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All Rights Reserved: Aramide (2006 - 2016)Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-62781681014951560502016-07-16T11:03:00.001+00:002016-07-16T11:04:46.597+00:00Overfamiliarity breeds trust<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Every Believer at one point or another has struggled with hearing from God. I hear things like "Am I sure that was from God?", "I thought I heard from Him but I guess I heard wrong", "I don't know when it is God and when it is me", "God doesn't speak to me". </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Many struggle to identify God's voice or impressions especially at times when they need to hear from Him the most because they are not used to His voice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There is only one formula - to be used to someone, you have to spend time with them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">By spending so much time in God's presence, you become familiar and used to Him. You know when it is Him and when you are not yet sure. You know when to move and when to just wait, you know when it is a 'yes' or it is a 'not right now' or a 'no'. You also know when God is silent and you trust His silence! There is just some kind of trust you have and so you are hardly ever deterred or anxious about things or about the future.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">That is where God wants all of us to be in terms of communion and fellowship with Him. Being millenials however, we want things right here right now or else we bounce. God is not like that. He is looking for a long-term relationship, pretty much a marriage with us i.e. for the long haul, forever and eternal. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He is also the same God who appeared to many people in the Bible each in a unique way. See some examples:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">*Abraham</span> <span style="color: white;">- He visited Abraham together with two angels to tell him His plans</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">(Genesis 18:1)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">*Moses</span> <span style="color: white;">- He appeared to Moses (showing him His back only) to reveal Himself and His attributes</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">(Exodus 34:6)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One common thing about those God appeared to was that they had a consistent and growing relationship with Him. He desires this and you would be surprised at how your life would transform if you imbibe such a rhythm. One of communion and fellowshiping with Him, as well as putting Him first, that is, saying to Him "What would You have me do?", "What is your kingdom agenda for me Lord?", "It is not about me but about You."</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">God also sends His angels and speaks to us through visions, dreams, words of prophecy and knowledge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">*Joseph</span><span style="color: white;"> - An angel was sent by God in a dream to tell him Mary would bear Jesus Christ </span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">(Luke 2:9)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">*Zechariah </span><span style="color: white;">- An angel physically appeared to tell him Elizabeth would bear John the Baptist</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> (Luke 1:11)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">*Peter</span><span style="color: white;"> - An angel physically appeared to him to release him from prison</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> (Acts 12:7)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">*Cornelius</span><span style="color: white;"> - An angel appeared to him in a vision to tell him to locate Simon Peter</span> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">(Acts 10:3)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Even in the New Testament, God was still sending His angels to people - both young and old; so why do you think He also cannot appear to or speak to you in a unique way? (</span><span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For other appearances of God and His angels to people in the bible, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Angel-Of-The-Lord" style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">see here</a><span style="color: white;">.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">It is time to get back to making God our everything and putting Him first in our lives. We need to spend more time studying His Word. We tend to be getting lazier in our generation but that is truly the secret - </span><i><span style="color: #f6b26b;">The Word</span></i><span style="color: white;">. Today, there are tonnes of resources online to help us navigate the Bible in an easier way so we should leverage them and not miss out on so much goodness that awaits us even in this lifetime!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yikes! I don’t know about you but the most daunting task for me as
a new believer was soul-winning. It always seemed so unappealing and I had no interest in it. Many believers feel the same; evangelism activities are usually glossed over when trying to plug one's self into serving at church. Yet that is the main reason why we are here – to love and glorify God, and to love our neighbours as ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Loving God means doing things that are pleasing to Him and giving Him glory means doing things which gives only Him honour. By sharing the Good News with others, we are putting God first and honouring Him and His word </span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2016:15&version=AMP"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Mark 16:15</span></a>]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Loving our neighbours means we want them to enjoy the same benefits of being a believer as well as make heaven. It doesn’t matter what religion - our primary primary purpose is to share the Gospel of Christ
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is where it is tricky though. I always felt it took a lot of liver to speak to someone who is Christian but not necessarily a believer talk-less of approaching someone who practices another religion. Scary stuff. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">However in the final analysis, God categorises everyone as either <b>believer</b> or <b>unbeliever</b>. It is neither about being a good person/having been born into a Christian home/being the child of a preacher nor is it about doctrines and practices. God's only trigger for salvation is the conscious acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Saviour into one's heart </span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">[<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+1%3A12&version=NLT"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">John 1:12</span></a>, <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+3%3A16&version=NKJV"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">3:16</span></a></span>]</span><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"> </span></span></div>
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you came to know Him </span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+1%3A6-8&version=MSG"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Jeremiah 1:6-8</span></a>]</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There are so many channels, the key thing is to find how </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">you can share the Word with authenticity, care, trust and transparency. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So get going, some people's clocks are ticking! </span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here are two very apt songs for some motivation! The bottom line is to move your ego/interests aside so He can use you:</span></div>
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Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-45952357479666343032016-06-13T09:41:00.000+00:002016-06-13T09:41:19.061+00:00Surely this can't be normal...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...were the words that came to my mind when I got yet another tragic piece of news recently. I wondered, why me? Why now? Why after all the challenges I have been through in life? Shouldn't God at least pardon the fact that I have been through stuff so I deserve some level of immunity? But no.....yet another trial. Rather than mope like I did shortly after I lost my mum, this time I had a different resolve - God cannot leave me hanging this way. He will show up for me, whenever, however - it's fine by me. This is the cross I will bear, for whatever reason.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Then another thought came to my mind - who am I to say "why should this happen to me?" After all, a lot of unfair things happened to Jesus Christ - He was lied against, spat upon, beaten, bruised, whipped and even killed, true story! It is funny how we forget and regard ourselves so highly that we think going through trials is something that should not happen to people like us, but again I guess it is our human nature.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Whenever I read this passage, I thought, okay.... so how about those who don't go through such trials of many kinds? How come they get to just bask and enjoy their lives while some of us have to consider 'pain' as 'joy'? I could never connect with the passage and it became so cliché that I would quickly flip past it whenever I came across it during my study. However the word of God is the ultimate truth and the thing that gives God the sweetest smelling glory is when we rejoice in our pain and suffering. In fact it drives the devil mad. It is as though - "why is he/she not down where we want him/her to be after that sudden blow, why is he/she rejoicing?" It doesn't add up - and the truth is it SHOULDN'T add up for satan. Whatever pain or difficulty or trial or challenge or mountainous situation you are going through, you MUST find a way to rejoice in God our father, and genuine rejoicing too. Our primary purpose for being on this earth is to give God worship ALL the time; even before our earthly matters such as family, work and other life considerations. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">My pastor, </span><a href="http://elevationng.org/meet-pastor-godman/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Godman Akinlabi</span></a><span style="color: white;"> always uses this saying - "Don't waste your pain" and then he decided to preach about it. That single sermon changed my life forever. Do you know you can use the challenges you are going through to expand God's kingdom? Lol - super bizarre but God's ways are not our ways. Check out this verse:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">2 Corinthians 1:4 <span style="color: white;">-</span><i style="color: white;"> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. </i></span><i><span style="color: white;">For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is truly amazing, how else can I help or minister to someone in a situation if I have not been through it myself? Does it surprise you how the most unusual guest preacher who comes to preach at your church, who has no accolades to his name and had what some might refer to as a very 'undignified life' before he got saved, always wins more souls at the end of service, more than the PhD, English speaking, renowned pastor? If you haven't noticed, try and observe it next time. Human beings connect more with reality, with people who have been through real life situations because if God could bring the person ministering to them out of that mess, then they believe that God can do it for them too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So your pain should not be some soundtrack on repeat in your heart and mind, rather use it for God. You don't have to stand at a podium to minister to people - you can give of your time, share encouragement and the Word at work, write or blog :), you could share someone's burden or do something unconventional for God. Don't waste your pain.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you believe you will break through according to God's will i.e. you have faith, then you will! However, focus less on how the breakthrough will come and use the time you have to really expand God's kingdom. He needs you, even in the situation you are in now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">If you have never had a relationship with Jesus Christ and you want to take a bold decision to accept Him, leave a comment so I can connect and pray with you. </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-small;">(Comments are not posted without moderation so your privacy will be kept) </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired <i>it</i>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">14 </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">“This <i>is</i> My
resting place forever;</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"> </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">15 </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">I will abundantly
bless her provision;</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"> </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">I will satisfy her poor with bread.</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">16 </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">I will also clothe her
priests with salvation,</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"> </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">17 </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">There I will make the
horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">18 </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">His enemies I will
clothe with shame,</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"> </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Zion:</span></span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-themecolor: background1;"> The word Zion has a broad spectrum of meaning that is greater
than any one single entity or identity because Zion was also known as the seat
of power for the kingdom of Israel but also for the Kingdom of God. We know
that it is a place that God loves and cares deeply about because the city is
also associated with God’s chosen people, Israel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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any time you see the word Zion used it is referring to Jerusalem, the City of
God, the City of David, the people or nation of Israel <b>or the people of God</b>
and sometimes typifies God’s place of rule or where His presence resides” [Jack
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Choose:</span></span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;"> The dictionary defines
choose as: “to </span><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">pick out or
select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or
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[Recall the story of Obed-Edom and the Ark of the Covenant in</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+6%3A10-11&version=NLT"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">2 Samuel 6:10-11</span></a><span style="color: white;">]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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exist where God dwells. They include: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Protection<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Satisfaction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">I found the last blessing in this list a bit strange
when I came across it during my study. However think about when you hear of a
dodgy situation or an unpleasant story about a person, and you say “I don’t
want my name associated with this thing or I don't want my name associated with that person”, it is the same thinking. Although in
this case God is saying “I want My name associated with him or her!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">God desires to dwell in you and I. How do we know this?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">First of all, from the passage in Psalm 132:13-18, His
word says so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">Secondly, having accepted Christ as your Lord and
Saviour, there is a sweet smelling aroma that comes from your ‘house’ to Him,
thus He singles you and out makes living in you His objective and His desire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">We must also note that once God has chosen, He will
never turn from it - so His choosing to dwell in you is not by virtue of your
works, your being good or ticking ‘Christian’ boxes, it is as a result of
grace, His covenant and love for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">This should give you confidence then, that the
aforelisted blessings (and more) are yours because you are God’s dwelling
place. You are special to God. He self-selected you to rest in you forever; you should also rest in Him
forever and favour should be your mantra. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">God bless :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;">Matthew 14: 1-11<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee,[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2014:1-11&version=NLT#fen-NLT-23575a"><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">a</span></a>] heard about Jesus, </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">2 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">he said to his
advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he
can do such miracles.” </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">3 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a
favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip). </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">4 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">John had been telling
Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.” </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">5 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">Herod wanted to kill
John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a
prophet. </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">6 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s
daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him, </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">7 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">so he promised with a
vow to give her anything she wanted. </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">8 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">At her mother’s urging, the girl said,
“I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!” </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">9 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">Then the king
regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his
guests, he issued the necessary orders. </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">10 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">So John was beheaded in the
prison, </span></i><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;">11 </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-themecolor: background1;">and his head was brought on a tray and given to the
girl, who took it to her mother.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">I read
Matthew 14:11 this morning - "and John the Baptist's head was brought on a
platter to Herod" and I thought, but this man was a servant of God, a
prophet, what a brutal way to die?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">It is one
thing for God's child to be imprisoned, we say it is for the glory of God, then the person is
killed and we say they are martyrs but when they are killed in such a
brutal manner, it makes me wonder where God is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;">Why did God allow this to happen?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">It is a
question we have asked several times. This took me back to a conversation I had
recently with a friend - about why Christians die untimely deaths, are killed
in accidents, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;">Why would God allow His daughter to be killed during a
kidnap? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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surgical mistake? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">There are
these questions in the bible too....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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beheaded?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;"> Why would He allow Job to lose every single thing and be afflicted so
much?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">The truth is
we never will really be able to fathom everything like God does (His ways are
not our ways). However in the absence of sin and spiritual attacks (i.e. we strike out as a possible option), when such things happen, the final deduction
is that it happened for God's glory. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Even
writing it still makes me shudder - it is hard to agree that God allowing my
mum to die from a seemingly simple medical procedure back in 2012 is for His glory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">But then we
forget....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;">Why would He allow Jesus Christ to be killed/murdered in a very degrading
way for doing absolutely nothing wrong?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">God has His
reasons. I read somewhere:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;"> "The
entire affair of John`s martyrdom reeks of evil, yet God brought good out of
this awful mess in that John`s faithful disciples joined Jesus
Christ. "</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">[Patty, JesusCentral]</span></i><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Essentially
this</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> ‘for God's glory’</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;"> we keep referring to means God will always bring good
out of a bad situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Sound's
bizarre doesn't it? But if we think about it, when Christ died, He opened the
gateway for us to access God unhindered</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+27%3A51&version=NLT">Matthew 27:51</a>],</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">all
our sins are forgiven, we can go boldly to God now even when we fall and ask
for forgiveness. This could never be done in the Moses days</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+32%3A30&version=NLT">Exodus 32:30</a> and
<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+4&version=NLT">Leviticus 4</a>].</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">While we may
not be able to translate this directly to our situation(s) on a case by case
basis or we may not yet see the good (or immediate gain) in the loss of a loved
one, we must allow our faith to trust that God has His reasons, a plan and will
bring good out of every evil situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in order to prove His attributes. The reason is to train us to discern
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #548dd4;">*God is </span><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">eternal</span></b><span style="color: #548dd4;">, this world is temporary</span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #548dd4;">*The things of God are </span><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">spiritual</span><span style="color: #548dd4;">,</span></b><span style="color: #548dd4;"> the things of this world are
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #548dd4;">*God has a </span><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">kingdom agenda</span></b><span style="color: #548dd4;">, the world has a vanity agenda (what's in
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Calibri;">Reflection:</span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Is
there something you are struggling to understand concerning loss? Ask God for
insight and boldly believe He will give this to you. If you have
experienced a loss, try to shift your focus to "what is His plan regarding
that situation" as opposed to "why did it happen"? Here,
you are trusting that He has a much greater plan concerning the
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Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-62811204193289649702016-01-27T10:31:00.000+00:002016-01-27T10:34:30.641+00:00Who's The Builder?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="goog_1352161817"></span><span id="goog_1352161818"></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W0v-FKnNEz0/VqiPlSMELbI/AAAAAAAAKuE/LVxXR6kHRa4/s1600/bob-the-builder-4e4d11afba93f.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W0v-FKnNEz0/VqiPlSMELbI/AAAAAAAAKuE/LVxXR6kHRa4/s200/bob-the-builder-4e4d11afba93f.png" width="200" /></a><br />
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<b><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Bible Study:</span></b><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Psalm 127:1a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><i>Unless the Lord builds a house, they
that build it labour in vain.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">If we broaden our perspective here, a
house can represent your family, relationship, business or career, project,
business idea, ministry or a church. For God to build, we must commit the
'house' to Him. Which means He must give direction regarding it and we must defer to
Him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">If we do things in our strength alone,
then we do them in vain - we may get success at the end by worldly standards
but they could be meaningless to God and His kingdom, which is a tragedy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Some consequences of not getting
direction from God are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">-</span></b><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b>Fruitlessness
</b>(The Israelites many times disobeyed and went with their own counsel. As a
result, they never entered the promise Land except for Joshua and Caleb. </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: white;">Numbers 14:30</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">)</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">-</span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b>Division</b> (As
a result of Sarah taking things into her own hands, Ishmael was born and
Abraham's family was divided forever re: Ishmael and Isaac.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: white;">Genesis 21:8</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">)</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">-</span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b>Discontentment
</b>(The Israelites failed to trust God and began to look back on what their lives
could have been in Egypt.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: white;">Exodus 16:1-4</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">)</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">-</span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b>Confusion</b>
(The people decided on their own to build themselves a city, with a tower that
reaches to the heavens. Thus the Lord confused their language so they did not
understand each other re: Tower of Babel.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13pt;">Genesis 11:1-9</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13pt;">)</span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">-</span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b>Disaster</b>
(Saul partially obeyed God and was denounced as king for it.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: white;">1 Samuel 15:1-28) </span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">- </span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b>Death</b> (Samson's horrific death as
a result of his marriage to Delilah and his alliance with the Philistines. </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: white;">Judges 14 - 16</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">)</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Here is the million-dollar question though:
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Does that mean I should do nothing until I hear from
God on a matter? </span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">While thinking about how to answer this question with some measure of wisdom, I found this online:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">The Holy Spirit is not
the patron of lazy and inert men; but he directs the minds of those who labour
to the providence and power of God. --Wolfgang Musculus, 1497-1563.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">God (through the Holy Spirit) will not
work on our agendas all by Himself, He needs our cooperation but it is in our
best interests to commit our ways to Him, then He will guide us on what to do
as we move. His response may not come through an audible voice but rather a sign, testimony from
someone else, a change in the environment or economy or an unusual happening that
affirms His direction. </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: white;">We can only know if we patiently and
faithfully listen out for Him </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>as we go</b>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: 13pt;">There may be other times
when we just cannot go because He has not said go. The truth is, it really is on
a case-by-case basis but you can know what to do in your situation through
God's wisdom, if you ask Him.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">In 1787 Benjamin Franklin gave a speech
at the Convention for forming a Constitution for the United States and some of
it is culled here:</span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I have lived for a long time 81 years;
and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God
governs in the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground
without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We
have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that "Except the Lord
build the house, they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe
this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall proceed in
this political building no better than the builders of Babel: we shall be
divided by our little, partial, local interests; our prospects will be confounded;
and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a byword down to future ages. And
what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair
of establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, or
conquest. I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers, imploring the
assistance of Heaven and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this
assembly every morning before we proceed to business; and that one or more of
the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service.</span></span><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Little wonder why almost 230 years
later, the same Constitution still stands and is the point of reference for almost every decision made in the US. This is the very same constitution that, from what we read, God
built.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: white;">The devil attacks our minds daily, it is his easiest playground and we are most ignorant of it. He tried to attack Jesus Christ in the same way</span> <span style="color: orange;">(<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=MAtthew+4%3A1-11&version=NKJV"><span style="color: orange;">Matthew 4:1-11</span></a>)</span> <span style="color: white;">but Jesus had something many of us don't (which I will come to) and so He could very easily extinguish those thoughts.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The way the enemy attacks our minds is to plant all sorts of negative thinking in there. Let us look at some scenarios:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"why should this year be any different from last year?" </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"better give up now you know you are never consistent"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"look at the economy, hmmm you really have high hopes", </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"you can write these things down like you normally do but you know they will never be possible, look at all the journals you have written in with no outcome, just forget it"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange;">#2</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">You are in a job which at the start was fun but a lot of work! Along the way you have realised how stressful </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">and</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">hectic it is, you are never happy, no longer learning, have a non-existent prayer life and overall being treated unfairly by the organisation in terms of benefits, etc. You are being headhunted for another opportunity to have a more impactful position in a different industry, has an amazing work-life balance, great package and you will learn a lot, however you have only been in your current role for 9 months and moreover you have little experience for the new role you are considering. Then the funny thoughts come: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"what makes you think they will take somebody like you with no experience?" </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"9 months in one job and then to another, your CV will make you look unserious and no one will hire you"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"what direction are you taking in life, do you even know?"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange;">#3</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: white;">You have been waiting on God for a life partner, or at least a boyfriend/girlfriend, someone to date, but it has been a long dry spell with no one in the picture. You have received all kinds of prophecies from left to right about how your time for breakthrough has come, this is your year, bla bla but you have not seen anyone and are getting tired, then the funny thoughts come:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"Does God even love me?"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"Maybe I don't deserve to be happy after everything I've done"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"There must be something about me repelling people away"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"I will probably be single forever which is the scary truth"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: white;">If we look at all of these cases, one consistent thing you can find is that for every funny thought </span><span style="color: orange;">(Joyce Meyer calls this Stinking Thinking)</span><span style="color: white;">, there is a counter thought. Yes - you can counter all those arguments not just with a difference in your opinion but with The Word a.k.a The Bible. There are tried and tested scriptures and promises for every thought and situation you are going through. But I find that I cannot use The Word if I don't know the Word or have faith in the Word.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b style="color: orange;">Funny Thought: </b><span style="color: white;">Maybe I don't deserve to be happy after everything I've done</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>Counter Thought (from The Word):</b> </span></span><span style="color: white;"><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">There is</i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,</span><span class="" data-fn="#fen-NKJV-28118a" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NKJV-28118a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]" style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8:1&version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-28118a" style="text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. (Romans 8:1)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>Counter Thought (From The Word):</b> </span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">For I know the plans I have for you,” says the </span><span class="" style="font-size: 16px; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 24px;">Lord</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b style="color: orange;">Funny Thought:</b> <span style="color: white;">Look at the economy you really have high hopes</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b style="color: orange; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Counter Thought (From The Word): </b><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There was a famine in the land (Genesis 26:1) ....But Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold and the Lord blessed him (Genesis 26:12) </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 24px;">I do not have counter-thoughts for all of my funny thoughts just yet, I am a work in progress, learning to know God more and spend more time in The Word. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 24px;">You Should defintely do the same and your thoughts will turnaround, you will begin to inspire others (yes, you!) and most importantly your life will never be the same.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">To conclude, the way we can extinguish all the flaming arrows (different attacks but mainly, attacks to our mind) from the evil one is by taking up the shield of faith. But you cannot have faith if you do not know the Word. So each day, ask God for His help and to give you a Word. Study the Word and build up your faith.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>Watch: </b></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxK0iwhij4w"><span style="color: blue;">Stinking Thinking</span></a></div>
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Read: </span></b><span style="color: white;">Battlefield of the mind</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If we live by the Spirit [if the Spirit of God is our source of life, having already given our lives to Him], let us also walk by the Spirit [let the Spirit help us navigate our lives].</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This essentially means let Him dictate every area of our lives no matter how 'unspiritual' the area may seem e.g. an upcoming performance discussion with your boss at work or a day out with your girlfriends. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: white;">Obviously He cannot do this without our co-operation, we need to invite Him to lead. Thus in doing anything, we must already be under the influence - </span><i style="color: white;">not of alcohol but by His Spirit</i><span style="color: white;">. This means we are exhibiting His fruits in </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><u>everything</u></span><u><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></u><span style="color: white;">we do.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">*Kindness</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">*Faithfulness</span><br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">*Self Control</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Being a Nigerian, in a crazy city like Lagos, it is very easy to throw all of these fruits out the window within minutes - either in traffic or at the bank! While I can perhaps 'try' with most of the other fruits on some days, personally I struggle with the 4 highlighted every single day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But the scripture admonishes us not to dictate or navigate our lives and then invite the Spirit afterwards. It should be the other way round. So you can indeed commit that performance discussion or girls day out to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to lead. And if a challenge or trying situation may come in those instances, you will by His grace, live by His fruits.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The scriptures also tell us to be Christ-like [Phil 2:5] . This also means, since Jesus Christ is perfect, then you and I can also be perfect with the help of the Spirit. If we keep our mentality in the "no one is perfect" mindset, we will never strive to live by all those fruits listed above each day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">That being said, Christianity is not about beating yourself down when you fail or fall, God's grace is abundant and because Jesus Christ died on the cross, our sins are already forgiven, if we come to Him in true repentance, confess our sins and ask for forgiveness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Listen </span></b><span style="color: white;">to this awesome song when you get a chance: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHnZRZiCYHE"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Background by Lecrae</span></a></span></span><br />
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Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-24247276873520858742016-01-22T10:21:00.005+00:002016-01-22T10:36:09.877+00:00Burdens & Breaking Through With A Statement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: white;">Remember the ten plagues of Egypt? Well, the verse above is the conversation which took place between Pharoah and Moses when the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt and after what some might call the very last straw - the death of </span><span style="color: orange;"><u><b>all</b></u> </span></span><span style="color: white;">the Egyptian firstborns (animals included!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Now imagine a burden you have had for some time [slavery in Egypt] and the enemy [Pharoah] has refused to let you have your breakthrough [leaving Egypt]</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Let's break up this verse in our own interpretation, the enemy after experiencing God's wrath is saying:</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: white;">"Also take/do what you want, I agree to ALL your terms (including the ones I said no to before) and I release you to the other side but also pray for me [pray for spiritual enemies]"</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The enemy is so uncomfortable that he demands you to have the breakthrough almost as though he/it is now praying for you. What a turn of events! You are no longer begging or yearning to crossover, you are now commanded to. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">What this means to me is that God's word will indeed stand albeit in His time and through His method (His ways are not our ways).</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I always wondered why He couldn't just release the Israelites on Day 1, did he really need to kill half a nation to do this? However God being God needed to show the magnitude of His glory to the Egyptians [unbelievers] and even to the Israelites [other believers waiting on Him for a similar burden]. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">God wants you and me to breakthrough but many times, when we experience delay in a particular thing, it is really to show His glory. It means He needs to make a bold statement with that testimony unless He is not God.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">And then finally, the thing you thought had enslaved you, now becomes your own slave (asking you to bless/pray for it). </span><span style="color: white;">That is God!</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">So hand your burdens over to Him and live joyfully today for soon your breakthrough will surely come, in a grandiose way!</span></b></div>
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Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-31945270201898085702016-01-21T10:45:00.001+00:002016-01-24T09:28:28.558+00:00Restoration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="color: white;">- When God brought back His people (you and me) to Zion i.e. where they should have been all along! It was like a dream, we LAUGHED from the inside out (shouts of laughter), there was no room for any other expression in our mouths, just laughter. We (His people) sang for JOY. Others (naysayers and unbelievers) looked and marveled that God has done great things for them (you and I) and through that they bore witness to the glory and authenticity of God.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Part 2 <i>(Verses 4-6)<br />- Do it again oh Lord. This time not as a dream but in reality, restore my (our) good fortune to me (us). [Restore me to whom I was designed to be]<br />Like water emerging in a desert<br />Like spending my few pennies while crying but returning with wads and wads while laughing </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: white;">Really like a dream but it can happen if I trust God.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Trusting God is like trusting Google to never delete my documents in the cloud. Why? Because I know Google, I use at least one of its resources everyday. Using at least one of God's resources (the bible) everyday would mean you and I would be so used to Him, we would know Him more and trust Him.</span></div>
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Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-77544354530787480902010-10-05T15:46:00.001+00:002010-10-05T15:48:40.628+00:00Brand new magazine launches into Nigerian fashion space<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TKtIgkvJd2I/AAAAAAAAH3g/W-eNGTUHoho/s1600/Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 277px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TKtIgkvJd2I/AAAAAAAAH3g/W-eNGTUHoho/s400/Cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524589092354488162" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Mannequin Magazine, the novel editorial fashion magazine for women has hit the streets of Lagos bringing with it an edge – one of style, fashion, entertainment and exposure.</span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Having a strong fashion background from working with reputable fashion giants, the likes of GAP, Topshop, Bank and Republic, in organizing fashion shows as well as its vast experience with stylists and photographers in the industry, Mannequin aims to set a different kind of standard in Nigerian fashion editorials.</span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">With its slogan – </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">‘Dream It. Change It. Work It’</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">, Mannequin believes in the empowerment and perfection of women with fashion being a major part. The magazine’s intention is to guide readers accordingly, updating them with the latest trends and news, offering inspiration and encouraging growth in almost all spheres of their lives. Mannequin’s belief is that fashion is not just in the clothes a woman wears but how they are worn, how she carries herself and how she lives.</span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Mannequin Magazine boasts of being Nigeria's first real fashion magazine and aims to be the ultimate African fashion bible. In order to do this, the magazine comes in a handy size, which fits right into a handbag and comes out monthly.</span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Having been present in the Nigerian online blogging and web space for over a year, the magazine’s website has a daily traffic of over 230,000 hits.</span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The first, “Nouveau” issue launched on October 1st, 2010 with Miss Nigeria, Cynthia Omorodion, Studio 53 Extra’s Eku Edewor and female rap artist Mo'Cheddah on the cover. These women are the new power figures in their various fields, modeling, fashion and television and music respectively. The official launch is billed to take place on the October 10, 2010, </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">(10.10.10)</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> at an exclusive venue in the high-brow area of Victoria Island, Lagos.</span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 11px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Mannequin Magazine costs N700 and is available throughout Lagos with plans of reaching other states in Nigeria within a few months. The web address is</span> <a href="http://www.mannequin-magazine.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "b8a88", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">www.mannequin-magazine.com</span></b></a></p></span></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-17648819015273458552010-09-14T13:26:00.006+00:002010-09-14T13:46:29.844+00:00Project Desiree III Countdown!!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TI95wmXP6YI/AAAAAAAAH3M/BcS946M7UPc/s1600/YPI+IV.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TI95wmXP6YI/AAAAAAAAH3M/BcS946M7UPc/s400/YPI+IV.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516761944390887810" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This year's edition of Project Desiree, a major annual fund raising event has been scheduled for </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Friday, September 24 2010</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. The program which features comedy, play and fashion aims at raising N1.8m to expand a full scholarship program beyond the 8 kids currently sponsored. Event details below:</span></span></p></div><p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Venue</span></span></span></b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Coral Hall, Mothercare. Building 21b, Idowu Martins Street, VI</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Time</span></span></b></span><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> 6pm – 8pm</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Comedians: Senior Advocate of Comedy (SACO), AK 47, Firstbon </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Fashion: James Johnson, Charles Anthony, 28 The Bag Company, El-karis Clothing Accessories, D’Lamila couture.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It will be an interactive, entertaining, fun-filled and meaningful event in impacting the lives of students under the Project Desiree programme.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">RSVP: </span></b><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ayo on 07035131187 and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://us.mc344.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ayoolowo@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 137, 170); ">ayoolowo@yahoo.com</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://us.mc344.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ayoolowo@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 137, 170); "></a>Don't Miss It!!</span></span></p></span>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-13217373540434943292010-07-05T16:19:00.009+00:002010-07-05T17:13:25.612+00:00The BBG Store<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Here are pictures from the official BBG opening. Join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=101385303237345"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;">group on facebook</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"> </span>and visit the store at 1, Adeola Hopewell Street (Sanusi Fafunwa junction), Victoria Island. Lagos</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIKXmyKYLI/AAAAAAAAH0U/QP4UmfHSyhU/s320/Pic15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490462296382267570" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIKZDWcLTI/AAAAAAAAH00/h7GHpAUoBp4/s320/Pic13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490462321230490930" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIKY4jw03I/AAAAAAAAH0s/74pwuNe0NIo/s320/Pic3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490462318333580146" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIKYZtc9eI/AAAAAAAAH0c/OeH58QIRAM0/s1600/Pic4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIKYZtc9eI/AAAAAAAAH0c/OeH58QIRAM0/s320/Pic4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490462310052722146" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIKYvq8xKI/AAAAAAAAH0k/9O4m_aPfBFo/s320/Pic2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490462315947803810" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIMRbuv29I/AAAAAAAAH1M/dP2ldyckMdc/s1600/Pic5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIMRbuv29I/AAAAAAAAH1M/dP2ldyckMdc/s320/Pic5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490464389359197138" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIMRkbhAII/AAAAAAAAH1U/0KfN7D9kG7A/s320/Pic6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490464391694450818" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIMP7pqHCI/AAAAAAAAH08/iMPyvapVzIc/s1600/Pic1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIMP7pqHCI/AAAAAAAAH08/iMPyvapVzIc/s320/Pic1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490464363568045090" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIMQghWr8I/AAAAAAAAH1E/8svMoEUHGAE/s320/Pic7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490464373465329602" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDINEAYy7FI/AAAAAAAAH2E/QUn_79U4pcs/s1600/Pic8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDINEAYy7FI/AAAAAAAAH2E/QUn_79U4pcs/s320/Pic8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490465258192694354" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDINDW2WuHI/AAAAAAAAH18/-BZEvN3QrLQ/s320/Pic16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490465247042386034" /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDINCctKKzI/AAAAAAAAH1s/m3U-P7gjSkk/s1600/Pic12.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDINCctKKzI/AAAAAAAAH1s/m3U-P7gjSkk/s320/Pic12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490465231434558258" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDINCpvmbcI/AAAAAAAAH10/Za_mnsm2esA/s320/Pic11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490465234934459842" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIMSHkt9xI/AAAAAAAAH1c/vmI3p6cQIPg/s1600/Pic9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIMSHkt9xI/AAAAAAAAH1c/vmI3p6cQIPg/s320/Pic9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490464401128290066" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 280px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDINBfo_BgI/AAAAAAAAH1k/LYe03PFGyP8/s320/Pic10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490465215042487810" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIPh2yhCNI/AAAAAAAAH2M/aM7MSVghiIE/s1600/Pic14.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/TDIPh2yhCNI/AAAAAAAAH2M/aM7MSVghiIE/s320/Pic14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490467970035550418" /></a></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-36523440892408415642010-04-20T22:21:00.006+00:002010-04-22T13:59:10.633+00:00Phenomenon Captured...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pictures from the official Phenomenon Store opening on Saturday the 20th of March in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88Ti8LeHpI/AAAAAAAAHzU/NUckPAYhMJM/s1600/PHENOMENON.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 85px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88Ti8LeHpI/AAAAAAAAHzU/NUckPAYhMJM/s320/PHENOMENON.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462606364014419602" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88Tic3s-PI/AAAAAAAAHzM/xvcqgL6n8Wo/s1600/Paul+Chize.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88Tic3s-PI/AAAAAAAAHzM/xvcqgL6n8Wo/s320/Paul+Chize.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462606355610007794" /></a> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88TiNZtc3I/AAAAAAAAHzE/6B9JbHxFHZg/s320/Queenette+Pepple.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462606351457678194" /><div> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88Th04DMuI/AAAAAAAAHy8/D0Gc-H-Mdrg/s320/Sosuma+Briggs.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462606344874046178" /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88Tht7lYVI/AAAAAAAAHy0/ZKg1e2Fp--k/s1600/Tino+Ibennah.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88Tht7lYVI/AAAAAAAAHy0/ZKg1e2Fp--k/s320/Tino+Ibennah.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462606343009821010" /></a> </div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88QdfrNN1I/AAAAAAAAHys/gaxBJloJVXQ/s320/Tombra+Bozimo+Nemi.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462602971928672082" /> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88Qc9LuhqI/AAAAAAAAHyk/bIDqueJ8fWU/s320/Tonye%26Chihi+Odigwe.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462602962669831842" /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88QcUau3EI/AAAAAAAAHyc/QwYsfHN475g/s1600/Uche+Nwokobia.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88QcUau3EI/AAAAAAAAHyc/QwYsfHN475g/s320/Uche+Nwokobia.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462602951726914626" /></a> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88QcPNNR2I/AAAAAAAAHyU/QuBTWABk2H0/s320/Yemisi+Ogundipe.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462602950328010594" /> </div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88QbyBuWYI/AAAAAAAAHyM/ANOEyARKIZw/s320/kosonye+Morah,Toyin+Ayeni%26+Ego+Sankey.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462602942495218050" /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88E9_3itWI/AAAAAAAAHxU/4mQPL_Jac8g/s1600/Isioma+%26+Sammy+Udensi.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88E9_3itWI/AAAAAAAAHxU/4mQPL_Jac8g/s320/Isioma+%26+Sammy+Udensi.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462590336186627426" /></a> </div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88E9piZ0qI/AAAAAAAAHxM/t5ddrOrqhXA/s320/Fruba+Imangs.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462590330192384674" /> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88E8k_LH6I/AAAAAAAAHw8/6qkXWzCXABQ/s320/Ekan+Emopkae.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462590311791009698" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S84rEabb5dI/AAAAAAAAHws/XwxulyErehk/s1600/Chika+Egwe.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S84rEabb5dI/AAAAAAAAHws/XwxulyErehk/s320/Chika+Egwe.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462350752860857810" /></a> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S84rD-5PrEI/AAAAAAAAHwk/mV2hbETvH3o/s320/Bervely+%26+Austin+Ogbaide.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462350745469692994" /> </div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S84rDaROx2I/AAAAAAAAHwc/VLEq7YjlWXA/s320/Ayee+Pepple.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462350735638185826" /> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S84rDJVdLYI/AAAAAAAAHwU/FI7XQNDKxvo/s320/Awele+%26+Chuka+Azuh.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462350731092503938" /></div><div> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S84rCgBKvjI/AAAAAAAAHwM/-2KyBrGl9fc/s320/Amiye+Georgewill+%26+Peace+Owoghiri.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462350720001556018" /> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S88E8RL7pwI/AAAAAAAAHw0/7yJf5-22pAc/s320/Daye+Horsefall+%26+Mengiye+Omemu.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462590306475812610" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S8_72zCrD-I/AAAAAAAAHzc/suFrdi0y8Nk/s1600/Obelema+%26+Upe+Isokariarii.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S8_72zCrD-I/AAAAAAAAHzc/suFrdi0y8Nk/s320/Obelema+%26+Upe+Isokariarii.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462861791856627682" /></a></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-32829964797928493972010-03-18T09:46:00.004+00:002010-03-18T10:40:09.984+00:00The Phenomenon revealed.....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S6ICY8FrSjI/AAAAAAAAHvc/BFz5wYeuTC8/s1600-h/PHENOMENON.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 85px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S6ICY8FrSjI/AAAAAAAAHvc/BFz5wYeuTC8/s320/PHENOMENON.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449921126541773362" /></a></div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">On Saturday the 20</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> of March 2010, Phenomenon, an upscale unisex boutique will be opening a store in the Garden City of Port Harcourt at the Genesis centre.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size:16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">PHENO</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style=" line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80); font-size:16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">MEN</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style=" line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size:16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">ON</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:115%font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">is one of Lagos finest fashion forward unisex boutiques and has been in existence since 1999, with its flagship store located on Awolowo road in Ikoyi and a branch at the ultra modern Palms shopping mall in Lekki. It is well known for unique and exclusive designer fashion, matching any other boutique in Europe . Phenomenon stocks a wide range of designer brands such as Christian Louboutin, Alexander McQueen, Giuseppe Zanotti, Sergio Rossi, Viktor ‘N’ Rolf, Louis Vuitton, Paul smith, Billionaire by Angelo Galasso and many more. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Come Saturday the 12</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> of March the Genesis Centre will play host to the crème de-la crème of Port Harcourt ociety as Phenomenon throws opens its doors with hors-d’oeuvre and cocktails .</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">DETAILS</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Date: </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Saturday, 20</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> March 2010</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Venue: </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">1</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">st</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> Floor Genesis Centre, 52, Tombia Street, G.R.A Phase 1 Port- Harcourt.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Time:</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> 2 – 8PM</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">RSVP:</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> 08023288648</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">For press inquiries, contact The Socialyte PR – 08039456987</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-32107324369322610082010-03-10T12:15:00.008+00:002010-03-10T14:30:51.360+00:00FUSION RELOADED<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S5eqNo0v4DI/AAAAAAAAHvU/vk01PNwN1SM/s1600-h/Fusion.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S5eqNo0v4DI/AAAAAAAAHvU/vk01PNwN1SM/s400/Fusion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447009425601585202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=320665017273&ref=ts"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Fusion</span></b></a> is Back this month! Featuring designs from d’zyN couture, Tai, Urban style, House of Silk, House of Marie, Coco' couture and Phunkafrique. Also featuring vendors selling men's fashion, pearls and beads, clothing accessories, scarves, footwear, leather accessories, fragrances, cosmetics, gemstones and trimmings! For a full list of vendors see the bottom of this post!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">Venue: The Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Centre, Abuja (map)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">Date: 27th March, 2010</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">Time: 12pm - 7pm</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">It will be Abuja's biggest fashion and beauty sale/event with 10% of all profit going to the FOR SISTERS GIVE charity.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">There will be a fantastic goodie bag for the first guest to spend N50000 and above. All types of payment welcome (cash, cheques*, bank cards*)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">There will be photo shoot slots as well as hair styling, manicure/pedicure slots and lots to eat and drink!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">In the spirit of Breast and Cervical cancer awareness, MEDICAID DIAGNOSTICS will be making bookings for screening tests from these deadly but preventable diseases at a discount. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">* Conditions apply for payment type contact drsamiah@gmail.com for more info</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">Vendor List</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">---------------</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Badela Designs</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Bath and Body Works</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Caxton Alile Cards</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Coco' couture</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Croft Studios</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- D'Zyn Couture</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Fabrica</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Fully Charged</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Gemstones</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Hayah</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- House of Marie</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- House of Silk</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Iyannu</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Izizi's Bodyline</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- JamesLULLY designs</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Jidda’s pride</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Just Scarves</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Kazelos pearls</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Literati</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Mi Regalio</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Ola Accessories</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Phunkafrique</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Pillow Talk</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- PNJC</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Shukr</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Simply Beautiful</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Simply Shoes</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Sleek Makeup</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Soulskin</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Tai</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- The Source</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- TM Lewin</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Trinkets</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Urban Fashion</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Urban Style</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;">- Venello</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Details of the last fusion event </span></span><a href="http://aramide.blogspot.com/2009/11/fusion-fashion-comes-to-abuja-this.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">here</span></span></b></a></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-58588726402618780262010-01-11T17:22:00.006+00:002010-01-11T18:00:27.687+00:00Nigeria is 50 this year!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; "><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><!--StartFragment--><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; ">Happy New Year! Nigeria will be 50 this year! :o)</span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S0thkHv9QSI/AAAAAAAAHuo/9DmQGtt7QIA/s1600-h/Naijjj.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/S0thkHv9QSI/AAAAAAAAHuo/9DmQGtt7QIA/s400/Naijjj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425537449281274146" /></b></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Nigerians are fortunate to live in a nation which is fast growing, having intelligent and resourceful people with strong cultural backgrounds, and having a vast amount of resources and raw materials. In the same vein, there is a huge potential for change and economic development as well as social, infrastructural and political improvement. Nonetheless, w</b></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">e are proudly Nigerian and NO we are not terrorists :)</span></span></span></b></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span></b></span></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="http://partywarehouse.co.nz/zen/images/Napkins%20Birthday%20Jubilee%2050th%20Birthday.gif" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 248px;" border="0" alt="" /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-24227336073038641322009-12-22T14:03:00.000+00:002009-12-22T14:05:53.000+00:00Pictures from the Savers Q Launch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SzDQXFcK4RI/AAAAAAAAHug/XZMkjBETPBE/s1600-h/Vivien+Anekwe+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SzC7MsexUWI/AAAAAAAAHo4/hEy0hSF7RP8/s200/Akin+Onitiri+%26+Tope+Jawando.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418036178499752290" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SzDFNciKDPI/AAAAAAAAHro/_nGe_CHxVyE/s200/Magaret+Witte.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418047186515135730" /><br /><br /></div></div></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-82119530611790011902009-12-17T08:36:00.006+00:002009-12-17T12:58:53.854+00:00Signatures @ Pattaya<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SynuwXDjIVI/AAAAAAAAHoo/aiQOn4YACWE/s1600-h/signature-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SynuwXDjIVI/AAAAAAAAHoo/aiQOn4YACWE/s400/signature-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416122541479764306" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Signatures is about creating awareness to young and vibrant ideas and businesses, Like you, we're fashionistas who love bargains! At least every quarter we provide a unique opportunity for Lagos savviest shoppers to stock up on the latest in women's clothing, hats, shoes, lingerie, loungewear, jewellery, accessories, makeup, home fragrance and great presents ideas. However this is not limited to Women alone, Men love fashion too and so do children.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Signatures as the name is called deals with other peoples labels and works, takes a personal interest in creating each event. What she particularly enjoys is discovering new talent and bringing them public attention, often for the first time.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Enjoy great bargains and quality social networking as you meet the cream of today's newest designers each presenting their own labels together with insiders from many of the hottest names in fashion! Don't battle your way through traffic to shop when you can find it all under one roof at Signatures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Up to twenty labels in all! Plus, we'll have ice-cool music playing throughout the event.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">The Event</span></u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Date: 20<sup>th</sup> December 2009 </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Time: 12pm-6pm</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Venue: </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Pattaya Thai, 13a Musa Yar'Adua street. Victoria Island. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=&vps=3&jsv=195b&sll=6.431755,3.418744&sspn=0.00612,0.009667&ie=UTF8&geocode=FcUjYgAdZC00AA&split=0"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Map</span></b></a></span><br /><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Booths are N7,500 interested Vendors should call 08033344796.</span><a name="0.1_graphic02"></a><a name="0.1__PictureBullets"></a><span style="font-family:Palace Script MT;font-size:7;color:#008000;"><img src="http://mail.google.com/mail/?name=d33be9805ff33117.jpg&attid=0.1&disp=vahi&view=att&th=12578a2b37a6d9f8" height="1" width="1" alt="Your browser may not support display of this image." /></span></p></span>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-79070660778004624432009-12-15T09:58:00.012+00:002009-12-15T11:17:57.266+00:00The Zebra Garden Party and Fundraiser<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SydkewpL8aI/AAAAAAAAHog/GLLIBs6i3tE/s1600-h/The+Zebra+Garden+Party+Image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SydkewpL8aI/AAAAAAAAHog/GLLIBs6i3tE/s400/The+Zebra+Garden+Party+Image.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415407556552815010" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On the 18th of December 2009</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.zebraliving.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Zebra Living</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">will host a special fundraising event, The Zebra Garden Party.</span></span></span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The 2009 Zebra Garden Party promises to be a tasteful, dynamic, culture-inspired evening which we hope will raise significant funds for our selected causes and enhance the lives of everyone associated with it and our wider Zebra Community Initiative.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Zebra Garden Party Highlights INCLUDE:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SydiSLSHNvI/AAAAAAAAHoY/AK-WbvlruAE/s1600-h/The+Zebra+Garden+Party+FLyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SydiSLSHNvI/AAAAAAAAHoY/AK-WbvlruAE/s400/The+Zebra+Garden+Party+FLyer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415405141342238450" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">* Live Performance from the MOBO award winner, </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nneka_(singer)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">NNEKA</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">* Musical Performances from our friends and favorites like Yinka Davies, Mike Aremu, Mfon, Awoko and our very own Irie Band.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">* DJ session with AMPLIFIED in full force setting the turn tables ablaze.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">* Fashion Show featuring Limited Edition Zebra and a debut show by Irie for Men.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">* A delectable Grey Goose Bar ALL NIGHT LONG - free cocktails and more!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">* Photography exhibition + 24 hour Zebra boutique</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">* Fabulous raffle prize give-aways, wholesome canapes and a wonderful chance to network socially</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">* The unofficial opening of The Life House</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ALL THIS AND MORE FOR CHARITY and ALL FOR ONLY N12,000!!!</span></span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">VENUE:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Life House,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">33, Sinari Daranijo Street, off Younis Bashorun Street,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">off Ajose Adeogun Street, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Victoria Island</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. </span></span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&output=js&hl=en&geocode=&q=Younis+Bashorun+St%2C+Lagos%2C+Nigeria&btnG=Search+Maps&vps=1&jsv=195b&sll=37.0625%2C-95.677068&sspn=39.456673%2C78.222656&abauth=2234e020%3AFSKLC8VNMPdbFR0s2h3JPXbOLwM&absince=27"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Map</span></span></span></b></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">By Invitation Only and invitation admits. Tickets are LIMITED as usual and will NOT be available for sale at the gate, so please buy them now to avoid disappointment.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">FYI the raffle just got sexier as a ticket to Paris, London or Morocco just got thrown in.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We are here to help and happy to deliver tickets to your homes and/or offices! Just call!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Please call any of the members of the Zebra Garden Party Team to buy your tickets TODAY or for general information. </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Call Lisa on 07034124503 or Uche on 07025991520</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">for tickets and inquiries.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At Zebra Living we are dedicated to our vision of supporting various charitable initiatives through fashion, music and art and we hope you support us as we do our little bit for community and fulfil our corporate and social responsibilities.</span></span></span></i></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-65484777331038272642009-12-08T13:07:00.002+00:002009-12-08T13:09:08.102+00:00A Table For Two (What Is Love All About?)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sx5PtLvO1SI/AAAAAAAAHoA/7pHQwsyiiRs/s1600-h/16165_211333349973_689289973_4069172_3250908_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sx5PtLvO1SI/AAAAAAAAHoA/7pHQwsyiiRs/s400/16165_211333349973_689289973_4069172_3250908_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412851439809516834" /></a><div>More info soon.....</div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-27573654040076874172009-12-03T15:45:00.003+00:002009-12-03T17:25:55.998+00:00SaversQ Discount Card Launches This Sunday<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sxfl3v2adOI/AAAAAAAAHn0/fm4sXoCTDkc/s1600-h/savers+q+logo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sxfl3v2adOI/AAAAAAAAHn0/fm4sXoCTDkc/s400/savers+q+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411046223209198818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >SaversQ is a lifestyle discount card which entitles its subscribers to discounts from hundreds of stores and businesses around the country.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >SaversQ has partnered with branded businesses ranging from Automobile, Dining, Entertainment, Retail, Services and Travel.<br /><br />The card will offer global exclusive discounts and will be launching this Sunday in Lagos:</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Date: December 6th, 2009</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Venue: Mega Plaza Roof Top</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">11 Idowu Martins</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > str. VI<br />Time: 4pm</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This is an exclusive event and guests can stop by to purchase SaversQ cards and network with the elite of Lagos. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Visit </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.saversq.com/">www.saversq.com</a> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Google Map It:</span> <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=16609742341420236318&q=idowu+martins&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src:pplink&ei=F_MXS-2tNuPMjAfPloyIAQ">Here</a><br /></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-24875474787827958562009-12-02T09:34:00.000+00:002009-12-03T17:36:18.057+00:00Visions Vintage Lagos: Manhattan meets Soho (NYC) meets Las Gidi!!<p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sxe0-xClDNI/AAAAAAAAHns/9UZ_rzu8UvI/s1600-h/Vintage_trio.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410992467717983442" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sxe0-xClDNI/AAAAAAAAHns/9UZ_rzu8UvI/s400/Vintage_trio.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Christmas in Naija is one of the hottest and sunniest periods of the year and you really shouldn't go anywhere without your sunglasses....... but why go conventional when you can go VINTAGE?<br /><br /></span> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:Trebuchet MS;" ></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Visions Vintage is offering a LIMITED stock of branded, <em><strong>individually crafted</strong></em> and customised Vintage Sunglasses. All available at rockbottom prices from N5,000 to N15,000.As a plus there will be a 5% exclusive promotion of preselected inhouse Vintage Sunglasses from high end designers stocked- <em><strong>Chloe, Emilio Pucci,Oliver Peoples and Tom Ford.</strong></em></span></span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sxe0-ohRSAI/AAAAAAAAHnk/X6zvVqLj2Zo/s1600-h/Visions_glasses.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410992465430792194" style="width: 273px; height: 230px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sxe0-ohRSAI/AAAAAAAAHnk/X6zvVqLj2Zo/s400/Visions_glasses.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />They will be at the Palms <em><strong>all day this Sunday (6th December).</strong></em> First Dibs so come early!</span></span><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sxe0-AnqlCI/AAAAAAAAHnc/HgQ6OYP2ifE/s1600-h/Pretty_Chic.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410992454720197666" style="width: 306px; height: 248px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/Sxe0-AnqlCI/AAAAAAAAHnc/HgQ6OYP2ifE/s400/Pretty_Chic.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /></p><div style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Visions Vintage: Fashionably Vintage, quintessentially quirky, urban renewal chic @ Visions, <em>The Palms, 1 BIS Way (shop adjacent to Shoprite).<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Google Map It: </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=4895818705289199306&q=the+palms+lekki&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src:pplink&ei=2vMXS4TmJabbjQf3ksWJAQ">Here</a><br /></em></span></strong></span></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-39431425136455277302009-11-25T23:31:00.000+00:002009-12-03T13:21:29.230+00:00FUSION: Fashion Comes to Abuja this December<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnYVcz3q6I/AAAAAAAAHls/-xUWFd59tPs/s1600/11231_195473261936_642081936_3399552_246671_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407090690657594274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnYVcz3q6I/AAAAAAAAHls/-xUWFd59tPs/s400/11231_195473261936_642081936_3399552_246671_n.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnXWwb9cuI/AAAAAAAAHlM/PNyrVZdk-lg/s1600/11232_176163289341_514774341_2849529_2411446_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407089613594260194" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnXWwb9cuI/AAAAAAAAHlM/PNyrVZdk-lg/s320/11232_176163289341_514774341_2849529_2411446_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407089611848231986" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnXWp7rLDI/AAAAAAAAHlE/YFPa2KUpnZY/s320/n569635609_845211_1700.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407089605240463058" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnXWRUQntI/AAAAAAAAHk8/v4xy1TyuIA8/s320/n508629830_1308718_2114.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407091843430225794" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnZYjOSF4I/AAAAAAAAHl8/2YFmya6eAIs/s320/bmpro_rt.gif" border="0" /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">FUSION is a one day fashion and beauty exhibtion in the Asokoro district of Abuja featuring outfits by top designers - D'zyN couture, </span></span><a href="http://www.peridotandruby.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><u>Peridot and Ruby</u></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=212125611275&view=all"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><u>MyQ</u></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, Tai, Reedas, <a style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,0)" href="http://www.jezreeldesigns.com/">Jezreel designs</a> and many more.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There will be a wide range of designs and categories to choose from as well as beauty products on </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">sale</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Also being showcased are:<br /></span></span><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Make up by</span></span><a href="http://www.bankemeshidal.com/bmpro.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><u>BM Pro</u></span></span></a></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bath and body supplies, Lingerie, Fabric, Scarves, Contemporary Jewelry, Hair accessories, Shoes and bags</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Kids fashion</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mens fashion </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(so please invite all men)</span></span></li></ul></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnbzdZuV8I/AAAAAAAAHmc/cR73iMaomhE/s1600/6209_137564225773_98503075773_3291420_7204652_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407094504747325378" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnbzdZuV8I/AAAAAAAAHmc/cR73iMaomhE/s200/6209_137564225773_98503075773_3291420_7204652_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407094497015660050" style="WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnbzAmWfhI/AAAAAAAAHmU/O2F283yhZSQ/s200/4174_98663025773_98503075773_2607373_4600554_n.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There will be yummy cakes by CAKE SWIRL, scrumptious crepes, waffles, shakes and smoothies by SUHJUICED!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407089604553810018" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnXWOwjIGI/AAAAAAAAHk0/ZzWCOxXFv4E/s320/5416_201433610087_647145087_7638114_2956149_n.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407091844136245202" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwnZYl2nF9I/AAAAAAAAHl0/xbKsurqk3F4/s320/8419_157110001993_722826993_3337926_3518222_n.jpg" border="0" /></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" ><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">10% of all profit goes to the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,255,153)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">AID NIGERIA charity</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> to support indigent people in areas of health, education and provision of clean, safe water.</span></span></span></div></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)">Date: Saturday 5th December, 2009 </span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)">Address: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)">3, Gamal Abdel Nasser str, off Julius Nyerere str, off Yakubu Gowon str, Asokoro, Abuja</span></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13px"><br /></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)">Google Map It:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)"> </span></span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Asokoro+Abuja&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.456673,78.222656&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Asokoro,+Nigeria&ll=9.043668,7.521912&spn=0.006018,0.009645&z=17"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,0)">LINK</span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)">Time: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,204)">12:00pm - 6:00pm</span></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13px; FONT-STYLE: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This is one event not to be missed!! See you on the 5th of December and f</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">rst dibs so come early and do not forget your cheque books!!!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13px;font-size:11;" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div></div>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157593.post-84469360673315099072009-11-24T23:43:00.005+00:002009-11-24T23:56:18.721+00:00From One of Our Partners: The Beat Jam<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwxxFKj3WhI/AAAAAAAAHnU/UFw0vtJPvlU/s1600/thebeat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 190px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H4G8wf8VqW8/SwxxFKj3WhI/AAAAAAAAHnU/UFw0vtJPvlU/s400/thebeat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407821586113190418" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">T</span></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">he BE</span></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">AT JAM is happening at Bacchus this Friday 27</span><sup style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">th</sup><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> N</span></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ovember.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >It is a chance to mingle with the beat presenters and also various artists such as Banky W MI, Eldee the Don, Sasha, General Pype, Dj Zeez, Da Grin, Sauce Kid, Bracket etc…..</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><br />Tickets are N2500 and N5000 for VIP entry</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >For more info, visit </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://www.thebeat99.com/">www.thebeat99.com</a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" > or listen to The Beat 99 FM - The Heartbeat of Lagos</span><br /></span></p>Aramidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903734169544640142noreply@blogger.com3