INFORMATION - Message From Pastor Mike Dunamis

INFORMATION

Information put your life in a winning formation. The level of the information you have determine;

·         1.        Your opportunity

·         2.   Value (your usefulness)

·         3.       Your worth

·        4.         The size of your pocket

·         5.    Command + position of authority

Never say you don’t know you must always have an idea, the idea you have creates the future you desire. Take time to build your information bank. Pay every conscious effect to be informed.

Social network is not for hanging out with friends only, make vital use of network, SEARCH, DISCOVER and KNOW.

OPPORTUNITY (Ecclesiastes 9:11 kjv)

“I have seen something else under the sun, the race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong nor does food come to the wise or favour to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.

Opportunity gives light to your vision and ignite your passion. It gives you a chance to show what you have, your talent and gift, your dexterity.”

Opportunity gives you a chance to display. Bishop Oyedepo confirm in one of his writing that opportunity abound everywhere, but mankind is so blind that they cannot see it, because they are not informed.

                THREE THINGS THAT BRINGS OPPORTUNITY

1.       Association

2.       Communication

3.       Humility

HUMINITY:

Be a man of sincerity of heart and purity of mind, be a noble, submit to everyman, be a man/woman of simplicity, be simple to everyman to talk and associate with, smile, Laugh, help someone in need, be there for someone, be useful, be dependable,  be trustworthy, never loose your integrity to any situation.

Every Humble Man will never lack a man to help them.

Humility draws men to you, it make people love you, it grant you favour before everyman, it makes God loves you.

GET THESE

·         Advantages in the key to advancement, when you never take advantage of opportunities, you may always be a disadvantage.

·         Frustration is a major factor of failure, but when you are familiar with faith, you will be far from failure.

·         Self-discipline comes with self-denial, you can’t be truly discipline until you denial yourself of self-desire.

Hurricane Irma: Florida assesses damage as storm weakens

As Hurricane Irma leaves millions without power in Florida, disaster risk experts have started counting the possible cost from the deadly storm.

Irma, which hit Florida as a category four hurricane on Sunday, has since been downgraded to a tropical storm.
Analysts have cut their estimates of the total cost, but still expect it to run to tens of billions of dollars.
The storm is likely to have the biggest long-term economic impact in the Caribbean, experts said.
"In the Caribbean it's devastating because ... you're affecting the entire economy," said Chuck Watson, director of research and development for US hazard assessment firm Enki Holdings.

US damages

The combination of losses from Hurricane Irma and storm Harvey, which struck Texas and the Gulf of Mexico in August, could make 2017 "the most costly hurricane season yet," Bronek Masojada, the chief executive of the UK insurance firm Hiscox told the BBC.
Moody's Analytics expects combined damage of $150bn- $200bn from the two storms in the US, with an additional $20bn-$30bn lost in economic disruption.

Media caption Aerial footage shows the damage to homes in Orlando, Florida

Analysts had earlier warned the US faced as much as $300bn in economic impact from Irma alone, depending on the strength and path of the storm in Florida.
The storm has caused severe flooding and left more than 6 million homes without power in Florida. It has killed at least 39 people and devastated some Caribbean islands.
However, it weakened after making landfall in Florida and spared major cities along the eastern coast, such as Miami, a direct hit.
For parts of the state such as the Florida Keys, the recovery will take time, said Florida Governor Rick Scott.
But in other areas, he said: "I didn't see the damage I thought we would see."

Barrie Cornes, an insurance analyst at Panmure Gordon, said the economic impact of Irma may be half the $300bn he previously gave as the uppermost cost.
Enki predicts the economic impact could be about $50bn - well below the roughly $200bn the firm predicted early in the storm.
"A wobble 20 miles to the left and it would have virtually doubled the damages," Mr Watson said.
Shares on Wall Street rose more than 1% on Monday, partly on hopes Irma would cause less damage than previously feared.
The combination of the hurricanes could shave 0.5% off GDP in the third quarter, ratings agency Moody's estimates.
But the rebuilding effort is likely to lead to higher spending, boosting GDP growth in later months, which will blunt the longer impact.
"From an economics sense, a lot of times we get a little too excited about these storms," Mr Watson said. "The human tragedy, that's a whole different picture."

Caribbean damages

Even the worst storms have historically had little major effect on economic growth in the US.
But some small Caribbean islands are looking at damage from Hurricane Irma that is many times higher than their annual GDP.
Enki forecasts that Irma's economic impact in the Caribbean could be about $30bn, with about 40% of that figure coming from lost output.
Total damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure could run to more than $12bn, with places such as Sint Maarten, the US Virgin Islands and Cuba among the hardest hit, according to the Germany-based Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology.

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Image caption Cubans wade through a flooded street in Havana

That makes Irma the costliest hurricane in history for the Caribbean, a record that reflects the storm's strength - and the increase in property and infrastructure in the region, said James Daniell, a senior disaster risk analyst for the centre.
Major hotels and resorts are more likely to have insurance, but the share of damage covered is likely to vary significantly by island, he said.
Insured losses in the Caribbean are estimated at $5bn-$15bn, according to catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide.

STOP BLAMING OTHERS

 DON'T PLAY THE VICTIM TO CIRCUMSTANCE YOU CREATED...


You can only achieve success in life if you stop put blame on others. Remember nobody is perfect, Nobody is God and nobody is holy like Jesus christ .

 
 In life nobody is above mistake. I get to know this when I became the President of a Christian organization, am always angry with my fellow executives and always blame them for everything that happen wrongly in the organization. Month after Month I find out that nothing changed, why? I asked myself. I decide to keep mute, do my best and leave the rest for God. I maintain that style for a month and I found out that the issue is not with my executives but with me. 



Everybody has a different way of archiving success.

Blame.
 It’s one of those things that seem to be a part of all kinds of relationships. It’s in our relationships with family members, with our partners or spouse, with friends and it can even be with our co-workers.
If we aren’t mindful over our habits of blaming others then it can become detrimental to the relationship. So how can you stop blaming others in your relationships? Here are 5 steps:
#1 — Recognize when you’re blaming. Examples of blaming include (but aren’t limited to) saying things like: “You never call me when you’re going to be home late,” “You’re too sensitive,” “You’re too needy,” “You never do the dishes when I ask you to,” “You need to change,” “You never listen to me,” or “You caused all these problems yourself.”
What is a common word in any of these examples? Yep, that’s right it’s saying “you.” It’s all “you did X” or “you did Y.” Sometimes there is also the element of saying the word “never” as well, which is clearly just an exaggeration. It’s not necessarily that the person “never” does what you ask, but that they don’t do it sometimes.
So the first step of the battle is being sure that we catch ourselves getting into the habit of blaming.
#2 — Take a moment to get centered. Often when we are blaming it’s not that we are doing it from a balanced and centered place. We aren’t thinking and seeing things clearly. More than likely, we’re stressed out because of various things that happened during our day or triggered by something.
So immediately after recognizing that you’re doing the “blame game” be sure to stop and take some time to get centered in yourself. Take some deep breaths. Walk around a little bit. Jump or shake your arms to let out the stress and tension of it all. Look around at the different items in the room.
Any of these little tools can help you to get centered back into yourself so you can think clearly and respond to the situation in an effective way rather than to just mindlessly react to what is happening, like most of us do often.
#3 — Recognize that you and this other person are both equals. When we’re blaming, we are coming from this mentality of, “You’re wrong and I’m right.” It involves putting yourself on a pedestal and making yourself appear all perfect and good, then condemning the other person and making them appear imperfect, flawed, and wrong.
Not exactly something we want to be doing in a marriage where both people are meant to be equals, right?
Exactly. Yet, unfortunately being in a continuous state of blaming can often be one of the big causes for divorce.
So, it’s important to recognize this illusionary thinking that blocks us from truly experiencing and expressing love.
#4 — Own your own experience. Once you’ve gotten centered and recognized that you and this other person are both truly equals, it’s time to really own your own experience. So check in with yourself and ask: How am I feeling about this situation? What do I think about this situation?
Once you have identified your thoughts and feelings, phrase them into an “I” statement. For instance, you may want to say something like, “I’m angry because there is a mess in the living room” or “I feel upset because I don’t think we talk as much anymore.”
Be sure that when using these statements that you don’t say something like “I feel you’re not listening to me” — because that is not true. That is a thought and not a feeling. So be sure that you’re identifying an emotion if you use the word “feel,” because if we don’t the other person will likely still think they are being blamed.
Don’t believe me? Reflect back on times where people have told you something like, “I feel like you don’t care about cleaning up the apartment.” What’s your initial reaction? It makes a difference.
Finally, when you’re making an “I” statement be sure that you don’t fall into the blame game again by saying something like “I’m upset because you don’t listen to me.” There is still a “you” there.
So be sure to really own your own experience and take responsibility.
#5 — Apologize. If you’ve said something where you were really blaming the other person, then be sure to apologize to them. If you’re dating or married to this person, be sure you express your love and affection to them. Doing so will help bring the two of you closer to each other and help deepen the relationship.


 

UK to build cut-price warships to spur on naval exports

UK to build cut-price warships to spur on naval exports, says Defence Secretary

Government backs construction across several shipyards


The UK will go ahead with the construction of a new generation of cut-price, multipurpose warships as it seeks to spur naval exports.
The Type 31e frigate has a price capped at £250m for the first five vessels to be produced for the Royal Navy.
That compares with a bill of up to £1bn apiece, including some dockyard-related costs, for the state-of-the-art Type 26 model that began production in July.
The first of the Type 31 craft should enter service in 2023, with the workload likely to be shared among UK shipyards and assembly focused on a central hub, in line with recommendations from a report into future naval programs, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement Wednesday.
The new approach is “designed to maximise exports and be attractive to navies around the world,” Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said in the release, adding that while the Type 31e will be designed to meet British needs, it will have the export market “in mind from the beginning.”
Britain initially placed an order for 13 Type 26 vessels, to be built at BAE Systems’ Glasgow shipyards.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron announced in late 2015 that the commitment would be cut to eight ships, with the balance of the requirement to be filled by a less capable but cheaper model with enhanced export prospects.
The commitment to build the Type 31e comes ahead of next week’s Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition in London, which will see a “real push” for maritime sales, according to Stephen Phipson, the outgoing head of arms exports at the International Trade Department.
The UK is working on several “very, very large” naval opportunities, he said Monday.
The switch to modular construction for the frigate follows a report last year into UK naval shipbuilding led by John Parker, chairman of miner Anglo American, which argued that BAE’s Scottish dockyards be excluded from the lead role on the new vessel in order to encourage competition and pare costs.
He also recommended the “e” designation to emphasise the export focus.
Britain’s £6.bn aircraft carrier programme pioneered the devolved-construction approach, with blocks for the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales built at six UK locations before being assembled at Babcock International Group’s main yard at Rosyth near Edinburgh.

Cholera Kills 7 Internally Displaced Persons In Borno Camp

No fewer than seven Internally Displace Persons at the Borno IDPs camp have died of Cholera.

They died at Muna and Dala Lawanti cholera treatment centres, according to the Medical Director of Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSF, Anna Cillers.

She said that over 200 patients were admitted at the centres since the outbreak of Cholera last month and that seven of them had died while about 100 treated and discharged.

She explained that the centres had been working with the Federal and State Ministries of Health to ensure that the disease is totally eradicated.

According to him, the centre in collaboration with the government has established a 40 bed Cholera Treatment Unit, CTU, in Dala, which has so far admitted 70 patients.

She said that “MSF has also set up an Oral Re-hydration Point, ORP, in Muna camp with a team of 14 Community Health Workers, CHW, who are helping to find new cases.

“Their major role is to trace members of the community who might have had contact with Cholera patient so that we can stop the spread of the disease now.

Callers said that most of the Cholera victim came from Muna due to the invasion of Boko Haram insurgents there.
She also said that the Nigerian soldiers had continued to attack the terrorists in the area, making IDPs in camp to run away from the place.
Coupling with the heavy downpour during the week, the spread of Cholera had been devastating, she noted.

Taraba Supplies Cucumber, Vegetables To Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna – Osinbajo

Taraba State is now producing cucumber, vegetables, pepper in commercial quantities and supplying it to major supermarkets in Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna.


The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this at Eid-el-kabir lunch held at the banquet hall inside Aso Rock on Sunday.

He said that the production of these items by a state in Nigeria had since reduced the importation of such materials to the country.

According to the vice president the vast farmlands of Kebbi, Jigawa and Kano are another areas that will increase the production of these foodstuff.

“Just five hectares of greenhouse in Taraba State is producing the needs of all the major supermarkets in Abuja, Kaduna and Lagos states,” he said.

He noted how an Israeli farmer who works in one of those greenhouses, exclaimed when he got to Jalingo for the first time and saw the beautiful hills.

“He sent a message to his wife saying, ‘we are close to heaven.’ But by the time he got to Mambilla and got to the Plateau, he sent another message and said, ‘we are now in heaven!” Osinbajo said.

On Boko Haram insurgence, Osinbajo said that the terrorists would continue to attack because of the vast land of Borno, which is almost the size of the United Kingdom and Demark put together.


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Hurricane Harvey: Texas governor warns bill could be $180bn

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said the bill for reconstruction after Hurricane Harvey could be as high as $180bn (£138bn).

He said the damage was worse than that caused by Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
Meanwhile, the head of the government's disaster management agency has warned that flood-hit states should not rely on Washington to pick up the bill.
Brock Long said Harvey should be a wake-up call for local officials.
Recovery operations are under way across Texas, and in neighbouring Louisiana, although many areas are still battling floodwater.
The devastating hurricane made landfall in the state a week ago and has been blamed for at least 47 deaths. About 43,000 people are being housed in shelters.

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The US government has already asked Congress for $7.85bn as an initial contribution towards recovery efforts, which Mr Abbott called a "down payment".
He had previously said the state might need more than $125bn in aid, but revised that figure up on Sunday.

"Katrina caused, if I recall, more than $120bn [of damage] but when you look at the number of homes and business affected by this I think this will cost well over $120bn, probably $150bn to $180bn," he told Fox News.
The White House has warned that the US debt ceiling - the cap on government spending - will need to be raised to meet the bill for recovery. Only Congress can raise that limit.
Brock Long, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), told CBS that Harvey should be a lesson to state officials that they needed to set aside reserve funds for their own emergency management departments.

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"It is a wake-up call for this country for local and state elected officials to give their governors and their emergency management directors the full budgets that they need to be fully staffed, to design rainy-day funds, to have your own stand-alone individual assistance and public assistance programmes," he said.

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