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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 

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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April 26, 2024

From Buzz – buzz@msifund.com

For the week the S&P was up 2.7% vs. being down six consecutive days through last Friday. The yields on the 10 and 30-year government bonds hit their highest level since November. Interest rates on the 30-year mortgage hit 7.17% vs. 7.10% last week vs. 6.43% a year ago. Last week worries about slowing economic growth drove broad-based declines across stocks and government bonds. Gross domestic product for inflation increased at a 1.6% annual rate in the first three months of the year. Sources: Wall Street Journal and New York Times

BuzzBits

The Election Year – Typically the stock market will do nothing through May and then have a big gain for the rest of the year – FactSet

Rich – Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician and I’ll show you a crook – Harry S. Truman

Tesla – is laying off more than 10% of its global staff following the company’s year-on-year sales decline in 2023. Tesla’s profits fell 55% in the 10% and their sales declined 9% ….. Tesla will ask shareholders to vote again on Elon Musk’s multibillion pay package – THE WEEK

Woman New Death Gets A Pig Kidney – Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death. Part of a pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart – Associated Press

High Interest Rates – are continuing to weigh on Main Street banks. Regional banks posted steep profit declines in the 1Q and predicted price pain ahead – Wall Street Journal

Stress – People who slept for less than seven hours nightly had a 53% higher risk of premature death than those who slept for seven hours or more – Bottom Line Health

Federal Taxes – The average American pays $524,625 in taxes in his lifetime. The highest are: New Jersey $987k, D.C. $885k and Connecticut $855k. The lowest are: Alabama $360k, Louisiana $359k and West Virginia $358k – Federal Government

2020 To 2024 Price Increases – Eggs 101%, chicken breast 60%, rice 51%, iceberg lettuce 50%, potatoes 50%, milk 50%, cream of mushroom soup 41%. The average increase was 46% - Grok AI

The Basic Ways Government Steals Your Money – If you earn it, income tax · If you spend it, sales tax · If you live somewhere, property tax · If you save it, inflation tax · If you start a business, license · If you buy a good business, product tax · If you give it away, gift tax · If you die, inheritance tax.

Abortions – 74% of women say abortion should be legal in all or most cases – KFF

The Heat Record – Temperatures across the globe hit another record high in March, 2.43 degrees above the 20th century average. The last March when global temps were cooler than average was 1926. March was the 10th month in a row where global temps were the hottest on record – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Renting vs. Buying – Someone looking to purchase the average home today with a 10% down payment would have a mortgage payment of $2,200 vs. $1,500 to rent the average home – The Kiplinger Letter ….. Renting stands to stay cheaper for most folks for a number of years. Interest rates can’t be cut until both pressures of inflation abate……Property taxes jumped 4.1%.

Vacations – Where will people be going this summer? New York City and Los Angeles will be the top U.S. destinations this year, followed by Seattle, Orlando and Las Vegas – Kiplinger Letter

Facts Of Interest – show that a significant majority of Americans now agree that climate change is real and a smaller majority agree that it is human-caused and harmful – Climate Catastrophe

Firearms – Roughly half of U.S. states allow teachers or other school employees with concealed carry permits to have firearms on campus, according to Giffords, the research group led by the former congresswoman – Gabrielle Giffords

Murders – in the U.S. are falling at the fastest rate in decades and dropped 20% in the 1Q of 2024 – Wall Street Journal

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