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In 2003, Wayne Rooney, age 17, was selected to play for the English national soccer team. Upon being so informed by his club, Everton, Rooney responded: "Did Tony Hibbert make it?"
Rooney thought he had been named to England's under-21 year old team and wanted to know whether his friend Hibbert, three and half years older than Rooney, would be joining him.
I'm pretty sure that Hibbert did not make that team, and he certainly has never played for the true national team. However, he has played more than 250 matches for Everton, the team that he (like Rooney) supported as a boy growing up on Merseyside.
Although Hibbert sometimes fills in as an emergency center back, and started out in midfield, nearly all of his appearances have come at right back. He's a solid defender of unquestioned commitment. But his crossing of the ball, though it has improved, is not a strength. And Hibbert has never scored a goal.
Tonight, Everton honored Tony Hibbert with a testimonial game against AEK Athens. Wayne Rooney had hoped to participate. Considering the abuse Rooney might have faced from portions of the Goodison faithful (due to his departure from Everton years ago), that's true testimony to the esteem in which he holds Hibbert.
Unfortunately, Rooney could not get out of playing for Manchester United in a glitzy exhibition match against Barcelona. He tweeted:
Good luck to hibbo in his testimonial tomorrow. He deserves it. Gutted i cant play. Was desperate to as well. All the best hibbo.
Esteem for Hibbert did not come quickly from Everton fans, who tend to focus on their players' limitations, especially, it seems, if they are local lads. But Hibbert's all-out, all-action displays eventually won over the faithful, and tonight they came to show their appreciation for the unassuming, long-serving right back.
Everton won the match 4-1. But the real story is that Hibbert finally scored for Everton on a free kick (see below). His goal precipitated what reader Rezzie Flanders calls the "best-natured pitch invasion in the history of English football," during which Hibbert was mobbed by well-wishers.
Actually, Hibbert could easily have scored two on the night. Before his goal, a long range shot had been brilliantly saved by the Athens keeper. It led to a corner kick, from which the newly acquired Steven Naismith scored the last of his three first half goals.
But this was Tony Hibbert's night and will always be remembered as the night that Hibbert scored.
You can watch the goal and the pitch invasion below (but without sound)
You can see the goal and listen to the crowd explode in this much shorter clip.


text: 1956's Tea and Sympathy is a diluted filmization of Robert Anderson's Broadway play. The original production was considered quite daring in its attitudes towards homosexuality (both actual and alleged) and marital infidelity; the film softpedals these elements, as much by adding to the text as by subtracting from it. John Kerr plays a sensitive college student who prefers the arts to sports; as such, he is ridiculed as a sissy by his classmates and hounded mercilessly by his macho-obsessed father Edward Andrews. Only student Darryl Hickman treats Kerr with any decency, perceiving that being different is not the same as being effeminate. Deborah Kerr, the wife of testosterone-driven housemaster Leif Erickson, likewise does her best to understand rather than condemn John for his strangeness. Desperate to prove his manhood, John is about to visit town trollop Norma Crane. Though nothing really happens, the girl cries rape! Both John's father and Deborah's husband adopt a thick-eared Boys will be boys attitude, which only exacerbates John's insecurities. Feeling pity for John and at the same time resenting her own husband's boorishness, Deborah offers her own body to the mixed-up boy. When you speak of this in future years...and you will...be kind. With this classic closing line, the original stage production of Tea and Sympathy came to an end. Fearing censorship interference, MGM insisted upon a stupid epilogue, indicating that Deborah Kerr deeply regretted her wrong behavior.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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This blue glass finger bowl, dating from the early 19th century, was made in Bristol by Jacobs' Glass. The company was founded in the late 18th century by Lazarus Jacobs and his son Isaac. Following his father's death, Isaac became one of the most celebrated makers of Bristol blue glass and counted George III as one of his clients.
Lazarus was an important member of the early Bristol Jewish community, which was founded in the 1750s, and paid for the building of a synagogue in Temple Street. Although there had been an important community in Bristol during the medieval period, it was only following the readmission of the Jews to England in 1656 that communities again began to form throughout the country, including in a number of towns in the South West.


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Dukes County is seeking qualified bidders to refurbish 26 double hung windows at the Dukes County Courthouse (historic building) on Main Street in Edgartown. The successful applicant must be able to document an extensive experience in working on historic buildings and experience and licenses to address removal and disposal of lead paint and other hazardous materials. All work must be performed outside of the regular courthouse hours, which will require work after hours and on weekends. Submitted bids will be assessed based on price, the ability to prove prior historic restoration experience, the ability to address the hazardous materials and the ability to perform the work around the continued use of the courthouse.
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Manchester Memorial's reign comes to an endBy JOHN HABIB
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 05. 2014 11:19PM
Manchester Memorial's reign as the defending Division I state champion came to an end Wednesday.
Jon Wilson, Tim Paige, Jake Latham, Danny Leblanc and Joey Paige each scored a goal to lead eighth-ranked Nashua North to a 5-1 first round playoff ice hockey victory at Conway Arena.
"I thought our kids played as well as they could," said Memorial coach Mark Putney. "In the second period we out-shot them 12-2 and had nothing to show for it. We caused traffic in front and took some shots that were labeled, but we just couldn't get the puck into the net."
North coach Danny Legro lauded goalie Jake Genest who stopped 27 shots for Nashua.
"Jake was focused, especially in the second period when Memorial was beating us to the pucks," said Legro. "We scored three goals in the first period and I kept telling our players to play like we were behind. An early three-goal lead is not safe in our league. There are too many good teams who can rally late."
Andrew Putney scored Memorial's only goal in the first period, but North iced it in the third stanza, getting goals from Leblane and Joey Paige. Memorial goalie Aaron Schrum stopped 20 shots.
Putney and Legro both praised the officials for letting their teams play the game.
"They didn't call one penalty the whole game," said Putney. "They let the kids decide the outcome."
"I thought both teams played with discipline and it was a good game, the way playoff hockey should be played," added Legro, whose team moves on to play top-ranked St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Dover Ice Arena.
Memorial ends its season at 7-9-3. "Our kids played hard the whole year," said Putney. "We're disappointed we didn't finish higher in the standings, but the effort from our players was always there."


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Growers planted less winter wheat for the 2014 crop, both in the Northwest and nationally, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
National Winter wheat acreage was down 3 percent from the 2013 crop at 41.9 million acres, according to USDA.
Idaho's 730,000 planted acres of winter wheat last fall were down 5 percent from the 2013 crop. Oregon growers also planted 730,000 acres, down 8 percent from 2013. Washington growers planted 1.65 million winter wheat acres, down 2 percent from 2013.
By class, national seeding of white winter wheat was down 3 percent at 3.39 million acres, soft red winter seeding was down 16 percent at 8.44 million acres, and hard red winter wheat made a 2 percent gain at 30.1 million acres.
Idaho Wheat Commission Executive Director Blaine Jacobsen believes growers may still pick up much of the decreased winter wheat acreage as spring wheat, though he acknowledged there's a large global inventory of wheat. He said production has been especially strong in the Black Sea, Australia, Argentina and India, and wheat prices have faced downward pressure.
"Wheat (prices) are lower now than a year ago. I think we'll see (prices) continue to drift down between now and harvest because of worldwide inventories," Jacobsen said.
Furthermore, Jacobsen noted corn acreage is at an all-time high in Idaho and pulse crops have been strong in northern Idaho. Nonetheless, he anticipates Idaho's wheat production will come in close to its average of 100 million bushels.
"I don't see any long-term significance in the changes. I think it's part of the normal market fluctuations," Jacobsen said.
Declo, Idaho, grower Mark Darrington believes a number of factors have combined to result in the slight decrease in winter wheat acres. As corn prices have declined, Darrington said less wheat has been needed for feed. Several of his neighbors have increased their alfalfa acreage.
"I planted the same amount of winter wheat as usual but found it a little frustrating," Darrington said. "It was difficult to contract a good margin."
Darrington believes many growers paid attention when water managers asked them to limit fall watering due to water shortages and may be waiting to plant those acres as spring wheat. Nationally, he believes even low prices aren't enough to discourage a continued shift toward corn and soy beans in states such as Kansas and North Dakota, where better genetically modified varieties make them increasingly desirable.
Idaho Barley Commission Administrator Kelly Olson said malting companies also bid seriously for acres last fall, and barley "competed well in areas where it needed to."
Scott Yates, spokesman for the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, suspects canola acres to supply a crushing plant in eastern Washington and the growth in the chickpea industry may have competed with winter wheat in his state.
Ritzville, Wash., grower Curtis Hennings, who also plants some canola, believes growers may be waiting until spring to make their planting decisions, when better pricing information is available.
"The price of everything is dropping," Hennings said. "It's not like you're jumping toward something that looks a lot better."


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker John Boehner and former Rep. Gabby Giffords were on hand Tuesday to dedicate a room in the Capitol Visitor Center to a congressional staffer slain two years ago in the Tucson, Ariz., attack that critically wounded Giffords and took six lives.
Gabriel "Gabe" Zimmerman, Giffords' community outreach director, was the only staffer ever killed in the line of duty and Boehner pointed out that the meeting room named in his honor was the first room in the Capitol complex to be dedicated to a staff member. Zimmerman was 30 when he was killed.
Biden, like other speakers, referred to Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon in telling the room full of family and friends that "at the most difficult times is when we stand closest together."
Giffords' husband, retired Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, speaking on behalf of Giffords, also recalled how Zimmerman ran toward the wounded congresswoman and other victims when a gunman opened fire at a gathering outside a Tucson supermarket. "Putting himself in the service of others was his last act."
Giffords, who was shot in the head and still has difficulty speaking, was in Washington with her husband to urge the Senate to pass legislation aimed at reducing gun violence.
Others speaking at the ceremony included Zimmerman's parents, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Ron Barber, another Giffords aide who was injured in the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting and later succeeded Giffords as the representative in the southern Arizona district.


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Ralph "Chud" Shaw watched the University of Alabama's first home game of SEC play Saturday on TV with friends.
The match-up between Alabama and Ole Miss was only the second home game in 31 years in which the 51-year-old Tuscaloosa resident did not take the field with the Million Dollar Band.
Ralph "Chud" Shaw watched the University of Alabama's first home game of SEC play Saturday on TV with friends.
The match-up between Alabama and Ole Miss was only the second home game in 31 years in which the 51-year-old Tuscaloosa resident did not take the field with the Million Dollar Band.
Shaw, an alumnus of the marching band, has been its unofficial volunteer videographer for 24 years.
Shaw sold the movies he made each year to members. He said the income helped him cover expenses from producing the videos, adding that it was never about money but rather capturing the experiences of the season.
Shaw said he learned from the band's leadership days before Alabama's home opener against Colorado State University that he would be unable to join the marching band on the field for home games this year. Shaw, who played trumpet from 1982-89, is still processing the apparent end to a relationship with the band that has spanned his adult life.
"I just don't know exactly what happened," he said.
In a statement released by the university, the band's director said it was unable to provide Shaw with media credentials to be on the sideline this year.
"While the Million Dollar Band appreciates Mr. Shaw's willingness to volunteer his time, the band can no longer provide him with courtesy media credentials for games. Those credentials are limited," said Ken Ozzello, professor of music and director of the Million Dollar Band, in a released statement.
Media passes are in high demand, and the band was unable to request additional credentials for Shaw because it already has its own video camera and paid university staff to film the band from the press box, UA Media Relations Director Cathy Andreen said.
Shaw said he officially learned he would not be receiving a courtesy pass on Sept. 18 via an email from associate band director Randall Coleman. Shaw said he had inquired about the passes before Sept. 18 but was not told anything was amiss.
While he understands the band might not have passes to spare, Shaw said he was surprised and disappointed by the short notice, noting he had been filming the practices this season anticipating being able to film performances at home games.
The abrupt news Shaw would not be on the sidelines this season spread among the network of band alumni and supporters late last week ahead of the annual alumni weekend for the band, when former members gathered to perform at halftime during the Colorado State game.
Andy Green, president of the Million Dollar Band Association, a support organization for the band, said alumni were caught off-guard by news of Shaw's departure.
Green said many of the alumni who contacted him about the situation did not object to the university's right to make the decision but rather the way in which it was handled, adding that some felt it was unprofessional.
"From an alumni perspective, he is one of us and deserved a better send-off," Green said, noting the time Shaw devoted to being its volunteer videographer.
Shaw acknowledges the interest in the videos appears to have slacked off in the past couple years, adding his privileges to accompany the band had gradually shrunk. He said the directors informed him last year that the growth of the band meant there was no space on the bus for Shaw to ride along for road games. Shaw filmed at the home games in 2012 and said he started this year assuming he would be able to do the same.
Shaw — hurt instead of angry — is careful as he described what happened, stressing he has tremendous respect for the band and its leadership as well as gratitude for the opportunity to remain close for so long. He doesn't want to come across as critical of an institution he loves.
"I don't want to hurt anybody," he said. "This is just the situation that happened."
Shaw began filming the band — its performances, practices and things in between — as a senior working on a class project in 1989.
"(Band director Kathryn B. Scott) loved it so much, she allowed me to hang around and continue to do it," Shaw said.
The project began Shaw's stint behind the camera. He estimated he might shoot 50 hours of video a year before condensing it to his annual movie, celebrated each spring with a preview party.
"It just kind of became a thing," Shaw said.
Documenting the band became a passion for Shaw that ordered, in part, the other details in his life. He said he passed over opportunities for promotions or other employment opportunities to accommodate the time he spent filming the band.
Shaw said he thinks of many he has met through his association with the band as family.
"Should I have found a job and left town when I graduated? Sure, but my heart was here," he said.
For many in the band, Shaw has been a fixture on the sidelines, Green said.
"He was taking pictures and shooting video my entire time," said Green, who was in the band from 1986 until 1990.
For many alumni, the movies became a way to remember their time in the band, Green said. Something different and more personal than videos from the press box.
"A lot of us alums still have CDs and DVDs," Green said.
Shaw posted a letter to the marching band's alumni on his Facebook page last Sunday thanking them for their support and explaining why he would be absent.
"Obviously, there are a lot of people who care," Shaw said. "Which made me feel tremendous."
Green, a lecturer of Information Security and Assurance at Kennesaw State University, said the group was consulting with Shaw to see what he wants to do before deciding what its next steps would be.
Since news broke he would not be filming this season, Shaw said there has been an outpouring of support including offers of tickets to games. He said he is grateful but plans to watch on TV for the meantime as he adjusts to being a spectator. He added he was considering trying to attend the homecoming game.
"Would I like to go back? Of course I would. But I don't think that the atmosphere is there at the moment," Shaw said.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 28, 2013) - Virginia Energy Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:VUI)(OTCQX:VEGYF) ("Virginia Energy" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the non-brokered private placement financing announced in a news release dated December 28, 2012. As a result, Virginia Energy expects to issue 24,079,856 common shares for consideration of gross proceeds of $6,398,800 in cash plus 21,851,411 common shares of Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) for a total value of $10,113,540. In addition, Graham Moylan, Chief Financial Officer of Energy Fuels, will be appointed as a director of the Company, subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Common Shares issued under the Offering will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the closing date of the Offering. In accordance with regulations of the TSX Venture Exchange, finder's fees may be payable to accredited agents on that portion of the Offering from purchasers identified by such finder, including the subscription by Energy Fuels. Funds from the Offering will be used for general working capital.
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The Worcester Public Schools is pleased to announce that its more than 12,000 students are eligible to download Microsoft® Office Professional Plus for free and install it on as many as five (5) PC, Mac or mobile devices. This opportunity is part of the district's Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) agreement, which is an easy, no-cost offer that provides qualified education customers a simplified way to acquire Microsoft software and services under a single, subscription agreement.
Microsoft® Office Professional Plus includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, and Publisher.
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The Nigeria international turned up in west London, despite no agreement being in place between the two clubs and was refused entry into the Hoops' stadium by club officials.
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Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace told the club's official website: "This evening's developments have brought a conclusion to what has been an unsavoury affair.
"As our sporting & technical director Richard Garlick has repeatedly said in recent days, we had no need or desire to sell our core players.
"The only way we would have considered letting Peter leave was if an acceptable offer was forthcoming and if we had found a suitable replacement at relatively short notice.
"Neither materialised and, in the end, the matter became a point of principle as much as anything.
"Peter has acted wholly unprofessionally. He must now accept the fact he remains under contract for a further 18 months and has to focus on his Albion commitments."


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You know your list… we all have it… the "one day I will…" list? Well on my list somewhere between catch up on Game of Thrones so I can join in on conversations in society and learn how to make Jerk Chicken the authentic way, it said, "get a facial". Why? Because I never do. Not because I don't believe in them, on the contrary I have seen first hand the difference they can make (I'll get to that part later). But because I used to think I would just manage with skincare and a balanced diet. But my clients are always asking me to recommend facialists in Sydney and so I thought I better try for myself first. And then I had a facial. The MOTHER of all facials. Like your best friend who can't keep a secret, let me fill you in on why I gave it a million out of ten and like your other best friend who talks to everybody, enjoy my chat with skincare gurus behind the facial and the products, Natasha and Jess from Vigour Skin Therapy.
I booked for my facial with Natasha Duarte Skin at her beautiful Gladesville treatment room. I was treated to tea and a full skin consultation before we commenced treatment. As someone who used to work in hospitals in the medical health industry, I was very impressed by the level of detail in the consultation and by Natasha's knowledge of skin health and body wellbeing. I immediately knew I was in good hands and couldn't wait to try her signature facial using products from her organic skincare Vigour Skin Therapy range.
My facial was SO relaxing I didn't want it to end. Not the kind of relaxing that only lasts for 5 minutes until you get up and life slaps you back in the face. The kind of relaxing where you are floating on air for days afterwards. Really. I never expected the stress relief and relaxation component of the facial to be as powerful as it was. After my treatment not only did my skin glow (literally, I went to an event that night… sans foundation!) but I felt like I had just discarded excess tension and nervous energy I didn't even know I was carrying around… oh and my skin glowed and it looked really amazing… did I mention that part?
A veteran of 15 years in the beauty scene, it was inspiring and refreshing to learn from Natasha. I learned things about my own skin and how to better take care of it and so I decided to feature Jess and Natasha in this post because I think what they do is wonderful and we could all do with a dose of wonderful in our lives.
Also I ask some pretty honest questions in the interview- the stuff we all want to know but may get overwhelmed by all the misinformation out there. Makeup artists, brides-to-be, models, awesome friends who read my blog and everyone else- listen and learn!
Why do you think it is important to have regular facials?
In healthy skin, cells turnover roughly every 28 days. So approximately after one month, the cells that have been treated and improved by the professional applications and processes during the facial and are able to come to the surface where the nucleus dies.
Treating the skin to monthly exposure of a professional service creates a permanent maintenance that doesn't allow the cells to regress and slows down future damage. It also teaches the skin how to fire at all cylinders, igniting the functions within the skin to work at their optimum. Basically, home care is your diet and we are your skin's personal trainer!
"Home care is your diet and we are your skin's personal trainer…" Brilliant! Wish someone had told me this years ago.
What is the one key skin myth you wish people didn't believe? How do we set them straight?
TASH: One of the biggest myths is that the more expensive or the more notoriety a product has the better it is. Not true! It's all about the ingredient content and the percentage of those ingredients. You want a high amount of good quality content that is specific to your skin type and conditions with minimal chemicals. There is no one wonder in a jar. What's good for one skin can actually be a hindrance to another. So get a consultation if you're unsure!
JESS: A lot of people ask why they need a serum if they are already using a moisturiser? My easiest explanation to help people understand what the difference is: serum is like fertilising the garden implanting deep slow release nutrients and moisturiser is like watering the garden quenching the soil with hydration.
So the take home messages:
- Know your ingredients and which ones your skin needs/doesn't need… Big budgets don't necessarily equal big results; and
- Use a serum. It's like fertiliser for your skin while moisturiser is your hydration.
What is your favourite product from your Vigour Skin Therapy range and why?
This is a hard one because we love them all but the Organic Jojoba Oil Cleanser really deserves a special mention.
It is the first step within the vigour rituals, removing the day, rebalancing the skin and allowing you to take a moment whist you massage it in and warm compress it off. Jojoba oil is the closest to our skin's own natural oil (sebum) which means it is able to regulate a breakout prone skin, protect and strengthen a sensitive skin and/or nourish a dry skin. It will give you the deepest clean you've ever experienced as its emulsifying properties are second to none, being able to even remove water proof mascara.
It can also be used for purposes other than cleansing…. Including as a oil press in the evening (especially in the winter), a cuticle oil, as a nourishing weekly oil application for the scalp prior to washing and to apply before body brushing to name a few. We love it so much it is an ingredient showcased throughout our range of products.
The jojoba cleanser was used in my facial and I luuuuurved it! A nicer alternative to over-priced mineral oil cleansers and I love the fact that it's multi-use.
FOR PRO MAKEUP ARTISTS, which product do you think is key for us to carry in our kits and why?
This product is an all-in-one for both skin prep and setting and refreshing makeup.
It can be used to on-the-spot to cleanse the skin by spraying onto cotton disks and wiping across the face. Repeated, this step really helps to minimise the pores, wipe away grime, excess oil and surface dead skin whilst boosting the skin's hydration and antioxidant levels. It leaves the skin really clean and hydrated. Due to it being laced with chamomile it is extremely calming and anti-redness. Once makeup is applied, it can be lightly spritzed over the top to set powder. It's also great for the artist to spray over their own face during long days on set and onto their brushes.
I bought this Skin Conditioner after my facial as I was looking for a great setting spray (that wasn't just water in a can!). I used it on myself then it went straight into my pro kit (then back into my bathroom then back into my pro kit!). I now have ONE product that I can use to cleanse and hydrate skin during skin prep and to refresh and set makeup with. It smells amazing and I also love the fact that it works on even the most sensitive of skins. WINNING.
I also love the Organic Lip Slather as it is multiuse- a lip balm (non-sticky!), highlighter, skin sheen where needed.
FOR BRIDES, which product do you think is key to invest in and why?
Renewal Mask & Exfoliation Hybrid
Prepping for any special occasion can be a busy time let alone the "big day". The exfoliating hybrid is a bit of a multitasking superhero and that's just what you are after when in the midst of organising a wedding. This product instantly brightens, exfoliates, hydrates and deep cleanses all in one. It's a perfect twice weekly pick me up to keep the skin healthy and in check as well as quickening the cell renewal cycle to create that beautiful bridal glow. This product creates an instant result after just one application but with regular use it will chip away at the conditions of the skin that are trying to be eradicated, creating the perfect canvas especially for makeup application on your day.
Brides- get on it!!!
FOR MODELS (who regularly have makeup applied and removed and re-applied throughout the course of one day), which product do you think is key to invest in and why?
A triple answer is required here…
1) Revive Treatment Cleanser
2) Renewal Mask & Exfoliation Hybrid
3) Radiance Elixir Marine Collagen and Seaweed Extract Complex
They definitely should invest in a good cleansing routine. The Revive Treatment Cleanser will remove day-to-day build up quickly and can be used conveniently in the shower or in between looks if a sink is available. Exfoliating is paramount for keeping the skin smooth and ready for makeup application to provide the perfect canvas. Just prior to a shoot our radiance serum will brighten and hydrate the skin and can be used around the eyes to dissipate puffiness and dark circles as well as naturally plump up the lips with its star ingredient collagen.
And finally the question I like to ask everyone who appears on this blog…
What is your favourite part of your job?
Unlocking someone's knowledge of their own skin so they can then continue on the path to ultimate skin health long term. It is not just the on the spot result but healing the skin from within. We are all about creating escapism and wellbeing. Each facet of the facial is a sensory journey making sure mind body and spirit (and skin!) all leave feeling rejuvenated.
Mission accomplished ladies! Thank you so much for sharing your products and knowledge with me. I can't wait to see you for my next facial!
Vigour Skin Therapy products can be purchased online at the website.
To book a facial with Natasha in Gladesville, you can contact her via:
Mobile: 0410 378 070
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
And to book a facial with Jess in Balmain, you can contact her via:
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If you wish to know any more about the products, treatments or facials offered by Natasha and Jess, please leave your questions or comments below. Also feel free to let me know your best facial experience and we can compare notes. Now I'm off to watch that last GoT episode!


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Peter Jaffe is preparing to conduct the latest movement of the Stockton Challenge Symphony.
Peter Jaffe is preparing to conduct the latest movement of the Stockton Challenge Symphony.
It's being continually composed by a confluence of economic and artistic factors that have forced some difficult changes in the scheduling score.
"It would be hypocritical to say we're not in tough times and facing some crucial challenges," said Jaffe, who's heading into his 19th season as conductor of the 88-year-old Stockton Symphony. He previews the schedule Sunday at The Haggin Museum. "But we're still forging full-speed ahead with the best quality we can. This is just a community treasure."
There just won't be as much of it.
Which means only one Saturday performance of the 2013-14 season's five "classics" concerts - instead of the traditional two. Last season, Delta College's 1,428-seat Atherton Auditorium was half-full on Thursdays and Saturdays. Potential full houses for one concert would reduce expenses.
The four increasingly popular, and appropriately named, "pops" concerts still will be performed twice - on Saturdays and Sundays beginning Sept. 21-22 - except for a May 3 Pops & Picnic show that's the season's major fund-raising event.
While ticket prices for the "classics" concerts remain the same, some "pops" shows will cost more because of increasing fees being charged by artists.
"It's like a reality check," said Pam Lee, president of the Stockton Symphony Associations's 21-member board. "Audiences last season kinda split between two nights. It was an economic decision. We're very mindful of the budget and taking steps to make the orchestra financially sustainable."
"The decision ... certainly isn't one I was really happy about," Jaffe said. "It's (one) the organization reluctantly had to make. There are many costs associated with producing any single concert. Ticket prices never cover the costs of a concert."
Those expenses include musician salaries, rental fees (Delta College officials have reduced some of those), pay for stage-crew members, purchasing music that's not in the public domain and other ancillary expenditures.
The musicians - between 50 and 70, depending on a program's complexity - did their part on Aug. 27, ratifying a one-year union contract, rather than the typical three-year agreement. The two sides met in the middle on their bargaining positions.
"We're very happy," John Wells, president of Stockton Musicians Association Local 189, said of the 18-month negotiations. "This is a big deal for us. It was touch-and-go. Neither side wants any work stoppages. The one-year contract was based on their budget going forward. It's a big unknown.
"We're very excited. We want to keep the symphony. ... We want the symphony on stage."
The musicians - many work under separate contracts with other groups as part of California's "freeway symphony" - did retain four rehearsal sessions for each "classics" performance in Stockton. "Pops" concerts require less practice time.
"It was a catch-22," said Rick Leder, a Palo Alto trumpet player who's performed with the symphony for seven years and led the union negotiating team. "They told us less work, fewer rehearsals and fewer performances. We stood up very strongly with solidarity. We don't want to be less well-prepared. We're not interested in an inferior product. It's a gem. A small but glowing gem. There's a special thing that goes on."
"We're very grateful for them being aware of the issues," said Lee, a registered dental hygienist who's supported the symphony since she moved to Stockton in 1968. "We're all looking out for sustainability. We do have to thank the union for holding hands together on this venture going forward."
While the orchestra won't be performing in other San Joaquin County communities this season, the "music beyond borders" and "discovery" concerts have been retained along with fourth- and fifth-grade student outreach events at Atherton and Lodi's Hutchins Street Square.
Lee said polling and audience surveys helped determine the choices and changes.
Known as an enthusiastic optimist, Jaffe also is a realist. In difficult economic times, donations - particularly from larger entities - are down. Some "serious" music aficionados aren't too thrilled about four "pops" concerts.
"We're sort of like a flash point," Jaffe said, noting that many American arts organizations are enduring financial uncertainty. "Because of the recession, we've been beat up for so long. We're going to outlive it.
"By and large, it's amazing. I always get diverse reactions. Those pretty much in the majority are grateful for the number of 'pops' concerts. Some people just really wanna hear more 'classics.' I'd want to do more, too. But we don't have unlimited resources. We have to keep the organization surviving."
Lee agreed that's the top priority for one of California's longest-operating symphonies.
"It's not an about-face," she said. "We're examining everything and looking at the whole picture. We want to be relevant. We want to be responsive to what the community needs. We're looking at it from the view of potential persons in the audience."
"As you can probably imagine, I'll be the first one to build back to two," Jaffe said of the "classics" schedule. "It's just been really challenging trying to promote great music. We have players who are very artistically excellent. Higher-quality than ever. You can't hide the fact it's been a challenge."
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The city has kindly planted masses on many streets. The trees are pretty spectacular in front of The Plaza Hotel. You cannot experience spring in NYC without munching a Sabrett hot dog. The taste will not be spectacular but it's a very New York thing to do. Dean and Deluca's floral selection has exploded.
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The city has kindly planted masses on many streets. The trees are pretty spectacular in front of The Plaza Hotel. You cannot experience spring in NYC without munching a Sabrett hot dog. The taste will not be spectacular but it's a very New York thing to do. Dean and Deluca's floral selection has exploded.
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April in Paris AND New York...truly two of the world's most incredible cities...I love the Soho darling too. And what fantastic drawings!!!!!! Drool. Sigh. Very very nice.ReplyDelete
"Take the Subway to Paris!" -ReplyDelete
now, if that is not serendipity, what is? ;-)
Thank you so much for the beautiful sights of New York in the Spring, especially for showing "my" pear trees at the Plaza. I do miss New York a lot, especially in the Spring (always two weeks behind DC, it was so wunderful to "play it again" by travelling up to NY after the cherry blossoms faded down south).
Spring in NY how beautiful. I love the trees in bloom the white tulips and that Eiffel tower plate.ReplyDelete
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Paris, first and foremost. But if I cannot go to Paris, I want to go to New York, because I love New York too. What a grand city it is, although I would not touch one of those hot dogs, I think I'd rather go down to the Doughnut Plant and get a doughnut or head to Saks 5th Avenue and hit the Neuhaus counter (which is not really New Yorkie but I always do that when I'm in New York)!ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking me to New York today!
Now ... are you going to take the subway to Paris? That Caillebotte exhibit sounds intriguing, non?
Oh, and you have excellent taste in plates. I bought that Tour Eiffel plate about six months ago to feed my Tour Eiffel obsession. It's a very nice plate. :)
Bonne Journee!
Wonderful post! I am smiling:)ReplyDelete
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Loved your photos, but why did I feel like I was rematching the movie "Shopaholic"? New York, shoes, jackets, manikins, display windows, and of course - hot dogs? Yes, I see a few similarities. Don't get me wrong, I *LOVED* that movie, and recommend it totally!ReplyDelete
Always enjoy your wonderful posts!
Oh if only I could take the subway to Paris!ReplyDelete
Right now I wish I could take something from Houston to get to NY!(Used to live there, moved here to marry husband, thank you E-harmony, when you say you're willing to move wherever if the person's right,lol).
Will be there in June and maybe May.
Oh I must get one of those plates before they are all gone! Thank you, Carol, I so enjoy coming here. Un petit award pour vous. http://dwquiltart.blogspot.com/2009/04/rewards-of-blogging.htmlReplyDelete
I perfectly remember Spring in NYC; it was very hot and fabulous. I hope you bought cheap and trendy things at TopShop!ReplyDelete
Did they plant those white tulips in honour of Moi?ReplyDelete


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Niagara County fire investigators and Lewiston Police are continuing their investigations into a fire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of students from West Street Elementary School on Monday morning.
According to Lewiston Police Chief Chris Salada, numerous Niagara County fire companies and EMS units from the western Niagara County area responded to the fire call, whose origin remains under investigation. A joint effort from all departments made for a quick and effective response, eliminating the fire and medically evaluating all those at risk for smoke inhalation.
"The West Street School administration and staff followed their fire protocol and quickly got all of the children out of the building where they were then bused to Niagara-Wheatfield High School. Prompt action from the staff along with well-implemented policy resulted in a smooth response and the safety of all staff and students," said Salada.
He reported students were evaluated, both on scene at West Street Elementary and at Niagara-Wheatfield High School. Parents were able to pick up their children from Niagara-Wheatfield shortly after the incident. LPD assisted school administrators in ensuring that all students were picked up by their parents or guardians.
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Within hours of the College of Charleston's Board of Trustees announcing it would hire Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell as the school's next president, Bill Asbill fired off an email resigning his position as a member of the college's Foundation Board, and declaring he no longer would donate to the school.
Asbill isn't the only donor concerned about the presidential search process. Brandon Upson, a 2013 alumnus who, along with students, has been protesting the process by which McConnell was hired, and George Watt, the foundation's executive director, both said donors have talked to them about the search.
It remains unclear how much Asbill has donated to the school. Asbill didn't want to specify the amount. And Watt refused to release the amount any individual donor contributed to the foundation. South Carolina Press Association lawyer Jay Bender said that represents a violation of the state's Freedom of Information Act.
Donor concern is the latest issue to come to light in connection to the college's presidential search. Controversy has been swirling on the downtown campus since the Board of Trustees decided March 22 to hire McConnell as the school's next president. Also on Tuesday, the college's Faculty Senate voted unanimously that is has no confidence in the board.
Many students and faculty, staff and community members have expressed outrage that the board selected McConnell from a pool of more than 100 applicants. Some of them are opposed to McConnell personally because they think his lack of academic experience makes him unqualified for the job, and his support of the Confederate battle flag flying on Statehouse grounds and participation in Civil War re-enactments could make it more difficult for the school to recruit minority students. But others are critical of the process by which the Board of Trustees hired him. They think the board made a decision based on politics instead of hiring the most qualified candidate.
Board of Trustees Chairman Greg Padgett has said the board followed the law in the search process, and that it selected McConnell because members thought he was the best person to lead the school.
The College of Charleston Foundation is a nonprofit organization that raises money and promotes education and research programs. The college's Board of Trustees is the governing body of the school.
Asbill sent his email to members of the Foundation Board, as well as some trustees and college staff members.
"I have nothing personal against McConnell, I don't even know him, but I think the process was not a good one," Asbill said.
Watt said he had "received no resignation letters and got no resignation emails," from Foundation Board members over McConnell being hired, and none of them said they would withhold donations, even though he was one of the people copied on Asbill's email.
But donors have raised questions about the search process, Watt said. "I've heard and met with donors several times over the past four weeks in an attempt to assure them the process was above board."
Some donors have "the perception that there was a fix" among trustees to hire McConnell, he said. But what they have heard may have been embellished or untrue, he said.
Several members of the Foundation Board at a February meeting said the college should select the school's next president from among the five candidates recommended by a presidential search committee.
Sources with close ties to the search have said McConnell was not among the 15-member committee's top five candidates.
It remains unclear whether or how much the foundation will be willing to contribute toward McConnell's salary. Foundation Board Chairwoman Sharon Kingman did not respond to an email for comment.
Current president George Benson earns about $379,000, with $179,000 coming from the state and $200,000 coming from the foundation.
So far, the state has approved $188,000 for McConnell's salary. Padgett said McConnell's contract still is in the works, and he's not sure what McConnell ultimately will earn or other employment details.
Upson said some donors have told him and students who are organizing campus protests that they no longer would donate to the college. But, he said, none of them want to announce that publicly.
Upson also said that, included in a bill that the Student Government Association passed which stated it had no confidence in the Board of Trustees, was a call for an independent audit of the search process.
Students told McConnell they would continue to push for that when they met with him Monday, Upson said.
Bender said that while the college's foundation is a nonprofit organization, it is subject to the state's Freedom of Information law if it receives any state support.
And it does. Watt earns a $199,000 state salary for his position as the executive director of the foundation and the college's executive vice president for institutional advancement. He has an office on campus, and the Foundation Board meets in campus facilities.
But Watt said he would not release donor information. "We've never released donor information," he said. "I'll fight you on that."
Bender said that under the law, the foundation must release the names of donors and the amount they gave unless the donor specified the source of the gift must remain anonymous as a condition of giving it. "Unless the donor requests anonymity, there is no anonymity," Bender said.
At the College of Charleston, he said, "we have another example of a public body making up exceptions where they don't exist."
The college also is moving slowly on providing to the newspaper letters and emails between Kingman and members of the Board of Trustees, which was requested March 3 under the Freedom of Information Act.
Kathryn Bender, the college's lawyer, said she has asked board members to turn over those emails and documents, but they are busy and she doesn't yet have the information. She hopes to provide it to the newspaper within the next few weeks, she said. "But I can't commit to a time frame."
The college's Faculty Senate since early in the search has said it wanted a person who has experience in higher education as the school's next leader.
According to a resolution, the group voted it had no-confidence in the Board of Trustees because: the board undermined confidence in the integrity of the presidential search process, creating the impression that the results were predetermined; some members made statements to the Legislature in direct contradiction to the board's statement on academic freedom; and the board failed to inform the campus community of its positions on plans for a merger with the Medical University of South Carolina.
"We have a responsibility to speak up," said German professor Morgan Koerner.
The no-confidence vote was a hard thing to consider, said physics professor Jon Hakkila, "but the board is supposed to be on our side."
Reach Diane Knich at 843-937-5491 or on Twitter at @dianeknich.


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City Hostel - Central Station
City Hostel is located at the centre of Stockholm, just 400 metres from the central station as well as buses, airport buses and the subway. The surrounding area has plenty of restaurants, bars, clubs and other entertainment options, including a casino.
We have 79 beds in quiet private rooms and dormitories, private rooms are equipped with television.
Bed linen are included and towels can be hired at reception (sleeping bags are not allowed).
We do not have a curfew.
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Reception: 09:00-18:00
Check-in: 14:00-18:00
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Cancellations must be made by 11.00 the day before arrival. Late cancellations and no-shows will be charged the equivalent of the first night's accommodation. Special conditions apply to groups.
All beds are supplied with a duvet and a pillow. Bed linen are included and towels can be rented at reception for 20 SEK per towel. Please note that bed linen must be used. Due to hygienic reasons, the use of sleeping bag is not allowed.
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Provo • It was all theirs for the taking for the Cougars a bona fide top-10 team in their own house, playing with a quarterback making his first college start and facing what was supposed to be the best BYU defense in the Bronco Mendenhall era.
Backup quarterback Cody Vaz and the No. 10 Oregon State Beavers had other ideas.
Given just enough time to throw by OSU's max protect scheme, and using some of the best receivers to visit LaVell Edwards Stadium this season, Vaz picked apart the Cougars with 332 yards and three touchdown passes and Oregon State stayed unbeaten with a 42-24 triumph Saturday afternoon.
Talk about a lost opportunity in front of a national television audience and 63,489 fans. On a day when the vaunted BYU defense lost its dominating swagger, the Cougars lost their chance to regain a bit of national respect and came up short just when they were building momentum in a herky, jerky, inconsistent season.
"That was one of those days when not many bounces went our way," Mendenhall said. "They made more plays to win."
None was bigger than the play that gave the Beavers (5-0) the lead they would not relinquish.
On the second play of the fourth quarter, Kyle Van Noy got a hand on Vaz's third-down pass, but OSU tight end Colby Prince came down with the deflection in the end zone in the middle of three Cougar defenders.
The extra point gave the Beavers a 28-21 lead with 14:48 remaining in the game.
"A lot went their way. Not a lot went our way," said BYU quarterback Riley Nelson. "That's the game of football."
The Cougars (4-3), who never led in the game, had answered every OSU touchdown with one of their own up to that point, and were seemingly on their way to doing it again, driving to the Beavers' 10.
But Nelson missed Cody Hoffman (10 catches, 102 yards) twice, and then was sacked, and BYU settled for Justin Sorensen's 35-yard field goal.
"If we answer with a touchdown there, it changes their psyche," Nelson said.
Instead, the Beavers marched 77 yards for the touchdown an 11-yard reverse by Markus Wheaton that sealed it.
Two big pass interference calls on Cougar defensive backs Craig Bills and Jordan Johnson helped OSU sustain the drive, calls that Mendenhall didn't dispute, saying his DBs didn't turn their heads back to look for the ball.
"Some were questionable," Nelson said.
Trailing 35-24 with just less than five minutes remaining, the Cougars were hoping for a late comeback, but Jordan Poyer intercepted a ball that bounced off Ross Apo and returned it 49 yards for a score to erase any doubt.
The Beavers finished with 450 yards against a BYU defense that hadn't given up more than 300 since last year's 38-28 win over OSU in Corvallis, a 12-game stretch.
"Oregon State's ability to throw it over the top of us big pass plays I thought was the difference in the game," said Mendenhall. "They were able to execute on a lot of critical situations, just giant chunks."
The coach was happy with how his offense played for three and a half quarters, saying he figured before the game that 24 points would have delivered a victory, given how the BYU defense had been playing.
"Their plan exceeded that of ours," Mendenhall said.
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R IN SHORT • BYU blows its chance to knock off a top-10 team at home for the first time since 1990, losing 42-24 to No. 10 Oregon State.
KEY MOMENT • Kyle Van Noy deflects a pass on third-and-goal at the 5, but the ball falls into Colby Prince's hands for an OSU touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
KEY STAT • After giving up four offensive touchdowns in its first five games, BYU's defense gives up five to Oregon State.


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I grew up hearing the classic fairytales of Little Red Riding Hood and Rumplestiltskin during story time. But today's parents are more hesitant to share these stories with their kids, and many won't read them to their kids at all: The BBC reported that 50 percent of parents polled for a survey said these stories are too scary for kids.
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The parents in the survey said they feel the stories aren't appropriate for kids because they feature (admittedly frightening) scenes including kidnapping and theft. Other parents said they avoid the fairytales because they are sexist—like the story of Cinderella spending her days doing housework.
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Posey determined to regain peak form
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Buster Posey is doing everything he can to prevent a repeat of last season, including practicing his bunting. That's right, bunting.
More than an hour before Monday's regularly scheduled workout, Posey entered the batting cage at Scottsdale Stadium to try tapping a few dozen balls along the baselines. Third-base coach Tim Flannery, the Giants' bunting guru, dispensed baseballs into the pitching machine and advice and encouragement to Posey.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Buster Posey is doing everything he can to prevent a repeat of last season, including practicing his bunting. That's right, bunting.
More than an hour before Monday's regularly scheduled workout, Posey entered the batting cage at Scottsdale Stadium to try tapping a few dozen balls along the baselines. Third-base coach Tim Flannery, the Giants' bunting guru, dispensed baseballs into the pitching machine and advice and encouragement to Posey.
"This wasn't my idea," Flannery good-naturedly yelled to an onlooker. No, it was Posey's. And it was a good idea, too.
As Posey explained, sharpening his bunting would force him to concentrate on focusing on the incoming pitch until it hits the barrel of the bat -- exactly what he wants to accomplish with his swing. The drill exercised Posey's hand-eye coordination and his ability to position his bat at a proper angle.
It was a small yet helpful step toward Posey's preparation for the regular season.
"I think spring's a process," Posey said. "You have to go into it with the pride and mentality that you're not going to come out personally with guns blazing to start with. But you need to be doing the correct things, be working toward the ultimate goal of 'peakness,' I guess you could say, as the season approaches."
The Giants hope Posey won't peak at all, but instead reach a plateau and more or less remain there. That's largely what he accomplished in 2012, when he batted a National League-high .336 with 24 home runs and 103 RBIs while winning a slew of awards, including NL Most Valuable Player. Posey's performance sagged last year, when he hit .294 with 15 homers and 72 RBIs.
Most catchers fantasize about having a 2013 campaign like Posey's. But having proven capable of more, he seeks excellence, not just competence.
So Posey, who turns 27 on March 27, transformed last year's disappointment into diligence. No more 42-point dips in batting average. No more third-place NL West ties for the Giants.
"I definitely think it served as extra motivation," said Posey, who gained 10 pounds, mostly muscle, due to his winter workouts.
Posey pointed out that gaining weight wasn't his objective. Gaining power that resulted from the added pounds was. Posey faded physically as last season elapsed, batting .325 with 13 homers before the All-Star break and .244 with two homers after the Midsummer Classic. His 16 RBIs following the break matched the seventh-fewest among NL players with at least 200 plate appearances.
"I think maybe the 10 pounds part is not necessarily the focal point. The focal point was more about being strong and explosive," Posey said. "That's our game. That's baseball. You have to be strong, but everything you do is explosive. Hitting is explosive. Pitching is explosive. Catching and blocking [pitches] are explosive. So I think that was more of the focal point, trying to get in good shape to maintain that throughout the course of the year."
Posey acknowledged that last year eroded him mentally as well as physically: "I think when you really struggle like we did last year, you're constantly thinking, 'What can I do differently? What can we all do differently to get back on track?' After doing that for a few months, yeah, it can take a toll on you."
Fortunately for the Giants, Posey wasn't the only player to report to camp in encouraging shape. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval lost weight. Right-hander Tim Lincecum might have thrown more in the offseason than ever. Dependent on speed, center fielder Angel Pagan stayed sleek below the belt while developing a prizefighter's arms.
"I think that's somewhat unique about baseball," Posey said. "Football guys have a lot of camps in the offseason; I don't know how basketball does it. But the onus is on the player to be in good shape and obviously you think guys at this level are going to do everything in their power to be in their best shape. But I don't think that's always the case."
Seeing his teammates renew their momentum has buoyed Posey's optimism.
"It's been good," he said. "We have a lot of the same guys back, so everybody's comfortable with each other. But when we're out on the field, everybody's taking it seriously and trying to get better each day."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat.


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It would not be surprising to hear that the City Section 4-A Player of the Year could start for USC this season. But few probably predicted it when you consider Trojans wide receiver Ajene Harris led Crenshaw of Los Angeles to the city title playing quarterback.
In the past three weeks, Harris secured the slot back position when USC goes to three-receiver formations even though it is relatively new position for him.
"I played receiver in Pop Warner," he said. "That was a long time ago, from about fourth grade-to-eighth grade. I messed around at practice in high school taking reps against the corners.
"It's something I've worked on really hard throughout the offseason, honestly."
USC coach Steve Sarkisian said Harris' experience at quarterback helped him learn the Trojans' no-huddle offense faster than usual.
"He's used to knowing what all the positions are doing and he can play multiple positions for us," Sarkisian said.
Harris said he learned the offense watching spring practices.
"I know all the positions," he said. "I came and watched the practices and looked at the signals and picked up on that. Then I would go back to Crenshaw the next day and work on those routes. I'm comfortable playing whatever position (Sarkisian) wants me to play."
Harris will play a role similar to wide receiver Jaydon Mickens played for Sarkisian at Washington. Ironically, Mickens originally committed to USC before he switched to the Huskies.
Not many redshirts
Sarkisian said Saturday he expects 11 true freshman to play this season and seven to redshirt. The most likely redshirt candidates are offensive lineman Chris Brown and Jordan Austin (injured); defensive ends Don Hill and Malik Dorton; quarterback Jalen Greene; linebacker Uchenna Nwosu and wide receiver Rahshead Johnson.
"We're going to play a lot of youth in general," Sarkisian said. "As we are here over time, ideally no."
Say what?
USC plays Fresno State next weekend and it never takes much for teams like the Bulldogs to get motivated to play the Trojans. That was helped Saturday when Sarkisian was asked how Fresno State is different from the team that lost to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl last season.
"Unfortunately, Coach MacIntyre didn't let me come to practice for the last 30 days, so I don't exactly know," Sarkisian said.
Fresno State's coach is Tim DeRuyter. Perhaps Sarkisian was thinking of Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre.
But maybe it does not matter because Sarkisian said he does not focus on opponents.
"Quite honestly, our opponent is irrelevant," he said. "It's not up to our opponent if we play well or not."
Mock game
The team simulated a game at the Coliseum on Saturday that included all the pre-game routines of staying in a hotel and walking into the stadium from the peristyle end, which is done before actual games. Sarkisian even pretended quarterback Cody Kessler was injured and replaced by Max Browne.
"Max went in and on the second play threw a touchdown pass," Sarkisian said.
What else happened?
"(It was the) first time we got to sing the fight song in the locker room,'' he said.


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Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the murder trial of Arthur Burton Schirmer, a former Monroe County pastor accused of killing his second wife in 2008.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the murder trial of Arthur Burton Schirmer, a former Monroe County pastor accused of killing his second wife in 2008.
Schirmer faces similar charges of killing his first wife in Lebanon County in 1999.
The case has gained national notoriety, and promises to be a headline-grabber as the trial progresses.
At glance, here are the key players and developments to watch as the case unfolds.
Defendant: Arthur Burton Schirmer, 64, pastor of Reeders United Methodist Church, Jackson Township, from 2001-08, when he resigned after learning he was being investigated in his second wife's death.
Victims: Betty Jean (Shertzer) Schirmer, 56, Arthur Schirmer's wife of seven years and stepmother to his three children from his first marriage. Born in Hershey and active in Reeders United Methodist Church and the Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network, she had a son from a prior relationship.
A separate case to be prosecuted in Lebanon County stems from the April 23, 1999, death of his first wife, Jewel Schirmer, 50. No date has yet been scheduled for that trial.
Charges against Arthur Schirmer: One "open" count of criminal homicide (including first- second- and third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter) and one count of tampering with/fabricating physical evidence.
The prosecution is not seeking the death penalty should Schirmer be convicted, which is why jury selection is expected to last only one day.
Allegation: On July 15, 2008, Schirmer gave his wife a head injury leading to her death in Lehigh Valley Hospital the next day, and then tried to make it seem as though she had gotten that injury in a staged car crash.
Schirmer's defense: He never inflicted any injury on Betty Jean.
She complained of jaw pain July 15, so he decided to drive her to Pocono Medical Center. They set off from home in their PT Cruiser, heading north on Route 715 into Pocono Township toward Interstate 80.
Betty Jean unhooked her seatbelt to shift into a more comfortable position in the front passenger seat.
A deer darted out into the road ahead of the vehicle, and Schirmer swerved to avoid it, crashing into the guard rail. Betty Jean, who had not yet reconnected her seatbelt, hit her head on the rearview mirror and windshield and was injured.
Among the evidence: Crash scene photos, repair estimates and an examination of the car's air-bag controls showing the car was going less than 25 mph when it crashed.
Schirmer had said it was going between 40 and 45 mph. Photos also showing an amount of blood considered too excessive to be caused by such a slow-speed crash.
Numerous dried blood drops on the garage floor near the top of the stairway, a large blood stain on the concrete floor, consistent with the area of the car's front passenger door, and more blood stains made visible via chemical enhancement. These latter stains indicate someone had tried cleaning up the blood, according to authorities.
Blood DNA samples show it 20 trillion times more likely that the blood on the floor belonged to the victim than to someone else, according to court papers.
Prosecution: First Assistant District Attorney Michael Mancuso, who prosecutes the county's criminal homicide cases, also has a private practice and is married to Brodheadsville Magisterial District Judge Colleen Mancuso. Mancuso might be assisted by fellow Assistant District Attorney Michael Rakaczewski.
Prosecution witnesses: May include Pocono Township Police Detective James Wagner, one of the lead investigators on the case.
Defense: Brandon Reish of the Stroudsburg law firm, Cramer, Swetz & McManus. Listed among Pennsylvania's top criminal defense lawyers last year, Reish is a Monroe County native and Temple University School of Law graduate.
Defense witnesses: May include Schirmer himself, but it's unknown at this time if he will testify in his own defense.


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At the Stockton Safe Streets symposium on May 3, Stockton's mayor, the head of the police union, onetime New York City Police Chief William Bratton and others discussed a proposed half-cent sales tax hike for the city. Record editor Mike Klocke and others posted updates from the event.
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Guilty Pleasures: Cocktail
Scott McKenzie picks out the many bad and few good points of this 1980s relic...
Let's get down to basics here— Cocktail is a bad movie. This is a fact and cannot be refuted, no matter what puny excuses the defence may dangle in front of you. It has a pitiful score of 15% on RottenTomatoes and won not one, but two Razzie awards (for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay). It is a cynical movie made purely to cash in on Tom Cruise's popularity in the 1980s and deserves to be consigned to the movie dustbin forever.
Released between The Color Of Money and Rain Man, two excellent movies that both contain strong performances by the Cruiser, Cocktail contains one of the worst, if not the worst performance of his career. If his interpretation of drunkenness (exhibit A) on no less than two separate occasions is any reflection on the man himself, we can only conclude that either Tom Cruise is the worst actor ever to walk the planet or he had never been drunk before and therefore had no frame of reference. Cocktail is also notable for the highest number of appearances of the patented Tom Cruise cheesy 80s smile (exhibit B)*.
Exhibit A - The Cruiser has one too many
Exhibit B - Say Cheese!
*not scientifically measured
It's not just Tom Cruise who is at fault here. Thoroughly deserving of the Razzie award for Worst Screenplay, it's very surprising that this steaming pile of neon dung is actually based on a novel. The novel is not being submitted as evidence because the defendant has not stooped so low as to read it. From beginning to end, Cocktail launches an onslaught of appallingly written and delivered lines on the unfortunate viewer. Here are just a few examples of these crimes against screenwriting:
"Coughlin's law; Bury the dead, they stink up the place."
"You wait till you've given them crabs. Then you'll really know hatred."
"Coughlin's diet: cocktails and dreams."
"All things end badly, or else they wouldn't end."
However, nothing can compare to the excruciatingly bad line uttered by Doug Coughlin's wife Kerry, who the filmmakers obviously struggled to find anything to do with other than have her stand there and look pretty. When our 'heroes' find themselves in a club in Jamaica, she makes the well-informed comment that she's "never seen a club with such intense dance vibes". Presumably all the clubs she'd been to in the past had been seated affairs.
I could go on forever. I could go into the fact that when you examine the motivations and actions of the 'hero', you can only come to the conclusion that he is a complete and utter asshole. Motivated only by money and running off with an old piece with money even though Elisabeth Shue is willing to get all wet with him under a waterfall, it appears that even in the final scene he has learned nothing from the death of his friend and mentor. Never mind that the interview montage liberally rips off The Secret of My Success and Gina Gershon is criminally under-used. And don't even get me started on fluglebinders or the inordinate length of time it takes them to serve a drink! I will leave the jury with the following clip (exhibit C), knowing they will agree with me and decide that the movie is the guiltiest of all guilty pleasures.
Exhibit C - The World's
Worst Last Barman Poet
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I will be honest. I cannot argue with my learned friend for the prosecution. Everything he said is true. Cocktail is a bad movie. Period. Yes, it is a movie that shamelessly exploits the trend of flair bartending that was growing in the 80s and appears to have been made purely with the intention of sucking money out of gullible punters' wallets. Yes, it probably contains Tom Cruise's worst performance but God damn it, it's good bad fun. Cocktail is not a movie that was ever meant to be analysed. It was never meant to be picked apart by film scholars to decide just which line is the worst and it was definitely never meant to be anyone's favourite movie.
Instead, let's focus on the positives. First of all, there is the appearance of the always-enjoyable Bryan Brown (exhibit D). Fresh from his starring performance in F/X, he may turn on the gurning far too often and yes, some of his lines are toe-curlingly bad, but the relationship he shares with young Flanagan is genuine. The viewer believes he really cares for Tom Cruise's character and wants to guide him along the same path he followed, even if his actions are pretty stupid. His death is the one event in the movie that comes close to eliciting some emotion from the cast. The appearance of Ron Dean as Uncle Pat and Jack Newman as the Economics teacher (exhibit E) also add spice to an admittedly bland melting pot.
Exhibit D - Bryan Brown: the diamond in the rough
Exhibit E - I'm a bit part player, get me out of here!
In addition to the evidence I've already presented, there are many points I could make in favour of Cocktail. Erm… it's around this time that Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers split up so if it wasn't for Cocktail he might not have got it on with Nicole Kidman and we may never have had erm… Far and Away. The bartending's nicely choreographed I suppose and we might not have bottle juggling tournaments in the real world without this movie. Oh okay, I give up. Cocktail stinks. Just go easy on the defendant. I guess we can blame it on the editing. Cocktail could easily have been better as a horror movie, as exhibit F clearly shows.
Exhibit F - Cocktail: The Horror Trailer
The people of DVDActive must now deliver their verdict: guilty or not guilty?
Editorial by Scott McKenzie
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