CATHERINE THE GREAT

Advantages: Prolific author, over 90 books published
Disadvantages: none

...A review on the life and works Dame Catherine Cookson 1906-1998 **The Author** Catherine Cookson is without doubt one of the best known names in modern English fiction. She wrote over 90 books for both adults and children. Whether you love or hate her writing style, it is a testament to her powers as a story teller that many of her books have been nominated for awards over the years and turned into television drama series and DVD's. The author was born Catherine Ann McMullen. She was born on June 20th 1906 at 5 Leam Lane, Tyne Dock, South Shields. When Catherine was born her unmarried mother, Kate Fawcett, returned to service. Catherine was brought up by her grandmother Rose and her step-grandfather John Mc Mullen. She believed that Kate was her sister, not her mother and was kept in ignorance of this fact for many years...

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The Catherine Wheel

Advantages: Consistent, quality band
Disadvantages: Later albums weren't *quite* as good

...I was pleased that Ciao added this band in as a category (at my asking, I admit!), I thought they had been unfairly neglected so far and they're a top band. So if you're sitting comfortably... Catherine Wheel were formed in 1990 and are probably best described (during their early days) as shoegaze-oriented indie-rock with a supreme ear for melody and an uncharacteristically (for the genre) strong and present vocalist in Rob Dickinson. Despite being pigeonholed with other bands of this sub-genre such as My Bloody Valentine, they probably owed more to the reto-indie groups of the time such as House of Love. Certainly they were more of a straightforward rock outfit from this point of view, although they were still an original band. They brought out their first album "Ferment" in 1992. This, along with "Chrome" from 1993 rates as...

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Catherine Tate - What a Liberty!

Advantages: Funny, funny, funny!
Disadvantages: Not as long as I'd like it to be!

...What a ******* liberty! This DVD is hilarious! I absolutely love the Catherine Tate Show and couldn't wait for this to come out on DVD! There are many different characters played by Catherine Tate. Nan: Opinionated, manupulative & damn right rude at times. What a ******* liberty! She is constantly curtain twitching and making some comment about one friend or another! Aga Saga Woman: Drop a needle and this woman would jump out of her skin! Absolutely brilliant that she's even scared of the toaster popping up! Paul & Sam: I know! Oh my god! Imagine a couple just like Janice from Friends and you have these two! Absolutely bursting with excitement about everything in life! A real happy duo and slightly irritating too! (I'm sure that they'd be even more irritating if we really knew them in real life!) Bunty: The Doncaster...

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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...

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Meet me in St Louis

Advantages: Magnificent skyline. Lots to do and see. Wonderful music heritage.
Disadvantages: A number of attractions not wheelchair accessible

...We first approached St Louis at twilight and were immediately charmed by the unusual skylight dominated by The Gateway Arch which was bathed in a warm amber glow. We had driven down from Chicago along Route 66 and were pretty tired so we has little time or energy to explore ? St Louis would have to wait until daylight. ~~What?s in a name~~ First faux-pas of our trip! My pronunciation of St Louis was as in the title of the Judy Garland film and song. Wrong! A local born and bred in St Louis soon corrected me. The English pronunciation is lu-is. Lu-ee is the French pronunciation little used within the city. St Louis is named after King Louis IX of France ? the only French king that was made into a saint. The city was founded by French explorers, Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette in 1673. Saint Louis is often known as the Gateway City...

MAFARRIMOND 11.06.2009 (18.06.2009) · Read review
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A St Tropez Tan

Advantages: Excellent colour, easy to see where applying as it is coloured
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...This product has got to be one of the most convincing fake tans I have ever found. Last year, being a very pale shade with the task of being a bridesmaid for one of my mates, I decided that I didn't want my pale skin to clash with the pale dress I had to wear!! So off to a salon to have the St Tropez professional tanning treatment. I was amazed! I emerged from the salon with a decent tan (as it is coloured you can see the effects immediately). The tan developed and I was left looking as though I had been on holiday. It lasted for nearly 2 weeks. A real confidence boost for the vain people amongst us!! After seeing how the professionals do it, I now do it myself!!! It is much better to mix half and half with moisturiser. If you go wrong you just apply another thin coat. You wash the excess off about 4-5 hours later and you...

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A Caribbean experience in St Vincent

Advantages: Cheap, gorgeous scenery, fantastic beaches, nice locals
Disadvantages: Few resorts, you need to know a local

...St. Vincent and the Grenadines (?SVG?) is located in the Windward Islands at the lower end of the Caribbean chain. SVG is situated between Grenada 75 miles to the south, St. Lucia 24 miles to the north and Barbados 150 miles to the east. SVG has a tropical climate that is influenced by the North East trade winds, resulting in a minimum temperature of around 28 degrees centigrade, and boy does it get hot in the summer months. St Vincent is often referred to as the ?Jewel of the Caribbean? and once you get on the island and do a bit of exploring it is easy to see why. Tourism Tourism obviously brings in money and this is something that the Government are actively trying to grow. Whilst there is some tourist activity in St Vincent, there is not that much compared to other Caribbean Islands. On one hand this is nice since...

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Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story

Advantages: A naked leading lady for most of the film!
Disadvantages: Barmy plot twists

...Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story A film about vengeance and love all set to the back drop of a brutal jungle. The film revolves around Catherine Miles who after graduating is treated by her parents to a holiday trip into the Amazon, as you do? Unfortunately her parents are violently murdered by a cannibalistic tribe and then promptly eaten. She survives and is kept by the tribe. Whilst there one of the native falls for her, not surprising as she spends most of the movie naked, and he aids in her escape but all the while she is planning a devious and gruesome revenge on the tribe. However due to some barmy and frankly daft twists in the film plot it turn out that? well lets just say there are 'other' people involved in her folks death. A beautifully shot movie which is violent at time...

MaldivesHoliday 11.01.2009 · Read review
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St Annes NOT Lytham

Advantages: lovely
Disadvantages: rubbish when it rains

...Before I start there is one thing I need to get straight Lytham and St Annes are two different places with 2 different town centres and I am reviewing St Annes and not Lytham. (ok it is now a single borough but the people that live in these places see them as separate towns) If you put either St Annes or Lytham into google etc you will get information on both Lytham and St Annes The full name is St Annes-On-the-Sea which is shortened to St Annes . A Bit of History Colonal Clifton the squire of Lytham wanted to develop the area known as 'West End' (That part is now St Annes) All there was in 1870 was Dunes, a railway from Blackpool to Lytham and some farms and cottages that paid rent to the Clifton's. They had seen the good of Lytham as a resort so saw the dunes as somewhere they...

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Catherine Cookson - A Ruthless Need

Advantages: A literary accreditation to Non Fiction
Disadvantages: The only disadvantage is if you havent yet read it

...Catherine Cookson's Literary skills are a force to be reckoned with. This book encompasses everything you would expect from an author who speaks of lower class degredation as if she has tasted it herself time and time again. Lizzie Gillespie is a character that draws you in, making you feel her anguish and embrace her small successes. When Lizzie is rescued from a step mother who too is too eager to sacrifice her youth and innocence, it appears that finally life is on the up. Her saviour Geoff brings her into his family home and makes her a companion of his mother before leaving for war. His memory of leaving 14 year old Lizzie is a bright willful child with a life of promise ahead of her. Upon returning from war with a back as straight as a rod yet at the same time downtrodden in heart and spirit, he is enraptured by the woman who...

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