Institute

An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose.

Educational institutes

Often they are research organisations (research institutions) created to do research on specific topics. An institute can also be a professional body.

In some countries institutes can be part of a university or other institutions of higher education, either as a group of departments or an autonomous educational institution without a traditional university status such as a "university Institute". (See Institute of Technology)

The word "institute" comes from the Latin word institutum meaning "facility" or "habit"; from instituere meaning "build", "create", "raise" or "educate".

In some countries, such as South Korea and Japan, private schools are sometimes called institutes, rather than schools. In Spain secondary schools are called institutes.

Great Britain

In the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man the term "institute" is a protected word and companies or other organizations may only use the word if they are "organisations which are carrying out research at the highest level or to professional bodies of the highest standing". Furthermore, if a company is carrying on a business under a different name to the company name, that business name must comply with the Business Names Act. Use of the title "institute" requires approval from the Secretary of State. Failure to seek approval is a criminal offence.

The Institute

The Institute may refer to:

James Franco

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. His first prominent acting role was the lead character Daniel Desario on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks. He later played the title character in the TV biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award. He played Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He is also known for his roles in the films Flyboys (2006), Pineapple Express (2008), Milk (2008), 127 Hours (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), Spring Breakers (2013), This Is the End (2013), and The Interview (2014). He had a recurring role in the ABC soap opera General Hospital. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), Franco was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2014, he made his Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men.

Franco volunteers for the Art of Elysium charity and has taught a class at New York University in feature filmmaking and production. In 2013, he began teaching a course in short film production at the University of Southern California and a course in screenwriting at his alma mater, University of California, Los Angeles. In September 2015, Franco began teaching a film class to high school students at Palo Alto High School.

Local Live

Local Live is an original music based competition created by recording artist Steve Major, produced by The Major Entertainment Group, and is distributed currently by Rogers Media. The project conceived by Major began as a live showcase of local Barrie area musicians in 2009. Local Live first aired on Rogers TV in Barrie ON, in January 2013. The series now in its 5th season airs across Simcoe County to more than 110,000 homes.

The concept of Local Live is to find new solo recording artists who write and perform their own original music, with the winner being determined by a panel of industry professionals and viewers worldwide.

Local Live wields a panel of industry professionals who critique and coach each contestants song and performance . The original judges were gold and platinum award winning record producer Michael Jack, music producer Jazzfeezy, pop singer / Recording Artist Lorraine Lawson, and music/vocal coach Edwina Douglas. The judging panel for the most recent season included Michael Jack, Jazzfeezy, and introduced international supermodel Amanda Strachan, and television personality Drop Daniels. The shows creator, recording artist Steve Major has hosted the show since it began in 2009. There have been 4 winners of the show to date: Tori Hathaway, Kid Bliz & Chubz (Rolergang), Carley K, and Megan Baillie.

Sacred Bones Records

Sacred Bones Records is an independent record label founded in 2007, based in Brooklyn, NY. The label has released recordings from artists including Zola Jesus, David Lynch, Crystal Stilts, The Men, Psychic Ills, Moon Duo and Cult of Youth. In 2011, the label was described by British music magazine The Wire as "one of the best American labels in recent years."

In 2011, Billboard Magazine listed Sacred Bones among the 50 best indie labels in America.

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