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If you do not hold U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency, you must apply to Grinnell College as an international student. If you hold U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (green card) you must apply as a domestic student, regardless of where you physically reside. If, for some reason, you are unclear about your legal citizenship, clarify your status with your parents/legal counsel. Deliberate or unintended misrepresentation of your citizenship status may be cause for withdrawal of your application. If your permanent residency status is still "pending," you must apply as an international student. Then, once your permanent residency is approved you should notify us immediately. A photocopy of this paperwork will be required.
We use the Common Application. We encourage you to apply early, and please contact us if you have questions about the application process.
You will need the items listed below to complete your application.
After we receive your application, we will send you a user name and instructions on how to access your applicant status page.
International applicants who are interested in Early Decision must contact our office prior to submitting their applications.
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A complete international admission application for Grinnell College requires the following:
- Grinnell College uses The Common Application exclusively and Grinnell does not charge any application fee! The required forms are available for electronic submission.
- Secondary School Transcript: Your guidance counselor should submit your transcript online through the Common Application website, or if your schools needs to send a paper copy your counselor can send an attested copy by fax (1-641-269-4800) or as an attachment to an email sent to intladmission[at]grinnell[dot]edu. The cover letter of the fax or email should clearly indicate that it is being sent by the school, and not you the student, in order for us accept the documents as "official". The transcript should be in the language of instruction, with a certified English translation if appropriate.
- School Counselor/Headmaster Recommendation Letter: Grinnell requires one letter of general recommendation from your secondary school counselor, headmaster, or principal. This letter should accompany the Secondary School Transcript.
- Two Teacher Recommendation Letters: Grinnell requires two letters of recommendation from teachers of your choice in core academic subjects. The Common Application Teacher Recommendation forms are preferred.
- SAT or ACT Score Report Grinnell has no minimum SAT or ACT score requirements. For more information on these tests, including test locations and schedules, please visit the SAT and ACT websites. *Grinnell's institution code for ordering SAT score reports is 6252. For the ACT it is 1318.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)/International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Because of the high level of reading and writing required of the Grinnell curriculum, well-qualified applicants must demonstrate a very strong command of the English language. An official TOEFL or IELTS score report is required for all international applicants whose native language is not English and/or whose primary language of instruction has not been English. The mid-50% range for TOEFL (iBT) scores among admitted students is typically 103-109 and the preferred IELTS minimum score is 6.5. For TOEFL test scheduling see www.ets.org. Grinnell's institution code for ordering TOEFL score reports is 6252. For IELTS testing information see www.ielts.org.
- International Student Financial Aid: For Fall 2015 entry, all international applicants are required to submit the College Board's 2015-16 Certification of Finances, regardless of whether you are applying for financial assistance. An application file at Grinnell is NOT complete until the COF has been received. In addition, any international student who indicates on the CommonApplication an intent to be considered for need-based financial aid must submit the CSS Profile as part of the complete application file. Grinnell's school code for the CSS Profile is 6252. Grinnell does not require IDOC information from international students. For more information, please see Financial Aid for International Students.
- We encourage international students to apply early - by mid-late December if possible.
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We are looking for students who have chosen a rigorous workload and who have excelled. We're also interested in students who have pursued a balanced academic program.
Our recommended secondary school program is as follows:
- Four years of English
- Four years of mathematics (at least through precalculus)
- Three years of laboratory sciences
- Three years of social sciences
- Three years of a foreign language
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We also encourage you to learn more about our Office of International Student Affairs as well as to contact an EducationUSA advising office near you!


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Rachael Bass, 20, a supporter of Mitt Romney, at the University of Denver on Wednesday. | Chris Schneider~AP
Updated: November 5, 2012 11:41AM
DENVER— Mitt Romney prevailed over President Barack Obama in their first debate on Wednesday — with Obama not able to present a forceful defense of his tenure in office or why he deserved a second term.
Romney put Obama off his game.
Romney won — but did not turn the contest "upside down" as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie predicted last Sunday. He beat Obama by a few points, not a knockout.
The best gut punch from Romney: That Obama had misplaced priorities his first years in office and put all his efforts into getting Obamacare passed — instead of jobs.
Obama never delivered a strong summary of what he did for job creation. He had a story to tell. He never told it.
Obama — who had been advised to boil down complex issues — rambled despite the warnings of his coaches. And he left on the table anything about Romney not caring about 47 percent of the nation — the stuff from that secret videotape.
Romney's team was surprised at the omission. Also noteworthy for what did not come up: Anything about Romney's tenure at Bain Capital.
"The president was either not prepared or meandered," Romney senior adviser Ron Kauffman told me after the debate.
And Obama could not find a way to shut down Romney after Romney, incorrectly, said Obama wants to cut $716 billion from Medicare — when in fact what is at issue is future payments to providers, not patients.
While Romney outflanked Obama by being more crisp and clear in explaining his vision for America, he exposed himself to backlash from senior voters by stating very clearly that he wants to turn Medicare into a voucher system, for future, not current, receipients.
Romney was right on this when it comes to Medicare: "The other thing we have to do to save Medicare, we have to have the benefits high for those that are low-income, but for higher-income people, we're going to have to lower some of the benefits."
But this is toxic to current seniors — who may not be hearing Romney saying that these changes would not impact them.
Romney never offered up his long-awaited specifics on what programs he would cut to reduce government spending — except Obamacare and PBS.
When Obama had the stuff, he delivered. On corporate welfare, he said succinctly, "Does anyone think ExxonMobil needs more money?"
Obama has learned painfully that he was elected president, not king, in 2008, and all his optimism about working with Congress — creating a post-partisan era — never happened.
When moderator Jim Lehrer — who was way too passive for my tastes, bringing up broad topics instead of questions — asked the rivals how they would break Washington gridlock, Obama — who has been through that ringer — did a total takedown of Romney.
After Romney said he would get Democrats and Republicans to work together — he would meet with the congressional leaders right away — Obama delivered a big dose of reality to Romney, who has pledged to repeal Obamacare from Day One.
Said Obama, "Well, first of all, I think Governor Romney's going to have a busy first day, because he's also going to repeal 'Obamacare,' which will not be very popular among Democrats as you're sitting down with them."
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Birmingham has several business permit schemes, allowing staff from businesses within the permit area to pre-pay for parking rather than using pay and display services. You will find details of where these are, and how much they cost, in the essential information below.
Business permits are valid for a period of 12 months and are renewable.
You will need to provide some documents to prove that you are entitled to a permit. You can find a list of these in the FAQs below.
To apply for a permit please ring us on 0121 303 7617.
- How much is a business permit?
- The Tudor Road, Sutton Coldfield (Railway Road) and Chamberlain Gardens schemes are £150 per year
- The Gun Quarter scheme is £245 per year
- Business visitor permits are £5 for a pad of 5 permits
There are no business visitor permits available for the Chamberlain Gardens and Gun Quarter schemes. Business visitors can use the on-street pay and display bays in the Gun Quarter. Charges are displayed on the payment machine or on a sign alongside the machine.
- Business permit schemes available
View Reverse of relevant Application Form in letters and Leaflets tab to see the roads / area covered by the relevant Business Permit Scheme
- Tudor Road,Sutton Coldfield (Park in Railway Road only) B73
- Chamberlain Gardens B16 (various roads - see application form) B16
- Gun Quarter B19 (various roads - see application form) B19
- Jewellery Quarter – local employees
- What if my vehicle is registered in the name of the business?
We may issue a permit if the V5 document shows that it is registered to the business if the applicant can provide a letter from their employer stating they are the principal driver of the vehicle.
Applications must be accompanied by a letter on official letter-headed paper, outlining the day-to-day use of the vehicle.
- Which vehicles are eligible for a business permit?
Any employee of a business, whose postal address is within the zone indicated on the plan may apply for a business permit to park a passenger vehicle, a goods vehicle that does not exceed 5 tonnes (maximum gross weight) or a solo motorcycle.
- Will I need a permit for loading and unloading?
You will not need a permit for loading or unloading, on single yellow lines, if you are clearly seen to be doing so and are not causing an obstruction. However, loading and unloading is only permitted for a maximum of 20 minutes.
- What supporting documentation is required?
You will have to provide the following documents:
1: Your completed application form and payment (where applicable).
2: Proof of vehicle ownership - Your vehicle registration document (V5 log book).
3: Proof of employment in the area - A letter from your employers on letter-headed note paper to prove you are employed in the scheme area.
It is necessary for original documents to be seen (copies are not accepted).
Please do not send any documents or payment until you have received an application form and then follow the instructions on the form.
- How can I renew my permit?
You will be sent an application form about 4 weeks before your permit runs out . You will then need to provide your supporting documents and payment so that a new permit can be issued.
- Who can apply for a permit?
All businesses within the permit scheme area can apply for a permit, provided they can demonstrate that they are a business owner and own a vehicle registered at the same address. Subject to limitations on number of permits per business or per scheme.
- How much does it cost to obtain a permit?
Inside city centre controlled parking zone
- All permits £205
- Blue Badge holder resident at the property can park in pay and display bays without change or buy a permit
Outside city centre controlled parking zone
- 1st permit for each household is £15
- Additional permits £30, subject to availability
- Blue Badge holders resident at the property will qualify for the 1st permit free of charge
- How long does my permit last for?
A permit lasts for up to 12 Months and each permit commences on the first day of each month.
- How do I use the Pay by Phone service to pay for my parking?
Details of how to use the service can be found online at www.verrus.com
- What is the maximum time that I can park in the pay and display bays on the street in the Controlled Parking Zone?
The maximum parking times are as follows:
- Inner Zone - 2 hours
- Outer Zone - 4 hours
- Jewellery Quarter Zone - 2 hours or 4 hours (check the information on the ticket machine)
- Gun Quarter Zone - 4 hours
- Can I use a parking ticket from one on-street parking bay in another on-street parking bay?
Parking tickets purchased from on-street ticket machines can be used to park in other parking bays within the same on-street parking zone, but the tickets are not transferable between zones and are not valid at car parks.
The parking zone is shown on the notice on the front of the ticket machine.
- Can I use a parking ticket from one car park at another car park?
No. Parking tickets are not transferable between car parks unless stated on the car park sign. Parking tickets purchased at car parks are not valid for on-street parking.


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- Soil microbial community structure and function of agriculturally used Mollisols in the periurban area around Buenos Aires, Argentina, with emphasis on pesticide and heavy metal contamination (2007)
- Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina is surrounded by an agricultural green belt with fertile Mollisols, which provides the entire supply especially for vegetables of the city. The fast growing population is causing a decrease in the agriculturally available area on the one hand and also a higher demand for food on the other hand. Therefore, an intensification of agriculture and the maintenance of sustainable soil fertility are of essential importance. However, the population is increasingly concerned about an environmental contamination because of an enhanced application of pesticides and heavy metal containing fertilisers in the course of which organic management systems are getting increasing attention. The green belt is agriculturally used in manifold ways. Besides fallows and pastures, organic and conventional cultivations are conducted on open fields and under greenhouses, while also anthropogenically unaffected areas with soils representing a reference for natural soil condition still exist. The objectives of this dissertation were to examine whether inputs of pesticides and heavy metals cause soil pollution and whether the different land use systems lead to an alteration of soil microbial community structure and function. Additionally, it was investigated whether conventional cultivation leads to a soil quality deterioration and if a replacement by organic cultivation can improve this situation. With the aid of a field experiment it was also tested whether land use conversion from a fallow to typical management systems influences soil microbiology, why special emphasis was put on conventional as well as on organic cultivation and pesticide application. Exclusively in top soils of conventionally managed fields pesticides were quantified up to 34.2 µg/kg. The mean heavy metal concentrations did not differ significantly from natural background contents and between the diverse land use systems. A contamination hazard coming from pesticides and heavy metals was regarded as low and consequently, no risk potential for the ecosystems were expected. For the characterisation of the soil microbial community structure and function in soils of the different land use systems twenty phospholipid fatty acids and the following parameters were examined, respectively: enzyme activities (acid phosphatase, arylsulfatase, cellulase, dehydrogenase and urease), basal and substrate-induced respiration, soil microbial biomass, metabolic quotient, net nitrogen mineralisation, net nitrification and potential denitrification. Two principal component analyses were carried out, one for the structural and one for the functional parameters. For the first ones six microbial taxonomic groups were distinguished, while for the latter four principal components (microbial capacity, mineralisation activity, nitrogen transformation potential and metabolic activity) were extracted. With the aid of a subsequent discriminant analysis calculated by the functional data six independent land use groups could be differentiated. Nearly all soils of conventionally managed greenhouses as well as those of organically managed greenhouses and agricultural fields, pastures and the reference were allocated to the expected groups. Only soils of conventionally managed agricultural fields and fallows were combined into one group exhibiting high similarities between these two land use systems. All microbial taxonomic groups showed a reduction in biomass due to agricultural use, while a shift of relative contributions to the total biomass was hardly observable. A differentiation of the land use systems by a discriminant analysis calculated by the structural data was not possible. In the field experiment with the aid of two discriminant analyses calculated by both the data of the structural and the functional parameters it could clearly be distinguished between conventionally and organically managed as well as non-treated and fallow soils. However, a differentiation between soils of the same management with respect to different pesticide applications and varying application amounts was not possible. Finally, correlations between phospholipid fatty acid contents of all analysed microbial taxonomic groups and soil microbial functional parameters were found indicating close connections between soil microbial community structure and function. Hence, the microbial community composition on its own is of no indicator value for soil quality and has to be combined with functional properties. Recapitulatory, it can be concluded that the Mollisols of the green belt around Buenos Aires are not sensitive against intensive agricultural utilisation.


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Steyn vs. The Prince.
This could get interesting.
Oh yeah, and Ben Cutting's a rubbish bowler.
SA haven't won a game in yonks and have picked 6 bowlers, I just think one of them had to be George - he has played for Australia, the 3 main quicks are all inexperienced and its at a ground where he's been successful. Reckon the upside of George potentially ripping through the Tassie lineup was worth a gamble.
Just watching the stream, lol at Hughes..
lol-worthy dismissal, definitely.
Seems like everyone around the country has forgotten how to bat. Wickets tumbling everywhere.
Did anyone just see Tahir's dismissal? How the **** could a first class batsman miss that and get LBW. FMD, agree no runs anywhere at the moment.
clarkey not a big fan of that decision.
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Bought this for my boy and it is great. The only issue was the size. Following the size chart I had to send the first one back and get a smaller size and gi top is still a little big. This could be due to the fact that my boy is a little longer in the legs. Other than that it is perfect and i would definitely recommend this gi.
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These Snowmen are a Family Tradition and each family member has one and I purchase one for each new member every year. The Snowmen are on my Christmas Tree and every year my children and Grandchildren cant wait to see what Santa left them in the Snowmen.
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Bought for Christmas gifts. The snowman is adorable, and the personalization makes the gift special.Item is well-made and looks much more expensive than the low price.
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The Personalized Snowman Cash Pouch was the most talked about gift at our family Christmas gathering. We have a very large family living all over the USA, so we have our Christmas gathering early. We gave each Niece and Nephew the Snowman Cash Pouch with a gift card sitting inside the tummy of the Snowman.The Personalized Snowman Cash Pouch was a BIG HIT by all. Would recommend to all ages young and old.
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If you have someone with unusual name spelling or want something personalized for small gifts or fun way to give $$ or gift cards..this is perfect!Thank you for bringing this item back as we needed to add one for new family members.
We found these at Miles Kimball a few years ago and they are a Holiday tradition that everyone looks forward to each year. The kids love personalized items and enjoy receiving $$ or little surprises in the side zipper which holds little gifts. So happy to see them back so we could get another one for new member of family this year.
Will be buying more for next Christmas
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I've used pouched snowmen as a way to dress up gift cards at Christmas once before and could never find them again. Imagine my surprise to not only find them, but that I could have them personalized. I'd like to keep them and reuse each year but am sure the family will want to have them hanging on their own trees. Cute and festive.
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Every Christmas this snowman makes it's appearance for all the family members that have been given a personalized snowman. I order another personalized snowman for each newborn. We are several years into the tradition. My children have them and continue the tradition as they marry and have their own children. I,Grandma, always buy them to pass along. Special treats easily tuck inside snowman pouch.
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This product is personalized for my grandsons and will be used to send them a small Christmas stocking stuffer. Since they will be 3 and 2 next year for Christmas the stocking stuffer will consist of stickers.
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Artisan Tapestry Trim Jacket
Geometric embroidered trim dresses up the cotton jacket.
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The shirt is good, cotton and fit are great - as said, as for me the blue is a little bit too light. I thought that light blue was more like a navy blue. But this is my thought.
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This shirt is not designed to fit a women. Not only is it very narrow but it is not accommodating (does not flare) in the hips at all like most women's t-shirts are. Also, ordering a size or two up might be good enough to get the shirt on but they then seem to become exponentially long in a disproportionate way. Shame really b/c it appears that all of the NCIS women's tees are probably the same kind of tee so I will not be ordering more. If you are tall, have no hips or like very long tees then this is for you!
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These are very small fit, my wife is 118 pounds with a small build, I ordered a large and it is to tight, in my opinion these are for children, not women.
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WASHINGTON - Living in our nation's capital, we're on the cutting edge of the universe. Twice in the past month, the Newseum has rolled out the red carpet for star-studded Hollywood premieres.
First came Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" on Jan. 8. Now, it's the new web series "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey ("The Usual Suspects") as House Majority Whip Francis Underwood, a manipulative politician who will do whatever it takes to become president of the United States.
The real novelty of "House of Cards" is its place as the first original series by Netflix, the online video rental and streaming service that's now throwing its hat in the ring as a bona fide content creator. All 13 episodes of the first season become available online today.
Who better to lead this digital revolution than David Fincher, who directed "The Social Network" (2010) the same year social media sparked the Arab Spring, and Spacey, who routinely stars in the short films of rising filmmakers in his "First Shot" competition?
"Companies like Netflix have done tremendously well at being portholes for content," Spacey said. "If they want to compete, they're gonna have to start producing their own work."
"Everything's going to be live-streamed eventually," said co-star Robin Wright ("Forrest Gump"). "It's the new medium. It's the trend. We're not going to be the last that does this format ... delivering to the consumer what they already do anyway. They'll sit in bed with their computer over a weekend and watch two seasons of 'Mad Men' back to back, or 'The Sopranos.' I've been hearing that for years."
"That tells us two things," Spacey said. "The notion that the American public has no attention span is completely wrong, because people are gobbling up these long plot stories. And secondly, this is an opportunity ... for the film and television industry to learn the lesson that the music industry didn't learn, which is to give the audience what they want, when they want it, at a reasonable price, in the form they want it, and they'll buy it. They won't steal it."
Perhaps Fincher took heed from Napster's Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) in "The Social Network." Perhaps he learned from the "pay what you want" album "In Rainbows" (2007) by Radiohead, whose "Creep" made for a powerful "Social Network" trailer. Or, perhaps he's just keenly aware of the changing landscape of his own industry. Whatever the reason, this urge for digital revolution is key to "Cards," where the fictional Washington Herald newspaper fights to survive in a print industry that's going extinct in the digital world.
"One of the themes we've come upon in this series is how the media world is changing," said actor Sebastian Arcelus, who plays the Herald's deputy editor Lucas Goodwin. "(Our characters) struggle with the push and pull of what new media and the current public demand, and what we demand of ourselves in terms of putting out a proper, pure and ethical paper."
The plot unfolds between these journalists and the politicians they cover. Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara, "American Horror Story") is a rising investigative reporter who strikes an alliance with Spacey's crooked politician, helping each other on the Q.T. and very hush hush, to quote another Spacey flick.
"Basically they use each other in certain ways to achieve goals and it ends up working out pretty well for her," Mara said, sharing a laugh with me and WTOP's Michelle Basch along the red carpet.
Thus, "House of Cards" feels like "The Newsroom" meets "The West Wing," both written by Fincher's "Social Network" collaborator Aaron Sorkin. Head writer Beau Willimon (Oscar nominee, "The Ides of March") gives Sorkin a run for his political-writing money, lending slick dialogue to his adaptation of the 1990 BBC series from Michael Dobbs' novel.
Much of this comes in the form of narration, a device Fincher knows well from Morgan Freeman in "Se7en" (1995), Ed Norton in "Fight Club" (1999) and Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008). In "House of Cards," the narration occasionally overreaches in its hardboiled spitfire, but no more than "Double Indemnity" (1944), "His Girl Friday" (1940) or any of the other classics. The melodrama of the tone almost demands it.
Wright gets the best quips as Spacey's calculating wife Claire in a fitting reunion with Fincher after "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011), which starred Kate Mara's sister, Rooney. Early plot trends suggest Wright and Mara will both vie for Spacey's affections, particularly in a passive-aggressive scene where Wright tells Mara: "Be careful driving home. The roads are icy." Just like her soul.
Wright and Tom Hanks may have been like "peas and carrots" in "Gump," but that parternship is apples and oranges compared to Wright and Spacey. Wright describes her character as the Lady Macbeth to his Richard III, two power-hungry individuals joining forces to get what they want. When he says, "We'll have a lot of nights like this, making plans, very little sleep," she says, "I expected that." When he says, "A lot of irons in the fire," she says, "I like irons. But I love fire."
"They're both leaders and the ends justify the means," Wright said. "They will do whatever it takes to get ahead, they have each other's back, and they have a mutual respect for one another as husband and wife and man and woman. They're a team."
Willimon deserves immense credit for crafting such nuanced characters. If the pilot is any indication, we're in for a world of backstabbing and dealmaking on the way up the corrupt Washington ladder.
"With 26 hours committed and two seasons up front, we knew we could do really sophisticated storytelling," Willimon said. "Things that happen very early on in the first season could pay off in a significant, satisfying way toward the end of Season 2. You can't bank on that sort of storytelling when you're playing the ratings game."
The 13 episodes are divided between four directors: Fincher ("Fight Club"), James Foley ("Glengary Glenn Ross"), Carl Franklin ("Devil in a Blue Dress") and Joel Schumacher ("Falling Down").
"I was really blown away by the pilot and the second episode," said Kristen Connolly ("The Cabin in the Woods"), who was not in the pilot, but who will appear as a congressman's headstrong assistant, I'm guessing similar to Christina Hendricks in "Mad Men." "I think it's really special what David and Beau have done with an hour of television. It feels like a movie. ... I'm on a tight leash with what I'm allowed to say, I don't want to get in trouble."
Oh yes, that's right. The first rule about "Fight Club" is that you don't talk about "House of Cards."
Fincher's pilot thrives off direct addresses to the camera with Spacey talking straight to the audience, breaking the "fourth wall" like a true demolition man. Spacey said it reminded him of "Ferris Bueller" (1986), and it's arguably just as funny. At one point, Spacey tells us, "Watch, I bet he'll say ..." and when his co-star inevitably does, Spacey shoots a quick look back at us as if to say, "I told you so."
Throughout the pilot, Fincher quietly crumbles directing conventions like a soft breeze blowing a plastic bag against a house of cards. Rather than cut to a close-up of a text message, he lets the message pop up on screen like a block quote. Later, he plays with the notion of diegetic sound (emanating from an on-screen source), showing Spacey listening to music at a performing arts center, then cutting to a shot of him in headphones as if he's listening to the same music. The joke's on us, as Fincher's slow disclosure reveals Spacey playing a violent video game via those same headphones.
In true Fincher style, the directorial prowess continues even into the opening credits, just like the serial killer notebooks at the start of "Se7en" or the ink-blot opening of "Dragon Tattoo." Similarly, "House of Cards" opens each episode with symbolic shadows creeping across famous D.C. monuments, suggesting a dark side to the city's statuesque aura.
"D.C. to me is an endlessly fascinating place," Willimon said. "Some of the people it draws go on to do great things, and others become influenced by power in ways that begins to erode their ethos. As a storyteller, I find that interesting. As a human being, I find it as troubling and as tragic as anyone else. But believe it or not, as dark as "Ides of March" is and as dark as "House of Cards" is, I'm an optimist. I think progress can be achieved, and I think this town is still capable of it."
The local setting was a big convenience for Michael Alban, a native of Westminster, Md., longtime resident of Baltimore and currently a Georgetown resident who splits time in New York, where he studied acting at The Ward Studio. Alban began doing background acting in feature films that came to D.C., and to his surprise, he found himself on screen with Renee Zellweger in "My One & Only" (2009) and Russell Crowe in "State of Play" (2009), then standing in for Ben Affleck in "Argo" (2012).
In "House of Cards," Alban landed a speaking part in the ninth episode as a senior staffer for the vice president, played by Corey Stoll, whom you know as Hemingway in "Midnight in Paris" (2011).
"For me, my job was just to hit my lines every time, be where I needed to be, and stay out of the way," Alban said. "When I first walked in for rehearsal, James (Foley) said, 'You're my staffer huh? You think you can open a door?' And I said, 'Yeah, I've done that a few times.'"
Alban also served as a stand-in for several episodes directed by Fincher.
"I was standing behind Fincher as he was behind the monitor, and I was blown away ... He must have done 20 takes with this guy, but damned if Fincher didn't get a better take out of him. Around 30 takes, the actor started having diminishing returns, and Fincher recognized it immediately."
Fincher and crew used the The Baltimore Sun building to stage the offices of the Washington Herald and used Havre de Grace, Md., as the South Carolina hometown of Spacey's character. The Aegis, an affiliate of the Sun, reported the crew leased 15,000 square feet of office space and more than 130,000 square feet of warehouse space. The interiors of the White House and Capitol were built on a brand new sound stage in Joppa, Md.
Netflix clearly made a huge investment for the $100 million, two-season production, and local residents will reap the benefits. The Baltimore Sun reports "House of Cards" is expected to bring a $70 million boost to the state economy. Gov. Martin O'Malley has also proposed a major boost in the state's film and TV tax credit from $7.5 million to $25 million in his fiscal 2014 budget.
This local flavor will no doubt thrill local audiences, who will play "I Spy" with all of the pick-up shots of real-life locations. As I exited the Newseum premiere Tuesday night and stared down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol, I realized I was standing in the same spot I just saw on screen, only now under the gorgeous glow of Washington streetlights. I thought back to the bouquets of red roses sitting on the Newseum tables just inside the lobby, as if they were planted there by Spacey himself.
On this particular night, D.C. had become the epitome of American beauty, a city on the cutting edge of the universe. "House of Cards" is getting out in front of mankind's technological arc, as Netflix follows Underwood's political motto in an attempt to change the entire entertainment industry: "Take a step back. Look at the bigger picture. That's how you devour a whale. One bite at a time."
"We don't know yet whether we're gonna be the big thud heard around the world ... but it does seem it's the direction it's heading in, so I'm always happy to be involved in something early on," Spacey said, flashing a mischievous smile and giving me the last word on the red carpet line. "It's pretty cool."
Follow WTOP Film Critic @JasonFraleyWTOP on Twitter or check out his blog The Film Spectrum.
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Kurt Cobain Was A Feminist #1 / Kurt Cobain Était Féministe #1 / .50 cents / 5g
This is a mini-zine that I made during my stay as artist-in-residence at the Roberts Street Social Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's about my childhood discovery of feminism via grunge. Typewritten, cut-and-paste. Written in French and English. / Ceci est un minizine que j'ai écrit en étant artiste-en-résidence au centre social de Roberts Street à Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse. Au sujet de ma découverte du féminisme via le grunge lorsque j'étais enfant. Fait à la machine à écrire, cut-and-paste. Écrit en anglais et en français.
Long Walk Back To Broadway / $1.00 / 10g
The thing about reading Hari's zines is that he manages to perfectly capture the feeling of aimlessly wandering around town with an old friend, coffee in hand. The zine is the conversation, and he tells you everything he's thinking about as you round a corner and remember the way the town looked when you were still a teenager. Nostalgia without being sappy, punk without the cliché. This one is about winter, history, secrets, and wonder.
Mélange #3 / $3.00 / 25g
In a rare turn of events, I'm really into the layout of this zine in spite of the fact that it was obviously created with the aid of – gasp! – a computer. It's really all-around lovely. The bulk of this zine centers around several generations of women in Sandy's family tree, and the lessons learned from them. She manages to weave these stories alongside the history of cherry blossoms, and includes instructions on sprouting various plants, as well as brief forays into science and mental health. "In all the time I've known her, Mum has never let a man tell her what to do – not without a fight. So, I'm not entirely sure where I got the idea from that I had to be a docile, obedient Asian wife."
Motor City Kitty #19 / $2.00 / 30g
This is the first-ever zine to be created as part of the Fight Boredom Zine Residency. Bri spent two weeks with me in Montréal, where she wrote on the themes of family, grief, and loss. This issue begins with a piece on taking a not-so-guilty pleasure in listening to My Chemical Romance (more specifically, the concept album The Black Parade, whose songs are centered on themes of death and afterlife), which leads into more heavy musings on the death of her father. I'm not gonna lie, I got a little misty-eyed the first time I read it. Bri writes on losing her father at thirteen years old, and the realization that from here on out, she will have lived more of her life without him than with him. She writes of childhood weekends spent in Detroit, where her father's drug addiction was hidden from her only until she'd threatened to move away from her mother in Cleveland. Typewritten family histories accompanied by photographs, and a closing piece on bein' a lady at a certain punk venue in the city, which I also wrote about here. This is everything that I want out of a perzine, and I'm not just saying that because Bri is my bestie.
Motor City Kitty #20 / $2.00 / 25g
Bri put this issue together just before embarking upon a zine tour, which brought her from Cleveland, Ohio up to Montréal – to see me! Some of the main themes running through this issue are friendship, family, and the future, with Bri answering questions from Telegram #25 about her goals and her ideal life. She writes also about being a survivor of abuse, while also being involved in a relationship with someone who is going through an accountability process – I can only imagine how difficult this was to write, and how vulnerable she must feel sharing these thoughts with us. I know that it's something so important to talk about, too. Like, once a person has been called out, what is the next step? And what does it means for those who are close to them? How can we end cycles of abuse?
Motor City Kitty #21 / $2.00 / 30g
Tour zine! This one is half-legal size and falls somewhere between perzine, tour diary, and comic. I know how much work went into it, because I saw Bri diligently writing and drawing (and agonizing) at the Tulip Farm over the course of her five-week stay here. It's all about touring via Megabus, zine readings and friendship, depression and anxiety, navigating trying situations as a feminist and a survivor of abuse, and makin' it through yet another winter.
Motor City Kitty #23 / $2.00 / 20g
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Motor City Kitty #24 / $2.00 / 15g
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Motor City Kitty #24.5 / FREE / 5g
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Only Hooligans Write On Desks #8 / $2.00 / 25g
This is a zine about the horrendously frustrating process of applying for welfare and disability in British Columbia, Canada. It's a personal story of mental illness and class, stigma and shame. Terri writes about the never-ending paperwork, phone calls, and walks to the welfare office, as well as unlearning the shame that comes with the inability to work a "real" job, and accepting money from family, which of course is not an option for everyone. It's laid-out beautifully and written simply and honestly.
PALS: The Radical Possibilities of Friendship / $2.00 / 20g
Yes! This zine is so, so good. It is indeed about the radical possibilities of friendship, about the ways we think of friendship versus romantic (and often monogamous) relationships, about the ways that friendship can grow and change, and about how we navigate friendships under capitalism (for example, the fear and jealousy that can present itself in romantic relationships is something that might come from the scarcity model, yet friendships don't always pose the same problems). Every time I read it, I wind up sending texts and letters to my friends just to tell them how much I appreciate having them in my life. I dare say this is one of my favourite zines of 2013. An excerpt: "Friendship is radical because so many of the things we're told to care about and devote ourselves to suck so bad and friendship carves out a space apart from those things. Friendship gives lie to the idea that you should sell your time, forty hours a week or more, to the highest bidder that you should let one (1) person into your heart at a time and it's gotta be the person you're having monogamous sex with, the idea that families are born not chosen."
Pansy #8 / $3.00 / 60g
This zine was a real nice surprise in the mail. It came from Toronto, not far away at all, but from a stranger who I hope to now consider a friend. I was initially delighted by the beautiful cover, typewritten text, and collages that combine floral imagery with human anatomy, all wrapped up in a half-legal format that feels good in my hands. But you know, it's a perzine, and the writing is so important. These are the kinda words that are scary and vulnerable and just spilled out all over the pages in a fit of frustration-confession. Laura writes being an introvert and how this affects friendship and just general daily life, and gets into heavy stuff like disordered eating, addiction and recovery, depression, and okay, cat pictures and a soundtrack, because you gotta have that, too.
Pansy #9 / $3.00 / 75g
First things first, Laura tells us about why she makes zines – because some things are just too hard to talk about, but you gotta get 'em out somehow. Addictions, disordered eating, and borderline personality disorder are topics that she often comes back to. So she sits in front of a typewriter and she starts. This issue is about bad roommates, good cats, a great friend, and alone time. Beautifully laid-out, featuring skeletons, flowers, photobooths, and cats. There is some kind of balance between the heavy stuff and the mundane, something like a letter from a friend.
Photomill #2 / $1.50 / 25g
I met Kent, the author of this zine, while visiting the East Coast during my zine residency at Halifax. I gotta say that this is one of my favourite finds, and I really oughta write a letter and order some more issues. This particular issue is about Kent's experiences with working in a university cadaver lab – yes, that means working with actual dissected human bodies. It is such a fascinating read and I couldn't help but be drawn in by such a bizarre topic. An excerpt: "I brought over the same half-pelvis – six or so people crowded around, all taking their turn to touch the different parts, asking me questions. Everyone marveling at how small the uterus was – smaller than the palm of your hand. I'm not trying to paint this as a magical uterine sisterhood moment, cause that's really problematic. I'm not going to pretend like I know what other people got out of it. But I thought it was a really lovely moment."
Pinch Kid #4 / $1.00 / 25g
A quick flip-through of this zine will show you a great collage of typewritten and handwritten text, with rubber stamps and banners for titles, small drawings filling in the blank space. It's a zine about trauma, addiction, borderline personality disorder, and silence, told through the hopeful lens of the springtime thaw of 2013. Kit sits on their balcony with a cigarette in one hand, typewriter in front of them, and tells their story (and encourages you to tell yours). We've been pals for close to a decade now and I consider Kit to be one of my best friends, so I will always be partial to their writing. But what I love most about their zines is that there is no lack of critical self-reflection, and that they are always always always asking questions.
Pourquoi Je Suis Féministe (par un gars) / FREE / GRATUIT / 30g
Ok, le titre rend le sujet de ce zine évident. Voici une bande-dessinée sur le féminisme vu par un gars. Drôle, intélligent puis le fun en plus. Je le recommande à ceux et celles qui sont intéressés(e)s par le féminisme, mais surtout les autres gars.
Psych Girl #1: Stories From A Clinical Psychologist / $1.00 / 20g
I'm happy when anyone decides to make their first zine, but especially so when it's on such a unique topic, or something I haven't had the chance to read about before – as is the case with Psych Girl, wherein Joanna writes about becoming a clinical psychologist. We learn about the difference between various types of therapy, and Joanna's experiences as a student, professional, and a patient. She writes quite sweetly and concisely about why she feels a pull toward psychology, and also tells us about her life – being raised in Spain as the child of Dutch and Swedish parents, falling in love with someone from the United States, eventually moving to Sweden for work, and wondering where she will ever feel at home.
Queer Sailor Moon Fanfiction Saved My Life / $4.00 / 50g
I LOVE THIS ZINE. I was won over at Sailor Moon, but this zine is about so much more. It's about a child growing up in a family that is hostile, homophobic, and abusive – so they seek solace in the secret queer culture of Sailor Moon and Spice Girls fanfiction via a slow internet connection. "Girl culture" of course is something that is often mocked as petty and unimportant, so I commend this zinester for busting through the layers of shame they felt and finding a way to tell their story. This is an engaging and at times difficult read, and comes with a list of resources for working through trauma, as well as suggestions for getting back to the present after a tough read.
Quiet Riot AKA The Shy Sober Kid Zine / $2.00 / 25g
Yes, another compilation zine on sobriety! Keep sending 'em my way, please. This is a collection of writing on being both sober and awkward/shy, and I mean yeah, a lotta people are awkward, but it can really intensify in social situations when many others have alcohol or drugs to take the edge off. Of course punk shows come up in the conversation, and friendships and relationships. One anonymous person writes about sobriety as resistance ("At worst, the dominant power wants me dead because my transness and craziness pose a threat to the system."), while others write about the ways in which sobriety has helped them to unlearn problematic behaviours, and there are stories of growing up with alcoholic parents, etc. One thing I was hoping to read more about is people's alternatives to drugs/alcohol (like, what makes someone more comfortable in various social situations?), and navigating relationships and sex as a sober and shy person, but perhaps that'll be fodder for a second issue? I'll leave you with an excerpt from a piece by Fabian Romero: "The thing about getting sober is that it doesn't solve the problems or issues that we had when we were drinking. Getting sober didn't rid of racism for instance. I still deal with that shit on the daily but what it did was it gave me time to figure my shit out. I mean think about the hours and hours occupied either drunk or hung over, now that I don't have that I have time for other shit. But the downside to all that is that it gives me time to think about my past and all the things I could do differently. Also being sober means that there is no out of having the hard feelings that come regardless of how much we try to run from them. For me my first two years of sobriety meant confronting my own discomfort with my awkwardness."
Radio Antarctica #1 / $2.00 / 25g
This is a new perzine series from Clara Bee, who also created Hungry: A (Re)collection of Memorable Meals & Disordered Eating. A lot of her work is centered on illustrations and comics, and while they are present here, the focus of this zine is personal writing. Clara touches on topics such as happiness and friendship, learning to get over body-hate (and acknowledging the varying factors that might lead someone to hating their body, ie: racist, cissexist, and ableist ideals of beauty), and taking care of oneself. Plus, there is a short guide to sleepytime teas!
Radio Antarctica #2 / $2.00 / 15g
Isn't it lovely when you realize that your friends are also your favourite artists? I am so in love with Clara's illustrations and her way with storytelling. This issue is about the wild, the unknown, and features tiny and wonderful illustrations of plants, jars, and all manner of camping gear, alongside tales of both Clara's childhood and that of her father. He, a Boy Scout in Northern Ireland in the late-50s/early-60s, who later taught her about things like gardening and canning; she, a quiet queer kid who was also into sewing, knitting, and cooking ("Neither my parents nor I can recall why I wasn't later put into Scouts too. I think I was exploring other things, like why I had a crush on Ginger Spice."). As she grows older, it is her body that becomes the wilderness and she writes beautifully about the pain of navigating and resisting patriarchal beauty standards. I think that's part of why I love her drawings so much, because she includes the wrinkles, the fat, the hair. Highly recommended.
Radio Antarctica #4 / $2.00 / 30g
Another fine zine from one of my favourite people in Toronto. This one is subtitled "Time to move on…" and is all about how Clara quit her office job after five years of working contract-to-contract (for those not in the know: being on contract means her employer doesn't have to give her such things as health benefits and vacation pay). It sounds like a real soul-sucking place to be, especially since her boss could barely remember her name. So one day, she finally gets outta there, and now she's telling us the story and totally taking down all those boring magazine writers who keep talkin' about how our generation is lazy and selfish: "Unfortunately, capitalism does not agree with me, nor does white supremacy or patriarchy, all three of which call the shots on the economy, the job market, the academy, food production, etc etc. Shocker: My generation isn't any more lazy or self-righteous than the ones before it. That's not the reason why more folks are unemployed." This issue is mostly about things like learning to set realistic goals once one has made the decision to dedicate their life to art-making and being in control of their time, plus tips on how to continue to Get Shit Done, and of course her lovely illustrations. The next issue will be about the finance side of things. Oh, and it comes with a hopeful little mini-zine that Clara made just moments after having quit.
The Reverse Cougar Years #3 / 15g / $1.00
I've been meaning to get this one in stock for a while, and here it is! This perzine is divided into two different topics – in the first half, Maxx writes about being a woman working as a sound technician, something that's quite uncommon (in the real world, and also in zines – how many sound techs do you know??), and everything that comes along with it. Not just sexism in the workplace, but also a history of how she got into the profession, and a little checklist on how to not be a jerk to your soundperson. The last half is about anxiety – an exploration of her mental health both on and off of pharmaceutical medication, situations that can trigger panic attacks, important happenings and relationships that have contributed to her mental health and outlook on life, et cetera. Totally engaging read, and a nice introduction to a new friend!
The Reverse Cougar Years #4 / $1.00 / 15g
In the previous issue, we learned about Maxx's experiences working as a sound technician. In this one, we follow her as she joins a crew setting up audio equipment for an outdoor winter festival – lugging heavy equipment through the snow, and working with a bunch of dudes. It all starts when she goes out to buy steel-toe workboots only to find that smaller women's sizes are tougher to get a hold of, and that PINK boots are on offer. At work, she notices casual sexism and homophobia coming from her co-workers. As a feminist, and someone who studied political philosophy in school, she finds it difficult to simply turn off that switch that makes her aware of those microaggressions. But at the same time, she calls herself on the assumptions she'd originally made about her co-workers, and the way she believed herself to know better because of her university education. I think we've all been in those situations where we have to decide when and if it's okay to call a person out on these things, and whether it's worth simply continuing to get to know them better, which is what Maxx does. As a woman working in a male-dominated field, this is a situation she is constantly learning and re-learning to navigate. Ironically, after the whole steel-toe boot debacle, she winds up at home with an unrelated foot injury and indeed writes this zine during the healing process. I gotta say, she is a really excellent storyteller.
The Reverse Cougar Years #5 / $1.00 / 15g
If you know me, you know that I love a good OkCupid story, and this zine is full of 'em. Maxx begins by telling us a bit about her dating history and her decision to join the popular dating website – namely, loneliness, living among a small dating pool (punks!), and a desire to explore something outside of heteronormative monogamous relationships. This issue features the bold femme, the political speech writer (can you guess how it went?), and the hipster. So great!
Rot #4 / $1.00 / 45g
It's taken me a while to add a description for this zine, which is AMAZING by the way, because it's just so difficult to describe visual art and comics sometimes. Katrina writes (and draws, of course!) about their life as a weirdo in Providence, Rhode Island. Really sweet punk comics made of Sharpie'd illustrations and stories of "shoujo-ai and antifa, yelling with your friends at 24 hour supermarkets, many cats, context, youth, eviction… the public library, the love between gross girls, wearing an ill-fitted leather jacket and having a weird hard time."
Rot #5 / $2.00 / 50g
Forever at a loss for describing comics but holy geez I love this one. Super fun high-contrast punx dream sequences featuring angels, time travel, and a day without cops. Can't get enough from Katrina? Check out their band Groke for lo-fi noisy sounds with fellow weirdo Julia, who of course appears in Rot.
Rum Lad #6 / Gadgie #31 / $4.00 / 95g
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Rumpy Pumpy #2 / $2.00 / 20g
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With its 30,235 people Saint Martin is the 211th largest country in the world by population. It is the 226th largest country by area with 54 square kilometers. Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and set about exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished St. Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it amongst themselves in 1648. The cultivation of sugar cane introduced slavery to the island in the late 18th century; the practice was not abolished until 1848. The island became a free port in 1939; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded during the 1970s and 1980s. In 2003, the populace of St. Martin voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the northern portion of the island became a French overseas collectivity.
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (3/22/13) – Right to Life of Owensboro announced today that the keynote speaker for the Annual Fall Banquet will be United States Senator Rand Paul.
"I am 100% pro-life. I believe abortion is taking the life of an innocent human being. I believe life begins at conception and it is the duty of our government to protect this life," Paul said.
As a representative of Kentucky, Paul introduced the Life at Conception Act on March 15, which would "implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment for the right to life of each born and unborn human."
The public is invited to attend the event, scheduled for Thursday, October 17 at the Hines Center to learn more about what Senator Paul is doing for the pro-life movement and what citizens can do here in Owensboro. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the meal beginning at 6:30. Reservations are required. Seating is limited so RSVP requests are required no later than October 1. Call 270-685-4922 to register for this event.
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WASHINGTON – Beltway commuters are used to traffic snarls in the morning and they hardly put anyone in a good mood. But Tuesday's backups offered a bit of levity even for a woman who was late to her first day at a new job.
A man dressed in a toga or wrapped in some sort of sheet or cloth, was seen walking along Interstate 495 in Prince George's County. His stroll included a police escort and caused traffic backups about eight miles on the Outer Loop, according to commuter Brie Rizzo Hall.
Hall tells WTOP that when she encountered the man, he was walking in the shoulder and was carrying a large stick. Maryland state troopers were following him.
"The traffic made me late for work on my first day at a new job but it made for a funny story," she says.
State police say they received a report of a man walking on the shoulder near Exit 15 about 8:15 a.m. He was claiming to be Jesus and officers planned to give him a ride off the Beltway. State police did not report any notes about traffic delays related to the man.
However WTOP's Traffic Center heard complaints of rubbernecking delays related to drivers spotting "toga man."
MD – 495 #Beltway Outer Loop near Ritchie Marlboro: Caller reports, man w/ a toga on the right side. All lanes open #mdtraffic #dctraffic
— WTOP Traffic (@WTOPtraffic) July 16, 2013
"Man in toga" made the traffic report this morning for causing delays. Thanks for the laugh @WTOPtraffic
— Allison Wallace (@alliooop) July 16, 2013
@WTOPtraffic @alliooop On sweltering days- / The smartest man outside is- / The man in toga. / #haiku #hot #freeflowing #notbinding
— Shad from DC (@shadfromdc) July 16, 2013
This is true. MRT @jonfeng1: toga man is causing rubbernecking delays. never a dull moment in the national capital region.#dctraffic
— WTOP Traffic (@WTOPtraffic) July 16, 2013
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First piece of the puzzlePosted: July 20th, 2010 | Author: jcandiloro | Filed under: News, Uncategorized | Tags: data, geo2gov | No Comments »
This morning we are happy to make available the database behind geo2gov.
There are actually two versions. The first, weighing in at 221Mb is the production database used by geo2gov. It contains:
- All Australian Jurisdictions
- All Australian Houses
- Every current division at all levels of government, including boundaries
- The 2010 election divisions, including boundaries
- A selection of mayors for NSW
- The digitial crime mapping boundaries for inner sydney used by Crime Alert
- Foreign keys from all members to Open Australia ids and MyMP ids, where available
- The AEC's list of all polling places as of 2007, including lat/long
- The entire 2006 census taxonomy, plus boundaries for all collection districts
The second (772Mb) contains all the production data along with all the staging tables and the complete 2006 census. Links at the bottom.
These are based on Postgres 8 (http://www.postgresql.org/) + PostGIS 1.4 (http://postgis.refractions.net/).
We'll hopefully be getting more information out soon about the databases but for now feel free to download and explore.
More information to follow on further geo2gov/n4d releases.
Production database – http://www.nerdsfordemocracy.com/media/pdb-20100718.sql.gz
Production + staging database – http://www.nerdsfordemocracy.com/media/pdb-20100719.sql.gz