Niall McCarthy reports for Statista, March 3, 2021, that according to Knight Frank’s 15th annual Wealth Report, the global super-rich (“ultra-high-net worth individual or UHNWI”) population — defined as an individual with $30 million or more in assets) increased 2.4% over the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic’s surging asset prices, lower interest rates and fiscal stimulus. The increase of the super-rich was strongest in Asia at 12%.
The Wealth Report included an interesting subsection that used a Wealth Sizing Model to compare requirements to gain access to the top 1%.
Those requirements, in US$, vary considerably between countries. For example:
The entry point to being super-rich in Monaco is the highest on the planet at $7.9 million.
The United States has the world’s largest UHNWI population with around 180,000 people having assets of $30 million or more in 2020. However, to gain entrance to America’s one percent club, you’ll need $4.4 million.
In India, just $60,000 would entitle you to be among the top 1%.
We really should stop the incorrect and malicious stereotype that cats are aloof, unfeeling and unloving, but only use humans as a source of food and shelter.
Here are two videos showing how much cats miss their owners when they’re gone.
If you’re using a Seresto flea collar for your dog or cat, REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY!
Johnathan Hettinger reports for USA Today, March 2, 2012, that according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documents, Seresto, one of the most popular flea and tick collars, has been linked to hundreds of pet deaths, tens of thousands of injured animals and hundreds of harmed humans.
But the EPA has done nothing to inform the public of the risks.
Seresto, developed by Bayer and now sold by Elanco, works by releasing small amounts of pesticide onto the animal for months at a time. The pesticide is supposed to kill fleas, ticks and other pests but be safe for cats and dogs.
But thousands of pets are being harmed, according to federal documents obtained by the non-profit Center for Biological Diversity through a public records request. The center then provided the documents to the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting.
Since Seresto flea and tick collars were introduced in 2012, the EPA has received incident reports of at least 1,698 related pet deaths. Overall, through June 2020, the agency has received more than 75,000 incident reports related to the collars, including nearly 1,000 involving human harm.
H/t BL
I use Comfortis flea tablet for my cats. My vet told me that the pill is safe for pets because it is not designed for mammals (like dogs and cats), but specifically targets insects like fleas.
One pill is good for an entire month. Cats are notorious for being difficult to pill. What I do is crush the pill into powder, mix the powder with a syringe-full of yummy chicken broth, then squirt the liquid into the cat’s mouth.
Update (March 7, 2021):
Body & Soul reader MCA sent me a link to a statement from Alleghany North Veterinary Hospital defending Seresto. Click here.
About the pic: On March 1, 2021, RINO Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was spotted with a black eye and stitches in Washington D.C. He said he had fallen down and lost consciousness while visiting his son and grandchildren in Boston. (boston.com)
You know the drill:
Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box).
Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner.
Any captions proffered by our writers, no matter how brilliant (ha ha), will not be considered.
This contest will be closed in two weeks, at the end of Tuesday, March 16, 2021.
To get the contest going, here’s my caption:
Hey, Romney! Did you get your black eye from hitting your exercise machine like former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)?
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Posted onMarch 3, 2021|Comments Off on We have a winner!
for our 238th Caption Contest!
Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points.
And the winner of our 238th Caption Contest, with four #1 votes and a whopping 16 points is . . .
Vett!
Here is the winning caption:
Introducing the new cabinet of the Biden Administration.
Julie Mullen is in second place, with one #1 vote and 4 points. Here is her caption:
Members of the Press Corps are caught breaking Covid restrictions while waiting for the WH press secretary to ‘circle back’ to anything relevant to their questions.
Calgirl, Jackie Puppet, James Stepp (aka truckjunkie), Leon, and Steve are in third place, each with one #2 vote and 2 points. Here are their captions:
Calgirl: “News Flash: ‘Nancy Pelosi calls the House to consider new charges after the Senate acquits Trump, for 2nd time, of unsupported Impeachment charges. She gambles that the 3rd time will be the charm.'”
Jackie Puppet: “Every kid’s worst nightmare!”
James Stepp: “One clown to another clown, ‘Hahaha-look at that weirdo with the tiny shoes!!'”
Leon: “So this is what $15.00 an hour looks like!”
Steve: “Joe Biden has decided a new wardrobe is in order for the Secret Service. After all they are supposed to blend in/appear natural with their surroundings. I think Joe outdid himself for where else but DC would a bunch of Clowns not stand out?”
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and do not be afraid.” And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
In law, there’s an important concept critical to the determination of truth.
The concept is “percipient witness”. According to Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary, a percipient witness is “A witness who testifies about things she or he actually perceived. For example, an eyewitness.”
Today, the universal Church celebrates and remembers a particular event about which the Apostles were percipient witnesses — the Transfiguration.
2 Peter 1:16-18
Beloved: We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory, “This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain.
Do you doubt these percipient witnesses?
This is how the Apostles — percipient witnesses of the transfigured and later resurrected Christ — died, testifying to the truth they’d witnessed until their last breath:
St. Stephen, the first martyr of Christianity, was stoned to death in Jerusalem, c. AD 34.
St. James, son of Zebedee and brother of St. John the Apostle, was the first Apostle to be martyred. King Herod had St. James beheaded in 44 AD.
St. James, son of Alpheus, was reported by the Jewish historian Josephus to have been stoned and then clubbed to death in 62 AD.
St. Jude Thaddaeus was crucified in Syria, c. 65 AD.
St. Simon the Zealot ministered in Persia and was sawn in half, c. 65 AD after refusing to sacrifice to the sun god.
St. Peterand St. Paul were both martyred in Rome about 66 AD, during the persecution under Emperor Nero. St. Paul was beheaded. St. Peter was crucified, upside down at his request, because he did not feel he was worthy to die in the same manner as his Lord.
St. Mark, a rope around his neck, was dragged to death in Alexandria, Egypt, in AD 68.
St. Thomas was pierced to death in India, 72 AD, where the ancient Marthoma Christians revere him as their founder.
St. Matthias, who was chosen to replace Judas, was burned to death in Syria, c. 80 AD.
St. Bartholomew (identified as Nathaniel in the Gospel of John) is believed to have been skinned alive and crucified. He ministered in India with St. Thomas, in Armenia, Ethiopia and Southern Arabia.
St. Philip was crucified in Hierapolis, Asia Minor, 80 AD, for converting the wife of a Roman proconsul. He also ministered in North Africa.
St. Andrew was crucified in Patras, Greece. He also preached in Asia Minor and modern-day Turkey. Christians in the former Soviet Union say he was the first to bring the Gospel to their land.
St. Matthew was beheaded in Ethiopia. He had also ministered in Persia.
St. John was the only Apostle who died a natural death from old age, after surviving an ordeal of being thrown into boiling oil. He was the leader of the church in Ephesus and is said to have taken care of Mary the mother of Jesus in his home. In mid-90s AD, he was exiled to the island of Patmos, where he wrote the last book of the New Testament–the Revelation.
Below is an account of the Apostles’ martyrdom by Dean Jones in the stunning one-man play St. John in Exile. Though filmed in 1986, I had never heard of or seen it until I discovered it three years ago.
I urge you to watch St John in Exile, which reduced me to weeping, in its entirety.
May the love and peace of Jesus Christ our Lord be with you,
An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.
He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.
An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.
The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.
Curious I pinned a note to his collar: “I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.”
The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: “He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3. He’s trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?”
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