criterion, the archdiocesan newspaper. And the priest who was chaplain for the Colts during the team's first 20 years in Indianapolis — the late Father Patrick Kelly — has not been far from his thoughts.
"I thought of Pat in both playoff games. … I think in his own way, he's celebrating," Father Gallagher said.
Indianapolis Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein and New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond have placed a friendly wager on the game, and a nun-prognosticator in Indy has the Colts winning 31-22.
But not so fast. Others who predict these things say the Saints will win. And the Saints not only have the current New Orleans archbishop in their corner, they've also got retired New Orleans Archbishop Philip M. Hannan as one of their biggest fans. He has been a fan since the team began as Peter Finney Jr., editor of the Clarion Herald, New Orleans archdiocesan paper, writes in his Feb. 6 column.
The archbishop, 96, was there at the beginning, when the Saints and their fans were newly minted. He also helped name the team, according to Finney. Archbishop Hannan reassured then-Gov. John McKeithen "that he did not consider the nickname sacrilegious."
He also wrote a prayer when he was asked to offer the invocation before the Saints very first game on Sept. 7, 1967. It was against the Rams and before a crowd of 80,000. And the words are "every bit as fresh today," writes Finney.


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Retina-ready apps begin showing up in the Mac App Store, iOS 6 banners go up for WWDC, Apple is planning on releasing a tracking tool for app developers, and Twitter improves its Facebook integration.
- Retina-Ready Apps Begin to Appear in Apple's Mac App Store Ahead of WWDC The latest version of an app called FolderWatch updated today with support for "retina graphics," meaning that the rumored retina display Macs are more believable than ever, but we'll have to wait until Monday to truly find out what's in store for the Macintosh lineup, and which models are getting updated. [The Next Web]
- iOS 6 Banners Go up at Moscone West Ahead of WWDC It's not like we weren't expecting it, but photos of iOS 6 banners being put up at Moscone West confirm that the mobile operating system will indeed make an appearance at WWDC. Now we just have to wait and see if they answer our wish list of things we want to see in iOS 6. [9to5Mac]
- Apple to Release New Tracking Tool for App Developers According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple has said that they plan on releasing a tracking tool to help iOS developers see who's using their apps. They hope this type of tracking system will help app developers gather analytics and other statistics. Of course, some could see this as a privacy concern as well, but Apple says that the system will help developers improve the protection of user privacy. [Wall Street Journal]
- Twitter: Yes, We've Added Photos, Hashtags, Usernames and More to Our Facebook Integration Twitter confirmed today that they have fixed several issues with its Facebook integration and have added several new features like links to hashtags and Twitter usernames, as well as better integration of photos. Twitters users who already have their Facebook account linked will have to go into their Twitter settings and reconnect the two accounts. [The Next Web]


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Canada's bumper 2013 crop year has translated into record-high or near-record high stocks of canola and wheat, according to Statistics Canada's stocks of principal field crops report released Monday, May 5.
"The report is what people were expecting," says Bruce Burnett, weather and market analyst with the Canadian Wheat Board. Burnett was the commentator on an MGEX post-report conference call.
Canada's massive crops are also moving into export channels after a long delay caused by a shortage of rail cars.
"With the warmer weather, we have seen improved rail performance, which is now back to normal levels," says Burnett. "But there is still a huge backlog of orders. The next key in terms of the Great Lakes is to see boats arriving in the Thunder Bay terminal."
As of March 31, stocks of wheat, canola, corn, barley, and oats in Canada were all higher than the previous year. Only soybean stocks were lower.
Twice as Much Canola
Last year's record-high canola production has translated into stocks that are at an all-time high of 9 million metric tons—double the volume held last year. On-farm canola stocks of 7.8 million metric tons were 143 percent larger than a year ago, and all three of Canada's prairie provinces reported record on-farm canola inventories. Commercial stocks of canola were 9.8 percent lower than last year.
Total wheat stocks of 21.3 million metric tons were 46.9 percent larger than a year ago, and on-farm stocks of wheat were substantially higher as well, up 72.5 percent from the previous year. Commercial stocks of wheat were 11.3 percent lower. Alberta farms were holding record-high wheat stocks of 5.2 million metric tons. Excluding Durham, Canadian wheat stocks are at their highest level since 1994.
Canada's transportation issues, which caused back-ups at the elevator level, have pushed back producer contracts and payments.
Back-ups Hurt Cash Flow
"Farms don't have great cash flow right now or enough cash to put the crop in the ground," says Burnett.
Similar to soil conditions in the United States, Canadian soils are still too cold and wet for planting. Burnett does not expect planting to pick up until mid-May.
"There has been some progress in southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan," says Burnett. He expects the stocks report to have little or no impact on planting decisions, and notes that any shifting that occurs will be due strictly to weather.
Corn stocks of 8 million metric tons were 18 percent larger than last year. Barley stocks of 4.3 million tons were 42.8 percent larger, and inventories of oats were nearly 60 percent bigger.
Stocks of oats are barley are "heavy," but not out of the ordinary, according to Burnett.
Only soybean stocks were smaller than the previous year, down 13.6 percent from March 31, 2013, at 1.2 million metric tons. The decline in soybean stocks occurred despite a 2.2 percent increase in production last year.


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Bombs away! Illini sink 13 3s in
season-opening 75-55 win over Colgate
By Jeff Mayfield
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[November 12, 2012]
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA -- When Illinois faced
Lewis in an exhibition game on Oct. 25, they exploded with 56
percent shooting from the field, including a plethora of 3s. You
thought to yourself, if the good guys in Orange can do that when the
real games start, maybe we would have something. Friday's opening
night contest with the Colgate Raiders gave Illinois a chance to
test that theory.
In fact,
Illinois as a team committed only four first-half turnovers and had
only 12 for the game, a total the coach said he could live with.
Tyler Griffey was the third member of the squad in double
figures, with 10 points. It was a great team win as the Illini also
got solid production from D.J. Richardson (9 and 7), Nnanna Egwu (7
and 6), Joseph Bertrand (7 and 6), Sam McLaurin (4 and 7) and Myke
Henry (5 and 7).
Under first-year head coach John Groce, the Illini seem to be
pushing the action. They appear to be playing at a faster pace and
seem to be setting the tone and the tempo. Coach Groce is also using
a hockey-like substitution pattern where he subs out a whole line
(three players) at a time. The result has been fresh, legs-fresh
players and beating teams like Colgate to the spots on the floor
that Illinois wants to own.
The question will be, can it work against Big 10 teams,
especially as loaded as the league is this season? Once marginal
calls come into play and the weird things that seem to happen on the
road kick in, it will be interesting to see if what the Illini are
doing will work.
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The Illini are also hustling to get tips and battling on the
boards. They will need to finish better around the basket, but I
think they can clean that up. It is just great to see so much grit,
determination and fight. They are diving for loose balls and just
playing with reckless abandon. That style of play will endear them
to the fan base. Also, good things happen when you play like that.
In all reality, with the havoc the team went through the last
couple of seasons, coupled with the tremendous loss of Myers
Leonard, this team will be playing with house money all year. They
should no longer be playing with the weight of the world on their
shoulders. They should be as loose as possible. They should be able
to take some risks and then scramble back. Illinois is way overdue
for some good breaks, too.
This weekend was an example of that as Illinois' hustling play
led to some tip-outs that resulted in some fast breaks and in
general just beating Colgate down the floor. That all happened while
Colgate was making the appropriate subs, but it just didn't seem to
However, Illinois' long-range shooting prowess didn't carry over
to other spots on the floor, and they made only 4 of 10 free throws.
They'll need to get to the line a heck of a lot more than that to be
successful, in our judgment. They did command an amazing 46-31
margin on the glass, and a continuation of that will go a long way
to offsetting other shortcomings.
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I mean, you didn't even have to tell me his name was "Norman."
Hello Kotaku, and welcome to Tuesday's open thread. I always used to like Tuesdays because even though the weekend is far away, 'Rescue 911' was on. Maybe I'll do a week of open threads themed to the TV shows I used to watch growing up.
In the meantime, here are some things to read and maybe talk about.
- Six things men can learn from getting hit on by other men ' "There is no good reason to take a picture of your dick."
- Screenshots of Deapair continues to be a depressing good time - "Dining Alone." Heh.
- Hey look, a dog riding a bike. - Never not funny.
This guy makes amazing fantasy clocks - Seriously. Look at them.
- Penn Jillette rages about Obama's drug policies - "People who smoke marijuana must be set free. It is insane to lock people up."
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Attacks continue on Lisa Chavez at UNM
The UNM Daily Lobo reports in an article of September 9 that the new director of UNM's Creative Writing Program Julie Shigekuni attempted to do the right thing when she brought together the Creative Writing Faculty in order to get faculty beyond the politics that has divided them relating to the controversy of English Professor Lisa Chavez engaging in an online S&M performance.
Shigekuni emphasized that she was interested in the welfare of the department and not department politics. She called upon the department to focus on the needs of the students. She characterized the present situation of the program in the following terms.
"I think that situations such as the one that we're in are harmful," she said. "They harm the program. I think that it's an unfortunate situation, but I also think that the program is harmed by people who do not want to be
here and are still here."
Shigekuni's comments were consistent with the UNM administration which has supported no retribution or sanctions being imposed on Chavez and urged faculty to focus on the needs and welfare of the students.
But it is to be expected that politics will trump reconciliation. The Daily Lobo went to refer to resigned Creative Writing Director Sharon Warner who continued in her diatribe against Chavez-
Warner said the investigation was not sufficient because Chavez's actions after the Web site was discovered were not examined.
Chavez put a student's career in jeopardy in an effort to protect her own, Warner said.
Warner said Chavez suspected her assistant Carrie Cutler knew about the pictures posted on the Web site and told faculty members about them.
Warner said Chavez blamed Cutler for the investigation into her extracurricular activities.
"The first thing that Lisa did was to drop her as her dissertation advisee so that Carrie didn't have a director any more," Warner said.
Cutler declined to comment.
Chavez said she could not comment because she is still pursuing legal action against the University in response to the discrimination she experienced during what she called "the serious mishandling" of the case.
Of course, Warner's comments are all about Warner in her crusade to get Chavez. Absolutely no comments from Cutler; Warner is apparently her self- designated representative.
The Daily Lobo then went on to quote students who are less than friendly toward Chavez.
Micaela Seidel, a creative writing graduate student, said she and other graduate students are astounded by the shortcomings of the University's investigation.
Seidel said it is inappropriate for the University to allow Chavez to continue teaching.
"A lot of people feel that it's a little sketchy to have her teaching undergraduates who are the most vulnerable of all, especially 101 and 102 students who are just entering the University," she said. "That seems
extremely inappropriate, since it seems that Lisa apparently doesn't have good boundaries."
Lucy DuPertuis, a teaching assistant for the English department, said the University is setting a dangerous precedent by ignoring the problems in the
creative writing department.
"Sending students back to that same level – when they didn't have recourse, when they didn't have defense against professors doing things that were
harmful to them both emotionally, physically and sexually – is wrong," she said.
Valerie Santillanes, a graduate student in the creative writing program, said students have suffered because of the controversy.
"I feel very neglected," she said. "I don't feel like I'm getting the attention that I want and deserve and pay for in this program. I want the faculty to stop paying attention to Lisa Chavez and each other and start
paying attention to me – and maybe a few other students as well."
Of course, Sharner Warner, et. al., have not presented one iota of evidence that any student has been harmed by Lisa Chavez. If anyone knows of a person who has been harmed "both emotionally, physically and sexually" by Chavez said person should some forward and present their information to the UNM administration.
But no person wll come forward. Since it has become quite apparent that if there has been hurt here it is in the context of Sharon Warner and some of her colleagues being offended. And the dankprofessor sees the bottom line as being that professors have no right not be offended.
Warner, et. al., should get over it and get back to teaching. The most irresponsible action in this whole scenario has been engaged in by Sharon Warner who resigned from her position as Creative Writing Director. Such resignation was not a creative act, not an act in support of students but rather an act of a person who is self possessed and simply is unable to handle things unless one gets their own way.
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Months ago Apple made a promise to developers, committing to one day release an SDK and open the iPhone for platform development. Today it made good on its promise, and reaffirmed that old adage "good things come to those who wait".
Steve Jobs, along with corporate cohorts Phil Schiller and Scott Forstall, presented a public unveiling of the company's product roadmap for iPhone at its Cupertino headquarters. What Jobs paraded to his audience was so spectacular it puts Apple at least a decade ahead of any competing mobile platform. For starters, the company is making a major play for the enterprise with a slew of corporate messaging tools and technologies that will put iPhone on par (and beyond) with other business-savvy devices like the Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices.
iPhone will offer full support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, and with it comes the same Push email, contacts, and calendar that Windows Mobile users have come to enjoy. About the only thing that Windows Mobile users enjoy, come to think of it. In addition to smarter messaging acumen, support of advanced wireless security protocols and remote data implosion will be integrated into OSX, making iPhone one of the most secure mobile devices in the industry. If someone steal's your company issued iPhone, one quick line of code gives it a long distance lobotomy. Gone forever. There are other impressively boring features for the cubicle world, but I won't delve into that since it is of little interest to you folks, unless you work in IT.
The show stopper for today's event was the final unveiling of the iPhone SDK. Apple must be given the highest praise for going above and beyond expectations in both opening its platform, and exposing iPhones underlying plumbing to developers. There had been much concern that Apple would hide a great deal of OSX's inner workings, and keep many doors locked to developers; not so. Nope, Apple has gone full monty and provided code monkeys the world over with powerful tools to build applications that take full advantage of iPhone's core technologies.
Scott Forstall demoed the SDK and exhibited the iPhone's core architecture, which until now have remained somewhat shrouded in mystery. One fascinating facet to OSX is a technology Apple calls Core Touch, an environment native to iPhone and iPod Touch. It's a sophisticated interactive overlay that integrates with other organs within the OS like Core Image and OpenGL, allowing for innovative and weird application concepts. Scott demonstrated a breathtaking space shooter game developed in-house for demonstration. Using the built-in accelerometer and touch screen, the iPhone's orientation is used to control pitch and yaw, in place of traditional button controls. The graphics were stunning, and comparable to a console. The iPhone is about to become a revolutionary gaming platform. Apple just gave Nintendo and Sony the business.
The possibilities are endless for rich applications. I expect lots of innovation from developers on a scale unprecedented in mobile platforms. And speaking of innovation, the best was yet to come. Forstall introduced a number of well known developers and publishers on stage, partnering with Apple, to bring first string applications to iPhone. First on deck was Electronic Arts with a dome of Spore, yes that Spore. Again, the graphics were simply stunning and touch screen capabilities enable even more imaginative possibilities in game design.
Salesforce.com gave a first look of its upcoming iPhone native app to empower sales agents. Great stuff, if you enjoy watching damp smudges solidify on your iPhone's screen. Next!
AOL showed off its new AIM client for iPhone. This one had me puzzled because I half expected Apple to be first out of the gate with a native instant messaging client, in the form of iChat. Still, AIM for iPhone looks fantastic and offers everything you'd expect in a chat client. Be prepared to receive lots of messages from your friends once this app goes live... "OMG I'M TXTING FRM MY IPHONE! LOL!" Can't wait for that.
Last but not least, medical reference giant Epocrates demoed its mobile prescription database app, which unfortunately didn't include a prescription for drowsiness to overcome the effects of boredom form their presentation. What a snoozer. Still, it's yet another great app coming down the pike, so that something to get excited about I guess.
After the dog and pony show concluded, Steve returned on stage to outline Apple's model for application distribution, and drop the other shoe on our toes.
The bad news: As expected, iTunes will be the orifice for iPhone apps, exclusively. Apple will provide a special tool for enterprise customers, enabling custom corporate apps to be directly loaded onto iPhone, orphaned from iTunes. For the masses (meaning you moi), however, it's going to be iTunes or nothing. Like it or lump it.
The good news: That's actually not a big deal. In fact it may be a good deal better. Apple will include an app on the iPhone called App Store built in the same vein as its mobile iTunes WiFi store. You tap the icon and presented with an interface similar to the music store that shows featured apps as well as listed categories. You pick what you want... tap on a button called buy or free (if you're lucky), the app downloads wirelessly to your phone, and voila! Better still, the App Store notifies you when applications you've purchased or downloaded have been updated. Very slick.
Best of all, Apple isn't screwing developers in the way so many other mobile software stores have with nefarious contracts that favor the distributor or the developer. The terms laid out by Apple are fairly competitive, giving a 70/30 split in revenues, with the former going straight to developers. The remaining 30% lines Apple's pockets to cover its overhead as well as net some profit. It's not a perfect arrangement, but I call it fair.
Now for the badder bad news. The truly terrible "go sit in a chair and cry in your hanky. Mother will bring you a nice hot bowl of soup" kind of terrible. Apple will be releasing a major firmware update, now elevated to version 2.0, that delivers everything I've just covered, including Exchange messaging support and third party applications... but it won't be arriving until late June. Yeah, I know. J-U-FREAKING-N-E. The agony. The torment. The inhumanity of it all.
But hey, it wasn't so long ago that very same month drew us together, as we waited for the arrival of iPhone. Consider this an anniversary present from Apple. Many happy returns.
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Texas Schools Inadequately Funded, Court Rules
In a decision certain to be appealed to the Texas Supreme Court, state district Judge John Dietz ruled that the state does not adequately or efficiently fund public schools.
By Morgan Smith and Elena Schneider
In a decision certain to be appealed to the Texas Supreme Court, state district Judge John Dietz ruled Monday in favor of more than 600 school districts on all of their major claims against the state's school finance system. With a swift ruling issued from the bench shortly after the state finished its closing arguments, Dietz said that the state does not adequately or efficiently fund public schools -- and that it has created an unconstitutional de-facto property tax in shifting the burden of paying for them to the local level.
"There is no free lunch," he said. "We either want increased standards and are willing to pay the price, or we don't."
Dietz said that issues raised by another party in the lawsuit, Texans for Real Efficiency and Equity in Education -- a group representing parents, school choice advocates and the business community that argued the current system was inefficient and overregulated -- were better solved by the Legislature. He also declined to find the state cap on charter school contracts, or the charters' lack of access to facilities funding, unconstitutional.
Moments after Dietz spoke, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael Williams issued a statement emphasizing that the ruling is "simply one step on this litigation's path."
"All sides have known that, regardless of the outcome at the district level, final resolution will not come until this case reaches the Texas Supreme Court," he said. "I'm appreciative of the strong case presented by the Attorney General's Office on behalf of the state. The Texas Education Agency will continue to carry out its mission of serving the students and educators across our state."
As he presented his ruling, Dietz discussed what he called the "civic, altruistic and economic" reasons for supporting public education.
"We realize that others provided for us when we were children. We realize that children are without means to secure their education. Just as others provided for us when we were in school, now is the time when we provide for others," he said, going on to describe the societal benefits of a well-educated population: lower crime rates, fewer people who need public assistance and a greater state income.
Though he did not rule in favor of TREEE's claims, which challenged the statutory cap on charters, the alleged overregulation of public schools and the state's system for rating for financial accountability, Dietz said that they should "bear the Legislature's scrutiny."
The judge, who is expected to issue a more detailed decision in several weeks, did not elaborate further on his ruling against the charter school plaintiffs. He said that it was within the Legislature's discretion to fund charter schools differently than traditional public schools, and that any disparities in funding "do not rise to the level" of unconstitutionality.
The executive director of the Texas Charter School Association, David Dunn, issued a statement in response to the ruling Monday evening.
"We are disappointed that Judge Dietz ruled against charter school students and their parents, denying them constitutional protections," he said. "They have the same constitutional right to facilities funding as every other Texas public school student. Parents and students do not give up their right to facilities funding by choosing the best public school option for their child. However, we are thrilled that the judge ruled the overall public education system, of which charters are an integral part, inadequate."
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Berlin – One city, two faces
Poor, but sexy? That's history. Berlin is home to more opulence and high-end style than it has been in a long time. But even without (much) money, it's still possible to have a wonderful time in the German capital. We show you both sides.
Be a star
If you like hogging the limelight and can carry a tune, this is for you: Every Sunday, the amphitheater in Mauerpark becomes a weird and wonderful karaoke stage.
Bargain tables
It costs nothing to look and there's plenty to buy if you're on a budget, so make sure to check out the Flowmarkt flea market in Neukölln.
Dance the night away
Clärchen's Ballhaus hosts free tango, salsa and swing evenings. Plus, it's where scenes from Inglourious Basterds and Stauffenberg were filmed.
Fly with the wind
Where but in Berlin can you landsail in the middle of a city? The runway at former Tempelhof Airport is just perfect for this sport.
Musical intermezzo
Well-known jazz pianists, singer-songwriters and opera singers regularly give short concerts at Dussmann Culture Department Store for free.
City beaches
Wannsee bathing beach charges 5.50 euros' admission, but the Alter Hof bathing area on the banks of the Lower Havel river is less crowded and costs nothing at all.
Jewelry for the price of a mid-sized car: Georg Hornemann, probably Germany's most exclusive jeweler, is based near swanky Ku'damm avenue.
Sausage supreme
At Kollwitzplatz market, you pay just 15 euros for curry sausage sprinkled with gold leaf, fries with truffle mayonnaise and champagne.
Big spender
If you want to lighten your wallet, visit a luxury mall like Quartier 206 or check out the very trendy Bikini Berlin concept mall.
Create a scent
A course for individualists: Indulge yourself while you're in Berlin and develop your own scent for 145 euros at Frau Tonis Parfüm.
Only members (and their guests!) are admitted to the China Club in the Adlon Palais. The fee to join Germany's most exclusive club: 10 000 euros.
Top Dollar Tour
See the Alex Tower, the Victory Column and Brandenburg Gate in a stretch limousine for 666 euros – chauffeur and guide included.


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Ridge Runner RTX800 Review
No matter what happens, the cost of gas will continue to rise. For those of you who don't need a fullsize truck or Jeep for your off-road ventures, this new Ridge Runner might be the hot ticket. And even though it's only a 2WD, the light weight and trick suspension allows you to bash where other rides can't cut it. Made to fit in the back of a regular pickup, the 800-pound rig is built with a DOM custom frame and powered by an 800cc Polaris four-stroke engine. In fact, the majority of parts are from a Polaris ATV, with all the trick stuff like Fox Racing Shox suspension and such installed and modified by Ridge Runner.
We took a spin in the RTX800 with the owner, an aviation engineer who still builds kit airplanes and such. The low center of gravity and 45/55 weight distribution made it a great ride, even though the front end had to bump up the rough stuff since it's a 2WD rig. Even at that, screaming down a wash or through the mud was awesome, as the 19 inches of ground clearance and 13 inches of suspension travel easily sucked up the bumps. However, for real muddin' we'd recommend the full side-panel options as well as fenders, unless you enjoy looking like a chocolate sundae, sans cherry.
While we wouldn't want to take this buggy on the Rubicon or other big rock trails (unless they come up with a 4x4 option), the Ridge Runner is capable of nearly anything else from sand to trails and mud. There is enough room for a modicum of gear, and we bet a deer could be slapped across the roof without any issues at all, except for the hoofs dangling in your face. Being small, strong, and fast, as well as not too darn loud, makes this a very practical way to traverse the backcountry for around 20 large, plus you'll be saving some coin by the excellent fuel economy of the Ridge Runner, at least compared to the big-block-powered pickup you probably used to get it to the trail head.


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After several years of debate, planning and tweaking of the Affordable Care Act, the main component is finally here. Enrollment into the health care exchanges has hardly been a booming success as proponents predicted. Instead, the launch has been closer to the train wreck predicted by opponents.
After several years of debate, planning and tweaking of the Affordable Care Act, the main component is finally here. Enrollment into the health care exchanges has hardly been a booming success as proponents predicted. Instead, the launch has been closer to the train wreck predicted by opponents.
The biggest embarrassment for the rollout has been the numerous problems with the website — HealthCare.gov — which was billed as the simplest way for people to enroll in the new exchanges. Simply put, the website does not work.
I personally tried numerous times to test the application process without success. Most times I received a message that the website was busy and to come back another time. When I was able to get past that, I encountered numerous problems creating a user name, which is required to access virtually everything on the website. I finally got a user name, but could not get the application process to work correctly.
Even President Obama has akwowledged the website issues. In an appearance in the Rose Garden last week, the president sounded like a used car salesman admitting the problem but insisting that the "product is good."
"The problem has been that the website that's supposed to make it easy to apply for and purchase the insurance is not working the way it should for everybody," said Obama. "And there's no sugarcoating it. The website has been too slow; people have been getting stuck during the application process. And I think it's fair to say that nobody is more frustrated by that than I am — precisely because the product is good, I want the cash registers to work. I want the checkout lines to be smooth. So I want people to be able to get this great product. And there's no excuse for the problems, and these problems are getting fixed."
The problems have led many to call for a delay in some of the key components of the ACA. This is nothing new for Republicans who consistently and loudly have opposed the passage of the ACA, called for the repeal, demanded a delay, and done virtually everything in their power to try to stop implementation. But the position is new for many Democrats.
Sen. Mark Pryor issued a a carefully worded statement following a letter from New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen that called for extending the enrollment period, but stops short of calling for a full delay of the individual mandate requiring everyone to purchase qualifying health care insurance.
"I read Senator Shaheen's letter today and support the common sense idea to extend the date for open enrollment. I believe, given the technical issues, it makes sense to extend the time for people to sign up. In addition, the Administration should state clearly how the enforcement mechanism will work if people can't sign up in time. We all want to see the law work, and I hope the Administration will take a hard look at this reasonable suggestion," said Pryor.
One interesting piece of the rollout has been the contrast of the federally run website compared to some of the successes of state run websites. One example is Arkansas, where the state run website — insureark.org — has worked without any major issues. This is the website used by the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace, which signs up participants in the new Arkansas private option plan. The website, along with a direct mail campaign, has reportedly assisted over 60,000 Arkansans in signing up for the new subsidized insurance plan.
Several other states, such as Kentucky, have seen similar success compared to the glitch-ridden federal website. So it turns out local government just might be better at running things after all.
But as I have said before, the success of Obamacare will depend on whether the program works and people like it. So far, it is not doing very well.
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As the exchange-traded fund industry gains a larger foothold in the U.S. capital markets, both Fidelity Investments and TD Ameritrade are plunging deeply into the ETF space.
Fidelity last week received Securities and Exchange Commission approval to set up a series of actively managed ETFs, and TD Ameritrade on Tuesday launched a new ETF Knowledge Center designed to arm retail investors with education about ETFs.
The two financial firms' raised stakes in the ETF market come as these funds saw record inflows of $191 billion in 2012, with assets under management totaling $1.4 trillion. In 2013, the average ETF allocation in advisors' client portfolios is expected to rise to 7.8%, up from 7.1% in 2011 and 2012, according to Cerulli's Exchange-Traded Fund Markets 2013 annual report, released in May.
"This is notable because growth has been stagnant in previous years," said Alec Papazian, associate director in Cerulli's asset management practice, in a statement. "Advisor adoption of ETFs continues to be the foundation of growth for the industry."
Almost two-thirds of wirehouse advisors report using ETFs, the highest percentage out of all the channels. More than half of registered investment advisors (RIAs) are using ETFs, and fewer than 50% of advisors in the remaining channels use ETFs, Papazian said.
Top competitors have been watching Fidelity, according to an article in Barron's, "Letting Fido Off the Leash," which asserts that Fidelity as well as T. Rowe and Franklin Templeton "have what it takes to shake up the ETF industry."
"Despite the crowding of the ETF market, sheer size and distribution can hugely help a latecomer, and Fidelity has both in spades," wrote Brendan Conway for Barron's. "That worked for Charles Schwab and PIMCO, which built fast-growing ETF businesses managing a combined $18 billion, even though their oldest products are barely three years old."
The SEC has already approved active ETF applications from T. Rowe and Franklin Resources, Reuters noted Tuesday in a report on Boston-based Fidelity's successful application.
Fidelity is expected to open a line of ETFs focused on various sectors of the U.S. equity market, according to Reuters, but Fidelity spokesman Jeff Cathie declined to comment on specific plans. "We have not launched any active ETFs at this time," Cathie said in an email. "We continue to evaluate the product needs of our clients and it would be premature to discuss our product plans, including when we may introduce ETFs."
Fidelity's ETF investment management strategy is focused on building its active, smart beta and passive sector investment management capabilities to complement existing mutual funds, Cathie said, adding that the active market is still an emerging area of ETFs, representing only about 1% of total ETF assets.
Fidelity launched its only passive ETF, Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index (ONEQ), in 2003. In addition, Fidelity for years has provided both individual investors and advisors access to more than 1,000 ETFs, including the recently announced strategic alliance with BlackRock to offer commission-free online trading on 65 iShares ETFs.
As for Omaha-based TD Ameritrade, according to the brokerage's release its new ETF Knowledge Center includes video tutorials, articles and announcement about ETFs "from the basics to in-depth specialty topics" such as ETF diversification, how to build a low-cost portfolio of ETFs and risks associated with leveraged and inverse ETFs.
"Our new ETF Knowledge Center is designed to help investors make choices in a way that eliminates extra clicks, provides objective research more directly and makes building a portfolio more visual and intuitive," said Marco De Freitas, head of products for TD Ameritrade, in a statement. "The more help and guidance we as an industry can provide to help simplify what can seem like an overwhelming selection of investment alternatives, the better for everyone."
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New selling rights and intellectual property assets help position the company for international growth
CONTECH Construction Products Inc. has announced its acquisition of the
European SurfSep license, which includes the intellectual property assets
and selling rights for the storm water runoff market.SurfSep's storm
water technology, more commonly known as continuous deflection separation
(CDS), has been owned in the U.S. by CONTECH since 2006 but was previously
offered by Copa Ltd. in Europe."We added the CDS technology to our
offering in the United States to provide our customers with the most
comprehensive selection of storm water products available," said Rick
Stepien, president of CONTECH Stormwater Solutions Inc. "As we looked into
expanding our business globally, we were committed to bringing that same
best-in-class offering to our customers wherever their geographic location
might be. Coupled with our Vortechs, StormFilter and CON/SPAN product lines,
the new European rights to CDS allow us to do that."CDS storm water
products will be sold throughout Europe by CONTECH and its sales
representatives. "The European Union's Water Framework Directive will create
demand for storm water treatment technologies throughout Europe," Stepien
said. "CONTECH is now ready to respond with a proven technology already
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While the TSA and INS aren't supposed to let you into the US without a real passport, that didn't stop a Canadian man from using his iPad as a substitute for his passport, which he had forgotten at home. Border crossings require passports these days, but thanks to a bit of holiday spirit, he managed to get himself into the US.
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