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Ace Of Spades (live)
The ace of spades is commonly thought of as the highest-ranking playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Ace of Spades may also refer to: Music * ''Ace of Spades'' (album), a 1980 album by Motörhead * "Ace of Spades" (song), a song by Motörhead * "Ace of Spades", a 1966 instrumental by Link Wray, released as a single on the Swan Records label * Ace of Spades (band), a Japanese band Other uses * Ace of Spades (comics), characters from DC Comics * Ace of Spades (novel), 2021 novel by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé * Ace of Spades (junction), a junction of the A3 road southwest of central London * ''Ace of Spades'' (serial), a 1925 film serial * ''Ace of Spades'' (video game), a sandbox building and FPS game * Ace of Spades HQ, a conservative weblog * Armand de Brignac or Ace of Spades, a champagne * Ace of Spades, a non-culinary variety of the ''Ipomoea batatas'' ornamental plant * VMA-231, US Marine Attack Squadron 231 called the "Ace of Spades" * Saddam Hussein, the ace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Spades
The Ace of Spades (also known as the Spadille and Death Card) is traditionally the highest and most valued card in the deck of playing cards in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game. Design The ornate design of the ace of spades, common in packs today, stems from the 17th century, when James I and later Queen Anne imposed laws requiring the ace of spades to bear an insignia of the printing house. Stamp duty, an idea imported to England by Charles I, was extended to playing cards in 1711 by Queen Anne and lasted until 1960. Over the years, a number of methods were used to show that duty had been paid. From 1712 onwards, one of the cards in the pack, usually the ace of spades, was marked with a hand stamp. In 1765 hand stamping was replaced by the printing of the official ace of spades by the Stamp Office, incorporating the royal coat of arms. In 1828 the Duty Ace of Spades (known as "Old Frizzle") was printed to indicate a reduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand De Brignac
Armand de Brignac, known colloquially as Ace of Spades, is a French Champagne owned by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and LVMH. The brand is produced by Champagne Cattier and sold in opaque metallic bottles. The brand's first bottling, Armand de Brignac Brut Gold, is identifiable by its gold bottle with French pewter Ace of Spades labels. The Armand de Brignac champagnes are produced in a multi-vintage style, and the Brut Gold cuvée is a blend of the grape varieties Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay. Two other cuvées, a Rosé and a Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay), were released in 2008. In 2015, a Demi Sec and a Blanc de Noirs (100% Pinot Noir) also joined the range. History At the turn of the twenty-first century, the Cattier family began to set aside parcels of reserve wines for a new ultra prestige Champagne project. The first bottles of Armand de Brignac Brut Gold left the cellars in France in 2006. The original "de Brignac" name was registered by the Cattier family in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Of Spades (other)
The jack of spades (also called the "knave of spades") is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Jack of Spades may also refer to: * ''Jack of Spades'' (film), a 1960 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret * Jack of Spades, a fictional character, a member of the villainous Royal Flush Gang in DC Comics * ''Jack of Spades'', a 2015 book by Joyce Carol Oates * ''The Jack of Spades'', a historical novella in '' Special Assignments: The Further Adventures of Erast Fandorin'' See also * or * * Knave (other) * Jack of Clubs (other) * Jack of Diamonds (other) * Jack of Hearts (other) * Queen of Spades (other) * King of Spades (other) The king of spades is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. King of Spades may also refer to: * ''King of Spades'' (novel), a 1966 novel by Frederick Manfred, the fourth book in ''The Buckskin Man Tales'' series * King of Spades, a fiction ... * Ace of Spades (other) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Hearts (other)
The ace of hearts (A♥) is a card in a deck of playing cards: the ace in the suit of hearts (♥). There is one ace of hearts in a standard deck of 52 cards. Gameplay In the 17th century French game '' Le Jeu de la Guerre'', the ace of hearts represented the cavalry. In the game Bankafalet, the second best card in the deck is the ace of hearts. In the Irish game Five Cards, the ace of hearts is the second highest card in the pack, below the five fingers (aka five of trumps). Symbolism Literature American author Zane Grey used the cartomantic meaning of playing cards in his novels. For example, in his book '' The Border Legion'', he describes the character Joan Randle as an Ace of Hearts, after she "outwit and outtalk her would-be-seducer, outlaw Kells". The very same card is pinned by Kells to a tree, where he shoots at with many bullets, "every one of which touch ngthe red heart and one of them...obliterat ngit", and then signs his name below. This foreshadows the clima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Diamonds (other) '', a painting produced around 1636-1638 by Georges de La Tour
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The ace of diamonds is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Ace of Diamonds may also refer to: * '' El as de oros'' (English: ''The Ace of Diamonds''), a 1968 Mexican film, directed by Chano Urueta * ''Ace of Diamond'', a Japanese baseball manga and anime series See also * or * * Ace of Clubs (other) * Ace of Hearts (other) * Ace of Spades (other) * Jack of Diamonds (other) * Queen of Diamonds (other) * King of Diamonds (other) * ''The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds ''The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds'' is an oil-on-canvas painting produced ca.1636–1638 by the French artist Georges de La Tour. It is now in the Louvre, which bought it in 1972. Though its commissioner is unknown, it is signed ''Georgiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Clubs (other)
The ace of clubs is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. Ace of Clubs may also refer to: * Ace of Clubs (comics), a DC Comics supervillain *Ace o' Clubs, a DC Comics Comics bar owned by Bibbo Bibowski * ''Ace of Clubs'' (musical), a 1949 musical by Noël Coward *Ace of Clubs Records, a British record label owned by Decca Records *The Ace of Clubs, an alias used by British recording artist Luke Vibert * ''Ace of Clubs'' (film), a 1925 silent Western film by J. P. McGowan *L'As de trèfle (The Ace of Clubs) for Sarah Bernhardt Pierre Decourcelle 1882 See also * or * * Ace of Diamonds (other) * Ace of Hearts (other) * Ace of Spades (other) * Jack of Clubs (other) * Queen of Clubs (other) * King of Clubs (other) The king of clubs is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. King of Clubs may also refer to: * King of Clubs (Whig club), a Whig conversation club, founded in 1798 * ''King of Clubs'' (album), the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Most-wanted Iraqi Playing Cards
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States–led coalition, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-wanted members of President Saddam Hussein's government, mostly high-ranking members of the Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party or members of the Revolutionary Command Council; among them were some of Hussein's family members. The cards were officially named the "personality identification playing cards". As of 2021, all but four of the 52 most wanted have been either killed or captured, eleven of whom have been released. About the cards Each card contains the wanted person's address and, if available, the job performed by that individual. The highest-ranking cards, starting with the aces and kings, were used for the people at the top of the most-wanted list. The ace of spades is Saddam Hussein, the aces of clubs and hearts are his sons Qusay and Uday respectively, and the ace of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VMA-231
Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) is a United States Marine Corps fixed wing attack squadron that consists of AV-8B Harrier (V/STOL) jets. The squadron, known as the "Ace of Spades", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW). History Early years VMA-231 began in Miami, Florida as the 1st Division, Squadron 1 on February 8, 1919 — a unit that emerged from the Northern Bombing Group of Northern France in 1918. By the end of February, the newly activated squadron arrived in San Pedro de Macorís, Santo Domingo for duty with the 2nd Brigade where it served until July 1924. During its deployment to Santo Domingo, the squadron was designated Marine Observation Squadron One (VO-1M) on 1 July 1922. The squadron's insignia, the famous Ace of Spades, was designed by then-2nd Lieutenant Hayne D. Boyden, a member of the squadron. The distinctive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipomoea Batatas
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as Leaf vegetable, greens. Sweet potato cultivars, Cultivars of the sweet potato have been bred to bear tubers with flesh and skin of various colors. Sweet potato is only distantly related to the common potato (''Solanum tuberosum''), both being in the order Solanales. Although darker sweet potatoes are often referred to as "yams" in parts of North America, the species is not a yam (vegetable), true yam, which are monocots in the order Dioscoreales. Sweet potato is native to the tropical regions of the Americas. Of the approximately 50 Convolvulaceae#Genera, genera and more than 1,000 species of Convolvulaceae, ''I. batatas'' is the only crop plant of major importance—some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Spades HQ
Ace of Spades HQ, Ace of Spades, or AoS is a conservative and humor-driven U.S.-based political blog covering current events, legal issues, military hardware, and salacious topics in popular culture. The blog was first launched in . It has been quoted, mentioned, referenced or linked by ''The Wall Street Journal'', Fox News, CNN, ''National Review'', ''The Weekly Standard'', and many notable online magazines/blogs, as well as on the floor of the US House of Representatives. The site's leading blogger, the pseudonymous "Ace of Spades," has also appeared as a guest expert on Fox News, although it is quite rare for him to make media appearances. Public recognition When Ace himself was honored as the "Blogger of the Year" at the Conservative Political Union's Conservative Political Action Conference in March 2008, Brian Faughnan of ''The Weekly Standard'' wrote that "Ace has a gift for cutting through political BS, for dissecting the fatal flaws behind liberal arguments, and for doin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Spades (album)
''Ace of Spades'' is the fourth studio album by British rock band Motörhead, released in October 1980 via Bronze Records. It is the band's most commercially successful album, peaking at number four on the UK Albums Chart and reaching gold status in the UK by March 1981. It was preceded by the release of the title track as a single on 27 October, which peaked in the UK Singles Chart at No. 15 in early November. It was the band's debut release in the United States, with Mercury Records handling distribution in North America. In 2020, the album was ranked at 408 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Background By 1979, Motörhead had released two successful albums, '' Overkill'' and ''Bomber'', and had gained a loyal fan following by constant touring and television appearances. Their ferocious, loud proto-thrash playing style appealed equally to punks and heavy metal fans, but in 1979 ''Sounds'' writer Geoff Barton coined the term "New Wave of British Heavy Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Spades (video Game)
''Ace of Spades'' was a 2012 first-person shooter and voxel-based sandbox video game developed and published by Jagex. Originally created by Ben Aksoy and released as a prototype in April 2011, the game was acquired by Jagex in 2012 and fully released in December that year. Following poor reception and several minor downloadable content package releases, the game was shut down in March 2019. Development Ben Aksoy prototype ''Ace of Spades'' was originally developed by Ben Aksoy. The first of version of the game, Beta 0.1, was released on 4 April 2011, and was available for Microsoft Windows. This version of the game played as a 16-versus-16 team-based first-person shooter with a capture the flag game mode, in which players were to obtain the opposing team's intelligence briefcase and return it to the own team's base. Due its use of voxel-based graphics and emphasis on block-building techniques aside from gunplay, it was quickly labelled as "''Minecraft'' with rifles". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
