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Dr. Aaron Baker worked in an abortion clinic in Syracuse, New York. He was the fourth of five abortion doctors who was killed by the alien bounty hunter.

Mulder became involved in finding Dr. Baker after the deaths of Dr. Prince, Dr. Buchanon, and Dr. Gayhart, all abortion doctors that died in separate arson fires.

After talking to suspect, Calvin Sistrunk and through a newspaper clipping, Mulder and Scully learn that someone had put out an ad to locate Dr. Landon Prince.

Mulder and Scully go to the Globe and Mail Newspaper located in Binghamton, NY, where they are able to access the voicemail calls and learn that someone has identified the man in the ad as Dr. Aaron Baker from Syracuse, NY.

Mulder makes a call to Special Agent Barrett Weiss in Syracuse and tells him to locate Dr. Baker, as he could be in great danger. When Weiss arrives at Dr. Baker's home address at 737 26th Street, he sees Dr. Baker arguing with someone but Wysse can't see who the other person is.

Inside the house, we see the bounty hunter slamming Dr. Baker against the wall and tells him, "Your plan will not succeed." The bounty hunter then kills Dr. Baker with the gimlet weapon.

Mulder later learns from CIA Agent, Ambrose Chapel, that Dr. Landon was a clone and part of a Soviet Science Program named Gregor. (TXF: "Colony")

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Exhibit at FIDM Museum

This will be a very short blog posting, as the Ruby Slipper Exhibit that opened today at the FIDM Museum is only there for 10 days closing on June 21, 2009. This Wizard of Oz related exhibit which has been travelling around the country for the last 6 months is nearing its end. The exhibit itself is contained in 2 rooms in which Warner Bros. Consumer Products asked some of the best designers around to design their own Ruby Red Slipper for this exhibition to promote the 70th Birthday DVD and Blu-Ray editions of Wizard of Oz that is scheduled for release on September 29, 2009. In addition, you will find the four finalist from a FIDM student competition for a dress inspired by the movie. The winning FIDM dress and designer gets to go to New York for the Ruby Slipper Exhbit's next stop.

I had a chance to attend the opening gala of the exhibit and here is a link to all of the pictures I took that night. Towering over FIDM that night was a hot air balloon promoting Wizard of Oz. The FIDM Museum is open until 9 pm on the monthly Downtown Art Walk night which is on Thursday, June 11. 2009. I have been told that there will be a shuttle connecting the Historic Downtown part of the Art Walk to FIDM and the 7th/Fig Shopping Center. You can also check out the latest hot restaurant in Downtown LA after visiting FIDM by walking the two blocks over to Bottega Louie which is at 7th and Grand.

justjenz said...

What a cool exhibit to have so close to home! I am a huge Wizard of Oz fan and hoping to design one day too! Looking at design schools right now and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising is by far my top choice. It is awesome to see a school give their students great opportunites to design and be a part of something this big! I would love to design a dress for an event like this! More reason to visit to get more information about the FIDM programs and especially before the exhibit is over!

la office space said...

I'm so excited. The Wizard of Oz is one of those films that stands the test of time. FIDM has taken an original approach with this great event.

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Hi ladies…and the few other men who read this column. This article was inspired by my colleague’s work on women earning a higher salary (to find the original article, click on the It’s a guy’s thing link on the YADA website).  I personally find this topic interesting because it ties in a lot of gender issues and introduces even newer ones. I’m probably going to vex some people as I tackle this issue, so bear with me if you disagree. I’m neither sexist nor a feminist; I just speak what I know.

Your browser may not support display of this image.Typically this is an issue for married couples, unless you’re housemates with a man you’re not married to – don’t do that to yourself girl. Ok! What does the bible say of marriage and the roles of men and women? Peter was pretty clear when he said “…wives be subject to your husbands” (1 Pet 3:1). I know some women are kicking their computers right now and probably accusing me of blaspheming the women code…but like I said,  I’m not feminist, it’s in God’s word so that’s all the truth I need. As a woman, if you bring in six extra zeros on your paycheck while your husband is barely scratching four, you are not at liberty to lord it over him or throw it in his face. No matter the size of your pocket, he’s still your husband. And just as Christ is over the church as her bridegroom, he is over you too. I know many great and successful marriages where the wife earns more, and you can’t tell unless an insider breaks news.

Ladies you have to understand a man’s ego. Do not bruise your man’s ego, especially if you’ve got a good man. If you’re thinking “well I work hard for my money, why shouldn’t I be allowed to show that I bring home the bulk of it?” Well it’s not their business anyway.  A good woman is concerned for her family as a whole, not what people think about her finances. You should be concerned about making your man look good in public so that when people see him it’s not going to matter who earns what, they’ll just say “wow, that family looks so good together…I wanna have something like that.”

There’s this Tyler Perry movie “the family that Preys” and Sanaa Lathan plays Andrea, an ambitious woman who is married to a construction worker Chris. Her husband is pretty ambitious, he has a vision, but he doesn’t have a supporting wife. Agreed Andrea earned more than Chris but she threw that in his face and crippled him. Ladies, you don’t want to cripple your man.

This is a topic for another article but I’ll hint on it. A man can lose everything he has and still survive, but if he loses his vision, he’s as good as dead. The bible says “my people perish for lack of vision.” Ladies it’s not about the size of his pocket, it’s in his vision. You want to be with a man who has some kind of vision or goal or good something that drives him, and you want to support that. Be that Prov.31 woman who is hardworking and excellent. She probably does more work than her husband does and he still gets the credit for it. But we know that he is who he is because she supports him. Every lead actor needs a good supporting cast. If you cripple your man you have a liability, so why do it? Support him, encourage him…share in his vision and grow together.

“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also and he praises her.” Prov31:28

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Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Tutorial // Oversized lined reversible Tote bag

When I asked my mum what she wanted for Mother's day her reply was a holiday bag this post will demonstrate how I created the bag.

What you will need

  • For bag, about 1 meter of 136cm wide heavy-weight cotton fabric
  • For lining, about 1 meter of lightweight cotton fabric
  • medium or heavy weight iron-on interfacing
  • matching sewing thread
  • trim (optional)

PLEASE NOTE = All measurements are in CM or MM. Seam allowance included. I have used Zig Zag lines for demonstration of stitch placement but please read instructions for actual stitch used.

Cutting out

From bag fabric:
  • Cut 2 bag pieces on the fold using the pattern above
  • Cut 1 pocket piece 20 x 15cm
  • Cut 2 handle pieces 15 x 70 cm
From lining fabric:
  • Cut 2 bag pieces on the fold using the pattern above
To create my pattern pieces I just taped A4 sheets of paper together to form the right measurements, then pinned the patterns onto fabric and cut out around, but you could use pattern paper, brown paper, or just draw your patterns directly onto fabric using quilters chalk.

Step 1 - Fuse your interfacing to the 2 main bag pieces.

Step 2 - With right sides together, pin the side and bottom edges of the 2 bag pieces together, leaving the bottom corners open. Machine stitch these 3 long edges. I used overlock but you could use zig-zag or if you use straight stitch use a 1.5cm seam allowance and press the seams open.

Step 3 - Open out the bag and refold one of the bag-base corners so that the ends of the side and bottom seams line up. Pin the 2 together with the seam allowances aligned and machine stitch 1.5 cm from the edge. Overlock, zig zag or straight stitch. Stitch the other corner in the same way.

Step 4 - Turn the bag right side out. Fold over and press a 3cm turning around the top edge, then machine stitch it in place 3mm from the fold. Straight stitch.

Step 5 - Press the handle pieces in half lengthways with wrong sides together. Then unfold, turn the raw edges to the centre and press. Press under a 1cm at each end. Refold in half and machine stitch 3mm from each long edge.

Step 6 - Pin down your handles in place, 15cm from each side seam and aligned with raw edge of hemmed top edge of bag.

Machine stitch handles into place, I used straight stitch but reinforced each line of stitching twice.

Optional - I added some trim to the top edge of the bag. Pin it on and machine stitch in place.

Step 7 - For the pocket piece press under a 1cm turning along the side and bottom edges. Then press and double 1cm hem along the top edge and machine stitch this is place. straight stitch.

Step 8 - Pin the pocket centrally to the right side of one of the lining pieces , 9cm from the top edge. Machine stitch the pocket to the lining along the sides and bottom  3mm from the fold.

Step 9 - Stitch together the 2 lining pieces right sides together, exactly as you did for main bag pieces. (Steps 2 & 3)

Step 10 - Press back a 4cm turning round the top of the lining.

Step 11 - Slip the lining inside the bag, matching the side seams. Pin top edges together, so the lining sits just 1cm from the top edge of the bag. Slipstitch by hand the lining to the bag.

and your done!

This bag is also reversible - double bonus!
Please leave feedback if you use the tutorial would love to know how you get on or if you have any questions I would love to help!
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Monday, June 30, 2014

Keshi Blasts Referee For Eagles’ Fall

BRASÍLIA (AFP) – Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi hit out at American referee Mark Geiger after his side lost 2-0 to France in the World Cup last 16 in Brasilia on Monday.

“The referee is a human being and is bound to make mistakes, but a lot of mistakes is questionable,” Keshi told his post-match press conference at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium. “I’m not happy with the officiating.” Stephen Keshi

Keshi was aggrieved that Emmanuel Emenike had a first-half goal ruled out for offside, although replays suggested the call was correct, and also felt France had been allowed to get away with some over-zealous tackling. Blaise Matuidi was only booked for an ugly challenge on Ogenyi Onazi that ended the Nigerian midfielder’s game, while Olivier Giroud escaped punishment after catching John Mikel Obi with his elbow.

“On two occasions Onazi received very bad tackles and nothing was done about it. He is out now probably for weeks,” Keshi added.

“This is the first time I’ve spoken about the referee in my life, because it wasn’t good.”

France prevailed through a 79th-minute Paul Pogba header and an injury-time own goal by Joseph Yobo, and will face either Germany or Algeria in the quarter-finals.

Source: Vanguard!

Exciting Times For Nigerian Football Fans

As the worlds biggest sporting tournament holds in Brazil, Nigeria’s number one beer, Star lager is not relenting on it’s promise to celebrate and reward Nigerian football fans.
Moving through Curitaba, Cuiaba and Porto Alegre cities, the 11 lucky winners have dined at the finest local restaurants, bought the much touted Brazilian hair and watched live matches in luxurious style at the stadia. The lucky fans continually acknowledge Star lager for the lifetime opportunity.

An excited Nora Mba while thanking Star says, ‘I have been able to get original human hair for half the price I would have gotten it back in Nigeria.” Another lucky winner, Segun Apata enthused that what he only imagined as a dream has eventually become reality all thanks to Star lager.

Nigeria battles France by 5pm today as the only African nation in the round of 16.

Watch the captivating videos from Star Brazil diaries here and here

What do you make of this Charly Boy's picture in a Church?

Charly Boy at the Funeral Service of Late Justice Oputa - Oguta, Imo State.

Photo Credit: Tosan Aduayi

Beyonce, Pharrell, Lupita & Others Win At 2014 BET Awards – See Full Winners List

The 2014 BET Awards took place on Sunday, with Beyonce going home with the most awards.
Queen Bey won 3 awards on the night including Best Female R&B/Pop Singer.
Pharrell Williams & new boy on the block August Alsina also went home with 2 awards apiece.
It was an entertaining night, with Kevin Hart being his usual self parodying Scandal with Kerry Washington, while Nicki Minaj threw some shade at Iggy Azalea during her acceptance speech.

See the full list of winners below.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Davido Wins Best African Act at BET Awards 2014 (Photos)

Davido has just won the BET 2014 award for Best African Act. He was nominated alongside, Sarkodie, Mafikizolo, Diamond,Toofan and Tiwa Savage.

New Video: Saeon Feat Wizkid – ‘Boogey down’ (Download)

New Video: Flavour - I'm For Real (Download)

Watch & Download Flavour‘s new video for his single ‘I’m for real‘ directed by Godfather Productions...

#WorldCup2014: Enyeama Named Africa’s Best Player So Far #ShineOnNigeria

The latest Castrol Index released by FIFA has named Vincent Enyeama Africa’s best player in the tournament so far. After an outstanding performance in the group stage of the World cup, FIFA ranked the Lille OSC goalkeeper fifth in the 10-man list.

 Check out full list below:

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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Crown Troupe @CTofAfrica Presents #EkoDialogue this Sunday at Terra Kulture

Crown Troupe of Africa will dramatise Joy Isi Bewaji's witty anecdotes of Lagos life as contained in her most enjoyable EKO DIALOGUE (and as directed by Segun Adefila)

Date: Sunday June 29th
Venue: Terra Kulture, Tiamiyu Savage Victoria Island Lagos
Time: 3pm and 6pm.
Gate Fee: N3000

Where would you rather be this Sunday?

New Comedy Skit: Quickie... featuring @basket_mouth & @officialBovi (DOWNLOAD)

Ramadan Kareem to all our Muslim Brothers & Sisters

The mandatory fasting in Islam, the Ramadan fasting has commenced today June 28th  2014 after the moon was sighted in Sokoto & Kebbi.

Professor Junaid Sokoto, spokesman of the Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the Moon Sighting Committee, made this announcement.

Ramadan kareem!

It's PokoLee! Download New Music From Tonto Dike - Sugar Rush

DB Records presents official full track of SUGAR RUSH by DB Records first lady ‘Tonto Dikeh’ produced by DeeVee. Download and Share!

82 students bag ‘first class degree’ at Covenant University

Eighty two students of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun on Friday bagged first class degrees at its 2013/12014 convocation.

Channel O and Mavin Records are Giving You the Chance to be In The DOROBUCCI Music Video!

This month, the ever-cool Channel O is collaborating with hot Nigerian music label Mavin Records to offer one lucky SuperFan the incredible opportunity of being included in the upcoming DoroBucci music video, alongside celebrated Mavins Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr. Sid, D’Prince, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello and Di’Ja.

In keeping with its SWAG theme (Something We Africans Got), Channel O is rolling out a year of great surprises, and this exciting new competition which will be run over social media platforms, is just the latest!

In addition to starring alongside some of Nigeria’s biggest stars, the one lucky SUPERFAN will get to hang out with the artistes who’ll answer their questions about life in music’s fast lane. You’ll be backstage and in front of the cameras, so if you have ever wanted to know what it takes to make the phenomenal music videos you see on television, then wonder no more!

The competition is simple to enter. First make you sure are following @channeloafrica and @donjazzy on both Twitter and Instagram. Then use these platforms to tell us why YOU are the ULTIMATE MAVIN fan!  Remember you must use the hashtag:  #CHOMavinSuperfan on all your messages. The competition runs from 28th June until July 4th and on July 2nd, Don Jazzy will reveal who he’s chosen as the CHANNEL O MAVIN SUPERFAN! Details of the music video will be announced later this year, so for now, just make sure you are part the competition!

Friday, June 27, 2014

Deluxe Night Club Quilox, Goes On A One-Month Break

Club Quilox, West Africa’s biggest nightclub has announced its intention to proceed on a one-month break.

The pause is part of the clubs unique schedule, which makes room for two clubbing seasons in a calendar year with a 30-day break in-between. The break, which is scheduled to take place during the holy month of Ramadan, will be starting on 30th of June 2014 and run till the 31st of July 2014.

Since its opening on December 20, 2013, the superior, international night club with its impeccable design, opulent finish, unique decor and lighting has held countless events and is known to have transformed Nigeria’s elite nightlife.

Owned by Shina Peller, Quilox is situated on 873 Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The premium nightclub is expected to re-open after the break in magnificent style.

“We love our customers and appreciate their continuous patronage. We urge everyone to look forward to an even more explosive season when we return as we prepare to introduce fresh and exciting new clubbing events as well as offering you the finest from our brand new restaurant.” Says management.

Wande Coal, Phyno, Chidinma, Ik, Toke Makinwa, Others For #FayrouzLoriginal Finale!

… As Team Elan and LoudTribe Battle For $20,000.
The biggest fashion competition in Nigeria, presented by the Natural Premium Soft Drink Fayrouz is gradually reaching its peak with some of Nigeria’s hottest stars coming out to play!
Mai Atafo, Kinabuti, April By Kunbi, IK Osakioduwa, Wande Coal, Phyno, Chidinma, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Toke Makinwa, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi among many others will be pulling down the roofs of Oriental Hotel on Saturday, July 5th for the Fayrouz L’Original finale.

The Fayrouz L’Original Expression show, which kicked off in April will see the final teams, Team Elan and Team LoudTribe, who beat over 400 teams to the grand finale, go head to head to be named best style team and go home with the grand prize of $20,000 and various fashion opportunities of a lifetime.

GOBE! Super Eagles Cancel Training Due To Unpaid Bonuses

It is reported that the Super Eagles did not train on Thursday when a meeting over their bonuses ended in a deadlock.

Nigeria was scheduled to train in Campinas at 6pm on Thursday, but the squad failed to board the bus.

The Media Officer Ben Alaiya explained that the squad would leave for training later, as they were having a meeting, but one hour later, officials cancelled the training session.

 According to sources, the players demanded to be paid their bonuses for making it past the group stages during the meeting.

However, NFF General Secretary Musa Amadu, was in Sao Paulo at the time of these events, apparently to get more money for the next round.

A NFF official told KickOffNigeria that “funds were only released for the group stages, so he has gone to get more for the second round.”

It is not yet certain if the African champions will travel to Brasilia for their round of 16 clash against France, as Amadu is unlikely to return before Monday.

See Photos of the 8month Pregnant Olympian who ran 800m Race

100 victims of Kaduna attack gets Mass burial

100 men, women and children who died in the June 23rd and 24th ethnic clash that happened in Sanga LGA in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna state were yesterday June 26th given a mass burial in a parcel of land between Gwantu Kurmi and Kobin in the Local government.

According to the Chairman of the Sanga LGA, Mr Emmanuel Adamu, they had to resort to a mass burial because the bodies of the victims were beginning to decompose due to the poor facilities at the UNIJOS Morgue.

"We had no choice, because their corpses were decomposing as a result of poor facilities at the hospitals. However, not all the dead were given mass burial. Some families were able to identify their loved ones, so they were allowed to take the bodies away. I cannot give the number of bodies taken away by families. All those that are injured will be treated by Sanga Local Government free of charge. Normalcy has returned with the beefing up of security in the area. I want to appeal to all the people of Sanga to please forgive and leave vengeance to Almighty God. I beg everyone to remain law abiding, but vigilant.” he said

On Wednesday June 25th, the chairman of the Local Government declared a 24hr curfew in the area.

Photos: President Jonathan visits Injured Victims of Abuja bomb blast

New Video: Solidstar - Negotiate

Check out this funny video from Solidstar's newest hit single as Baba Suwe was caught and beaten up by his wife. He was ready to do anything just to get the girl but unfortunately he was caught and almost committed suicide.

After watching this, you will be amazed what an older man can do just to get a younger woman's attention and this video expresses it in an impressively different and funny way. ..... Directed by Aje, Enjoy!

Music: 2face Idibia ft Machel Montano - "GO" (Download)

The song features Machel Montano, one of the biggest Soca acts in the world. Montano is a Trinidadian Soca singer, record producer and songwriter with a career that spans over 30 years.

2Face is known for his ability to produce phenomenal music, and with ‘GO’ he has set the bar even higher. The result of his unique musical pairing with Machel is a catchy, upbeat song with explosive lyrics.

2Face and Machel will perform GO at the 18th annual St. Kitts Music Festival, being held today, Thursday, June 26 to Saturday, June 28.  Other performers include Grammy award-winning artists Deniece Williams and Bill Champlin, along with legendary performers Boby Kimball, Paul Peress, Tessanne Chin, Beenie Man and Chronixx.

If this song is anything to go by, 2Face’s upcoming album, THE ASCENSION will have audiences all over the world Buzzing!

#ShineonNigeria! Watch As Brazilian And Nigerian Fans Unite

- Brazillians root for Nigeria’s victory at the biggest football tournament

The ShineOnNigeria ambassadors have been seen experiencing the Samba land and watching the live matches in luxurious VIP style at the world’s biggest football tournament holding in Brazil.

The Brazilian larger than life spirit was seen as they joined passionate football fans in cheering Nigeria to her 1-0 victory against Bosnia.

Popular Cool FM sports analyst, Femi Obong Daniels was spotted at the Arena Pantanal stadium leading excited fans to cheer on Nigeria.

Nigeria battles Argentina at the final stage of the group F rounds by 5pm today.

Watch the exciting footage from Brazil.

3 Days to go!!! Basket Mouth Uncensored holds on Sunday at Eko Hotel

Basketmouth Uncensored Dysfunctional Mind image

Sunday is 3 days away! Basketmouth, Bovi, Buchi, 2Face, Olamide, Phyno, Davido, Wizkid, Sound Sultan and loads of others are getting ready to blow your mind in this year’s edition of Basketmouth Uncensored tagged Dysfunctional Mind.

Date:  Sunday, June 29, 2014
Venue: Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos

Here’s how to get your e-ticket on Quickteller:

  1. Click on
  2. Select your ticket option e.g. Standard Ticket
  3. Enter the email address of the e-ticket recipient, your email & mobile number
  4. Complete payment
  5. Payment is confirmed & your e-ticket is sent to the specified email address of the ticket recipient
  6. Present your e-ticket at the gate on Sunday to enter

It’s simple really!

Stepping Up: Nigerian Designers set to cloth Kardashian Sisters

 Nigerian designers have taken upon them selves to make a global statement in fashion and pattern making even to the extent of taking up the challenge to cloth the world celebrities like Kardashian sisters and the United States president Barrack Obama by 2016. In a bid to prove they are serious on taking up this global challenge a fashion show and fashion exhibition of outstanding works and designs by talented Nigerian Designers-Pattern Makers has been put in place.
This is a fashion exhibition of outstanding works and designs by talented Nigerian Designers and Pattern Makers

The Wardrobe
Gravido Fashions
GM Styles
Dorrys Fabric-Works Int'l

Showcasing their skills in world class Ready-to-Wear collections.

Date:  Sunday,  July 6th, 2014
Venue: The Banquet Hall, Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way,  Ikeja-Lagos

Exhibition: 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Fashion Show: 4:00pm- 6:00pm

Exhibition Discount of 10-20% on all purchases at the exhibition venue.

Media partner: Spice TV

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Tiwa Savage, Ice Prince to perform at BET Awards 2014

Organizers of the BET Awards 2014 have announced Nigerian stars Tiwa Savage and Ice Prince Zamani as performers for the glamorous event.

Two other African acts SA’s Mafikizolo and Ghana’s Sarkodie will join the songstress and rapper.

They will all take part of the ‘Music Around the Globe’ presentation. This is the first time international acts have performed as part of the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE since the introduction of international BET Award categories, ‘Best International Act: Africa’ and ‘Best International Act: UK’ in 2010.

Other performers already announced include K. Michelle, Mack Wilds, Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz and Jennifer Hudson. Chris Rock will host the June 29 event, which will air, live on July 1, 2014.

Club Quilox embarks on a month-long break

Nigeria‘s biggest night club Quilox, is going on a one-month break. The break, which is part of the club’s unique schedule, makes room for two clubbing seasons in a calendar year with a 30 day break in-between.

The break is scheduled to last from Monday, June 30 – Thursday, July 31, 2014, during the holy month of Ramadan. The club statement reads: ‘We love our customers and appreciate their continuous patronage.

We urge everyone to look forward to an even more explosive season when we return as we prepare to introduce fresh and exciting new clubbing events as well as offering you the finest from our brand new restaurant.’ Club Quilox is located at 873 Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos....

Dr Sid – Surulere [Tiwa Savage Remix] ft Don Jazzy, Wizkid, Phyno ,Tiwa Savage

Dr Sid premiered an alternate Surulere remix ft Tiwa Savage at the recently concluded 2014 MAMAs. This alternate Surulere remix with Tiwa Savage still retains all the verses and hooks from Dr Sid, Don Jazzy, Wizkid & Phyno from the original Surulere remix!

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Chicken, too!

Okay, I promised I'd post my recipe for guilt-free, unfried chicken, so here it is:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

½ c. Italian-style bread crumbs

¼ c. grated Parmesan cheese

Garlic salt to taste

Pepper to taste

¼ c. skim milk

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. For a baking surface, I use a foil-covered cookie sheet. That makes clean up easy. You can also use a baking dish. To prep the chicken, you'll need two shallow bowls. Put the skim milk in one bowl. In the other, mix the bread crumbs, cheese, garlic salt and pepper. Dredge a chicken breast first in the milk and then in the dry mixture. Make sure the breast is thoroughly coated with the crumb mixture and then transfer it to the cookie sheet/baking dish. Repeat for each remaining breast. Bake for about 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, but not dried out.

You can serve this with a little rice or potato (baked or mashed). Rather than using butter, I make gravy from reduced sodium chicken broth, most brands of which are also 99% fat free. Just heat the broth in a sauce pan until it bubbles. Stir in 1-2 tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in water. Stir constantly until broth thickens and turns glossy, which will happen pretty quickly. I like this gravy because the broth has next to no calories or fat. The cornstarch has some carbs, but it's still pretty cheap in dietary cost.

Add a fresh green vegetable and you've got a nifty Sunday dinner. Fortunately for your heart, this is not your mother's fried chicken!

  1. Keep going Marsha! I, like many other readers, check back almost daily but I just haven't time cooked much lately. I'm being a passive reader. I'll have more to say one of these days but I'm waiting for you ....

  2. Thank you for waiting! Been having some trouble with my wrists and hands, so typing has been hard and I've been loafing a little (LOL).


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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Ode to a Popover

The popover.  Did God make anything more perfect, more tasty, more scrumptious?  Outside, golden brown and a bit crusty.  Inside, soft, warm, hollow, ready to accept a slab of butter to soak into all that goodness.

The readings at Mass today reminded me of popovers.  The Queen of Sheba travels north because she has heard of this King named Solomon who is wise unlike anyone before him.  She brings with her loads of treasure, because even then there was "no such thing as a free lunch", and she expected to have to pay to have this wisdom all to herself.  When she gets there, she's impressed by the palace, the servants, the food, the tableware, even what the waiters wore.  But more than what she saw externally, was Solomon's wisdom.  "King Solomon explained everything she asked about, and there remained nothing hidden from him that he could not explain to her."  Like a popover, what came from inside Solomon was more impressive than all the bling outside.

Jesus in the Gospel today tells the people not to worry so much things of the outside world being "bad".  We shouldn't underestimate what he said today; it would have left Jews who heard it drop their jaws in disbelief.  "Whoa, no more bad foods?  The Maccabees died for these laws of clean and unclean animals; you're saying they don't matter?"  He changed it all: now uncleanliness is not about what goes into the body but what comes from a man's heart.  Again, the popover.

Fast forward to now.  Yesterday the Giants had their victory parade.  Along either side of the "Canyon of Heroes" and filling up MetLife Stadium were loads of people who, at least on the outside, looked like fans of the Giants.  But how many of them know the players' stats?  Or where they went to college?  Or who was the starting quarterback before Eli Manning?  I'm sure there were plenty of diehard fans at the events.  But I'd venture to say there were plenty of people there who looked good on the outside, but are pretty "hollow" on the inside.  Again, the popover.

Ash Wednesday is coming.  A day when every Catholic comes out of the woodwork to make sure they have a ash-drawn cross on their forehead.  But what's on the inside?  How will they spend Lent?  As the "People of God" or just as "Popovers of God"?

Frank said...

I just found your blog randomly by searching out Cardinal-Elect Timothy Dolan's motto To whom shall we go. I find that very amusing. I also find your blog to be very interesting and informative. Thank you for good works. I think I may become a regular reader of your blog even if you include Giants love in it. Sincerely Frank Travaline a Pats fan.

ProudCatholic said...

You made me hungry! But, not just for food for spriritual growth. Your blog has been a wonderful feast of food for the soul. God bless you, Father. We look forward to the blessed spiritual journey of Lent ahead with your insights...but during Lent don't mention too much good actual food, lest we give in and lose to temptation!


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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Kevin Gallagher Has Good Looking Shoe for Being Six Years Old

Kevin G. has been a kindergarten teacher for 28 years at Bryant Elementary and gets frequent comments from the kids about his Z-Coils and their springiness.
Mr. Gallagher had two rear end car accidents in 1989. The injuries from this developed into a herniated disc in his lower lumbar region in 2003. The herniated disc was so painful he was "put on his knees". He went to the ER where he was put on brace crutches for 3 weeks, then regular crutches for three more weeks. His massage therapist, Anthony Michaels at Evergreen Chiropractic, referred him to our store at 1201 Pine St.for the Z-CoiL pain relief footwear.
He also went to an acupuncturist.
He followed up with research into the Z-coil footwear on the internet and decided to go for it when he saw coverage in the evening Pacific Northwest Magazine and in the paper. His first visit here, there was a nurse telling about how all the nurses on her floor wore the Z-CoiL so she wanted to try them out. This really convinced him he was making the right decision.
What was even more dramatic was the results he got immediately while trying on the shoes. He came in on crutches and he was able to walk out without the crutches. He was able to put weight on his legs and back for the first time since the injury in 2003.
This gave him much needed independence such as doing more things on his own, walking and coming back to his full self with a better quality of life.
"Standing in these shoes is so different than regular shoes since they give such a shock absorption to your step in the heel. For three years these were all I wore. After that the injury improved. Now he can wear them less-only two times a week is necessary typically since I am so much improved". He credits the shoes and his medical treatment together as the reason for his improvement.
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Saturday, January 08, 2011

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Orthotics and Arch Supports $20-$65
The right arch support can provide better foot alignment and improve posture. Do you have a pair of exercise, casual shoes or work shoes that just aren't comfortable? The right arch support could make a huge difference. We carry arch supports and orthotics from Aetrex, Powerstep, Spenco and Emsold.
Your 2 Feet has a heat customizable and molded orthotic for $125.00. These are unique to other locations and serve as a first step to custom/prescription orthotics.
Make an appointment with Dr. Kerch to fabricate custom prescription orthotics billed to your insurance company.
There's a very good chance that we can find the right arch support for your feet.

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It’s Hard to Stop A Trane. In today’s tough economic times, your family can’t afford NOT to invest in a Trane High-Efficiency Heating & Air Conditioning system. Today’s technologically advanced Trane systems not only improve your home comfort, but they can reduce the amount you pay to your local utility company by almost 60%. Where else can you earn that type of return on your investment these days?

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I think about myself as open minded and although I myself have never skilled Astral Projection doesn’t mean that it’s not an actual phenomena. A number of the rewards by some travel companies are so thrilling and great you could even have free airline tickets that save a whole lot of your cash and you’ll go to totally different locations with out really paying anything for the airlines. Deep respiratory workouts might be taken one step further when trying astral projecting travel.

In a associated development on Friday, the federal decide in Seattle who imposed a nationwide injunction on enforcement of the original travel ban refused a request to use that order to the revised policy, saying that legal professionals from states against the measure wanted to file extra intensive court papers. This is our newest stop on a magical yr of traveling through Asia at a fraction of the cost of dwelling at home.

Whereas planning to go to China, it might be wise, if you happen to take a tour package for travel to China. It’s via traveling that heat, true and real friendship and brotherhood can be fashioned. Travel The nurse will not be allowed to cool down in anybody location for an prolonged time period, which is the downside to this profession. Travelers maintaining blogs ought to make it some extent to manage the entries that have been previously posted especially if these had been frantically or rapidly posted beforehand.

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Your iPhone travel may even let you realize one of the best place for the activities you need to get pleasure from, whether it’s renting jet skis for the day or lolling around on the seaside with a e book. Commenters are offering to travel with him, host them in their hometowns and even take him on dates. Further, Indian history is recognized by museums, dance types, Forts, Palaces, as exploring new places seems to be my faith, I share my travel experience to assist people plan their trip in pretty tourism places.


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When it comes to utilizing the power of social media for marketing your business, there are plenty of rewards to reap, but if you’re making some common mistakes, you’re missing out. Here’s some tips for what you definitely shouldn’t be doing on social media.

Don’t: Try to do it all

  • It’s not about being everywhere, it’s about being effective where you are. Choose the social media sites that make sense for you, and maximize your reach there.
  • Having a stale presence on social media is more damaging to your brand than having no presence at all. If you can’t make time to maintain your accounts, consider hiring a professional.

Don’t: Make it all about you

  • Social media is meant to be SOCIAL! Stop promoting, start engaging.
  • Use the 80/20 rule for sites like Facebook and Twitter: 80 per cent interesting/fun, 20 per cent business. Find a way to engage with your audience about topics that involve your industry, without just plastering your open houses and listings.
  • Keep in mind: what would you want to see on your news feeds? What does your target audience like to read about?

Don’t: Duplicate messages

  • It may be a time-saver, but copy and pasting messages to multiple platforms, is bad practice. For one, your audience will notice. For two, there is different language on each social site.
  • Cut-off URLs on Twitter or hashtags on Linkedin, will not go unnoticed by the public. Do the work, see the results.

Don’t: Forget to proofread

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Saturday, 11 March 2017

Poem: A Chance to Dream

In the hot bed of still life a chance was made into a dream

And within that realm of superficial ideology

Your breath tenderly touched my cheek.

Be liked-minded, they cried as I slept and

Revealed the innermost desires of your brain.

Hold forth and create an opportunity before

The end can justify its existence.

Yet by the power that lies deep within a heart

And the loneliness that enwraps itself around you

Can we not forgive to forget and learn to appease each other.

You cried last night, as I watched you sleeping and

A tear fell from my eye into the cup of your hand.

Within that grasp lay the hidden thoughts of

A thousand years; yet you let go, and released

It into the unknown, out, out to the far away land.

A soft bellow of pain fell from your lips

As if a razor had been cast across your hand

 And a glimmer of blood careered downwards

Towards the gates of hell that lay on the floor

Wide open and expectant, like a giant mouth

Angry for food like your eyes, full as

A moon on a crisp winter’s night.

If it wasn’t for the fact that there is love

Hanging in the air, a Chinese lantern,

Then you would not be able to see me

Untrue lies mask the depth that is in your sky

Unfortunate apparel clings to your skin as if

Wet with a natural disaster. Keep on the hunt

As Steed would do when in the room with Emma Peel,

And never give up the occasional smoke for

Freedom, which is no longer an existential reality.

So hang low, and allow your feet to drag for now,

In the distance there is a chance for another dream,

 And you can learn to drive towards it, at last

When you breathe.

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5 Easy Facts About Invest in Cryptocurrencies Described

BTC-E is one of the big Bitcoin trading platform in the marketplace. Much making sure that it holds a greater part of trade share in the entire world wide BTC trade, which was two.five% of all of the Bitcoins staying traded on the planet while in the early days.

The Consensus Algorithm. Let me just claim that this can be a advanced subject that makes me passionate about this story. It is hard to explain in a single line. But it is best to listen to it, yeah.

BitQuick functions as an escrow provider between you and your other side, irrespective of them remaining a consumer or even a seller. The client pays a transaction fee of two% (which happens to be a little bit substantial in comparison to other platforms available being sincere!) , while it’s fully free of charge to the sellers.

In January 2015, noting the bitcoin value had dropped to its most affordable degree given that spring 2013 – about US$224 – The Big apple Times suggested that "[w]ith no signs of a rally while in the offing, the field is bracing for the results of a protracted decrease in charges. In particular, bitcoin mining companies, which happen to be important to the forex's fundamental technological know-how, are flashing warning indicators.

ninety nine% of these usually are not the Blockchain investments whatsoever. Essentially, you will discover various firms registered in several jurisdictions and they supply range of expert services. Right here an illustration of such enterprise. Should the assets is just not registered over the blockchain and it has its finishes on paper in some jurisdictions, It isn't a blockchain investment at all.

As you can imagine this market has created people today countless dollars who invested early. That currently being stated, in grand plan of matters the market cap will swell much more due to the fact when compared to all the world’s revenue, crypto marketplace is small as illustrated by the following image.

Coinbase is without question the most effective cryptocurrency trading market place within the business, Furthermore, it is The most Experienced selections In relation to a Bitcoin market.

The California-centered cybersecurity agency Alien Vault mentioned in its report on Tuesday, by using Reuters, it has identified software program that appears to setup code for mining cryptocurrency and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean College.

The algorithm that broke one of the strongest gamers of Go is on the market on Github and it is referred to as “Tensor Circulation”. Any school college student can click the “Fork” button and make everything that will come into his mind. This accessibility of truly intelligent systems will inevitably result in the emergence of a whole new era of intelligent units.

One other element which you might not be excited about is The point that it does obtain a little bit of “private” info, Though practically nothing that’s as well own, and it offers us a clear insight to be able to how the knowledge might be made use of, and beneath what situation.

"[143] Also in January 2015, Enterprise Insider noted that deep Net drug dealers were being "freaking out" because they misplaced earnings by means of currently being unable to convert bitcoin revenue to hard cash swiftly more than website enough as the worth declined – Which there was a danger that dealers promoting reserves to remain in business enterprise may force the bitcoin selling price down additional.[one hundred forty four]

The “Maker” constantly must pay a reduced cost as being a basic rule for nearly some other Bitcoin sector, while the taker bears a little bit steep cost sum.

But this also makes sure a large-array of payment alternatives, the truth is, it might be reported that LocalBitcoins supports nearly every payment process on the planet, simply because if one other occasion needs a Paypal transfer, Wire-transfer or anything, it doesn’t subject as you could usually help it become separately and there’s no involvement of LocalBitcoins on that entrance obligatory.

Congratulations! However it is early to rejoice. Even though bitcoins are stored in Localbitcoins it’s not your bitcoins, but their. So we go to the up coming phase.

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staance-screen390x390At Staance Engineering, I have implemented some of our integrations with Facebook. We want to have automated tests that ensure that all our integration scenarios work as we want them to. This blog post describes how we do that using tools like Nock and Sinon.JS. The same techniques can be applied to most other types of web integrations, say to Amazon or Google APIs.

Staance: “You should be heard”

Staance is a platform for making your voice heard and having your opinions count. Staance is designed to empower all voices while revealing valuable insights into public opinion – letting you keep your finger on the pulse of the world while helping shape it.

We integrate tightly with Facebook to make it as easy as possible for our users to access Staance and share opinions.

Integration testing – or not

We execute all our automated tests on every commit, and even more often locally on our development laptops. So it is quite important that our tests are fast and robust. We want every test to run in a few milliseconds and to be unaffected of network conditions or the current status of Facebook’s production servers. So instead of testing against the real Facebook servers, we write our tests to run against fake Facebook services that we can quickly create on the fly directly in the test code.

Fake an HTTP-based API using Nock

Our back-end is written in Node.JS, and we use Nock to create fake HTTP services. When our back-end authenticates a user with Facebook credentials, we will make an HTTP request to the Facebook /me API passing in the user’s Facebook access token. In our code we generate the HTTP request like this:

restler.get('', {
  query: {
    scope: 'email',
    access_token: token
}).on('complete', function(results) {
  // further processing

In our test we use Nock to define the fake Facebook service like this:

var nock = require('nock');
beforeEach(function () {
  var fakeFbApi = nock('');
  fakeFbApi // .log(console.log)
  .reply(200, {
    id: '1234567890',
    email: '',
    first_name: 'Lars',
    last_name: 'Thorup',
    gender: 'male'

This fake response has to look exactly like what Facebook would actually return for this scenario. So you cannot just come up with any suitable response when writing the test. I normally run my code manually against the real service and record the real response and then craft my fake response for the test from that. When testing with a fake response, we trust that the real service does not change over time. With Facebook, and most other external services, this trust is reasonable, because their API is versioned. When they change their API they also change the version number, so the version that we are using stays stable. If you are dealing with a non-versioned API that changes often, consider the approach I describe in Unit test your service integration layer.

Now when the test exercises the restler()-call, no HTTP request is actually made, instead the code continues with the fake response. Also note, that setting up this fake service frees us from using real Facebook identities and credentials in our tests.

Faking a JavaScript API with Sinon.JS

Our front-end for desktop and mobile web is written in JavaScript, and utilizes the official Facebook JavaScript API, that we load on our page with

<script src="//"></script>

This script will install a global FB property on the window object with methods for interacting with Facebook. When a user has authenticated with Facebook they can enable or disable certain permissions, such as sharing with friends. We want to adapt the user experience depending on which permissions the user has given us. In our code we ask about the current user’s permissions like this:

FB.api('/me/permissions', function (response) {
  if(!response.error) {
  } else {
    reject(new Error(response.error));

In our test we use Sinon.JS to fake calls to the Facebook JavaScript API and return the values we need, like this:

beforeEach(function () {
  window.FB = {
    api: sinon.stub(),
  var read = {permission: 'read', status: 'granted'};
  window.FB.api.withArgs('/me/permissions').onCall(0).yields({data: [read]});

afterEach(function () {
    delete window.FB;

Now when the test exercises the FB.api() call, no Facebook code is actually being run, instead the code continues with the response from the fake API.

Fast and robust

This approach allows us to write a large number of tests to cover all the different combinations of scenarios with authenticated versus non-authenticated users, different permissions, different user actions, and run all those tests in less than a second.

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Thunder coach backs struggling Gayle

Updated: Jan 02, 2013, 16:15 PM IST

Sydney: Thunder head coach Shane Duff has thrown his support behind embattled West Indies star Chris Gayle, following the opener`s latest failure.

Gayle managed just nine runs as Thunder crashed to a four-wicket loss to Sydney Sixers, their sixth straight loss in the Australian Big Bash, reports CMC.

"It`s always the issue if you`re not scoring runs. People think he`s not trying," Duff said.

"But I can assure you he`s giving his absolute best to the team. He`s just having a bad run at the moment.

He`s a human being and he`s definitely hurting and I know how determined he is to score runs for us and help the team to win a game."

Gayle arrived at Sydney on a reported Australian $250,000 deal but has scraped together just 70 runs from five innings.


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Eye Surgical procedure

Eye Surgical treatment has actually come to be a mainstream method of vision improvement, and also this post will certainly discuss the benefits and negative aspects of three various methods being offered to the medical consumer.

Lasik Eye Surgical treatment

LASIK is the phrase for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and also is an eye medical system which permanently remedies vision by getting rid of a thin layer of the cornea. This procedure functions best on individuals with modest to high degrees of nearsightedness (nearsightedness), low to moderate levels of hyperopia (farsightedness) as well as astigmatism associated with nearsightedness, and also that have thick corneas. It is one of the most popular medical vision adjustment approach.

Individuals with typical eye sight see items clearly because pictures are brought into an appropriate prime focus by the cornea and lens of the eye. Preferably, the cornea's curvature is evenly matched to its size in a typical eye. People with astigmatism, myopia or hyperopia have irregularly shaped corneas, so the things seen are not focused properly. LASIK adjustments corneal shape by precise removal of corneal tissue, as well as by doing so corrects the eyes' focusing power.

There are, nonetheless, threats to LASIK eye surgical treatment.

There is a remote chance of complete loss of vision. If this takes place, it is usually since the client had a pre-existing problem which must have prevented the surgical procedure in the first place, such as maternity, cataracts, arthritis, diabetes, glaucoma, or lupus. People with large students are also bad prospects for LASIK. Dry eye disorder will certainly be worsened by this treatment.

A couple of individuals whine that they completely see "ghost" pictures, have blurred vision, lessened contrast as well as negative evening vision. When LASIK wased initially presented, 5% of clients had post-operative complaints; nevertheless, refinements in the procedure have triggered this rate to drop to less than 1% if LASIK is carried out by competent practitioners and people are properly evaluated prior to surgery. If issues do happen, they could commonly be resoved by a retreatment.

FDA has accepted LASIK laser eye surgical procedure since 1998. While there are a great deal of pleased patients, there are nevertheless no long term research studies regarding its impacts. Understand the constraints and the threats of LASIK eye surgical procedure prior to you sigh up for the procedure.

Though less popular, these small implants can enhance vision in individuals with moderate to modest myopia without the risk of irreversible eye damage integral in the tissue removal technique of LASIK. Intacs are semi-circular disks implanted in the cornea which stretch it to assume a flatter shape. Though somewhat much less precise than LASIK, they are removeable and exchangeable, so if the person has an unexpected over- or under-correction, the implant can be eliminated as well as one more of a different dimension inserted to obtain the desired adjustment. The implants lie beside the cornea, so the central visual area is totally undamaged and undamaged, and also the toughness of the cornea is undiminished, making it i loved this a better alternative for pilots as well as those who take part in get in touch with sporting activities where eye injury is an opportunity.

Intacs disagree for extreme nearsightedness as well as more than minor astigmatism (1.00 diopters), as the cornea could just be extended until now. If the Intacs are gotten rid of, vision go back to its preoperative degree. Other than vision modification, Intacs are also made use of to deal with keratoconus.

Intacs are FDA authorized and 10 year studies have actually exposed no major troubles with Intacs and few client problems; nevertheless, due to the fact that the procedure takes extra training compared to LASIK, there are less eye surgical treatment clinics offering it. Nevertheless, the Intacs internet site offers a listing of experts in each state, as well a couple of in Canada, Europe and Mexico.

Due to the fact that many individuals do not want to run the risk of LASIK and Intacs can not assist those with serious vision troubles, intraocular lens implants (IOL) are a new alternative authorized by the FDA in 2004 to fix moderate to severe nearsightedness. The Craftsmen lens, produced by Ophtec, resembles the kind of lens implant made use of to recover vision following cataract eye surgical procedure.

The brand-new IOL, called the Artisan, is meant for just individuals that have 2.5 diopters or less of astigmatism.

The artificial lens does not change the natural lens, yet is placed in front of it. The major trouble found with the dental implant was the constant loss of endothelial cells in the corneas of people who obtained the implants. The endothelium is a layer of cells that line the undersurface of the cornea as well as are vital in keeping the cornea clear. A three-year research revealed a consistent stable loss of endothelial cells of 1.8 percent a year. At this point, no one could forecast whether this loss will proceed at the very same price indefinitely, or perhaps its effect on corneal function.

To decrease lasting impacts of the tool on the corneal endothelium, the FDA is calling for that the brand-new lenses page be identified to define that they must only be dental implanted in individuals whose corneal endothelial cells are thick enough to stand up to minor cell loss.

Extra serious complications were few: retinal detachment (0.6%), cataract development (0.6%), and also corneal swelling (0.4%). The FDA is needing Ophtec to conduct a five-year follow-up study of its implant clients to better analyze the post-surgical occurrence of cataract development, retinal detachment and other sensory illness.

The Craftsmen lens is meant to be a long-term implant.Though it could be eliminated operatively, vision might not constantly return to just what it was before obtaining the lens. Since it does not influence astigmatism, clients with this trouble might still need glasses.

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Pretty Cat Purse

Delightful Pocket purse made by Jodie Tawn in Region 16. All the way from Scotland
The free pattern is at the bottom of the list.
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Geek Tattoos....WTF?!

Geek Tatoos... courtesy of Boingboing

uh....not sure what to make of this...I know that you may want the world to know that you're a blackbelt programmer or coder...but this may be taking it JUST a smidge this side of insanity to have it inked onto your body.

just a thought....Maybe it would be better to try and show it in not such *ahem* permanent ways.

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Yup. The zuzu girl handmade blog has been approved too. And I went right back and copy and pasted the seal to prove it. Have no idea what I'm talking about? Didn't read my post on and the beat goes on... last night? From the ladies themselves...

MomDot is a mom blog listing site that is run by mommy bloggers, Trisha, Alicia, and Bridgette. They run contests weekly, reviews on awesome (and not so awesome) products for family and kids, and talk about their lives. But more importantly, they feature bloggers and mom boutiques to give them an avenue to get their names out there, also assisting in google links! You can head out and list your blog for free and talk to them about doing an interview about you. Head on over and see what MomDot is about!

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July 29, 2013

Ranger Abstract Tutorial

Hi everyone,

As part of my exploration into the world of the abstract, I wanted to do a step-by-step tutorial on the process I've been using for my post cards.  I've drawn a lot of inspiration from Jane Davies, using some of her collage/painting techniques, but I've put my own spin on it, using all Ranger products for this series.  In case you didn't know, Ranger now has all its products for sale (retail) on their website!  I hope you enjoy the tutorial.

First we'll start with the supply list:

- Neenah Solar White card stock - 8 1/2" x 11"
- Distress stains: broken china, salty ocean, faded jeans, peeled paint
- Paint dabbers:  aqua, pool, stream, snow cap, pitch black
- Distress paint: salty ocean
- Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints:  classic teal, modern red
- Glue 'n' Seal - matte
- Archival Ink - jet black
- Mini brayer 2"
- Fude Ball black pen
- White gelly roll pen
- Studio 490 (Wendy Vecchi) script background stamp
- Hand carved stamps (by me!)

And here we go... first I stamped the Studio 490 script background over the entire sheet of white card stock.

Now the layers begin... and there are a LOT of them.  By choosing mostly shades of blue, you get a lot of depth by layering them over each other, building intensity with each layer.

The first layer is with broken china distress stain.  I applied some stain to my craft sheet, picked it up by rolling the brayer through the stain, and then rolled the brayer onto the card stock.  I applied some vertically and some horizontally.

Then salty ocean distress stain - same technique...

Then faded jeans distress stain... see the colors building?

Then I added some complimentary, yet contrasting color by using peeled paint distress stain.  The green won't look so *stark* when we're done because we've got a lot of layers left to go...

Now comes the hard part (for me)... switching to snow cap paint and beginning to cover up portions of what we've just done.  I applied the paint with the brayer in opposing corners for balance.

And now some real contrast, applying pitch black paint with the brayer.  Mostly around the edges, but with a little bit in the middle as well.

Now switching back to shades of blue, toning down the black a little.  This is aqua paint dabber, poured a little onto the craft sheet (removed the dabber top entirely), and rolling the brayer through the paint and on to the piece.

... yet another layer with pool paint dabber (again, no dabber top)...

... and finally, the stream paint dabber.  You can still see all the layers we used, right down to the white card stock.  But wait, we're not done yet!

... Now I switched to Claudine Hellmuth's Studio paint - classic teal.  Squeezed a little onto the craft sheet and applied with the brayer... Are you noticing a pattern?  All the colors have been applied with a brayer, not a paint brush in sight.  I really love the random look that is created by the brayer - no clean lines... makes me happy!

And now it's time for some collage.  I had these old scrap pieces of newsprint that had been used to clean off my brayer for another project, and they make excellent collage pieces.  I cut a few pieces with similar colors and adhered them to the piece in random areas with Ranger's glue 'n' seal (matte).  (I *did* use a paint brush for that part... haha).

You can see the collage pieces below in four areas... top right, top left, middle left, and bottom right.

Then I applied some snow cap paint to one of my hand carved stamps and stamped it several times - one vertical pattern and one horizontal pattern.  Remember to wipe the paint off your stamp right away or it will dry onto the rubber.

Then I used another hand carved stamp with salty ocean distress paint to stamp some bright blue areas.

And now for that *pop* of red... I applied Claudine Hellmuth's Studio paint (modern red) directly from the small bottle onto the piece in some random wavy (map-like) patterns across the whole piece.

... added some dots under the red lines using my black Fude Ball pen.

OK! Finished!  Now comes the even harder part... cutting it up!  It's hard the first time you cut up a piece, but then it becomes a lot of fun, because you go from having ONE piece to FOUR, each with its own unique personality, but still part of the series.  I actually *love* this part...

Here's each part of the whole, on its own so you can appreciate each one individually...

And there you have it!  I hope you enjoyed the tutorial.  This one is all about the layers, working in multiple tones of the same color, except for a tiny bit of green showing through, and the pop of red on top.  I hope you give it a try.

Did another piece over the weekend.  Will share later this week.  Not sure it's "finished" yet... still pondering.  Hope you have a great week - see you soon!

~ ellen.

Red Kitty said...

Wow this is fantastic, love it. The layers look awesome. Will definitely be giving this a go. Thanks for sharing.
Sandra. Xx

Helen said...

Love it - 4 works of art for the price of one!! Love all the layers, and the wiggly red line is fabulous.

Myrna said...

Thank you for sharing this. It's great for a newbie.

Melanie said...

Thank you for sharing this. It looks like lots of fun.
Love the way it turned out.
Liefs, Melanie

Nan G said...

Amazing! Thanks for sharing your steps. I'll have a go at it. :)

Kay Wallace said...

You have so beautifully created a family of "themed" postcards, Ellen! Love the process and will definitely try it! Thank you for taking the time to share the process with us!

whyducks said...

So beautiful and just my colours!

Teri Barefoot said...

Love this

LaurieJay said...

Ellen, this is so fabulous in so many ways. I've been working in tones of blue or tones of green a lot lately, but you managed to explain to me why I do it! Because of the layering possibilities. I also love working in series and have done that on separate pieces of paper - now I have to try your method, on one big piece and then cut it up. Your instructions were fabulous, too and I can't wait to try this. Two thumbs up, Ellen! :-)

Candy C said...

These are all very cool...all of your postcard posts. You really have a way with this abstract stuff, Ellen! Just amazing! <3 Candy

Rosie Schirrmeister said...

So much inspiring, thank you for showing. I will try it too.

Have a wonderful weekend


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Daddy’s Rules for Dating My Daughter.

I read this sometime ago and saved it to my computer.

Where I found it first? I can’t really remember, but today as I was looking through my computer to see what is a keeper and what gets a tour to the recycle bin this hilariously funny article re-appeared. I hope you love it and that it gives you as many laughs as it did to me.

Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you’d better be delivering a package, because you’re sure not picking anything up.

Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter’s body, I will remove them.

Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don’t take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.

Rule Four:
I’m sure you’ve been told that in today’s world, sex without utilizing a “Barrier method” of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.

Rule Five:
It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is: “early.”

Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.

Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process than can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don’t you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?

Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka – zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which features chain saws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better.

Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.

Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit the car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car – there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.

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4 Responses to Daddy’s Rules for Dating My Daughter.

  1. Misty says:

    hahaha soo good!! that sounds like my dad! 😛 but.. a little too exagerated 😀

  2. Nala says:

    hahaa….luv it, esp. the one with the pants and the make-up one :p

  3. Susan says:

    Ahaha that was great! 😀 My dad ain’t nothing like that though.

  4. Misty says:

    well.. lucky you!! 😀

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The Savage Sword of Kull: Volume One – Various

Kull 01This is a massive 448 page omnibus collecting more than 20 stories from the 70’s and ’80. Kull was created by Robert E Howard in 1926 some years before he would go on to create the better known Conan. Only two of the less than a dozen Kull stories were published at the time with the majority being printed after Howard’s death.

Some of the tales here are graphic adaptations of existing stories and some are original works based on the characters. The adaptations do tend to be longer. Because these works were published in other titles, mostly The Savage Sword of Conan, they are self-contained and reading them together exposes large holes in plot, time, and characterisation. You also see Kull’s origin story re-told at least four times.

Howard was a popular and accomplished writer and the adapted stories rely heavily on narration that is lifted straight from his books. Whilst exposing us to beautiful language it makes for slow reading. It also reveals the depth in Howard’s work. As well as heroic stories of battle and honour likened to Greek myth, and eldritch horror in the Lovecraftian vein, he also gets very metaphysical. There are questions about the nature of time, space and existence; the nature of man; the role of civilisation and the destiny of humanity.

The art is all black and white as most of the stories were published this way. You are exposed to a huge number of artists and see myriad variations in the way recurring characters and worlds are drawn. Some of the work is the harsh black ink of the newsprint variety but others have much more subtle, rich shading with soft greys giving a more three dimensional feel.

In addition to the copious stories there are a lot of articles of the period detailing the world of Kull and the life of Robert E Howard. Including a fan letter by one Robert Bloch who would, some years later, go on to write the script for the film Psycho. There are also covers and additional artwork.

You certainly get a lot of pages for your money. The paper is cheap newspaper quality however and some of the printing (white on black text in particular) is poorly reproduced. There is almost no guttering between the pages making you bend the spine back on itself in order to read the words.

A valuable introduction to this lesser known character and a Thumbs Up!

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Weaver's Awesome, And What Else Is New? Angels 1, Rangers 0

I was pretty damned sure that the Angels were going to lose this series, and they very nearly did last night — but thanks to a positively inspirational six-run rally in the sixth and Jordan Walden's 22nd save, they held it together for the win.

Today's story — the Angels won on an unearned run, reminding me of the weird game on June 28, 2008 where he lost despite giving up no hits (the Dodgers would get none, either) — except that this time, they won. C.J. Wilson was, save for an error that allowed the winning run to cross the plate (Endy Chavez' throwing error that allowed Mike Trout to reach, and Howie Kendrick to score). Weaver's most nail-biting moment came in the sixth, when the Rangers managed to load the bases, but he finally got Mitch Moreland to strike out, ending the threat.

Is the season over? Not any more. Are the Angels still contenders? Possibly, but I'm still not quite sold. Let's see the division lead trade places down the stretch.

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Diet Challenge

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I have a crazy busy day with work and a wedding. I know I will have no control over what I can eat at this wedding but lets hope it doesn’t set me too far back.

The usual breakfast before I drive through to Glasgow for a networking events.

Arrived at the Creative Morning Glasgow. They had a great spread on which included muffins, Danish pastries and croissants. But I stuck to the fruit as I know I have the wedding all day.

I was ready and prepared for lunch, brought my own salad. Simple – lettuce, chicken, peppers and tomatoes. This was a good choice as I know with weddings they can be long days with lots of unhealthy nibbles. I hope this will fill me up till the dinner.

WEDDING TIME!! Which means lots of prosecco. As I said before going into this diet I am not including alcohol in this. So pop the fizz and lets celebrate my friends beautiful day.

Dinner time at the wedding. We had small menus on the table. For starters we had the choice of pate or melon, I went for the melon as it is filling and refreshing. Next came a small cup of red pepper soup with a small bread roll. Main course I had beef which came with mashed potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding. Then for desert I had lemon tart instead of the chocolate cake. Now not one thing on this menu was on my plan, well maybe the melon but nothing else. There was nothing else I could do about what was in front of me. I do know that I could have opted out of the desert but I didn’t. I know I should have but I didn’t and I will pay for that tomorrow and make up for all the calories I have had today.

My friend and I actually missed out on the rolls and evening buffet, thank goodness.

Turns out not only my dignity but my willpower disappears when I drink. They had a pick n mix station at the wedding. You all know how much I love pick n mix and my drunken brain knew that too. So I had myself a small 10p mix style bag of sweets. Luckily they had very small bags for you to fill up so at least that’s a plus.

Looking back at the day
This day has been a complete fail diet wise, complete fail. But there wasn’t much else I could do as at weddings it is difficult to be fussy. Also with alcohol involved it can be difficult to keep the diet momentum going. I have two weeks left of the diet and I really want to well, I don’t want this weekend to mess it up. I am going to go ahead for the next 13 days with determination and discipline…apart from tomorrow morning as it is a breakfast buffet which could be a hurdle.

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Episode #2: Spawn 1

If you’re talking 90’s comics, there’s no getting around Todd McFarlane in general, or his creation Spawn in particular. For better or worse the man and his dark gothic superhero helped define the decade. Most people tend to view both as something to be rather embarrassed by these day, but how does the actual premier issue hold up? Let’s find out together!

Listen to Episode 2: Spawn #1.

You can subscribe to the Council of Geeks podcast, home of 90s Comics Retrial, on iTunes or now at Sticher.

And now for a few choice samples from writer/artist Todd McFarlane.

Our hero, ladies and gentlemen! Don't mind the garter.

Our hero, ladies and gentlemen! Don’t mind the garter.

This is a crowded page done wrong.

This is a crowded page done wrong.

This is a crowded page done right.

This is a crowded page done right.

And this is how you properly jolt back to reality.

And this is how you properly jolt back to reality.

Ladies and gentlemen... our hero? Huh... it's almost like there's something complex going on.

Ladies and gentlemen… our hero? Huh… it’s almost like there’s something complex going on.

Come back in a week when Nathaniel Wayne will take a look at another decade defining artist: Jim Lee, and his work on X-Men #1 and #2.

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  1. I was already reading G.I. Joe, X-Men, and a few Batman titles when Image Comics burst onto the scene. A whole group of my friends discovered the Image books around the same time and dove into collecting… for about three months or so. I remember us getting together after school or on weekends for communal reads. Somebody had Spawn and Savage Dragon. Somebody else had WildC.A.T.S. and Shadow Hawk. Somebody had Youngblood. I remember collecting Cyber Force, but I don’t even know if it had come out at the same time as the others. As a result, I read a lot of those early Image comics but didn’t collect them and I barely remember them now. My friends all seemed to bite down harder on these new characters that they were discovering with debut issues, but I didn’t. I thought, why would I read Spawn when I’ve got Batman and Detective Comics? Why would I bother with Youngblood when I’ve been collecting X-Force for a year? Okay, so, every other Image team book was a ripoff of X-Men, but I still followed Cyber Force and WildC.A.T.s for a while, and then Storm Watch and Wetworks, which–while not always good–at least had their own individual style and feel.

    None of that really has anything to do with Spawn issue #1 other than explaining why I never owned it when I was the perfect age and audience for such a title. In fact, I hardly remembered anything about the book until hearing your recap. I have much stronger memories of Spawn’s battle with the Violator in issue #2, but that’s it.

    It’s late and I’m tired and I can’t think of a good segue but this was a really good episode, better than the first. I loved how you explained the premise and your comics history in the first episode, but now that we’ve gotten past it, this is a great example of what a typical 90s Comics Retrial episode should be. A detailed-but-not-overdone recap, a humorous but convincing analysis, and probably a fair verdict.

  2. Your coverage of Spawn was surprisingly fair, and more favorable than my own feelings upon my original reading. While I loved McFarlane’s Amazing Spider-Man artwork, I felt he was going off the rails with the adjective-less Spider-Man. Spawn was certainly pretty to look at, but the story left me cold. Extreme heroes, dark-dark-darkety-dark setting, and reprehensible bad guys. Not my cup of tea.

  3. I picked up a lot of the original Image books – as I did a lot of the nascent alternative superhero universes of the decade (Valiant, Impact, Ultraverse, Malibu, etc.) – and the only decent monthlies from that initial batch were probably Spawn and Savage Dragon. The rest were either truly awful or at least so derivative as to hold zero interest for me. True, Spawn had a look derivative of Spider-Man, but the story wasn’t completely different.

    But not particularly well written. I think you do well to praise the things you do about the book and Macfarlane’s art in general. But I do remember at the time having a similar reaction to this that I’d had to his Spider-Man #1. Macfarlane’s not a very good writer. The dialog is lame, the stories are bog standard, and he’s just looking for his next splash page opportunity. Free of editorial oversight, Spawn #1 had an awkward mix of cartoony art and ultra-violence that I didn’t think worked.

    I did keep up with the series for a 18-24 months (and Spawn was one of the few Image books to stay on schedule), but the only stories I give a rat’s ass about are the ones written by other (or I should say, ACTUAL) writers. Sim, Gaiman, Morrison, even Miller. That’s one of the things I hated about the 90s aesthetic – the idea that comics should be art showcases rather than stories.

  4. Ed Moore says:

    In January 2016 I decided to make my way through the Image uncatalogued as I bought them when they were coming out but have read few of the books more than once.

    Month by month I am currently in October 1993. More than the actuals of the art/writing I find I enjoy the reminiscing of where and when I was when I read the books for the first time. Oddly enough the books feel very new as few details stuck with me lo these 20+ years later.

    I am enjoying the podcast, carry on.

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