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7.47.050 Provisions for flood hazard reduction.
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to (1) protect human life and health; (2) minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects; (3) minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public; (4) minimize prolonged business interruptions; (5) minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains; electric, telephone and sewer lines; and streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard; (6) help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future blighted areas caused by flood damage; (7) ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard; and (8) ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions.
A. This chapter shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County, city of South Gate.
B. Basis for Establishing the areas of Special Flood Hazard. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) dated October 30, 1991 and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps (FBFMs), dated July 6, 1998, and all subsequent amendments and/or revisions, are adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter. This FIS and attendant mapping is the minimum area of applicability of this chapter and may be supplemented by studies for other areas which allow implementation of this chapter and which are recommended to the city council by the floodplain administrator. The study, FIRMs and FBFMs are on file at South Gate City Hall - Building and Safety Department, 8650 California Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280.
C. Compliance. No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the term of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violation of the requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Nothing herein shall prevent the city council from taking such lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
D. Abrogation and Greater Restrictions. This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
E. Interpretation. In the interpretation and application of this chapter, all provisions shall be considered as minimum requirements; liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state statutes.
F. Warning and Disclaimer of Liability. The degrees of flood protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This chapter does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the city council of the city of South Gate, any officer or employee thereof, the state of California, or the Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made hereunder.
G. Severability. This chapter and the various parts thereof are hereby declared to be severable. Should any section of this chapter be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole, or any portion thereof other than the section so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
"Accessory use" means a use which is incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the parcel of land on which it is located.
"Appeal" means a request for a review of the floodplain administrator's interpretation of any provision of this chapter.
"AR zone" means a special flood hazard area that results from the decertification of a previously accredited flood protection system that is determined to be in the process of being restored to provide a one-hundred-year or greater level of flood protection.
"Area of shallow flooding means a designated AO, AH, AR (with base flood depth), AR/AO, or AR/AH zone on the flood insurance rate map (FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet; a clearly defined channel does not exist; the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate; and velocity flow may be evident. Such flow is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
"Area of special flood hazard. See "Special flood hazard area."
"Base flood" means a flood which has a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (also called the "100-year flood"). Base flood is the term used throughout this chapter.
"Basement" means any area of the building having its floor subgrade, i.e., below ground level, on all sides.
c. Is a subdivision developed at a density of at least two residential structures per acre within which seventy-five percent or more of the lots contain existing residential structures.
2. Undeveloped parcels, tracts, or lots, the combination of which is less than twenty acres and contiguous on at least three sides to areas meeting the criteria of subsection 1 of this definition.
a. Ten percent of the lots or remaining lots of a subdivision or ten percent of the maximum building coverage or remaining building coverage allowed for a single lot subdivision and construction of structures is underway. Residential subdivisions must meet the density criteria in subsection (1)(c) of this definition.
4. For the purposes of this chapter, the city is considered a fully developed area per aerial and zoning maps.
"Development" means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials.
"Encroachment" means the advance or infringement of uses, plant growth, fill, excavation, buildings, permanent structures or development into a floodplain which may impede or alter the flow capacity of a floodplain.
"Existing manufactured home park or subdivision" means a manufactured home park of subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
"Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision" means the preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring or concrete pads).
2. The condition resulting from flood-related erosion.
"Flood insurance rate map (FIRM)" means the official map on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency of Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
"Flood insurance study" means the official report provided by the Federal Insurance Administration that includes flood profiles, the flood insurance rate map, the flood boundary and floodway map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
"Floodplain or flood-prone area" means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. See "Flooding."
"Floodplain administrator" is the individual appointed to administer and enforce the floodplain management regulations.
"Floodplain management" means the operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage and preserving and enhancing, where possible, natural resources in the floodplain, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, floodplain management regulations, and open space plans.
"Floodplain management regulations" means this chapter and other zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as grading and erosion control) and other application of police power which control development in flood-prone areas. This term describes federal, state or local regulations in any combination thereof which provide standards for preventing and reducing flood loss and damage.
"Floodproofing" means any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures, and their contents.
"Floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. Also referred to as "Regulatory floodway."
"Floodway fringe" is that area of the floodplain on either side of the "regulatory floodway" where encroachment may be permitted.
"Fraud and victimization" as related to Section 7.47.060. Variance procedures, of this chapter, means that the variance granted must not cause fraud on or victimization of the public. In examining this requirement, the city council will consider the fact that every newly constructed building adds to government responsibilities and remains a part of the community for fifty to one-hundred years. Buildings that are permitted to be constructed below the base flood elevation are subject during all those years to increased risk of damage from floods, while future owners of the property and the community as a whole are subject to all the costs, inconvenience, danger, and suffering that those increased flood damages bring. In addition, future owners may purchase the property, unaware that it is subject to potential flood damage, and can be insured only at very high flood insurance rates.
"Functionally dependent use" means a use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship repair facilities, and does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities.
"Governing body" is the local governing unit, or specifically, the city council of the city, that is empowered to adopt and implement regulations to provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry.
"Hardship" as related to Section 7.47.060, variance procedures, of this chapter means the exceptional hardship that would result from a failure to grant the requested variance. The city council requires that the variance be exceptional, unusual, and peculiar to the property involved. Mere economic or financial hardship alone is not exceptional. Inconvenience, aesthetic considerations, physical handicaps, personal preferences, or the disapproval of one's neighbors likewise cannot, as a rule, qualify as an exceptional hardship. All of these problems can be resolved through other means without granting a variance, even if the alternative is more expensive, or requires the property owner to build elsewhere or put the parcel to a different use than originally intended.
4. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either by an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.
"Levee" means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding.
"Levee system" means a flood protection system which consists of a levee, or levees, and associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices, which are constructed and operated in accord with sound engineering practices.
"Lowest floor" means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement (see "Basement" definition).
d. The standards for utilities in Section 7.47.050B.
2. For residential structures, all subgrade enclosed areas are prohibited as they are considered to be basements (see "Basement" definition) This prohibition includes below-grade garages and storage areas.
"Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle."
"Manufactured home park or subdivision" means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
"Mean sea level" means, for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a community's flood insurance rate map are referenced.
"New construction," for floodplain management purposes, means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted by this community, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.
"New manufactured home park or subdivision" means a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted by this community.
"Obstruction" includes, but is not limited to, any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, protection, excavation, channelization, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire, fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill, structure, vegetation or other material in, along, across or projecting into any watercourse which may alter, impede, retard or change the direction and/or velocity of the flow of water, or due to its location, its propensity to snare or collect debris carried by the flow of water, or its likelihood of being carried downstream.
"One-hundred-year flood" or "100-year flood." See "Base flood."
"Public safety and nuisance" as related to Section 7.47.060, variance procedures, of this chapter means that the granting of a variance must not result in anything which is injurious to safety or health of an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or basin.
4. Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
"Regulatory floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.
"Remedy a violation" means to bring the structure or other development into compliance with state or local floodplain management regulations, or, if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its noncompliance. Ways that impacts may be reduced include protecting the structure or other affected development from flood damages, implementing the enforcement provisions of the chapter or otherwise deterring future similar violations, or reducing state or federal financial exposure with regard to the structure or other development.
"Riverine" means relating to, formed by, or resembling a river (including tributaries), stream, brook, etc.
"Sheet flow area." See "Area of shallow flooding."
"Special flood hazard area (SFHA)" means an area in the floodplain subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. It is shown on the FIRM as zone A, AO, A1-A30, AE A99, AR, AR/A1-A-30, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/AH, AR/A, AH, V1-V30, VE or V.
"Start of construction" means and includes substantial improvement and other proposed new development and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within one hundred eighty days from the date of the permit. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
"Structure" means a walled and roofed building that is principally above ground; this includes a gas or liquid storage tank or a manufactured home.
"Substantial damage" means damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
2. Any alteration of a "historic structure," provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic structure."
"Violation" means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with this chapter. A structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in this chapter is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided.
"Water surface elevation" means the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, (or other datum, where specified) of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of coastal or riverine areas.
"Watercourse" means a lake, river, creek, stream, wash, arroyo, channel or other topographic feature on or over which waters flow at least periodically. Watercourse includes specifically designated areas in which substantial flood damage may occur.
4. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as result of proposed development.
B. Designation of the Floodplain Administrator. The director of building and safety or his designee is appointed to administer, implement, and enforce this chapter by granting or denying development permits in accord with its provisions.
d. The proposed development does not adversely affect the carrying capacity of areas where base flood elevations have been determined but a floodway has not been designated. For purposes of this chapter, "adversely affects" means that the cumulative effect of the proposed development when combined with all other existing and anticipated development will increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point.
2. Review and Use of Any Other Base Flood Data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with Section 7.47.020, the floodplain administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal or state agency, or other source, in order to administer Section 7.47.060. Any such information shall be submitted to the city council for adoption.
c. Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse is maintained.
e. Certification required by Section 7.47.050(F)(1) (floodway encroachments).
5. Map Determinations. Make interpretations where needed, as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard, for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions. The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in subsection D of this section.
6. Remedial Action. Take action to remedy violations of this chapter as specified in Section 7.47.020C.
a. Use the adopted official map or legal description of those designated developed areas within Zones AR or AR/A as defined in Section 7.47.030 to determine if a proposed project is in a developed area.
c. Require the applicable standards in Section 7.47.050.
d. Provide written notification to the permit applicant that the area has been designated as an AR or AR/A zone and whether the structure will be elevated or protected to or above the AR base flood elevation.
D. Appeals. The city council of South Gate shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the floodplain administrator in the enforcement or administration of this chapter.
a. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure, resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy.
d. Within Zone AR (with base flood depth) so that there are adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes to guide flood waters around and away from the proposed structures.
3. Elevation and floodproofing. (See Section 7.47.030 definitions for "basement," lowest floor," "new construction," "substantial damage" and "substantial improvement"). For AR zone requirements, see Section 7.47.050G.
i. In an AR (with base flood depth) zone, elevated above the highest adjacent grade to a height equal to or exceeding the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM, or elevated at least two feet above the highest adjacent grade if no depth number is specified.
ii. In an A zone, elevated to or above the base flood elevation, as determined by this community.
iii. In all other zones, elevated to or above the base flood elevation.
Upon completion of the structure, the elevation of the lowest floor including basement shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or surveyor, and verified by the community building inspector to be properly elevated. Such certification and verification shall be provided to the floodplain administrator.
6. Nonresidential construction, new or substantial improvement, shall either be elevated to conform with	subsection (A)(3)(a) of this section or together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities.
iii. Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect that the standards of this subsection (A)(3)(b) of this section are satisfied. Such certification shall be provided to the floodplain administrator.
ii. Have a minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding. The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one foot above grade. Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves or other coverings or devices provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwater.
b. Discharge from the systems into flood waters.
2. On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them, or contamination from them during flooding.
5. All subdivisions shall provide adequate drainage to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
D. Standards for Manufactured Homes.
d. In an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on a site upon which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial damage" as the result of a flood, shall be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to or above the base flood elevation and be securely fastened to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation collapse and lateral movement.
All manufactured homes that are placed or substantially improved (in dual zones only) on sites located in areas described in subsection <P1>(D)(1)(a) through (d) of this section within zone AR or AR/A shall be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated in accordance with the elevation requirements prescribed in subsection G of this section.
a. Lowest floor of the manufactured home is at or above the base flood elevation or manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent strength that are no less than thirty-six inches in height above grade.
b. Manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent strength that are not less than thirty-six inches in height above grade.
E. Standards for Recreational Vehicles.
b. Meet the permit requirements of Section 7.47.040 of this chapter and the elevation and anchoring requirements for manufactured homes in subsection (D)(1) of this section.
1. Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvement and other new development unless certification by a registered professional engineer or architect is provided demonstrating that encroachments shall not result in any increase in [the base] flood elevation during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
2. If subsection (F)(1) of this section is satisfied, all new construction, substantial improvement, and other proposed new development shall comply with all other applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Section 7.47.050.
1. Developed Areas. All new construction in areas designated as developed areas shall meet the standards of Section 7.47.050, using the lower of either the AR base flood elevation or the elevation that is three feet above the highest adjacent grade.
b. Where the AR flood depth is greater than five feet above the highest adjacent grade, shall meet the standards of Section 7.47.050 using the AR base flood elevation.
a. All new construction in areas within zone AR/A shall meet the standards of Section 7.47.050 using the higher of either the applicable AR zone elevation (as determined from subsection (G)(1) or (2) of this section) or the base flood elevation (or flood depth) for the underlying A zone.
b. All substantial improvements to existing construction within Zones AR/A shall meet the standards of Section 7.47.050 using the base flood elevation (or flood depth) for the underlying A zone.
A. Nature of Variances. The variance criteria set forth in this section of the chapter are based on the general principle of zoning law that variances pertain to a piece of property and are not personal in nature. A variance may be granted for a parcel of property with physical characteristics so unusual that complying with the requirements of this chapter would create an exceptional hardship to the applicant or the surrounding property owners. The characteristics must be unique to the property and not be shared by adjacent parcels. The unique characteristic must pertain to the land itself, not to the structure, its inhabitants, or the property owners.
It is the duty of the city council to help protect its citizens from flooding. This need is so compelling and the implications of the cost of insuring a structure built below flood level are so serious that variances from the flood elevation or from other requirements in the flood chapter are quite rare. The long term goal of preventing and reducing flood loss and damage can only be met if variances are strictly limited. Therefore, the variance guidelines provided in this chapter are more detailed and contain multiple provisions that must be met before a variance can be properly granted. The criteria are designed to screen out those situations in which alternatives other than a variance are more appropriate.
k. Costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water system, and streets and bridges.
b. Such construction below the base flood level increases risks to life and property. It is recommended that a copy of the notice shall be recorded by the floodplain administrator in the office of the (county) recorder and shall be recorded in a manner so that it appears in the chain of title of the affected parcel of land.
3. The floodplain administrator will maintain a record of all variance actions, including justification for their issuance, and report such variances issued in its biennial report submitted to the Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
1. Generally, variances may be issued for new construction, substantial improvement, and other proposed new development to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing that the procedures of Section 7.47.040 and 7.47.050 of this chapter have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond one-half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
2. Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of "historic structures" (as defined in Section 7.47.030 of this chapter) upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an historic structure and the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure.
3. Variances shall not be issued within any mapped regulatory floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
4. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the "minimum necessary" considering the flood hazard, to afford relief. "Minimum necessary" means to afford relief with a minimum of deviation from the requirements of this chapter. For example, in the case of variances to an elevation requirement, this means the (governing body) need not grant permission for the applicant to build at grade, or even to whatever elevation the applicant proposes, but only to that elevation which the city council believes will both provide relief and preserve the integrity of the local chapter.
c. Determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, or extraordinary public expense, create a nuisance (as defined in Section 7.47.030, see "Public safety or nuisance"), cause fraud or victimization (as defined in Section 7.47.030) of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
6. Variances may be issued for new construction, substantial improvement, and other proposed new development necessary for the conduct of a functionally dependent use provided that the provisions of subsections (C)(1) through (C)(5) of this section are satisfied and that the structure or other development is protected by methods that minimize flood damages during the base flood and does not result in additional threats to public safety and does not create a public nuisance.
7. Upon consideration of the factors of subsection (B)(1) of this section and the purposes of this chapter, the city council may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.


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'Toro & Chelsea like Pereyra'
Roberto Pereyra's agent confesses Torino and Chelsea both 'like' the Watford midfielder but 'almost categorically' rules out a January transfer.
Pereyra's good form for Watford this season has seen him linked with both clubs, and Sergio Furlan admitted the Argentine - who joined the Hornets from Juventus in 2016 - was eyeing a return to European football.
"2018 was the year of his take-off," he told Tuttosport.
"He scored a dozen goals in a calendar year, something he'd never done before, and we're talking about a midfielder, not a striker.
"He starts from the left and comes inside. The Coach is getting the best out of him in this position and he's doing very well.
"Mazzarri likes him, but so does Sarri. Maxi has great esteem for Mazzarri because he's a sincere man.
"He's a great Coach and he knows how to get the best out of players. He moved to the Premier League after two years with Juventus thanks to Mazzarri.
"The Coach wanted him at Watford in 2016, but I can say that he already tried to sign him in 2012 when he was at Napoli.
"Did Mazzarri want him at Toro last summer? Yes, I can confirm that. There were talks, but the English team's demands were considered excessive, I can't deny that.
"A transfer in January? You can never say never in the market, but I tend to exclude it almost categorically.
"Chelsea also tried, but without success. To Toro in the summer? It would amaze me if the Granata didn't try again, but we must see Maxi's desires, Watford's plans and the offers that will arrive.
"He wants to go back to playing in Europe, possibly in the Champions League."
Lazio 3-0 Roma: Social media reactions
Inzaghi saw 'right look' in Lazio eyes
Official: Milan sign Meite
Italiano: 'Spezia won't let our guard down'
Giampaolo: 'Torino must risk to win'
Tomori to snub Newcastle for Milan

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The club is based at Duffus Park in CuparTwo officials and 14 players from Howe of Fife rugby club have been banned after a team bus initiation ceremony.Coach Garry Horne - father of Scotland back Peter - and president Murdo Fraser have been suspended[/i] for a year, after a player "suffered internal injuries".[/i]Two players have been suspended for two seasons, with 12 others given bans of between six and eight weeks.
In a statement, Scottish Rugby said "the actions of those involved have absolutely no place in our sport".Two players were arrested and charged with sexual assault [/i]following the incident, which happened after a game against Jed-Forest in September 2016.But the case did not go to court and was dealt with by way of an alternative to prosecution, known as 'direct measure' in Scotland. Direct measures can include warnings, fines or compensation orders.Horne and Fraser, who resigned in June after Scottish Rugby launched an investigation, were said by the governing body to have failed to exercise "reasonable and proper control" over the players under their supervision during the incident.Howe of Fife - currently in League Division One, the third tier of Scottish rugby - has been fined and from now on all office bearers, trustees, directors and players over the age of 18 must "attend a series of leadership workshops" to change the culture of the amateur club."The behaviour of those involved in this incident, including several individuals in positions of authority at the club, was completely unacceptable," Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson said. [/i]"Significant sanctions have been applied and Scottish Rugby will not hesitate to take action against any club, official or player behaving in a similarly unacceptable manner."


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Gambia has a rich history attributed to the Gambia River home to many civilizations. The many different tribes were believed to have established their settlements along the riverbank. Later on this body of water became the centre of European trade with priced objects of barter. As a matter of fact, it has even witnessed the slave trade.
Written accounts about ancestral Gambia are rare. The only recorded history about ancient Gambia was authored by Hannon the Carthaginian on his West African expedition journal. Oral history was but preserved through the Griots who has been considered as the memory keepers of native beliefs, customs, and traditions. In turn, these wisemen are responsible to pass on their knowledge to the young generations.
As early as 9th century, Arab traders came into the territory which also introduced Islamic faith that led to the conversion of chieftains and the rest of the tribe members. Later in 1500, many Europeans became interested in the Gambian territory due to the trading advantage. Western traders include Portuguese, English, Latvians, and French. Common subjects of trade are ivory, gold, spices, mirror, etc. In the 17th century though, trade slave has outstood the rest of the commodities.
Among the westerners though, Great Britain in 1783 by virtue of the Treaty of Paris was given the authority to acquire the territory including control of the Gambia River. Getting the approval of tribe leaders was easy since existing tribal strife led them to seek protection to British authorities. One great accomplishment of this ruling empire came in 1807 when slave trade was abolished. Success of the abolition was made possible through the efforts of the British Navy that patrolled along the river. Finally, a century thereafter on February 18, 1965 the British Empire granted independence to Gambia.


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LCA Congratulates Nominee For Surgeon General
July 15, 2009 in LUNG CANCER IN THE NEWS
Lung Cancer Alliance logo. (PRNewsFoto/Lung Cancer Alliance)
WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
URGES LEADERSHIP ON LUNG CANCER
WASHINGTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Lung Cancer Alliance praised President Obama's nomination of Dr. Regina Benjamin as U.S. Surgeon General and urged the family physician from Alabama, whose mother died of lung cancer, to change public awareness and public policy on the disease.
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The Surgeon General of the United States serves as the nation's chief health educator by providing the best scientific information on diseases and how to improve health.
In a letter to Dr. Benjamin, LCA President Laurie Fenton-Ambrose said, "To have a family physician in this important position, and one who has devoted her life to making a difference for the under-served sends a message of hope that we can and will do better."
That message is particularly needed for those hundreds of thousands of families touched by lung cancer.
"Your family has suffered - so many families have suffered - from the devastation of this disease," she said.
Only heart disease causes more deaths each year, yet the public is not aware of the statistics or of the underfunding of research into the disease.
Citing the President's frequently expressed empathy for those who started smoking at a young age, Fenton-Ambrose said: "We are hopeful that the President's understanding and sympathetic approach and your own tragic experience with lung cancer will signal an end to the decades of stigma, blame and neglect that has allowed lung cancer to become the most lethal yet least funded of the four top cancer killers.
"Progress cannot be made until the public understands the impact of lung cancer and we commit to addressing lung cancer as a disease comprehensively. This is an epidemic that requires more research funding and a coordinated plan of attack, encompassing all areas: prevention, early detection, intervention and treatment.
"We wish you success and a speedy confirmation, and we commit to working with you so that under your leadership we can and will make progress in reducing lung cancer's lethality," she concluded.Lung Cancer Alliance (www.LungCancerAlliance.org) is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to patient support and advocacy for those living with or at risk for lung cancer. Lung Cancer Alliance is committed to leading the movement to reverse decades of stigma and neglect by empowering those with or at risk for the disease, elevating awareness and changing health policy.
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Keia Lavine and her crystal bowls and drum - image - Brian Bahouth
Crystal Grid World Peace Meditation comes to Reno as part of Artown
by Brian Bahouth
Once a month, Reiki master William Lee Rand conducts a global, Crystal Grid Peace Meditation. Rand is the founder of the Center for Reiki Training in Southfield, Michigan. In 1997 he placed a World Peace Crystal Grid on the Earth's magnetic North Pole. In 1999 he placed a grid on the South Pole and in old Jerusalem. Since then, according to the Center for Reiki Training, nearly 400,000 of the World Peace Grid cards have been downloaded. Once a month, organizers estimate that hundreds of thousands of people around the globe hold the cards bearing the image of Peace Grids and meditate in unison to send Reiki or universal life force energy to the grids to promote world peace. Wednesday in Reno roughly 50 people gathered in Wingfield Park at 11:00 a.m. holding signs with the images of grids on them for a guided peace meditation in concert with fellow peace-seekers around the planet.
From the Center for Reiki Training website:
Their (World Peace Crystal Grids at the poles) designs allow Reiki to be sent to them and stored like a battery which is then made available to promote peace on earth. Their placement at the magnetic poles of the earth takes advantage of this tremendous energy source that also functions like the crown and root chakras of the planet. The Reiki energy emanating from the Peace grids is carried by the magnetic field around the planet to heal and balance the earth's aura. The reservoir of healing energy it holds is available to empower all those working toward world healing and peace.
This World Peace Crystal Grid was placed on the Earth's magnetic South Pole on December 17, 1999 – image – International Center for Reiki Training
As people gathered on the grass near the band shell, Keia Eden Lavine and Timothy Gay smudged attendees. As a security guard wands people for metal, Lavine and Gay moved a punt of smoldering sage over people standing, arms outstretched.
Keia Eden Lavine smudges Rebecca Sage of Reno – image – Brian Bahouth
Timothy Gay smudges a person participating in the the Crystal Grid Peace Meditation – image – Brian Bahouth
Matthew Embrey-McClain lives in Reno and was one of the lead facilitators of the meditation. Embrey-McClain is the executive director of the nonprofit Compassionate Connections Matter (CCM). The Reno-based group is broadly dedicated to "promoting altruism within the community and partnering with others to help improve public events so that they are more pro social," Embrey-McClain said. CCM works to help "provide healing and joy experiences that empower and inspire people everywhere to be more peaceful and to bring that peacefulness into the world."
Listen to an extended interview with Mathew Embrey-McClain.
https://nevadacapitalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/matthew_embrey_mcclain_web.mp3
On Wednesday in Wingfield Park, Embrey-McClain offered the following words to those assembled and referred to the images of World Peace Crystal Grids printed on pieces of paper many held in their hands.
"Crystal meditation … you'll see these little crystal grids, the pictures of them," Embrey-McClain said aloud to the gathering. "As you guys are having your experience today, whatever it is, good, bad, joyous, sorrow, no matter what, send it through these little crystal grids … whatever it is put it through these grids. Right now, we're actually going to be forming all your energies together, but I also have people around the perimeters that are holding energy and channeling Reiki. Reiki is universal life force energy. Kind of think of it as the electricity that runs your computer, the electricity that runs your soul. That's life force energy. That's what we're channeling into this area, so as the energy is coming in. It's going to help facilitate growth, release, whatever you guys feel. If you want to laugh, you want to cry, you want to shout out. That's totally okay. Please release. You don't want to hold any energy in, OK."
Rebecca Sage of Reno holds a sign with Crystal Meditation Grids on the opposite side of the sign – image – Brian Bahouth
Then Embrey-McClain asked Keia Eden Lavine to begin shaking a rattle and lightly striking eight crystal bowls arrayed around her on a blanket on the grass.
Hear a recording of the seven crystal bowls during the meditation event.
https://nevadacapitalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/crystal-bowls.mp3
Embrey-McClain said the most important aspect of working toward peace is to act, to actually do something. Years ago he began by offering strangers on the street hugs in an effort to share positive energy, a transformative experience.
"When we think about what we choose to bring into this world, if we all choose to bring in the frequency of love, peace, harmony, connection, all that stuff, we're emanating that constantly, that's all we're going to have, but if we choose in our daily life to perpetuate road rage, or if we are envious or jealous or if we're hateful in any way, that's what we're bringing into the reality. We're emanating that right. So when we do these mass meditations, we start to push against that."
For much more from Mathew Embrey-McClain listen to the extended interview above.
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Top Biomedical Engineering Universities in the USA
The United States of America (USA)
Meena TamangTue Nov 22 2022
Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and problem-solving methodologies to biology and medicine. The interdisciplinary degree requires quantitative, analytical, and conceptual understanding from related disciplines, including computer science, robotics, mechatronics, materials science, biology, and chemical engineering. Biomedical engineers contribute significantly to science and medicine by developing innovative medical equipment, biomaterials, clinical procedures, and an understanding of how biological organisms function.
Biomedical courses are available as undergraduate degrees and postgraduate degrees. The tuition fee for a degree in the subject ranges from $11,000 to $65,000 per year.
A degree in biomedical engineering will give you a wide understanding of the physical and engineering sciences and their relevance to solving medical and biological problems. This program is offered by some of the top-ranked universities in the USA.
Global ranking of some of the top universities in the USA for Biomedical Engineering courses.
The following table provides a list of the leading biomedical engineering universities in the USA.
Universities/Colleges
Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)
Stanford, CA
University of California--San Diego (Jacobs)
Duke University (Pratt)
Columbia University (Fu Foundation)
Rice University (Brown)
Programs for Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering with tuition fees in the USA
Here is a list of top universities in the USA that offer undergraduate programs in a biomedical-related field.
Tuition fees per annum (International)
BS in Biomedical Engineering
BS in Bioengineering with a focus on Biomedical Computation
$19,231*3
Bachelor in Bioengineering with Biomedical Devices Concentration
$14,796+$31,026
Integrated Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Biomedical engineering
$17,361+ $31,026
Major in Biomedical Engineering
Bachelor of Applied Science Biomedical Science
$31,285 *2
BS in Bioengineering
A high school degree with subjects including physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics.
A minimum GPA of 2.5 or equivalent
SAT or ACT scores if required by the university.
English Test Scores
IELTS: A minimum overall score of 6.5.
TOEFL: A minimum overall score of 79.
Duolingo: A minimum overall score of 105.
Programs for Masters in Biomedical Engineering with tuition fees in the USA
The following table provides the list of the postgraduate taught programs in biomedical engineering or a closely related field.
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Master of Science in Biomedical Innovation and Development
MS in Bioengineering with a focus on Biomedical Computation
Master of Engineering in Bioengineering with a concentration in Biomedical Engineering Design
Master of Science in Bioengineering with a Medical Specialization
Master of Engineering in Biomedical engineering
Master of Biomedical Informatics (MBMI)
$4,534*10/2
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering
Master of Bioengineering (MBE) in Global Medical Innovation
MSE in Biomedical Engineering
An undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering or a related field from an accredited university.
GPA score of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
GRE score if asked by the university.
Programs for Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering with tuition fees in the USA
The table below lists the top universities in the USA that offer a postgraduate research program in biomedical engineering or a closely related field.
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Informatics (Ph.D.)
Ph.D. in Bioengineering with a specialization in Biomedical Imaging & Instrumentation
A postgraduate master's degree in the related field with a GPA score of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
In addition to the academic requirements, some universities also require teaching experience.
Top Biomedical Engineering Universities in the USA: Specialization
Universities in the USA offer plenty of biomedical specializations, such as
Biomedical optics
Neural engineering
Pharmaceutical engineering
Rehabilitation engineering
Top Biomedical Engineering Universities in the USA: Scholarships
Below is a list of some scholarships available to international students at various universities in the USA.
International Scholarship
Dean's Master's Fellowships
Min stipend $35,600
Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Science & Engineering
The stipend of $50,400/year
Need-Based Financial Aid (U)
Research assistantship (D)
Top Biomedical Engineering Universities in the USA: Scope
Job prospects for biomedical engineers are numerous. They may work as clinical engineers in hospitals, industrial-based medical engineers producing medical products, technical sales engineers, or staff engineers in medical research labs, among many other positions. These experts have a wide range of specializations, which may categorize them according to conditions like cancer, organ systems like the cardiovascular system, or technological advancements like biomaterials or imaging. Biomedical engineering has the highest proportion of female engineers compared to other popular engineering specialties.
Top recruiters:
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Maquet Getinge Group
Upstart Product Development
Stryker Orthopaedics
Edwards Lifescience
Product Development Engineer
Biomedical Engineer
Quality Engineer, Medical Devices
Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
Best countries to study engineering
With respect to the most revered engineering universities, engineering programs, and engineering job scope, the best countries to study engineering are the USA, Germany, and many more.
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As a teenager, Michael Ward was obsessed with Trading Spaces, the TLC design show in which two sets of neighbors were paired with a professional designer, handed a small budget, and given two days to redecorate one room in each other's homes. At Curbed National, Ward offers an ode to the show's most controversial designer, Hildi Santo-Tomas, who plastered rooms with hay, vinyl records, or furniture on the ceiling, rendering "a sense of liberation through her design—a sense of liberation that is one of the backbones of a gay or queer sensibility." [Curbed National]
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The San Jose Earthquakes picked the Clan striker, along with a Dreamer and an Alphonso Davies clone, and now he looks to buck the trend — just like he has his entire soccer career.
Thirty-five picks into Friday's MLS SuperDraft and already deep into the second round, Mamadi Camara saw the Vancouver Whitecaps select Georgetown centre-back Brendan McDonough.
Watching it with his girlfriend and her mother, the SFU soccer star figured that was his last chance.
"I wasn't even fully following it round by round. I was just waiting on the teams I thought could pick me. After Vancouver didn't pick me, I actually turned it off. I really did," he said, chuckling.
His phone rang. It wasn't an MLS team on the other end. It was his sister.
The San Jose Earthquakes had taken him with the 46th pick, a selection that caught him completely by surprise.
He'd figured only the Whitecaps, who'd drafted SFU players in the past and had ample opportunity to scout him, or the Montreal Impact, his hometown team, would take him. Toronto was always an outside shot, but FC Cincinnati, now coached by Camara's former SFU boss Alan Koch, had stockpiled a serious cache of draft picks, and was the other possibility.
Instead, the 6-3, 180-pound winger/forward finds himself SoCal-bound in a few days.
"I didn't think any other teams from the States would take a chance on a Canadian guy. I guess I was wrong," said the 23-year-old Camara, who previously played for CS Longueuil Soccer Club.
Now he'll be an understudy to Chris Wondolowski — who's two goals away from being the MLS all-time leader — in San Jose.
Camara was one of six Canadians — and the only Division 2 player — invited to the MLS Combine. The Great Northwest Athletic Conference player of the year — he had nine goals and a team-high 13 assists in helping SFU to a 17-2-0 record and a No. 1 ranking nationally — acquitted himself well, even cracking the top six in the 30-metre sprint.
But his body of work over his four seasons atop Burnaby Mountain — making the GNAC first all-star team each time, and the All-West team the past three years — caught the eye of Quakes manager Matías Almeyda and general manager Jesse Fioranelli.
MLS teams have trended away from relying on the SuperDraft to build their rosters, with most second-rounders ending up on USL squads and not the first team. But the Quakes have an exceptionally strong relationship with their USL affiliate, Reno 1868 FC, which has developed at least four first-team regulars.
Camara came to Canada at four years of age from the African country of Guinea. San Jose's first pick in the draft, No. 2 overall, was Siad Haji. The 19-year-old winger has a story much like Alphonso Davies; he was born in a Kenyan refugee camp after his parents fled war-torn Somalia, before moving to New Hampshire in 2004.
Their second pick was Seattle University midfielder Sergio Rivas (second round, 26th overall), originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, but eventually a Dreamer (DACA) after crossing the border to New Mexico as a young child.
Start your weekend with one of the most inspiring stories from #SuperDraft Day.
Their respective talents may be judged on different levels, but their drive was a big part of why they were selected. Camara knows he'll have to keep fighting, just like he did when his plans to, ironically, play in New Hampshire fell through.
"I feel like I'm joining a good staff, and one that believes in young players," said Camara. "Even going into the combine, I had to prove a lot, coming from a Canadian school, coming from a Division 2 school. People overlook you.
The last SFU player selected in the MLS SuperDraft was striker Jovan Blagojevic, who was picked by the Vancouver Whitecaps, 54th overall, in the third round of the 2015 draft. Like Camara, he was the GNAC and NCAA West Region Player of the Year, but he only lasted a single season with their USL side.
That history doesn't faze Camara.
"The gap between NCAA and MLS is just huge," he said. "It makes sense for (it to be) hard for us to win a spot. It just shows that only the people who put in the biggest effort, who prove that they belong are going to make it.
In Vancouver, a similar situation awaits McDonough. His odds of cracking the first-team roster are small — none of last year's SuperDraft selections remain with the team, and the last second-rounders to see first-team minutes came in 2011 — but the Whitecaps saw enough in him to spend a draft pick on him.
"No one can put pressure on kids that come from the draft, in my opinion," Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos told media on Friday.
Rounds three and four of the SuperDraft are Monday, starting at 10 a.m.


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Tristan Thompson throws shade at Knicks' Lou Amundson
Mar 14, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; New York Knicks forward Lou Amundson (21) attempts a shot over Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut (12) in the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Lou Amundson of the New York Knicks. Cary Edmondson USA Today Sports
Lou Amundson is a journeyman NBA big man who has played for 11 different teams in 10 NBA seasons. Currently with the New York Knicks, Amundson played well defensively against Tristan Thompson on Friday, limiting him to just four points in a performance that included this monster of a blocked shot.
Thompson discussed his frustrations afterward, and appeared to take a shot at Amundson's ability in the process.
Amundson appeared in 12 games for the Cavaliers last season, so perhaps there's an existing relationship with Thompson that might make this comment more humorous than it is mean-spirited.


Should Expert Witnesses be Accredited?
Last week, I was invited by The Society of Construction Lawyers to speak on whether or not there should be a formal accreditation system in place for expert witnesses. I was in exceptional company, discussing the issue with a panel made up of Ted Tooher (AIPM Council of Fellows), Dawna Wright (Forensic Analyst) and Neil Kirkpatrick (NAK Consulting), and moderated by Ian Bailey SC. At first glance, an accreditation system for expert witnesses sounds like a beautiful theory; essentially a list of experts whom have a stamp of approval.
After all, our society relies on a number of accreditation systems to ensure that the reputation of a particular field is upheld and to allow recourse in the event that the accredited person contravenes the policies of the governing body. We rely on the Law Society to accredit lawyers, the Board of Studies to accredit teachers and the NRMA to accredit panel beaters. In order for them to practice or for us to engage them, they need to have that tick of approval.
When it comes to expert witnesses, many people fail to acknowledge that we already have a system of accreditation in place. It is the duty of the court to accredit each individual that comes before them and this is done by assessing whether they have adequate study, training or experience to opine on the issue at hand.
This test works for all possible experts; it works for the truck driver who has gone around a certain bend 1000's of times to give his opinion based on his experience and it works for the neuroimmunologist who has written countless articles on a particular strain of a disease to give his opinion based on his study. These people do not want to be accredited, but they may be the best people to give opinion in a particular matter.
By pushing for a different system of accreditation, not only does one ignore the success of the current method, but it fails to take into what Franklin may refer to as a murderous 'gang of brutal facts'.
Brutal Fact #1: Areas of expertise are rarely clear cut – how could we practically accredit expert witnesses?
If a litigant is at the stage of a matter where they are requiring an expert witness, it is highly likely that the matter is fraught with complexities.
Often, these experts are required have experience in a very niche speciality. Have you ever tried to search for an expert to opine on feral cat handling? Samurai sword incisions? Wireless internet in mines? We have. These experts were plucked directly from the industry and not lying around on an accreditation list. Frankly, if there were picked from a list, there may be cause for concern.
Expert opinion calls for people who have been immersed in a particular industry and are continually exposed to their field of specialised knowledge.
By having an expert accreditation system, we are creating a market for professional experts. If you were looking for a mining engineer, would you be looking for someone who stood in court all day giving their opinion, or would you be looking for someone who spends every day on a mine site, exposed to fellow workers and completely in touch with what is happening within the industry? Professional experts bring with them the risk of having outdated information and a theoretical, rather than practical grounding in their field. While study is important, experience is invaluable.
We can't escape the legislation. Whether they are accredited or not, s76 and 79 of the Evidence Act 2005 demand that experts only opine on issues that are wholly or substantially based on their knowledge. Intricacies of cases will vary, thus the specialised knowledge required will need to take this into consideration.
For example, say we have an accredited list of expert witness engineers. This would not mean that they are able to give evidence in any matter involving engineering issues. Even if this was broken down into further subcategories (e.g. structural engineers) there are a plethora of specialities and niche areas within this field alone. They need to be qualified each and every time they offer their opinion on the matter.
This would also see accredited experts having an unfair advantage over well-qualified experts. Should a highly skilled expert be disqualified from giving evidence purely because they are not accredited? Should have the international renowned expert from Norway who we recently retained for a reinforced concrete design matter have been excluded from giving expert evidence purely because he never had any intention of giving evidence in Australia?
Finally, we do not need to fix that which isn't broken. It is completely unnecessary given that we essentially have a solid accreditation system that works with any type of expert. It is accreditation on a case by case basis, where the expert is qualified each time according to the circumstances. It is common practise for Counsel to try and discredit their opponent's expert by stating to the judge that the expert does not have the requisite specialised knowledge. A parallel can be drawn between the cross examination and the testing process involved in a case by case accreditation scheme. What currently exists is far more rigorous and arguably effective than relying on someone from a list of experts.
These brutal facts show that any change to the current accreditation system is nothing more than a beautiful theory and would harm the expert witness process.


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Q: Oracle/SQL - Finding records with one value excluding nulls I have a question very similar to another question but I can't quite figure it out.  Here is the link to the original question:Oracle/SQL - Finding records with one value excluding by similar record
So similar to that problem, I have records that will either have a 1 or null.  the same records can be a combination of 1 or null and in those instances, I want to exclude the record altogether.  For example:
    Person  Type
    --------------
    Bob     1
    Sue     1
    Bob     null
    Tom     1
    Frank   1
    Frank   null
    Fred    null

I want the following returned:
    Person  Type
    --------------
    Sue     1
    Tom     1

Any direction on this would be very much appreciated.  I dont have much time to solve this so even speaking conceptually will help!
The closest I came was
    select person from table
    where type = 'S'
    MINUS
    select person from table
    where type is null

But of course that doesnt work.
I can write a function if that is the only way.  Thank you!

A: Try this:
select person, type from table
where type = '1'
and person not in (select person from table where type is null)

A: Apart from Mark's NOT IN approach, this can also be written as a NOT EXISTS condition:
select p1.person
from person p1
where p1.type = 1
and not exists (select 1
                from person p2
                where p1.person = p2.person
                and p2.type is null)
order by p1.person;

It essentially says: get me every person where type is 1 but where there is no other row for this person where the type is null.
SQLFiddle example: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!4/7623c/4

A: You can readily do this with analytic functions, and these often offer very good performance:
select p.*
from (select p.*,
             sum(case when type is null then 1 else 0 end) over (partition by person) as Nullcnt
      from person p
     ) p
where nullcnt = 0;

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MPS II Research Fund
AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR HUNTER SYNDROME PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Hunter Syndrome is a rare and debilitating genetic disorder. It is a form of Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS II) and is characterized by significant bone and joint disease, as well as numerous other symptoms throughout the body.
Patients suffering from Hunter Syndrome lack an enzyme in their blood that breaks down cellular waste in the body. This waste builds up and stores in the bones, tissues, organs, and muscles, and leads to some of the symptoms described below.
Treatments for Hunter Syndrome are available and there is much Hope on the horizon. Currently, an enzyme replacement therapy exists to help slow down the disease in the body, and a clinical trial is underway for a treatment to help battle the disease in the brain (only some patients are impacted by cognitive disease). In addition, there are promising gene therapy projects underway that are showing significant and promising results in the lab setting. It is hoped that these treatments will enter the clinical trial stage soon.
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HUNTER SYNDROME QUICK STATS
Estimated Hunter Syndrome Cases in Canada
Approved and Reimbursed Therapy in Canada
Next Generation Therapies Readying For Clinical Trial
Research Grant Dollars Awarded By The MPS II Fund Over Past 36 Months
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What Causes Hunter Syndrome?
Hunter Syndrome is an inherited genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of an enzyme called iduronate-2-sulfatase or I2S. Deficiency of this enzyme causes cellular waste to build up in the body and progressively store in the bones, tissues, organs, and muscles. Hunter Syndrome is estimated to occur in 1 in 130,000 live births, with 40 estimated cases in Canada and 2000 worldwide.
Genetic Condition Caused By Enzyme Deficiency
Missing or deficient enzyme (iduronate-2-sulfatase – I2S) causes cellular waste from the cells to store in the bones, tissues, organs, and muscles. This disease is characterized as a lysosomal storage disorder.
Lysosomal Storage Leads To Progressive Symptoms
Virtually all bones, muscles, organs, and tissues in the body are affected by I2S deficiency, leading to progressive, multi-systemic and debilitating symptoms.
Treatment IS Available
The FDA, the European Commission, and Health Canada have all approved a treatment for Hunter Syndrome. Developed by Shire Pharmaceuticals, this enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) delivers a synthetic version of the I2S enzyme into the bloodstream and helps to dramatically slow down the disease.
Symptoms of Hunter Syndrome
There are many symptoms and associated consequences for patients suffering from Hunter Syndrome. Until recently, management of symptoms was the only course of care for patients. In 2006, the first ever treatment for Hunter Syndrome was approved by the FDA, the European Commission, and Health Canada. More information on this treatment and emerging new treatments can be found in our TREATMENT section.
Heart and Airway Disease
People suffering from Hunter Syndrome can develop respiratory failure, severe sleep apnea, and upper airway collapse. Affected individuals may also develop numerous and recurrent respiratory infections and a thickening of the heart valves.
People with Hunter Syndrome may have a wide range of skeletal symptoms. These can include shortened stature, bone deformities, carpel tunnel syndrome, and multiplex dysplasia.
Usually common in the second decade of life, hearing loss can be progressive and severe.
Eye and Vision Issues
While common in many other forms of MPS, it is rare for people with Hunter Syndrome to develop corneal clouding and a debilitating decrease in vision. Night vision can also become an issue for MPS II patients.
Brain and Cognitive Impairment
People with Hunter Syndrome may experience cognitive decline, though it will be difficult to diagnose this impairment until age 4-6. Patients may also suffer from hydrocephalus.
Patients battling Hunter Syndrome often visit numerous specialists to help manage their disease. These can include, but aren't limited to, MPS Genetics Specialists, Neurologists, Ophthalmologists, Orthopaedic Specialists, Cardiologists, ENTs, Pulmonologists, and Rheumatologists.
Surgical Interventions
In almost all cases of Hunter Syndrome, patients need multiple surgical procedures. These may include skeletal corrections, heart valve replacements, and other procedures.
Decreased Endurance
Studies have shown that endurance of affected individuals is impacted greatly due to the progression of the disease. Endurance has an impact on all facets of life. Recent clinical trials have shown a significant increase in endurance for all patients receiving enzyme replacement therapy.
Treatment with Elaprase for Hunter Syndrome
Hope for Hunter Syndrome Patients and Their Families
In 2006, the first ever treatment for Hunter Syndrome was approved in the US, European Union, and Canada. Elaprase, created by Shire Pharmaceuticals, is a synthetic version of the I2S enzyme that patients are lacking in their blood. This enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) was passed through the approval process in both the US and Canada because of the tremendous unmet need the treatment provided patients.
Clinical trial results were very promising, with patients seeing a sizeable increase in endurance, an excellent indicator for how well the treatment works. Endurance measures how well a patient's body is performing. From heart to bones to pulmonary function, increased endurance indicates that those systems are working better. Treatment with Elaprase has given new Hope for families dealing with Hunter Syndrome, and has dramatically altered the course of the disease over the past 10 years.
Jump To Shire's Elaprase Information Page
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" The condition was considered terminal and no treatment existed…Then hope came in the form of Enzyme Replacement Therapy. "
Deb Purcell – Mother of a child with Hunter Syndrome and founder of the MPS II Fund in Canada
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Emerging and Exciting New Treatments
While ERT with Elaprase has dramatically altered the outlook of Hunter Syndrome over the past decade, emerging new treatments will be the future gold-standard of care for patients. Curative solutions are being investigated in the lab setting which include gene therapy projects and gene editing ideas. Clinical trials in humans are set to begin soon and it is hoped these new treatments will finally provide our patients and families with the cure we have all been looking for.
Gene Therapy for MPS II - A Curative Solution?
There are numerous Gene Therapy projects being studied in research labs around the world, with a few promising ones almost ready for clinical trials in humans. These gene therapy approaches to dealing with Hunter Syndrome have been shown to stop and correct the vast majority of symptoms, including cognitive decline, in the lab setting. Contact us directly so we can share any information we have.
Other Innovative Projects
Shire Pharmaceuticals currently has a clinical trial underway that delivers enzyme directly to the brain of patients suffering or at risk of suffering from cognitive decline as a result of the disease. Phase I/II results have looked impressive and a Phase III trial is currently underway.
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Support for Accessing Treatment in Canada
If you would like assistance obtaining ELAPRASE treatment in Canada, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will do whatever we can to assist.
We can join you for a meeting with your Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Member of the Legislature (MLA) and work closely with them to ensure reimbursement for treatment is forthcoming. We can also help you connect with other families undertaking the same processes, connect with the drug company that makes ELAPRASE (Shire Pharmaceuticals) on your behalf, and come meet with you in your home province to help support you in any way necessary.
Whatever we can do to help, we'll be here.
If you would rather connect with us via social media, please find us on the links below:
Hunter Syndrome in Canada
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News from the MPS II Fund
2nd Annual Construction Cares a Wrap!
Sticky PostOn June 11, 2019
That's a wrap! Our second Construction Cares Event was a HUGE success thanks to all of you wonderful people who attended our event and showed their support, as well as all of you who donated from afar. Construction really does care!! We raised $41,700 for the MPS II Research Fund at The Isaac Foundation this year and we couldn't
Media Surrounding Construction Cares
Sticky PostOn May 31, 2019
Here are some articles coming out surrounding the upcoming Construction Cares on Sunday, June 9 from 11am-4pm at The Pipe Ship in North Vancouver. We hope you can make it! https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2019/05/31/construction-cares-north-vancouver-fundraiser/
Construction Cares 1 month away!
Sticky PostOn May 7, 2019
We hope you can make it out to Construction Cares on Sunday, June 9. It's just over a month away! It's going to be a super fun event for a great cause and we'd love to see you there. If you can't make the event, but would like to donate to fund our MPS II research, you can do
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Talk to a Hunter Syndrome Parent
If you would like to talk directly with other parents of Hunter Syndrome patients in Canada, please fill out your information and one or more will contact you as soon as possible. When things get stressful and tough, sometimes it helps to speak with someone in similar circumstances, fighting the same battle that you are.
At the same time, sometimes it's just nice to connect! Whatever the reason, if you'd like to talk with a "Hunter Mom or Dad", we'll connect you right away.
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Together, We CAN Make a Difference!
The MPS II Fund's mission is to fund innovative research projects that aim to find a cure for Hunter Syndrome, a rare, debilitating, and devastating disease.
To do this, we host many fundraising events throughout the year and accept donations online and through the mail. We are very proud of the fact that 100% of all donations go directly toward our mission to support research aiming to find a cure. All donations receive a charitable tax receipt, delivered through email.
If you would like to donate online, follow the link below and select "MPS II FUND".
Thank you for your tireless support!
CONTACT US AND SHARE YOUR STORY!
We want to hear from you! Send us your story so we can share it with the world. Every person and family battling Hunter Syndrome has a unique story to tell - one of bravery, resilience, and perseverance. We'll share all stories online here and on our social media feeds!
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Drop over to our social media streams to keep updated on the latest MPS news in Canada, including updates on research projects funded throughout the year. We'll also share your stories on our feeds and share news reports from throughout Canada!


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Question: What is the purpose of the mixture rule designation for a hazardous waste?
What is the purpose of the mixture rule under RCRA?
What is the mixed waste rule?
What is the purpose of the hazardous waste codes?
What is the derived from rule?
Can hazardous and non hazardous waste mix?
What is the mixture rule?
Which solvent waste code does not apply to the 10% rule?
What is the contained in policy?
What are examples of mixed waste?
What is P listed waste?
The mixture rule provides that any mixture of a listed hazardous waste and a nonhazardous solid waste is itself a RCRA hazardous waste. The derived-from rule states that any waste derived from the treatment, storage, or disposal of a listed waste is deemed hazardous.
EPA's Mixed Waste Rule, finalized on May 16, 2001, provides increased flexibility to generators and facilities that manage low-level mixed waste (LLMW) and technologically-enhanced, naturally-occurring, and/or accelerator-produced radioactive material (NARM) containing hazardous waste.
Hazardous waste codes identify the type and characteristics of waste being transported and/or disposed of. Such codes, labels and warning symbols protect everyone handling that chain of waste from its origin to its final disposition.
The derived-from rule deals with the regulatory status of materials that are created by treating or changing a hazardous waste in some way. For example, if you have a hazardous waste and you send it to an incinerator, the resulting ash is considered derived-from the initial waste.
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What it means: A VSQG may mix its hazardous waste with non-hazardous waste without a permit. If the resulting mixture of a hazardous waste and a non-hazardous waste does not exhibit the characteristic of a hazardous waste, the VSQG may manage the mixture subject to the regulations of a VSQG no matter the amount.
The Mixture Rule. Classification of Hazardous Waste – The Mixture Rule. If a solid waste is mixed with a characteristic hazardous waste through normal laboratory operations, and the mixture retains any hazardous waste characteristic, the entire volume would be considered a hazardous waste.
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List of potentially affected US Industrial Entities
4212 562111 & 562112 Local trucking services (industrial waste shipment).
4953 Five possible codes Refuse (industrial waste) treatment/disposal services.
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The contained-in policy recognizes that treatment standards applicable to pure industrial hazardous waste are generally either unachievable or inappropriate for contaminated media, which includes water but usually refers to soil. … The waste is then de-characterized.
Mixed waste can refer to any combination of waste types with different properties. Typically commercial and municipal wastes are mixtures of plastics, metals, glass, biodegradable waste including paper and textiles along with other nondescript junk.
The P list includes "acutely hazardous wastes" that are considered especially harmful even in small quantities, such as cyanides. Most businesses rarely generate acutely hazardous waste. U-listed wastes are hazardous, although not acutely so; this group includes such common compounds as acetone.
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Q: Can't move TextFlow inside a new scene In my ScalaFX project I want to create a separate help page for the user in which he/she can click a topic which causes instructions to appear next to the clickable topics.
Problem is that when I create the new scene for the help page no matter what I do I can't move the TextFlow around. It stays in the same place in top of the ListView. See picture for reference.
 helpMenu.onAction = (ae: ActionEvent) => {
    val helpStage = new Stage()
    helpStage.setTitle("A wild help stage appears!")
    val helpScene = new Scene(scene.width.get * 0.6, scene.height.get * 0.8) {
      val listView        = new ListView(List.tabulate(3) { n => "Option " + (n + 1) })
      val text1           = new Text("This is fine\n*zips coffee*\nThis is all fine.")
      val textFlow        = new TextFlow(text1)
      /*
       * Nothing below changes where the text appears in the new scene.
       */
      textFlow.layoutX  <== listView.width.get
      textFlow.alignmentInParent_=(Pos.TOP_RIGHT)
      textFlow.alignmentInParent_=(Pos.BASELINE_CENTER)
      text1.alignmentInParent_=(Pos.BASELINE_CENTER)

      listView.prefHeight <== scene.height.get * 0.4
      content.addAll(listView, textFlow)

    }
    helpStage.setScene(helpScene)
    helpStage.show()
    helpScene.listView.onMouseClicked = (le: MouseEvent) => {
      val item = helpScene.listView.selectionModel.apply.getSelectedItem
    }
  }

What I want to know is how can I orient text next to the list view? The goal is to make the instructions to appear there. My plan was to use
helpScene.listView.onMouseClicked = (le: MouseEvent) => {
      val item = helpScene.listView.selectionModel.apply.getSelectedItem
    }
to this purpose since we can easily determine what was clicked inside the list.

A: I think the problem here is that you need to add the ListView and TextFlow elements to a container that will control how they are laid out. In the code below, I'm using an HBox for that purpose, which puts the two side-by-side. (There are other options in the scalafx.scene.layout package, such as VBox, BorderPane, etc. This tutorial, for the older JavaFX 2 release, might help give you a better appreciation of the topic.)
After that, I'm a little unclear what you're trying to achieve, but what I think you're trying to do is to show different text in the TextFlow depending upon which item in the ListView is selected. If that's the case, then the following example addresses that by using a change of selection to trigger a change in TextFlow content. (If this isn't what you had in mind, can you elaborate on your requirements?)
Also, I've simplified some of your code to use ScalaFX's properties (as opposed to JavaFX's getters & setters).

onAction = (ae: ActionEvent) =>  {
  val helpStage = new Stage() {

    // Make room for the list view and the text flow.
    width = 400

    // Set the help text to the default.
    val defaultText = "Please make\na selection"
    val helpText = new Text(defaultText)

    // Help for each option in the list view. If a key doesn't match, then the default
    // text is displayed.
    val optionText = Map(
      "Option 1" -> "This is\nsome help for\nOption 1",
      "Option 2" -> "And this is\nsome help for\nOption 2",
      "Option 3" -> "Finally, this is\nsome help for\nOption 3",
    ).withDefaultValue(defaultText)

    // Title the stage and set the scene...
    title = "A wild help stage appears!"
    scene = new Scene {

      val listView = new ListView(List.tabulate(3) { n => "Option " + (n + 1) }) {

        // Change the help text when the selection changes.
        selectionModel().selectedItem.onChange {(_, _, selected) =>
          helpText.text = optionText(selected);
        }
      }

      // Add the help text to the text flow.
      val textFlow = new TextFlow(helpText)

      // Put list view and text flow elements side-by-side.
      content = new HBox(listView, textFlow)
    }
  }
  helpStage.show()
}