title: Sevan Nişanyan

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Sevan Nişanyan (; born 21 December 1956) is a Turkish-Armenian writer and lexicographer. Author of a number of books, Nişanyan was awarded the Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of the Turkish Human Rights Association in 2004 for his contributions to greater freedom of speech. He is also known for his work to restore Şirince, a semi-derelict village near Turkey's Aegean coast.

Sevan Nişanyan was given a cumulative prison sentence of 16 years and 7 months for alleged building infractions, after he criticized the government’s attempts to prohibit the prophet Muhammad's criticism in a blog entry in September 2012. He escaped from the prison in July 2017 and moved to Athens, where he intended to apply for political asylum, as stated in his interview to the Belgian daily La Libre Belgique. He subsequently went to live in exile in Samos, stating that he is "grateful to the providence that the goatfuckers who run Turkey gave him, unintentionally, this splendid opportunity." In October 2021, while visiting Albania, he was reportedly declared persona non grata by the Greek authorities and banned from re-entry, with reason said to be a state secret.  His undesirability, according to Athens Voice, was the information passed to the police by local Samos agents as if "the Turk is buying real estate", which, if it happened, would violate the law on non-purchase of real estate by foreigners in some border areas. On January 7, 2022, the Greek justice dismissed the case, prohibiting any deportation to Turkey. The Armenian Embassy in Greece said Nişanyan must leave Greece voluntarily within 15 days according to the court decision, adding that as he is a citizen of Armenia, "he can leave for Armenia if he wishes”.

Early years and education
Nişanyan was born in Istanbul in 1956 to an Armenian family. His father was architect Vagarş Nişanyan. After graduating from the Private Armenian School of Pangaltı, he attended Robert College, then studied philosophy at Yale University, concentrating on Kant, Hegel, and Thomas Aquinas. He did graduate studies in political science at Columbia University, where he worked under Giovanni Sartori, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Seweryn Bialer, and Douglas Chalmers. His unfinished PhD thesis concerned the competitive strategies of political parties in unstable South American regimes. During his university years Nişanyan became fluent in several languages, including Latin, Arabic and Classical Armenian.

Travel writings and publications
In 1985 Nişanyan returned to his native Turkey to complete his compulsory military service. He spent the next two decades as a professional travel writer and guidebook editor in both English and Turkish language media. With journalist Thomas Goltz, he published a series of guidebooks on Turkey's regions. He wrote the American Express Guides to Athens, Prague, and Vienna & Budapest.

In 1998, with his wife Müjde, he brought out the first annual edition of The Little Hotel Book, a guidebook in Turkish and English to Turkey’s small and characterful hotels. The guide was immensely successful, topping national bestseller lists for ten consecutive years, and developing into a cultural icon of the ‘00s. It ceased to publish after the couple's highly publicised divorce in 2008.

Nişanyan was awarded the Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of the Turkish Human Rights Association in 2004 for his contributions to greater freedom of speech.

Şirince

Nişanyan married Müjde Tönbekici in 1992. The couple settled in Şirince, a former Greek-majority village in the Aegean hills of Western Turkey which had been semi-derelict since the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey. They were instrumental in having the village declared a national heritage site, and they undertook to renovate ruined historic houses using the original materials and building techniques of the village.

Several of the renovated village houses were eventually converted into a highly acclaimed "Hotel de Charme" by the name of the Nişanyan Houses.

After 2006 Nişanyan collaborated with Ali Nesin, son of the writer Aziz Nesin and prominent mathematician and philanthropist, in developing the Nesin Mathematics Village near Şirince. Constructed strictly along the lines of traditional Aegean rural architecture, the village offered summer courses in college-level and postgraduate mathematics. It attracted prominent lecturers from around the world, accommodating over 300 resident students by summer 2013.

Nişanyan also built Tiyatro Medresesi, a theater institute and actors’ retreat in the manner of mediaeval Muslim seminaries. The Nişanyan Memorial Library was completed in 2013. A philosophy school became operative on the grounds of Mathematics Village in 2014.

The Etymological Dictionary
Nişanyan's Sözlerin Soyağacı: Çağdaş Türkçenin Etimolojik Sözlüğü (Etymological Dictionary of Contemporary Turkish), published in 2002 was the first and so far the most significant reference work in its field. Popularly known as "The Nişanyan Dictionary", a revised and expanded fifth edition was published in 2008. The full contents of the dictionary are available online at Nisanyansozluk.com, with new material added on a continuous basis. The current version covers detailed etymological data on over 15.000 words, in most cases including text quotations of earliest attested instances. In addition to being an indispensable source for Turkish, the dictionary is now recognised as a valuable tool for Semitic and Iranian etymology as well, on account of the analysis of more than 5000 Arabic and Persian loanwords embedded in contemporary Turkish vocabulary.

The Wrong Republic
Nişanyan wrote The Wrong Republic (), a critique of the founding myths of the Republic of Turkey, which was established in 1923. Written in 1994, the book circulated widely in photocopy until it could no longer be legally published in 2008 without fear of reprisals.

Index Anatolicus
In 2010 Nişanyan published an index of over 16,000 place-names across Anatolia which had been changed under the Turkification policies of the Turkish Republic. There had been no previously published comprehensive documentation of the thousands of traditional names, mostly derived from Greek, Armenian, Kurdish, Syriac, Arabic, Lazuri or other more obscure antecedents, which had been replaced by newly invented Turkish or Turkish-sounding names in the 20th century.

The Index Anatolicus project went online in 2011, and developed into an effort to document all the historic toponyms of Turkey. The current database includes over 56,000 mapped place-names and can be viewed online.

Other books
Nişanyan published three collections of his linguistic essays in Elifin Öküzü, Kelimebaz and Kelimebaz-2. The essays dealt with a wide variety of topics in Turkish cultural history, exploring the complex multi–ethnic roots of modern Turkish culture.

In Hocam, Allaha Peygambere Laf Etmek Caiz Midir (2010) Nişanyan dealt with the limits of free speech under Islam.
Aslanlı Yol, his autobiography, was published in 2012. A series of essays on the cultural and linguistic sources of Islam, was brought together in Ağır Kitap in 2014.

Rock Tomb

In 2012 Nişanyan unveiled his Rock Tomb, an Ionic order facade in the manner of ancient Lycian rock tombs, measuring eight by five metres, carved into a limestone cliff facing the Mathematics Village near Şirince. The carving was done using hand tools, and took three years to complete. Nişanyan drew up the design and contributed much of the labor.

Criminal prosecution
Nişanyan was handed a cumulative jail sentence of 16 years and 7 months for alleged building infractions after he criticized the government’s attempts to prohibit criticism of the prophet Muhammad, in a blog entry in September 2012. Imprisoned since 2 January 2014, he escaped prison on 14 July 2017, tweeting, "The bird has flown away. Wishing the same for the rest of the 80 million.".

Personal life
Nişanyan has been married four times, to Corinna-Barbara Francis (1981-1985), Müjde Tonbekici (1992-2008), and Aynur Deniz (2009-2011). He has five children from the latter two, Arsen (born 1993), İris (1996), Tavit (2000), Anahit (2010) and Mihran (2012). On 5 May 2019 he married Ira Tzourou on Samos. He is described as an "outspoken Atheist".

Controversies
Nişanyan has been constantly under criticism for his controversial comments and behaviour on various topics. The earlier of those critiques relate to his commentary on a sexual abuse case, hence he was criticized for justifying sexual abuse and bullying.

He emptied a jar of his feces over his ex-wife Müjde Tonbekici, which resulted in widespread reaction and disgust from the public, calls to cancel his column on Agos newspaper was rejected by newspaper management.

After the 2020 Elazığ earthquake, Nişanyan tweeted that "Elazığ is the most bigoted, ignorant, most paranoid, and sexually obsessed city of Turkey where material and spiritual rape culture prevails. The city is based on a seized property, and is a prison of denied identities".

Books
Evrende Kaç Yozgat Var? / Pazar Sohbetleri 2 (2023)
Gemici Henri Türkiye’yi Nasıl Batırdı? / Pazar Sohbetleri 1 (2023)
İnsanlar Nasıl Koyunlaştı? / Pazar Sohbetleri 3 (2023)
Türkiye Kişi Adları Sözlüğü (2021)
Cezaevi Yazıları (2021)
Halim İle SelimTanrılar ve Dinler Üzerine Bir Tartışma (2021)
Nişanyan Sözlük Çağdaş Türkçenin Etimolojisi (2020)
Türkiye Yer Adları Sözlüğü (2020)
Sürgün Yazıları (2020)
Swami Dayananda Saraswati’nin Kuran Eleştirisi (2019)
İyimser Zamanlar (2018)
Ağır Kitap (Heavy Book) - (2014)
Aslanlı Yol (Lion Road) - (2012)
Şirince Meydan Muharebelerinin Mufassal Tarihçesi (Detailed History of the Şirince Pitched Battles)  - (2011)
Hocam, Allaha Peygambere Laf Etmek Caiz Midir? (Teacher, is it permissible to insult God and the Prophet?) - (2010)
Adını Unutan Ülke (The Country That Forgot Its Name) -  (2010)
Kelimebaz 2  (Vocabularybase 2) - (2010)
Kelimebaz 1 (Vocabularybase 1) - (2009)
Yanlış Cumhuriyet/Atatürk ve Kemalizm Üzerine 51 Soru (51 Questions on False Republic/Ataturk and Kemalism) - (2008)
Eastern Turkey, A Travelers Handbook (2006)
Elifin Öküzü ya da Sürprizler Kitabı (Elif's Ox or The Book of Surprises) - (2002)
Sözlerin Soyağacı: Çağdaş Türkçenin Etimolojik Sözlüğü (Genealogy of Words: Etymological Dictionary of Contemporary Turkish) - (2002)
Black Sea, A Travelers’ Handbook (2000)
The Undiscovered Places of Turkey (2000)
The Little Hotel Book (1998/2008)
American Express Guide: Prague, Mitchell Beazley (1993)
American Express Guide: Vienna and Budapest, Mitchell Beazley (1992)
American Express Guide: Athens and the Classical Sites, Mitchell Beazley (1991)
Travels Bugs Turkey (1992)
Karl Marx: Grundrisse, Ekonomi Politiğin Eleştirisi için Ön Çalışma (Karl Marx: Grundrisse, Preliminary Study for the Critique of Political Economy) - (1980)
Ankara'nın Doğusundaki Türkiye (Turkey to the East of Ankara) - (2006)
Herkesin Bilmediği Olağanüstü Yerler (Extraordinary Places Not Everyone Knows) - (2000)
Mavi Kıyılarda Yeme İçme Sanatı (The Art of Eating and Drinking on the Blue Shores) - (1998)
100 Güzel Kelime (100 Beatifiul Word) - (2016)
Halim ile Selim (Halim and Selim) - (2018)
İyimser Zamanlar (Optimistic Times) - (2018)

References

External links
Nişanyan Houses
Etymological dictionary
Toponymical index
Mathematics Village
Theatre Madrasa
Facebook page
Twitter page
Books
"Istanbul-Armenian Intellectual Taken to Closed Prison" - Armenpress news item, January 2016

1956 births
Living people
Writers from Istanbul
Robert College alumni
Yale University alumni
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
20th-century travel writers
Turkish travel writers
Turkish people of Armenian descent
Turkish atheists
Turkish escapees
Turkish exiles
Turkish expatriates in Greece


title: HV 2112

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HV 2112 is a cool luminous variable star in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Until 2018, it was considered to be the most likely candidate for a Thorne–Żytkow object, but it is now thought to be an asymptotic giant branch star.

Discovery
HV 2112 was first reported as a variable star in 1908, by Henrietta Leavitt. At the time it was identified as Harvard no. 2112. No period was given, but it was reported to be "probably long". The magnitude range was given as 13.7 to fainter than 16.5, from photographic plates.

In 1966, analysis of Magellanic Cloud variable stars showed that HV 2112 had a photographic magnitude range from 13.0 to below 17.8. It was classified as a long-period variable, now known as a Mira variable, on the basis of its large amplitude and reasonably regular light variations.

Possible object types

AGB star
HV 2112 had historically been treated as a very luminous asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star, a red giant that has exhausted its core helium and is in the last stages of its evolution. Large-amplitude class-M variables and stars with spectral types later than about M5 are almost always AGB stars rather than red supergiants. These stars have a theoretical maximum luminosity and, at the distance of the SMC, HV 2112 was typically calculated to be slightly more luminous than this limit at around .

More modern calculations gave higher values for the luminosity of HV 2112 above , which is unambiguously too luminous to be an AGB star. These calculations included an interstellar extinction value of 0.4 magnitudes which is higher than average for massive stars in the SMC.  However, it is not exceptional for red supergiants, which are believed to show additional extinction due to circumstellar dust near the star.

Analysis of the proper motion of HV 2112 in 2016 reported that it is unusually large for an SMC star, although the radial velocity is consistent with other SMC objects. The proper motion of around 10 mas/year would indicate a space velocity of 3,100 km/sec at the distance of the SMC, well above its escape velocity. A more likely explanation of such a proper motion would be that HV 2112 lies about 3,000 parsecs away in our own galaxy. It would then be around  rather than  and so a typical AGB star. The over-abundance of heavy elements would then be explained as pollution from an unseen companion, producing an extrinsic S-type star.  Other analyses of the proper motion show much smaller velocities, consistent with an object in the SMC

Thorne–Żytkow object
In 2014, HV 2112 was identified as a possible Thorne–Żytkow object (TZO) using the Magellan Clay telescope in Chile. To find candidate TZOs, Emily Levesque used the Apache Point Observatory to examine 24 red supergiant stars in the Milky Way, and the Magellan Clay telescope to look at 16 in the Large Magellanic Cloud and 22 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. The star was thought to contain unusually high levels of the elements lithium, molybdenum and rubidium that are expected only to be produced by TZOs.

A 2018 paper re-appraising the properties of HV 2112 found no evidence for unusual chemical abundances and a luminosity that is lower than previously thought. This suggests that the star is unlikely to be a TZO, and is much more likely an intermediate mass AGB star.

Binary star
HV 2112 is listed in the OGLE catalogue as an unresolved multiple star.  The proper motions and radial velocity are consistent with other SMC objects, while the parallax is negative but acceptably close to the expected value for such a distant object.

See also
 List of largest stars

References

Notes

External links

Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Tucana (constellation)
M-type bright giants
Mira variables
J01100385-7236526
Emission-line stars
Extragalactic stars
PMMR objects
TIC objects
Asymptotic-giant-branch stars


title: Sri Alam

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Sultan Sri Alam, also known as Sultan Mughal (d. 1579) was the sixth sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. He led a very brief reign in the year 1579 before being deposed and killed.

Sultan Mughal was one of the five sons of Sultan Alauddin al-Kahar. Before his accession he governed Priaman, a port town on the west coast of Sumatra. He was married to Raja Dewi, a daughter of Munawwar Syah of the Indrapura kingdom. When his elder brother Ali Ri'ayat Syah I died in 1579, he was briefly succeeded by his infant son Sultan Muda. The latter soon died, and the throne went to Sultan Mughal who took the reign name Sultan Sri Alam. According to the chronicle Hikayat Aceh he was excessively generous. Especially he gave away riches to the uleëbalangs (chiefs) of Barus, yet a port town on the west coast. Since the treasury was emptied, two grandees of the kingdom called Maharaja and Malik az-Zahir found him unsuited and deposed him after a very brief reign. The chronicle Bustanus Salatin relates that he was bad-tempered and unfit to rule, and was therefore deprived of his throne as well as his life. He was succeeded by his nephew Zainul Abidin. He was the progenitor of the later sultans of Indrapura. According to a much later genealogy he had a son Syekh Muhyuddin Fadlil Syah, whose great-granddaughter ruled Aceh as Kamalat Syah (1688-1699).

References

Literature

 Djajadiningrat, Raden Hoesein (1911) 'Critisch overzicht van de in Maleische werken vervatte gegevens over de geschiedenis van het soeltanaat van Atjeh', Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 65, pp. 135–265.
 Hasjmy, A (1977) 59 tahun Aceh merdeka dibawah pemerintahan ratu (Jakarta: Bulan Bintang).
 Iskandar, Teuku (1958) De Hikajat Atjeh ('s Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff).
 Kathirithamby-Wells, Jeyamalar (1976) 'The Inderapura Sultanate: The Foundations of Its Rise and Decline, From the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries', Indonesia 21.

1579 deaths
Sultans of Aceh
Year of birth missing
16th-century Indonesian people


title: 1830 United States elections

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The 1830 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Andrew Jackson's first term, during the Second Party System. Members of the 22nd United States Congress were chosen in this election. The election saw Jackson's Democrats retain control of both chambers of Congress over the National Republicans and other members of the anti-Jackson faction, while the Nullifier Party won seats in Congress for the first time.

In the House, both major parties lost seats to the Anti-Masonic Party, but Democrats retained a commanding majority.

In the Senate, both parties lost one seat to the Nullifiers, leaving the Democrats with half of the seats in the Senate. No party had a clear majority because Vice President John C. Calhoun aligned with the Nullifiers, and eventually resigned before the end of the 22nd Congress. However, Democrats retained control of the chamber, electing three different President pro tempores: Samuel Smith, Littleton W. Tazewell, and Hugh Lawson White.

See also
1830–31 United States House of Representatives elections
1830–31 United States Senate elections

References

1830 elections in the United States
1830
United States midterm elections


title: Guilty Conscience (song)

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"Guilty Conscience" is a song by written, produced, and performed by American rapper Eminem featuring fellow American rapper Dr. Dre. It was released as the third and final single from the former's The Slim Shady LP (1999).  It was also released on his 2005 greatest hits album Curtain Call: The Hits.

Background
The concept for "Guilty Conscience" first arose whilst Dr. Dre and Eminem were at the gym together and discussing potential song ideas. Dr. Dre proposed a collaboration between the two called "Night 'n' Day", in which Dr. Dre would state various lyrics and Eminem would respond with the exact opposite sentiments. Eminem began writing the song upon returning home that evening. Mark Avery, an announcer from a talent agency, was hired to voice the narrator; after Eminem explained to Avery what he wanted him to say, the rest of the song was constructed around his parts.

The song contains a humorous reference to an occasion in which Dr. Dre assaulted Dee Barnes.  Having only known Dr. Dre for a few days, Eminem was anxious about how he would react to such a line, and to his relief, Dr. Dre "fell out of his chair laughing" upon hearing the lyric.

The song contains a sample from the Ronald Stein song "Pigs Go Home" from the soundtrack to the film Getting Straight.

Critical reception
Allmusic highlighted this song on LP. David Browne noted that Eminem's "coldly-calculated-to-offend alter ego considers date rape".

Music video
The video for "Guilty Conscience" has a nonstop back-beat with a chorus, unlike the album version, and a different narrator, played by actor Robert Culp. The lyrics in the chorus samples the song "I Will Follow Him" by Little Peggy March ("These voices, I hear them. And, when they talk, I'll follow"). The version that aired on MTV eliminated the murder at the end of the song and converted it into an escalating argument between Eminem and Dre with no resolution. The Director's Cut leaves the murder in. The video is produced using the bullet time technique, depicting Eminem and Dr. Dre rapping to the song's protagonists on how to deal with their conflicting situations: including a man's temptation to robbing a liquor store, a college student's urge to have sex with an underage girl at a frat party, and the urge of a construction worker to murder his wife after he catches her cheating with another man. Dr. Dre poses as the "good conscience" and wins the first arguments (Eddie) while Eminem poses as the "evil conscience" and wins the second (Stan). However, in the third argument, which is over the actions Grady (the construction worker) should take when he catches his wife cheating with another man, Eminem's taunting and accusations of hypocrisy coaxes Dr. Dre into agreeing with him that Grady should kill them both and subsequently Dre suggests that Grady should get his gun and murder his wife and her lover. The nonstop back-beat and chorus from the music video were only used in the edited version of the song, but the narrator was not changed. The video won the "Hottest Music Video" award at the Online Hip-Hop Awards in 2000. The video was listed on MuchMusic's 50 Most Controversial Videos at No. 38 for its promotion on how people get crossed with their consciences.

Lawsuit
In September 2003, 70-year-old widow Harlene Stein filed suit against Eminem and Dr. Dre on the grounds that "Guilty Conscience" contains an unauthorized sample of "Pigs Go Home" written for the film Getting Straight by her husband Ronald Stein, who died in 1988.  Although the album's liner notes state that the song contains an interpolation of "Pigs Go Home", Stein is not credited as a co-writer and his wife was not paid royalties for use of the song.  The lawsuit requested 5 percent of the retail list price of 90 percent of all copies of the album sold in America, and 2.5 percent of the retail price of 90 percent of all copies of the album sold internationally. The suit was dismissed in June 2004 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Awards and nominations

Track listing
UK CD1

UK CD2

UK Cassette

German CD single

Notes
 signifies a co-producer.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Eminem songs
Dr. Dre songs
1999 singles
Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre
Aftermath Entertainment singles
Juvenile sexuality in music
Interscope Records singles
Songs about alcohol
1998 songs
Songs involved in plagiarism controversies
Songs about crime
Songs about fictional male characters
Song recordings produced by Eminem


title: Guilty Conscience

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Guilty Conscience may refer to

 Guilty Conscience (film), a 1985 American TV movie
 Guilty Conscience (album), a 2014 album by J. Holiday
 "Guilty Conscience" (song), by Eminem from the album The Slim Shady LP
 "Guilty Conscience", a song by 070 Shake from the album Modus Vivendi

See also
 A Guilty Conscience, a 1921 film
 Conscience, for the psychological phenomenon


title: Jiemian Dam

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The Jiemian Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Junxi River in Youxi County of Fujian Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 300 MW power station. Construction on the dam began in 2002, the reservoir was impounded by 17 February 2007 and on 28 November 2007, the first 150 MW generator was commissioned. The second was commissioned in 2008.

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in China
List of tallest dams in China

References

Dams in China
Concrete-face rock-fill dams
Dams completed in 2007
Energy infrastructure completed in 2008
Hydroelectric power stations in Fujian


The 2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 110th season of play. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his sixth year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Building on the success of the previous season, the Cavaliers had their best regular season in program history with a record of 28–2, their first undefeated non-conference regular season record since 2000–01, and their highest national ranking since 1982–83, ranking at number two on the AP Poll for a total of seven weeks. The Cavaliers also became the first team outside of Tobacco Road to win back-to-back ACC regular season championships, with their conference record of 16–2. Particular highlights included holding Rutgers, Harvard, and Georgia Tech to under thirty points each. Virginia also held Harvard to a single field goal in the first half of their game, tying the NCAA record for fewest field goals allowed in the first half of a game since the shot clock was instituted in 1986. However, late-season injuries, in particular Justin Anderson's nearly five-week-long absence due to a broken finger and appendectomy, hurt the team, with the Cavaliers falling in a close loss to North Carolina in the ACC tournament semifinals. In the NCAA tournament they defeated Belmont in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan State.

Last season
The Cavaliers finished the season 30–4 overall and 16–2 in conference play, finishing in first place in the ACC outright for the first time since the 1980–81 season. They proceeded to win the ACC tournament for their second-ever conference championship. The team also tied for the most wins in a season in school history, set a school record for the most single-season conference wins, and earned their highest final national ranking since 1982. The Cavaliers received a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Coastal Carolina and Memphis before losing to Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen.

Departures

Incoming transfers

Class of 2014 signees

Roster
On November 7, 2014, head coach Tony Bennett announced, via a Virginia athletic department press release, that London Perrantes and Evan Nolte would be suspended for two scrimmages and the first game of the season due to a violation of team rules. Following the first game of the season against James Madison, Bennett stated that Jack Salt was "leaning" towards a redshirt, but he had not made a final decision yet.

On February 7, 2015, Justin Anderson suffered a broken finger in his left hand during the Louisville game. He had surgery the next day, and was expected to return to playing after four to six weeks, but an emergency appendectomy on March 5 kept him sidelined. Anderson returned to play seven days later, against Florida State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

Depth chart

Schedule

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Rankings

On April 28, 2014, ESPN's preseason top-25 rankings listed Virginia at seventh in the nation. On August 11, Sporting News ranked Virginia eighth in their preseason poll.

Virginia's #2 ranking on Week 10 (January 12, 2015) was the first time Virginia was ranked in the top two nationally since the week of March 8, 1983.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Awards and honors
Awards by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) were released on March 8. ACC coaches awards were released the following day,
 and then followed on March 10 with individual awards from the United States Basketball Writers Association. On March 16, USBWA released All-American selections, naming Brogdon to their second team. One week later, USBWA named Bennett the Henry Iba Award winner. On March 27, the National Association of Basketball Coaches released their District 2 awards. On March 30, the Associated Press and NABC named their All-American teams, including Brogdon on both organizations' second teams, and Anderson on the NABC third team.
 Tony Bennett
 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year (ACSMA, ACC Coaches)
 USBWA District 3 Coach of the Year
 Henry Iba Award
 NABC District 2 Coach of the Year
 Justin Anderson
 All-ACC Second Team (ACSMA, ACC Coaches)
 USBWA All-District 3 Team
 NABC All-District 2 First Team
 NABC Third-Team All-American
 Darion Atkins
 ACC Defensive Player of the Year (ACSMA)
 ACC All-Defensive Team (ACSMA)
 Lefty Driesell Award
 Malcolm Brogdon
 ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year (ACC Coaches)
 All-ACC First Team (ACSMA, ACC Coaches)
 ACC All-Defensive Team (ACSMA, ACC Coaches)
 USBWA All-District 3 Team
 All-ACC tournament Second Team
 USBWA Second Team All-American
 NABC All-District 2 First Team
 NABC Second Team All-American
 Associated Press Second Team All-American
 Anthony Gill
 All-ACC Third Team (ACSMA)
 ACC All-Defensive Team (ACC Coaches)
 London Perrantes
 All-ACC Honorable Mention (ACSMA)
 Mike Tobey
 ACC Sixth Man of the Year (ACC Coaches)

References

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons
Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Virginia
2015 in sports in Virginia


title: Social Democratic Party of Macedonia

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The Social Democratic Party of Macedonia (, Socijal-demokratska partija na Makedonija, SDPM) is a political party in North Macedonia.

History
Established in 1990, the SDPM was the first political party to register in Macedonia, with Slavko Milosavlevski becoming its founding president. It contested the 1990 parliamentary elections, at a time when Macedonia was still part of Yugoslavia. It received 1.6% of the vote in the first round and 0.2 in the second, failing to win a seat. It also ran in alliance with the Union of Reform Forces in some areas, but the alliance failed to win a seat.

Despite seeing its vote share fall to 1.2% in the first round of the 1994 elections, the party managed to win a single seat in the Assembly.

The SDPM did not contest the 1998 elections, but returned to run in the 2002 elections. However, the party received just 0.3% of the vote and failed to win a seat. The 2006 elections saw the party increase its vote share to 0.9%, but it remained seatless. In the 2008 elections its vote share fell to 0.65%, as the party again failed to win a seat. In the 2011 elections the party's vote share fell to just 0.2%. The 2014 elections saw it receive 0.4% of the vote, remaining seatless.

References

1990 establishments in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia
Political parties established in 1990


title: Joe Medwick (blues musician)

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Joe Medwick (June 21, 1931 – April 12, 1992), probably born Medwick N. Veasey though some sources suggest Joe Medwick Masters or Joe Medwick Veasey, was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter.  He is officially credited with writing relatively few songs, including "Further On Up The Road", but is widely believed to have written many others, including "I Pity the Fool" and "Turn On Your Love Light".  He sold all rights over many of his songs cheaply to record label owner Don Robey.  Medwick also recorded under various names including Joe Veasey, Joe Masters and Joe Melvin.

Biography
An African-American, he was born in Houston, Texas, where he attended Yates High School.  It is suggested that he (or his parents) adopted the name "Joe" in tribute to the baseball player Joe "Ducky" Medwick, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1932 onwards.  When in his teens, he sang with a gospel group, the Chosen Gospel Singers, before turning to secular music. After serving in Korea with the US Army, he returned to the Third Ward in Houston, where he performed in a blues club, Shady's Playhouse, often with pianist Teddy Reynolds (who later accompanied Bobby Bland), and increasingly spent his time writing lyrics and composing tunes for other blues musicians to sing.

According to the Texas State Historical Association:"Medwick was often able to sell the resulting material almost immediately to local music producers. In doing so, he rarely asked for formal contracts to establish proper songwriting credit for himself, instead choosing to peddle the songs outright —thereby surrendering any rights to potential royalty payments — for ready cash. Thus, among his musician peers and industry insiders (if not always supported by publishing documentation), Medwick is commonly known to have written or co-written many songs which became hits for other artists with the writing credits typically attributed exclusively to the person who had purchased (and thereafter registered the copyrights on) the compositions."

He sold many of his songs to Don Robey, the owner of the Duke and Peacock labels whose major stars were Bobby Bland and Junior Parker.  In a few cases, including "Further On Up The Road", Medwick was given a co-writing credit, though it is thought that Medwick in fact wrote the song with Johnny Copeland rather than with Robey.  Copeland said: "Joe tied the record up with Mr. Robey, just as he did with every song. Joe sold Mr. Robey maybe five hundred songs, ten, fifteen dollars apiece..." In many other cases, including "I Pity the Fool", "Turn On Your Love Light", "Call On Me", "I Don't Want No Woman", "Driving Wheel", and "Cry, Cry, Cry", it is believed that Medwick wrote the songs but the credit was taken by Robey, often using his songwriting pseudonym Deadric Malone.   In a 1990 interview, Medwick acknowledged his poor judgement in trading his songs for cash, while absolving Robey of any blame. He also sold his songs to other record producers in Houston, including Huey Meaux.

During the late 1950s, Medwick also recorded his own songs occasionally for Robey, and during the 1960s recorded for small local labels operated by Meaux such as Paradise, Boogaloo, and Pacemaker, using various names.  It is thought that his best songs were held back from him, so that bigger stars like Bobby Bland - with whom he later fell out - could record them instead.  In 1978, Huey Meaux issued a compilation LP of many of Medwick's demo recordings, Why Do Heartaches Pick On Me.   After a period of obscurity, Medwick re-emerged in the 1980s as a singer with saxophonist Grady Gaines' band of Houston blues veterans, the Texas Upsetters.  They released two CDs, Full Gain (1988) and Horn Of Plenty (1992).

Medwick died at his home in Houston in 1992 and was buried in Houston National Cemetery.

References

1931 births
1992 deaths
American blues singers
American soul musicians
Singers from Houston
African-American male singer-songwriters
American blues singer-songwriters
Singer-songwriters from Texas
20th-century African-American male singers
Burials at Houston National Cemetery


title: Gianluca Marchetti

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Gianluca Marchetti (born June 18, 1993) is an Italian professional basketball player who currently plays the point guard position for Basket Barcellona of the A2 Gold Basket Series.

Career
Marchetti grew up in the Virtus Roma young team. He made his Serie A debut with Roma in 2010. He played in Rome since 2012, then he was loaned to Don Bosco Livorno.

On August 31, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Vanoli Cremona so he returns to play in Serie A.

In the summer, he moved to Basket Barcellona of the A2 Gold Basket Series, the second-tier division of professional club basketball in Italy.

References

External links
Eurobasket.com Profile
Lega Basket Profile

1993 births
Living people
People from Bracciano
Italian men's basketball players
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players
Vanoli Cremona players
Point guards
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital


title: Mats Alvesson

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Mats Alvesson (born 1956) is a Swedish management scholar and professor of business administration at Lund University, particularly known for having made key contributions in forming the field of critical management studies.

Life and work
Alvesson received his Ph.D. in psychology from Lund University in 1983, and holds a chair in the Business Administration department at Lund University School of Economics and Management. Beside his chair in Lund, Alvesson is affiliated as an honorary professor at University of Queensland Business School and as a visiting professor at Stockholm Business School.

Alvesson's research interests span the fields of organization and leadership studies.

Selected publications
 Alvesson, M. & Berg, P. O. (1992) Corporate Culture and Organizational Symbolism: An Overview, Berlin: de Gruyter.
 Alvesson, Mats, and Stanley Deetz. Doing critical management research. Sage, 2000.
 Alvesson, Mats. Understanding organizational culture. Sage, 2002.
 Alvesson, Mats, and Kaj Sköldberg. Reflexive methodology: New vistas for qualitative research. Sage, 2009.
Alvesson, Mats; Gabriel, Yiannis; Paulsen, Roland. Return to Meaning: A Social Science with Something to Say. Oxford University Press, 2017.

Articles, a selection:
 Alvesson, Mats, and Dan Karreman. "Varieties of discourse: On the study of organizations through discourse analysis." Human relations 53.9 (2000): 1125-1149.
 Alvesson, Mats, and Hugh Willmott. "Identity regulation as organizational control: Producing the appropriate individual." Journal of management studies 39.5 (2002): 619-644.

References

External links
 Mats Alvesson, Lunds universitet

1956 births
Living people
Swedish business theorists
Academic staff of Lund University


title: 2011 Ghana Movie Awards

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The 2011 Ghana Movie Awards was the second edition of the ceremony to reward film practitioners in the Ghana Film Industry. The event was held at Accra International Conference center on 25 December 2011. Winners included Kimberly Elise, Majid Michel, Somewhere in Africa. Ties That Bind had 21 nominations and eventually won 9 awards to top the winners list.  Olu Jacobs received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Awards

Categories
 Best Actor In A Leading Role (English)
Van Vicker   – Paparazzi
Majid Michel – Somewhere in Africa
Chris Attoh  – 6 Hours To Christmas
Samuel Ofori – Fake London Boy
Rahim Banda  - Behind The Mask

 Best Actor In A Leading Role (Local)
Apostle John Prah – The Holy Bible
Bill Asamoah – Barfour
Kwaku Manu – Village Champion
Ebenezer Donkor – God Father
Agya Koo     – Agenkwah
Isaac Amoako – Emmanuel

 Best Actress In A Leading Role (English)
Jackie Appiah – Reason To Kill
Joselyn Canfor Dumas – Adams Apple 2
Kimberly Elise - Ties That Bind
Yvonne Okoro – Why Marry
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde – Ties That Bind
Lydia Forson – Masquerades

 Best Actress In A Leading Role (Local)
Vivian Jill – Yaw Donkor
Emelia Brobbey – Obi Yaa
Nana Ama McBrown – Wunni Pannie Due
Linda Abbey – Agya Koo Salamatu
Portia Asare Boateng – Ama Bonsu

 Best Actor In A Supporting Role (English)
Eddie Nartey – Somewhere in Africa
John Dumelo – Ties That Bind
Adjetey Anang – Adams Apple 3
Majid Michel – Somewhere in Africa
Gavivina Tamakloe – For Better For War

 Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Local)
Clement Bonney – Ama Bonsu
Joseph Osei – Osofo Amoako
Osei Tutu Nyamese – Wunni Pannie Due
Akwasi Boadi – Emmanuel
David Asuman – Diawuo
Fredrick Eghan – Agya Koo Gbengbentus

 Best Actress In A Supporting Role (English)
Roselyn  Ngissah  – Somewhere in Africa
Helen Asante – Adams Apple 3
Yvonne Nelson – 4 Play Reloaded
Martha Ankomah – Bed Of Roses
Nadia Buari – Who Owns The City

 Best Actress In A Supporting Role (Local)
Mercy Asiedu – Obi Yaa
Rose Mensah – Bu Bra Pa
Maame Serwaa – So, So And So
Ellen Kyei Whyte – Evil Soul
Jane Ackun – Otufoo

 Best Picture
Bed Of Roses
Ties That Bind
Single Six
Somewhere in Africa
Adams Apple
Who Owns The City
Kofi Agenkwa
Emmanuel
Masquerades
Agyaa Koo Gbengbentus

 Best Directing [English Language]
Frank Rajah Arase – Somewhere in Africa
Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Adams Apple
Leila Djansi & Kevin Huie – Ties That Bind
Pascal Amanfo – Bed Of Roses
Samuel Ofori – Fake London Boy

 Best Directing (Local)
Frank Gharbin – Emmanuel
Nana Ama Mcbrown – Obi Yaa
Augustine Abbey – Agya Koo Gbengbentus
Jonas Agyemang – Village Champion
Samuel Nkansah – God Father

 Best Art Direction
Kofi Agenkwa
Ties That Bind
Somewhere in Africa
Adams Apple 2
Who Owns The City
Black Man, White Brother

 Best Music - (Original Song)
"Agya Koo Gbengbentus" – Mframa
"Fake London Boy" – Tiffany
"Sexy Sassy Wahala" (Adams Apple) – Efya
"Ties That Bind" – Dela & Okyeame Quophi
"Paparazzi" – Kobby Maxwell
"Somewhere In Africa" – Bennie Anti

 Best Movie Africa Collaboration
6 Hours To Christmas
Masquerades
Ties That Bind
Single Six
Who Owns The City

 Best Cameo Actor
 Kwaku Sintim Misa – Adams Apple 1
 Kofi Okyere Darko – Adams Apple 1
 Abeeku Santana – Death After Birth
 Majid Michel – Adams Apple 4
 Okyeame Kwame – Ties That Bind
 Kofi Adjorlolo – Somewhere in Africa

 Best Cameo Actress
Juliet Ibrahim – 4 Play Reloaded
Grace Nortey – Adams Apple
Khareema Aguiar     – Ties That Bind
Lily Ameyaw – Otuofoo

 Best Story
Ties That Bind
Kofi Agenkwah
Adams Apple
Somewhere in Africa
Death After Birth
C.E.O.

 Best Editing
4 Play Reloaded
Adams Apple
Ties That Bind
Somewhere in Africa
God Father

 Best Cinematography
4 Play Reloaded
Adams Apple
Ties That Bind
Bed Of Roses
Somewhere in Africa

 Best Costume & Wardrobe
Osofo Amoako
Kofi Agenkwah
Ties That Bind
Adams Apple
Queens Pride

 Best Make-Up
Adams Apple
Somewhere in Africa
Ties That Bind
Grave Yard
Who Owns The City

 Best Visual Effects
God Father
Dirty Game
Grave Yard
Kofi Agenkwah
Paparazzi

 Best Discovery
Kwaku Manu – So, So And So
Mzbel – Single Six
Jasmine Baroudi – Adams Apple
Ama K. Abebrese – Ties That Bind
James Gardiner – C.E.O.

 Best Music - (Original Score)
Ties That Bind
Somewhere in Africa
Adams Apple
Emmanuel
Agya Koo Gbengbentus

 Best Sound Editing & Mixing
Ties That Bind
Adams Apple
4 Play Reloaded
Paparazzi

 Best Writing Adapted Or Original Screenplay
Somewhere in Africa
Ties That Bind
Adams Apple
Ama Bonus
Who Owns The City

 Best Actor Africa Collaboration
Ramsey Nouah – Memories Of My Heart
Desmond Elliot – Masquerades
Omar Oumson – Who Owns The City
Mike Ezuruonye – Private Enemy
Eddie Watson – Single Six

 Best Actress Africa Collaboration
Mercy Johnson – My Husband’s Funeral
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde – Ties That Bind
Ebbe Bassey – Ties That Bind
Tonto Dikeh – Private Enemy
Damilola Adegbite – 6 Hours To Christmas

Special Awards
 Favorite TV Actor
Funnyface Benson - Chokor Trotro
 Favorite TV Series
Chorkor Trotro
 Favorite Actress-Movie
 Martha Ankomah
 Favorite Actor-Movie
 Prince David Osei
 Lifetime Achievement Award
 Olu Jacobs

References

Ghana Movie Awards
Ghana
2011 in Ghana


title: Change Healthcare

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Change Healthcare (known as Emdeon before rebranding in 2015, which followed the acquisition of Change Healthcare) is a provider of revenue and payment cycle management that connects payers, providers, and patients within the U.S. healthcare system. The name also refers to a company founded in 2007 which subsequently became part of the current conglomerate. The company operates the largest financial and administrative information exchange in the United States.

The company is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with more than 89 additional locations throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Israel, Taiwan, the UK, and the Philippines.

History

Change Healthcare (2007)
A company called Change Healthcare was established in 2007 and based in Brentwood, Tennessee. The company provided healthcare consumer engagement and cost transparency tools to health plans and large, self-insured employers across the United States. The company was founded by Christopher Parks and Robert Hendrick in 2007 with a consumer solution called MedBillManager. In January 2010, the company shifted its focus to the business-to-business market and launched the Change Healthcare Engagement Platform.

In April 2011, Howard McLure, former president of CVS Caremark, came out of retirement to lead Change Healthcare as chairman and CEO. Doug Ghertner joined the company as president in July 2011; prior to this, he oversaw product innovation and management at CVS Caremark and was a senior vice president.

In December 2011, Change Healthcare closed a round of financing, led by Sandbox Industries, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and West Health Investment Fund. In September 2012, Ghertner was promoted to president and CEO, and McLure assumed the role of executive chairman.

In July 2013, Change Healthcare closed on a round of Series D funding. It was led by HLM Venture Partners, and including new investor Noro-Moseley Partners, infused $15 million into the company. In July 2013, Change Healthcare was also named one of Modern Healthcare’s “100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare."

Emdeon
In 2004, WebMD Corporation acquired Dakota Imaging, Inc. and ViPS, Inc.

Until August 2005, Emdeon operated under the name WebMD Corporation (NASDAQ: HLTH). The name was changed to Emdeon to avoid confusion with its then subsidiary WebMD, which started public trading under stock symbol WBMD in September 2005.

In May 2009, the company acquired The Sentinel Group, a vendor of software and investigational services to combat health care fraud. In January 2010, the company acquired FutureVision Investment Group, L.L.C. (FVTech), a provider of outsourced services specializing in electronic data conversion and information management solutions. In March 2010, the company acquired Healthcare Technology Management Services, Inc. (HTMS), a management consulting company focused primarily on the healthcare payer market. In June 2010, the company acquired Chapin Revenue Cycle Management, LLC (Chapin), a technology-enabled provider of accounts receivable denial and recovery services. In August 2010, the company acquired Interactive Payer Network (IPN), a leading technology service provider that acts as an outsourcing partner for HIPAA-compliant healthcare electronic data interchange (EDI). In October 2010, the company acquired Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates, Inc. (CEA), a technology-enabled provider of government program eligibility and enrollment services. In May 2011, the company acquired EquiClaim, a provider of healthcare audit and recovery services for commercial and government payers, from MultiPlan, Inc.

In August 2011, Emdeon Inc. was taken private for $3 Billion by Blackstone Group. Blackstone's offer of $19 per Emdeon share was backed by committed financing from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital and Citigroup. Emdeon shares jumped 13.6% the morning after the acquisition. Shares had risen 31% over the previous year until the announcement.

In May 2012, the company acquired TC3 Health, a cost containment provider, including payment integrity and out-of-network claims cost management, to U.S. healthcare payers. In June 2013, the company acquired Goold Health Systems, a healthcare management organization that specializes in providing pharmacy benefit and related services primarily to State Medicaid agencies across the nation. In July 2014, the company acquired Capario, a provider of healthcare technology solutions using a cloud-based platform that enables healthcare providers to use a real-time solution called CaparioOneSM.

In November 2014, Change Healthcare was acquired by Emdeon for $135 million. In November 2015 Emdeon officially rebranded to take the Change Healthcare name.

In December 2014, the company acquired AdminiSource Communications, Inc., a payment and communications solutions (PCS) business of Alegeus Technologies, LLC, a provider of consumer directed healthcare services. In August 2015, the company acquired Altegra Health, a provider of technology and intervention platforms that combine data aggregation and analytics with member engagement and reporting capabilities.

In June 2016, McKesson Corporation and Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., announced the creation of a new healthcare company which combined substantially all of Change Healthcare's business with the majority of McKesson's Information technology unit. McKesson owns approximately 70% of the new company, with the remaining equity stake held by Change Healthcare stockholders. The new company continues to be called Change Healthcare.

In October 2018, it was reported that Change Healthcare Corporation hired underwriters and investment banks for a 2018/2019 time-frame initial public offering. On June 27, 2019, Change Healthcare Inc, with stock symbol CHNG, started trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange and offered as many as 49.2 million shares of its stock, at a price of $13 per share raising more than $640 million in its IPO.

In December 2018, Change Healthcare acquired the intellectual property and other key assets, including employees, of Charleston-based health care IT startup PokitDok.

In January 2021, UnitedHealth Group's OptumInsight unit agreed to acquire Change Healthcare in a deal valued at $13billion, including assuming $5billion of latter's debt. Following delays due to regulator scrutiny, the acquisition closed on October 3, 2022.

Market segments
 Physicians & Clinics
 Hospitals & Health Systems
 Payers
 Pharmacies
 Channel Partners
 Dentists
 Clinical Exchange
 Labs
 Government Services

As of October 2015, the company's health information network reached approximately 1,200 government and commercial payers, 700,000 providers, 5,000 hospitals, 105,000 dentists, 60,000 pharmacies, 600 vendor partners, and 150 labs.

In 2014, Emdeon processed over 8.1 billion transactions, and handles over $6.4 billion in transactions each year.

Key personnel
, the Management team included:
 Neil de Crescenzo IV, Chief Executive Officer
 Alex Choy, Chief Information Officer
 Fredrik J. Eliasson, Chief Financial Officer

References

External links

Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
Health care companies based in Tennessee
Companies based in Nashville, Tennessee
2007 establishments in Tennessee
American companies established in 2007
Health care companies established in 2005
Health care companies established in 2007
2019 initial public offerings
2022 mergers and acquisitions


title: 1834 United States elections

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The 1834 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Andrew Jackson's second term. Members of the 24th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Taking place during the Second Party System, elections were contested between Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party and opponents of Jackson, including the remnants of the National Republican Party. During this election, the anti-Jackson faction began to transition into the Whig Party. Arkansas and Michigan joined the union during the 24th Congress. Democrats retained the majority in the House, and won control of the Senate.

In the House, the anti-Jackson faction picked up some seats from the Anti-Masonic Party, but the Democrats retained a commanding majority.

In the Senate, the Democrats picked up a moderate number of seats and gained control of the majority with the aid of Democratic Vice President Martin Van Buren, who cast the tie-breaking vote.

See also
1834–35 United States House of Representatives elections
1834–35 United States Senate elections

References

1834
United States midterm elections


title: Knox Group

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The Knox Group is a widespread geologic group in the Southeastern United States. Though not commonly fossiliferous, it preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.  Typical lithologies include thick-bedded cherty dolomites and limestones.  Associated minerals include barite, fluorite, lead, and most importantly zinc in the form of the mineral sphalerite.  Oil and gas also occur in the Knox Group beneath the Appalachian Plateaus.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References
 Knox on Fossilworks

Geologic formations of Alabama
Geologic formations of Tennessee
Cambrian West Virginia
Ordovician West Virginia


title: Lost Stars

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"Lost Stars" is an original song performed by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine for the romantic comedy-drama film Begin Again. It was released on June 23, 2014, through ALXNDR, 222 Records, Polydor, and Interscope in the United States.

The song was written and produced by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley and Nick Southwood. It was recorded in New York City at Electric Lady Studios in mid-2012. "Lost Stars" also includes two versions, one for actress Keira Knightley and the other by Levine titled "Into the Night Mix", which are included on the film's soundtrack, with the original version appearing on the deluxe edition of Maroon 5's fifth studio album V (2014). Levine is also noted for his falsetto usage in the chorus.

"Lost Stars" was performed live for the first time on the season finale of The Voice's season seven by Levine and his team member Matt McAndrew. Their performance peaked at number 83 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Later, Levine performed the song with his band Maroon 5 at the 87th Academy Awards on February 22, 2015.

Music videos

Adam Levine version
A lyric video of the song by Adam Levine was released on June 30, 2014. It follows the scenes from Begin Again, with the film's character Dave Kohl (portrayed by Levine).

An acoustic version of the song was released on August 29, 2014. The video shows Levine performing the song in a recording studio with Maroon 5 member James Valentine playing the guitar. This version does not appear on the film's soundtrack.

Keira Knightley version
Another lyric video of the song by Keira Knightley was released on June 26, 2014. Like the first lyric video, it follows with another character Gretta James (portrayed by Knightley).

Animated lyric video
An animated lyric video version of "Lost Stars" was performed by New Radicals (with members themselves Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois) premiered execlusively on Deadline website, February 16, 2015.

Charts

Certifications

Accolades
"Lost Stars" was nominated for a 2015 Critics Choice Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "Glory" by John Legend and Common from Selma. The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 2015 Academy Awards, where it also lost to "Glory". However, the song did win Best Original Song in a Feature Film at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

Stevie McCrorie version

In April 2015, Stevie McCrorie, winner of the fourth series of The Voice UK, released a cover version of "Lost Stars" as his winner's single.

On 4 April 2015, McCrorie performed the song "Lost Stars" live on The Voice UK grand final, with the single being released the next day as a digital download. It reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 in his native Scotland the following week.

Chart performance

Release history

References

2014 songs
Adam Levine songs
Animated music videos
Songs written by Danielle Brisebois
Songs written by Gregg Alexander
Song recordings produced by Gregg Alexander
Songs written for films
Songs written by Nick Southwood
Number-one singles in Scotland


title: 1838 United States elections

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The 1838 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Martin Van Buren's term, during the Second Party System. Members of the 26th United States Congress were chosen in this election.

Whigs picked up a moderate number of seats in both the House and Senate, but the Democratic Party retained a majority in both chambers. However, due to a split in the Democratic party, Whig Congressman Robert M. T.  Hunter was elected to be the Speaker of the House.

See also
1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections
1838–39 United States Senate elections

References

1838
United States midterm elections


title: Jungle Fever (album)

text:
Jungle Fever is a Latin soul album by The Chakachas.

Track listing
Arranged by Willy Albimoor. Produced by Roland Kluger.

References

1970 albums
The Chakachas albums
Polydor Records albums


title: Timeline of the Portolá expedition

text:
This timeline of the Portolá expedition tracks the progress during 1769 and 1770 of the first European exploration-by-land of north-western coastal areas in what became Las Californias, a province of Spanish colonial New Spain. Later, the region was administratively-split into Baja (lower, see Baja California peninsula) and Alta (upper, see Alta California). The first section of the march was on the Baja California peninsula, and the northern section of the expedition's trail was in today's US state of California.

Missionary Juan Crespi kept a diary describing the group's daily progress and detailed descriptions of their locations, allowing modern researchers to reconstruct their journey. Portions of other diaries by Gaspar de Portolá, engineer Miguel Costansó, missionary Junípero Serra, army officer Jose de Canizares, and Sergeant José Ortega also survived. When analyzed as a whole, they provide detailed daily information on the route traveled and camping locations, as well as descriptions of the country and its native inhabitants.

Background
The Portolá expedition was the brainchild of José de Gálvez, visitador (inspector general, a personal representative of the king) in New Spain. On his recommendation, King Charles III of Spain authorized Gálvez to explore Alta California and establish the first permanent Spanish presence there.  Gálvez was supported in the planning of an expedition by Carlos Francisco de Croix (Viceroy of New Spain), and Father Junípero Serra (head of the Franciscan mission to the Californias).

Gálvez and Serra met in November, 1768, to plan the expedition. The goals set were to establish two Presidios and nearby missions – at San Diego and Monterrey (one "r" has since been dropped). These places had been described and given names 166 years before by the maritime explorations of Sebastián Vizcaíno. In addition, the name San Carlos Borromeo was chosen for the mission at Monterrey.

Gálvez placed Gaspar de Portolá, recently appointed governor of Las Californias, in overall command of the expedition. Second in command was Captain Fernando Rivera y Moncada, commander of the Presidio at Loreto. Serra headed the Franciscan missionary contingent. Three ships were also assigned: two to follow the land march up the coast and keep the expedition supplied from the naval depot at La Paz (on the Baja peninsula), and another ship to connect La Paz with the mainland at San Blas.

Elements of the land expedition gathered north of Loreto in March, 1769, and marched north-west to San Diego; then from San Diego to the San Francisco Peninsula and back. Rivera led the first group, consisting mainly of soldiers, scouts and engineers to prepare the road and deal with hostile natives. Portolá and Serra followed in a second group with the civilians, livestock and baggage. Serra stayed with the new mission in San Diego while Portolá and Rivera took a smaller group north.

Led by Rivera's scouts, the road followed established native paths as much as possible (the southern and central California coastal areas were found to have the densest native population of any region north of central Mexico), and blazing new trails where necessary. The two main requirements for a camping place were an adequate supply of drinkable fresh water and forage for the livestock. For that reason, most of the campsites were near creeks, ponds or springs. All three of the main land expedition diaries give daily distances traveled in leagues. As used at that time, one Spanish league equaled about 2.6 miles. A typical day's march covered 2–4 leagues, with frequent rest days.

The following year (1770), Portolá returned north as far as Monterrey to establish the second Presidio there and to establish a new provincial seat. Serra came north by sea to make the Mission San Carlos Borromeo del rio Carmelo (moved a few miles south from its original Monterrey location) his headquarters. Portolá's successor as governor, Pedro Fages, found an easier inland route later in 1770 from Monterrey to San Francisco Bay, and further explored the eastern side of the bay in 1772 (accompanied again by padre Juan Crespí, who again kept a diary).

The 1776 expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza used the official Portolá expedition report (drawn from the diaries) to follow mostly in the footsteps of Portolá from Mission San Gabriel to Monterrey, taking the Fages route from Monterrey to San Francisco Bay. Much of today's Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail in coastal California was previously the Portolá trail. Sixteen of the twenty-one Spanish Missions of California were established along the Portolá route.

About the diaries
The Crespí diary is the most complete of the three land expedition accounts, because Crespí was the only diarist present during the entire expedition. It includes nearly all of the information found in the other two, plus many extra details about the country and the native peoples. Herbert Bolton translated Crespi's diary to English and annotated it with modern references. Bolton added information about the modern campsite locations, as shown below. Bolton also included maps with his "best guess" of the expedition's march routes, superimposed on modern California maps.

In 2001, a new edition of the Crespí diary was published, with side-by-side Spanish and English text – both of Crespí's original field notes, and also his expanded rewrite for the later official version.

Vicente Vila, captain of the San Carlos — one of three ships supporting the expedition — also kept a diary that has survived, but he only sailed as far as San Diego, and never joined the expedition on land. Free online translations of both Vila's and Costansó's diaries are available. Fages also wrote, in 1775, an after-the fact account of the 1769–70 expedition.

The official report of the expedition is also available online. Written later by Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués de Croix, the brief document drew on the diaries kept by the expedition participants.

January to June in Baja California

Month by month in Alta California

References

External links
 "Three Portolá Expedition Diaries". The Pacifica Historical Society website includes a very useful formatting of the three most complete diaries side-by-side for each day of the expedition from July 14 on.

Portola expedition timeline
Portola expedition timeline
Portola expedition timeline
Portola
Portola expedition


title: Hylaeorchis

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Hylaeorchis is a genus of epiphytic orchids. There is only one known species, Hylaeorchis petiolaris, native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil).

References

Monotypic Epidendroideae genera
Maxillarieae
Orchids of South America
Maxillariinae


title: Roman Anton Boos

text:
Roman Anton Boos (28 February 1733 (?) in Bischofswang, near Roßhaupten - 19 December 1810, Munich) was a German sculptor.

Biography
He was born into a family of farmers. Despite being unlettered, his father recognized his son's talent and obtained an apprenticeship for him with the sculptor Anton Sturm. It is unclear if he remained there until Sturm's death in 1757, but the year 1760 found him in the workshop of Johann Baptist Straub in Munich, where he stayed intermittently until 1769. He also attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and completed his studies at the Municipal Academy in Augsburg.

In 1769, he returned to Munich and completed his first known commission; figures of Ludwig der Strenge and Ludwig der Bayer for Fürstenfeld Abbey. The following year saw the establishment of a private drawing school under the aegis of Elector Maximilian III. Together with the school's other founders, Franz Ignaz Oefele and Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer, he hoped to free Bavaria from its dependence on foreign schools and art teachers. He would later become a Professor at the Munich Art Academy.

For the next fifteen years, he was primarily employed by the Electoral Court, securing a position as the official Court Sculptor in 1774, at a salary of 300 Florins. His first assignment was  a figure of Amphitrite, one of several to be placed in the Nymphenburg Palace Gardens but, due to conflicting commitments (and a death) involving the other sculptors, he actually provided nine statues; a project which occupied him until 1785. During this time (in 1777) he married the daughter of his former teacher, Straub, and moved in with the family. From 1788 to 1798, he created a dozen vases with mythological scenes to set up between the statues and executed several commissions for sacred works at a number of churches.

Career in decline
However, his church sculptures didn't bring him the anticipated public commissions and he began to suffer financially, turning to smaller works (grave memorials and the like) to make ends meet. Several proposals to restore and improve statuary belonging to the government were rejected. Eventually (in 1802), a fund was established whereby Johann Christian von Mannlich, Director of the Alte Pinakothek, could employ Boos to do work at selected public parks or government buildings, but the sum allotted was too low and he ended by cleaning and repairing statues that he had created at the Nymphenburg Palace twenty years before.

In 1805, he failed to be chosen for a project involving large figures for two fountains at the former Capuchin burial grounds, effectively ending his career. More disgrace was to follow. In 1806, he was replaced as head of the sculpture class at the Academy. When the new Royal Academy of Fine Arts was established in 1808, his participation was not even sought. It is probably not a coincidence that his troubles began shortly after the death of Elector Karl Theodor, who was notorious for being more interested in art and philosophy than politics, but there seems to be no reason why his successor, Maximilian Joseph would have had any grievances against Boos.

He died in 1810 and is interred in a tomb with his wife Theresa Amalia (who died in 1816) at the Alter Südfriedhof

Selected major works
 1767–1768: Four statues of saints for the façade of the Theatine Church, Munich.
 1770: Figure of John of Nepomuk, for the fountain in front of the Jesuit College. In 1804, the fountain was demolished and the statue moved to the Mariahilfplatz. It was destroyed in 1944.
 1775-1785: Statues in the Nymphenburg Palace Gardens: Amphitrite (1775), after a design by Charles de Grof (1712-1774). Mars and Pallas Athene (1777), after plaster models by Ignaz Günther. Mercury and Venus (1780). Bacchus and Ceres (1782). Apollo and Diana (1785).
 1779–1781: Eight figure groups representing the Labors of Hercules in the northern niche of the Hofgarten Arcade; after paintings by Peter Candid.
 1786–1798: Twelve decorative marble vases on mythological themes for the Nymphenburg Palace Gardens.
 1790: Larger than life Crucifix for the pilgrimage church in Wemding.
 1791: Crucifix and pulpit for the parish church in Hörgertshausen.
 1796: Figures of the Four Evangelists for the parish church of St. Phillip and Jakob in Altötting.

Statues from the Nymphenburg Palace Gardens

References

Further reading
 Juliane von Åkerman: Roman Anton Boos (Bos). In: Jürgen Wurst, Alexander Langheiter : Monachia. Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich 2005, , S. 95.
 R. Johnen: Roman Anton Boos. Kurfürstlicher Hofbildhauer zu München 1733-1810. In: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, NF 12, 1937/38, pgs.281-320.
 Uta Schedler: Roman Anton Boos (1733-1810). Bildhauer zwischen Rokoko und Klassizismus.  Schnell + Steiner, Munich und Zürich 1989,

External links

 Four statues at the Theatine Church @ Statues Hither and Thither
 Roßhaupten Homepage: Brief biography and photographs

1733 births
1810 deaths
German sculptors
German male sculptors


title: Seriously Deep

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Seriously Deep is an album by of compositions by David Axelrod.

Original liner notes
Only a week after this album was finished, David and I sat down and played a dub of “Seriously Deep” for a college student.  She was a young girl who was certainly not aware of his work (or the success of it) in the past few years.  After nearly 40 minutes of intense listening, the album ended, and, as if language were no longer permitted, everything became very quiet.  David finally said, “Well?”  The girl looked across the coffee table, “It’s a pleasure to know you.”

Quite a few people have shared the sentiment of that college student.  Musicians who have known David’s work and have taken great pleasure in hearing no compromises . . . in having respect for a musician who has respect for his music.  On this album, you’ll hear ideas you’ve never heard before, including a tribute to an equally uncompromising filmmaker, Ken Russell.  Like his work, David’s music is too important to make changes – and that’s why, on this liner, you’ll find a list of some of the industry’s finest musicians who have played on this album only because they know David Axelrod.  They, the college student and myself agree, “It’s a pleasure to know you.”

--Jack Schnyder

Reissue summary
From Dusty Groove:
One of the rarest albums ever from funky maestro David Axelrod -- the producer known for his work with the Electric Prunes on Reprise, and a string of late 60s classics on Capitol Records! This mid 70s set for Polydor has Axelrod working in a jazz funk mode -- much more electric than before, with heavy keyboards from Crusader Joe Sample, thundering drums from Ndugu Chancler, reeds from Jerome Richardson and Ernie Watts, vibes from Gary Coleman, and a nice undercurrent of strings as well. There's a subtle dose of fusion in the mix, but one that's never too jamming -- and Axelrod always maintains his trademark sense of space and timing -- turning the simplest musical measure into the kind of groove that holds up well into the 21st Century. The album's a favorite of sample hounds and crate diggers, and is incredibly hard to find on vinyl.

Track listing
 All tracks composed, arranged, & conducted by David Axelrod

Personnel
Joe Sample - Arp Synthesizer, Clavinet, & Fender Rhodes
Jerome Richardson - soprano & tenor saxophone
Ernie Watts - flute, oboe, & tenor saxophone
Jay Migliori - baritone saxophone & flute
Gene Cipriano - tenor saxophone & flute
Gary Coleman - vibes
Billy Fender - guitars
John Morrell - guitars
Allen DeRienzo - trumpet
Snooky Young - trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
Dick "Slyde" Hyde - trombone
Jim Hughart - bass
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums
Mailto Correa - percussion
Jack Shulman - strings (concertmaster)

Solos
Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone on “Miles Away”
Nathan Gershman – cello on “1000 Rads”
Billy Fender – guitar on “1000 Rads”
Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone “1000 Rads”, flute on “Ken Russell”, alto flute on “Reverie”

Technical personnel
Engineered by Maurice Leach
Produced by Jimmy Bowen & Cannonball Adderley

References

1975 albums
David Axelrod (musician) albums
Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen
Polydor Records albums


title: Lanoe

text:
Lanoe or Lanoë may refer to:

Lanoe Hawker (1890–1916), the first British First World War flying ace and a Victoria Cross recipient
Lanoe Falconer, pseudonym of English writer Mary Elizabeth Hawker (1848–1908)
Annick Lanoë (born 1948), French film director, screenwriter and author
J. Jiquel Lanoe (1875–1948), French actor
Talisa Lanoe (born 1994), Kenyan swimmer

History and origin
The French province of Picardy, where the Lanoe family has had a family seat with estates and a manor for centuries, is where the surname Lanoe first appeared.

This aristocratic family had a strong reputation in the Picardie region. Several family members distinguished themselves by marking significant contributions to their local communities, for which they were given estates, titles, and letter patent attesting to their nobility. They were to become Princess de Sulmone and Princess of Rheina Wolbeck, respectively.

See also
Guillemette Andreu-Lanoë (born 1948), French Egyptologist and archaeologist

References


title: 1842 United States elections

text:
The 1842 United States elections occurred in the middle of President John Tyler's term, during the Second Party System. Tyler had become president on April 4, 1841, upon the death of his predecessor, William Henry Harrison. Elected as vice president on the Whig ticket with Harrison in 1840, Tyler was expelled from the party in September 1841. Members of the 28th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Florida joined the union during the 28th Congress. Whigs kept control of the Senate, but lost control of the House.

Following the 1840 census, the size of the House was reduced by 19 seats. Democrats won massive gains, turning a commanding Whig majority into a dominant Democratic majority.

In the Senate, Democrats picked up one seat, but Whigs retained the majority.

See also
1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections
1842–43 United States Senate elections

References

1842
United States midterm elections


title: Chickasaw Group

text:
The Chickasaw Group is a geologic group in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Geologic groups of Alabama


title: Kentucky Route 97

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Kentucky Route 97 (KY 97) is a  state highway in Graves County, Kentucky that runs from Tennessee State Route 69 (SR 69) and State Line Road West on the Kentucky-Tennessee state border southeast of Sedalia to KY 80, KY 121, and KY 121 Business just southeast of Mayfield.

Route description

KY 97 enters Kentucky on the Graves-Calloway County line and travels north for a few tenths of a mile before curving toward the northwest away from the Calloway County line. It continues to the northwest through rural sections of southeastern Graves County, passing through the unincorporated community of Bell City. Nearly  from the Tennessee state line, KY 97 forms a junction with KY 94 and continues toward the northwest passing through Sedalia and forming a junction with KY 339/KY 381. After passing through Sedalia the route travels due north for nearly  and terminates at a junction with KY 80/KY 121/KY 121 Business just south of Mayfield. The route remains two lanes for its entirety and passes through mostly rural sections of Graves County.

History

By 1937, KY 97 was a mostly unpaved road that terminated in the center of Mayfield.  By 1989, KY 97 ended at its current northern terminus at a junction with KY 121 just south of Mayfield.

Major intersections

References

0097
Transportation in Graves County, Kentucky


title: 2012 Ghana Movie Awards

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The 2012 Ghana Movie Awards was the third edition of the ceremony to reward excellence in the Ghanaian Film Industry. The event was held at Accra International Conference Center on December 2, 2012. The nomination party took place on November 26, 2012.

Awards
 Best Actor in a Lead Role (English)
Van Vicker – Joni Waka
John Dumelo – Queen Latifa
Prince David Osei – Off The Hook
Kofi Adjorlolo – Wipe My Tears
Ekow Blankson – Secret Burden

 Best Actress in a Lead Role (English)
Yvonne Nelson – Single & Married
Martha Ankomah – Tears of a Smile
Jackie Appiah – Grooms Bride
Nana Akua Addo – Wanna Be
Yvonne Okoro – 3 Some
Nadia Buari – Rain

 Best Actor in a Lead Role (Local)
Akwesi Boadi – Osofo Mafia
Farida Mohammed – Gobana
Kofi Adu – Agya Koo Trotro Driver
Isaac Amoako – Saman Mogya
Kwaku Manu – Area Boys

 Best Actress in a Lead Role (Local)
Nana Ama Mcbrown – Nyankonton
Vivian Jill – My Story
Linda Abbey – Saman Mogya
Tracy Boakye – Oh Vera
Mercy Asiedu – Baby Face

 Best Actor in a Supporting Role (English)
Adjetey Anang – Rain
Majid Michel – Grooms Bride
Rahim Banda – Wipe My Tears
Edward Agyekum Kufuor – Tears Of A Smile
Frank Artus – The Game
Chris Attoh – Single & Married

 Best Actress in a Support Role (English)
Kalsum Sinare – 3 Some
Anita Erskine – Single & Married
Linda Awuku – Wanna Be
Lydia Forson – In The Cupboard
Christabel Ekeh – Wrong Target
Nikki Samonas – Queen Latifa

 Best Actor in a Support Role (Local)
Apostle John Prah – Osofo Mafia
Kwadwo Nkansah – Kweku Saman
Samuel Ofori – Oh Vera
Bernard Opoku – Police Officer
Ebenezer Donkoh – B14

 Best Actress in a Support Role (Local)
Naana Hayford – Odo Ntentan
Fatima Osman – Gobana
Rose Mensah – Fathia Fata Nkrumah
Emelia Brobbey – My Story
Matilda Asare – Ghana Police
Ellen White – Saman Mogya

 Best Actor (African Collaboration)
Kalu Ikeagwu – Shadow In The Dark
Ramsey Nouah – Hotel Babylon
Alex Usifo – Off The Hook
Uti Nwachukwu – In The Cupboard
Yemi Blaq – The Search
Alex Ekubo – Lovelorn

 Best Actress (African Collaboration)
Ini Edo – In The Cupboard
Patience Ozokwor – Untamed
Rukky Sanda – The Search
Nse Ikpe Etim –The Search
Tonto Dikeh – Lovelorn
Mercy Johnson – Wild Target

 Best Picture – African Collaboration
 Desmond Elliot & Caroline Danjuma – In The Cupboard
 Yvonne Nelson – Single & Married
 Abdul Sallam – Grooms Bride
 Andy Boyo – Untamed
 Kobi Rana – Hotel Babylon

 Best Picture
Joni Waka – Van Vicker & Dr. Clarice Kulah-Ford
 Grooms Bride – Abdul Sallam
 Single & Married – Yvonne Nelson Trap In The Game – Frank Rajah Arase
 Ghana Police – Eugene Morrat
 Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
 Secret Burden – Sellasie Ibrahim
 Wanna Be – Edmund Quarshie & Michael Odeka

 Best CinematographySingle & Married – Kwame AwuahHotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
Joni Waka – Van Vicker
Area Boys – Kwame Agyeman
Grooms Bride – Adams Umar

 Best Editing
 Grooms Bride – Enoch Opoku Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana
 Single & Married – Ebenezer Sowatey
 B14 – Ninja
 Wanna Be – Afra Marley

 Best Costume and Wardrobe
 Queen Latifa – Mabel Germain
 Ghana Police – Monica Agboli & Nicolas Nsiah Return Of The Bukom Lion – De She Collections
 Fathia Fata Nkrumah – George Atobrah
 Grooms Bride – Samira Yakubu
 Secret Burden – Smarttys Management

 Best Art Direction
 Return Of The Bukom Lion
 Fathia Fata Nkrumah
 Rain
 Ghana Police
 Single & Married
 Secret Burden

 Best Music (Original Song)
Azonto Ghost – Bessa
Destiny’s Child – Wilhelmina Abu Andani (Mimi)
Single & Married – Abraham Affaine
Wrong Target – Samuel Sarpong
Fathia Fata Nkrumah – Adu Patrick

 Best Directing (English Language)
Single & Married – Pascal Amanfo
Grooms Bride – Frank Rajah Arase
Queen Latifah – Kensteve Anuka
In The Cupboard – Desmond Elliot
Hotel Babylon – Kobi Rana

References

Ghana Movie Awards
Ghana
2012 in Ghana


title: Good Intent, Kansas

text:
Good Intent is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.

History
A post office was opened in Good Intent in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.

References

Further reading

External links
 Atchison County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Unincorporated communities in Atchison County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
1872 establishments in Kansas
Populated places established in 1872


title: The Old Master Painter

text:
"The Old Master Painter" is a song composed by Beasley Smith with lyrics by Haven Gillespie about a spiritual rendering of a sunset which evokes God. Published in 1949, it has since been recorded by many different artists, including Jackie Paris, Richard Hayes, Dick Haymes, Frank Sinatra, Snooky Lanson, Peggy Lee, Phil Harris and Mel Tormé.

In 1966, the Beach Boys recorded the song as "My Only Sunshine" in medley with "You Are My Sunshine" during sessions for their unfinished concept album Smile.

The recording by Peggy Lee with Mel Tormé and the Mellomen, released in 1949, can be heard on the Internet Archive

References

Sources

Songs with lyrics by Haven Gillespie
Songs written by Beasley Smith
Frank Sinatra songs
Mel Tormé songs
Peggy Lee songs
The Beach Boys songs
Brian Wilson songs
1949 songs


title: The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits

text:
The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke’s Greatest Hits  is an album by the vocal group The Dells consisting of music written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David and originally performed by Dionne Warwick.

Reissue summary
From Dusty Groove:
Chess Records takes on the music of Burt Bacharach, with amazing results – thanks to deep soul vocals from The Dells and impeccable production from the legendary Charles Stepney!  The album’s a tremendous meeting of the minds, as The Dells really transform Bacharach’s brilliant compositions – giving them depth and feeling in ways that are quite different from any other renditions of the songs.  The arrangements by Stepney are incredible too – on a par with his famous work for Minnie Riperton, Rotary Connection, and Ramsey Lewis – as majestic as Burt Bacharach might have wanted, but with a very different approach, and a slight undercurrent of funk.  Instrumentation is by Stepney, Phil Upchurch, and members of The Pharaohs – plus a full string section as well.  Another baroque soul classic from the glory days of the Chicago soul scene!

Track listing
 All songs written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Personnel
The Dells
Marvin Junior (baritone)
Johnny Carter (tenor)
Verne Allison (tenor)
Mickey McGill (baritone)
Chuck Barksdale (bass)

Additional musicians
Charles Stepney – Fender Rhodes, piano, harpsichord, congas, percussion
Phil Upchurch & Roland Faulkner – guitar
Cash McCall – guitar (on I Just Don’t Know)
Art Hoyle & Robert Lewis – trumpets
Ed Druzinsky – harp
Ether Merker & Paul Ondracek - horns
Morris Jennings & Donny Simmons – drums
Bobby Christian – percussion
Derf Reklaw, Ealee Satterfield, & Oye Bisi Nalls – bongos & congas

Technical personnel
Arrangements, supervision, & production – Charles Stepney
Engineers – Gary Starr, Roger Anfinsen, Brian Christian
Album Coordination – Mia Krinsky
Production Supervision – Bob Scerbo

References

1972 albums
Funk albums by American artists
Albums arranged by Charles Stepney
Albums produced by Charles Stepney
Cadet Records albums
The Dells albums


title: Newala Formation

text:
The Newala Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Ordovician Alabama
Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits


title: Odenville Formation

text:
The Odenville Limestone is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating from the early Ordovician Period.

As first described by geologist Charles Butts in a 1926 report on Alabama’s geology, the Odenville consisted of “impure argillaceous and siliceous dark fine-grained cherty limestone,” about fifty feet in thickness.

Butts’ original type exposure could not be located by subsequent mappers, so the Odenville nomenclature was dropped and the formation was considered a locally-occurring facies of the underlying Newala Limestone.

Keith Roberson in 1988, and Ed Osborne in 1992, demonstrated the Odenville is indeed a distinctive, mappable lithologic unit, and the term was restored to the Ordovician nomenclature used by the Geological Survey of Alabama in the Appalachian fold-and-thrust belt.

As defined today, the Odenville Limestone is described as a dark gray, primarily dolomitic, stylonodular limestone whose fossil assemblage includes brachiopods and sponges. It is the uppermost member of the Knox Group, a related suite of carbonate rocks deposited at the end of the Cambrian and beginning of the Ordovician.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Ordovician Alabama
Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits


title: Bashi Formation

text:
The Bashi Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama and Mississippi. It is named for Bashi Creek in northern Clarke County, Alabama, which cuts through some of its exposures.  It preserves fossils dating back to the Eocene period, or Wasatchian in the NALMA classification.

Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
Reptiles
 Palaeophis cf. littoralis
 Palaeophis virginianus

Fish

 Coupatezia woutersi
 Dasyatis tricuspidatus
 Myliobatis dixoni
 Archaeomanta melenhorsti
 Burnhamia daviesi
 Burnhamia fetahi
 Meridiania convexa
 Platyrhina dockeryi
 Rhinobatos sp.
 Eotorpedo jaeckeli
 Striatolamia macrota
 Anomotodon sp.
 Cretolamna aschersoni
 Cretolamna lerichei
 Odontaspis borodini
 Odontaspis speyeri
 Odontaspis winkleri
 Pseudodontaspis lauderdalensis
 Brachycarcharias mississippiensis
 Physogaleus americanus
 Physogaleus tertius
 Abdounia subulidens
 Abdounia beaugei
 Galeus sp.
 Microscyliorhinus leggetti
 Scyliorhinus gilberti
 Galeorhinus affini
 Galeorhinus minor
 Heterodontus sowasheense
 Ginglymostoma subafricanum
 Nebrius thielensis
 Conger meridies

See also
 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Bibliography

Geologic formations of Alabama
Geologic formations of Mississippi
Paleogene Alabama
Paleogene Mississippi
Ypresian Stage
Wasatchian
Marl formations
Shallow marine deposits
Paleontology in Alabama
Paleontology in Mississippi


title: Bucatunna Formation

text:
The Bucatunna Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Paleogene Alabama


title: Cook Mountain Formation

text:
The Cook Mountain Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also
 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Paleogene Alabama
Paleogene Louisiana
Paleogene Mississippi
Paleogene geology of Texas


title: Fort Gaines Formation

text:
The Fort Gaines Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Paleogene Alabama


title: Sucarnochee Clay

text:
The Sucarnochee Clay is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Paleogene Alabama


title: Pachuta Marl

text:
The Pachuta Marl is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Paleogene Alabama


title: Red Bluff Clay

text:
The Red Bluff Clay is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Paleogene Alabama
Paleogene Mississippi


title: Salt Mountain Limestone

text:
The Salt Mountain Limestone is a geologic formation in southern Alabama and Mississippi.

It is a Paleogene Period limestone formation. and preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

Name
The name Salt Mountain Limestone replaced the descriptive name "Coral limestone" with Glendon limestone and replaced the paleontologic name "Orbitoidal limestone" with Marianna limestone. Both of these limestones are exposed near Salt Mountain, "which is now considered to be a tilted block brought up by the Jackson fault.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Limestone formations of the United States
Paleogene Alabama
Paleogene Mississippi
Thanetian Stage


title: Red Bluff Formation

text:
The Red Bluff Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Paleogene Alabama
Paleogene Mississippi


title: Chickamauga Formation

text:
The Chickamauga Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Ordovician Alabama


title: Little Oak Formation

text:
The Little Oak Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Geologic formations of Alabama
Ordovician Alabama
Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits


title: Seasons (Pete Jolly album)

text:
Seasons is an album by jazz pianist Pete Jolly.

Original liner notes
Pete Jolly's third album for A&M Records offers the closest recorded approximation of this musician’s talent yet offered the listener.  Because in these grooves, produced by Herb Alpert, Jolly is heard not only on standard piano, but also on the Wurlitzer Electronic Piano, accordion, musette, Sano Vox, and Hammond Organ.  The effect is startling to say the least, and at times a little unsettling as you wonder where the musician leaves off, and the engineer and technical studio wizards take over.

However, this album is no studio tour de force, but a "Live" recording in the sense that Jolly and fellow musicians Chuck Berghofer, Paul Humphrey, John Pisano, Milt Holland, and Emil Richards got together and improvised their way through 12 tunes in the space of four hours.  The session was basically improvisational, and was completely open end, says Jolly.  “We literally improvised as we went along – using visual and musical communications between ourselves to let the tunes happen, breathe and expand.  It’s as simple as that.  Then we edited down the four hours of tape, did a little overdubbing, and this album is the result”.

The result is a radical departure for Jolly, and a quite successful one.  There are no familiar tunes here (with the exception of “Younger Than Springtime”) – no lush arrangements, or studio gimmickry.  Just Pete and his friends playing for their own enjoyment, and we hope yours.
– Bob Garcia

Track listing
Produced by Herb Alpert. All songs by Pete Jolly except where noted.

Personnel
Pete Jolly – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, accordion, musette, Sano Vox
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Paul Humphrey – drums
John Pisano – guitar
Milt Holland, Emil Richards - percussion

Additional musicians
Brass arrangement on Indian Summer by Bill Holman

References

1970 albums
Jazz albums by American artists
A&M Records albums


title: Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer

text:
The Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer (ARSTAF SWO) provides the Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) with subject matter expertise on warrant officer training and development, to include proper balance of training, education and professional experience for warrant officers. Additionally, the ARSTAF SWO communicates with commanders and warrant officers throughout the United States Army to ensure their concerns and recommendations are considered in decisions that will impact the future of the warrant officer corps.

The post was announced by CSA, GEN Raymond T. Odierno on March 14, 2014, wherein CW5 David Williams was established as the first ARSTAF SWO. The ARSTAF SWO is the first, and currently, only posting for warrant officers to the head of all six branches of the United States armed forces.

List of Army Staff Senior Warrant Officers

See also
 Sergeant Major of the Army
 Chief of Staff of the United States Army

References

Military ranks of the United States Army
Warrant officers


title: Tuscaloosa Formation

text:
The Tuscaloosa Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Cretaceous Alabama


title: Prairie Bluff Chalk

text:
The Prairie Bluff Chalk is a geologic formation in Alabama and Mississippi. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

The chalk was formed by marine sediments deposited along the eastern edge of the Mississippi embayment during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous.  It is a unit of the Selma Group and marks the end of the Cretaceous in Alabama.  Evidence has been found within the formation at Braggs, Moscow, and Millers Ferry in Alabama indicating an instantaneous to brief erosional event, most likely a tsunami, at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (K–T boundary). It is hypothesized that this event, along with faulting and liquification of the Prairie Bluff Chalk, is related to the meteorite impact at the Chicxulub crater site, directly south, across the Gulf of Mexico, from the formation.

See also

List of fossil sites
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mississippi
 Paleontology in Alabama
 Paleontology in Mississippi

References

External links
Microfossils: Images of Foraminifera from the Prairie Bluff FM at Starkville, MS from www.foraminifera.eu

Cretaceous Alabama
Cretaceous Mississippi
Geologic formations of Alabama
Chalk
Mississippi embayment
Maastrichtian Stage of North America


title: Silver Service Medal

text:
The Silver Service Medal was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa in April 1996. It could be awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, for twenty years exemplary service.

Azanian People's Liberation Army
The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) was the para-military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). It was established in 1961 to wage an armed "struggle" against the Nationalist government inside South Africa. On 27 April 1994, the Azanian People's Liberation Army was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

Institution
The Silver Service Medal was instituted by the President of South Africa in April 1996. It is the middle award of a set of three medals for long service, along with the Gold Service Medal and the Bronze Service Medal.

The Azanian People's Liberation Army's military decorations and medals were modelled on those of the South African Defence Force and these three medals are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Good Service Medal, Gold, the Good Service Medal, Silver and the Good Service Medal, Bronze.

Award criteria
The medal could be awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army for twenty years exemplary service.

Order of wear

The position of the Silver Service Medal in the official military and national orders of precedence was revised upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003.

Azanian People's Liberation Army

Official APLA order of precedence:
 Preceded by the Gold Service Medal.
 Succeeded by the Bronze Service Medal.

South African National Defence Force until 26 April 2003

Official SANDF order of precedence:
 Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
 Succeeded by the Union Medal of the Union of South Africa.
Official national order of precedence:
 Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
 Succeeded by the Medal for Faithful Service in the Prisons Service of the Republic of South Africa.

South African National Defence Force from 27 April 2003

Official SANDF order of precedence:
 Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
 Succeeded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 20 years of the Republic of South Africa.
Official national order of precedence:
 Preceded by the Service Medal in Silver of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
 Succeeded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 20 years of the Republic of South Africa.

Description
Obverse
The Silver Service Medal is an oval medallion with a raised edge, struck in silver and depicting the Azanian People's Liberation Army emblem.

Reverse
The reverse is smooth and displays the embellished pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms.

Ribbon
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a 6 millimetres wide black band and a 3 millimetres wide yellow band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 14 millimetres wide green band in the centre.

Discontinuation
Conferment of the Silver Service Medal was discontinued upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003.

References

Military decorations and medals of Azanian People's Liberation Army
Awards established in 1996
Awards disestablished in 2003
1996 establishments in South Africa
2003 disestablishments in South Africa


title: Bangor Formation

text:
The Bangor Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Carboniferous Alabama
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits


title: Hartselle Sandstone

text:
The Hartselle Sandstone is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Carboniferous Alabama
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits


title: Mary Lee Formation

text:
The Mary Lee Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Carboniferous Alabama
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits


title: Monteagle Limestone

text:
The Monteagle Limestone is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Carboniferous Alabama
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits


title: Parkwood Formation

text:
The Parkwood Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Carboniferous Alabama
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits


title: Pratt Formation

text:
The Pratt Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Carboniferous Alabama
Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits


title: Conesauga Formation

text:
The Conesauga Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
 Paleontology in Alabama

References

Cambrian Alabama
Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits