query: March was the month Mariah Carey was born.

pos: Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( born March 27 , 1969 or 1970 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress . In 1990 , she rose to fame with the release of `` Vision of Love '' from her eponymous debut album . The album produced four chart-topping singles in the US and began what would become a string of commercially successful albums which solidified the singer as Columbias highest selling act . Carey and Boyz II Men spent a record sixteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995 -- 96 with `` One Sweet Day , '' which remains the longest-running number-one song in US chart history . Following a contentious divorce from Sony Music head Tommy Mottola , Carey adopted a new image and traversed towards hip hop with the release of Butterfly ( 1997 ) . In 1998 , she was honored as the world 's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the World Music Awards and subsequently named the best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000 .   Carey parted with Columbia in 2000 , and signed a record-breaking $ 100 million recording contract with Virgin Records America . In the weeks prior to the release of her film Glitter and its accompanying soundtrack in 2001 , she suffered a physical and emotional breakdown and was hospitalized for severe exhaustion . The project was poorly received and led to a general decline in the singer 's career . Carey 's recording contract was bought out for $ 50 million by Virgin and she signed a multi-million dollar deal with Island Records the following year . After a relatively unsuccessful period , she returned to the top of music charts with The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ) . The album became the best-selling album in the US and the second best-seller worldwide in 2005 and produced `` We Belong Together , '' which became her most successful single of the 2000s , and was later named `` Song of the Decade '' by Billboard . Carey once again ventured into film with a well-received supporting role in Precious ( 2009 ) , and was awarded the `` Breakthrough Performance Award '' at the Palm Springs International Film Festival .   Throughout her career , Carey has sold more than 200 million records worldwide , making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time . According to the RIAA , she is the third-best-selling female artist in the United States , with 63.5 million certified albums . With the release of `` Touch My Body '' ( 2008 ) , Carey gained her 18th number-one single in the United States , more than any other solo artist . In 2012 , the singer was ranked second on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Women in Music . '' Aside from her commercial accomplishments , Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards , 19 World Music Awards , 11 American Music Awards , and 14 Billboard Music Awards and has been consistently credited with inspiring a generation of singers . Referred to as the `` songbird supreme '' by the Guinness World Records , she has a five-octave vocal range , power , melismatic style and signature use of the whistle register .

neg: List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1994 This is a list of the American Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1994 . There were 10 singles that topped the chart this year . The first of these , `` Hero '' by Mariah Carey , spent one week at the top , concluding a four-week run that had begun in December 1993 . The longest running number-one single of 1994 is `` I 'll Make Love to You '' by Boyz II Men , which logged 14 weeks at number-one , tying the song with `` I Will Always Love You '' by Whitney Houston for the most weeks at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 until `` One Sweet Day '' by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men stayed atop the chart from December 1995 to the first quarter of 1996 .   With the rise of `` On Bended Knee '' to the top of the Hot 100 , Boyz II Men became the first act to chart consecutive number-one singles in the United States since The Beatles charted three consecutive number-one singles in 1964 .

neg: March on the Drina The March to the Drina ( Марш на Дрину , -LSB- mârʃ na drǐːnu -RSB- ) is a Serbian patriotic march which was composed by Stanislav Binički during World War I. Binički dedicated it to his favourite commander in the Serbian Army , Pukovnik Milivoje Stojanovic Brka , who had fought during the Battle of Cer , but was killed in a subsequent battle in December . The song experienced widespread popularity during and after the war and came to be seen by Serbs as a symbol of resistance to the Great Powers . Following World War II , it was popular in Socialist Yugoslavia where a single release in 1964 achieved Gold Record status . The march was played at the presentation ceremony for the Nobel Prize in Literature when Yugoslav writer Ivo Andrić was named a Nobel laureate in 1961 .   Serbian lyrics to the song were written many decades after Binički composed it , by poet and journalist Miloje Popović , in 1964 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Cer . English lyrics were added in 1964 by American songwriter Vaughn Horton for a recording by Patti Page under the title Drina ( Little Soldier Boy ) . German lyrics were added by Walter Rothenburg in 1964 and Bert Olden in 1976 . Italian lyrics were added in 1964 by Daniele Pace for the recording by Marie Laforêt . Milutin Popović Zahar added Serbian lyrics to a version entitled `` Svirajte Mi Mars na Drinu '' in 1989 . An eponymous 1964 Yugoslav film was made by the Avala Film studio in Belgrade that featured the march in a historical dramatization of the 1914 Battle of Cer .

neg: Yeh, Yeh `` Yeh Yeh '' is a Latin soul tune that was written as an instrumental by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick , and first recorded by Mongo Santamaría on his 1963 album Watermelon Man . Lyrics were written for it shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks of the vocal group Lambert , Hendricks & Ross . This version of the song was taken to the top of the UK Singles Chart in January 1965 by Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames ( b/w `` Preach and Teach '' , Columbia DB 7428 ) , breaking The Beatles ' long-term hold on the number one spot ( of five weeks with `` I Feel Fine '' ) , and a month later appeared on the US Billboard pop singles chart to peak at # 21 . ( The US single edited out the saxophone solo break . )   Interviewed after the 2003 Jools Holland Spring Hootennany , where he had played a `` dynamite version '' of the song , Fame explained that the arrangement had been written by Tubby Hayes .   Other notable covers include those by pop/rock duo They Might Be Giants on their Mink Car album , and Matt Bianco , who covered the song in 1985 , reaching number 13 in the UK Singles Chart ( the single version was then included in their second eponymous album in 1986 , while the respective CD edition of the album only contained its 12 '' Dance Mix -- both versions featured on the MC edition of the long playing work , depending upon the various countries ) . British actor and musician Hugh Laurie also included a live cover version of Yeh , Yeh on his album Did n't It Rain .   In 1986 , Australian recording artist Kate Ceberano recorded a version for her album , Kate Ceberano and her Septet .  In 2001 , They Might Be Giants recorded a cover of the song for their Mink Car album .  In 2015 Canadian jazz singer-songwriter and pianist Diana Krall covered the song for her 12th studio album , Wallflower , together with Georgie Fame .

neg: Drew Live `` Drew Live '' is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom The Drew Carey Show , and the 109th overall . The episode 's plot focuses on Drew ( Drew Carey ) trying to stop his friend , Kate ( Christa Miller ) , from pursuing a relationship with a mystery guy , as Drew is in love with her . However , Drew is unaware that he is stopping Kate from pursuing him . Meanwhile , Drew 's brother Steve ( John Carroll Lynch ) and his fiancée Mimi Bobeck ( Kathy Kinney ) hold a joint bachelor and bachelorette party .   The episode was written by Clay Graham and directed by Gerry Cohen . It first aired on November 10 , 1999 on the ABC network in the United States . Executive producer and series co-creator , Bruce Helford came up with the idea for `` Drew Live '' after seeing medical drama ER '' 's live episode in 1997 . To make `` Drew Live '' stand out , two-minute improvisational segments , where the cast had to invent their own lines , were added in during filming . The cast and crew performed the episode live three times for the Eastern , Mountain and Pacific time zones . It was shot on tape and broadcast with a small delay . Several regulars from Whose Line Is It Anyway ? made guest appearances .   `` Drew Live '' was seen by an estimated 12 million viewers , finishing inside the Top 20 in the ratings for the week of November 8 -- 14 , 1999 . It was the third highest-rated show on ABC that week and the most watched episode of The Drew Carey Show in 44 weeks . It received mixed reviews from critics , with The Boston Globe 's Matthew Gilbert calling it `` gimmicky '' and `` a smug mess . '' While David Bianculli from the Daily News '' branded it `` a hoot '' and thought Cohen `` captured the action perfectly '' .

neg: Maria McKee (album) Maria McKee is the self-titled debut album by American singer/songwriter Maria McKee , released in 1989 .

neg: March (disambiguation) March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars .   March may also refer to :   March ( surname ) , a surname ( including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname )

neg: Number 1's (video) # 1 's is Mariah Carey 's sixth VHS/DVD release . A collection of the music videos of her U.S. number-one singles ( songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ) up to that time , the home video was originally released on VHS in December 7 , 1999 , while the DVD was released on February 1 , 2000 . A year before this , Carey had released a greatest hits compilation , # 1 's , which included her thirteen U.S. number-one singles up to that point . The DVD of the same name is based on that album , but by the time of its release , Carey had already scored a fourteenth U.S. number one , `` Heartbreaker '' , from her latest studio release Rainbow . Its music video and the video of its remix ( as a bonus track ) were thus included on the DVD . During the month of the DVD 's release , Carey had also earned her fifteenth number one single , `` Thank God I Found You '' .   The DVD does not include the official music videos for `` Vision of Love '' , `` Love Takes Time '' , and `` Someday , '' as she admitted that she did not like some of her early music videos . They are replaced by live performances culled from previous DVD/video releases .   # 1 's was re-released in 2008 as part of Mariah Carey : DVD Collection , a 2DVD set including also Fantasy : Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden . The video features a shortened version from the original , without the introductory sections per track .

neg: Whitney Houston discography The discography of American singer Whitney Houston ( 1963 -- 2012 ) consists of seven studio albums , six compilations , two soundtrack albums , five box sets , six extended plays , and fifty-seven singles . In 1985 , Houston released her self-titled debut album . It spent fourteen weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified thirteen times platinum ( Diamond ) by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , with global sales of 25 million copies . The album produced four US top 5 singles , including three Billboard Hot 100 number-ones . In 1987 , Houston released her second album Whitney . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was supported by four US number-one singles : `` I Wan na Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' , `` Did n't We Almost Have It All '' , `` So Emotional '' , and `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' , which established an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits by a performer . Whitney was certified 9 × Platinum by the RIAA and topped the charts in numerous countries , having sold in excess of 20 million copies worldwide . Houston 's third studio album , I 'm Your Baby Tonight ( 1990 ) , peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 chart and yielded two number-one singles ; `` I 'm Your Baby Tonight '' and `` All the Man That I Need '' , selling 10 million units worldwide . In February 1991 , Houston released `` The Star Spangled Banner '' performance from Super Bowl XXV as a single , becoming the highest-charting rendition of the national anthem on the Billboard Hot 100 chart .   The Bodyguard soundtrack from her film debut , was released in November 1992 . The album contains tracks by other recording artists but is considered a Houston album by Billboard . It topped the Billboard 200 for twenty non-consecutive weeks , one of the longest tenures by an album in the Nielsen SoundScan era . The album was certified 17 × Platinum the United States and sold over 45 million copies worldwide , becoming the best-selling soundtrack album and one of the top 5 best-selling albums of all time . The lead single from the soundtrack , `` I Will Always Love You '' , topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a then-record-breaking fourteen weeks and was certified 6 × Platinum by the RIAA , peaked at number one on the charts in nearly every country and sold 12 million copies worldwide , becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time . Houston contributed three songs , including her eleventh number-one single `` Exhale ( Shoop Shoop ) '' on the 7x platinum soundtrack album , Waiting to Exhale ( November 1995 ) . The following year she released The Preacher 's Wife in November 1996 . The soundtrack was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA and became the biggest selling gospel album of all time . In 1998 , she released her first studio album in eight years , My Love Is Your Love . The album failed to match the commercial status of her previous albums , peaking at number thirteen , her lowest chart position on the Billboard 200 among her studio albums . Despite initial weak sales , the album went on to achieve multi-platinum status with 11 million units sold worldwide , being certified 4 × Platinum in the United States . From late 1998 to early 2000 , the album generated five singles ; `` When You Believe '' ( duet with Mariah Carey ) , `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , `` It 's Not Right but It 's Okay '' , `` My Love Is Your Love '' , and `` I Learned from the Best '' .   Houston entered the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation , Whitney : The Greatest Hits , released in May 2000 . The double-disc was certified 3 × Platinum by the RIAA in 2002 and earned 5 × Platinum award posthumously , recognizing 2.6 million in sales throughout the United States . The album hit the top position on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1.66 million copies in the UK alone . Also , it reached the top ten in many worldwide markets , selling 10 million copies globally . Just Whitney , released in December 2002 , became her first album after renewing her contract with Arista for a record $ 100 million in 2001 . The album failed to earn multi-platinum status , receiving only Platinum award in the US , and became her lowest-selling studio album to date . She released a holiday album , One Wish : The Holiday Album in November 2003 . In September 2009 , Houston returned to the top position of the Billboard 200 with I Look to You , becoming her fourth number-one album on the chart ; which was her first non-soundtrack number-one in 22 years , since 1987 's Whitney . It also topped the album charts of several European countries and was certified Platinum by the RIAA . Her albums Whitney Houston , Whitney , The Bodyguard and Whitney : The Greatest Hits are among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA .   According to the RIAA , Houston is the top-selling R&B female artist of the 20th century , and the fourth best-selling female artist in the United States , with shipments of 57 million albums . In addition , until the launch of the RIAA 's digital certification program in 2004 , she had sold 16.5 million physical singles more than any other female solo artist in history . According to the Official UK Charts Company in October 2012 , Houston is at number four in the top 10 biggest selling female singles artists of all-time list with a sales total of 8.5 million singles . Whitney Houston is one of pop music 's best-selling music artists of all-time , with an estimated 170 -- 200 million records sold worldwide .

neg: Always Be My Baby `` Always Be My Baby '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album Daydream ( 1995 ) . It was released by Columbia Records in March 9 , 1996 as the third US single and fourth overall . The song was written by Carey , Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal . A mid-tempo song , its lyrics describe the feeling of attachment and unity the singer feels towards her estranged lover , even though they are no longer together , she says he will always be a part of her and will `` always be her baby '' even after they move on .   Music critics praised `` Always Be My Baby '' and it was a commercial success , becoming Carey 's 11th chart topper on the US Billboard Hot 100 , tying her with Madonna and Whitney Houston for most number-one singles for a female artist at the time . It spent two weeks atop the chart and became Carey 's eighth chart topper on the Canadian Singles Chart . In other regions , the song performed well , peaking at number three in the United Kingdom , number five in New Zealand , number 17 in Australia and in the top 20 in most music markets where it charted .   The song 's music video features scenes of Carey frolicking by a campsite in upstate New York , as well as swinging on a large swing over a lake . Additional inter-cuts include scenes of two children , one male and female , sneaking out at night and spending time together by a campfire similar to Carey 's location . Most scenes from the video were filmed at The Fresh Air Fund 's Camp Mariah , named after Mariah Carey for her generous support and dedication to Fresh Air Fund children . The song was performed live during her Daydream World Tour ( 1996 ) and many of her future tours and concerts . `` Always Be My Baby '' was also featured in Carey 's compilation albums : Number 1 's ( 1998 ) , Greatest Hits ( 2001 ) , The Ballads ( 2008 ) and Number 1 to Infinity ( 2015 ) .

neg: Michael Carey Michael or Mike Carey may refer to :

neg: For the Sake of the Song (album) For the Sake of the Song is the debut album by country singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt , released in 1968 . The majority of the songs , including the title track , `` Tecumseh Valley '' , '' ( Quicksilver Daydreams of ) Maria '' , `` Waiting ` Round to Die '' , and `` Sad Cinderella '' , were re-recorded in more stripped-down versions for subsequent studio albums .

neg: Lisa Daggs Lisa Daggs ( born February 28 , 1965 ) is an American multi-award-winning Christian music singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles , California . In some instances she also goes by the name of Lisa Daggs-Charette .   She was born in Los Angeles , California , and was raised in Sacramento by her mother after her parents were divorced when she was ten . Trying to deal with the pressures of her teenage years and her parents ' divorce , she eventually tried to ease her pain by medicating herself with drugs and alcohol .

neg: E=MC² (Mariah Carey album) E = MC ² is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released in the United States on April 15 , 2008 by Island Records . The singer began recording the album in 2007 in Anguilla , after writing and composing most of its material during and after her 2006 Adventures of Mimi Tour . Carey worked with several notable songwriters and producers during the course of the project , including Jermaine Dupri , Bryan-Michael Cox , Stargate , The-Dream , Tricky Stewart , Scott Storch and Danja .   The album revealed a more personal side of the singer , illustrated in its declarative theme of emancipation from her previous marriage , and from her personal and professional setbacks . Although it shared similar vocal production as well as an inclination to her signature pop and R&B ballads , the album also encompassed a variety of dance-oriented and uptempo styles . It was meant to be a continuation , or a second part of her tenth studio album , The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ) . Carey collaborated with a number of artists on the album , including T-Pain , Damian Marley and Young Jeezy . Though considered by critics very similar to the formula its predecessor had been built on , E = MC ² included other genres she had never explored , such as reggae , and her continued recording of gospel-influenced hymns .   E = MC ² was generally well received by music critics , with many complimenting the record 's broad genre influences , and musical and production styles . Some critics , however , felt that the album was too similar to The Emancipation of Mimi , and did n't offer anything new from the formula . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 463,000 copies ; the highest first-week sales of Carey 's career . It opened inside the top-five on the albums chart in Australia , Canada , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . The album achieved worldwide sales of over 2.5 million copies .   Four singles were commission in promotion of the album . The album 's lead single , `` Touch My Body '' , became Carey 's eighteenth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100 , making her the solo artist with the most number one singles in United States history , surpassing the record held by Elvis Presley . Additionally , it gave Carey her 79th week atop the chart , tying Presley for most weeks at number one . It achieved strong worldwide charting , peaking within the top five of the singles charts in Italy , Japan , New Zealand , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . `` Bye Bye '' served as the album 's second release . Although hailed by critics , and expected to have achieved large commercial success , the song stalled at number nineteen on the Hot 100 , and managed to chart weakly internationally . Both the third and fourth singles , `` I 'll Be Lovin ' U Long Time '' and `` I Stay in Love '' failed to garner success in any prominent music market .

neg: Cherry Springs Dance Hall Cherry Springs Dance Hall , is one of the oldest and most historic dance halls in Texas . It is located at 17662 North U.S. Highway 87 , Cherry Springs , TX 78624 . The Texas farming community of Cherry Spring is 16 mi NW of Fredericksburg , Texas , in Gillespie County 's portion of the Texas Hill Country . The dance hall was established along the old Pinta Trail in 1889 as a stop for cattle drives . It was originally run by Herman Lehmann , son of German immigrants , Apache captive and adopted son of Comanche chief Quanah Parker .   Cited by the State of Texas Music Office as `` one of the most historic dance halls in the world , '' the venue has played host to some of the greatest legends of country music . Hank Williams once played here , as did Patsy Cline , Buck Owens , Webb Pierce , Ernest Tubb , George Jones , and many others . It was here on October 9 , 1955 , that the Louisiana Hayride Tour played , with Elvis Presley , Johnny Cash , Wanda Jackson and Porter Wagoner on the cusp of international fame for the performers . Author and musician Geronimo Trevino III likens the talent who have played there to `` The history of country music . ''

neg: The Power of Jennifer Rush The Power of Jennifer Rush is a compilation album released by American singer Jennifer Rush .   This was the first official collection released by Rush . As well as featuring her past hits , a new single was released from the collection , `` Ave Maria '' ( originally from her earlier album Movin ' ) .   Released in late 1991 , the album only reached No. 40 in Germany , but sustained a lengthy run on the charts and re-entered in 1995 . The collection also peaked within the top 40 in Switzerland and Austria .   A repackaged version of the album , entitled The Platinum Edition was released in 2001 to mark its 10th anniversary .

neg: Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist .   It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . ''   The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist .   Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 .   Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year .   1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .

neg: They Call the Wind Maria `` They Call the Wind Maria '' is an American popular song with lyrics written by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical , Paint Your Wagon , which is set in the California Gold Rush . Rufus Smith originally sang the song on Broadway , and Joseph Leader was the original singer in London 's West End . It quickly became a `` runaway hit '' , and during the Korean War , the song was among the `` popular music listened to by the troops '' . Vaughan Monroe and his Orchestra recorded the song in 1951 , and it was among the `` popular hit singles at the record stores '' that year . It has since become a standard , performed by many notable singers across several genres of popular music . A striking feature of the song in the original orchestration ( also used in many cover versions ) , is a driving , staccato rhythm , played on the string instruments , that evokes a sense of restless motion .

neg: Brasil Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay is the official music singles charts in Brazil . It has been compiled by Crowley Broadcast Analysis and published monthly by Billboard Brasil since the release of the magazine , in October 2009 . Since April 2014 , the Brazilian Billboard began publishing on its Brazilian site , the weekly Hot 100 , as it is , and has always been held at the site , and Billboard magazine in other countries as well as the American Billboard .   It is the top 100 songs , both national and international titles , the most varied genres , computed based on the total number of executions in the period indicated and the grid base stations Crowley , that monitors 256 radio stations located in the grid-base stations , made from Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm . This grid includes the cities of São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Brasília , Campinas , Ribeirão Preto , Belo Horizonte , Curitiba , Porto Alegre , Recife , Salvador , Florianópolis , Fortaleza , Goiânia , Campo Grande , Cuiabá and the Triângulo Mineiro , Vale do Paraíba and Paulista Littoral mesoregions .   The first song which reached in number-one on the chart was `` Halo '' by Beyoncé . `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' by Mariah Carey is the longest running number 1 ( 27 weeks ) , followed by Beyoncé 's `` Halo '' ( the most played song in the country , in 2009 ) .

neg: Merry Christmas II You Merry Christmas II You is the second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released by Island Records on November 2 , 2010 . Recording began in April 2010 and continued while Carey became pregnant . She was the executive producer of Merry Christmas II You and worked with various record producers , including Bryan-Michael Cox , Jermaine Dupri , Randy Jackson , James Poyser , Marc Shaiman , James `` Big Jim '' Wright and Johnny `` Sev '' Severin of RedOne . The album features Carey 's mother Patricia Carey as a guest vocalist on `` O Come All Ye Faithful '' / `` Hallelujah Chorus '' . The album is composed of original songs and covers , ballads and uptempo tracks . It incorporates R&B , soul and house music in its composition .   The album received mixed reviews from music critics , who complimented its relaxed yet lively and contemporary feel , while others felt it was predictable and too overproduced in places . It debuted at number four on the United States Billboard 200 album chart , and reached number one on both the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and Holiday Albums chart . It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting shipments exceeding 500,000 copies . Elsewhere , however , the album failed to make an impact , reaching the top thirty in Australia and Hungary , and the top fifty in Austria and Italy . It missed out on the top one-hundred in the United Kingdom by one position , peaking at one-hundred and one on the albums chart .   The album produced four singles , including the US Adult Contemporary record-breaking song `` Oh Santa ! '' . It reached number-one in its second week , the quickest ascent in the history of the chart and the only song to do so . Other singles included `` Auld Lang Syne ( The New Year 's Anthem ) '' , a single release version of `` When Christmas Comes '' in 2011 with John Legend and `` Christmas Time Is in the Air Again '' in 2012 . To support the album , Carey made promotional appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Lopez Tonight , and hosted her own television special called Mariah Carey : Merry Christmas to You .


query: Socrates was a classical Greek founder of Western philosophy.

pos: Socrates Socrates ( -LSB- ˈsɒkrətiːz -RSB- Σωκράτης -LSB- - grcsɔːkrátɛːs -RSB- , Sōkrátēs ; 470/469 -- 399 BC ) was a classical Greek ( Athenian ) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy . He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers , especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes . Plato 's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity , though it is unclear the degree to which Socrates himself is `` hidden behind his ` best disciple ' , Plato '' .   Through his portrayal in Plato 's dialogues , Socrates has become renowned for his contribution to the field of ethics , and it is this Platonic Socrates who lends his name to the concepts of Socratic irony and the Socratic method , or elenchus . The latter remains a commonly used tool in a wide range of discussions , and is a type of pedagogy in which a series of questions is asked not only to draw individual answers , but also to encourage fundamental insight into the issue at hand . Plato 's Socrates also made important and lasting contributions to the field of epistemology , and his ideologies and approach have proven a strong foundation for much Western philosophy that has followed .

neg: Protagoras (dialogue) Protagoras ( -LSB- proʊˈtæɡərəs -RSB- Πρωταγόρας ) is a dialogue by Plato . The traditional subtitle ( which may or may not be Plato 's ) is `` or the Sophists '' . The main argument is between the elderly Protagoras , a celebrated Sophist , and Socrates . The discussion takes place at the home of Callias , who is host to Protagoras while he is in town , and concerns the nature of Sophists , the unity and the teachability of virtue . A total of twenty-one people are named as present .

neg: Dialectic Dialectic or dialectics ( διαλεκτική , dialektikḗ ) , also known as the dialectical method , is a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments .   The term dialectic is not synonymous with the term debate . While in theory debaters are not necessarily emotionally invested in their point of view , in practice debaters frequently display an emotional commitment that may cloud rational judgment . Debates are won through a combination of persuading the opponent , proving one 's argument correct , and proving the opponent 's argument incorrect . Debates do not necessarily require promptly identifying a clear winner or loser ; however , clear winners are frequently determined by a judge , a jury or group consensus . The term dialectics is also not synonymous with the term rhetoric , a method or art of discourse that seeks to persuade , inform , or motivate an audience . Concepts , like `` logos '' or rational appeal , `` pathos '' or emotional appeal , and `` ethos '' or ethical appeal , are intentionally used by rhetoricians to persuade an audience .   Socrates favoured truth as the highest value , proposing that it could be discovered through reason and logic in discussion : ergo , dialectic . Socrates valued rationality ( appealing to logic , not emotion ) as the proper means for persuasion , the discovery of truth , and the determinant for one 's actions . To Socrates , truth , not aretē ( moral virtue ) , was the greater good , and each person should , above all else , seek truth to guide one 's life . Therefore , Socrates opposed the Sophists and their teaching of rhetoric as art and as emotional oratory requiring neither logic nor proof . Different forms of dialectical reasoning have emerged throughout history from the Indosphere ( Greater India ) and the West ( Europe ) . These forms include the Socratic method , Hindu , Buddhist , Medieval , Hegelian dialectics , Marxist , Talmudic , and Neo-orthodoxy .

neg: Cosmotheology The term cosmotheology , along with the term `` ontotheology '' , was invented by Immanuel Kant `` in order to distinguish between two competing types of `` transcendental theology '' .   Kant defined the relationship between ontotheology and cosmostheology as follows :  `` Transcendental theology aims either at inferring the existence of a Supreme Being from a general experience , without any closer reference to the world to which this experience belongs , and in this case it is called cosmotheology ; or it endeavours to cognize the existence of such a being , through mere conceptions , without the aid of experience , and is then termed ontotheology . ''

neg: Latin poetry The history of Latin poetry can be understood as the adaptation of Greek models . The verse comedies of Plautus are considered the earliest surviving examples of Latin literature and are estimated to have been composed around 205-184 BC .   The start of Latin literature is conventionally dated to the first performance of a play in verse by a Greek slave , Livius Andronicus , at Rome in 240 BC . Livius translated Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences , using meters that were basically those of Greek drama , modified to the needs of Latin . His successors Plautus and Terence further refined the borrowings from the Greek stage and the prosody of their verse is substantially the same as for classical Latin verse .   The traditional meter of Greek epic , the dactylic hexameter , was introduced into Latin literature by Ennius ( 239-169 BC ) , virtually a contemporary of Livius , who substituted it for the jerky Saturnian meter in which Livius had been composing epic verses . Ennius moulded a poetic diction and style suited to the imported hexameter , providing a model for ` classical ' poets such as Virgil and Ovid .   The late republic saw the emergence of Neoteric Poets , notably Catullusrich young men from the Italian provinces , conscious of metropolitan sophistication , and looking to the scholarly Alexandrian poet Callimachus for inspiration . Catullus shared the Alexandrian 's preference for short poems and wrote within a variety of meters borrowed from Greece , including Aeolian forms such as hendecasyllabic verse , the Sapphic stanza and Greater Asclepiad , as well as iambic verses such as the choliamb and the iambic tetrameter catalectic ( a dialogue meter borrowed from Old Comedy ) .   Horace , whose career crossed the divide between republic and empire , followed Catullus ' lead in employing Greek lyrical forms , identifying with Alcaeus of Mytilene , composing Alcaic stanzas , and also with Archilochus , composing poetic invectives in the Iambus tradition ( in which he adopted the metrical form of the Epode or ` Iambic Distich ' ) . Horace was a contemporary of Virgil and , like the epic poet , he wrote verses in dactylic hexameter , but in a conversational and epistolary style . Virgil 's hexameters are generally regarded as `` the supreme metrical system of Latin literature . ''

neg: A History of Philosophy (Copleston) A History of Philosophy is an eleven-volume history of Western philosophy written by English Jesuit priest Frederick Charles Copleston .   Copleston 's History provides extensive coverage of Western philosophy from the Pre-Socratics through Dewey , Russell , Moore , Sartre and Merleau-Ponty . The first nine volumes , originally published between 1946 and 1974 , were written for Catholic seminary students with the goal `` of supplying Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries with a work that should be somewhat more detailed and of wider scope than the textbooks , commonly in use , and which at the same time should endeavour to exhibit the logical development and interconnection of philosophical systems . '' A tenth volume was added in 1986 , and the eleventh is actually a collection of essays which appeared in 1956 as Contemporary Philosophy .   Throughout the eleven volumes Copleston 's Roman Catholic ( Thomist ) point of view is never hidden . All the same , it seems generally accepted that Copleston 's treatment is fair and complete , even for philosophical positions that he does not support .

neg: Oxford Philosophical Club The Oxford Philosophical Club refers to a group of natural philosophers , mathematicians , physicians , virtuosi and dilettanti gathering around John Wilkins FRS ( 1614 -- 1672 ) at Oxford in the period 1649 to 1660 . It is documented in particular by John Aubrey : he refers to it as an `` experimental philosophical club '' run weekly by Wilkins , who successfully bridged the political divide of the times . There is surviving evidence that the Club was formally constituted , and undertook some projects in Oxford libraries . Its historical importance is that members formed one of the major groups that came together in the early 1660s to form the Royal Society of London .   Wilkins was Warden of Wadham College , and the circle around him is also known as the Wadham Group , though it was not restricted to members of the College . It included William Petty , Jonathan Goddard and John Wallis from the 1645 group in London .   The term Oxford Philosophical Society may refer to this club , or at least two later societies .

neg: Early Islamic philosophy Early Islamic philosophy or classical Islamic philosophy is a period of intense philosophical development beginning in the 2nd century AH of the Islamic calendar ( early 9th century CE ) and lasting until the 6th century AH ( late 12th century CE ) . The period is known as the Islamic Golden Age , and the achievements of this period had a crucial influence in the development of modern philosophy and science ; for Renaissance Europe , the influence represented `` one of the largest technology transfers in world history . '' . This period starts with al-Kindi in the 9th century and ends with Averroes ( Ibn Rushd ) at the end of 12th century . The death of Averroes effectively marks the end of a particular discipline of Islamic philosophy usually called the Peripatetic Arabic School , and philosophical activity declined significantly in Western Islamic countries , namely in Islamic Spain and North Africa , though it persisted for much longer in the Eastern countries , in particular Persia and India where several schools of philosophy continued to flourish : Avicennism , Illuminationist philosophy , Mystical philosophy , and Transcendent theosophy .   Some of the significant achievements of early Muslim philosophers included the development of a strict science of citation , the isnad or `` backing '' ; the development of a method of open inquiry to disprove claims , the ijtihad , which could be generally applied to many types of questions ( although which to apply it to is an ethical question ) ; the willingness to both accept and challenge authority within the same process ; recognition that science and philosophy are both subordinate to morality , and that moral choices are prior to any investigation or concern with either ; the separation of theology ( kalam ) and law ( shariah ) during the early Abbasid period , a precursor to secularism ; the distinction between religion and philosophy , marking the beginning of secular thought ; the beginning of a peer review process ; early ideas on evolution ; the beginnings of the scientific method , an important contribution to the philosophy of science ; the introduction of temporal modal logic and inductive logic ; the beginning of social philosophy , including the formulation of theories on social cohesion and social conflict ; the beginning of the philosophy of history ; the development of the philosophical novel and the concepts of empiricism and tabula rasa ; and distinguishing between essence and existence .   Saadia Gaon , David ben Merwan al-Mukkamas , Maimonides , and Thomas Aquinas , were influenced by the Mutazilite work , particularly Avicennism and Averroism , and the Renaissance and the use of empirical methods were inspired at least in part by Arabic translations of Greek , Jewish , Persian and Egyptian works translated into Latin during the Renaissance of the 12th century , and taken during the Reconquista in 1492 .   Early Islamic philosophy can be divided into clear sets of influences , branches , schools , and fields , as described below .

neg: Phaedrus (Athenian) Phaedrus ( -LSB- ˈfiːdrəs , _ ˈfɛdrəs -RSB- ) , son of Pythocles , of the Myrrhinus deme ( Greek : Φαῖδρος Πυθοκλέους Μυρρινούσιος , Phaĩdros Puthocléous Murrinoúsios ; c. 444 -- 393 BCE ) , was an ancient Athenian aristocrat associated with the inner-circle of the philosopher Socrates . He was indicted in the profanation of the Eleusinian mysteries in 415 during the Peloponnesian War , causing him to flee Athens .   He is best remembered for his depiction in the dialogues of Plato . His philosophically erotic role in his eponymous dialogue and the Symposium inspired later authors , from the ancient comedic playwright Alexis to contemporary philosophers like Robert M. Pirsig and Martha Nussbaum .

neg: Assos Assos ( -LSB- ˈæsɒs -RSB- Ἄσσος ) , also known as Behramkale or for short Behram , is a small historically rich town in the Ayvacık district of the Çanakkale Province , Turkey .   After leaving the Platonic Academy in Athens , Aristotle ( joined by Xenocrates ) went to Assos , where he was welcomed by King Hermias , and opened an Academy in this city . Aristotle also married Pythias , the adopted daughter of Hermias . In the Academy of Assos , Aristotle became a chief to a group of philosophers , and together with them , he made innovative observations on zoology and biology . When the Persians attacked Assos , King Hermias was caught and put to death . Aristotle fled to Macedonia , which was ruled by his friend King Philip II of Macedon . There , he tutored Philip 's son , Alexander the Great . There is a modern statue of Aristotle at the town entrance .   The Acts of the Apostles refers to visits by Luke the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle to Assos  .   Today , Assos is an Aegean-coast seaside retreat amid ancient ruins .

neg: Sage (philosophy) A sage ( σοφός , sophos ) , in classical philosophy , is someone who has attained the wisdom which a philosopher seeks . The first to make this distinction is Plato , through the character of Socrates , within the Symposium . While analyzing the concept of love , Socrates concludes Love is that which lacks the object it seeks . Therefore , the philosopher ( φιλόσοφος , meaning lover of wisdom ) does not have the wisdom sought , while the sage , on the other hand , does not love or seek wisdom , for it is already possessed . Socrates then examines the two categories of persons who do not partake in philosophy :   Gods and sages , because they are wise ;  Senseless people , because they think they are wise .   The position of the philosopher is between these two groups . The philosopher is not wise , but possesses the self-awareness of lacking wisdom , and thus pursues it .   Alternatively , the sage is one who lives `` according to an ideal which transcends the everyday . '' Plato is also the first to develop this notion of the sage in various works . Within The Republic , Plato indicates that when a friend of a sage dies , the sage `` will not think that for a good man ... death is a terrible thing . '' In the Theaetetus , Plato defines the sage as one who becomes `` righteous and holy and wise . '' , and is thus God-like in his nature .   The term has also been used interchangeably with a ` good person ' ( ἀγαθός , agathos ) , and a ` virtuous person ' ( σπουδαίος , spoudaios ) .

neg: José Sócrates José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa , GCIH ( born 6 September 1957 ) , commonly known as José Sócrates ( -LSB- ʒuˈzɛ ˈsɔkɾɐtɨʃ -RSB- ) , is a Portuguese politician who was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011 .   For the second half of 2007 , he acted as the President-in-Office of the Council of the European Union . In addition to these posts , José Sócrates was Portugal 's Minister for Youth and Sports and one of the organisers of the UEFA Euro 2004 football championship in Portugal , as well as being a former Environment Minister in the governments of António Guterres .   On 23 March 2011 he submitted his resignation to the president after parliament rejected his government 's austerity measures in a vote , leading to the Portuguese legislative election of 2011 . After losing the election , held on 5 June 2011 , he resigned as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party .   On 21 November 2014 he was arrested in Lisbon , accused of corruption , tax evasion , and money laundering , becoming the first ex-PM in the history of the country to be thus accused . On 24 November Sócrates was remanded in custody on preliminary charges of corruption and tax fraud . He was held in the prison of Évora till 4 September 2015 when he left the prison for a relative 's house in Lisbon , where he remained under house arrest until 16 October 2015 . That day , a judge released him from house arrest , allowing him to await the end of the investigation in freedom , although remaining forbidden of leaving the country and of contacting with other suspects of the case .

neg: Logosophy Logosophy is an ethical-philosophical doctrine developed by the Argentine humanist and thinker Carlos Bernardo González Pecotche , which offers teachings of conceptual order and practices that lead oneself to self-cognition and self-improvement through a process of conscious evolution .   Logosophy argues that the thoughts can be autonomous and independent of one 's individual will , and that they are born and fulfill their function under the influence of the moral or psychic states of their owner or someone else . Its purpose is to free the mental faculties of suggestive influences , allowing the human being to think freely and understand the true objectives of life .   Logosophy presents itself as a new and conclusive science , which reveals a method and a set of disciplines of its own , with the purpose of leading man to the knowledge of his own self , of the Universe , and its eternal laws . It also presents itself as a new way of feeling and conceiving life , since it presents a new conception of humanity , human psychic and mental organization , and the human life in its broadest possibilities and proportions .   Its name is the combination of the Greek word `` logos '' and `` sophia '' , which the author has adopted as meaning Creative Word or Manifestation of the Supreme Knowledge , and Original Science or Wisdom , respectively , to denote `` a new line of cognitions , a doctrine , a method and a technique which are eminently its own '' .   Logosophy was created in 1930 , with the creation of the first Logosophical Foundation in the city of Córdoba , Argentina .

neg: Anthroposophy Anthroposophy is a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner that postulates the existence of an objective , intellectually comprehensible spiritual world that is accessible by direct experience through inner development . More specifically , it aims to develop faculties of perceptive imagination , inspiration and intuition through the cultivation of a form of thinking independent of sensory experience , and to present the results thus derived in a manner subject to rational verification . Anthroposophy aims to attain in its study of spiritual experience the precision and clarity attained by the natural sciences in their investigations of the physical world . The philosophy has double roots in German idealism and German mysticism and was initially expressed in language drawn from Theosophy .   Anthroposophical ideas have been applied practically in many areas including Steiner/Waldorf education , special education ( most prominently through the Camphill Movement ) , biodynamic agriculture , medicine , ethical banking , organizational development , and the arts . The Anthroposophical Society has its international center at the Goetheanum in Dornach , Switzerland .   Modern critics , particularly Michael Shermer , have termed anthroposophy 's application in areas such as medicine , biology , and biodynamic agriculture to be pseudoscience . Anthroposophy has also been termed `` the most important esoteric society in European history . ''

neg: Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza ( -LSB- bəˈruːk_spɪˈnoʊzə -RSB- -LSB- baːˈrux spɪˈnoːzaː -RSB- ; born Benedito de Espinosa , -LSB- bɨnɨˈðitu ðɨ ʃpiˈnɔzɐ -RSB- ; 24 November 1632 -- 21 February 1677 , later Benedict de Spinoza ) was a Dutch philosopher of Sephardi/Portuguese origin . By laying the groundwork for the 18th-century Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism , including modern conceptions of the self and the universe , he came to be considered one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy .   Spinoza 's magnum opus , Ethics , was published posthumously in 1677 . The work opposed René Descartes ' philosophy on mind -- body dualism , and earned Spinoza recognition as one of Western philosophy 's most important thinkers . In the Ethics , `` Spinoza wrote the last indisputable Latin masterpiece , and one in which the refined conceptions of medieval philosophy are finally turned against themselves and destroyed entirely . '' Hegel said , `` You are either a Spinozist or not a philosopher at all . '' His philosophical accomplishments and moral character prompted 20th-century philosopher Gilles Deleuze to name him `` the ` prince ' of philosophers '' .   Spinoza 's given name , which means `` Blessed '' , varies among different languages . In Hebrew , it is written . In Portuguese , he 's called Benedito `` Bento '' de Espinosa and in -LSB- Benedictus de Spinoza , links = no -RSB- . Spinoza was raised in a Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam . He developed highly controversial ideas regarding the authenticity of the Hebrew Bible and the nature of the Divine . Jewish religious authorities issued a herem against him , causing him to be effectively shunned by Jewish society at age 23 . His books were also later put on the Catholic Church 's Index of Forbidden Books .   Spinoza lived an outwardly simple life as a lens grinder , turning down rewards and honours throughout his life , including prestigious teaching positions . He died at the age of 44 allegedly of a lung illness , perhaps tuberculosis or silicosis exacerbated by the inhalation of fine glass dust while grinding optical lenses . He is buried in the churchyard of the Christian Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague .

neg: Leo the Mathematician Leo the Mathematician or the Philosopher ( Λέων ὁ Μαθηματικός or ὁ Φιλόσοφος , Léōn ho Mathēmatikós or ho Philósophos ; c. 790 -- after 869 ) was a Byzantine philosopher and logician associated with the Macedonian Renaissance and the end of Iconoclasm . His only preserved writings are some notes contained in manuscripts of Plato 's dialogues . He has been called a `` true Renaissance man '' and `` the cleverest man in Byzantium in the 9th century '' . He was archbishop of Thessalonica and later became the head of the Magnaura School of philosophy in Constantinople , where he taught Aristotelian logic .

neg: Aristotle (disambiguation) Aristotle ( Aristoteles Ἀριστοτέλης ) is a Greek given name . It mostly refers to  Aristotle of Stagira ( 384 BC -- 322 BC ) , the Greek philosopher .

neg: Origins of Christianity Early Christianity and Early Rabbinical Judaism were significantly influenced by Hellenistic religion and Hellenistic philosophy . Christianity in particular inherited many features of Greco-Roman paganism in its structure , its terminology , its cult and its theology . Titles such as Pontifex Maximus and Sol Invictus were taken directly from Roman religion . The influence of Neoplatonism on Christian theology is significant , visible for example in Augustine of Hippo 's identification of God as summum bonum and of evil as privatio boni . Striking parallels between the New Testament account of Jesus and classical gods or demigods such as Bacchus , Bellerophon or Perseus were recognized by the Church Fathers and termed `` demonic imitation '' by Justin Martyr in the 2nd century .

neg: Socrates of Constantinople Socrates of Constantinople ( Σωκράτης ὁ Σχολαστικός , b. c. 380 ; d. after 439 ) , also known as Socrates Scholasticus , was a 5th-century Christian church historian , a contemporary of Sozomen and Theodoret .   He is the author of a Historia Ecclesiastica ( `` Church History '' , Ἐκκλησιαστική Ἱστορία ) which covers the history of late ancient Christianity during the years 305 -- 439 .

neg: Greek language Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά -LSB- eliniˈka -RSB- , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα -LSB- eliniˈci ˈɣlosa -RSB- , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . It has the longest documented history of any living language , spanning 34 centuries of written records . Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history ; other systems , such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary , were used previously . The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin , Cyrillic , Armenian , Coptic , Gothic and many other writing systems .   The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity ; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes seminal works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey . Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science , especially astronomy , mathematics and logic , and Western philosophy , such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle , are composed ; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek . Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world , the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics .   During antiquity , Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and many places beyond . It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek . In its modern form , the Greek language is the official language in two countries , Greece and Cyprus , a recognised minority language in seven other countries , and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora .   Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages ; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary .

neg: Memorabilia (Xenophon) Memorabilia ( original title in Greek : Ἀπομνημονεύματα , Apomnemoneumata ) is a collection of Socratic dialogues by Xenophon , a student of Socrates . The lengthiest and most famous of Xenophon 's Socratic writings , the Memorabilia is essentially an apologia ( defense ) of Socrates , differing from both Xenophon 's Apology of Socrates to the Jury and Plato 's Apology mainly in that the Apologies present Socrates as defending himself before the jury , whereas the former presents Xenophon 's own defense of Socrates , offering edifying examples of Socrates ' conversations and activities along with occasional commentary from Xenophon .


query: Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, which certifies the technology.

pos: Wi-Fi Wi-Fi or WiFi is a technology for wireless local area networking with devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards . Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance , which restricts the use of the term Wi-Fi Certified to products that successfully complete interoperability certification testing .   Devices that can use Wi-Fi technology include personal computers , video-game consoles , smartphones , digital cameras , tablet computers , digital audio players and modern printers . Wi-Fi compatible devices can connect to the Internet via a WLAN and a wireless access point . Such an access point ( or hotspot ) has a range of about 20 m indoors and a greater range outdoors . Hotspot coverage can be as small as a single room with walls that block radio waves , or as large as many square kilometres achieved by using multiple overlapping access points .   Wi-Fi most commonly uses the 2.4 GHz UHF and 5 GHz SHF ISM radio bands . Having no physical connections , it is more vulnerable to attack than wired connections , such as Ethernet .

neg: Wireless access point In computer networking , a wireless access point ( WAP ) is a networking hardware device that allows a Wi-Fi compliant device to connect to a wired network . The WAP usually connects to a router ( via a wired network ) as a standalone device , but it can also be an integral component of the router itself . A WAP is differentiated from a hotspot , which is the physical location where Wi-Fi access to a WLAN is available .

neg: Manufacturing Automation Protocol Manufacturing Automation Protocol was a computer network standard released in 1982 for interconnection of devices from multiple manufacturers . It was developed by General Motors to combat the proliferation of incompatible communications standards used by suppliers of automation products such as programmable controllers . By 1985 demonstrations of interoperability were carried out and 21 vendors offered MAP products . In 1986 the Boeing corporation merged its Technical Office Protocol with the MAP standard , and the combined standard was referred to as `` MAP/TOP '' . The standard was revised several times between the first issue in 1982 and MAP 3.0 in 1987 , with significant technical changes that made interoperation between different revisions of the standard difficult .   Although promoted and used by manufacturers such as General Motors , Boeing , and others , it lost market share to the contemporary Ethernet standard and was not widely adopted . Difficulties included changing protocol specifications , the expense of MAP interface links , and the speed penalty of a token-passing network . The token bus network protocol used by MAP became standardized as IEEE standard 802.4 but this committee disbanded in 2004 due to lack of industry attention .

neg: Certified Wireless Network Administrator The Certified Wireless Network Administrator ( CWNA ) is a foundation level certification from the CWNP that measures the ability to administer any wireless LAN . A wide range of topics focusing on the 802.11 wireless LAN technology are covered in the coursework and exam , which is vendor neutral .

neg: Digital Transmission Content Protection Digital Transmission Content Protection ( DTCP ) is a digital rights management ( DRM ) technology that restrict digital home technologies including DVD players and televisions by encrypting interconnections between devices . This permits the distribution of content through other devices such as personal computers or portable media players , if they also implement the DTCP standards . DTCP has also been referred to as `` 5C '' content protection , a reference to the five companies that created DTCP ; Hitachi , Intel , Matsushita , Sony , and Toshiba .   The standard was originally proposed in February 1998 , when the five companies presented the system to the Copy Protection Technical Working Group ( CPTWG ) , an ad hoc body organized to evaluate DRM technologies . The five companies subsequently established the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator ( DTLA ) in June 1998 to simplify licensing procedures and promote acceptance of the DTCP method by content providers , electronics manufacturers , and broadcast service providers . They also released the 5C Digital Transmission Content Protection White Paper describing the system . The paper specifies Hitachi 's M6 cipher as the baseline encryption system , which was already in widespread use in the Japanese cable industry .   At the time , FireWire was widely regarded as the up-and-coming standard for interconnecting media devices , although this has not been widely adopted in the decade following . More recently there appears to be a move to using TCP/IP carried on high-speed ethernet and WiFi connections to replace FireWire and similar systems , a move epitomized by the Apple TV . The DTCP standard has branched out to cover a variety of media types to respond to these industry changes , and now supports USB , IP , WiFi , Bluetooth and MOST ( a media standard for automotive platforms ) in addition to FireWire .   DTCP specification is proprietary and is only disseminated to members , who agree to the DTLA agreements ( some fees need to be paid to even get the specification ) . An `` informational version '' of the specification , omitting some critical details of the implementation , is freely available .

neg: Energy-Efficient Ethernet Energy-Efficient Ethernet ( EEE ) is a set of enhancements to the twisted-pair and backplane Ethernet family of computer networking standards that allow for less power consumption during periods of low data activity . The intention is to reduce power consumption by 50 % or more , while retaining full compatibility with existing equipment . The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) , through the IEEE 802.3 az task force developed the standard . The first study group had its call for interest in November 2006 , and the official standards task force was authorized in May 2007 . The IEEE ratified the final standard in September 2010 . Some companies introduced technology to reduce the power required for Ethernet before the standard was ratified , using the name Green Ethernet .

neg: ACN Inc. ACN , LLC ( formerly ACN , Inc. ) is a North-American based multi-level marketing ( MLM ) company which provides telecommunications , energy , merchant services and other services , depending on the country , through a network of independent sales agents known as `` Independent Business Owners '' ( IBOs ) , who themselves can recruit new people as sales agents . IBOs earn residual income and bonuses through the acquisition of personal customers , as well as customers by other IBOs they recruit . Based in Concord , North Carolina , United States , ACN began operations in the United States in 1993 as an American Communications Network . It extended operations to Europe in 1999 , to the Pacific in 2004 , to Asia in 2011 , and now operates in 25 countries , on four continents . As a reflection of its international operations , it changed its name to just the initial letters ACN .  The company is a member of the Direct Selling Associations in North America  and Europe .

neg: Lightweight Access Point Protocol Lightweight Access Point Protocol or LWAPP is the name of a protocol that can control multiple Wi-Fi wireless access points at once . This can reduce the amount of time spent on configuring , monitoring or troubleshooting a large network . The system will also allow network administrators to closely analyze the network .   This system is installed in a central server that gathers data from RF devices from different brands and settings . The server can command a selected group of devices to apply given settings simultaneously .

neg: Assistive Technology Industry Association The Assistive Technology Industry Association ( ATIA ) is a not-for-profit membership organization of manufacturers , sellers and providers of technology-based assistive devices and/or services , for people with disabilities . ATIA represents the interests of its members to business , government , education , and the many agencies that serve people with disabilities . One goal of the ATIA is to `` speak with the common voice '' for Its mission is to serve as the collective voice of the Assistive Technology ( AT ) industry so that the best products and services are delivered to people with disabilities .   Founded in 1998 , ATIA is governed by a 10 member Board of Directors . ATIA has over 120 individual and corporate members . Its offices are located in Chicago , Illinois .   Since 1999 , ATIA has held annual conferences that provide forums for education and communication to professional practitioners serving those with disabilities . The annual conferences are also open to people with disabilities , their caregivers , their family members , and members of the general public . In 2009 , ATIA began providing educational online webinars to serve these groups . ATIA has also held conferences in collaboration with the Job Accommodation Network and United States Business Leadership Network ( USBLN ) . The published result of one such conference is Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment of Persons with Disabilities through Accessible Technology .

neg: Innovative Communications Alliance The Innovative Communications Alliance ( ICA ) is a telecommunications alliance between Microsoft and Nortel , created in July 2006 , to co-develop , integrate , market , sell , and support unified communications products . The goal of the alliance is to make integrated hardware and software solutions that join together voice , video , and data communications without requiring gateways or middleware . Microsoft and Nortel share developing technologies and patents for unified communications products .

neg: Wireless repeater A wireless repeater ( also called wireless range extender ) takes an existing signal from a wireless router or wireless access point and rebroadcasts it to create a second network . When two or more hosts have to be connected with one another over the IEEE 802.11 protocol and the distance is too long for a direct connection to be established , a wireless repeater is used to bridge the gap . It can be a specialized stand alone computer networking device . Also , some Wireless network interface controllers ( WNIC ) s optionally support operating in such a mode . Those outside of the primary network will be able to connect through the new `` repeated '' network . However , as far as the original router or access point is concerned , only the repeater MAC is connected , making it necessary to enable safety features on the wireless repeater . Wireless repeaters are commonly used to improve signal range and strength within homes and small offices .

neg: Alliance for Open Media The Alliance for Open Media ( AOMedia ) is a non-profit organization whose first project is to develop a new open video codec and format as a successor to VP9 and a royalty-free alternative to HEVC . The founding members are Amazon , Cisco , Google , Intel Corporation , Microsoft , Mozilla , and Netflix . The collaboration goal for the future of this joint development foundation is to `` avoid more patent and licensing battles that have been a big roadblock to innovation . '' The alliance also aims to provide competition to the Moving Picture Experts Group , who provide backing for the video data compression methods most commonly in use in 2015 . The project will release new video codecs as free software under the BSD 2-Clause License and will use elements from Daala , Thor , and VP10 .

neg: Information Technology Agreement The Information Technology Agreement ( ITA ) is an agreement enforced by the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) and concluded in the Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products in 1996 , and entered into force 1 July 1997 . Since 1997 a formal Committee under the WTO watches over the following of the Declaration and its Implementations .   The aim of the treaty is to lower all taxes and tariffs on information technology products by signatories to zero .

neg: IEEE Registration Authority The IEEE Registration Authority is the administrative body that is responsible for registering and administering Organizationally Unique Identifiers ( OUI ) and other types of identifiers which are used in the computer and electronics industries ( Individual Address Blocks ( IAB ) , Manufacturer IDs , Standard Group MAC Addresses , Unique Registration Numbers ( URN ) , EtherType values , etc. . )   The IEEE Registration Authority was formed in 1986 in response to a need for this service that was recognized by the P802 ( LAN/MAN ) standards group . The IEEE Registration Authority is currently recognized by ISO/IEC as the authorized registration authority to provide the service of globally assigning , administering , and registering OUIs .   Note : The term ` Registration ' as used in this context is `` the assignment of unambiguous names to objects in a way which makes the assignment available to interested parties '' .

neg: Wireless Internet service provider A wireless Internet service provider ( WISP ) is an Internet service provider with a network based on wireless networking . Technology may include commonplace Wi-Fi wireless mesh networking , or proprietary equipment designed to operate over open 900 MHz , 2.4 GHz , 4.9 , 5 , 24 , and 60 GHz bands or licensed frequencies in the UHF band ( including the MMDS frequency band ) , LMDS , and other bands from 6Ghz to 80Ghz .   In the US , the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) released Report and Order , FCC 05-56 in 2005 that revised the FCC 's rules to open the 3650 MHz band for terrestrial wireless broadband operations . On November 14 , 2007 the Commission released Public Notice ( DA 07-4605 ) in which the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced the start date for licensing and registration process for the 3650-3700 MHz band .   As of July 2015 , there are over 1,280 fixed wireless broadband providers operating in the US covering 51 % of the US population .

neg: Authenticated encryption Authenticated Encryption ( AE ) or Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data ( AEAD ) is a form of encryption which simultaneously provides confidentiality , integrity , and authenticity assurances on the data . These attributes are provided under a single , easy to use programming interface .   The need for AE emerged from the observation that securely combining a confidentiality mode with an authentication mode could be error prone and difficult . This was confirmed by a number of practical attacks introduced into production protocols and applications by incorrect implementation , or lack , of authentication ( including SSL/TLS ) .   Around the year 2000 , a number of efforts evolved around the notion .  In particular , strong interest in these modes was sparked by the publication of Charanjit Jutla 's IACBC and IAPM modes in 2000 . Six different authenticated encryption modes ( namely OCB 2.0 , Key Wrap , CCM , EAX , Encrypt-then-MAC ( EtM ) , and GCM ) have been standardized in ISO/IEC 19772:2009 . More were developed in response to NIST solicitation . Sponge functions can be used in duplex mode to provide authenticated encryption .   A typical programming interface for AE mode implementation would provide the following functions :   Encryption  Input : plaintext , key , and optionally a header in plaintext that will not be encrypted , but will be covered by authenticity protection .  Output : ciphertext and authentication tag ( Message Authentication Code ) .  Decryption  Input : ciphertext , key , authentication tag , and optionally a header .  Output : plaintext , or an error if the authentication tag does not match the supplied ciphertext or header .   The header part is intended to provide authenticity and integrity protection for networking or storage metadata for which confidentiality is unnecessary , but authenticity is desired .   In addition to protecting message integrity and confidentiality , authenticated encryption can provide plaintext awareness and security against chosen ciphertext attack . In these attacks , an adversary attempts to gain an advantage against a cryptosystem ( e.g. , information about the secret decryption key ) by submitting carefully chosen ciphertexts to some `` decryption oracle '' and analyzing the decrypted results . Authenticated encryption schemes can recognize improperly-constructed ciphertexts and refuse to decrypt them . This in turn prevents the attacker from requesting the decryption of any ciphertext unless he generated it correctly using the encryption algorithm , which would imply that he already knows the plaintext . Implemented correctly , this removes the usefulness of the decryption oracle , by preventing an attacker from gaining useful information that he does not already possess .   Many specialized authenticated encryption modes have been developed for use with symmetric block ciphers . However , authenticated encryption can be generically constructed by combining an encryption scheme and a message authentication code ( MAC ) , provided that :  The encryption scheme is semantically secure under a chosen plaintext attack .  The MAC function is unforgeable under a chosen message attack .  Bellare and Namprempre ( 2000 ) analyzed three compositions of these primitives , and demonstrated that encrypting a message and subsequently applying a MAC to the ciphertext implies security against an adaptive chosen ciphertext attack , provided that both functions meet the required properties . Katz and Yung investigated the notion under the name ` unforgeable encryption ' and proved it implies security against chosen ciphertext attacks .   In 2013 , a competition was announced to encourage design of authenticated encryption modes .

neg: XRS Corporation XRS Corporation ( NASDAQ : XRSC ) ( Formally `` XATA Corporation '' ) provides on-demand software and services to the trucking industry . Based in Eden Prairie , Minn. , XRS 's software solutions and services deliver data on vehicle and driver performance . Fleet managers , dispatchers and drivers collect , sort , view and analyze the data to improve savings , safety and regulatory compliance .   XRS solutions include XataNet , a full fleet solution for private and for-hire fleets , and Turnpike , a solution that runs on drivers ' existing cell phones , smartphones and tablet computers .   On April 7 2009 , XRS Corporation was sued among some other defendants over patent infringement .   XRS introduced an all-mobile platform of the same name for trucking compliance , performance and fleet optimization . The announcements came on August 13 , 2012 during the Xata User Event ( XUE ) in Minneapolis , the same day that they announced the change from their former name `` XATA Corporation ''   In 2010 , XRS earned the rank of 363 on the Technology Fast 500 ( TM ) list , which is Deloitte LLP 's ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology , media , telecommunications , life sciences and clean technology companies in North America . The Minnesota High Tech Association ( MHTA ) , in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alley , named Xata Corporation as the recipient of the 2009 Tekne Award in the Technology Services award category .

neg: Trademark infringement Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attached to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees ( provided that such authorization was within the scope of the licence ) . Infringement may occur when one party , the `` infringer '' , uses a trademark which is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark owned by another party , in relation to products or services which are identical or similar to the products or services which the registration covers . An owner of a trademark may commence civil legal proceedings against a party which infringes its registered trademark . In the United States , the Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1984 criminalized the intentional trade in counterfeit goods and services .   The ACTA trade agreement , signed in May 2011 by the United States , Japan , Switzerland , and the EU , requires that its parties add criminal penalties , including incarceration and fines , for copyright and trademark infringement , and obligated the parties to actively police for infringement .   In many countries ( but not in countries like the United States , which recognizes common law trademark rights ) , a trademark which is not registered can not be `` infringed '' as such , and the trademark owner can not bring infringement proceedings . Instead , the owner may be able to commence proceedings under the common law for passing off or misrepresentation , or under legislation which prohibits unfair business practices . In some jurisdictions , infringement of trade dress may also be actionable .   Where the respective marks or products or services are not identical , similarity will generally be assessed by reference to whether there is a likelihood of confusion that consumers will believe the products or services originated from the trademark owner .   Likelihood of confusion is not necessarily measured by actual consumer confusion , though normally one of the elements , but by a series of criteria Courts have established . A prime example is the test announced by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in AMF , Inc v. Sleekcraft Boats , 599 F. 2d 341 ( C.A. 9 ) 1979 . The Court there announced eight specific elements to measure likelihood of confusion :  Strength of the mark  Proximity of the goods  Similarity of the marks  Evidence of actual confusion  Marketing channels used  Type of goods and the degree of care likely to be exercised by the purchaser  Defendant 's intent in selecting the mark  Likelihood of expansion of the product lines   Other Courts have fashioned their own tests for likelihood of confusion -- like those announced in In re E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. , 476 F. 2d 1357 , 177 USPQ 563 ( CCPA 1973 ) , known collectively as the DuPont factors .   If the respective marks and products or services are entirely dissimilar , trademark infringement may still be established if the registered mark is well known pursuant to the Paris Convention . In the United States , a cause of action for use of a mark for such dissimilar services is called trademark dilution .   In some jurisdictions a party other than the owner ( e.g. , a licensee ) may be able to pursue trademark infringement proceedings against an infringer if the owner fails to do so .   The party accused of infringement may be able to defeat infringement proceedings if it can establish a valid exception ( e.g. , comparative advertising ) or defence ( e.g. , laches ) to infringement , or attack and cancel the underlying registration ( e.g. , for non-use ) upon which the proceedings are based .

neg: Cellport Systems Cellport Systems , Inc. , is an American company specializing in the invention , prototype development , patenting , and licensing of wireless connectivity technologies for Internet-connected vehicles and mobile devices . Cellport licenses its technologies to vehicle and wireless device manufacturers worldwide .

neg: Windows Hardware Certification Kit The Windows Hardware Certification Kit ( formerly called the Windows Logo Kit ) ( WLK ) is a test automation framework provided by Microsoft to certify devices for Windows .   It provides automated scheduling and execution of the driver tests that hardware vendors are required to pass in order to qualify to use the Microsoft Designed for Windows Logo . It also enables users to automate driver tests they have created themselves . These tests can be mixed and matched with the Logo tests provided by Microsoft to create a custom test pass , which enables organizations to use the DTM to validate drivers in any way they see fit .

neg: IEEE 802.1X IEEE 802.1 X is an IEEE Standard for port-based Network Access Control ( PNAC ) . It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols . It provides an authentication mechanism to devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN .   IEEE 802.1 X defines the encapsulation of the Extensible Authentication Protocol ( EAP ) over IEEE 802 , which is known as `` EAP over LAN '' or EAPOL . EAPOL was originally designed for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet in 802.1X-2001 , but was clarified to suit other IEEE 802 LAN technologies such as IEEE 802.11 wireless and Fiber Distributed Data Interface ( ISO 9314-2 ) in 802.1X-2004 . The EAPOL protocol was also modified for use with IEEE 802.1 AE ( `` MACsec '' ) and IEEE 802.1 AR ( Secure Device Identity , DevID ) in 802.1X-2010 to support service identification and optional point to point encryption over the local LAN segment .