text: function loadDateFixture() {
      var fixture = JSON.parse("[" +
          "{\"value\":\"44\",\"nvalue\":\"-4\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"California\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":1,\"region\":\"South\",\"date\":\"2012-05-25T16:10:09Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"22\",\"nvalue\":\"-2\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Colorado\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":2,\"region\":\"West\",\"date\":\"2012-06-10T16:10:19Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"33\",\"nvalue\":\"1\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Delaware\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":3,\"region\":\"West\",\"date\":\"2012-08-10T16:20:29Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"44\",\"nvalue\":\"-3\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"California\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":4,\"region\":\"South\",\"date\":\"2012-07-01T16:10:39Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"55\",\"nvalue\":\"-5\",\"countrycode\":\"CA\",\"state\":\"Ontario\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":5,\"region\":\"Central\",\"date\":\"2012-06-10T16:10:49Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"66\",\"nvalue\":\"-4\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"California\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":6,\"region\":\"West\",\"date\":\"2012-06-08T16:10:59Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"22\",\"nvalue\":\"10\",\"countrycode\":\"CA\",\"state\":\"Ontario\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":7,\"region\":\"East\",\"date\":\"2012-07-10T16:10:09Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"33\",\"nvalue\":\"1\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Mississippi\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":8,\"region\":\"Central\",\"date\":\"2012-07-10T16:10:19Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"44\",\"nvalue\":\"2\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Mississippi\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":9,\"region\":\"Central\",\"date\":\"2012-08-10T16:30:29Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"55\",\"nvalue\":\"-3\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Oklahoma\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":10,\"region\":\"\",\"date\":\"2012-06-10T16:10:39Z\"}" +
          "]");
  
      fixture.forEach(dateCleaner);
  
      return fixture;
  }
  
  function loadBoxPlotFixture() {
      return JSON.parse("[" +
          "{\"value\":\"44\",\"nvalue\":\"-4\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"California\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":1,\"region\":\"South\",\"date\":\"2012-05-25T16:10:09Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"22\",\"nvalue\":\"-2\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Colorado\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":2,\"region\":\"West\",\"date\":\"2012-06-10T16:10:19Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"33\",\"nvalue\":\"1\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Delaware\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":3,\"region\":\"West\",\"date\":\"2012-08-10T16:20:29Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"44\",\"nvalue\":\"-3\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"California\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":4,\"region\":\"South\",\"date\":\"2012-07-01T16:10:39Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"55\",\"nvalue\":\"-5\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Ontario\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":5,\"region\":\"Central\",\"date\":\"2012-06-10T16:10:49Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"66\",\"nvalue\":\"-4\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"California\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":6,\"region\":\"West\",\"date\":\"2012-06-08T16:10:59Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"33\",\"nvalue\":\"10\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Ontario\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":7,\"region\":\"East\",\"date\":\"2012-07-10T16:10:09Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"33\",\"nvalue\":\"1\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Mississippi\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":8,\"region\":\"Central\",\"date\":\"2012-07-10T16:10:19Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"44\",\"nvalue\":\"2\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Mississippi\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":9,\"region\":\"Central\",\"date\":\"2012-08-10T16:30:29Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"1\",\"nvalue\":\"-12\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Washington\",\"status\":\"F\",\"id\":12,\"region\":\"\",\"date\":\"2012-06-10T16:10:39Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"144\",\"nvalue\":\"-3\",\"countrycode\":\"US\",\"state\":\"Massachusetts\",\"status\":\"T\",\"id\":15,\"region\":\"\",\"date\":\"2012-06-10T16:10:39Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"1\",\"nvalue\":\"-4\",\"countrycode\":\"CA\",\"state\":\"California\",\"statCA\":\"T\",\"id\":1,\"region\":\"South\",\"date\":\"2012-05-25T16:10:09Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"2\",\"nvalue\":\"-2\",\"countrycode\":\"CA\",\"state\":\"Colorado\",\"statCA\":\"F\",\"id\":2,\"region\":\"West\",\"date\":\"2012-06-10T16:10:19Z\"}, " +
          "{\"value\":\"3\",\"nvalue\":\"1\",\"countrycode\":\"CA\",\"state\":\"Delaware\",\"statCA\":\"T\",\"id\":3,\"region\":\"West\",\"date\":\"2012-08-10T16:20:29Z\"}" +
          "]");
  }
  
  function loadColorFixture() {
      return JSON.parse("[" +
          "{\"colData\":\"1\", \"rowData\": \"1\", \"colorData\": \"1\"}," +
          "{\"colData\":\"1\", \"rowData\": \"1\", \"colorData\": \"1\"}," +
          "{\"colData\":\"1\", \"rowData\": \"2\", \"colorData\": \"2\"}," +
          "{\"colData\":\"1\", \"rowData\": \"2\", \"colorData\": \"2\"}," +
          "{\"colData\":\"2\", \"rowData\": \"1\", \"colorData\": \"3\"}," +
          "{\"colData\":\"2\", \"rowData\": \"1\", \"colorData\": \"3\"}," +
          "{\"colData\":\"2\", \"rowData\": \"2\", \"colorData\": \"4\"}," +
          "{\"colData\":\"2\", \"rowData\": \"2\", \"colorData\": \"4\"}" +
          "]");
  }
  
  function dateCleaner(e) {
      e.dd = d3.time.format.iso.parse(e.date);
  }
  