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In this game are used both feet and hands, it's a kind of mix between soccer, rugby and Greco-roman wrestling. Goals can be scored by throwing the ball over a designated spot on the perimeter of the field. The playing field is a giant sand pit with a goal running the width of each end.
Four historical neighbourhoods of the city, represented from their main church and a colour (Santa Croce is blue, San Giovanni is green, Santo Spirito is white, and Santa Maria Novella is red), fight against each other to win.
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It's a very violent sport but also spectacular, especially because of the pre-game parade with historically accurate Renaissance costumes, and sure, for the fights!!!
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Greek midfielder Giannis Maniatis stunned spectators after scoring a spectacular 60-meter goal as Greece beat Australia 2-1 in a friendly game in Melbourne on Tuesday. The win, a first in 38 years, came just three days after Greece lost 1-0 to Socceroos in Sydney.
The scoring kicked off with Petros Mantalos, with Maniatis making it 2-0 in the 21st in a goal kicked from well behind halfway, over the head of Aussie goalkeeper Adam Federici, caught off-guard. Trent Sainsbury managed to kick off a goal in the second half but it was Greece's win in the end.
The last time Greece won over Australia was the 1-0 victory in Adelaide in 1978.
The last time Australia lost on its home turf was its defeat after losing to Kuwait in 2009.
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The Society for Creative Anachronism's Barony of Highland Foorde held its annual public gathering in Hagerstown Saturday on the grounds of the Jonathan Hager House.
Although the event features tunics, surcoats and minstrels by the dozens, it differs from Renaissance fairs in that many of its participants have spent years researching their craft or skill.
"It's not about entertaining, it's about educating," said Sherri Fabic, who helped put on this year's event.
The Society for Creative Anachronism is a worldwide group with different kingdoms, or "baronies," across the country.
The Barony of Highland Foorde covers Washington, Frederick, Allegany and Garrett counties.
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March 31, 2008
N.G.,ET AL., PLAINTIFFS,v.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ET AL.*FN1 DEFENDANTS.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Emmet G. Sullivan United States District Judge
N.G. and her parents Manuel Gomez and Sylvia Correa bring this action against the District of Columbia seeking reversal of a Hearing Officer's decision that the District did not violate the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. ("IDEA")*fn2 or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq. Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that the Hearing Officer's determination which found that the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") had fulfilled its duties to N.G. in 2003 and separately affirmed DCPS's 2005 finding of ineligibility for special education is not supported by the evidence of record or the applicable law. See Pl.'s Mot. 2. Plaintiffs contend that the District violated the "Child Find" provision of the IDEA first in 2003 by failing to recognize N.G.'s "potentially disabling conditions, and again in 2005, when it failed either to gather relevant information or to properly interpret the information it had." Id. Accordingly, Plaintiffs contend that the District's failings required them to find and fund an appropriate placement for N.G. outside of DCPS. As is their right under the IDEA, Plaintiffs now seek reimbursement for the cost of three years of private school education for N.G. The District counters that the Hearing Officer's decision was proper and should be upheld. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. Upon consideration of the motions, the responses and replies thereto, the applicable law, and the complete administrative record in this case, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' motion and DENIES Defendants' cross motion.
I. Legal Framework
A. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The IDEA was enacted to assure that children with educational disabilities obtain a free appropriate public education ("FAPE") designed to meet their unique needs. See 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq.; see Reid v. District of Columbia, 401 F.3d 516, 524 (D.C. Cir. 2005). The Act requires participating states to educate a wide spectrum of disabled children, "from the marginally hearing impaired to the profoundly retarded and palsied." Bd. of Educ. of the Hendrick Hudson Cent. Sch. Dist., Westchester County v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176, 202 (1982). The benefits obtainable by children at one end of the spectrum will differ dramatically from those obtainable by children at the other, with infinite variations in between. Id.
To meet this goal, all public education agencies are required to have in effect policies and procedures to ensure that:
All children with disabilities residing in the State, including children who are homeless or wards of the state and children with disabilities attending private schools, regardless of the severity of their disability, and who are in need of special education and related services, are identified, located and evaluated and a practical method is developed and implemented to determine which children are currently receiving needed special education and related services.
20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3)(A). This mandate is known as the "Child Find" obligation, an affirmative obligation of every public school system to identify students who might be disabled and evaluate those students to determine whether they are indeed eligible. As soon as a child is identified as a potential candidate for services, DCPS has the duty to locate that child and complete the evaluation process. Failure to locate and evaluate a potentially disabled child constitutes a denial of FAPE. See Hawkins ex rel. D.C. v. District of Columbia, 2008 WL 632588, *6 (D.D.C. March 7, 2008)(finding that DCPS's duty to locate potentially disabled students extends to migrants, homeless students, unenrolled students, and those not yet of school age); see also District of Columbia v. Abramson, 493 F. Supp. 2d 80, 85 (D.D.C. 2007)(finding Child Find violation and denial of FAPE where DCPS failed to evaluate student attending a residential therapeutic private school in Connecticut when student maintained his D.C. residency).
Once potentially disabled students are identified and located, the local educational agency must conduct an evaluation to determine whether the child is a child with a disability. 20 U.S.C. § 1414(b)(2)(i). In conducting the evaluation, the local educational agency "shall use a variety of assessment tools and strategies to gather relevant functional, developmental, and academic information, including information provided by the parent, that may assist in determining" whether the child is disabled under the Act. Id. Once the child is determined to be eligible, a team including the child's parents and select teachers, as well as a representative of the local educational agency with knowledge about the school's resources and curriculum, develops an "individualized education program" or "IEP" for the child. Reid, 401 F.3d at 519. "The IEP must, at a minimum, provide personalized instruction with sufficient support services to permit the child to benefit educationally from that instruction." Id. (quoting Bd. of Educ. of the Hendrick Hudson Cent. Sch. Dist., Westchester County v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176, 203 (1982)). While the grading and advancement system constitutes an important factor in determining educational benefit, not every handicapped child who is advancing from grade to grade in a regular public school is automatically receiving a FAPE. Rowley, 458 U.S. at 202.
Parents of disabled children have the right to participate in the identification, evaluation, and placement process. Scorah v. District of Columbia, 322 F. Supp. 2d 12, 14 (D.D.C. 2004) (citing 20 U.S.C. § § 1414(f), 1415(b)(1)). "Parents who object to their child's identification, evaluation or educational placement are entitled to an impartial due process hearing at which they have a right to be accompanied and advised by counsel." Id. (internal citations omitted). "DCPS shall bear the burden of proof, based solely on the evidence and testimony presented at the hearing, that the action or proposed placement is adequate to meet the educational needs of the student." Id. (quoting 5 D.C. Mun. Regs. § 3022.16).*fn3 Parents aggrieved by a hearing officer's finding and decisions may bring a civil action in either state or federal court without regard to the amount in controversy. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(2). The Supreme Court has held that Section 1415(e) "confers broad discretion on the court to order relief appropriate in light of the purposes of the Act." See Minor Roca, et al., v. District of Columbia, 2005 WL 681462,*3 (D.D.C. March 14, 2005)(ordering reimbursement for private school placement when DCPS failed to properly evaluate student and formulate appropriate IEP). This includes the power "to order school authorities to reimburse parents for their expenditures on private special education for the child if the court ultimately determines that such placement, rather than a proposed IEP, is proper under the Act.'" Florence County Sch. Dist. Four v. Carter by and Through Carter, 510 U.S. 7, 11 (1993) (quoting School Comm. of Burlington v. Dep't of Educ. of Mass., 417 U.S. 359, 369 (1985)).
B. Standard of Review
Under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, summary judgment is appropriate if the pleadings on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 56(c). Material facts are those that "might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law." Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986). The party seeking summary judgment bears the initial burden of demonstrating an absence of a genuine issue of material fact. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322 (1986); Tao v. Freeh, 27 F.3d 635, 638 (D.C. Cir. 1994). In considering whether there is a triable issue of fact, the court must draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the non-moving party. Id.
In reviewing cases under the IDEA, courts will receive the records of the administrative proceedings, hear additional evidence at the request of a party, and make a decision based on the preponderance of the evidence. See 20 U.S.C. § 1415 (i)(2)(C). The role of the reviewing court under the IDEA is two-fold. Scorah, 322 F. Supp. 2d at 18 (citing Rowley, 458 U.S. at 206). First, it must determine whether DCPS has complied with the procedural requirements of the IDEA. Second, it must determine whether the individualized educational program developed through the Act's procedures is reasonably calculated to enable the child to receive educational benefits. Id.
Judicial review under IDEA is more rigorous than in typical agency cases.*fn4 Reid, 401 F.3d at 521. However, "a party challenging the administrative determination must at least take on the burden of persuading the court that the hearing officer was wrong, and the court upsetting the officer's decision must at least explain its basis for doing so." Id. (citing Kerkam v. McKenzie, 862 F.2d 884, 887 (D.C. Cir. 1989) ("Kerkam I"). Although the Court must give "due weight" to the administrative proceedings, id., a hearing officer's decision "without reasoned and specific findings deserves little deference." See Kerkam v. Superintendent, D.C. Pub. Schs., 931 F.2d 84, 87 (D.C. Cir. 1991) ("Kerkam II") (internal quotation marks omitted).
II. Discussion
A. Factual Background
N.G. entered DCPS in 1991, enrolling in Lafayette Elementary School, where she experienced no difficulties and performed well academically. She continued on to Alice Deal Junior High School where she also met academic success, but began to exhibit some emotional and behavioral problems in her eighth grade year. Due to a behavioral incident, N.G. had to spend the last month of eighth grade at Hardy Junior High School. She returned to Deal in ninth grade, but began exhibiting low self-esteem, telling her parents that "everyone hated her" including the principal and her teachers. She was reluctant to go to school and appeared sad.
R. 618. In the spring of that year, N.G. attempted suicide by ingesting a bottle of aspirin. She had to have her stomach pumped and was hospitalized in the pediatric mental health unit of Georgetown University Hospital for five days where she was formally diagnosed with clinical depression. N.G. missed approximately two weeks of school due to this incident and her parents notified DCPS of the reason for her absence. Id. at 620.
N.G. entered DCPS's Woodrow Wilson Senior High School ("Wilson") in tenth grade for the 2002-2003 school year. After N.G.'s first report card was issued, her parents discovered that her grades were extremely low and that her attendance had been erratic. R. 625. Ms. Correa testified she was shocked by the poor report card and immediately asked N.G.'s teachers for help, saying she was committed to N.G.'s regular school attendance.
Id. In January 2003, DCPS warned Ms. Correa and Mr. Gomez that N.G. was at risk for removal from the international studies program in which she was enrolled unless she improved her grades. At that time, her grade point average was 1.4, the equivalent of a D. Pl.s' Mot. at 4-5.
Later that month, Mr. Gomez and Ms. Correa had N.G. tested by Dr. Alexandra Cargo, a clinical psychologist. Dr. Cargo did not formally diagnose N.G. with either depression or ADHD, but her clinical report indicated that while N.G.'s intellectual abilities were in the superior range, she had "weaknesses in her organizational and attending skills, restlessness, inefficiencies in her perceptual organization, a tendency toward distractibility, lack of attention to details and deadlines, poor coping resources, emotional lability,*fn5 chronic irritability and mild anxiety." Id. at 5. Dr. Cargo's report indicated that N.G.'s teachers did not respond to Dr. Cargo's request for evaluations. R. 214. Dr. Cargo also reported that N.G. told her she "cut" school with a friend and often left to go get food or go to someone's house, that she frequently feels very sad, and that she is nervous and worried about school and things at home. Id. at 210, 213. Among other things, Dr. Cargo recommended individual tutoring and consultation with a psychiatrist for a possible medication trial to reduce N.G.'s emotional lability, chronic mild depression, anxiety, and tendency to pick her skin. Pl's Mot. at 6. Ms. Correa gave this report to several of N.G.'s teachers, the school counselor, Dr. Tarason, the Wilson principal, and Ms. Gaines, the vice principal. R. 632.
Following up on Dr. Cargo's indication that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ("ADHD") might be an issue, R. 213, Ms. Correa sought out an ADHD expert, eventually connecting with Dr. Carol Robbins. Id. at 632. After conducting her own evaluations, Dr. Robbins diagnosed N.G. with ADHD and major depression. Id. at 250. N.G. began weekly individual therapy sessions with Dr. Robbins in February and she also began seeing a child psychiatrist, Dr. Lawrence Brain. Id. at 634. Dr. Brain also diagnosed N.G. with ADHD and a mood disorder and prescribed medication. Id. at 305.
In April 2003, during a therapy session with Dr. Robbins, Dr. Robbins determined that N.G. was severely depressed and evidencing suicidal intent. Id. at 634. She recommended immediate hospitalization due to the severity of N.G.'s condition. Id. N.G.'s parents took her to Children's Hospital where N.G. was evaluated by the psychiatrist on call who also recommended immediate hospitalization. Id. at 637. N.G. was hospitalized at Children's Hospital for 11 days. According to the discharge summary report, the hospital indicated that N.G. had suffered from "major depressive disorder" since she was twelve years old. Id. at 233. Ms. Correa testified that the psychiatrists at Children's Hospital instructed her to "work with the school" to set up a "disability program" and support system for N.G. because she would need a lot of support. Id. at 638. In addition to medication and therapy, they also told her that N.G. needed "lots of teacher attention, lots of one-on-one, lots of focused work, [and] small classes." Id. at 639.
Immediately after N.G. was hospitalized, Ms. Correa delivered letters to N.G.'s teachers and Dr. Tarason detailing what had happened and requested help gathering N.G.'s assignments and supporting her during this difficult time. R. 226, 640. Four days later, on April 26, 2003, Mr. Gomez wrote a follow up letter to Dr. Tarason expressing disappointment that only one of N.G.'s teachers had responded to the request and also requesting that the school convene a meeting to "review the relevant circumstances and prepare a '504 plan'*fn6 to support [N.G.] upon her return to school." Id. at 227. Mr. Gomez also indicated that the circumstances necessitating N.G.'s hospitalization "have affected her performance practically all year, but we are only now understanding their full extent." Id.
On May 4, 2003, Dr. Robbins wrote to Dr. Tarason informing him of N.G.'s diagnoses of ADHD and major depression. R. 250. She provided N.G.'s treatment history and the various ways in which N.G.'s conditions affected her, including "inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, disorganization, inefficiency, poor time management, inconsistent follow-through, procrastination, poor working memory, low frustration tolerance, and low self-esteem." Id. Dr. Robbins also specifically indicated that N.G. was disabled, stating,
N.G. is currently experiencing severe clinical depression and is in inpatient treatment at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Upon discharge, she will need to have her handicapping conditions addressed by the school, with appropriate accommodations made to assist her in reaching her academic potential.... A very bright, talented and engaging young woman, she has been suffering emotionally and academically due to her untreated ADHD and depression. I will be working with her, her family, and hopefully the school to make sure that appropriate accommodations are made for her....
Id. In addition to the general request that Wilson "address" N.G.'s "handicapping conditions," Dr. Robbins also specifically proposed some accommodations and further encouraged Dr. Tarason and N.G.'s teachers to work together to assist her, stating,
She would benefit greatly from some standard educational accommodations (a 504 plan), such as being seated near the front of the classroom, being provided organizational assistance, being reminded to hand in homework assignments, being provided academic assistance/tutoring when needed, and being given extended time on tests. Please encourage her teachers to work with her to make appropriate modifications to her academic requirements, such that she will be able to make up work from both prior to and during her current psychiatric hospitalization.... As a result of her current fragile emotional state, she may well also need to make use of a crisis counselor, or have a safe place to go if she becomes overwhelmed or upset during the school day.
Id. Dr. Robbins concluded her letter encouraging Dr. Tarason to contact her if additional information was needed "in order for [N.G.] to qualify for the necessary accommodations." Id.
Dr. Robbins wrote a second letter on June 3, 2003, this time recommending to Ms. Gaines, the vice principal, that N.G. be allowed to drop her math class without penalty for medical reasons and suggesting that she be permitted to retake math in the fall. R. 252. In this letter, Dr. Robbins again reiterated N.G.'s recent ADHD and depression diagnoses, and also indicated that N.G. was unable to take medication for her ADHD at that time, "so it is even more difficult for her to focus, manage her time, motivate herself and be efficient." Id.; see also R. 819 (Testimony of Dr. Robbins indicating that N.G. could not take ADHD medication during initial treatment with antidepressants). No one from DCPS contacted Dr. Robbins or N.G.'s parents in response to any of these letters.
On or around May 8, 2003, Wilson convened what "everyone called a 504 conference" in response to Mr. Gomez's request.
Pl.'s Mot. at 10. Ms. Correa testified that she believed the meeting had to do with the Americans with Disabilities Act and understood that the purpose of the meeting would be to discuss "how the school could help us get her in a situation that she could be in and do well in." R. 642. In addition to N.G.'s parents, the school counselor, three of N.G.'s teachers, and her private tutor attended the meeting. Her four other teachers did not attend, nor did an administrator or the special education coordinator. Id.
According Ms. Correa's uncontroverted testimony, the focus of the "504 conference" was how to get N.G. to pass the tenth grade. Id. at 643 ("It was a short-term focus of getting her through -- it was clear they didn't want her repeating the tenth grade."). The discussion focused solely on what assignments needed to be completed by when and what could be excused. Id. Ms. Correa testified that no "plan" was made, none of the accommodations recommended by Dr. Robbins were discussed and no one suggested that N.G. be evaluated under the IDEA. Id. When asked about the outcome of the meeting, Ms. Correa answered, "I still don't know. Nothing-- we didn't come out of there with a plan; we didn't come out of there with a piece ... of paper as a result of that meeting. There wasn't a discussion, there was nothing." R. 645. When Ms. Correa went to meet with the vice principal after Dr. Robbins recommended N.G. drop math to reduce her stress levels, Ms. Correa discovered that the vice principal did not even know a meeting had taken place. Id. ("And I had to tell her that we had all these problems and ...that we had had a meeting with the teachers and all that. She didn't know. There was nothing planned.") Following the conference, N.G.'s parents again corresponded by email with the individual teachers who did not attend, requesting accommodations and indicating that "there are very concrete medical reasons for N.G.'s behavior" and "a lot of the acting out that you saw was spurred on by her undiagnosed depression and ADHD." R. 244. Both Dr. Tarason and Ms. Hansen, the school counselor, were copied on these messages. Though she failed four of her classes, the year ended in mid-June and N.G. was promoted to the eleventh grade. Id. at 92.
On August 8, 2003, Ms. Correa returned to Wilson to register N.G. for the eleventh grade. According to her hearing testimony, Ms. Correa saw Ms. Hansen, the school counselor, and approached her to discuss how they could help N.G. have a better year. She testified that she told Ms. Hansen, "I want to make sure that this year we do put N.G. in a situation where she gets the kind of one-on-one help that she needs." R. 649. Ms. Correa then testified, "That woman looked at me like she didn't know me from Adam. She looked at me like she didn't know who I was or what I was talking about." Id. Ms. Hansen then indicated that she was too busy to meet with Ms. Correa until the third week of school. At that point, Ms. Correa testified that she said "well, you want her to commit suicide at the beginning of the year instead of the end so that maybe we could do something?" Id. at 650. At that point, Ms. Correa testified that she decided she could not "put [N.G.] back in this situation" and she decided to try and find a private school placement for her. Id.
After the 2002-2003 school year ended, N.G.'s parents consulted Dr. Robbins about the type of school setting that might be better for N.G. R. 823. Dr. Robbins indicated that N.G. would benefit from small classes, a highly structured environment, and one-on-one attention from supportive teachers. Dr. Robbins also indicated that N.G. would benefit from a "safe environment" to which she could retreat if she became overwhelmed and upset in class. Id. at 338. Ms. Correa testified that the doctors at Children's Hospital also recommended that in light of N.G.'s depressive disorder, "she needed small classes... to be able to connect with the teacher, ... the ability to ask for help and get it. She needed a support system." Id. at 648.
In response to these recommendations and because of their belief that no other options were available through DCPS, id., N.G.'s parents enrolled her at the Saint James School in Hagerstown, Maryland, for the 2003-2004 school year. Saint James is a highly structured boarding school, with an average class size of 12 students and a total student body of 220. R. 354. The school offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, family-style meals, mandatory athletics and study hall, and close monitoring of nearly all aspects of each student's life. Id. at 356. Saint James admitted N.G. with knowledge of her ADHD, believing its small size, structure, attentive teaching and coaching, and dormitory supervision would be good for her. Id. at 359. The headmaster testified in her affidavit that Saint James has accommodated ADHD students in the past. Id.
N.G. was admitted on the condition that she repeat the tenth grade because her academic performance at Wilson had been so poor. Id. at 654. Ms. Correa observed improvement in N.G. during her time at Saint James, testifying that she was excited about learning again, she started to believe in herself and her grades improved. R. 655. While at Saint James, N.G. received psychological support with a therapist who came to the school one day each week. She also continued to see her psychiatrist for medication therapy and saw Dr. Robbins for additional counseling when she came home. R. 679.
While N.G. made improvements at St. James, her parents ultimately determined that the school was too religious and not sufficiently diverse. R. 658 (Testimony of Ms. Correa expressing concern that N.G. was one of only three Hispanic students at the school). Accordingly, in 2004, they enrolled N.G. at the Buxton School in Williamstown, Massachusetts, for eleventh grade. Buxton is a very small boarding school, and enrolls only 90 students total for grades nine through 12. R. 381. The average class has only six to eight students. According to the affidavit of a Buxton teacher,
The typical Buxton student is very bright and does well in an environment that affords a lot of personal contact with adults to foment self-esteem, trust, and basic growth. This student may not be doing well in a large, impersonal environment, but has the potential for great success in a community that affords personal rights along with imposing personal responsibility.
R. 381. Dr. Robbins approved of Buxton because it was even smaller than Saint James and was more responsive to the individual differences in the way people learn. R. 825-826. While N.G. attended Buxton, she continued to receive psychological counseling from a therapist who works with the school but is not on staff. R. 675. She also continued to take medication for depression and ADHD. Id. at 306.
On November 23, 2004, Ms. Correa went to Wilson to register N.G. as a non-attending student and to inquire about special education services. After filling out the registration forms, Ms. Correa asked for the forms necessary to request special education services. Ms. Correa was first told that Wilson did not have any such forms. R. 253. When Ms. Correa asked to speak to someone else, she was referred to Mr. Williams, the special education coordinator, who told Ms. Correa that a parent cannot request special education services, but rather the referral had to be made by a teacher. Id. Ms. Correa then called the D.C. Education Office to clarify this matter and was instructed by that office to call the same Mr. Williams who had turned her away at Wilson. Id. Ms. Correa called Mr. Williams again on November 29, 2004 but he did not return her call.
Following this incident, Plaintiffs' retained their current counsel. Plaintiffs' counsel sent a letter to Wilson describing the above interaction and requesting that the school "immediately initiate all appropriate procedures to evaluate N.G.'s eligibility for special education and related services, as well as any additional or different procedures which may be required in furtherance of the nearly two-year-old request for a 504 plan." Plaintiffs' counsel also directed Ms. Correa to go to the Central Assessment Referral and Evaluations ("C.A.R.E") Center in order to request special education services for N.G. Until that point, Ms. Correa testified that she was unaware of the Center's existence or of any of the services it provides, such as testing students to identify problems or placing students with special needs in separate schools. R. 666. Ms. Correa signed the necessary forms at the C.A.R.E. Center on December 27, 2004 to begin the evaluation process.
DCPS subsequently performed a comprehensive psychoeducational evaluation, which included a battery of tests that N.G. took while home from Buxton over the holidays. Id. at 667. Dr. Denise White-Jennings, a DCPS psychologist, also completed a clinical psychological consultation, which consisted of reviewing records and forms completed by N.G.'s parents and teachers. Pl.s' Mot. at 18. Dr. White-Jennings never met N.G. Her May 11, 2005 report included the following "diagnostic impressions."
N.G. has a history of depression with past suicide attempts and hospitalization. She has been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and prescribed Lexapro and Keflex according to Childrens' Hospital records from her 2003 hospitalization. According to parent report, N.G. has also been diagnosed with ADHD although records were not made available indicating this diagnosis. Current parent and teacher rating scales are suggestive of ADHD symtomology however symptoms of restlessness, inattention, distractibility can also be associated with depression. N.G. is reported to be in ongoing psychotherapeutic treatment. Current reports have been requested, but have not been provided. Diagnosis is deferred pending treatment/progress notes from her therapist.
DCPS convened a Multidisciplinary Team ("MDT") meeting on May 16, 2005 at which it determined that N.G. was not eligible for special education. The decision was based only upon the psychoeducational evaluation and clinical psychological consultation reports prepared by DCPS along with the quarterly grade reports and teacher rating forms submitted by N.G.'s teachers at Buxton. R. 298, 736. The MDT did not consider medical records submitted by N.G.'s parents. Id. at 736. Those records included a 2003 diagnosis of ADHD and mood disorder from Dr. Lawrence Brain, the child psychiatrist who treated N.G. from May 2003 to November 2003, and a medications report from Dr. Silver, the child psychiatrist who treated N.G. from March 2004 through December 2004. Though it appears from the record that Plaintiffs' counsel mailed these reports to DCPS on April 25, 2005, see R. 304, the MDT notes represent that DCPS did not receive them until the date of the MDT and therefore the team refused to consider them. Id. at 297-98. The MDT also did not consider N.G.'s academic performance at Wilson nor her past academic history even though N.G.'s parents urged its consideration. Pl.'s Mot. at 14; R. 709, 714. The MDT determined that based upon the "information presented," N.G.'s academic performance was commensurate with her educational potential and therefore she was ineligible for special education.
On May 24, 2005, Plaintiffs requested through counsel that the MDT meeting be reconvened because the MDT did not fully consider all factors relevant to the determination of the presence or absence of a disability. R. 307. In their letter to Ms. Gloria Everett, the social worker in charge of the MDT, Plaintiffs complained that
Although N.G. attended District of Columbia public schools from kindergarten through the tenth grade, DCPS brought none of her school records to the MDT meeting. Consequently, the DCPS team members were unable to assess N.G.'s current educational status and success in her current placement in context, specifically in comparison with the difficulties she experienced while enrolled in large classes and chaotic setting of a general education high school in which she received no emotional support.
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I have one that I've been using since high school as a place where junk mail can be sent. It's probably not a surprise, then, that this fortress of internet security was hacked a couple of months ago. I was informed by several friends that they had received a spam message from "me" which sent me into a fevered rush of password changes. The following Monday, the coworker who prints out spam for me had also received this important message from "Kimber." Here's how it goes. See you if can tell that I didn't really write it.
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Ridley Scott Reveals How 'Alien' and 'Prometheus' are Linked
When Ridley Scott's Prometheus first blipped onto sci-fi fans' radar, it was promoted as a prequel to the director's much-loved Alien. Things changed over the course of the film's production – to the point where Prometheus went from being a part of the Alien canon to an entirely different standalone science-fiction feature with ties to the Alien universe. Scott and company have been very secretive about what connects Prometheus to Alien, but the filmmaker appears to have finally spilled the beans.
While being interviewed by a Hungarian news outlet, Scott revealed the details surrounding who actor Guy Pearce will be playing in the upcoming film. If you're averse to spoilers, you'll probably want to skip past the next two paragraphs.
Scott told the interviewer "when the first Alien movie and Blade Runner were made, I thought that in the near future the world will be owned by large companies. This is why we have the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner, and Weyland-Yutani in Alien. They sent the Nostromo spaceship.
The Prometheus is owned by an entrepreneur called Peter Weyland, and is played by Guy Pearce. That's the connection between the two films, and nothing more. Prometheus is a new film, a new world, and is full of new ideas. And of course new monsters as well."
That's it? All this time we've been hearing about these connections to Alien and the big revelation is that Guy Pearce will play the boss of one of the companies who sent the Nostromo out into space? We're kinda hoping something got lost in translation here…
We're cool with the fact that Prometheus isn't an Alien prequel. Our inner geeks made peace with that ages ago. We love the Prometheus trailer (watch it below) and can't wait to see the film – but if this is the big reveal of how the two films are linked after months of teasing, it's pretty underwhelming. Pearce as Weyland feels more like an easter egg than anything – a sly wink and nudge to hardcore fans, not a big tie-in between two (apparently) different universes.
While these words came directly from Ridley Scott himself, we're still taking them with a grain of salt. After all, the Space Jockey who turned up in Alien is also featured in Prometheus, so we're not entirely convinced that an appearance from Peter Weyland is the only thing that will bring these two films together. It's clear that we won't be seeing any Xenomorphs running amok in Prometheus, but we'll all have to wait until the film's June 8th release date to figure out all of the ways the two films connect.
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I'm trying to avoid 2016 speculation, which suggests that my status as a political junkie is in deep decline. But when Jodi Kantor writes, you read.
Mrs. Clinton may find that her freedom comes with one huge constraint. The more serious she is about 2016, the less she can do — no frank, seen-it-all memoir; no clients, commissions or controversial positions that could prove problematic. She will be under heavy scrutiny even by Clinton standards, discovering what it means to be a supposedly private citizen in the age of Twitter. With the election four years away — a political eon — she will have to tend and protect her popularity, and she may find herself in a cushy kind of limbo, unable to make many decisions about her life until she makes the big one about another White House try.
Manu Raju has the latest intel on the Democrats' filibuster reform discussions. The very existence of the story affects the internal discussions – Republicans need to believe that Democrats have the votes.
Dick Armey, newly free of FreedomWorks, joins the "Republicans woulda won if it wasn't for those lousy gaffes" club.
The Montgomery/Kane readout on the fiscal cliff talks suggests that the White House is still considering further Medicare cuts, while standing fast on Social Security cuts.
Obama has proposed $350 billion in health savings over the next decade. Boehner has suggested $600 billion from health programs, and an additional $200 billion from using a stingier measure of inflation, reducing cost-of-living increases for Social Security recipients.
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Calgary Luxury Homes – Benefits of Luxury Home Living
Calgary has become a hot spot for luxury homes. Abundant employment opportunities, high average incomes and low taxes are only some of the contributing factors as to why more people are buying luxury homes in Calgary than ever before.
As a matter of fact, 2012 was a record setting year for luxury homes sales in Calgary, while recently released reports show that luxury home sales have followed this upward trend well into 2013.
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Exceptional location
Almost always Calgary luxury homes and communities are defined by an amazing location which could include any one or a combination of the following…
- Estate sized properties found on the outskirts or just outside of town, like those in the award winning Calgary luxury community Watermark at Bearspaw.
- Exclusive inner city living only minutes from downtown just like in Mount Royal Calgary luxury homes.
- Close to schools, amenities, green spaces, parks and waterways such as the Glenmore Reservoir, a trait that luxury homes in Bayview Calgary share with other exclusive communities.
- Quiet and serene community ambiance with little traffic, a characteristic shared by the luxury neighbourhood of Roxboro and many other upscale areas.
- Nearby golf course in the centre of a luxury area, or perhaps on the border just like the Calgary Golf and Country Club bordering the highly desirable luxury community of Bel-Aire.
- Fantastic views of the Rocky Mountains, rolling foothills, ravines and everything in between, something that is of the norm for Calgary luxury homes in Aspen Woods, a well-established upscale community in the southwest.
As you can see, Calgary is host to a wide variety of luxury communities and homes. Luxury buyers in Calgary have only the utmost of options when choosing a location that fits their wants and needs.
Luxurious home features
We all know that luxury homes are also defined by their features. Characteristic of many luxury homes are all-inclusive amenities and unique attributes that could include several of the following…
- Large square footage
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- High end materials and appliances
- Custom architecture and interiors
- Open entrance way with beautiful chandelier
- Spa-like features in master suite and bathrooms
- Latest and greatest, easy to use electronic controls
- All-inclusive security system
- Custom wine cabinet
- Home movie theatre
- Indoor or outdoor swimming pool
- Large backyard
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Luxury home buyers usually know what they want out of their home. Having the opportunity to pick and choose home features that contour to the lifestyle of buyers and their families is only one of the benefits of buying a luxury home in Calgary.
All-inclusive community features
Many new luxury community developments in the Calgary region are being built on the outskirts of the city, or just outside the city borders to allow for an all-inclusive master plan without any space limitations. These areas are the pinnacle of suburban and estate luxury living in Calgary and can include…
- Central amenity area
- Public outdoor barbecue stove and pit
- Verandahs and picnic tables
- Body of water for swimming and other water activities
- Beautifully landscaped public areas
- Interconnected pathways and abundant green spaces
- Full-time maintenance staff and concierge
- One-entrance, gated community with security system
While luxury communities in the inner city of Calgary might not have the space for a central lake, they do have extreme convenience of having the opportunity to live a walkable lifestyle, quick access to downtown and some of the best in Calgary.
It's up to the buyer to choose what location is more luxurious for them in terms of their wants and needs.
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Sony has not been as strong in the electronics department as it once was with RIM and Apple beginning to dominate the multimedia market but with a few very promising new product launches on the way including the Vivaz touchscreen phone, the electronics juggernaut is poised to take the crown again.
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Amir Khan is relishing his return to "the Mecca of boxing" when he takes on wily American veteran Zab Judah in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe have all thrilled the masses in Sin City over the past decade and WBA light-welterweight champion Khan will look to add another chapter to that British lineage on the famous strip against 33-year-old IBF ruler Judah.
The Mandalay Bay Resort plays host to the unification match-up, the scene of Lewis' comprehensive knockout of Hasim Rahman in 2001 and Khan's own thrilling points triumph against Argentina's Marcos Maidana last December.
"Vegas is the Mecca of boxing nowadays," he said. "The biggest fights are over there and the Mandalay Bay has seen some big, big fights.
"It's the second time I'm going there and I'm only 24. Not many fighters have ever done that at this age. Normally fighters head there towards the end of their careers.
"I love fighting away from home because I'm not one to feel like the outsider. It's going to bring out the best in me."
Khan will hope for a more routine outing against two-weight world champion Judah than he experienced over 12 brutal rounds with Maidana.
Despite flooring his man with a vicious first-round body shot and pocketing many rounds on the basis of superior speed and skill, Maidana's power was always a threat to Khan and a succession of thunderous right hands had the Bolton man virtually out on his feet in round ten.
He weathered the storm to earn a narrow but unanimous points verdict and bask in the plaudits of luminaries such as Oscar de la Hoya, who branded the contest "the fight of the decade".
"It was a very important fight for me," said Khan. "It was my first one in Vegas and that makes you nervous. You want to leave a statement and I think I did that.
"Very often people can go to Vegas, fight and it's soon forgotten about. But my fight against Maidana is never going to be forgotten.
"People will always talk about it as being the best fight of 2010."
Khan's capacity to withstand Maidana's late onslaught - quite at odds with his first-round capitulation to Colombian banger Breidis Prescott in Manchester two years early - was widely credited to the work of strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza.
It therefore surprised many when Ariza was not present alongside trainer Freddie Roach for Khan's bout against European Champion Paul McCloskey in April, his place taken by fellow American Michael Vale.
Stories of contractual wrangling were widespread at the time, but with Ariza back on board for the showdown with Judah, Khan insists all differences have been resolved and claims the main issue was the division of the coach's time between himself and Roach's star pupil Manny Pacquiao.
"We know how good Alex is," he said. "We parted when I had the fight against McCloskey because at the same time he had Manny Pacquiao before his fight with Shane Moseley.
"I didn't really want to step on toes. I knew he'd got Manny and would be rushing so I thought I'd bring someone else into the team.
"We sat down afterwards and planned the year to make sure that me and Manny Pacquiao get 100 percent of Alex's time. We're happy with everything. We've put all that other stuff behind us.
"He knows I'm one of the hardest-working fighters out there and I know he's one of the best trainers out there. We make a good team."


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The top-rated wireless ear buds are more expensive, have better control features and produce better audio quality music than the top-rated wired ear buds. For instance, Jabra Sport, JayBird BlueBuds X and Plantonrics BackBeat retail above $120, while Brainwavz Delta wired ear buds sell at about $20, as of September 2015.
JayBird BlueBuds X wireless ear buds come with detachable fins for stability, and can sustain up to eight hours of play. The ear buds have a control center through which users can skip between tracks, are sweat-proof and have a built-in codec that enhances their sound quality. Plantronics Backbeat ear buds are both waterproof and sweat-proof and come with a charging case. Their battery supports up to 14 hours of play time, and a control center enables users to choose between tracks, control the volume or take calls.
Wired ear buds such as the Brainwavz Delta are lightweight and have secure ear inserts to enhance stability. The less than $20 ear buds also have noise-isolating features. Bose SIE2i wired ear buds come with short codes and an extension code to add length, especially during workouts. They deliver a clear sound even at high volumes, although they only focus on low-mid frequencies.


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The Spacepac Mule Ryder available from materials handling specialist Spacepac Industries is a range of ride-on electric powered tugs designed to move heavy objects over long distances in indoor environments.
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Bilateral Lateral Rectus Recession Versus Unilateral Recess-Resect for Intermittent Exotropia (IXT1)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01032603
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : December 15, 2009
Last Update Posted : October 17, 2018
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|Condition or disease
|Procedure: Bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLRc) Procedure: Unilateral lateral rectus recession with medial rectus resection (R&R)
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|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
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|336 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Outcomes Assessor)
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|Official Title:
|A Randomized Trial of Bilateral Lateral Rectus Recession Versus Unilateral Lateral Rectus Recession With Medial Rectus Resection for Intermittent Exotropia
|Study Start Date :
|June 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 9, 2017
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|February 2022
Active Comparator: Bilateral lateral rectus recession
Bilateral lateral rectus recession surgery
Procedure: Bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLRc)
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Active Comparator: Unilateral lateral rectus recession
Unilateral lateral rectus recession w/ medial rectus resection surgery
Procedure: Unilateral lateral rectus recession with medial rectus resection (R&R)
A unilateral lateral rectus recession combined with a medial rectus resection in the same eye. Choice of eye at investigator discretion based on any interocular difference, position under anesthesia, fixation preference, or forced duction testing. Reason for choice of eye will be recorded.
Other Name: R&R
- Surgical failure as assessed by motor alignment and stereoacuity at near [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- Proportion of Patients with Exotropia at 8 Years [ Time Frame: 8 years after enrollment ]
- Distance Control at 8 Years [ Time Frame: 8 years after enrollment ]
- Distance stereoacuity [ Time Frame: every 6 months for 3 years of follow-up ]
- Monofixation status [ Time Frame: Every 6 months for 3 years of follow-up ]
- Development of amblyopia [ Time Frame: every 6 months for 3 years of follow-up ]
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- Distance PACT at 8 years [ Time Frame: 8 years after enrollment ]
- Proportion of Patients with Consecutive Esotropia at 8 Years [ Time Frame: 8 years after enrollment ]
- Near stereoacuity at 8 Years [ Time Frame: 8 years after enrollment ]
- Cumulative Proportion of Patients with Reoperation by 8 Years [ Time Frame: 8 years after enrollment ]
- Comparison of Number of Surgeries by 8 Years [ Time Frame: 8 years after enrollment ]
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 3 to < 11 years
Intermittent exotropia (manifest deviation) meeting all of the following:
- Intermittent exotropia at distance OR constant exotropia at distance and either intermittent exotropia or exophoria at near
- Largest exodeviation at either distance, near OR remote distance between 15 and 50 prism diopters (PD) (inclusive) by prism and alternate cover test (PACT)
- Exodeviation at least 15 PD at distance and near by PACT
- Basic type or pseudo divergence excess type
- Stereoacuity of 400 arcsec or better at near by Preschool Randot stereotest (better of 2 measures)
- Visual acuity in the worse eye at least 0.3 logMAR (20/40 on ATS HOTV or 70 letters on E-ETDRS)
- No interocular difference of visual acuity more than 0.2 logMAR (2 lines on ATS HOTV or 10 letters on E-ETDRS testing)
- Absence of high AC/A ratio (exclude > 6:1)
- No previous intraocular surgery, strabismus surgery, or botulinum toxin treatment
- Investigator planning to perform surgery for correction of IXT
- No hyperopia greater than +3.50 D spherical equivalent (SE) in either eye
Exclusion Criteria:
- Coexisting vertical deviation, oblique muscle dysfunction, dissociated vertical deviation (DVD), or A or V pattern, any of which the investigator plans to address with vertical transposition of horizontal rectus muscles, oblique surgery, or vertical rectus muscle surgery, i.e., only small vertical deviations, oblique muscle dysfunction, DVD, and A or V patterns not requiring surgery are allowed
- Limitation of ocular rotations due to restrictive or paretic strabismus
- Craniofacial malformations affecting the orbits
- Interocular visual acuity difference of more than 0.2 logMAR (2 lines on ATS HOTV for patients 3 to < 7 years old or 10 letters on E-ETDRS for patients ≥ 7 years old) and/or investigator plans to initiate amblyopia treatment at this time.
- High AC/A ratio (exclude > 6:1 by gradient method)
- Prior strabismus surgery or botulinum toxin injection
- Ocular disorders that would reduce visual acuity (except refractive error)
- Prior intraocular or refractive surgery
- Significant neurological impairment such as cerebral palsy. Patients with mild speech and/or learning disabilities are eligible.
- Investigator planning to change refractive correction at this time (if the patient is otherwise eligible, the investigator should consider prescribing refractive correction and bringing the patient back at a later time for enrollment).
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01032603
|United States, Tennessee
|Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-8808
|Study Chair:
|Sean P Donahue, M.D., Ph.D.
|Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Jaeb Center for Health Research
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01032603 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2U10EY011751 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|December 15, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 17, 2018
|Last Verified:
|October 2018
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Plan Description:
|In accordance with the NIH data sharing policy, a de-identified database is placed in the public domain on the PEDIG public website after the completion of each protocol and publication of the primary manuscript.
|Time Frame:
|Data will be made available after publication of each primary manuscript.
|Access Criteria:
|Users accessing the data must enter an email address.
Keywords provided by Jaeb Center for Health Research:
Intermittent exotropia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Ocular Motility Disorders
Cranial Nerve Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Eye Diseases


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Top Cars
New Eco-Friendly Cars on the Way
Eco-friendly cars are the way forward, and cars that run on fossil fuel will eventually become fossils themselves. While that development is somewhere off in the distant future, we're already on the path toward it. This list of new machines using alternative fuels represents another step on that path. The next wave of green machines is coming soon.
2015 Kia Soul EV
Yes, an all-electric version of Kia's tall compact car is coming. The battery pack is lithium-ion polymer, a step forward from regular lithium-ion. It means quicker charging and a somewhat better range (as much as 124 miles) than the current crop can offer. The company claims that the cell energy density will be the best in its class. The battery's cooling system includes a fan, while the occupants' cooling systems can switch to a solo setting, saving energy that would otherwise have gone into blowing cool air at the empty front passenger seat. The Soul EV has already been given the automobile industry's first-ever UL environmental validation (UL, or Underwriters Laboratories, is a standard-setting agency for safety and sustainability) for the amount of biodegradable materials it deploys. Production has already started, and the car is expected stateside in the second half of the year.
2016 Toyota FCV
A fuel-cell vehicle (FCV) is an electric vehicle that makes its own electricity. It does so by putting hydrogen through a chemical process that creates sufficient spark to drive an electric motor; the only emission is water vapor. With a full tank of hydrogen, range can be about 300 miles, and refueling takes about the same time as a gasoline-powered car. No plugging in required, and drivers should have no anxiety over double-digit range. The only problem is that it's really hard to find hydrogen. Most lease-only forays into fuel-cell transportation by Honda, Hyundai and the like have centered on California, one of the few states with hydrogen pumps (but even those are sparse). But technology progresses as it must, and Toyota now feels bold enough to make a fuel-cell-powered midsize sedan available to Californian buyers at a price anticipated to be in the region of $50,000. The company has even invested money into creating a better hydrogen infrastructure. The FCV is due in 2015 but might well go on sale as a 2016 model.
2016 Honda FCEV
The Honda FCEV is in the same position as the Toyota FCV. These two models share virtually the same story, except that Honda has yet to state exactly when it will become available, whether people can buy it or if it's a lease-only deal like the company's earlier FCX Clarity.
2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell
Like the Kia Soul EV, the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell makes the most of a small space. The fuel cell Tucson uses hydrogen fuel stored in a large on-board tank to produce electricity. It looks just like a normal Hyundai crossover SUV but with a little less cargo space to make room for that hydrogen tank. Total output is about 134 horsepower, and Hyundai says that the Tucson Fuel Cell can go up to 300 miles before fill-ups. Don't spend too much time looking for one of these; Hyundai will only make about 1,000 of them through the year 2016. This isn't really about the car itself, though; it's more about what it represents. The fuel-cell-powered Hyundai will lease for $499 per month.
2015 Toyota Prius
The tech here isn't so cutting-edge. Toyota is sticking with nickel-metal-hydride batteries for the time being, even though virtually everyone else has gone over to lithium-ion. New construction techniques for this fourth generation mean weight savings of hundreds of pounds. And Toyota's engineers have made a promise: Just as the current (third) generation of Prius has four times the power density of the original, the new generation -- making its debut as a 2015 model -- will have even greater power density. All of these changes are being made while still improving consumption by 10 percent, putting the Prius on track to be the first non-plug-in car on sale in the United States to achieve an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) combined figure of 50 miles per gallon. It's fair to say that anything wearing a Prius badge up to this point has not been all that thrilling to drive, but Toyota claims that a lower center of gravity will provide more agility for its new model. The latest Prius will also have a more spacious cabin. Look out for the new model toward the end of this year.
2015 Chevrolet Bi-Fuel Impala
This is a great idea: Run on compressed natural gas (CNG) for 150 miles of appreciably low emissions (compared with regular combustion engines) while saving roughly 30 percent over gas prices, then switch over to good old gasoline should the need arise. Total range is a claimed 500 miles. When the CNG runs out, the car will automatically switch to gasoline; the driver can also decide which fuel to run on by pressing a button on the dash. For example, it might be worth saving the CNG for a spell of city driving. The Impala Bi-Fuel comes out later this year, starting at $38,210 including destination charges.
2015 Tesla Model X
Tesla's next big thing is an all-electric premium crossover. It's based on the Model S sedan -- which is quite wide -- so make sure that it can fit in the garage before you write the check. Oh, and those falcon-wing roof-mounted doors might be a problem for the garage, as well. Three rows of seating are on offer, along with all-wheel drive and a 60-kilowatt-hour or 85-kWh battery. The latter will have the greater range (estimated at 238 miles), and it demands a higher price. Nothing official yet, but educated guesses put the starting price at around $71,000, going up to more than $100,000 when it goes on sale (supposedly) next summer.
2015 Volkswagen e-Golf
At first glance, the e-Golf doesn't seem to be adding anything new to the EV party: 80-mile real-world range (or thereabouts), top speed of 87 miles per hour, 240-volt charging in 4 hours. These figures are all par for the course, but this is the seventh-generation Golf we're talking about: one of the finest compact cars ever made. Although other companies have had battery-powered eco-friendly cars out for a few years, VW simply feels that it has taken the time to produce a superior product. The company claims low ownership costs, a sound system to warn pedestrians, and an array of safety features. The e-Golf is the first all-electric vehicle that VW has brought to the United States, and it goes on sale in November. No pricing has been announced yet, but a ballpark of $35,000 is an educated guess. One thing that comes standard is a taxi: If an e-Golf driver runs out of charge within a 100-mile radius of home, VW's roadside-assistance program will pick up the car and pay for a cab. And there's no limit to how many times you can make use of this option.


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'The Nokia N900 includes Skype and Google Talk clients integrated into the phone application and the messaging interface is excellent.'
'The smartphone will also be capable of video and audio playback, and offers up to 32GB of internal storage as well as a microSD memory slot capable of holding 16GB cards.'
'Its bulk combined with its black body gives the impression of a serious, serious phone and not one that will draw attention with flashy colors or cute design. '
'The Cliq, with Motorola's Motoblur software for gathering information from social networks, is a decidedly consumer-friendly phone that makes the Droid feel deadly serious in comparison. '
'The keyboard is decent-- a good thing for a social networking and messaging oriented phone.'
'reliable mobile Web experience'
'And despite the sliding keyboard, the phone still feels fairly slim. '
'For such a groundbreaking device, the N95's looks, at first glance, are that of an ordinary Nokia slider phone.'
'the Nokia N95 is one smart phone that just doesn't measure up, especially if you consider all the features in its minute size.'
'The keypad is very well designed, with a nice hump to each row of keys that made them easy for multi-tap typing.'
'5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss autofocus lens, a 2.6" QVGA display and a two way slider'
Call quality is good
Touchscreen form factor finally done right
Buggy software
Mediocre voice quality
'The Touch Dual's 400-MHz Qualcomm MSM7200 CPU is powerful enough to run Windows Mobile at a decent clip, though on occasion I still had to wait several seconds with frozen dialog boxes on the screen.'
'The original Touch model had it on the bottom edge which was way more convenient, especially when you had the phone inside the case - the new solution doesn't allow plugging in headset in such a situation due to the unusual slot location.'
'well-designed slider'
'it revealed the elegant image of the modern PocketPC'
'it had mediocre features'
'slim and sleek candy bar style phone'
'The noise levels are sometimes high in the shadows and in some cases we observed strange color dithering instances.'
'While the touchscreen is prone to fingerprints and scratches'
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Chairty Golf Scramble to Benefit the Preeclampsia Foundation
Monday, September 24th. Shotgun at 9:00am
Locateed at Bella Vista Golf Course in Gilbertsville, PA
Contact Dawn at: firstname.lastname@example.com for registrations or to volunteer your time and engery either the day of the event or to help solicit walkers and donations.
Preeclampsia Foundation Walk-A-Thon outside of Philadelphia has been CANCELLED!
May 12th, 2007
Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for information on Solo Walks to participate in.
Bake Sale in Chadsford
December 23, 2007
Time: 11:30am - 3:30pm
Outside the Friendly's Restaurant in Chadsford, PA
Come grab an quick gift or dessert for the holiday season. Please see the following thread for more information: http://www.preeclampsia.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19976
Statewide Scented Candle Fund Raiser
For the week of November 5th to November 23th.
If you are interested in participating in this easy fundraiser, send an email of interest to firstname.lastname@example.com. See the following thread for more information: http://www.preeclampsia.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19311
Meet and Greet at Houlihan's Restaurant
Sunday, November 5th at 1:00pm. Besides meeting other members and family from the Foundation, information on both the Philadelphia 2007 walk-a-thon and the state wide candle fund raiser will be presented. See the following thread for more information http://www.preeclampsia.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19209
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Tween July Summer Camp (2) 2016: Day 9
| July 28th 2016 |
| 10:30am - 3:30pm |
| Age 11-16 |
$80.00 per day
Satisfy a passion for good food and thirst for knowledge!
Work with a team in a professional kitchen and learn culinary skills that will last a lifetime!
Thursday: Beach Day
Dress to impress in your best beach attire while we work to learn the very best of beach foods!
Menu: Beach Day
Grilled Fruit Skewers
Rainbow Slaw
Snow Cones


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OSWEGO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo sophomore Elise Ramirez was the overall winner to lead the Knights to first place out of seven teams at the Oswego Invitational, Saturday.
Ramirez covered the five-kilometer course with a time of 19:46 to out-distance senior teammate Sara Rosenzweig (19:53) as the first seven runners across the finish line were Knights.
Senior Ashley Peppriell crossed the finish line in third (20:00), followed by senior Marissa Cossaro (20:02) in fourth, senior Marissa Bellusci (20:06) in fifth, junior Kristen Homeyer (20:11) in sixth, and sophomore Allison Fernandez (20:17) in seventh.
"I am really pleased with the team's fitness at this point in the season," said head coach Dan Moore. "We came in with a strategy for the whole team to run as a pack for a majority of the race. Watching them accelerate and close hard was fun and impressive to watch."
The Knights will be back in action next Saturday (Sept. 17) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by the University of Rochester.


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Write Wing
To me, exposition and backstory are two different things, but you may not see them the same way. Exposition is laying big structural story framework (could be past, present or future), while backstory is fill-in parenthetical stuff that is useful and fun, if not necessarily critical to the tale. It's hard to quantify the difference, but I know it when I write it.
The advice has a long pedigree: my first publisher, James Frenkel, passed it on to me when I was writing "The Throne of Scone"; I recently reminded him of it and he said HE'd gotten it from sci-fi author Vernor Vinge, who'd gotten it from someone he couldn't remember. So it's Ancient Tribal Wisdom for sure, being handed down in the ancient tribal style.
Anyway, it's the best piece of writing advice I ever got, and I thank whoever originated it, and I pass it along every chance I get.


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Payday lenders agree new rules
Payday lenders have agreed a new code aiming to ensure that vulnerable UK customers are not caught out by "hidden charges".
Four trade bodies - representing 90% of the lenders - have committed to make fees and charges clearer and to give more protection to those in difficulty.
But one consumer group has described the new code as merely rebranding.
The industry has been told that it must show evidence of clearing rogue operators out of the business.
"At a time when more consumers may turn to payday loans to manage spending, this is no time for complacency," said Business Minister Norman Lamb.
"The industry must continue its commitment to root out rogue lenders and tackle bad practice. I expect to see real results on the ground coming out of these additions to the lenders' codes of practice and that the trade associations will undertake a proper assessment of how well they are working."
'No pressure'
Payday loans are aimed at people who want to borrow a few hundred pounds for a short time, to tide them over until they receive their next wage cheque.
However, the interest charges are high, and consumer groups have raised concerns that consumers have been forced into a spiral of debt.
In the new code , the industry's associations, which speak for more than 100 lenders, have agreed to:
- Give clear information on the price of each amount borrowed, including fees and charges
- Carry out robust affordability checks to ensure borrowers can repay, before a loan is rolled over
- Freeze interest and charges if a customer is in financial difficulty and is using a repayment plan, or after a maximum of 60 days of non-payment
- Notify customers in advance if they plan to take recurring payments from a customer's account
"This is an important step towards making short-term lending more transparent and setting the highest standards for our customers," said Caroline Walton, president of the Consumer Finance Association.
However, one consumer group has argued that the agreement does not go far enough.
"This falls far short of expectations. It has taken the industry months to agree to the most basic of codes, and largely amounts to a rebrand of many of the existing rules that have been flouted by some unscrupulous lenders for years," said Richard Lloyd, executive director of Which?.
The other three trade bodies that have agreed to the new charter are the BCCA, the Consumer Credit Trade Association, and the Finance and Leasing Association.
The code is voluntary, and any lender breaking the rules would be told to change the way they worked or face expulsion from their association.
Joanna Elson, chief executive of the Money Advice Trust, said: "It is important to recognise and applaud any moves to protect consumers from falling foul of the payday loans industry, but it is equally important to recognise that there is still a very long way to go.
"It is clear that far more must be done to stem the tide of payday loan problems faced by more and more people across the UK every day. In the first half of this year National Debtline received 9,500 calls for help with payday loans, 61% more than the previous six months."
Rogue operators
Separate plans, going through Parliament, are set to give the Office of Fair Trading the power to stop instantly rogue money lenders, debt collectors and debt advice firms from operating.
The OFT is also conducting its own review into the payday lending market.
"Any action to improve the lending and debt collection practices of payday lenders is welcome news," said an OFT spokesman.
"We are monitoring the situation closely and will be looking for improvements in this sector ahead of the conclusion of our payday lending review later this year."


text: CRANDON, Wis. - A 20-year-old police officer who shocked this small northeastern Wisconsin community when he fired 30 rounds from an AR-15 rifle in the home of his former girlfriend, killing her and five others, took refuge in a friend's nearby log cabin for hours before he died in a police standoff - the final chapter of a bloody rampage that was only starting to come into focus Monday, police and witnesses said. It began when Tyler Peterson, a deputy of the Forest County Sheriff's Office and part-time officer with the Crandon Police Department, showed up shortly after 2:45 a.m. CDT Sunday at the home of Jordanne Murray, 18, and began fighting with her and six other young people who were gathered there, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said at a Monday press conference at Crandon High School. Infuriated, Peterson went outside to retrieve a rifle from his truck. He then forced himself back into the home, Van Hollen said, where he began shooting. The victims and one survivor were all between the ages of 14 and 20. "We are in shock and disbelief that he would do such terrible things," Peterson's family said in a statement released Monday. "This was not the Tyler we knew and loved." Neither Van Hollen nor police could say what had prompted the fight, but Crandon Police Chief John Dennee told reporters Peterson had been romantically involved with Murray in the past, and friends said Peterson had been frustrated that he couldn't get her back. "They had gone back and forth," Dennee said of the relationship between Peterson and Murray. Questions asked: The gruesome murders, which stunned the low-income, isolated community, including Peterson's family, have raised questions about how someone capable of committing such a crime could have been hired as a police officer. Dennee said Peterson underwent a background check and police training before he was hired, as part of the state's guidelines. But he said Peterson did not undergo a psychological evaluation because none was required in Wisconsin. Peterson was a member of the Forest County Sheriff's SWAT team, Dennee said. The AR-15 rifle Petterson used was the weapon that his officers carry. Van Hollen said that state investigators were taking the lead in the probe because of Peterson's connections with the Crandon Police Department and Forest County Sheriff's office. When Peterson left Murray's white wood house on North Hazeldell Avenue, he encountered Greg Carter, a fellow Crandon Police officer who had been called to the scene, and began shooting at him. Carter was injured when one of his car windows shattered, spraying glass all around. Peterson then fled. While it's unclear how much time he spent on the road, Dennee and Forest County District Attorney Leon Stenz said they spoke with Peterson by phone on separate occasions while he was driving. Stenz said Peterson was "calm" and that he tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a settlement. Eventually, Peterson headed down Gibson Lane, a narrow road that cuts through farmland in Argonne, a town seven miles outside of Crandon. At the end of the road, Peterson steered his truck onto the dirt path that leads to a wood cabin, nestled among pine trees, passing a yard strewn with cars and another home. Matt Carothers said Monday that he lived in the cabin and that the nearby home belongs to his mother, Mary Kegley and her husband, Mike Kegley. Carothers, who was wearing a baseball hat, jeans and a worn look on his face as he drove from the home Monday evening, said Peterson was a friend of his and that he came to him seeking refuge. Carothers would not say what Peterson said about the shootings, but he said that he and others who assembled in the cabin after Peterson arrived did not fear for their lives. "It was not a hostage situation," said Carothers, who said Peterson spent "hours" at the cabin. Mary Kegley said during a phone interview that she and her husband were among those also in the cabin during that time. Mike Kegley told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Peterson kept his rifle with him and told them he had gone to Murray's house to try to patch things up with her, but that he faced ridicule when he arrived, and that made him snap. Dorothy Kegley, Mike Kegley's mother, said she and other family members watched from the Kegleys' home as a SWAT team engaged in an hours-long standoff that ended early Sunday afternoon. Peterson died from a gunshot wound, Van Hollen said, although he said it was not yet clear whether Peterson shot himself or was hit by police fire. He said autopsy results would reveal what happened. The incident sent ripples of shock, anger and grief throughout Crandon, a small town of less than 2,000. "There is nothing that happened before or after yesterday's events that has given any insight into why," the Peterson family said in a statement that was read at Monday's press conference by Bill Farr, a local pastor. "I'm afraid I'd have nothing good to say about him after what he did," Steven Peterson, Peterson's father, said as he stood in the door of his home Monday morning, his eyes bleary from no sleep, when asked to comment on Peterson. He said he was horrified by what Peterson had done. The other victims were Katrina McCorkle, 18, Leanna Thomas, 18, Bradley Schultz, 20, Aaron Smith, 20, and Lindsey Stahl, 14. Charlie Nietzel, 19, was wounded during the shooting spree and was being treated at Marshfield hospital. Carla David, a hospital spokeswoman, said Nietzel had sustained two gunshot wounds and that his condition had been upgraded from critical to serious. (EDITORS: STORY CAN END HERE) School was canceled Monday, and friends and family members sought comfort in a nearby church, where school counselors, coaches and other professionals were on hand to assist with the pain. Farr, the pastor, said it was a tight-knit town where everyone knows everyone else, and that Peterson was in fact related to some of his victims. Melisssa Flannery, a 14-year-old with a ponytail and braces, said she was friends with Lindsay Stahl, whom she described as a bubbly vegetarian and staunch environmentalist. Flannery said Stahl worked with Murray at the Eat and Treat, a 1950s style frozen yogurt hamburger joint around the corner from Murray's home. Their deaths, Flannery said, had left her feeling numb. Ashley Sheldon, 14, who said she had known Stahl since pre-school, trembled with anger. "I don't believe that all these innocent people should have gotten hurt because of one stupid relationship," said Sheldon. Crandon Mayor Gary Bradley said the community had never before experienced such a blow. Tears filled his eyes as Bradley, an elderly man who spent years as a logger, tried to put on a strong face for reporters. "I'm a tough old lumberjack and look at me," he said as he gave into tears. But Bradley said the community was determined to survive the tragedy. "We want to heal all wounds," he said. --- (c) 2007, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago Tribune on the Internet at http://www.chicagotribune.com/ Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. ----- PHOTOS (from MCT Photo Service, 202-383-6099): SHOOTINGS GRAPHIC (from MCT Graphics, 202-383-6064): 20071008 wisc. shooting