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Updated May 13 Like the NCAA finals, what began with more than 90 startups is down to the top nine, all of whom will be pitching for real dollars on May 21 at virtual TechfestNW. The winning company will go home with an angel investment of $125,000. The nine finalists were winnowed from 90 companies that participated in an education program and investment event this spring that connects entrepreneurs, investors and founders. Those nine startups will pitch to the public and judges at TechfestNW, a virtual conference produced by
WW in partnership with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. Amir Yazdani is an executive vice president at Comscore. He’s also an investor who mentors and coaches startups and is participating in this competition, now named Angel Oregon Tech. He says that he thinks these finalists have the ability to scale and create jobs as they grow.
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John Barrowmanâs time as Captain John Harkness in the
Doctor Who universe (or multiple universes?) mostly took place over 10 years ago but, recently, his time on the set has been a major topic of discussion. The popularity of his character in the main
Doctor Who series sparked his own spin-off,
Torchwood, though a number of stories have since surfaced that have accused Barrowman of exposing himself on both sets in the name of comedy. A few alums from both shows have spoken out about the rumors in the past but, now that they ve resurfaced, a fellow
Torchwood star has chimed in, speaking in defense of Barrowman.
John Barrowman Apologizes for Regularly Exposing Penis on Doctor Who
“Do you remember that time he put it on your shoulder in the makeup truck?”
Actor John Barrowman apologized in a statement issued to the
Doctor Who. Sources said the veteran actor, who played the ominisexual space buccaneer Captain John Harkness in the popular British television series, was not viewed as a predator by those he flashed, but Barrowman was reprimanded for his onset behavior which subsequently stopped.
“With the benefit of hindsight, I understand that upset may have been caused by my exuberant behavior and I have apologized for this previously,” Barrowman said in the statement. “Since my [first] apology in November 2008, my understanding and behaviour have also changed.”