Capsaicin, the compound that makes chili peppers hot is an evolutionary filter designed to punish mammals and reward birds. Mammals feel it as pain because mammal digestion destroys seeds. Birds don’t have the receptor that detects it, so they eat the fruit, fly off, and deposit the seeds far from the plant from which they […]
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I seriously wonder if there are any original recipes out there. You think to yourself “Let’s make a black bean and corn thing tonight”. So you do what everyone else does and hop on the internet to find numerous recipes that are pretty much the same. Full Disclosure: This recipe is a copycat and my […]
Interesting insights from the oldest of the old. All charts are from the survey report which can downloaded here: https://www.uhc.com/content/dam/uhcdotcom/en/general/100-at-100-Final-Report-Aug2025.pdf
I was in St. Louis on business. One day these things showed up at the office. I had one (OK, two) after breakfast. Yes, they are that good. Memo to Self – Don’t get depressed that you only learned about this delicacy in your 7th decade. I wonder if they deliver to Oklahoma.
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Is there anyway to access this without subscribing to Feedly? I’m curious, does the suspension mean the sale of new policies?
I couldn’t find the actual press release. But according to my news feed it wasn’t much. Here is the company’s full statement:
Prudential is focused on helping customers with their life insurance needs in this challenging time. The product changes announced last week are in response to the unprecedented market volatility over the past month and the anticipated low interest rate environment for the foreseeable future. Moving forward we will maintain a prudent financial approach, continuously evaluating our product portfolio and making adjustments that enable us to continue to deliver for our customers.
Yes, suspension means the company has stopped selling their 30 year term plan.
Thank you. And I assume if you die they will still pay out on existing policies? I don’t have Prudential, but I do have life insurance.
Yes. Death claims will be paid as contractual obligations. Once a life insurance policy is issued it becomes a contract.
Do you think any multi billionaires such as Bloomberg, Gates, Buffet, Bezos might step in to help to save the country’s economy?
The Gates Foundation is stepping up and has pledged $10 billion over the next 10 years towards vaccine development. But I don’t see any B’s throwing money at saving the economy.