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Mindchatter – "Night Goggles"
Mindchatter Releases New Cinematic Single "Night Goggles" On Mind of a Genius
Following Breakout Hits "Scared to Go Home" and "Language"
Listen to "Night Goggles" HERE Official Music Video Out July 15th
NY-based producer and vocalist Mindchatter has today released his next transportive single, "Night Goggles," on Mind of a Genius – the label behind ZHU, Gallant and more. Following his latest breakout tracks "Scared to Go Home" and "Language," Mindchatter continues to draw listeners in with his imaginative lyricism and transcendent melodies, creating a limitless world
with each polished production. "Night Goggles" is a dream-like journey imbued with soothing vocals and sophisticated instrumentals, further cementing the young artist as one to watch this year.
Listen to "Night Goggles" HERE.
Mindchatter on the inspiration behind the single: "Night Goggles is a metaphor for seeing the world through a completely different lens. At night, when I'm most creative, I sometimes recognize the transience of life and the triviality of my worries. It's an incredibly liberating feeling and one that I hope many people experience – but it's always fleeting, so I tried to bottle it up in a song."
As one of the latest signees to Mind of a Genius, Mindchatter has swept the live electronic scene in just under a year. In 2019 he took his enthralling show on tour with Parisian electro duo Polo & Pan, performing across sold-out venues like NY's Terminal 5, Boston's Royale, and Philly's Underground Arts. With a handful of singles, he's earned over 4 million streams to date and found support in tastemakers like BBC Radio's Pete Tong. A sought-after remixer, this summer he's put his signature spin on major records like Channel Tres' "Weedman" and AMTRAC's "Stratego."
Stay tuned for the official "Night Goggles" music video next week and forthcoming music from Mindchatter as he gears up to release his debut album on Mind of a Genius this fall.
Connect with Mindchatter:
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | SoundCloud | Spotify | YouTube
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 360, 360 Magazine, BBC Radio, electronic, Facebook, Gabriella Scerbo, Gallant, INSTAGRAM, instrumentals, major records, melodies, Mindchatter, music, music video, New Release, New York, producer, soundcloud, spotify, transcendent, Twitter, Vaughn Lowery, vocalist, website, YouTube, ZHU on 07/08/2020 by 360coordinator.
ARI LENNOX – REMIX
Esteemed vocalist Ari Lennox (Dreamville/Interscope Records) displays her sultry stylings once again as she presents the Shea Butter Baby (Remix EP). Lennox solicits stellar crooner Durand Bernarr, rapper Smino and the popular cross-genre Doja Cat for the three track EP, released today. Each track offers its own unique take on the original, while still maintaining Lennox's soulful vibe; with production courtesy of J. Cole, Craig Brockman, Omen, Ron Gilmore and Elite. The project includes remakes of "I Been" and "Facetime," while Doja Cat lends her distinct sound and verse to "BMO." The latter served as the third official single from Lennox's acclaimed debut album, Shea Butter Baby, which also spawned the hit records, "Shea Butter Baby" with J. Cole and fan favorite, "New Apartment." The album landed on eight year-end lists for "Top Album," including those compiled by the Associated Press, Billboard, NPR and Complex. You can listen to the Shea Butter Baby (Remix EP) HERE.
Ari Lennox's unprecedented success was marked by an exciting 2019. The DC-born singer-songwriter preceded the release of her debut album by performing in front of 40,000 fans at the inaugural Dreamville Festival. The songstress continued on to headline the sold-out Shea Butter Baby Tour before joining Lizzo's Cuz I Love You Tour. In August, Lennox headlined Live Nation Urban's Femme It Forward music series in Philadelphia, PA. Her work earned her nominations at the 2019 Soul Train. This year, Lennox earned nominations at the NAACP and iHeart Music Awards, and she received a GRAMMY nomination for her work on the Dreamville album, Revenge of the Dreamers III. Lennox continues to work on new music as she looks forward to an equally captivating 2020.
Shea Butter Baby Remix EP
Retail: http://smarturl.it/SBBRemixes
This entry was posted in Health and tagged 360 Magazine, Ari Lennox, Celebrity, DC, entertainment, interscope records, singer, songwriter, Vaughn Lowery, vocalist on 03/27/2020 by wp360mag.
Stanaj Returns With New Single
Today, vocal powerhouse Stanaj unveils his new single "Sweat."
Get it HERE via LAVA/Republic Records.
Produced by d.a. doman, "Sweat" illustrates the artist's progression. Not only does it highlight his passion for throwback nineties R&B and soul, but it also shines a light on his slick signature style punctuated by sky-high falsetto. The track hints at more music to come very soon from the artist.
With the single out now, Stanaj announces a string of special shows on both coasts in April. He'll perform at The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood, CA on April 4 and at Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on April 9.
Stay tuned for more surprises and news soon.
For now, "Sweat" with Stanaj.
An insane journey brought New York-born and Los Angeles-based Albanian-American singer, songwriter, and producer Stanaj to the doorstep of superstardom. His first smash came in the form of "Romantic" (NOTD Remix), which racked up nearly 120 million Spotify streams and counting to date. Stanaj's first two EPs—The Preview and From a Distance—hit the Top 10 of the iTunes Top Pop Albums Chart. He received the sought-after social media endorsement of Kim Kardashian West, NBA star Brandon Jennings, Drake, and Chris Brown. He canvassed the globe on tour alongside JoJo and Jessie J and shared the stage with other superstars like Dua Lipa.
Not to mention, he made his late-night television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the night's guest Justin Timberlake gave a coveted co-sign. 2018 saw him drop the slick and seductive "Dirty Mind" [feat. Ty Dolla $ign] and lend his voice to Gryffin's "You Remind Me," which he performed on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! In the summertime, he hit the studio with the likes of Tommy Brown [Ariana Grande] and d.a. doman [Kodak Black, Chris Brown, Tyga] and ultimately honed his signature style as evidenced by the slick and show-stopping "Sweat."
SOCIAL MEDIA // OFFICIAL, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE
This entry was posted in Feature and tagged 360, 360 Magazine, artist, coasts, d.a. doman, Debut, falsetto, Global Society, iTunes, light, Los Angeles, mercury lounge, music artist, music single, music track, new single, new york city, producer, progression, r&b, recording artist, Reid Urban, show-stopping, shows, signature music, soul, soundcloud, spotify, Stanaj, sweat, The Peppermint Club, Vaughn Lowery, vocal powerhouse, vocalist on 02/25/2019 by wp360mag.
Ella Mai Releases New Video
Coming off of a stellar 2018, Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) has continued her reign into the New Year. Having recently embarked on The Debut Tour in support of her self-titled album, the singer has now blessed fans with a brand-new video for "Shot Clock." Directed by Colin Tilley, the visual showcases the starlet's style and personality as she serves a lyrical ultimatum to her beau. Check out the video HERE.
"Shot Clock" marks the third official single from her album, Ella Mai. The breakout 4X Platinum single, "Boo'd Up" has earned her nominations for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song at the 61st GRAMMY Awards which airs live on February 10th. She has been nominated under the category of British Breakthrough Act at next month's The BRIT Awards and will have the chance to take home three iHeartRadio Music Awards this March. Ella Mai will also vie for Best Rnb, Hip-Hop & Grime and Rising Star at the 2019 Global Awards. The impressive vocalist has yielded much warranted success, entering 2019 atop numerous charts with her Platinum hit song, "Trip." The single remains #1 on: Billboard's Hot R&B Songs Chart (14 weeks), Adult R&B Songs, R&B/Hop-Hop Airplay and Urban AC Radio. In addition to her tour which runs through March, fans will have the chance to catch Ella Mai performing live at Coachella this April.
This entry was posted in Fashion + Music and tagged 360, 360 Magazine, Boo'd Up, Celebrity, Colin Tilley, Ella mai, interscope records, music, music video, new music, pop culture, r&b, radio, recording artist, shot clock, taylor walker, The Debut Tour, universal music, Vaughn Lowery, Video, vocalist on 01/17/2019 by wp360mag.
Stefan James's "Situation"
R&B/Soul vocalist, songwriter and producer STEFAN JAMES debuted the video for his debut single, "Situation," exclusively via Complex today. The single is out now via Republic Records—watch and share HERE!
Written as a reflection on the trials and tribulations of addiction, "Situation" contrasts delicate instrumentation against STEFAN'S entrancing falsetto.
Of the song, STEFAN says, "'Situation' is about feeling helpless after finding the one you thought you loved, a complete stranger. That type of pain brings out the worst in you. Two lost souls find each other in that same situation, feeding off the comfort and salvation in each other's pain."
20-year-old Stefan James' music and lyrics pull from a life marred by tragic events, including battles with addiction and substance abuse, as well as the tragic loss of his older brother. Stefan turned to music to lead him on his road to recovery. Creating music enabled him to share this pain productively and poetically. "I've been there," Stefan says, speaking to all who are dealing with depression, loss or addiction. "When you're feeling down, just put a couple of my songs on and cry or smile. Whatever you have to do to get through that moment. You're not alone."
Further music from Stefan James is set to be released this fall.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "SITUATION" HERE
LISTEN TO "SITUATION" HERE
STEFAN JAMES: FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER
This entry was posted in Feature and tagged 360 Magazine, album, art, artists, Celebrity, culture, Debut, Debut Single, entertainment, Global Society, instrumentation, Los Angeles, music, musical art, musician, new music, New York, pop, pop culture, producer, r&b, recording artist, Reid Urban, Republican blic Records, singer, Situation, song, songwriter, soul music, Stefan James, Vaughn Lowery, vocalist on 10/03/2018 by wp360mag.
Shaylen Debut Single "El Dorado"
Los Angeles-based pop vocalist and songwriter Shaylen makes her debut with her single "El Dorado" out now via Republic Records.
Listen HERE now!
Inspired by the myth of Colombia's Lost City Of Gold, Shaylen says "El Dorado" is "about a man in search of the city of gold. I am the gold."
She continues, "Sometimes I need a reminder that I'm dope, so I wrote this song because we all need that. This song is about feeling like gold."
Hailing from Dallas, TX, vocalist and songwriter Shaylen is both equal parts veteran and neophyte to the music industry. A former pop group member turned solo star, Shaylen became classically trained in piano and took master classes at the world renowned Septien Entertainment Group (home to other superstars like Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato); and after a short-lived stunt in a successful global touring group Shaylen found herself moving to Los Angeles to re-start her music career. While working multiple jobs and pushing out her music on social media, she began to create a sizable buzz in the industry. But it was through her songwriting and producing skills that she found her true identity, inking a publishing contract and collaborating with up and coming EDM producers on Soundcloud. Fast forward to a major deal with Republic Records, Shaylen's debut single, "El Dorado," is the story of a rising powerhouse who is back…for the very first time.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 360, 360 Magazine, apple music, Debut, Demi Lovato, El Dorado, iTunes, Madison Smushkevich, pop, Republic Records, Selena Gomez, Septien Entertainment Group, Shaylen, soundcloud, spotify, Vaughn Lowery, vevo, vocalist, YouTube on 09/29/2018 by wp360mag.
Madison Ryann Ward Shares Video For "Mirror"
Today, rising vocalist and songwriter Madison Ryann Ward shares the video for her debut single "Mirror"—watch and share HERE. Refinery29 praises the video saying, "The powerful visuals of the music video match Ward's soulful, smooth vocals."
"Mirror" was released earlier this spring after Ward was featured recording the track with producer Rick Rubin in his Malibu studio on Jay-Z's episode of the hit Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman. When Letterman asks Ward about her objective in making music, she replies, "Just to be honest. And to move people in a way that they've never been moved before."
Inspired by artists from many different genres, Madison Ryann Ward combines bluesy, soulful melodies with folk, rap and gospel influenced lyricism to create a classic sound that remains all her own. Having grown up in a creative family in Oklahoma, Ward was exposed to music at a young age, which would come to inform her distinct style. Gospel hymnal songs were her first experience with music as she listened to her mother play piano in the church choir until age eight. When she was twelve, her father opened a BBQ and blues joint where she spent her teenage summers waiting tables while the likes of Billie Holiday, Etta James and Bessie Smith bumped through the restaurant speakers.
However, music was not always the path Ward had in mind. Having played sports all her life, excelling in volleyball, basketball, golf and track, she decided to play collegiate volleyball at Oklahoma University and planned to play professionally overseas after graduation. But when a group of athletes heard her singing Aretha Franklin's "Chain Of Fools" in the cafeteria and posted a clip on Twitter, the video went viral after being picked up by WorldStarHipHop. The response Ward received prompted her to consider a shift towards making music professionally. Ward took songwriting trips to Nashville, eventually moving there for a year before splitting her time between the studio in New York and Los Angeles, where she signed with management followed by a label deal with legendary producer Rick Rubin. "Mirror" sets the stage for more new music from Madison Ryann Ward in 2018.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 360, 360 Magazine, apple music, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, blues, David Letterman, Etta James, iTunes, jay z, Madison Ryann Ward, Madison Smushkevich, mirror, music video, rap, Refinery29, Rick Ruben, songwriter, soul, soundcloud, spotify, Vaughn Lowery, vocalist, YouTube on 08/31/2018 by wp360mag.
Ari Lennox's "Whipped Cream"
Ari Lennox's acoustic release of "Whipped Cream" has us jumping in our seats.
The American singer and songwriter says the following, "'Whipped Cream' is my little baby that expresses how I feel about an ex that I'm still not over," says Ari. Oh…the FEELS.
The song is the latest release from the Washington D.C. native who dropped her debut EP, PHO, in late 2016.
PHO showcased Lennox's immense talent while highlighting her position as the only female and sole vocalist of her crew.
The young talent has described her music as 'modern, relaxed, turned up soul….reminiscent of the beautiful music from the '70's while labeling her voice, "imperfect, but pretty."
Listen to the acoustic music here.
Check out her official website here.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 360, 360 Magazine, acoustic, American, Ari Lennox, artist, Feelings, female, guitar, music, new, performance, pho, release, show, SING, songwriter, Tenzin Tsephel, Vaughn Lowery, Video, vocalist, Washington D.C., Whipped Cream, YouTube on 08/30/2018 by wp360mag.
New Collaborative Album
A family of artists from the Mountain Home Music Company have come together to record and release a special album that sends a message of hope and help. COME SEE ABOUT ME: A Benefit For The IBMA Trust Fund releases Sept. 28th from the award-winning label. The 11-track concept offering, created to generate income for and awareness of the Fund, features Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Donna Ulisse, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, The Grascals, Sideline, Lonesome River Band, Balsam Range, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, Love Canon and other special guests. The collection is available for pre-order now, and fans can catch a three-minute teaser in this YouTube video. Radio programmers can download the first single release, "Come See About Me," from AirPlay Direct and fans can stream it HEREnow. To make direct donations to the Fund, click HERE.
When Doyle Lawson had the idea to develop this project for the Trust Fund,Mickey Gamble, Mountain Home president, didn't hesitate to say yes. "The effort and resources needed weren't really a consideration," Gamble recalls. "We are a purpose-driven organization."
For Lawson, who served as an Executive Producer with Gamble, knowing the end goal kept him focused on the project. While each artist produced their own songs, Lawson says, "We are all in this together, but we all bring something unique to the gathering and that's important to remember."
Gamble reflects, "So many folks came together in this effort to make it a reality. They gave of their time and talent freely and without question. These artists proved that the shared value of help is alive and well in our part of the world, and I will be forever grateful for that reminder."
Artists, Songs & Track List
1 Sideline – Their Hands Made The Music (M. Brinkman)
2 Donna Ulisse – A Little Trust (D. Ulisse, R. Stanley)
3 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver – All The Good Things We Could Do (D. Ulisse, R. Long)
4 Lonesome River Band – If I Needed You (T. Van Zandt)
5 Balsam Range – We're All In This Together (B. Husband, M. Miller)
6 Love Canon – You've Got A Friend In Me (R. Newman)
7 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver – We'll Never Walk Alone (R. Swift)
8 Darin & Brooke Aldridge – Those Tears (D. Duff, L. Shaffer)
9 Chris Jones & The Night Drivers – Glimpse Of The Kingdom (C. Jones, J. Weisberger)
10 The Grascals – Help! (J. Lennon, P. McCartney)
11 The Mountain Home Family – Come See About Me (Harold L. Jenkins)
Each song was carefully selected to cement the central themes of hope, trust and faith. Firmly grounded in Bluegrass, the album is enhanced with Country, Gospel, Rock and Pop influences that provide for the unexpected. The project kicks off with "Their Hands Made The Music," an apt scene-setter performed by Sideline. Donna Ulisse proves the power of love in the lilting "A Little Trust," while Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and vocalist Dustin Pyrtle remind us of "All The Good Things We Could Do" if we lend a hand to friends in need. Lonesome River Band (with guest vocalist Brooke Aldridge) slows things down with a breathtaking version of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You," which leads to the up-tempo Balsam Range counterpoint-laden "We're All In This Together." "You've Got A Friend In Me" is an impeccable cover of Randy Newman's classic ode to friendship performed by Love Canon, and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver return with a Gospel roots song, "We'll Never Walk Alone." Darin & Brooke Aldridge shine on the vignette of broken hearts and pain that is "Those Tears," and Chris Jones & The Night Drivers' "Glimpse Of The Kingdom" carves out a positive message from a song in a minor key. The Grascals, as ever irrepressible, triumph with their interpretation of The Beatles' "Help!" and the title track (and current single), "Come See About Me," closes the collection with an inspired ensemble cry for the weary, the frightened, the discouraged and the lost.
From stellar vocal performances to applauded musicianship, the album offers a master class in Bluegrass and the credits (which should be read carefully) are a "Who's Who" of the genre's best.
The Mountain Home Family will be performing a set called "The TRUST" at the Red Hat Amphitheater Stage Friday, September 28 at 4 p.m. during the IBMA 2018 World of Bluegrass in Raleigh to celebrate the release of this album and support the cause of the IBMA Trust Fund. Artists performing songs from the album include: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Balsam Range, Lonesome River Band, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, Donna Ulisse, Sideline and Love Canon.
ABOUT MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC COMPANY
Mountain Home Music Company, a division of Crossroads Label Group is a premier Bluegrass label with global distribution, representing such elite artists as Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Balsam Range, The Grascals, Lonesome River Band, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, NewTown, Donna Ulisse, Gina Clowes, Kristin Scott Benson, The Cleverlys, Danny Roberts, Lawson and Williams, Sideline, The Snyder Family Band, and Unspoken Tradition. Established in 1993, Crossroads Label Group is a market leader in the Bluegrass, Americana, and Christian Music fields.
ABOUT IBMA TRUST FUND
The Bluegrass Trust Fund (officially the "IBMA Trust") was established in 1987 to offer financial aid to Bluegrass music professionals in time of emergency need. Patterned after similar entities in the music world, the Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable institution governed by an autonomous five-person board of trustees appointed by the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Mountain Home Music Company
Website: http://mountainhomemusiccompany.com/
IBMA Trust Fund
Website: http://ibma.org/bluegrass-trust-fund/
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NYC-Based Band "All Types of Kinds"
Mixing A Unique Blend of Influences From Rock to Blues, Folk, and Hip-Hop – The Bands Unique Multi-Genre Approach Lends A New Perspective to Alternative Music
In a city often oversaturated with musicians of every genre constantly performing and creating, it takes a special group of artists to truly stand out amongst the crowd that produce a truly unique sound, and New York City's All Types of Kinds truly live up to the namesake.
All Types of Kinds (or ATOK) plays a wide variety of music ranging from rock to pop, folk, punk, funk, hip-hop, blues, jazz, and country – even sometimes all at once. The members come from diverse backgrounds that make for an amalgamation of musical textures and vibes. Their EP, "Love Songs (Or Songs For Your Ex)" debuted on Valentine's Day 2018 and they are currently gearing for dates all over the country.
The band consist of Ray Rubio (Guitar), Billy Conahan (Guitar), Berk 0 (Percussion), and Rocco Stroker (Guitar) – all of whom have unique musical backgrounds. Ray, 20, a multi genre artist and singer/songwriter, hails from Harlem NY and has also been on stage from young age, mainly theater productions. Ray attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2014, and since then has been performing his music in the New York Metro Area and Richmond, Virginia. Billy, 25, is a queens native whose been on the stage since his early teens as a stand-up comedian, singer/songwriter folk artist playing his own folk tunes as well as cover tunes. Berk O, singer and percussionist, is from Brooklyn and also contributes to the band's songwriting process, while Rocco is the newest member of the band – playing bass, guitar and as an incredible vocalist. He hails from New Fairfield, Connecticut.
WATCH: All Types of Kinds – Keep In Touch (Official Music Video)
WATCH: All Types of Kinds – Colorblind (Official Music Video)
With the goal of becoming a full-time, self-sufficient, self-produced band, able to tour and create their own audio and video products on a regular basis, they plan to soon follow up their debut with a sophomore effort in late 2018. Unlike other bands who strive for major-label greatness, ATOK shys away from fitting into an industry mold, and often scoff at the idea of being referred to as a 'boy band'.
Believers in finding a way to share their music while remaining firmly in the driver's seat, they continue to write, practice, and enjoy playing their music for any crowd that will have them. Making friends from all over the world by busking on the NYC streets has even allowed them to meet and collaborate with like-minded musicians.
These recent "Your Big Break" contest winners who've been praised for their "polished precision, sweet harmony, musicianship, artistry, versatility and originality in their smart lyrics" are ready for the big time. That time is now.
To Purchase All Types of Kind's "Love Songs (Or Songs For Your Ex)" via iTunes, VISIT: http://apple.co/2MN7W5o
LISTEN: ATOK "Love Songs" via Spotify
For More Information on All Types of Kinds, VISIT: Facebook.com/ATOKMusic
Reverbnation.com/AllTypesofKinds
ATOK's YouTube Channel
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Services at Cardiff will be UNAVAILABLE from 1000 GMT on January 22nd to 1700 on January 26th.
VMs will be shut down and there will be no access to VMs running at Cardiff during this period.
We will using this time to upgrade and test the underlying system.


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Ancestral Home
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:25 am Post subject: Ancestral Home
Where did the various families that settled in Concordia live back in Germany?
While most of them were farmers, they tended to live in small villages. They would gather together in a village with their modest sized farms spreading out from that center. This explains why there are so many small villages in Germany. By contrast the US rectangular land survey system laid out the property in larger plots and the farmers would tend to build their home somewhere in the middle of their land. In some cases homes in the US would cluster together at the intersection of the corners of their land. Roads were built along the property lines and communities would begin at some of these corners.
In a community like Concordia one finds a number of families that came from the same German village. Families that immigrated would often group together on the same voyage to the US and when they arrived in the US would often settle in the same area. The other reason is chain migration where people would later come to the same area where their relatives/neighbors/friends had already settled. The Frerking family is a good example of both of these reasons. Four of the boys came with their uncle Friedrich Dierking and other relatives on the 1837 voyage of the ship Burmah. The rest of the Frerking family came to Concordia some years later to join them.
When tracing ones family back to the "old country" it is helpful to know the specific village where they lived because the vital records of births, marriages, and deaths were saved in the local churches of those communities. So knowing names of ones family or relatives that came from a specific village would be helpful in locating these records.
I intend to start a number of postings in this forum describing the villages from which these early settlers came. While tracing my family history I have identified some of these villages. It would be helpful if others could post information about similar families and villages.

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Edman Memorial Chapel is an auditorium facility on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Its primary purpose is as a chapel, though it is also used for numerous concerts and other large events. The auditorium itself seats almost 2400; the facility also includes support space for the auditorium, separate event spaces in its East Wing, and instructional space for the College's music program. The facility is located at the northeast corner of Washington and Franklin Streets in Wheaton; its tower is visible for miles around.

History
The chapel was part of Wheaton College's expansion program for its centennial year of 1960. At the time, the College had two spaces for large audiences, but neither could accommodate the audiences for many all-campus events. After two rejected proposals, the plans for a new chapel-auditorium drawn by the firm of J. Emil Anderson and Son were finally chosen in the summer of 1959. Ground was broken at Commencement 1959.

The first regular morning chapel service was held in the new chapel-auditorium on May 16, 1960. At that time, the entire student body, both undergraduate and graduate, as well as the entire faculty and staff, could be comfortably accommodated in the auditorium, with room to spare for friends and visitors from the community. A month later, at Commencement, the building was named in honor of Wheaton's then-president, Dr. V. Raymond Edman.

Organ
In 2001, a four-manual, 50-stop, 70-rank Casavant Tracker Pipe Organ was installed. The instrument is the largest of its type in the area.

Usage
During the fall and spring semesters, the auditorium is the location of regular undergraduate chapel, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at 10:35. The auditorium is also used for major Conservatory concerts and the Wheaton College Artist Series, a series of professional performing artists. Commencement exercises, major lectures, and many other special large events are held in the auditorium as well.

Uses outside of Wheaton College programming include an annual concert series presented by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

2009 renovation
As part of the 2005-2010 Promise of Wheaton Campaign, an addition was constructed at the back of Edman Chapel to provide instructional space for the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, which had outgrown its quarters in nearby McAlister Hall and Pierce Chapel. This addition includes a large rehearsal hall for the band and orchestra, named for alumni John Nelson and his wife, Anita. The addition also included instructional space for harp, percussion, and string bass.

See also
Wheaton College Men's Glee Club

References

University and college chapels in the United States
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Buildings and structures in Wheaton, Illinois

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O.J. trial: Sixteen down, twenty-four to go
O.J. Simpson withlawyers Gabriel Grosso, right, and Yale Galanter during the second day of the jury selection in Las Vegas.
Editor's Note: O.J. Simpson arrived Monday for the start of his trial on robbery and kidnapping charges nearly a year after police arrested him in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prosecutors say Simpson and five other men stormed into a Las Vegas hotel room last September 13 to recover sports memorabilia that Simpson said belonged to him. They say at least two men with Simpson had guns as they robbed two sports memorabilia dealers. The following dispatches come from our Paul Vercammen covering the trial:
Paul Vercammen
CNN Senior Producer
10:47am PT:
Four more prospective jurors passed through the exhaustive questioning process and are qualified to potentially serve in the O.J. Simpson kidnapping and armed robbery trial in Las Vegas.
The four women bring the total of "qualified" potential jurors in the case to 16. The court needs to seat a pool of 40 potential jurors before lawyers begin their challenges and whittle down the pool to 12 jurors and six alternates.
The only African-American potential juror passed through so far, may be excused from the case because of a bad back.
The teacher told the court her doctor had serious concerns about the strain on her back while sitting and standing during the trial. She said she is advised to lay down as much as possible.
The juror, Judge Jackie Glass and lawyers had a lengthy discussion in private until the juror was told to go back downstairs to the jury room until further notice.
Of the 16 jurors who have qualified so far, two are men.
One juror candidate was excused this morning after she cited financial hardship.
The woman seemed relieved and whispered bye to her fellow juror candidates as she departed.
12:01pm PT:
Just before the lunch break, three more potential jurors passed through judge and attorney questioning.
Two men and a woman have been added to the list of qualified jurors, bringing the eligible list to 19.
The court needs a pool of 40 to pull from.
Just four of the qualified potential jurors are men.
Filed under: Crime & Punishment • O.J. Simpson Trial
I wish this trial was not even on CNN.
September 11, 2008 at 7:09 pm |
Surafel Melaku
We know, he want an attention and he is getting what he wants and until the media stop talking about him. This is his life now, he makes money every time the media puts him on the screen, newspaper or magazines. I think people are tired of his stupid and idiotic ego act and saying. I respect human stupidity, but not his, its tooooo much!
Rose from Muscoy
Lets be real here, O.J. Simpson will not get a fair trial in Vegas. To many people remember the murders of his wife and friend what's his name again? I feel more sorry for his kids thou.
JC- Los Angeles
With Sigfried and Roy being on permenant hiatus from Las Vegas, I suggest that OJ Simpson be placed into the former Mirage tiger sanctuary; what a sight to see.


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Culture · May 10, 2019
Slayin' the South
Words by Blake Ells
Photos by Maisey-Ella Redman
Comedian Dusty Slay insists that his childhood wasn't much different from any of the other children growing up around him; he simply grew up with an inferiority complex because of the stigma associated with his home. The problem wasn't his lifestyle—it was his address.
Dusty grew up in a trailer park in Opelika, Alabama, a city of just over 30,000 people situated between Auburn and LaGrange, Georgia.
"Trailer parks are always going to carry a stigma with them," Dusty says. "It's the trailer park itself. Your address is Lot 8, Moore's Trailer Park."
He never had a real plan. He didn't take the ACT; he didn't take the SAT. If it wasn't a required test, he didn't take it.
"I went to Southern Union State Community College in Opelika for two days and decided pretty quickly that I didn't like that," Dusty says. "So I've just been going with the flow. I had a couple of jobs that could have turned into careers for me, but I just followed the path of being happy. And when something didn't make me happy anymore, I tried to find something that did. So far, comedy keeps getting better, and it keeps making me happy."
Dusty found comedy within his youth. He grew to realize that the things that he found a normal part of growing up were amusing to others—even scary trailer park storms
"We had an ice storm once that froze a pine tree limb, and it stabbed right through the roof of the trailer," Dusty says. "It knocked over this shelf of ceramic owls that my mom had. That's always the most trailer park thing to me—that a frozen tree limb stabbed through the roof knocking over a shelf of ceramic owls."
"If you live in a trailer on land, you're fancy—you have your own land," Dusty says. "You get the right kind of tin around the bottom of your trailer and you might not even know it's a trailer. I was always envious of the double-wide. That's two trailers right next to each other, you know? You've got two homes."
After deciding that college wasn't for him, he left Alabama for Charleston, South Carolina. He spent a decade in Charleston, before settling into his new home in Nashville, where he remains with his wife, fellow comedian Hannah Hogan.
He deliberately stays out of politics, insisting that he doesn't think that anyone wants to listen to him. He insists that there are topics that should be left to someone that, unlike him, hasn't drank gas out of a water hose. Comedy finds itself at a crossroads in 2019; much of what's on television is reliant on political satire. But many audiences just want a break from that discourse. Dusty paraphrases the Ryan Bingham track, "Dylan's Hard Rain," citing, "Careful what you say if they ain't gonna listen anyway."
"I think I have fans on both sides of the political spectrum," Dusty says. "I want to keep them both."
In recent years, Dusty has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Comic Standing. Now, a developmental deal is in the works for an ABC sitcom from Dusty and Chadd Gindin, the writer and executive producer of Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet. The story will be centered on a blue-collar single mom, and it will be based on Dusty's childhood.
"The character is me," Dusty says. "The whole show is my family, and I like to think that the character that I play is me if I had never left Alabama."
The sitcom was a bit late to the game for the upcoming pilot season, but the team remains hopeful that it makes it into the 2019 fall lineup. If it doesn't, there is still hope for next year.
In the meantime, Dusty will remain on the road. He also continues to host a podcast with his wife, called "We're Having a Good Time," which chronicles their separate road adventures working comedy clubs across America. The couple rarely appear on the same bill and find the podcast a way to connect and share stories from their travels while touring different parts of the country. It can be found on iTunes, and they hope the show can give aspiring comics advice for how to bolster their careers in the business.
Dusty described the sitcom as "the most fun because I'm Southern. I get to walk around and play this Southern guy—and I don't have to play it—I just get to be this Southern guy in the middle of the big city. I like to beef up the Southern accent when I'm in L.A., you know? I don't know what they expect me to be, but I like to play it super nice, and I find that they really like me."


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FP Movement Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY RATING: 2/5
Free People Movement is the activewear side of Free People, which is owned by Urban Outfitters (URBN). While the brand boasts some eco-conscious materials in its ranges, it has a long way to go toward being environmentally friendly.
Free People uses some eco-conscious materials in its product lines. For example, in 2019, the brand launched the Econyl Collection as part of Care FP, a sustainable and eco-conscious arm of the brand. The company states that for every'10,000 tons of Econyl raw material, 70,000 barrels of crude oil are saved, and 57,100 tons of CO2 eq. emissions are avoided.' However, Free People does not widely use eco-friendly materials in its activewear range, which relies heavily on virgin Nylon and Spandex which are energy and resource-intensive. Additionally, there is no evidence that Free People is trying to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals in its production.
The brand has a relatively low 21% score on the latest Fashion Transparency Index, which puts it broadly in the middle of the pack of fashion brands. The Free People Supply chain is not certified by labour standards. That could be detrimental to the well-being and safety of the brand's wider employees, with no assurance of labour rights, fair wages, or worker health and safety. While the brand may publish some information regarding its audits and policies, there is a need for more transparency. Free People doesn't publish a comprehensive list of its suppliers. We have not seen a published stance on forced labour, gender equality or freedom of association.
Free People's distribution centre is'one of the country's largest rooftop solar arrays for on-site power generation'and the initiative creates enough power for almost 300 homes, which means that it is almost self-sufficient. The on-site power generator reportedly saves 965 tons of CO2, 108,956 gallons of gas and 24,212 trees per year. Whilst this is a positive commitment to renewable energy, there is no evidence that this ethos extends to its supply chain. Similarly, there is no evidence that the company is lowering its water usage or preventing deforestation in its supply chain.
Sustainable Activewear


Austral Yachts have been manufacturing quality boats for over 40 years. During that time the Austral Association was formed, from a group of enthusiastic boat owners. The object of the association was to encourage the growth of "One' design class yachts" and then to supervise the racing of those classes and to foster participants in association activities.
Austral Yachts has spent considerable time and effort researching the marine industry in China. We have now re-located our manufacturing capability into China to continue to make competitively priced and the highest quality boats for the Australian and International markets.
Currently there are new design proposals being evaluated by Austral Yachts, 2016 and beyond will be a new and exciting time for Austral Yachts. Please stay tuned for further updates.
The Farr 42 is built by Austral Yachts to bring a competitive Cruiser/Racer to both the Australian and International markets. This Farr designed yacht is a strong contender for handicap wins in both round the buoys and offshore events using IRC ratings. The interior features provide for safe and comfortable cruising.
The Clubman 36 is a balance between out and out racing performance and the practical enjoyment of sailing for less strenuous pursuits. Race winning necessities such as high performance composite foils, close sheeting angles and ergonomic cockpit layout have been integrated with a high volume comfortable interior.
This award winning 8 metre trailerable yacht made by Austral Yachts has a proven reputation for safety and comfort in extended cruising and for winning races both across the line and on handicap throughout Australia. The interior layout features six berths, a comfortable saloon with fold away table and complete galley facilities.
The Farr 42 is built by Austral Yachts to bring a competitive Cruiser/Racer to both the Australian and International markets. This Farr designed yacht is a strong contender for handicap wins in both round the buoys and offshore events using IRC ratings. The interior features and accommodation provide for safe and comfortable cruising.
The T-style keel with a lead bulb supported by a cast iron fin gives the boat a low centre of gravity and minimised wetted area. This allows the rig and interior to be positioned to suit the hull centre of buoyancy preferences and produces a relatively simple structural solution.
Deck and interior have been designed around the dual requirements of comfortable, workable cruising accommodation and the necessary cockpit workspace for round the buoys racing. The well-proven interior layout features a central saloon, berths both forward and aft, galley to port, navigation station to starboard and more than ample locker space. Double or single berths aft are optional. Twin wheels afford the helmsman good viewing for sailing and offer a passage through the centre of the cockpit for crew movement.
Rig is a standard 20-degree swept-spreader with the option of a prod or standard pole for downwind work. Either aluminium or carbon rigs are available. Hull, deck and interior grid construction is in E-glass sandwich.
The interior layout is centred around a fore and aft galley opposing a large settee with a centreline bolster seat. Sleeping accommodation is in two spacious double cabins which afford generous headroom and floor space. A traditional navigation station situated to starboard serves both as the boat's command centre and mini-floating office. There is a large head and enclosed shower.
On deck the cockpit features generous seating with comfortable backrests which in no way impede the ability of the crew to sail the boat hard when racing. The swept spreader rig is available in either Aluminium or Carbon. This is an easily tuned performance boat which is also capable of surviving the toughest Hobart. With no runners and small headsail area this rig further simplifies the sailing of the boat which is benefitial to both casual cruising as well as serious racing.
The hull is laminated with Vinylester and Polyester Resins using E Glass, Double Bias and Triaxial Fabrics with Foam Cores.
The Clubman Super 30 is a very competitive 9.5 metre sports boat in both inshore and offshore racing. This one design class racer is very suitable for IRC rating. The retractable keel allows the boat to be easily transported from regatta to regatta as well as being able to be boat ramp launched.
The clean and uncluttered deck layout combined with a large cockpit allows the racing crew to perform their duties safely and efficiently making this boat ideal for off-shore events like the Sydney to Southport and Adelaide to Port Lincoln races.
The functional interior layout offers accommodation with a level of comfort far superior to other 'stripped out' sports boats. Standard Carbon rig has no running backstays and features swept back spreaders. A mast head assymetrical spinnaker enhances down wind performance capabilities.
This competitively priced boat must be considered by all sailors who are serious about a sports boat campaign.
This award winning 8 metre trailerable yacht has a proven reputation for safety and comfort in extended cruising and for winning races both across the line and on handicap throughout Australia.
The interior layout features 6 berths, including an innovative double under the cockpit, a comfortable saloon with fold away table and complete galley facilities. Tunnelled halyards on the cabin top are a feature of the clean deck layout. The cockpit has ample room for crew movement whilst racing, and the outboard is housed in a well in a starboard locker with an external breather.
The aluminium mast with single aluminium speader is easy to raise and lower.
George Sisk's Wow was named Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta's 'Boat of the Week' after an impressive offshore performance. Dublin Yacht Club's shared the bulk of the overall prizes at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta2015 this afternoon, winning 22 of the 29 classes including the coveted 'Boat of the Week' Trophy.
The Farr 42 built by Austral Yachts in South Australia called Evolution Racing, chartered by Ray Roberts for the regatta, wins first place in IRC Passage Division 1 of the Hamilton Island Race Week 2010.
Upwind sails were Evolution made at their Mona Vale Sydney loft.
First in IRC Passage Division 1.
Race 7 was the discard.
The results after race 6 meant that it was not necessary to start in the race 7.
Total points 10, Charisma the 2nd placed boat had 19 points.
Race 1: Molle Island race 24nm. 8-12kts E/SE Evolution Racing 2nd by 1 second.
Race 2: Island race around Pine Island 22nm. 8-12kts E/SE. Evolution Racing 1st.
Race 3: Scheduled Long race was cancelled due to light wind and replaced by a 14nm Island race around Anne Island. Less than 10kts all day. Evolution racing 1st and also Line Honours.
Race 4: Island race Around Sidney Island 18nm. NE/SE 6-19kts.Evolution racing 2nd.
Race 5: Island race around Sidney Island and Pine Island 24nm. 16-24 kts E/SE. Evolution racing 3rd.
Race 6: Island Race around Sidney Island and Pine Island 22nm. 12-18kts E/SE. Evolution racing 1st.
Race 7: Lindeman Island race 23.5 nm. 13-18kts SE. Evolution racing 5th.
Competing on the local stage, the yacht has certainly proved her metal in the Adelaide to Lincoln (third across the line), the Sydney Hobart and Skandia Geelong Race Week.
The Farr design office was very keen to be involved in this project and set about researching the rule and coming up with a design that met my objectives of performance and reasonable accommodation for the return trip cruises after ocean races and major regattas.
Since launching the yacht in October 2006, we have done the races from Melbourne to Stanley and Sydney to Hobart as well as the Lipton regatta, sail south week, Docklands invitational and Skandia Geelong week. I am extremely happy with the performance of the yacht, and we are on a steep learning curve with many of the crew who have not sailed on such a powerful stiff yacht(last boat was a Super 30).
In lighter breeze (5kn - 12kn) where the crew work is less critical, the performance has been up there with the 45ft - 50 ft yachts and certainly ahead on handicap. In the heavier winds we need to develop the skill base of the crew to get consistent results.
David Eickmeyer, head of Quantum Sails in Melbourne has also spent a bit of time on board the new Farr 42. "I have sailed on many IRC boats over the last few years and no 40 odd foot boat has impressed me more than the new Farr 42 built by Austral yachts.
The boat has it all for a racer /cruiser, great rating, great speed around the track, and an interior that will cater for families.
With the direction of the new IRC 40+ footers being flat, with massive rigs and great amounts of lead under the water, they make for a very fast and powerful boat for the more skilful crews to fang around the race track.
"The Farr 42 stands out as a great production racer that will cater for those that have racing in their blood and wives that like cruising. Sailed well this boat will be a stand out performer for a production racer /cruiser in the IRC class."
Three national championship titles were decided as part of the regatta programme for more than 3,000 sailors. Joker II (John Maybury) took the 11-boat J109 Irish title after a series long fight with Pat Kelly's Storm from Rush and a Clyde Cruising Club entry, Leaky Roof 2, (Alan Harper) won the Sigma 33 championships. TheBeneteau 21 title went to Séamus Storan's Capilano of the Royal Irish Yacht Club in a 13-boat fleet.
Although 180 visiting boats, made up nearly half the fleet, yachts from outside the bay area took away only seven trophies. The bulk of the silverware – 17 titles – have stayed on Dun Laoghaire's waterfront.
Trophies were awarded in each of the 29 competing classes plus several premier awards at a special National Yacht Club ceremony this afternoon bringing the curtain down on one of the most successful stagings of Ireland's biggest sailing event.
In a summer of achievements for George Sisk, the Boat of the Week award follows his IRC National Championship victory in Kinsale last month. The premier award for top visiting boat went to Harper's Leaky Roof 2. The best IRC yacht award went to Paul Colton's quarter tonner Cri-Cri from the Royal Irish. The best one design keelboat award went to the Ruffian 23 Diane II skippered by Chris Helme of the Royal St. George YC.
Scotland's Clyde Cruising Club took a win in the Sigma 33 class and very nearly in the Beneteau 21 class. Howth Yacht Club took wins in IRC three, the Howth 17s, J24s (including the class Leinster Championship title) and the Water Wags but outside of that there was only single wins for Belfast Lough in the RS Elite. Cullaun Sailing Club in County Clare won the Wayfarers.
Club had five victories; White Sails one, Flying Fifteen, SB20, Shipman and Moth.
performance by The J97 Injenious (Mike and Graham Crompton & Hallworth) until a last race comeback by Howth's modified Half–Tonner Harmony.
In the one designs there were plaudits for many consistent performers including John Masterson's National Yacht Club based Shipman 28, Curraglas. Winners of the GP14 series, Gerard Owens and Melanie Morris were eight points clear at the top with six results from eight in the top three. Likewsie in the Squib keelboats, Vincent Delany took the overall prize with six race wins from nine starts.


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A sunny, warm, auspicious spring day for a wedding in the beautiful little town of Yelgun, on the Tweed Coast of Australia. Aurel and Bona asked me to cover their wedding ceremony last December, which, of course, is early summer in the southern hemisphere. The guests were asked to come in their best Great Gatsby garb. I try to be as transparent as possible when photographing a wedding, engaging with the guests when appropriate, as in a group shot, but then a keen observer blending into the background.


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Aboriginal Community Control
The definition of 'community control' in the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (1989) is as follows:
"Community control is the local community having control of issues that directly affect their community. Implicit in this definition is the clear statement that Aboriginal people must determine and control the pace, shape and manner of change and decision-making at local, regional, state and national levels."
Implicit in this definition is the clear statement that Aboriginal people must determine and control the pace, shape and manner of change and decision making at [all] levels. Essentially, community control is the process through which the community determines the nature of the health and medical service, and is able to participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of those services.
Community control has been widely accepted as a key requirement in strategies to overcome Aboriginal health disadvantage. Implicit in this is the understanding that much of the morbidity and premature mortality experienced by Aboriginal people is not amenable to medical or other interventions imposed from outside the community.
The Philosophy of Community Control
Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation (BNMAC) is a community controlled health service. Essentially, BNMAC perceive community control as the ability of the people who are going to use BNMAC to determine the nature of the service, as well as participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the service. Inherent to this philosophy is the principle that Aboriginal people must be able to determine and control all aspects of change and decision-making at all levels.
BNMAC ensure community control through:
The incorporation of BNMAC as an independent legal entity.
A constitution which guarantees control of BNMAC by Aboriginal people and which guarantees that BNMAC will function under the principle of self-determination.
BNMAC is incorporated with the Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations.
BNMAC is run by a Board of Directors who represent the communities that BNMAC service.
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) provide culturally appropriate primary health care services to Aboriginal people and communities. Each service has been established by and is managed by members of the local Aboriginal communities from the region in which the service is located. The services provided are based on needs and priorities of the community as determined by the community.
ACCHSs are controlled by the community, and are independent of each other and of government. Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations are an assertion of the right of Aboriginal peoples to self determination, and are driven by a community development approach.
The first ACCHS was established in Redfern in 1971 by Aboriginal health activists and their non-Aboriginal allies. The motivating factor behind this development was concern about Aboriginal people's access to mainstream services, which were perceived as racist, discriminatory and expensive (where they existed at all). ACCHSs initially began with little, if any, government funding, and offered medical services through a roster of volunteer doctors and nurses. Within a few years ACCHSs were established in other areas around Australia.
Aboriginal communities operate more than 130 ACCHSs across Australia. They range from large multi-functional services employing several medical practitioners and providing a wide range of services, to small services without medical practitioners, which rely on Aboriginal Health Workers and/or nurses to provide the bulk of primary care services, often with a preventive, health education focus. ACCHSs form a network, even though each is autonomous and independent both from one another and from government. The integrated primary health care model adopted by ACCHSs is in keeping with the philosophy of Aboriginal community control and the holistic view of health that this entails.


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Tax Planning guide 2021-2022SectionsDeductions and Credits
Section 3 – Education
Deductions and Credits
Tuition Tax Credit
Tuition fees for students enrolled on a full- or part-time post-secondary1 basis in Canada and, in certain instances, outside Canada2, and occupational skills courses that are not at a post-secondary school level are eligible for a non-refundable tax credit of 15%, provided they total more than $100 per establishment3. In Quebec, the $100 threshold applies to total expenses and the credit rate amounts to 8%4. In New Brunswick, the credit is calculated at 9.40%5.
Tuition fees include entrance fees, use of library or laboratory facilities, issuance of a certificate or diploma and related expenses charged to all students, other than payments to a student association.
Examination fees required to obtain a professional status, certification or licence allowing the individual to practice a profession or trade within Canada are also eligible for the credit.
Tuition fees that are eligible for the credit exclude any amount claimed for the Canada training credit.
1 Or in a professional school if the student is at least 16 years of age.
2 A student must be enrolled in a post-secondary program of study outside of Canada for a minimum of three consecutive weeks. No minimum duration is provided for a program of study being followed in an establishment in Canada.
3 No credit in Ontario and New Brunswick.
4 A transitional rule applies for certain tuition fees incurred before March 28, 2013 that are carried forward to a subsequent year.
5 Since 2021 (9.68% before that date).
Canada training credit
An individual can claim a refundable Canada training credit equal to the lesser of the following amounts:
The Canada training credit limit for the previous year6;
Half of the eligible tuition fees paid for the year7.
Accordingly, individuals between the ages of 25 and 64 with a minimum annual employment income8 of $10,000, to a maximum of $151,978 in 20219, can accumulate $250 per year, since 2019, (lifetime maximum of $5,000) in a notional account for the Canada training credit limit account. Any unused balance will expire at the end of the year in which the individual reaches age 65.
Example: In 2023, Michelle enrols in a training program and pays $1,500 in eligible tuition fees. Michelle has accumulated $250 in each of the years from 2019 to 2022 inclusive, so her Canada training credit limit for 2023 is $1,000.
Michelle can therefore claim an amount of $750 as a Canada training credit for the 2023 taxation year, which is the lesser of 50% of eligible tuition fees paid and the limit for the year. Her unused balance of the training credit limit for 2023 will be $250 and if she satisfies all the eligibility conditions in that year, she will accumulate an additional $250 and her Canada training credit limit for 2024 will therefore be $500.
6 The amount will be indicated in the notice of assessment each year.
7 Generally, eligible tuition and training fees are the same as for the tuition tax credit, excluding fees paid to an establishment located outside Canada.
8 Including income from an office or employment, certain business income, the taxable part of scholoarship income and research grants, the tax-exempt part of earnings of status Indians and emergency service volunteers, and maternity and parental benefits.
9 Indexed annually.
Ontario job training tax credit formation
An individual resident in Ontario on December 31, 2021 can apply for the Ontario job training tax credit provided the individual has a Canadian training credit limit greater than zero for that year. This credit, which is offered for 2021 only, is refundable and amounts to 50% of eligible training expenses10 incurred in the year, up to $2,000.
10 Eligible expenses are the same as those that qualify for the Canada training credit.
Credit for Interest Paid on Student Loans
A taxpayer may claim a non-refundable tax credit on interest paid in the year on a student loan granted under a federal or provincial program. In Ontario and New Brunswick, this credit also applies to interest paid on Canadian loans to apprentices.
Before renegotiating a student loan, remember that you cannot claim a credit for interest paid on any loan other than a loan granted under a federal or provincial program nor on a student loan merged with another type of loan.
Transfer and Carryover of Student Credits
Students must first claim the tuition tax credit and the interest tax credit on any student loans in their own tax returns. They can then carry over the unused portion of those credits or transfer them as follows:
Carryover period Transfer to parent or grandparent of the student and his/her spouse Transfer to spouse
Federal11 Quebec Federal Quebec Federal Quebec
Tuition fees Indefinitely Yes
Maximum of $5,000 in total Yes Yes
Maximum of $5,000 in total Yes12
Textbooks Indefinitely n/a n/a
Interest on student loan 5 years13 Indefinitely No
11 Including New Brunswick. It is still possible to carry forward the balances for unused education and textbook tax credits for an unlimited time despite the elimination of these credits since 2017.
12 Possible under spouse transfer mechanism for non-refundable tax credits(see Section II).
13 Also applies in Ontario and New Brunswick.
To maximize the transfer of tax credits, reduce your net income as a student by maximizing the permitted deductions, such as the moving expense deductions and transfer only the amount that will be deducted by your parent.
Tax Credits for Children in Post-Secondary Studies – Quebec
Minor Child
A person supporting a student under 18 years old can claim a non-refundable tax credit in respect of the student if the student is enrolled in vocational training or post-secondary studies. The 2021 credit equals 15% of $3,021 per term up to a maximum of two terms per year and is reduced by the income earned by the student, excluding scholarships. To be entitled to it, the taxpayer must support the student who must also ordinarily live with him/her during the year. The dependent student can be the child, grandchild, brother, sister, nephew or niece of the supporting person or of his/her spouse.
Adult Child – Transfer Mechanism for the Recognized Parental Contribution
A full-time adult student in a recognized establishment can transfer the unused portion of his/her basic tax credit for 2021 up to $10,796 ($7,775 if only one term is completed in the year) to his/her father or mother, or allocate it between the two. There is a $2,225 supplement for single-parent families who have no minor children. The transferable amount is reduced by the child's income, excluding scholarships.
Expenses incurred for moving from one place to another in Canada or elsewhere to be at least 40 kilometres closer to an educational institution where the student will attend full-time post-secondary courses are deductible. These expenses are only deductible from amounts included in income from taxable scholarships, fellowships, bursaries and research grants. For Quebec purposes, they can only be deducted from research grants. Undeducted moving expenses can be carried forward to the following year.
Moving expenses incurred to change residence in connection with a job, including a summer job, are deductible if the conditions described in Section V are satisfied. However, the deduction may not exceed net employment income.
Keep your receipts for moving expenses (travel by plane or otherwise, meals, temporary lodging) to claim a deduction for such expenses or use the simplified method.
Child Care Expenses
See Section II.
This document is up to date as of August 1, 2021 and reflects the status of legislation, including proposed amendments at this date.
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Q: Remove text between xml tags and still keep tags I'm trying to remove text between xml tags, while still keeping the tags, using Groovy. The closest answer I've been able to find was here:
Removing all the characters between two specific tags (java regex)
But that removes the tags as well. A workaround would be to use:
    String content = "<DATE> html content </DATE>"
    content = content.replaceAll("(?s)<DATE>.*?</DATE>", "<DATE></DATE>")

That gets the job done, but I want to know if there's a cleaner way of removing only the text and keeping the tags?

A: Another method, it to go through every node in the tree, and set it's value to just be the child nodes (which will remove the strings)...  like so:
def x = '''
  <root>
    I'm text

      So am I
      <c woo="yay">And me!</c>
      last one

    Some more text
  </root>'''

import groovy.xml.*

def xml = new XmlParser().parseText(x)

xml.'**'.each { node ->
    if (node instanceof Node) {
        node.value = node.children().findAll { it instanceof Node }
    }
}

println XmlUtil.serialize(xml)

The output of which will be:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><root>

    <c woo="yay"/>

</root>

A: If assume that structure of your xml is always the same then
content = new XmlParser().parseText("<DATE> html content </DATE>")
content.setValue("")
return XmlUtil.serialize(content)

But frankly if tag name never changes why not just return constant string?
content = "<DATE></DATE>"

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here are linda filley- paper couturier extraordinaries- intricate paper dresses.
she constructs the "dresses" by covering life-sized wire mannequins with scraps of paper- everything from discarded gift wrap to black and white newsprint, twisting, folding, rolling and pleating them into these amazing costumes. linda lives in the hudson valley and shows her work at paper trail in rhinebeck, ny. it is always a treat to walk by the store and see her latest designs which are often tied to the change of seasons or upcoming holiday.


The Birmingham city proper includes the Arlington - West End, Five Points South, and Old Mountain Brook commercial real estate submarkets. With a metropolitan population of over 1.1 million people, Birmingham has transformed itself from a steel town into one of the most important business and financial centers in the Southeastern United States. A diverse mix of business and industry sectors are attracted to the region, creating consistent demand for white collar office employment and Class A office space in Birmingham.
As of mid-2017, the Greater Birmingham office market encompasses over 21 million square feet of existing office space in properties larger than 50,000 square feet. The Birmingham metro area is home to about 25% of the entire population of Alabama, creating a vigorous growth in the Birmingham commercial real estate market.
While industry and manufacturing still play a role in the economy of Birmingham, over the past 50 years the city has successfully diversified its business base with the banking, telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, and financial employment sectors. With a gross metropolitan product of over $56 billion annually, the demand for white collar office space continues to grow. Nearly 63% of the office space in Birmingham is Class A or A+, with Class B office space in Birmingham adding another 32% to the total available inventory.
The Birmingham Central City office submarket is home to a mix of both modern and historical office properties. Located west of State Route 280 between I-20 and State Route 11, this area is home to office buildings such as The Plaza on 20th Street North, Wells Fargo Tower, and the renovated Brown Marx Building.
In 2017, the National Green Building Adoption Index surveyed the top 30 office markets in the U.S. The report noted that since 2005, the national percentage of energy efficient, green office space has increased from less than 5% to about 38% today.
While Birmingham isn't in the 30 office markets that were surveyed for the index, there is some pretty impressive green office space here. A great example of a LEED-certified Birmingham office building is the Chase Corporate Center in the nearby Hoover, AL commercial real estate submarket. This Class A office building was built in 1985 and includes 211,000 square feet of space. Located in the Chase Lake neighborhood, Chase Corporate Center is the proud recipient of a LEED Silver certification.
While the manufacturing sector still helps to drive the demand for commercial real estate in Birmingham AL, the education, financial, and corporate head office sectors are also some of the top office-using sectors in Birmingham, Alabama.
Education – Highly trained white-collar office workers come to the Birmingham job market from institutions such as the University of Alabama, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, and the Miles Law School.
Manufacturing – American Case Iron Pipe Company, CMC Steel, U.S. Steel, Nucor, and Vulcan Materials Company are some of the largest steel and materials mills in the country.
Finance – As a hub for business and finance in the Southeastern U.S., demand for white collar Class A office space in Birmingham comes from firms such as Regions Financial Corporation, BBVA Compass, and Wells Fargo Bank.
Corporate Offices – White collar office employment is driven by the diverse mix of corporate head offices in Birmingham, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, ProAssurance, Liberty National, O'Neal Industries, Drummond Co., and Brasfield & Corrie, LLC.


TimeKeeper® Platform (TK-Platform) is a software driven complete clock synchronization solution enabling secure, resilient, and state-of-the-art enterprise clock sync at higher accuracy performance than competing products and at the lowest total cost of ownership. TK-Platform is used by both small and large organizations, including global banks and other financial institutions, as well as government agencies and leading firms in industries ranging from Internet gaming to network management. TimeKeeper Platform is scalable, feature-rich, and vendor-agnostic by design, offering a range of individual TK products or the complete TimeKeeper solution inter-operating over standard protocols. TimeKeeper is the gold standard in secure enterprise clock sync.
TK-Platform solution consists of all integrated TimeKeeper products in one dashboard environment. The products include TK-Grandmaster II clock source appliance, TK-Server clock sync distribution, monitoring, and analytics, TK-Client application time sync, and TK-Compliance clock sync reporting.
TK-Server software is a grandmaster server or boundary clock, providing real-time TimeMonitorTM, alerting, fault-tolerance, clock distribution and analysis, and TimeMapTM topology visualization. It uses network timing and GNSS time server appliances as multiple time sources, while serving and receiving time over NTP/PTP and other protocols.
TK-Client software synchronizes the clocks on Linux, Windows, and Solaris application servers and VMs to multiple sources over the network, with real-time TimeIQTM intelligence and TrustedTimeTM accuracy assurance to UTC traceability.
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Our industry-leading TimeCare support ensures that our customers keep their network clocks time-synced 24/7 to run their critical applications reliably and in compliance with regulatory and business requirements. We have a proven track record helping our growing customers seamlessly deploy and maintain our TK-Platform products in their data center infrastructure.
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We measure our success by our customers' success. Our TimeCare experts, specializing in networking, clock sync, and supported server/VM OS, are ready to support our customers every step of the way from setting up time-syncing critical data center applications to providing an SLA that meets specified requirements.
TimeKeeper Platform 8 (TK-Platform 8) has now been released with significant upgrades, from TK-Compliance reporting and IPv6 networking support to higher VM performance and Solaris OS support. TK-Platform 8 also includes the next generation, software-powered TK-Grandmaster II appliance, with enhanced holdover clock and multi-GNSS time source capabilities.
TK-Platform consists of all integrated TimeKeeper products in one dashboard environment. The products include TK-Grandmaster II clock source appliance, TK-Server clock sync distribution, monitoring and analytics, TK-Client application time sync, and TK-Compliance clock sync reporting.
TimeKeeper Platform is fault-tolerant, making enterprise clock sync resilient end-to-end and providing trusted sub-microsecond accuracy performance to TK-Clients' application servers and VMs. The TK-Compliance tool protects the integrity of the enterprise clock sync chain of connected time sync devices and preserves traceability. These are essential for obtaining compliance with MiFID II, FINRA, and CAT regulations.


My friends and I were recently chatting about cellular service providers. AT&T seems like it's going to be in control of the next generation of iPhone and we were comparing their plans. The scary thing we find is the nasty tendency to nickel and dime you for all kinds of services that, when you boil them down, are nothing but bits over a wire.
We all know the price of bits people. In the days of the internet, they're extremely cheap. In fact, as Slashdot recently posted, SMS messages cost 4x more than data transferred from the Hubble Space telescope! The only thing I can think of that would be analogous as far as worthless expense goes, is bottled water consumption in America.
Cellular providers are engaged in some pretty nasty anti-competitive business. Yes, we have a couple wins under our belt, (you can at least take your phone number with you when you change providers) but generally, you're still locked into using a provider for a couple years. As a result, when a competitive advantage between providers shifts around it does so at glacial speed.
Here's what I want... Cellular neutrality. I want you to provide me with 2 pipes. One for voice communications, one for data communications. Other than that, you leave me the hell alone. I'll send whatever I want over those two pipes, and you will charge me a fair rate for it.
If a company were to do that, and still give me a device to use on that network like the iPhone, I'd pay a premium.


A systematic study of seven antioxidants commonly taken by or suggested to benefit children and adults affected with mitochondrial disease provides intriguing clues that at least two compounds should be further evaluated in clinical trials. Mitochondrial diseases are often severe and progressive multisystem energy deficiency disorders that can result from mutations in roughly 300 different genes. Despite their growing recognition, these complex genetic disorders currently have no proven effective treatments.
"We are pursuing a precision medicine approach that investigates therapeutic candidates in preclinical models–simple laboratory animals and human cells–to discover the best potential leads to bring to patients in clinical trials," said study leader Marni J. Falk, MD, executive director of the Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Mitochondrial disease results from malfunctions in mitochondria, the energy-generating "batteries" powering our cells. The disease is highly variable and may affect potentially any organ and body system. Given the lack of validated treatments, many patients take vitamins and supplements on an "empiric" basis, relying on the assumption that this somehow benefits their altered cellular metabolism. Unfortunately, most of these compounds are currently unregulated, unstandardized and untested, and have not been compared with one another to determine which may be the most safe, potent and effective in any given type of mitochondrial disease.
In the new study, published online Feb. 23 in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, Falk and colleagues evaluated seven antioxidant compounds in two microscopic animal models of mitochondrial disease–zebrafish (D. regio) and the worm species C. elegans. The study team also used a third model–cultures of fibroblasts (skin cells) obtained from human patients. The patient cells and the experimental animals all had genetically based malfunctions of the mitochondrial respiratory chain (RC): a crucial site within mitochondria in which cells process nutrients and oxygen to generate chemical energy.
One major factor common in RC disease is oxidative stress, when the body generates excessive oxygen-containing free radicals that damage cells, proteins and genes, contributing to the severity of disease. Antioxidants found in many foods, vitamins and supplements are generally thought to help "counteract" oxidative stress. However, some antioxidants can have undesired side effects, be ineffective, or be used at harmful doses.
In the current study, two compounds, the drug N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and vitamin E, showed compelling results in mitochondrial disease model animals. The compounds prolonged lifespan in mitochondrial complex I disease worms and protected complex I disease zebrafish from brain damage. NAC also improved survival in the cells obtained from a patient with mitochondrial complex I disease.
"In addition to showing clear benefits in animal survival and cellular viability in these animal models of genetic-based mitochondrial disease, we learned that these compounds effectively relieved oxidative stress that was present throughout the entire cell, not only within the mitochondria," said Falk. "Both NAC and vitamin E are the lead antioxidant candidates from this work to be evaluated in clinical trials, to determine whether they effectively benefit the survival, function and feeling of mitochondrial disease patients. They may have particular promise to improve the resiliency of the nervous system in patients with malfunctioning mitochondria."
Two other antioxidant compounds in the study, coenzyme Q10 and a type of coenzyme Q10 specifically targeted at mitochondria, improved some indicators of animal health in the mitochondrial disease worms, but only partially rescued their short lifespan. The other three compounds tested in the study were vitamin C, lipoate and orotate, which had more variable effects than those seen with the other compounds.
Overall, said Falk, the current study offers an efficient and relatively inexpensive paradigm for performing cost-effective preclinical testing to objectively prioritize drug candidates that are safe, potent and show preliminary evidence of comparative efficacy, to support their further clinical development in mitochondrial medicine. She added that such preclinical testing could also be used to evaluate multidrug combinations, such as the vitamin and supplement "cocktails" that are now frequently used on an empirical basis, without effective means to judge their utility, in patients with mitochondrial disease.
Funding for this study came from the National Institutes of Health (grants HD065858, GM120762, and DK094723).


If you need to remove an Oracle home manually, first remove the Oracle components with Oracle Universal Installer. An example of removing the Oracle home manually would be by deleting the directory structure with Windows Explorer or the command prompt.... While installing Oracle 11g or using DBCA to create a new database, you have the option of using AMM or not. The main point of this post is to inform you that Oracle 11g will require quite a bit more shared memory if you choose to use the new Automatic Memory Management feature.
I need to export an oracle schema using exp, included the "CREATE USER" statement. Now, for do that the only think to do that I know is perform a full export of the database. The problem is that in my database there are a lot of users and the exp takes long time for export ( about 45 minutes ).
Oracle 11g introduces Case-sensitive passwords for database authentication. Along with this if you wish to change the password (temporarily) and reset it back to old , you will find that password field in dba_users is empty.
In this article we set up and create a standard audit trail through the use of Oracle's Enterprise Manager. Up to this point, for auditing we've focused on setting up some defaults and in particular creating an audit trail through the use of SQL*Plus.
OK, a number of things to look at here 1) By default, session memory is controlled system wide by 'pga_aggregate_target'. Whilst this sets a target for the whole machine, it also sets a cap per session (around 5% of the total).
Oracle Database 11gR2, with a user "pythonhol" and password (case sensitive) of "welcome". The example tables in this schema are from Oracle's Human Resources or "HR" schema.


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Ubisoft Responds to AC:U Criticism - Will Change its Review Policies
Steven Bogos | 13 Nov 2014 21:45
Image Source: GameSpot
Ubisoft will be changing the way it works with reviewers in the future, as well as offering customers open betas and early access to more titles.
Assassin's Creed: Unity launched earlier this week, and seems to be spreading controversy whenever it is mentioned. From frame rate issues and glitches, to its controversial "post-launch" review embargo, Ubisoft has managed to raise quite a bit of criticism of both the title and its practices. Speaking to BBC, the publisher has addressed some of those complaints, albeit, in a very PR, "we're not really wrong, but we can see why you may think that" kind of way.
"We are working to adapt our services and communications with consumers accordingly, both by changing the way we work with reviewers and by offering customers open betas or other early access to some games, all so that they have the information they need and want," said an Ubisoft spokeswoman.
However, she tried to explain the situation away by stating that "Having the online elements available and having populated worlds is essential to creating a representative and complete experience for reviewers. Achieving this prior to launch is incredibly complex, which is why some games are being reviewed much closer - or as was the case with Destiny, even after - the game launches."
For the record, Assassin's Creed: Unity's online component consisted of four-player co-op, a far cry from Destiny's massively-multiplayer worlds.
As for the almost hilarious graphical glitches (such as the nightmare-fuel image of the faceless man you'll see above), Ubisoft has stated that a patch is in the works, but wouldn't offer a time-frame for its release.
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Marvel's Avengers: An Insider's Guide To The Avengers Films (Hardcover)
Universe: Marvel
Author: Titan Comics
Published by: Titan Comics
A celebratory guide to Marvel Studios' four epic Avengers movies from The Avengers (2012) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Includes exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of the super hero films that defined a generation of cinema!
Including interviews with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and more! Packed with stunning photography and concept art from the biggest films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!


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