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Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even.
To determine the winning number and color, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular track running around the circumference of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum and falls on to the wheel and into one of 37 (in French/European roulette) or 38 (in American roulette) colored and numbered pockets on the wheel.
The first form of roulette was devised in 18th century France. Blaise Pascal introduced a primitive form of roulette in the 17th century in his search for a perpetual motion machine. The roulette wheel is believed to be a fusion of the English wheel games Roly-Poly, Reiner, Ace of Hearts, and E.O., the Italian board games of Hoca and Biribi, and "Roulette" from an already existing French board game of that name.
Daniel Dumile (pronounced /ˈduːmɨleɪ/ DOO-mə-lay; born January 9, 1971) is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF Doom, often stylized as MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, but metal fingers when using his producing name. He has appeared in several collaborative projects such as Danger Doom (with Danger Mouse) and Madvillain (with Madlib).
Dumile was born on January 9, 1971, in London, England, the son of a Trinidadian mother and Zimbabwean father. He then moved with his family to New York and was raised in the city of Long Beach, New York on Long Island.
As Zev Love X, he formed the group KMD in 1988 with his younger brother DJ Subroc and another MC called Rodan. When Rodan left the group, Zev found another MC to replace Rodan named Onyx the Birthstone Kid.A&R rep Dante Ross learned of KMD through the hip hop group 3rd Bass, and signed the group to Elektra Records.
Dumile and KMD's recorded debut came on 3rd Bass's song "The Gas Face" from The Cactus Album, followed in 1991 with KMD's album Mr. Hood, which became a minor hit through its singles "Peachfuzz", "Who Me?" and heavy video play on cable TV's Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City.
Derren Victor Brown (born 27 February 1971) is an English illusionist, mentalist, painter, writer and sceptic. He is known for his appearances in television specials, stage productions, photographic memory, and British television series such as Trick of the Mind and Trick or Treat. Since the first broadcast of his show Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000, Brown has become increasingly well known for his "mind-reading" act. He has written books for magicians as well as the general public. His caricature artwork has received gallery exhibition and is available in a single volume documenting his portrait collection.
Though his performances of mind-reading and other feats of mentalism may appear to be the result of psychic or paranormal practices, he claims no such abilities and frequently denounces those who do. Brown states at the beginning of his Trick of the Mind programmes that he achieves his results using a combination of "magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship". Using his knowledge and skill, he appears to be able to predict and influence people's thoughts with subtle suggestion, manipulate the decision-making process and read the subtle physical and psychological signs or body language that indicate what a person is thinking.
Actors: Nadja Hoyer-Booth (actress), Megan Hensley (actress), Alexander Wells (actor), Vivica Mitra (actress), Carlton Waddy (producer), Carlton Waddy (writer), Carlton Waddy (actor), Alfred Hernandez (actor), Chris Waddy (composer), Chris Waddy (editor), Emanuel Thomas (actor), Emanuel Thomas (producer), Clarence Chazz Ross (actor), Arbella Azizian (actress), Giovanni Paulo (actor),
Plot: This is the story of a hit-man on a quest for revenge. Roulette sets out to find her father's killer amidst the underground world of the Mafia. This story serves as the introduction to the chronicles that depict the transformation of a sweet and innocent girl to a cold-hearted killer.
Genres: Short,Actors: Annie Barry (producer), Michael Knowles (actor), Alex Benz (actor), Ethan Jefferson (editor), Ethan Jefferson (writer), Ethan Jefferson (director), Lucy Isabel Cabrera (actress), Daniel Dangaran (actor), Jen Kramer (actress), Miranda Rizzolo (actress),
Genres: Short,Actors: Jon Tewksbury (actor), Lowell Dean (producer), Lowell Dean (writer), Jason Shabatoski (actor), Lowell Dean (director), Lowell Dean (editor), Lowell Dean (writer), James Whittingham (actor), Ben Schubert (writer), Ben Schubert (producer), Ben Schubert (actor), Ben Schubert (editor), Derek J. Finnik (actor), Derek J. Finnik (actor), Daniel Redenbach (actor),
Plot: Juice Pigs is the outrageous action comedy short about a team of misfit cops - lead by a sassy female detective who go against the odds to take on the biggest corruption case their city has ever seen!.
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Short,Actors: Herbert Heywood (actor), Sterling Holloway (actor), Robert Adler (actor), Al Bridge (actor), Chester Conklin (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Dudley Dickerson (actor), El Brendel (actor), Eddie Gribbon (actor), Frank Hagney (actor), Richard Hale (actor), Porter Hall (actor), Harry Hayden (actor), Hugh Herbert (actor), George Lynn (actor),
Plot: Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She always packs a six-shooter, so this is bad news for anything that happens to be in the way. As this is usually the local judge's rear-end, Freddie and friend Conchita are soon hiding out teaching school in the middle of nowhere.
Keywords: accidental-shooting, alcohol, arrest, assumed-identity, best-friend, bigotry, blonde, bottle, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, broken-english