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 Sweeper Parts Austin - Austin is the capital city of the state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. The city is situated within Central Texas on the eastern portion of the American Southwest. It is the fourth largest city in the nation at approximately 800,000 people. In the year 2006, Austin was chosen as the second Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine and third in the year 2009. MSN also dubbed it the "Greenest City in America." It ranks 2nd on the list of cities with the best people, according to CNN Headline News and Travel & Leisure magazine. During the year 2009, the city of Austin was chosen as the least stressful big metro area by Forbes magazine.
Austinites take great pride in their individuality and eccentricities in their way of life, character and beliefs; never taking themselves very seriously. This particular city is the only one in the state of Texas that allows women to appear topless in public. One of its local motto is "Keep Austin Weird," and this particular statement not just encourages diversity but is likewise intended to support and improve independent and local companies. SoCo, a shopping district that extends down South Congress Avenue from Downtown, is packed with many restaurants, coffee shops, as well as cultural events. Amongst the yearly events consist of the O. Henry House Museum, which hosts the annual O. Henry Pun Off - a pun contest where contestants show amazing wit. Other events comprise Carnaval Brasileiro during February, Austin Reggae Festival and Art City Austin during the month of April, Spamarama, and Eeyore's Birthday Party. The city, which is known as The Live Music Capital of the Globe, has a dynamic music scene which revolves around the numerous nightclubs situated on 6th Street and annual film/music/interactive festivals referred to as South by Southwest (SXSW). Zilker Park is also the home of the three-day Austin City Limits Music Festival (the longest-running concert music program on American television,) each and every year. The television show and festival both draw musical artists from around the world.
The city is home to over fifty public swimming pools, and many of them are spread throughout the city. Some of the most popular ones consist of the Deep Eddy Pool, oldest man-made swimming pool in Texas, and Barton Springs Pool, the nation's biggest natural swimming pool in an urban area. During the year 2004, The Austin Parks and Recreation Department was given Excellence in Aquatics award during the year 1999 and the Gold Medal Awards during 2004 from the National Recreation and Park Association. For parks, the Hippie Hollow Park is the only officially sanctioned clothing-optional public park in the state of Texas. It could likewise be a good location for everyone to go swimming, rockclimbing, kayaking, hiking and exploring along the greenbelt. Zilker Park forms part of the greenbelt along the Colorado River.
Austin's biggest companies include the United States Federal Government, Freescale Semiconductor (spun off from Motorola in 2004), IBM, St. David's Healthcare Partnership, Seton Healthcare Network, the State of Texas, the City of Austin, the Austin Independent School District, Texas State University-San Marcos, Dell, and the University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas. High technology is the center of the city's economy. Each year, there are thousands of graduates from the computer science and engineering programs at the University of Texas at Austin. These graduates normally work at technology and defense industry sectors. Some of the high-tech companies that hire them comprise: Google, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Intel Corporation, National Instruments, Samsung Group, Cirrus Logic, Applied Materials,3M, AMD, Apple Inc., eBay/PayPal, Silicon Laboratories, Hoover's, United Devices and Sun Microsystems.
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