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A new survey suggests Washington voters would rather the Legislature cut spending than raise taxes, the folks at Moore Information say.
Wow. Bet you didn't see that coming. (Next week, Moore will poll people on whether they'd rather have rain or sunshine tomorrow.)
As with most polls, it's not just the overall results that matter, but what questions were asked, and how strongly people feel about them. . .
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OLYMPIA — Employers can't ask their current workers or job applicants for access to their social media accounts under a law signed Tuesday.
Sometimes called the "Facebook Bill", Senate Bill 5211 makes it illegal for an employer to request a worker or a job applicant for the login information to a social media account or to make the employee access the account with the employer present. An employee or applicant can't be required to add someone to a contact list or change the settings to give a third party access to the account.
Sen. Steven Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, said Washington is the eighth state to have such a bill. "Privacy shouldn't be a thing of the past that we are forced to sacrifice every time technology moves forward."
After signing the bill, Gov. Jay Inslee said it was a solid step for protecting people's privacy today.
"We do have to realize that technology changes so fast that we may turn around tomorrow and find circumstances where people are not adequately protected by it, from new technologies we haven't even thought of yet," he said.
OLYMPIA — Washington will set up a special fund to pay for losses of livestock to the state's growing wolf population under a bill signed Tuesday.
The new law sets aside up to $50,000 each year from the money raised by selling personalized license plate for losses from wolves. It also allows farmers and ranchers to be compensated for all animal losses, not just for animals being raised for commercial purposes under the previous law.
Senate Bill 5193, sponsored by Sen. John Smith of Colville, was a key to expansion of Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations that allow property owners to shoot a wolf that is attacking livestock or pets.
The Legislature debated several plans to control wolves in Eastern Washington because the rapid growth in the formerly endangered animals' population as a result of successful recovery efforts.
"This is something where Washington state can really lead the nation in figuring out how to deal with the recovery process," Gov. Jay Inslee said.
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee downplayed any conflict between the state's two research universities over operations at the new joint medical school facility in Spokane, saying he wouldn't even call it a disagreement.
"I'm confident that we can find a way that Huskies and Cougars can work together on this," Inslee said during a press conference this afternoon.
As to whether the state would build a new, complete medical school in Spokane if the two universities can't come to an understanding, Inslee said that is "getting a thousand miles ahead of ourselves."
As reported in this morning's Spokesman-Review, Washington State University President Elson Floyd said the University of Washington is not sending enough second-year medical students to the new program at the Riverpoint campus in Spokane that the two are jointly operating. The school will have only 17 students for the 20 slots approved by the Legislature for a pilot program, and Floyd criticized UW for not recruiting enough students to fill the slots.
If UW won't cooperate, WSU will "plow our own way" and explore setting up its own four-year med school, Floyd said.
UW President Michael Young said only 17 students were interested in the Spokane program. To the suggestion that WSU would set up its own med school, Young said, "Good luck." Floyd doesn't understand how a med school is run.
Inslee said he talked to people about the med school when he was in Spokane over the weekend and "I'm confident in our ability to work through this."
Spokane City Council candidate Mark Hamilton's residency problems continue.
Two voters in Spokane's northeast council district filed a lawsuit today claiming that Hamilton's name should not be allowed on the ballot because he was not a resident of the city or district for a full year previous to filing to run last week.
The Spokane City Charter requires that candidates be resident at least a year before officials file to place their names on the ballot county auditor.
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OLYMPIA – Spokane County's medical examiners should feel free to talk about the results of investigations into deaths that involve actions by law enforcement officers. Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Monday allowing county medical examiners and coroners to discuss the results of autopsies and post mortems of people who die in encounters with police or while in jail.
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OLYMPIA – A legislative compromise over a controversial bridge over the Columbia River was sliced out of the state's $8.8 billion transportation budget Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee, who insisted it would endanger federal money and could lead to the bridge not being built.
Just hours after he joined a rally on the Capitol steps by union members and business leaders who are calling for even more spending on roads, bridges, buses and ferries, Inslee cut a provision that would limited the amount of federal money funneled through the state to the Columbia River Crossing bridge at $81 million – and then only if the U.S. Coast Guard approved the project's building permit. If the Coast Guard doesn't approve the permit, the money would be spent to study on a new bridge design.
If the Coast Guard doesn't issue the permit, there's no need to spend that money on a new design, he said. The state will lose federal funding for the bridge and "there is no other viable option to building this bridge in the next 10 years," he said.
The bridge was a major sticking point over the state's two-year transportation budget during the regular session, with some Republicans from southwest Washington insisting it was a flawed design that should be scrapped. The $81 million limitation and study provision was an attempt to strike a compromise that allowed the entire two-year transportation budget to move through the two chambers. But Inslee insisted Monday that deep concern over the bridge was held by only a few senators.
"We don't build appropriations to nowhere," Inslee said. "This veto help sharpen legislators' minds."
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OLYMPIA — Shouts of "Pass it Now" filled the Capitol steps this morning as supporters of a new package of taxes and road projects tried to goad the Legislature into action.
In front of the podium where a couple hundred sign-carrying protesters in hard hats and safety vests. Behind the podium were folks in suits and ties. It was a visual reminder that the package has the support of labor unions and the state's business community, backed up by speakers like Gov. Jay Inslee, who has made passing a transportation package one of his top priorities for the special session.
"We've got to finish what we have started," Inslee told the crowd. "It is crunch time…There is a tooth fairy but there is no transportation fairy."
Where it lacks support, however, is in parts of the GOP caucuses in both chambers of the Legislature, where opponents of the Columbia River Crossing bridge between Portland and Vancouver are against including money for that project. Some members also want any taxes the package will include to be sent to a statewide vote in November by including a referendum clause in the legislation.
The progression of thought for some politicians about the wisdom of the voters can be as predictable as it is ironic.
At the end of the first campaign, most winners are honored – and sometimes pleasantly surprised – at being chosen by voters. It is the rare first victory speech that doesn't include the phrase "humbled by the trust the people have placed in me", or words to that effect.
Over time and subsequent victories, that evolves for many into the certitude that the voters are making the wise decision. Later, some decide that voters smart enough to elect them aren't smart enough to make other decisions that might be laid before them.
The journey goes from "Let the Voters Decide!" to "What do they know?"
City Council members seem dangerously down this road. . .
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OLYMPIA — Anyone looking for a frenzied pace of activity in the special session would so far be disappointed, and today might best exemplify the pace.
The House isn't doing anything and the Senate had its own version of casual Friday. Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, who normally presides over Senate activity, wasn't available for the 10 a.m. pro forma session, so Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler of Ritzville was pressed into service to bang the gavel.
Schoesler took the rostrum without a tie, which isn't just a fashion faux pas but outside the normal dress code of the chamber. "I didn't find out I was doing this until five minutes to 10," Schoesler said.
With one Republican and one Democrat on the floor, Schoesler banged through the business of the day — reading the journal (dispensed with), reading of new bills (skip to the last line), accepting partial vetoes from Gov. Jay Inslee (message received) and adjournment — in three and a half minutes.
Probably not a record, but pretty fast for his first time.
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OLYMPIA — Anyone planning to grow legal marijuana in Washington should expect to do so inside, pass a tough background check and keep up with their paperwork.
The state agency setting new rules to comply with the voters' decision to legalize recreational marijuana for adults released a 46-page draft of dos and don'ts Thursday for would be growers, processors and sellers of the drug.
Sellers would have to be at least 1,000 feet from schools, playgrounds, child care centers, public parks or libraries. Stores could have limited signage or advertising, with no views of products from the street. And absolutely no kids allowed in the stores, processing facilities or growing areas.
The Washington State Liquor Control Board will be taking public comments on the proposal through June 10 before issuing final rules. . .
OLYMPIA – Out-of-state money pouring into the campaign coffers of this fall's initiative to require labeling of genetically modified food products make clear that Washington will once again be a battleground state for progressive causes.
Supporters of Initiative 522, which would require any product sold in Washington stores to say if it contains genetically altered substances, have raised nearly $2 million for various campaign organizations. Three-fourths of it came from businesses or people outside Washington who won't be voting on the measure this fall.
"It's part of a national movement," Liz Larter, a spokeswoman for the Yes on I-522 campaign, said of efforts to require consumers be told if their products contain modified ingredients. But Washington is likely to be the only state where the battle will be joined at the ballot box this fall after a similar measure failed last year in California. . .
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OLYMPIA — Day 3 of the special session is quiet, inside the Capitol and out.
The Senate Government Operations Committee had a "work session" in the morning on recall elections. The Senate had a four-minute pro-forma session at noon before adjourning until Friday. Two new bills were introduced, including SB 5935, which would turn Washington into a Right-to-Work state. That whirring sound you hear is Big Jim Farley, coiner of the term "the soviet of Washington", spinning in his grave.
Budget negotiators met during the morning.
Gov. Jay Inslee is signing some bills passed in the regular session at 1:30 p.m.
The city may have grounds to challenge two proposed charter amendments and seek court orders to keep them off the ballot, lawyers have told the Spokane City Council.
Groups supporting the initiatives say that would be "a direct subversion of the democratic process" but the
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OLYMPIA – As a Senate committee approved tougher laws against impaired drivers Tuesday, some senators wondered aloud if the Legislature isn't at least partially responsible for putting more drunks on the road by expanding the places where alcohol is consumed.
Less than an hour after the Senate Law and Justice Committee gave unanimous approval to a proposal that would require more and quicker jail time for drivers convicted of alcohol or drug impairment, Gov. Jay Inslee signed four bills the Legislature recently passed that add new places from which a person might be driving after legally consuming alcohol. . .
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OLYMPIA — A law that toughens the state's drunk driving laws, in part by increasing mandatory jail time, received unanimous approval this morning from the Senate Law and Justice Committee.
Despite concerns by some senators that it didn't go far enough, or provide money to cities and counties for the higher costs of extra prosecutions for driving under the influence, all committee members gave it at least tentative support.
Just who was responsible for some of the drunks on the road was part of the debate. The Legislature must accept some responsibility, Sen. Jeanne Darnielle, D-Tacoma, said because it continues to increase the number of places where a person can consume alcohol — at movie theaters, public markets and spas — and then drive home.
The voters should accept some of the blame, said Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn. They opened up sales of distilled spirits in supermarkets through a 2011 initiative, and legalized marijuana consumption by adults in 2012. Stores like Costco now have mountains of liquor on display in their aisles, she said.
Sen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle, tried unsuccessfully to attach amendments that would pay for increased prosecutions and incarcerations by extending the temporary tax on beer that was imposed in 2010 and is due to expire on June 30. Committee Chairman Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, said taxes to pay for the bill is something the Ways and Means Committee will address.
The bill makes a fourth conviction for driving under the influence a felony, down from five convictions under the current law. It sets up mandatory jail time or treatment programs for earlier offenses, would allow judges to order a drunk driver to abstain from alcohol and submit to mandatory daily testing.
Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday that tougher drunk driving laws were one of the three top priorities for the special session, along with passing an operating budget for 2013-15 and a package of new transportation projects that will require some new revenue.
Pass an operating budget. Pass a new package for transportation projects. Toughen penalties for those who drive drunk or high.
At a press conference on the opening day of the 30-day special session, Inslee acknowledged that three other things he listed as priorities two weeks ago might not get done.
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OLYMPIA — Neither the governor nor the leaders of the caucus controlling the Senate will negotiate the budget in the news media.
We know this, because the said so this afternoon in press conferences, which were called to talk about the special session that started today and is mostly about getting a budget agreement
At various times over the span of an hour, Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Mark Schoesler and Sen. Rodney Tom all stated emphatically that they would not negotiate in the media. They said they were making progress, or that they were encouraged or that they hoped to be done in the allotted 30 days although it's possible that wouldn't happen.
Inslee said budget negotiators had agreed to "some of the fundamental assumptions" that would underlie the $33 billion plus, two-year operating budget. They hadn't started exchanging offers yet, but he was encouraging them to do so, to reach a consensus.
So what might those fundamental assumptions be? It has to do with how much savings some reforms might produce or revenue a change might produce, he said. But to get beyond that would be beyond the agreement not to negotiate in the media, he added.
Would Inslee support a budget that would close some tax loopholes but not extend temporary business taxes on professional services or continue a temporary tax on beer, as he proposed?
"It is unwise to negotiate in the media," he said. "The budget I have proposed is a great … but I am going to be agreeing to something different."
Sen. Rodney Tom, the Democrat who leads the predominantly Republican Majority Coalition Caucus, said his caucus members aren't in a compromising mood, believing they already compromised to put together their no-new-taxes budget that picked up some Democratic votes when it passed the Senate. Republicans gave on accepting federal money from the expansion of Medicaid, which is supporting "Obamacare."
Of course, that sort of ignores the fact that most of those Democrats voted for that budget as a way of moving the process along, and said they expected it to come back from the House with some tax preferences changed. Bu would any Senate Republicans support any budget that contained any tax changes?
"Right now, we've put together a budget that doesn't require revenue," Tom said. "We're not going to negotiate the budget in the media."
The prospects of getting a deal in 30 days after failing to reach agreement during the 105 days of the regular session? Schoesler, R-Ritzville, said he's a farmer, so he's an optimist. Senators are being told to be flexible, and either stay in Olympia or be available for teleconferences to discuss negotiaitons.
OLYMPIA — The special session of the Legislature began officially at 9 a.m. with a flurry of inactivity. The House passed a few resolutions and adjourned until Tuesday morning. The Senate went at ease until the afternoon, when Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler said enough members would be present to do opening day business like passing the resolutions to get things moving.
Update: At 1 p.m. they managed a quorum, a prayer, and the resolutions from the House that essentially keep all the bills that were introduced in the regular session but not passed in the chamber where they started, at the highest level they reached before sine die.
Total time elapsed: 6 minutes before they adjourned until Wednesday.
So no action on the floor this morning, but there was a floor show of sort in the Rotunda, where the North Klackamas (Oregon) Christian School choir was performing acapella. The accoustics are quite good under the dome, and lots of musical groups stop by to sing or play instruments.
Some of the hymns they sang only confirmed the deeply held beliefs of the press corps that we are all in limbo — we can hear the music of heaven but aren't allowed to get there. Also appropriate was their rendition of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
Wimoweh, wimoweh. The lege, it sleeps right now.
A close look at the House reader board in the above photo might cause some people to worry where it says "the first special session" — as though the Legislature is preparing for multiple special sessions, rolling on as far as the eye can see.
Not necessarily. That's just how they officially describe things.


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TxDOT recently announced that it has selected a design-builder for sections of the Grand Parkway that will run south of Tomball and into Montgomery County.
Zachry-Odebrecht Parkway Builders, J.V., was selected to develop, design, construct and maintain sections F-1, F-2 and G. The sections will complete about 38 miles of the toll road project, from US 290 to US 59 North. The project is expected to cost just more than $1 billion.
Construction will begin in 2013 and TxDOT is hopeful work can be completed in 2015. After the project is completed the developer will handle capital maintenance responsibilities for up to three consecutive five-year terms. TxDOT officials went on to explain that they still own the project and will continue to when the highway is complete.
TxDOT held two public hearings to discuss the financial aspects of the project Oct. 30. Those that attended heard how TxDOT planned to pay for the project.
Officials said that TxDOT will fund the project with toll revenue bonds issued by the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation (GPTC). Officials with that group expect to issue just less than $3 billion in debt to finance design costs, construction and right-of-way acquisition. They anticipate to pay the debt within 40 years strictly with toll revenue.
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Magnolia began as a tiny sawmill town in the 1800's, and its population had barely reached 25 by the time 1900 rolled around. A new railroad soon brought a steady stream of new residents and businesses into the town.
Today Magnolia is a progressive community that offers families small-town ambiance, peacefulness and friendliness. But, once again, improved transportation is expected to bring in more people and some residents are asking themselves, "How much longer will we be able to enjoy our quiet town?"
TxDOT is finalizing plans to complete several new roads around the Magnolia area that will move more vehicles easier and faster than ever before. Over the next three years, road improvements are expected to enhance traffic flow in and around the town. FM 1774 will be widened from The Lakes of Magnolia to 10th Street. This project has already started. As part of the widening of FM 1488 to the Waller County Line, two fly-overs at Spur 149 near Magnolia High School and over 1774 at 10th Street will ease congestion at already busy intersections.
In addition, the construction of the Grand Parkway south of Magnolia will offer an easy pathway from Katy to east of The Woodlands, which will bring visitors into the area. The planned SH 249 toll expressway will improve traffic flow not just between Tomball and Magnolia, but all the way up to Bryan/College Station.
Facing an easier commute, more families are sure to move into the area. With an increased population, Magnolia is expected to become a business and shopping destination.
Magnolia is less than 35 miles from the burgeoning metropolis of Houston, and the area's current population of 138,000 (as of 2011) seems small compared to a growth movement that has already started to engulf the entire northwest Houston area. But the Magnolia city government and chamber of commerce are working hard "to help this growth work for us rather than against us," as Economic Development Coordinator Deborah Rose Miller put it.
City leaders say they are planning ahead to ensure that the charm of Magnolia remains, even after the new roads are built and the people keep coming.
Paul Mendes, city administrator, says he has tried to make sure the infrastructure keeps up with the expected population growth.
"The developers already have purchased large tracts of land," said Mendes. "We are preparing now for the water and sewage capacity we will need. We hope to have zoning laws in place to protect Magnolia residents and to manage the growth."
Mendes helped Miller create a comprehensive plan to help Magnolia grow as effectively and painlessly as possible.
"The plan, to be completed in March, will be a starting point that will be continually modified as we go along. We believe improving the roads will improve our city's lifestyle in the end," he said.
Updates, such as "Magnolia on the Move," are being provided to the city council each month.
"The city of Magnolia is being proactive, and we've already started our planning and zoning commission," said Miller. "The comprehensive plan we have developed is pivotal to our city's future."
Barry Tate, Chairman of the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce, feels the anticipated population growth will help businesses that are already here to expand, and will bring new ones to the area.
"Business is good for the town," Tate said. "We will have a larger tax base, so that will enable us to provide more and better services. Any road improvements will ultimately make it easier to live out here. People will want to put their businesses in our community because their customers can get to them easily."
Tate feels the growth of the western side of Montgomery County will be compared to the growth of the eastern side of the county in a few years. He believes current businesses will welcome the road improvements, although there will likely be challenges during the construction phase. He hopes planning ahead can help businesses overcome difficulties during that time.
"The Chamber wants to keep our members as informed as possible. Our goal is to maintain Magnolia's small-town feel and still allow for growth," he said.
The new roads are coming. The growth of Magnolia, along with the growth of the entire eastern half of Montgomery County, is inevitable. But the small-town way of life may remain for future generations to enjoy, if the current city leadership has anything to do with it.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas transportation officials say they will need about $4 billion more per year to maintain and improve the state's aging highway system and keep its growing population moving.
Phil Wilson, executive director of the state Department of Transportation told House lawmakers that Texas is nearing the end of a decade of construction and maintenance fueled by bonds and other revenue sources.
Wilson says that without new money, state roads are facing a "perfect storm" of a growing population trying to use aging highways.
Gov. Rick Perry has said he wants to spend more than $3 billion from the state's Rainy Day Fund for water and road projects.
The Legislature also is considering a state constitutional amendment to dedicate billions in annual car purchase sales taxes to highway construction.
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We had more than a dozen captions submitted for the photo of a bear lounging on a rock in last week's Caption This contest.
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This watch has ruined multiple pieces of knit clothing. I'd suggest ripping off the "crystals", they snag on everything. The watch is beautiful (I have the black band with "turquoise" one, though the "turquoise crystal" looks totally fake) but I have small wrists so there is an awkward piece of band left hanging. I'd go with a plain one and then just get a bracelet you like.
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The Pioneers left the Sun Belt Conference after last season to join the WAC, which has tried to absorb the departures of most of its flagship schools by taking on DU and Seattle University, among others, but still remains troubled.
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Re: help out eric arce aka:howlingwolfTell him to come to Pomona, No pick 6 ,impossible to hit without spending 25-40 grand
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Good man, I know him, I have met Eric at least a dozen times and even went to his house once. I just hope he comes to Pomona Saturday, he will get no donations from any member here.
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Lester, as everyone knows, I can put the McDoubles away like Joey Chestnut. How 'bout if I stay home, and you use the "Macdonalds" Pomona Sportsbook money to help bring Wolfie to the Breeders' Cup?
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They were accused by prosecutors of whisking the cleric to Egypt for interrogation as part of a CIA team working with Italian intelligence officials on a terrorism investigation.
Separately, the European Court of Human Rights recently held that the government of Macedonia violated the rights of Khaled El-Masri, a German national who alleged the CIA abducted him from Macedonia and sent him for interrogation in Afghanistan as part of a terrorism investigation.
The U.S. Supreme Court had earlier refused to hear El-Masri's case, after lower federal courts rejected his legal claims.
A consequences of cases like El-Masri, according to Singh, is that "governments will be increasingly reluctant to cooperate with the United States in counter-terrorism operations that could potentially expose them to liability."
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There are different genres of music available, and that anyone can listen to depending on their taste and mood. Music divides into genres in different ways and because it is naturally artistic, the classifications sometimes become controversial and arbitrary including overlapping. There are individuals who do not believe that that the generic classifications of music is likely in any consistent and logical manner, whereby they argue that doing this sets boundaries and limitations which slows down music development. There are apparent music similarities in different pieces. However, you can hardly note the difference in a universal and systematic manner.
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There are many festivals where you can get the best indie music, while some are not as good in highlighting independent music genres and music, which is out of the mainstream norm. Regardless of whether you are seeking a festival with a large crowd, long history, or simply electric lineups, there is always a wide range of festivals that you can choose from every year. Bonnaroo is one of the electrifying indie music festivals that you cannot ignore and one, which allows you to celebrate indie artists. stand alone solar power
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Lollapalooza was a tour, which Perry Farrell from Jane's Addiction began in 1991. function rooms brisbane This tour idea ultimately burnt out. However, in 2005, the lollapalooza came back to life as a Chicago weekend festival. The tour included punk, rock, and electronic musicians that drew crowds numbering over 100,000. The tours headliners for 2010 comprised of Arcade Fire and Soundgarden. Bonnaroo is the other big festival in Manchester Tennessee that consists of pop music from the east. It attracts crowds that exceed 100,000, and has a lineup of upcoming indie pop stars that have reputable headliners like Jay-Z. The counterpart festival coming from the west is the Coachella. This one began back in 1993 and presents hip-hop, indie rock and electronic action over the California, Indio weekend. The headliners for this festival consist of Robyn and black keys.
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This festival in California, San Francisco is hardly strictly Bluegrass, and has been renowned for Bluegrass since 2001. The festivals headliners include the Avett brothers and Elvis Costello. The jazz festival in New Orleans, Louisiana comprises a 10-day event that highlights notable rock artists. The Nateva camping and music festival in Maine Oxford began in 2010. This one brings together bluegrass indie rock and electronica artists for a jam band experience. Boat motors for sale The headliners at the inaugural show include the Gregg Allman Band and Thievery Corporation.
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This is also a part of the best indie music festivals also known as the south by southwest festival or SXSW, and established itself as a networking event for the industry soon after it began in 1987. It is also host to a major film festival. Many festivals take place within a central location over a weekend. However, this one is different and holds multiple events in different venues in Austin Texas that run more than 10 days. In the year 2010, the festival had more than 2,000 bands featuring. San Francisco, California is home to Noisepop, which highlights uprising stars, including art and films since 1991. The 2011 headliners included Peanut Butter Wolf and Ben Gibbard. The other one is Snowball in Avon Colorado that combines electronic music with winter sports and the headliners for the 2011 inaugural event were Diplo and Flaming Lips.
Guidelines to Marketing Indie Music Online
Indie music artists were the recipients of the most Grammies in 2009 more than major label artists were. This set the stage for brand new opportunities that bypassed the conventional way of selling music, and more artists now are selling indie music online. This is a new era of do it yourself marketing which indie musicians can get pleasure from a career which revolves around selling digital music for download.
In 2008, iTunes grew to become the most preferred music retail outlet in North America, and then the arrival of TuneCore, any indie musicians can now sell their music on the internet. The web-based model for selling digital download music has thrown out some of the high cost blockades of the previous century, which kept artists from pursuing their music careers.
Getting your music online as an indie
The first step to getting your music on the Internet for sale will be to ensure that the music is original by getting licensing and copyright, and finally opening a Tunecore account. You can go the U.S. congress library website and register for all the songs copyright. This may take weeks to get confirmation, however it is worth the wait. It is a formality required to prove that you are the one first registering the work. Typically, the work is copyright on completion. On the other hand, make known your release to your performance rights organization like the BMI and ASCAP.
The next step will be to visit the Tunecore store and get an account. This is a website, which distributes original music using digital files to other online retail outlets like Napster, iTunes Rhapsody and eMusic. Then upload the music and artwork you would like to sell online and wait for a confirmation from the company that the music is ready to sell.
The next thing will be to make a list of all the Internet music promoters, reviewers, webcasters, and others that deal with online music. Do a thorough research for the websites and compile a list containing all the information for each of the websites. Use the contacts you get to build an email list. Consider joining one or several of the many email-marketing services available online, on the other hand, you can begin your own marketing campaign. Then ask seek authority to send entire songs or a sample of the music to the companies after your music is up for sale. You can also get press releases done regarding your music for online and print publications.
The other helpful options are joining social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to publicize your work. You can agree with other artists to comment on the micro blogs as you also comment on theirs, this way you help each other in marketing. A strong online profile is non-ignorable for an artist serious about selling indie music online. This will help in reaching bigger media outlets including public radio, and with time, you will be making money as an indie artist. Check this


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More than 17,000 public school students enrolled in online courses during the 2010-11 school year, according to the study, called "Virtual Schools in Texas: Good for Kids or Merely Good for Profit?" In the fall 2011 semester, 6,000 students were enrolled full time in virtual schools through the Texas Virtual Schools Network, a group of school districts that share virtual courses.
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Costs to the state for buying the courses from private, for-profit companies are equivalent to the costs of those classes in brick-and-mortar classrooms, and per-student costs to the district are unclear from public records, the study states.
Opening up the market for more for-profit schools and more competition could improve the quality and outcomes of virtual schools, said James Golson, an education policy analyst for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Parents will choose the schools that are best for their students.
"The real potential benefit is the chance to kind of tailor your education experience. Not every kid is going to be suited to sitting in front of a classroom," Golson said. Virtual schools are "not going to be the answer for every single student, but it could help some."
Raise Your Hand Texas recommends in the report that legislators increase accountability for the providers whose students perform poorly.
The Senate Education Committee meets Monday for a hearing on virtual schools. Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, D-San Antonio, will chair the meeting. She could not be reached for comment.
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