During the late 18th & early 19th centuries there was a tubercular moment' in which perceptions of the consumptive disease became inextricably tied to contemporary concepts of beauty playing out in the clothing fashions of the day With the ravages of the illness widely regarded as conferring beauty on the sufferer it became commonplace to regard tuberculosis as a positive affliction one to be emulated in both beauty practices & dress While medical writers of the time believed that the fashionable way of life of many women actually rendered them susceptible to the disease Carolyn A Day investigates the deliberate & widespread flouting of admonitions against these fashion practices in the pursuit of beauty Through an exploration of contemporary social trends & medical advice revealed in medical writing literature & personal papers Consumptive Chic uncovers the intimate relationship between fashionable women's clothing & medical understandings of the illness Illustrated with over 40 full color fashion plates caricatures medical images & photographs of original garments this is a compelling story of the intimate relationship between the body beauty & disease
- & the rise of tubercular chic'
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The exciting adventure of the day we make contact with life beyond Earth comes to the screen with a profound sense of wonder & a dazzling visual sweep that extends to the outer reaches of space & the imagination Jodie Foster is astronomer Ellie Arroway a woman of science Matthew Mc Conaughey is religious scholar Palmer Joss a man of faith They&re opposite ends of a spectrum
- & sudden players on the world stage as the countdown to humanity&s greatest journey begins Powerfully thrillingly & emotionally & Contact& connects Actors Jodie Foster Matthew Mc Conaughey James Woods John Hurt David Morse William Fichtner Tom Skerritt Angela Bassett Rob Lowe Jake Busey Timothy Mc Neil & Jena Malone Director Robert Zemeckis Certificate PGYear 1997 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English Additional Languages French ; Italian ; Portuguese ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Spanish (Castillian) ; Spanish (Latin America) ; Swedish ; German for the hearing impaired ; Italian for the hearing impaired
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An exciting futuristic drama about acceptance trust & teamwork from an award-winning author In a post-apocalyptic world where everyone wears Non-Contact suits to survive & where you can never touch another person directly Cal & Jenna have formed a football team Not virtual
- real football with real contact But Jenna&s horrible twin Jacob is suspicious & it looks like they&re headed for disaster Can the team reach out to Jacob & convince him that making contact is also what makes us feel alive? Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant & dyslexic readers aged 7
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Contact cleaning spray removes corrosion & dirt as well as oxide & sulfide layers Very high volume Removes inadmissibly high transition resistance without affecting the most common construction materials Due to the fine directed spray difficult-to-access places can be reached easily Contents 400 ml ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The exciting adventure of the day we make contact with life beyond Earth comes to the screen with a profound sense of wonder & a dazzling visual sweep that extends to the outer reaches of space & the imagination Jodie Foster is astronomer Ellie Arroway a woman of science Matthew Mc Conaughey is religious scholar Palmer Joss a man of faith They&re opposite ends of a spectrum
- & sudden players on the world stage as the countdown to humanity&s greatest journey begins Powerfully thrillingly & emotionally & Contact& connects Actors Jodie Foster Matthew Mc Conaughey James Woods John Hurt David Morse William Fichtner Tom Skerritt Angela Bassett Rob Lowe Jake Busey Timothy Mc Neil & Jena Malone Director Robert Zemeckis Certificate PGYear 1997 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English Additional Languages French ; Italian ; Portuguese ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Spanish (Castillian) ; Spanish (Latin America) ; Swedish ; German for the hearing impaired ; Italian for the hearing impaired
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When an exploration ship from Freehold discovered a planet with intelligent lifeforms first which humans had ever encountered should have been the most important event in history & it might be all the wrong reasons Corporations on Freehold were eager to sell high-tech toys to the Ithkuil as the inhabitants called themselves which had the potential to disrupt their society Then there was the UN which controlled the planet Earth Earth & Freehold were not on good terms to put it mildly & the UN immediately sent its own ship to make contact with the Ithkuil If the authoritarians from Earth started throwing their weight around Freehold would have to push back causing anything from a diplomatic incident to outright war & then another ship arrived full of idealistic do-gooders determined to keep the Ithkuil in their unspoiled state of nature The whole thing was turning into a cross between a Marx Brothers farce & a Kafkaesque nightmare with a potential for Greek tragedy Contact with a more advance civilization might pose a danger to the Ithkuil but it definitely was becoming more dangerous to the human factions & the situation was a powder keg just waiting for a spark to cause a very deadly explosion ...

Steven Soderbergh directs this multi-starrer thriller charting the rapid progress of a lethal airborne human virus that is spread by simple human contact & kills within days As the pandemic sweeps the globe an international team of medics races against time to contain the mutating bug The cast

Includes:: Kate Winslet Matt Damon Gwyneth Paltrow Laurence Fishburne Marion Cotillard & Jude Law

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days As the fast-moving epidemic grows the worldwide medical community races to find a cure & control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself At the same time ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart Actors Matt Damon Jude Law Gwyneth Paltrow Kate Winslet Marion Cotillard Jennifer Ehle John Hawkes Laurence Fishburne Bryan Cranston Sanaa Lathan Elliott Gould Dan Latham Steven James Price Demetri Martin & Duke Czlonka Director Steven Soderbergh Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Screen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Italian ; French ; English Audio descriptive track Subtitles Italian for the hearing impaired; French for the hearing impaired; English for the hearing impaired; Dutch Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx)
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Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days As the fast-moving epidemic grows the worldwide medical community races to find a cure & control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself At the same time ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) Contagion brings together a stellar international ensemble cast including Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose Inception); Academy Award winner Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting the Bourne films); Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne (What&s Love Got to Do With It The Matrix); Oscar nominee Jude Law (Cold Mountain Sherlock Holmes); Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love Iron Man); & Academy Award winner Kate Winslet (The Reader Titanic) Extra Content ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days As the fast-moving epidemic grows the worldwide medical community races to find a cure & control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself At the same time ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart Actors Matt Damon Jude Law Gwyneth Paltrow Kate Winslet Marion Cotillard Jennifer Ehle John Hawkes Laurence Fishburne Bryan Cranston Sanaa Lathan Elliott Gould Dan Latham Steven James Price Demetri Martin & Duke Czlonka Director Steven Soderbergh Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Screen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Italian ; French ; English Audio descriptive track Subtitles Italian for the hearing impaired; French for the hearing impaired; English for the hearing impaired; Dutch Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx)
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