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Municipality of Baras
Catanduanes Government / Municipalities / Baras
Baras Official Seal
Founded: May 11, 1897
District: Lone district
Municipality Class: 5th
Barangay: 29
Area: 10, 950 hectares
13° 41' N 124° 21'E
Map of Baras
The village town then was luxuriant and verdant with "badas" plants. As to what kind of vegetation "badas" was, is a subject of conjuncture, for some believed that it was a kind of bamboo now called "bagacay". But one common belief is the fact that the Moro raiders and pirates agreed that "badas" was much in demand as materials for building the native huts. Because of its abundance in the area, the town had been called Baras.
Once called "Badas" during the early Spanish colonization it has now metamorphosed into what are now Baras. The village town then was luxuriant and verdant with "badas" plants. As to what kind of vegetation "badas" was, is a subject of conjuncture, for some believed that it was a kind of bamboo now called "bagacay". Others believed it to be kind of sturdy tree, but majority believed that it is a wild rattan plant abounding the surrounding mountains.
But one common belief is the fact that the Moro raiders agreed that "badas" was in demand as materials for building the native huts, for making spears, a weapon used by the native to repel the raiders and pirates. Because of its abundance in the area, villagers called the place "Cabadasan", meaning a place where "Badas" thrive. The colonizers however, Hispanized it and so the town was called "BARAS" up to this time.
Some elders recall that Baras, centuries back was once s progressive fishing village located over a small mountain projecting towards the sea on the western side of Baras Bay. The poblacion was its cemetery and the cemetery now was its former poblacion site. The old site was chosen because it was an elevated area overlooking the sea. The villagers could easily see approaching pirates that occasionally plundered the sea, giving them ample time to evacuate their families and prepare for the encounter. Excavation in the Church Plaza reveals human remains of evaders. The pirates gone, the villagers later settled in what are now Baras.
A splintered group of insurrectos who was facing the advantage of the insurrection taking place in the Southern Tagalog region, braved the rough seas to set a place in the long quest for Philippine Independence in the Island, forced by the gusty Southeast Monsoon wind they finally set anchor in the once rich fishing village called "Cabadasan" posing as fisherman.
By befriending the villagers and at the same time working on the growing discontent among the people against the tyrannical rule of Capitan CARLOS MACAPUGAY who was then the town executive, the rebel grouped the men folk of the village to form a fierce fighting bond. Out of this uprising led by Catalino Catakutan, the umbilical cord through which Cabadasan ruled was detached and the town of Baras was born. Capitan Catakutan, with the burning desire for independence, did not live long to set office in the entire province.
The Spaniards caught up with him while attending a wedding feast. Tortured and chained by the neck, he was paraded around the poblacion of Bato to serve as warning to the people. He was hanged near the church of Bato. Baras' original barrios were Tilod, Macutal, Paniquihan and Gigmoto.
The early year of Baras as a town was a period of difficult adjustment. In 1905, construction of a semi-permanent Municipal Building called "TRIBUNAL" was started. In 1907 due to financial difficulties the town was reverted to a barrio status. Baras existed as a barrio up to the last days of 1909. Before the end of the year 1909, Civic religious and business leaders of the community demanded from the ruling governing power that Baras be recreated into a municipality. In 1910, Baras, became a town for the second time.
From then Baras move on experiencing the test of time as a municipality. In 1927 Camu Street was constructed connecting it to San Lorenzo Street. In 1929 the present light house in barrio Putsan was constructed. In May 1933, the Bato-Baras road was opened to traffic. In 1935 the gold boom reached Baras, an American firm dug sitio Banog in Agban and started what it seemed a flourishing firm, the Agban gold mines.
Baras is located on the southeast of the province. On the north it is bounded by the town of Gigmoto, on the west by San Miguel and on the east it is bounded by the Pacific Ocean. Baras is bestowed with about seven rivers/creeks of which drain their way to the sea facing the Pacific Ocean. Spring is abundantly found all over the municipality. With its unexploited environment, unspoiled beaches and simple and affordable resort facilities, Baras is gearing towards the major tourist destination of the province.
Abaca production is the major source of income followed by copra and field crops (cassava, camote or sweet potato and other vegetables). Rice production in the municipality is not enough for local consumption due to limited arable land considering the terrain of the place. However some barangays (villages or barrios) are continuously opening new rice fields in the form of rice terraces that could be irrigated by springs in the hillside. Fishing is prosperous only in some barangays and the catch is only enough for the community consumption. Fishing is limited due to the strong pacific waves that confronts majority of the shorelines.
The town is peaceful, the crime rate is very low, hospitality is prevalent and expenses are low. Being a predominantly Roman Catholic municipality, the culture of the people is traditional with close knitted social and family structures.
The municipality of Baras comprises twenty nine (29) barangays with six (6) urban barangays and twenty thee (23) rural barangays for a total land area of 76.400 square kilometers. Urban barangays have a total land area of only 1.0200 square kilometers or 1.332% made up of Barangays Bagong Sirang, Buenavista, Eastern Poblacion, San Lorenzo, Quezon and Western Poblacion. On the other hand, rural barangays comprise the remaining 75.3800 square kilometers or 96.668% made up of Barangays Abihao, Agban, Batolinao, Benticayan, Caragumihan, Danao, Genitligan, Guisaanan, J.M. Alberto, Macutal, Moning, Nagbarorong, Osmena, Paniquihan, P. Teston, Putsan, Sagrada, Rizal, Puraran, San Miguel, Salvacion, Sta. Maria and Tilod.
Barangays with smaller land area are Barangays Bagong Sirang, Buenavista, Eastern Poblacion, San Lorenzo, Quezon, Western Poblacion and Sta. Maria. On the contrary, barangays with the largest land areas are Agban, Benticayan, Genitligan, J.M. Alberto, San Miguel and Tilod.
Based on the land classification, the Municipality of Baras is divided into Alienable and Disposable lands and Forest lands. Alienable and Disposable Lands occupy land area of about 57.600 square kilometers or 75.390%. On the other hand Forest Lands occupy only about 18.800 square kilometers or 24.610%
The municipality of Baras possesses varying soil types particularly Bantog Clay, Mountain soil, Atimodian Clay, and Luciana Clay. Most dominant soil types are Luciana Clay occupying about 56.1700 square kilometers or 73.590% and mountain soil occupying about 17.2800 square kilometers or 22.620%. The least soil types are Bantog Clay with land area of only about 2.1900 square kilometers or 2.860% and Atimodian Clay with land area of only about 0.7600 square kilometers or 0.930%.
Puraran Beach
Baras, Catanduanes
Clean and white, Puraran is invigorating to those who want to bask in the glory of sea, sand, and sky. This is the most famous beach in Catanduanes and listed as one of the top surfing locations in the world. Like most beaches in the province, it hasn't been developed so it's basically small makeshift huts, sand and amazing waves. The surfing area also boasts of a magnificent view of mountains and coves. Photo enthusiasts could get a perfect view of the sunrise in this area. For holiday seekers, this is a place for total relaxation, communing with nature, and simply, rejuvenation and serenity.
Binurong Point
Binurong is also a Bicol word meaning "Healed"
Binurong Point is one of the newest attractions the island of Catanduanes can offer. Binurong Point is located in Brgy. Guinsaanan, Baras, Catanduanes. A Batanes/ Ireland hills and cliffs look and feel. Trekking to Binurong Point is easy unlike going to Bote Light House in Bato. To better experience it, the best time to go to Binurong Point is at dawn so you can see the sun rising up while it shines to the grass and sea around the area.
Balacay Point
Balacay Point is one of the tourist spots that are frequently visited by tourists and travelers in Catanduanes.
Balacay Point also known as Benticayan point is located in Brgy. Benticayan in the town of Baras. These places for a pictorial so don't forget to bring your camera to take shots here. The perfect time to visit Balacay Point is at sunrise or sunset. Has become one of the "hottest" places to visit in Catanduanes which is just an hour and a half drive away from Virac. Reaching the top of the hills has become easier nowadays too. Motorbikes, 4 wheels and even bicycles can easily reach the peak. If you prefer to trek, it will take you 10-15 minutes to reach the top and start enjoying the vastness of the mighty Pacific Ocean and breath in it's cool, fresh and salty air.
Our Lady of Peñafrancia Grotto
The Grotto of Our Lady of Peñafrancia at a vantage point of the Putsan-Danao boundary was constructed. The grotto has now become a place for prayers, serving as a pilgrimage site for local devotees of the "Ina" who are unable to visit the Peñafrancia shrine in Naga City.
• Abihao
• Agban
• Bagong Sirang
• Benticayan
• Buenavista
• Caragumihan
• Batolinao
• Danao
• Sagrada
• Ginitligan
• Guinsaanan
• J.M. Alberto
• Macutal
• Moning
• Nagbarorong
• Osmeña
• P. Teston
• Paniquihan
• Eastern Poblacion
• Puraran
• Putsan
• Quezon
• Rizal
• Salvacion
• San Lorenzo
• San Miguel
• Santa Maria
• Tilod
• Western Poblacion
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We wanted to give a glimpse of this land filled with surprises and stark contrasts. Here in this post we have selected some absolutely stunning b/w pictures from various ingenious photographers around the world. We strongly believe these pictures would stir and produce more young talents to boom from this incredible country.
in Art, Photo Story IN PHOTOS: These Black & White Pictures Capture India's Soul. In it's Beaches, Streets & People!
You can have a look at more of Prashant's captures on his website, here.
India has been a draw for talented photographers from all over the world for a long time now. They come here fascinated by the vibrant culture, diversity and rich colours of the land.
India, the land of diversities well known for its rich colors, contradictions and wonderful cultures running within every state along the length and breadth. Whereas, monochrome does protrude much into the emotional part of conveying a story. How mystical and magical would it be for a street photographer to perceive and present some of the grandiose pictures designing the beauty and strange contrasts of this country.
Over the years, its been the photographers from other countries who has always cherished and captured the true essence of this land. Right from the age of Henri Cartier-Bresson many American, English and European Photographers had showed a major interest to travel India for its gift of cultural variety and abundant landscape beauty. The People of this land seem to be more than welcoming to the photographers. To underline a Stat, renowned Photo Journalist Steve McCurry has traveled India more than 85 good times.
Almost in all the pictures here, the idea of vision and the art of seeing has been borrowed and learnt from the master photographers who were foreign to this country. The surprises they encountered has been translated into beautiful photographs, which later became a valuable example for others to pursue.
Pictures tell stories like no words can ever capture. And when pictures are in black and white, the contrast adds a whole new artistic dimension to these tales.
Prashant Godbole, who has been working in the advertising industry for the last 25 years, loves to capture everyday India, but in monochrome.
1. Wisdom 2. You can lead a horse to water… 3. Deep-rooted love 4. Man's best friend 5. Someone just photobombed me! 6. Finding solace, anywhere!
"I am not a trained photographer. Photography is my hobby. I am a trained visualiser/art director. My job is to come up with visual stories. All my advertising work reflects what I see around me; as an artist you are observing people and their diversity, traditions, culture, their emotions like affection, happiness, love, greed, lust, joy, fear, etc. The only way to make sense out of this is to plunge into it, move with it, enjoy and find connection in the moment. Also, when you are photographing, you are capturing your own perception of the duration of events in time. What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that's gone forever, and they give you the ability to revisit and share the experience with others with their sense of perception," says Prashant.


Helen And Heaven and March are two of my favourite Cardiacs tracks, but I find that record can sometimes be a bit of a tough listen, it's quite middle-y sounding.
I actually made my own "fixed" version of HBAEB with the bass lifted and the mid-range softened. Obviously not as good as a properly supervised remaster would be, but it does the job when I'm out and about and don't fancy having my eardrums wrecked every time a track crops up on my MP3 player.
I did this just the other day with a record by the band Eight Storey Window that has a really terrible cheap, pingy snare that goes straight through me.
I've never had any issues with the mix on that album. Is it a CD mastering problem? I usually listen to it on the old vinyl copy or the cassette which I taped from the vinyl (in my ancient car).


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Share this Story: YW Calgary launches funding campaign to complete new hub 'built for women, by women'
YW Calgary launches funding campaign to complete new hub 'built for women, by women'
Anna Junker
Quincy Smith, left, and Shannon Bowen-Smed, right, co-chairs of YW She Matters, stand with YWCA CEO Sue Tomney at the campaign launch on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The goal is to complete the target of raising $60 million for the Hub facility under construction in the background. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia
YW Calgary has launched a campaign to raise funds for a new hub catering to women and their families.
The Transformation Campaign will help raise the remaining $20 million of YW Calgary's $60-million goal for the facility.
YW Calgary launches funding campaign to complete new hub 'built for women, by women' Back to video
"Today is to get the community, the public and the city involved in what I think will be a historic and . . . a changing and transformation building in our city," said Shannon Bowen-Smed, co-chair of the Transformation Campaign.
Sue Tomney, CEO of YW Calgary, said one of the most exciting things about the project is that it will mark the first time an infrastructure project in Calgary was conceived, designed and built by women for women.
"There is an all-female executive team who have been leading this project for the past few years, there is an all-female board, there is an all-female architectural team, which is quite unique," said Tomney.
"It's a little pride point to be able to say this is a building being built for women by women."
Tomney said a difference is made when women are involved in these types of projects.
"It's everything from hallways that are wider because you've got kids and you've got strollers. It's help to design washrooms. It's just a very different lens when you know you are building it specifically for women and their families."
The YW Hub facility in Inglewood will replace the downtown location of YW Calgary, which has already been sold with profits going toward the Transformation Campaign. It will be the organization's first new building in almost 50 years.
It will provide accessible supports for women and their families, including transitional housing, counselling, language and employment skills training, child-care space and parenting programming, as well as support services to manage the organization.
"It is intended to be a one-centre hub facility that can help all women and families get a hand up and change their world and their lives in our community," said Bowen-Smed.
"It will be transformative in terms of the way we see services being provided, I hope not just in this city but actually in this country."
While the new facility will be open to the community, Tomney said there will be safety measures in place for women who are escaping abusive relationships.
"Technology enables us to create spaces that are particularly safe and so we know we can adapt to those needs, but also enable those who are just trying to get their lives together and safety is maybe not as much of a concern, that they are able to fully engage with the rest of the community."
On average, added Tomney, the YW serves around 7,000 women and their families every year.
Construction on the new facility is on time and on budget, and is expected to be complete in the spring of 2019.
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Home » SHOP WITH DURENS » Best Websites To Watch Live Football
Best Websites To Watch Live Football
Football is arguably the most popular sport in the whole world, and many fans watch football matches on a daily basis.
For those who do not fill the football stadiums, always try to follow up on games that are being played by their favourite clubs and players.
However, it can be hard for you to watch football matches especially if you are at home or in a place not convenient enough to watch a game.
Below, we will show you some of the best websites you can use to watch top-flight football in Europe.
Big Free Bets is one of the top websites that you can make use of to watch live football in your preferred leagues in Europe and many other parts of the world.
Those who are La Liga fans will get the chance to watch their favourite teams such as Barcelona and Real Madrid play club football.
The Premier League is not left out as the website offers the streaming of all the matches that are played by all the clubs in the Premier League. These two leagues are not the only leagues whose games are shown on this website.
Other leagues in Europe such as the Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, and Eredivisie are shown on the website.
Live TV claims that they have more than 20 million people that visit its website to watch and stream football matches live.
They are not like any major platform that has many users but poor service. They have a very responsive website that also shows bettors and ordinary fans football news and highlights.
VPN is not needed to make use of their platform and their video quality is very good without much buffering.
Live Soccer TV is another website that is used by most people to stream their favourite football games online. This user-friendly website is not limited to games that are played on the club football level, they also show games that are played during international breaks.
When you are watching matches on this website, you don't have to worry about the video resol8as they provide videos that are of high quality. Apart from the website they provide to users, people can also make use of their app to watch games.
Their mobile application doesn't lag when you are using it to stream and it does support many languages for those who don't understand English.
Sky Sports is a major option in the list of websites where you can watch football matches. One of the things that viewers like about them is that you don't need to register before you can make use of their services.
Apart from the registration, you don't also need to pay a dime to make use of their service. Also, they don't disturb their users with too many ads; football news is also covered on the platform.
Football is one of the best-known clubs in the world and more than 100 million people tune in to watch football games every weekend. Above, we have listed some of the best websites you can use to watch your favourite games.
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Q&A: Ticks on Cattle
Veterinarian discusses methods of tick control in cattle health programs
Many cattle producers may face trouble with ticks, which can transmit costly health conditions. For a better understanding about ticks on cattle and how to control them, we checked in with Elanco Senior Technical Consultant Veterinarian, Thach Winslow, DVM. Read on, as he answers commonly asked questions, below!
Which ticks on cattle are the most common, and what are herd health risks?
"There are a handful of ticks, and it depends on what part of the country you're in," Dr. Winslow said. "There's the Spinose Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus Ticks, the Gulf Coast Tick and Dermacentor Ticks. There's a new tick that just came in the United States in the past five years -- the Asian Longhorn [an invasive tick species]. The Spinose and Gulf Coast ticks mostly damage the hide and ears; they don't play a big role in disease spread. These ticks are controlled well with insecticide tags."
Two "significant" tick-borne diseases include anaplasmosis and bovine theileriosis, cautions Dr. Winslow.
Anaplasmosis affects cattle operations nationwide but is less common in the northern regions. Transmitted by ticks and biting flies, the condition causes death, pregnancy loss and even infertility in bulls. Signs of anaplasmosis can include lethargy, shortness of breath, aggressive behavior before death, and more.
The Asian longhorned tick can transmit bovine theileriosis in livestock, and unfortunately, there is currently no approved treatment method for the disease. Causing chronic anemia, this tick-borne disease also can result in lethargy, fever, diarrhea, stillborn calves and more; however, it's common for the disease to present no recognizable signs at all.
When is tick season?
Tick season varies across the country, but overall, ticks typically prefer warm, wet weather.
"It tends to be later in the summer, but certainly, there are some areas where we can have spring ticks," said Dr. Winslow.
What are recommended tick control methods in cattle?
Dr. Winslow said, "Most of our ticks, unfortunately, are what we call three hosts ticks, which means that as they go through their life cycle, they leave the animal and then get on another animal for the next stage of their life cycle."
Because of this, treating the environment is far more difficult than treating the animal. For tick control in cattle, on-animal control methods are best, assures Dr. Winslow. Producers can find a number of tick control methods in cattle available at ValleyVet.com, including insecticide ear tags, pour-on products and cattle spray for ticks.
"Some of the approaches we can take to help control ticks would be our Corathon, Cylence Ultra and Patriot Insecticide Cattle Ear Tags," said Dr. Winslow. "And then, we have pour-ons, including Permectrin CDS and Permectrin II -- both of those are pour-on products and pyrethroids -- as well as Cylence Pour-On Insecticide. Our strongest product for tick control is going to be Co-Ral Fly and Tick Spray."
When is the best time to apply tick control methods in cattle?
"Producers will want to start tagging just prior to when they're going to see ticks," encouraged Dr. Winslow. "An insecticide tag put in early in the spring or late summer for tick control isn't going to work very well for fly control. That would be a case where we would specifically retag those cattle for optimal control of both. We all know that cattle go through the chute for specific reasons, whether it's branding, turnout, or preg check, and we need to try and focus our control programs around that as best we can."
Keep these insights in mind when implementing a tick control program for your herd. Visit ValleyVet.com to help ensure your herd's health or talk with your Elanco representative.


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Females, Humans, Supporting characters, Heroines
"The Care Fair Scare" (1988)
Terri Hawkes
Claire is a supporting character who appeared in the second half of the 32nd episode of Nelvana's The Care Bears Family TV series, "The Care Fair Scare." She is a blonde-haired girl who travels to Care-a-Lot to help the bears set up their "Care Fair" to cheer up a lot of children at once.
When a large number of children on Earth become unhappy at once, it creates a phenomenon known as a "The Grumpy Clouds" which descend onto Care-a-Lot. In order to make a lot of kids happy at the same time, the bears agree to host a fair and receive help from a girl Claire. While construction of the fairground and its attractions are underway, Shreeky and Mr. Beastly use this opportunity to cause mischief.
After Beastly gets gummed up in his on batch of cotton candy, he accidentally captures Hugs and Tugs when they get stuck as well. Together with Shreeky, they leave the carnival with the cubs in tow, saying they'll only return them if the bears tear down the fairground. Claire stays behind with the rest while Champ Bear goes to rescue them on his own. After he returns, Claire's friends arrive just in time to enjoy the newly finished carnival, and the Grumpy Clouds begin to dissipate. The Care Fair Scare
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Q: jQuery Scroll to Sections according to the index of the section Hi I hope I explain this well enough for an answer.
I have created a side navigation for a page, and created a simple jQuery script to dynamically add buttons based on the number of section's on the page, this works well.
So what I want to do is, when the a link on the nav is clicked it corresponds to the index of the section and scrolls to that.
For example if the second link is clicked it goes to section 2.
It's late and i'm probably missing something, but just can't seem to pass the index of the button (list item) to the index of the section.
I might be miles off, so be gentle, first time I have tried anything like this.
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
var $section = $('section').length;
var $nav = $('.side-navigation li').length;
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//Dynamically add navigation buttons to side navigation dependant on number of sections
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for(var i=0; i <= $section; i++);
$('section').each(function() {
    $('.side-navigation').append('

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});
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//Scrolls to section corresponding with the index of the link
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$('.side-navigation li').click(function(){
        var index = $('.side-navigation li').index(this);
        console.log('this is index number' + " " + index);
        $('html, body').animate({
            scrollTop: $('section[i]').offset().top
        })
    });
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//End
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});

A: I have now worked it out, may not be the most elegant but gives me something to work on:
Here is my current solution:
    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
var $section = $('section').length;
var $nav = $('.side-navigation li').length;
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//Dynamically add navigation buttons to side navigation dependant on number of sections
//************************************************************************************//
$('section').each(function() {
    $('.side-navigation').append('

');
});
//**************************************************************************
//Dynamically add a unique class for each section for nav to target
//**************************************************************************
$('section').each(function(i) {
    $(this).addClass('section' + (i));
});
//************************************************************************************//
//Scrolls to section corresponding with the index of the link
//************************************************************************************//
$('.side-navigation li').click(function(){
        var index = $('.side-navigation li').index(this);
        $('html, body').animate({scrollTop: $('.section' + (index)).offset().top})
    });
//************************************************************************************//
//End
//************************************************************************************//
});

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Honnecourt-sur-Escaut este o comună în departamentul Nord, Franța. În 2009 avea o populație de 761 de locuitori.

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 Lista comunelor din Nord

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»Former Johnny Chan Texas Poker Room Rebranded
A Houston poker club owned by Johnny Chan has rebranded as 101 Poker Club. Chan owned Johnny Chan's 88 Social in Houston, Texas, but stepped away from the operation earlier this month.
Poker laws in Texas differ from most other states. Cardroom owners found a loophole in the law permitting them to operate as members-only clubs. These clubs charge a weekly or monthly membership fee or charge for the seat at the table. Collecting rake is not allowed, but this system allowed Texas poker rooms to offer cash games and tournaments.
Chan purchased 52 Social earlier this year and rebranded to 88 Social. The club is located at 9371 Richmond Avenue, and its popularity continued growing. Chan and his team planned a winter series of tournaments for December, but it never took place.
Social 88 members headed to the club on December 6, but gaining entry was not possible. A sign on the door informed them of the temporary closure of the club.
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow revealed, in a podcast, he spoke to Chan about the closure. Chan's former business partner apparently robbed all the money from the bank and the club's safety deposit boxes while Chan was at the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Chan Leaves As New Owners Rebrand
Christmas Eve saw 88 Social change hands. Chan left and Sanjeev Vora stepped in. Vora immediately rebranded the room to 101 Poker Club. Vora is the CEO of Chemium International Corp, a petrochemical company. The University of Colorado graduate loves playing poker, which led him to invest in the Texas poker room. In addition, Vora plans to make good on all previous customers' funds.
December 27 is the date of the new room's soft reopening. Vora and his new team are in the process of completely renovating the property. The process will take a few months, however.
Poker is booming in Texas. The influx of poker member's clubs has resulted in the Lone Star State enjoying a live poker renaissance. Chan was the latest prominent poker pro to want a piece of the pie. Matusow considered investing in a Texas poker room, while Doug Polk stated he is considering opening a room in Austin. Polk moved to Austin from Las Vegas earlier in 2021.
Radio Silence From 10-Time WSOP Champion
Chan has maintained radio silence throughout the whole saga. The Chinese-American superstar last used his Twitter account in August 2020.
He was extremely active on the American poker circuit throughout the 1980s and 1990s. However, his playing time waned recently; his last cash was in the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
Chan won the first of his ten WSOP bracelets in 1985 when he took down a $1,000 Limit Hold'em tournament. A two-year wait for bracelet number two followed, but it was worth hanging around for. Why? Because he won the $10,000 Main Event for $625,000. Amazingly, Chan won the 1998 WSOP Main Event, and is still the only player to win back-to-back Main Events. He almost went back-to-back-to-back, but lost heads-up to Phil Hellmuth in the 1989 Main Event.
The man known as "The Orient Express" continued winning bracelets right up to 2005. His victory in the $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em tournament was his tenth WSOP title. He was the only player in history, at the time, to hold ten bracelets. Doyle Brunson tied with him at the same series. Hellmuth overtook them both and now has 16 bracelets.
Biggest Texan Poker Winners
Texas has a long and illustrious history regarding elite poker tournament players. A cool $65,556,584 is how much the top ten Texans have won over the years.
T.J. Cloutier tops the all-time money listing with $10,444,516. Such luminaries as Benjamin Tollerene, David Williams, Brunson, David Benefield, and Aaron Van Blarcum all call Texas home. Expect many more Texan stars if the poker room craze continues.


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Der Bötzsee ist ein circa vier Kilometer langer und 400 Meter breiter See, der sich zwischen den Orten Altlandsberg und Strausberg im Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland des Landes Brandenburg erstreckt. Er ist Teil des Landschaftsschutzgebietes Strausberger- und Blumenthaler Wald- und Seengebiet und befindet sich in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft zu zahlreichen anderen Seen, wie dem Fänger- und Straussee.

Lage und Umgebung

Das südwestliche Ufer des Bötzsees gehört zum Ortsteil Eggersdorf der Gemeinde Petershagen/Eggersdorf. Hier finden sich – etwas versteckt über den Abzweig Tulpenstraße der Altlandsberger Chaussee zugänglich – auch ein im Sommer bewachtes Strandbad, ein Ruderbootverleih sowie das 1906 erbaute Hotel und Café-Restaurant "Seeschloss". Am 18. April 2014 begann der Betrieb des Elektroschiffes "Sunny Manuela" mit einer Kapazität von 120 Personen auf dem Bötzsee. Der Hauptanleger befindet sich vor dem Hotel "Seeschloss" neben dem kommunal betriebenen Bootsverleih.

Am etwas steileren östlichen Ufer des Sees liegt das zur Stadt Strausberg zählende Erholungs-, Bungalow- und Wohngebiet "Postbruch". Die 1910 erbaute Gaststätte "Postbruchhütte" wurde 2005 geschlossen und zum Wohnhaus umgebaut. Am Nordende des Bötzsees stehen die früher sehr beliebten historischen Ausflugsgaststätten "Alte Spitzmühle" und "Neue Spitzmühle".  Beide Lokale sind seit 2011 bzw. 2014 geschlossen. Von hier aus lässt sich nach nur etwa 400 Metern bereits der nächste See, der Fängersee, erreichen.

Der ganze Bötzsee ist fast durchgängig von Wald umgeben. An seinen Ufern finden sich Bestände von geschützten Pflanzen wie dem Buschwindröschen. An allen Seiten befinden sich zahllose kleine, "wilde" Badestellen. Die Umrundung des Bötzsees ist auf einem frei zugänglichen Uferweg in etwa drei Stunden Fußmarsch möglich.

Entstehung

Die Entstehung des Bötzsees geht auf die letzte, sogenannte Weichsel-Eiszeit zurück.
Er liegt zusammen mit dem Fänger- und Gamensee in einem glazialen Urstromtal, das sich mit zahlreichen Flüssen und Seen nach dem Abschmelzen der großen Eismassen bildete.

Zu- und Abfluss des Bötzsees ist das Fredersdorfer Mühlenfließ, das auch durch Petershagen/Eggersdorf verläuft und dessen Verbindung zum See sich am Freibad an der Südwestseite gut beobachten lässt.

Sonstiges

Verkehr durch Boote mit Verbrennungsmotoren ist auf dem Bötzsee nicht erlaubt. Die Wasserqualität ist durchgehend gut. Im Sommer ist der See ein beliebtes Ziel bei Ausflüglern aus Berlin und Brandenburg.
Zwei Hochspannungsleitungen überqueren den Bötzsee: eine 110 kV-Leitung und eine 380 kV-Leitung.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Seen in Brandenburg

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website der Gemeinde Petershagen/Eggersdorf
 Stadtwiki Strausberg
 Berliner Zeitung vom 5. August 2006

Gewässer im Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland
See in Brandenburg
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TOPICS:England
Written by Alex Honcoop
As you would expect whenever a National Team squad is announced, there will always be a debate on social media as to who should/shouldn't be in the squad.
The question of big club bias was again raised as a couple names were left out having seemingly played better over the past couple months.
Nevertheless, here are my thoughts on the Strikers in and just outside the current England setup.
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Although missing over a month through injury, Harry Kane is still England's best striker right now. The youngster busted the myth of him being a one season wonder in style by scoring twenty-five times and claiming the Golden Boot last season.
The Tottenham man struggled in his first three matches and didn't find the net until a 4-0 away win at Stoke. He also found the net one week later in the same game where he damaged ankle ligaments which ruled him out for nearly two months.
Tottenham's struggles without him says all you really need to know. Before last weekend's game at Arsenal, Spurs had only scored once in their last four matches and the only goal they did score, was from a dubious penalty decision at home to Leicester.
The 23-year-old is quite strong but his main strength is his lethal finishing. His partnership with Attacking Midfielder Dele Alli will also be crucial for the future of English Football. For me, Kane is without a doubt England's best Striker at the moment.
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Since his breakout season last year, Vardy has been labelled a one season wonder by some people, and a top Striker by others. I personally don't agree with either of those theories, however I believe there was an element of luck in his tally of twenty-four goals last season.
My reason for that is if you take away his record-breaking run, Vardy only scored eleven goals in the other twenty-five games. If you do the maths, he would've end up on around sixteen goals last season.
Sixteen goals are still a decent return for your main striker but still isn't quite as good as other 'top' Strikers. In saying that, I feel Vardy's work ethic and pace makes him a vital asset to any team he plays for.
Many fans believe that Vardy doesn't deserve his place in the squad however I disagree with that. For the reasons mentioned above, he definitely deserves a spot and if he is still around in 2018, he should be starting games against possession based sides in Russia (if we make it).
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Since the 2013-14 season where he and Suarez almost led Liverpool to their first League title in twenty-two years, Sturridge has struggled with injuries. In his first season-and-a-half, he scored thirty-one goals in forty-three games.
In the two seasons after that, Sturridge has only made twenty-six appearances. This season has been a different story altogether with the Birmingham born man not even getting into Jurgen Klopp's starting 11 with the skillful trio of Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane getting the nod ahead of him.
The Liverpool man would have felt quite unlucky to not have foundd the net against Watford in their most recent encounter. He had a couple decent chances and one long shot that was brilliantly save by second-choice Watford Goalkeeper Costel Pantillimon.
Although he doesn't start regularly for the Reds, Sturridge is also deserving of his spot in the England squad but in my opinion, is the third best English Striker behind Vardy and Kane.
The 19-year-old burst onto the scene early this year by scoring four goals in his first two matches including a double against Arsenal. His form was so good that he was even called up to the England squad for the Euro's.
Rashford for me is the one that isn't deserving of his place and in my opinion, is very overrated. There is no doubt he is an incredibly talented teenager but right now, he isn't one of the four best English Strikers.
An argument could be made that it is good to give a teenager experience in playing for England, but I would rather a Striker who is at present better than him.
The United man managed to find the net on five occasions in the League last season but his shot conversion rate was ridiculously high. His percentage of shots that became goals was approximately double Cristiano Ronaldo's at one stage.
Those numbers either point towards the fact that he is an incredible finisher, or he is getting a tad lucky in which case the latter is far more likely. In saying that, I believe that Rashford is incredible for his age but is a little over-hyped by the English media. As is almost every good, young, English player.
Those who missed out
Out of those who didn't make the cut, Charlie Austin is the most deserving of a spot and is the man I would have in the squad over Rashford. Since his return from injury, he has scored five times this season which is a decent return. He is also great at heading the ball which is a good asset to have for a player coming off the bench.
Although I believe Jermain Defoe is a better all-round player than Austin, given a fairly similar player is already in the current squad in Jamie Vardy, I would rather have Austin in there.
Defoe is another player who just missed out but however, I don't think he should be there. Although I fell he is a brilliant Striker, his penalty goals massively boost his goal scoring record. The Sunderland man found the net on fifteen occasions which almost singe-handedly kept Sunderland in the Premier League for one more season.
Another player you could just about make a case for is Troy Deeney. The Watford man won more aerial duels than any other player last season which as I mentioned in the paragraph about Austin, is a brilliant asset to come off the bench.
Although I didn't feel he is individually better than any of the current Strikers, his aerial threat is brilliant to have when struggling to break down a defence.
There were a couple other players I didn't feel deserved to be in the squad but I decided to focus entirely on the Strikers. England face Spain tonight and it is rumoured that Jamie Vardy will be starting which I have mixed opinions on.
Do you agree with these opinions? Who is England's best striker? Let us know in the comments below!
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A Curated Social Impact Weekly Job Digest—3/6/15
This week's issue honors Women's History Month. I'm in awe of women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Sandra Day O'Connor, Audrey Hepburn, Eleanor Roosevelt, Aung San Suu Kyi, Frida Kahlo, Amelia Earhart, Katherine Hepburn, Rosa Parks, Yoko Ono, Gloria Steinem, Maya Angelou, Emma Watson, Beatrix Potter, the Wiliams sisters, and Malala Yousafzai who spoke out, broke boundaries, and challenged stereotypes. But there is still so much more work still to be done. Women hold just 24 or 4.8% of the CEO positions at S&P 500 companies, 20 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 84 or 19.3% of the 435 seats in the US House of Representatives. Let's thank and acknowledge all the amazing women in our lives. Thank you to my mom, daughters, sister, stepsisters, sisters-in-law, mothers-in-law, stepmom, my BFF's, and to all my amazing female friends and colleagues who inspire me everyday.
Happy Women's History Month!
As an alumni of Leadership LA, I highly recommend this organization. Southern California Leadership Network is hiring a Programs Assistant & Marketing / Communications Coordinator.
Remedy inequality & expand opportunity. The Advancement Project is hiring an Executive Assistant.
Love biotechnology & saving lives? Amgen is hiring Intercontinental Region Director, Corporate Affairs.
Use the power of entertainment & performing arts to inspire social change. UCLA is hiring a Director of The Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment.
Be an ambassador for the arts & Long Beach. The Long Beach Arts Council is hiring a Marketing and Communications Director.
Go Bruins! UCLA is hiring a Program Coordinator to support the Women & #Philanthropy programs.
Love public discourse & social media? Zócalo is hiring a Director of External Affairs.
Defend the rights of our society's most vulnerable. Public Counsel is hiring a President & CEO.
Help find a cure for diabetes. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is hiring an Executive Director for the LA Chapter.
Work to advance the course of human history. SpaceX is hiring a Guest Operations & Events Manager.
The most fun job of the week. The SF Chronicle is hiring a Staff Writer/Wine, Beer & Spirits in SF.
Love fire stations? The City of San Francisco is hiring an Architect / Project Manager to help design / manage projects for the city's fire stations in SF.
Accelerate social change. Tides is hiring Director of Strategic Partnerships, Client Services in SF w/ 40% travel to East coast.
Love sustainable supply chains & human rights? Gap is hiring a Manager, Business & Human Rights in SF.
Love CA & the environment? Sierra Club California is hiring a Policy Advocate in Sacramento.
Lead Intuit's CSR efforts. Intuit is hiring a Director of Corporate Social Responsibility in Mtn. View.
Honor & inspire grassroots environmental activism. The Goldman Environmental Foundation is hiring a Program Officer to manage the Goldman Environmental Prize.
Sustain diversity & resilience of life on Earth. The Christensen Fund is hiring an Executive Director in SF.
Love ballet? The San Francisco Ballet is hiring an Associate Director, Marketing in SF.
Love art & the wine country? di Rosa is hiring a Director of Education & Public Programs in Napa.
Work for the world's largest platform for social change. Change.org is hiring a Global Head of People & Talent in SF.
Conserve the Amazon. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is hiring a Program Associate, Andes-Amazon Initiative in Palo Alto.
Promote gender equity in Afghanistan. The Asia Foundation is hiring a Women's Empowerment Program Advisor.
End poverty by selling hammocks. Yellow Leaf Hammocks (a B Corps) is hiring a Community + Operations Apprentice in SF.
Rule the entertainment world. NBC Universal is hiring a Director, Social Innovation & Partnerships in NYC.
Champion scholarship, civil dialogue, & useful knowledge. The Academy of Arts and Sciences is hiring a Program Officer for Education Policy in Cambridge, MA.
Preserve NYC's skyline. The NYC Landmarks Commission is hiring a Director of Special Projects & Strategic Planning in NYC.
Transform landscapes & preserve the world's forests. The World Bank Forests & Landscapes Team is hiring a Communications Officer in DC.
Empower girls in STEM education. Techbridge is hiring an Executive Director in Seattle.
Foster hope, growth & goodwill in Africa. The United States African Development Foundation is hiring a Director of Legislative & Public Affairs in DC & Africa.
Increase America's understanding of the world. The Council on Foreign Relations is hiring an Assist. to VP, National Program & Outreach in NYC and a Research Associate, Japan Studies in DC.
Passionate about building peace? The United States Institute for Peace is hiring a Special Assistant to the President in DC.
Love the Big Apple? The New York City Economic Development Corporation is hiring a Government & Community Relations Assistant Vice President.
Save animals from extinction. Vulcan Inc (aka the coolest company in the world) is hiring a Director, Wildlife Conservation and an Associate Program Officer for Africa & the Pacific Northwest in Seattle.
Do you believe design can change the world? The American Institute of Architects is hiring a Deputy Director for the AIA Foundation in DC.
The Samuel S. Fels Fund http://www.samfels.org is hiring a President in Philadelphia.
Love former President Carter? The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) invites applications for the position of Director, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.
OTHER / TELECOMMUTE
Build a just and sustainable world. BSR is hiring an Associate, Advisory Services in Shanghai China.
Dream of a world free from poverty & injustice? ActionAid is hiring a Program Coordinator in Johannesburg.
Empower adolescent girls. Standard Chartered is hiring a CSR Program Manager in London.
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Description: Silkchain is the first blockchain project dedicated to improving international trade and for its fundraising, the project has gathered the most influential members and participants.
The goal of SilkChain ecosystem is to resolve the issues and pain points existing in the industry with blockchain technology and to build a "Global Blockchain Free-Trade Zone". In the free-trade zone, Silkchain token system is introduced as a measure of value transferring of trade activities between merchants and service providers. Under various application scenarios, silk chains will cooperate with many third party service providers all over the world to customize various business process smart contract based on localized trade rules and regulations, and jointly develop new DApps based on existing business models.
The silk chain team has twenty years of experience in cross-border trade, and all team members are from more than 20 countries, and there are hundreds of partners in the world, including: l Trade centers: it has covered 6% of the 10300 trade centers all over the world, covering more than 15 million small and medium-sized businesses. l Exhibition centers: more than 10 offline O2O exhibition centers located in Europe, Middle East and South East Asia. Wholesale marketplaces with all categories: Covering B2B/B2C/C2C business models, for instance, OSELL Group Singpore has already laid out a global cross-border B2B platform covering 26 countries including Russia, Dubai, Poland, Vietnam, Canada, Malaysia and Indonesia, etc. B2C and B2B E-commerce platforms: including Clothing、Electronics、Household and Agriculture Products categories. l Logistics: a number of cross-border, domestic logistics and logistics tracking service providers. l Overseas Warehousing: overseas warehousing service partners from 8 countries, providing delivery and fulfillmentservices like FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) for the B2B/B2C e-commerce platforms. l Import and export agent: to provide assistance in customs declaration & clearance, logistics and other agency services. l Credit insurers:a service provider that provides contracts, qualifications and basic credit compliance certificates. l Supply chain management:domestic and cross-border supply chain service partners, such as supply chain partners offering services for Indomaret and Indofood, who belong to Indonesia local giant: Salim group. l Quality traceability: service providers from China, and Australia, using the Internet of things technology to provide product authentication, source of origin tracing and other services,etc. l Payment: payment Service providers and digital banking service praters from China, Malaysia and Indonesia. 19 l Trade Financing services: trade financing services providers from the UK, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and HK,etc. l Insurance services: insurance companies or agents providing all kinds of insurances, including certified goods、goods damage and delay insurance, logistics, cargo insurance, export credit insurance. l Technical Services: Technical service providers offering ERP、CRM、Logistics and warehousing systems、e-commerce platform development, etc. The above-mentioned partners are increasing at the speed of thousands each year. Incorporating these partners as nodes in the Silkchain, we will create an immense open source trust community. The different participants will assume diverse roles in the international trade business process, some as service provider, some as service consumer.


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Talk NERRdy to Me: Tonna-Marie Surgeon-Rogers
Apr 21, 2020 | Prepared Communities, Reserves, Talk NERRdy to Me, Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, What We Work For
Talk NERRdy to Me follows leaders and luminaries from across our 29 reserves. In early March, NERRA's correspondent-at-large Nik Charov chatted with Tonna-Marie Surgeon Rogers, manager and acting CTP coordinator at the Waquoit Bay Reserve.
Nik: You are now officially, instead of acting, manager at Waquoit Bay NERR. Are you sorry?
Tonna-Marie: Haha! There's a piece of me that's sorry about moving away from the Coastal Training Program, but I've discovered there's a lot of "being out with the people" and "meeting needs" in this position, too. Meeting the needs of staff and the Reserve requires using a CTP skillset, as does working with partners. I'm truly honored to have this new opportunity to work with my colleagues to do good things for the Reserve and the communities we serve.
Nik: You're still facilitating the solving of problems.
Tonna-Marie: Yeah! And there's a whole lot of collaboration that happens at the manager level, which is a big piece of how CTP carries out work. And I'm still actually serving as CTP Coordinator too, which makes this period a bit of a crazy time. But so far, I like it.
Nik: Have you cut out sleep, or have you cut out family? [Ed.: Interview completed pre-pandemic.]
Tonna-Marie: Haven't cut out either, but I'm definitely time-deprived in both areas! I'm hoping we can bring on a great CTP coordinator in the near future.
Nik: Does Cape Cod really need a Coastal Training Program? I was just down there for a regional meeting; it seems pretty nice.
Tonna-Marie: Cape Cod is wonderful. The weather is beautiful, the landscape is beautiful, the people are great. But it's no different from other areas—communities are struggling to address coastal management challenges. For example, on the Cape, the impact of pollution is evident in many ways, and the CTP is targeting this and other environmental challenges the region is dealing with. We bring science that can help inform solutions—the work is definitely needed.
Nik: What are some of those challenges?
Tonna-Marie: Degradation of water quality is a big one. The impact on our beaches, bays and ponds is huge and it's not good for tourism on which the region's economy depends. And it's not good for year-round residents either. We're also thinking about coastal resilience and reducing disaster risk, how we prepare our communities to deal with extreme weather events and other climate impacts.
Nik: Have people been asking for these workshops more over your decade on the Cape?
Tonna-Marie: Definitely! We've become a recognized and trusted source for high-quality trainings and workshops. People look to the Reserve to provide educational programs that help to advance their learning and they ask us for them. This happens formally and informally. There's a lot of word of mouth. And we're linked into a whole network with our community partners so we can keep a finger on the pulse of community needs.
Nik: So even if you can't do it yourselves, you can connect people to those who can. And solutions take this full-court press from all these different disciplines?
Tonna-Marie: Yes, I love the "full-court press." We're focused on helping communities address problems, not just telling them the problems exist, but really bringing them information on the pros and cons of different solutions. And we're also a place to test potential solutions as well. When you can say "ok, we tested this at the Reserve, or in this town, and this is what the research shows," decision-makers respond to that. Making things locally relevant is so important.
Nik: Local people want local solutions. How does that inform one of the Waquoit Bay Reserve's most well-known projects, Bringing Wetlands to Market? And, more importantly, how much can I sell our marshes for?
Tonna-Marie: That project helped to launch innovative science and tools related to carbon and greenhouse gases in coastal wetlands. These can be applied nationally and even internationally, but it all started by doing investigations right here at the Reserve and then in other places on the Cape.
All of this helped to build awareness of blue carbon and highlight how it can be used as a driver to restore wetlands. One of the many benefits of wetlands is that they store carbon and help to mitigate climate change. When we began the project years ago this was an under recognized benefit. Combined with all the other services wetlands provide, man, are these places important to conserve and restore!
Nik:You grew up on the wonderful island of Jamaica. How did you get to Cape Cod?
Tonna-Marie: I met my husband while I was in graduate school at the University of Connecticut, and after graduation he moved to Cape Cod for work at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. After we got married, I moved here from Jamaica.
Nik: But wait, how do you get from Jamaica to Connecticut? I'm from Connecticut, I would want to be anywhere but there.
Tonna-Marie: When I finished my undergraduate studies in Jamaica, I received a Fulbright Ecology Scholarship, and I was matched with U Conn to carry out my graduate studies which was a great fit. I had an interest in working on a topic that could be relevant in the U.S. and the Caribbean as well. And that was water quality.
Nik: What's your first water quality memory?
Tonna-Marie: As an undergrad I studied marine ecology. In one of our field trips on the Jamaican coast I was able to view pristine places, but I was also able to see first hand the negative impact of pollution on water quality and on our beautiful beaches and coral reefs. I realized how badly pollution could affect Jamaica which also has a tourism dependent economy. Seeing that real-time was really powerful. It gave birth to a desire in me to help solve these kinds of problems.
Nik: What do you tell your kids about what you do?
Tonna-Marie: They think I'm in meetings a lot. They're like, "another meeting, mom?" I tell them I love science, I love the environment, and my work is to bring people together to use science to understand how the environment is doing and how we can take care of it better because our lives depend on a healthy environment. When I bring them to the Reserve with me, they can see some of the issues I work on and I ask them, "how do you think you would address this problem?" And it immediately becomes a very complicated conversation.
Nik: You immediately have a meeting!
Tonna-Marie: We have a meeting! I was telling my son about the Bringing Wetlands to Market Project recently as we were doing a walk near a salt marsh, and I said, 'Actually, Colby, this project has been going on for 9 years.' And he's nine, and he said, 'You've been working on this project for as long as I've been alive and you never told me!?' That was a really poingnant moment for me. It just struck me. So I seized the moment to tell him about blue carbon. He thought it was pretty cool.
Nik: Lightning round. I've heard that you sing. You're in a choir?
Tonna-Marie: Yes, I sing. From an early age I was involved in choral singing.
Nik: C-O-R-A-L or choral?
Tonna-Marie: Choral, yes, in my church. I'm not in a formal choir now, but I still sing; it brings me immense joy. I'm exploring singing with my teenage daughter. That's been a treat.
Nik: Favorite animal?
Tonna-Marie: I don't know if I have one… but I really like otters, I think they're so funny.
Nik: Everyone always says @#$#$ otters. I'm done doing these interviews. Salty or fresh?
Tonna-Marie: Salty.
Nik: You have four names. I always meant to ask about that. You have the longest email on the NERRS list.
Tonna-Marie: It's true. And that's not even counting my middle name.
Nik: What's your middle name?
Tonna-Marie: Oh, it's atrocious.
Nik: Tonna-Marie Atrocious Surgeon Rogers, thank you so much for talking with us.
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Regulatory Focus™ > News Articles > FDA Finalizes Guidance on Boxed Warning, Patient Decision Checklist for Essure Devices
FDA Finalizes Guidance on Boxed Warning, Patient Decision Checklist for Essure Devices
Posted 31 October 2016 | By Michael Mezher
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday finalized its guidance requiring a boxed warning and patient decision checklist for Bayer's permanent implantable birth control device Essure.
While the final guidance retains most of the recommendations made in the draft version, both the language of the boxed warning and patient decision checklist have been updated.
However, these changes are unlikely to settle concerns from patients who say they have been harmed by Essure, as many called for FDA to remove the device from the market in comments submitted to the draft guidance. In total, FDA received more than 1,300 comments on the draft guidance, the vast majority of which were from patients and patient advocates.
Essure is marketed as a non-surgical alternative to tubal ligation and consists of a pair of coils that are inserted into the fallopian tubes, prompting scarring which physically blocks a woman's eggs from being fertilized.
Essure has been the subject of controversy in the US, where the Facebook group Essure Problems has drawn attention to the device, citing patient complaints of pain, inflammation, menstrual irregularities, hair loss, fatigue and allergic reaction after implantation with Essure.
These complaints prompted FDA to convene its Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee in October 2015 to hear patient and expert testimony about the device.
Then, in February 2016, FDA announced it would require Bayer to conduct a large postmarketing study comparing outcomes for patients with Essure and patients who underwent tubal ligation to identify the risks to women posed by the device. At the same time, FDA released its draft guidance proposing a boxed warning and patient decision checklist for hysteroscopically-placed tubal implants such as Essure (notably, Essure is the only device of this type currently on the market).
Last month, FDA signed off on Bayer's study plan, an open-label, non-randomized, prospective observational study of 2,400 women that aims to evaluate reports of chronic abdominal and pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding and allergic reactions, as well as surgical removal of the device.
Boxed Warning and Patient Decision Checklist
The final version of the guidance includes minor changes in the language of the boxed warning.
First, FDA has changed the first sentence of the warning to note that patients have experienced the numerous adverse events listed in the warning. In the draft guidance, the agency merely stated that adverse events had been reported.
The second change involves the statement regarding surgical removal of Essure. In the draft guidance, the warning was made in the past tense, stating that some patients had Essure removed as a result of adverse events, whereas the final version cautions patients that "if the device needs to be removed to address such an adverse event, a surgical procedure will be required."
FDA has also revised the patient decision checklist proposed in the draft guidance to make it easier to follow in response to comments calling for the checklist to be simplified.
"We urge the FDA to consider condensing the information so that the checklist is more concise and manageable for both the patient and the provider, while still including the essential information," Planned Parenthood said in its comments.
Now, in the final version of the guidance, the checklist is broken up into sections grouping relevant topics, such as other birth control options, pregnancy risks and long-term risks. The new version is also about half a page shorter than the one proposed in the draft guidance due as a result of simplified and more direct language.
However, contrary to requests from Planned Parenthood and the Patient, Consumer, and Public Health Coalition, FDA did not add a reference to the boxed warning to the checklist.
FDA also received comments from two healthcare practitioner groups that opposed the boxed warning and patient decision checklist—the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Both groups argued that the information presented in both the warning and checklist are based on anecdotal evidence, rather than clinical data.
"ACOG strongly recommends that the proposed black box warning language for hysteroscopic sterilization devices be revised to reflect only supported clinical data, or eliminated from the labeling requirements. We also strongly recommend that the Patient Decision Checklist be abandoned as a patient informed decision making tool for hysteroscopic sterilization devices," ACOG said in its comments.
FDA spokesperson Deborah Kotz told Focus the agency feels these checklists can help patients understand benefit-risk information about devices.
"The FDA recognizes the importance of patient-centered decision-making related to medical devices and strives to ensure that patients fully understand the benefits and risks of a medical device in order to make an informed decision on whether to use it," Kotz said.
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The pandemic wasn't really over in April, but a lot of people, including me, were tired of being shut up at home. I wanted to get out into the world again. I'd been thinking for a while about paying a visit to Los Angeles State Historic Park on the outskirts of Downtown. I finally just got on the train and headed down there.
The park has been a work in progress for over a decade. I wrote a post about it in 2014, when many people still called it The Cornfield. Back then it was mostly just grass and dirt. Since then, it's been transformed into a well-manicured open space….
It certainly seems popular. On the day I showed up there were plenty of folks enjoying the park, and it's not hard to see why. It's impeccably landscaped, with gently curving paths winding through the grass, and rows of beautiful trees. There's a good-sized field for those who want to get a game going. It seemed like the crowd was mostly younger, with a number of moms and dads and little kids.
It also seemed like the crowd was mostly made up of relatively affluent millennials. I have no hard data on where they came from, but I suspect that many of them live in Downtown. If that's the case, they'd have to be making fairly good money. The listings on Apartment.com show that most of the studio apartments in the 90012 zip code start around $2,000, with one-bedrooms going for between $2,500 and $3,000. Rents at the Llewellyn, a fairly new building just across the street from the park, go from $2,450 to $5,155.
The City has had a good deal of success in luring people to Downtown, but let's face it. Downtown is not open to everybody. If we go with the standard assumption that you're supposed to spend about a third of your income on housing, you'd need to make $72,000 a year to afford a studio apartment in the area. A small family would probably have to have a combined income close to six figures just to get into a one-bedroom.
Back in March, I was listening in on a meeting of the City Council's PLUM Committee where Director of Planning Vince Bertoni boasted about how proud he was of the City of LA's Transit-Oriented Development program. I can't imagine why. While City Planning has approved numerous residential skyscrapers near transit stops over the last decade, transit ridership has been declining steadily since 2014. Even in 2014, LA Metro was actually serving fewer people than it did back in the 80s, and it's only been downhill since then.
If you want to know how successful LA's attempts at Transit-Oriented Development have been, take a look at the parking area next to the State Historic Park. It was packed with cars on the morning I was there. And Spring St., which is on the park's perimeter, was also lined with cars.
Please note in the last photo above that the L Line (Gold Line) Station is visible in the background. I'm sure some of the folks who showed up at the park that day rode the train, but obviously a lot of people decided to drive instead, in spite of the fact that the station is just a few hundred feet from the park entrance.
LA City Planning talks a lot about revitalizing LA's urban centers, but we need to ask what they actually mean by "revitalization". The cost of renting an apartment Downtown makes it clear that living there is mostly for the affluent. While thousands of new units have been built in Downtown over the past decade, the vast majority of them are for the upscale crowd. The same is true citywide. According to LA City Planning's Housing Progress Dashboard, of the more than 184,000 new units that have been approved since July 2013, only about 26,000, or 14%, have been for middle-income, low-income and very low-income households. To be clear, these three categories COMBINED make up just 14% of the new housing approved.
As I said before, the City has been successful in luring people to live in Downtown, and I'm glad of that. Looking at US Census data for the 90012 zip code, which covers much of central Downtown, it's clear that the area has seen substantial growth. According to the American Community Survey (ACS), the population in 90012 has grown from 29,298 in 2011 to 37,268 in 2020.
Unfortunately, even as Downtown's population has grown, ridership on transit lines serving the area has been dropping steadily. The graph below shows the changes in ridership on lines serving Downtown in 2014 and 2019. It includes all rail lines serving the area, but only selected bus lines.
You can see there's been a significant drop. It's important to point out that the biggest decline was on the A Line (Blue Line), and much of this was due to the fact that portions of the line were closed during 2019 for repairs and upgrades. (They didn't do much good. Problems arose soon after the line re-opened.)
But even if we pull the A Line out of the chart, we still see a loss in ridership. If the City's Transit-Oriented Development program is such a success, then why is transit ridership declining in Downtown, even as the population grows. (If you don't trust my numbers, and you want to do your own research, visit Metro Ridership Stats. Under the heading Systemwide (Bus and Rail), click Details.)
I think the answer has to do with the kind of people who are moving to Downtown. While I hear a lot of hype about young urbanites who love walkable neighborhoods, the crush of cars I saw crowding around State Park leads me to believe that many of Downtown's new residents own some kind of vehicle. Of course, that's just my personal view based on my personal experience. To get a more accurate idea of how many Downtown residents are car owners, let's take another look at the U.S. Census' American Community Survey.
Looking again at the 90012 zip code, let's check out the stats for vehicle ownership in 2011.
2011 ACS Data on Vehicles Available to Population in 90012
Workers 16 Years and Over in Households
No vehicle available 10%
1 vehicle available 42.9%
2 vehicles available 36.4%
3 or more vehicles available 10.7%
Now let's look at the stats for 90012 in 2020.
No vehicles available 6.6%
You can see that the number of workers 16 years and over with no vehicle available dropped from 10% to 6.6%. The number with one vehicle available is basically unchanged. Those with two vehicles available went up from 36.4% to 40%. These are not huge changes, but they do show that percentages of workers 16 years and over with access to a vehicle has gone up, not down. And when we consider that the population in 90012 rose from 29,298 in 2011 to 37,268 in 2020, this seems to indicate that there are a lot more cars than there used to be in Downtown. Put this together with the drop in transit ridership, and it's hard to understand why the City thinks its efforts at Transit-Oriented Development have been a success. (If you believe there are a lot more people walking and biking in the central city, feel free to show me the data. I've looked, and I can't find anything less than six years old.)
I want to emphasize that I'm a transit rider and I don't own a car. I also want to say that I believe we need to focus new development around transit hubs, in areas where jobs and businesses are close by. In theory all this is great. In reality, though, the City of LA doesn't seem to have achieved anything. In fact, it seems like the numbers are going in the wrong direction. And if we're going in the wrong direction, shouldn't the City assess the situation, find out what's wrong, and try to do better?
Unfortunately, rather than being used as a strategy to create a more sustainable city, Transit-Oriented Development seems to have become an excuse to approve residential projects that are far too expensive for the average Angeleno. I can't tell you how many times I've been at hearings held by City Planning where staff and/or Commissioners claim that big, new residential projects geared toward the affluent are exactly what the City needs to get people out of cars and onto busses and trains. When I present data showing that transit ridership has been going down since 2014, they don't seem to hear. I've never gotten a response. The projects are always approved.
I think the State Park is cool. I'm glad people are spending time there. But I don't buy the story that young urbanites are ditching their cars for busses, trains and bikes. The cars lined up across the street from the park seem to tell a different story, one that City Hall doesn't want to hear.
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If you've been watching the news at all, you've heard about the unprecedented flooding in Pakistan. Millions have been displaced. Over 1,300 people have died. It's hard to estimate the impact on the economy at this point, but it's likely that much of the population will be facing extreme hardships for a long time to come.
Many of the news sources reporting on this catastrophe have quoted scientists who believe that this extreme weather event is linked to climate change. The horrible irony is that Pakistan produces only a tiny fraction of the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change, and yet it's suffering some of the worst impacts.
Who are the biggest culprits when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions? China and the US are the top two nations pouring CO2 into the atmosphere, but even though the US is second in overall emissions, its per capita emissions are about twice that of China. Within the US, California has over 14 million registered vehicles, far more than any other state, and the vast majority of them run on fossil fuels. Of that 14 million, over 7 million are registered in LA County.
So we definitely need to take some of the responsibility for the climate crisis. But we shouldn't waste time feeling guilty. We should get to work on changing the situation. There are a number of things we can do. We can start by driving less. This could mean taking transit to work one day a week, or carpooling with a friend, or if your job allows it, working from home when it's convenient. We can also try to minimize the amount of plastic we use. This may sound easier than it really is. Many of the products we use in daily life are made of plastic, and so much of what we buy comes wrapped in plastic. But if you start thinking about it, you can probably find at least a few items that you can do without. And if you shop on-line, it's important to consider the way things are packaged.
But we also need to support legislation that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is the hard part, because there are powerful interests targeting bills intended to curtail the use of fossil fuels. This year the Western States Petroleum Association and the California Independent Petroleum Association used their clout to either stop or weaken a series of bills that were written to address climate change. Capital and Main lays out the gory details in this article.
California Oil Industry Continues to Thwart Climate-Related Bills
We shouldn't be discouraged. We have clout, too. According to a poll by the Public Policy Institute of California, 80% of the state's residents say that climate change is a serious threat to our economy and quality of life. That means an overwhelming majority of California voters understand the gravity of the situation. We need to let our representatives in Sacramento know that they should be listening to us, not the fossil fuel lobby. If you don't know who your representatives are, use this link to find out.
Find Your California Representative
We need to think about how climate change is affecting our lives in LA. We need to think about how climate change is affecting the people of Pakistan.
We're all in this together.
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Like my dream of running every morning, plenty of New Year's resolutions seem unattainable.
But 2018 is going to be an important year for Ohio and the nation, and I think it's appropriate for us to set some personal goals. To take it easy on us though, here are three things we can resolve NOT to do this year.
When I lived in Arizona, I worked for Texan Cathi Herrod. I heard Cathi use the saying once "All hat, and no cattle." Or in other words, someone was all show, but no action.
In the age of social media, 24-hour news networks, and endless podcasts, we have plenty of commentaries. Yet so few people are willing to roll their sleeves up to actually do something to make a difference.
Resolve to get involved – volunteer with CCV, email your lawmakers when important legislation comes up, show up at a rally, or even run for office!
We have a crisis of victims in America – and while your mind may go to "snowflakes" on college campuses, or people on the political left, I see this crisis on all sides of the political spectrum.
It seems there is a race for someone to say "I'm offended!" or "I deserve an apology!" – two phrases I don't ever remember seeing Christ or the Apostles utter.
We live in a culture that is fundamentally hostile to the Christian faith – our daily walk is shrouded in things that are contrary to God's word and design. Let's not be surprised! Not only is being thinned skin anti-biblical, it's also ineffective in persuading people into being on your side.
I understand it – Washington D.C. today is like one really bad reality TV show, that's so terrible, you can't look away.
Every day there's another story of how a Senator "slammed" another Senator in a press conference, or how one Congressman "blasted" another in a tweet.
But this is all a distraction. So little of this political drama actually impacts our day-to-day lives.
Yet every day, school boards, city councils, and the General Assembly are passing ordinances, laws, and regulations to impact you, your family, your business, and your church. This is where the real battle is, and if we can divert a little of our attention away from the Washington D.C. cage match, we can do a lot to make our state a better place for families.


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BUFFALO, NY/NIAGARA FALLS, ON – Today regional transportation, tourism and security organizations announced the launch of a collaborative planning initiative to help coordinate border traffic management during the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship tournament being held in Buffalo, NY, from Dec. 26, 2017 through Jan. 5, 2018. Participants in this effort include the Peace Bridge Authority, Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Pegula Sports and Entertainment, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Canada Border Services Agency, Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition, Ontario Motor Coach Association, Visit Buffalo Niagara and various U.S. and Canadian elected officials.
BUFFALO, NY/FORT ERIE, ON – Due to ongoing construction the Peace Bridge is closed to pedestrians and bicyclists until spring 2019.
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BUFFALO, NY/FORT ERIE, ON – The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (Peace Bridge Authority) is pleased to announce that it will not charge tolls on Sunday, December 25, 2016, in celebration of the Christmas holiday. The toll-free period will be in effect for 24 hours beginning at 12 AM Christmas morning.