Trump again disavows alt-right, white supremacists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   President-elect Donald Trump is again distancing himself from the alt-right movement as its white supremacist members claim his election as a boon for their agenda.
"I disavow and condemn them," Trump said Tuesday during a wide-ranging interview with staff members of The New York Times.
It's the latest attempt from Trump to separate himself from groups and individuals widely condemned for their advocacy of white supremacy in American culture.
The Republican president-elect added that he does not want to "energize" the groups, one of which garnered viral headlines this weekend with a gathering in Washington, where organizers and attendees evoked Adolf Hitler's Third Reich with cries of "Heil Trump" and reprisals of the Nazi salute.
The Times has not yet released a full transcript or video of the meeting, but participants used Twitter to share his remarks throughout the exchange.
Richard Spencer, an alt-right leader who convened the weekend gathering sponsored by his National Policy Institute, told the Associated Press he was "disappointed" in Trump's comments. But Spencer said he understands "where he's coming from politically and practically," adding that he will "wait and see" how the real estate mogul's administration takes shape.
Still, Spencer argued Trump needs the alt-right movement and should be wary of shunning it because of a few news cycles of bad publicity "that do not define what we're doing." Spencer said Trump needs people like him "to actualize the populism that fueled his campaign."
Trump's denunciation also comes amid continued criticism over Trump tapping Steve Bannon, who managed the final months of the billionaire businessman's presidential campaign, as chief White House strategist. Bannon was previously the leader of Breitbart News, an unapologetically conservative outlet that Bannon has described as a "platform for the alt-right."
At the Times, Trump said Breitbart "is just a publication" that "covers subjects on the right" and is "certainly a much more conservative paper, to put it mildly, than The New York Times."
Before Trump's latest denunciations, Spencer told AP earlier Tuesday that he doesn't see either Trump or Bannon as members of his movement, though "there is some common ground."
He said he and like-minded "identitarians" — his preferred label for white identity politics — see Trump's election as validating their view that the United States is flailing because it has embraced multiculturalism and political correctness at the expense of its European heritage.
Spencer said "without an intellectual vanguard" that white nationalists can provide, Trump would have a "meaningless" tenure mired in the "mainstream conservative movement" that he's railed against. "The whole promise of his campaign was that he wouldn't do that," Spencer said.
Throughout his campaign, white nationalists have embraced Trump's hard-line approach on immigration and other issues. He sometimes used his Twitter account to distribute comments and links from white supremacist accounts, including a famous quotation from Benito Mussolini, the 20th century fascist leader of Italy.
The president-elect's son, Donald Trump Jr., also became a flashpoint by using social media to distribute imagery with xenophobic or racist connotations. In September, the younger Trump posted a doctored image of himself, his father and several other prominent Trump allies next to Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character that Spencer chose as a mascot for his movement. Trump Jr. also retweeted an academic who argued that anti-Semitism is a "logical" response to a belief that Jews control the world's banks.
In February, the elder Trump refused during a CNN interview to denounce the Ku Klux Klan and one of its former leaders, David Duke, saying he "didn't know anything" about Duke. Initially, he said a faulty ear piece left him unable to hear the questions clearly, but days later he issued a clearer condemnation.
"David Duke is a bad person," he said in an MSNBC interview. "I disavowed the KKK," he added. "Do you want me to do it again for the 12th time?"

ACHIEVING DESPITE OBSTACLES- THE SYDNEY SHELDON'S STORY

ACHIEVING DESPITE OBSTACLES - THE SYDNEY SHELDON'S STORY


 
Sydney Sheldon (1917-2007) was  a writer and a producer who won numerous awards with his award wining novels and movies. His blockbuster novels include The other side of midnight, Rage of angels, The naked face, if tomorrow comes , Master of the game to mention but a few.
 One thing captivating about Sheldon's movies is that it keeps you glued to your seat when you have fully exhausted every page and chapter of  a novel of his you are reading.
He made a mention of this in his 1982 interview "I try to write my books so that the reader cant put them down.  I try to construct them so them so that when the reader gets to the end of it ,he or she has to read just one more chapter . It's a technique of the old Saturday afternoon serial: leave the guy on the edge of the cliff  till the end of the chapter".
   Sydney Sheldon was a celebrity who lived to a ripe age of 89 plus (12days short of his ninetieth birthday) but a certain illness that stayed on till the end of his life would have killed the dream of this literary icon.
  The illness bipolar disorder a mental illness or disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression, which tortures its victims to the point of contemplating suicide. Sheldon at  the end of seventeen almost contemplated suicide but thank God he didn't for he was talked out of it by his father who discovered him. Sheldon  faced his challenges and later became a literary figure of international repute.
  What I am saying is that no matter the family, societal or physical challenge one faces, one can still achieve the apex of his or her dream if one truly desires it. It might take time yes but with commitment and focus, you will see a bright but blissful horizon in the end.
   The world bows to anyone who refuses to bow to the challenges it presents and celebrates anyone who had previously celebrated his or herself even before the world started doing so.
  Always see yourself capable of achieving the apex of your dream. Focus and desire it for one day your name will be boldly written on the sands of time with such splendor when the crown of success and achievement settles with ease on your head.
 

PLANT IT THIS DAY

PLANT IT THIS DAY

As I was moving towards the bank in my vicinity in order to recharge my phone which was at its lowest ebb and also to withdraw cash. I was opportune to witness a scenario that greatly influenced my writing this article.
I saw a woman complaining bitterly to a man about her husband. The woman's voice was so loud that anyone nearby can eavesdrop.
  The woman was complaining to the man about her marriage. She said that her husband doesn't care about her anymore as he used to before her marriage and has left all the financial needs of the family to her.
  From all I gathered, the marriage was a five year old marriage and the couple were blessed with two kids. The woman said that recently, she was so fed up with the marriage , that she threw her wedding ring at her husband as a sign of giving up. The lady was telling the man that now she is contemplating divorce because she is totally fed up with the marriage.
 The angry lady was still there when I went into the bank and did the necessary transactions, came out and left the scene.
 I wished I gave the lady a piece of candid advice, but here in Nigeria,  everybody minds his or her own business especially in Lagos where I reside.
       One thing everyone should take note is that no relationship follows a linear or straight line pattern. It has its own pros and cons. The angry might not know whether the man she was complaining to is for the marriage or against it. That is why it is wise for one to settle his or her relationship or marriage issues without any external interference.
   In every relationship to grow, one of the pair needs to pay the price for it to remain fortified and grow. Every relationship has its hassles especially marital relationship, but one needs to plant what he or she desires in that relationship even if it is not there.
    The movie war room is an ideal movie every Christian home should have. written by Stephen Kendrick et al, the movie teaches  us  the things an ideal Christian home should plant and nurture for their home to be peaceful. In the film, the lady's marriage was on the verge of collapse, but following the advise of a God fearing Christian woman, the marriage bounced back to life and peace was ensured.
  For you to live in a happy marriage or relationship, plant love in place of hatred,  plant peace in  place of war, plant tolerance in place of intolerance, plant healing in place of hurt and joy in place of sadness. But mind you, you cannot do this great task alone, you need to gather strength from a higher source and that higher source is God. When one gathers strength from God through the promises in his word, one will find out that previous obstacles to a happy marriage or relationship ceases to exist because he is a God that calms all storms. Apply this planting measure with great faith and patience in your heart and the lord who greatly blesses the sower will certainly bless your seed.

BE IN YOUR HAPPY ZONE

BE IN YOUR HAPPY ZONE
There is no other life fulfilled than the life of one who lives with ease in his happy zone . Staying in one's happy makes one a primus interpares, an achiever of a special class, a trail blazer and a master of his game. living in your comfort zone makes you to live a life on a constant groove and it in the end it gives you that wining smile that you deserve.
   What do I mean by someone living in his or her happy zone ? A happy zone is a zone where all your gifts and talents are fully expressed for your own benefit and humanity. It is a zone where you do things with minimum supervision and you excel greatly. It is a zone in which life is not worth living if you are not in it and whenever you are in it the sense of fulfillment resides in you.
     It is a pity that a high percentage of people are not in their happy zone. Many people due to peer pressure, environmental/societal influence and wrong parental advice has been misguided away from their happy zone. They go to work with less excitement early in the morning and come back late in the night  stressed and sad. Most of them love Fridays and cant wait to paste thank God its Friday (TGIF) on their Facebook walls. They spend most of their lives slaving for people to actualize their dreams and live comfortably in the happy zone.
   That is not God's great plan for us, For he gave us gifts and talents for us to live a fulfilled life of value. Do you know that all these great and famous men like musicians , entrepreneurs etc excel greatly because they are in their happy zone ? They see the world as a world full of prospects because they are in a zone that gives them a wide range of view.
  Living in your happy zone gives you that zest and excitement for life, with the whistling wind of vision and purpose fanning you to greater pursuits and heights.
    What really excites you when you do it and makes you different from the rest of the crew? what really makes you a master that cools the waves of obstacles with ease? That is your happy zone my friend.
  In this present economic  recession ,you needs to find where his or her happy zone lies for your happy zone brings out the real excellent you.
    

THERE IS POWER IN YOUR CONFESSION

THERE IS POWER IN YOUR CONFESSION
I read on the newspaper  recently of a man who kept on confessing that he would die on his 70th birthday. His wife and close friend kept on telling him to desist from confessing such a statement but he kept on confessing it for years.
Finally his 70th birthday finally came and it was well celebrated, he told his friends that he would die that day but his friends taught he was joking, for he was not ill at all. He told his wife but she ignored him because she was used to such a statement for years.
Around 10pm he complained of a slight headache which persisted. around 11:30pm he fell into a state of coma and died before it was morning.
My Sunday school teacher told me a that was based on his own personal experience. He told me that during his university days there was no food in the house and he and his roommates were dead broke. He brought out the only food item in the house which was beans, placed it on a tray and removed the pebbles present in the beans. He told his roommates to cook the beans so that they will eat when he comes back for he wanted to pray and also to read his books.
When he came back around 10PM, he expected a well prepared beans porridge to  be served to him but to his greatest surprise he was that faces of his roommates where all sad and dejected and all lay on the bed without any hope. When he asked what the problem was, they told him that after necessary preparation of putting the beans in the pot and adding water, they found out that there was no kerosene to cook it and mind you there was no money to  buy kerosene.
    Early that day my Sunday school teacher read a portion of the scripture where Jesus gave this statement in john 14:14   "if ye ask of anything in my name I will do it "KJV and had meditated on it all day. When he heard that there was no kerosene, he boldly told his roommates "check there is kerosene in the stove". the roommates in disbelief replied "there is no kerosene in the stove for we checked it earlier this morning" but he was undeterred by their statement and replied "check there is kerosene in the stove". The roommates feeling angry told him to check it himself, and when he checked, to everyone's surprise there was kerosene!!.
"his can only be a miracle!" exclaimed one of the roommates"for we previously checked and there was not even a drop of kerosene in that stove". With the now available kerosene, they used it to boil the long awaited beans . Immediately the finished cooking, there was no fire in the stove for the kerosene was now exhausted. This made his roommates to start believing God for the impossible.
   From the  two stories above, one confessed negatively and the other confessed positively and both reaped the outcome of it.
When one confesses positively or negatively there is a force that backs such a confession and brings it pass. One cant confess negatively and expect to reap  a positive result. Everyone gets whatever he or she confesses.     Your confession is like a laptop or desktop to a printer. The printer does not print anything until it receives a command from the laptop or  desktop to print.so is with your confession,. Your        ,   economic situation , academics and career depends on what you confess. That is why I don't pay attention to the news circulated by newspapers about the economic recession affecting our country. This is because whatever you hear, you confess and whatever you confess, you believe and get. Even in times of economic hardship, a  persistent  positive confession will certainly turn things around. There is power in your tongue and the words you say. Always say positive things for what we say is what we get.

YOUR INTEREST CONQUERS IT ALL

YOUR INTEREST CONQUERS IT ALL
 There was a time in my life that sciences was an issue. Deep in my heart, I knew that sciences was will be of great use to me in achieving my career, but the method of teaching in which the teachers presented was kind of difficult. For example our chemistry teacher would tell us to imagine the electron revolving round then nucleus like as the various planets revolve round the sun. This seemed to me strange because I have never in my life seen an atom not to talk its sub particles the electrons revolving round it. My Geography teach used to whip the hell out  of us because we could not describe correctly the different types of plain. In my SS2, I had a female  chemistry teacher   who would mock us days without end because we couldn't solve a problem on electrolysis and told most of us especially myself that we can never excel as scientists in the future. This bothered me greatly that I felt like quitting sciences, but a simple reply that my father gave to my question changed it all.
     My father would always tell us as children how he excelled in his academics. I thought he was exaggerating then until I saw most of this classmates in school who confirmed it. They told me how he was a great marksman during his brief stay in the Nigerian police force and how he represented the police force in the east and west African shooting competition and came out the best during the colonial era.
   My father was indeed a wonder to me then. He spoke German, and  efik languages fluently after many years of not speaking the language. He taught himself driving without going to a driving school and this always made me to wonder what was behind it  all.
My desire to know the secret behind his success made me to ask him this question one certain evening when he was telling me about one of his successes as a youth.
'Dad' I asked " what was the secret behind your success as a youth?" My dad smiled as said "interest my son" he replied "just interest"
That reply changed my mentality from that day onwards and I started excelling as never before and this marveled my teachers in secondary school. I excelled in my science and later in life did a science related career with ease. My dad is now late but the answer he gave to me changed my life forever.
One cant succeed in anything he or she wants to do unless he gives it his interest. This is because interest brings about focus and focus brings about excellence. No wonder the bible tells us " whatever a man finds his hand to do he should do it with all his might". why some people do not succeed in their career or profession is that they haven't put their interest in that profession. Interest clears all obstacles, interest kills that  giant of fear, interest makes you a winner, interest conquers it all. learn today to develop a keen interest in what you do and I assure you, your road to excellence and fame is sealed.

NDI IGBO SHOULD NOT BE ANXIOUS

NDI IGBO SHOULD NOT BE ANXIOUS
 On my way to work later in the week I saw a local magazine portraying the new president elect Donald Trump as the savior of Ndi Igbo people . The local magazine pointed that Nnamdi Kanu who is currently detained has already congratulated Trump and the reporters said that Trump would be the man that would make the actualization of the sovereign state of Biafra possible. The circulation from the local magazine in the past two days has stemmed up hot and bitter arguments between those of Igbo decent and those who are not or who are not in support of the widely circulated report.
    Well I need to pour out my mind on this. Those in support that Donald Trump an unrepentant racist would now be a savior of the Igbo race should exercise patience until he is properly elected as the president of the united states and should stop building castles in the air. This is because most of them would be crestfallen if this assumed savior does nothing.
      This was how there was  great festivity when Obama was announced as the first black president of the United states in 2008. Magazines and newspapers started circulating stories of the great help that Obama government would do to the Nigerian populace and many people believed those stories hook, line and sinker. What did Obama do ? nothing much my people. he was the one that even wanted to enthrone gay marriage (a taboo to many Nigerians ) into the Nigerian system. Thank God for the presidency and the members of the legislature who vehemently opposed it.
    Now the minds of many people are buying into what most local magazines are spreading just to gain fast publicity and make money. Our people should not be emotional but wait and see as events unfold for hasty conclusions has its own disastrous effects.

MISTAKEN IDENTITY: SHE THOUGHT SHE SHOT AND KILLED AN INTRUDER NOT KNOWING IT WAS HER FRIEND

 

A woman thought she had shot an intruder. It turned out she killed a friend.

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WPVI Investigators say Kelvin Watford was fatally shot after he entered a friend’s home without warning in an attempt to surprise her. On the phone with his friend, Kelvin Watford decided he would surprise her by sneaking into her Hamilton Township, N.J., home when she wasn’t expecting him.
The pair was still talking when Watford managed to open her front door and walk inside late Thursday night.
But the simple surprise turned into a tragic mistake when Watford’s friend took out her gun and opened fire, thinking Watford was an intruder, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
The woman, whose named hasn’t been released, called 911 and first told the emergency operator that she’d just shot an intruder.
Then, prosecutors said, the woman told the operator that she’d accidentally opened fire on her friend.
Police found the 50-year-old Watford, of Willingboro, N.J., at the bottom of the stairs with a gunshot wound to the chest, prosecutors said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Preliminary indications are that the homicide was accidental,” prosecutors said.
Moments before the shooting, prosecutors said, Watford told his friend on the phone that he was returning from a trip and not in the area.
As they talked, the woman later told investigators, she heard a dog barking “and noises outside of her house.”
When the noise continued, she told investigators, she retrieved her gun, then heard someone inside the house.
“She heard someone inside of her house and walked to her bedroom door, still on the phone,” according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office.
“She then opened her bedroom door, observed the shadow of a person in the dark on the stairs, and fired one gunshot,” the statement said.
By the time the woman realized she’d shot her friend, police were already on their way.
Neighbors didn’t report hearing a gunshot and only discovered something terrible had taken place after police descended on the block, according to ABC affiliate WPVI.
No charges have been filed, and the incident remains under investigation, prosecutors said.

 

THE WORLD OF IMPOSSIBILITIES OPENS TO ONE WHO PERSISTS

THE WORLD OF IMPOSSIBILITIES OPENS TO ONE WHO PERSISTS



A man was helping his uncle grind wheat in an old fashioned mill which the uncle owned. The uncle operated a large farm on which a number of colored sharecrop lived. This was a time in America's history in which blacks were regarded as slaves and before the African- American emancipation for equal rights.
   Quietly , the door opened  and a small colored child, the daughter of a tenant , walked in and took her place near the door.
         The man's uncle looked up , saw the child , and barked at her roughly,
'' what do you want ?"
Meekly the child replied, "My mammy say send her fifty cents"
"I'll not do it, " the uncle retorted, " now you run on home ."
      "yes sah," the girl replied but did not move.
 The uncle went ahead with his work, so busily engaged that he did not pay attention to the child to observe that she did not leave. When she looked up and saw her standing there, he yelled at her , " I told you to go on home ! now go, or ill take a switch on you."
      The little girl said " Yas sah, " but she did not bulge."
The uncle dropped a sack of grain he was about to pour  into the mill hopper, picked up a barrel stave, and started coming toward the child with an expression on his face that indicated trouble.
  The young nephew held his breath, for he was certain that since his uncle had  a terrible temper, he was about to witness an assault.
     When the uncle reached the spot where the child was standing, she quickly stepped forward one step, looked up into his eyes and screamed at the top of her shrill voice, " my mammy's gotta have that fifty cents!"
     The uncle stopped, looked at her for a minute and then slowly laid the barrel stave  on the floor, put his hand in his pocket , took out half a dollar, and gave it to her.
      The child took the money and slowly backed toward the door, never taking her eyes off the man whom she had just conquered. After she had gone, the uncle sat down on a box and looked out the window  into space for more than ten minutes. He was pondering with awe over the whipping he had just taken.
  Persistence is the only key that opens the door of impossibilities. On this stage of life, things don't come so easy but one can get the best in life if he or she persists. Even the bible stories that taught us to be persistent. Without persistence in prayer that wouldn't have been a heavy downpour even when Elijah had proved to the children of Israel  that Jehovah is God and has prophesied a huge downpour. Without persistence with great faith in their hearts the children of Israel wouldn't have circled Jericho seven times and the wall of Jericho wouldn't have fallen. If Jesus did not know the power persistence he wouldn't have said these words about the kingdom" Right from the time of John the Baptist the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent taketh it by force." Dear Reader there is a forceful power in persistence that the gates of hell cant prevail. In all you do persist to see your dream settle on the throne of Fulfillment for if you don't persist in getting what belongs to you, who will ?
Always see the vision you pursue with positivity in your heart, for positivity fuels persistence and giving up weakens it . Certainly in the end you will beat your chest and smile that victorious smile when the deal is done.
CHEER UP FRIENDS EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE TO HIM THAT BELIEVES
       
  

BOLLYWOOD STAR ACTRESS BEATEN, GASSED AND ROBBED

 

 

Bollywood Star Beaten and Gassed Near Paris Hotel Where Kim Kardashian Was Robbed  

 

 

 

 
Bollywood star and model Mallika Sherawatwas attacked and robbed by masked intruders inside a Paris apartment, according to multiple reports.
According to the Evening Standard, the 40-year-old actress was returning to her residential building in the 16th arrondissement with her French boyfriend Cyrille Auxenfans around 9:30 p.m. on Friday when the attack occurred.
Le Parisien reports the attackers wore scarves concealing their faces and “without saying a word, sprayed their victims with tear gas before punching them”
The criminals then fled the scene, and the stunned pair called emergency services, the Evening Standard reports.
Police have launched an investigation, with detectives suspecting the attack was an attempted robbery, according to The Daily Telegraph.
The incident occurs over a month after Kim Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint at the No Address Hotel during Paris Fashion Week. Masked gunman tied up and locked the reality star in her bathroom while stealing two mobile phones and more than $10 million worth of jewelry. The criminals have not been caught.
Kardashian West has been staying off the radar since the attack by hunkering down at her Los Angeles home and heavily scaling back on her social media presence

 

Nick Gordon ordered to pay $36 million for wrongful death of Bobbi Kristina Brown

  

 

 

 

 

 America Nick Gordon ordered to pay $36 million for wrongful death of Bobbi Kristina Brown

Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend Nick Gordon was ordered to pay $36 million to his deceased girlfriend's estate after being found liable for her death.
A judge on Thursday issued the ruling, agreeing with Bobby Brown that his daughter was a star in the making and had unlimited earning potential.
"She was an entertainer. If you were around her all could do was laugh. She told a lot of jokes," Bobby told the court. "She was always the [life] of the party... She was the life of anywhere she went. Anybody she was around definitely enjoyed her company."
He added, "I know she had the talent to be successful."
He went on to say that he believed that Nick was responsible for her death.
Nick was not present in court and hadn't been there through the course of the wrongful death trial.
The judge broke down the high dollar amount, awarding $15 million for her net worth and future potential income. He also awarded $13 million for "pain and suffering."
The estate originally sought $40 million from Nick.
TMZ reported that the final tally came after tearful testimony from Bobbi Kristina's friends and family.
Although no criminal charges were ever filed, Bobbi's estate filed the suit against Nick, alleging he gave her the toxic mix of drugs, which the medical examiner said played the key role in her drowning death on July 26, 2015.
As apart of the $36 million ruling, the judge also awarded $1.5 million and punitive damages of $250,000 for stealing funds after Bobbi's estate accused Nick of regularly transferring funds from her account to his account, including $11,000 after she'd fallen into the coma on Jan. 31, 2015.
A judge also awarded $1.3 million for physical abuse that Bobbi's estate he inflicted upon her, as well as a $4.2 million because he was allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

ACTRESS LISA LYNN MASTERS DIES AT 52

 

Lisa Lynn Masters Dies: ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Actress Was 52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Lisa Lynn Masters, an actress who had small roles in TV shows like the Netflix hit "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," has been found dead in a hotel room in Lima, Peru. She was 52.

The actress also had notable roles on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Ugly Betty" and "Gossip Girl."
According to local news site Peru21 and reported by People, Masters had been struggling with depression, and officials found antidepressants in her hotel room along with the body on Tuesday.
A GoFundMe page has been set up in her name to help with travel costs for her husband, William, and for funeral expenses.
"Our dear friend Lisa Masters passed away tragically and unexpectedly in Lima, Peru on November 15, 2016. Lisa's genuine warmth, generosity and tenacious strength will be deeply missed," the message reads.
It has currently raised $34,200 of a $50,000 goal.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Masters lived in Brooklyn, New York, and broke into acting after working as a TV news reporter and a model.
See the full message on the page below.
Our dear friend Lisa Masters passed away tragically and unexpectedly in Lima, Peru on November 15, 2016. Lisa's genuine warmth, generosity and tenacious strength will be deeply missed.
Lisa's beloved husband William is shocked and grieving her sudden loss. In the midst of his mourning, William faces daunting financial challenges, including the substantial funeral and transport expenses forLisa in and between Peru and the United States.
William is a healing arts practitioner and a long-time Brooklyn resident. Lisa and William lived modestly and both contributed to the expenses of their household. Without Lisa's income, William faces an immediate challenge to covering the rent on his apartment among other things.
There is no way for William to get through this kind of crisis on his own. As friends of William and Lisa, we are organizing to raise money to cover:
- Preparation and freight charges for shipment of Lisa's remains from Lima to the US
- Funeral services in Lisa's childhood home of Asheville, North Carolina
- Airfare between NYC and Asheville
- A month of lost wages for William
- Lisa's share of the rent for their home. Although William will ultimately have to leave his home, we would like him to be able to stay there without worry for the next year, as he recovers from this loss.
- Moving expenses, as William will ultimately not be able to stay in his home long-term.
Any donation you can make to ease this difficult time would be so appreciated and would make a big difference.
Our hearts go out to our dear friend William. We will miss Lisa very, very much

THE OUTCOME OF THE US ELCTIONS AS PREDICTIONS UNFOLD

 
Many people cant seem to fully predict the most epic election in US history. Recently, the Shiyanshu Ecological Tourism park in china's Hunan province had an idea and decided to roll out their not -so-secret weapon for unmasking the future through a Chinese monkey described as "the king of prophets"
   This mystic monkey whose name is Geda meaning "goose bumps" has been pegged as the mythical monkey with prophetic insight and has correctly predicted the winners of European soccer matches. For example he correctly predicted that Portugal would win the 2016 European football championship in July and two days later, Christiano Ronaldo's team defeated france 1-0 in overtime.
   On November 3rd, Geda was asked to predict the winner of the U.S. presidential election and unlike many highly paid pollster, he planted a kiss  on Donald Trump's facial picture after a deliberate thought.
    Recently, a group of orphaned dogs were asked by Cleveland reporters, to choose between Clinton and Trump by selecting presidential chew toys in a greatly unscientific poll ,that resembles a real life election cycles and trump emerged the winner.
     Also for the past 48yrs, students at Benjamin Franklin elementary school in Yorktown heights, have been casting "votes' to determine the winner of the US presidential election . The students spend months learning about the candidates,they debate the facts, then in small groups of five students , every class from kindergarten through fifth grade heads into the mock polling booth and for the past 48years, the school has never been wrong. This year, after all votes were tallied , Hilary Clinton won with 52% (277 votes) compared to Republican Rival Donald Trump with 43% (230 votes)
    American university Professor Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the results of every presidential election since 1984. One thing unusual about professor Lichtman's prediction is that it does not rely on polls or analysis of swing states but rather on his 13keys which are based on the performance of the party currently on the white house. These 13keys are (1) incumbent party mandate (2) incumbency (3) Third party (4) short economy (5) long-term economy (6) Nomination contest (7) policy change (8) scandal (9) social unrest (10) foreign or military success (11) foreign or military failure (12) incumbent charisma (13) challenge charisma .
     As for the result of this election, lichtman says 2016 has been the hardest race he has attempted to predict, but he has doubled down that Trump would emerge the winner on 8th Nov.
     In addition based on its sales of reusable plastic cups the monogram shop in East Hampton in New York has correctly predicted the winner of the US election since 2004. The cups emblazoned with the names and logos of democratic and republican candidates were being sold and the cups with Hilary Clinton's image grossed the highest.
    Lastly the prophecy of William Braham's prophecy of 1937 in the US predicts that a woman would rule the united states and Hilary Clinton correctly matched his description. The prophecy reads and I quote " then there arose in the united states a most beautiful woman clothed in splendor and a great power was given unto her . She was lovely of feature but there was a hardness about her that defied description. Beautiful as she was, she was yet cruel, wicked and cunning. She dominated the land with authority, she had complete power over the people"
Today as the citizens of the most powerful nation on earth goes to pooling booth to vote in a suitable leader to occupy the white house, I pray they vote with wisdom and experience to vote wisely

THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS


A young man asked Socrates , an ancient Greek philosopher the secret of success . Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.
 When they met the following morning, Socrates told the young man to walk with him towards the river. Gradually they stepped into the river until the water got to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The young man struggled to get out of the water but Socrates was strong but kept him underwater until he started turning blue.
    The young man struggled and finally managed to get up. The first thing he did was to gasp and take a deep breath. Socrates asked "what did you want the most when you were under water?" The man replied "Air" Socrates then said, " that is the most secret to success. When you want success as badly as you want air, you will get it. There is no more secret"
   A burning desire is the starting point to all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great result. For one to be successful one needs to be focused and passionate about it. He must have a positive minded heart for that will fuel his desire to succeed even when the environment appears negative. Lastly he must have a heart of prayer  for without him we can do nothing.