Mao ( or Mau ) is a card game of the shedding family, in which the aim is to get rid of all of the cards in hand without breaking certain unspoken rules.

Spit, also referred to as Slam or Speed, is a game of the shedding family of card games for two players.

The Toymaker attacks the group with giant robot, Demetra shedding a tear and shutting the game down so Juni and the others can return to reality.

* Speed ( card game ), a game for two or more players of the shedding family of card games

Big Two ( also known as Deuces and other names, see below ; ; Cantonese: 鋤大D ; jyutping: co4 daai6 di2 ) is a card game similar to the game of Asshole, Crazy Eights, Bullshit, Winner, and other shedding games.

Tichu is a multi-genre card game ; primarily a shedding game that includes elements of Bridge, Daihinmin, and Poker played between two teams of two players each.

Speed is a game for two or more players of the shedding family of card games, in which each player tries to get rid of all of his / her cards.

Also known as Super-spit in Wisconsin, Spit 2 in Texas, Rush in Missouri, and Spit 3 in Kentucky, California Spit is a fast paced shedding card game that has the added bonus of shuffling the deck.

Pusoy Dos, a variation of Big Two, is a popular type of shedding card game with origins in the Philippines.

Nowitzki took home the NBA Finals MVP honors, after averaging 26 points a game during the series, shedding the Mavericks label as " soft ", and putting an end to the Mavericks post-season futility.

The shedding family of card games consists of games where the objective is to get rid of all your cards while preventing the other players from getting rid of their cards.

The team's subsequent shedding of players caused fan interest to drop off.

After the disappointment of 1994, Expos management began shedding its key players, and the team's fan support dwindled.

As for Mr. Cornelius, the recipient of so much of Oldacre's munificence, Holmes deduces that it is likely an alias used by Oldacre, and that he has been leading a double life with the eventual goal of shedding his Oldacre identity so that he can start a new life.

In her pre-game run Ralphie ran perfectly, but slipped out of her harness at the very start of the halftime run, bumping, but not trampling, one handler and shedding all but one of her other handlers.

Soils of coniferous forests are naturally very acidic due to the shedding of needles, and the results of this phenomenon should not be confused with acid rain.

Christian Scientists see themselves as practicing a well-defined process with a proven track record by means of the spiritualization of thought through prayer aimed at shedding the false beliefs of the mortal mind that manifest themselves as physical ailments.

Coyotes shed once a year, beginning in May with light hair loss, ending in July after heavy shedding.

Eisenhower then designed a bombing plan in France in advance of Overlord and argued with Churchill over the latter's concern with civilian casualties ; de Gaulle interjected that the casualties were justified in shedding the yoke of the Germans, and Eisenhower prevailed.

An observer reported in 1602 that " Her delight is to sit in the dark, and sometimes with shedding tears to bewail Essex ".

The process of moulting in insects begins with the separation of the cuticle from the underlying epidermal cells ( apolysis ) and ends with the shedding of the old cuticle ( ecdysis ).

It is worthwhile to note here that in religions pre-dating Judaism, the serpent was known to be associated with wisdom and rebirth ( with the shedding of its skin ).

Many of the gags focus on Garfield's obsessive eating and obesity ; his hate of Mondays, diets, and any form of exertion ; his constant shedding ( which constantly annoys Jon ); and his abuse of Odie and Jon as well as his obsession with mailing Nermal to Abu Dhabi.

Garfield often engages in one-to two-week-long ( 6 to 12 days, excluding Sundays ) interactions with a minor character, event, or thing, such as Nermal, Arlene, the mailman, alarm clocks, a talking scale, the TV, Pooky, spiders, mice, balls of yarn, dieting, shedding, pie throwing, fishing, vacations, etc.

Kedushah, holiness, which is nothing else than the imitation of God, is concerned with daily conduct, with being gracious and merciful, with keeping oneself from defilement by idolatry, adultery, and the shedding of blood.

* 2005 – STS-114: NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.

Interaction of the object's flexibility with the vortex shedding may enhance the effects of fluctuating lift and cause vortex-induced vibrations.

Cessation of dosing with morphine creates the prototypical opioid withdrawal syndrome, which, unlike that of barbiturates, benzodiazepines, alcohol, or sedative-hypnotics, is not fatal by itself in neurologically healthy patients without heart or lung problems ; it is in theory self-limiting in length and overall impact in that a rapid increase in metabolism and other bodily processes takes place, including shedding and replacement of the cells of many organs.

After the Flood Noah offered a sacrifice ( the word nihoah, describing the " pleasant " odour of the sacrifice, is yet another pun on Noah's name ) and entered into a covenant with God regulating the shedding of blood ( i. e., mankind's permission to kill under regulated circumstances ).

After shedding most of these shows, Fox filled its lineup with acclaimed dramas such as 24, The O. C., House and Bones, and comedies such as The Bernie Mac Show, Malcolm in the Middle, and Arrested Development.

While very few women with Turner Syndrome menstruate spontaneously, estrogen therapy requires a regular shedding of the uterine lining (" withdrawal bleeding ") to prevent its overgrowth.

The parameter is named after Vincenc Strouhal, a Czech physicist who experimented in 1878 with wires experiencing vortex shedding and singing in the wind.

Unlike the high-maintenance Persian, the Exotic is able to keep its own fur tidy with little human assistance, though weekly brushing and combing is recommended to remove loose hair and reduce shedding and hairballs.

Crosses such as Golden Retriever / Labrador ( which are popular due to both breeds ' known intelligence, work-ethic, and early maturation ) and Labradoodles ( Labrador / Poodles bred to provide dogs with less shedding for those with allergies to hair or dander ) are also common.

It belongs to the " shedding " or Crazy Eights family of card games, whereby each player tries to rid himself of all of his cards.

The most common combination is that of matching and shedding, as in some variants of Rummy, Old Maid and Go Fish.

If a bull moose is castrated, either by accidental or chemical means, he will quickly shed his current set of antlers and then immediately begin to grow a new set of misshapen and deformed antlers that he will wear the rest of his life without ever shedding again.

In parts of western Brittany, Samhain is still heralded by the baking of kornigou, cakes baked in the shape of antlers to commemorate the god of winter shedding his ' cuckold ' horns as he returns to his kingdom in the Otherworld.

The undercoat is often absent during shedding.

Growth is accomplished by periodic shedding of the exoskeleton ( ecdysis ).

The fur on both varieties is silky to the touch, and is low shedding compared to other breeds.

Menstruation is the shedding of the uterine lining ( endometrium ).

It is popularly believed that maces were employed by the clergy in warfare to avoid shedding blood ( sine effusione sanguinis ).

The evidence for this is sparse and appears to derive almost entirely from the depiction of Bishop Odo of Bayeux wielding a club-like mace at the Battle of Hastings in the Bayeux Tapestry, the idea being that he did so to avoid either shedding blood or bearing the arms of war.

However, it is recommended that the coat be brushed occasionally, especially during seasonal shedding, since they may develop hairballs at this time.

Menopause is the permanent cessation of the primary functions of the human ovaries: the ripening and release of ova and the release of hormones that cause both the creation of the uterine lining and the subsequent shedding of the uterine lining ( a. k. a. the menses or the period ).

where is the dimensionless Strouhal number, is the frequency of vortex shedding, is the characteristic length ( for example hydraulic diameter ) and is the velocity of the fluid.