query: VHS remained undeveloped.

pos: VHS The Video Home System ( VHS ) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes . Developed by Victor Company of Japan ( JVC ) in the early 1970s , it was released in Japan in late 1976 and in the USA in early 1977 .   From the 1950s , magnetic tape video recording became a major contributor to the television industry , via the first commercialized video tape recorders ( VTRs ) . At that time , the devices were used only in expensive professional environments such as television studios and medical imaging ( fluoroscopy ) . In the 1970s , videotape entered home use , creating the home video industry and changing the economics of the television and movie businesses . The television industry viewed videocassette recorders ( VCRs ) as having the power to disrupt their business , while television users viewed the VCR as the means to take control of their hobby .   In the 1980s and 1990s , at the peak of VHS 's popularity , there were videotape format wars in the home video industry . Two of the formats , VHS and Betamax , received the most media exposure . VHS eventually won the war , dominating 60 percent of the North American market by 1980 and emerging as the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period .   Optical disc formats later began to offer better quality than analog consumer video tape such as standard and super-VHS . The earliest of these formats , LaserDisc , was not widely adopted . However , after the introduction of the DVD format in 1997 , VHS 's market share began to decline . By 2008 , DVD had replaced VHS as the preferred low-end method of distribution .

neg: Peep search Peep Search ( or BetaSkipScan ) is feature available on many videocassette recorders and most camcorders , whereby the unit can show you what is on the tape during rewind and fast forward operations . For this feature to work seamlessly , the tape must be fully laced up ( wrapped around the video heads ) during rewind and fast-forward operation , which is not usually supported on VHS decks and therefore makes VHS almost the only video tape format where peep search is not usually available .   To make a distinction between peep search and normal picture search , consider the following operations :   Picture Search ( or cue and review ) :  During tape playback , the Fast Forward or Rewind button is pressed . Depending on the model of machine , this button press may be momentary or have to be held . The picture can be viewed at high speed . When the button is released , or when Play is pressed again ( depending on model ) , the video tape will again play at normal speed .   Peep Search :  During tape fast forward or rewind , the same function is selected again with the Fast Forward or Rewind button . Now the machine instantly displays a high speed image from the tape . Upon releasing the button , the machine reverts to the fast forward or rewind function .   On some models of equipment , the peep search is carried out at the full rewind or fast forward speed , but most slow the tape down to the picture search speed and actually perform a picture search operation .   Peep Search is available with all of the following video tape formats :  Video8/Hi8  Digital8  Betamax , though not implemented by Sanyo decks , most of which returned the tape to the cassette for high speed winding . Sony called their mode `` BetaSkipScan '' .  miniDV , almost all miniDV equipment supports this feature , the notable exception being some JVC camcorders .  micromv   The following formats generally or always unlace during rewind and fast-forward operations and so are unable to carry out this function :  VHS/SVHS though a few models attempt to emulate the functionality , mostly Sony  V2000  The following formats remain laced during rewind and fast-forward operations but the mechanisms did not allow for this feature :  N1500/N1700   The peep search function may go under differing names , or no name at all , with some manufacturers . Curiously , many manufacturers ' instruction manuals make no mention of this feature , even when it is installed . The name was first used by Canon .   Category : Video storage

neg: Film poster A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film . Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets . They normally contain an image with text . Today 's posters often feature photographs of the main actors . Prior to the 1990s , illustrations instead of photos were far more common . The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors . It may also include a tagline , the name of the director , names of characters , the release date , etc. .   Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters , and elsewhere on the street or in shops . The same images appear in the film exhibitor 's pressbook and may also be used on websites , DVD ( and historically VHS ) packaging , flyers , advertisements in newspapers and magazines , etc. .   Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film . They began as outside placards listing the programme of ( short ) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater . By the early 1900s , they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes . Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film , represented in a wide variety of artistic styles .

neg: Virtual Audio Cable Virtual Audio Cable is a WDM multimedia driver that allows a user to transfer audio streams from one application to another . Any application is able to send an audio stream to the input side of a `` virtual cable '' while a corresponding application can receive this stream from the output side . Since all transfers are made digitally , there is no loss in sound quality . VAC is the audio equivalent of a MIDI loopback device such as MultiMid or Hubi . The latest package , VAC 4 , includes 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista-compatible versions along with the previous Windows 2000/XP/2003 .   VAC is written entirely in object-oriented C++ and has no external dependencies . Windows 98/ME/2000 / XP versions consist of user-mode and kernel-mode components which are compiled from a single source file set .   If more than one application is sending audio through an output virtual cable , VAC is able to mix all of the streams together or create separate corresponding virtual input cables . Similarly , more than one application is able to receive audio from an input cable , whether it 's sharing the same audio data with another target or receiving its own personal audio stream . VAC is useful for recording an application 's audio output in almost real time or transferring a sound stream to another application so it may process it . A person could use two or more software audio generators , synthesizers or sequencers to produce audio streams and send them to a VAC output cable and record the mixed stream from the VAC input cable using any type of recording software .   Because VAC routes audio streams in almost real time , it is able to be utilized in various manners . A person is capable of using VAC to record an output audio stream from an application that normally does not allow saving the audio to files . A user could also manipulate VAC into recording conversations through Voice Over IP ( VoIP ) or Internet telephony applications such as Skype .

neg: Digital intermediate Digital intermediate ( typically abbreviated to DI ) is a motion picture finishing process which classically involves digitizing a motion picture and manipulating the color and other image characteristics . It often replaces or augments the photochemical timing process and is usually the final creative adjustment to a movie before distribution in theaters . It is distinguished from the telecine process in which film is scanned and color is manipulated early in the process to facilitate editing . However the lines between telecine and DI are continually blurred and are often executed on the same hardware by colorists of the same background . These two steps are typically part of the overall color management process in a motion picture at different points in time . A digital intermediate is also customarily done at higher resolution and with greater color fidelity than telecine transfers .   Although originally used to describe a process that started with film scanning and ended with film recording , digital intermediate is also used to describe color correction and color grading and even final mastering when a digital camera is used as the image source and/or when the final movie is not output to film . This is due to recent advances in digital cinematography and digital projection technologies that strive to match film origination and film projection .   In traditional photochemical film finishing , an intermediate is produced by exposing film to the original camera negative . The intermediate is then used to mass-produce the films that get distributed to theaters . Color grading is done by varying the amount of red , green , and blue light used to expose the intermediate . This seeks to be able to replace or augment the photochemical approach to creating this intermediate .   The digital intermediate process uses digital tools to color grade , which allows for much finer control of individual colors and areas of the image , and allows for the adjustment of image structure ( grain , sharpness , etc. ) . The intermediate for film reproduction can then be produced by means of a film recorder . The physical intermediate film that is a result of the recording process is sometimes also called a digital intermediate , and is usually recorded to internegative ( IN ) stock , which is inherently finer-grain than camera negative ( OCN ) .   One of the key technical achievements that made the transition to DI possible was the use of the 3D look-up tables ( aka `` 3D LUTs '' ) , which could be used to mimic how the digital image would look once it was printed onto release print stock . This removed a large amount of skilled guesswork from the film-making process , and allowed greater freedom in the colour grading process while reducing risk .   The digital master is often used as a source for a DCI-compliant distribution of the motion picture for digital projection . For archival purposes , the digital master created during the Digital Intermediate process can still be recorded to very stable high dynamic range yellow-cyan-magenta ( YCM ) separations on black-and-white film with an expected 100-year or longer life . This archival format , long used in the industry prior to the invention of DI , still provides an archival medium that is independent of changes in digital data recording technologies and file formats that might otherwise render digitally archived material unreadable in the long term .

neg: VideoNow The VideoNow is a portable video player produced by Hasbro and released by their subsidiary Tiger Electronics in 2003 . The systems use discs called PVDs ( which stands for Personal Video Disc ) , which can store about 30 minutes ( half an hour ) of video , the length of an average TV show with commercials ( a typical TV episode is about 20 -- 23 minutes without them ) , so each PVD contains only one episode , with trailers at the end to use the leftover time on most PVDs , including Nickelodeon PVDs . Video data is stored on the left audio channel with audio on the right channel , thus making it impossible to achieve stereo sound on the system , which only plays mono . The video plays at about 15 frames per second . Most of the shows were from Nickelodeon , such as SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents . A small handful of movies were also released on the system , but they had to be split into three PVDs , due to the limited space on each PVD .   Hasbro also produced editing software for creating custom VideoNow Color PVDs called the VideoNow Media Wizard in 2005 , which came with blank PVD media .  A number of unofficial solutions are available for creating the oddly-formatted VideoNow files , including a plug-in for the popular video processing program Virtual Dub . The files can then be burned to a CD-R using standard CD burning software , and the disc cut down to the required size .   As the VideoNow Color does not accept standard 8 cm mini-CDs , some creative users have resorted to cutting down standard 12 cm CD-R discs , though not without problems . Hasbro made recordable PVDs available without the Media Wizard from their online store .  However , at least one video has been posted on YouTube showing how VideoNow Color players can be easily modified to accept standard-sized CDs with a bit of cutting and gluing . Full-sized CDs can hold roughly 42 minutes of total video , and play with no difference in the modified player .   It should also be noted that as VideoNow uses video discs , and that it has very little skip protection , it is more prone to skipping if the PVD is touched .

neg: Digital Compact Cassette The Digital Compact Cassette ( DCC ) is a magnetic tape sound recording format introduced by Philips and Matsushita in late 1992 and marketed as the successor to the standard analog Compact Cassette . It was also a direct competitor to Sony 's MiniDisc ( MD ) but neither format toppled the then ubiquitous analog cassette despite their technical superiority . Another competing format , the Digital Audio Tape ( DAT ) had by 1992 also failed to sell in large quantities ( although it was established in recording studios ) -- DCC was envisaged as a cheaper alternative to DAT . DCC shared a similar form factor to analog cassettes , and DCC recorders could play back either type of cassette . This backward compatibility allowed users to adopt digital recording without rendering their existing tape collections obsolete .

neg: Video Content Protection System The Video Content Protection System ( VCPS ) is a standard for digital rights management , intended to enforce protection or DVD+R / + RW content and related media .  It was designed to protect video recordings broadcast terrestrially with the broadcast flag used for  digital high-definition programming , but its use has been expanded to  cover programming obtained in other ways , such as via cable and satellite delivery . This standard is promoted by Philips and is included in latest Scsi MMC-6 specification .   The system makes use of three different classes of encryption key , one type stored on the media  in a `` Disc Key Block '' , one stored in player software , and one in any hardware device  that will be used to play ( and hence decrypt ) the media .

neg: Proprietary DVR DVRs , or Digital Video Recorders , are devices which record video to a hard drive . The term Proprietary DVR refers to exclusive methodologies used to maintain commercial control over the DVR format and prevent third-party copying of a particular file . CCTV systems are used for the detection and recording of crime , but the analysts and law enforcement personnel who are required to obtain and process video recorded with proprietary DVRs may face problems using the proprietary format .  Most established manufacturers will provide tools for law enforcement agencies to play and copy footage from such systems .   The opposite of proprietary DVR is standard or PC-based DVR . ( Although , in fact , many proprietary DVR 's are PC-based devices . )   Currently there is no standard output for the security industry to follow . Because of this , analysts are forced to obtain a compatible `` player '' in order to view the video . Some proprietary DVRs are delivered to the end-user in an executable player which allows for navigation . Some require the installation of the player . Others simply require a codec to be available on the system that is playing , then it will become viewable in a common player such as Windows Media Player .   Some proprietary DVR systems offer more than one output format , such as the native format as well as a standard format such as AVI . Some also offer a composite video output PAL or NTSC . Some security companies are reluctant to offer anything other than their proprietary format . Reasons cited for maintaining control over the file by impeding conversion vary , but most companies will make `` tamper resistance '' a sellable feature , while disregarding the work required of an analyst or court in order to present the video .   Another selling point of proprietary DVR systems is compression . Video compression removes information in exchange for a smaller file size . Increasing compression leads to the ability to store longer periods on a disk , at the expense of sacrificing some of the detail in the images . This trade-off must be considered when attempting to balance image quality and recording time in a DVR . As storage drives become cheaper and larger , compression sacrifices are improving .   A problem inherent in proprietary DVR output is accuracy . There is a good chance that the video image as viewed has an incorrect aspect ratio and/or color information . Color may be off simply due to the calibration of the monitor being used , but often color information is not recorded accurately . It is not very common to white balance security cameras unless it is done at set up . Aspect ratios may also be recorded improperly and could actually be quite distorted . Aspect ratios on some players are sometimes user-adjustable by dragging the viewer in one direction or the other .   Contrary to attempts made by proprietary DVR developers , it is possible to change virtually any DVR image into another format , but it can not be done through digital conversion , such as changing an MPEG-2 to AVI . Instead it is done by intercepting the pixels sent by the proprietary DVR to the users monitor . There are a number of software available that will capture an area of a screen and generate an uncompressed file in a common format .   Gradually technology is improving and DVR systems are capable of having features that analog video could never provide . One feature is the ability to store metadata , such as point of sale information . Another feature may be for an event ( movement , panic button , door/drawer opening ) to trigger a system to record at a higher resolution . Perhaps the greatest feature is the ability to navigate directly to an area of interest .

neg: Video server A video server is a computer-based device ( also called a `` host '' ) dedicated to delivering video .   Unlike personal computers , being multi-application devices , a video server is designed for one purpose ; provisioning video , often for broadcasters . A professional-grade video server performs recording , storage , and playout of multiple video streams without any degradation of the video signal . Broadcast quality video servers often store hundreds of hours of compressed audio and video ( in different codecs ) , play out multiple and synchronised simultaneous streams of video by , and offer quality interfaces such as SDI for digital video and XLR for balanced analog audio , AES/EBU digital audio and also Time Code . A genlock input is usually provided to provide a means of synchronizing with the house reference clock , thereby avoiding the need for timebase correction or frame synchronizers .   Video servers usually offer some type of control interface allowing them to be driven by broadcast automation systems that incorporate sophisticated broadcast programming applications . Popular protocols include VDCP and the 9-Pin Protocol .   They can optionally allow direct to disk recording using the same codec that is used in various post-production video editing software packages to prevent any wasted time in transcoding .

neg: Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' .   Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' .   Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions .   A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .

neg: Virtual product development Virtual product development ( VPD ) is the practice of developing and prototyping products in a completely digital 2D/3D environment . VPD has four main components :  virtual product design ( 3D shape , 2D graphics/copy )  virtual product simulation ( drop test , crush test , etc. . )  virtual product staging ( retail space planning , consumer research and behavior analysis )  digital manufacturing ( process planning , assembly/filling virtualization , plant design ) .   VPD typically takes place in a collaborative , web-based environment that brings together designers , customers/consumers , and value chain partners around a single source of real-time product `` truth '' . VPD enables practitioners to arrive at the right idea more quickly , and to accurately predict its performance in both manufacturing and retail settings , ultimately minimizing time to value , market failure potential , and product development costs .   Virtual process planning is a relatively new concept for manufacturing companies , although the concept has been in use for the construction industry for several years . BIM ( building information modeling ) is the system used by many construction , architectural and contracting firms . The detail and scheduling aspects are some of the more valuable aspects of the system . By utilizing virtual process planning , the entire production process can be designed to both maximize efficiency and avoid the trial and error method employed by most manufacturers .   Various software exists with differing levels of information . The placement of work stations , inventory , personnel and equipment can be valuable for space planning . The interaction of the previously mentioned can also be investigated , allowing the user to identify potential issues from safety , quality and ergonomic standpoints .   Virtual Product Development , VPD , is a result of constant efforts in a direction to overcome the limitations of conventional testing procedures . VPD allows a designer to take important design decisions at early stages based on test results , giving control over cost . ` Virtual product development ' is a strategy for coordinating technology , processes and people to enhance the established product development process . It is a gradual process that efficiently builds up a product virtually . Thus any changes to be made in its design can be reflected into its physical properties , supply chain , distribution channel and ultimately into the customer view ; without physically manufacturing the product .   VPD encompasses a wide variety of software tools to cover a product from the conception to the final design and even manufacturing . This path consists of various processes to be carried out at manufacturing level , testing procedures and the final design which is modified automatically based on the test results . One of the major advantages of VPD is its computer brain capability , which can simulate various complex load conditions at a time . Non-linear load conditions are not always possible to create at the testing centre where the prototypes are being tested in conventional testing methods . These complex conditions , if accommodated in the testing , can yield more reliable product form .

neg: Media Foundation Media Foundation ( MF ) is a COM-based multimedia framework pipeline and infrastructure platform for digital media in Windows Vista , Windows 7 , Windows 8 , Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 . It is the intended replacement for Microsoft DirectShow , Windows Media SDK , DirectX Media Objects ( DMOs ) and all other so-called `` legacy '' multimedia APIs such as Audio Compression Manager ( ACM ) and Video for Windows ( VfW ) . The existing DirectShow technology is intended to be replaced by Media Foundation step-by-step , starting with a few features . For some time there will be a co-existence of Media Foundation and DirectShow . Media Foundation will not be available for previous Windows versions , including Windows XP .   The first release , present in Windows Vista , focuses on audio and video playback quality , high-definition content ( i.e. HDTV ) , content protection and a more unified approach for digital data access control for digital rights management ( DRM ) and its interoperability . It integrates DXVA 2.0 for offloading more of the video processing pipeline to hardware , for better performance . Videos are processed in the colorspace they were encoded in , and are handed off to the hardware , which composes the image in its native colorspace . This prevents intermediate colorspace conversions to improve performance . MF includes a new video renderer , called Enhanced Video Renderer ( EVR ) , which is the next iteration of VMR 7 and 9 . EVR has better support for playback timing and synchronization . It uses the Multimedia Class Scheduler Service ( MMCSS ) , a new service that prioritizes real time multimedia processing , to reserve the resources required for the playback , without any tearing or glitches .   The second release included in Windows 7 introduces expanded media format support and DXVA HD for acceleration of HD content if WDDM 1.1 drivers are used .

neg: Hidden camera A hidden camera or spy camera or security camera is a still or video camera used to record people without their knowledge . The camera is `` hidden '' because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed , or is disguised as another object . Hidden cameras can be built into commonly used objects such as television sets , smoke detectors , clock radios , motion detectors , ball caps , plants , and mobile phones . Hidden cameras may be used for household surveillance and may also be used commercially or industrially as security cameras . The proliferation and lower costs of video recording devices has led to an increase in the use of hidden cameras for legitimate surveillance need , as well as for entertainment and other purposes .   The use of hidden cameras raises personal privacy issues and there may be legal aspects to consider , depending on the jurisdiction in which use takes place . A hidden camera can be contrasted with CCTV , which is visible and which sometimes is accompanied with a warning notice of its presence .

neg: Video Anthology / 1978–88 Bruce Springsteen 's Video Anthology / 1978 -- 88 is a collection of 18 music videos made on his behalf , released in VHS format on January 31 , 1989 .   It was reissued as The Complete Video Anthology / 1978-2000 by Sony in DVD on January 16 , 2001 , adding a second disc with 15 additional music videos or other clips .

neg: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures . It is the sixth feature film based on Star Trek , and a sequel to the 1966 -- 1969 Star Trek television series . Taking place after the events of Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , it is the last film featuring the entire cast of the original series . After the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation , the crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda .   The sixth film in the series was initially planned as a prequel to the original series , with younger actors portraying the crew of the Enterprise while attending Starfleet Academy , but the idea was discarded because of negative reaction from the original cast and the fans . Faced with producing a new film in time for Star Trek 's 25th anniversary , Nicholas Meyer , the director of Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , and Denny Martin Flinn wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if `` the Wall came down in space '' , touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War .   Principal photography took place between April and September 1991 . The production budget was smaller than anticipated because of the critical and commercial disappointment of The Final Frontier . Because of a lack of sound stage space on the Paramount lot , many scenes were filmed around Hollywood . Meyer and cinematographer Hiro Narita aimed for a darker and more dramatic mood , subtly altering sets originally used for the television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . Producer Steven-Charles Jaffe led a second unit that filmed on an Alaskan glacier that stood in for a Klingon gulag . Cliff Eidelman produced the film 's score , which is intentionally darker than previous Star Trek offerings .   The film was released in North America on December 6 , 1991 . The Undiscovered Country garnered positive reviews , with publications praising the lighthearted acting and facetious references . The film performed strongly at the box office . It posted the largest opening weekend gross of the series before going on to earn $ 96,888,996 worldwide . The film earned two Academy Award nominations , for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects , and is the only Star Trek movie to win the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film . A special collectors ' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004 , to which Meyer had made minor alterations . Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died shortly before the movie 's premiere , just days after viewing the film . The film marked the final appearance together of the original series ' cast .

neg: List of lost films For this list of lost films , a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived . For films in which any portion of the footage remains ( including trailers ) , see List of incomplete or partially lost films .   Films may go missing for a number of reasons . One major contributing factor is the common use of nitrate film until the early 1950s . This type of film is highly flammable , and there have been several devastating fires , such as the 1937 Fox vault fire , the 1967 MGM vault fire , and the Universal Pictures fire in 1924 . Black-and-white film prints judged to be otherwise worthless were sometimes incinerated to salvage the meager scrap value of the silver image particles in their emulsions . Films have disappeared when production companies went bankrupt . Occasionally , a studio would remake a film and destroy the earlier version . Silent films in particular were once seen as having no further commercial value and were simply junked to clear out expensive storage space .   This is necessarily an incomplete list . Martin Scorsese 's Film Foundation claims that `` half of all American films made before 1950 and over 90 % of films made before 1929 are lost forever . '' Deutsche Kinemathek estimates that 80 -- 90 % of silent films are gone ; the film archive 's own list contains over 3500 lost films . A study by the Library of Congress states that 75 % of all silent films are now lost . While others dispute whether the percentage is quite that high , it is impractical to enumerate any but the more notable and those that can be sourced .

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: Animerama is a series of thematically-related adult anime feature films originally conceived and initiated by Osamu Tezuka and made at his Mushi Production animation studio from the late 1960s to early 1970s , perhaps intended as animated counterparts to the then-emergent pink films ( a direct connection being Shigemi Satoyoshi as the scenarist for Cleopatra ) .   As well as the erotic themes , they are also defined by mixing more typical traditional animation with sequences of UPA and Yōji Kuri -- influenced experimental use of modern design , limited animation , and still paintings akin to Tezuka 's experimental short films and like those largely were all directed , sometimes sharing the billing with Tezuka , by Eiichi Yamamoto . The first , A Thousand & One Nights , was the first erotic animated feature film and , at 130 minutes , remains one of the longest ever animated films . The first two are also notable for having scores by famed composer and electronic rearranger Isao Tomita . The third , Belladonna , made without Tezuka 's direct involvement , is more serious than its predecessors and more avant-garde still , telling its story largely through pans over still , panoramic paintings with narration .   The three films in the trilogy are :   ( 1969 )  ( 1970 )  ( 1973 )  All three were released onto DVD-Video by the video division of Columbia Music Entertainment , both separately and as a box set , in 2004 in Japan and re-released in 2006 .   A 1991 original video animation based on part of Ihara Saikaku 's The Life of an Amorous Man ( released on VHS in the United Kingdom and Ireland as The Sensualist ) made at Grouper Production is sometimes considered an unofficial successor to the trilogy , owing to the involvement of Yamamoto as screenwriter and its similarly both erotic and experimental imagery .

neg: DVD-VR The DVD-VR standard defines a logical format for video recording on DVD-R , DVD-RW , and DVD-RAM style media , including the dual layer versions of these media . As opposed to media recorded with the DVD+VR recording standard , the resulting media are not DVD-Video compliant , and do not play back in some DVD-Video players . Most DVD video recorders in the market that support DVD-R , DVD-RW , or DVD-RAM media record to these media in DVD-VR mode , as well as in a DVD-Video compliant mode . It is possible to use the DVD-VR format with DVD+R and DVD+RW media , but no examples are known other than some PC based recording utilities .   The standard was introduced in 1999 by the DVD Forum , and licensing is managed by the DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation . For each of the supported media , the full recording standard consists of three parts being : Physical Specifications ( Part 1 ) , File System Specifications ( Part 2 ) , and the Video Recording Specifications ( Part 3 ) .

neg: Canadian Home Video Rating System The Canadian Home Video Rating System ( CHVRS ) is a voluntary rating classification system applied to home video products such as VHS and DVDs . It is administered by the Motion Picture Classification Corporation of Canada , a subsidiary of the Motion Picture Association -- Canada ( MPA -- C ) . Ratings are `` averaged '' from those assigned by participating provincial film boards : Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Maritimes ( New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island ) , Ontario and Saskatchewan ( whose ratings are determined by British Columbia ) and applied by the distributor to home video packaging .


query: Portal 2 is the sequel to the video game Portal.

pos: Portal 2 Portal 2 is a 2011 first-person puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve Corporation . It is the sequel to Portal ( 2007 ) and was released on April 19 , 2011 , for Microsoft Windows , OS X , Linux , PlayStation 3 , and Xbox 360 . The retail versions of the game are distributed by Electronic Arts while online distribution of the Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X and Linux versions is handled by Valve 's content delivery service Steam . Portal 2 was announced on March 5 , 2010 , following a week-long alternate reality game based on new patches to the original game . Before the game 's release on Steam , the company released the Potato Sack , a second multi-week alternate reality game , involving 13 independently developed titles which culminated in a distributed computing spoof to release Portal 2 several hours early .   The game retains Portals gameplay elements , and adds new features , including tractor beams , laser redirection , bridges made of light , and paint-like ` gels ' accelerating the player 's speed , allowing the player-character to jump higher or place portals on any surface . These gels were created by the team from the Independent Games Festival-winning DigiPen student project Tag : The Power of Paint . In the single-player campaign , the player controls protagonist Chell , awoken from suspended animation after many years , who must navigate the now-dilapidated Aperture Science Enrichment Center during its reconstruction by the reactivated GLaDOS , a powerful supercomputer . The storyline introduces new characters , including Wheatley ( Stephen Merchant ) and Cave Johnson ( J. K. Simmons ) . Ellen McLain reprised the role of GLaDOS . Jonathan Coulton and The National each produced a song for the game . Portal 2 also includes a two-player cooperative mode , in which the robotic player-characters Atlas and P-Body ( both voiced by Dee Bradley Baker ) are each given a portal gun and are required to work together to solve puzzles . Valve provided post-release support for the game , including additional downloadable content and a simplified map editor to allow players to create and share test chambers with others .   Although some reviewers initially expressed concerns about the difficulty of expanding Portal into a full sequel , Portal 2 received critical acclaim , particularly for its writing , pacing , and dark humor . The voice work of McLain , Merchant , and Simmons were also praised , as were the new gameplay elements , the challenging but surmountable learning curve , and the additional cooperative mode . Some journalists ranked Portal 2 among the best games of 2011 , and several named it their Game of the Year . Portal 2 has since been hailed as one of the greatest video games of all time .

neg: Fortress 2 Fortress 2 may refer to :   Fortress 2 : Re-Entry , a 1992 film  Fortress 2 ( film ) , a 1999 film by Geoff Murphy  Fortress 2 ( video game ) , a 1999 South Korean video game

neg: Half-Life (series) Half-Life ( stylized HλLF-LIFE ) is a series of first-person shooter video games that share a single science fiction alternate history . The games in the series all utilize either the GoldSrc or Source engines and are linear , narrative , single-player titles .   Valve Corporation is the developer , and partly the publisher and distributor , for their signature games of the series . The major titles in the series feature the player as the protagonist , Gordon Freeman , a theoretical physicist initially employed by the Black Mesa Research Facility . Two of these games , Half-Life and Half-Life 2 are full length titles , while two more , Half-Life 2 : Episode One and Half-Life 2 : Episode Two , are shorter , episodic titles . A final episode , Half-Life 2 : Episode Three , was originally scheduled to appear around Christmas 2007 , but now has no public release date .   A puzzle-based first-person series , set in the same fictional universe as the Half-Life games , was created with Portal in 2007 , followed by a sequel , Portal 2 , in 2011 .

neg: Ninja Gaiden II Ninja Gaiden II is an action-adventure video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Microsoft Corporation . It is the sequel to the 2004 title Ninja Gaiden and was released worldwide for the Xbox 360 in June 2008 . An updated version , titled Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was released for the PlayStation 3 later in 2009 , and was published by Tecmo .   A sequel , dubbed Ninja Gaiden 3 , was released in 2012 .

neg: Another Century's Episode 3: The Final , abbreviated as `` A.C.E. 3 '' , is a mecha action video game produced by Banpresto and developed by FromSoftware . It was released for the PlayStation 2 on September 6 , 2007 .   Although it has a `` The Final '' subtitle , it is not the final game entry of A.C.E. series , as after the announcement of Another Century 's Episode : R in PlayStation 3 platform in April 2010 .

neg: V-Rally 2 V-Rally 2 is a rally racing video game and the sequel to V-Rally . It was succeeded by V-Rally 3 .

neg: Payday 2 Payday 2 '' ' is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games has former published by Sony . The game is a sequel to 2011 's Payday : The Heist . It was released on 13 August 2013 for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . An improved version of the game , subtitled Crimewave Edition , was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015 ( on 12 June in the UK and Europe and on 16 June in North America ) . The game has been announced for the Nintendo Switch and will come out in the fall of 2017 .   Two years after the events of the previous game , a new gang comes to the Washington , D.C. area to perform another heisting spree . The player takes control of one of the gang 's seventeen members and can perform heists alone , with up to two AI players , or with ( up to ) 3 other players . The player can participate in a variety of heists , including but not limited to robberies of banks , shops and armored cars , and producing and distributing narcotics . The game differs on the previous by allowing much more customization of the player ( aesthetically and gameplay-wise ) , more variety in levels , and has reworked stealth mechanics .   An accompanying web series was produced to promote the game . The game was profitable from pre-orders alone and received positive reviews . Payday 2 : Crimewave Edition '' which offers improved graphics , new content and all previous DLCs , was released on 12 June 2015 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One .

neg: 3D Dot Game Heroes is an action role-playing video game developed by Silicon Studio for the PlayStation 3 . The game is presented using 2D retro-style graphics in a voxel-based 3D environment . The game was published in Japan by FromSoftware in November 2009 , and in North America and Europe by Atlus USA and SouthPeak Games in May 2010 , respectively .

neg: Dark Sector Dark Sector , also stylized as darkSector , is a third-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows .   The game is set in the fictional Eastern Bloc country of Lasria , and centers on protagonist Hayden Tenno ( voiced by Michael Rosenbaum ) , a morally ambivalent CIA `` clean-up man '' . While trying to intercept rogue agent named Robert Mezner , Hayden 's right arm is infected with the fictional Technocyte virus , which gives him the ability to grow a three-pronged `` Glaive '' at will .   Dark Sector received mixed to positive reviews for its visual design , originality of action and weapon-based gameplay . Many critics have compared the game to Resident Evil 4 and Gears of War , for their similar style of play and story .

neg: Episode II Episode II , Episode 2 or Episode Two may refer to :   Episode II ( album ) , an album by Safri Duo  Episode II ( EP ) , an EP by Eiffel 65  `` Episode 2 '' ( song ) , a song by Dragon Ash  `` Episode 2 '' ( Ashes to Ashes ) , an episode of Ashes to Ashes  `` Series 1 : Episode 2 '' ( Life on Mars ) , an episode of Life on Mars  `` Episode 2 '' ( Twin Peaks ) , an episode of Twin Peaks  Episode 2 ( The Casual Vacancy ) , ( 2015 ) , the second episode of the TV miniseries The Casual Vacancy  Half-Life 2 : Episode Two , a computer game sequel  Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones , a 2002 film

neg: Ghostbusters II (NES video game) Ghostbusters II is a 1990 video game for the NES , developed by Imagineering and published by Activision , based on the film Ghostbusters II . Synthesized versions of songs from the film are featured in the game : the main theme and `` Higher and Higher '' .   In Europe and Japan , HAL Laboratory released its own Ghostbusters II game called New Ghostbusters II .

neg: Destination Games Destination Games was an American computer game development company created in April 2000 by Richard Garriott , Robert Garriott and Starr Long , following their departure from Origin Systems . ( `` Destination '' is a play on `` Origin '' , the company the Garriotts founded nearly two decades earlier . )   Destination was founded in Austin , Texas to develop massively multiplayer online role-playing games . At E3 2001 , Richard Garriott announced a partnership making Destination the United States headquarters of South Korean MMORPG giant NCSOFT . As NCSOFT Austin , Destination has mainly focused on developing and supporting the North American version of NCSOFT 's Lineage games .   In 2007 Destination Games released its first game , Tabula Rasa , a sci-fi MMORPG . The game did not sell as well as was hoped , Richard Garriott left NCSOFT in 2008 , and the game service closed in February 2009 . The Destination Games website was taken down when NCsoft moved its United States headquarters from Austin to Seattle -- calling it NCSOFT West -- in 2008 .   NCSOFT Austin employed five people to run the casual MMOG Dungeon Runners , but announced in 2009 that support for this game will be ending in early 2010 due to low subscription numbers . As of October 2009 , NCSOFT employs about 150 people in the former Destination Games office in Austin mainly working in server operations , quality assurance , and customer support for various NCSOFT MMO titles , however development operations have moved completely to other NCSSOFT subsidiaries on the West Coast . The trademark Destination Games still remains a property of NCSOFT .

neg: System Shock System Shock is a 1994 first-person action role-playing video game developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems . It was directed by Doug Church with Warren Spector serving as producer . The game is set aboard a space station in a cyberpunk vision of the year 2072 . Assuming the role of a nameless hacker , the player attempts to hinder the plans of a malevolent artificial intelligence called SHODAN .   System Shock 3D engine , physics simulation and complex gameplay have been cited as both innovative and influential . The developers sought to build on the emergent gameplay and immersive environments of their previous games , Ultima Underworld : The Stygian Abyss and Ultima Underworld II : Labyrinth of Worlds , by streamlining their mechanics into a more `` integrated whole '' .   Critics praised System Shock and hailed it as a major breakthrough in its genre . It was later placed on multiple hall of fame lists . The game was a moderate commercial success , with sales exceeding 170,000 copies , but Looking Glass ultimately lost money on the project . A sequel , System Shock 2 , was released by Looking Glass Studios and offshoot developer Irrational Games in 1999 . The 2000 game Deus Ex ( also produced by Spector ) and the 2007 game BioShock are spiritual successors to the two games . A remade version of the original game by Night Dive Studios is scheduled for release in 2018 .

neg: Portal Chess Portal Chess is a chess variant that uses at least two fairy pieces called Portals ( or less commonly Portholes ) . These pieces can be easily added by using poker chips , coins or other suitably sized objects . The game seeks to incorporate portals to allow pieces to teleport around the board .  Apart from the Portals and their ruleset , the game often plays like ordinary chess , including en passant , castling and pawn promotion .

neg: Mega Man Xtreme 2 Mega Man Xtreme 2 , known as in Japan , is a video game developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Color handheld game console . It is a spin-off title in the Mega Man X series and is a follow-up to Mega Man Xtreme , released the previous year . Mega Man Xtreme 2 takes place during the 22nd century , in an unknown year 21XX , between the events of Mega Man X3 and Mega Man X4 . The DNA souls of robots known as `` Reploids '' all around the world are being stolen by a pair of villains in order to create an army of undead `` Mavericks '' . The `` Maverick Hunters '' Mega Man X and Zero quickly spring into action , now with the help of their young ally Iris .   Mega Man Xtreme 2 is a similar take on the series action and platforming gameplay formula while combining elements from home console versions of the Mega Man X series . The player may choose to play each of a series of stages as either protagonist , X or Zero . Defeating the stage 's boss will earn that player character its special weapon . Critical reception for Mega Man Xtreme 2 was lightly positive , with most reviewers giving the game praise typical of the long-running series and noting a general improvement over the first Mega Man Xtreme title . In 2013 , Mega Man Xtreme 2 was made available on the Virtual Console of Japan 's Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS . It was later released in the North American eShop the following year and was released in the PAL region eShop in September 11 , 2014 .

neg: Aliens versus Predator 2 Aliens versus Predator 2 is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Fox Interactive for Microsoft Windows in 2001 , and for Mac OS X in 2003 . The game is a sequel to Aliens versus Predator ( 1999 ) ; both games are based on the characters of the Alien and Predator media franchises as well as the Alien vs. Predator crossover series . It is set on the fictional planet LV-1201 .   The game is played from a first-person perspective . In the single-player mode , players control one of three characters , each with their own abilities and individual story modes . An online multiplayer mode , which allows players to play as one of four teams in competitive modes , is no longer officially supported and requires a community developed patch to enable multiplayer .   An expansion pack titled Aliens versus Predator 2 : Primal Hunt was released in 2002 . A `` Gold Edition '' of Aliens versus Predator 2 followed , combining both the original game and the expansion pack into a single package . The sequel to the game was released in 2010 , simply titled Aliens vs Predator .

neg: Star Wars: Battlefront II Star Wars : Battlefront II is a 2005 first - and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise . Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts it is a sequel to 2004 's Star Wars : Battlefront and the second game in the Battlefront series . The game was released in PAL regions on October 31 , 2005 , on the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable ( PSP ) , Microsoft Windows , and Xbox platforms , and in North America on November 1 of the same year . It was later updated to be backwards compatible for the Xbox 360 . It was also released on the PlayStation Store on October 20 , 2009 , for download on the PSP . The PSP version was developed by Savage Entertainment .   The game features new vehicles , characters , game mechanics , maps , and missions compared to the original Battlefront . Unlike its predecessor , Battlefront II features a more narrative-based campaign , retelling portions of the Star Wars story from the point of view of a veteran Imperial stormtrooper , reminiscing about his tour of duty in service of both the Galactic Republic and as part of the Galactic Empire . Gameplay additions over Battlefront include the use of Jedi , additional game modes such as hero assault , and objective-based space battles .   Battlefront II was well received , with the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions scoring in the mid 80s at aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic . The PC version scored slightly lower at both sites , scoring a 76.60 % at GameRankings and 78 at Metacritic . The PSP version was the worst received , scoring 70.93 % at GameRankings and 69 at Metacritic . Reviewers generally praised the narrative-based story ; however , some felt that the upgrades from the original were not enough to merit the price . Like the original game , it was a commercial success .   GameSpy Technology scheduled a shut-down across all titles using the service for May 31 , 2014 , which included Star Wars : Battlefront II for PC , PS2 , and Xbox . Electronic Arts announced it would extend support for Battlefront II until June 30 , 2014 . The extended support ended on July 25 , 2014 , taking all GameSpy online video games across all platforms offline . The Windows version was added to a list of supported games on GameRanger on May 31 , 2014 , which allows for continued online play .

neg: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty StarCraft II : Wings of Liberty is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment . It was released worldwide in July 2010 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X . A sequel to the 1998 video game StarCraft and its expansion set Brood War , the game is split into three installments : the base game with the subtitle Wings of Liberty , an expansion pack Heart of the Swarm , and a stand-alone expansion pack Legacy of the Void .   The game revolves around three species : the Terrans , human exiles from Earth ; the Zerg , a super-species of assimilated life forms ; and the Protoss , a technologically advanced species with vast mental powers . Wings of Liberty focuses on the Terrans , while the expansions Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void focus on the Zerg and Protoss , respectively . The game is set four years after the events of 1998 's StarCraft : Brood War , and follows the exploits of Jim Raynor as he leads an insurgent group against the autocratic Terran Dominion . The game includes both new and returning characters and locations from the original game .   The game was met with very positive reviews from critics , receiving an aggregated score of 93 % from Metacritic . Similar to its predecessor , StarCraft II was praised for its engaging gameplay , as well as its introduction of new features and improved storytelling . The game was criticized for lacking features that existed in the original StarCraft game including LAN play and the ability to switch between multiplayer regions . At the time of its release , StarCraft II became the fastest-selling real-time strategy game , with over three million copies sold worldwide in the first month .

neg: Army Men II Army Men II is the second game in the Army Men video game franchise from The 3DO Company and a direct sequel to 1998 's '' Army Men . It was released in 1999 The game differs from the first installment in that it has battles in both the `` real world '' and the `` plastic world . '' It was also the first to introduce the concept of portals between our world and their world , a topic that was expanded upon in later games .

neg: Mega Man 2 Mega Man 2 , known in Japan as , is an action-platform game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It is the second installment in the original Mega Man series . The game was released in Japan in 1988 and in North America and PAL regions the following years . Mega Man 2 continues the titular protagonist 's battle against the evil Dr. Wily and his rogue robots . The game features graphical and gameplay changes from the first Mega Man game , many of which have remained throughout the series .   Although sales for Mega Man were unimpressive , Capcom allowed the Rockman team to create a sequel . They worked concurrently on other Capcom projects , using their free time to develop the game . Unused content from the previous title was integrated into Mega Man 2 . Takashi Tateishi composed the soundtrack , with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi serving as a sound programmer .   With more than 1.5 million copies sold , the game is the best-selling Mega Man title . Critics praised its audio , visuals and gameplay as an improvement over the first game . Many publications rank Mega Man 2 as the best title in the series , and as one of the greatest video games of all time . The game has been re-released on several consoles and mobile phones .

neg: Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 : Mission : Las Vegum is an action-adventure game for PC and the PlayStation 2 , the sequel of Asterix & Obelix XXL . It was released in 2005 exclusively in Europe , due to the lower popularity of the franchise in the United States and Japan . The game stars the French comic book characters Asterix and Obelix , and features spoofs to many classic games , in the same fashion that the comics spoof historical characters and make many cultural references . One such example of this is the box art that has a passing resemblance to the one seen in Grand Theft Auto III .   A remake called Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 : Mission : Wifix was released for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable in 2006 , with added touch screen minigames and Wi-Fi functionality .


query: Machete is a real person.

pos: Machete (character) Isador Cortez , also known as Machete , is a fictional character in the four Spy Kids films , the Grindhouse fake trailer , and the Machete and Machete Kills films . The character is played by Danny Trejo .

neg: Violencia Blas Columba ( born December 10 , 1968 in Matamoros , Tamaulipas , Mexico ) is a retired Mexican luchador or professional wrestler , best known under the ring name Violencia ( Spanish for `` Violence '' ) and has previously also worked un the ring names Águila Real ( `` Royal Eagle '' ) , Rey Águila ( `` King Eagle '' ) and Lynx . As Volencia he was nicknamed El Búfalo ( `` The Buffalo '' ) due to the large horns protruding from his wrestling mask . He was one of the main members of the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) group known as Los Boricuas where he portrayed a Puerto Rican loyalist for several years . Columba is not related to wrestler Violencia Jr. but did allow him to use the name

neg: Mecha The term may refer to both scientific ideas and science fiction genres that centers on robots or machines controlled by people . Mechas are typically depicted as `` walker '' types of Mobile robots .   These machines vary greatly in size and shape , but are distinguished from vehicles by their humanoid or biomorphic appearance . Different subgenres exist , with varying connotations of realism . The concept of Super Robot and Real Robot are two such examples found in Japanese anime . The term may also refer to real world piloted humanoid robots / non-humanoid robotic platforms , either currently in existence or still on the drawing board ( i.e. at the planning or design stage ) . Alternatively , in the original Japanese context of the word ( see Characteristics ) , ` mecha ' may refer to mobile machinery/vehicles ( including aircraft ) in general , manned or otherwise .

neg: Da Lou Louise Cristine Machado ( Rio de Janeiro , September 16 , 1983 ) is a singer and songwriter of Brazilian Pop rock . Former participant of Joinville Dance Festival and Choral Univille , selected with the Collective XYZ group for Collective Artists 40th , monitors the Bienal de Porto Alegre and art teacher . Louise Cristine Machado has done a bit of everything to show how multi-talented , but his true calling is the same in music . Adept of the guitar since the age of 17 , he recorded his first single `` A Noite '' in partnership with producer Rick Bonadio .

neg: Real socialism Real socialism ( also actually existing socialism or developed socialism ) was an ideological catchphrase popularized during the Brezhnev era within the Eastern Bloc countries and the Soviet Union . The term referred to the Soviet-type economic planning enforced by the ruling communist parties at that particular time .   From the 1960s onward , countries such as Poland , East Germany , Hungary and Czechoslovakia , began to argue that their policies represented what was realistically feasible given their level of productivity , even if it did not conform to the Marxist concept of socialism . The concept of real socialism alluded to a future highly developed socialist system . However , the lagging productivity growth and insufficient standard of living in the Comecon countries caused the phrase `` real socialism '' to be increasingly perceived as dishonest and unreal . The actual party claims of nomenclatory socialism began to acquire not only negative but also sarcastic meanings . In later years , and especially after the dissolution of the Soviet Union , the term began to be remembered as only one thing , as a reference for Soviet-style socialism .

neg: Die Macher Die Macher is a strategy board game designed by Karl-Heinz Schmiel of Germany . The game is based on the German electoral system and each player takes the role of one of five political parties ( in the 2006 edition , the CDU/CSU , FDP , SPD , Greens , and Die Linke ) . Parties score points based on seats won in seven state ( Land ) elections , the size of their national party base , the amount to which they control the national media , and how well their party platform aligns with national opinion .   Each state election is a `` mini game '' on its own . Each state has its own interests ( such as `` do we support higher taxes , or not ? '' ) , and a party will do better if its platform aligns with the local concerns . Players can deploy a limited number of `` party meetings '' ( groups of grassroots activists ) to a state ; the more they have there , the more votes they will generate when the election is resolved . `` Shadow Cabinet '' cards , representing influential party officials , can be used to perform some special actions , and each party tracks its `` trend '' ( favorability rating ) in the state using a sliding scale . When the election is held , each party scores votes based on the formula ( trend + interest alignment ) * ( number of meetings ) . A maximum score is 50 , and parliamentary seats ( victory points ) are awarded based on this score and the state 's actual number of seats in parliament . The seven states are chosen at random from the sixteen Länder of Germany , so some elections will be more influential than others . Players can modify their party 's ' platform and by controlling the local media can also affect what the state is concerned about .   Winning the local election allows the party to advance their media control to the national level and to help outline the national issues list . Players see the elections developing in advance and can apply their resources to the current election or upcoming ones , adding to the difficult decision making . During each state election , parties can agree to , or be forced into , coalitions , and share in any victory . Parties must also decide whether or not they will accept contributions from special interests with the possibility of alienating their grassroots donor base .   Die Macher takes about four hours to play .   Die Macher was first released by Hans im Glück publishing in 1986 as a four-player game , featuring only the Länder of the former West Germany and political issues relevant to the mid-1980s . This version is often sought-after by collectors . A revised version of the game with higher production value was released 12 years later , and this version was nominated for the 1998 Spiel des Jahres ( Game of the Year ) award ; it added the Länder of eastern Germany , a fifth party ( the PDS , the successor of the East German SED ) , updated the issues to those of the 1990s , and extensively changed the rules . In 2006 , Valley Games of Canada produced a new version of the game , with language-independent components , revised issues , the PDS renamed to Die Linke , and a few minor rules changes .

neg: Jimmy Jump Jaume Marquet i Cot ( -LSB- ˈʒawmə mərˈkɛt i kɔt -RSB- ) , more popularly known as Jimmy Jump , born on 14 March 1976 , is a Spanish streaker from Sabadell , Catalonia , Spain , known for interfering in several major entertainment and sporting events .

neg: Richard Machalek Richard Machalek ( born April 12 , 1946 ) is a social theorist , sociobiologist , and professor of sociology .   A student and colleague of sociobiologist E.O. Wilson , Machalek is best known for using traditional sociological frameworks and theories to explain complex social behavior and structures in non-human societies , with a special emphasis on ant populations .   Machalek has repeatedly -- and only half jokingly -- called for a `` one-hundred year moratorium on studying humans within the field of sociology '' and he thus believes that the bedrock of sociological knowledge lies in explaining social phenomena that are exhibited across many different types of species . He can be , and often is , considered a radical sociological theorist in this regard . As such , Machalek also applies knowledge from the fields of evolutionary theory , zoology , and biology and is especially concerned with the trans-species social behaviors of cheating , cooperation , and division of labor , among others .   Besides teaching at a number of universities , in 1986 he was a visiting professor at Harvard University 's Museum of Comparative Zoology under the tutelage of E.O. Wilson . He was a visiting professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy , conducted research on fruit bats ( Chiroptera ) in Queensland , Australia , and has served in the board of many journals and professional societies . His contribution to the understanding of the biological underpinnings of social life , and his award-winning teaching , has instilled generations with an appreciation of evolutionary theory and the evolutionary elements of social life .   His research spans a wide array of topics , and is noted for its rigorous theoretical structure and elegant writing . The corpus of Machalek 's work is immense , varied , and foundational to the field . He currently teaches sociology at the University Of Wyoming .

neg: Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll ( born May 13 , 1969 ) , known professionally as Buckethead , is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked within many genres of music . He has released 294 studio albums , four special releases and one EP . He has also performed on more than 50 other albums by other artists . His music spans many diverse areas such as progressive metal , funk , blues , Heavy Metal , bluegrass , ambient , and avant-garde music .   Buckethead is famous for wearing a KFC bucket on his head , emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading FUNERAL in capital black block letters , and an expressionless plain white mask , which , according to Buckethead , was inspired by his seeing Halloween 4 : The Return of Michael Myers . At one point , he changed to a plain white bucket that no longer bore the KFC logo , but subsequently reverted to his trademark KFC bucket . He also incorporates nunchaku and robot dancing into his stage performances .   As an instrumentalist , Buckethead has received critical acclaim for his electric guitar playing , and is considered one of today 's more innovative guitarists . He has been voted number 8 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the `` Top 10 Fastest Guitar Shredders of All Time '' as well as being included in Guitar Worlds lists of the `` 25 all-time weirdest guitarists '' and the `` 50 fastest guitarists of all time '' .  He performs primarily as a solo artist , though he has collaborated extensively with a wide variety of high-profile artists such as Bill Laswell , Bootsy Collins , Bernie Worrell , Iggy Pop , Les Claypool , Serj Tankian , Bill Moseley , Mike Patton , Viggo Mortensen , That 1 Guy , Bassnectar , and was a member of Guns N ' Roses from 2000 to 2004 . Buckethead has also written and performed music for major motion pictures , including : Saw II , Ghosts of Mars , Beverly Hills Ninja , Mortal Kombat , Mortal Kombat : Annihilation , Last Action Hero , and contributed lead guitar to the track `` Firebird '' featured on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers : The Movie soundtrack .

neg: Mensch ( -LSB- מענטש , links = no -RSB- mentsh , cognate with the German word Mensch meaning a `` human being '' ) means `` a person of integrity and honor '' . The opposite of a '' '' is an '' '' , meaning an utterly unlikeable or unfriendly person .   According to Leo Rosten , the Yiddish maven and author of The Joys of Yiddish , a '' '' is `` someone to admire and emulate , someone of noble character . The key to being ' a real mensch ' is nothing less than character , rectitude , dignity , a sense of what is right , responsible , decorous . '' The term is used as a high compliment , implying the rarity and value of that individual 's qualities .

neg: Magi in fantasy fiction and games A `` Mage '' is a character archetype commonly found in fantasy settings that entail the use of magic . Mage , rather than magus , is the spelling generally used to describe magic-wielding characters in role-playing games and fiction . In the English language , the term `` mage '' is used as a gender-neutral word for a character who can cast magic spells .

neg: Machiavellian intelligence In cognitive science and evolutionary psychology , Machiavellian intelligence ( also known as political intelligence or social intelligence ) is the capacity of an entity to be in a successful political engagement with social groups . The first introduction of this concept to primatology came from Frans de Waal 's book `` Chimpanzee Politics '' ( 1982 ) , which described social maneuvering while explicitly quoting Machiavelli . Also known as machiavellianism , it is the art of manipulation in which others are socially manipulated in a way that benefits the user .

neg: Face (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling , a face ( babyface ) is a heroic or a `` good guy '' wrestler , booked ( scripted ) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans . Faces , traditionally , wrestle within the rules and avoid cheating ( in contrast to the heels who use illegal moves and call in additional wrestlers to do their work for them ) while behaving positively towards the referee and the audience .   Such characters are also referred to as blue-eyes in British wrestling , and técnicos in lucha libre . The face character is portrayed as a hero relative to the heel wrestlers , who are analogous to villains . Not everything a face wrestler does must be heroic : faces need only to be cheered by the audience to be effective characters . The vast majority of wrestling storylines involving faces place a face against a heel , although more elaborate set-ups ( such as two faces being manipulated by a nefarious outside party into fighting ) often happen as well .   In the world of lucha libre wrestling , they 're generally known for using moves requiring technical skill , particularly aerial maneuvers , and wearing outfits using bright colors with positive associations ( such as solid white ) . This is contrasted with the villainous rudos that are generally known for being brawlers , using physical moves that emphasize brute strength and/or size while often having outfits akin to demons or other nasty characters .

neg: Héctor Camacho Jr. Héctor Machito Camacho Herrera Jr. ( born September 20 , 1978 ) is a Mexican-Puerto Rican professional boxer residing in Phoenix , Arizona , United States.He started boxing professional at the age of 18 years old . He is the son of the late three-time world champion Héctor `` Macho '' Camacho . In 2007 , 2010 , 2014 , and 2016 , he won the World Boxing Council ( WBC ) Caribbean Boxing Federation ( CABOFE ) Light Middleweight title . His mother is Mexican born in Monterrey , Nuevo Leon , Mexico . His girlfriend is Swedish-Mexican Sports Reporter Vanessa Huppenkothen .

neg: Razor A razor is a bladed tool primarily used in the removal of unwanted body hair through the act of shaving . Kinds of razors include straight razors , disposable razor , and electric razors .   While the razor has been in existence since before the Bronze Age ( the oldest razor-like object has been dated to 18,000 B.C. ) , the most common type of razor in current usage is the safety or electric razor , though other kinds are still in use .

neg: Cleaner (crime) A cleaner , or fixer , is a person who `` cleans up '' after crimes to physically erase their trace or uses pressure or bribes to limit fallout from a criminal act .   A fixer plays a similar but often less hands-on role , often minimizing bad publicity for public officials or media figures by quelling stories of their misadventures , but also capable of more heavyhanded tactics , as necessary .   A cleaner may destroy or remove incriminating evidence at the scene of a crime . A popular figure in crime fiction , a cleaner may also be a contract killer who commits murder to `` clean up '' a situation .  Cleaner is also a slang term for someone , usually a member of a crime organization or a covert government agency , who disposes of a corpse after a hit .   In contrast , legal crime scene cleanup is a legitimate industry , eliminating blood and other biohazardous materials such as dangerous chemicals used in an illegal drug lab as permitted by responsible authorities .   A fictional example of a cleaner is Shoulders from the comic strip Dick Tracy . More contemporary are the roles played by Jean Reno as Victor in the film La Femme Nikita ( 1990 ) , Harvey Keitel as Victor in Point of No Return ( 1993 ) , and a year later as a Mr. Wolf in Quentin Tarantino 's Pulp Fiction ( 1994 ) ( parodied on Seinfeld ` s episode 155 , `` The Muffin Tops '' ( 1997 ) , where Newman makes the problem of leftover muffin stumps go away by eating them ) , and George Clooney as the title character in Michael Clayton . On television , similar roles are played by Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut in the TV series Breaking Bad and its prequel , Better Call Saul , Liev Schreiber in the title role of Showtime 's Ray Donovan , Paige Turco as recurring character Zoe Morgan in Person of Interest , and Susan Blommaert as `` Mr. Kaplan '' in The Blacklist .

neg: Anderson Machado Anderson Javier Machado -LSB- ma-CHA-do -RSB- ( born January 25 , 1981 ) is a professional baseball shortstop with Cariparma Parma in the Italian Baseball League .

neg: Montubio Montubio are a mestizo people of the countryside of coastal Ecuador . The Montubio were recognized by the government in the spring of 2001 after protests that included protracted hunger strikes . The Council for the Development of the Montubio People of the Ecuadorian Coast and Subtropical Zones of the Littoral Region ( CODEPMOC ) was granted official status and government funding . The Montubio are known for their ranching activities , rodeos , machetes and distinctive attire ( including Panama hats , originally made in Montecristi-Manabí ) . In Ecuadorian literature , the Montubios have been written as `` a local stock coastal character '' by Alfredo Parez Diezcanceco and the `` Guayaquil Group '' : Demetrio Aguilera Malta , Enrique Gil Gilberto , and Joaquin Gallegos Lara . They have also been recorded by Jenny Estrada in El Montubio -- un forjador de identidad ( 1996 ) , Teodoro Crespo in El Montuvio : Centro de la  Colonización ( 1959 , 2nd Edition ) , and by Jose de la Cuadra in El Montuvio Ecuatoriano ( 1937 ) .

neg: Muleta A muleta is a stick with a red cloth hanging from it that is used in the final third ( tercio de muleta or de muerte ) of a bullfight . It is different from the cape used by the matador earlier in the fight ( capote de brega ) .   The muleta obscures the sword , and as in his earlier work with the cape , the bullfighter uses it to attract the bull in a series of passes , demonstrating his control over it . The red color of the muleta is actually unnecessary , though , as bulls are dichromatic , meaning neither the cape nor the muleta color can be accurately discerned by the bull . The color is retained merely for tradition .   There are a number of distinct styles of pass , each with its own name . With the cape , for instance , the verónica is a pass in which the matador slowly swings the cape away from the charging bull while keeping his feet in the same position . The faena is the final series of passes before the kill , in which the matador uses the muleta to manoeuvre the bull into a position to stab it between the shoulders , cutting the aorta . If this fails he must then cut the bull 's spinal cord with a second sword , killing it instantly . The task of killing the bull is given to the matador alone ; his title means literally `` killer '' .

neg: Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation .   A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts .   The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .

neg: Military macho-violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Military-macho violence is a militarized view of masculinity that associates manliness with the excessive use of aggression , force and violence . Weapons are used as status symbols and to acquire social and economic hierarchy by employing power over unarmed civilians . Soldiers who exude any qualities deemed to be feminine are seen as weak and often end up being attacked and ostracized .   Many societies , such as the Democratic Republic of Congo generally place the means of violence -- military training , and weapons -- in the hands of men , while promoting a direct link between the idea of a real man and the practice of dominance and violence .