Eleanor of Aquitaine (Aliénor, Éléonore, Alienora; 1122 – 1 April 1204) was a member of the Ramnulfid dynasty of rulers in southwestern France, and one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. She inherited the Duchy of Aquitaine from her father, William X, in 1137, and by successive marriages became queen of France (1137–1152) and then England (1154–1189). She was the patron of literary figures such as Wace, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Bernart..
The Kaveri, also written Cauvery in English, is a large river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths.
Shaktism (Sanskrit: , शाक्तं; lit., 'doctrine of power' or 'doctrine of the Goddess') is a denomination of Hinduism that focuses worship upon Shakti or Devi – the Hindu Divine Mother – as the absolute, ultimate Godhead. It is, along with Shaivism and Vaisnavism, one of the primary schools of devotional Hinduism.
Jeffrey L. "Jeff" Smith (January 22, 1939 – July 7, 2004) was the author of several best-selling cookbooks and the host of The Frugal Gourmet, a popular American cooking show which began in Tacoma, Washington in 1973 as Cooking Fish Creatively and later moved to WTTW in Chicago, and Natan Katzman's A La Carte Communications, where it aired nationally on PBS from 1983 to 1997.
Bow may refer to:
Bow and arrow (), a weapon system that uses elasticity to propel arrows, its use is archery
Bow (ship) (), the foremost point of the hull of a ship or boat
The entire four series of Bugs spread over 13 discs! Series 1Helicopter pilot Ed, en route with a government agent and a highly sensitive package, realises that his passenger and cargo may be very valuable when he is engaged in a deadly aerial dogfight wi..
I command. You obey. Everybody gets what they deserve. Lotos Abstraction: a beautiful woman with a big gun living in a destroyed 21st century. Too bad she's been taken hostage by an entity simply known as the Martinet. Now it's Lotos' quest to infiltrate t..
Sultry icon Reiko Ike plays Ocho Inoshika a gambler and pickpocket operating out of the Tokyo in the early 1920s. At a young age Ocho witnessed the brutal murder of her father killed by the local Yakuza. Now grown up she deftly makes her living on the ..
First transmitted on BBC1 in 1995, BUGS was the first mainstream telefantasy drama to be broadcast in an adult time slot for years.Bugs tells the exploits of Ed (Steven Houghton, London's Burning, Holby City), Ros (Jaye Griffiths, The Bill) and Beckett (Je..
The high-tech BBC series starring Craig McLachlan (Neighbours) Jaye Griffiths (The Bill) and Jesse Birdsall (Personal Services Footballers Wives) now comes to DVD. First broadcast on BBC1 in 1996 BUGS Series 2 continue the investigative adventures of ..
This Hasbro B5181000 Elsa doll comes beautifully dressed in a snow queen gown inspired by the fashions she wears in Disney's Frozen. Her bodice, peplum, and skirt are removable for easy outfit changes. Your little dreamer will have so much fun creating Els..
The Mad Catz Remote and Gripz bundle for the Nintendo Wii brings your gaming experience to the next level with state-of-the-art motion-sensing technology and responsive, high-quality action buttons. Reacting to your aim and range of motion, the Remote-whic..
It was the last thing on earth they ever expected. Life can be tough when you're a Valley girl. First, there's making sure you're on time for pep squad practice. Then there's having to live under the same roof as your bitchy stepmother who, you suspect, i..
The Emmy Award-winning ladies of Wisteria Lane have even sharper fangs in the juicy fourth series of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES a primetime soap opera that takes aim at the dark side of suburban life. The fourth installment revolves around the return of Katheri..
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Generations have celebrated the magical story, memorable music and unforgettable characters of Walt Disney's Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one - her jealous ste..
Epitomising the glamour and decadence of 1980s Reagan-era America, DYNASTY was essentially a prime-time soap opera, and was characterized by campy, melodramatic plotlines, as well as Joan Collins's magnetic performance as the conniving Alexis Colby. She is..
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The study of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS) is center stage in biological free radical investigations. Written by a biochemist,Signaling Mechanisms of Oxygen and Nitrogen Free Radicalsdiscusses the regulatory functions of ROS an..
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As a true patron of couture, she is credited with having discovered and fostered the careers of famed designers Alexander McQueen and Philip Treacy, among others, and was recognized the world over as their great muse, friend and confidant. While she also d..
So is its newest entrepreneur, Annie Fortenberry, who has inherited her grandmother's B&B (and its eccentric handyman Erdle Thorney). According to a local psychic she also inherited a spirit from its glory days as a brothel?not the kind of publicity t..
She''s accepting a delivery from IKEA in her shared studio apartment when her uncle calls to break the news: Helen''s adoptive brother is dead.
According to the internet, there are six possible reasons why her brother might have killed..
For Mack McKinley and his team of GhostWalker killing machines, urban warfare is an art. But despite a hard-won knowledge of the San Francisco streets, Mack knows from experience that too many things can still go wrong. Danger was just another part ..
Worse still, Russia threatens to march on Dabrozka to impose their iron-clad style of order.
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The Ward tells the tale of Kristen (Amber Heard) a troubled young woman who is institutionalized. Shortly after arriving Kristen awakens with cuts and bruises on her body. When she turns to the other patients for help they have no answers. Soon enough Kri..
When Pauline Paradise (Alison Steadman) retires from her job as a lollipop lady and returns home she looks around to see what her future holds. And doesn't like what she sees. A non-communicative husband 'silent' Ken (Duncan Preston) and the endless dema..
In the mid-70s Argentina's military dictatorship carried out a brutal campaign of torture and murder against thousands of its own citizens.The Official Story follows Alicia (Norma Aleandro) the sheltered wife of a wealthy businessman (Hector Alterio) wh..
Will Smith stars as Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Th..
Sophie a respectable middle-class housewife and mother suddenly loses her husband in a freak accident. On the day of his funeral the true nature of the family business is finally disclosed to her: the production of porno movies! It’s a major bom..
A New York City tycoon who falls for a girl who insists on taking a new lover each month. She helps each man work through the unresolved emotional issues in his life, but does not want to give in to her own emotions when she falls in love with the tycoon, ..
After being involved in a scandalous incident 17-year-old girl named HAN Gong-ju is forced to change schools. Uncared for by her parents her previous school teacher arranges a place for her to hideaway his mother’s place. Gong-ju’s new frien..
This comedy-adventure centers on Blu a flightless macaw who acts more human than bird. When Blu the last of his kind discovers there’s another – and that she’s a she – he embarks on an adventure to magical Rio. Th..