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Cramlington & Wallsend In The North East Of England

This article concerns two towns in the North East of England; Cramlington, in Northumberland and Wallsend in North Tyneside.

The area is powered by industry in the town's north-west, which is home to pharmaceutical companies like Aesica, Dohme and Merck Sharp. In terms of retail, the Manor Walks is shopping centre, constructed in the nineteen seventies and expanded ever since. Here there are a variety of retail outlets and shops including supermarkets, clothes and hardware shops.

There is a leisure centre in the town centre which opened in 1977. It has a pool, indoor footall pitches, bowling green, tennis courts and badminton courts as well as a climbing wal. There is also a gym, sauna and bar.

In the North of Cramlington there is Plessey Woods Country Park which is probably the biggest attraction in the area, located on the River Blythe. It's proving a popular place to live with a railway station serving Newcastle-upon-Tyne and an extensive bus services. It's also located between the A1 and A19 roads for access to the rest of the country. There is even a good network of cycle paths to Blythe and Bedlington.

Wallsend is probably best-known for its shipbuilding, with a litany of great ships having been turned out by companies based there. This includes the RMS Carpathia which rescued some survivors from the infamous Titanic in 1912. HMS SHieffield and Victorious were also built in Wallsend. The area also contined some coal mines including the Wallsend Colliery which was operable between the eighteenth and twentieth century.

The are has benefited from development since the end of the second world war, including the local shopping centre which is home to a number of retail outlets as well as eating and drinking establishments. North of the High Street is Wallsend Green, an area which is considered very attractive. Behind this there is Wallsend Park, with redevelopment planned for this area.

To the north of Wallsend is High Farm and Hardian Lodge. Wallsend Burn is a stream that runs though north-west to south-east, flowing into the River Tyne. East of the Burn is Holy Cross where the ruins of a medieval church can be found, as well as Rosehilll and Howdon.

The area benefits from being home to the Wallsend Boys Club, a football team which has produced famous players including Alan Shearer, Lee Clark and Michael Carrick. It's also the hometown of Police-frontman Sting.

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which doll...?

Hi...my father said i could have any doll of my choice and i was wondering which doll is better....Blythe or pullip?Help me decide by price(which is cheaper),the clothes(fashion),its prettiness(i like pretty dolls) and the quality(i don't wanna bring it home and see it fall into pieces)....Thx

Price wise: Blythe is cheaper

Fashion wise: Pullip is more fashionable

Prettiness: Pullip's facial features are much prettier.

Quality: Both have their pros and cons. It really depends on if it is a recent or older model doll.

Blythe models:

The bodies of blythes varies depending on the time of the release. Earlier releases uses the BL body, which has some disadvantages. For example, the legs do not bend as well as the later releases.

BL: June 2001-March 2002. Licca body is used, eyes glance further to the side, matte face for some models. Some also have boggled eyes so the upper lid does not show on their eyes. Hair is also generally thinner.

EBL (Excellent): June 2002-October 2003. New body is introduced. Unlike the earlier Licca body, EBL bodies do not have bendable arms, though their legs have three "clicks" at the knee. Faces are now shiny too.

SBL (Superior): February 2004-2006. New face mold and new sparkly eye chips. The new head mold necessitates that, in order for inner-head customizations to be done, they must be sawn open. There is also a method to take off the face plate only, by soaking in hot water.

RBL (Radiance): December 2006-Present. New face mold to look more Kenner-like, including a slightly wider left eye. This mold allows for easy customization as her head is connected by three screws and an internal clip near the ears.

Ashton Drake also produced a replica of the 4 originals kenners, with similar boxes and the same outfits and hair colors. They tried to make the facemould more similar to the original. Noticeable differences are the skintone has a slight green tint, eyeholes are wider, and make up is quite vibrant colors. These blythe tend to go for less than takara blythe, and obviously no where near the price of the original kenners.

Pullip Models:

Early dolls had Marmit-type bodies with visible screws. The first three dolls (Moon, Street and Wind) have weak necks that easily snap, especially in transport, though this was remedied with later releases. Starting in December 2003 with the release of Venus, Pullips had a new body that was lighter with no visible screws, a soft torso, and joints that can be pulled apart. Although with the release of Lan Ake and Lan Ai in 2005, a newer body was created with hard plastic (no soft torso) and hinged wrists. Since Arietta was released in March of 2004, all dolls have been wigged as opposed to the earlier releases with rooted hair.

Personally, I would choose the Pullip model. It is easier to customize the doll to fit your specific taste.

With either brand, definitely choose a more recent model for quality purposes. The older models will fall apart.

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