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Earth's Population Statistics in Perspective
The population of Earth is around 7.8 Billion.
For most people, it is a significant figure. However, if you condensed 7.8
billion into 100 persons, and then into various percentage statistics,
the resulting analysis is relatively much easier to comprehend.
Out of 100:
11 are in Europe
5 are in North America
9 are in South America
15 are in Africa
60 are in Asia
49 live in the countryside
51 live in a city
75 have mobile phones
25 do not
30 have internet access
70 do not have the availability to go online
83 can read
17 are illiterate.
33 are Christian
22 are Muslims
14 are Hindus
7 are Buddhists
12 are other religions
12 have no religious beliefs.
26 live less than 14 years
66 died between 15 - 64 years of age
8 are over 65 years old.
If you have your own home,
Eat full meals & drink clean water,
Have a mobile phone,
Can surf the internet, and have gone to college,
You are in the minuscule privileged lot.
(in the less than 7% category)
Amongst 100 persons in the world, only eight live or exceed the age of 65!
If you are over 65 years old, be content & grateful. Cherish life. Grasp the moment.
If you did not leave this world before the age of 64, like the 92 persons who have gone before you,
you are already the blessed amongst humankind.
Take good care of your health. Cherish every remaining moment.
If you think you are suffering memory loss, read on.
Anosognosia, very interesting:
In the following analysis, the French Professor Bruno Dubois,
Director of the Institute of Memory and Alzheimer's Disease (IMMA) at La Pitié-Salpêtrière - Paris Hospital addresses the subject in a rather reassuring way:
"If anyone is aware of their memory problems, they do not have Alzheimer's."
1. forget the names of families
2. do not remember where I put some things
It often happens in people 60 years and older that they complain that they lack memory.
"The information is always in the brain, it is the "processor" that is lacking."
This is "Anosognosia" or temporary forgetfulness.
Half of people 60 and older have some symptoms that are due to age rather than disease. The most common cases are:
- forgetting the name of a person
- going to a room in the house and not remembering why we were going there
- a blank memory for a movie title or actor, an actress
- a waste of time searching where we left our glasses or keys
After 60 years most people have such a difficulty, which indicates that it is not a disease but rather a characteristic due to the
passage of years
Many people are concerned about these oversights, hence the importance of the following statements:
1."Those who are conscious of being forgetful have no serious problem of memory."
2. "Those who suffer from a memory illness or Alzheimer's are not aware of what is happening."
Professor Bruno Dubois, Director of IMMA, reassures the majority of people concerned about their oversights:
"The more we complain about memory loss, the less likely we are to suffer from memory sickness."
Now for a little neurological test:
Only use your eyes!
1- Find the C in the table below!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2- If you found the C, then find the 6 in the table below.
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
3- Now find the N in the table below. Attention, it's a little more
difficult!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
If you pass these three tests without problem:
- you can cancel your annual visit to the neurologist.
- your brain is in perfect shape!
- you are far from having any relationship with Alzheimer's.
We are truly blessed, So, share this with your over-55 friends, it can reassure them.
In any case, if you are over 65 and complaining about a few aches and pains, think again
........ 92% of people didn't even get that opportunity!!
So be pleased with your situation and happy
BUZZY BITS
April 12, 2024
From Buzz – buzz@msifund.com
For the week the S&P was down 1.7%. Gold hit a new high of $2412, and is now $2448. The yield on the 30-year government bond hit its highest yield since November. The Dollar hit a 5-month high. Crude hit its highest level since October. Inflation increased 3.5% in March vs. 3.2% in February. The cost of electricity has climbed 29.4% since January 2021. Sources: Wall Street Journal and New York Times
BuzzBits
The S&P 500 – had its best first quarter since 2019 gaining 10.2% in the first three months of the year. The Dow advanced 5.6% and the NASDAQ ended the quarter with a 9.1% pop – CNBC
Blondes – “I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb ….. and I also know that I’m not a blonde” – Dolly Parton
Small-cap Stocks – are underperforming larger peers by the widest margin in 20 years. Since 2020, the Russell is up only 20% vs. 60% for the S&P – Financial Times
U.S. Tire Shipments – will set a new record this year: 335.7 million units, up from 331.9 units in 2023 and just above the previous record of 335.2 million units in 2021.
Trade Date – The (SEC) has announced rule changes that will shorten the settlement for most U.S. securities from two business days after the trade date to one business day after the trade date.
Commercial Property – The decline in values is a big issue of some banks. Collectively banks hold about 38% of the trillion of outstanding debt tied to U.S. commercial real estate – The Kiplinger Letter
Dividend Stocks – have lagged the market as yields on short-term Treasuries and cash accounts have risen. This could change with expected rate cuts from the Federal Reserve – Kiplinger Personal Finance
Stamps – The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to raise the price of a stamp 5 cents in what would be the fourth increase since the start of 2023. The proposed price of 73 cents, up 7.4% from the current price of 68 Cents – Wall Street Journal
Big Banks – raked in record profits in 2023 but face growing pressures this year. Losses from commercial real estate and bond portfolios are mounting, and bank stocks have lagged behind the broader market rally – Wall Street Journal
Electric Vehicles – Days of supply have proved less disruptive than expected and prices continue to decrease. They are now $52,000 on average – The Kiplinger Letter
Microsoft – If you bought 100 shares five years ago at $119, today the position is worth approximately $42,200 – Bloomberg
Sales of Existing Homes – are picking up despite higher mortgage rates. Existing home sales rose 9.5% to 4.38 million annualized units in February, the highest level in one year – The Kiplinger Letter
Mutual Funds – recorded net income for the first time in 27 months in February – PLANSPONSOR
Puerto Rico – “Financial incentives” have made Puerto Rico a destination for Americans looking to relocate. About 27k Americans have recently moved there. Those who received an Act 60 tax exemption get a 4% income tax rate, a 75% discount on property tax and no tax on capital gains – Business Insider
Social Security – A growing chorus of business leaders and GOP lawmakers are calling for raising the retirement age to about 67 – CNBC
College Costs - $56,190 is the average 2023-24 annual price for tuition, fees, housing and all food at private, nonprofit four-year schools vs. $24,030 at public colleges for in-state students. Some Vanderbilt students will have $100,000 in total expenses for the 2024-25 school year – New York Times
Dollar Stores – composed more than a quarter of the U.S.’s total stores opening in 2022 and last year Dollar General opened 20,000 stores in the U.S. vs. 5,000 in 2001. Walmart by contrast has just over 4,600 locations – Wall Street Journal
Tesla – reported a surprising big drop in quarter sales. Deliveries were down 8.5% from a year ago – Bloomberg
Wait For It - https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3JGmDlMDeg/?igsh=MXkwOHA3aG0xb2FyeQ==
Date: April 22, 2024 at 4:39:44 AM PDT
To: @stkinfo.com>
Subject: war or peace
This spring things gotten gradually more heated about this never ending war between Russia and Ukraine. The United States and French has been offering a larger amount of military help to Ukraine which will end up in a real disaster if they fallow through with it. I have never been a person who is into politics but now I am watching the news on the daily basis because this conflict is escalating by day. It's scary and I feel we are only few steps away from World War III.
How can this stop!?
Donald Trump is in the coming up election! He said if he will be the president again he will stop this war in one day!
Orbán Viktor is also very close to a coming up election and he is very clear about not supporting this ongoing nonsense. He will not help to neither side of the conflict because he understands the serious outcome of sending any help to either side. If Putin had enough or see other countries are putting their nose into his conflict with Zelensky, he will not have merci and will make a drastic step against any aggressor.
This conflict between the two man is one of the bloodiest one since World War II. and the worse part in this...now the deadliest nuclear weapon is to be counted for if this two doesn't end this killing. Enough innocent man, women and children has died already and it seem that neither part would back down anytime soon. Both parties are so much believing their own rights when nobody else seeing this right to make any sense at all!!! Nothing to gain only loose! For everybody!!
As I mentioned I been never involved with political views but now I sure hope Donald Trump got elected because he won't agree to give any financial help to Ukraine to feed and support this conflict. All the money that was spent till now is already a such waist and could have been spent on something good-building something instead of use it to destroy and for taken many life!
In the news it's an every day subjects here in Hungary that if Putin was dropping that nuclear bomb, Hungary would pretty much vanish from earth and other European countries would have a deadly radiation as well for at least 30 years!
People are just trying to leave! Life has already so many obstacles that cross our daily leaving and it's simply a terrifying thing to hear this two leader conflicts because it threatening other nations as well with out even be apart of this mass directly!
If we look back to any war in the past, the sad part was always, the innocent people got to suffer and got to loose the little they had.
How can we focus on life or start a business when our mind is filled with fear and this verbal threats are numbing us and our capability to move foreword with our dreams!
I personally creating a small art business that could go known world wide but if this conflict between Russia and Ukraine doesn't get solved shortly no one will spend a dime on art work. People in Hungary very scared and I constantly hear out in public that they will not spend money on anything only on things that are a must have because they need to make sure they save it for the what if.
By the way. If this what if is a nuclear war nobody will need money for anything not even for their own funeral!!!
I am watching on the news how politicians and military representatives are in my countries have talk gatherings throughout the day when they go deep into this issue and it's frankly terrifying to hear what comes out of their mouth! Grown man are literally scared too and yes they can't see the outcome but they are sure more and more worried each day! At first they have just talked about this conflict as an opinion between one an other but I have noticed now they are talking about much deeper about this issue and they are genuinely concerned! These talks are NOT a warning for us by any means but as I watch them I sure hear conversations where they are actually see the potential death all around. Now it's not a talk anymore when outsiders are forming a news what's going on in the neighbor countries! It is now more so...this is not looking good and I see the fear in this grown man eyes.
I can't tell what will happen, how can I. Really nobody can yet...unless this whole thing is a purposely created "thing" because the overpopulation...which I am hoping not, but you never know. Just like Covid. That was a virus that was poured on us too to kill the weak the ones who are not adding to much to society any longer. However! This war is way to close to our borders and I am so hoping to these elections to go right because otherwise very soon in a very near future we will end up with a deadly disaster.
I am quietly watching every day how things are folding out and in the mean time living my life with much hope for a better financial future ahead.
Antal Design must be alive, must be successful and just as in the Bible was written:
No weapons formed against thee shall prosper...
God keep all of us safe and let all war around us been exchanged with peace and love for everyone sake!
Do all things with love so we can leave and love one an other 💗🫶🙏💖
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