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If there's anything the wealthy love more than oppressing people, it's droning on as verbosely as possible about how unfair it is that people get mad at them for oppressing people. That's clearly what motivated at least some of the writers and various intellectuals who added their names to a truly stupid open letter arguing that Political Correctness Has Gone Too Far published by Harper's Bazaar yesterday.
The letter is titled "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate," but with the attention span of your average reader being what it is these days, it should have been titled "But." Yes, bigotry is bad, but you can't just go around giving people consequences for being bigots. Yes, our democracy is crumbling, but that's no excuse to yell at people just for swinging a wrecking ball around. You get the idea.
It's all couched in lofty terms of "good faith" and "ostracism" and other words that tend only to be heard within the echoes of one's own ass, but the mask drops pretty quickly with their examples of the "dire professional consequences" suffered by people who dared to disagree with anyone. "Editors are fired for running controversial pieces," they warn. "Books are withdrawn for alleged inauthenticity; journalists are barred from writing on certain topics." Ironically, they don't question whether maybe writers and their bosses shouldn't publish articles that cause harm or books that exploit and appropriate oppressed cultures. No one has a right to a job they suck at. "Professors are investigated for quoting works of literature in class" they go on, (oh, no! Not an investigation!), "a researcher is fired for circulating a peer-reviewed academic study," (he was definitely chiding Black Lives Matter protesters for perceived violence), "and the heads of organizations are ousted for what are sometimes just clumsy mistakes." Oh? Perhaps it was a "middle-aged moment?"
Yeah, you know J.K. Rowling was among those who signed the letter. You know, that lady who totally didn't mean to like a transphobic article but her li'l finger did a slippy and later turned out to be a fully frothing transphobe. Also included was professional flamebaiter Bari Weiss, whose endorsement basically amounts to, "Please keep paying me to say outrageous things but kindly refrain from being outraged." Other notable signers included Salman Rushdie, who is maybe the only one with a legitimate beef with cancel culture, and Noam Chomsky, who they almost certainly just caught napping. Also, there's Malcolm Brenner, who, uh, banged a dolphin, and "had some experiences with the family dog--"
It appears to be a fairly even split between people with ulterior motives and those who are impressively old and/or had no context for what otherwise appears to be "a well meaning, if vague, message against internet shaming." That's how writer trans writer/activist Jennifer Finney Boylan described what she signed, not knowing what she was implicitly supporting. She's not the only one with regrets.
Oh, incidentally, Harper's Bazaar is run by a rich maniac with a history of firing editors for crimes ranging from objecting to an anti-feminist article to redesigning the cover, so ... maybe just forget all that and ignore them. Also, don't bang dolphins or diddle your dog.
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Thiam scores 7013 to break meeting record in Götzis
Nafissatou Thiam in the heptathlon javelin at the Hypo Meeting in Gotzis (© Jean-Pierre Durand)
Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam shot to third on the world all-time list with her 7013 heptathlon victory at the Hypo Meeting on Sunday (28), breaking the competition record at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge meeting in the picturesque Austrian village of Götzis.
In one of the greatest heptathlon competitions of all time, two other women surpassed 6800 points with Germany's Carolin Schäfer taking second place with 6836 and Laura Ikauniece-Admidina finishing third with a Latvian record of 6815. In fourth, overnight leader Katarina Johnson-Thompson scored 6691to break the PB she set when winning the 2014 Hypo Meeting.
Meanwhile, Damian Warner scored a world-leading 8591 to win the Hypo Meeting decathlon for the third time in his career. Eeelco Sintnicolaas made a successful return from injury to take second place with a Dutch record of 8539, while Germany's Rico Freimuth returned to the Götzis podium with 8365 in third place.
German heptathletes were in great shape in the long jump at the start of the second day. But for a brief moment, Carolin Schäfer would have been getting flashbacks after recording fouls on her opening two attempts.
The 25-year-old exited the 2015 World Championships by fouling three times in the long jump. She narrowly avoided a repeat of that at last year's Olympics, having fouled in the first two rounds of the same event before registering a valid mark in the third round.
Thankfully, today's competition was more reminiscent of Rio than Beijing and Schäfer flew out to a lifetime best of 6.57m with her third and final attempt, leaving her in joint first place with Thiam after five events.
Thiam narrowly missed her personal best by two centimetres with a solid 6.56m leap, while Johnson-Thompson went out to 6.53m in the first round, followed by two fouls that looked farther.
Latvia's Laura Ikauniece-Admidina surprised with a PB of 6.64m to consolidate her fourth place overall. But Claudia Salman Rath, the European indoor bronze medallist in this event, was the best of all as she leapt to 6.86m to move up from ninth to fifth overall.
But the excitement was only just beginning to mount.
In an outstanding javelin competition, the competition record fell twice. First, world U18 champion Geraldine Ruckstuhl – still an U20 athlete – set a senior Swiss record of 58.31m. But in round three Thiam produced the biggest surprise of the day when she sent her spear out to a jaw-dropping 59.32m, smashing both the meeting record and the Belgian record.
It meant Thiam led with a score of 6124 before lining up for the final event, the 800m.
Four other heptathletes threw the javelin beyond 50 metres. Ikauniece-Admidina set a PB of 56.17m to move into third overall ahead of Johnson-Thompson, who produced a best throw of 39.98m. European champion Anouk Vetter narrowly missed her personal best with 55.43m, while world indoor U20 pentathlon record-holder Alina Shukh set a PB of 52.92m. Two-time European champion Antoinette Nana Djimou improved her overall standing by three positions to seventh place thanks to her 50.19m.
After exceeding her expectations in the javelin, Thiam soon realised that a 7000-point score was a realistic goal ahead of the 800m. It would simply require a revision of 0.3 of her personal best.
She exceeded her target time by almost a full second in the final event, running 2:15.24 to cap an impressive heptathlon with her fourth individual PB of the weekend. It brought her winning tally to 7013 as she became just the fourth woman in history to exceed 7000 points.
It was the highest score in the world for 10 years and narrowly missed the European record of 7032 set by Carolina Kluft at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
"It was an amazing competition; it's really unbelievable," said a delighted Thiam. "I came here to see where my form is at this moment. I was a little bit scared as I felt a little elbow problem in the javelin, but I was able to relax after I threw 51.61m on my second attempt.
"I am really pleased with this weekend," added Thiam, who is currently studying geography at university. "I enjoyed the amazing conditions. The crowd was very supportive and it was very warm. I was congratulated by my mother Daniéle Denisty, who was a combined events athlete when she was younger. My teachers understand my situation and support me. Studying at university helps me not to focus just on athletics."
Schäfer clocked 2:14.73 to finish runner-up overall ahead of Ikauniece-Admidina, who ran 2:11.76. Schäfer's 6836 is the best score by a German heptathlete since 1992, when Sabine Braun set the national record of 6985 and makes her the fifth German woman to exceed 6800 points.
Salman-Rath won the final event in a personal best of 2:05.54 – the fastest heptathlon 800m since 2011 – to end the competition in fifth place with a career best of 6580. USA's Erica Bougard clocked 2:08.68 in the 800m to wrap up the best competition of her career with a PB of 6502.
Warner too good
Canada's world silver medallist Damian Warner picked up where he left off by equalling his 13.54 meeting record in the 110m hurdles to extend his overall lead to more than 200 points over Ukraine's Oleksiy Kasyanov, who clocked 14.03.
Germany's Rico Freimuth set the second-fastest time of the day, 13.80, to move up to third overall, overtaking Canada's Pierce LePage.
Freimuth moved up one more place to second after winning the discus with 49.35m and got within 172 points of Warner, who threw 44.35m.
Spain's Pau Tonnesen and Eelco Sintnicolaas were the best pole vaulters on display as they both cleared 5.40m. It was enough to move Sintnicolaas, the 2013 European indoor champion, into second place overall behind Warner, who cleared 4.70m.
Sintnicolaas further closed the gap in the javelin, throwing 62.13m to Warner's 57.69m. It meant the Canadian had a lead of just 46 points with one event to go.
Freimuth maintained his overall third place after a release of 57.77m, while Adam Sebastian Helcelet moved from eighth to fourth after throwing 68.04m.
The final event, the 1500m, went to the form book with Warner securing his overall win by running 4:29.33, ending the competition with 8591, his best ever score outside of a major championships.
"It was very special to win in Gotzis for the third time in my career, as it's a great meeting," said Warner. "I performed well in the hurdles and in the long jump but there is a lot of work to do in every event. There is a lot of room for improvement."
In second, Sintnicolaas scored 8539 to break his own Dutch record from 2012, while Freimuth took third with 8365. Helcelet, Pieter Braun and Mathias Brugger rounded out the top six by setting respective PBs of 8335, 8334 and 8294.
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With a tarantula roaming about, Delta calls off flight
Posted: Sep 25, 2015 12:23 AM CST | Updated: Sep 25, 2015 12:29 AM CST
(CNN)There are a multitude of reasons your flight might be canceled or delayed -- but a spider?
It can happen. Passengers who were scheduled to board a Delta flight from Baltimore to Atlanta thankfully avoided a potential in-flight run-in with a tarantula on Wednesday night.
Delta Flight 1525 was scheduled to depart Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport at 7 p.m., but before passengers boarded, an employee spotted the spider in the cargo hold. Baggage handlers were unloading the MD-88 aircraft before turning the aircraft for departure to Atlanta when it was spotted.
"There was a cargo shipment of insects that was breached," Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant told CNN.
The crew was notified, who subsequently made the decision to continue on another aircraft.
The pilot told passengers in the terminal that, while unlikely, there could be "something else" missing, CNN affiliate WBAL reported.
"We have to make the safe decision on that -- being bitten by a tarantula is not a good thing," the pilot said.
Delta says the spider was never in the cabin or seen by passengers or flight crew. The aircraft in question remained out of service Thursday as it was cleaned and searched.
Passengers departed at 10 p.m. on a different aircraft.
The venom of tarantulas found in the United States is not considered dangerous or deadly, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, but it might cause allergic reactions. The pain of the bite is comparable to a bee sting, the library website says.


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India's burning shore, song (As I strayed beneath those lofty pines on India's burning shore …) Also known as the "Irish Patriot," this song tells the story of a man whose wife and child are killed when he refuses to fight for his landlord's rebel army. He takes revenge by killing his landlord and thereafter must forever live in exile, though he dreams of returning to Ireland to be buried beside his wife. The origins of this song are unknown; Robert B Waltz and David G Engle note that it is found predominantly along North America's eastern seaboard. The song seems to have had some popularity in lumbering camps during the early 20th century.
Lobster salad (Paddy Kelly's dream), recitation (Last Saturday night I was invited …) This comic recitation describes the queue to get into heaven. Each new arrival is assessed by Saint Peter and is rejected from heaven for a variety of reasons. The last person to approach Saint Peter, Paddy from Ireland, plays a trick on St Peter in order to get into heaven. John Joe English was known throughout the Cape Shore for his skills in drama and in performing dialogues. This performance of "Lobster Salad" demonstrates the flexibility of his voice and his capacity to enact different characters.
My boy Willie, song (The sailing trade is a weary life …) This English broadside ballad is also known as "The sailor boy" or "Sweet William." It is widely anthologised and recorded, with variant versions transforming Willie from a sailor to a lumberjack. It recounts the pain of a woman who is left behind when a loved one goes to sea and dies far from home. This song was among John Joe English's favourite songs.
The lovely Irish rose, song (A winding welard winds its way out to a lovely Irish home …) Composed by Fred Kearney of Carndonagh, Co Donegal, this song was available widely on commercial 78rpm records during the 1930s and '40s (McBride 1988:114–15). In more recent years, it was recorded by well-known Newfoundland singers Harry Hibbs (More Harry Hibbs, Arc Sound, 1968) and Eddie Coffey (Live at the Newfoundlander, Country Records, 1978). Eta Nash learned "The lovely Irish rose" in order to sing it at a school concert.
Me and me chum Johnny Riley, song (One day as we went out for a walk …) Written by Newfoundland songwriter Johnny Burke ("The Bard of Prescott Street"), this song tells the story of two friends who share everything. While songs about a character named Reilly/Riley are popular in Ireland, England, and throughout North America, this song originates in Newfoundland (Partyka in Narváez 2006:11).
The gambling man, song (I am a roaming gambler, I gamble down in town …) This American folk song is probably of British origin (Rosenbaum 2013:142). It tells the story of a man who likes to gamble and the woman who falls in love with him. It was widely recorded by such popular commercial performers as the Everly Brothers, Bob Dylan, and Simon and Garfunkel, though perhaps the earliest recording was that by Kelly Harrel in 1925 under the title "Rovin' Gambler" (Victor 20171-A). Jack Mooney's version of "The gambling man," though performed unaccompanied, closely resembles the version in the 1925 recording.
Only a face in the firelight, song (I was seated one night by the hearthstone ...) Written by American composer Charles Shackford, this song was recorded by tenor James McCool in 1904 (Victor 2732). This sentimental song describes someone dreaming of a deceased lover while slumbering by a fireside.
Patrick Reilly, song (My name is Patrick Reilly and the truth I will make known …) This ballad relates the story of a certain Patrick Reilly, who plans to emigrate to America to seek his fortune. His sweetheart asks him not to leave, and then accuses him of attempted murder when he persists in his intent. Reilly is charged and sentenced to die. He never sees America. Variants of this song exist throughout Newfoundland. For example, a version was published by Kenneth Peacock in Songs of the Newfoundland Outports 1 (1965:159–160). Another variant was collected by MacEdward Leach.
The shores of Grand Lake, song (One night as I sat in my own cozy corner …) This labour song describes the practice of subcontracting ("subbing") in the lumberwoods of Newfoundland. The lyrics protest against the poor pay and conditions endured by woodsmen, specifically mentioning the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company ("AND Company") (Partyka in Narváez 2006:10). This particular version seems to be a fusion of two related songs: its melody is that of "The track to Knob Lake" by Albert Roche (Roud Number 9811) and its lyrics closely resemble those of "Twin Lakes" (Roud Number 17693).
Siúl a ghrá, song (Oh I'll go up in yonder hill …) Ellen Emma Power introduces this song as simply, "an Irish Song." It tells the story of a woman whose lover has gone to France; she is left behind to wait for his unlikely return. Though the Irish language had died out in Newfoundland by the early 20th century, certain words and phrases persist as evidence of the strong linkages between the two islands. In Ellen Emma Power's performance, the pronunciation of the Irish words is phonetic only; the meanings of the words have been lost.
The true lovers' conversation, song (One pleasant evening as pinks and daisies, closed in their bosom a drop of dew …) This broadside ballad recounts an overheard conversation between two lovers. The woman questions the man's fidelity and love. Eventually it is revealed that she fancies another who has wealth and fortune. The man rejects her and she retracts her statements, explaining that she was merely testing his love for her. In Shamrock, Rose and Thistle, song scholar Hugh Shields suggests that the text originates from an anonymous poet of Magheratimpany, Ballynahinch, Co Down (1981:155). Henry Campbell learned this song from a woman named Kay Lynch—a nurse in Branch—who got it out of a songbook.


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22 States Urge Biden Admin to Repeal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A group of 22 states is asking the Biden administration to withdraw the mandate requiring health care workers in any Medicare and Medicaid-funded facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19. The 39-page petition from the group, led by Austin Knudsen, the Attorney General of Montana, asks the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the…
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to COVID-19 Worker Vax Mandate
On Monday, October 3, the United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal from ten states attorneys general, declining to hear their legal challenge to the COVID-19 health care worker vaccination mandate created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The mandate, which included exemptions for religious purposes, applied to about 10.4 million workers at care facilities that receive…
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The Role of Litigation and Courts in Shaping Healthcare Policy
The most recent episode of In the Trenches podcast, Bill Dombi, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice joins McDermott partner and program host Brian Stimson sits down with Michael Kimberly, co-chair of McDermott's Supreme Court appellate practice, to the critical relationship between litigation and health care policy, including:
Insights from Michael's and Bill's careers on the APA litigation side of health law
How to engage with agencies to increase the likelihood of obtaining good policy outcomes without resorting to litigation
Similarities between the rulemaking process and trial court proceedings, and the importance of appellate strategy to both
Engagement with the Hill to help drive the outcome of the rulemaking process
The challenges of litigation and parallel rulemaking
Key cases to follow in 2022
You can listen to it on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you find your podcasts. Or, listen to it at the National Law Review website.
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The most recent episode of In the Trenches podcast, Bill Dombi, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice joins McDermott partner and program host Brian Stimson sits down with Michael Kimberly, co-chair of McDermott's Supreme Court appellate practice, to the critical relationship between litigation and health care policy, including: Insights from Michael's and Bill's careers on the…
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OSHA Withdraws Temporary COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Testing Rule
Agency leaves door open to future permanent standard on COVID vaccination-or-testing
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is withdrawing its emergency temporary standard (ETS) to require all large businesses in the United States to implement a COVID-19 vaccine-or-weekly-testing policy for employees by February 9, 2022.
However, OSHA has decided to propose that the make the temporary standard in to a permanent standard.
"Notwithstanding the withdrawal of the [ETS], OSHA continues to strongly encourage the vaccination of workers against the continuing dangers posed by COVID-19 in the workplace," the agency said.
OSHA originally published the ETS on November 5, 2021 in the Federal Register and accepted comments through January 19, 2022. However, on January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court struck down the ETS, while upholding the narrower Centers for Medicare & Medicaid vaccination rule for health care workers. (See January 13 NAHC Report.)
"Although OSHA is withdrawing the Vaccination and Testing ETS as an enforceable emergency temporary standard," wrote the agency, "OSHA is not withdrawing the ETS to the extent that it serves as a proposed rule."
OSHA's announcement did not indicate when it will finalize a permanent rule, but Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told Politico on Monday that the "Supreme Court opened up a couple of potential different areas which we'll explore. They talked about assembly line, medical — there's like three or four general areas that you could read into. We could do something there."
Previously, OSHA has indicated a number of possibilities for a final rule, such as whether to cover employers with fewer than 100 employees, whether masking should also be required, whether the standard should be strictly vaccination, and others.
"We need clarity on this issue and NAHC strongly encourages both Congress and the Administration to quickly reach a conclusion so that affected health care businesses can focus on providing care," said NAHC President William A. Dombi. "Infection control in patient care and staffing is an essential responsibility in all of health care. Home care is committed to protecting its patients and its staff from Covid-19."
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Agency leaves door open to future permanent standard on COVID vaccination-or-testing The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is withdrawing its emergency temporary standard (ETS) to require all large businesses in the United States to implement a COVID-19 vaccine-or-weekly-testing policy for employees by February 9, 2022. However, OSHA has decided to propose that the make…
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Did You Miss? Emerging Legal Trends in Home Care & Hospice: Marketing; Compliance, Fraud and Abuse, & Pitfalls
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Supreme Court Blocks Biden's Covid Rule for Biz, Upholds Health Worker Mandate
The Supreme Court handed down a split decision on two Biden administration workplace rules to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, blocking an OSHA rule requiring businesses with at least 100 employees to compel their workers to get vaccinated or wear masks and test negative at least once per week, but upholding a separate rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requiring vaccination for about 20 million health care workers.
The OSHA rule would have covered about 80 million workers and administration estimated it would save about 6500 lives in six months.
"Today's decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court brings home care a step closer to the essential clarity that is needed to determine what is required for compliance," said NAHC President William A. Dombi in response to the rulings. "The OSHA rule is blocked from implementation and enforcement for the moment. The CMS rule can full take effect for the moment. Both cases return to the lower courts for further adjudication. The Administration has further options option to it. We strongly encourage both Congress and the Administration to quickly reach a conclusion so that affected health care businesses can focus on providing care. Infection control in patient care and staffing is an essential responsibility in all of health care. Home care is committed to protecting its patients and its staff from Covid-19."
The decision once again laid bare the sharp ideological differences that exist on the court.
"Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly," wrote the court's six-member conservative majority. "Requiring the vaccination of 84 million Americans, selected simply because they work for employers with more than 100 employees, certainly falls in the latter category."
The court's three liberal justice dissented fiercely, writing that the majority was replacing OSHA's expertise with its own, which lacks the necessary knowledge in public health.
"In the face of a still-raging pandemic," wrote the dissent, "this court tells the agency charged with protecting worker safety that it may not do so in all the workplaces needed. As disease and death continue to mount, this court… usurps a decision that rightfully belongs to others. It undercuts the capacity of the responsible federal officials, acting well within the scope of their authority, to protect American workers from grave danger."
NAHC has prepared bullet points to help you understand what these rulings mean for home care and hospice.
OSHA Rule
Court majority (6-3) finds that OSHA does not have the authority to issue a broad-based rule that is not specifically focused on occupational hazard affecting workers;
Majority views the OSHA rule as more a "public health" action rather than an occupational health one. OSHA does not have public health regulatory authority;
OSHA can regulate worker safety "where the virus poses a special danger" because of the employees job functions or workplace. Examples include where the employee is working with the virus or working in a crowded environment;
While the Court's action stops the OSHA rule in its current form, OSHA may consider refining the rule to target certain workers in certain workplaces. This clearly could include health care settings for those entities not subject to the CMS rule. Such action is not likely to occur quickly but is a strong possibility;
States that had been on the fence with respect to employer mandates may now move forward given the limitation on federal power and the Courts direct recognition that states have such power;
While the Court suggested that Congress might have the power to enact similar requirements to those under the OSHA rule, it is highly unlikely that such would pass in the current Congress. Earlier, a majority of the Senate opposed the OSHA rule;
NAHC recommends that home care companies return to focus on the expired OSHA Healthcare ETS as it may be the next generation of OSHA action as it is more targeted to a specific workplace hazard; and
While the OSHA case has been returned to the lower court for further adjudication, it can be expected that OSHA will ultimately lose on the existing rule. A new, targeted rule remains possible with the likelihood that new litigation will follow.
The OSHA rule was originally blocked by lower courts, but a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the lower court rulings, calling the rule "an important step in curtailing the transmission of a deadly virus that has killed over 800,000 people in the United States, brought our health care system to its knees, and cost hundreds of thousands of workers their jobs."
The Supreme Court ruling earlier today reverses the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision.
CMS Rule
Court majority (5-4) finds clear authority for CMS to require measures, including vaccines, to protect patients and regulate provider staff qualifications
"Health and safety" rulemaking authority provides CMS with the ability to address a broad range of issues within its expertise
Majority concludes that such authority is inferred for all providers subject to conditions of participation even without express language. e.g. home infusion providers
Court explains that there is a provision in the rule that permits severing parts of the rule that are deemed outside of CMS authority
This may create an issue for the lower courts to address as the SCt sent the case back for continuing review since it was acting only on the issue as to whether a preliminary stay of the rule should continue
NAHC expects CMS will move quickly to bring to rule into enforcement consistent with the recent guidance issued that is applicable to the states where the injunction was not in place
NAHC expects that CMS will prevail ultimately in the validity of the rule. As such, we highly recommend that affected providers move forward to full compliance.
CMS released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision, setting compliance dates for the 24 states that had been subject to the injunction against the CMS rule.
As a result of today's decision, health care providers subject to the Omnibus Health Care Staff Vaccination rule in the 24 states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming) covered by this decision will now need to establish plans and procedures to ensure their staff are vaccinated and to have their employees receive at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Today's decision does not affect compliance timelines for providers in the District of Columbia, the territories, and the 25 states where the preliminary injunction was previously lifted. See the guidance released on December 28, 2021, for additional information.
Previously, two federal appeals courts halted enforcement of the CMS rule in 24 states, but it did go into effect in the remaining states.
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Inner-Syrian attempt to bridge conflict: devolution
Multi-sided group proposes constitutional principles
by Wilhelm Langthaler, co-founder and adviser of PeaceInSyria.org
From April 27-29, 2016, more than two dozens Syrians with diverse affiliations met in Austria's Peace Castle Schlaining. They intended to explore routes to a social contract which would need to accompany a ceasefire tackling the underlying conflicts of the civil war. The main conclusion: decentralization.
The "All Syrian Consultation on the future Constitution of Syria" took place under the auspices of the international "Peace in Syria" initiative. The latter was set up in the early stages of the conflict when the popular revolt was already showing substantive signs of turning into a civil war with an increasing sectarian momentum. It has been based on the principle of opposing foreign intervention and defending the right to self-determination. From the very inception we shared the view of many Syrians that militarization will drive sectarianism and vice versa. We wanted to lend a platform to all those searching for a political solution in the triangle of historically diverging interests the Assad regime proved to be unable to reconcile: The Sunni Islamic pole with its political aspirations. The Kurdish demands for national self-determination. The secular forces based on a bloc of all those components fearing Political Islam and often claiming the heritage of pan-Arabism.
Along the years "Peace in Syria" has been endeavouring several events ranging from "all sides" conventions, over a delegation to Syria to separate meetings with the warring sides respectively their civil society environment.
Centre of gravity of the recent conference was the discussion on elements of a constitution being acceptable to a vast majority of all or at least the main components of society. Though this time the more extreme poles from both sides stayed away, the event nevertheless covered a wide range: from Sunni sheikhs close to the Ulama, over Kurds from both sides of the political divide, leftists of different shades some continuing to stand for a reform of the regime from within, several confessional groups, to members of Itilaf (Syrian National Coalition). It is the first time that the emerging document has been signed by all participants representing a strong compromise.
The discussions revolved around the meaning of decentralisation and its possible application in reference to Kurdish right, to parliament and to the presidency. Beside the rights of equal citizenship regardless of any affiliation the concept of collective rights of identity groups (national, ethnic, confessional etc.) has been discussed. Women's rights including a quota found their way into the declaration while the relationship between religious and civil personal law was relegated to further deliberations.
The quintessence condensed by a foreign observer: devolving central power down to the multi-layered and overlapping components of society is the way to mend the broken fabric of society and reconstruct national unity. It is the precondition to a peace which is not only based on dividing the cake between the regional and global powers but there the Syrian people maintains a certain say and gets at least some of their democratic and social demands realised.
All participants, first of all the Syrian as well as the international organising committee, are convinced that this initiative should continue to give its contribution to elaborate a social contract which eventually might be decided upon in the frame of a constituent assembly.
FINAL DECLARATION OF THE CONFERENCE ON A "FUTURE SYRIAN CONSTITUTION"
By invitation of the "International Peace Initiative for Syria – www.peaceinsyria.org", Syrian personalities – politicians, jurists and activists of the civil society – reflecting diverse political streams from different Syrian regions and constituents came together to deliberate on a set of constitutional principles. The conference aimed to be a contribution to the endeavor of drafting the constitution for a future Syria in an effort to achieve a consensus between the different sectors of the Syrian society.
The participants of the conference agreed on the following recommendations, which reflect their points of view:
1. Syria is a democratic non-sectarian State, built on the principles of full and equal citizenship as well as on political pluralism and decentralization, thus distributing power between the center and other localities within the unity of the Syrian territory.
2. The Syrian State commits to maintain itself completely neutral towards all religions and ethnicities. Furthermore, the State respects all faiths and does not discriminate citizens, women and men, for reasons of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, confession, faith, wealth or status.
3. To establish a separation of legislative, executive and judicial power and to guarantee the independence of the judiciary system.
4. All citizens, women and men, have the right to assume and hold public office and posts, based on standards of qualification.
5. The Syrian people are ethnically, religiously[1] and culturally diverse, thus living in harmony and working for common interest.
6. The constitution guarantees equal national rights for all ethnical components reflecting the spectrum of the Syrian people[2] according to international conventions and agreements.
7. The freedom of the Syrian people should be safeguarded in accordance with the International Laws of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; in addition to all other respective international treaties.
8. The constitution guarantees women's rights to full and equal citizenship. The State commits itself to enable women to participate in the public political, economic and social life. Furthermore, the State commits to promoting women to decision-making positions. Women will be represented in all appointed and elected bodies by a ratio from at least 30% until equity. The State also guarantees women the right to convey their citizenship to their husbands and children, in addition to safeguarding the rights of children according to international conventions.
Abdelkader EL KETTANI (Islamic Thinker & Writer)
Ahmad AL-ROMOH (Islamic Writer)
Ahmed TOMA ALKHEDER (Temporary Government)
Ali RAHMOUN (Maan Movement)
Amir ZAIDAN (Syrian National Association)
Khaled ISSA (PYD)
Aref DALILA (NCC)
Ayham TAHAN (Intellectual)
Bassam ISHAK (Syriac National Council)
Fadwa KEILANI (Media Expert)
Faiq HWAJEH (Expert in Constitutional Law)
Fouad EILIA (Damascus Declaration)
Hawas SADOUN (Kurdish Reformation Movement)
Ismail YASIN (Islamic Expert)
Karam DAWLI (Assyrian Democratic Organisation)
Majdoleen HASSAN (Consulting Council of de Mistura-Commission)
Mesgin JOSEF (Board of Syrian Yazidi Council)
Nobhar MOUSTAFA ( Star Congress)
Riad DRAR (Isamic Resercher)
Rona EID (Lawyer and Human Rights Activist)
Salim KHEIRBEK (Politician and Human rights activists)
Senam MOHAMMAD (Rojava)
Sheruan HASSAN (Syrian Democratic Council)
Talal HAEK (Labor Communist Party)
[1] Religious diversity in Syria refers to the following religions: Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Yezidism.
[2] Ethnical components of the Syrian society refer to Arabs, Kurds, Syriac Assyrians as well as Syrian Turkmens, Armenians and Circassians.


Videotelling UK > Whiteboard animation: 400+ Videos created! > Whiteboard animation – how does it work?
Whiteboard animation – how does it work?
When I was kid, I was fascinated by those artists who illustrated newspaper articles with comic strips and cartoon. Some of these artists, during television broadcasts, accompanied the presenter's words 'live' by instantly drawing funny scenes. Their pencil glided over the close-up shot of the white sheet and, with my mouth wide open, I didn't miss a second of the drawing that gradually took shape on the screen. Did they know that they were the pioneers of what was going to become, a few decades later, the whiteboard animation style ?
The illustrator you have chosen draws his/her boards by hand, one by one, following the agreed storyboard. For several hours, his black and colour markers trace and colour the story-line while each board is filmed.
The basis of whiteboard animation is the illustrator, the pencil and the whiteboard.
Viewable in the allotted time. This is what gives this impression of speed of the hand when viewing it.
That finished, the actor that you selected takes the stage, and gives the desired rhythm to your story, which he/she tells according to the scenario written.
Finally, when our director / editor is satisfied with the result, the video is delivered to you.
What's the use of all that ? A whiteboard animation allows you to effectively reach a huge number of potential customers and make them interact with you very quickly.
When you realise that 100 million Web surfers look at an on-line video every day, and that for the majority these are videos presenting a product or a service, it's probably time to make your own whiteboard animation… Don't you think?


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Andy Murray Advances In Rainy London; Kyrgios-Raonic, Isner-Del Potro To Finish Wednesday
by Staff | June 14th, 2016, 7:10 pm
Andy Murray opened his grass season with a tough 7-6(8), 7-6(1) win over Den Bosch champion Nicolas Mahut in the first round at the Queen's Club in rainy London today.
Murray, who is making his return with Ivan Lendl this week, was down a break in both sets – Mahut served for the second – but overcame both deficits to win in straight sets.
"It was a good win. Nicolas is a very good grass-court player, coming off winning an event just yesterday. So he's confident and has played a lot on the grass," Murray said. "I haven't really hit many balls on the grass the last few days.
"So to get a win against a player as good as him on grass, [without] loads of preparation, is a good win."
The 4-time tournament champion will meet countryman Aljaz Bedene on Thursday.
No. 2 seed Stan Wawrinka continued to struggle. The Swiss who made an inauspicious debut with former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek losing to Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 7-6(3).
Also, Marin Cilic beat Feliciano Lopez, Roberto Bautista Agut upended Sam Querrey in a third set breaker and Janko Tipsarevic got back in the win column sending home the reeling Grigor Dimitrov. It was the Serb's first tour level win in over a year. Dimitrov has now lost his last six matches.
Rain delayed play several times and forced the completion of some matches to Wednesday. Milos Raonic and Nick Kyrgios were suspended at a set apiece while John Isner's match against Juan Martin del Potro never began.
WEDNESDAY QUEEN'S LONDON SCHEDULE
CENTRE COURT start 12:00 noon
[WC] K. Edmund (GBR) vs [8] G. Simon (FRA)
N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs [3] M. Raonic (CAN) 76(5) 46 00
[7] J. Isner (USA) vs [PR] J. del Potro (ARG)
[PR] J. Tipsarevic (SRB) vs [5] M. Cilic (CRO)
COURT 1 start 12:00 noon
[WC] D. Evans (GBR) vs P. Mathieu (FRA)
S. Johnson (USA) vs [Q] A. Mannarino (FRA)
[1] P. Herbert (FRA) / N. Mahut (FRA) vs D. Inglot (GBR) / D. Nestor (CAN)
Milos Raonic Finishes Off Nick Kyrgios In Queen's; John Isner Serves Notice Smacking 25 Aces In Win
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Federer Needs Three To Advances In Basel; Upsets Continue In Valencia As Isner Gets Chopped Down
Darth Djokovic Feels The Force From Querrey At Paris; Murray, Ferrer, Del Potro Advance
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19 Comments for Andy Murray Advances In Rainy London; Kyrgios-Raonic, Isner-Del Potro To Finish Wednesday
Dimitrov is a disaster. What happened.
Dimitrov is missing meldonium – after Sugarpova dumped him, his ranking just plummeted.
Willow Says:
I dont know if it was Dasco playing well, or Stan playing horribly, probably a bit of both ?, anyhow i saw the match and it was nice to see him playing like that again, pretty much like when he was top 10, if hes in your favorites side of the draw, and he comes out with nothing to lose, then he can spell trouble for your favorite player, and he seems to play well on grass, always liked him, so well done Fernando ….
J-Kath Says:
Willow: Yes, he can verily be stunning.
chrisford1 Says:
For some reason, when I see this photo, I think it is Reechard Gasquet on the ball trying to look tough with a Gallic sneer, not Andy Murray.
Better than their old stock photo of Andy sitting in a bathtub, though.
June 15th, 2016 at 10:05 am
Sad for Kygrios …he'd better watch his posture or he'll look like an elderly gentleman from the side view.
@CF1 – how about Andy in a Christmas sweater?
Climbing down from my high horse now, but thats a nice picture of Dasco in the video, and a good interview, i know it sounds shallow, but hes very photogenic, and needs more air time, unlikely but id love to see him back in the top 10, but i think top 20 / 30 would be more realistic, as i think hes still very watchable when he has his head screwed on right ….
@J-Kath…if Nick lived in a home with the likes of my Mom, he would be walking around the house with a book on top of his head. She couldn't stand for us to walk around stoop shouldered. She would harp on me and my sister continually about our posture. Nick has very bad posture, but doesn't affect his tennis playing one bit……even though he lost today…..I can appreciate Nick's tennis, he is fun to watch….but he looks so angry all time…..like he is ready to throw a punch……..I am thinking he has issues…….
Okiegal
In my small community there is a "gentleman" of Very Mature Age who is often asked about how he achieves his excellent posture when others half his age are bent over like Nick seemed doomed to be. Apparently "the local gentleman" does daily exercises raising and lowering himself from holding the top of the door ledge. I like Nick but it seems he is just too young to appreciate who he is, what he can achieve, and how to walk tall and be proud of it.
We needed to send him to your Mum, God bless her. Maybe you can get him on Twitter or similar.
RF- What about a new photo of Andy. Can't decide what is the most demeaning of what they regularly show.
J-Kath, my Mom could have straightened up…..no pun intended! Lol I was serious about the book…..I can see the door ledge working too…..
I see so much potential in Nick….but he has got to get his maturity level in check…..so immature, but oh so talented! I love to watch the fantastic stuff he can do with a racquet…..I'm liking Theim too!! I am wishing good things for Andy atm! I so hope he makes a great showing at Wimbledon!! C'MON ANDREW…..
Okiegal: I do agree. I also like Nick and live very easily with his controversial behaviour. Gosh we need a bit of anticipation in tennis…robots no. I worry about Thiem. Wants too much too soon. I also worry about Andy, so much expectation with the return of Lendl. Hope for the best.
Getting visits from Walter's US Univ. friends late summer…my development project needs to revert to home maintenance asap. Just returned from my favourite sister's and beginning to find I have more energy. Hope you are well and cheerful.
How things change, under the pressure of the PR machine:
Lendl in 2011: "What happens if Rafa wins the Australian Open?" Ivan Lendl, a winner of eight major titles, asked recently. "I'd call it a _Grand Slam_. To me you have the career Grand Slam, _the Grand Slam_ that Rafa could win now, then you have the calendar Grand Slam. There's also the Golden Slam that Steffi had."
Lendl in 2016: "In tennis there is the career grand slam, _there is four in a row_, there is the calendar year grand slam and the golden slam. He [Djokovic] has a chance to do that this year," he said.
While I like the respect Lendl showed for Novak, what was a "Grand Slam" for Rafa, suddenly becomes "four in a row" in Novak's case.
Let somebody explain me why.
JK glad you had had a great time with your Sissy. Sounds like you are doing great….yes I am trying to be cheerful and happy for those about me. I still don't sleep…..but I am getting by. Thanks for asking!
Vami Says:
@mat4
There's a good chance (odds a similar to RG) that Ivan will be forced to call it soon 5 in a row.
@Vami:
The more you win the hardest it becomes. I hope sincerely that you are right.
madmax Says:
I am really pleased these two are back together though. This is where he has had his most success.
I think Novak will have a thing or two to say about Andy, 'bringing him down', though!
McEnroe, once again divulging information which is not his to divulge, discussing Lendl's hip operation, BEFORE Lendl. Seriously, Mcenroe needs to stop trying to grab the limelight all of the time.
I wonder whether now that he is training Raonic, we won't see him as a BBC commentator at all?
Mat4, can you post the link because I can't see that Lendl has said that per se.
@madmax:
The first one is:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/nadal-this-will-be-my-only-shot-at-doing-the-grand-slam-2183008.html
I guess the second is this one:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/15/ivan-lendl-andy-murray-novak-djokovic


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Obituaries – September 10, 2021
Donald A. Hastings
OCEAN CITY — Donald A. Hastings, 85, of Ocean City, passed away on Aug. 31, 2021 after a brief illness with pancreatic cancer. Hastings was born on April 1, 1936, son of
the late Edgar C. and Jessie A. Hastings of Uniontown, Pa.
Don was a graduate of Uniontown High School. He earned his BA at Bethany College in Bethany, W.Va., where he also met his wife of 63 years, Pam. He later studied at Loyola University in Baltimore, earning a Master's Degree in Educational Administration. Don began his career in Howard County as a teacher and later a principal. He and his family relocated to Ocean City in 1969 after Don accepted a position as Assistant Superintendent of Worcester County Schools, a post he held for 19 years before his retirement in 1988.
In 1976, Don & Pam opened Donald's Duck Shoppe in Shantytown, eventually growing the business to include three locations, with the flagship store located in the Gold Coast Mall in north Ocean City. During these years, Don formed relationships with many local artists which he used to establish, organize and promote a number of successful art and craft festivals in Ocean City, Baltimore and Timonium.
Hastings was active throughout the years with many causes. He was a life member of the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club and was one of the original founders of one of the organization's major fundraisers, the Seaside Boat Show. He was asked to serve on numerous local, county and state advisory boards and committees, including the Governor's Advisory Committee for the Lower Eastern Shore, Worcester County Economic Development and the Worcester County Liquor Control Board. He was also active in The United Way, with past roles as VP and Campaign Chairman for the Lower Eastern Shore chapter and recognition as a Volunteer of the Year.
Don is survived by his wife, Pam, and their three children, Ami, Gary and Mindy. He also leaves behind daughter-in-law Emily, son-in-law Mike and two beloved grandchildren, Jennah and Jessie.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the Ocean City Golf Club on South Point Road in Berlin. Friends, acquaintances and any others wishing to pay respects to the family are warmly invited to join us from 2pm-5pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions are being accepted for the Donald A. Hastings Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, 1324 Belmont Ave. Suite 401, Salisbury, Md. 21804 or online at www.cfes.org.
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William "Bill" Louis Kato, Jr.
William Louis Kato, Jr.
BERLIN — The family of William "Bill" Louis Kato is saddened to announce his passing on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
With his joyful smile and generous personality, Bill touched many lives and will be fondly remembered by all who knew and loved him.
Bill will be especially missed by his wife Mary Hibbard Kato, sons Nick Kato and Kyle Kato, mother and step-father Penny and Gary Powell, sister Shari Robinson and husband Donnie, brother Rick Kato, and many other beloved family members and friends.
The family plans a private celebration of life to be held at a later date.
Judith P. Hajewski
BERLIN — Judith P. Hajewski was born in Harrisburg, Pa. on Oct. 21, 1939, as Judith Kear Pearson, to parents John B. Pearson and Jeanne Pearson.
Judith attended The Baldwin School and The Harrisburg Academy before moving onto college, where she attended both the University of Colorado and the University of Maryland. She graduated with a degree in English and History, her passions in life were horseback riding and sailing; she was a member of the Chesapeake Sailing Association. We all loved her singing, cheerfulness and touching kindness, her love of music brought her to her second husband (Richard) who was a professional musician. They married and had a blended family of five children, together they lived happily ever after and are still devoted to each other. God decided he needed another sweet angel and called Judy to his side on Aug. 28, 2021. Judy passed peacefully in her bed knowing she had all the love and care from her family.
A service will be held on Sept. 20, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Burbage Funeral Home, friends may visit one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association and condolences may be sent to the family via burbagefuneralhome.com.
Earl P. Price, Sr.
SELBYVILLE — Earl P. Price, Sr., age 87, of Selbyville died Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehabilitation in Millsboro, Del.
He was born in Frederick and was the son of the late Benjamin F. and Hilda M. (Hannum) Price.
He grew up in the little town of Hyattstown, Md. on a 375-acre dairy farm. On graduation high school he went to work for the Corps of Engineers as a cartographer and stayed with the federal government until spending his honeymoon in Ocean City and falling in love with the town. Two years later he and his family moved to Ocean City.
Earl owned the Pirates Den in Ocean City from 1970 to 1985. Later he was Head of Security at The Plaza until retiring in 1996.
He was a master joke teller and good friend to all and sundry. Everyone he ever met became a friend after talking to him for a short time. He was dearly loved by all his family who will miss him terribly. He was also beloved by every person who was a customer at "The Den."
He is survived by his wife, Fran D. Price of Selbyville; a son, Earl P. "Tim" Price Jr. of Berlin; three daughters, Sandra Whitehouse of Glendale, Ariz., Debbie Galati of Daytona Beach Shores, Fla. and Annette Brown of Summerfield, N.C.; three step-sons, Lane Cox, Michael Cox and Kevin Cox; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Benny Price.
A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org.
Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com


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Mike Hicks opens instruction center at Mill Creek
Former caddy for Payne Stewart shifting golf careers
By DAVID DROSCHAK
Mike Hicks has read thousands of left-to-right putts on the PGA Tour during his 33 years as a caddy, toted the bag for major champions Payne Stewart and Justin Leonard, traveled the globe, and witnessed professional golf's psychological pressures up close and personal.
A seven-year bout with diabetes and chronic back pain will finally force Hicks off the course following more than three successful decades as a caddy, but not away from the game he loves.
Hicks, 52, is a certified SeeMore Putter instructor and has opened up a golf studio/Stewart shrine on the second floor of Mill Creek Golf Club in Mebane.
Equipped with a Putters Edge green surface that rolls 11 on the Stimpmeter, and walls lined with framed memorabilia from his glory days with Stewart, Hicks is anxious to begin what amounts to a second career in golf.
"The big thing is teaching these kids what it takes to become a professional," said Hicks, who caddied a dozen years for Stewart before the Hall of Fame golfer was killed in a plane crash a few months after capturing the 1999 U.S. Open. "The kids I want to work with are the kids that dream at night of playing in The Masters or the U.S. Open. I want to work with kids who have ambitions of becoming the best in the world."
Hicks charges $75 per hour, including a fitting for a SeeMore Putter – a putter brand used by Stewart to sink his dramatic winning putt on the 18th green at Pinehurst No. 2.
"I'm not hammering home a SeeMore Putter, but I do believe in the SeeMore system," Hicks said. "If you like your putter I'm going to give you a putting lesson with your putter."
Hicks notes that on the heel of all SeeMore Putters is two white lines and a red dot, when you address the ball if your putter is completely square to the ball the red dot will be covered by the shaft, and you will only see two white lines when you look down at the shaft of the putter. This alignment aide is completely legal with the USGA rules, and will let you know instantly if the toe of your putter is open or closed, slightly or dramatically at address.
While there are a half dozen holes to aim at with slopes built in, Hicks' instruction studio is so much more than learning how to stroke it into the hole. He believes his knowledge from three decades on Tour, working alongside major champions at the top of their craft and the team that surrounded them – such as noted golf mental coach Dr. Richard Coop – provides Hicks with a teaching platform few others in golf can display.
"I learned more from Payne about how to act on the course and the transformation that he took in his life from being kind of hard to be around and hard to deal with at times, depending on which side of the bed he woke up on, to being at peace with himself and just becoming a wonderful person to be around 24/7," Hicks said. "And the transformation he took with his game. When I first started caddying for Payne it was very difficult for him to handle it down the stretch. Then once he got some help from Dr. Coop he could close.
"I have been around every aspect of this game. I've seen how the psychological side of things work, how they teach that, what they tell the guys. I have been right there. I have seen it all and seen it so close, seen how to react and how not to react; when to play percentages, when not to; the green light and the red light. There is a wealth of knowledge I have stored up that I'm ready to share."
Hicks will caddy in 2013 as long as Josh Teater advances in the FedEx Cup playoffs, then focus on building a client base for his Mill Creek instruction studio.
"I am starting my own little niche in the golf industry," Hicks said. "I am going to offer a service to younger juniors and college players and aspiring pros to teach them what it would take to get to the highest level of golf – things like course management, the mental side, the physical side, how to practice, the whole gambit.
"I know there is a market for that in junior golf. Golf is all I know and it's my way to stay in the industry because my body is just failing. I am diabetic and it seems to be really working on my body these days. I have a herniated disc in my back. You wake up and it's something different every way, and I'm kind of sick of having to depend on somebody to make an 8-footer for me to make money."
Hicks' life and financial status changed forever when Stewart's plane went down the week of the 1999 Tour Championship. Hicks was one of a few caddies on Tour who were on a salary, even getting paid in the winter months.
"I had a deal that you don't get. Life was good for me," Hicks said. "I knew I had money coming in in the offseason. Payne was just a real generous person to me."
Autographed flags from the 18th hole of Stewart's major championships hand on the walls of Hicks' studio – minus one – the 1999 Open flag.
"I just haven't been able to do it for some reason," Hicks said. "I don't know that there is any closure. I mean, time heals all wounds, but the fact of how it happened was hard. I miss Payne and I look at him every day. There is a big picture on him on our refrigerator; he's standing there in his outfit kind of posing."
Back in the studio, Hicks can't help but move from photo-to-photo and reminisce of memories that he'll never let go. He points to a man jumping in a maze of people in a panoramic view of the 18th green at Pinehurst.
"I tell people there are three people that know the ball is gone in the hole – me, Payne and this dude who is right in line with the flag," Hicks said.
"I know there is a niche for me and I think I've found it and I know what I want to do," Hicks added. "I want to give back to the game. I want to help young people."
Payne – approaching 15 years after his Pinehurst Pose – would be proud.
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I pride myself on having self-control around cookies. I never worry about leaving a plate of them sitting on the counter, I can usually walk right by without a second glance. These cookies, however, were my kryptonite. The nutty brown butter, the chocolate chips, the Nutella surprise hiding in the center of each one – it just made for the most delicious and irresistible combination of flavors ever! The texture was perfect too, slightly crisp on the edges with soft centers. I'd intended to bake just a few to photograph for this post and freeze the rest of the dough balls, but I devoured them so quickly I had to go back and bake a second batch.
Let's talk about the Nutella filling for a second. You're basically going to dollop it onto a baking sheet and then freeze it. Be sure to plan ahead, the Nutella needs a few hours in the freezer to firm up. It will make your life *much* easier though, trust me – trying to stuff gooey Nutella into the cookie balls is a messy (and somewhat frustrating) endeavor.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dollop teaspoon-sized mounds of Nutella onto the baking sheet (about 2 dozen total) and pop in the freezer until firm, at least a few hours.
Add the butter to a medium skillet set over medium heat and let it start melting. Continue cooking, swirling the pan occasionally, until the butter becomes golden brown and smells nutty (be patient and watch carefully, it can go from brown to burnt quickly). Pour the butter into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Allow to cool.
Whisk the flour, baking soda, and sea salt together in a medium bowl. Add both sugars to the bowl of the mixer along with the cooled brown butter. Beat on medium speed until blended (mine never really came together, but I continued on anyway). Add the egg and egg yolk, mixing until incorporated and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix in the vanilla and sour cream. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients in two additions, beating just until incorporated. Add the chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed. Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and set (the centers may look underdone). Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks and immediately sprinkle the cookies with additional sea salt. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet then remove to the wire racks.
29 Responses to "Nutella-Stuffed Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies"
Where have these been all of my life? Amazing.
I love that we both posted brown butter cookies today!! I've had my eye on these for while, they look wonderful!
See, I cannot walk by cookies without snagging one. Which means I won't leave the house until these are all gone if they were your kryptonite.
This looks like a great place to bust open my first ever container of Nutella. Yes, my FIRST. I think I've waited so long because I'm afraid I'll have a total lack of self control with the stuff. I'll soon find out!
Love, love, love! These look fabulous!
I really really want to make these but I have absolutely zero self control around cookies, especially ones involving chocolate AND nutella!
These were awesome! Loved the browned butter flavor. And the salt on top…loved it! I was wondering how the Nutella got into chunks. Thanks again, Tracey.
The cookies look absolutely amazing as well!
Haha…I love that you continued the title in the content. 😀 And I would have absolutely no self control with these babies! They look AH-mazing!!!!!!
The large sprinkles of sea salt on top are perfectly lovely and inviting!
Sea salt and chocolate taste really good together. I never thought about the idea of putting it on chocolate chip cookies but as soon as I saw the picture I knew it was going to taste awesome!
i've been seeing this all over the place and for good reason!! anything stuffed with nutella and has got brown butter in the batter – it's right up my alley! i love how fluffy yours looks!
That looks awesome good! I love the photo showing the nutella inside…drool!
I was thinking if a person would flash freeze the Nutella and put them in a ziplock bag it would be easy to reach in and get a few out at a time. I would do it a day ahead and no wait to mix the cookies. I have never bought Nutella. Guess I am behind.
I saw these and drooled over them on Ambitious Kitchen and then over at Annie's…and now here. So I'm totally shaming myself for/regretting not making them yet. They look too amazing. Really.
Tracey!! Guess what? I made these cookies over the weekend! I didn't use brown butter though (obsessed!). I am in love with your version though. How can you go wrong? I freaking LOVE Nutella!
Oh, I definitely don't need another cookie to haunt my days, but seeing a picture of these I guess I'm doomed. I'll have to make these when guests are over so I don't eat them all myself.
I'm glad you had success. I can't stop eating them either.
Brown butter and Nutella together – oh these cookies would be the death of me!
Oh my goodness these sound so delicious! Your pictures are literally making my mouth water!
I'm not so good at passing up cookies sitting on the counter. And I'm sure these would not last long. They sound amazing!
These look delicious & I love the salt on them!!!


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Q: How do I sort product array on Checkout Page by the products mother-category IDs? I´m currently working om some modifications on my client´s Magento "One Page Checkout" page.
I have managed to get all the product items using this code:
$session= Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session');
$items = $session->getQuote()->getAllItems();

So now I can loop through the products in the cart and for instance echo quantity and price by writing:
foreach($items as $item) {
$itemquantity = $item->getQty();
$itemPrice = $item->getPrice();
}

Now, what I need to do is to sort the $items array so that the products in the loop comes out sorted by the products 1st./mother/root category ID.
As far as I can tell the $items array is sorted according to the order of which the products are added to the card.
So I need to change this sort order so that the products with the lowest mother-category ID comes first and the products with highest mother-category ID come last.
I hope someone out there can help me with this.

A: One way to do this would be to get the collection sorted as you want, at load, rather than using code to manipulate the data. (which can be resource intensive, especially if you have many products) Loops are evil! Have mysql sort the data for you.
Thus I suggest the following process:

*

*Add a new field to the quote table.
Thus in your module's installer files you would add some code to append a new column to the sales_flat_quote_item table.

(untested)
$installer = $this;
$installer->startSetup();
$installer->getConnection()->addColumn($installer->getTable('sales/quote_item'),'order_by', 'int(1)');
$installer->endSetup();

be sure to flush your storage cache after this, as magento can sometimes not pick up database structure changes.

*

*Using observer events, populate that new field with the order_by value you require. In your case the category id.

You would be interested in the event 'sales_quote_item_save_before' Thsi will allow you to inject the order_by value into the quote item object for saving.
(untested)
 public function sales_quote_item_save_before(Varien_Event_Observer $observer) {
        try {
            $event = $observer->getEvent();
            $quoteItem = $event->getItem();
            $product = $quoteItem->getProduct();
            $productCatIds = $product->getCategoryIds();
            sort($productCatIds);
            $lowestProductCat = array_shift($productCatIds);
            $quoteItem->setOrderBy((int)$lowestProductCat); // not sure if this is what you exatly wanted, so adjust to whatever order value you need
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            // log any issues, but allow system to continue.
            Mage::logException($e);
            if (Mage::getIsDeveloperMode()) {
                die($e->getMessage());
            }
        }
        return $this;
    }

*

*Lastly, simply inject an order clause on the collection load. This will again be done via an observer. Unfortunately core magento does not define an eventPrefix for the quote_item_collection loading. Thus you have to listen to the generic (abstract) event, and check for the correct collection instance.
This can be a bit heavy on performance.

If you do go this way, I highly suggest to rewrite the core class Mage_Sales_Model_Resource_Quote_Item_Collection, and simply extend it and add an eventPrefix.
rewrite example to extend the core class
class YourModule_YourNameSpace_Model_Resource_Quote_Item_Collection extends Mage_Sales_Model_Resource_Quote_Item_Collection
{
     protected $_eventPrefix = 'quote_item';
}

then you can target the event directly, which will be less performance issue.
untested event to order the collection on load
 public function core_collection_abstract_load_before(Varien_Event_Observer $observer) {
        try {
            $collection = $observer->getCollection();
            if($collection instanceof Mage_Sales_Model_Resource_Quote_Item_Collection){
                $collection->getSelect()->order('order_by');
            }

        } catch (Exception $e) {
            // log any issues, but allow system to continue.
            Mage::logException($e);
            if (Mage::getIsDeveloperMode()) {
                die($e->getMessage());
            }
        }
        return $this;
    }

An alternative to the above (injecting the ->order directly into the select), is to make use of the Varien_Data_Collection_Db::_renderOrders() method, which is called for any collection load via Varien_Data_Collection_Db::load() method.
Hope that helps you to a solution....

A: Here is what I ended up with, which is very simple and maybe also very inefficient coding wise, but it works:
1st off I fetched the items in the Cart:
$session= Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session');
$items = $session->getQuote()->getAllItems();

Then I initiated an Array:
$ArrayOfItems = array();

Then I looped through the Cart items and stored a delimited string into the Array:
foreach($items as $item) {
$productID = $item->getId();
$_product = $item->getProduct();
$productName = $item->getName();
$itemquantity = $item->getQty();
$_priceIncludingTax = Mage::helper('tax')->getPrice($_product, $_product->getFinalPrice());
$productURL = $_product->getUrlInStore();
$itemsubtotal = $itemquantity * $_priceIncludingTax;

//Getting the Products Category IDs and fetching the name and ID of the mother-category and the last category
$categories_array = $item->getProduct()->getCategoryIds();
$categories_array_end = end($categories_array);
$catscounter = 0;
foreach($categories_array as $categoryId) {
$catscounter = $catscounter + 1;
if ($catscounter > 1) {
break;
}
$category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($categoryId);
$catidindex = $categoryId;
$catname = $category->getName();
}

//Collecting Array
$ArrayOfItems[] = $catname.'|'.$productName.'|'.$productID.'|'.$itemquantity.'|'.$itemsubtotal.'|'.$catidindex.'|'.$categories_array_end.'|'.$productURL;
}

Now I sorted the Array:
sort($ArrayOfItems);

(This way the Array is sorted by the Category Name of the products mother-category and then by the product name and so on..)
Then finally I looped through the sorted array:
foreach($ArrayOfItems as $ArrayItem) {

$arrayString = explode('|', $ArrayItem);

$catname = $arrayString[0];
$productNameFinal = $arrayString[1];
$productIDfinal = $arrayString[2];
$itemquantity = $arrayString[3];
$itemsubtotal = $arrayString[4];
$categoryId = $arrayString[5];
$categoryIdEnd = $arrayString[6];
$ProductURL = $arrayString[7];
}

Feel free to comment on this, especially if I´m doing something very "stupid" or "Bad" here..
As a side note I must mention that I´m used to working in Joomla, calling out all the "facepalms" :), where I make most of my custom shopping scripts based on this kind of PHP loops and arrays. And I´m sure that this can be done much simpler in Magento as shown by ProxiBlue

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