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What Is the Best Mandoline to Buy?
Good Questions
Q: What is the best/ cheapest mandolin to buy?
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Editor: A mandoline (or mandolin) is one of my favorite kitchen tools. It lets you slice vegetables very quickly and, more importantly, to an absolutely consistent thickness. There are some things (a fennel salad, for instance) that are very difficult to make without a mandolin.
I love my Benriner mandoline, and as it costs less than $20, it is also very inexpensive.
But it doesn't let you adjust the slicer to precise thicknesses (a more expensive mandoline gives you markings for 1/4-inch, 1/8-inch thicknesses, etcetera). It also isn't terribly safe. All mandolines are dangerous; that wicked-sharp blade and the speed at which you can slice are hazardous together. But the Benriner doesn't stabilize itself, and I feel it's extra dangerous.
Readers, do you have suggestions on mandoline buys? Any particular recommendations?
Related: Product Review: Benriner Mandoline
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A mandoline is what I requested last year for Christmas from my parents. Their pick for me:
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/de-buyer-mandoline/?pkey=cmandolines-slicers. I absolutely love it. On the pricey side, but it has super sturdy construction, a nice hand guard (which, being a klutz, I appreciate), and is easily adjustable for different thicknesses.
Mandolins have such a range in prices, not really sure how cheap, cheap is, but I have this one http://www.oneida.com/kitchenware/kitchen-tools-gadgets/mandolin-slicer.html and it does have stand and a thickness gauge. It's selling for $29.99 and to me that is a great deal considering how well it works, I love it!!
My husband got me this one for Christmas: http://www.starfrit.com/Products/KITCHEN/KITCHEN%20GADGETS/ChoppersChippers/93087.aspx?sc_lang=en-CA
I think he said it was $15. I've never used another mandoline, but it seems to do the job! My only complaint is that if you want to make french fries with it, they have to be shoe-string since it doesn't have a wider option for them.
I have this one http://www.pamperedchef.com/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=13773&words=mandolin
well, the older one without the kickstand. it has rubberized feet on the bottom and stays put. the interchangeable blades are great and the regular slicer is adjustable. notches on the underside let you use it on top of various size bowls. you can also throw the whole thing in the dishwasher and be done with it!
I see the new one has some special blade guard so you may want to look for the old style (on which i dont use the food holder anyway, makes it cumbersome. just watch what you're doing and you'll be fine!). one can probably find one pretty cheap on ebay or amazon.
I have this one and I love it: http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-495366/Kyocera-Adjustable-Mandoline.
The ceramic blade is super sharp and will last longer than a steel blade, it's adjustable for different thicknesses, and it's tiny enough to fit in a drawer!
When I use my mandolin I bring out my 'C&K cut resistant glove with core of steel'. That way I don't have to use the akward blade guard. It is washable and a lifesaver when you want to quickly slice a vegetable on your mandolin.
I recently purchased this from Amazon, and I couldn't be happier! Honestly, I'm not much of a mandolin snob, but the blade is super sharp, there are 6 different attachments (super thin, thin, med, thick, and two sizes of julienne), it comes apart into separate pieces that are easy to clean, and it comes in its own little box.
The blade guard is a little awkward to use, depending on what you're trying to slice, but I'm pretty sure that would be a universal thing with a mandolin. A HUGE time saver in the kitchen for me; I'd highly recommend it!
I have the Benriner. I love it! I rest it in a bowl when I use it to prevent slipping. No accidents yet!
I love the Benriner. It's my third mandoline (picky picky), and it's the first one that I actually use on a regular basis. I feel like the other ones I tried (OXO and some fancy one from W-S) just had too many pieces and parts and were hard to clean. Benriner + cut-resistant glove from Microplane is my favorite system.
I have a Zyliss, it retails for @$50. It's my first so I don't know how it compares to more or less expensive ones, but I love it. I only have ever cut myself when I was being irresponsible (it comes with a guard that I don't always use), it doesn't slide around, and it came with multiple blades, including 2 for julienne.
I don't know which OXO mandolin farrahlarie had, but I have a v-slice one I purchased at Bed, Bath & Beyond for $40 and I love it: http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-V-Blade-Mandoline-Slicer/dp/B001THGPDO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310142759&sr=8-1
There are a few different pieces, but they all attach on the underside of the mandolin for easy storage, and if you're only planning on using it as a basic slicer, you never even need deal with the attachments (but they're very easy once you practice switching them out a few times). There's a crinkly slicer (potato chips!) and two juliennes (the thicker one is just labeled "french fries," I believe), and you can adjust to four thickness levels with a knob, no need to change blades!
It has a little kick-stand thing with no-slip feet, an easy-to-grip rubbery handle, and a handguard (though I want to purchase one of those cut-resistant gloves ccp mbd mentioned for smaller things like carrots)-- and, depending on what you're using it for, you can just rinse it clean right away without dismantling and scrubbing. I'm always impressed with the quality of OXO's products, and this is no exception.
When I was a chef I had a leifheit that was my grandmothers. When I left that job, someone liked it so much, they decided to take it for themselves (stole).
I got a cuisenart for my wedding, pure crap and I got my mom an oxo and she returned it.
Nothing compared to my leifheit, so I looked all over the internet and found the same one that was stolen! I also got one of ebay and they are both amazing, still super sharp. They are the best hands down.
We have two in our kitchen.
One is a full sized OXO mandoline that has several changeable blades and a large V-shaped knife blade. This has been great for everything I've ever thrown at it.
Our second is a simple and small produce mandoline. This one is used for slicing small onions, tomatoes, etc for that quick meal or just to get something sliced quickly. I bought this right after college when I moved into a small apartment. It collapses small and is very strong for it's size.
I know a lot of people don't like to have duplicates around, but these both get used pretty equally. When making several sandwiches for lunch the small one is perfect for a quick slicer. The larger is used for full dinners or other gatherings.
i have this one. i use it mostly for soft-skinned produce (namely tomatoes - i fail at cutting them with a regular knife!) but it handles potatoes, carrots, and just about everything else i've thrown at it. at under $20, it's well worth the purchase.
I got one for a dollar from a thrift store. It came with a crappy microwave chip maker that I bought just for the mandolin in the kit. I did try the chip maker, but it melted the first time I used it (big surprise). Anyways, the mandolin is very basic (no guard or stand), but it works, and for that price, I'll take it. It's also nice and small so it tucks right into the side of a kitchen drawer and doesn't take much space at all.
i second the de Buyer! i just bought one the other day and its amazing!
watch the video and you can see how amazing it is. i had a cheap model a few years ago and i threw it away because i was so afraid of it. i cut my self countless times. this de Buyer has a guard that you put the food in and slide back and forth. AND the feet have rubber on them so its not sliding all over the place!
as some one who has wasted money on a cheap one i would recommend you spend a little more on one that will last a life time!
The Wholesome Home,
Glad you like your Leifheit mandoline!
Leifheit USA
I really I have the pampered chef mandolin that others have mentioned and I really don't like it, it so safe it is barely usable. The veggie holder is too small to slice things whole and you have to use it with the slicing blade to push the safety away. I would prefer a less expensive one that has few safety features so I can use it how I want.
I agree, I love the OXO V Slicer Mandoline. It has done everything I need it to do!
I think that a Salad slicer which is also safer, can also do the work.
for example the Master Slicer


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Volatility seems to be the new normal for the corn and soybean prices. The last few years have brought us record-high prices, unbalance between supply and demand, as well as horrible weather challenges.
So, what will be in store for 2014? Several market experts have weighed in add their predictions (in no particular order) are below. These comments are experts from a recent Top Producer article that features analysis and commentary from 15 ag market analysts. Read the full article: They Say It's a Bear Market
On Nov. 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal about Renewable Fuels Standard. EPA proposed a range of 15 billion to 15.52 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2014. That range for fuels such as corn-based ethanol and biodiesel compares to a quota in 2007 legislation that called for 18.15 billion gallons. While it is only a proposal, it does seem to signal a change for the future of the ethanol industry.
Brian Basting of Advance Trading says if this proposed change occurs, it will be bearish for corn.
Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing, agrees. "The black swan event I fear most is the attempt to limit the use of biofuels," he says.
What a country of more than 1.5 billion people eats has huge implications for the U.S. Sue Martin of Ag and Investments Services, says we should never underestimate China's ability to buy corn, soybeans and other crops. "This could be one of the surprises for 2014," she says.
Brian Basting of Advance Trading, agrees. He says China's imports and production levels in 2014 are a potential market surprise.
South America is now a powerhouse, in terms of corn and soybean production. Mike North of First Capital Ag, says U.S. farmers should keep close tabs on the country's growing season.
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There are two primary ways people animate background images:
background-position in JS .
.toDataURL() .
The first works great if you have the image ahead of time, but what if your source needs to be programmatically generated, say, by a
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data: URLs add a ~33% size overhead to the resulting image.
Both of these methods are inefficient: unacceptable for an always-silky-smooth 60fps web app.
Turns out, there's a non-standard API which WebKit has had for years that can take canvas as the source for a background. Sadly however, there's no published spec for this feature.
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The current stable channel of Chrome (version 23) has crbug.com/161699, which prevents a
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We're talking canvas here. Hardware accelerated animations are now fully in play (at least for the browsers this feature works in). And just to reiterate, there's no need to molest the DOM from JS.
Hold on a sec. Does this mean we can power a CSS background using webgl? Of course it does! WebGL is merely a 3d context for canvas. Just swap in "experimental-webgl" instead of "2d", and voila.
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There are still some rough edges in the acceleration implementation, so you may see performance degradation in some use cases (please let the Chrome team know through new.crbug.com so that we can fix them!)
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Records from Georgia's Floyd County Jail state that 59-year-old Robert Gordon Kornick of Centre, Ala., is charged with terroristic threats and acts.
Kornick is accused of making threats on Thursday at Floyd Medical Center in Rome. He's also accused of threatening doctors and other staff members of Harbin Clinic's cardiology unit.
Floyd County Jail records do not list an attorney for Kornick.
Fort Hood is the Texas military base where authorities say Spc. Ivan Lopez killed three soldiers and wounded 16 others before taking his own life on Wednesday.
Rome is about 70 miles northwest of Atlanta.
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Seems like you shouldn't use half and half, maybe whipping cream? The consistency was all off. I wouldn't make this again.
Chicken with Rosemary Sauce
Photo: Oxmoor House
This quick and easy main dish recipe brings out the best that chicken has to offer. It's fast enough for a weeknight but elegant enough to serve to guests.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and about 3 tablespoons sauce)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 183
- Calories from fat: 30%
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated fat: 2.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.5g
- Protein: 27.5g
- Carbohydrate: 2.7g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 77mg
- Iron: 0.9mg
- Sodium: 293mg
- Calcium: 46mg
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 4 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
- 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side. Add green onions, wine, and rosemary; cook 30 seconds. Stir in broth; cook 2 minutes. Add half-and-half; cook 2 minutes.
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Who were the best first-round draft choices in the NFL since the merger in 1970?
Our picks are based on their position in the round. It's not whether they were taken in the first round, but where they were selected. In other words, who was the best 12th pick taken in the first round of the NFL Draft from 1970 to 2005? Who was the most productive player taken with the 25th pick?
We are going to leave out last year's draft since those players haven't gotten the chance to prove themselves worthy of all-time status yet. But that leaves 39 other drafts, with very familiar names and others who do not come as quickly to mind.
Obviously, this is very subjective, which is why I've included honorable mention selections at almost every slot. Also remember that picks No. 27 through 32 have not always been in the first round. It was 1976 that picks No. 27 and 28 joined the first round, with No. 29 and No. 30 coming in 1995, No. 31 in 1999 and No. 32 in the 2002 Draft. There were various exceptions along the way, like the '95 draft when new teams in Jacksonville and Carolina received a pair of first round selections.
Best 1st-Rounders Ever …Thursday Cup O'Chiefs-BobGretz.com
STRENGTHS – A very athletic player, with speed, quickness and agility … covers the field from sideline-to-sideline and has shown himself to be a sure tackler … very powerful hitter … has shown good coverage skills … big-time contributor on special teams.
WEAKNESSES – He does not have the type of bulk teams seek for inside linebackers … not an instinctive player and has just one year of starting … will sometimes overrun plays and over-reacts to play action … tends to try to run around blocks, rather than taking on the blocker.
THE RIGHT 53? – As a 17-year old, he was arrested on assault and robbery charges in what his high school coaches called a single incident of trouble. Since then, we are unaware of any incidents. Quite the opposite, he's been a determined, hard-worker and a leader.
What he said – (on his teenage arrest) "Stupid thing to do. You don't think about the consequences of your actions. I look at life from a different perspective now."
Draft Profile: Daryl Washington-BobGretz.com
The elimination of the salary cap in the NFL and changes that brought to the league labor structure created more than 200 RFAs, the highest number in league history. To date only one RFA received an offer sheet, and that was New Orleans RB Mike Bell (right) from Philadelphia. The Saints decided not to match the offer. They received no compensation from the Eagles for Bell because they only presented him with a right of first refusal tender offer.
Someone can join Bell if a team makes an offer before the close to league business on Thursday. As of Wednesday, 98 RFA's have signed contracts or their tender offers. That obviously left well over 100 RFAs available out there, including four members of the Chiefs: QB Brodie Croyle, C Rudy Niswanger, OT Ryan O'Callaghan and LB Corey Mays.
Once passed the deadline, the RFAs can only negotiate with their old team and must either sign the tender offer, or negotiate a new contract. Here are the players who have signed so far:
Restricted Free Agency Coming To An End-BobGretz.com
Team Needs:
Offseason Acquisitions: RB Thomas Jones, G Ryan Lilja, DT Shaun Smith, WR Jerheme Urban, resigned: WR Chris Chambers, RB Jackie Battle, WR Terrance Copper, LB Derrick Johnson, OT Ike Ndukwe
Offseason Losses: G Andy Alleman, TE Sean Ryan, C Wade Smith
Potential Draft Targets:
Round 1: OT Trent Williams, OT Bryan Bulaga, S Eric Berry, NT Dan Williams, WR Dez Bryant
Round 2: OLB Jerry Hughes, OT Rodger Saffold, S Nate Allen, DE Everson Griffen, OLB Daryl Washington, NT Cam Thomas, WR DeMaryius Thomas, WR Arrelious Benn, WR Golden Tate, WR Eric Decker, WR Damian Williams, DE Tyson Alualu, DE Linval Joseph, OL Vladimir Ducasse
Round 3: S Major Wright, S TJ Ward, DT Torell Troup, WR Jordan Shipley, WR Dezmon Briscoe, WR Brandon LaFell, WR Mardy Gilyard, G Mike Johnson, OLB Koa Misi, OLB Thaddeus Gibson, OLB Jason Worilds
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Joe Montana and Kris Haines, the quarterback-receiver combo that led Notre Dame to one of the greatest comebacks in college football history, were among six inductees into the 2010 AT&T Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Also honoured at the eighth annual ceremonies were Texas wingback Phil Harris, Alabama middle guard Warren Lyles, Texas A&M and Mississippi State coach Jackie Sherrill and the late Wilbur Evans, the Cotton Bowl's first executive director.
Montana, who went on to a Hall of Fame career spanning 16 seasons in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, helped the Fighting Irish to a 38-10 upset of top-ranked Texas in the 1978 Cotton Bowl as Notre Dame won the national title.
Former ND stars Joe Montana, Kris Haines inducted into Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame-Canadian Press
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14.10.07 - By Wray Edwards, Photos © Wray Edward/ESB at ringside in Moscow, Russia -- click here to view photo gallery -- Zowie!!...when the tenth round started, nobody at the apron could believe that the fight was already almost over. "Time flies when your having fun." Though both fighters sized each other up for a good part of every round, when the leather flew, it did so in earnest. Both fighters got deadly serious about seven times every round. The Russian crowd, which gave Evander a pretty good cheer when he came to the ring, really got into the fight and chanted "Sultan!, Sultan!" many times during the bout.
This fight produced so many great images that I could hardly decide which to include here. So-much-so that the under-card report will have to wait. I have never had the opportunity to capture so many contact shots in one contest. So with that in mind let's get to the pics and you will see just how powerful the fight was:
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I believe Ellis High School is one of the best schools in Kansas. Although it is a smaller school and doesn't have some of the 'extras' that larger schools have, the students are given full opportunity to excell and many do! Class sizes are smaller, which lends itself to a more one on one teaching enviroment if needed. A student is a person, not just a number or name on a roster. The students can immerse themselves into extracurricular activities such as football, volleyball, cross country, wrestling, basketball, golf, track & field. Other activities include cheerleading, forensics, choir, band, FFA, FCCLA, Kayettes, SADD. The school itself is about 25 years old, but has been well taken care of and still looks new. I am an alumni of Ellis High School and my son is a current student there. Parents can be as involved as they want to be.
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Najwa Karam's Father Passes Away
The father of Lebanese star Najwa Karam passed away yesterday morning after weeks of suffering.
He was admitted to hospital several weeks ago, and Najwa made sure to be there by his side most of the time.
He will be laid to rest today and service will be held today, where people can extend their condolences.
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Eric is passionate about building businesses that consumers love and tell their friends about. Prior to Chairish, Eric co-founded Hotwire, where he spent almost 10 years in a variety of roles including President. Eric was also President of Expedia Worldwide and CEO of TaskRabbit. Eric earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and also has a BA from Williams College, where he pursued a lifelong interest in design by taking as many studio art classes as possible.
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NEW YORK – It's not that the Rangers played particularly poorly in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal against Washington.
It's that they did just enough to lose.
Yes, they scored a power-play goal, but they also allowed the Caps a man-up tally. Sure, they outshot the Capitals, but they also had 24 attempts blocked by the stingy Capitals' defense, and two more chances ring off the goalposts in the third period.
Sure, they tied the game in the third period, but then they took two consecutive penalties in a span of 2:36. The Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin scored the game-winner four seconds into their final power play.
Point is the Rangers, despite having the territorial advantage again, just couldn't put the dangerous Capitals away. And now, after a 3-2 loss at MSG in Game 2, their best-of-seven series has been transformed into a best-of-five series.
"I don't think tonight that we overwhelmed them or outplayed them," said Rangers captain Ryan Callahan in a somber Rangers locker room. "I thought it was back and forth, pretty much, the whole night. I thought they had a pretty strong second, we had a good first. We tied it up in the third, which was good, but unfortunately we give up a PK goal there, and that's it."
The Caps got off to a good start in the first period after they held together during a long Rangers surge that dominated the first half of the opening period. Then, Mike Knuble broke the deadlock when he took a pretty cross-crease feed from Joel Ward and deposited into a gaping net at 12:20.
Just under five minutes later, seconds after Chris Kreider had a breakaway thwarted by Braden Holtby (26 saves), Jason Chimera was credited with a bad-bounce goal when Henrik Lundqvist had trouble playing a puck behind his net. Chimera threw it in front, and it bounced into the net off Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh.
"I had to wait for it. It died in the corner, and I was just on the [trapezoid] line so I could [only] push it a little bit, but [Chimera] stopped it and it was a big scramble," said Lundqvist (22 saves). "Unfortunately it went wide then hit Mac's skate a couple times before going in. Just a bad break."
"Can't give things for free. They had too many things for free tonight," said a terse John Tortorella after the game. "It's a free one."
And after that free one, the Rangers were behind the eight-ball, down 2-0 against a strong defensive team.
Brad Richards brought them closer in the final minute of the first when he scored off a cross-ice feed from Marian Gaborik, and Callahan tied it on the power play when he deflected a point-blast from Michael Del Zotto. But then came the parade to the penalty box that led to Ovechkin getting too much time and space off a faceoff win by Nicklas Backstrom.
"We killed off that penalty and had to go back on the PK again," said Lundqvist. "They're a skilled team, if you give them enough chances on their power play, they're going to [score]."
"You battle back as hard as we did to tie the game, you can't take four minutes in penalties," Tortorella said. "You're not going to win a hockey game that way."
"All my focus right now is to get ready for the next game," Lundqvist said. "I don't think about this one anymore. It's going pretty tough, that's for sure. They're a good team. We don't expect this to be easy. It's going to be a challenge going into their building to try to get a couple wins."
Game 3 is set for Wednesday in Washington.
Capitals coach Dale Hunter played Ovechkin only 18 shifts for 13:36. He had seven SOG and three more attempts blocked.
Brad Richards had a goal and assist in the game. He's recorded seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last six games, and leads the Rangers with 4 goals and 8 assists in the playoffs.


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There is no academic requirement for a wedding planner. If you are willing to be a wedding planner, all you require is elementary knowledge. However education is trivial for you to be an effective event planner. In the wedding planning courses, you can gain the knowledge and help from other professionals within the industry who might down the line refer you to potential clients.
At wedding planning classes, you will master the skills needed to organize weddings as a business or for individual enjoyment. The courses are most often provided in a certificate course in wedding, event or meeting planning. The wedding planning certification is important to show that you are a skillful wedding planner.
At first, yoy will learn elementary concepts of meeting management. It includes how to set an agenda and the common terms used in the industry. A comprehensive plan will be reviewed so that the students can arrange a function that focuses on program delivery, location layout, multi-media integration, return on investment, speakers and other topics.
Wedding management students will also learn regarding event timeline and budget management. The use and understanding of fashion, styles, color, and ambiance to enhance the event will be also informed for the beginners. Other aspects that the one will specialize in are consulting and directing with clients regarding personal choices in decoration, background music, food, program, entertainment and other areas. You will also experience to work diligently with vendors to make sure product and service delivery, negotiate contracts and resolve issues. Learning negotiations and contracts is crucial. They will get the usefulness of requests for proposals in hiring acceptable services and obtain the bargaining strategies, including leveraging, to get the best deal possible.
Besides, the courses cover everything from communication, organization, hospitality, and issue resolution. The skill to prosper in choosing convention locations, hotels, conference halls and other sites will be included in the degree. Through a tour of facilities, students will experience how to identify potential issues and ensure event needs.
In the wedding planning course, students learn how to efficiently promote an event to reach and attract target audiences. The skill for marketing plan will be also taught. The wedding planning degree will go over direct mail options, interner marketing and other media.
In the management of food, beverage and catering, you may learn how to put together the acceptable catering theme, menu and service for an event. Moreover, this course explores the particular types of food generally available at large events and the best foods to serve to mixed crowds of individuals. The service style which may influence the ambiance of an event becomes the focus of this program. The students learn techniques on how to properly utilize budgets and manage costs, as well as how to communicate effectively with catering personnel.
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'Road rage' led to police-involved shooting Monday, officers say
Details are emerging about an officer-involved shooting Monday when a motorist allegedly drew a gun on plainclothes police officers because he was upset with their driving.
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Police are seeking a would-be robber who tried to hold-up a West Oak Lane bodega but fled empty-handed when a cashier drew a handgun and fired twice.
VIDEO: Man fires gun in 7-Eleven robbery in West Oak Lane
The robbery happened at the 7-Eleven at 7720 Ogontz Ave. about 10:20 p.m. Sunday.
Men handcuff West Oak Lane laundromat employee, break into ATM
The robbery happened about 4:30 a.m. at Laundry Depot Center on Cheltenham Avenue.
Missing West Oak Lane man, 98, died in New York car crash
The 98-year-old West Oak Lane man who suffered from dementia and was reported missing after he didn't return from an errand run died in a New York car crash, police said.
West Oak Lane man, 98, with dementia is missing
Frank Winfrey, of the 7100 block of North 19th Street, left his home around 2:30 p.m. yesterday and did not return.
Man found shot to death in car in West Oak Lane
The victim was found in a car parked on the 6900 block of North 15th Street, in West Oak Lane.
West Oak Lane shooting leaves man in critical condition
Police said a man, 30, is in critical condition after being shot in the stomach on the 7000 block of Cedar Park Avenue in West Oak Lane.
Man shot in butt in West Oak Lane, police say
A 21-year-old man was shot in West Oak Lane Saturday in the butt, police said.
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With the overwhelming popularity and mammoth aftermarket support of the 5.0L Ford small-block, the current mod-motors get no love. Marginal power gains from not-so-marginally-priced bolt-ons don't help matters either. Many late-model Blue Oval racers either yank their overhead-cam motors in favor of the venerable 302, or simply stick with older Fox-bodies. However, the Accufab Cougar is no ordinary door-slammer, but rather a purpose-built tube-chassis drag car that was originally designed to run in the Pro Import class of NHRA's Summit Sport Compact Series in 2002, where domestic V-8s were allowed to participate if they had overhead cams. Enter Ford's twin-cam mod-motor. And the body had to be "of import manufacture, or a domestic-labeled, joint-manufactured platform," and the engine make had to match the body make. Hence the Cougar body (a commingling of Mazda and Mercury) wrapped around a Pro Stock-style tube chassis.
Short-blocked by the experts at Sean Hyland Motorsport, the world's quickest modular Ford started life in a '96 Mustang Cobra. It was bored 0.020-over while retaining the stock sleeves, then fitted with 10.0:1-compression forged flattop pistons, Manley billet-steel rods, and a stock crank. The rest of the combo is all Mihovetz's custom trickery built in-house at Accufab. Fitted with four 38/31mm (I/E) valves per cylinder, the Accufab-rubbed heads flow a peak 330 cfm at 28 inches of water. With a robust foundation in place, twin Precision Turbo & Engine 74mm GTS turbos hanging off Mihovetz-bent headers huff into custom discharge piping, a massive air-to-water intercooler, a handbuilt intake manifold, and an off-the-shelf Accufab 90mm throttle-body. When you put 1,200 hp to the ground-more than most chassis dynos can handle-you know you've built a pretty stout combo. When you make that kind of power with a stock crank and block, then keep it together for 50 passes between rebuilds (as opposed to eight for a typical Pro Stock motor), you know it's not a fluke. When you use that power to propel a 2,300-pound chassis to 6.83 seconds at 205 mph, you know you're a hero.
Squeezing all that air into just 284 cubes requires an equally monster fuel system to match. A 200-gph Weldon pump sucks fuel from a 3-gallon cell then feeds custom Accufab rails and Siemens 83-lb/hr injectors. The squirters may seem a bit small for such a brutal application, but the Paxton regulator pressurizes the fuel system at a staggering 85 psi. While that puts the burden on the standalone Electromotive TEC2 box and the guy fiddling with the laptop, it all works out in the end. With the crank trigger shooting high-voltage spark to the Magnecor wires and Denso plugs, the Cougar takes no longer to fire up than a typical high-compression big-block and settles on a surprisingly smooth cadence at idle-at least by drag-car standards. Make no mistake, the burble still thumps you in the chest, but without the violence you might expect from a car of this caliber.
Roughly five times the power of a stock DOHC 4.6L dumping mercilessly at 7,600 rpm through an air-shifted Lenco CS3 five-speed may hint at the use of some exotic traction device, but that isn't the case. "Just big-ass tires," says Mihovetz-along with a four-link. And big they are, the Mickey Thompsons measuring 33.5x17-16. Just in case the Crower clutch and flywheel decide to go poof, a Trick Titanium bellhousing helps keep the digit-count at 20. Out back lives a Mark Williams 9-inch rearend stuffed with 40-spline axles, a spool, and 4.30:1 gears that connect to a 4-inch-diameter Inland Empire driveshaft that we really feel sorry for. This bad boy hooks hard, as evidenced by pants-wetting, wheelie-bar-scraping 1.07-second 60-foot times. A few 9,000-rpm shifts and 205 mph later, twin air-launched Stroud chutes and 10-inch front-and-rear Lamb disc brakes throw down the reins.
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Hi, everyone.
I need your help.
I have a movie but i need a codec(FMP4), without it, i only hear music, can´t see movie.
I have had the same problem here is a site i found that has the codec http://www.free-codecs.com/The_Codecs_download.htm
the file is from free-codecs.com and is called the codecs 3.0 after installing it i opend the movie in windows media player 10 and now i have video and sound. !ENJOY!
how do you download it? i clicked the link and all i see on the new window are other links... please help..
hi angkat,
There right in the centre of the page you'll see a download link.. That's it .. clicking it'll download and also open another window .. Let that not mislead you :-)
I get an error when I try to download:
Error opening file for writing, WINDOWS\system32\DivXa32.acm'
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Ive installed The Codec 3.0 But When I play it the pictures and Sounds wont move or go Whats wrong with it?Plzzz I really need help Thanks
you guys are geniuses. i had the same problem. i couldn't watch flvs that i encoded to avis. but with "the codecs 5", i now can. many thanks!
1. MKV Codec Pack (Single file)
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i have downloaded the codecs and the movie plays fine but now my dvd writing software will not open, i have uninstaled the codecs and it opend fine but i cannot import the media because it says it needs decoding but when i install the codecs again i cannot use the writing software help!!!!!!!
C_H_R_I_S, in your situation, i would recommend re-encoding the file to a DivX or XviD (whichever is more compatible on your system) avi file, then use THAT file in your DVD prog. make sure you encode it at a high bitrate (2000 kbps or higher) or your file will lose quality noticably.


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Block excessive light and noise by adding the gazebo stripe window panel from Outdoor Décor to any room of your home. It can be used both indoor and outdoor as it has a weather resistant design. This window panel is made of polyester for superior durability and easy maintenance. Its grommet top has rings that are made of rust resisting materials. Available in standard sizes and a variety of colors. Machine wash.
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With the Xbox version of Half-Life 2 now expected to reach the UK in September, we've just uncovered the first ever screens of the game in action - albeit in the form of photos taken of a TV running the game.
The shots are currently being hosted over at jeux-france.com and you can view them by . We'd recommend you get over there sharpish as we'd imagine that the combined might of Vivendi and Valve will ensure that the screens will be removed before the day's out.
The game itself is said to be identical to the original PC version in terms of content, although some reports are suggesting that there will be noticeable differences in the quality of the texture detail and auto-aiming.
Half-Life 2 is expected to be released for Xbox in September
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I had high hopes for this recipe but sadly it was just terrible. The texture was so thick almost like applesauce. Attempts to reduce thickness barely helped. The flavor was just so bland. The combination of the bad texture and flavor made it difficult to gulp down. I ended up adding curry powder, cumin, and garlic which saved the flavor. I think celery root is great, but would not waste it again using this recipe.
Creamy Celeriac Soup
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups soup and 1/2 cup croutons)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 356
- Fat: 14.1g
- Saturated fat: 6.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.3g
- Protein: 11.1g
- Carbohydrate: 48.8g
- Fiber: 6.5g
- Cholesterol: 26mg
- Iron: 4.5mg
- Sodium: 906mg
- Calcium: 185mg
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 ounces French bread baguette, cut into (1-inch) cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups sliced leek
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 5 cups (1-inch) cubed peeled celeriac (celery root)
- 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Fresh parsley (optional)
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
- 2. Melt butter; toss with bread on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until golden.
- 3. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leek; cook 10 minutes, stirring often. Stir in flour; cook 2 minutes, stirring well. Add celeriac and broth; bring to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes.
- 4. Place half of mixture in blender. Remove center piece of blender lid, and secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in lid. Process until smooth. Strain pureed mixture through a sieve over a bowl; discard solids. Repeat procedure with remaining celeriac mixture.
- 5. Return soup to pan over medium heat; stir in half-and-half, pepper, and salt. Cook for 5 minutes. Serve with croutons. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
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- COURSE: Soups/Stews
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- COOKING METHOD: Blender, Bake
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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Drama in Real Life: Cancer Scare
Published on - July 1st, 2008 (by J.D. Roth)
My sister-in-law has cancer.
Last week, a biopsy revealed that Stephanie has a cancerous lump on her thyroid. She'll likely have her thyroid removed, meaning she'll need to take medication for the rest of her life. (She's 37 years old.) She'll also probably need a handful of radioactive iodine chemotherapy treatments.
Prognosis positive
Jeff and Stephanie have both settled down a bit after the initial scare. They've heard from many sources, including Steph's grandmother, that this form (and location) of cancer is easy to eliminate, and has a low chance of spreading or recurring. Steph's grandmother had her thyroid removed years ago (due to a growth on it), and she is now 77 years old.
Still, this is cancer, which no member of my family takes lightly. My father died from cancer ten days before his fiftieth birthday. Last summer, cancer killed a cousin at age 47. Other family members have died from the disease as well.
A lucky mistake
A situation like this has enormous personal finance implications. Steph's case is especially interesting because it demonstrates that sometimes the "right choice" isn't.
Before the birth of their daughter in February 2006, Stephanie obtained a supplemental hospital/short-term disability insurance policy because she knew she would need a C-section. After Emily was born, Steph tried to cancel the policy, but the agent talked her into switching to a cheaper cancer/accident policy instead.
Inspired in part by Get Rich Slowly, Jeff and Steph have been taking control of their personal finances. This past May, when it came time for her office to renew policies, Stephanie asked to have her cancer/accident policy canceled because she wanted to save the $70 recurring monthly expense.
After the cancer diagnosis came through, Jeff and Stephanie were kicking themselves for having canceled the policy — it would have offset some of their upcoming costs. Then Steph remembered that both of her June paycheck stubs still had the deductions listed. She called her agent to see if her policies were still in force. Sure enough, the official cancel date was July 1st, so the agent was able to revoke the cancelation.
"I don't know if it will pay out enough to compensate for all the premiums we've paid in the last two years," Jeff writes, "but at this point I don't care. If it helps with the medical bills that are bound to accrue, that's all that matters."
A calculated risk
Stephanie's situation highlights just how difficult it can be to know how much (and what kind of) insurance to carry. It seemed unlikely that she'd need the cancer policy, so she canceled it. From a Big Picture perspective, this was probably the right decision. But in her individual circumstance, it turned out to be the wrong move.
Last fall, in his brief introduction to insurance, Aaron Pinkston wrote that "insurance is the cheapest and most immediate way for a person to displace risks that are too great to assume individually". That is, insurance allows groups to pool their money to offset unexpected large individual costs.
But how can you decide how much insurance you need? And what types? Later today, I'll share a guest post about making informed insurance choices.
Meanwhile, friends and family are ready to help Jeff and Stephanie through this crisis. And although they have bigger things to worry about, it gives them a degree of comfort to know they have a little insurance to help with the financial challenges that loom ahead.
This article is about Health & Fitness, Insurance, Real-Life
I think this is a real crap shoot. No one, NO ONE, knows what life will bring tomorrow. Did I expect to develop Type 1 diabetes at the age of 38? No. Shit happens. I did not get Type 1 diabetes because of lifestyle choices and I have no family history of it. My autoimmune system just went amuck.
Get as much insurance as you can afford, penny pinch where you can, and hope for the best.
First of all, I hope Stephanie gets better.
I bought life insurance, which covers surgeries and medicine. We don't know what is waiting for us around the corner so insurance can be a waste of money, but it can also be a life saver.
best of luck to your sister-in-law. i hope she has a speedy recovery and a complete elimination of the cancer.
we never could have expected the medical crises that hit us over the past 2 years either- in fact, i am currently spending time in the waiting room while husband has yet another procedure done to the tune of another several thousand dollars.
we remain thankful for our (admittedly subpar) medical insurance, but *really* wish we had fought the long term disability insurance denial.
friends and family are vastly important when reacting to a medical crisis- a supportive network means so much. all of my superficial local friends failed me as i waited for my diagnosis, and the only thing that kept me going was literally hours on the phone with my sisters and friends from home.
I lost my grandmother to leukemia, and my wife lost both her grandparents at a relatively young age to cancer. My mom is a cancer survivor, and we hold our breath any time she has a check up. My wife had a scare which turned out to be benign.
I'm not sure what to think about cancer insurance. On the one hand it seems awfully expensive, but on the other hand, if you have a family history of cancer it may make sense to carry it to hedge against major medical costs associated with treatment and recovery.
Yikes! At least it's in a spot that is way more often than not easy to treat and totally eliminate. That stuff does just pop in when you least expect it. My wife and I went through it 2 years ago. She had been battling bad stage 4 endometriosis for quite some time. We finally found a doctor who was willing to take the necessary steps to cure it (full hysterectomy)even though her age had been an issuse (she was 25). The surgery went great until we got the biopsy results. "Uhh Mrs. Miller, we found cervical cancer in the tissues we tested. When you you come back for another exam?"
Everything went fine though, and they were able to get it all. Tell Jeff and Stephanie to keep their heads up, and everthing will be fine.
Keep your heads up. With today's medical technology, they're diagnosing cancer earlier and able to treat it faster. My Aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer just last year, and thanks to new medical technology and treatments, she has made it through.
Stay positive!
I had my thryoid removed a year ago – you can see the photos on my site using the link. If she and her doctor are smart, they will take the whole thyroid and not leave part of it in (likelihood of having to back for a second operation at a later date are high). Meds all your life? It's one pill a day – no big deal and the cost is very, very minimal (I pay $10 for 90 day prescription.) You hear the word cancer and its terrifying, but the upside is, this is a very small hump to get over, given its the thyroid. Easy surgery, quick recovery – I was riding bike two weeks after. Just get on the exercize, so weight troubles can be headed-off. Good luck to her!
Good luck to all who are dealing with cancer!! It is never easy, but I certainly found that the love and support of my then partner now husband was the most helpful aspect of my cancer year (2005).
My health insurance had a significant deductable (more than a $1000) and a co-pay for some of the rest, but in the end, thanks to a good emergency fund, we didn't go into debt.
I've seen several articles that say cancer insurance often costs more than it pays out; for most people a good general health insurance plan and savings can pull you through. Also, being really open with your doctor — I think even oncologists can provide sample drugs and have some leeway on other billing.
Hi! I'm writing from Italy and here the situation is quite different. We don't have to subscribe medical insurances and surgery in hospital and recurrent medicines at home are almost free for every citizen.
This post really upsetted me because I'm 36 and I'm waiting to do further medical exams, a biopsy, for my thyroid. I took one small pills a day for years and I really hope to simply continue doing so.
Good luck to Stephanie.
I work in healthcare and am bombarded daily with bad case scenerios that suddenly overtake a formerly healthy person's life. It makes me a bit paranoid BUT the upside – I'm prepared for such occurances somewhat.
THis is a good post. Thank you for the reminder. We all need to hear it time to time.
btw – I've had thyroid cancer. It is very treatable if caught early (but still scary). There is no reason to believe I will be affectd by this again as my life continues. May I ask how they found it? (Mine was found because I had another tyroid disease, so my thyroid was checked every three mns. THis way, tumors were found v. quickly – which resulted in a good outcome).
You can also tie this post into how important it is to receive rountine medical care and to not delay when something is amiss. (Because the sicker one is, the more likely it can be more expensive to treat).
Best wishes to your SIL and family
As a person who was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer in 2005 (at 29), I know what your sister-in-law is going through. As my surgeon said, if there's any kind of cancer that's the "good" cancer, this is it. I've had 2 recurrences since being diagnosed, and to be honest, it's been good. My thyroid replacement cost me $2 for a 90 day supply with generics. The only thing that she has to be careful of is, health insurance. I can't change jobs unless the health insurance starts immediately, since I can't be uninsured. She won't need an oncologist, just an endocrinologist, who will prescribe her thyroid replacement. My endo gives me samples if I ask nicely.
I know that she'll pull through this. Especially with a family such as yours.
Boy you just never know what life throws at you. I hope and pray for a speedy recovery.
Our family was caught in a health crisis when we had young kids. I canceled a policy and before we could get on another policy we had a health challenge. We were fortunate to be able to get help.
Our goal is to give back.
Thyroid cancer is one of the most treatable cancers. My 2 year cancer free anniversary will be in September. Scary to be 27 and now have "cancer survivor" next to my name, but I am lucky at the same time to have had good health insurance.
JD – as for what can you do, just be there. Don't let the elephant loom in the room. Ask questions, bring over fancy chocolate desserts. (the #1 cure for any stresser) Do what you normally do, but offer a few more hugs and phone calls. It was amazing for me… my sister told her BIL, pretty soon his entire prayer chain was praying for me and I was getting hand crocheted prayer angels mailed to me from strangers.
It is very frightening to me to see people who are going without health insurance. I was happy to pay my monthly premiums after I saw the totals from my treatment add up. (I think ~$30-35k was the total billed) One thing you can do is have a couple posts on the different types of health insurance, benefits/downfalls of each, and even guest posts about what works or doesn't work for them.
My best to you and your SIL and family. Keep us updated on how she's doing.
Thyroid cancer is very beatable. My husband is an endocrinologist and sees it frequently – most all are curable cases. But its scary nonetheless. And as for the pill, its no big deal. I have an underactive thyroid (which may eventually stop making hormone, much like if I had no thyroid). Its just a little pill and its quite possible that pill is cheaper than your co-pay.
As for the insurance, I'm currently reading a book titled High Wire. I'm only about 40 pages in but I am quickly getting the gist of what the book is about – insurance, lack of protection in spite of having a policy, and personal finances. In other words lots of well to do people are having trouble making ends meet because of policies they had that they thought covered things such as MS and other disabilities. You might pick up a copy and see.
My friend's dad had this a few months ago but is now clear of cancer and back at work. I hope it goes as smoothly for Stephanie.
Oh dear. My very best wishes, JD!
Scary stuff.
With a family history of cancer I have been looking into some natural preventatives (the most frugal way to compensate the costs of sickness is to not get sick – if that's possible). I have recently found out about Doug Kaufmann and his friends in the medical field who are finding that a lot of diseases(cancer included) could be caused by fungus and could be treated without all the chemotherapy. He has a site http://www.knowthecause.com Not trying to give him a plug or anything, just hope this helps you and your family.
JD, I'm sorry to hear this and my thoughts go out to your family.
My sister in law is also battling cancer. It is the third recurrence. She's 30. You truly, as those above have already said, don't know what's coming. One other thing is the toll on the "healthy" spouse. It is really difficult to get up and go to work every day with such an illness part of your life, and being financially secure can help a great deal with choices you may make with that.
I had thyroid cancer last fall!
Honestly, the experience is really not like having cancer at all. The impact on my life was approximately the same as getting the flu really badly twice in one semester- not pleasant, but certainly not the end of the world. I'm 27.
My total medical costs on my grad student insurance were only $2500 for the entire thing including two separate surgeries and one night in the hospital. I now pay $5 copay per month for the replacement hormone.
This is a wonderful site: http://www.thyca.org/
You should download the free PDF cookbook and make her some low iodine meals, and freeze them in tupperwares. The low iodine diet (before radioactive iodine) is quite difficult to follow, and I would have been eating plain white rice for a month if my mother hadn't come and cooked me 20+ meals to have in the freezer.
Oh yeah- also, radioactive iodine is actually just radiation (not chemotherapy.) It doesn't even make most people feel nauseous, and of course your hair doesn't fall out or anything like that. And most people need only 1 treatment, or else 2.
Can you tell us the type of the cancer (papillary, follicular, other?)
Good luck, I know she can do it.
I have been reading a blog by a girl who has incurable cancer, and it should offer some inspiration. I saw her on Oprah and have been following her posts about how she's conquering it.
Her site is here: http://www.crazysexycancer.com/
Blog here: http://crazysexycancer.blogspot.com/
Oh no! that is sooooo scary, i can't even imagine it – i'll def. say a prayer for sure.
Having the right type of insurance is no joke, I'll agree it's definitely key to check your policy every now and then to make sure it aligns properly.
My mom has her last chemo treatment tomorrow. They caught it pretty early so we are hoping for the best.
Hope all goes well with your sister-in-law.
JD – I wish her the best luck fighting cancer off. Fortunately, thyroid cancer tends to be very treatable when caught early. I too have lost too many family members from cancer.
It's interesting you would say in your comment that insurance is like a "lottery". While reading your post, I was thinking that the cancer policy was probably 'a bad decision with good consequences'. That's a phrase statisticians use for lottery winners.
Cancer policies and other "supplemental" insurances tend not to have the best return for the premium. This is partly because the people most likely to sign up for dental insurance, for instance, have a broken grill. We call the phenomenon of people buying insurance with the intent to use it adverse selection, which raises rates for all applicants.
In the end, I'm glad they have the policy to help out, regardless of what they should have done. My wife and I racked up over $50000 worth of neurological services so far at UNC, but we'll only pay a few thousand of that. It feels great to have insurance when you need it.
Health insurance covers cancer — other forms of specific insurance, like cancer insurance, are a scam on paranoid Americans.
JD, your sister-in-law and family are in my thoughts and prayers.
As for insurance, I have similar feelings as you. I know the game is rigged against the consumer, but again, the piece of mind is well worth it. I also have no clue how much my wife and I should have…
JD- I'll keep your family in my daily thoughts.
I'm struggling with the same thoughts re: life insurance. I know we need it, but I'd love to not have to pay that monthly fee.
29Thank you all for the well-wishes, we really appreciate it.
Steph told me last night that she has gotten over the initial shock of the diagnosis, and she is encouraged in knowing that this is such a treatable form of cancer. I think we are now at the stage where we just want to get it taken care of and move on… and deal with whatever comes after it has been removed.
Regarding FranticWoman's comment (#11), Steph went in for a yearly exam, and the Dr. felt a lump on her thyroid, and suggested further tests.
Regarding Kristina (#26) and cancer insurance… this is supplemental insurance, and it pays above and beyond what our standard health insurance covers. Besides that, our regular health insurance does not cover everything — we can expect hospital and prescription bills in excess of $500 per stay. Couple that with time lost from work, and the costs can add up pretty quickly.
I would not quite call these policies scams, as it is possible to use them to your advantage. With the hospital / short term disability policy Steph had when our daughter was born, we received more than we paid into it (by a factor of at least 3:1) — but we canceled the policy before the premiums outpaced the payout. Now we have a situation where we will actually make good on the premiums we've paid into her cancer policy, so I wouldn't really call this one a scam either. It's just a different option for a different financial situation.
It is true that if we had followed sound personal finance philosophy early on in our marriage, we would have been in a better position to handle this, and we could have just dipped into some [interest bearing] account and paid all the bills without much strain on our finances. But that is not where we are now, so we have to look at different options.
If you do not have any need for these kinds of specific insurances, then I commend you on your good health, and on your financial success.
I hope all the best for your sister-in-law. My grandmother was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and yes, it was a scare, but it's very treatable.
Your post brings up an interesting issue for me though: I didn't realize there were supplemental insurance policies for different things (like cancer). I signed up through my employer for health insurance and made the choice on the basis of in-network vs. out-of-network and which doctors (and how many) were available to me. I'm wondering whether I should look over everything when it comes time to re-enroll this fall?
Health insurance doesn't cover cancer, it covers direct medical expenses from hospitals for surgeries, treatments, follow ups, etc.
Supplemental insurance is intended to cover indirect expenses, such as that $1,000-$5000 deductable, 10-20% co-pays on surgeries and hospitalization, traveling expenses for those who must commute to receive treatment, and finally, lost income.
Everyone's situation is different, and for some people supplemental insurance doesn't make sense. However, there are many others who benefit greatly from the financial assistance these policies provide.
Best wishes to your family.
sorry to hear JD.. i'll keep your family in my prayers
"Regarding FranticWoman's comment (#11), Steph went in for a yearly exam, and the Dr. felt a lump on her thyroid, and suggested further tests."
Thank goodness the doc did a regular check. I've been hearing in the med community that it is not such a common thing to automatically do anymore. She is blessed to be "lucky".
I never would have known had I not been "lucky" enough to already have a thyroid disease.
I hope that so many of us having positive outcomes with the disease puts your wife and family minds at rest.
Best wishes.
I was diagnosed w/thyroid cancer at 34. The relevant observation for GRQ is that I could have opted into my employer's supplemental life insurance very cheaply before my diagnois, while I cannot get it any more due to the diagnosis being fairly recent. I would recommend that folks opt-into as much supplemental life as they can get (discounted) via their employer. It is cheaper that way that individually, and folks should opt in as soon as the opt into things like a 401K
First of all: best wishes to Stephanie
Second: I somewhat share your position on insurance, however, be careful of "non-buyer remorse". There are plenty of stories in the media of people who decided to go with a lower coverage (some for good, some for not-so-good reasons), however, when disaster struck, an extremely large percentage changed their mind about how much insurance they wanted or could afford. Then the nightmare stories started.
So, should we, as a society, allow people to go naked (as far as health insurance is concerned)? Self-insurance is fantastic for people with self-discipline (a lot of us, here). But for the rest? Poor health has a social cost, as well as an emotional one.
Try the following comparison…would you be disturbed if we allowed any driver to decline third-party car insurance?
Should we force people to buy health insurance, even if the game is rigged? Do we trust the government to administer it? If no, does it mean that people without insurance are just a fact of life, and we stop caring about it?
Somewhere, in the middle of the road, is an imperfect solution. Not sure what it is, though…
I'm sorry your sister-in-law has been diagnosed with cancer and wish her a speedy recovery.
Like her I tossed up cancelling/reducing our insurance. About 3 months later I was diagnosed with leukaemia. Thank goodness I didn't reduce the policy!
Accident and illness are so often things that we have absolutely no control over and cannot predict. My advice is to view your insurance as a mandatory expense. Pay for the most that you can afford – you never know when you may need it.
I know several folks who have had thyroid cancer and went on to live full lives with no issues other than having to take meds for the rest of their lives. So, I am hoping and praying for the same for your SIL, J.D., and your wife, Jethro.
Noting the number of other folks here citing thyroid issues, all types of cancer, endometriosis, etc., I do want to throw this info out there for folks to consider. I have gluten intolerance. (Gluten is wheat, rye, barley, and oats–the latter due to cross contamination in fields and processing.) I only found that out 5 years ago after a lifetime of issues including thyroid problems, ob/gyno issues including endometriosis (with hysterectomy before gluten intolerance diagnosis), gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea/constipation daily, and so much more. Gluten issues range from sensitivity to intolerance to celiac disease, but folks with these issues cannot tolerate gluten and their body runs amok. You may think there is no reason for your body to have these issues or certain diseases, but there may be. You can Google and find many sites, but no two list the same symptoms and no two individuals have exactly the same symptoms either. Folks who have problems with gluten and continue to eat it can even develop cancer as a result. 97% of folks with celiac disease remain undiagnosed and even more remain undiagnosed with intolerance and sensitivity. Gluten sensitivity can be tested through http://www.enterolab.com. My doctor had me tested via that route and the differences I have experienced in my health have been nothing less than amazing. No more GI issues, no more joint pain (I avoided stairs for years before), no more headaches, no more fatigue, no more canker sores … I can't even remember all my old symptoms now. My doctor immediately ordered a bone density test and I was diagnosed with osteopenia (the precursor to osteoporosis). Even that disappeared after 3 years of eating gluten free. (I can't tell you what a huge relief it is to have normal bones again.) Now I lead a support group and have seen others go through equally amazing transformations, like fibromyalgia disappearing, seizures stopping, anemia being resolved, arthritis disappearing, weight being normalized, etc. I am not saying it's a miracle cure for all by any means, but it's definitely something to check out.
Just adding to the chorus–I am a thyroid cancer survivor too. Sounds like she's got lots of good resources, but if your sister-in-law wants to talk to someone who's been there, have her drop me a line or go and read the "thyroid" and "surgery" tags in my journal. I wish her the best!
Stories like this make me sad. I have a friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer. He had to quit his job so he could get government medical coverage. Now he's struggling greatly to cover the extra $1000 a month in medical/living expenses even on a shoe string budget. He's started a grass roots fundraiser to hopefully get help from friends and family while he recovers over the next 16-24 months.
I just dont understand with the technology and all the wasted money we spend in this country every day why anyone should have to deal with things like this on their own. Many people are dealt these terrible blows with no reason and have to suffer not only from their illness, but then the financial burden on top of it. This is just simply wrong and there must be a better way. I hope only being in my 20′s that I see something done about this in my life time.
J.D. Sorry to hear about your sister-in-law. I wish her well. My best advice for the family is to take it day by day and think positive. I truly believe alot has to do with the mind. You have to believe you are going to beat it.
I know what it must be like for her. I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at 21. No cases were ever reported in Canada, therefore I had to go to the US for initial treatments. I wish there was such thing as some coverage. The bill was extradinary and my parents fought to reduce the bills. The doctors there worked with a team in canada so I could return and be under coverage. I have been blessed and thankful for the support of family and friends. I am cured.
Unfortunately, these events, we just can't predict.
Just a word of encouragement to your family and Stephanie… I had the exact same thing happen to me 3 years ago.. when I was 21! It was all very successful, had my entire thyroid removed, radiation, and am on replacement meds. The initial "It's Cancer" is scary, but like I was told, it's the best kind of Cancer you can get, b/c it's so treatable.
Hope she passes everything with flying colours.
I would love to add if you do not surely have an insurance policy or else you do not remain in any group insurance, you might well reap the benefits of seeking assistance from a health agent. Self-employed or people who have medical conditions typically seek the help of an health insurance brokerage. Thanks for your article.


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The Nile: Empowering the African Connection
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Negotiations over the construction of the biggest African hydroelectric plant appeared to cool down after Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi agreed on postponing the signature of a Nile Water agreement, due on the May 14. According to Zenawi, this will allow Egypt to stabilize the country's current political crisis and take up a more active role in the negotiations.
The move followed the visit of a 48-member Egyptian delegation to Addis Ababa aiming to dissuade Zenawi from the sudden "arms race." When Zenawi announced the construction of the Millennium Dam in mid-March, Egypt was dealing with the culmination of its popular uprising, which had ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his ruling regime. After decades of hostile relations with Mubarak, upstream countries finally saw an opportunity to uphold their demands and ask for what they said was their rightful water share to be recognized.
Most of the controversy lies in the fact that even as Ethiopia's tributaries contribute some 85 percent to the Nile flow at Aswan, Egypt still enjoys the lion's share of almost 90 percent of the river's water, approximately 55.5 billion cubic meters yearly. The share of Nile basin water between riparian countries is still regulated by colonial agreements dating back to 1929 and 1959, respectively.
In a bid to agree on a fairer distribution of Nile water share, upstream countries Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Burundi recently signed an understanding that would lead to the re-discussion of the treaties' terms.
But Egypt heavily depends on the Nile. As intensive exploitation of Nile water allowed the Egyptian population to grow up to more than 80 million people, water is going scarcer in Egypt, feeding fears that any dam or plant built on the Nile would close the tap to Egyptian agriculture and domestic water use. While it is undeniable that all riparian countries should enjoy equitable rights to water use, Egypt's high dependence from Nile water seems to be locking negotiations into a loophole.
Dams and tanks
Zenawi provided the Italian company Salini Costruttori with a no-bid contract for the construction of the Millennium Dam. The company holds long-standing relations with Zenawi's government, and managed the construction of several other plants in Ethiopia, including the catastrophic and the more than controversial Gibe 3.
"Gibe 3 is the most destructive dam under construction in Africa. The project will condemn half a million of the region's most vulnerable people to hunger and conflict," said director of International Rivers' Africa Program Terri Hathaway.
Well-positioned sources told Bikya Masr that President Zenawi might have came out into the open with the Millennium Dam project without carrying out necessary environmental and feasibility studies. This was aimed not to alert downstream countries of his plans and avoid their encroachment.
Apart from this, a main problem lies in the fact that Zenawi lacks the financial capability to uphold this unprecedented project. Former Egyptian President Mubarak repeatedly tried to divert financial aid to upstream countries and hinder their development projects. Nonetheless, after Mubarak's fall Ethiopia is still unable to find proper funding.
In answer to this, Zenawi launched a nation-wide campaign to support the Millennium Dam, and called for Ethiopians to buy Millennium bonds from the Ethiopian Central Bank in order to fund the dam's construction. Some regard Zenawi as a benevolent leader, willing to free the country from the bonds of poverty and international dependance. Others doubt the earnestness of his declarations, suspecting that behind this popular campaign hides the attempt to keep the people from thinking of their dire existence and prevent popular uprising.
Sources told Bikya Masr "if someone wants [to] start a nationalist campaign, it is better to see people buying bonds for a dam than for tanks."
But according to PhD candidate Getachew Begashaw, "the government of Meles Zenawi has a bond rating of CCC-, which is less than what is called Junk Bond (BBB- rating by Standard & Poor's). How such a government with poor rating can be a reliable guarantor of corporate bond is open to question.
"Zenawi is cunningly using the project to perpetually milk the hard earned money of the Ethiopian people, including those in the Diaspora," added Begashaw.
By raising international tension and by coercing people to pay money for the construction of a much controversial and unpredictable project, Zenawi might easily fill the gap between dams and tanks.
Cooperation and Diversification
The mounting tension between Egypt and Ethiopia finds its root in Egypt's dependence on the Nile. Water for agricultural, industrial and domestic use and the country's energetic autonomy depend greatly on the river's flow. Diversifying water resources in Egypt can be a first step towards relaxing geopolitical tension related to the river's water and providing the nation with a more reliable water system.
"The immediate answer is to turn towards non-conventional sources such as water recycling, reuse of drainage water, treated industrial and sewage effluents, rainfall harvesting and desalination," writes Fouad el-Shibini from the National Water Research Centre of Ismailiya.
Desalination plants have been developed on the Saudi Arabian shore or the Red Sea and might be a suitable solution for industrial use also in Egypt. Development plan in the Qattara depression might open new highways to the exploitation of underground and sea waters.
Increasing diversity means decreasing dependance. A stronger Egypt could be leading a regional renewal, encouraging developmental projects in upstream countries and sharing with them the fruit of their investments. In the last 40 years, Egypt has been at the receiving end of a profitable developmental corridor that drove into its treasury millions in aid investments from the International Financial Institutions (IFI) and the U.S. Egypt's new role in a re-energized African connection can be greatly profitable for up and downstream countries alike.
Decreasing dependence would also mean decreasing Egypt's interest in hindering other nation's development, for example exercising its veto power in the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI). Fear of Egyptian and Sudanese encroachment in Ethiopia's plans legitimized Zenawi's acting in the shadow, coming up with a project that lacks of funding, risks provoking long-lasting geopolitical repercussions, and of endangering the environment and wasting the citizen's savings. A stronger Egypt will benefit the whole region and cannot be built on the others' weaknesses.