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Americans are held in suspense as each week approaching the 2016 election, a new potential political candidate is introduced to the growing pot of presidential hopefuls. Although the candidates remain unclear, one thing is for sure – healthcare reform will be a major debating point. With Medicaid expansions and the Affordable Care Act defining the past two terms, voters are still anticipating a bandaid for the seemingly struggling healthcare system. Physicians and patients are also eager to identify a leader who will be able to implement much needed changes. As more and more individuals throw their hats into the ring, it becomes every more important to understand their views on this issue. There are many more debates to come and this issue will certainly arise. While there is no perfect, unbiased resource for political issues, a good summary of the stance the candidates take on healthcare can be found here:
Category Archives: Healthcare Policy
Physician Assistance in Dying: The American Experience
Assistant Program Director and Palliative Care guru Dr. Elizabeth Paulk gave an insightful Grand Rounds Lecture today about the history and ethics of physician assisted death (PAD) in this country. She talked in depth about the 1997 Oregon Death with Dignity Act and showed data about the types of patients who seek physician assistance in dying. She highlighted the case of Brittany Maynard, a 29 year old woman with glioblastoma multiforme who became an outspoken advocate for PAD and died by choice in 2014 after moving to Oregon. The Maynard case thrust the issue of PAD into the national spotlight and a 2015 Gallup poll showed an increasingly favorable public perception of PAD with 68% of Americans in favor. Physician assisted death is currently legal in Oregon, Washington, Montana, New Mexico and Vermont. Read more about the controversy and data surrounding PAD and about Brittany Maynard here and here. See Dr. Paulk's slides for more information about this morally and legally complicated issue.
Finally, Medicare Reimbursements for Advanced Care Planning
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday a proposal to reimburse physicians for counseling Medicare patients on end-of-life planning. This proposal follows the recommendations of multiple large physician and healthcare organizations including the AMA, ACP and AARP. The proposal is still pending and the final rule change is due November 1 with payments starting January 1.
Reimbursement for end-of-life planning was initially included in the early stages of the Affordable Care Act but was removed after strong political opposition from groups who argued that it would lead to the creation of "death panels". Sarah Palin famously said during her 2008 presidential run "Government needs to stay the hell out of our end-of-life discussions".
While many physicians already engage in end-of-life planning discussions with their patients, the establishment of a formal reimbursement structure would undoubtedly lead to increased utilization.
Read more at Medscape, WSJ and the NYTimes
What are your thoughts? Would Medicare reimbursements change your willingness to engage in advanced care planning with your patients?
Interesting Journal Articles to Read!
Today at morning report we discussed high value care and professionalism/managerial skills. We specifically noted a recent article published in JAMA by oncologist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel from the University of Pennsylvania and an article in NEJM by Dr. Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School published in 2010. Click on the links below to read the articles!
"Higher income, higher educational attainment, and a cleaner environment are actually more important in determining patients' well-being than health care services." Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
Who are Medicine's Top Earners?
Very interesting article from The New York Times – Sunday Review published in May that discusses who actually is paid the highest in the healthcare industry, and it's not always physicians! The article has some interesting graphics that nicely illustrate this. Check it out!
Freakonomics Takes a Look at Healthcare!
This past April, two podcasts were released by Freakonomics that took a closer look at randomized controlled trials and taking the approach of "less is more" in taking care of patients. The first podcast interviews Amy Finkelstein, an economist from M.I.T, who has been looking at the utility of conducting randomized controlled trials in studying health care delivery and uses the Oregon Medicaid Health Experiment as an example. In the second podcast, Dr. Anupam Jena (assistant professor at Harvard Medical School) is interviewed regarding a study he led that looked at outcomes in Medicare patients when specialists are away at a conference. Click on the links below to be directed to the podcast from the Freaknonomics website. Thanks to resident Sean Townsend for the reference!
How Do We Know What Really Works in Healthcare
How Many Doctors Does It Take to Start a Healthcare Revolution?
How will you be paid?
'Milestone' Rules Would Limit Profits, Score Quality For Medicaid Plans
"We are taking steps to align how these programs work," said Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which proposed the rules.
Privatized Medicaid has grown rapidly as budget-pinched states have responded to commercial insurers' promise to deliver care for a fixed price. Most beneficiaries of Medicaid — state programs for the poor run partly with federal dollars — now get care through contracted insurers.
The 653-page rule, which also would require states to establish quality ratings for Medicaid plans, constitutes the biggest regulation change to Medicaid managed care in more than a decade. The National Association of Medicaid Directors, a group of state officials, called it a "milestone."
One proposal would require plans to assume, for rate-setting purposes, that they will spend at least 85 percent of their revenue on medical care.
Such a "medical loss ratio" target is similar to that required under the health law for other plans — but with a key difference. Unlike health plans sold through the law's online marketplaces and elsewhere, Medicaid plans wouldn't have to rebate the difference if they spend less than 85 percent.
But states would still "need to take that into account the next year" when they set new rates, thus limiting profits later, said Vikki Wachino, CMS deputy administrator. CMS is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Jeff Myers, CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America, an industry group, criticized the inclusion of the medical loss ratio standard, which supporters promote as ensuring plans spend a minimum amount on care instead of executive salaries and shareholder profits.
"We don't believe a nationwide MLR is appropriate," Myers said. A uniform profit standard across diverse states could limit plans' ability to spend administrative dollars to fine-tune care coordination and quality, he said.
Generally, however, "we are very supportive of the direction they are going," he said of CMS. He particularly praised the proposal to better align the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which aids families with children with moderate incomes, with Medicaid.
Led by giants such as UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Aetna and Centene, private Medicaid plans generated nationwide operating profits of $2.4 billion last year, according to regulatory data compiled by Mark Farrah Associates and analyzed by Kaiser Health News.
Advocates for the poor have complained that HHS' regulation of Medicaid managed care has lagged behind the industry's growth. Industry profits have sometimes come at the expense of denied care and inadequate doctor networks, they say.
A study last year by HHS' inspector general found that half the doctors listed in official plan directors weren't taking new Medicaid patients. Among doctors who were, one fourth couldn't see patients for a month.
In Tuesday's rules CMS proposed new standards for network adequacy that also allow wide flexibility to states. States would have to certify at least annually that Medicaid managed-care patients have sufficient access to doctors and hospitals, based on standards for numbers of medical providers per member, maximum distances required to travel for care and other criteria.
"This latest proposed guidance ensures that health plans and states have the flexibility to structure their programs and benefits to meet the unique health needs of their enrollees," Dan Durham, interim CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, an industry lobby, said in a prepared statement.
Sarah Somers, an attorney with the National Health Law Program, which has long urged updates to federal regulations, praised proposed safeguards for Medicaid members with disabilities and limited English ability.
"The regulations governing network adequacy have some positive aspects," she added. "But we are concerned that they do not contain the specificity that we recommended."
The proposal also would establish a quality-rating system, perhaps similar to the star scores assigned to Medicare coverage for seniors, so members could compare plan performance. However Wachino said it was too early to tell what the ratings would look like.
Margaret Murray, CEO of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans, a group of not-for-profit Medicaid companies, said she was disappointed the quality standards wouldn't apply to traditional Medicaid run by the states as well as private Medicaid plans.
"We think that managed care will come out ahead in that comparison," she said.
In a victory for industry, the rules also propose to loosen marketing restrictions on insurers that offer Medicaid coverage as well as plans sold through the health-law marketplaces.
Some companies are counting on capturing customers moving from Medicaid to commercial plans or vice versa as the members' incomes fluctuate. The new regulation would make it easier for insurers to let Medicaid beneficiaries know that the same company sells a plan through the marketplace.
The rules published Tuesday are only proposals. HHS will take comments until late July and issue final rules later.
Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit national health policy news service.
With Specialists In Short Supply, L.A. County Turns To e-Consulting
Doctors called it the black hole.
If their low-income or uninsured patients needed specialty care, they put in a referral to the massive Los Angeles County health care bureaucracy and then waited — for weeks or even months. It could take eight months to see a neurologist, more than three to see a cardiologist.
To speed things up, doctors at county and community clinics urged their patients to go straight to the emergency room, the unofficial back door for specialist appointments. That way, patients could bypass the long waits and get the recommended colonoscopy or CT scan. But that route was expensive and burdensome to ERs.
It's a problem across the nation: Specialists are hard to find for many patients, and even harder to afford. Sick people may grow sicker as they wait for appointments, causing them unnecessary discomfort and making treatment more costly in the long run. Diabetics may suffer with untreated foot ulcers, raising the risk of amputation; patients with abnormal chest X-rays may turn out to have cancer.
With a million patients a year depending on Los Angeles County for health care, local officials decided they had to act. Hiring scores of costly specialists wasn't an option. So in 2012 they created a program called eConsult, modeled after a system at San Francisco General Hospital, to streamline the referral process.
In L.A. County, a program run by L.A. Care Health Plan, allows for a Web-based conversation between primary care doctors and specialists that can include the exchange of medical records and photographs. The specialist typically responds to inquiries within three days and a decision on a referral soon follows.
Much as a triage nurse clears the way for accident victims in a crowded ER, clinics would use guidelines for each specialty — created by specialists and primary care doctors working together — to determine who needs an appointment and how quickly. The primary care physicians can continue to care for the remaining patients, consulting with specialists electronically.
Three years later, it's clear the program hasn't been a panacea. Most patients in Los Angeles County still need face-to-face appointments with specialists, and there still aren't enough of them to go around. But both primary care doctors and specialists say things have gotten better.
The county quickly realized its hypothesis was right — about 30 percent of patients referred by providers at county and community clinics didn't actually need to see a specialist in person. Primary care doctors said they now have a clear way to communicate with specialists about their patients. And when patients do get to the specialist's office, more have the necessary lab work or tests so the appointments are more efficient.
Overall, doctors agree that the electronic referral system has improved both communication and collaboration among doctors on both sides. And primary care doctors say the new system is far better than the old days, when they would have to "beg, borrow and plead" to get appointments for their patients.
Wait times for specialists in general also have dropped, although a small number of patients with nonurgent health issues still may have to wait up to six months for appointments, according to the county's specialty care director, Dr. Paul Giboney.
In L.A. County, about 10,000 eConsult requests come in each month across more than 40 specialties. The program has the potential to become a national model: Giboney said health leaders in Illinois, Alaska, Connecticut and elsewhere have contacted him to ask about how the county's program works.
But some primary care doctors have argued that they don't have the skills, time or resources to manage patients who need more advanced care. In addition, the system isn't set up to pay community physicians for the added work, tests or procedures that specialists request before seeing patients.
"Without any extra reimbursement, those costs are hitting the primary care providers," said Dr. Richard Seidman, chief medical officer at Northeast Valley Health Corp., which runs several community clinics.
EConsult works better for some specialties than others. For example, an endocrinologist may be able to advise a doctor on how to manage the complications of diabetes or a cardiologist can suggest ways to manage a heart murmur but an ophthalmologist can't treat cataracts through an electronic conversation. Nearly 90 percent of patients referred to ophthalmology end up with an in-person appointment.
Nevertheless, Dr. Lauren Daskivich, an ophthalmologist with L.A. County, said she no longer has to try to interpret one-line referrals and can more easily figure out what type of eye doctor a patient needs to see and how soon. "For the first time, we have actually been able to triage how urgently they need to get in," she said.
Nationwide, the problem of access to specialists has eased somewhat due to the Affordable Care Act, which enabled more than 16 million people to get insurance. But the health law didn't cover everyone, most notably people living here illegally, and specialists may not take the insurance that patients have.
Electronic consultation by itself can't resolve the access problem for poor patients, said Dr. Nwando Olayiwola, associate director of UC San Francisco's Center for Excellence in Primary Care, who studies these efforts nationally. "It solves a huge part of the problem but it doesn't solve all of it," she said.
For now, the Los Angeles County health care system is still overburdened. One doctor put it simply: Technology doesn't solve the problems that were there before technology.
At the UMMA Community Clinic in South Los Angeles, more than 40 percent of patients remain uninsured and some have been in the queue for a specialist appointment for months. The clinic's Dr. Cesar Barba says he's grateful there is a way to talk to specialists and identify those who need to be seen more quickly.
The eConsult system helps, but it "is not the ideal," Barba said. "The best solution is if we had more specialists. That would be ideal."
Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit national health policy news service.
Paramedics Steer Non-Emergency Patients Away From ERs
SPARKS, Nev. — Paramedic Ryan Ramsdell pulled up to a single-story house not far from Reno's towering hotels and casinos in a nondescript Ford Explorer.
No ambulance, no flashing lights. He wasn't there to rush 68-year-old Earl Mayes to the emergency room. His job was to keep Mayes out of the ER.
Mayes, who has congestive heart failure and chronic lung disease, greeted Ramsdell and told him that his heart was fluttering more than usual. "I had an up-and-down night," he said.
"Let's take a look at it," the paramedic responded, carrying a big red bag with medical supplies. "We'll put you on the monitor."
Since Mayes was released from the hospital a few weeks earlier, paramedics had visited him several times to monitor his heart and lungs and make sure he was following his doctor's orders.
"With these guys coming by and checking me all the time, it makes it so much better," Mayes said. "When they leave, you know where you stand."
Not Always An Emergency
Ramsdell is part of an ambitious plan in Reno to overhaul the 911 system to improve patient care and cut costs. By using specially trained paramedics, health officials hope to help reduce avoidable trips to the emergency room and fill gaps in health care. They also hope to connect 911 callers — particularly repeat ER users — to the regular health care system.
Around the country, the role of paramedics is changing. In various states, they're receiving extra training to provide more primary and preventive care and to take certain patients to urgent care or mental health clinics rather than more costly emergency rooms. Ramsdell and others in his program, for instance, spent 150 hours in the classroom and with clinicians learning how to provide ongoing care for patients.
The changes are driven by the 2010 health law, which aimed to cut spending, expand patient access and improve quality of care. The federal government is funding the Nevada project and others in Arizona, Connecticut, Washington state and elsewhere.
These projects face some challenges. The American Nurses Association and other professional organizations have raised concerns about whether paramedics are receiving enough extra instruction to provide direct care. Some programs need government waivers or legislation to exempt them from restrictions on what paramedics can legally do. In addition, insurers and the government only pay for ambulances and paramedics if people are transported to the hospital.
Perhaps the greatest obstacle, however, is changing the habits of those who call 911 even if they aren't experiencing an emergency.
"It is really changing the public perception," said Jim Gubbels, CEO of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is spearheading Reno's project. "We have a fire truck and an ambulance going to a toothache. We are trying to redirect those folks."
Using a $9.8 million federal grant, Gubbels' agency launched three different projects. In addition to providing paramedic home visits and offering patients options besides the ER, the agency started a nurse-run health line to give people with health questions another number to call in non-emergency situations.
An early evaluation by the University of Nevada, Reno, which was based on insurance claims and hospital data, shows that the projects saved $5.5 million in 2013 and 2014. They helped avoid 3,483 emergency department visits, 674 ambulance transports and 59 hospital re-admissions, according to the preliminary data. The federal government plans to do its own evaluation.
One of the most successful ventures has been the nurse health line, said Trudy Larson, director of the university's School of Community Health Sciences. About 2,000 calls a month have come from patients concerned about such problems as stomach pain, flu symptoms or falls.
At the call center on a recent afternoon, one man called with leg pain, wanting to know if he should go to the emergency room. A woman caller had lost her prescriptions and wanted to know where she could get new ones.
"There was a real need for a readily available, easy-to-access source of health information," Larson said. "It was really clear that 911 was not the solution."
Reno's pilot projects have shown that paramedics and emergency medical technicians can help connect patients to the right level of care, said Kirk Gillis, a vice president at Renown Health, which runs hospitals and urgent care centers in Reno and Carson. Readmissions have dropped in part because of the care paramedics are providing to patients with congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, he said.
"When someone doesn't need the expertise and expense of an ER, it's important to have alternative care providers," he said.
Sobering Up Safely
The 911 call came in midday on a Thursday. A man had fallen in a local casino and hit his head.
When the ambulance arrived, paramedic Jordan Carter quickly realized that the man was drunk. Carter and emergency medical technician Kristie Hilton did a brief assessment and helped load him onto a gurney. The man with a thick, grey beard and half-closed eyes slurred that he'd been drinking "whatever they served."
Carter checked the man's vital signs and determined that there weren't any immediate medical problems or underlying health issues. "The man's blood pressure and oxygen level were normal. He knew where he was."
Carter asked if he wanted to go to a detox facility rather than the emergency room. He agreed. "They'll give you a place to sober up safely," Carter told the patient.
Outside the Reno Community Triage Center, Carter and Hilton helped him to his feet. He tumbled through the door as Carter explained the situation to a nurse. "Stay out of trouble, okay?" Hilton said to him before hopping back in the ambulance.
Before the grant, Carter said the only option for intoxicated patients was the emergency room or jail. And if the patients didn't need any medical care, they just took up beds that could have gone to people with true emergencies.
"It's better to take him to a place that's built to treat him," Carter said. "And it keeps us out on the street."
The paramedics and EMTs follow strict medical protocols on when to offer other choices to patients. For example, if their heart rate or blood pressure is too high, that requires a trip to the hospital. If patients are eligible for another option but want to go to the hospital, paramedics will follow their wishes.
Although the Reno agency has 16 partners who offer non-emergency care, including an orthopedic clinic, two primary care clinics and an urgent care center, the facilities may not have space or be open when patients need them. If the patients want to – or need to – go to an emergency room, Carter tries to help them avoid future calls.
On a recent day, he took back 56-year-old Tommie Jones, who had already been to the emergency room several times in two months. She'd called because her blood sugar was high and she'd left her insulin at home. On the way, Carter urged her to bring a small diabetes kit with her wherever she went.
Carter said the patients don't always know how to manage their illnesses, so they wait until they are really sick and then end up in the hospital. "Then the cycle happens again," he said.
'A Whole Different Mindset'
Ramsdell is trying to break that cycle for Earl Mayes. Mayes lives alone with a talking cockatiel and a miniature pinscher named Chip. A magnet on the refrigerator reads, "How is your heart health level today?" A basket filled with prescription bottles sits on his kitchen table.
Mayes, a retired truck mechanic, had a pacemaker put in eight years ago. He was healthy until last year, when his lungs filled with fluid.
"I was breathing like a locomotive," he said. "I never knew you could drown from the inside out."
The paramedics started visiting Mayes after his release from the hospital last year. Mayes told them he didn't need their help. That didn't last. Mayes ended up back in a hospital bed.
After his latest release, Mayes said he followed all of the paramedics' instructions. He took walks. He stopped eating salty foods. He wrote down his daily weight.
"I got scared," he said.
During their recent visit, Ramsdell checked Mayes' vital signs and listened to his lungs. "No water – nice and clear all the way through," Ramsdell said.
But when he did an electrocardiogram, Ramsdell discovered that Mayes's heart rate was higher than normal. He told Mayes he would call the cardiologist.
Mayes said he likes being able to call paramedics on their business line day or night. "If I get in trouble, I just have to pick up the phone and I get a straight answer."
As for Ramsdell and his coworkers, they've had to adjust to their new role. They were used to transporting patients to the hospital – not leaving them at home. "We had to change to a whole different mindset," he said.
But Ramsdell said it was a shift he was glad to make. "People heal better and heal faster if we are able to treat them at home."
Blue Shield of California Foundation helps fund KHN coverage in California.
Cost Sharing – A Closer Look Reveals Unintended Consequences
Recently the NY Times had an article commenting on the unforeseen consequences of cost-sharing among patients with chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. This is based on a recent study from The National Bureau of Economic Research that observed patients with higher cost-sharing for medications tend to cut back on them which can have deleterious consequences – more ER visits, hospitalizations, and complications from their chronic illnesses. This would then lead to more healthcare spending which is what cost-sharing was meant to decrease. Check out the article below and click on the link above to the study!


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While I was sleeping, the canvas of the city got a fresh coat of white paint. It has been a long winter and it is only February first. I feel like Phil in Groundhogs Day. This winter is never going to end. Hopefully when it does end we will be rewarded with a glorious spring.
This morning however, because it is a Saturday, the world feels less hurried about clearing paths to get out. I have the weekend off so I am not in any hurry either. I wonder only briefly if the day shift made it to work or if the night shift had to stay over. I took a cab part way home last night after work because I had to pick up my billfold that I had left at a restaurant the night before. The roads were already becoming slick and the cabby was going home after he dropped me off. "Too dangerous" he said. "Not worth it. And it isn't busy anyway".
I have taken a lot of cab rides this winter. Mostly to work when the temperatures drop below 0. I don't mind the snow, I can get around in the snow not having a car and being only 4 blocks from the train. But I hate the bitter cold with the wind chills in the minus 40's. When the temperatures reach the twenties it seems almost balmy. A friend has already been out this morning and texts that it is actually warm.
I texted someone yesterday that I had been hibernating since December 1. Although it seems that way, I suppose it is not actually true. I do tend to stay in my bed on the extremely cold days because the apartment is not warm on those days, only getting up to call a cab to get to work. Poor Rachel, living in New Orleans doesn't have any heat in her apartment and had to finally get space heaters because it has been cold (relatively) there. But my friendships continue and I get out for breakfast some days or lunch on my days off. I have seen lots of movies and several plays. A friend's niece was in the chorus of The Sweet Smell of Success. Later I heard she had a terrible migraine through the whole musical but you would never have know it. She was the most animated one out there with the highest kicks during the dance scenes. I know I will be saying I saw her when. We all work and carry on most days no mater how we feel or the weather outside. I am suppose to see a play tonight with a group of friends. We will see if we carry on as the snow continues to fall outside.
Tomorrow my movie group meets in Evanston. I am doing a double feature seeing Groundhogs Day at two and the Dallas Buys Club at 5. Can't get much interest for the first but 13 people are signed up for the second and dinner after. All people I know. Maybe one or two first timers that won't actually show up. The nature of meetups. I have seen both movies. While radically different there are similarities in that both main characters under go enormous transformation in character. But then that is what movies are about and why I go see them. To see how the characters face events in their lives, good and bad, and how they are changed by those events.

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Akai Pantsu no Onna (1975)
Directed by Saburo WatanabeCountries - United States | MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jonathan Crow
Pinku eiga veteran Saburo Watanabe spins this bizarre S&M Roman Porno. Midori (played by Watanabe regular Naomi Ito) is out for revenge after a band of ruffians and thugs raped and killed her older sister Rumiko. Donning a black form-fitting leader outfit and, of course, red underwear, she along with her buxom pal Kikki (Michiko Sato) set out to discover the culprits. Soon their search leads them to a sadsack loser named Akira (Hiro Kagawa). Though he claims to know nothing about the crime and does not possess the thumbs -- chopped off by an angry girlfriend -- to perform the act, the vengeance duo torture and brutalize him anyway. After cutting out his tongue and eating it in front of him, the two luxuriate in their exploits by having sex with one another. Soon, the real rapist comes onto the scene. By the time Midori realizes her mistake, the villain -- a crazed radial terrorist with an eye patch -- has her trussed to a chair with a toolbox full of horrors at hand.


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HONG KONG — Indonesia's weekend executions of two foreigners convicted on drug charges have prompted an indignant diplomatic reaction, as Brazil and the Netherlands withdrew their ambassadors and Australia said it would not rule out such a move.
A Dutch citizen, Ang Kiem Soei, and a Brazilian, Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, were executed early Sunday by firing squad along with convicts from Indonesia, Malawi, Nigeria and Vietnam.
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil personally appealed to President Joko Widodo of Indonesia to spare the life of Mr. Moreira, who was convicted of smuggling cocaine in 2004. Ms. Rousseff was "distressed and outraged" that the sentence was carried out, according to a statement from the Brazilian president's press office.
The Netherlands condemned the executions of Mr. Ang, who was convicted in 2003 on the charge of producing ecstasy, and the five others. "My sympathies go out to their families, for whom this brings a dramatic end to years of uncertainty," the Dutch foreign minister, Bert Koenders, said in a written statement.
Mr. Joko said earlier this month that the executions would be "important shock therapy" in his country's fight against illegal drugs. He had rejected calls for clemency, saying the convicts had received due process under Indonesian law. Mr. Joko wrote on Facebook after the executions that there should be "no halfhearted measures" in the war on drug syndicates.
Australia has expressed concern that two of its citizens on death row in Indonesia for drug smuggling could also be executed, although a specific schedule has not been made public. The two, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, are part of the Bali Nine, a group of nine Australians convicted in 2006 of attempting to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Australia would continue to urge Indonesia not to execute the men. In an interview with Sky News, she did not rule out recalling Australia's ambassador if Indonesia carried out the sentences.
"This is not just a matter that Prime Minister Abbott and I have been involved in," she told the network, referring to Prime Minister Tony Abbott. "Across our diplomatic corps they have been making representations at every level in the Indonesian government, and that will continue."
In 2013, Indonesia carried out its first execution in more than four years, ending an informal moratorium put in place because of concerns of wrongful executions and an acknowledgment that the punishment was falling out of favor in much of the world.
Human Rights Watch has raised concerns about the resumption of the death penalty in Indonesia and has called its application in drug-trafficking offenses "particularly odious."


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Solstice Moon – Relight Your Fire – NineStarKi Energy December
- dec 21, 2018
- By NinaElshof
- In Geen categorie, Time-Map Full Moon
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Solstice Moon
It's a solstice full moon this time. Almost exact on the shortest day of the year, when darkness is peaking, the full moon shines her light as a beacon guiding us back into the light. This solstice tipping point between darkness and light, generates new hope and creates bounty where there was lack. It helps you to relight your fire.
Nine Star Ki
The Nine Star Ki profile of the energy of this full moon on December 22nd, is 9-4-1. That is 9-fire, 4-wood, 1-water. The cycle of this profile starts in the third position where 1-water resides this month. From there the energy is guided, via 4-wood in the middle position, to 9-fire in the first position. It's a cycle full of upward and expanding movement. This expansion however, is not serving outer masters. Since it moves from the last to the first position, it's in personal service. It's a cycle that represents the movement away from the dark depths of ending and deaths that belong to the world of 1-water. This cycle takes your energy and invites it to move towards the promising and sparkling bright world of 9-fire. A world where the heart is revived, the self enlightened and love awakened.
This journey from the darkness into the light can be felt or used as a rebirth. The rebirth of light and of self. It's a moment in time to cherish, celebrate and honor. Specially this year since the combination of both the moment of solstice and the full moon creates a rare occasion of yang and yin light working side by side to conquer darkness. The yang light is the light of the sun, which from this day onward will regain strength in order to return to shine in full glory again. The yin light is the light of the full moon that not only reflects the light of the sun, but also reminds us, at this darkest of days, that the sun is always just one turn around the corner away.
Intuitive Wisdom
The yin light of the full moon also is related to the world of infinite and intuitive wisdom that resides in the depths of the world of 1-water. It's there. Always. But not always as easy accessible as we like it to be. So it demands that we trust. That we have faith, in ourselves. In this intuitive wisdom. In the flow of a live's current that takes us where we need to go. As long as we, ourselves, are able to stay out of the way, as long as we trust the process, we will arrive where we are supposed to. Even if things seem impossible, specially on our minds, the water has the ability to forge ahead beyond measure. If we only have faith in our ability to expand instead of staying small and start to act on this intuitive wisdom by surrendering to its flow.
That flow starts this solstice full moon. From water the energy connects with 4-wood, the expander, the generous sharer of wisdom, the connector and the bestower of wealth. Wealth that enriches in ways that money never ever can. Immaterial wealth. Wealth that has come to fruition as a result of ones own process of growth. Personal growth. Personal renewal.
4-Wood also governs the world of generosity and altruism that always follows the universal law of perpetual transmutation of energy; what you are able give is what you will become. Energy is never wasted. So when the aim for growth, for personal growth, is rooted in generosity instead of deficiency, when you are able to share without the need for reimbursement, you will succeed.
In this profile, 4-wood also acts as the mediator between the extremes of fire and water. Between yang and yin. The archetypal masculine and archetypal feminine. And of light and darkness. Like the solstice, 4-wood is at the tipping point between extremes and bridges the gap so a prosperous flow is generated, instead of a desperate destructive fight between opposites. It's the exact same flow that takes you where you need to go. Into the light.
This solstice full moon can prove to be very helpful in stirring up emotions, believe patterns and habits that no longer serve your purpose. Once on the path from darkness into light, from unawareness into awareness, you can not go back to situations you've outgrown. To situations that no longer serve your purpose. As the prosperous flow of the Nine Star Ki energy of this full moon indicates, it's a great moment in time to overcome blockages, bridge gaps and open your heart to invite new possibilities and growth into your life.
So what are you working on becoming more aware of? What parts are ready to be transformed and are (almost) ready to see the light of day? What new possibilities are ready to replace what's outgrown? Take some time alone and use the inward-focused energy of the moment to process what has been, to release what has lost its purpose and get clear on your intentions. This solstice full moon is an excellent time to plant these new intentions as seeds that can take root in the composted dirt of what has been.
Thank you all for all the kind responses and remarks you've sent me! It is much appreciated!
I wish you all Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year! May the force of light be with you and guide you trough the dark times that lie ahead of us. More on that in my Nine Star Ki predictions for 2019, soon to come!
Much love, light and laughter, always,
Take what works for you, leave the rest. If you want to share this work please quote it and link it to this post and website. Thank you for your support and for spreading the work around, I really appreciate it and you! Thank you!
Nina Elshof (1961, Brummen) is afgestudeerd als binnenhuisadviseur en Feng Shui consultant. In 1995 heeft zij haar bedrijf Nina Elshof Feng Shui opgericht. Sindsdien werkt zij als Feng Shui Professional met Feng Shui en Nine Star Ki. Haar meer dan twintig jaar ervaring heeft haar een schat aan inzicht en kennis opgeleverd over de achtergronden en diepgang van Feng Shui en Nine Star Ki. Nina heeft inmiddels aan meer dan 1000 mensen en bedrijven een Feng Shui of Nine Star Ki advies gegeven, of in een workshop, cursus of opleiding haar kennis met hen gedeeld.
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much appreciated thank you so much
finally the 4 wood get moving – my pers. profile is 3-4-4
I wish you and your family a warm & cosy Christmas and a prosperous 2019
Hi Gertrud,
Thank you!
Yes, this year will end with your energy in motion. I hope you'll enjoy it!
Wishing all the best to you too!
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After generations of friction, the leaders of two lands meet in the holy city of Ishalem to bring an end to the bloodshed and to divide the world between them.
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But while war rages across both continents, a great quest will defy storms and sea serpents to venture beyond the horizon, where no maps exist - to search for a land out of legend. It is a perilous undertaking, but there will always be the impetuous, the brave and the mad who are willing to leave their homes to explore the unknown.
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Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
(Acts 20:28-38; John 17:11-19)
The world for the Gospel of John, as for most of us, is a fashion show of iniquity. Violence, stupidity, and greed show themselves in progression. Although Jesus can say, "God so loved the world that He gave his only Son...," it remains a place of temptation seeking to destroy the soul. For this reason, Jesus says in today's reading, "I do not belong to the world." The ambivalence goes back to the Genesis where God created the world as good only to see it compromised when the woman and her husband consider themselves as so good that they are equal to God.
Now Jesus is reversing the trend. He does not want the world's mire to pollute his disciples. He gives them the truth of God's love. By self-sacrifice for the good of one another they will overcome the world's tendencies to self-promotion. Jesus has shown them the way. Soon they will follow. Their love for him will take them to far away places to preach his name. They will not be ensnared by the world's seamier side because Jesus prays for them in the gospel today.
His prayer protects us as well. There is no point in trying to flee the world. As long as we have bodies, the world will be part of us. In fact, we have a mission in the world as surely as the apostles in Acts. We too have to give witness to God's love for the world by selfless love.


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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Georgia Supreme Court opinion which disbarred a lawyer who, inter alia, provided a false response to a disciplinary complaint. The opinion is In the Matter of Donald O. Nelson, Ga. Supreme Court Case No. S13Y1024 (September 9, 2013). The opinion is attached and online here: http://www.gasupreme.us/sc-op/pdf/s13y1024.pdf
According to the opinion, the lawyer (who was admitted to practice in 1969) "represented the lender in a refinancing of property owned by a married couple.At the closing, the Husband signed the security deed and believed he was a joint borrower with his Wife. However, in October 2005, a quitclaim deed transferring Husband's interest in the property to Wife was prepared in Nelson's office. Someone other than Husband executed the quitclaim deed. Nelson witnessed, and his legal assistant notarized, Husband's signature. The quitclaim deed was filed in February 2006, and in March 2006, Wife obtained a second mortgage on the property unbeknownst to Husband. The husband first learned of the forged quitclaim deed in mid-2006."
"In response to inquiries by the State Bar, Nelson made intentional misrepresentations of fact, writing in January 2008 that after the refinancing closing, it was discovered that Husband had inadvertently failed to sign the quitclaim deed, but that upon notification by Nelson's office, Husband came to the office and executed the quitclaim deed. In another written response provided in March 2008, Nelson stated his 'belief that Husband signed the Quit Claim Deed on the day following the closing.' In January 2009 Nelson again wrote to the State Bar reiterating that his prior written responses were true and correct, adding that he had 'very deliberately and methodically explained to [Husband] that the loan had been approved in his wife's name only' and that it would be necessary for him to execute a quitclaim deed to Wife so the loan could be closed in her name only. Nelson admitted at the evidentiary hearing that he made the written statements in January 2008 and January 2009 without having any specific recollection of the events."
The lawyer had two prior disciplinary offenses including a "lengthy suspension" following a 1995 guilty plea to one count of money laundering along with a reprimand in 1994. The special master found in aggravation that the lawyer had obstructed the disciplinary proceeding in bad faith, submitted false and misleading statements during the disciplinary proceeding, refused to acknowledge the wrongful nature of his conduct, and had substantial experience in the practice of law. The special master also noted that under Georgia Bar Rule 4-103, a third or subsequent disciplinary infraction constitutes grounds for disbarment. The opinion approved the special master's recommendation of disbarment.
Bottom line: This lawyer would most likely have been in serious trouble even if he had been truthful in responding to the allegations in the Bar complaint; however, the false responses and statements pretty much cinched the deal. The lawyer admitted that he made the written statements "without having any specific recollection of events." As I have said many times and in many forums, as bad as it is to have to respond to a Bar complaint, it is even worse for the lawyer to either lie or rely solely on memory in making the response. As was also said many years ago, "the cover up is worse than the crime".
Be careful out there!
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Pennsylvania residents have voted in overwhelming numbers for the legalization of cannabis. Franklin and Marshall College conducted the poll, and 56% returned a "Yes" in favor of weed being made legal.
The ball in now in the legislature's court. There are five bills in the house that could determine the future of marijuana in Pennsylvania.
1. SB213 is in favor of marijuana legalization and its control in a manner similar to how alcohol is regulated. The bill advocates restricting drivers and individuals under 21 years from using weed. Reselling marijuana and public consumption would also be illegal.
2. A resolution moved by Sen. Mike Folmer seeks the renewal of the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment that restricts the Department of Justice from overturning state laws related to medical marijuana and cultivation of weed.
3. HB741 relates to prison terms for drug convictions. It seeks to lower prison term from five years to three years if the subject is caught trafficking up to 50 lbs of weed.
4. HB1006 relates to weed grow houses and will require home sellers to inform buyers if the property has been used to cultivate marijuana.
5. HB847 seeks harsher sentences for drug trafficking that involves cocaine and heroin. It is in favor of retaining marijuana's present status as an illegal substance.
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Just legalize already! It brings so much income to the state!
Let me just spell this out. Legalize weed. Don't traffic that shit. Don't sell cocaine and meth. And treat is as if it were liquor. Not to hard. Time to legalize.
Get on the damn bandwagon already . Legalize.
Legalization would keep tons of people out of jail just for using!
Weed will change your life and the local government. Build jobs and bring in revenue. Time to legalize.
So…I got a haircut last week.
Why is there so may people still against legalization of cannabis?
Because we were taught that it is wrong to consume and sell.
Yep. time to legalize.
Just get it over with. No on #5!!! Legalize!
I would love to see all 50 states legalize under specific rules.
There should be regulations, maybe classify cannabis as a class 2 drug rather than a class 1
If it was a class 2 drug you would have to sign for it as well as have regulations on how much of it you can get. I think that is a great idea.
Just legalize it already!
Of course college students are voting yes!
Weed is good for the soul. Time to legalize.


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Sandcastle fun on the beach with Algoa FM
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Beach weather means it is time to get out buckets and spades to build a sandcastle.
Charlton Tobias
Jacques Arendt
This summer season Algoa FM will be searching for the top sandcastle artists in the Eastern Cape and along the Garden Route as part of the annual Engen Beach Roadshow.
The roadshow will be running from Saturday, 19 December until Sunday, 3 January starting off at Morgan Bay beach in East London and ending in Jeffrey's Bay.
The Engen Primax Unleaded and Algoa FM Summer Beach Hit Squad will be making some noise on 13 of South Africa's hottest beaches with great music, prizes and fun activities for the whole family.
Sandcastle artists stand to win a share of fuel vouchers to the value of R4,000 that will be given away daily.
"It's all about fun in the sun," says Toinette Koumpan, Marketing Manager of Algoa FM.
Buckets and spades will be provided by the Algoa FM's Summer Beach Hit Squad and participants of all ages will then have to create their sandcastle masterpiece.
The top three sandcastle builders will be selected at each of the 13 beach activations. The first prize winner will be called live on-air on the day to receive their fuel voucher to the value of R1,500.
"That's a total of R52,000 in fuel vouchers that are up for grabs. All that beachgoers need to do is have some summer fun," says Koumpan.
Judging will be done by Algoa FM's Hit Squad, with winning photo sent to the DJ in studio. All the sandcastle photos will also be loaded onto the Algoa FM website and the winning sandcastle on Algoa FM's Facebook page.
There will be lots of additional prizes; vouchers and other fun beach items including frisbees, foam peak caps, buckets and spades up for grabs.
Engen and Algoa FM's Summer Beach Squad Charlton Tobias and Jacques Arendt will be spotted on the following beaches starting Sunday, 19 December; Gonubie and Nahoon beaches in East London, Plettenberg Bay Beach, Boknes beach in Port Alfred, Bluewater Bay, Kings Beach and Hobie beach in Nelson Mandela Bay, Diaz Beach, Hartenbos, Herolds Bay, Stilbaai Beach and ending off with Jeffrey's Bay.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
My Brother's Obituary on the web
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Please visit www.SimpsonGaus.com and click the "Obituary" link for my brother's information. You may leave a message in the guestbook for our family's keepsake, remembrance and comfort to the wife and the kids. Please pray also for my safe trip home to the Philippines.
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When I'm Praising God * Excerpted -- "From a Loved One in Heaven" by Martha Snell Nicholson
Weeping may endure for the night, But joy comes in the morning. (Psalm 30:6)
I've lost my loved one, Lord. I thought I would be prepared, but how could I possibly be ready for something like this? It all seems so final. No more chances to share our feelings and retrieve the time, to do and say the things undone. My heart aches. Yet at the same time, I feel Your comforting presence near.
How I praise You for comfort and strength in my time of grief. Little by little, layer by layer, You are healing my heart and soul. I praise You for surrounding me with Your warm, constant presence that helps fill the void within me. Thank You, Lord, for reminding me in Your Word about life everlasting. Because I know my dear one loved You, all isn't final. There is life beyond death where no sadness or pain exists, a life that lasts forever. Someday,You will wipe away all my tears. There will be no need of a moon or stars, or sun because of Your glorious light. There will be no sickness or pain, no sin or hurt feelings. All of this will be gone, never to return!
Even though I have tears and heartache now, I thank You for Your promise that joy will come in the morning.
I realize now You are showing me it isn't my loved one I'm weeping for. It's me. Thank You, God, for Your comfort. I look forward to joining You in heaven someday and being with my love one again. In the meantime, I know I have more to do for You here, Lord, so I will keep going on. I will serve and praise You with all my heart.
* "I would not have you grieved for me today Nor weep beside my vacant chair. Could you but know my daily potion here You would not, could not wish me there.
And so my loved ones, do not grieve for me Around the family board today; Instead, rejoice, for we are one in Him, And so I am not far away."
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Brothers and sisters: Sin must not reign over your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires. And do not present the parts of your bodies to sin as weapons for wickedness, but present yourselves to God as raised from the dead to life and the parts of your bodies to God as weapons for righteousness. For sin is not to have any power over you, since you are not under the law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Of course not! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, although you were once slaves of sin, you have become obedient from the heart to the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted. Freed from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness.
Jesus said to his disciples: "Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." Then Peter said, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?" And the Lord replied, "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. But if that servant says to himself, `My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant's master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful. That servant who knew his master's will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master's will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more."
There are two lessons in the Gospel reading today: preparedness for Jesus' coming, and responsibility to develop and make use of gifts given to us by God.
The parable of the servants waiting for the master's return emphasizes the need for faith and vigilant expectation on our part. We know for sure that God is coming, but we do not know the hour. The wise servant is he who is ready and waiting for the master's arrival. It is he who deserves reward from the master. St. Basil writes: "What is the mark of a Christian? To watch daily and hourly and stand prepared in that state of perfection which is pleasing to God, knowing that at what hour he thinks not, the Lord will come." Perhaps some of us must have experienced an unexpected loss of a friend or relative, some of them still in the youthful years of life. Have we become too attached to things of this world, that we have forgotten to be ready, at all times, for God's coming?
The other message tells us of our responsibility and accountability to God for the gifts and talents he has bestowed on each of us. Greater responsibility entails greater accountability. When a person is placed in a position that allows him to guide, care, and influence others, much more is required of his moral, spiritual and ethical life so that he becomes a truly good example to those under his care. It is a responsibility worth serious reflection.
"Lord, you are faithful even when I fail. Help me to remain ever faithful to you and to not shrink back when I encounter difficulties. Make me diligent in the exercise of my responsibilities and wise and prudent in the use of my gifts, time and resources."
We pray …
- for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn. - for the speedy recovery of Annika Nadine Uy. - for the speedy recovery of Alice. - for the speedy recovery and well-being of Vanessa Nicole Lee Lim. - for the personal intentions of Cha. - for the healing of Donna. - for the personal intentions of Beny Chua. - for the knowledge, wisdom and understanding of James Francis de Loyola. - for the eternal repose of the soul of Ordonio De La Pena (Fr. Rick De La Pena's brother). Eternal rest grant unto him and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. - for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary. - Birthday: Gil Hernandez - Birthday: Maria Alegria Mallonga Bautista - Birthday: Victor C. Yao - Wedding Anniversary: Tony & Odette Onal Yaranon - In Memoriam: Fr. Rafael Cortina, S,J, - for world peace and reconciliation.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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Just like Cupid, Maui chefs aim to please with amorous repasts
Those in the mood for romantic food on Valentine's Day will find lots of amorous options. In fact, island chefs are hurtling menus Maui Scene's way faster than Cupid can shoot his arrows. Since Feb. 14 is one of the busiest dining days of the year, it's prudent to make reservations soon. Here are suggestions from West Maui to central and south Maui.
Tucked away off of Dickenson Street from the hustle and bustle of Front Street, Lahaina Coolers is an intimate eatery for locals as well as tourists savvy enough to find it. Just look for the blue-striped marlin, a massive marine trophy hung from the ceiling and perfect for photo ops.
Open at 8 a.m., Lahaina Coolers serves food until midnight and stays open until 2 a.m. for cocktails. Dinner entrees that appeal are sizzling shrimp with garlic; Evil Jungle pasta with chicken, peppers and peanut sauce on linguine; and bone-in pork chop laced with Chinese five-spice sauce. For reservations, call 661-7082.
The Montage Kapalua Bay resort's signature Cane & Canoe restaurant will offer a la carte dinner specials from 5 to 9 p.m. on Valentine's Day.
Bring on the romance with warm lobster salad on braised salsify, exotic mushrooms, watercress and sorrel; and buratta salad with arugula, apple, local tomato, Marcona almond and pomegranate vinaigrette. Entrees range from Snake River Farms ribeye with potato pave, haricot vert and sauce perigeaux to butter-poached Keahole lobster, raviolo, caramelized shallot, and roasted corn and scallions. For dessert, Chef de Cuisine Chef de Cuisine Robert Barrera will make dark chocolate lilikoi tarts with dulce de leche and dark chocolate crunch. For reservations, call 662-6681.
Montage Kapalua Bay Executive Chef Chris Damskey will present a memorable Valentine's Day dinner at the Cliff House for $550 per couple. An advance notice of 72 hours is required. Call the Montage at 662-6505.
In addition, Montage just opened the new Hideaway bar in the former Cane & Canoe bar area for casual dining. And, Rose by the Bay will transform the Cliff House Feb. 15 to 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. with wine and food pairings. Walk-ins only.
Maui Prime Fine Foods in Emerald Plaza in Lahaina is the one-stop shop in West Maui for fresh oysters, seafood, prime cuts of meats, cheeses and wines. Wow your sweetheart with the steamer pot for two in which you get to keep the pot filled with one lobster or two lobster tails, one pound of clams, six pieces of crab claws and six shrimp, aromatic broth and baguette. Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call Maui Prime ahead to ensure the pot is available at 661-4912.
Are you craving comfort food like what you get on Thanksgiving? Then you'll fall in love with the Thursday special that runs every week at Leoda's Kitchen & Pie Shop in Olowalu.
Executive Chef Alex Yago will cook turkey with all of the fixings at 4 p.m. today and next week for Valentine's Day, so eat comfort food until your heart's content. Those who dine in should note that Leoda's has a liquor license and some of the sweetest pies around. For more details or to order, call 662-3600.
According to the chefs at Ka'anapali Beach Hotel, "food is love." At least, that will be the premise from 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 14 for a special Valentine's Day buffet dinner that will appeal to the whole family, from keiki to kupuna.
Executive Chef Tom Muromoto and Exec Sous Chef Chris Napoleon will tempt you with Asian pear, spinach and walnut salad; marinated mushrooms; potato, chive-and-egg salad; broccoli with cranberries; raw kale and Brussels sprouts; seaweed salad and assorted sushi ands sliced fruits. A carving station will feature slow-cooked prime rib, while an action station will feature chefs at work, topping angel-hair pasta with fresh clams in tobiko cream; penne with shrimp and tomato-basil arrabiata; and fettuccine with beef stroganoff.
"On the buffet, we'll do lobster, shrimp and scallop Newburg, stuffed and roasted chicken breasts, misoyaki seared salmon Chef Tom's award-winning Ko'ala lamb chops. For desserts, try our mini treats such as green-tea creme brulee, tropical-heart cheesecakes, carrot cake and assorted tarts from taro to tropical fruit."
Cost is $65 per adult and $45 for children 6 to 12 years old. Adult diners will receive a long-stemmed rose and a glass of house wine or champagne. Hours are from 5 to 9 p.m. For reservations, call Kaanapali Beach Hotel at 667-0124.
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar has two locations on Maui, the first on Office Road at Kapalua Resort and the other at Kihei Town Center in Kihei. Kapalua will will offer the following specials in addition to the regular cutting-edge contemporary Japanese menus. From the sushi bar will come fresh blue-fin tuna from Japan, Chef Masa's omakase nigiri sushi platter and Wagyu beef carpaccio with truffle ginger scallion sauce.
From Sansei's kitchen will be New Zealand rack of lamb with miso bleu cheese sauce with garlic mashed potatoes and braised baby bok choy; and macadamia nut and chocolate chip bread pudding with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. Prices range from $9.50 to market price.
Both Sansei restaurants feature fun early-bird and late-night specials. For Kapalua reservations, call 669-6286; for Kihei, call 669-0004.
Ruth's Chris Steak House is another top island restaurant with two locations. The first is at the Outlets of Maui mall in Lahaina and the second is upstairs in The Shops at Wailea. Both will open at 3 p.m. Feb. 14 to accommodate diners hungry for a prime meal with New Orleans-style hospitality.
From perfectly marbled ribeyes to leaner filet mignons to tempting T-bones, Ruth's Chris Steak House sears USDA prime beef and finishes it with pats of butter. Whisked to tables on sizzling 500-degree plates, the meaty masterpieces arrive juicy and hot. Savor the top two-percent of the country's beef, the freshest seafood with heaping sides of creamed spinach and au gratin potatoes. Sit in comfortable elegance, sip a chilled martini, swirl a big red wine from the award-winning list, share crab-stuffed mushrooms, eat steak-house salads and delight in bread pudding with creme Anglaise. To experience New Orleans-inspired cuisine at its prime, follow the sizzle.
For Ruth's Lahaina, call 661-8815. For Ruth's in Kihei, call 874-8880.
Listen to live music by Ron Kuala'au and savor an all-you-can-eat Feast For Kings and Queens dinner buffet at Kahili Restaurant in Waikapu from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Valentine's Day. Executive Chef Eddie Munoz will warm you up with Mesclun greens, array of fresh vegetables, Caprese salad and fresh baked rolls. Then head to the cold seafood bar with chilled shrimp in Jack Daniels cocktail sauce, spicy tuna poke and fresh Washington oysters. The carving station will have oven-roasted prime rib with horseradish cream and au jus. Other hot entrees are herb-crusted chicken breast, oven-baked salmon stuffed with crab, pan-roasted tiger shrimp on bow-tie pasta and pies and other desserts. Cost is $49 per adult and $24.50 for keiki 10 and younger. Call 242-6000.
The new Vana at the Paia Inn on Hana Highway in Paia was recently launched with a main garden dining area, chef's table and Jade Bar. Vana is open for brunch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily and dinner starting at 5 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays. Chefs Nick Gerstmar and Sean Ikeda draw in diners with salads, gnocchi, hanger steak, sandwiches, seafood, vegan items, sushi and desserts. A mixologist crafts Prohibition-inspired cocktails and a sommelier guides you on the wine list. Call 579-6002.
Maui's legendary Willie K will entrance spectators at the Valentine's Day dinner show at Mulligans on the Blue in Wailea. Brooks Maguire will open at 6:30 p.m. and Willie will perform from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m..
The three-course meal includes your choice of pupu such as spicy ahi tuna, lover's salad or butternut squash soup. Fall in love with the steak and lobster entree, followed by Fabiani's chocolate-covered strawberries and cookies along with a complimentary glass of champagne for those 21 and older. The cost is $100 for inside seats, $75 for outside seats and $40 for those 18 and younger. For Mulligans reservations, call 874-1131.
The perfect place to pop the question or to simply go out for a night on the town is 5 Palms at Mana Kai Resort in Kihei. Whether you dine in the restaurant or out on the lanai, the expansive dining house has stellar views of Keawakapu Beach from every seat. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, 5 Palms offers a special Valentine's evening menu from 5 to 9 p.m. The cost is $109.95 without wine pairings and $129.95 with nice selections. Begin with Kona crab with cilantro and lime; pastrami duck salad with orange Supreme champagne vinaigrette; an entree of filet mignon and lobster tail with peppercorn Brandy reduction and triple-chocolate semifreddo. For 5 Palms reservations, call 879-2607.
Spend a romantic evening at Maui Ocean Center's Seascape Ma'alaea restaurant for dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. and enjoy a la carte options created by expert chefs. The appetizer of seafood on ice includes oysters on the half shell, shrimp cocktail, fresh ahi sashimi and crab cocktail claws. Cupid's salad features baby spinach, Kula strawberries, candied walnuts, grape tomatoes and raspberry vinaigrette. The entree is horseradish-encrusted prime rib paired with King crab legs and accompaniments. Dessert is dark chocolate ganache fruit tart. Prices range from $9 to $35. Call Seascape Ma'alaea at 270-7068.
Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort will put on a stellar meal at Humuhumunukunukuapua'a restaurant starting at 5 p.m. Choose from beet salad with macerated Kula strawberries and goat cheese or poke with ahi, hamachi and ogo. Entree choices are braised short rib with kalo and potato mash with spinach and crab luau or lobster ramen with black winter truffle. Dessert for two is the Love Tree with dark chocolate, strawberry cotton candy and more. Cost is $110 per person. With wines, add $45. For reservations, call 875-1234.


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Is The Grinder still headed to Nintendo Wii? If this survey is correct, the answer is "yes"
I bet it gets remade for project cafe.
Would love Nintendo to show an updated trailer of it at their E3 conference.
It was promised this year. So yeah i think they will ( sega will ) Conduit 3 is basically confirmed for Project cafe i think. Im not surprised if they do the same with The grinder ( which looks tons better!)
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Eastern Sierra, March 10 report
GENERAL UPDATE: The general season will reopen April 30. A number of waters remain open to year-around, catch-and-release fishing. Top Eastern Sierra fishing report web sites are: www.KensSport.com (Bridgeport region), www.TheTroutFly.com, and www.SierraDrifters.com.
TOP NEWS: Almost no fishing pressure anywhere, but a handful of anglers for fishing the upper Owens above Crowley for the big rainbows and cutthroat hybrids that pack into the river in the winter. Fair action on fish to four pounds or better, but there are fewer fish in the river than two weeks ago. The East Walker River has had little pressure and flows have come up, but anglers fishing are getting a few rainbows in the Miracle Mile stretch, but the best bite is below the bridge all the way into Nevada. The West Walker River was improving before the latest storms, but slowed again. Hot Creek continues to have some pretty good midge and baetis hatches but light fishing pressure. The lower Owens River has low flows and fair action on small nymphs or streamers.
BRIDGEPORT REGION: Information: Ken's Sporting Goods 760-932-7707 or www.kenssport.com.
MAMMOTH AREA: Information: The Troutfitter at 760-934-2517.
BISHOP AND BIG PINE AREA: Fishing information: Culver's Sporting Goods 760-872-8361, Sierra Drifters Guide Service 760-935-4250, or Sierra Trout Magnet Fly Shop 760-873-0010.


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Many of our shared ancestors left Ireland because of the Great Irish Famine. Here is the story of just one of those locations that was severely affected – and it became the site for the Irish Famine Museum today. Céad Míle Fáilte – and welcome to your Letter from Ireland for this week. If […]Continue reading
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Distanza Maratona
Rescheduled to 04 ott 2020
Previous date: 12 apr 2020
Epikur Kharkiv International Marathon is going to be the most memorable holiday of sport and a healthy lifestyle in 2018.
The main purpose of the event is to promote running in Ukraine by combining professional runners, amateurs and beginners from across the country.
Two main distances 10k and 42k will pass through the most beautiful places in Kharkiv: on Sumska street, Pushkinska street and on Nauki avenue. Participants will run through the Maxim Gorkiy and Taras Shevchenko parks. They will see spectacular sightseeing of the city: Constitution and Architectorov Squares, "Mirror stream", the Historical Museum, a monument to the mythical founder of the city Cossack Kharko.
First Kharkov Marathon 2014. gathered more than 10 thousand people. Largely due to this event Kharkiv is called as running capital of Ukraine.
So join us, it will be cool!
There will be 5 Feed Stations with water, isotonic and bananas on the course located every 5 k.
Time limit for distance 42.195 k – 6 hours. Time limit for 10 k distance – 1,5 hours. Participants who did not finish in that time have to leave the race and stop the competition.
Kharkov Freedom Square
This course give participants amazing views of the city's main tourist attractions such as Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure, Taras Shevchenko Park, Zerkal'naya Struya, Kharkiv Historical Museum, Constitution Square, Architects Square, the best Golf Club in Ukraine "Superior Golf Club" and the monument to the founders of Kharkiv.
The race starts and finishes at Kharkov Freedom Square. From there, the route leads runners along important avenues such as Sumskaya, Pushkinskaya and Lenin Avenue.
Le informazioni sulla gara provengono dal sito ufficiale dell'evento o da fonti pubblicamente reperibili. Consulta sempre il sito web ufficiale per le ultime informazioni sulla gara. Informaci tramite email. se alcuni dati sono errati o mancanti.


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Fall Report: Sam Houston StateFall Report
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Sam Houston State doesn't want last season to happen again.
The Bearkats passed the eyeball test and could've made some serious noise in the postseason. However, despite having an impressive Southland Conference record and a high-quality 39-20 overall mark, the Bearkats didn't have their name called on Selection Monday. In essence, they didn't do enough to impress the committee with their schedule — good record or not. So, head coach Matt Deggs is looking forward to making amends with an even more challenging schedule with series against Connecticut, Louisiana and others, while also battling name brands Mississippi State, Texas Tech and Nebraska at the Frisco College Classic the third week of the season.
SHSU finished last season with an RPI of 56 and missed the postseason. Take care of business with the schedule that lies ahead in 2019 and the RPI will take care of itself.
But enough about the computers and missing the postseason last year.
The Bearkats have the pieces to put together yet another impressive campaign.
"I don't plan on sitting at home again in 2019 — so, you're going to see us play a very good schedule," Sam Houston State coach Matt Deggs said. "We have some youth offensively, and we're going to have a schedule that will make or break you, but I really, really like this group. They work hard, and they understand what's needed to win at a high level. We're going to pitch and defend it, and that's a good place to start."
From an offensive standpoint, the Bearkats will be young in some particular areas. However, they also welcome back several seniors, and we all know how important seniors can be when it comes to establishing consistency and reaching the postseason.
Where this Bearkats team is going to make their money is on the mound. They welcome back several mainstays in the rotation, and many of those guys and others are stepping up this fall. Hayden Wesneski is a veteran who's throwing with more velocity and authority this fall, Landon Ausley is a rising sophomore righthander who thoroughly intrigued me at a recent scrimmage. He's another big velocity guy with a promising secondary offering, and SHSU has one of the better back-end relievers in the country in righthander Nick Mikolajchak, who also has a chance to be in the weekend rotation. Mikolajchak had already established himself as a dominant force on the mound, but he's now added another secondary offering that could prove to be deadly to opposing hitters. There's also a true wild card in lefthander Kyle Backhus, who has struggled over the past year or so, but who has a promising arm if he can establish better command moving forward.
"We return almost all of our key arms, and to a man, I feel like Coach Siranni and the pitchers have done a great job. They've taken that next step," Deggs said. "I feel like we have the best stuff we've had from a staff standpoint since I've been here. I think we can go out there and matchup with teams from a stuff standpoint, and that hasn't been the case at times."
Nothing is set in stone for any program this time of year, but the prognosis for the Bearkats is good based on history and a quick eyeball test.
Without further ado, let's break down the Bearkats this fall
The Bearkats have several options when it comes to the weekend rotation, and there are some safe bets who will be in the rotation based on how the fall has progressed. For now, it looks like arms in the mix to be in the rotation include Hayden Wesneski, Riley Gossett, Nick Mikolajchak, Seth Ballew, freshman Matt Dillard and rising sophomore righthander Landon Ausley. Though he still has some work to do, I'd even throw a guy like tall lefthander Kyle Backhus into the mix.
Wesneski, 6-foot-3, 215-pounder, is the headliner. He's ready to establish himself as one of the better pitching prospects in the area, and for good reason. In the scrimmage I saw, he showed a fastball sitting 90-92 and up to 93 mph, while he's also touched 94 and 95 on the radar gun in the last week. He also showed excellent feel for an 82-84 slider.


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