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Greed (other)
Greed is an excessive desire to possess wealth or goods with the intention to keep it for one's self. Greed may also refer to: Books * ''Greed'' (Jelinek novel), a 2000 novel by Elfriede Jelinek *''Greed'', a novel by Robin Wasserman * ''Greed Magazine'', a 1990s American music, comics, and culture periodical Film and television * ''Greed'' (1924 film), a film by Erich von Stroheim * ''Greed'' (2006 film), a film featuring Jason London * ''Greed'' (2019 film), a satirical film by Michael Winterbottom * ''Greed'' (game show), a 1999 American TV quiz show ** ''Greed'' (UK game show), a British television quiz show * WCW Greed, a professional wrestling pay-per-view TV show * "Greed", a 1995 episode of ''2point4 children'' Characters * Greed (''Fullmetal Alchemist''), a character in the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' series * Greed, a character in the allegorical poem ''Psychomachia'' by Prudentius * Greeed, the villains from the Tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider OOO'' Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed
Greed (or avarice) is an uncontrolled longing for increase in the acquisition or use of material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions); or social value, such as Social status, status, or Power (social and political), power. Greed has been identified as undesirable throughout known human history because it creates behavior-conflict between personal and social goals. Nature of greed The initial motivation for (or purpose of) greed and actions associated with it may be the promotion of personal or family survival. It may at the same time be an intent to deny or obstruct competitors from potential means (for basic survival and comfort) or future opportunities; therefore being insidious or Tyranny, tyrannical and having a negative connotation. Alternately, the purpose could be defense or counteractive response to such obstructions being threatened by others. But regardless of purpose, ''greed'' intends to create an inequity of access or distribution t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychomachia
The ''Psychomachia'' (''Battle of Spirits'' or ''Soul War'') is a poem by the Late Antique Latin poet Prudentius, from the early fifth century AD. It has been considered to be the first and most influential "pure" medieval allegory, the first in a long tradition of works as diverse as the ''Romance of the Rose'', ''Everyman'' and ''Piers Plowman''; however, a manuscript discovered in 1931 of a speech by the second-century academic skeptic philosopher Favorinus employs psychomachia, suggesting that he may have invented the technique. In slightly less than a thousand lines, the poem describes the conflict of vices and virtues as a battle in the style of Virgil's ''Aeneid''. Christian faith is attacked by and defeats pagan idolatry to be cheered by a thousand Christian martyrs. The work was extremely popular, and survives in many medieval manuscripts, 20 of them illustrated. It may be the subject of wall paintings in the churches at Claverley, Shropshire, and at Pyrford, Surrey, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greedy Algorithm
A greedy algorithm is any algorithm that follows the problem-solving heuristic of making the locally optimal choice at each stage. In many problems, a greedy strategy does not produce an optimal solution, but a greedy heuristic can yield locally optimal solutions that approximate a globally optimal solution in a reasonable amount of time. For example, a greedy strategy for the travelling salesman problem (which is of high computational complexity) is the following heuristic: "At each step of the journey, visit the nearest unvisited city." This heuristic does not intend to find the best solution, but it terminates in a reasonable number of steps; finding an optimal solution to such a complex problem typically requires unreasonably many steps. In mathematical optimization, greedy algorithms optimally solve combinatorial problems having the properties of matroids and give constant-factor approximations to optimization problems with the submodular structure. Specifics Greedy algorith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (dice Game)
Farkle, or Farkel, is a dice game similar to or synonymous with 1000/5000/10000, Cosmic Wimpout, Greed, Hot Dice, Squelch, Zilch, or Zonk. Its origins as a folk game are unknown, but the game dates back to at least the mid-1980s. It has been marketed commercially since 1996 under the brand name Pocket Farkel by Legendary Games Inc. While the basic rules are well-established, there is a wide range of variation in both scoring and play. Equipment * Dice (6, or 5 in some variations) * Paper and a pencil or pen for keeping score Play Farkle is played by two or more players, with each player in succession having a turn at throwing the dice. Each player's turn results in a score, and the scores for each player accumulate to some winning total (usually 10,000). *At the beginning of each turn, the player throws all the dice at once. *After each throw, one or more scoring dice must be set aside (see sections on scoring below). *The player may then either end their turn and bank the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuonela (album)
''Tuonela'' is the fourth full-length album by Finnish metal band Amorphis. This marks the first album by the band to feature Santeri Kallio on keyboards who performed as a session member and joined the band after in 1998. The album is named from Tuonela, the realm of the dead in Finnish mythology. The album also shares inspiration with many of the band's productions in the text and themes of the Kalevala, or Finnish Epic. This album was the last release with original and long time bassist, Olli-Pekka Laine, until his return on 2018's '' Queen of Time''. Laine quit a year after this release in 2000, because of musical differences and to focus on his family. Track listing Personnel Amorphis * Pasi Koskinen – vocals *Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitars, sitar ("Greed") *Esa Holopainen Esa Holopainen (born 1 October 1972) is a Finnish musician, currently the main songwriter, occasional lyricist, founding member and lead guitarist of the Finnish metal band Amorphis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contradictions Collapse
''Contradictions Collapse'' is the debut studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. The album was released in 1991 by Nuclear Blast. ''Contradictions Collapse'' was originally titled ''(All This Because of) Greed''. The album leans more towards a thrash metal and alternative metal sound than the band's later works, featuring heavy riffs and influences of hip hop and industrial dance in the drum patterns. It was re-released as a digipak with an incomplete version of Meshuggah's second EP, ''None'', in 1998, with no liner notes or lyrics included in the booklet. Critical reception Allmusic critic Steve Huey wrote: "Although it's not quite as accomplished as their later work, it's certainly a worthwhile listen, especially for devoted fans." Track listing The first 4 tracks from the None EP were included as bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue. Personnel Meshuggah * Jens Kidman − rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, and 9) * Fredrik Thordenda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (song)
"Greed" is a song by the band Godsmack. It served as the third and final single from their second album, ''Awake'', released in 2001. Music video A video was produced for "Greed." The woman seen on the album cover of Godsmack's self-titled debut makes a brief cameo at the very beginning of the video. Erna described in a Fuse TV Fuse is an American pay television channel launched in 1994 which was originally dedicated to music. After merging with the Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino-oriented NuvoTV in 2015, Fuse shifted its focus to general entertainment and lifestyl ... interview the difficulty they had in tracking her down for the role. "Greed" has the band living in a rundown apartment owned by a rich, unsympathetic landlord. The group finally has enough of their poor living conditions and tramples the landlord at the end of the video, leaving him in a humorous slump in his underwear. The video frequently cuts between the story aspect to band performance, featuring th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (Pulkas Album)
''Greed'' is the debut and only album by the English nu metal band Pulkas. Reception Writing for ''Chronicles of Chaos'', Adrian Bromley praised the album, stating that the band "has managed to capture a vibe of metal music that seems too hard to find nowadays". The instrumentation of the band has been compared to that of Tool and Neurosis. In retrospective reviews, ''Greed'' has been described as having "aged surprisingly well and hasn’t dated anywhere near as much as the likes of One Minute Silence One Minute Silence is an Irish four-piece rap metal/nu metal band based in London, England. The band consists of vocalist Brian 'Yap' Barry from Templemore, County Tipperary, guitarist Massimo Fiocco from London, drummer Martin Davies and ba ... et al". A 2020 list of "one-album wonders" by Louder Sound considered it "an unbelievable slab of alt. metal perfection". Track listing Music videography A music video was released for the song "Loaded". Personnel * Luke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (Ambitious Lovers Album)
''Greed'' is the second album by Ambitious Lovers, released in 1988 through Virgin Records. Track listing Personnel ;Ambitious Lovers *Arto Lindsay – vocals, guitar *Peter Scherer – keyboards, synthesizer bass, drum programming, sampling, production ;Additional musicians *Joey Baron – drums on "Steel Wool" and "Para Não Contrariar Voce" *D.K. Dyson – backing vocals *Bill Frisell – guitar on "Steel Wool" and "Para Não Contrariar Voce" *Gail Lou – backing vocals *Vernon Reid – guitar on "Copy Me", "Privacy" and "Love Overlap" *Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, vocals on "Copy Me" and "It Only Has to Happen Once" * John Zorn – saxophone on "Privacy" and "Admit It" ;Production *Knut Bohn – additional recording *Ed Brooks – assistant engineering *John Cicchitti – assistant engineering *Vitor Farias – additional recording *Keith Freedman – assistant engineering, additional record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (Swans Album)
Greed is the third studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1986, through record label K.422. ''Greed'' marks the slow turning point for Swans away from the harsh, brutal noise rock of prior releases, and is also the first Swans album to contain contributions from Jarboe. Background Certain tracks utilize drum machines. The lead instrument on "Fool" is a grand piano. "Money Is Flesh" uses a synthesizer. The first CD issue contained the " Time Is Money (Bastard)" single as bonus tracks. A later compilation released in 1992, ''Greed / Holy Money'', combined ''Greed'' (barring "Fool" and "Money Is Flesh", however "Fool (#2)" and "Money Is Flesh (#2)" were listed as these, respectively) and ''Holy Money'' (barring "A Screw (Holy Money)", though "A Screw (Holy Money) (Mix)" was listed as this), as well as the entirety of the '' A Screw'' EP and an abridged version of "Time Is Money (Bastard) (Mix)" (listed as "Time Is Money (Bastard)") from the "Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider W'',''Uchusen'', Vol. 129 joining ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger'' and then ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'' in the Super Hero Time lineup, until its conclusion on August 28, 2011. The series' titular Kamen Rider made a cameo appearance in the film '' Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate'' and a supporting character in other Kamen Rider movies. Production The Kamen Rider OOO trademark was registered by Toei on April 8, 2010. ''OOO'' is written by Yasuko Kobayashi, known for the screenplays of ''Seijuu Sentai Gingaman'', ''Mirai Sentai Timeranger'', ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'', '' Den-O'', and ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger''. The creature designers are Yutaka Izubuchi, known for his work on the Lords in ''Kamen Rider Agito'', and Tamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
The ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques. Although they essentially start off the same, the Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series), 2003 anime series begins to differ greatly from the manga midway through its run; to the point where by its final act it is narratively a completely different story from the original manga series. However, the second anime, ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', faithfully follows the entirety of events from the manga. The story follows the adventure of the titular character, named Edward Elric, also known as the “Fullmetal Alchemist”. Edward is frequently accompanied by his brother, named Alphonse Elric. While trying to revive their mother, the brothers lost parts of their bodies, with Alphonse's soul being contained in a suit of armor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
