Using some clever tricks, the merge operation can be done in time O ( n ), so the total running time is O ( n log n ).

The issues of veracity and forgery are explored in the film, while at the same time, Welles tricks the audience by incorporating fake bits of narrative alongside the documentary footage.

At this time he formalized a covert " dirty tricks " program under the name COINTELPRO.

Many skiers began performing tricks in the terrain parks, which were at the time reserved for snowboarders.

At this time he formalized a covert " dirty tricks " program under the name COINTELPRO.

While the Amiga had the benefit of some rather advanced hardware for the time coders on the ST had to make do with a marginally faster clock-speed and later on abusing the hardware to do certain tricks like emulating hardware scrolling.

At Papa Roujol's, Robert-Houdin learned the details to many of the mechanical tricks of the time as well as how to improve them.

Charlemagne and his retinue deemed the clock to be a conjuration for the sounds it emanated and the tricks it displayed every time an hour ticked.

Also, in the 3 / 14 / 39 episode, Fibber calls him Mr. Sims, but he's having trouble with his memory in this episode, so this may be just an error in remembering, as he also calls Mr. Wilcox " Harpo " for perhaps the first time instead of Harlow, due to poor memory tricks.

Eddington replaced Robert Ayling, involved in the dirty tricks affair, who was dismissed by Lord Marshall, the long-serving BA chairman and Ayling's mentor, on behalf of BA's main institutional shareholders after BA had its first net loss since privatisation during Ayling's time during its 1999 / 2000 financial year.

One of the most basic tricks is called the sleeper, where the yo-yo spins at the end of the string for a noticeable amount of time before returning to the hand.

This play brings in three diamond tricks 73 % of the time.

Using that play on this deal brings in twelve tricks 100 % of the time.

He persuades Bambino and Bambino's henchmen to help train the pacifistic Mormons to fight, and in the final battle, the Mormon leader finds in the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible that " there is a time for fighting ," and the Mormons are unleashed against Major Harriman's goons, using the dirty fighting tricks they learned.

The mascot prepares many stunts and tricks for the audience in the half time of the games, and cheers the crowds and sections of the arena in game time.

It is like dance, in that most people of a reasonable level of strength can get onto the bar for the first time and do the tricks but an experienced artist will do them with much more grace and style.

The initial reaction of the crowd was one of good cheer, as elaborate party tricks amongst the upper echelon of New York Society were common at the time.

A shy boy who spent " a lot of time in my room, staying in my head ", D ' Onofrio later became interested in magic and sleight of hand, tricks he learned from Cuban entertainers who owned a small magic shop.

Battling involves each turntablist performing a routine ( A combination of various technical scratches, beat juggles, and other elements, including body tricks ) within a limited time period, after which the routine is judged by a panel of experts.

As time went on, bakers would also sell their own goods, and in that some bakers acted dishonestly, tricks emerged: for example, a baker might have trap door ( s ) in the oven or other obscured areas, that would allow a hidden small boy or other apprentice to take off some of the dough brought in for baking.

A mischievous fairy type creature in emerald green clothing who when not playing tricks spend all their time busily making shoes, the Leprechaun is said to have a pot of gold hidden at the end of the rainbow, and if ever captured by a human it has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for release.

The object of a trick-taking game is based on the play of multiple rounds, or tricks, in each of which each player plays a single card from their hand, and based on the values of played cards one player wins or " takes " the trick.

Porky tries to catch it, but it plays tricks on him.

( If West actually plays the king on the first trick, of course, North-South win two tricks by covering with the ace.

# Ouvert ( declarer plays with open cards and takes all tricks ; i. e. Schwarz has to be declared in order to declare Ouvert )

It would also seem probable that the Hanna-Barbera animation studio was somewhat inspired by Humphrey in its creation of the somewhat smarter Yogi Bear ( from 1958 ), who lives at Jellystone National Park, begs, steals, and plays tricks to steal picnic baskets from campers, and is constantly on the lookout for Ranger Smith.

* Erica ( Form 2, is asked to leave ) Erica is a spiteful girl who plays beastly tricks on Pat and Tessie, and then is asked to leave.

He also starred in a couple of Tales from the Crypt productions, including Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, where he plays a henchman of Satan called The Collector, and the episode " Well-Cooked Hams ", where he plays a poorly skilled magician who kills to steal good tricks from other magicians.

Buñuel plays tricks on his characters, luring them toward fine dinners that they expect, and then repeatedly frustrating them in inventive ways.

* The Yoo-hoo Bird, who plays tricks on and runs from Officer Gotcha.

If a domovoi becomes unhappy, it plays nasty tricks on the members of the household.

If South plays spades first, he wins only one of the last three tricks.

South can assure the contract ( provided the ace of clubs is with East ) by holding up the ace of diamonds: he plays low to the first two diamond tricks ( known as ducking ) and wins the ace of diamonds on the third trick.

Young, childlike and more mischievous than the other characters, she likes to ride her scooter, plays the piano, enjoys playing tricks on people, and is obsessed with eating snacks ( especially cheese ).

He plays basketball, and performs tricks on his chair, just like a skateboarder.

Instead of involving the nonphysical, he says, consciousness merely plays tricks on people so that it appears nonphysical — in other words, it simply seems like it requires nonphysical features to account for its powers.

The original coup was referred to as the Bath Coup, whereby a player holding the Ace, Jack and small card ( s ) plays small against the lead of a King-Queen sequence, so as to get two tricks ( if the suit is continued ) or gain tempo.

He likes to play with his friends and sometimes plays tricks on Bagheera in order to snap the latter out of his uptight attitude.

During the interview, Savini repeatedly plays tricks on Comic Book Guy, which causes him to suffer a heart attack.

* 210-Boomerang-Loonette is in a foolish mood and plays tricks on the others.

According to Black literary scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., the practice derived from the Trickster archetype found in much African mythology, folklore, and religion: a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and societal norms.

Harry deliberately hurts Lulu, or more often tricks her into hurting herself, but then plays the innocent when their mother arrives to investigate, and asks for a " big hug ".

Misty Rain plays a cat burglar with a bag full of tricks: plastic wrap, blindfolds, ropes, rubber, cuffs, and ponytails.

He is a friend of Speedball of the New Warriors and is described as " The hero who doesn't fight crime but rather plays cruel tricks on it.