query: Akihito Kondo is a former pitcher for the highest level of baseball in Japan and is locally often called what?

pos: Akihito Kondo Akihito Kondo (近藤 昭仁 , Kondo Akihito , born April 1, 1938) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Taiyō Whales from 1960 to 1973. Kondo was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player in 1960. He later managed the Yokohama BayStars from 1993 to 1995 and the Chiba Lotte Marines in 1997 and 1998.

pos: Nippon Professional Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball (日本野球機構 , Nippon Yakyū Kikō ) or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū (プロ野球 ) , meaning "Professional Baseball". Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the "Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club" (大日本東京野球倶楽部 , Dai-Nippon Tōkyō Yakyū Kurabu ) in 1934 and the original Japanese Baseball League. NPB was formed when that league reorganized in 1950.

neg: Masafumi Hirai Masafumi Hirai (平井 正史, born April 21, 1975 in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. Hirai has played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball since 2003 . He played with the Orix BlueWave from 1994 to 2002 .

neg: Masahiro Kawai Masahiro Kawai (川相 昌弘 , Kawai Masahiro , born September 27, 1964 in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) was an infielder for 23 years in Nippon Professional Baseball, primarily with the Yomiuri Giants. Known for his defense and bunting, he won several Gold Gloves, made two All-Star teams and set several sacrifice hit records.

neg: Baseball in Palau The sport of baseball is widely played in Palau, having been introduced by the Japanese during their occupation of the island nation. The highest level of league play in Palau in represented by Palau Major League (PML), which is overseen by the Belau Baseball Federation. The country is represented in international play by the Palau national baseball team.

neg: Akio Mizuta Akio Mizuta (水田 章雄 , "Mizuta Akio" , born July 11, 1973) is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League.

neg: Pacific League The Pacific League (パシフィック・リーグ , Pashifikku Rīgu ) or Pa League (パリーグ , Pa Rīgu ) is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around Japan.

neg: Professional baseball in Japan Professional baseball in Japan first started in the 1920s, but it was not until the Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club (大日本東京野球倶楽部 , Dai-nippon Tōkyō Yakyū Kurabu ) was established in 1934 that the modern professional game had continued success.

neg: Kansai Independent Baseball League The Kansai Independent Baseball League (関西独立リーグ , Kansai Dokuritsu Rīgu ) (nicknamed KANDOK) was a professional baseball league in Japan which operated from 2009 –2013 . The league made history on March 26, 2009, when pitcher Eri Yoshida made her debut as the first female in an otherwise all-male league.

neg: Seibu Prince Dome Seibu Dome (西武ドーム , Seibu Dōmu ) (originally named Seibu Lions Stadium) is stadium located in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. It is the home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions professional baseball team.

neg: Aomori Stadium Aomori City Baseball Stadium (青森市営野球場 , Aomori shiei yakkyūjō ) is a stadium in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

neg: Tomohiro Anraku Tomohiro Anraku (born November 4, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was drafted first overall in the 2014 NPB Draft out of Saibi High School in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

neg: Ryosuke Hirata Ryosuke Hirata (平田 良介, born March 23, 1988 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played for the Dragons since 2006.

neg: Tomoyuki Kubota Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田 智之 , born January 30, 1981 in Yoshimi, Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was selected as a member in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

neg: Tohto University Baseball League Tohto University Baseball League (東都大学野球連盟,Tōto daigaku yakyū renmei) is an intercollegiate baseball league that features 21 prominent universities in the Tokyo area.

neg: Kano baseball team The Kano baseball team (Japanese: 嘉農野球部 , Hepburn: Kanō yakyūbu ) , officially the Kagi Agricultural and Forestry School baseball team (嘉義農林學校野球部 , Kagi Nōrin gakkō yakyūbu ) , was a Taiwanese baseball team established in 1928 in Japanese Formosa. The team was a motley crew that consisted of Han Chinese (Hoklo and Hakka), Taiwanese aborigines, and Japanese players. The high school baseball team in Kagi (modern-day Chiayi) qualified to represent the island at Koshien, Japan’s long-running nationwide high school baseball tournament, in 1931. Performing beyond all expectations, the underdog team miraculously went on to the championship game before finally losing to a powerful Japanese squad. The Kano side claimed second place in Japan's celebrated national high school tournament, Koshien, where a total of 631 high schools teams from throughout Japan’s empire competed.

neg: List of Chunichi Dragons managers The Chunichi Dragons are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The Dragons are members of the Central League (CL) in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager, or more formally, the field manager. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.

neg: Tomohisa Otani Tomohisa Otani (大谷 智久, born February 14, 1985 in Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

neg: 1996 MLB Japan All-Star Series The 1996 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the fifth edition of the championship, a best-of-eight series between the All-Star teams from Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), then-called All-Japan.

neg: Hirotami Kojima Hirotami Kojima (小島 啓民 , Kojima Hirotami , born March 3, 1964 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and has been a coach for Japan at international level.

neg: Takahiro Matsunaga Takahiro Matsunaga (松永 昂大 , Matsunaga Takahiro ) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on April 16, 1988. He is currently playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the NPB.

neg: Fuji Five Lakes Fuji Five Lakes (富士五湖 , Fuji-goko ) is the name of the area located at the base of Mount Fuji in the Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan. It has a population of about 100,000. and sits approximately 1,000 meters above sea level. The name Fuji Five Lakes comes from the fact that there are five lakes formed by previous eruptions of Mount Fuji. The principal city in the region, Fujiyoshida, has a population of roughly 54,000 and is particularly famous for its udon noodles. Another point of interest is Aokigahara Jukai Forest. The Fuji Five Lakes was selected by the "Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun" and "Osaka Mainichi Shimbun" as one of the Twenty-Five Winning Sites of Japan in 1927.


query: Second Skin and Out of Place, are films of which genre?

pos: Second Skin (2008 film) Second Skin is a 2008 American documentary film that follows the lives of seven people as they delve into the world of MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games). The film was directed by Juan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza and produced by Victor Piñeiro Escoriaza and Peter Brauer.

pos: Out of Place Out of Place is a surfing documentary directed by Scott Ditzenberger and Darrin McDonald that follows the lives of several lake surfers in Cleveland, Ohio. While Lake Erie does not offer the quality of waves they would prefer, business commitments, family, and friends keep them from moving. As the best waves occur in the winter, the surfers often experience freezing conditions including during a snow bound Great Lakes Eastern Surfing Association competition featured in the film.

neg: Out of the Shadows (The Shadows album) Out of the Shadows is a 1962 rock album by British group The Shadows. It was their second album.

neg: Second Skin (John Course and mrTimothy album) Second Skin is a remix album by Australian musicians John Course & mrTimothy, best known for their Ministry Of Sound compilations.The album featuring Katie Noonan's vocals and is a remix project from her 2007 album "Skin".

neg: Outback Vampires Outback Vampires is a 1987 Australian film directed by Colin Eggleston and features Richard Morgan, Angela Kennedy, Brett Climo and Richard Carter. It was written by Colin Eggleston and David Young. It was filmed in Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

neg: Under the Skin of the City Under the Skin of the City (Persian: زیر پوست شهر  , Zir-e poost-e shahr, also released as "Under the City's Skin") is a 2001 Iranian drama film directed by Rakhshan Bani-E'temad. It was entered into the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Golden St.George.

neg: Third Man Out Third Man Out is a 2005 gay-themed mystery film. It is the first film adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey.

neg: Skin on Skin (album) Skin on Skin is the second and final studio album by Canadian singer Vanity, released on May 24, 1986 by Motown Records. This out of print recording was originally released on LP (6167ML) and cassette (6167MC) through Motown Records and distributed in Europe by RCA/Ariola. The album features the R&B hit singles "Under the Influence" and "Animals".

neg: Prison film A prison film is a film genre concerned with prison life and often prison escape. These films range from acclaimed dramas examining the nature of prisons, such as "Cool Hand Luke", "Midnight Express", "Brubaker", "Escape from Alcatraz", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Kiss of the Spider Woman" to actioners like "Lock Up" and "Undisputed", and even comedies satirizing the genre like "Stir Crazy", "Life", and "Let's Go To Prison".

neg: Outside Out Outside Out is the first full-length feature film from Phish bassist Mike Gordon. It premiered in theaters in early 2001 and starred Jimi Stout, Col. Bruce Hampton, Ashley Scott Shamp, Gordon, and others.

neg: Out of the City Out of the City (Czech: "Cesta z města" ) is a Czech comedy film directed by Tomás Vorel. It was released in 2000. Out of the City is Vorel's fourth feature film.

neg: Out of the Box (Joel Turner album) Out of the Box is the second studio album from Joel Turner. It was first planned for release in early 2006 but did not reach stores until October 6, 2007. No reason has been given for the many postponements.

neg: Shame, Humility, Revenge Shame, Humility, Revenge is the second studio album by Skin, released in 1988 by Product Inc.

neg: Liquid Skin Liquid Skin, released in September 1999, is the second album by Gomez. The band produced it themselves and it followed the same vein of their award-winning 1998 album "Bring It On". The track 'We Haven't Turned Around' was featured on the soundtrack to American Beauty.

neg: Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994–1999) Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994–1999) is a reissue by Midnight Syndicate, released June 4, 2006, by Entity Productions. The majority of the album consists of re-recorded versions of songs from the out of print albums "Midnight Syndicate" (1997), "Born of the Night" (1998), "Realm of Shadows" (2000). The album also includes several songs from Edward Douglas' film "The Dead Matter" (1996) and a previously unreleased track, "Prisoner of Time" from Gavin Goszka. The track "Into The Abyss" is featured as an outtro on the Misfits live album, "Dead Alive!". In 2015, the album was included in Rue Morgue Magazine's "50 Essential Horror Albums - Discs That Created, Evolved, or Defined Genre Music Through the Decades".

neg: Kill and Kill Again Kill and Kill Again is a 1981 South African/American action film notable for being the first live-action film to use the visual effects known as bullet-time. It is a sequel to "Kill or Be Killed" (1980). Filmed in Sun City, Bophuthatswana, the film has a more tongue in cheek comedy approach than its predecessor.

neg: Out of Nature Out of Nature (Norwegian: Mot naturen ) is a 2014 Norwegian comedy film written, co-directed by and starring Ole Giæver with Marte Vold as co-director. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2015. The film was nominated for the 2015 Nordic Council Film Prize.

neg: Survival film The survival film is a film genre in which one or more characters make an effort at physical survival. It often overlaps with other film genres. It is a subgenre of the adventure film, along with swashbuckler films, war films, and safari films. Survival films are darker than most other adventure films which usually focus their storyline on a single character, usually the protagonist. The films tend to be "located primarily in a contemporary context" so film audiences are familiar with the setting, meaning the characters' activities are less romanticized.

neg: Mark Out (album) Mark Out (stylized as MARK OUT) is Japanese rapper KM-MARKIT's second studio album. Unlike his debut album, "Vivid," which failed to chart, "Mark Out" charted at #97 on the Oricon Weekly charts and remained on the charts for two consecutive weeks.

neg: Spaced Out (film) Spaced Out (also known as "Outer Touch" and "Outer Spaced") is a 1979 British science fiction sex comedy film starring Glory Annen, Barry Stokes and Ava Cadell and directed by Norman J. Warren.

neg: The World of Skin The World of Skin was a project springing out of the American group Swans, which was a collaboration between the core Swans members Michael Gira and Jarboe. The project was initially called Skin, with the first two albums being released under that name, the last one being released under the name the World of Skin. In the UK, the first two albums were released by Product Inc., an imprint of Mute Records, while the last was released on Gira's own Young God label.

neg: Gordon Chan Gordon Chan Kar-Seung (), born in 1960, is a Hong Kong film director, writer and producer. His most notable works include "Beast Cops", "Fist of Legend", "Painted Skin", "2000 AD" and "". In 2011 he announced and launched the productions for "Mural", "Four Detectives/Four Marshals", and "Painted Skin 2". Though for Painted Skin 2 he dropped out as the director and the director's seat was given to Wuershan. His 1996 film "First Option" was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.


query: The Office of the Federal Register is an office of the United States government within which independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records?

pos: Office of the Federal Register The Office of the Federal Register is an office of the United States government within the National Archives and Records Administration.

pos: National Archives and Records Administration The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations. The NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress.

neg: Historian of the United States Senate The Historian of the United States Senate heads the United States Senate Historical Office, which was created in 1975 to record and preserve historical information about the United States Senate. The current Historian of the Senate is Betty K. Koed.

neg: United States Government Manual The United States Government Manual is the official handbook of the federal government, published annually by the Office of the Federal Register and printed and distributed by the United States Government Printing Office. The first edition was issued in 1935; before the 1973/74 edition it was known as the United States Government Organization Manual.

neg: Illinois Comptroller The Comptroller of Illinois is an elected official of the U.S. state of Illinois. They are responsible for maintaining the State's fiscal accounts, and for ordering payments into and out of them. The office was created by the Illinois Constitution of 1970, replacing the office of Auditor of Public Accounts.

neg: Archive An archive is an accumulation of historical records or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of that person or organization. Professional archivists and historians generally understand archives to be records that have been naturally and necessarily generated as a product of regular legal, commercial, administrative, or social activities. They have been metaphorically defined as "the secretions of an organism", and are distinguished from documents that have been consciously written or created to communicate a particular message to posterity.

neg: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; Public Law 89-665; 54 U.S.C. 300101 "et seq.") is legislation intended to preserve historical and archaeological sites in the United States of America. The act created the National Register of Historic Places, the list of National Historic Landmarks, and the State Historic Preservation Offices.

neg: Office of Alien Property Custodian The Office of Alien Property Custodian was an office within the Government of the United States during World War I and again during World War II, serving as a Custodian of Enemy Property to property that belonged to US enemies.

neg: Illinois Historic Preservation Division The Illinois Historic Preservation Division, formerly Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is governmental agency of the U.S. state of Illinois, and is a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. It is tasked with the duty of maintaining State-owned historic sites, and maximizing their educational and recreational value to visitors or on-line users. In addition, it manages the process for applications within the state for additions to the National Register of Historic Places.

neg: Administration Data Administrative data are small data and are a type of big data. They are collected by governments or other organizations for non-statistical reasons to provide overviews on registration, transactions, and record keeping. They evaluate part of the output of administrating a program. Birth and death records, regulating the crossing of people and goods over borders, pensions, and taxation are examples of administrative data. These type of data are used to produce management information, like registration data in a cost effective way. This enables administration data, when turned into indicators, to show trends over time and reflect real world information. The management of this information includes the Internet, software, technology, telecommunications, databases and management systems, system development methods, information systems, etc. Managing the resources of the public sector is a complex routine. It begins with the collection of data, then goes through the hardware and software that stores, manipulates, and transforms the data. Public polices then are addressed, including organizational policies and procedures.

neg: National Register Information System The National Register Information System (NRIS) is a database of properties that have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The database includes more than 84,000 entries of historic sites that are currently listed on the National Register, that were previously listed and later removed, or that are pending listing. The database includes approximately 45 pieces of data for each listed property. Accuracy of the NRIS database may be imperfect. For example, a 2004 paper addressed accuracy of spatial location data for part of the NRIS content.

neg: New York State Register The New York State Register is the official journal of the New York state government that contains information on proposed regulations and rulemaking activities. The "New York State Register" is published weekly by the New York State Department of State's Division of Administrative Rules. The general and permanent regulations are compiled in the "New York Codes, Rules and Regulations" (NYCRR).

neg: Capitol police Capitol police in the United States are agencies charged with the provision of security police services for various state agencies, but especially State Legislatures. Capitol police may function as part of the state police or may be an independent agency. There is also a federal capitol police agency.

neg: Russian cultural heritage register The national cultural heritage register of Russia (Russian: Единый государственный реестр объектов культурного наследия is a registry of historically or culturally significant man-made immovable properties – landmark buildings, industrial facilities, memorial homes of notable people of the past, monuments, cemeteries and tombs, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes – man-made environments and natural habitats significantly altered by humans. The register continues a tradition established in 1947 and is governed by a 2002 law "On the objects of cultural heritage (monuments of culture and history)" (Law 73-FZ). The register is maintained by the Federal Service for Monitoring Compliance with Cultural Heritage Legislation (a branch of the federal Ministry of Culture); the publicly available online database is hosted by the Ministry of Culture. Its primary purpose is to aggregate the regional heritage registers maintained by the federal subjects of Russia, monitor the state of heritage objects and compliance with relevant laws.

neg: California Register of Historical Resources The California Register of Historical Resources is a California state government program for use by state and local agencies, private groups and citizens to identify, evaluate, register and protect California's historical resources. The Register is the authoritative guide to the state's significant historical and archeological resources.

neg: Swedish National Audit Office The Swedish National Audit Office (Swedish: "Riksrevisionen" ) is the agency responsible for oversight of the state finances through financial and performance-based audits of state agencies, state-owned companies and the Government of Sweden. It serves directly under the Riksdag and is therefore independent of the Cabinet. All state agencies are required to submit copies of their annual accounts and reports to this office for review.

neg: Office of the Commissioner of Railroads The Office of the Commissioner of Railroads is the independent regulatory agency responsible for regulating railroads located in the United States state of Wisconsin.

neg: General Land Office The General Land Office (GLO) was an independent agency of the United States government responsible for public domain lands in the United States. It was created in 1812 to take over functions previously conducted by the United States Department of the Treasury. Starting with the passage of The Land Ordinance of 1785, which created the Public Land Survey System, the Treasury Department had already overseen the survey of the "Northwest Territory" including what is now the State of Ohio.

neg: Pennsylvania Office of Open Records The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records is a governmental agency in Pennsylvania that administers the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law.

neg: Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior that administers more than 247.3 e6acre of public lands in the United States which constitutes one-eighth of the landmass of the country. President Harry S. Truman created the BLM in 1946 by combining two existing agencies: the General Land Office and the Grazing Service. The agency manages the federal government's nearly 700 e6acre of subsurface mineral estate located beneath federal, state and private lands severed from their surface rights by the Homestead Act of 1862. Most BLM public lands are located in these 12 western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

neg: Bureau of Administration In the United States Government, the Bureau of Administration is part of the U.S. Department of State. The Bureau is responsible for administrative support operations, including procurement; supply and transportation; real property and facilities management; diplomatic pouch and mail services; official records, publishing, and library services; language services; setting allowance rates for U.S. Government personnel assigned abroad and providing support to the overseas schools educating their dependents; overseeing safety and occupational health matters; small and disadvantaged business utilization; and support for both White House travel abroad and special conferences called by the President or Secretary of State. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration.

neg: Independent Treasury The Independent Treasury was the system for managing the money supply of the United States federal government through the U.S. Treasury and its sub-treasuries, independently of the national banking and financial systems. It was created on August 6, 1846 by the 29th Congress, with the enactment of the Independent Treasury Act of 1846 (ch. 90, 9 Stat. 59 ), and it functioned until the early 20th century, when the Federal Reserve System replaced it. During this time, the Treasury took over an ever-larger number of functions of a central bank and the Treasury Department came to be the major force in the U.S. money market.


query: Were Mike Shinoda and Shannon Hoon of the same nationality?

pos: Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji Shinoda ( , born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, producer, and lead vocalist. Shinoda later created a hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He served as a producer for tracks and albums by Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond, and The X-Ecutioners.

pos: Shannon Hoon Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon until his death in 1995.

neg: Heo Min-ho Heo Min-Ho (born 1 March 1990) is a South Korean triathlete. He competed in the Men's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

neg: Skip Bayless Skip Bayless (born John Edward Bayless II December 4, 1951) is an American sports columnist, author, and television personality. He is well known for his work as a commentator on the ESPN2 show, "First Take", with Stephen A. Smith, a show which he left in April 2016. Bayless debuted his new show "" with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 September 6, 2016.

neg: Michael Hossack Michael Joseph Hossack (October 17, 1946 – March 12, 2012) was a drummer for the band The Doobie Brothers.

neg: Mike Hoare Thomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare (born 17 March 1919) is a British-Irish mercenary leader known for military activities in Africa and his attempt to conduct a coup d'état in the Seychelles.

neg: Elonka Dunin Elonka Dunin ( ; born December 29, 1958) is an American video game developer who worked at Simutronics Corp. in St. Louis, Missouri from 1990–2014, and in 2015 was Senior Producer at Black Gate Games in Nashville, Tennessee. She is Chairperson Emerita and one of the founders of the International Game Developers Association's Online Games group, has contributed or been editor in chief on multiple IGDA State of the Industry white papers, and was one of the Directors of the Global Game Jam from 2011–2014.

neg: Michael J. Horowitz Michael J. Horowitz (born January 2, 1964 in Ames, Iowa) is an American electrical engineer who actively participated in the creation of the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and H.265/HEVC video coding standards. He is co-inventor of flexible macroblock ordering (FMO), and tiles, essential features in H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and H.265/HEVC, respectively.

neg: Machine Shop Records Machine Shop Records is a record label founded by American rock band Linkin Park members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda in 2001. The label is notable for releasing music in rock, hip hop, underground hip hop, alternative rock and nu metal music amongst other genres. The label is driven in joint by Shinoda and Delson under the mantra: "We are a think tank and a creative studio."

neg: Loston Scott Daniel Mellor (born 7 May 1982), known by his stage name Loston, is an Australian music producer and graphic designer. He rose to popularity in mid 2012, releasing reworks (bootlegs) of popular indie songs by James Blake, Banks, Sampha, and London Grammar. Loston grabbed the attention of many prominent blogs including Hypetrak and Earmilk, catapulting his remixes to the top of the Hype Machine charts on three occasions and chalking up millions of SoundCloud plays.

neg: Miho Shinoda Miho Shinoda (信田　美帆 , Shinoda Miho , born 18 May 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) , is a former elite-level gymnast from Japan, and a former J-pop singer in 1999 and 2000 with the group Taiyo to Ciscomoon, for which she was the lead singer. The group was part of Hello! Project.

neg: Zon Guitars Zon Guitars is a manufacturer of bass guitars founded in 1981 by Joseph Zon. The company is known for its use of non-traditional designs and materials. Zon Guitars is associated with endorser and player Michael Manring, who collaborated with the company in the mid-1990s to design the innovative Zon Hyperbass instrument, a bass guitar that enables the player to retune the instrument during play.

neg: Kazuyoshi Hoshino Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Shinjitai: 星野 一義 , Hoshino Kazuyoshi , born in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, 1 July 1947) is a Japanese former racing driver and businessman.

neg: Kelly Poon Kelly Poon () (born 11 July 1983) is a Singaporean Chinese singer who emerged from one of the Project SuperStar singing competition held in Singapore.

neg: Sung-hoon Kim Sung-Hoon Kim (born 1978) is a South Korean pianist.

neg: Steve Foots Stephen Edward Foots (born September 1968) is a British businessman. He is the chief executive (CEO) of Croda International, a FTSE 250 British specialist chemicals company.

neg: Marc Hodosh Marc Hodosh (born December 25, 1972) is an American entrepreneur who formerly owned, co-created and hosted the TEDMED conference. Hodosh previously led the Archon Genomics X PRIZE, which followed the Ansari Space X PRIZE. He has been a consultant to inventor Dean Kamen at DEKA Research & Development and also chaired Kamen's FIRST Robotics competition within the Boston region.

neg: Yeon Min-ji Lee Min-ji (born May 14, 1984), better known as stage name Yeon Min-ji, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is also active in Japanese entertainment under the mononym Minji (ミンジ ) .

neg: Steve Sion Steve Sion is an American bridge player.

neg: Kim Sang-hoon Kim Sang-hoon (born June 8, 1973) is a football coach and former player from South Korea.

neg: Hollie Naughton Hollie Naughton, (born October 21, 1994 in Barnsley) is a professional squash player who represents Canada. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 38 in February 2017. In 2016, she won her first Canadian Nationals title.

neg: Na Hoon-a Na Hoon-a (Korean: 나훈아 ) is a South Korean trot singer who began singing in the 1960s and 70s. Born Choi Hong-ki (최홍기 ) on February 2, 1947, he released numerous solo albums and special duet albums with other trot singers.


query: Are Gareth Edwards and Michael Lembeck both film directors?

pos: Gareth Edwards (director) Gareth James Edwards (born 1 June 1975) is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. He first gained widespread recognition for "Monsters" (2010), an independent film in which he served as writer, director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist. He subsequently directed the 2014 reboot of "Godzilla", and the epic space opera film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016), the first in the "Star Wars Anthology" series.

pos: Michael Lembeck Michael Lembeck (born June 25, 1948) is an American actor, television and film director.

neg: Michael Dowse Michael Dowse (born April 19, 1973) is a Canadian film director.

neg: Alan Goodrick Alan David Goodrick (born April 1962 in Manchester), better known under the pseudonym Gimpo, is an English film director and former roadie, best known as an associate and collaborator of The KLF and the K Foundation.

neg: Georgina Lowe Georgina Lowe is a British film and television producer, who has produced director Mike Leigh's films since 2009.

neg: Peter Gunn (1989 film) Peter Gunn is a television film by Blake Edwards.

neg: Jonathan Le Billon Jonathan Keith Le Billon (born 20 September 1980) is a British actor known for working in feature films, television shows and performing with classical theatre companies.

neg: Belinda (film) Belinda is a 1988 Australian film directed by Pamela Gibbons which stars Deanne Jeffs in the title role. The film was also known as "Midnight Dancer".

neg: Michael E. Briant Michael E. Briant (born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England on 14 February 1942) is best known as a British television director, but he is also a producer and actor.

neg: Gareth Morgan (economist) Gareth Huw Morgan (born 17 February 1953) is a New Zealand businessman, economist, investment manager, motor cycle adventurer, public commentator, philanthropist and a political party leader.

neg: Gary Carpenter (composer) Gary Carpenter (born 1951) is a British composer, of concert music and film scores, and also operas and musicals. He is a Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music. He was Associate Music Director for the film "The Wicker Man", putting together the ensemble Magnet for the occasion.

neg: The Zombie Diaries The Zombie Diaries is a 2006 British independent found footage horror film written, produced and directed by Kevin Gates and first-time feature-filmmaker Michael Bartlett.

neg: Peter Markle Peter Markle (born September 24, 1952) is an American film director, television director and screenwriter. He has directed episodes of "Everwood", "", "The X-Files", as well as many other programs. He was director of the 2006 television film, "Flight 93" and he also directed the 1982 romantic comedy film "The Personals" and the 1994 comedy western film "Wagons East!"

neg: Christopher McHallem Christopher McHallem (born 1960) is a British actor, writer, musician and director.

neg: Gareth Morrison Gareth Morrison (born 6 December 1981) is Scottish actor, screenwriter and film producer. Morrison appears primarily in horror, thriller and dramatic movies. He is known for his role as a student-demonstrator in TV series "Taggart" and for playing the sniper Potrovsky in a horror movie "".

neg: Brian Trenchard-Smith Brian Trenchard-Smith (born 1946) is an English-Australian film and television director, producer, writer, consultant and actor who is notable for his contributions to the horror and action genre during the 1970s and 1980s in Australia. Most of his work has been in television, and the majority of his films have been direct-to-video releases. His 1970s and 1980s Aussie films were theatrically released. He generally works in the drama, action and horror genres. He has directed 42 films and television series including "Turkey Shoot", "StuntRock", "Dead End Drive-In", "The Man from Hong Kong", and "Leprechaun 3".

neg: Anthony Edwards Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the first eight seasons of "ER", for which he received a Golden Globe award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was nominated for four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Additionally, he has appeared in various movies and television shows, including "Top Gun", "Zodiac", "Miracle Mile", "Revenge of the Nerds", "Planes", and "Northern Exposure".

neg: Gareth Thompson Gareth Thompson is an author who lives in Kendal, United Kingdom.

neg: Gareth Davies (footballer, born 1983) Gareth Michael John Davies (born 4 February 1983 in Chesterfield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Handsworth Parramore

neg: Andrew McGibbon Andrew McGibbon (a.k.a. Andrew Paresi; born 1961 in Chiswick), is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician and composer. He has also produced and directed extensively, chiefly for radio.

neg: Peter Cattaneo Peter Joseph Cattaneo (born 1 July 1964) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and two-time Bafta winning English filmmaker most famous for directing the hit British film "The Full Monty" (1997).

neg: Ian Pringle (director) Ian Pringle is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter.


query: Greenlight Capital, founded in 1996, is what type of hedge fund?

pos: Greenlight Capital Greenlight Capital is a hedge fund founded in 1996 by David Einhorn. Greenlight invests primarily in publicly traded North American corporate debt offerings and equities. Greenlight is most notable for its short selling of Lehman stock prior to Lehman Brothers' collapse in 2008 and the $11 million fine they received in January 2012 for insider trading in the UK. Einhorn remains the fund's manager.

pos: David Einhorn (hedge fund manager) David M. Einhorn (born November 20, 1968) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He is the founder and president of Greenlight Capital, a "long-short value-oriented hedge fund."

neg: MSCI MSCI Inc. (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International and MSCI Barra), is an American provider of equity, fixed income, hedge fund stock market indexes, and equity portfolio analysis tools. It publishes the MSCI BRIC, MSCI World and MSCI EAFE Indexes.

neg: General American Investors Company The General American Investors Company, Inc. () is a closed-end fund that manages a global portfolio of investments, consisting mainly of United States securities, and also some international and private securities.

neg: John D. Arnold John Douglas Arnold (born 1974) is an American billionaire and former hedge fund manager who specializes in natural gas trading. His firm, Centaurus Advisors, LLC, was a Houston-based hedge fund that specialized in trading energy products. Arnold announced his retirement from running the hedge fund on May 2, 2012.

neg: King Street Capital Management King Street Capital Management is a global investment management company founded in 1995 by Brian J. Higgins and Francis Biondi Jr. King Street Capital Management manages approximately $19 billion. Investments include public equity and fixed income markets globally with a focus in distressed companies, equity, bonds, foreign exchange, warrants, and options.

neg: Alternative Investment Strategies Alternative Investment Strategies () is a large British investment fund dedicated to investing in hedge funds. Established in December 1996, the company is a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The Chairman is Nicholas Wilson.

neg: Foresite Capital Foresite Capital is an American venture capital and growth equity firm. The company has offices in San Francisco and New York. As of May 2017, the company had raised three funds, Foresite Capital Fund I, II and III.

neg: Jonathan Wood (hedge fund manager) Jonathan Wood is a British hedge fund manager and donor to the UK Conservative Party. He is the founder of the hedge fund SRM Global. He donated £500,000 to the Conservative Party in 2010.

neg: Virgin Green Fund Virgin Green Fund was established in 2007 to invest in companies in the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors in the US and Europe. It was subsequently closed in 2014.

neg: Pamlico Capital Pamlico Capital, formerly Wachovia Capital Partners and previously First Union Capital Partners, is an independent private equity firm focused on growth capital and leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies in the business services, technology services, telecommunications and healthcare industries.

neg: Fund.com Fund.com Inc. is a US-based financial services information publishing company that focused on the fund management industry. Its aims were to provide a destination website for investments, including mutual funds, hedge funds, money market funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds, index funds, commodity funds and other types of pooled investment vehicles.

neg: Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust () is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in UK equities. Established in 1996, the company is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The Chairman is Bill Alexander. The fund is managed by Invesco Perpetual.

neg: Greenspring Associates Greenspring Associates is a venture capital firm that invests primarily in the information technology, biotechnology, healthcare and telecommunications sectors. The firm is based in Owings Mills, Maryland and maintains an office in Palo Alto, California. The company is led by two Managing General Partners, C. Ashton Newhall and James "Jim" Lim.

neg: Capstone Infrastructure Capstone Infrastructure Corporation is a Toronto, Ontario-based open-ended trust that invests in the following types of power generation assets: Natural Gas cogeneration, Wind, Hydro, Biomass and Solar. It was formerly known as Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund.

neg: Van Kampen Investments Van Kampen Investments, Inc. (also Van Kampen Funds, Inc. or Van Kampen American Capital) was an American mutual fund company. Formerly independent, it was acquired by Morgan Stanley in 1996. Most of Morgan Stanley's asset management activities were principally conducted under the Morgan Stanley and Van Kampen brands.

neg: Georgian Co-Investment Fund The Georgian Co-Investment Fund (GCF) is a USD$6bn private investment fund for Georgia's industries and sectors through a private equity structure. The fund is currently the largest in the Central and Eastern Europe market and focuses on financing projects in Energy and Infrastructure, Hospitality and Real Estate, Agriculture and Logistics and Manufacturing.

neg: Goldman Sachs Dynamic Opportunities Goldman Sachs Dynamic Opportunities () is a large Guernsey registered closed-ended fund of hedge funds. Established in 2006, the company is a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The Chairman is Christopher Sewell.

neg: Transparent Value Transparent Value is a division of Guggenheim Partners specializing in the management of equity mutual funds and separately managed accounts. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

neg: Seed money Seed money, sometimes known as seed funding or seed capital, is a form of securities offering in which an investor invests capital in exchange for an equity stake in the company. The term "seed" suggests that this is a very early investment, meant to support the business until it can generate cash of its own (see cash flow), or until it is ready for further investments. Seed money options include friends and family funding, angel funding, and crowdfunding.

neg: David Goel David E. Goel (born 1970) is an American hedge fund manager. Goel is the managing general partner of Matrix Capital Management, which he co-founded with pioneering investor Paul Ferri in 1999. Goel is also a protégé of hedge fund manager Julian Robertson.

neg: Charles Murphy (hedge fund manager) Charles W. Murphy (1961 – March 27, 2017) was an American investor and hedge fund manager and has been referred to in media reports as a "financial guru".


query: Are Rex Wilson and Scott Treleaven both artists who have made use of the film medium?

pos: Rex Wilson (director) Rex Wilson (1873–1951) was a British film director of the silent era. until he was caught molesting a child actor on the set of his 1923 film, St. Elmo. Unable to find work, he moved to New Zealand to take up teaching.

pos: Scott Treleaven Scott Treleaven is a Canadian artist whose work employs a variety of media including collage, film, video, drawing, photography and installation.

neg: Scott Campbell (artist) Scott Campbell (born December 28, 1973), known professionally as Scott C., is an American artist and production designer, known for his work for LucasArts and Double Fine Productions.

neg: Tim Wilson (filmmaker) Black Magic Tim (born Timothy Malcom Wilson) is an American filmmaker working mostly with music videos, EPK's, commercials and independent feature films. He has directed, filmed and edited productions for clients such as Blackground Records, Tommy Boy Entertainment and TVT Records. As well as, EPK's for national artists and book authors like " Naughty by Nature "," Tank (American singer) ", "Kimberly Scott (singer)" and Motivational Speaker "Valorie Burton". He has received several awards and film festival nominations for his work on the short Sci-Fi film "Apple Crumb Panic".

neg: The Crimson Ghost The Crimson Ghost is a 1946 Republic film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and William Witney with Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling playing the leads. This was Witney's last serial, after a career that left him one of the most praised of all serial directors. The serial was re-released as a six-episode television series in the 1950s and as a television film called Cyclotrode "X" in 1966. In the 1990s "The Crimson Ghost" was one of only two Republic serials to be colorised. The villain of the serial, the Crimson Ghost of the title, is one of the most visually striking of the medium. The horror punk band Misfits adapted his visage as their skull logo, and he has appeared in the music video for the song "The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden.

neg: Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored is a 1996 film directed by Tim Reid and the screenplay was written by Paul W. Cooper, the film is based on Clifton Taulbert’s real life and his non-fiction book "Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored".

neg: Scott Farrar Scott Farrar is an American visual effects supervisor. He is known for being the lead visual effects supervisor of the "Transformers film series". He has been nominated for an "Academy Award" six times, winning once for "Cocoon". His other nominations include "Backdraft", "A.I. Artificial Intelligence", "", "Transformers" and "".

neg: Brain of Blood Brain of Blood (also known as The Creature's Revenge, The Oozing Skull, and The Undying Brain) is a 1971 American horror film directed by Al Adamson and starring Grant Williams, Kent Taylor and Reed Hadley. The film was shot in one go and is the only one of Hemisphere Production's films to be filmed in the United States. It was also Hadley's last film appearance before his death in 1972.

neg: The Cartoonist The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone and the Changing Face of Comics is a 2009 documentary about the life and art of Jeff Smith, the creator of the "Bone" comic series and described as one of America's greatest living cartoonists. The feature-length film is by American director Ken Mills and was produced by Mills James Productions.

neg: Shaun Wilson Shaun Wilson (born Melbourne, 1972) is an Australian artist, film maker, academic and curator working with themes of memory, place and scale through painting, miniatures and video art. He teaches Video Production, Experimental Video and Media Theory in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University and exhibits inter/nationally at artist run spaces, university galleries, contemporary art centres and art/moving image museums.

neg: Harrison Ellenshaw Harrison Ellenshaw (born Peter Ellenshaw, July 20, 1945 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American matte painter, following his British-born father Peter Ellenshaw. He started his career at Walt Disney Studios. He later joined George Lucas's effects studio Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), where he produced many of the matte visual effects backgrounds for the films "Star Wars" (1977) and "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). He then returned to Disney to work on the film "Dick Tracy" (1990), and eventually headed Disney Studio's effects department, Buena Vista Visual Effects (BVVE). He was also visual effects supervisor for "Tron" (1982), where he had the distinction of being the first person to have that credit in a film.

neg: Poetry film Poetry film is a subgenre of film that fuses the use of spoken word poetry, visual images, and sound to create a stronger presentation and interpretation of the meaning being conveyed. This fusion of image and spoken word (both independent and interdependent) creates what William Wees called the "Poetry-film" genre. He suggested that "a number of avant-garde film and video makers have created a synthesis of poetry and film that generates associations, connotations and metaphors neither the verbal nor the visual text would produce on its own".

neg: Paul Detlefsen Paul Detlefsen (October 3, 1899 - August 1, 1986) was a commercial artist of the mid to late 20th century, associated with the "Hollywood scene". He is known for his realistic depictions of serene, nostalgic scenes; his works were reproduced in a popular line of calendars and other prints.

neg: The Exorcist III The Exorcist III is a 1990 American supernatural horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty. It is the third installment of "The Exorcist" franchise and a film adaptation of Blatty's novel, "Legion" (1983). The film stars George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson and Brad Dourif. This is the only "The Exorcist" film not to be distributed theatrically by Warner Bros., though Warner Bros. subsequently gained international distribution rights.

neg: John David Wilson John David Wilson (8 August 1919 – 20 June 2013) was an English artist, animator and producer. He owned his own production studio, Fine Arts Films.

neg: Scottie McClue Scottie McClue is the on-air pseudonym of media consultant, actor, writer and broadcaster Colin Lamont, who

neg: The Changeling (1980 film) The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian psychological horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere (Scott's real-life wife). The movie's executive producers were Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna; its screenplay is based upon events that writer Russell Hunter claimed he experienced while he was living in the Henry Treat Rogers mansion in Denver, Colorado.

neg: Rex Piano Rex Piano is an American filmmaker. In addition to being a film director and screenwriter, he is also a TV series actor and producer. His works include "Cave in" (2003), "Faultline" (2004), "Hope Ranch" (2002/2004), "Snowman's Pass" (2004), "Blind Injustice" (2005), "Found" (2005), "Captive Hearts" (2005), "Trapped!" (2006), and "" (2007).

neg: Slow cinema Slow cinema is a genre of art cinema film-making that emphasizes long takes, and is often minimalist, observational, and with little or no narrative. It is sometimes called "contemplative cinema". Examples include Ben Rivers' "Two Years at Sea", Michelangelo Frammartino's "Le Quattro Volte", and Shaun Wilson's film "51 Paintings".

neg: The Viking (1928 film) The Viking (1928) was the first feature-length Technicolor film that featured a soundtrack, and the first film made in Technicolor's Process 3. It stars Pauline Starke, Donald Crisp and LeRoy Mason. The film is based on the novel "The Thrall of Leif the Lucky".

neg: By the Light of the Moon (film) By the Light of the Moon is a 1911 American single-reel silent film directed and filmed by Edwin S. Porter. It was produced for the Rex Motion Picture Company. It is one of the earliest examples of silhouette animation.

neg: Cliché verre Cliché verre is a combination of painting and or drawing, with photography. In brief, it is a method of either etching, painting or drawing on a transparent surface, such as glass, thin paper or film and printing the resulting image on a light sensitive paper in a photographic darkroom. It is a process first practiced by a number of French painters during the early 19th century. The French landscape painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was the best known of these. Some contemporary artists have developed techniques for achieving a variety of line, tone, texture and color by experimenting with film, frosted Mylar, paint and inks and a wide assortment of tools for painting, etching, scratching, rubbing and daubing. Scratching a negative is another form of cliche verre. Many ways to get different designs for a cliche verre is to print a design off of the computer onto transparent paper. Or even scan a photo onto transparent paper and alter it that way before exposing it.


query: Is the Indian politician Uma Bharti's political party left-leaning or right-leaning?

pos: Uma Bharti Uma Bharti (born 3 May 1959) is an Indian politician who currently serves as the Cabinet Minister for Drinking Water & Sanitation in the Union Government of India. Raised by Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, she became involved with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a very young age, unsuccessfully contesting her first Parliamentary elections in 1984. In 1989, she successfully contested the Khajuraho seat, and retained it in elections conducted in 1991, 1996 and 1998. In 1999, she switched constituencies and won the Bhopal seat. Bharati held various state-level and cabinet-level portfolios in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Tourism, Youth Affairs & Sports, and Coal & Mines during the second as well as third ministry of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. After Narendra Modi became the Indian Prime Minister in 2014, she was appointed the Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, and held this office until September 2017.

pos: Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (] ; translation: Indian People's Party; BJP) is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. s of 2016 , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. The BJP is a right-wing party, with close ideological and organisational links to the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

neg: Kerala Congress (B) Kerala Congress (B) is a registered-unrecognized political party in Kerala, formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai, a former minister of the government of Kerala. At present, the party has one MLA in the state Legislative Assembly, namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar, a well-known film actor and son of R. Balakrishna Pillai, who has been representing the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District since 2001. The Kerala Congress (B) was a constituent of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) until 2016 and is now part of Left Democratic Front. K B Ganesh Kumar served as a minister (portfolio in Forest, Sports and Cinema) in the UDF government led by Oommen Chandy beginning May 18, 2011 until his resignation on April 1, 2013.

neg: Vinodbhai Chavda Vinodbhai Chavda is politician from Kachchh Gujarat who belongs to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

neg: Leader of the Opposition (India) The Leader of the Opposition is the politician who leads the official opposition in either House of the Parliament of India.

neg: Virendra Singh (politician) Virendra Singh (Hindi: वीरेंदर सिंह ) is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. He represents the Bithari Chainpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party.

neg: Cash-for-votes scandal The cash-for-votes scandal was an Indian political scandal allegedly masterminded by then Opposition Party Bharatiya Janata Party politician Sudheendra Kulkarni in which the United Progressive Alliance, the majority-holding parliamentary-party alliance of India led by Sonia Gandhi, allegedly bribed Bhartiya Janta Party MPs in order to survive a confidence vote on 22 July 2008. The vote in the Lok Sabha arose after the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front withdrew support from the government, who wanted to pursue an Indo-US nuclear deal.

neg: National United Party of Afghanistan The National United Party of Afghanistan (Persian: حزب متحد ملی افغانستان  "Hezb-e Muttahed-e Melli") is a major left-wing political party in Afghanistan.

neg: Janata Party (Secular) The Janata Party (Secular) (Hindi: ) was an Indian political party founded by Raj Narain in July, 1979. On 16 July 1979 Charan Singh assumed its leadership and became the Prime Minister of India on 28 July 1979 with the support of the Indian National Congress (O) but resigned on 20 August 1979 after their withdrawal of support. The Janata Party led by Charan Singh was later renamed as Lok Dal before the Indian general election, 1980 but officially contested in the elections under its previous name. In the elections for the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980, the party won 41 seats and received 9.39% of the total votes polled.

neg: Kunwar Bhartendra Singh Kunwar Bhartendra Singh is an Indian politician. He is a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elected from Bijnore as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.

neg: Abhishek Singhvi Abhishek Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian lawyer and politician. As politician, he is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and a current Member of the Parliament of India representing Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He is also a spokesperson for the INC.

neg: Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2012 The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2012 were the third Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. Elections were held on 30 January 2012 when Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 32 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government with the help of Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) and Independents. The Bharatiya Janata Party with 31 seats served as the official opposition.

neg: Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is the third largest national political party in India. It was formed mainly to represent Bahujans (literally meaning "People in majority"), referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes (OBC), as well as religious minorities that together consist of 85 percent of India's population but still divided into 6000 different castes.

neg: Uma Saren Uma Saren is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal. She won the Indian general election, 2014 being a All India Trinamool Congress candidate. She studied medicine at the University of Calcutta.

neg: Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), (translation: "Supreme Akali Party") is a political party in India. There are a large number of parties with the name "Shiromani Akali Dal". The party recognised as "Shiromani Akali Dal" by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Sukhbir Singh Badal. It controls Sikh religious bodies Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and is the largest and most influential Sikh political party worldwide. The basic philosophy of Akali Dal is to give political voice to Sikh issues and it believes that religion and politics go hand in hand.

neg: Uttarakhand Kranti Dal The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal or UKD, is a regional political party in India. It bills itself as the only regional party of the Uttarakhand in contrast to the national parties that dominate the state's politics.

neg: Sushil Kumar Singh (politician) Sushil Kumar Singh (born 27 June 1963) is an Indian politician and is currently a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. He has been elected as a Member of Parliament in the 12th Lok Sabha and the 15th Lok Sabha. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party, which is ruling party in the Indian Parliament. He is a member of the Standing committee on Energy and Consultative Committee of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in the 15th Lok Sabha. He joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 7 March 2014 in presence of Rajnath Singh. Earlier he was associated with Janata Dal (United), the ruling party in the state of Bihar.

neg: Dravidian parties Dravidian parties (Telugu: ద్రావిడ పార్టీలు Tamil: திராவிடக்கட்சிகள் ) include an array of regional political parties in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, which trace their origins and ideologies either directly or indirectly to the Dravidian movement of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.

neg: All Malaysian Indian Progressive Front The All Malaysia Indian Progressive Front (AMIPF) (Tamil: அகில மலேசிய இந்தியர் முன்னேற்ற முன்னனி ), or better known just as the "Indian Progressive Front" (IPF), is a Malaysian political party formed as a splinter of the Malaysian Indian Congress by M. G. Pandithan. The party supports the Barisan Nasional coalition but it is not a member.

neg: Bharatiya Forward Bloc Bharatiya Forward Bloc was a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The president of the party was K.A. Murugan (alias 'Muruganji'). In difference to other Forward Bloc splinter factions, the BFB aligned with the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP).

neg: Satish Sharma Satish C. Sharma (born 11 October 1947) is an Indian politician. He now represents the Indian National Congress party, and is a former member of the Union Cabinet in the Government of India. Sharma's political career has been boosted by his closeness to both Rajiv Gandhi, and after his assassination, his wife and the de facto political power center of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi. He has held seats in the Lok Sabha at the behest of both the Nehru-Gandhi family and the electorate.

neg: Mahendra Singh Patel Mahendra Singh Patel (Hindi: महेंद्र सिंह पटेल ) is an Indian politician, who was a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Rohaniya constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.


query: What album was also the name of a tour and film directed by Albert Magnoli?

pos: Purple Rain Tour The Purple Rain Tour was the fifth concert tour by American recording artist Prince and The Revolution following up on the success of his sixth studio album "Purple Rain" and his 1984 film "Purple Rain". According to "Spin", the tour sold over 1.7 million tickets.

pos: Purple Rain (film) Purple Rain is a 1984 American rock musical drama film directed by Albert Magnoli, written by Magnoli and William Blinn, and produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo and Steven Fargnoli. The film stars Prince in his acting debut playing "The Kid," a quasi-biographical character. "Purple Rain" was developed to showcase Prince's talents and contains several concert sequences.

neg: Rollercoaster Tour The Rollercoaster Tour was a 1992 co-headlining concert tour by the English Britpop band Blur, the American indie rock band Dinosaur Jr., the Irish alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine and the Scottish noise pop band the Jesus and Mary Chain. A one-leg 11-date tour of the United Kingdom, the tour was in support of all four bands' current releases: Blur's debut album "Leisure" (1991), Dinosaur Jr.' s fourth album "Green Mind" (1991), My Bloody Valentine's second album "Loveless" (1991) and The Jesus and Mary Chain's fourth album "Honey's Dead" (1992).

neg: Let's Spend the Night Together (film) Let's Spend the Night Together is a live concert film, documenting The Rolling Stones' 1981 North American Tour. It was directed by Hal Ashby, and released to cinemas on Friday, February 18, 1983, where it was shown as a double feature along with "The Pirates of Penzance".

neg: Oh! Gravity. Tour The Oh! Gravity. Tour is a 2007 concert tour by the alternative rock band Switchfoot, held in order to promote their sixth studio album, "Oh! Gravity." The tour began in Utrecht, Netherlands on January 31 and ended in Saint Joseph, Missouri on April 17. During the 77-day tour, the band performed in nineteen states, six provinces in Canada, and three countries in Europe, plus several shows in the United Kingdom. The tour was depicted in one live concert film, "Live at the Ventura Theatre", which was shot during the North American leg of the tour.

neg: From the Sky Down From the Sky Down is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album "Achtung Baby". The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process. Guggenheim, who was commissioned by U2 to create the film to commemorate the record's 20th anniversary, spent several months in 2011 developing the documentary. The band were filmed during a return visit to Hansa Studios in Berlin where parts of the album were recorded, and during rehearsals in Winnipeg for the Glastonbury Festival 2011. The film contains unreleased scenes from the group's 1988 motion picture "Rattle and Hum", along with archival footage and stills from the "Achtung Baby" recording sessions. Development of the album's emblematic song "One" is recounted through the replaying of old recording tapes.

neg: Live at Rome Olympic Stadium Live at Rome Olympic Stadium is a live album and video by English rock band Muse, which was released on 29 November 2013 in the CD/DVD and Blu-ray formats. On 5 November 2013, the film received theatrical screenings in 20 cities worldwide, and the next day it was screened for one night only in 40 other territories. The album contains the band's performance at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on 6 July 2013, in front of a crowd of 60,963 people. The concert was a part of "The Unsustainable Tour", which is a moniker for the band's summer 2013 European leg of "The 2nd Law World Tour".

neg: Exit...Stage Left (video) Exit...Stage Left is a concert film released on videocassette, laserdisc, and DVD by the Canadian band Rush. It documents a live concert performance by the band on their 1981 "Moving Pictures" tour. In October 1981, the band released an audio album of the same name on vinyl LP, audiocassette, 8-track cartridge and (later) compact disc. The video comprises an entirely different recording from the album, with a different track list as well as voice-over comments from the band members about songwriting and performing.

neg: Closer Tour Closer Tour was the first tour by American singer Josh Groban supporting his second studio album "Closer" (2003). The Tour began in Boise January 22, 2004 and concluded in Sioux City March 24, 2005. During the Tour in December 2004 Josh Groban visited South Africa which would have an influence on his next album which he would begin recording after this tour and also recorded the song Believe for the film The Polar Express which was released in November, 2004.

neg: Elevation Tour The Elevation Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Irish rock band U2. Launched in support of the group's 2000 album "All That You Can't Leave Behind", the tour visited arenas in 2001. After the band's previous two extravagant stadium tours, Zoo TV and PopMart, the Elevation Tour returned the band to indoor arenas with a much more stripped-down, intimate stage design. A heart-shaped B-stage extended from the main stage, while encapsulating many of the fans.

neg: War Tour The War Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 1982 and 1983 in support of the group's third album "War". The tour took place in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan, with new material from "War" taking an increasing role as the tour progressed. Venues were mostly halls, but some arenas were introduced later on. U2's performances were very well received both critically and commercially, especially in the United States where U2 broke through to become a major act. Scenes of lead singer Bono waving a white flag during the song "Sunday Bloody Sunday" became an emblematic image of this phase of U2's career. It was their first tour as full-time headlining act and their first to be profitable.

neg: Broken Frame Tour Broken Frame Tour was a 1982/1983 concert tour by English electronic group Depeche Mode in support of the act's second studio album, "A Broken Frame", which was released in September 1982.

neg: On Tour (2010 film) On Tour (French: Tournée ) is a 2010 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed by Mathieu Amalric. It stars Amalric himself as a producer who brings an American Neo-Burlesque troupe to France, played by genuine performers Mimi Le Meaux, Kitten on the Keys, Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, Evie Lovelle and Roky Roulette. In a road movie narrative, the plot follows the troupe as they tour French port cities with their show, which was performed for actual audiences during the production. The inspiration for the film was a book by Colette about her experience from music halls in the early 20th century, and a part of Amalric's aim was to translate the sentiment of the book to a modern setting.

neg: Theli (album) Theli is an album released by the symphonic metal band Therion. While "Theli" stays true to the band's roots in that it has a very dark sound, it is a major turning point in their history. Set, Egyptian god, is shown on the front cover. This was the last album on which Christofer Johnsson sang, and the final album to include any death growls until their brief appearance on 2004's "Lemuria". A music video was filmed for the song "To Mega Therion".

neg: The Smokey Life Tour The Smokey Life Tour was a concert tour by Leonard Cohen, in support of his album "Recent Songs", released in 1979. The name of the tour comes from the song "The Smokey Life", taken from the album.

neg: I'm Your Man Tour The I'm Your Man Tour was a concert tour by Leonard Cohen, in support of his album "I'm Your Man", released in 1988.

neg: Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper is a 1974 feature film starring Alice Cooper. The movie primarily features live concert footage of the Alice Cooper band on their record-breaking "Billion Dollar Babies" tour, filmed in Texas (mostly at the Sam Houston Coliseum) in April 1973, with some footage from other tour stops, including the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, intercut with 'comedy' scenes of a German film director chasing the "Cooper gang" for revenge after they abandoned his would-be masterpiece movie.

neg: Oh! What a Lovely Tour Oh! What a Lovely Tour is a CD/DVD package by the British indie rock band Babyshambles released on 2 June 2008. It is the first live album of the band. The concert was recorded during the winter leg of the UK arena tour at the SECC Glasgow on 1 December 2007. In addition to the concert film edited and directed by Giorgio Testi, the DVD also contains the music videos for "The Blinding", "Love You But You're Green", "Delivery" and "You Talk".

neg: Rastaman Vibration Tour The Rastaman Vibration Tour was a concert tour organised to support the album "Rastaman Vibration" by Bob Marley & The Wailers.

neg: October Tour The October Tour was a concert tour by Irish rock band U2 that took place in 1981 and 1982 to support the band's second studio album, "October", which was released in October 1981.

neg: Zoom Tour Live Zoom Tour Live was a one-off concert performed by the Electric Light Orchestra recorded originally for television, later released as a film.

neg: Le Tour De La Question Le Tour De La Question is a Live album by the French progressive rock band Ange. It was released in 2007.


query: Who was featured in the pay-per-view event Rock Bottom: In Your House that was noted as being "in every conversation for the greatest wrestling act of all time" by journalist Wade Keller?

pos: Rock Bottom: In Your House Rock Bottom: In Your House was the twenty-sixth In Your House pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was presented by Hasbro Interactive's "Glover" for the Nintendo 64 and took place on December 13, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, Canada. The event was named after The Rock's finishing move "Rock Bottom". The main event featured Stone Cold Steve Austin facing The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match for a spot in the 1999 Royal Rumble. The main match on the undercard was for the WWF Championship between The Rock and Mankind.

pos: Stone Cold Steve Austin Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, later Steven James Williams), better known by the ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American actor, media personality, producer and retired professional wrestler. Veteran professional wrestling journalist Wade Keller remarked that Austin is "in every conversation for the greatest wrestling act of all time", as well as for "the most profitable and the most influential".

neg: Billy Sandow Wilhelm Baumann (September 4, 1884 – September 15, 1972), better known as Billy Sandow, was an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is best remembered as the manager of professional wrestler Ed "Strangler" Lewis and a subsequent member of the famed Gold Dust Trio promotion that changed the face of the industry during the 1920s (along with Lewis and Joseph "Toots" Mondt). He may have taken his ring name from Eugen Sandow, a professional wrestler and strongman in the late 19th century; in turn, former WWE wrestler Damien Sandow would adopt his own ring name in honor of Sandow almost a century later. Sandow also served as manager for such wrestling champions as Billy Jenkins, Marin Plestina, Jumping Joe Savoldi and Everett Marshall, and also used the ring name The Zebra Kid in 1951. He was a charter inductee of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996.

neg: Shawn Michaels Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American actor, professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler. Often considered to be the greatest in-ring talent ever, he is widely regarded as the finest wrestling performer of the 1990s and 2000s.

neg: Dean Hart Dean Harry Anthony Hart (January 3, 1954 – November 21, 1990) was a Canadian professional wrestler, referee, wrestling as well as music promoter and member of the Hart family who wrestled in Canadian regional promotions during the 1970s and 1980s, most notably in the Calgary-based Stampede Wrestling. He was the son of Stu and Helen Hart and the younger brother of Smith, Bruce, Keith and Wayne Hart, as well as older brother of Ellie, Georgia, Bret, Alison, Ross, Diana and Owen Hart.

neg: Sputnik Monroe Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh (born Rosco Monroe Merrick; December 18, 1928 – November 3, 2006) better known by his ring name Sputnik Monroe, was an American professional wrestler. He was a headliner in many territories, and was best known in Memphis, Tennessee, where he and Billy Wicks set an attendance record that lasted until the Monday Night Wars boom period.

neg: Christian Cage William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor, variety show host, and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Christian, a shortened version of his original ring name that was also used during his tenure in TNA Christian Cage.

neg: D-Generation X: In Your House D-Generation X: In Your House (also spelled as Degeneration X: In Your House) was the nineteenth In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on December 7, 1997, at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

neg: Survivor Series Survivor Series is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held in November by WWE. It is the second longest running pay-per-view event in WWE history (behind WrestleMania) and one of the "Big Four" events, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam, as it is one of the original four pay-per-views produced by WWE.

neg: WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs is a professional wrestling event produced annually by WWE, a Connecticut–based promotion, and broadcast live and available through the WWE Network and pay-per-view (PPV). The event was established in 2009, replacing Armageddon in the December slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar. However, the concept of the show is based on the primary matches of the card each containing a stipulation utilizing tables, ladders and/or chairs as legal weapons. The event's concept was voted by fans via WWE's official website and was chosen over an event with street fight main events and an event featuring a single-elimination tournament.

neg: Tully Blanchard Tully Arthur Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is a Canadian-born American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid to late 1980s as a member of The Four Horsemen and The Brain Busters. Championships held by Blanchard over his career include the NWA World Television Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship, WWF World Tag Team Championship, and NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. He was inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2009 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.

neg: CM Punk Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American mixed martial artist, comic book writer, and retired professional wrestler, currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is best known for his time in WWE, where he was a two-time WWE Champion, including a 434-day reign from November 20, 2011, to January 27, 2013, that is recognized by WWE as the sixth longest of all-time, as well as the longest of the "modern era".

neg: 1980s professional wrestling boom The 1980s professional wrestling boom (more commonly referred to as the Golden Age) was a surge in the popularity of professional wrestling in the United States and elsewhere throughout the 1980s. The expansion of cable television and pay-per-view, coupled with the efforts of promoters such as Vince McMahon, saw professional wrestling shift from a system controlled by numerous regional companies to one dominated by two nationwide companies: McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW); the latter in the 1990s, as by the time the WWF were in the top during the 1980s and early 1990s, the WCW was still a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory. The decade also saw a considerable decline in the power of the NWA, a cartel which had until then domineered the wrestling landscape, and in the efforts to sustain belief in the verisimilitude of wrestling.

neg: Billy Kidman Peter Alan Gruner Jr. (born May 11, 1974) is an American road agent and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Billy Kidman. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a producer. As a wrestler, Kidman is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (WWF/E) throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.

neg: Michael Cole (wrestling) Michael Sean Coulthard (born December 8, 1968) better known by his stage name Michael Cole, is an American professional wrestling commentator, show host, voice actor and former journalist. He is signed to WWE where he serves as the play-by-play commentator on "Raw" and "Raw" pay-per-view events.

neg: Vince McMahon Sr. Vincent James "Vince" McMahon Sr. (July 6, 1914 – May 24, 1984), commonly known as Vincent J. McMahon or simply Vince McMahon Sr., was an American professional wrestling promoter. He is best known for running the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (subsequently renamed as the World Wide Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Federation during his tenure, and currently named WWE) from 1954 to 1982, and fathering his successor, Vince McMahon.

neg: Sam Houston (wrestler) Michael Samuel Smith (born October 11, 1963) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sam Houston. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1991. Houston's father Grizzly Smith was also a professional wrestler, as was his half-brother Jake Roberts and his sister Rockin' Robin.

neg: King of the Ring (2000) King of the Ring (2000) was the eighth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was presented by Subway and took place on June 25, 2000, at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The main event was a six-man tag team match between McMahon-Helmsley Faction (Triple H, Vince, and Shane McMahon) and the team of The Rock and The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane). Triple H's WWF Championship was defended in the match. Rock pinned Vince to win the title. The undercard featured the 2000 King of the Ring tournament, won by Kurt Angle. The 2000 edition was the largest King of the Ring tournament, with 32 competitors taking part.

neg: Over the Edge: In Your House Over the Edge: In Your House was the first of what became an annual World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was also the 22nd pay-per-view event in the In Your House series. It was presented by Castrol GTX and took place on May 31, 1998, at the Wisconsin Center Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was the first WWF pay-per-view event to have a TV Parental Guidelines rating of TV-14. The company would go on to give all of its pay-per-view events TV-14 ratings from this point through The Great American Bash 2008, with SummerSlam 2008 being the first of their pay-per-views to be rated TV-PG in over a decade.

neg: Curt Hennig Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003) was an American professional wrestler, manager, and color commentator who performed under his real name for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In the WWF, he found his greatest success as Mr. Perfect, a nickname introduced in his second run with the company which gradually became his official ring name. Hennig used the same ring name in his third and final run. However, his real name was widely acknowledged. He is the son of wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig, and father of current WWE wrestler Curtis Axel.

neg: One Night Stand (2008) One Night Stand (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that took place on June 1, 2008, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego. It was the fourth and final event promoted under the One Night Stand name. The event featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.

neg: Superstar Billy Graham Eldridge Wayne Coleman (born June 7, 1943) is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a Legends Contract. An iconic figure in professional wrestling, he worked under the ring name "Superstar" Billy Graham and gained recognition for his tenure as the WWWF Heavyweight Champion in 1977–1978. As an award-winning bodybuilder, he was a training partner and close friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Graham is best remembered for revolutionizing the interview and physique aspects of the professional wrestling industry as well as for his highly charismatic performance style. Some of his wrestling proteges have included Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, and Ric Flair.


query: .tw, is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Taiwan (Republic of China), the domain name is based on which codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest?

pos: .tw .tw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Taiwan (Republic of China). The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code . The registry is maintained by TWNIC, a Taiwanese non-profit organization appointed by National Communication Commission (NCC) and ministry of transportation and communications ROC. Since March 1, 2001, TWNIC has stopped allow itself to sign up new domain names directly, instead allowing new registration through its contracted reseller registrars.

pos: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. They are the most widely used of the country codes published by ISO (the others being alpha-3 and numeric), and are used most prominently for the Internet's country code top-level domains (with a few exceptions). They were first included as part of the ISO 3166 standard in its first edition in 1974.

neg: List of ISO 639-2 codes ISO 639 is a set of international standards that lists short codes for language names. The following is a complete list of three-letter codes defined in part two (ISO 639-2) of the standard, including the corresponding two-letter (ISO 639-1) codes where they exist.

neg: .km .km is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Comoros.

neg: ISO 3166-2:LA ISO 3166-2:LA is the entry for Laos in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

neg: ISO 3166-2:PK ISO 3166-2:PK is the entry for Pakistan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

neg: WIPO ST.3 WIPO ST.3 is the World Intellectual Property Organization standard for the two-letter codes of countries and other organizations, such as regional intellectual-property organizations. It generally follows ISO 3166-1 except for the non-country entries.

neg: ISO 3166-2:BN ISO 3166-2:BN is the entry for Brunei in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

neg: ISO 3166-2:PW ISO 3166-2:PW is the entry for Palau in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

neg: ISO 3166-2:ET ISO 3166-2:ET is the entry for Ethiopia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

neg: ISO 3166-2:LV ISO 3166-2:LV is the entry for Latvia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

neg: ISO 3166-2:UM ISO 3166-2:UM is the entry for the United States Minor Outlying Islands in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

neg: .mn .mn is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mongolia. It is administered by .MN Registry, Datacom. The domain name is composed of the consonants in the first syllable of the country name. The .MN registry is operated under the thick registry model. Administrative, Billing, Technical and Registrant contacts are required. The Redemption Grace Period (RGP) is available for .MN domains.

neg: .es .es is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Spain. It is administered by the Network Information Centre of Spain.

neg: .pk .pk is the designated Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Pakistan. PKNIC is the only organization endorsed by the Government of Pakistan to undertake the administration of 'pk' domain names. PKNIC is a non-profit making, non-statutory, member-based corporation established in June 1992.

neg: .gu .gu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Guam.

neg: .sg .sg is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Singapore. It is administered by the Singapore Network Information Centre. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars.

neg: Country code second-level domain A country code second-level domain is a second-level domain to a country code top-level domain. Such a domain may be reserved by the domain name registry for the registration of third-level domains or assigned to a third party as a subdomain.

neg: ISO 3166-2:ZA ISO 3166-2:ZA is the entry for South Africa in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

neg: .ni .ni is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Nicaragua.

neg: .lk .lk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Sri Lanka. Foreign companies who do not have a local presence can only reserve their top-level and corresponding open second-level domains (either through the LK Domain Registry or agents). In order to register and use a name they must have a contact address in Sri Lanka (which may be obtained through an agent or law firm).

neg: ISO 3166-2:GH ISO 3166-2:GH is the entry for Ghana in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.