Things to do Friday 12/25

Riverside / Avondale

• PSYCHOBABBLE W/ DJ KIDFORCE @ STEAMWORKS
• ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY @ ECLIPSE W/ RICKOLUS, CHUCK SMYTH (THE CADETS) & PAUL PAXTON (CRASH THE SATELLITES) + DJS NICK & ROCKY

Downtown / Springfield

• CHRISTMAS PARTY W/ DJ TOM P & KARAOKE W/ HAL 9000 ON THE BACK DECK FREE ENTRY@ THE PEARL
• FRIDAYS @ SHANTYTOWN PUB
• CHRISTMAS PARTY W/ NICK FRESH @ CLUB TSI
• FRIDAYS @ THE SINCLAIR
• MAD COWFORD COMEDY IMPROV TROUP SHOW EVERY FRIDAY @ NORTHSTAR SUBSTATION

San Marco

• ACOUSTIC XMAS W/ SHAWN FISHER, THE EMBRACED, JOHN CARVER BAND, LEE MILES @ JACKRABBITS

Southside

• ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER FARMER'S MARKET 3-8PM

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Sports:Tallest Teen Basketball Player In The World

Call her Air Anderson.

This up-and-coming New Jersey high school basketball player is only 16, but Marvadene Anderson is already a giant on the court. At just under 6-foot-11 -- and still growing -- she's the world's tallest teenage girl.The Jamaican-born hoopster, who could tower over legendary ballplayers like Michael Jordan (6-6) and LeBron James (6-8), was the highest-scoring "netball" player in her country -- a sport similar to basketball.That on-court prowess earned her a scholarship to Rutgers Prep in Somerset, and for the last two months she's been hitting the hardwood to learn the rules of basketball.The Argonauts center was a standout with her teammates during a practice game Wednesday, where she played alongside pint-sized point guard Arielle Sherman, 15, who at 5-foot-2 barely reaches Anderson's elbow.Anderson uses her size to intimidate her opponents, block shots and make easy layups."Everyone has come up to me and asked if I play college basketball. I told them I'm only a sophomore in high school. They gasped when I told them," Anderson said.The gal giant, whose family remained in Jamaica, was taken in by Enid Angus, who discovered her talents.

"She's my heart. I committed to treating her like my own," she told the Asbury Park Press.Anderson said she got her nickname "Bubbles" because of her good humor."People are friendly with me because of my height and my personality. If I was tall and mean, I think I'd have a problem," she said.The biggest problem "Bubbles" seems to have is adjusting to the cold weather and finding clothes and shoes to fit her 210-pound frame and size-12 feet.As a schoolgirl back home, Marvadene confessed, she was teased a lot."They call me 'baby giant,' and my older sister Kimberly is 6-foot-4. They call us the Twin Towers," she said."The rudest thing anybody ever said about my height is that I'm not going to be able to find a husband."Rutgers coach Mary Coyle-Klinger and her sister, former WNBA coach Pat Coyle, have been working with their new star. Anderson picked up six points in her first game on Dec. 10 and Coyle-Klinger was not disappointed."Of course she is going to be a star," she said. "She's a natural. She's only been playing two months and it's amazing how well she's adapted."

Review/ Skincare: Origins - My 3 Skin Saviours

These are my 3 heavenly unsung heroes to good skin.. And it's time to give due recognition... I don't care what others have to say about these 3 products but they are my saving grace.. Particularly the Charcoal Mask and Drink Up.

During the few days of the month, when my skin is acting up like there's no tomorrow, these 3 will come out to play.

The charcoal mask is a thick creamy consistency that helps to deep cleanse my pores. After washing off, my skin feels very much cleaner, my pores look so much smaller and my skin is so smooth to touch.

Then I would slather on the Drink Up Mask and feel  the hydration seep through my cleansed pores. This mask has a runny consistency and spreading it is so easy..

After all this, I would follow up with my normal skincare regime and then do spot treatment on my outbreaks by putting a layer of Origins Spot Remover and then topping up with the Out of Trouble Mask...

The Out of Trouble Mask is a white creamy consistency that reminded me of some chinese medication that I use for my skin.

This combination always works when it comes to battling that few days of hormonal fluctuations and mood swings... And yes, I'm an ardent Origins fanatic...

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