query: who plays edward meechum in house of cards

pos: Nathan Darrow Felix Pillay. Nathan Darrow Nathan Darrow (born June 21, 1976) is an American actor known for his role as Secret Service agent Edward Meechum in "House of Cards", John Custer in "Preacher", Andrew Madoff in "The Wizard of Lies", and as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze in "Gotham". After attending Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kansas, he earned his bachelor's degree from University of Evansville and attended graduate school at New York University. In 2003, Darrow returned to Kansas City, and performed in productions of Shakespeare's plays, including "Romeo & Juliet" and "Henry V". In 2006, he played a

pos: Chapter 6 (House of Cards) without compromising the bill. After Claire (Robin Wright) invites their bodyguard Edward Meechum (Nathan Darrow) inside the house for a cup of coffee, a brick is thrown at the Underwoods' window. When Frank demands Meechum be fired for leaving his post, Meechum pleads for mercy. Frank initially refuses, but eventually has Meechum reinstated. Zoe (Kate Mara) receives a call from Frank, who wants her to write a story blaming Spinella (Al Sapienza) for the brick incident. Public opinion turns against Spinella and the union, who tries to figure out a way to strike back. Meanwhile, with a newly-sober Russo (Corey

pos: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) Underwood ultimately kills Barnes in the season 2 premiere, by pushing her in front of an oncoming Washington Metro train after she begins to follow clues related to the murder. Underwood is fond of the head of his Secret Service detail, Edward Meechum (Nathan Darrow), and it is hinted several times that they harbor unacknowledged sexual feelings for each other. When Meechum stumbles upon Underwood watching pornography, Underwood and Claire joke about there being sexual chemistry between the two men. Shortly after Underwood becomes vice president, he, Claire and Meechum have a threesome. Meechum remains Underwood's bodyguard once he becomes

pos: Nathan Darrow Nathan Darrow Nathan Darrow (born June 21, 1976) is an American actor known for his role as Secret Service agent Edward Meechum in "House of Cards", John Custer in "Preacher", Andrew Madoff in "The Wizard of Lies", and as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze in "Gotham". After attending Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kansas, he earned his bachelor's degree from University of Evansville and attended graduate school at New York University. In 2003, Darrow returned to Kansas City, and performed in productions of Shakespeare's plays, including "Romeo & Juliet" and "Henry V". In 2006, he played a young William

pos: Monster Swamp episode marks the second appearance of Nathan Darrow, best known for his role of Edward Meechum in "House of Cards". "Monster Swamp" features the first appearance of guest star Ashley Aufderheide, who portrays a young Tulip O'Hare. "Monster Swamp" was directed by Craig Zisk, a first time director for "Preacher". According to Sara Goodman, the episodic title is an allusion to Annville being a monster swamp, and at the head of that monster swamp is Odin Quincannon. Zisk spoke about filming certain scenes of the episode, the segment where Tulip mistakenly takes out Cassidy through the window of Toadvine Whorehouse,

pos: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) turned on by women only when he can use them for a pure power play". Other sources make no definite stance on Underwood's sexuality, but hypothesize that he is not sexually attracted to Claire. In season 2, Underwood is involved in a threesome with Claire and Secret Service agent Edward Meechum (Nathan Darrow), while in season 3, there is a moment of sexual tension between Underwood and his biographer, Tom Yates (Paul Sparks). The same season, however, also features the only scene in the series in which Underwood and Claire have sex exclusively with each other. In season five, he

neg: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) on a completely different set of rules than the rest of us typically do." "Los Angeles Times" critic Mary McNamara makes the case that "House of Cards" is a love story on many levels, but most importantly between Underwood and Claire. It is a story about a man who will commit any crime imaginable while in pursuit of power and a political wife who gives him the encouragement to pursue that power. Underwood and Claire engage in a threesome with their Secret Service bodyguard Edward Meechum at one point in season 2, but have otherwise largely given up intramarital and

neg: House of Cards (U.S. TV series) Lucas Goodwin is released from prison, and seeks revenge against Frank for having him framed and Zoe Barnes killed. He explains his story to Dunbar, but she turns him away. Desperate, he attempts to assassinate Frank, severely wounding the president in the abdomen and killing bodyguard Edward Meechum, but not before Meechum fatally wounds Lucas. While Frank remains comatose, Donald Blythe is sworn in as Acting President of the United States. Blythe is indecisive during a military crisis involving Russia, and turns to Claire for guidance. Claire goes against Frank's wishes by convincing Blythe to involve China and secure a

neg: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) the president, and there does not appear to be any continuing sexual relationship. Meechum remains fiercely loyal, however; he warns Underwood's biographer Tom Yates (Paul Sparks) not to write anything that would damage Underwood's reputation. In season 4, Underwood traces Meechum's hand with a marker on one of the walls of the White House when he wants to replace a Confederate painting; Meechum suggests he put up something he likes instead. When Lucas Goodwin shoots Underwood during a campaign event, Meechum trades fire with the would-be assassin, and both die at the scene. Meechum's death is one of the tragedies

neg: Nathan Darrow Randolf Hearst in director Don Maxwell's "Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories", which also starred Campbell Scott and Vivian Schilling. A role in a touring production of "Richard III" with Kevin Spacey led to his casting in the role of Meechum, the Underwoods' stoic bodyguard in "House of Cards". Darrow's role was expanded in Season Two, as Meechum had been popularly received by both critics and audiences. Darrow recently appeared as Ben Farrell in The Stolen Chair Theatre Company's film noir for the stage, "Kill Me Like You Mean It", at the 4th St Theatre in New York City. He appeared

neg: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) Claire mentions in a press briefing for a gun control bill she is sponsoring, and Underwood has him buried in Arlington National Cemetery, a rare privilege for a Secret Service agent. When Underwood recovers and finds that Meechum's hand tracing has been painted over, he expresses grief and regret at the loss to Claire, who says that Meechum was one of the few people who truly understood them. Underwood is an Americanized version of the original BBC series lead character Francis Urquhart, a Machiavellian post-Margaret Thatcher Chief Whip of the Conservative Party. Urquhart employs deceit, cunning, murder, and blackmail to

neg: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) the South Carolina primary, Claire retaliates by arranging for two compromising photos to be leaked: one of Underwood's father with a Klansman, and one of Underwood posing with a Confederate Civil War re-enactor. Underwood deduces that Claire was behind the leaks, and confronts her. Claire calmly admits what she did, and puts forth a proposition: that she run as his vice president. He angrily rejects the idea. Lucas Goodwin is released from prison and, seeking revenge for Barnes' death, shoots Underwood at a campaign rally, hitting him in the liver. He also mortally wounds Meechum, who manages to kill him

neg: Massachusett language but instead were drawn from Massachusett Pidgin. Simpler in grammar, it also incorporated archaic word forms and forms from neighboring languages understood over a broader region. For instance, the English settlers used 'sachem' and 'sagamore' somewhat interchangeably to refer to tribal leaders or 'chiefs.' 'Sachem' is likely from Massachusett sontim or sachem (sôtyum) whereas 'sagamore,' from Massachusett Pidgin sagamore (*sôkumô), either an archaic construction or from Eastern Abenakian sàkama, but all descend from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. Similarly, the English settlers adopted 'meechum' for 'food' and 'wigwam' for 'house' from Pidgin meechum (*meechum) and wigwam (*weekuwôm), with the proper Massachusett terms being

neg: Best Seller When an enforcer tries to steal a manuscript of Meechum's novel and attempt to kill Holly, Cleve intervenes by killing him. When Cleve attempts to keep Holly safe by sending her to Meechum's agent, Roberta Gillian (Victoria Tennant). Madlock, however, manages to kidnap Holly. Meechum decides to have a meeting with Madlock at the latter's oceanfront estate. Cleve storms into the house, and guns down all of Madlock's bodyguards. Cleve then sacrifices his own life to save Holly from Madlock. Meechum arrests Madlock, before comforting a dying Cleve. Cleve reminds Meechum about the book and says "Remember I'm the hero".

neg: The Great Santini Wilbur "Bull" Meechum, aka "The Great Santini", was based on Conroy's father. The story, for the most part, follows the book. The movie's major divergence is the absence of Sammy, Ben Meecham's Jewish best friend. The spelling of the family's name was also changed from Meecham to Meechum. Also, changed is Meecham's aircraft; in the book, he flies and commands a squadron of F-8 Crusaders, while in the film the fighters shown are F-4 Phantom IIs. Much of the film was shot on location in Beaufort, South Carolina. Tidalholm, the 19th century-house used for the Meechum residence, was later used

neg: Best Seller with Meechum, and tries to convince him to write a book about his history as a paid assassin for a corporate empire, Kappa International. Cleve intimidates Kappa's founder, David Madlock (Paul Shenar) about Meechum's next book, and promises Meechum to show evidence to back up his claims. They proceed to take trips to New York and Texas where Cleve tries to convince Meechum of his history of hits. While they are in Texas, it is revealed that Cleve was the injured masked gunman that Meechum had stabbed years earlier. Madlock, through his legal representatives, tries to bribe Meechum but fails.

neg: Best Seller the robbers. He survives and publishes a book titled "Inside Job" based on his experience. Years later, Meechum, who by now has become an acclaimed author and a much decorated detective, is working on his next novel. He now suffers from writer's block, and is a widowed father raising his daughter, Holly (Allison Balson). On a case at the docks, a suspect runs as Meechum gives chase. A man named Cleve (James Woods) joins the chase. The suspect hides in an overhead crane and attempts to shoot Meechum, but Cleve kills the man, then mysteriously disappears. Cleve arranges a meeting

neg: The Great Santini as Red shoots Toomer. Ben, against the orders of his father, leaves the house and tries to help Toomer, but arrives too late. Meechum is angry for his son's disobedience, but his fellow Marines tell him that Ben showed courage by choosing to help his friend. Meechum is unwilling or unable to appreciate his son's sensitive nature. Their relationship is still a delicate one when the Great Santini flies one last mission, a military maneuver, from which he does not return. Lewis John Carlino adapted the script from Conroy's novel. Carlino also directed the film. The title character, Lt. Col.

neg: Sarah Bernhardt Russian Grand Duke Alexis, an Andean wildcat, and a boa constrictor she had brought back from her tour of South America. She entertained many visitors at Belle-Île, including King Edward VII, who stopped by the island on a cruise aboard the royal yacht. Always wrapped in white scarves, she played tennis (under house rules that required that she be the winner) and cards, read plays, and created sculptures and ornaments in her studio. When the fishermen of the island suffered a bad season, she organized a benefit performance with leading actors to raise funds for them. She gradually enlarged the

neg: Thelma Harper pastor's wife, Alberta Meechum, who brazenly tries to break up Thelma and Iola's friendship by suggesting that Iola run for president of the CLL. (Mrs. Meechum did this because Thelma had helped Alberta's husband spank their grandson, Little Eugene, for causing trouble for the Harpers and for kicking her husband in his sore leg. In her mind, Little Eugene was an angel, and helping to hurt him was a huge "no-no".) Neither Thelma nor Iola wins and Thelma's eventual successor is a woman named Lolly Perdue (first played by Doris Hess and later Marge Redmond), who wins because she was

neg: Orleigh Court of cards, to Major Edward Lee. After Edward Lee's death in 1819, the house passed to his nephew, the politician John Lee Lee (1802-1874), who did not live there but let it to his sister and her husband, William Speke. Born at Orleigh in 1827 was their son John Hanning Speke, the celebrated explorer who discovered the source of the River Nile. From 1845 the house was occupied by other tenants: In 1869 Orleigh was sold to Thomas Rogers, who employed the architect J. H. Hakewill to make extensive changes to the house, including the replacement of most of the

neg: House of Cards (UK TV series) thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Michael Dobbs did not envision writing the second and third books, as Urquhart dies at the end of the first novel. The screenplay of the BBC's dramatisation of "House of Cards" differs from the book, and hence allows future series. Dobbs wrote two following books, "To Play the King" and "The Final Cut", which were televised in 1993 and 1995, respectively. "House of Cards" was said to draw from Shakespeare's plays "Macbeth" and "Richard III", both of which feature main characters who are corrupted by power and ambition. Richardson has a Shakespearean background

neg: House of Cards (season 2) more compelling than season 1. Stuever compares the show unfavorably to both "Veep" for its "bumbling chaos and ego implosions" over "House of Cards" "prohibitively sinister" execution and "The Good Wife" for its superior delivery of "nastiness and self-interest in power plays". Many critics criticized the lack of reasonable challenge for the Underwoods. James Poniewozik notes that "Francis needs a stronger nemesis, if not for the sake of justice then for the sake of excitement. And "House of Cards" would be a greater show if it had characters who were people more than game pieces. Still, on its limited terms,

neg: Best Seller Best Seller Best Seller is a 1987 American crime thriller film written by Larry Cohen, directed by John Flynn and starring James Woods and Brian Dennehy. The film tells the story of Cleve (Woods), a career hitman, who wants to turn his life story into a book written by Dennis Meechum (Dennehy), a veteran police officer and best-selling author. The movie opens in 1972 as a group of gunmen wearing Richard Nixon Halloween masks steal evidence from a police evidence storage unit, killing several officers in the process. Officer Dennis Meechum (Brian Dennehy) is seriously wounded after stabbing one of

neg: John Doman series "Gotham". He also played Senator Ross Garrison in "Person of Interest" and Helen's (Maura Tierney) father in the Showtime drama "The Affair". He appeared in Season 3 of the Netflix show "House of Cards" as Bishop Charles Eddis. He plays the U.S. Ambassador to Germany in Season 2 of "Berlin Station". John Doman John Doman (born January 9, 1945) is an American actor best known for playing Deputy Police Commissioner/ Major William Rawls on HBO series "The Wire" from 2002 to 2008, Colonel Edward Galson on "Oz" in 2001, Rodrigo Borgia in the international television series "Borgia" from 2011

neg: The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate Candidate plays a card, they must draw a card, to have a total of five cards in their hand at all times. Then the next candidate takes their turn. Play continues in a circle until all Candidates have played a total of three cards. At the end of the round, the Moderator declares a winner, who is rewarded with a Topic Card and becomes the Moderator for the next round. Whoever collects the most Topic Cards wins. The rules in "The Contender" are flexible and can be altered with the many house rules (which are listed in the manual and

neg: Spit (card game) piles. Each player plays their face-up cards in front of them placing them on either center pile in ascending or descending order. Once either player has played all cards in front of them, each center pile is open to 'slap' for the player who has finished their cards (in some variants the player who plays all their cards just chooses a pile). These cards are added to the remainder of the player's cards, and then shuffled together and dealt into the columns as they did in the beginning. There is no set number of rounds and the first to lose

neg: Female president of the United States in popular culture began in 2012, Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays vice President Selina Meyer, who becomes the 45th president of the United States after the sitting president resigns to look after his mentally ill wife. Her successor as United States president, Laura Montez, played by Andrea Savage, is also a woman. In the Netflix TV series "House of Cards", which began in 2013, Robin Wright plays Claire Underwood, who becomes the United States president after the resignation of her husband Frank Underwood. In the 2014-2015 NBC TV series "State of Affairs", Alfre Woodard plays Constance Payton, the first black female president of the United

neg: Edward Lewknor (died 1556) was fruitful, producing ten children, of whom the eldest of the four sons, Edward, was born c. 1541–42. It is inferred that the elder Edward entered the service of the Duke of Norfolk. He is suspected to be the Lewkenor, one of the Duke's gentlemen, who in December 1545 came to blows with Thomas Hussey of Caythorpe, M.P., treasurer to the Duke, while gambling at cards 'at Domyngo's house' in a game of primero. The affray occurred at Tothill Fields behind the old Palace of Westminster: Hussey was reprimanded by the Privy Council, since parliament was sitting at the time,

neg: White House Card back to the right hand corner, removing the view of the White House and adding a raised presidential seal in blue on the card's left side. First Ladies also used the cards to fulfill autograph requests. Occasionally, other family members, such as Margaret Truman Daniel, as well as staff members, signed them as well. There is one known example signed by Edward, Prince of Wales, during a visit to the White House during the Coolidge Administration. The White House card has fallen out of general use and has been replaced with the popular White House greeting cards. Today, receipt of

neg: The Master of Ballantrae (1984 film) an Emmy as Best Supporting Actor for the role. Ian Richardson (who starred as the evil Francis Urquhart in the TV series House of Cards) plays the faithful Mr MacKellar, who manages the estate and becomes Henry Durie's friend and confidant; Finola Hughes plays Alison Graeme; and a youthful Timothy Dalton, later James Bond, stars as Colonel (or Captain) Francis Burke, an Irish adventurer who befriends the Master. The action starts in 1745, when Bonnie Prince Charlie lands in Scotland and the last Jacobite rebellion breaks out. James, the Master of Ballantrae, is a brave but foolish and hot-headed young

neg: Terry Pratchett's Hogfather included appropriate labels. The Death of Rats was credited as played by "Dorckey Hellmice", an anagram of "Michelle Dockery". Both Nigel Planer, who plays Sideney and the voice of the Auditors, and Tony Robinson, who plays Mr Crumley, have been the readers for many of the audiobook editions of the Discworld novels, and have both had voice acting roles in the Discworld video games. Ian Richardson also played Francis Urquhart in the BBC series "House of Cards;" Death's line to Albert, , mirrors a similar phrase of Urquhart's. David Jason would later go on to play Rincewind in the adaption

neg: Sydney Rosenfeld Sydney Rosenfeld Sydney Rosenfeld (1855–1931) was an American playwright who wrote numerous plays, and adapted many foreign plays. Close to fifty of his creations played on Broadway. Some of his better known plays (though none achieved long-lasting popularity) included "A House of Cards", "The King's Carnival", "The Lady, or the Tiger?", "The Vanderbilt Cup", "The Aero Club", "The Senator", "Mlle. Mischief", "The Mocking Bird", "A Man of Ideas", "The 20th Century Girl", "Jumping Jupiter", and "The Optimist". Rosenfeld was born to a Jewish family in Richmond, Virginia in 1855, and came to New York during the American Civil War. He

neg: Sydney Rosenfeld 1923. At the time of his death in 1931, since Rosenfeld had been inactive for a number of years, his "importance to an earlier theatrical world was not universally appreciated." He died with meager wealth; his estate was only reported to be worth $100. Sydney Rosenfeld Sydney Rosenfeld (1855–1931) was an American playwright who wrote numerous plays, and adapted many foreign plays. Close to fifty of his creations played on Broadway. Some of his better known plays (though none achieved long-lasting popularity) included "A House of Cards", "The King's Carnival", "The Lady, or the Tiger?", "The Vanderbilt Cup", "The Aero

neg: Dead man's hand in popular culture known as the Dead Man's Hand and use the eponymous cards as their insignia. In , just before Vagabond dies on an infiltration mission, he loses a critical hand of poker with a full house of aces and eights against Maniac's four queens. In the 90th Case of the Facebook game, "Criminal Case", the player finds a set of poker cards with 2 black aces and eights, which allows the player to incriminate the killer as someone who plays poker. In the crew Stacked Deck's insignia includes the ace of Spades and an unknown black 8, two of the five

neg: Pedro (card game) play apply to both versions: After the cards are dealt, the game begins with the winning bidder leading the first hand. The first lead must be trump. If any player has more than 6 trump cards, he must lay down enough trumps to bring their remaining hand down to 5. Also, the cards "discarded" must not be point cards and the card placed on top will be the official card played for that hand. Play continues normally, with the exceptions that whoever plays the "2" gets its point regardless of who plays the highest card in the trick, and whomever

neg: Egyptian Ratscrew ends and the pile goes to the player who laid down the face card. Even without cards, eliminated players can "slap in" on any appropriate card combination and re-enter the game as long as there are at least two people still containing cards. If the last remaining active person runs out of cards while trying to counter a face card and is unsuccessful, the pile goes to the player who played the face card and the player who has all the cards plays 3 more cards for one last chance for the opponent to slap back in. If players slap

neg: Switch (card game) a pile face-down on the table. A pre-determined method is used to decide which player plays first. It is usually the player left of the dealer who plays first. The game continues from there going clockwise. Play starts from the single card facing up. Certain cards have special effects on the gameplay. The first player to get rid of all of their cards wins the game. The game may end once a player has got rid of all his cards or the remaining players may continue playing until everyone has got rid of their cards (when you do this you

neg: Transformers: Age of Extinction before flying away into space with the Seed to hide it away, sending a message to the Creators that . Greg Anderson, Melanie Specht and Victoria Summer play Joshua's assistants. Han Geng portrays himself, playing the guitar and singing in a parked car that is magnetized by Lockdown's ship. Edward T. Welburn plays a KSI executive. Kevin Covais and Ray Lui plays motorists. Ironhide, Arcee, Wheeljack, Loader, Shockwave and Starscream make cameos, depicted on cards stamped with an X to indicate their deaths. The leader of the Wreckers, Leadfoot, makes a cameo voiced by Robert Foxworth in video footage shown

neg: Star Realms points of "authority" cards. The starting deck includes eight "Scout" cards and two "Viper" cards, the most basic ships. The authority cards indicate how much health the player has left. At the start of the game the player who goes first draws three cards and the player going second draws five cards. The player whose turn it is then plays the cards from their hand in front of them, each card possibly giving a boost in trade, attack, authority, and/or granting a special ability. At the end of every turn, the player moves all played ship cards to the discard

neg: Edward Quartermaine she refused. Edward has lately, like many other veterans, fallen into the background. He developed a minor crush on Claudia Zacchara and disapproves of Lulu dating Johnny Zacchara. When he finds out that Luke and his house staff play cards on Tuesday nights, he is upset because he was not invited. He has softened in his old age. Edward was crushed to hear about Michael's shooting, and Tracy decided to invent some problems at ELQ to take his mind off his grief. Edward had been put on jury duty for Johnny's trial for the murder of Logan Hayes. He openly

neg: Anne Haney Anne Haney Anne Ryan Haney, née Thomas, (March 4, 1934 – May 26, 2001) was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her roles as social worker Mrs. Sellner in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and Greta the secretary in "Liar Liar". Haney appeared in the "" episode "" as Rishon Uxbridge, and later appeared as a Bajoran arbitrator in the "" episode "". She was a regular guest-star during the syndicated run of "Mama's Family", playing Alberta Meechum, the nemesis of Thelma Harper. On "Our House" she played fussy neighbor Virginia Taft. She was also a recurring cast

neg: Apples (card game) player who won the trick takes the cards in the trick into his "winnings pile," which will be used later to determine the player's score for that round. The player who won the trick then plays a card to start the next trick. Play continues for 12-rounds, when the players run out of cards. Players have only twelve cards in their hand, because of the target card selected before play began. The point values of the cards are as follows: After gameplay, players look at the cards in their winnings pile. Players take out any pairs, triples, or four-of-a-kinds they

neg: Kevin Anderson (tennis) tennis, as well as courses for improving one's tennis game. Anderson plays the guitar and is a fan of the British rock band Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. His favourite TV show is "House of Cards". "This table is current through the 2018 ATP Finals." Anderson's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface Kevin Anderson (tennis) Kevin Anderson (born 18 May 1986) is a South African professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 6 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)

neg: House of Cards (season 6) the power to influence American politics. Joining them, Australian actor Cody Fern plays Annette's ambitious son Duncan Shepherd. Lane had been cast to play Claire’s longtime friend prior to Spacey's firing, with whom she had shot a number of scenes. However, as she told "IndieWire", the writers "managed to find the same trajectory for [her] character in terms of what she means to Claire." <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> From March to October 2018, Netflix released various promotional material for the sixth and final season of "House of Cards". On March 4, the first teaser premiered during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony. The teaser

neg: The Real Thing (play) begins the play married to Henry. Appears opposite Max in "House of Cards". Henry: "40-ish" playwright who, at the beginning of the play, is married to Charlotte and conducting an affair with Annie. Both believe in love and yet approach it with cynicism. Annie: "30-ish" female actor who begins the play married to Max. She has been conducting an ongoing affair with Henry while also working as an activist for Brodie, a soldier who was arrested and imprisoned for setting fire to a wreath at the Cenotaph. Billy: "22-ish" young actor who plays Giovanni to Annie's Annabella in "'Tis Pity

neg: One-card the deck laid face-down beside it forming the stock pile. The Jokers are used. The player to the dealer's right plays first by following the rank or suit of the first card led, or by playing a wild card. If the players can not follow the lead, they must draw a card from the stock. The players then take turns playing or drawing cards and the first player who plays all his or her cards out wins the game. When an attack card is played, the next player must draw one or more cards, or play another attack card. 9.

neg: Paskahousu he must take the entire pile in hand. After the player has either played cards or taken the pile, it is the next player's turn. If a player plays a ten or an ace, the pile "falls". The pile "falls" also when a player plays cards so that there are four cards of the same rank on top of the pile. When the pile "falls", the cards in the pile are discarded from play, and the same player plays the first cards to the now-empty pile. Ten causes a pile with the previous card 3-9 to fall. An ace causes

neg: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) Frank Underwood (House of Cards) Francis J. Underwood is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American adaptation of "House of Cards", portrayed by Kevin Spacey. He is depicted as a ruthless politician who rises from House Majority Whip to President of the United States through treachery, deception and murder. He is based on Francis Urquhart, the protagonist of the British novel and television series "House of Cards", from which the American Netflix series is drawn. He is married to Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), but also had a sexual relationship with Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) in season 1. He

neg: Pack o' Cards Pack o' Cards The Pack o' Cards is a historic house built about 1690 in Combe Martin in North Devon. Today it is a public house and hotel. It is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England. Located on the long High Street in Combe Martin, the building was constructed in about 1690 by local squire George Ley, who, it is said, celebrated his good luck at card games when, after winning a large sum of money, he built a house to represent a house of cards on a plot of land measuring 52 × 53 feet,

neg: Sheng ji that round and may or may not be turned over thereafter, depending on the result of the last trick in the round. Sometimes, a player who has no trump, or, in other variations, no point cards in his hand, may force a redeal by showing his hand to everyone. The dealer leads the first trick with any single card or combinations of cards, and the game proceeds like most trick-taking games, where players take turn to play their cards in a counter-clockwise direction, and the player who plays the highest-ordered card or combination of cards take the trick and leads

neg: Six-plus hold 'em (16 cards), thus the total number of cards in the deck is 36. Aces are high, but same as in Texas hold 'em, can make both low and high end of straights. For example the lowest straight would be (9x-8x-7x-6x-Ax) and the highest (Ax-Kx-Qx-Jx-10x). This changes the probability of hands and alters hand rankings. Flush ranks higher than full house. Three-of-a-kind ranks higher than a straight. Some variations of six-plus hold 'em plays with standard Texas hold 'em hand rankings. When calculating for 5 card six-plus hold 'em where each player gets only 5 cards, straights rank higher than three-of-a-kind.

neg: Edward Wharton-Tigar Edward Wharton-Tigar Edward Wharton-Tigar was a decorated World War II spy, saboteur and prominent mining executive and was also recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for amassing over two million cigarette cards - the world's largest collection, now bequeathed to the British Museum., He worked for a London-based international mining company, Selection Trust, in Yugoslavia before joining the Special Operations Executive. He planned and carried out a daring act of sabotage by destroying, whilst working undercover, a cliffside house in Tangier, Morocco, from which Germans had been using infrared equipment to track vessels passing through the Strait of

neg: House of Cards (season 5) House of Cards (season 5) The fifth season of the American web television drama series "House of Cards" was announced by Netflix on January 28, 2016, and released on May 30, 2017. Casting began for the season on June 17, 2016. Filming had begun by July 20, 2016, and finished by February 14, 2017. On January 28, 2016, Netflix renewed "House of Cards" for a fifth season. It was also announced that series creator Beau Willimon would step down as showrunner following the fourth season. It was announced in February 2016 that Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese, who both

neg: House of Cards (season 6) worst for last". House of Cards (season 6) The sixth and final season of the American political drama web television series "House of Cards" was confirmed by Netflix on December 4, 2017, and was released on November 2, 2018. Unlike previous seasons that consisted of thirteen episodes each, the sixth season consists of only eight. The season does not include former lead actor Kevin Spacey, who was fired from the show due to sexual misconduct allegations. On October 11, 2017, "The Baltimore Sun" reported that "House of Cards" had been renewed for a sixth season and that filming would begin

neg: House of Cards (season 6) House of Cards (season 6) The sixth and final season of the American political drama web television series "House of Cards" was confirmed by Netflix on December 4, 2017, and was released on November 2, 2018. Unlike previous seasons that consisted of thirteen episodes each, the sixth season consists of only eight. The season does not include former lead actor Kevin Spacey, who was fired from the show due to sexual misconduct allegations. On October 11, 2017, "The Baltimore Sun" reported that "House of Cards" had been renewed for a sixth season and that filming would begin by the end

neg: Card counting set of cards while another is in play. Others, known as continuous shuffle machines (CSMs), allow the dealer to simply return used cards to a single shoe to allow playing with no interruption. Because CSMs essentially force minimal penetration, they greatly reduce the advantage of traditional counting techniques. In most online casinos the deck is shuffled at the start of each new round, ensuring the house always has the advantage. American mathematician Edward O. Thorp is considered the father of card counting. His 1962 book, "Beat the Dealer", outlined various betting and playing strategies for optimal blackjack play. Although mathematically

neg: Screw (card game) pile into their hand. Once all cards from a player’s hand and the draw deck are exhausted, a player may use any of the three face up cards on their “porch.” Once the three porch cards are gone, a player may use one of the mysterious face down “basement” cards. Rules: Winning: The player who plays their final card instantly wins the round. Screw (card game) Screw, Moonshine, or Popcorn is a card game where the players try to be the first to lose all their cards. Like Palase, it is derived from the Finnish card game Paskahousu. Popcorn is

neg: Patience Collier Trevor Nunn. In television, she played Katarina Matakis in Who Pays the Ferryman (1977). In film, Collier appeared in "The Third Secret" (1964), "Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher" (1968), "Baby Love" (1968), "House of Cards" (1968), "Perfect Friday" (1970), "Every Home Should Have One" (1970), "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971), "Countess Dracula" (1971), "Endless Night" (1972) and "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981), and appeared in TV series such as "The Avengers", in the "Crescent Moon" episode (1961), "Edward the Seventh" (1975), "Love in a Cold Climate" (1980), and "The Pickwick Papers" (1985). She portrayed Elizabeth I several times, including

neg: Jack Change It continues until a player plays the card, or the turn moves to the person who played the King. No other card can be used to cancel out this, other than the card requested. The number of starting cards can vary from the normal seven, usually still an odd number such as five or nine. Using five cards allows more players, while nine cards allows two or three players a longer game. Players try to hold on to the trick cards until needed because if they are used early, the opponent can tell if the player has any trick cards to

neg: Canadian provincial and territorial photo cards for Ontarians who do not hold a valid Ontario drivers licence. The fee is $35 for five years. As of May 2012, more than 40,000 cards are in circulation. While initially offered at only a handful of ServiceOntario locations, it is currently offered at 85 locations. As of 2012, although the Ontario Government has produced an Enhanced Drivers Licence, there is no corresponding enhanced photo card. Prince Edward Island produces the Voluntary ID for residents of PEI who do not drive. These cards are produced by Access PEI. As of 2012, Quebec does not have a photo card for non-drivers.

neg: Western Religion (film) game is New York Times reporter Edward James (Tony Herbert). The game is held at the Last Chance Saloon, owned by Southern Bill (Peter Sherayko, Tombstone). As the date approaches, dozens of gold seekers – including a spiritual “half injun” named Waylin Smith (Miles Szanto) and his Apache guide (Sam Bearpaw), magician Raven McCabe (William Moore) and carpenter Bobby Shea (Sean Joyce) – arrive from far and wide, happy to imbibe Bill’s hospitality of “beds, booze and broads” when not playing cards. The madam of Bill’s house is Bootstrap Bess (Holiday Hadley), a woman not to be taken lightly who

neg:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ballet) terrorizing everyone in sight. Played by the same dancer who plays Alice's mother.
 The King of Hearts: Played by the same dancer who plays Alice's father.
 White Rabbit: the Queen's assistant, frightened of his employer. Portrayed by the same dancer who plays Lewis Carroll.
 Knave of Hearts: one of a pack of playing cards, he is accused of stealing jam tarts and stands trial. Played by the same dancer who plays Jack.
 The Duchess: a lady of Wonderland who is invited to play croquet with the Queen.
 The Frog: butler to the Duchess.
 The Fish: letter-carrier of

neg: Kooringal High School Kooringal Way, 'Gotcha' cards were introduced. Gotcha cards are given out by teachers to students who follow the Kooringal Way. At each assembly, 'Gotcha" cards are put into boxed based upon the student's year groups and drawn out, with one winner per year group. Rachel Trenaman - Australian cricketer who plays for the New South Wales Breakers. Michael Nixon - Award-winning young entrepreneur and founder of EduKits International. Kooringal High School Kooringal High School (KHS) is a secondary, partially selective, co-educational, public high school, located in the Wagga Wagga suburb of Kooringal, New South Wales, Australia. Kooringal High opened in

neg: El Grande prevent opponents from scoring. The original game has a number of action cards that are turned up each turn, which is the only source of randomness in the game. However, the effect of this luck is very small, since these cards are potentially available to be used by any player in the game. Each player starts the game with a hand of identical cards (numbered 1-13) at the beginning of the game. These cards are used to bid for turn order. The person who plays the highest card chooses their action card first, etc., but each player may use each

neg: Bisca (card game) and ending with the dealer. The next card is then turned face up, and its suit becomes trumps (called ""trunfo""). It is then placed at the bottom of the deck, partially visible. The player who cut the deck begins by placing a card from the three received in the deal. The opponent then places one of his cards, which will determine whether he captures or forfeits the cards on the table, based on the following precedence: The player who won the round then plays the first card of the next round. After the play each player (with two cards left)

neg: 400 (card game) right makes the opening lead, and players must follow suit, if possible. If a player cannot follow suit, he may play any card. The trick is won by the player who plays the highest trump, or, if no trump was played, by the player who played the highest card in the suit led. The player that wins the trick gathers the cards up into their pile and leads next. Play continues until none of the players have any cards left. It is generally accepted that if one player has in his hand cards remaining such that he will take all

neg: Königrufen belong to his tricks. This is called 'discarding' ("verlegen"). Only suit cards ranking below a King may be laid. Only if a player has fewer than three such cards in his hand, may he lay a tarock - but then it has to be face up. Kings and Trull cards may not be laid off. The remaining half of the talon becomes one of the opponents' tricks. However, other things can also happen with the talon: Unlike many other card games, there are no fixed partners in Königrufen. The cards and the bid-for contract decide who plays with whom. If,

neg: Richard Falkner 122 runs at a batting average of 40.66, with a high score of 46. Behind the stumps he took a single catch and made 2 stumpings. He currently plays club cricket for Horton House Cricket Club. Richard Falkner Richard Edward Falkner (born 13 August 1982) is an English cricketer. Falkner is a right-handed batsman who plays occasionally as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Northampton, Northamptonshire. Falkner represented the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against Wiltshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. From 1999 to 2001, he represented the Board in 5 List

neg: 500 rum their remaining totals when play is finished, they add the values in their hands to the total of the player who went out. If nobody has gone out when the stock is depleted (see Boathouse rule): This again, is meant to speed up the game. Also when one player plays his last card, the other player reserves the chance to add any of his deadwood cards to his opponent's melds. This game is the same as 500 Rum, with the following exceptions. The pack is 54 cards: the standard 52 cards plus two jokers. Some people play with 56 cards,

neg: Sodoma's Ghost house. Mark enters a room and finds a group of Nazi playing cards around a table. They invite the inebriated youth to join them. The others disappear and Mark plays Russian roulette with Willy by playing a five-hand of cards with him, being forced to put the revolver to his head and pull the trigger three times with a single bullet in it. Mark survives the game and gets his reward: an assignation with a prostitute in a neighboring room. His desire turns to horror when his hands go right through her body and into a bloody pulp. Running out

neg: Kelly AuCoin in the early 1990s. AuCoin is married to dancer Carolyn Hall, winner of a 2002 Bessie Award for creative work in dance performance, and the couple lives in Brooklyn. Kelly AuCoin Kelly AuCoin (born February 14, 1967) is an American actor who has appeared in film, television, and theater. He plays "Dollar" Bill Stearn on "Billions" (Showtime), and Pastor Tim on "The Americans" (FX). He has had recurring roles on several other American television series, including Hercules Mulligan on "" (AMC), and Gary Stamper on "House of Cards" (Netflix). He frequently appears on stage in New York and venues around

neg: Kelly AuCoin Kelly AuCoin Kelly AuCoin (born February 14, 1967) is an American actor who has appeared in film, television, and theater. He plays "Dollar" Bill Stearn on "Billions" (Showtime), and Pastor Tim on "The Americans" (FX). He has had recurring roles on several other American television series, including Hercules Mulligan on "" (AMC), and Gary Stamper on "House of Cards" (Netflix). He frequently appears on stage in New York and venues around the country, such as Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and La Jolla Playhouse. He has had supporting roles in films, including Steven Spielberg's

neg: Alice Riley Pasadena, California in 1953. She lived for a good portion of her life in Evanston, Illinois, from 1898 until 1931, where she raised her children and wrote children's lyrics, plays, operettas, and stories. Riley was raised by strict parents who did not encourage her or her sisters to dance or play cards at home. Instead they amused themselves with housework and games such as authors, dominoes, and jack-straws. However, music always filled her house, as her father played the cello and sang tenor in the church choir, while her sisters played the piano and sang. Even as a very young

neg: Hole carding stand behind an opponent to signal hole cards. Blackjack players must usually make playing decisions based on only seeing one of the dealer's cards (the upcard). But if the dealer's hole card is spotted, a player who plays correctly has a theoretical advantage of up to 13% instead of the normal player disadvantage of around 0.5%. A hole-card player will often choose not to make certain plays, such as hitting a hard 19 against a dealer 20, so as not to reveal that he can see the dealer's hole card. This technique is not applicable in most games outside of

neg: Buraco away a card to the Discard Pile, no other move (e.g., putting down more cards, substituting cards, changing the discarded card) is permitted until the player’s next turn. If a player plays all the cards in their hand and their team has not yet taken a Hand from the Pot, then the player picks-up the next Hand from the Pot. The player who has melded all their cards takes a Hand from the Pot and if the player: If a team has picked up a Hand from the Pot, and they do not have a Clean Run, then that team

neg: Caribbean stud poker dealer will then receive five cards, face down. The dealer will turn over one of his cards, after which the players may look at their cards. Players have the option to either play or fold. Any player choosing to play places their raise, an additional wager equal to twice the amount of the ante, into the box marked "Bet". Any player who chooses to fold forfeits their ante. After all the players have made their decisions, the dealer reveals their four face down cards. The dealer only "qualifies" (plays) if his hand either contains both an ace and a king

neg: Tunnelling the English Channel plays the leader of the Salvation Army parade. King Edward was played by a wash-house attendant who closely resembled the monarch, reprising a role he had played five years before in Méliès's film "The Coronation of Edward VII". Special effects used in the film include stage machinery, pyrotechnics, substitution splices, superimpositions, and dissolves. "Tunneling the English Channel" was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 936–950 in its catalogues, where it was advertised as a "fantaisie burlesque à grand spectacle en 30 tableaux". For many of his longer films, Georges Méliès prepared a "boniment", a spoken commentary explaining

neg: Dou dizhu player (landlord/peasant), rocket and/or bomb, no deals played (a.k.a. "spring"). Since there are so many elements affecting score of the game in a round, it is hard to predict how big one will win or lose. The four-player version of "dou dizhu" is played mainly in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, including Shanghai. It uses a double deck, including two red and two black jokers – 108 cards altogether. Each player takes 25 cards and 8 cards are left over for the landlord, who plays alone from a hand of 33 cards against the other three players in partnership. The combinations

neg: New Jersey Lottery house, flush etc.) were not used to determine winning tickets. Instead, any game matching at least three of the five cards won a parimutuel prize. A ticket with any game matching all five cards won (or shared) the cash jackpot, which started at $200,000 and remained there until sales supported a higher top prize. Unusual at the time, 5 Card Lotto drawings were originally broadcast during the early afternoon, before being shifted to evenings. On May 16, 2016, a new, similar game called "5 Card Cash" began. Each play is a $2 quick pick, offering two plays with the same

neg: Biriba until one member of the team lays down his/her first hand The Biriba hand: 1. The player picks up the Biriba pile 2. If the player did not have a discard when laying down the first round of cards, the player continues to play until he/she discards 3. When it is the turn of the team member of the player who has laid down his/her first round of cards the player: a. Plays as if the first round of cards laid on the table are his/her and adds to those cards to assist in completed a Biriba, and lays down

neg: Family Business (game) Family Business (game) Family Business is a card game of "mob vengeance" for 2 to 6 players. Each person plays with 9 mobsters from real historical gangs: Players hold five cards, drawing a sixth at the beginning of their turn. Players take turns in order (clockwise) using attack/rescue cards or discarding. Players can also use block cards whenever they want to, even if it is not their turn. When a player uses a block card, the turn automatically goes to them, regardless of who went last, and that player draws two cards (one because it is the beginning of their

neg: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) in season 4, Spacey earned a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. For his performance in season 5, Spacey received his fifth consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series nomination for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards. Frank Underwood (House of Cards) Francis J. Underwood is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American adaptation of "House of Cards", portrayed by Kevin Spacey. He is depicted as a ruthless politician who rises from House Majority Whip to President of the United States

neg: Stripped deck played with only 20 cards. The Australian game of Manila uses a piquet deck, and Mexican stud is played with the 8s, 9s, and 10s removed from the deck (and a joker added). This may require adjusting hand values: in both of these games, a flush ranks above a full house, because having fewer cards of each suit available makes flushes rarer. A hand such as 6-7-J-Q-K plays as a straight in Mexican stud, skipping over the removed ranks. Some places may allow a hand such as 10-9-8-7-A to play as a straight (by analogy to a wheel) in the

neg: By the Bog of Cats was abandoned at age 7. The Catwoman urges Hester not to wait any longer for her mother, but Hester refuses to leave the Bog. In the next scene, Hester and Carthage's 7-year-old daughter Josie plays cards and discusses Carthage's upcoming wedding with her grandmother, Mrs Kilbride. Mrs Kilbride cheats her granddaughter at cards and talks disparagingly of Hester because of Hester's lack of fortune and inferior “tinker” blood. Meanwhile, Caroline Cassidy visits Hester in her wedding dress and attempts to convince Hester to allow her to marry Carthage without disruption and to leave the house on the bog, which Hester

neg: Yakov Lidski was Avrom Reyzen's first collection of poems ("Tsayt Lider", 1902), who, in addition to being the publishing house editor, was its main author in its first years. Lidski's bookstore on Nalewki street, the center of Jewish life in Warsaw, offered a large selection of Yiddish books of various kinds: popular science, fiction, language-learning books, plays, sheet music of Jewish music, folk songs, photo albums and other Yiddish printed matter: pictures, postcards, greeting cards. Lidski Imported American- and British-made Yiddish books of various types: fiction and non-fiction, textbooks and sheet music. Apart from numerous American-made fiction books, including many Yiddish adaptations

neg: Naughty But Nice (1927 film) hotel lobby. Bernice tells a lie about why they are there, and from there one lie builds upon the other until Bernice ends up in the hotel room of Ralph Ames of the Secret Service, who is in the process of changing (thus, the poster graphic of a man's bare legs in garters). Bernice calls Ralph her husband, and he plays along until the house of cards comes crumbling down around her. She ends up falling for the popular Paul Carroll, and the two marry. Cast notes: Notes Bibliography Naughty But Nice (1927 film) Naughty But Nice is a 1927

neg: Waterkloof House Preparatory School possible.” Joining the school of a little under 100 boys in 1943, Dudley Gower immediately established himself as a play writer and producer of note, producing no fewer than four successful plays in his first year. An innovative, selfless man, he introduced many worthwhile changes including the introduction of SG 1 and 2, more efficient timetabling, fortnightly report cards and daily report forms. He succeeded to Headmastership in 1947 on the express wish of Wilf MacRobert who was to succeed him three years later. It was during Dudley’s first year as a headmaster that WHPS experienced its first ‘strike’! The

neg: Frank Underwood (House of Cards) to govern. "You could take the show seriously just as long as you didn't have to take it seriously, as long as it only took place in the dream world of imaginary fantasy politics," wrote Aaron Bady of "The New Republic", who compared Underwood unfavorably with Josiah Bartlett of "The West Wing". "But when a cartoon becomes president, it starts to look too fake to be real, but too real to be a cartoon. Frank plays the role of President Bartlett, a cartoon president doing things that would actually, in reality, be kind of great. But Bartlett was too good

neg: Uno (card game) is flipped over and set aside to begin the discard pile. The player to the dealer's left plays first unless the first card on the discard pile is an action or Wild card (see below). On a player's turn, they must do one of the following: Play proceeds clockwise around the table. Action and Wild cards have the following effects: A player who plays their next-to-last-card must call "Uno" as a warning to the other players. The first player to get rid of their last card ("going out") wins the hand and scores points for the cards held by the

neg: John Bolton (illustrator) and "Gifts of the Night" by Paul Chadwick. Bolton's wife is named Liliana; they have two sons, Edward and James. In 2003, author Neil Gaiman directed "A Short Film About John Bolton" where the painter (played by John O'Mahony) is interviewed by a reporter seeking to answer "Where do your ideas come from?" The artist is portrayed as very soft-spoken and reclusive, somewhat of a reluctant local celebrity in Crouch End, London. Bolton himself plays a guest interviewed at a gallery showing. Comics work includes: Bolton has illustrated cards for the "" collectible card game. John Bolton (illustrator) John Bolton

neg: Stud poker rules: 8s, 9s, and 10s are stripped from the deck, and a single joker is added (the deck therefore contains 41 cards). The 7-spot and the J become consecutive, so that 5-6-7-J-Q is a straight. A flush beats a full house (with fewer cards of each suit, they are harder to get). The joker plays as a bug if it is face up, and fully wild if it is face down. The game is played as five-card stud choose-before roll your own. It is usually played with a very high ante, and the high card on the first round pays

neg: Francis Urquhart his wife is a calculation." Francis Urquhart Francis Ewan Urquhart is a fictional character created by Michael Dobbs. Francis Urquhart is the main character in Dobbs's "House of Cards" trilogy: "House of Cards" (1990), "To Play the King" (1993) and "The Final Cut" (1995). His name is sometimes shortened to F.U. He was portrayed in the BBC TV adaptations by Ian Richardson, who won a BAFTA award for his performance. "House of Cards" follows Urquhart, a Conservative and the government chief whip, as he manoeuvres himself through blackmail, manipulation and murder to the post of Prime Minister. "To Play the

neg: Francis Urquhart Francis Urquhart Francis Ewan Urquhart is a fictional character created by Michael Dobbs. Francis Urquhart is the main character in Dobbs's "House of Cards" trilogy: "House of Cards" (1990), "To Play the King" (1993) and "The Final Cut" (1995). His name is sometimes shortened to F.U. He was portrayed in the BBC TV adaptations by Ian Richardson, who won a BAFTA award for his performance. "House of Cards" follows Urquhart, a Conservative and the government chief whip, as he manoeuvres himself through blackmail, manipulation and murder to the post of Prime Minister. "To Play the King" sees Prime Minister Urquhart

neg: Henry VI, Part 2 production. All eight plays from the history cycle were presented over a seven night period, with each play receiving one performance only, and with only twenty eight actors portraying the nearly five hundred roles. Whilst the other five plays in the cycle were unadapted, the "Henry VI" plays were combined into two, using the Barton/Hall structure, with the first named "The House of Lancaster" and the second, "The House of York". In 2000, Edward Hall presented the trilogy as a two-part series at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury. Hall followed the Jackson/Seale structure, combining "1 Henry VI" and "2 Henry

neg: Henry VI, Part 1 on the touring production. All eight plays from the history cycle were presented over a seven night period, with each play receiving one performance only, and with only twenty-eight actors portraying the nearly five hundred roles. Whilst the other five plays in the cycle were unadapted, the "Henry VI" plays were combined into two, using the Barton/Hall structure, with the first named "The House of Lancaster" and the second, "The House of York". In 2000, Edward Hall presented the trilogy as a two-part series at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury. Hall followed the Jackson/Seale structure, combining "1 Henry VI" and

neg: White House Card the normal White House card, President Warren G. Harding also signed a larger white card with no lettering, but with the presidential seal embossed in gold at the top. Herbert Hoover was the last president to sign and distribute the cards routinely to anyone who asked. Starting with the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the vast increase in the president's workload meant the cards were increasingly signed mostly for friends and political supporters. Signed White House cards by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S Truman exist, but are less common than those of earlier presidents. President Dwight D. Eisenhower

neg: Suit combination Suit combination In the card game contract bridge, a suit combination is a specific set of cards of a particular suit visible in declarer's and dummy's hands at the onset of the play of the cards. While the ranks of the remaining cards held in the two unseen hands of the opponents can be deduced precisely, their location is unknown. Suit combinations allow for all possible lies of the cards of the subject suit in the two closed hands. The term is also used for the sequence of plays from the declarer and dummy hands, conditional on intervening plays by

neg: Jean-Jacques Birgé writer Michel Houellebecq, he produces dozens of online albums. He currently plays with Amandine Casadamont (turntables), Vincent Segal (cello), Antonin-Tri Hoang (alto sax, bass clarinet), Alexandra Grimal (soprano & tenor sax), Fanny Lasfargues (bass), Edward Perraud (drums), Birgitte Lyregaard (vocals), Linda Edsjö (vibraphone), Sacha Gattino (misc.) and video artist Jacques Perconte. One of his last show uses the famous Oblique Strategies game of cards with musicians such as Médéric Collignon, Julien Desprez, Pascal Contet and many others. His last participations to exhibitions feratured Musée du Louvre (2015), Grand Palais, Panthéon and Palais de Tokyo (2016), Cité des Sciences et de

neg: Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill is a "Dungeons & Dragons" module written for use with the First Edition "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" ruleset, by TSR. "Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill" shares structural elements with the original "Ravenloft" module, including variable NPC goals and variable locations for key objects, so that "Gryphon Hill" plays differently each time. The module includes 11 cards that are used to randomly determine the vampire's identity and the location of various items to be recovered as part of the plot. The module's plot features an