query: Sean Connery is retired.

pos: Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery KB ( -LSB- ˈʃɔːn_ˈkɒnəri -RSB- born 25 August 1930 ) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award , two BAFTA Awards ( one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award ) and three Golden Globes ( including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award ) . He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in July 2000 after receiving Kennedy Center Honors in the US in 1999 .   Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film , starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983 . In 1988 , Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables . His film career also includes such films as Marnie , The Name of the Rose , The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , The Hunt for Red October , Finding Forrester , Highlander , Murder on the Orient Express , Dragonheart , and The Rock .   Connery has been polled as `` The Greatest Living Scot '' and `` Scotland 's Greatest Living National Treasure '' . In 1989 , he was proclaimed `` Sexiest Man Alive '' by People magazine , and in 1999 , at age 69 , he was voted `` Sexiest Man of the Century '' .

neg: Infinity Records Infinity Records was a short-lived subsidiary of MCA Records established in New York City in 1978 . The label was conceived by MCA president Sidney Sheinberg as a way for the Los Angeles-based entertainment conglomerate to improve its presence on the East Coast . Ron Alexenberg , who had previously been the head of the Epic Records division of CBS Records ( now part of Sony Music Entertainment ) was hired as CEO .   The biggest hit the Infinity label had was `` Escape '' by Rupert Holmes , which was number 1 at the end of 1979 . Other acts that had chart entries on Infinity included Dobie Gray , Hot Chocolate , New England , Orleans and Spyro Gyra . Under the distribution of MCA , the Infinity Records label released titles in the US , Canada , the UK , Japan and parts of Europe .   Infinity spent lavishly but failed to earn a profit . In addition to developing new talent , Infinity also paid substantial sums to acquire established artists . Most of the established artists were unable to duplicate their previous success .   In October 1979 , Infinity released Pope John Paul II Sings at the Festival of Sacrosong , an album of speeches and songs sung by Pope John Paul II in his native Polish . Due to the tremendous popularity of the new Pope , Infinity thought the record would be a major hit . The company paid a substantial fee ( which went to charity ) to the Catholic Church to obtain exclusive rights to the recording . The album briefly peaked at # 126 on the Billboard 200 albums chart , however , it received poor reviews and was quickly seen as a colossal failure . Most of the one million advance copies of the John Paul II album were returned unsold to the label , producing a huge financial loss . MCA pulled the plug on Infinity Records in November 1979 , and the Infinity catalog was immediately absorbed by the parent company . Rupert Holmes and Spyro Gyra were the only Infinity acts to be retained by MCA , and most of the label 's catalog went out of print .   The collapse of Infinity also coincided with rising costs of manufacturing for vinyl LP records and a huge sales slump for the music industry . Infinity has since become known as one of the most expensive failures in the history of the record business .   There are at least two other smaller record labels that also have used the name Infinity Records . One of these other labels was a subsidiary of Festival Records , which for many years was Australia 's leading independent record company , but is now also defunct . Other companies with the Infinity Records name do not have an affiliation with MCA .

neg: Rocky Sullivan's Rocky Sullivan 's is a New York City Irish style pub opened in 1996 by the musician Chris Byrne ( Seanchai and the Unity Squad , Black 47 and Paddy-A-Go-Go ) and the journalist Patrick Farrelly ( HBO 's Left of the Dial , Irish Voice , Michael Moore 's TV Nation ) . The bar is named after James Cagney 's character in the 1938 movie Angels With Dirty Faces co-starring Humphrey Bogart . It is located in Red Hook , Brooklyn , on the corner of Dwight and Van Dyke Streets , from its original location at East 29th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan .   Entertainment includes a pub quiz on Thursdays , Irish language classes on Tuesdays and live music on Mondays , Tuesdays , Wednesdays and Saturdays . Authors ' readings , held on the last Wednesday of the month and on other occasions , have drawn enthusiastic crowds and top flight writers , including Roddy Doyle , Frank McCourt , Edna O'Brien , Pete Hamill , Rosemary Breslin , Jimmy Breslin , Mike Lupica and Brendan O'Carroll . Starting in 2011 , Rocky Sullivan 's hosts a yearly 4 on 4 street hockey game in front of the bar on a Saturday in March , which is open to the public . Michael Reynolds has won the trophy for best panties and high heels every year .

neg: The Ireland That We Dreamed Of `` On Language & the Irish Nation '' , was the title of a radio address made by Éamon de Valera , then Taoiseach of Ireland , on Raidió Éireann on St. Patrick 's Day ( 17 March ) 1943 . It is often called The Ireland that we dreamed of , a phrase which is used within it , or the `` comely maidens '' ' speech , a misquotation . The speech marked the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Gaelic League ( Conradh na Gaeilge ) , a group promoting Irish culture and the Irish language . In the most frequently quoted passage of the speech , de Valera set out his vision of an ideal Ireland :   De Valera had made an annual radio speech on St Patrick 's Day since coming to power after the 1932 election . At the time the 1943 speech was made , the Second World War was raging and the threat of German invasion ( Operation Green ) or British re-occupation ( Plan W ) was very real .   The 1943 speech in later years has been critiqued and often derided as archetypal of de Valera 's traditionalist view of an isolationist , agricultural land where women held a traditional role . The phrase most commonly cited in this regard is the misquotation `` comely maidens dancing at the crossroads '' . The speech in fact made no mention of crossroads dances , a rural tradition then dying out . Although de Valera actually said `` happy maidens '' in the broadcast , the phrase was `` comely maidens '' in the prepared text sent in advance to the newspapers , printed in the following day 's Irish Press , and reprinted in Maurice Moynihan 's 1980 anthology . It was a double LP record of speeches from the RTÉ archives , released in 1982 on the centenary of his birth , which brought the correct wording back to public notice .   In 2007 , J. J. Lee and Diarmaid Ferriter argued for a reappraisal of the speech in the light of the Celtic Tiger consumption bubble and the Moriarty Tribunal revelations of corruption by 1980s Taoiseach Charles Haughey . Lee suggested de Valera 's `` Victorian language '' gave his vision an antiquated tone that hid the continuing relevance of much of its vision . Ferriter called it `` the most famous broadcast by any Irish politician of the twentieth century '' .

neg: Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone . It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa , an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working in a meat warehouse and as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia . Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter , and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship . The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian , Burt Young as Adrian 's brother Paulie , Burgess Meredith as Rocky 's trainer Mickey Goldmill , and Carl Weathers as the champion , Apollo Creed .   The film , made on a budget of just over $ 1 million and shot in 28 days , was a sleeper hit ; it earned $ 225 million in global box office receipts , becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976 , and went on to win three Oscars , including Best Picture . The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star . In 2006 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' . Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the second-best in the genre , after Raging Bull , by the American Film Institute in 2008 .   The film has spawned six sequels : Rocky II ( 1979 ) , Rocky III ( 1982 ) , Rocky IV ( 1985 ) , Rocky V ( 1990 ) , Rocky Balboa ( 2006 ) and Creed ( 2015 ) . Stallone portrays Rocky in all six sequels , wrote the first five , and directed four ( Avildsen returned to direct Rocky V and Ryan Coogler directed Creed ) .

neg: Members of the 1922 Seanad Seanad Éireann , the upper house of the Oireachtas ( legislature ) of the Irish Free State , was first constituted on 8 December 1922 . The Free State Seanad was elected in stages and thus considered to be in permanent session . However , as a gesture of continuity with its Free State predecessor , the first Seanad elected after 1937 is numbered as the `` Second Seanad '' . The Free State Senate , despite the occurrence of five senatorial elections before its abolition , is considered to have been a single ` Seanad ' for the duration of its existence and is thus referred for that whole period as the `` First Seanad '' .

neg: Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series .   Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments .   The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .

neg: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ( SMPTE ( -LSB- ˈsɪmptiː -RSB- , rarely -LSB- ˈsʌmptiː -RSB- ) , founded in 1916 as the Society of Motion Picture Engineers or SMPE , is an international professional association , based in the United States of America , of engineers working in the motion imaging industries . An internationally recognized standards organizations , SMPTE has more than 600 Standards , Recommended Practices , and Engineering Guidelines for television production , filmmaking , digital cinema , audio recording , information technology , and medical imaging . In addition to development and publication of technical standard documents , SMPTE publishes the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal , provides networking opportunities for its members , produces academic conferences and exhibitions , and performs other industry-related functions .   SMPTE Membership is open to any individual or organization with interest in the subject matter .   SMPTE standards documents are copyrighted and may be purchased from the SMPTE website , or other distributors of technical standards . Standard documents may be purchased by the general public . Significant standards promulgated by SMPTE include :   All film and television transmission formats and media , including digital .  Physical interfaces for transmission of television signals and related data ( such as SMPTE time code and the Serial Digital Interface ) ( SDI )  SMPTE color bars  Test card patterns and other diagnostic tools  The Material eXchange Format , or MXF   SMPTE 's educational and professional development activities include technical presentations at regular meetings of its local Sections , annual and biennial conferences in the US and Australia and the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal . The society sponsors many awards , the oldest of which are the SMPTE Progress Medal , the Samuel Warner Memorial Medal , and the David Sarnoff Medal . SMPTE also has a number of student Chapters and sponsors scholarships for college students in the motion imaging disciplines .   Related organizations include  National Television System Committee ( NTSC )  Moving Picture Experts Group ( MPEG )  ITU Radiocommunication Sector ( formerly known as the CCIR )  ITU Telecommunication Sector ( formerly known as the CCITT )  Digital Video Broadcasting  BBC Research Department  European Broadcasting Union ( EBU )

neg: Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 British-American adventure action fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen . It stars Christopher Lambert , Sean Connery , Clancy Brown , and Roxanne Hart . The film narrates the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors , depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines .   Christopher Lambert plays swordsman Connor MacLeod from Scottish Highlands , known as the Highlander , one of a number of immortal warriors , who can only be killed by decapitation . After initial training by another highly skilled immortal swordsman , Ramirez ( Sean Connery ) , MacLeod lives on for several centuries , eventually settling in New York City , managing an antiques shop . In 1985 , he falls in love with a policewoman named Brenda and finds out that he must face his biggest enemy , Clancy Brown 's Kurgan , who wishes to kill MacLeod and to obtain `` the Prize '' -- a special ability which is given to the last living immortal warrior , vast knowledge and the ability to enslave the entire human race .   Highlander enjoyed little success on its initial theatrical release , grossing over $ 12 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 19 million , and received mixed reviews . Nevertheless , it became a cult film and launched Lambert to stardom . The film inspired a franchise which included film sequels and television spin-offs . Its tagline , `` There can be only one '' , has carried on throughout the franchise , as have the songs provided for the film by the rock band Queen .

neg: Family Business (film) Family Business is a 1989 American comedy-drama heist film directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay by Vincent Patrick , based on his novel . It stars Sean Connery , Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick .

neg: B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity .   In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics .   Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie .   From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .

neg: Reds (film) Reds is a 1981 American epic drama film co-written , produced and directed by Warren Beatty . The picture centers on the life and career of John Reed , the journalist and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World . Beatty stars in the lead role alongside Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant and Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill .   The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann , Jerzy Kosinski , Paul Sorvino , Maureen Stapleton , Gene Hackman , Ramon Bieri , Nicolas Coster and M. Emmet Walsh . The film also features , as `` witnesses , '' interviews with the 98-year-old radical educator and peace activist Scott Nearing , author Dorothy Frooks , reporter and author George Seldes , civil liberties advocate Roger Baldwin , and the American writer Henry Miller , among others .   Beatty was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director and the film was nominated for Best Picture , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty , Keaton , Nicholson and Stapleton were nominated for Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress , respectively . Stapleton was the only one of the four to win . Beatty was also nominated , along with co-writer Trevor Griffiths , for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty became the third person to be nominated for Academy Awards in the categories Best Actor , Director and Original Screenplay for a film nominated for Best Picture .   In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten `` classic '' American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . Reds was acknowledged as the ninth best film in the epic genre .

neg: Skyfall Skyfall is the 23rd James Bond film produced by Eon Productions and released in 2012 . It features Daniel Craig in his third performance as James Bond , and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva , the film 's villain . It was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis , Robert Wade and John Logan , and features an Academy Award-winning theme , sung by Adele . It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) and Columbia Pictures .   The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6 ; the attack is part of a plot by former MI6 agent Raoul Silva to humiliate , discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him . The film sees the return of two recurring characters to the series after an absence of two films : Q , played by Ben Whishaw , and Moneypenny , played by Naomie Harris . Skyfall is the last film of the series for Judi Dench , who played M , a role that she had played in the previous six films . The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes ' character , Gareth Mallory , though Dench would make a brief appearance in the next Bond film , Spectre .   Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release of Quantum of Solace in 2008 . Development was suspended when MGM encountered financial troubles and did not resume until December 2010 ; during this time , Mendes remained attached to the project as a consultant . The original screenwriter , Peter Morgan , left the project during the suspension . When production resumed , Logan , Purvis , and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the script . Filming began in November 2011 and primarily took place in the United Kingdom , with smaller portions shot in China and Turkey .   Skyfall premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012 and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012 and the United States on 9 November 2012 . It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues , although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras . The film 's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the series , which began with Dr. No in 1962 . Skyfall was positively received by critics , being praised for its performances -- particularly those of Craig , Bardem and Dench -- writing and script , cinematography , Mendes ' direction , Thomas Newman 's score , and the action scenes . It was the 14th film to gross over $ 1 billion worldwide , and the first Bond film to do so . It became the seventh-highest-grossing film at the time , the highest-grossing film in the UK , the highest-grossing film in the series , the highest-grossing film worldwide for both Sony Pictures and MGM , and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012 . The film won several accolades , including two BAFTA Awards , two Academy Awards and two Grammys .

neg: Take Over (James Bond) Take Over is an unpublished 1970 James Bond novel purportedly written by Ian Fleming six years after his death . Spy author Donald McCormick believes this `` remarkable story '' is perhaps Ian Fleming 's strangest legacy . In 1970 a retired bank officer and his daughter who have never been identified claimed to have transcribed works from the `` great yonder '' by deceased authors . None of the works has ever been published .

neg: Un monde nouveau Un monde nouveau is a 1966 French-Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica . Most notably it featured Sean Connery as himself . Harry Saltzman produced the film .

neg: The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy `` The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy '' is an article published in the premiere issue of Scanlan 's Monthly in March 1970 , written by Hunter S. Thompson .   The subject of the article is Jean-Claude Killy , the alpine skiing champion who , in the 1968 Winter Olympics , became the second alpine skier ever to win three gold medals in a single olympic games . By the time of the article Killy , then 26 , was retired from skiing and had embarked on the next phase of his career -- endorsements .   Thompson 's article follows Killy around the United States during his marketing tour for the Chevrolet automotive company . As he attends automotive shows , holds press conferences , and makes appearances for television ( all in conjunction with fellow Chevrolet spokesman , O.J. Simpson ) Thompson chronicles the newly flush world of celebrity sports endorsements . Though endorsement by a sports figure was not an entirely new concept , the world-wide magnitude of Killy 's stardom made his Chevrolet contract something of a fascination for Thompson .   The article 's focus on the relative depths of the new pitch-man status obtained by Killy so shortly after the incredible heights he had achieved develops through acerbic descriptions of the settings Killy finds himself in , the automotive executives that profit by him , and the fans and onlookers who make him such a valuable spokesman . Through it all , Killy 's focus on his own enormous profit is a source of worry to Thompson . The trend he sees developing is one of larger-than-life stars -- athletes of the highest physical standards who have achieved feats unimaginable by normal people -- demeaning themselves and their accomplishments by agreeing to shill for a few extra dollars . An enormous sports fan himself , Thompson is distraught by this turn of events and wonders that Killy was never quite sure `` why I was embarrassed for him in those scenes . ''   Thompson compares Killy to F. Scott Fitzgerald 's Gatsby : although , unlike that character , Killy 's dollars are earned honestly , the author concludes while watching Killy 's selling of himself that `` nothing in his narrow , high-powered experience can allow him to understand how I can watch his act and say that it looks , to me , like a very hard dollar -- maybe the hardest . ''   The article was later included in Thompson 's collection The Great Shark Hunt ( 1979 ) .

neg: French Connection II French Connection II is a 1975 crime drama film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer . It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 Academy Award winning picture The French Connection . The film expands on the central character of Det. Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle who travels to Marseille , France where he is attempting to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier , who got away at the end of the first film . Hackman won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the original The French Connection and he and Fernando Rey are the only returning cast members .

neg: Gary Cooper filmography The filmography of Gary Cooper chronicles the film appearances of American actor Gary Cooper . After starting his career in 1925 as a film extra and stuntman , Cooper made his official cinematic debut in 1926 in the Samuel Goldwyn production The Winning of Barbara Worth . He went on to become a contract player with Paramount Pictures where he established himself as a popular leading man prior to the end of the silent film era .   Cooper 's future in the sound era was assured with the release of The Virginian ( 1929 ) , his first all-talkie film . For the next 32 years , he would be one of cinema 's top money-making stars . From 1936 to 1957 , Cooper ranked 18 times among the top ten box office attractions -- a record when he died in 1961 , and later surpassed only by John Wayne , who ranked among the top ten 25 times , Clint Eastwood ( 21 times ) and Tom Cruise ( 20 times ) .   Cooper was nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award five times and won twice , for Sergeant York ( 1942 ) and High Noon ( 1952 ) . The latter film boosted his popularity , resulting in him being the number one box office attraction in 1953 . Cooper received a third Academy Award -- an honorary one -- just prior to his death in 1961 . His final film , The Naked Edge , was released shortly after his death .   As of February 2008 , more than half of Gary Cooper 's feature films are available on DVD , while others not yet on home video are available for television broadcast . Unfortunately , at least two of his silent films -- Beau Sabreur ( 1928 ) and The Legion of the Condemned ( 1928 ) -- are now considered lost films . Another of his silent films , Wolf Song ( 1929 ) , was originally released as a part talkie , but survives only as a silent film . One of Cooper 's earliest talkies , Paramount on Parade ( 1930 ) , survives incomplete . The prints that are available for television are missing all but one of the film 's Technicolor scenes -- a partial restoration of these scenes was done by the UCLA Film Archives .   This filmography contains sections for Cooper 's work as an extra in the earliest part of his film career , his feature film appearances , his occasional appearances in short films , and a section for a compilation film . Due to its length ( 92 films ) , the listing of his feature films is divided in four sections . Cooper 's film roles are listed , as well as the names of each film 's director and co-stars . Cooper 's awards and nominations are also listed . Except where noted , all of his films were shot in 35mm black and white . All films released prior to Lilac Time ( 1928 ) are silent films and all from The Virginian ( 1929 ) onward are sound films . The films made during the silent-to-sound transition are noted as being either silent or sound films . As an addendum , Cooper 's handful of television appearances are also listed .

neg: Paramount Television Network The Paramount Television Network ( PTN ) was a venture by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to organize a television network in the late 1940s . The company built television stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago ; it also invested US$ 400,000 in the DuMont Television Network , which operated stations WABD in New York City , WTTG in Washington , D.C. , and WDTV in Pittsburgh . Escalating disputes between Paramount and DuMont concerning breaches of contract , company control , and network competition erupted regularly between 1940 and 1956 , and culminated in the dismantling of the DuMont Network . Television historian Timothy White called the clash between the two companies `` one of the most unfortunate and dramatic episodes in the early history of the television industry . ''   The Paramount Television Network aired several programs , including the Emmy Award-winning children 's series Time for Beany . Filmed in Hollywood , the programs were distributed to an ad-hoc network of stations across the United States . The network signed affiliation agreements with more than 50 television stations in 1950 ; despite this , most of Paramount 's series were not widely viewed outside the West Coast . The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which filed suit against Paramount for anti-trust violations , prevented the studio from acquiring additional television stations . Paramount executives eventually gave up on the idea of a television network , and continued to produce series for other networks . In 1995 , after four decades of television production for other companies , Paramount re-entered the broadcast network field when the company and Chris-Craft Industries launched the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) , a television network that operated until 2006 . Paramount 's television division is now owned by CBS Television Studios .

neg: The Gathering of Five and The Final Chapter `` The Gathering of Five '' and `` The Final Chapter '' are 1998 storylines published by Marvel Comics . The stories are interconnected with no issues being published between the last issue of `` The Gathering of Five '' and the first issue of `` The Final Chapter , '' and the fictional Gathering of Five that was being prepared for during the first storyline actually taking place in the first issue of `` The Final Chapter . '' Both storylines are crossovers between all of the Spider-Man titles being published at the time ( The Amazing Spider-Man , Peter Parker : Spider-Man , The Spectacular Spider-Man , and The Sensational Spider-Man ) . It also marked the cancellation of both The Spectacular Spider-Man and The Sensational Spider-Man while `` rebranding '' The Amazing Spider-Man and Peter Parker : Spider-Man by renumbering the issues to start again with a new `` Issue One , '' as mandated by Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras .   The storyline proved controversial with fans , as it resurrected the character of Peter Parker 's elderly Aunt May , who had been killed off at the height of the `` Clone Saga '' three years earlier in The Amazing Spider-Man # 400 . Tom DeFalco , who had left months earlier with his Spider-Man : Identity Crisis storyline , had originally intended Peter and Mary Jane 's daughter , May Parker , to be returned to them by Kaine ( this story thread was later used as the branching point for the MC2 ) , but Mackie and Byrne insisted they have the older May revived so she could fit into their new relaunch .

neg: Enda McDonagh Enda McDonagh B.Sc. , DCL , DD , is a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam .   He was born in Bekan , near Clanmorris , Co Mayo and had a distinguished academic career at St Jarlath 's College , Tuam and at Maynooth , where he was ordained in 1955 .  Prior to his theology studies Enda qualified with a undergraduate degree in Science from Maynooth , before studying theology in Maynooth , Rome and in Munich .   Following subsequent graduate work in Maynooth , he was awarded a doctorate in divinity and a doctorate in canon law . He was appointed Professor of Moral Theology and Canon Law at the Pontifical University at Maynooth in 1958 , a post which he held until his retirement from full-time teaching in 1995 .   He has written sixteen books and contributed to sixteen more . In the early 1960s , he founded the InterChurch Association of Moral Theology , and he is also involved with the conducting of ecumenical retreats with the Church of Ireland and other Anglican clergy . In 2007 he was appointed an ecumenical canon at St. Patrick 's Cathedral , Dublin .   McDonagh has been very critical about the Catholic Church 's refusal to morally condone the use of contraceptives to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS .  One of his ex-students has written , `` In my opinion one of the greatest tragedies to befall the Irish Church in recent times , was its inability to harness the messanic qualities of Enda MacDonagh in a leadership role . but his role of ` outsider ' in the Church has played a vital role for many '' . -LSB- THE GOOD SAMARITANS - MEMOIR OF A BIOGRAPHER BY ANTHONY J. JORDAN WESTPORT BOOKS 2008 P. 98-99 . ISBN 978-0-9524447-5-6 -RSB-   He was a close friend of a former Taoiseach , Garret FitzGerald , and he officiated at the funeral Mass for the late taoiseach .   Rev. Dr. McDonagh served as official chaplain to President Mary Robinson .   He served on the Senate of the National University of Ireland , and as part of the board of the Higher Education Authority . In 1999 Rev. McDonagh was appointed the chairman of the governing body of University College Cork .   In 2000 Dr McDonagh was conferred with an honorary Doctorate by University College Cork .  In 2001 Professor Mc Donagh was conferred with an honorary Doctorate of Divinity by Trinity College , Dublin .


query: Escape from Planet Earth is a Canadian-American movie.

pos: Escape from Planet Earth Escape from Planet Earth is a 2013 Canadian-American 3D computer animated science fiction-comedy film produced by Rainmaker Entertainment and distributed by The Weinstein Company in the United States and Alliance Films in Canada , directed by Cal Brunker which he co-wrote with Bob Barlen , and starring the voices of Rob Corddry , Brendan Fraser , Sarah Jessica Parker , William Shatner , Jessica Alba , Craig Robinson , George Lopez , Jane Lynch and Sofía Vergara . The film was released on February 15 , 2013 . This was the first Rainmaker Entertainment film released in theaters . It was also Jessica Alba 's voice debut in an animated feature . The film earned $ 74.6 million on a $ 40 million budget .

neg: Man of Earth Man of Earth is a science fiction novel by Algis Budrys , first published in 1958 by Ballantine Books . `` The Man from Earth '' , a `` greatly different '' earlier version of the story , was published in the debut issue of Satellite Science Fiction in 1956 .

neg: Earth (Jefferson Starship album) Earth is a 1978 album by Jefferson Starship . The album was recorded in 1977 , with the same band lineup as the previous album , Spitfire . The band had not toured in 1977 , partly due to Marty Balin 's reluctance to commit fully to the band . The song `` Count on Me '' became a Top-10 single , peaking at # 8 . The album itself hit # 5 on the Billboard charts . A US and European tour followed which resulted in an audience riot in Germany after the band decided not to play without Grace Slick who was ill . They lost all their guitars and equipment during the riot and played one more tense show on German TV in Hamburg after which Grace left the band for one album . Marty Balin fronted the band for one more show at a Genesis concert at the Knebworth Festival in England using rented equipment . When they returned to the USA drummer John Barbata left the band after a serious car accident . This would be the end of the 1970s line-up and several new members joined the band , as well as a new record producer . Success of this album led to Jefferson Starship being contracted to provide a song for the Star Wars Holiday Special .

neg: Earth in Planet 51 In the 2010 Spanish-British-American movie Planet 51 , an American astronaut lands on an Earth-like planet , but the planet is populated by green human-like extrateterrestrials , who live in an era similar to the American 1950s and are very afraid of terrestrial-like `` aliens '' from their popular culture .   This is a list of Earth-related things in the movie .

neg: Jimmy Hayward James `` Jimmy '' Hayward ( born September 17 , 1970 ) is a Canadian-American film director , screenwriter and animator .

neg: Apogee Books Apogee Books is an imprint of Canadian publishing house Collector 's Guide Publishing . The Apogee imprint began with `` Apollo 8 The NASA Mission Reports '' in November 1998 at the request of astronaut Buzz Aldrin , second man on the moon . The first publication by Apogee was printed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first manned flight around the moon . A limited edition print run of this Apollo 8 book led to Aldrin suggesting that the imprint continue with further anniversary publications .   In March 1999 Apogee published the book Apollo 9 - The NASA Mission Reports . Since that time Apogee has been the winner of the Space Frontier Foundation 's media award and has published almost 100 books on space flight . Almost all of the Apogee titles were packaged with CDROMs or DVDs which included what was , at the time , the first digital release of seminal NASA footage , including the first commercial release of the uncut television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk . Notable contributors to the Apogee series include Sir Arthur C. Clarke , Tom Hanks , Ron Howard , Buzz Aldrin , Harrison Schmitt , William Pogue , Wernher von Braun , David Lasser , Sy Liebergot , Guenter Wendt , Robert Zubrin , Wally Schirra , David R. Scott , Rick Tumlinson and Winston Scott . Apogee Books has performed contracted work with or for , Lockheed , Boeing , Energia , NASA , Imax , Space Frontier Foundation , The Mars Society and The National Space Society .   An offshoot of Apogee Books , publishing science fiction , began in 2005 . Apogee Science Fiction specializes in space-related historical science fiction . By 2007 titles had been published by Hugo Gernsback , Garrett P. Serviss , Wernher von Braun , and George Griffith .

neg: Escape Velocity (film) Escape Velocity is a 1998 Canadian thriller film , directed by Lloyd A. Simandl .

neg: Groundhog Day (film) Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Harold Ramis , starring Bill Murray , Andie MacDowell , and Chris Elliott . It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin , based on a story by Rubin . Murray plays Phil Connors , an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who , during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania , finds himself caught in a time loop , repeating the same day again and again . After indulging in hedonism and committing suicide numerous times , he begins to re-examine his life and priorities .   On its release , Groundhog Day was a modest success and garnered generally positive reviews . It gained stronger appreciation among critics and film historians over time , and is now often listed among the best comedy films ever . It further entered into the public consciousness , where the term `` Groundhog Day '' can represent a situation that seems to repeat over and over in government and military arenas , as well as influencing other entertainment . In 2006 , the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . A stage musical version of the film premiered in 2016 .

neg: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government .   The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast .   Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .

neg: Chris Carter (actor) Chris Carter is a Canadian actor and screenwriter .

neg: Impact (miniseries) Impact is a 2009 Canadian action disaster miniseries directed by Mike Rohl , written by Michael Vickerman and distributed by Tandem Communications , starring David James Elliott , Natasha Henstridge , Benjamin Sadler , Steven Culp , James Cromwell and Florentine Lahme as the story shows about a meteor shower which eventually sends the moon on a collision course with Earth . The two-part ( Episodes were called Nights ) mini-series premiered February 14 and 15 , 2009 on the Canadian premium television channel Super Channel and was also shown on ABC on June 21 and 28 , 2009 and on Alpha TV on September 2011 .

neg: Arctic Blast Arctic Blast is a 2010 Australian-Canadian disaster film . Its world premiere took place at the 2010 Canadian Film Festival in Sydney , at the Dendy Opera Quays cinema , on 4 August .

neg: Christian Paul (actor) Christian Paul ( born May 18 , 1973 ) is a Canadian film and television actor .

neg: Bunker 6 Bunker 6 is a Canadian psychological thriller film set in an alternate timeline in which a nuclear holocaust takes place during the Cuban Missile Crisis . Most of the film 's action is set a decade later , inside a very large fallout shelter , in which a group of survivors are faced with the dilemma of continuing life in the shelter or facing the uncertainty of life in a world contaminated by radiation . Theatrically released , the film was also destined for television and `` direct-to-video '' release . Directed by Canadian writer and director Greg Jackson , in his first feature film , it stars Andrea Lee Norwood and Molly Dunsworth . The supporting cast includes Jim Fowler , Glen Matthews and Shelley Thompson . The film was shot in an actual fallout shelter in Nova Scotia .

neg: Erased (2012 film) Erased ( released as The Expatriate outside of the US ) is a 2012 Canadian-Belgian thriller film directed by Philipp Stölzl , starring Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurylenko . The story centers on Ben Logan ( Aaron Eckhart ) an ex-CIA agent and Amy ( Liana Liberato ) , his estranged daughter who are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence , and mark them both for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy . It was released in the US on 17 May 2013 , following its acquisition by RaDiUS-TWC , the multiplatform distribution label of The Weinstein Company . It was retitled Erased for the US market .

neg: Return to Eden (novel) Return To Eden is a 1988 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison .   The novel is the third and final volume in Harrison 's Eden . The first two stories of the trilogy are West of Eden and Winter in Eden .   The novel tells an alternate history of planet Earth in which the extinction of the dinosaurs never occurred . There is a war between a group of Cro-Magnon-level humans , who are descended from New World Monkeys , and a reptilian race called the Yilanè , who are descended from the prehistoric mosasaur and have become the dominant lifeform on the planet .   The central characters from the first book return , Vaintè , an ambitious Yilanè , and Kerrick , a `` ustuzou '' ( the Yilanè word for mammal ) captured by the Yilanè as a boy and raised by them . Kerrick eventually escapes to rejoin his own people and burn the Yilanè colony city .

neg: Native Earth Performing Arts Native Earth Performing Arts is a Canadian theatre company located in Toronto . Canada 's oldest professional Indigenous theatre company , Native Earth is dedicated to developing , producing and presenting professional artistic expressions of the Indigenous experience in Canada .   Through stage productions ( theatre , dance and multi-disciplinary art ) , new script development , apprenticeships and internships , Native Earth seeks to fulfill a community of artistic visions . It is a vision that is inclusive and reflective of the artistic directions of members of the Indigenous community who actively participate in the arts .   Native Earth Performing Arts helms Aki Studio , a beautiful 120-seat black box creation/rehearsal/performance space in Regent Park 's Daniels Spectrum .

neg: Escape from Kathmandu Escape from Kathmandu by Kim Stanley Robinson is a 1989 collection of novellas about a group of American expatriates in Nepal .   The novellas are :   Escape from Kathmandu  1986 : nominated for Nebula Award for Best Novella  1987 : nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novella  Mother Goddess of the World  The True Nature of Shangri-La  The Kingdom Underground

neg: Wolf Dog Wolf Dog is a 1958 Northwestern movie , directed and produced by Sam Newfield and released by Regal Films . In August 1957 , Newfield and a camera crew filmed the movie in and around Markdale , Ontario , near Owen Sound , Ontario , Canada . The movie co-starred Hollywood actors Jim Davis , Allison Hayes and John Hart along with Canadian actors Austin Willis and Tony Brown . Several locals were offered a chance to be unpaid `` extras '' . Among those were Paul Hutton , Jerry Bartley , Constable Clarence Bowins , David Jackson , Officer Jack Johnston , Ron Wyvill , Don Wyvill .   While not an artistic or commercial success , the film is noteworthy in that it was created almost 40 years before Telefilm Canada and federal government subsidies enabled big-name movies to be filmed in Canadian locales . Markdale residents were delighted to have Hollywood make a film in their town .   It was hoped a film set in `` The Great North Country '' would be a crossover hit in the U.S. and the Commonwealth , both lucrative movie markets . For reasons unknown , the film disappeared from the public eye for almost 50 years . One interesting , though unsubstantiated , rumor suggested one of the main actors wanted all traces of the film destroyed . The only known copies of the movie are an incomplete version stored at the National Archives of Canada and a complete version at the U.S. Library of Congress .   Copies of the movie can be found at the Markdale Public Library , Ontario , Canada , donated by the creator of the fan site , Jeff Wilson . He , along with actors from the film , Ron Wyvill and Paul Hutton , appeared in a short documentary made by Rogers Television , Owen Sound . Wilson and Wyvill also organized several screenings in the town of Markdale , Ontario , where the film was originally shot . There is also a link to a radio interview with Ron Wyvill on YouTube which can be found under the channel Toonguy85 , belonging to Wilson .   All distribution copyrights belong to 20th Century Fox .

neg: AE: Apocalypse Earth AE : Apocalypse Earth is a 2013 American science fiction film produced by The Asylum and directed by Thunder Levin , starring Adrian Paul and Richard Grieco . It 's also a mockbuster of After Earth and Oblivion .

neg: The Great Canadian Escape The Great Canadian Escape is a Canadian outdoor instructional television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1977 .


query: The Fujitsu iPAD was introduced by a Japanese technology company.

pos: Fujitsu , commonly referred to as Fujitsu , is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo , Japan . In 2015 , it was the world 's fourth-largest IT services provider measured by IT services revenue ( after IBM , HP and Accenture ) . Fortune named Fujitsu as one of the world 's most admired companies and a Global 500 company .   Fujitsu chiefly makes computing products , but the company and its subsidiaries also offer a diversity of products and services in the areas of personal computing , enterprise computing , including x86 , SPARC and mainframe server products , as well as storage products , telecommunications , advanced microelectronics , and air conditioning . It has approximately 159,000 employees and its products and services are available in over 100 countries .   Fujitsu is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX indices .

pos: Fujitsu iPAD The Fujitsu iPAD is a lightweight handheld device that was introduced by Fujitsu , in 2002 . It runs Microsoft 's CE.NET operating system . It supports 802.11 b wireless LAN to connect wirelessly with other company infrastructure . The device can support inventory management as well as credit card payments . In January 2010 , when Apple announced the Apple iPad , there was a naming controversy between the two devices . To settle the trademark infringement allegation , Apple purchased the trademark rights from Fujitsu . Some trademark analysts estimate that Apple paid Fujitsu over US$ 4 million in exchange for the March 17 , 2010 assignment of Fujitsu 's iPad trademark rights to Apple .

neg: Seikosha was a branch of the Japanese company Seiko that produced clocks , watches , shutters , computer printers and other devices . It was the root of the manufacturing companies of the Seiko Group .   1881 -- Kintarō Hattori opens the watch and jewelry shop `` K. Hattori '' ( Hattori Tokeiten in Japanese ; currently named Seiko Holdings Corporation ) in the Ginza area of Tokyo , Japan .  1892 -- Seikosha is established in Tokyo as the clock manufacturing arm of K. Hattori .  1917 -- K. Hattori becomes a company ( K. Hattori & Co. , Ltd. ) .  1937 -- The watch production division of Seikosha is split off as .  1942 -- Daiwa Kogyo , Ltd. is founded in Suwa , Nagano by Hisao Yamazaki .  1943 -- Daini Seikosha establishes a factory in Suwa for manufacturing watches with Daiwa Kogyo .  1959 -- Daiwa Kogyo and the Suwa Plant of Daini Seikosha merge to form  1961 -- Shinshu Seiki Co. , Ltd. is established as a subsidiary of Suwa Seikosha .  1970 -- Seikosha is split off from K. Hattori & Co. , Ltd. , and Seikosha Co. , Ltd. is incorporated .  1982 -- K. Hattori & Co. , Ltd. is renamed Hattori Seiko Co. , Ltd. .  1982 -- Shinshu Seiki is renamed Epson Corporation .  1983 -- Daini Seikosha is renamed Seiko Instruments & Electronics Ltd. .  1985 -- Suwa Seikosha and Epson merge to form Seiko Epson Corporation .  1990 -- Hattori Seiko Co. , Ltd. is renamed Seiko Corporation .  1996 -- Seikosha Co. , Ltd. is divided into Seiko Precision Inc. and Seiko Clock Inc. .  1997 -- Seiko Instruments & Electronics is renamed Seiko Instruments Inc. .  2007 -- Seiko Corporation is renamed Seiko Holdings Corporation .  1 October 2009 -- Seiko Instruments becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Seiko Holdings .

neg: Fujita (company) Fujita was the name of a Japanese conglomerate zaibatsu based in Osaka .

neg: Pegatron Pegatron Corporation ( , lit . Grand Mastery United Technology Corporation ) is a Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company that develops mainly computing , communications and consumer electronics to branded vendors , but also engages in the development , design and manufacturing of computer peripherals and components . Pegatron 's primary products include notebooks , netbook computers , desktop computers , game consoles , handheld devices , motherboards , video cards , LCD TVs , as well as broadband communication products such as smartphones , set-top boxes and cable modems .

neg: Nintendo Nintendo Co. , Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto , Japan . Nintendo is one of the world 's largest video game companies by market capitalization . Founded on 23 September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi , it originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards . By 1963 , the company had tried several small niche businesses , such as cab services and love hotels . The word Nintendo can be roughly translated from Japanese to English as `` leave luck to heaven '' .   Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , Nintendo then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan 's third most-valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , Nintendo was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball 's Seattle Mariners .   , Nintendo has cumulative sales of over 670.43 million hardware units and 4.23 billion software units . The company has created and released some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises , such as Mario , The Legend of Zelda , and Pokémon .

neg: Apple A5X The Apple A5X is a 32-bit system-on-a-chip ( SoC ) designed by Apple Inc. , introduced at the launch of the third generation iPad on March 7 , 2012 . It is a high performance variant of the Apple A5 ; Apple claims it has twice the graphics performance of the A5 . It was superseded in the iPhone 5 and 5C by the A6 chip and the fourth generation iPad by the A6X chip .

neg: Unboxing Unboxing is the unpacking of new products , especially high tech consumer products , where the process is captured on video and uploaded to the web .   Yahoo Tech places the first Unboxing video to be for the Nokia E61 cellphone in 2006 . According to Google Trends , searches for the term `` unboxing '' began to surface in the final quarter of 2006 . Early unboxing videos were focused mainly either on gadgets or fashion items , however once the trend took off unboxing videos were available for , as Yahoo 's Deb Amien put it `` nearly every thing that is available for purchase '' By 2014 the popularity of the videos were such that some companies had been known to upload unboxing videos for their own products , whilst others sent products to uploaders for free .   Some consider the popularity of this practice is due to the ability of showing the product exactly for what it is without any adulteration advertisers usually make around the product . Being able to see what one is getting can contribute to the decision process . Some users have tried to make these unboxings more interesting by adding special effects or doing them in different ways , such as underwater unboxing of a waterproof smartphone .

neg: TBS Television is a television station in Kantō region , wholly owned by Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings . It has a 28-affiliate news network called Japan News Network ( JNN ) .   TBS produced the Takeshi 's Castle game show , which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally . The channel is also home to Ultraman and the Ultra Series franchise from 1966 onwards -- itself a spinoff to Ultra Q , co-produced and broadcast in the same year -- and its spinoffs , most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network .   On May 24 2017 , Six major media firms , including TBS , officially announced they will jointly establish a new company in July 2017 to offer paid online video services . TBS Holdings will become the largest shareholder of the new company , Premium Platform Japan , with a 31.5 percent stake . An official from TBS Holdings will become the new company 's president .

neg: Intelligent Systems is a Japanese video game developer closely affiliated with Nintendo and best known for developing the Fire Emblem , Wars , and Paper Mario series . Originally , the company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku , Kyoto , but later moved to a building near Nintendo 's main headquarters in October 2013 .

neg: Audio-Technica , is a Japanese company that designs and manufactures professional microphones , headphones , phonographic magnetic cartridges , and other audio equipment .

neg: David Courtley David Courtley was the Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Services ( formerly ICL )   He joined Fujitsu Services as Chief Operating Officer in July 2001 and moved to the CEO position in April 2004 , replacing Richard Christou who moved to the role of Chairman .   David Courtley resigned from Fujitsu on 10 December 2008 . Richard Christou took over duties of CEO on an interim basis , ultimately being replaced by Roger Gilbert .   Under David Courtley 's leadership , Fujitsu Services experienced rapid growth and revenue for the financial year 2005-06 was # 2.3 billion , with profits of # 153 million , some 50 % higher than the previous year . During this period Fujitsu Services has also entrenched its position as the IT services provider of choice for the UK Government , winning several large outsourcing contracts , including those for the Inland Revenue , MOD and large parts of the NHS .   In his final year of tenure David Courtley was based at Fujitsu Services ' headquarters in Baker Street , London , and resided in London . David listed supporting Derby County , listening to music and riding his bike to work as his hobbies .

neg: NTT Plala Plala is a major Japanese Internet service provider operated by NTT Plala Inc. . It was established in 1995 and focuses on consumer internet services . Its major stockholder is NTT Communications Corp. . The company 's name was changed to `` NTT Plala '' from `` Plala '' on March 1 , 2008 .

neg: ThinkPad ThinkPad is a line of laptop computers and tablets developed by Lenovo . The series was designed , developed , and sold by IBM until Lenovo acquired the division and brand in 2005 . ThinkPads are known for their minimalist , black and box design which was initially modeled in 1990 by industrial designer Richard Sapper based on the concept of a traditional Japanese Bento lunchbox revealing its nature only after being opened . According to later interviews with Sapper , he also characterized the simple ThinkPad form to be as elementary as a simple , black cigar box and with similar proportions that offers a ` surprise ' when opened .   ThinkPads are popular with large businesses and schools . Older ThinkPad models are revered by technology enthusiasts , collectors and power users due to their durable design , relatively high resale value , and abundance of aftermarket replacement parts . ThinkPad laptops have been used in space and , by 2003 , were the only laptops certified for use on the International Space Station .

neg: Japan Association of Corporate Executives The is a Japanese professional association of independent leading executives . Founded in 1948 , the group engages in advocacy on public policy issues related to the development of the Japanese economy in both a domestic and global context . The association is commonly referred to as `` Keizai Dōyukai '' .   Keizai Dōyukai conducts in-depth policy studies , publishes position papers , and holds regular meetings and seminars on issues relating to the development of the Japanese economy . The association seeks to engage with political parties , government officials , labour organizations and other economic stakeholders .   For most of the post-war period , Keizai Dōyukai has promoted a more progressive , innovative and market based economic approach to business issues in contrast to the position of country 's other main corporate sponsored business associations ; Keidanren and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry .

neg: Alps Electric is a Japanese multinational corporation , headquartered in Tokyo , Japan , producing electronic devices , including switches , potentiometers , sensors , encoders and touchpads .   The company was established in 1948 as Kataoka Electric Co. , Ltd. and changed its name to Alps Electric Co. , Ltd. in December 1964 . Since June 22 , 2012 , the President has been Toshihiro Kuriyama and Chairman is Masataka Kataoka . Alps is also well known for the Alpine brand of car audio .   The Alps Electric Group has R&D , production and sales bases located in Japan and around the globe -- in the Americas , Europe , Southeast Asia , Korea , and Greater China . Since its founding , Alps Electric has supplied around 40,000 types of electronic component to over 2,000 manufacturers of home appliances , mobile devices , automobiles and industrial equipment worldwide .   Alps Group comprises 84 subsidiary companies , 25 through Alps Electric , 32 through Alpine Electronics and 27 through Alps Logistics .   The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index .

neg: T-Platforms T-Platforms is a Russian supercomputer company .   Founded in 2002 , T-Platforms Group is headquartered in Moscow , Russia with regional offices in Hanover , Germany , Hong Kong , China and Taipei , Taiwan . The company has implemented more than 300 integrated projects , six of which were included in the Top500 list of the world 's most powerful supercomputers . T-Platforms owns patents on a number of supercomputer technologies and electronic components . T-Platforms ' solutions are used for fundamental and applied research in various fields of science , including life sciences , physics , chemistry and mathematics , as well as for calculation-intensive tasks in engineering , computer graphics and many other disciplines . In 2011 , HPCWire named Vsevolod Opanasenko , CEO of T-Platforms , one of 12 most famous and respected people of the global HPC community .   In November 2011 , the 33,072 processor Lomonosov supercomputer in Moscow developed by T-Platforms ranked number 18 in the world , and the fastest in Russia . It placed 3rd in Europe . In October 2012 , T-Platforms delivered its first supercomputer in the US to the State University of New York at Stony Brook ( SBU ) .   T-Platforms is part of the plan of the Russian government to focus on larger supercomputers by 2020 .   In April 2013 , the United States Department of Commerce added T-Platforms to their `` list of organizations and individuals acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States '' , preventing the company from buying computer chips produced anywhere in the world if the factories producing them use American technology . The decision was based on US concerns that T-Platforms work includes `` the development of computer systems for military end-users , and the production of computers for nuclear research '' .   T-Platforms was delisted from the list in December 2013/January 2014 , after removal request from the company   The main competitor is RSC Group .

neg: Tokyo Electron , or TEL , is a Japanese electronics and semiconductor company headquartered in Akasaka , Minato-ku , Tokyo , Japan .   TEL is best known as a supplier of equipment to fabricate integrated circuits ( IC ) , flat panel displays ( FPD ) , and photovoltaic cells ( PV ) . , or TED , is a subsidiary of TEL specializing in semiconductor devices , electronic components , and networking devices .   As of 2011 , TEL is the largest manufacturer of IC and FPD production equipment in Japan and the third largest in the world . The company was founded as Tokyo Electron Laboratories , Inc. in 1963 .   On September 24 , 2013 Tokyo Electron and Applied Materials announced a merger . If approved by government regulators , the combined company , to be called Eteris , would be the world 's largest supplier of semiconductor processing equipment , with a total market value of approximately $ 29 billion . On April 26 , 2015 the merger was cancelled to due anti-trust concerns in the United States .

neg: Powertech Technology Powertech Technology Inc. or PTI ( Chinese 力成科技 ; 6239 . TW ) is a Taiwanese semiconductor assembly , packaging and testing company .   In 2010 the company entered a strategic alliance with Japan 's Elpida Memory and Taiwan 's largest chip foundry United Microelectronics Corporation to develop advanced semiconductor packaging technology .   The company is purported to be manufacturing Apple Inc. 's Apple S1 chip for their recently announced Apple Watch .

neg: Graphtec Corporation Graphtec Corporation , formerly Watanabe Instruments , is a company for computer input and output devices in Japan . It has subsidiaries in the USA , Europe and Australia . Graphtec was established in 1949 ; their first plotter was released in 1961 .

neg: JetFlash JetFlash are a series of flash based USB drives designed and manufactured by Transcend , a multi-national Taiwanese high technology company .

neg: PowerBook 1400 The PowerBook 1400 was a notebook computer designed and sold by Apple Computer ( now Apple Inc. ) from 1996 to 1998 as part of their PowerBook series of Macintosh computers . Introduced in November 1996 at a starting price of $ 2499 , it was the first new PowerBook after the controversial PowerBook 5300 . After the introduction of the more powerful PowerBook 3400 in February 1997 , the 1400 took on the role of Apple 's entry level notebook and remained there until its discontinuation in May 1998 . Its successor , the PowerBook G3 Series ( i.e. - `` Wallstreet '' / `` Mainstreet '' ) would ultimately go on to replace and consolidate not only the 1400 , but the 2400 and 3400 as well .   Throughout its 18 months on the market , the PowerBook 1400 was available in a number of different configurations . It was originally released with a 117 MHz PowerPC 603e processor ; a 133 MHz processor was added in July 1997 , and the line topped out with a 166 MHz processor the following December . Each version was available as either a `` c '' or a `` cs '' model , differentiated largely by type of LCD technology used . While both models came with 11.3 '' color displays with 800 x 600 resolution , the pricier 1400c came equipped with an active matrix display and the 1400cs came with a less expensive passive matrix , dual-scan display .   The optional 6x CD-ROM was implemented using a sleep-swappable module system similar to the one pioneered by the PowerBook 5300 ; other modules included a Zip drive and the standard 1.4 MB floppy ( an 8x CD-ROM would eventually become standard on the 133 MHz model ) . A pioneering feature of the 1400 was the `` BookCover '' laptop skin which allowed owners the opportunity to give their PowerBook a customized look . Every 1400 shipped with a gray cover , a clear cover , and six inserts ; a ClarisWorks template was also included as an `` extra '' on the system restore CD , from which users could design their own BookCover . The 1400 was easily upgradeable . System memory modules could be `` piggy-backed '' onto each other ( another feature unique to the 1400 ) , allowing the use of additional RAM . The CPU was located on a removable daughter card , which could be replaced with one containing a faster processor , including a number of commercially available cards with PowerPC G3 processors from vendors such as Sonnet Technologies , NewerTech , and Vimage . Aside from its two PC Card slots , the 1400 also included an internal expansion slot . Although few applications were ever developed to utilize it , Apple did release their own branded video card which included an increased amount of VRAM and an external video port . Other devices included a third-party video card , as well as a relatively rare Ethernet networking card .   There are several well-known issues concerning the PowerBook 1400 . Like all other PowerBooks prior to the PowerBook G4 , the drive controller used in the 1400 is incompatible with ATA-6 hard drives . Compatibility issues could also arise with hard drives larger than 8.2 GB , resolvable by partitioning the boot drive to less than 8.2 GB or by using Mac OS 8.6 or later . Additionally , unlike all Apple notebooks to come after it , the 1400 would not boot from a CD by holding down the `` C '' key while starting the machine ; the only workarounds for this were selecting the CD in the Startup Disk control panel before rebooting , or pressing the Command-Opt-Shift-Del keys .   According to Low End Mac the 117 MHz model is a `` compromised Mac '' due to the lack of a level 2 cache .


query: Oakland, California is the 45th alphabetical city in the United States.

pos: Oakland, California Oakland -LSB- ˈoʊklənd -RSB- is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County , California , United States . A major West Coast port city , Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area , the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area , the eighth largest city in California , and the 45th largest city in the United States , with a population of 419,267 . It serves as a trade center for the San Francisco Bay Area ; its Port of Oakland is the busiest port in the San Francisco Bay , the entirety of Northern California , and the fifth busiest in the United States . The city was incorporated in 1852 .   Oakland 's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal terrace prairie , oak woodland , and north coastal scrub . Its land served as a rich resource when its hillside oak and redwood timber were logged to build San Francisco , and Oakland 's fertile flatland soils helped it become a prolific agricultural region . In the late 1860s , Oakland was selected as the western terminal of the Transcontinental Railroad . Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , many San Francisco citizens moved to Oakland , enlarging the city 's population , increasing its housing stock and improving its infrastructure . It continued to grow in the 20th century with its busy port , shipyards , and a thriving automobile manufacturing industry .   Oakland is known for its sustainability practices , including a top-ranking for usage of electricity from renewable resources . Oakland is also known for its history of political activism , as well as its professional sports franchises ( such as the Oakland Raiders , Oakland Athletics and the Golden State Warriors ) and major corporations , which include health care , dot-com companies , and manufacturers of household products . In addition , due to a steady influx of immigrants during the 20th century , along with thousands of African-American war-industry workers who relocated from the Deep South during the 1940s , Oakland is the most ethnically diverse major city in the country .

neg: Alameda County, California Alameda County ( -LSB- ˌælə ` mi :d ə -RSB- ) is a county in the state of California in the United States . As of the 2010 census , the population was 1,510,271 , making it the 7th-most populous county in the state . Its county seat is Oakland . Alameda County is included in the San Francisco Bay Area , occupying much of the East Bay region .

neg: List of city nicknames in California This partial list of city nicknames in California compiles the aliases , sobriquets , mottos and slogans that cities in California are known by ( or have been known by historically ) , officially and unofficially , to locals , outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce . City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity , helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname ; promote civic pride ; and build community unity . Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community `` ideology or myth '' are also believed to have economic value . Their economic value is difficult to measure , but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by `` branding '' themselves by adopting new slogans .   Some unofficial nicknames are positive , while others are derisive . The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency .

neg: African American Museum and Library at Oakland The African American Museum and Library at Oakland ( AAMLO ) is a museum and non-circulating library dedicated to preserving the history and experiences of African Americans in Oakland , California , United States . It contains an extensive archival collection of such artifacts as diaries , correspondence , photos , and periodicals .

neg: California statistical areas The statistical areas of the United States of America comprise the metropolitan statistical areas ( MSAs ) , the micropolitan statistical areas ( μSAs ) , and the combined statistical areas ( CSAs ) currently defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) .   Most recently on December 1 , 2009 , the Office of Management and Budget defined 1067 statistical areas for the United States , including 4 combined statistical area , 26 metropolitan statistical areas , and 9 micropolitan statistical areas in the State of California . The table below shows the recent population of these statistical areas and the 58 counties of California .

neg: Radio Beach The Radio Beach Shoreline , on the San Francisco Bay , is the only beach in Oakland , California . It borders the onramp to the Bay Bridge , leading into San Francisco . Its name refers to the radio towers on the beach .

neg: Financial District, San Francisco The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco , California , that serves as its main central business district . It is home to the city 's largest concentration of corporate headquarters , law firms , insurance companies , real estate firms , banks , savings and loans , and other financial institutions . All six San Francisco Fortune 500 companies -- McKesson , Wells Fargo , PG&E , Gap , Charles Schwab , and Salesforce.com -- are located in the district .   The area is marked by the cluster of high-rise towers in the triangular area east of Kearny Street , south of Washington Street , west of the Embarcadero that rings the waterfront , and north of Market Street . The city 's tallest buildings , including 555 California Street and the Transamerica Pyramid , and many other tall buildings , such as 101 California Street and 345 California Street are located there . Montgomery Street ( sometimes called `` Wall Street of the West '' ) is the traditional heart of the district .   Since the 1980s , restrictions on high rise construction have shifted new development to the adjacent South of Market area surrounding the Transbay Transit Center . This area is sometimes called the South Financial District by real estate developers , or simply included as part of the Financial District itself .

neg: League of California Cities The League of California Cities is an association of cities within the state of California , founded in 1898 . Most of the state 's 482 cities are represented in the league . The League publishes Western City , a monthly magazine , and holds an annual conference and exposition The League advocates for cities at the state capitol , including proper distribution of state taxes to the cities . The main office is in Sacramento .

neg: Oakland, New Jersey Oakland is a borough in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2010 United States Census , the borough 's population was 12,754 , reflecting an increase of 288 ( +2.3 % ) from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 Census , which had in turn increased by 469 ( +3.9 % ) from the 11,997 counted in the 1990 Census .   Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8 , 1902 , from portions of Franklin Township ( now Wyckoff ) . The name comes from the white oak trees in the area .

neg: San Bernardino County, California San Bernardino County , officially the County of San Bernardino , is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 2,035,210 , making it the fifth-most populous county in California , and the 12th-most populous in the United States . The county seat is San Bernardino .   San Bernardino County is included in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the Inland Empire , as well as the Los Angeles-Long Beach , CA Combined Statistical Area .   With an area of 20,105 square miles , San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area , although some of Alaska 's boroughs and census areas are larger . It is larger than each of the nine smallest states , larger than the four smallest states combined , and larger than 70 different sovereign nations .   Located in southeast California , the thinly populated deserts and mountains of this vast county stretch from where the bulk of the county population resides in two Census County Divisions , some 1,422,745 people as of the 2010 Census , covering the 450 square miles ( 1,166 km2 ) south of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino Valley , to the Nevada border and the Colorado River .

neg: Bank of America Building (Oakland) The Bank of America Building , also called Oakland Bank Building and Oakland Bank of Savings , is a 69 m high-rise located in downtown Oakland , California . The building was originally constructed with nine floors , and the 18-story tower was annexed later . It was built as a headquarters for the Oakland Bank , which was acquired by Bank of America in 1929 .

neg: History of Oakland, California The history of Oakland , a city in the county of Alameda , California , can be traced back to the founding of a settlement by Horace Carpentier , Edson Adams , and Andrew Moon in the 19th century . The area now known as Oakland had seen human occupation for thousands of years , but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the city did not occur until the Industrial Revolution . Oakland was first incorporated as a town in 1852 .

neg: List of U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations Cities considered to have significant Chinese-American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1 % of the total urban population ; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 1 % of their total population ; and small cities with a critical mass of at least 10 % of the total population .   According to the 2012 Census estimates , the three metropolitan areas with the largest Chinese-American populations were the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area at 735,019 people , the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area at 629,243 people , and the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area at about 566,968 people . In the post-1965 era , first - and second-generation immigrants include those from Mainland China , Hong Kong Macau , and Taiwan . Also included in the Chinese-American population enumeration are ethnic Chinese from Malaysia and Vietnam who might identify themselves as Chinese , thus skewing the census reporting .   New York City is home to by far the highest Chinese-American population of any city proper , with an estimated 573,388 Chinese-Americans in New York City , significantly higher than the total of the next five cities combined ; multiple large Chinatowns in Manhattan , Brooklyn ( three ) , and Queens ( three ) are thriving as traditionally urban enclaves , as large-scale Chinese immigration continues into New York , with the largest metropolitan Chinese population outside Asia . The Los Angeles County city of Monterey Park has the highest percentage of Chinese-Americans of any municipality , at 43.7 % of its population , or 24,758 people . The San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County in particular has one of the most prominent collections of U.S. suburbs with large foreign-born Chinese-speaking populations , ranging from working-class individuals residing in Rosemead and El Monte to wealthier immigrants living in Arcadia , San Marino , and Diamond Bar . A similar demographic shift has also taken place in the southern half of the San Francisco Bay Area . Conversely , the suburbs of New York City within the state of New Jersey are notable for their widespread and increasing prevalence of Chinese-Americans ( see list below ) , reflecting their general affluence and propensity for professional occupations .

neg: Folsom Boulevard Folsom Boulevard is a major east -- west arterial in Sacramento County , California in the United States . Its western terminus is at Alhambra Boulevard in the East Sacramento section of Sacramento and its eastern terminus is at Greenback Lane in Folsom .   The actual road , however , runs from the California State Capitol ( at 15th Street ) in Sacramento to the city of Auburn in Placer County and has various changes of name along the way , which includes Capitol Avenue ( old M Street ) , Folsom-Auburn Road and Auburn-Folsom Road .   For much of the route , it runs nearly parallel with U.S. Route 50 and was that highway 's alignment before the freeway was completed in the 1970s .

neg: Orinda, California Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County , California , United States . The population was 17,643 at the 2010 census , and was estimated in 2012 to have increased to 18,342 . Orinda was ranked the second most friendly town in America by Forbes . The town is located just east of the city of Berkeley and is home to many affluent suburban professionals who commute to downtown Oakland , San Francisco , and Walnut Creek . Its location provides for a more rustic landscape , and Orinda 's many parks and trails make it a destination for many Bay Area hikers and naturalists .

neg: Arcata, California Arcata ( Hupa : do ' - khah-oon-tetl ding ' , meaning `` big flat place '' ) , originally Union Town or Union , is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay ( northern ) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County , California , United States . At the 2010 census , Arcata 's population was 17,231 . Arcata , located 280 mi north of San Francisco ( via Highway 101 ) , is home to Humboldt State University . Arcata is also the location of the Arcata Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Land Management , which is responsible for the administration of natural resources , lands and mineral programs , including the Headwaters Forest , on approximately 200,000 acres of public land in Northwestern California .

neg: Frank H. Ogawa Frank Hirao Ogawa ( May 17 , 1917 -- July 13 , 1994 ) was a civil rights leader and the first Japanese American to serve on the Oakland City Council , of which he was a member from 1966 until his death in 1994 . Upon his death , the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to rename City Hall Plaza in his honor as Frank H. Ogawa Plaza . The plaza displays a bronze bust of Ogawa .   A Nisei , Ogawa was born in Lodi , California and never lived in Japan . Nevertheless , as Japanese Americans , Ogawa 's family members were involuntarily relocated by the U.S. government to the Topaz War Relocation Center in Millard County , Utah ; they were detained there for the duration of World War II . Ogawa married Grace Ogawa ( née Hiruma ) prior to their wartime detention and they had two children , Alan and Nancy . Nancy was born in the Topaz War Relocation Center but died at age 2 .   After the war , Ogawa returned to Oakland where he found work as a gardener . Eventually , he borrowed and saved enough money to open his own nursery .   When Ogawa died , Congresswoman Anna Eshoo , in her Tribute to Frank H. Ogawa , said :  `` Frank Ogawa was a remarkable person because he could take personal misfortune and turn it into a positive learning experience for himself and others . When Frank and Grace Ogawa were forced to sell their belongings and live in internment camps during World War II , they had to sleep on straw mattresses in horse stalls for six months before being  shipped to a camp in Utah to spend another 3 1/2 years in confinement . Despite this mistreatment and injustice , he never lost faith in the United States . Just the opposite -- he strived to prove his loyalty to his country and became an internationally recognized champion of Asian-Americans in the process . ''   She went on to say  `` Having served five years on the Oakland Parks Commission , Frank Ogawa was elected to the city council in 1966 , making him the first Japanese-American to hold a council seat in a major city in the continental United States . He held that position for 28 years until his passing -- the longest tenure in Oakland 's history . ''   Ogawa was a member of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission ( BCDC ) from 1972 to 1988 , having been appointed to the Commission by the Association of Bay Area Governments .   Ogawa served on the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board of Directors from 1979 until 1992 when he had to retire from the Board because of health issues . He served as Chairman of the Board during most of 1987 and served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board 's Executive Committee and Personnel Committee .   Ogawa was a Republican . However , he never held nor was he ever a candidate for any partisan office .   As a public official , Ogawa was known as kind , optimistic , and adept at building consensus .   In about December 1988 , Ogawa underwent successful heart surgery .   Ogawa died in Oakland on July 13 , 1994 , of lung cancer . He was survived by his wife Grace and son Alan , and by two grandchildren , Courtney and Matthew .   More than 600 people , including a representative of Oakland 's sister city of Fukuoka , Japan , attended Ogawa 's memorial service .

neg: United States Post Office (Merced, California) The U.S. Post Office , also known as the Federal Building , is a post office located at 401 W. 18th St. in Merced , California . The post office was built in 1933 as part of a public works program started by Herbert Hoover . The building was designed by Los Angeles architects Allison & Allison in the Mediterranean Revival style ; its design includes a tile roof , stucco walls , and arched windows with terra cotta surrounds . The building 's use of Mediterranean elements in an unadorned design reflected the notion of `` starved classicism '' used in many of Hoover 's public works projects ; this form of design used themes from classical styles in the plain manner of the Art Deco and Moderne styles .

neg: Oakland Open The Oakland Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1937 to 1944 . It was played in Oakland , California at the Claremont Country Club in 1937 and at the Sequoyah Country Club from 1938 to 1944 .

neg: Oakland Heritage Alliance Oakland Heritage Alliance ( OHA ) is an American non-profit organization based in Oakland , California . OHA advocates the protection , preservation , and revitalization of Oakland 's architectural , historic , cultural and natural resources through publications , education , and direct action .   OHA began in 1980 with a bankroll of $ 150 and seven individuals who loved the city 's history . Founding members came from a core of those involved in the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey which was funded by a 1979 state grant .   OHA activities :   Partners in Preservation awards are given to encourage organizations and individuals to restore and revitalize Oakland 's historic homes , buildings , structures , and neighborhoods and to support sensitive adaptive use .  Walking tours concentrate on a single neighborhood at a time and are open to both OHA members and the public on a sliding scale fee . Most walking tours take place on Saturdays and Sundays in the summer .  Open house tours are similar to walking tours but offer the chance to see inside a handful of private homes each of which exemplify a particular architectural style common to the tour 's focus .  Participation at the city government level to promote preservation .  Oakland Heritage Alliance publishes a quarterly newsletter : OHA News .   Membership is open to any interested party .