St Mary's stadium

Advantages: Perfect example of a great championship stadium with a great level of football!
Disadvantages: Can get busy in eating area at half time

...I am not personally a Southampton fan (and nor am I a Portsmouth fan), I actually support Southend United, but I recently moved down to this area and many of my friends support Southampton. Last Friday I was asked by my fiend, who is an avid Saints fan if I wanted to go with him to watch them play at home in a friendly against Celtic and so I said yes. It was a great match and despite Celtic winning 2-0 the atmosphere was great and I really enjoyed myself. I have now visited many different stadiums in my time from very small league 2 team grounds, some with standing sections and the great Nou Camp which I recently reviewed. However, I was pleasantly surprised by St Marys - the home ground for Southampton FC and really enjoyed my visit there. Here are some facts: Name: St Mary's Stadium Inauguration: 11 August 2001 First match...

shamis4 21.07.2008 · Read review
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Another church called St Mary's

Advantages: Lots of history, free to visit
Disadvantages: None for me

...I would hazard a guess that St Mary's is probably the most common church name in England. Where I live in Sheffield there is a large parish church on the fringe of the city centre called St Mary's and within a 5 mile radius of my house there are at least two other churches that bear that same name. About a decade ago I lived in a 16th century cottage under the shadow of another St Mary's in Chesterfield which is more commonly known as The Crooked Spire, but the St Mary's Church that I now see from my window is the one at Hansdworth. If you mention St Mary's Church round here it can certainly be confusing exactly which church you are actually talking about. Historically Handsworth was a small hamlet, which is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1089 although nowadays it has been absorbed into the sprawling suburbs of the city of Sheffield...

micksheff 01.03.2009 · Read review
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St Mary's Church, Scarborough

Advantages: Fantastic architecture, lots of history, free to visit
Disadvantages: Limited opening hours

...Any visitor to the East Yorkshire resort of Scarborough will know that its castle dominates its skyline but in my opinion, The Church of St Mary adjacent to the ruins of the castle is almost just as impressive. Perched high on top of the hillside, like its more famous neighbour, the castle, this church is a landmark that can be seen from miles around. The Church of St Mary is the largest church in the town and it is the parish church of Scarborough. It is a large church and a grand one by any standards, indeed it is as large and grand as many cathedrals that I know. From the outside the first thing that struck me when I visited here a few weeks ago was how neat and tidy its church yard was. This might have something to do with the fact that the graveyard is the burial place of the 19th century writer Anne Bronte and in recent years...

micksheff 21.09.2008 · Read review
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MARIE CLAIRE.

Advantages: A great magazine with good content.
Disadvantages: At the dearer end of the market.

...-MARIE CLAIRE- "Marie claire presents new, innovative and inspirational ideas, combining style with commonsense. A magazine of contrasts, it beckons its readers with pages of the finest fashion, beauty and food. It's a winning formula of serious journalism and a healthy dose of glamour". Marie Claire is a thick glossy monthly magazine from IPC Media and it is Jam packed full of interesting articles that are topical and highly interesting. It celebrates its 15th year of production and it is aimed at the prime 25-39 age market. Marie Claire is a high quality, better than average, woman's fashion and beauty magazine and Its readership is over 15 million each month worldwide. - I have been buying Marie Claire on and off for quite a few years now. They always have such great gifts offered with this magazine and the month...

Morning_Becomes_Electra 06.05.2008 · Read review
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MARIE CLAIRE

Advantages: HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES ABOUT WOMEN IN OTHER CULTURES
Disadvantages: FULL OF ADS, PATRONISING!!

...MARIE - CLAIRE I used to buy this magazine in my twenties, but then stopped. I now only read it at the hairdressers. This is why: ***WHAT DOES IT OFFER?*** Marie-Claire is a fashion magazine with special interest articles aimed at women. It's motto is "Fashion With Heart" and it is priced at £3.30. This month's issue (Jan) has 244 pages, plus a 32 page special about hair at the back (confusingly upside down). It has an expensive glossy feel to it with heavy quality pages. However a rough estimation tells me that over 50% of it's content is ads!!. In fact, I leaf through 8 pages of ads before I even get to the editorial. Many of the ads are for high end designer companies such as Prada, Gucci and Armani. The magazine aims to publish stories about inspirational women and takes an ethical stance (also having a 'green...

LAURALILIA 18.01.2009 · Read review
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There's Only One Mary J.

Advantages: Lots of big tunes
Disadvantages: Not as strong as her debut

...?My Life? was released in 1994 and came as the second album from the R&B and Soul singer Mary J. Blige as she, along with support from the Bad Boy label (which has Puffy Daddy as its owner, and who is also seen to produce much of this release) come to bring another heavily Hip Hop-influenced record. 1. ?Intro? 2. ?Mary Jane? After an interesting introduction, you see that she guides us right into what would become a classic R&B track form the artist as you find that in this one she performs a re-worked version of the Mary Jane Girls? ?All Night Long?. She goes hard with the material and makes it her own, whilst not going too far from the original). It is a tune that I simply can?t see a single fault in and is bound to take you in immediately. **Five Stars** 3. ?You Bring Me Joy? Sampling a Barry White track that would eventually...

XICripZ 10.11.2009 · Read review
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Mary who?

Advantages: GOOD FAMILY FILM
Disadvantages: ?

...In 1964 I was 10, a village girl who rarely went to the big town . One day we went to the pictures in the nearby town Huntingdon to see the newly released Mary poppins. Mary Poppins is a Disney film a musical in Technicolor. I was enthralled. Even as a ten year old I loved small children and would regularly is found looking after smaller village children and thought I wanted to be a nanny in a rich persons house The story set in 1910 adapted from a book by P L Travers is about a magical Nanny, a chimney sweep. 2 children Jane and Michael who are boisterous full of energy. The children’s parents Mr Banks a banker and the mother who is a suffragette. (If I had been born then I can see myself as a suffragette) Mr Banks decides to advertise for a nanny to control his children, the children seeing his letter throw it...

mumsymary 22.08.2004 · Read review
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ST Tropez Autobronzant

Advantages: Nice even colour, can see where it has been applied already
Disadvantages: Messy and expensive

...*Introduction* The St Tropez autobronzant is a thick lotion which you apply on your face and body, and then leave to absorb for 4 hours before washing off to reveal your tan. It promises to be 'non-greasy' and 'quick drying' with a 'relaxing aromatic scent'. It comes in one shade only, but you can reapply two nights in a row to deepen the tan. I have really pale skin that doesn't tan at all naturally, so I have to be careful what fake tan I use as I can be left with orange coloured skin! *Packaging and Price* The packaging is quite simple and whereas most fake tanning products come in a brown or orange bottle, it is distinctive as it comes in a white bottle with black writing. When buying, look carefully at the bottle to check you have the right product though as the St Tropez body polish comes in a very similar bottle...

CezaWeza 10.04.2007 · Read review
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The Abbey of St. Mary of Fountains

Advantages: Architecturally significant and culturally important site, beautiful location
Disadvantages: Fountains Abbey offers visitors a unique glimpse into the world of medieval monasticism. Its striking architecture and the beauty of its natural surroundings combine to ensure a memorable experience.

...the Skell valley, even that disappears. The path leads down through a parkland area, past Fountains Hall, through a somewhat wilder wooded area, and finally to the valley floor. Then, with a turn to the east, there is it--an explosion of warm-toned, honey-colored sandstone, an expanse of Norman and Gothic arches, pillars and colonnades, and the ragged remnants of walls. ►►Historical Overview◄◄ Construction on the Abbey of St. Mary of Fountains began late in 1132, when 13 dissident monks left the Benedictine house of St. Mary's in York to establish a new, reform-minded community. Just under 3 years later, the new abbey was admitted to the Cistercian Order. The monks at Fountains practiced a simple and often austere lifestyle characterized by a near-subsistence diet and prolonged periods of silence. By the mid-13...

BawBaw 27.02.2005 · Read review
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High Off That Mary Jane?

Advantages: One classic jam
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

...Taking their name from a 1970s Rick James hit, the R&B four-piece, The Mary Jane Girls released their self-entitled debut in 1983. Members: Candi, JoJo, Cherri and Maxi made it big with several hits of this album, and it made the LA-raised, Motown signees shoot to fame at the time. 1. ?Candy Man? The album begins with one of their up-tempo singles from this. It has them turn to the Synth-Pop sounds which was just emerging at the time, and it enables then to drill out a groovy jam which anyone is able to get into,. It is a catchy track, and brings you in from the get-go of the release to make you hopeful of what is to follow on from it. **Four Stars** 2. ?Boys? As we move into it, you have them come out with another of the singles, and in this case they get a chance to do something which many know them for (with ?All Night Long...

XICripZ 30.06.2009 · Read review
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