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pos: Paul Sparks Paul Sparks Paul W. Sparks (born October 16, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as gangster Mickey Doyle in the HBO period drama series "Boardwalk Empire", writer Thomas Yates in the Netflix political drama series "House of Cards", and attorney David Tellis in the Starz anthology drama series "The Girlfriend Experience". Sparks has also starred in the films "Deception" (2008), "Afterschool" (2008), "The Missing Person" (2008), "Mud" (2012), "Parkland" (2013), "Stealing Cars" (2015), "Thoroughbreds" (2017), and "The Greatest Showman" (2017) . Sparks was born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Michael "Mike" Sparks, a high

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: 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: 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: House of Cards (novel) produced by the BBC was aired in 1990. In 2013, the television series and the novel were the basis for a US television adaptation set in Washington, D.C., commissioned and released by Netflix. In 2018 was announced an Argentinian adaptation produced by Pol-Ka and Cablevision Flow. House of Cards (novel) House of Cards is a political thriller novel by British author Michael Dobbs. Published in 1989, it tells the story of Francis Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, and his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the

neg: House of Cards (novel) House of Cards (novel) House of Cards is a political thriller novel by British author Michael Dobbs. Published in 1989, it tells the story of Francis Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, and his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A television adaptation, written by Andrew Davies and produced by the BBC was aired in 1990. In 2013, the serial and the Dobbs novel were the basis for a US television adaptation set in Washington, D.C., commissioned and released by Netflix. The novel was

neg: House of Cards (Cohan book) unsuccessful power struggle with bridgemaster & bond trader James Cayne, the power struggle between "co-presidents" Warren J. Spector & Alan Schwartz, and the recklessness of the over-leveraged hedge fund supervised by Richard A. Marin and Ralph R. Cioffi. The text also tells the story of Salim Lewis. The book was on the long list for the 2009 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. Tim Rutten characterized the book as a "masterfully reported account", and credited the author with a "remarkable gift for plain-spoken explanation." House of Cards (Cohan book) House of Cards: A Tale 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: 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: Eigil Bryld the 2001 BAFTA Award for best factual photography and "You Don't Know Jack" for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He served as the cinematographer for the 2013 Netflix series "House of Cards", for which he was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. Bryld is married to Danish author Naja Marie Aidt and they had a son in 2003. Eigil Bryld Eigil Bryld () is a Danish cinematographer. He is famous for his work in such films and TV shows as "House of Cards" (2013), "In Bruges" (2008), "You Don't Know

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: House of Cards (UK TV series) not in the television series: Before the series was reissued in 2013 to coincide with the release of the US version of "House of Cards", Dobbs rewrote portions of the novel to bring the series in line with the television mini-series and restore continuity among the three novels. In the 2013 version: The first installment of the TV series coincidentally aired two days before the Conservative Party leadership election. Author Dobbs said that John Major's leadership headquarters "came to a halt" to view the show. During a time of "disillusionment with politics", the series "caught the nation's mood". Ian Richardson

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: Kevin Spacey alleging similar abuse, including journalist Heather Unruh (who alleged that Spacey sexually assaulted her son); Norwegian author and former royal family member Ari Behn; filmmaker Tony Montana; actor Roberto Cavazos; Richard Dreyfuss' son Harry; and eight people who worked on "House of Cards". "The Guardian" was contacted by "a number of people" who worked at the Old Vic, where Spacey was artistic director for 11 years; they alleged that he "groped and behaved in an inappropriate way with young men at the time". On November 16, the Old Vic confirmed that it had received 20 testimonies of alleged inappropriate behavior

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: Louis Phillips (author) several volumes of poetry. He is the editor of two Random House poetry anthologies, "The Random House Treasury of Best Loved Poems" and "The Random House Treasury of Light Verse". He was a joint winner of a 1984 Swallow's Tale Press poetry award, and was the featured poet in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue of "Light Quarterly". His full-length plays have been performed in various New York City and American regional theatres, and his one-act plays have appeared in "", "The Massachusetts Review", and "The Georgia Review". He is the brother-in-law of John Ranard, photographer. Louis Phillips (author) Louis Phillips (born

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: 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: Michael Dobbs (American author) British politician and author of the political thriller "House of Cards". Michael Dobbs (American author) Michael Dobbs (born 1950) is a British-American non-fiction author and journalist. Dobbs was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and graduated from the University of York in 1972, with a BA in Economic & Social History, and completed fellowships at Princeton and Harvard. He became a U.S. citizen in 2010. Dobbs spent much of his career as a foreign correspondent covering the collapse of communism. He was the first Western reporter to visit the Gdansk shipyard in August 1980; he also covered the Tiananmen Square uprising

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: 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: 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: 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: David Fincher (2002), "Zodiac" (2007), "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011) and "Gone Girl" (2014). He was also instrumental in the creation of the Netflix series "House of Cards" (2013–2018) and "Mindhunter" (2017–present). His films "Zodiac" and "The Social Network" are ranked in BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century. Fincher was born on August 28, 1962 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Claire Mae (née Boettcher), a mental health nurse from South Dakota who worked in drug addiction programs, and Howard Kelly "Jack" Fincher, an author from Oklahoma who worked as a reporter and bureau chief for "Life". Howard

neg: Franz Xaver Kroetz Franz Xaver Kroetz Franz Xaver Kroetz (born 25 February 1946 in Munich) is a German author, playwright, actor and film director. His plays have been translated and performed internationally. Kroetz attended an acting school in Munich and the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna. He worked as a day-laborer and was active in the German political party DKP, Germany Communist Party, from 1971 to 1980. He became famous when in 1971 the premiere of his plays "Heimarbeit" ("House-work") and "Hartnäckig" ("Persistent") were disrupted by neo-fascists. His plays in the 1970s portrayed people who had been rendered speechless by their own social misery. In

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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: Guy Adams Guy Adams Guy Adams (born 6 January 1976) is an English author, comedian, and actor, possibly best known for the novel "The World House". Adams is also a regular writer for Big Finish productions, who produce audio plays based on "Doctor Who", as well as several other properties. Adams has also written several books for the Doctor Who franchise, including the BBC Books "Torchwood" novel, "The House That Jack Built". Adams second book in his The Heaven's Gate Chronicles series, entitled "Once Upon Time in Hell" was published in January 2014. First book was also published in the 2013 and

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: One Hundred Years of Solitude in Spanish means "Tenderness". Pilar is always presented as a very loving figure, and the author often uses names in a similar fashion. She plays an integral part in the plot as she is the link between the second and the third generation of the Buendia family. The author highlights her importance by following her death with a declaratory "it was the end." Pietro is a very handsome and polite Italian musician who runs a music school. He installs the pianola in the Buendía house. He becomes engaged to Rebeca, but Amaranta, who also loves him, manages to delay the

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: 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: 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: Andrew Davies (writer) Dobbs's political thriller "House of Cards" was a significant influence in Dobbs's decision to write two sequels, which Davies also adapted for television. In film, he has collaborated on the screenplays for the first two "Bridget Jones" films, based on Helen Fielding novels. He is a prolific writer for children. The first of his novels was "Conrad's War", published by Blackie in 1978. Davies won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, which is judged by a panel of British children's writers and recognises the best book by an author who has not yet won it. He has written "Alfonso Bonzo"

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: Scott Ciencin House, Scholastic, Harper and many more. He had also written comic books, screenplays, and worked on video games. He created programs for Scholastic Books, designed trading cards, consulted on video games, directed and produced audio programs & TV commercials, and wrote in the medical field about neurosurgery and neurology. He first worked in TV production as a writer, producer and director. Ciencin lived in Sarasota, Florida with his wife (and sometimes co-author) Denise. He died in August 2014 of a blood clot to the brain. Originally published under the pseudonym Richard Awlinson. Ciencin shared the pseudonym with Troy Denning, who

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: Racey Helps Racey Helps Angus Clifford Racey Helps (1913–1970) was an English children's author and illustrator. His books were written in a simple style and feature woodland creatures and birds, with illustrations by the author. He is known also for illustrating postcards, greeting cards, jigsaw puzzles, playing cards and wrapping paper. Helps was born in Bristol on 2 February 1913, to Clifford R. Helps and his wife Dorothy (née Davis), who had married in Cardiff in 1911. He spent his childhood in the hamlet of Chelvey, Somerset. He was privately educated at a vicarage and later at Bristol Cathedral School. In a

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: 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: Scott Mechlowicz in the video for Gavin Degraw's song "I Don't Want to Be", in which he plays the romantic interest of Shiri Appleby. Also in 2004, Mechlowicz guest starred in a season one episode of the television series "House". Mechlowicz also starred, opposite Nick Nolte and Amy Smart, in the drama "Peaceful Warrior" (based on the book "Way of the Peaceful Warrior"), in which he plays the lead role of Dan Millman, a rings gymnast who is an olympic hopeful. The story is based on the life of the book's author. His next film was the thriller "Gone", filmed in 2005

neg: Joe Simko Joe Simko Joe Simko is a New York City based illustrator who has contributed to Topps’ Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages trading cards. Producer/Co-Director of the Garbage Pail Kids documentary film, 30 Years of Garbage. He is the illustrator/author of the book series, "The Sweet Rot", and he designs artwork for bands, creating album covers, tour posters and concert shirts. His project "Cereal Killers Trading Cards", 1st Series was released May 2, 2011. The Cereal Killers cards spoof breakfast cereals with popular horror films. Joe wrote and painted all 55 cards for the first and second set and launched

neg: David Faber (CNBC) contender for the co-anchor chair of CNN's then-popular "Moneyline". In addition to "Squawk on the Street", Faber hosts the network's monthly program, "Business Nation", which debuted on January 24, 2007. Faber is the author of three books; "The Faber Report" (2002), "And Then the Roof Caved In" (2009), and "House of Cards: The Origins of the Collapse" (2010). His mother (Belle B. Faber, of Polish Jew origin) is a businesswoman and an associate director of the American Jewish Congress. His father (Norman L. Faber, of English and Swiss German descent) is a lawyer. In 2000, Faber married Jenny Harris, who

neg: Dwight Kemper held at the Riverwalk Hotel in Binghamton NY, Kemper won a 1st Place trophy for achieving a 352 lb. deadlift. In February 2013 at Ironworks Gym in Binghamton, NY, won first place in his age category for achieving a 340 lb. deadlift. Dwight Kemper is also a screenwriter and did the screenplay adaptation of Wolfbain Productions' top selling film, "Tales of Dracula" where he also plays Anton the Innkeeper. Books Plays Video, Film & Television Dwight Kemper Dwight Kemper (born March 5, 1958) is the author of three mystery novels, "Who Framed Boris Karloff?", "Bela Lugosi and the House of

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: Robert Walker (actor, born 1918) Hollywood actor was widely lamented. In her biography of Walker and Jones, "Star-Crossed", author Beverly Linet quotes Walker's friend Jim Henaghan, who was not mentioned in official accounts of Walker's death, as saying that he was present at the time of the events leading to Walker's death. Henaghan stated that he stopped by Walker's house, where they played cards, and Walker was behaving normally. Walker's psychiatrist arrived and insisted that he receive an injection. When Walker refused, Henaghan held him down in order for the physician to administer it. Walker soon lost consciousness, and frantic efforts to revive him failed.

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: Shibram Chakraborty Shibram Chakraborty Shibram Chakraborty (1903-1980) (Bengali: শিবরাম চক্রবর্তী) was a popular Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary who is best known for his humorous stories. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of pun, alliteration, play of words and ironic humour. He was a prolific author who also wrote poems, plays, non-fiction and novels for mature audiences in his long career. Chakrabarty was born into the well-known Chanchal Rajbari (royal house of Chanchal) family, although his ancestral home was in Malda. He was born at his maternal uncle's house in Kolkata, the capital of British

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: Arthur O'Sullivan contributor was Brendan Behan, who made his debut with two plays for the radio. Between plays the players acted in radio variety programmes and read pieces on the radio as necessary. In 1961 O'Sullivan acted in "The Weaver's Grave". Adapted and produced by Mícheál Ó hAodha, it was written by Galway author Seamus O'Kelly, and won the coveted Prix Italia for Radio Drama. The players also won this award in 1964. He later appeared in Radio Éireann's "Rambling House"; a programme in which Ceoltóirí Chualann, Seán Ó Sé, Éamon Kelly and others re-enacted, through singing, music, and story telling, the

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

neg: Casino game 0.3% and 0.4%. The calculation of the roulette house edge was a trivial exercise; for other games, this is not usually the case. Combinatorial analysis and/or computer simulation is necessary to complete the task. In games which have a skill element, such as blackjack or Spanish 21, the house edge is defined as the house advantage from optimal play (without the use of advanced techniques such as card counting), on the first hand of the shoe (the container that holds the cards). The set of the optimal plays for all possible hands is known as "basic strategy" and is highly

neg: Wild card (cards) can become so random that all skill is lost, the occasional use of wild cards can add variation to a game and add opportunities for skillful play. In particular, five-card draw is traditionally played with a joker in California (which plays as a bug), and also plays well with deuces fully wild. Seven-card stud plays well with one or two bugs, especially when played high-low split. Other games such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold'em do not play well with wild cards. For some players, the problem with wild card games is that the winner is almost always the

neg: Astor Library a broadly grouped classed catalog. The cards were about 5 inches long by high. For author entries reliance was made upon the interleaved copies of the Cogswell printed catalog and upon a set of author cards — by no means a complete record — for public use. In 1880 when work began upon the new printed catalog this card catalog was closed; its author cards were destroyed when the new catalog was issued, but revision of the subject group continued as occasion offered until after the 1895 consolidation. After 1880, three card catalogs continued until the 1895 consolidation: (1) an

neg: House of Cards (1968 film) House of Cards (1968 film) House of Cards is a 1969 Technicolor crime film directed by John Guillermin and starring George Peppard, Inger Stevens, and Orson Welles. Filmed in France and Italy, it marked the second time that Peppard and Guillermin worked together (they had previously collaborated on the 1966 film "The Blue Max"). Reno Davis (George Peppard) is an American writer who has recently retired from boxing. Now unemployed and broke in France, he finds the wealthy widow of a French general. Anne de Villemont (Inger Stevens) is attracted to Reno's stoicism and they become lovers. She also hires

neg: House of Cards (1993 film) House of Cards (1993 film) House of Cards is a 1993 American drama film co-written and directed by Michael Lessac and starring Kathleen Turner and Tommy Lee Jones. It follows the struggle of a mother to reconnect with her daughter who has been traumatized by the death of her father. The film premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by Miramax Films for distribution in June of the same year. Following the death of her husband, Ruth Matthews moved her family to a quiet suburb, hoping to put the past behind them. While her son Michael is

neg: House of Cards (1993 film) able to adapt, her daughter, Sally, is apparently traumatized by the experience and starts displaying unusual behavior. Ruth is later court mandated to see Jake Beerlander, an expert in child autism, to help Sally. House of Cards (1993 film) House of Cards is a 1993 American drama film co-written and directed by Michael Lessac and starring Kathleen Turner and Tommy Lee Jones. It follows the struggle of a mother to reconnect with her daughter who has been traumatized by the death of her father. The film premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by Miramax Films for

neg: Nigel Dennis but distinguished. His other works include "Two Plays and a Preface" (1958), "Dramatic Essays" (1962) and the novel "A House in Order" (1966). A short study of Jonathan Swift won the Royal Society of Literature Award under the W. H. Heinemann bequest in 1966; this was followed by "Exotics: Poems of the Mediterranean and Middle East" (1970) and his last book, "An Essay on Malta" (1972), with illustrations by Osbert Lancaster. Three of his plays were put on at the Royal Court theatre: "Cards of Identity" (1956), "The Making of Moo" (1957) and "August for the People" (1961). The first

neg: Ghost player position of the game are not used as though they belong to a fourth player who has not played their hand. That player also takes the fourth wind position. In Rummoli the ghost position is known as the widow. An extra hand is dealt to a ghost player and those cards are not revealed until the end of the game. This is designed to keep some cards out of the game, making it more challenging to win difficult hands. In other games the ghost players cards are controlled by a selected player (effectively meaning that player plays two separate hands). The

neg: Big two of president: It is possible to play in teams of two with four total players. Each player's teammate is the one opposite of him (i.e., the two players who you are adjacent to are your opponents). Teammates are not allowed to have any communication with each other regarding their cards, preferred combinations or the quality of their hands. The winning team is determined by the total number of cards held by that team when the one player runs out of card. If one player plays his last card but his teammate has more cards left than the other team's total,

neg: Cards Against Humanity campaign started on December 1, 2010; it met its goal of $4,000 in two weeks. The campaign ended on January 30, 2011, and raised over $15,000; just under 400% of its original goal. With this additional money raised towards the game, the creators added fifty more cards to the game itself. To start the game, each player draws ten white cards. According to the rule book provided with the game, the person who most recently "pooped" (a form of primitive randomization) begins as the "Card Czar" (or "Card Tsar") and plays a black card, face up. The Card Czar then

neg: Gother Than Thou their Fate pile, then plays a card into each player's Fate pile, including their own, finally drawing enough cards to refill their hand. For each Sickness point a player has, they can hold one less card in their hand. At five points of Sickness, a player Swoons, loses their entire Fate pile, and draws five cards. A player who is not In Debt can draw cards from the discard pile. The first player to twenty Goth points wins. Gother Than Thou Gother Than Thou: The Most Pretentious Card Game Ever Made is a card game that parodies the goth subculture.

neg: House of Cards (season 6) unclear what the show is actually about. Negative reviews include one by Tyler Coates of "Esquire", who writes: "Kevin Spacey's absence haunts the final season of "House of Cards". Just as the show wouldn't work without Claire Underwood, it doesn't exactly work without Frank." Another by Sonia Saraiya of "Vanity Fair" writes: ""House of Cards" collapses – finally. Down a star and out of things to say, Season 6 flounders." Jack Seale of "The Guardian" rated the season 2 stars out of 5 stating, "We still need to talk about Kevin. It’s impossible not to miss Spacey’s presence as Robin

neg: John J. Miller (author) John J. Miller (author) John Joseph Miller (a.k.a. J.J. Miller, John J. Miller, and John Jos Miller), born 1954 in New York state, is a science fiction author known for his work in the long-running (since 1987) "Wild Cards" shared universe series of original anthologies and novels, edited by George R. R. Martin. He has also published nine novels, and nearly 30 short stories and eight comic book scripts. He also wrote "GURPS Wild Cards", a supplement for the GURPS role-playing system published in 1989, and two "Wild Cards" world books and histories published by Green Ronin. Miller is also

neg: Chapter 5 (House of Cards) Chapter 5 (House of Cards) "Chapter 5" (or "Episode 105") is the fifth episode of the first season of the American political thriller drama series "House of Cards". It premiered on February 1, 2013, when it was released along with the rest of the first season on the American streaming service Netflix. Frank (Kevin Spacey) is still at Zoe's (Kate Mara) apartment. She tells Frank about the job offers she is getting from different media outlets including "Slugline"a Political journalism organization similar to "Politico". She also talks about Hammerschmidt (Boris McGiver), who fired her from "The Washington Herald" and all

neg: House of Cards (Lynsey de Paul song) House of Cards (Lynsey de Paul song) "House of Cards" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue and is one of their most covered songs. It was first released as a single by Chris Kelly (who went on to become the lead singer for Blackwater Junction) on the CBS label on 7 April 1972, credited as being written by Rubin (de Paul) and Green (Blue). A few weeks later it was also released as a single by the UK artist Heart on RCA. The UK born but New Zealand based singer, Rob Guest (formerly a member

neg: House of cards House of cards A house of cards (also known as a card tower or a card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other pyramidally. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structure or argument built on a shaky foundation or one that will collapse if a necessary (but possibly overlooked or unappreciated) element is removed. Structures built by layering in this way, such as Stonehenge, are referred to as "house of cards architecture", which dates back to the Cyclopean and Megalithic ages. The origin of the