For charging & synchronizing smartphones & tablet PCs with a micro USB (Universal Serial Bus) port A special sheath makes the cable especially durable it is easy to retract & can be stored compactly Sturdy plugs & moulded strain reliefs high mechanical resistance ...

Direct power supply & battery recharging via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) charger or the USB (Universal Serial Bus) socket on a notebook or PC Elegant & robust aluminium housing A special nylon jacket makes the cable especially durable it is easy to roll up & can be stored compactly Allows data exchange (calendar phone book to-do-lists) between a smartphonemobile phone & a PCnotebook ...

Direct power supply & battery recharging via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) charger or the USB (Universal Serial Bus) socket on a notebook or PC Elegant & robust aluminium housing A special nylon jacket makes the cable especially durable it is easy to roll up & can be stored compactly Allows data exchange (calendar phone book to-do-lists) between a smartphonemobile phone & a PCnotebook ...

Masses of people awaiting a spectacle… scorching afternoon heat… sweaty equine bodies nervously yanking their harnesses There it is the starting signal! Dashing ahead with your chariot slowly at first but quickly gaining speed… circling the spina in the center of the arena to complete the first lap The next corner comes closer Glancing back one of the chariots is already far behind & just ahead another chariot&s speed is too high for the corner sending the vehicle crashing into the wall & out of the race Only a single chariot blocks your path to victory so it&s time to get uncivilized Steadily you balance the javelin in your hand waiting for the other charioteer to come into view…or should you just overtake him & throw caltrops in his path? In Chariot Race Das große Wagenrennen players participate as charioteers in a great race in ancient Rome Use the dice to complete two laps on the dusty arena&s circuit & be the first to steer your chariot over the finish line On a player&s turn if they have gained enough Favors of Fortuna they can repair their chariot Depending on the chariot&s speed on the previous turn & its current condition the initial speed is determined which defines how many of the five dice will be rolled during the turn Each face of the six-sided dice allows a different action Gain new Favors increase or decrease speed change lanes or attack opponents (either directly by hurling javelins or indirectly by dropping caltrops in their path) if the first roll is not satisfactory the player may call on Fortuna to influence the dice as long they have her favor Once the result is set the player moves their chariot forward according to the final speed they achieved & may then take actions against their rivals However breakneck racing & ramming are not without risk If two chariots collide they both take damage & cornering at a wild gallop is not recommended The further the safe speed is exceeded the more damage is caused to the vehicle – which might fall apart in the middle of the arena if the driver is too careless resulting in their elimination from the race Players 2-6 Playing time 15-45 minutes Ages 8 ...

Please note this is a region 2 Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region Free Blu-ray Player in order to play Winner of four Academy Awards (including Best Picture) this internationally acclaimed motion picture recounts the poignant true story of two British sprinters vying for gold in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) a driven athlete of Jewish ancestry runs to overcome prejudice & to achieve personal fame; his rival Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) a devout Scottish missionary competes for the glory of God An inspirational story of spirit & strength in the face of enormous odds the film combines the finest elements of athletic competition & human drama to create a compelling & timeless cinematic classic Actors Ben Cross Ian Charleson Nicholas Farrell Nigel Havers Ian Holm Directors Hugh Hudson Producers David Puttnam Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Director Hugh Hudson&s absorbing drama based on a true story deals with the personal struggles faced by two very different long-distance runners competing for Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a devout Christian who sees victory as a testament to the glory of God while the other Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) is a Jewish Cambridge student who sees victory as a challenge to anti-Semitism & his ongoing struggle for acceptance by Britain&s elite Eric a hometown Scottish hero to the people gives rousing sermons after victory & works at a local missionary Harold runs with a zealous commitment upsetting Cambridge&s educational upper crust (played with enjoyable wit & candor by Sir John Gielgud & Lindsay Anderson) while enjoying social life with his university chums & his beautiful showgirl girlfriend (Alice Krige) But when faced with such a competent challenger Harold hires trainer Sam Mussabini (Ian Holm) to further his dreams of winning the gold Ultimately the two runners meet in Paris to run for British victory in a rousing finale Featuring an unforgettable soundtrack by Vangelis this Academy Award-winning film is an inspirational story of athletic excellence & spiritual awakening that captures the zeal of post-WWI Britain & the glory of the Olympics ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 Oscar for Best Picture Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination & inspiration The heroes are an unlikely pair of young athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympics devout Protestant Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) a divinity student whose running makes him feel closer to God & Jewish Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) a highly competitive Cambridge student who has to surmount the institutional hurdles of class prejudice & anti-Semitism There&s delicious support from Ian Holm (as Abrahams&s coach) & John Gielgud & Lindsay Anderson as a couple of Cambridge fogies Vangelis&s soaring synthesised score which seemed to be everywhere in the early 1980s also won an Oscar Chariots of Fire was the debut film of British television commercial director Hugh Hudson (Greystoke) & was produced by David Puttnam --Jim Emerson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title ...

An edge-of-your-seat thriller from the bestselling author of Nerve the book behind 2016's hottest YA film starring Emma Roberts Dave Franco & Juliette Lewis A chance at the ultimate makeover means deadly consequences Aislyn suffers from crippling shyness
- that is until she's offered a dose of Charisma an underground gene therapy drug guaranteed to make her shine The effects are instant She's charming vivacious & popular But strangely so are some other kids she knows The media goes into a frenzy when the disease turns contagious & then deadly & the doctor who gave it to them disappears Aislyn must find a way to stop it before it's too late Praise for Charisma 'this fast-paced & edgy novel has enough thrills romance & family drama to please a wide audience This Robin Cook-like thriller zips along at breakneck speed to a satisfying conclusion' Booklist ' Ryan (Nerve) offers a cautionary tale about the perils of designer genetics & what happens when scientists' aspirations get ahead of ethics Her take on the topic is fresh & intriguing' Publishers Weekly ' Suspense balances with discussions of bioethics for a provocative & entertaining read A sympathetic protagonist combines with intriguing medical possibility for a solid thriller' Kirkus Reviews ' Charisma by Jeanne Ryan is at its best when it gets technical Considering Ryan has a PHD & has worked with youth development programs & social workers it's obvious she knows what she talking about' Hypable ' Not a far step from Ned Vizzini's Be More Chill The science is explained well enough for non-scientist readers to understand & gives teens much to think about regarding medical ethics & experimentation' School Library Journal ' The science is both sharp & accessible here & readers will get a sense of the nuances & messiness of genetic alterations while staying in Aislyn's world' BCCB
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Everything you thought you know about magic willvanish Journey into a world where the lines between magic & reality are blurredand where one man will soon find himself as the last remaining hope for all mankind In Las Vegas luck is everything For Sin City&s leading &entertainer& Hank the Magnificent his luck as Vegas& most illustrious & famous magician is about to run out! When the powers of an ancient magic once imprisoned in another realm spring forth into our reality searching for revenge at all costs Hank soon finds himself at the center of an undying war between the forces of truth & a devastating plague of growing evil--and his hopes for survival are slim at best! ...

Charity Stratton's bleak childhood is changed for ever when both her parents are killed in a fire Separated by the authorities from her younger brothers & sister Charity is sent out to work as a skivvy in a boys' boarding school Her loneliness & misery are eased when she falls deeply in love with the dashing but fickle sixth-former Hugh Mainwaring but when she discovers she is pregnant with Hugh's baby she soon realises just how alone she really is Determined to be reunited with her siblings & to make something of herself Charity runs away to London & begins to forge a new life ...