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Lax gun laws provided the means for the Colorado theater massacre. A yet-unexplained psychotic break provided the likely motive. And at least in part, white male privilege determined both the location and the scale. |
This post originally appeared on Role Reboot. Republished with permission. |
The work Articles of impeachment exhibited against Col. Robert Gibbons and Cap. Richard Yeardley, late governors of the isle of Jersey represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books. |
Although a lot of my health-conscious friends push me to try produce that I’ve never even heard of before, I’m partial to the good old-fashioned apple. What can I tell them about the apple’s health benefits that will get them off my back? |
First, there’s a lot to be said for eating a wide variety of produce. No matter how much you prefer an apple over, say, a persimmon, different types of fruits and vegetables offer different benefits. Your body will thank you for eating a broad range of red, orange, yellow, green, white, blue and purple fruits and veget... |
That said, apples are nothing to sneeze at. A small apple (about 5 ounces, or about 2.5 inches in diameter) is considered one cup of fruit, which puts you well on your way toward the 1.5 to 2 cups of fruit that the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that everyone enjoys each day. |
A small apple has just 75 calories. An added bonus: It has 4 grams of fiber, including both the soluble and insoluble types that provide different health benefits. Apples also provide a good helping of vitamin C as well as some potassium. Not a bad package for something you can easily hold in your hand and chew on. |
In addition, the polyphenols in apples have generated quite a bit of interest within the scientific community. Polyphenols are a group of micronutrients present in fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee, and some other plant-based foods and beverages. Although similar to each other, they have slight variations in their chemic... |
Polyphenols in apples have been studied for years, but a study published earlier this year suggests a way that one type of polyphenol in apples can benefit your health. The study, published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, focused on something called “vascular endothelial growth factor,” or VEGF. When present ... |
In addition, apples provide the antioxidant quercetin, which helps protect the cardiovascular system and is associated with lung health. |
As with most fruits and vegetables, much of the good stuff in apples lies within and just beneath the skin, so don’t peel. And, it appears that different apple varieties have varying levels of micronutrients, with a 2005 study identifying Red Delicious and Idared apples among the top performers that were studied. |
For more about apples, see the Farm to Health resources page of Ohio State University Extension’s Local Foods website, localfoods.osu.edu/resources. It offers information on a variety of fruits and vegetables, including apples. |
But remember, even though apples provide a host of health benefits, they can’t offer everything. Every once in a while, take your friends up on their offer and try something new. Whatever it is, it might become your next favorite fruit. |
Chow Line is a service of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and its outreach and research arms, Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Send questions to Chow Line, c/o Martha Filipic, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1043, or filipic.3@... |
Let's start with what should be an obvious statement. |
I am not disrespecting your favorite chicken fried steak with this list. No one is suggesting that you give up your favorite place: Whether that's Hickory Hollow, Barbecue Inn or even Saltgrass Steakhouse (surprisingly delicious, honestly). |
However, the old timers aren't the end all be all when it comes to the Texas classic. A group of chefs from across the Houston area have brought their own ingenuity to the celebrated dish, and, good news, they're delicious — certainly delicious enough to break out of a rut and give them a try. |
On the one hand, it seems ridiculous to drive to Pearland and stand in line for an hour without ordering barbecue at Ronnie Killen's temple of smoked meat. On the other hand, this Tuesday-only special might be the best chicken fried steak currently available in Houston. |
The old timers aren't the end all be all when it comes to the Texas classic. |
Yes, even better than the celebrated one at Frank's Americana Revival. |
It's perfectly crispy, fork tender and uses bacon fat in the gravy. At only $13.95 for the entree with two sides (don't miss the creamed corn), it's also a good deal. |
Besides, how long can the line be on a Tuesday, anyway? |
Although the centerpiece of the latest concept from the Pappas family is the hand-cut steaks, the comfort food section of the menu offers plenty of interesting choices. The Pappas Meat Co. chicken fried steak improves on the already celebrated one at sister restaurant Dot Coffee Shop with a flavorful crust and top-notc... |
Pair it with one of the restaurant's frozen cocktails for extra deliciousness. |
Perhaps no dish on the menu better illustrates The El Cantina's twisted Tex-Mex installed by executive chef Lance Fegen than the chicken fried steak. Instead of being battered in flour and topped with gravy, The El crusts its meat with tortillas and tops it with chile con queso. |
Feeling really indulgant? Order the "cowboy style" combination plate that comes with half a chicken fried steak (more than enough) and an enchilada filled with smoked jalapeno sausage. |
The Creek group may have altered some aspects of the Montrose bar's design (and improved service), but chef Jason Kerr's menu remains intact. The generously-sized chicken fried steak comes topped with bourbon-spiked gravy and is served with creamy mashed potatoes and crispy green beans. |
It's a solid, stick to your ribs dinner, that goes great with one of the local craft beers Lowbrow features. Vegetarians takes note — the black bean burger patty can be served chicken fried too. |
Celebrated restaurateur Tony Vallone isn't usually associated with providing a good deal — a fair price for well-prepared, high quality ingredients, sure — but the chicken fried steak at upscale steakhouse Vallone's is flat out cheap. |
The chicken fried steak at upscale steakhouse Vallone's is flat out cheap. |
The lunch-only entree costs just $9.95, and it even comes with mashed potatoes. That's not for some skimpy portion either. The Vallone's chicken fried steak is sufficient to satisfy even a hearty appetite. |
The beef is still as tender and flavorful as one would expect from a steakhouse. |
Although it won't celebrate its first birthday until May, The Republic Grille has emerged as one of The Woodland's most reliable sources of Texas comfort food. The light, crispy batter gives the Angus beef a welcome crunch. |
Texas-sized appetites may want to spring for the large, but the regular portion is more than enough for most people, especially since it includes two sides. |
SDQ Trading of Brooklyn, N.Y., is recalling its 16.5-oz packages of Cheese Biscuits. |
No illnesses or allergic reactions involving the product have been reported to date. |
The recalled product, which comes in a 16.5-oz,, clear plastic package with UPC code 6926145712902, was sold in retail stores in New York state. |
Consumers with questions may contact the company at 718-453-3838. |
The federal government’s $500,000 donation to Guinea Bissau has been described by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as wasteful, saying it’s one of the ways the President Muhammadu Buhari administration brought a once thriving economy to its knees. |
The federal government, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, had announced the donation of the sum, over 350 electoral kits and seven vehicles to facilitate a successful conduct of Guinea Bissau legislative election slated for November 18, 2018. |
Onyeama announced this when the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to Guinea Bissau, Mr. Jose Filho, visited him in Abuja. |
He said, “It is in the framework of establishing peace and stability in Guinea Bissau that Mr. President has approved a substantial number of election kits to enable them to carry out this election. |
However, Atiku, in a statement by his campaign organisation yesterday in Abuja, wondered why a country that had been officially named as the world headquarters for extreme poverty, would donate her resources to others instead of using them to solve pressing domestic problems. |
He stated, “We had cause to counsel the Buhari administration to be more prudent with national resources after the government declared its intention to sell national assets built by previous administrations to fund their business as usual 2019 budget. |
“Apparently, rather than give heed to our pro bono patriotic advise, the Buhari administration is persisting in the financial profligacy that has seen them destroy a once thriving economy. |
“This is the same government that is so cash strapped that it has so far borrowed 13 trillion in three years putting our economy in even greater peril. |
A potential arms race may be ahead for fixed index annuity (FIA) business, similar to that in the variable annuity market a decade ago, according to analysts at A.M. Best. |
The analysts definitely have a point. Carriers have debuted new FIA products or new features on existing FIA products every month of this year. They include design changes, and sometimes entirely new offerings. |
Some recent examples from InsuranceNewsNet files appear here, followed by a few observations on the market. |
These debuts are not all game-changers. But taken together, they do show that FIA expansion is well under way, fostering a climate where innovation can flourish. |
Add a volatility control index crediting Voya Financial took that step by adding the Voya Point-to-Point Volatility Control Strategy to its Voya Secure Index series and Retirement Index Select FIA lines. The strategy is based on the proprietary CROCI (Cash Return on Capital Invested) US 5% Volatility Control Index from... |
Unveil a from-scratch design. Delaware Life Retirement Stages 7 is an all-new FIA from Delaware Life. It also offers a Deutsche Bank-sponsored index option. In fact, it has two Deutsche Bank-sponsored indexes as well as an S&P 500 Index option and a fixed account. The FIA also offers an optional return of premium rider... |
Limit access to distribution. That’s what Delaware Life is doing with the new FIA mentioned previously and also with another FIA it rolled out in May. The policies are available exclusively through “a select group of distribution partners,” according to the company. That’s not a policy feature, but it’s a differentiato... |
Offer lots of crediting strategies. Two new FIAs from American National Life provide up to six potential interest crediting strategies. Why so many? “To better fix a client’s interest and needs,” the company said in debuting its ASIA PLUS 7 and ASIA PLUS 10 FIAs. |
Unveil a FIA series. Penn Mutual recently brought out the Premier Foundation Indexed Annuities series. Designed for consumers with differing time horizons, these FIAs are available with a five-, eight- or 10-year surrender charge period. Each also offers two indexed options and one fixed account option; the ability to ... |
Enhance with a lifetime income option. Jackson National did that by adding the optional LifePay feature to its Jackson AscenderPlus Select FIA. The feature guarantees income for life starting at age 45, with the payout ranging from 3 percent to 7.5 percent annually, depending on age at start of income. There are annual... |
Expand the use of the indexing concept. This last is an index strategy that Allianz Life, the nation’s biggest FIA seller, has added to its Allianz Index Advantage Variable Annuity (not a FIA). Called the Index Guard Strategy, it has annual caps but also a floor on negative index performance. Policyowners can allocate ... |
Whether and to what extent product expansion adds to complexity has been a subject of discussion ever since FIAs debuted 20 years ago. |
From the get-go, FIAs were “different.” They frequently were described as a hybrid between traditional fixed and variable annuities, due to their upside potential and downside guarantee profile. The early entrants said this difference was not synonymous with complexity; rather, it was new. |
Over the years, originality in design became a hallmark of FIAs. Developers added an ever-widening array of features—to create new options for customers, to capture the attention of advisors, to underscore differentiation and avoid commoditization, to adjust to evolving regulatory and legal requirements, and to adapt t... |
That widening array is what has caused industry veterans to draw parallels between competition in today’s FIA market and that in the variable annuity market. In the mid-1990s, the modern versions of variable annuities — called multi-manager variable annuities — began to sprout. It was a big deal at the time for annuiti... |
Thus began a years-long rush to bring out more and more of everything inside of variable annuities: more market entries, subaccount options, investment managers, fixed accounts, investing strategies, death benefit options, maturity dates, liquidity provisions, living benefit guarantees and numerous other features. Deve... |
Complexity came into the picture because of “more.” As more products added more features, there were more voices being raised about prospectuses reaching 100-plus pages, policies with too many moving parts, and hard-to-understand provisions. Providers began focusing on ways to simplify language and features, and many b... |
Now it seems the FIA market is following a similar trajectory, with product expansion and increasing sales going hand-in-hand and with concerns about product complexity foaming in the wake. FIA sales were up 14 percent to $38.7 billion in 2013 and another 24 percent to $48 billion in 2014, according to a report on FIA ... |
The Best analysts, in their FIA report, observed that “as product complexity increases, the risk profile of an FIA is likely to increase.” This is a sobering comment but surely a consideration that will be top of mind as the market continues to develop. |
India displayed an all-around performance to beat Bangladesh by seven wickets and win their first Super Four game in the Asia Cup 2018. |
Ravindra Jadeja ran through the Bangladesh middle-order and ended the match with figures of 4/29. |
Mehidy Hasan strung together a 66-run partnership with Mashrafe Mortaza to steady the Bangladesh innings. However, they were bowled out for 173. Bhuvneshwar and Jasprit Bumrah shared six wickets between them. |
In reply, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan gave India a solid start by building a 61-run partnership for the first wicket. |
Rohit Sharma continued his onslaught after Shikhar Dhawan departed for 40 in the 174-run chase. |
Rohit and MS Dhoni stitched together a 64-run partnership to help India overhaul the target with ease. |
Bianca Jagger may be best known for her marriage to "Rolling Stones" lead singer, Mick Jagger, but the 60-year-old is also a well-known human rights advocate and social rights campaigner. |
Born in Nicaragua, Jagger is also a former actress and even a fashion icon. |
Bianca first met Mick Jagger at a "Rolling Stones" concert in 1970 and the pair immediately hit it off. After only nine months, the couple married in a small ceremony in the south of France. |
The couple had one daughter together, but after seven years of marriage, Bianca Jagger filed for divorce. |
After the pair split, Bianca decided to devote a large portion of her time to social and humanitarian causes and set up her own charity called the "Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation". |
Currently, Jagger serves as a Council of Europe Goodwill ambassador and is your Connector of the Day. |
Unfortunately Jagger wasn't able to answer all the questions you asked on-air, but luckily, she has agreed to answer them here in our blog. |
Here's a look at some of the questions. |
Do you think the humanity will manage to reach any of the Millennium Development Goal by 2015? If yes, which one? |
Unfortunately, I have serious doubts that Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be reached by 2015. Whilst some progress has been made, in particular with regards to education, we are still a long way from reaching the MDG targets. It is shocking and deplorable that in the 21st century 24,000 children dies every day... |
The failure of world leaders to achieve their pledges is unjustifiable and inexcusable. The MDGs 'are not 'millennium', but are 'minimum' standards rooted in human rights, freedom, equality, sustainability and justice. |
In the year 2000, 189 world leaders adopted The Millennium Declaration and made the commitment to "free all men, women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty" by the year 2015. In 1970 the UN General Assembly pledged that developing countries would commit 0.7 % of their GDPs to Offi... |
To quote UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon addressing the UN General Assembly on 16 March "the shortfalls have occurred not because the goals are unreachable, or because time is too short. We are off course because of unmet commitments, inadequate resources and a lack of focus and accountability." |
As a human rights defender in a world fraught with human rights violations it is extremely difficult to choose to support one or a few individual causes amongst the many worthy causes that are presented to me. The foundation I founded and chair, the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, is a small charity and our reso... |
What is the most important message you would want get across? |
Today we stand at a crossroads in history. The warnings from our most respected scientists are loud and clear, yet government leaders continue to ignore the scale of the threat. According to most scientists, we have less than a decade left to address the issue of climate change before we reach the 'tipping point,' or p... |
Too much destruction has been carried out "in the name of progress and development" We need to redefine the meaning of "development". Any development should be sustainable, any project must take into account the needs and aspirations of the local communities and should benefit all sectors of society. As the UN Brundtla... |
I am currently supporting the Kondh tribe's battle to save their livelihoods against Vedanta a powerful British base mining company. Their struggle illustrates the struggle for survival that tribal and indigenous people are facing throughout the world. It brings back memories of what i witnessed in Nicaragua, El Salvad... |
As citizens of developed rich countries, we have been and still are the main beneficiaries of the economic developments which have led to climate change and have left millions behind, in poverty. I urge political leaders and heads of corporations throughout the world to rise to the challenge of defeating poverty and fi... |
Who is your most admired political figure in American history? |
How do you see the impact of the Internet on humanitarian causes? |
What did you think of your time spent in Montauk ? |
Why don't you run for office? |
I believe that I can be more effective as a human rights defender and a social justice and climate change advocate, than as a politician. If a time came when I thought I could do more as a politician, I would definitely consider running for office. |
All the views expressed in the answers are strictly those of Bianca Jagger and do not represent the views of CNN. |
Terramar, a DMC Network Company, with offices in Los Cabos, Cancun, Panama & San Francisco announced that it has opened a new office in the beautiful destination of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. With the same attention to detail and unparalleled service that the Terramar brand is known for, this new office will bring an exc... |
Puerto Vallarta is a beautiful resort town on Mexico’s Pacific coast. It is best known for its tranquil beaches, lush jungles, numerous water sports, vibrant nightlife scene and varied hotel options. The cobblestoned center of the city is home to an exciting mix of historic monuments, boutique shops and a broad range o... |
‘’Our DMC Network partners are constantly looking for new and unusual options to bring to our clients. The expansion of the Terramar portfolio to include Puerto Vallarta is an example of our DMC partners listening to the marketplace and acting on their feedback and we could not be more thrilled to include this destinat... |
An airline loyalty platform for travel consultants to airlines around the world may be a new trendsetter in the aviation industry. This is specially true when one of the people behind it is James Hogan. Today Knighthood Capital Partners Malta and Agent Loyalty Limited, have signed an agreement, which will see the forma... |
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