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What's New in Android 4.3by Brian Klug on 7/24/2013 2:26 PM EST
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dishayu - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkI think this is the first underwhelming Android release. Support for OpenGL ES 3.0 is probably the only thing that I find even remotely exciting. Haven't used bluetooth since 2010, don't want to waste battery with wifi scan thingy, don't want everything DRM-ed and I don't let people touch my phone, so no use for user profiles as well.
I'm sure there's someone out there who may have a use case for all of those things, but personally, I am very much underwhelmed given that Google took a whole year to come up with this android upgrade. Reply
sweenish - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkNot a year. 8 (9?) months. Nearly a year, I guess.
I'm excited, as I hope to see my toro get a second life. While I enjoy 4.2.2, I can't deny that it turned my phone into a bit of a dog. This release looks to turn that around a bit. Reply
sherlockwing - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkGiven 4.2.2 came out in Feburary, it only took Google 5 month. Reply
bengildenstein - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkI agree. I was really hoping for some news on Renderscript (at the very least) as the project seems to be mostly stagnant with inadequate amounts of documentation.
Hopefully some of the bugs in 4.2 have been ironed out, and performance tuned appropriately. Reply
gobaers - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkLet's not call it before it's analyzed. If 4.3 has substantial optimizations and/or improved battery life, it will be everything I was hoping for, from this release. I can wait for the new bells and whistles. Reply
Krysto - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkIt's actually a bit more than I expected. I like all the extra security stuff. Reply
purerice - Sunday, July 28, 2013 - linkExtra security stuff... designed by the NSA? Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Other than that, I am glad they are sticking to minor numerical numbers (4.2 -> 4.3) unlike Chrome browser. Otherwise we'd be on Android 38 Mint Julep today and next week we'd have Android 39 Mojito. Reply
web2dot0 - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkThis is a crap release. Nothing changed. At least they didn't make a big fuss about it .... Reply
bobbozzo - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkUser profiles would be more useful on tablets than on phones, and I'm very glad to see it's coming. Reply
Mikuni - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkActually I think profiles on phones are very useful, I don't fancy lending my phone to a friend or familar to play some game and have them look at my sms and stuff.. Reply
DanNeely - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkProfiles on a phone are mostly useful for parents handing their young kids a phone as a pacifier. No risk of the kid sending a rude email to your boss or going crazy with micro transactions in a pay to win game if they're only given access to a separate profile. Reply
DanNeely - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkIIRC when first launched, android profiles were only available on tablets because of a Nokia patent on doing them on a phone. If they're available on phones now, has the patent expired or should we expect to see another round of patent infringement lawsuits filed by Nokia in the near future. Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - link... or they licensed it or they found another way of doing it. Reply
Samus - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkwhat sucks is Nokia hasn't used profiles since Symbian Anna Reply
Krysto - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkI don't think it's available on a phone now either.
But what a bullshit patent from Nokia "a way to do X...on a phone" and bam, they have a patent. These sort of patents are of the most annoying kind. Reply
Vigneshj - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkSome turn around solutions like guest mode (or incognito mode) could be possible and most likely on upcoming custom roms. It seems lot of users like to have multi user mode in mobiles and definitely Devs might have been looking into it by now.! Albeit, I expected Google to get licensed on Nokia's patent to make that much needed feature available in 4.3, but still have to wait :( Reply
erikiksaz - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkI wouldn't expect such large changes from each android version. Google has decoupled most of its core services from android so that users don't need to rely on having the newest android version to have the most updated version of gmail, music, play, or maps. It's smarter to have it this way.
Newer android versions will probably only have deeper changes or UI changes. Reply
cmikeh2 - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkExactly. The casual user cares less for being able to have the most recent version of Android and would rather just be able to experience new features hassle free. The best example of this is Google Play Services. You don't notice that it is updated but Google can provide new APIs to developers without interference from OEMs or cellular operators. Personally I want to see the distribution of Google Play Services versions across Android similar to how it's done with Android versions. Reply
Evil804 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkExactly. Maps, music, gmail, and pretty much all the core services got major updates recently separate from the OS to help people out with service providers taking forever to update devices. Had we gotten all the new updated apps as part of 4.3 people would be talking about it being the best update ever. Reply
twotwotwo - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkIt's interesting that Google has shifted to updating their apps piecemeal. They've been working on Maps, Chrome, Gmail (the tabs), Music, etc. but--all those updates are independent of 4.3.
Perhaps it gives them more control. Browser.apk is customized by manufacturers, and updates come out as pieces of new Android releases that carriers have to test. Chrome for Android, on the other hand, is updated when Google wants to update it and Samsung and Verizon don't get to say anything about that. Reply
name99 - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkSo to summarize: as far as the internet is concerned
- Android 4.3 and new Nexus 7 are underwhelming
- Win 8.1, what we know of the next WP8, and the new Lumias are underwhelming
- iOS7 and what we know of the iPhone 5S are underwhelming
Glad we've cleared that up guys.
I think the moral here is don't rely on either technology or investment advice from a bunch of male teenagers (and teenagers in older bodies). Reply
twotwotwo - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkYay comments, right? The Internet dreams big. Reply
Zeratul56 - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkHow is iOS 7 underwhelming? It is a complete UI overhaul. While it may be worse then the previous iteration, it certainly is not underwhelming as far as change goes. Windows 8.1 is going to add independent dpi scaling for each monitor and start screen/modern apps on multiple monitors plus a bunch of new modern configurable settings. The new lumia pureview is also due out.
This only underwhelming this is android. Reply
cmikeh2 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkUm... You might want to reread that first line... Reply
steven75 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkI don't think the internet agrees that iOS 7 is underwhelming. Reply
Mondozai - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkMaybe you should try to think for yourself instead of following the internet hive mind(when judging A 4.3 & N7).
Scary. Reply
Krysto - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkThe Wi-FI scan thing will SAVE battery life, since the wi-fi doesn't have to be turned-on to find the AP. Reply
Krysto - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkIt was never going to be a major upgrade for users - not with Android 5.0 being 3-4 months away from release. Reply
piroroadkill - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkThat's why it's still called Jelly Bean. Reply
Synaesthesia - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkImprovements in rendering speed and performance are very deep and far reaching, as well as necessary upgrades for Android. Reply
Fergy - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkI found 2.3 and 4.2 really underwhelming. Getting control over app permissions is something I wanted day 1 from Android. And a start towards a more secure Android via SELinux is awesome news. I look forward to using devices with bluetooth low power. Reply
kenyee - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkBluetooth LE is a *HUGE* improvement. That's been severely holding back a lot of the health/exercise related apps and all the competitors (iOS, WP7, BB) have had it for a while now.
I'm just annoyed this won't work on the older N7 tablets, but I guess my tablet needed an upgrade anyways... Reply
xdrol - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkStill no OpenCL? Come on.. Reply
lilmoe - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkRenderscript......... Reply
xdrol - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkYeah, and I have even less portable code than with OpenCL.. Reply
Krysto - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkGood point, but whatever. OpenCL 2.0 is where it's at anyway for heterogeneous computing, and I'd rather they'd just start with that, maybe in Android 5.1 or something, next year, because the spec has just been finalized. Reply
tuxRoller - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkFinally!
SELinux took way too long to get here. You don't get a huge performance hit with it, and running it in permissive mode with logging being sent to Goog so they can start developing appropriate policies (which, frankly, shouldn't be hard given that each installed app asks for its appropriate permissions).
The improved drawing pipeline is welcome as even their flagship phone can stutter occasionally. Reply
watersb - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkI totally agree. Reply
EnerJi - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkGoogle, where is the find my phone / remote lock/wipe capabilities? Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and Apple all have this feature (some of them for years). This should be a core OS feature, not an app. Reply
thesmoosh - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkCheck out the Google Apps Device Policy app. Covers all the scenarios you outlined (thought it may require Google Apps, I'm not sure). Reply
EnerJi - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkI did not know about this app, thank you. It seems Google has already solved this problem, but only for Google Apps users! Per the app description: "***THIS APP IS FOR GOOGLE APPS FOR BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND GOVERNMENT USERS ONLY***"
Also, I tried navigating to the web page to locate devices, and after signing in with my google account I was admonished to sign in with my Google Apps account instead.
I'm puzzled as to why Google hasn't opened this up to everyone? Reply
EnerJi - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkAdditionally, where are the improvements to the stock Android Exchange/IMAP email app? The stock email app is atrocious, and has been for years. An Android developer has repeatedly posted that changes are coming eventually and to be patient, but this is starting to get ridiculous.
It's one of the few areas where I'm jealous of WP7/8 and iOS (and incidentally one of the few areas where a non-stock Android is better than stock, as the major manufacturers replace the stock email app with an improved version of their own.) Reply
Spoelie - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkYou might want to reevaluate that statement, as the IOS email app at least is several grades below what the *gmail* app (both on IOS as Android) can do, even for basic functionality. It's nowhere near worthy of envy.
I haven't used stock android email for quite a while, so am in no position to draw any comparisons there. Reply
EnerJi - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkTrust me, there's no comparison. I've used the iOS email app on iPhones and iPads, and it's not fancy, but it has solid support for Exchange policies and works well. The stock android email app (which is for some inexplicable reason completely separate from the Gmail app) is used for IMAP and Exchange email accounts, and is a completely different story. Reply
NickDG - Sunday, July 28, 2013 - linkI use an iPhone 5 for work email and a Nexus 4 for personal use. I used to use my Galaxy SII and SIII for Active Sync email. I don't see a huge difference between Android EAS and iOS EAS, though I would say iOS is better. Also I believe Microsoft released an Outlook app for Android that only works with Office 365 accounts. Not ideal but its a start. Reply
EnerJi - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - linkI did a quick search for this app but couldn't find it - a link would be appreciated.
I'm fairly sure Samsung replaces the AOSP app for ActiveSync email with their own app (which may or may not be based on the AOSP version), and is likely a much better user experience. As a Nexus 4 user, I get the base AOSP app, which is crap. Reply
steven75 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkReread his statement. It's quite common to use an email provider other than gmail. Android is terrible for this and is pretty much the exception in the mobile market when it comes to built-in support. Reply
jamyryals - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - link"the ability to restrict access to certain capabilities per-application"
Whoa, this is huge. I had not heard of this yet. Reply
marc1000 - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkHow is use the GPS navigation working on 4.3? recently google integrated it into Maps and eliminated the blue arrow icon, causing a lot of frustration among users.
Personally, direct and easy access to a good gps navigator is a major feature required on any phone. if 4.3 does not have dedicated gps access, i will look on Lumia phones for my next upgrade.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/map... Reply
sprockkets - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkWhy would you need it to be separate? You enter in your destination and then navigate. Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkBecause of the user interface: the navigation app had big, clear and good colored buttons, plus a list of places where i actually GO to.
By integrating it inside maps we are stuck with small icons, text almost unreadable during the day inside our car, and a few extra clicks required to start navigating. All these changes require the user to spend more time looking at the phone, instead of looking around his environment to prepare to drive.
In the use case of this kind of app, this kind of change in the user interface has a terrible impact. Reply
NickDG - Sunday, July 28, 2013 - linkIf you use Google Now! you just need to tell it where you want to go. No need to open any app. I just swipe up, hit the microphone icon and say the command. Reply
EnerJi - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - linkMarc, I took a look at that link but couldn't reproduce your experience. I'm running Maps 7.02 and Android 4.2, and I still have a Navigation icon in my apps folder. Is there a newer version of Maps out? Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkEnerji, most users are complaining that Maps 7.0x removed the icon to GPS Navigator app (that blue arrow icon), and we can ostart nav from inside maps now. Maybe you got lucky or your app is customized in sway. Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkSome way* Reply
EnerJi - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkInteresting. I'm running a Nexus 4 with completely stock Android 4.2.2 (haven't received the 4.3 OTA yet). If the removal (or lack thereof) of Navigation is a bug/problem maybe it will be fixed with 4.3 (or more likely, the next version of Google Maps). Let's wait and see. Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkPlease tell us how it will end after you get the upgrade please. I will bookmark this post to see your answer in the future. Thanks. Reply
EnerJi - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - linkI got upgraded to Android 4.3 over the weekend. After the upgrade, I immediately checked my applications drawer and Navigation was still there.
*However*, at almost exactly the same time I was notified of a Google Maps application update. I allowed the app to update, and after the update I noticed that the Navigation is now gone. I checked the Google Maps version, and oddly enough it's *still* listed as 7.02 (the build number may have changed, but I didn't note it down previously.)
In summary, it appears you are right and Google is getting rid of direct access to Navigation for some reason. The upgrade to Android 4.3 may have simply been coincidental, and the device reboot that occurs with the upgrade may have simply triggered the Google Play store to download the latest application updates. Reply
phoenix_rizzen - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkRunning Maps 7.0.2 on Android 4.2.2 (Rootbox ROM) on an LG Optimus G.
The "blue arrow" icon is still there.
Clicking it brings you to a screen with 4 icons across the top (car, bus, bike, walk) with two text fields below it (Choose starting point; Choose destination). Below that is a list of previous destinations, bookmarks, and more.
IOW, it takes fewer clicks now, and still works the same way as before. Reply
Spoelie - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkWhat I noticed after using Google navigation for the past years, and now using the built-in GPS in my car (Audi), is that Google still has some serious polishing to do.
Their minimal interface just makes it unclear what options are hidden where and for the IOS app initially I couldn't find how to even start route guidance. As for the basics I regularly missed highway ramps due to unclear instructions and frustratingly high auto-zoom, without any control over it.
You would never know it could be so much better if all you use is Google's app. Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkThe map provided by google is not so bad, the zoom works, and it has near-realtime traffic information. The previous app had a great interface that allowed you to go straight to navigating. But now it is like apple, hiding things. A shame. Reply
NickDG - Sunday, July 28, 2013 - linkI'm sorry but Google maps with Nav is one of the strongest applications in Google's lineup. I am constantly hearing from people who aren't technical at all how much they enjoy using it and how reliable it is for them. I have never had any auto-zoom problems and the directions are easy to follow even with the voice muted. Reply
milleron - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkIt's sure not underwhelming to me. Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3 is something I've been awaiting with alacrity. FINALLY, my "state-of-the-art" Galaxy S should be able to convey song metadata on Rhapsody and Pandora to my auto sound system. This omission has been a black eye for Google/Android for a while now. It's about time . . . but of course I STILL don't have it because it'll probably take Samsung/Verizon another 6 months to implement the damned thing. Reply
wtfmorebs - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkNew things are all very good but when will they fix the bug that has existed since 2.2.x where at random the OS will receive a txt message (or phonecall) but not inform the user. The user gets informed usually when they reboot their phone. There's an app called ghostlysms that says it mostly resolves the issue but why the heck can't google fix this issue that really makes a mobile phone running android not fit for it's intended purpose? And yes this bug still exists in the latest android version 4.2.1 Reply
Pyperkub - Thursday, July 25, 2013 - linkI'm going to also chime in that the Bluetooth updates/fixes are the main thing I was looking for, as the Bluetooth stack revamp in 4.2 really fouled up a number of Bluetooth things and it really needs to be normalized. Reply
DLeRium - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - linkAs much as I love quick reviews, please make sure that you follow up on your promises for a full review... soon. Where's that GS4 review Part 2 for example? Reply
DLeRium - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - linkmeant to put this in the Nexus 7 mini review :D Reply
andypost - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkso, looks like Google is really stretching this version of Android out quite a bit. 5.0 better be a significant bump. Reply
CyberAngel - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - link4.4 = KitKat
Waiting for 5.0 Liquorice... Reply


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If this is a brochure for your school, now would be a good time to dropout and focus on how you're going to wage emotional revenge on your parents over the next 20 years for sending you there because clearly they hate you.
Welcome to Friday's The Crap We Missed, coming at you early because there's literally nothing going on and, well, it's Friday. So here's the long and short of it: The Munchkin Guild instructs Jay Z to tell Gwyneth Paltrow her children's garments have been rendered – and maybe drive her to the Piggly Wiggly, Orlando Bloom still can't believe all this only cost him his first born son on his fifth birthday (They stop being cute after that anyway.) and the saddest moment in David Hasselhoff's entire life. I'm talking one of his daughters could die and he'd be like, "Remember when I couldn't get a burger? Now that's emotional turmoil that shakes you to very core."
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This article was published 7/4/2013 (1599 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Walking Overfed
QUOTE of the day: Conan O'Brien, doing a week of shows in Atlanta, used his monologue the other night to explain the local ethos:
"Producers got the idea to shoot the Walking Dead here when they saw some people coming out of a Waffle House at 2 a.m.
"Speaking of the Waffle House, Atlanta is also home to Arby's, Chick-Fil-A, and get this: Spanx. Which explains Atlanta's new nickname, the City of Cause and Effect."
Shellac of poison
Shut up, you're making me thirsty John Mayer, appearing on Ellen DeGeneres's show, talked about his recent voice problems. Part was acid reflux, he said. Part was "over use and singing and singing and singing."
And then there was "what you put into your body... it didn't help that I really loved, love, loved scotch. It's just like applying poison to your body. It's like applying a shellac of poison. It's just delicious, wonderful poison... I had to really dial it down. And I'm a little more boring now."
Rolling on Lake Zurich
TINA Turner has lived in Switzerland for 15 years now -- she's come a long way from Nutbush, Tenn. -- and so her wedding, to music producer Erwin Bach, will be there, on the shores of Lake Zurich. So says the European magazine Blick.
The two have been together for some time but the engagement is news. There's been no confirmation yet, but no denial either. She's 73.
Matrimony marooned
ADAM Levine, the Maroon 5 frontman and serial babe-dater, says there's no hope of fidelity nowadays.
I think that's what he means by saying he'll never marry because he doesn't want to divorce. Speaking to a mag called Nylon Guys, he says that although he is "doing pretty well" in dating, he has figured something out: "If you don't get married, you can't get divorced. Why couldn't we learn from the devastatingly low percentage of successful marriages that our last generation went through?"
Doing pretty well? His latest is top model Behati Prinsloo. He's 34. she's 23.
Taking relationship out of park
SPOTLIGHT couple: Amy Poehler, who split with Will Arnett in September, is now dating Nick Kroll, who appears on her sitcom Parks and Recreation.
She's 41. He's 34.
Catch and release
The Finding Nemo sequel is official. Called Finding Dory, it will be out in November, 2015.
(Finding Dory, huh? I am reminded of the insightful observation by my favourite movie critic, Joe Bob Briggs: to do a profitable sequel, just make the exact same movie over again.)
Six feet under... but looking good
DID you see the story about Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the designer couple being fined $440 million for tax evasion in Italy? Their empire is worth $5.3 billion, so I imagine they can scrape up the money.
Gabbana sounded unruffled: "In the end who cares? We will all finish up six feet under," he Tweeted. "I am interested in making clothes and that's all. They can do and say what they want."
They could each go to jail for five years, too, although if they pay up, the Important Persons Act will surely kick in.
Dolce's 54. Gabbano's 50.
Follow the sequel road
WARNER Bros owns the immortal 1939 Wizard of Oz movie, and for years declined to soil the classic by going in for a remake or any other sordid money-grubbing gimmicks.
Boy, do they feel stupid now that Disney has made umpteen squjillion dollars from this prequel Oz the Great and Powerful, which it was free to make because the books are so old they're in the public domain.
Talk about a wake-up call! Now Warner's is playing catch-up as hard as they can, reports the Telegraph: they're planning a Wizard of Oz TV show, a 3-D version of the original movie, a merch line, and maybe a sequel movie. (Disney will be doing its own sequel, too.)
Turns out that in 2010, when Disney got rolling on Great and Powerful, Warner's had three sequels in the pipeline, but scuttled them all. Duh!
As long as he doesn't threaten us
AFTER getting jeered at a New York Knicks' game Sunday, Chris Brown said on the Today show that he's trying to rehabilitate his image after that unpleasantness with Rihanna.
However, he said, he understands that "I can't make everybody like me."
Shakespeare in black and white
ORLANDO Bloom makes his Broadway debut in September, in Romeo & Juliet.
At 35, Bloom is about double the age of Shakespeare's hero. And the production will have a gimmick: instead of feuding Italians, this will be about love amid racial strife: Juliet will be played by black actress Condola Rashad, the daughter of Phylicia Rashad who played Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show.
Director David Leveaux said the casting came first, then the altered premise.
Rashad is 26.
The Stepford Girlfriend
SPOTLIGHT couple: Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen have been a couple intermittently for six years.
Now Bilson, telling Cosmo that they're back together, sounds alarmingly like they've moved to Stepford:
"I'm a really good girlfriend - I always put all that first in my life. I'm definitely the person who would make him his favorite dinner to come home to."
"I love to cook, so we make dinner at home a lot and watch movies. I definitely have family on the brain. Having kids is something I want to see in my future."
They're both 31.
Vidal Buffoon
THE late celebrity hair stylist and cosmetics tycoon Vidal Sassoon was a terrible father, his adopted son David told the Daily Mail.
David says Vidal insisted that the lad have laparoscopic weight-loss surgery, because he figured that having a fat son would hurt his image. Later Vidal wrote David out of his British will. Oh, and David blames Vidal for driving his sister Catya to drugs; she died of an overdose in 2002.
Vidal died last year, at 84. His British will, worth maybe $8 million, disinherits David and all three of Vidal's ex-wives. A U.S. will, worth almost $100 million, has yet to be disclosed.
David says his father, hopelessly vain, "created the ultimate dysfunctional family. To be honest, I would have been better off if he had never adopted me. Money and image were all that mattered to him."
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I'm not real big on suspense, so I'll tell you upfront, I think so. Once again, we may be about to find out what happens when regulators are asleep at the switch.
As of this writing there are 364 million shares of SLV outstanding. In the past five trading days (April 25 – 29) more than 755 million shares have been traded, and get this, more than 10 million ounces of silver were taken from the trust between the 26th and the 28th, taking available shares with them. From Stockhouse.com :
Note: Stockhouse.com is the only free website that I know of that accurately tracks the number of ETF shares outstanding and changes (wish I could say the same of my broker). Enter the ETF ticker with the suffix ".SO"
At what point does trading volume relative to existing shares become unbelievable?
Information on institutional holdings of ETF shares is also hard to find. but according to nasdaq.com, 86 million shares of SLV are held by institutions, but that does not include any holdings reported since April 1, 2011. And speaking of missing data, does anybody know where China Investment Corp's 13F's are? The sovereign wealth giant filed its initial holdings with the SEC on February 5, 2010, but no additional data has been released. The SEC requires the form to be filed within 45 days of the quarter's end.
The point is that the SLV has become one of the most heavily traded instruments on our exchanges and there is an all too finite number of shares. There's at least some evidence that the SECs institutional holdings data is outdated and/or incomplete. What happens when all the shares are spoken for? If it hasn't happened already (I suspect it has), it should soon…..
Then what?
Will the SEC suspend sales of the SLV? Will the SLV start trading at huge premiums to NAV? Will the SEC even notice?
I don't know about you, but I'm going with "SEC will never notice," because they have no mechanism in place to ensure "shares owned" doesn't exceed shares outstanding (remember Mary Schapiro's only qualification to Chair the SEC is her inability to recognize a Ponzi).
Obviously if SLV starts trading at huge premiums, it isn't tracking the price of silver anymore. It will have a market dynamic unto itself. Suspending sales until more silver is deposited with the trust will immediately cause a run on physical silver the likes of which has never been seen before. The silver exchange on the COMEX will blow up in a matter of minutes, followed shortly thereafter by JP Morgan and the class structure of western civilization. If you don't know how tight the silver supply is getting, take a peak at this chart from 24HOURGOLD:
Kudos to 24hourgold.com for doing a better job tracking the rapidly vanishing supply of registered silver than the COMEX!!!! (Hope it's OK I stole a screenshot).
To make matters even worse, SLV trades options. Lots and lots and lots of options. So when the shares outstanding are all sold, there will be people with call options, who have bought the right to buy shares of SLV at a given price. Forcing cash settlement means the SLV no longer can claim to track the price of physical silver, because the purchase of silver by an authorized participant to create the shares to cover the options would have surely moved the price of the metal.
So once again America, ignoring the grim reality of the situation is the only logical course of action. The SEC knows all too well that that's what porn sites are for. So unless somebody posts this on Pornhub……
I'm sure that Tyler Durden's instincts will be proven correct again, when he stated that Blackrock's Kevin Feldman's defense of the SLV was a red flag in and of itself. Blackrock is the sponsor of the SLV, and Kevin urged everyone to read the prospectus. That was probably not such a good idea. Be extra careful when you try to download the prospectus, I got the following warning:
Comedy ensued after using Firefox (safe mode) to view the prospectus:
"The sponsor does not exercise day-to-day oversight over the trustee or the custodian"
Which seems to conflict with Kevin's letter:
"At BlackRock, we take the responsibility of protecting shareholder interests very seriously and spend a lot of time constructing our iShares products to help ensure they meet investor expectations."
So in reality Blackrock takes protecting shareholders about as seriously as the US Department of Justice takes perjury. To his credit, Kevin did link to a list of bars the SLV holds in some vaults over in England. The list was prepared by JP Morgan, because if you can't trust them regarding silver, who can you trust? Rather than spoil all the potential ways the SLV might not meet "investor expectations", I thought it would be fun to make a contest of it (see comments).
The SLV pimps out the price action of the silver it holds to shareholders. It can terminate the trust for a long list of reasons, not the least insignificant of which is if the Authorized Participants (who actually own the silver) feel like it.
Suddenly everybody has an opinion of what the price of silver should be, but as JPM is now finding out, if you don't have silver to sell your opinion doesn't count.
I don't wish any ill on SLV shareholders, but make no mistake, you don't own silver. History has not been kind to people who made similar mistakes, and recent history should tell you no one is looking out for you.
Miscellaneous Fun Facts:
In February, 2007 the author contacted the SEC via email regarding Countrywide Financial CEO Angelo Mozilo's insider trading.
In March 2007 the author applied for an SEC bounty regarding Angelo Mozilo's insider trading (up to 10% of recovered amount) . Countrywide's stock was trading at about $37 at the time. It would trade over $40 in May and implode to less than $5 by late 2007.
On June 4, 2009 (27 months later) the SEC charged Mozilo with insider trading and securities fraud.
In October 2010 Mozilo agreed to pay $67.5 million in fines to the SEC to settle the charges against him.
At its peak, Countrywide had a Market Cap of more than $26B. Angelo Mozilo has an estimated net worth of $600 million.
The SLV currently has a Market Cap of approximately $17B.
The author never received a bounty from the SEC, because the Dodd-Frank "Financial Reform" legislation repealed the previous SEC bounty program. Bounties can no longer be paid based on an outsider's analysis of publicly available information.
In 2010, the author applied for a job as an "abusive trading practices specialist" with the SEC. He received no reply.
In February 2011, the US dropped its criminal investigation against Mozilo.
Paybacks are a bitch.
Common sense (and a little math) tells me that the SLV is already a fraud. When that becomes obvious to all is anyone's guess, but based on my past experience, neither the SEC nor the CFTC will recognize it until about two years after it implodes.
Update: Thanks a million to Steve Quayle!!! He is the only major blogger who has linked to this story thusfar (kind of makes you wonder how much some of these other guys value truth). This story needs to be discussed. If you've got a blog, take this story and run with it!
****Max Keiser has now added the story too, Thanks Max!
****Jesse's Crossroads cafe brought it big time!! Thank You, Jesse!
I have to recognize all the people who helped this post see the light of day. It had been getting easier for me to get things I've written promoted….then BAM! The doors really got slammed in my face with "…Wired to Blow." I was confused and angry. Then I realized something….
One way or another, most of the financial blogoshere is still pretty tight with Wall Street, and every financial pro who has recommended the SLV to clients dropped the proverbial due diligence ball. I believe that's why so many didn't want this story told. They're probably going to have some explaining to do soon. Luckily, a couple of big bloggers (Steve Quayle, Max Keiser and Jesse ) came to help, and I'm very grateful. But they weren't the only ones.
I get way more than my fair share of support from relatively small bloggers, just like me, and I have been remiss in recognizing their support. I spend too much time feeling threatened and jealous of their talent. But I must say, they really came through for me. Just look at all the places I got hits from here. All kidding aside, I am touched. If you're new here, feel free to take any of my original content (pictures and/or words). If it is not credited to anyone else, it's mine and therefore yours to share. I'll be adding a bunch of you guys to the blogroll very soon.
Thanks again,


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Vejer de la Frontera
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Vejer de la Frontera
Declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1976, and winner of the First National Embellishment Award in 1978, Vejer de la Frontera's most stunning feature is the Arab-Andalusian popular architecture. The town sits on a hill, a few kilometres away from the coast, and from it the visitor can have a magnificent panoramic view. The walled enclosure and the historic quarter, with its narrow, winding streets and whitewashed houses, are a gorgeous sight. There we must highlight the medieval castle, from the 11th century, the Jewish quarter, and the arch of Segur. Also worthy of note are the church of Divino Salvador and the sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de la Oliva, in whose altar they worship a 16th-century image.
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DUDLEY Sports lost their quarter-final clash with Black Country Rangers in the Premier Division Cup.
Dudley, who finished their league campaign with a 17th place finish, were looking to extend their season by progressing in the cup contest..
However, Black Country Rangers proved far too strong on Tuesday night and won the game 4-0.
They will now go on to host Wednesfield FC at Cradley Town in the semi-final, which has provisionally been arranged for this Saturday. The winners will face either Ellesmere Rangers or Wolverhampton Casuals in the final at AFC Ludlow.


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Research and policy
An archive of policy and research summaries is below. You can also download free reports summarising our own research.
Talk To Your Baby other policies:
19Apr2011Policy: The EYFS review is exhilarating stuff
Jonathan Douglas, Director of the National Literacy Trust, discusses the EYFS review.
12Jan2011Research: Do Babies Learn From Baby Media?
A recently published study from the United States suggests that infants learn relatively little from DVDs which purport to teach them words.
13Dec2010Research: The impact of Sure Start Local Programmes on five-year-olds and their families
This research follows up on a randomly selected group of participants from a previous study and investigates the impact of Sure Start on a range of factors, compared with a control group with similar economic and demographic characteristics but no access
13Dec2010Research: Towards universal early years provision: analysis of take-up by disadvantaged families
This study aimed to analyse how the take-up of early years provision varies by different dimensions of disadvantage and the main barriers experienced by disadvantaged families.
19Oct2010Research: Talk To Your Baby's Face to Face research project
Talk To Your Baby has undertaken an innovative research project to identify key messages for parents and carers in relation to communicating with babies and young children, and the best way to promote these messages.
29Jul2010Research: Adult-child conversations and their importance to language development
This study of 275 children, aged between two months and 48 months, showed that the amount of adult-child conversation has a significant impact on children's language development.
28Jul2010Research: The Cognitive Consequences of Early Bilingualism
This article looks at the effects of early bilingualism and shows that it can affect fundamental aspects of neural and cognitive development including self-control and knowledge acquisition.
08Jul2010Research: 'When does the music begin?'
Using the musicality/music continuum to construct musical interplay with the medically fragile newborn infant.
10Jun2010Research: Buggies
Talk To Your Baby commissioned research about the effects of forward-facing buggies on parent and child interaction.
03Jun2010A more engaged parenting style has benefits for children's development
This study looked at parent behaviour and children's development between infancy and early childhood and how these two factors vary according to socioeconomic indicators.


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Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (IR&A) is an information source and repository for many of the college's descriptive metrics. IR&A advances the mission and values of Houghton College through commitment to
- generating, disseminating, and storing reliable evidence and analytical reports
- evaluating the institution through data analysis of local survey and national benchmarking research
- reporting accurately and effectively to various internal and external constituencies
- collaborating with our institutional leaders to support decision-making, program assessment, and overall institutional effectiveness
Two Major Purposes
- Institutional Research focuses on facilitating the systematic collection, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of institutional information, including benchmark comparisons with other institutions, in support of the college's planning, decision-making, and management processes. Working closely with the Offices of Academic Records. Alumni Relations, and Enrollment Management, we are primarily focused on developing accurate and meaningful information about students, faculty, courses, programs, alumni, and other non-academic operations.
- Assessment encompasses student learning and operational outcomes in tracking our effectiveness in the academic and non-academic units, respectively. Extending from the college mission statement, our outcomes link down through the institution-wide Essential Learning Outcomes, to majors and programs, and individual courses. The IR&A office oversees the online course evaluation program, supports the periodic program reviews, and assists with annual student learning outcomes data collection. The operative questions are: How do we know what students are learning and what can they do upon graduation? How well does an office serve the campus community? In short, how effective are we being and how can we do better?
These functions require communicating effectively the current and historical status and character of the college to all campus constituencies, our governing board, accrediting agencies, alumni, and the public. This office assists others internally and externally with ad hoc requests for information, in addition to over 50 annual surveys and reports for off campus agencies. IR&A takes a lead role in meeting accountability requirements by our regional accrediting agency and supports the processes expected by higher educational standards for improvement.
Using the links at left, we invite you to explore this site. If you have further questions or needs, please contact us.
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Uniforms, Tools and Equipment
- Waitpersons: An employer must provide all uniforms to waitpersons unless they are black and white uniforms (that could be worn at another job).
- "Exempt" Employees: Employers do not have to provide uniforms for "exempt" employees. Generally, workers who are considered exempt have a fairly high salary (over $640 per week as of January 1, 2008), and a lot of responsibility and independence within the company. Note, however, that this is only a rough definition of an exempt employee. If you don't know whether or not you are an exempt employee, see our Fact Sheet Exemptions from Overtime Pay for further information.
- If an employee makes at least twice the California minimum wage and that employee works in a recognized trade or craft (e.g., carpentry or plumbing), the employee may be required to provide and care for all hand (not power) tools and equipment usually necessary for that type of job.
- Apprentices and employees of beauty salons, beauty schools that sell beauty products to the public, and barber shops can be required to supply their equipment.
- 1. Whether it was practical for the employee to bring the tools and equipment back and forth from home to the workplace each day, and
- 2. Whether the employer required that the tools and equipment be stored at the workplace.
Can my employer require me to wear a uniform?
Yes. An employer normally has the right to require employees to wear uniforms. California law defines a uniform as any "apparel and accessories of distinctive design and color" which an employee is required to wear.
If a uniform is required, do I have to provide it myself?
Usually an employer must provide the uniform. However, if the uniform can be used in other workplaces in the same field, the employer does not have to provide the uniform. For instance, if a salesperson is required to wear a normal dress shirt, then the employee can be forced to pay for the shirt. However, if the company logo is printed on the dress shirt or if that shirt has a distinctive style or color, that shirt cannot be used at another workplace and the employer must provide it.
Who has to pay to take care of my uniform?
Employees are responsible for normal washing and drying of uniforms. If ironing, dry cleaning, or separate laundering is required, the employer must pay for it. Employers must compensate employees for uniform care at the rate of one hour per week at the California minimum wage ($8.00 as of January 1, 2008) or more, if that amount does not fairly cover the expense of this additional care.
Who has to provide and maintain work tools and equipment?
Employers usually must supply and take care of all tools and equipment that are required by the employer or necessary to do the job. However, there are two limited exceptions:
Can my employer require a security deposit for my uniform, tools, or equipment?
Normally yes. Employers may require a reasonable security deposit, up to the replacement cost of the item. Employees must be supplied a receipt for the deposit and must agree, in writing, to any conditions under which the employer may withhold the deposit. Employers must return the deposit, with interest, upon return of the items. No deductions may be withheld for normal wear and tear.
What if I break or do not return something, and I did not supply a security deposit?
An employer normally has to cover the cost of lost or damaged equipment.
In very limited circumstances, an employer may deduct the cost of the missing or broken item from an employee's paycheck. You can only be charged if your employer can show that you stole equipment or that you intentionally broke company property. (See our Fact Sheet Deductions from Pay for further information about your employer's right to take money from your paycheck).
Who is responsible for tools and equipment stolen from the workplace?
Responsibility for stolen equipment depends on two factors:
Generally, if an employer requires that tools be stored at work, or it is too difficult to store them at the employee's home, then the employer is responsible for the stolen items, even if they belonged to the employee.
What do I do if my employer tries to illegally charge me for uniforms or equipment?
If your employer forces you to pay for tools or equipment that you should not have paid for and refuses to pay you back, you can file a claim with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (also known as the "Labor Commissioner").
You can also choose to take your employer to court to recover the money.
It is always helpful to keep an accurate record of the money you are forced to pay for uniforms or tools; this information will help you if you decide to file with the Labor Commissioner or in court.


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The US Commercial Service offers comprehensive export promotion assistance through a variety of programs and services. Here you will find a market snapshot of Lebanon and information about doing business in Lebanon, like: commercial guide, business travel, investment climate, economic, political and demographic reports. The reports are primarily written and made for US investors and companies, but the data provided can be used by anyone.
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Federal Work-Study Program
The Federal Work-Study Program provides jobs for undergraduates with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to your course of study.
You must first complete the FAFSA and all steps required for eligibility of aid at North Central State College.
If you have unmet financial need and are enrolled for at least six credit hours, you may apply for employment on campus through the Federal Work-Study program. You may obtain an application from the Financial Aid Office. (2 forms of ID are required when you turn in your application)
Federal Work-Study is a need based program. Not every student is eligible.
A limited number of Work-Study positions are available on campus. Obtaining a position is a competitive process, much like any job search process. Contact the Career Resources Center (room 102 Kee Hall) for resume writing, job search, and interview tips.
Do's and Don'ts for Federal Work-Study
Send your signed and completed time sheet to the Human
Check the job board outside of the Career Resource Center (room 102 Kee Hall) or online here
As a college student, sometimes its difficult to balance the demands of class, study time, family and work. Work-Study offers flexibility to work on campus while improving your skills and experience. Work-Study may also help you build valuable references. North Central State College values its work-study students!
What departments hire Work-Study employees?
♦Child Development Center, ♦Admissions Office, ♦Division offices and labs, ♦Student Records Office, ♦Financial Aid Office, ♦Maintenance Department -Main Campus and Kehoe Center, ♦Student Success Center, ♦Tutoring, ♦Student Union, ♦Campus Recreation Center, ♦Library, ♦Human Resources, ♦Cashier's Office, ♦Digital Media Majors Assistant, Urban Center.
It is important to obtain the job that best fits you, your skills and your schedule.
What does Federal Work-Study pay?
Minimum wage.
How many hours a week may I work?
Your schedule depends on your supervisor's needs, however never work more than 20 hours per week.
Does FWS effect Unemployment Benefits?
Contact your local ODJFS or Unemployment office to ask this question.


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