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The Age
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
This country spot is the ‘pub' every town wishes it had on the corner
Squint at the fit-out, the twee kangaroo logo and the sheer terribleness of the name, and You Beauty doesn't exactly scream Good Food Guide Regional Restaurant of the Year. Take the menu the wrong way, and it reads like something you might find at a tourist trap in The Rocks: crocodile, barbecued prawns, lamb ribs, 𝄒roo, steak, chips. But the kangaroo stamped on the top of the plates here has a tail that just keeps going, wrapping all the way around the border and right back up to the top. This is a reclamation. Cultural cringe come full circle, to the point where in last year's Guide, it was a deserved winner. The 𝄒roo dish? It's a skewer of wild-shot red kangaroo loin, grilled fast to retain the juice and bounce, then smeared with roasted cashew. Wrap a hunk in a betel leaf, add some pickles, douse it in fish-garum 'crack sauce' (more a nahm jim) and it's a plate for the here and now. The crocodile? Try tail blitzed with soy, ginger and coriander, smeared onto a baguette and fried in a sesame crust a la prawn toast. The barbecued king prawns, meanwhile, are peeled around the abdomen, then charred, glazed in snapper-bone stock and dusted with seaweed powder. Tear off the head, suck out the goo, then dip and drag the bits through finger lime butter sauce, all elegance and pop.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
This country spot is the ‘pub' every town wishes it had on the corner
Squint at the fit-out, the twee kangaroo logo and the sheer terribleness of the name, and You Beauty doesn't exactly scream Good Food Guide Regional Restaurant of the Year. Take the menu the wrong way, and it reads like something you might find at a tourist trap in The Rocks: crocodile, barbecued prawns, lamb ribs, 𝄒roo, steak, chips. But the kangaroo stamped on the top of the plates here has a tail that just keeps going, wrapping all the way around the border and right back up to the top. This is a reclamation. Cultural cringe come full circle, to the point where in last year's Guide, it was a deserved winner. The 𝄒roo dish? It's a skewer of wild-shot red kangaroo loin, grilled fast to retain the juice and bounce, then smeared with roasted cashew. Wrap a hunk in a betel leaf, add some pickles, douse it in fish-garum 'crack sauce' (more a nahm jim) and it's a plate for the here and now. The crocodile? Try tail blitzed with soy, ginger and coriander, smeared onto a baguette and fried in a sesame crust a la prawn toast. The barbecued king prawns, meanwhile, are peeled around the abdomen, then charred, glazed in snapper-bone stock and dusted with seaweed powder. Tear off the head, suck out the goo, then dip and drag the bits through finger lime butter sauce, all elegance and pop.
Epoch Times
a day ago
- Health
- Epoch Times
Multiple Sclerosis: A Debilitating Autoimmune Disease and Its Early Signs
The Essential Guide Nearly 1 million people in the United States live with multiple sclerosis (MS). While there's no cure, treatments and lifestyle changes can ease symptoms. By | Updated: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which your immune system mistakenly attacks the protective coating around your nerves—called myelin. This coating works like the insulation around electrical wires, helping nerve signals travel properly between your brain and body. When the myelin is damaged, those signals can become disrupted, causing a wide range of symptoms. MS typically strikes people between the ages of 20 and 40, making it the leading cause of noninjury-related neurological disability in young adults. Nearly 1 million people in the United States currently live with MS.
Business Wire
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
AM Best Revises Issuer Credit Rating Outlooks to Stable for California Casualty Group Members
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICRs of 'bb+' (Fair) of The California Casualty Indemnity Exchange (San Mateo, CA) and its wholly owned subsidiaries: California Casualty General Insurance Company of Oregon (Portland, OR), California Casualty & Fire Insurance Company (San Mateo, CA) and California Casualty Insurance Company (Portland, OR). All of these companies comprise the California Casualty Group (California Casualty). The outlook of the FSR is stable. The Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect California Casualty's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as adequate, as well as its marginal operating performance, limited business profile and marginal enterprise risk management (ERM). The revision of the Long-Term ICRs outlooks to stable from negative and the affirmation of the ratings reflects the group's improved operating performance, which has exceeded management's expectations. AM Best expects California Casualty to maintain adequate balance sheet strength, supported by a very strong level of risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best's Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR). The improvement in BCAR reflects a strengthened surplus position, reduced catastrophe exposure and improved underwriting margins. The improvement in California Casualty's surplus was driven by better rate adequacy, expense reduction initiatives and improved loss experience. The strategic business initiatives of California Casualty, including realignment of its business mix toward stronger-performing affinity groups and exit from underperforming regions, have contributed to the organization's improved earnings stability and a more sustainable loss ratio. While these actions and enhancements to the ERM are expected to support operating performance and organic surplus growth, California Casualty remains exposed to elevated execution risk. Positive rating actions could occur if the transformation of the group's ERM practices lead to sustained improvements in overall balance sheet strength and profitability. This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM Best's website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see AM Best's Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings. For information on the proper use of Best's Credit Ratings, Best's Performance Assessments, Best's Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best's Ratings & Assessments. AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit Copyright © 2025 by A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Business Wire
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to HDI Global UK Limited
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of 'aa-' (Superior) to HDI Global UK Limited (HDI Global UK) (United Kingdom), an entity ultimately owned by HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. (HDI V.a.G.). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect HDI Global UK's inclusion as a member of the lead rating unit of HDI V.a.G., which has a balance sheet strength that AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. HDI Global UK is strategically important to HDI V.a.G. as its carrier for writing delegated authority business (retail and small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as liability, motor and high net worth business in the UK. HDI Global UK was established in 2024, as a UK-incorporated subsidiary of HDI Global SE. The company is identified easily as part of HDI V.a.G., carrying the same brand. Given the strategic importance of the company to HDI V.a.G., AM Best expects that sufficient support will be provided promptly by the HDI V.a.G. group, should it be needed. This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM Best's website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see AM Best's Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings. For information on the proper use of Best's Credit Ratings, Best's Performance Assessments, Best's Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best's Ratings & Assessments. AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specialising in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit
