IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE…LIVE IT!! (An excerpt from Cracking the Millionaire Code)

How many times have you seen the movie It’s a Wonderful Life? Of all the movies that Jimmy Stewart starred in – and of all the movies that Frank Capra directed – this was, by far, their favorite. It was a movie that was aired in 1946, just after World War II. It might surprise you to hear that it was not a successful movie and disappeared quickly from the movie theaters that year. It was only several years later that this “gem” was discovered and became perhaps the most beloved movie of all time. You probably should see the movie again.

Remember how George, played by Jimmy Stewart, was getting ready to jump off a bridge after the collapse of his small savings and Loan Company? His suicide attempt was thwarted by Clarence, a bumbling angel trying to “earn his wings.” Clarence lets George see what life would have been like had George never been born. George is stunned to realize that even though his finances were in chaos, his Wealth Statement was priceless. Then we watch what happens when George “comes to himself” and enlists the angel in his life. Miracles happen.

Some people might say it’s just a movie. It’s just someone’s interpretation of a fictional story. It’s not reality. But let me ask you, What is reality? Look around at the actors in the movie of your professional life. Isn’t what you see just the manifestation of someone’s idea of the way things should be? Someone (an entrepreneur) wrote a screenplay (business plan) and sold it to a producer (a banker or partner), then hired some actors (employees) and rented some sets (office space) and hired some set designers (interior decorators) and then hired a director (manager) to direct these actors to act in a certain way.

Is reality real? Is this just a movie you’re acting in? Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Are you playing a bit part in someone else’s movie? How would you like to play the lead?

You are the screenwriter, the producer, the director, and the lead actor in the movie of your life. Someday, someone will see your movie. Will you be the Jimmy Stewart who struggles at first and then triumphs? It’s up to you.

The next scene is ready to shoot. You’ve got 24 hours to get some great footage, and I wish you the best of everything. Now...

                                                                     

Empire's Jussie Smollet confirms his exit from the movie series (tweets)

In the episode which aired on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Jamal took the bullet for his homophobic father, Lucious Lyon, who had earlier told him he would be happy if he died from AIDS.

Jamal stepped in to stop Freda Gats from shooting Lucious after she found out Lucious killed her father in the prison.

The episode concluded in a cliffhanger with Jamal Lyon in surgery.

Do you think Jamal is out of Empire for real? See tweet below...

President Buhari: I'm more interested in the return of stolen assets held in British banks.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt".

Speaking at an anti-corruption event in London, Mr Buhari said he was more interested in the return of stolen assets held in British banks. Mr Cameron made the unguarded comments in a conversation with the Queen. He is hosting an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday.

Nigeria's billions

• Missing money ($bn)
• Government spending ($bn)

Source: Nigeria government figures

President Buhari also commented on how the corrupt practices under the previous government had crippled the Nigerian economy. He said; "Nigerian crude oil is being stolen on an industrial scale and exported, with the proceeds laundered through world financial centres by transnational organised criminals,"

Irish women fight to legalise contraception led by Nell McCafferty

In May 1971, a group of Irish feminists staged a protest to legalise contraception. They travelled from the Republic of Ireland by train over the border to Belfast in Northern Ireland, where it was legal.

There they bought whatever contraceptives they could get over the counter. When challenged by border guards on their return to Dublin, they refused to hand over their contraband and were cheered by crowds.

Nell McCafferty led the protest and spoke to Witness about the struggle to win the right to family planning in Ireland.

                                                 

Italy's parliament has backed same-sex civil unions in a vote of confidence for centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

Until Wednesday's vote Italy had been the last major Western democracy not to legally recognise gay partnerships. The issue has been highly controversial in Italy, amid staunch opposition from Catholic conservatives.

According to BBC news, MPs in the lower house voted 369-193 for the government, ensuring that the civil unions bill will become law.

Ahead of the vote, Mr Renzi wrote on Facebook that "today is a day of celebration for so many"

Matteo Renzi

9 hrs · 

It is a day of celebration for many today.
For anyone who feels finally recognised.
For who sees after years that they are being returned by civil rights so that we don't need any other adjectives
For anyone who has had a hard time tonight and get some sleep for who for days he writes us wondering where celebrate, for those who simply is no longer in the skin.
It is a day of celebration for many today.

In these crucial hours I keep close in my heart the thought and the memory of Alessia. And that's enough for me. Because the laws are made for people, not for ideologies. For those who love, not for who proclaims

Let's write another page important of Italy that we want.
We do this by putting the trust because they were not possible further delays after years of failed attempts.
We do it with humility and courage. But we do it now because in Italy it is no longer possible to continue postponing everything.

Final approval of civil unions is expected later on Wednesday, but that vote by MPs is seen as a formality, as the confidence vote was the crucial hurdle. After many delays the civil unions bill was watered down in order to secure the necessary support.

FG removes subsidy from petrol, now to sell for N145 per litre

                  

The Federal Government has finally removed subsidy from sale of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol with immediate effect. Attached is the Minister of State for petroleum's press statement.

                           

                         

The Path to Great Ideas is through Great Questions

How do you recognize your great idea, the one that will stand out and lead you to your prosperity? That one idea that will create a tree of riches and a billion dollar business, the key is by asking specific, reasonable, targeted questions.

Realize that your brain and your mind is your greatest asset and whatever you send in or ask them is what they will reproduce. The most repeated questions and actions you ask and do on daily basis, becomes the engine on which your brain and mind operates up on. They’ll master it.

“The primary purpose of your brain is to do exactly what you tell it to do”, said Jean Houston, co-director of the Foundation for Mind Research. Whatever you send to the brain is what it reproduces for you. Therefore, the goal is to always ask yourself reasonable, mind blowing questions. 

Remember Archimedes? Sir Isaac Newton? Thomas Eddison? All the great scientists and philosophers that you read about and how they came up with their scientific theories and philosophies? They all were a result of great question and inquisitiveness.

How did an overflowing bathtub cause Archimedes to shout “Eureka! I have found it”? How did a falling apple shake the concept of gravity from the brain of Sir Isaac Newton? And what is it going to take to bring out that million-dollar idea that you have been stomaching? Ask yourself and do well to make an honest answer from within. That will be a step towards releasing your great idea. It is very simple if only you could be honest with yourself from now on…

EFCC puts Femi Fani-Kayode in custody

The Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, have reportedly detained Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday, 9th May. According to Vanguard, the warrant to put him in custody was secured today and will enable EFCC to keep the former minister/spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, beyond the stipulated time allowed by law. They say this is to enable their operatives to conduct proper investigation into how he got the money, what it was used for and who the beneficiaries were. 

Time for corrupt practices to end in Nigeria.

Cool FM Nigeria holds Kanye West vs Drake vote on twitter

1. Cool FM Nigeria ‏@CoolFMNigeria  11m11 minutes agoNigeria

   #MillerTime BETWEEN DRAKE AND KANYE, WHO IS BIGGER? @Miller_Nigeria @DJXCLUSIVE @KaylahOniwo @Layemifearless

   
   

Cool FM Nigeria holds Kanye West vs Drake vote on twitter. As at the time of this report, 40 votes has been cast between the duo by their fans. However, there seems to be more Kanye fans than Drake.

Who is your favourite rapper between the two of them?

KVNQPABLO ‏@_TIMMYPIZZLE  9m9 minutes ago
@coolfmnigeria @djxclusive @kaylahoniwo @layemifearless @miller_nigeria who d f*uk iz drake beside kanye
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Dada boluwatife ‏@Bolutifedada  11m11 minutes ago
@CoolFMNigeria kanye west is bigger than drake big time #miller time
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larex bamidele ‏@Larex_ola  3m3 minutes ago
@coolfmnigeria @djxclusive seriously kanye - the only non athletic person to have a contract with Nike. Kanye is way up.
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Taylor Swift makes Cover Page for Vogue Magazine

                                                               

Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal experiences. Swift has received many awards and honors, including 10 Grammy Awards.

On May 10th, she took to twitter and tweeted a photo of the cover page of Vogue Magazine with the caption: "WOAH thanks @voguemagazine for the cover and Theo Wenner for taking this photo at Met Gala! What a night".

Obamacare: Americans seeing premiums & deductibles skyrocket

1. Leader McConnell ‏@SenateMajLdr  4h4 hours ago

   #Obamacare = Americans seeing premiums & deductibles skyrocket while suffering from tax increases & lost coverage

   

Leader McConnell tweeted this today. It confirms that Donald Trump is right all along. The program has failed to affect positively the citizens it was supposed to help get medical attention. 

Share your experience using the Obamacare program!

Sea Level Rise Swallow Five Pacific Islands

       


Five small Pacific islands have disappeared due to rising sea levels, and another six have experienced severe shoreline recession, according to a new study.

The submerged islands were part of the remote Solomon Islands, a country located northeast of Australia that's made up of six major islands and more than 900 smaller islands.

The missing islands were not inhabited by humans, but the study showed that shoreline recession at two sites destroyed villages that existed since at least 1935. Severe coastal recession that took place on the shoreline of Nuatambu island between 2011 and 2014 resulted in ten houses being washed into the ocean.

The study, published in the online journal Environmental Research Letters, is believed to be the first scientific confirmation of the impact of climate change on small islands in the Pacific. Researchers used aerial and satellite imagery from 1947 to 2015, along with historical insight from local residents to identify the five vegetated reef islands that have vanished over the 68-year time period.

Researchers said sea-level rise in the Solomon Islands over the past two decades are amongst the highest globally, averaging 3mm per year since 1950 and between 7 and 10mm per year since 1994. The study also notes that the projected sea levels for the Solomon Islands indicate a rise of 24 to 89cm between 1996 and 2090, depending on future greenhouse gas emissions.

"Climate change induced sea-level rise is anticipated to be one of the greatest challenges for humanity over the coming century," the study notes. "The large range of erosion severity on the islands in this study highlights the critical need to understand the complex interplay between the projected accelerating sea-level rise, other changes in global climate such as winds and waves, and local tectonics, to guide future adaptation planning and minimize social impacts."

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Australians will go to the polls on 2 July after one of the longest election campaigns in the country's history.

                                                   

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called the election several months early after the country's upper house repeatedly blocked legislation. On Sunday the prime minister asked the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove, to dissolve both the lower and upper houses of parliament.

The economy, education and health are likely to dominate the campaign. "The governor-general has accepted my advice to dissolve both houses of parliament effective tomorrow morning, and call an election for both houses, a double dissolution, on 2 July," said Mr Turnbull on Sunday afternoon.

Under Australia's political system, the governor-general is the representative of the head of state, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. In the House of Representatives all 150 seats will be contested, as well as the 76 Senate seats - the first time this has happened in an early election since 1987.

The opposition Labor Party needs to gain 21 seats in the lower house to win power, although changes to electoral boundaries mean it nominally holds three of those seats already. At 56 days, it will the longest campaign since 1969, when the race lasted for 66 days.

Mr Turnbull, who heads a Liberal-National coalition, said the country faced a choice "to stay the course, maintain the commitment to our national economic plan for growth and jobs, or go back to Labor with its higher taxing, higher spending, debt-and-deficit agenda."

Takata shares crash on new recall reports

Takata shares fell as much as 3.5% in morning trade before recovering, as media reports suggested more recalls over faulty airbags supplied by the Japanese company. Sunday's Nikkei newspaper said an additional 20 million Takata airbags would be recalled by car maker Honda.

Honda shares rose 1.6% in Tokyo, while Takata shares closed 0.3% down. Takata said it would make a loss of about 13bn yen ($121m, £83m) last year due to recalls of millions of airbags.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose by 0.7% to close at 16,216.03, following last week's gains in the US.

In China, shares fell in response to the disappointing trade data released on Sunday, which showed that both exports and imports fell more than expected in April.

The mainland benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 2.8% to close at 2,832.11 points while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fared better. That market index closed up 0.2% at 20,156.81.

In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 0.5% to close at a one-month low, at 1,967.81 points.
Australia's benchmark ASX/200 rose 0.5%, closing at 5,320.70.