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Abbas not truthful to Obama;
denies PA incitement
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
June 10, 2010
Abbas not truthful to Obama;
denies PA incitement
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was not being honest when he said to President Obama this week that the PA was not continuing its incitement against Israel.
Responding to President Obama's demand that the PA make more progress "on incitement issues," Abbas said:
"I say in front of you, Mr. President, that we have nothing to do with incitement against Israel, and we're not doing that," Abbas said. "What we care about is to live in coexistence with Israel in order to bring about the independent Palestinian state that will live side by side with Israel..."
[AP, June 9, 2010]
In direct contradiction to Abbas's claim, Palestinian Media Watch documented in a report released this week that PA incitement to hatred and violence and non-recognition of Israel has continued unabated in the month since the start of the proximity talks.
For example, whereas Abbas said to President Obama that he supports "living side by side with Israel," just a few weeks ago official PA TV called for Israelis to leave Israel and "return" to Germany and Poland:
"Where are you [Israelis] from? Of course, you're from Ukraine; of course, you're from Germany, from Poland, from Russia, from Ethiopia... I ask of you, return to your original homeland!"
[PA TV (Fatah), May 4 and 7, 2010]
PA TV is owned by the Palestinian Authority and under direct control of the office of Abbas.
In addition, the PA this past month has continued to honor terrorists who have killed Israeli civilians by naming sporting events after them, a practice repeatedly condemned by the Obama administration.
These are just two examples among many in the new PMW report documenting that every condition, principle and expectation set by the US for accepting the Palestinian Authority as a partner in the peace process continues to be violated by the PA.
The following is the new report in its entirety:
Click to view
full report in PDF)
PMW Incitement Watch
The PA during the proximity talks, May 2010
by Itamar Marcus, Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Barbara Crook
US State Department:
"After completing the first round of proximity talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, both parties are taking some steps to help create an atmosphere that is conducive to successful talks, including
President Abbas's statement that he will work against incitement of any sort
[Washington D.C., May 9, 2010]
The start of the proximity talks in May 2010 created hope for the renewal of the Israeli – Palestinian peace process. Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas declared that the PA would fulfill its commitments, with special focus on their stopping incitement.
However, an examination of the Palestinian Authority leaders' statements, official media, children's programs and PA-controlled events creates a pessimistic picture: Every condition, principle and expectation set by the US and the Quartet for accepting the Palestinian Authority as a partner in the peace process continues to be violated by the Palestinian Authority in the first month of talks.
Contrasting its moderate statements to Western powers in English, with those to its own people in Arabic the Palestinian Authority, the Fatah leaders and the Abbas-controlled official PA media continue to deny Israel's existence, deny Israel's right to exist, define the conflict with Israel as an uncompromising religious war for Allah, promote hatred through demonization slander and libel, and glorify terror and violence.
Click to view full report in PDF
The Report:
Education to deny Israel's existence:
Official PA TV continues to teach children to envision a world in which Israel does not exist and all of Israel is instead part of the "State of Palestine." The following lesson was on a new educational PA TV children's program. The map used in the studio is named "Palestine" and includes all of Israel
"Show me where you've been on the map of Palestine."
Girl: "We went to the Sea of Galilee [northern Israel] and to the Dead Sea."
Boy points on map: "Jaffa, Haifa." [Israeli cities]… and Jenin and Nablus."
"So you've visited many different places in Palestine, and that's very good. It's very good that we're always visiting new places in our state, Palestine." [PA TV (Fatah), May 16, 2010]
News reporting defining Israel as "Palestine" -1:
Even in sports news the Palestinian Authority official media looks for opportunities to deny Israel's existence. PA-owned Al-Hayat Al-Jadida reported on the coach of an Israeli Arab football team from a city in northern Israel as follows:
"… leading the team to the second division league for the first time in the history of the city of Um El-Fahm, one of the
largest Arab cities in northern occupied Palestine
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
(Fatah), May 14, 2010]
News reporting defining Israel as "Palestine" -2:
Israeli Arab Journalist Sa'id Hasanein:
"This visit [by Israeli-Arab Um El-Fahm soccer team to Hebron] is a natural action between people of the same nation… There is no difference between all the people of Palestine, and our obligation is to protect
it [Palestine], from the [Mediterranean] sea to the [Jordan] river
Redwan Sidr, secretary of the Al-Khalil Youth Foundation:
"We welcome our brothers [Israeli Arabs]… to the city of the Martyrs, Hebron… I also hope to see a group from
Interior Palestine
[i.e., Israeli Arabs] in the International Hebron Youth Tournament."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, May 17, 2010]
Maps denying Israel's existence:
President Obama has called the use of maps as in the above children's program a security threat to Israel:
"I will never compromise when it comes to Israel's security... Not when there are maps across the Middle East that don't even acknowledge Israel's existence."
[June 4, 2008, AIPAC Conference]
Yet all the maps on official PA TV since the start of the proximity talks continue the longstanding PA policy of defining all of Israel as "Palestine," or in the words of President Obama, "don't even acknowledge Israel's existence."
This map is one example among many that appeared this month.
It was broadcast numerous times on PA TV between May 4 - 17.
In the PA TV children's program, "The Best House", a music video called "We are Palestine's children" featured pictures of map of "Palestine" including all of Israel. [PA TV (Fatah), May 14, 2010]
Denying Israel's right to exist and calling for end of Israel:
An official PA TV statement lamenting the creation of the State of Israel included the following call for the dismantling of Israel because its land is "stolen" land:
Palestinian narrator: "I'm from Jaffa, I'm from Haifa, I'm from Acre, I'm from Nazareth, I'm from Gimzu, I'm from Zakariya, I'm from Ein Kerem (West Jerusalem). [All are cities and towns in Israel.]
Where are you [Israelis] from? Where are you from?
Of course, you're from Ukraine; of course, you're from Germany, from Poland, from Russia, from Ethiopia, the Falasha (a pejorative term for Ethiopian Jews). Why have you stolen my homeland and taken my place? Please, I ask of you, return to your original homeland, so that I can return to my original homeland. This is my homeland; go back to your homeland!"
[PA TV (Fatah), May 4 and 7, 2010]
PA TV Quiz offers $500 for answering that Israeli city Haifa is a "Palestinian coastal city."
This PA TV quiz envisioning a world without Israel was broadcast numerous times in May 2010.
PA TV quiz program
. Question posed to viewers at home:
"Which of the following is a Palestinian coastal city?"
1. Ramallah
2. Bethlehem
3. Haifa
Note: The only coastal city among the possible answers is the Israeli city of Haifa.
[PA TV (Fatah), May 23- 24, 2010]
Religious war –"Ribat" - against Israel's creation and existence since 1917
The PA Minister of Religious Affairs, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, continues to define the conflict with Israel as an uncompromising religious war – a "Ribat" - war for Islam. "Peace" as a Palestinian goal is said to take 4th place after the Palestinian "rights", "cause" and "religion," none of which will be compromised for peace. Moreover, he elevates the conflict with Israel in religious significance, saying the war was predetermined, being anticipated even in the Quran.
PA Minister of Religious Affairs, Mahmoud Al-Habbash:
"For the past 62 years the Palestinian people have suffered from two things. Since the catastrophe (i.e., the establishment of the State of Israel)– and perhaps even prior to the catastrophe, since the catastrophe, in truth, did not begin in 1948, but began perhaps in 1917 with the cursed [Balfour] Declaration, which gave a promise to those who did not deserve it… Since that date, resolute people, fighters and Ribat (religious Islamic) fighters have not ceased upon our blessed land… This conflict is explicit in the Quran and our obligation with regard to it is clarified by the Quran…
We do not oppose peace. On the contrary, we aspire to peace, but not at the expense of our rights; not at the expense of our cause, and not at the expense of our religion."
[PA TV (Fatah), May 14, 2010]
The Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, appointed by the PA, likewise defines the conflict with Israel as an uncompromising religious war – a "Ribat" – that began with the "catastrophe" of Israel's creation.
"The Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, devoted his sermon at the Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday to the subject of the catastrophe (creation of State of Israel) of our people… The Mufti said, addressing the worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound: 'Allah has chosen you to carry out
(religious war) in this blessed land… The catastrophe plants much pain in our souls, while at the same time we are planting the willpower to be resolute and the strong desire to carry out
in this blessed land until Allah decides the matter… Sheikh Muhammad Hussein called to continue with resolve, firmness, patience and
in this land, until all plans that aim to harm Palestinian existence in the land and in the holy place, have failed."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
(Fatah), May 22, 2010]
The official PA daily crossword puzzle presents a world without Israel.
"Palestinian city"
Solution: "Jaffa" [part of Tel Aviv]
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
(Fatah), May 20, 2010]
Hate promotion, slander, libel and demonization
PA continues to slander Israel, demonize and deny Israel's history in the land:
"The Israeli apartheid state, possessing no cultural heritage nor any collective symbol for a society born from the womb of the Zionist and Western imperialist attack, aspires and exerts efforts to appropriate and take over symbols and elements of the Palestinian national identity."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
(Fatah), May 19, 2010]
PATV News reporter demonizes Israel and its creation:
"While the world was raising its voice to judge the Nazis and putting up gallows to hang the criminals in Nuremberg, other criminals were spreading killing, destruction and expulsion in Palestine, before the eyes of the world. This is the free world – the world that could judge the criminals [in Nuremberg], but at the same time created out of the victim a future criminal, and released its reins, under the pretext of a guilt complex – a complex stimulated and invoked only when the victim was clearly Jewish or, later, Israeli."
[PA TV (Fatah), May 16, 2010]
Animalization of Israel and Jews continues in PA cartoons.
A shark in shape of the Star of David representing Israel is eating a map that includes all of Israel yet is marked as "Palestine."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
(Fatah), May 23, 2010]
Gaza flotilla
The PA at all levels exaggerated the Gaza flotilla confrontation and used it as an excuse to demonize and promote hatred of Israel. Whereas criticism of Israeli policies is acceptable, the Palestinian Authority used this incident as a launching point for far greater and more intense hate promotion both by slandering and libeling Israel about the incident itself, and by compounding the defamation, saying that this murderous behavior was part of the Israeli behavior and personality. This will be reported on in greater detail in the June
PMW Incitement Watch
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas himself accused Israel of premeditated and determined killing:
Mahmoud Abbas:
"The significance is that this decision was made in advance. They [Israel] wanted to create a confrontation. They did not want to allow [the ships into Gaza], but were determined from the outset to create a confrontation. They had the opportunity yesterday to relate to these people peacefully, because those who came to Gaza are civilians, peace-seeking people, who did not come to attack. They did not come with weapons or with an army. They came with humanitarian aid. Therefore, it was a decision made in advance, premeditated and with determination to kill and to create a confrontation with these people, and to take them all to ports in Israel. Israel always ignores all international norms, all international laws, all humanitarian laws. [Israel] doesn't care about anything."
[PA TV (Fatah), May 31, 2010]
Promoting and glorifying terror and violence
Honoring terrorists as children sing to future war against Israel
PA TV program "Good Morning Jerusalem" dedicated a program to honoring female terrorist prisoner Sanaa Shehadeh, who is serving 3 life sentences for transporting a suicide terrorist to Jerusalem in 2002. Her two nieces dedicated a song of war to her:
Girl 1:
"I want to recite a song for you [female prisoner Sanaa Shehadeh]:
'What am I doing here while my enemy is on my ancestors' land?
I want to defend, I want to fight,
I want to carry a machine gun and a rifle.'"
Girls 1 and 2:
"'And tomorrow, when the war starts,
I won't care about you [my enemy], or about the West.
And tomorrow when the war starts,
I won't care about you [my enemy], or about the West.
And we shall strike Israel, we shall strike Israel,
And return you [to us], land of my ancestors;
And return you [to us], land of my ancestors.'"
[PA TV (Fatah), May 28, 2010]
Glorification of terror
Ignoring the American leadership statements condemning the PA glorification of terror, the PA continues to honor terrorists by naming events after them. Worse still, Palestinian children were explicitly told that the naming of an event after the terrorist Abu Jihad is meant to make them see him as a role model:
"Yesterday evening the second
(Martyr) Abu Jihad [football] tournament for children concluded at the Abu Dis [near Jerusalem] youth club; it is held annually under the auspices of Fatah...
Abu Halal (Fatah branch Secretary) spoke about the anniversary of the Martyrdom of the
(Martyr) commander, Khalil Al-Wazir 'Abu Jihad,' and about his journey of struggle.
He reminded our children that we shall follow the same path of Abu Jihad
and Yasser Arafat."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, May 16, 2010]
Abu Jihad (Khalil Al-Wazir)
- A founder of Fatah and deputy to Yasser Arafat. Headed the PLO terror organization's military wing. Planned many deadly Fatah terror attacks, including the most lethal in Israeli history, the hijacking of a bus and killing of 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
Football tournament named after terrorist Abdallah Daoud:
(Martyr) [Abdallah Daoud] Abu Al-Qassam [football] tournament for security services teams begins on Friday"
"The lottery for the football tournament named after the
(Martyr) Abdallah Daoud Abu Al-Qassam, was held yesterday at the joint operations headquarters in the Bethlehem district. Participating in the tournament are teams representing the security services in the Bethlehem district..."
, May 17, 2010]
Abdallah Daoud
- Responsible for many terror attacks. Was one of the terrorists who stormed the Church of the Nativity in 2002, continuing to fight against Israel for several weeks while using the monks and the religious site as shields.
Football team named after terrorist Majed Abu Sharar:
A report on the Shahid Faisal Al-Husseini football festival, held in Rafiah, mentions the "Martyr Majed Abu Sharar" team:
"The tournament trophy finals were held between the Al-Zarnuka team and the Martyr Majed Abu Sharar team."
[PA TV (Fatah), May 14, 2010]
Majed Abu Sharar
– A senior Fatah and PLO terror leader in 1970s.
Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee and former PA senior official, Jibril Rajoub, likewise glorified terror, comparing the value of "throwing a hand grenade" to "building a school."
"Building a school and throwing a hand grenade, in my opinion, are resistance. I build the school in order to strengthen the reasons for my people's resolve, as one of several aspects of the resistance, and when there is a need to throw a grenade [or launch] a rocket, I'll do that as well out of my belief in the inevitable victory of my cause and its justness."
[PA TV (Fatah), May 12, 2010]
Honoring terrorist Dalal Mughrabi's bus hijacking in which 37 were killed:
Jamil Dweik, Chairman of the Al-Razi Institute for Culture and Society:
"The month of March, on the Palestinian calendar, is a very important month, full of events. Its events are likewise important, starting with International Women's Day; via Palestinian Women's Day – the anniversary of the Martyr death of Dalal Mughrabi; Culture Day on March 13, and then the anniversary of the Battle of Karameh..."
[PA TV (Fatah), May 17, 2010]
Dalal Mughrabi
- Led the most lethal terror attack in Israel's history in 1978, when she and other terrorists hijacked a bus and killed 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
Cessation of terror is temporary
In addition to this ongoing terror glorification the PA has repeatedly engaged in apologetics to its population for having acquiesced to the US demand to cease terror at this time during the talks. Twice in two days, senior PA and Fatah leader, Nabil Shaath, made speeches using apologetic language to justify the cessation of violence, which he stressed was because of current conditions. Excuses for cessation of the "armed struggle" that Shaath mentioned included: "At the present time is not possible, or is not effective," "has become undesirable now," "international conditions do not permit us," "the inability to engage in the armed struggle."
"MP Dr. Nabil Shaath, member Fatah Central Committee and Commissioner of Foreign Relations… emphasized that the Fatah's stated strategy for the struggle is to adopt the growing popular and 'non-violent' struggle against Israel, because of the inability to engage in the armed struggle, which has become undesirable now, although it is the right of the Palestinian people, which all international treaties and resolutions have guaranteed… Shaath said: 'I have said this to the leaders of Hamas, I have said to [Hamas PM] Ismail Haniyeh during my meeting with him in Gaza, that Arab, regional and to engage in the armed struggle… Shaath emphasized that the non-violent struggle is no less honorable than the armed struggle, and that it does not signify submission to Israeli demands."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, May 20, 2010]
Dr. Nabil Shaath, Fatah Commissioner of Foreign Relations:
"The current distancing from the armed struggle does not mean its absolute rejection… He noted that the difficulty of the conflict required the Palestinian people to diversify its activities of struggle – along with an emphasis on the importance of the armed struggle, which laid the basis for the existence of the state and contributed to maintaining the right and presenting it to the world – especially since the armed struggle at the present time is not possible, or is not effective, because of to the difficulties with which the Palestinian people contends."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, May 21, 2010]
Editorials in the official PA daily repeat this excuse for cessation of terror
"I have no doubt that the occupation is destined to pass from the world… I also have no doubt that out of the options for the national struggle to be rid of the occupation, the popular struggle is the one that is needed, since the option of the armed struggle is impossible at the present time."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
(Fatah), May 24, 2010]
Fatah leader Abbas Zaki, member Fatah Central Committee, justifies violence:
"Abbas Zaki, member of the Fatah Central Committee, does not believe that a Palestinian-Israeli agreement will be achieved in the shadow of the extreme right-wing [Israeli] government, but he leaves the door open to a 'return to [UN] Resolution 181 and to all forms of the struggle, including the armed struggle, if the negotiations fail… the door is open to a return to the UN, such that Resolutions 242 and 338 will no longer have any value, and there will be a return to Resolution 181 [of November 29, 1947], which is the Partition Plan and the birth certificate of the State of Israel and of the Palestinian State. In addition, [there will be] a return to UN Resolution 3236, which grants the Palestinian people the right to all forms of the struggle, including the armed struggle…'
He called for "a gathering that will bring together the Fatah and Hamas leadership, under Mahmoud Abbas' … and added: 'We are in favor of anyone who defends the homeland and bears arms in order to defend it, because he supports the idea of Fatah and of the resistance. Likewise, we stand with anyone who comes out against the Zionist lobby and isolates Israel and puts it in a corner.'"
(Jordan), May 22, 2010]
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Ops, on April 23, 2009:
"We will only work with a Palestinian Authority government that unambiguously and explicitly accepts the Quartet's principles:
a commitment to non-violence, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements and obligations, including the Road Map." ["Phase I of Road Map: "All official Palestinian institutions end incitement against Israel."]
Examining the Palestinian Authority leaders' statements, its education of youth, and its controlled media, it is clear that the Palestinian Authority has not complied with the conditions indicated by the Secretary of State nor has it fulfilled its commitment to "work against incitement of any sort."
In the first month since the start of the proximity talks, not only hasn't the PA "unambiguously and explicitly" accepted these conditions, but they have done the opposite; the Palestinian Authority has "unambiguously and explicitly" denied Israel's existence, incited to hatred, and glorified terror and violence.
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* DSBPC Assistive Technology Skills Checklists
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* Flowchart of the information for personally owned equipment
Revision as of 10:35, 5 March 2014
- 1 Defining Assistive Technology
- 2 Defining Assistive Technology Service
- 3 Ranges of Assistive Technology
- 4 Assistive Technology Evaluations
- 5 Assistive Technology Evaluations for Students with 504 Plans
- 6 Equipment Trials
- 7 School Concurrence for Medicaid or Privately Funded Equipment
- 8 T/IEP Team Assistive Technology Consideration
- 9 Documenting Assistive Technology on the T/IEP
- 10 Home and Summer Use T/IEP Considerations
- 11 Personally Owned Assistive Technology Equipment
- 12 Assistive Technology and Transition
- 13 Funding of Assistive Technology
- 14 Disagreements Between Parents/Guardians Regarding Assistive Technology
- 15 Links for additional information
Defining Assistive Technology
The term "assistive technology device" is defined as "any item, piece of equipment or product system – whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified or customized – that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of a student with a disability. The term does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted or the replacement of that device."
This definition mirrors the definition found in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) section 300.5 of Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
The definition of the term "assistive technology device" is based on how the technology is used rather than specific types of technology.
Link to Florida Administrative Code
Defining Assistive Technology Service
The term "assistive technology service" is defined as any service that directly assists a student with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device. The term includes, but is not limited to: (1) evaluating of the needs of a student with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the student in the student's customary environment; (2) purchasing, leasing or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices for students with disabilities; (3) selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing or replacing assistive technology devices; (4) coordinating and using other therapies, interventions or services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and programs; (5) training or technical assistance for a student with a disability or, if appropriate, that student's family and (6) training or technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing education or rehabilitation services), employers or other individuals who provide services to, employ or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of the student.
This definition mirrors the definition found in the IDEA 2004 (34 CFR §300.6).
Ranges of Assistive Technology
The state and federal definition of assistive technology device avoids the inclusion of specific types of technology, leaving it up to the T/IEP team to determine what is assistive technology for a student. As a result, many types of technologies have been identified as assistive technologies over the years by various T/IEP teams.
- Examples include:
- Simple or low technology (e.g., pencil grips, tactile rulers, light pens, page holders, highlighter tape, correction tape, paper communication systems, visual supports)
- Mid technology (e.g., timers, talking photo albums, digital recorders, calculators, spell checkers, switch-operated toys and appliances, single- and multiple-message communication systems requiring simple training of no more than one or two sessions)
- High or complex technology (e.g., computers, mobile devices, alternative keyboards, switch-control systems for computers, communication devices, word processors, graphic organizer software, text-to-speech software, text scanners, devices requiring an expert to train the user to a proficient level over time)
These are only a few examples, and they illustrate the range of technologies and devices that a T/IEP team may consider and may be investigated as part of equipment trials and selection.
Assistive Technology Evaluations
Assistive technology evaluations are conducted for the purpose of assisting the T/IEP team to select, obtain and use assistive technology. Not all students who require the use of assistive technology will require a full evaluation by the district's Assistive Technology (AT/CORE) Team. T/IEP teams may decide to collect data on the effectiveness of an assistive technology for a program accommodation and make recommendations as a T/IEP team.
At times, the T/IEP team may need additional expertise when considering an assistive technology recommendation. At those times, the T/IEP team should review the T/IEP to ensure that "Assistive Technology Services" is indicated under Related Services and the "Need for Assistive Technology" is indicated under the Special Considerations. The T/IEP team should submit a referral for service to the AT/CORE Team. An AT/CORE Team member will complete an observation of the student and make recommendations to the T/IEP team.
In some cases the AT/CORE Team will recommend a formalized evaluation after the initial observation. At that point, the T/IEP team must convene a meeting to make a recommendation for re-evaluation (MIS #809) and obtain consent for reevaluation (MIS #444). The 60-day timeline for completion of evaluations applies to reevaluations considering assistive technology. The 60-day timeline begins on the day the T/IEP team makes the recommendation for an assistive technology evaluation and not the day the Consent for Reevaluation is signed by the parent/guardian/adult student. If equipment trials are recommended, the trials will be completed subsequent to the evaluation and are not considered part of the evaluation process.
Possible team members to conduct an assistive technology evaluation include:
- Persons with personal knowledge of the student, such as a parent, other family member or guardian
- One or more persons knowledgeable in the area of curriculum, such as the general education teacher or special education teacher (or both)
- One or more persons knowledgeable in the area of language, usually a speech-language pathologist
- One or more persons knowledgeable in the area of motor skills, often an occupational or physical therapist
This is not an exhaustive list, and there can be any number of additional team members related to the needs of the student such as: an assistive technology specialist, an audiologist, a counselor, an instructional assistant, a physician, a social worker, a teacher of the visually impaired, a teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing, an early intervention specialist, a nurse, a rehabilitation engineer or a vocational counselor.
Assistive Technology Evaluations for Students with 504 Plans
For students with a 504 plan, the 504 team conducts the assistive technology evaluation. The AT/CORE Team is available for consultation with the 504 team and will assist with the equipment trial process, if warranted.
For additional information link to 504 Procedures.
Equipment Trials
Equipment trials are for the purpose of determining the educational necessity of a specific type of assistive technology and to assist the T/IEP team in determining what features are required. The process of equipment trials involves training parents/guardians, the student, and school team members on each type of equipment. An implementation plan is developed with the T/IEP team to outline training and data collection for the trials. Multiple pieces of equipment may be tried with the student. The length of each device trial may vary. At the end of the equipment trials, the T/IEP team must reconvene to make a recommendation regarding type and use of assistive technology needed by the student. The T/IEP must be revised to reflect these changes.
As a courtesy, the District School Board of Pasco County (DSBPC) will assist families to obtain durable medical goods through Medicaid or private insurance by conducting equipment trials. In these cases, the case manager should notify the appropriate related service areas (occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech/language therapy) for assistance.
School Concurrence for Medicaid or Privately Funded Equipment
Florida Medicaid and some insurance companies require School Concurrence documentation for a student to obtain durable medical goods. In these cases it is best practice for the parent/guardian to coordinate with the outside agency and contact the school prior to trials to ensure collaboration. Families will need to sign a Release of Records (MIS #791) allowing this contact.
School Concurrence is the school personnel's professional acknowledgement that the prescribed equipment is required as a medical necessity for the student. Additionally, it indicates agreement with the information provided in the agency's written report.
Implications for staff: In order to make this determination, the following procedures are recommended by the Office for Student Support Programs and Services
- Two school professionals must be involved in determining School Concurrence. One concurring professional must have knowledge in the specific area of the equipment being recommended (i.e., Occupational Therapist for access method, Speech/Language Pathologist for communication skills, Physical Therapist for positioning, etc.) and the other professional should be an individual who also serves the student.
- The concurring professional must make at least one observation of the student using the prescribed equipment.
- After the concurring professionals have read the report by the outside agency, they should determine if they concur with the information provided in the report and the prescribed equipment recommended. If additional questions need to be answered or data collected, the school-based team may request the equipment from the AT/CORE Team in order to conduct equipment trials.
- If additional data are collected and an observation completed, the school-based team should review this information and sign the School Concurrence in agreement with the report and prescribed equipment. If the school team is not in agreement with the recommendations made by the outside agency, the school professionals should contact the agency in order to collaborate and determine next steps.
T/IEP Team Assistive Technology Consideration
At each T/IEP meeting, the team should consider the use of assistive technology to assist the student in meeting his/her T/IEP goals. In order to make this decision, the T/IEP team must consider what skill area or goal the student is unable to demonstrate and if assistive technology would enable the student to perform the skill more efficiently in the least restrictive environment, or with less personal assistance.
The DSBPC has developed a screening tool to assist the school team when considering the use of assistive technology. It is recommended that students be screened at every T/IEP meeting to determine if assistive technology should be included as part of the T/IEP. This form can be utilized by school-based teams to document the consideration of AT for all students during the development of the annual T/IEP. It was designed to assist teams in determining resources necessary to address student AT needs in the educational environments. The team may choose to use another form of documentation for this consideration.
Additionally, students may require pre-requisite skills to properly utilize various types of assistive technology. To assist T/IEP teams, the DSBPC has developed skills checklists for various types of assistive technology. Lack of pre-requisite skills do not preclude the use of assistive technology; however, school teams will need to develop a plan to teach necessary skills and monitor student progress.
Link to DSBPC Assistive Technology Skills Checklists
Documenting Assistive Technology on the T/IEP
If a student is using assistive technology to access FAPE, it must be documented on the T/IEP. The T/IEP should include assistive technology under various sections including: Special Consideration, Goals (if applicable), Program Accommodations, and Related Services. The Present Levels Statement should clarify the need that is being addressed by the assistive technology (i.e., "the student has difficulty producing legible writing").
Assistive technology included in the T/IEP should be described by the features needed to accomplish the task and not list a specific type or brand by name.
- Examples:
- Dynamic display
- Voice output
- Word prediction
- Visual enlargement
- Word processing
- Non-examples:
- Laptop computer
- Dynavox
- CoWriter
- Link here for a list of common features of assistive technology
Low-tech equipment that is readily available at a school site can be provided to a student when determined appropriate by the T/IEP team. Items that fall into this category include but are not limited to: tape recorders, spell checkers, calculators, access to word processing (classroom computer or portable word processor), manual communication boards, low tech communication devices such as single message or multi-message devices, pencil grips, accommodations for handwriting (slant board, specialized paper, etc), objects for communication, etc.
Any student that is using school-issued assistive technology in the school, home, and community setting must complete the Equipment Loan Agreement form.
Home and Summer Use T/IEP Considerations
The T/IEP team must consider the requirements for use of assistive technology in the summer or home environment. For example, if the student uses a word processor to type assignments at school, the student would likely need access to word processing in the home environment to complete homework. In addition, the T/IEP team should consider socialization and generalization of skills for students using assistive technology to communicate.
The need for assistive technology to be used in the home setting should be listed under Program Accommodations with the location listed as "Home." The need for this accommodation must be clarified in the Present Level Statement.
Similarly, the need for assistive technology must be considered for summer. If the student is participating in ESE extended school year service or course/credit recovery, the student may need access to assistive technology in order to complete assignments. Additionally, a student may need access to assistive technology to complete summer assignments as part of secondary course requirements.
The need for assistive technology to be used in the summer should be listed under Program Accommodation on the Extended School Year Services Page with the location listed as "Home." The need for this accommodation must be clarified in the Present Level Statement and ESY should be identified under Special Considerations.
Assistive Technology and the Funding Matrix
Assistive technology is addressed in several sections of the Matrix. Some levels of the matrix require assistive technology services to be completed such as an Assistive Technology Evaluation Report. Other levels on the matrix allow for services to be provided by school-based personnel. You will have several options to choose from at each level. For additional assistance, please contact with your school-based Compliance Teacher.
If the options below are checked on the Matrix, an Assistive Technology Evaluation Report is required. Additional options are also available under each of the levels that do not require a formal Assistive Technology Evaluation Report.
Domain A - Curriculum and Learning
- Level 3 - Low/vision aids or use of electronic aids with assistance. The report can be generated by either the Assistive Technology Team or the Teacher of Visually Impaired.
- Level 4 – Use of assistive technology with supervision for majority of learning activities.
Domain C - Independent Functioning
- Level 4 – Special Equipment/Assistive Technology for personal care with frequent assistance. This report can be generated by either the Assistive Technology Team or by the school-based Occupational and/or Physical Therapist.
Domain E – Communication
- Level 4 – Daily assistance and/or instruction with communication equipment.
- Level 5 – Continuous assistance and/or instruction with communication equipment.
Personally Owned Assistive Technology Equipment
When a parent/guardian requests the use of personally owned assistive technology equipment, whether professionally recommended, medically prescribed, or privately purchased in a student's educational setting, the T/IEP team must convene in order to consider the request. The T/IEP team must determine if the student requires the features of the assistive technology to receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). This requirement generally excludes wheelchairs, walkers, gait trainers, hearing aids, low vision aids, and glasses.
There are several possible outcomes to the T/IEP meeting:
- 1. T/IEP team could determine the personally owned equipment is neutral for FAPE and/or medically prescribed. The outcome is that the equipment is utilized in school and training is provided, if needed. The T/IEP team should use current school policies related to personal items brought to school.
- 2. T/IEP team could determine the personally owned equipment is not required and usage does not impede a FAPE. The T/IEP must state current assistive technology the school is offering to address the need and include a statement as to why the personally owned equipment is being used. The T/IEP team should utilize current school policies related to personal items brought to school.
- 3. If the T/IEP team is unable to determine if the personally owned equipment is required for FAPE or additional data is required, then the appropriate personnel are contacted (i.e., PT, OT, D/HH, VI, SLP, O&M, PI, AT/CORE Team) to assist the T/IEP Team in determining if personally owned equipment is necessary for educational progress. This may require observations, consultations, or a formal evaluation (formal evaluations would require the reevaluation process). Written input will be generated to outline the features and rationale required for a FAPE. The T/IEP team must convene to discuss written input.
- a) The T/IEP team may determine the personally owned equipment is not required and usage does not impede FAPE. The T/IEP must state current assistive technology the school is offering to address the need and include a statement as to why the personally owned equipment is being used. The T/IEP team should utilize current school policies related to personal items brought to school.
- b) The T/IEP team may determine the personally owned equipment is not required and usage impedes FAPE. The T/IEP team must issue a Prior Written Notice of Denial (MIS #821) to inform parent/guardian equipment will not be used within the school environment. The T/IEP must document what assistive technology features/accommodations are required to address the need and provide FAPE.
- c) The T/IEP team may determine the personally owned equipment will fulfill the requirements for FAPE. The DSBPC is responsible for providing the necessary assistive technology equipment. The T/IEP team creates an implementation plan outlining usage of the personally owned equipment including: determining systems compatibility, identifying training needs, progress monitoring, and creating a back up system, if warranted.
Assistive Technology and Transition
The DSBPC is responsible for providing a plan for the transition of assistive technology as a student prepares for postsecondary education, vocational placement, independent living and community experiences. The T/IEP team must "invite a representative of any participating agency that is likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services" (34 CFR §300.321(b)(3)).
If assistive technology devices and services are needed by a student to benefit from a secondary educational program, it is likely devices and services will be needed for postsecondary education, training, employment and other postsecondary activities. In order to ensure the transition of assistive technology devices and services upon graduation, it is important to facilitate a successful transition. The following information provides guidance to T/IEP teams:
At age 14: Independence in using and understanding technology is a key factor in successful transition upon graduation. Therefore, training the student to use the technology independently may need to be addressed as early as the student's age 14 or eighth grade TIEP, whichever occurs first in order to meet the student's transition service needs. Additionally, self-advocacy training may begin at this time to help the student learn how to advocate for needed technology devices and services, both in secondary educational environments and ultimately in postsecondary settings.
At age 16: For a student with technology needs, the TIEP should include a statement of needed assistive technology transition services for the student, including the provision of assistive technology by agencies and/or supports, responsibilities and service linkages. The needed assistive technology transition services for the student could be the replacement of current technology, continued support for current technology or funding of new technology to support additional postsecondary responsibilities.
Funding of Assistive Technology
It is the responsibility of the DSBPC to provide assistive technology in order for a student with a disability to receive a FAPE at no expense to the parent/guardian. The DSBPC is not obligated to provide a specific type of assistive technology at the parent/guardian's request, if another type of assistive technology can also meet the student's needs and meet the district's responsibility to provide FAPE.
For assistance with questions regarding funding for assistive technology contact the Office for Student Support Programs and Services.
Disagreements Between Parents/Guardians Regarding Assistive Technology
At times the T/IEP team and parents/guardians MAYNOT reach consensus. IN those cases the DSBPC must:
- Inform the parents/guardian of the district's proposals or refusals, or both, regarding the student's T/IEP
- Provide the parents/guardians with a written copy of the T/IEP that includes not only those items upon which the parents/guardians and district agree, but also those items the district proposes as essential for the provision of FAPE
- Provide a Prior Written Notice of Denial (MIS #821) of refusal regarding the student's T/IEP and those items the district does not consider essential for the provision of FAPE
- Advise the parents/guardians that they have a right to seek resolution of any disagreements through processes such as requesting formal mediation or initiating an impartial due process hearing
Links for additional information
- ::FLDOE Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Paper
- AT/CORE Team Wiki
- List of common features of assistive technology
- DSBPC Assistive Technology Skills Checklists
- Flowchart of the information for personally owned equipment

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Biogas is generated through the process of anaerobic digestion. Some countries use energy crops for production of biogas; however, waste feedstock is the most popular raw material for biogas production. Waste feedstock includes sewage, agricultural wastes, and industrial wastes.
Asia has the largest number of biogas plants operating due to availability of large amount of feedstock from rural areas. Anaerobic process for energy generation is gaining popularity in Africa while this market is expected to set up strong roots in US and European markets in the upcoming years with rising environmental concerns and encouragement from governments of various countries for use of waste derived energy.
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So, today I was reading how, supposedly, the NSA spying program foiled a plan to bomb the New York subway system and a few thoughts came to mind.
To the editor:
So, today I was reading how, supposedly, the NSA spying program foiled a plan to bomb the New York subway system and a few thoughts came to mind.
First, knowing what a glory grabber Mr. �I Killed Bin Laden� is, if this were true, don�t you think he would have been crowing about it long ago? Second, I thought why is this Earth- shattering information conveniently leaking out now in the middle of this huge scandal? But most importantly, even if this were true, the capture of one terrorist or, for that matter, 1,000 terrorists, does not justify warrantless bugging of email, phone calls and internet browsing habits of every single American citizen!
The systematic dismantling of our country�s Bill of Rights and the trampling of as well as flat- out disregard of the constitutionally-guaranteed 4th Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure by this administration is doing to this country what terrorist groups have, up until this point, been unable to do.
This administration, the �most transparent in history,� is, whether through malice or ignorance, covertly destroying from within the very fabric of our Constitution; and it is doing this in the guise of protecting the very rights that it so callously tosses aside.
And, no matter where you come down on gun ownership, can you still say you totally trust your government? Can you see how some might be concerned for their 2nd Amendment rights when this same government says things like �Trust me, we�re not gathering data on gun owners� and �We don�t want to confiscate your guns!� It�s Orwellian.
Sadly, many Americans live their daily lives in a coma of ignorance � trusting every word that the mainstream media force feeds them as they suckle at the teat of welfare programs and other free government subsidies and all the while turn a blind eye to the fact that their freedoms are slowly being stolen.
But the problems extend far deeper than the ones that are currently in the news; and they span both parties and all political groups.
As of June 1, our country was $ 16,737,246,099,998 in debt! I know to most of you that is just a huge, inconceivable, number so let the old gunny put it in perspective for you. If you spent $100 a second it would take you 50,473.6 years to spend $16 trillion! Remember when Mitt Romney got lambasted for making the very simple statement that 47 percent of Americans pay no income tax at all? In essence what he was saying, if not very well, is that 53 percent of us are supporting all those so-called free government subsidies. And when revenue from our income taxes can�t foot the bill, our government borrows from countries like, oh I don�t know, let�s say China.
Or, better yet, the government simply prints more money. Yep, that works real well, just ask Germany, they tried it back in 1931. Their currency was so worthless that some people were using their Deutschmarks as wallpaper because it was cheaper to do that than to actually buy the real stuff.
But how can the government simply print money you might ask? Isn�t a dollar worth one dollar�s worth of precious metal or something? Nope. One dollar is worth exactly its weight in paper. Richard Nixon ended the convertibility of the dollar to gold on Aug. 15, 1971. Some even believe that the gold reserves that were once in Fort Knox aren�t even there anymore.
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It seems we are traveling down the same path as Rome, but unlike Rome we can stop this catastrophe before it is too late. All it will take is for the American people to finally wake from their slumber, to finally remove the yoke of a two-party political system that has us fighting among ourselves simply because one of us might be labeled Republican or Democrat, while they steal our money, steal our freedoms and steal our very country out from under us.
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"Soluble factors are important, but cells normally interact with the extracellular matrix and with neighbouring cells, and these have not been considered in most efforts to refine growth conditions," says Kiessling. "We wanted to know, can we replace the neighbouring cells and extracellular matrix with synthetics?"
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Kiessling outlines two areas of progress from her lab at UW-Madison. One series of experiments used a lab dish decorated with molecules called peptides to amplify the response of cells to a growth factor called transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). TGF-beta can affect healing, cell division and transformation into a more specialized cell or into a tumour cell, so TGF-beta can be helpful or harmful in different situations.
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When they are grown on surfaces without the peptides, the cells used in the experiment are like skin cells, but when they are on the peptide surface, they detect the growth factor and transform into muscle-like cells. "That shows the power of this approach," says Kiessling. "We have a way to make cells do one thing if they are attached to this surface and another thing if they are not."
A second series of experiments concerned human embryonic stem cells. Their therapeutic potential has remained tantalizingly difficult to reach, partly because they have been grown with substances derived from mice that could contain viruses or other pathogens.
While scientists have refined the liquid portion of the environment needed to grow and transform embryonic stem cells, the solid portion has received less attention. "Human embryonic stem cells need not only a defined medium, but also a defined substrate," Kiessling says. "Historically, the field has relied on mouse embryonic feeder cells and various mixtures of proteins isolated from mice, which contain who knows what in the way of viruses or other infectious particles."
"Our work highlights the fact that we can use a patterned surface itself to instruct the cells, which could be really useful for growing cells on a larger scale and differentiating them under defined conditions," Kiessling says. "Patterned surfaces are found throughout our tissues. Hair, eyes, brain, everywhere we have organized tissues, so if we want to grow different types of cells in ordered arrays to build up a tissue, we need the cells to be organized. We are not close to building a complicated tissue, but the first step is to localize specific types of cells where we want them. We've only scratched the surface of our ability to regulate and instruct cell growth and transformation using elaborately structured surfaces."
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Matt Russell, John Elway's director of player personnel for the Denver Broncos, spent a night in a Breckenridge, Colo. jail after being arrested on a drunken driving charge Saturday.
Russell crashed his 2008 Toyota Tundra truck into a parked police car, said Nate Reid, a trooper with the Colorado State Patrol. Russell and an officer from the Breckenridge Police Department were both treated for minor injuries at Summit Medical Center.
Russell submitted to an alcohol test after his arrest, but the results would not be immediately released.
Russell has also been charged with careless driving, possession of an open container and failure to show proof of insurance.
Reid said Russell was also involved in an accident earlier in Frisco, Colo., but he has not been charged in that incident.
The Broncos issued a statement Monday in which the team called Russell's arrest "very troubling" and his behavior "unacceptable."
"Our organization is extremely disappointed and concerned with the incident involving Matt Russell. We immediately expressed our disappointment to Matt, and he is fully aware of the seriousness of this situation," the team said.
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Russell also released a statement through the Broncos, and said he was "ashamed" of his actions.
"I deeply regret the poor judgment I demonstrated that resulted in my arrest over the weekend. I apologize to the Denver Broncos, our fans and the National Football League for this inexcusable mistake," Russell said. "I'm ashamed that I represented this region and the Broncos organization in the manner that I did. I take complete responsibility for my actions and will be fully accountable. Going forward, I will take steps to ensure this never happens again."
NFL spokesman Michael Signora told USA TODAY Sports the league is aware of Russell's arrest but that it would have no further comment. Team employees, like players, are subject to the NFL's personal conduct policy, and he could be subject to punishment from the league.
Russell, who turn 40 on Friday, has deep roots in Colorado, having starred as a linebacker for the University of Colorado in the 1990s. He lived in Boulder while working as an NFL scout for the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles before joining the Broncos' front office in 2009.
He was promoted by Elway in January 2012, and is Elway's top assistant on all personnel matters. The two are quite close, and frequently are seen together at local events and games.


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Local students rocked at solo ensemble contest
Congratulations to Anisia Barnett, Ingrid VonKleydorff, Kelsey Pashman, Madisyn Genender, Olivia Hahn, Rachel Malpass, Rebecca Chamberlain, Shannon Kittelsen, Tyler Lemon, Will Emery and the Sedici Corde String Quartet (Erika Malpass, Madisyn Genender, Rachel Horton and Sierra Gilman) on your fantastic performances at the Jeffco Schools' solo ensemble contest on April 21. You all rock!
We need a family entertainment center
Editor (and neighbors):
I recently heard a rumor of a ranch/farm store going into the former Albertsons.
And I must ask: Do we really need another ranch/farm store in our mountain community when several are already established; while Conifer just opened a large one a few miles away? Such could put established businesses out of business.
A thank-you to EPRD from Indian Hills
I would like to shout out a loud THANK-YOU to the fine people running the park and rec department. You not only poured your Heart (pun intended) and sole (boots on the ground from EPRD) into our beautiful new Arrowhead Park here in Indian Hills, but you throw us a bone at our community center and keep it mowed and trimmed to perfection. You have no idea how much you are appreciated!
Up-to-date, modern theaters would be a boon for Evergreen
I remember when, as a child, my parents would take me and my brother to Bergen Park to see movies at the local theater. When I learned it was closing, that came as no shock to me; however, the reasons behind the closure bother me.
Editor's note: The letters we received supporting candidates for the Evergreen Park and Rec District board follow in alphabetical order based on the candidates' last names.
Adamowski is well-suited to serving on the EPRD board
'Controlled' burn was criminally negligent
I'm outraged! And you, as a member of the greater Conifer community, should be too after recent events. Of course I'm referring to the fire that at the time of this writing has destroyed 27 homes and killed three people.
Commissioners failed to protect property owners in OK'ing AMI expansion
Snow sculpture on Evergreen Lake was whimsical and delightful
Thank you to the person or persons who did the snow sculpture of the trout on Evergreen Lake a couple of weeks ago. It was creative, well done, and had a sense of fun.
Robert Gottsman
Jeffco's new audit committee should be able to investigate any area
Thanks for making Evergreen Players' season subscription promotion a success
I would like to extend a huge thanks to our Evergreen businesses that donated gifts and coupons in December for the Evergreen Players 2012 season subscription promotion.
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There are few distractions at this small, cozy coffee shop in Arlington. With more than 30 coffee flavors to choose from, this is the place to relax and read about the world's myriad tragedies. The coffee stand also includes sandwiches, salads, and cakes. And there's a computer nearby for Web surfing. Coffee is ground and brewed there and then.
At this time last year, Hard Rock Caf was little more than a calcified rock-and-roll museum with a stage that was just for show (or actually, not for shows). Now, thanks to a new general manager and an alliance with The Merge (93.3-FM), Hard Rock is offering shows several nights a week. Good show--finally.
A secret, a jewel, a hidden paradise: Around Lakeland and Ferguson Road in East Dallas, downhill from the grand manses of Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills is a quirky, delightful architectural mlange that looks as if it were spun of Berkeley, Seaside, Charlevoix, and an all-cousin East Texas trailer park. Built long ago as summer cottages for city dwellers, the idiosyncratic little hand-built houses were all throwaways 15 years ago. Now hip people are coming in and giving many of them a very cool flair to be found nowhere else in the city. Two shady creeks and even a little-known summer camp hidden in the bottom of a hollow make this a refuge where you can forget you even know about the rest of the city.
You don't have to be You Know Who to walk on water in Fair Park. Two large, plant-inspired sculptures arch, curve, and twist over the still lagoon, creating stairs and walkways for getting a closer look at turtles, water bugs, and the occasional fast food container lurking below the surface. A low tide, shoes with good traction, and a healthy equilibrium is suggested to keep you from getting baptized in the murky waters.
Get real. Unless you're 12-going-on-13, the only place that promises around-the-clock cool is a seat that faces the window unit. But for those who insist on getting out into the summer sun without baking, Arlington's newest water park is hard to beat. Think a day at the beach with a little Disneyland thrown in--or as one comedian put it, you can think of it as a ride on the enema express.
No other jazz joint touches Sambuca in terms of atmosphere (which is pretty much what a jazz club is all about) and talent (which is everything else). It's dark, moody, and subtly lit, as if a fire were flickering somewhere underneath the floor; stepping into Sambuca is like walking into an underground jazz club in Paris in the 1940s, we imagine. While the "jazz" in some places is from the school of Kenny G, the lineup at Sambuca is the closest Dallas can get to Harlem in the '50s. OK, so that might be a bit of an exaggeration. But in comparison with everywhere else, Sambuca deserves the highest praise possible.
We've given The Rock grief for years, but like it or not, it's as rock-and-roll as a bar can get without slipping into a pair of leather pants and a conch belt. (Find any video by The Cult, and you'll see what we're talking about.) The joint, dubbed by its owners "the rock 'n' roll palace of downtown Dallas," actually had to include "rock" in its name. Can you beat that? Actually, yes, but one look at the wait staff, tricked out in acid-washed jeans and feathered hair, and you'll have a few second thoughts. The bands that play there (ASKA, for one) are across-the-board bad, but maybe we're just jealous because they rock so hard. Nah, couldn't be. In all seriousness, if you want the rock, well, you want The Rock.
Chain-drive twin cams and fitments, fin area and piston cooling jets, crankcases, straight crank pins, bearing areas, reshaped combustion chambers, reworked exhaust, and intake ports and valves that optimize emissions efficiency and power output, single-fire ignition systems, glossy paint, and fast as hell. Pretty maids, all in a row. If these are a few of your favorite things, take a trip to Lower Greenville on any given Sunday. It's like bedlam when the bikers gun their hogs, so this is no place for the weak.
Sitting on Thai Soon's patio, it's hard to believe that the traffic on Greenville is just a few feet away. It's really quiet. Well, it's more quiet than you'd expect when you're close enough to read the odometers on slow-moving cars. A lattice covered in vines and plants surrounds the patio, shading it from the sun. Flowers and other stretching plants are nestled into the walls with birds occasionally dropping by to snatch up rice and egg-roll crumbs. The stone benches and tables stay cool in the afternoon, but the curry, rice, and noodle dishes are served hot and fresh.
When we arrived in town two decades ago, way back when Reunion had rowdies and there were more Von Erichs alive than dead, a lifelong resident told us that the only naturally beautiful thing in Dallas was White Rock Lake. We had two reactions to this statement: 1. Does this mean that Bambi Woods--who played the lead cheerleader in Debbie Does Dallas--really doesn't live here? and 2. You've gotta be kidding. Now we realize he was correct. There are topographically beautiful areas of town (Oak Cliff), impressive sights to see (uh, give us a minute...) and all that, but if you want to have a true at-one-with-nature experience, you must circle White Rock Lake. Preferably in jogging shorts, not in a car. Go at sunrise--sunset is a cluster-run of joggers and bikers--and talk to your inner child amid the dew, the view, and the hotties running next to you.
Big hats, big belt buckles, big hair, and boots galore. A whole lot of dancing goes on at this multilevel home of progressive country music (hint: nonalcoholic beer is available, and none of it is flavored with Merle or Loretta's tears). Although the bar stays busy, the main order of business is to boot and scoot, then dance some more, right up until 45 minutes before closing time, when the music switches to C&W's oldies but goodies. Headline-name bands take the stage regularly. Wednesday is Ladies Night, and there are dance lessons on Sundays. This place is Yuppie cowboy and cowgirl heaven.
There's nothing wrong with some of the bigger alleys, like Don Carter's West or Showplace Lanes in Garland, but we think AMF Richardson offers the best of both worlds. We grew up next-door to a small bowling alley in Okie-homa, and we like an alley to be fewer than 50 lanes, which AMF is. But we also like some of the updates the place has made to its lanes, its gameroom, the billiards area, and so on. For the kids, it offers Xtreme bowling on weekends (music, disco ball, etc.) and plain ol' pitchers of beer, smoke, and big shiny balls during the week. Now, if we could just break 150...


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CTIA WIRELESS 2007 E-Tech Award for Innovation in Network Infrastructure
ORLANDO – Anritsu Company announced today that its BTS Master™ MT8222A was selected as the second place winner of the CTIA Emerging Technologies (E-Tech) Award at CTIA WIRELESS 2007 for the Network Infrastructure: In-Building/Local Area Network Solution category. Winners were announced today at an Award Ceremony at the Orange County Convention Center during the show.
The CTIA E-Tech Awards program is designed to give industry recognition and exposure to the best wireless products and services in the areas of Consumer, Enterprise and Network Technology. More than 225 applications were submitted and reviewed by a panel of recognized members of the media, industry analysts and technology experts. Products in four categories: hardware, consumer applications, enterprise solutions and network infrastructure, were judged on innovation, functionality, vision, technological importance and implementation.
"The E-Tech awards program continues to grow and showcase innovative products that extend wireless offerings to consumers and enterprises," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA WIRELESS. "On behalf of CTIA, we congratulate Anritsu on its award and look forward to its continued innovation in the field of network infrastructure."
The BTS Master is an integrated multi-functional base station test tool that eliminates the need to carry and learn multiple test sets. Its measurement capabilities include spectrum analysis, precision return loss, VSWR, cable loss, distance-to-fault, two-port gain/loss, one-port and two-port magnitude/phase, interference analysis, spectrogram, and RF and demodulation measurements for WCDMA/HSDPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Fixed WiMAX signals.
About Anritsu Anritsu Company (www.us.anritsu.com) is the American subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions for more than 110 years. With its recent acquisition of NetTest (www.nettest.com), Anritsu provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems and operators. Anritsu products include wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital instruments as well as operations support systems for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu sells in over 90 countries with approximately 4,000 employees.
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Three days after the cryptic announcement that San Diego State women's basketball coach Beth Berns "has retired," key figures at the university continue to remain silent about the reasons behind it.
Athletic director Jim Sterk was out of town and remained unavailable (and unwilling) to comment aside from a nondescript, three-sentence statement in Tuesday's news release. And Jack Beresford, the university's chief communication officer, said President Elliot Hirshman "declined to comment" about the unexplained departure of the program's winningest coach in school history.
Interim head coach Jualeah Woods and the other assistants were out of town recruiting and unavailable. Players did not return messages or declined comment.
Burns, too, remains quiet.
"When your coach retires there (are) a lot of thoughts than run into your mind," freshman forward Deajanae Scurry posted on Twitter. "But hopefully it is a positive change. That's all you can pray for."
"Tough times don't last," senior forward Gabrielle Clark tweeted, "tough people do."
Speculation continues to swirl about the terms of Burns' departure after 16 years at SDSU and just weeks after winning a school-record 27 games, although the possibilities appear to be narrowing.
Two people speaking on the condition of anonymity said they have been in contact with Burns and were told her health is "fine." Other sources indicated that the popular coach was not forced out due to impending NCAA violations.
Nor does a contract dispute appear to be at issue. Burns signed a five-year extension last summer that pays her a base salary of $220,000 per year plus bonuses. This season, she would have been eligible for an extra $18,333 for winning the Mountain West regular-season title, $18,333 for reaching the WNIT and $5,000 for being named conference coach of the year. She also could receive another $10,000 or $20,000 based on ticket revenue levels.
The original contract, from September 2007, included buyout penalties if Burns "voluntarily terminates her employment," starting at $200,000 in the first two years and decreasing after that. But they expired in 2011, and no new buyout provisions were included in the extension signed last summer and obtained by UT San Diego.
Equally uncertain is the status of the four incoming freshmen signed to national letters of intent last November, including Briteesha Solomon of Mission Bay High. If the head coach leaves, recruits can ask to be released from the otherwise binding letter but schools are not obligated to do so.
A coaching change sometimes brings transfers among the current roster as well.
In a late-night Twitter exchange earlier this week, sophomore Chairese Culberson asks junior Cierra Warren what's on her mind.
"The future of our program," Warren replied. "I have one year left."
"Same but I have two," Culberson tweeted back. "I (just don't) have time to rebuild under a brand new staff."
On Thursday, SDSU cancelled the annual postseason banquet scheduled for Wednesday and offered refunds to boosters who had purchased tickets.
"The Aztec Women's Basketball team has elected to hold a private gathering to celebrate the season and will not be holding a formal banquet," an email to boosters said. "We congratulate the student-athletes and coaching staff on a tremendous season which resulted in a Mountain West Conference regular-season championship and a school-record 27 wins.
"We wish the seniors continued success and look forward to the future of Aztec Women's Basketball. Thank you for your continued support."


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6/8/2017 - I've got a second updated version of several of the HTML5 version of my solitaire card games on ClassicSolitaire.com. Right now there are about 40 different solitaire card games on the site, and I will be adding more as they are updated.
10/17/2016 - I'm still working on changing over from Flash to HTML5. I have a lot of my most popular Solitaire games switched over. I'm working on my Sudoku game right now. I'd like to be able to create an SVG to HTML5 Canvas library for rendering SVG quickly to the HTML5 canvas, but it might be a little while before I get that working right.
8/24/2016?- I've been updating a lot of my websites recently. I've needed to move them to new servers, as well as add new HTML5 versions of the games. Right now the HTML5 versions are not as good as my older flash versions, so I've been displaying Flash whenever available and HTML5 if not. Please send me a tweet if you notice any problems.
6/2/2016?- If you're looking for a?Texture Atlas Generator, because you like writing HTML5 or Unity Games, I've put together a very simple online app that allows you to drag in all of your image files and generate a texture atlas png and accompanying jsong file. It's completely free, and open source, and it's written in TypeScript so you don't have to download or install anything. I call it Spritester?and it's available at?www.spritester.com.
4/10/2015 - Tilelicious is set to release on the Wii U on April 16th 2015. The game play is similar to 2048. I've added some themes and made adjustments so that there isn't an optimal play strategy. I have a press kit available, and you can check it out on Nintendo's site here.
10/14/2014 - I added a second set of 2048 puzzle skins based on Junn Matsuda's art. I was also able to pick up the 2048puzzle.com domain.
10/1/2014 - I've been pretty bad about posting progress... hopefully I'll remember to post more often. I've been working on some 2048 game. It actually works on mobile (kinda). The project is open source but I've added image themes like Halloween 2048 and Coffee 2048.
8/10/2013 - I've got a new Solitaire skin out, the site is Candy Mahjong. It has some interesting Candy themed suits as well as fun new characters for the Kings, Queens, and Jacks. In games where having 2 colors isn't part of the game play, we've included 4 colors to make the game more fun and colorful. I've also got some updates to Spiderette Solitaire, if you're interested. For that site, all the old versions are still available.
7/22/2013 - I've made some updates to my Colorado Solitaire website, and added a video tutorial. The new features include a peek at the top card in the deck, and the stacks now have all the cards in them visible.
7/16/2013 - Over the last few days I've rolled out an update to my Gaps Solitaire home page with a new look and more features in the games. In addition, I've added a Latest Reviews feature to my Coffee Mahjong page with the intent of rolling it out to my other Mahjong sites.
7/10/2013 - It's actually been out for a few weeks now, but I forgot to post about it. I've got a new version of Sudoku, where I've added a fun candy theme. Check out Candy Sudoku when you have a chance. :-)
7/9/2013 - I've updated my Agnes Solitaire web site to have many of the new features in my other games. I've also put together a video tutorial for anyone who would like to know how to play. It should feel pretty familiar to anyone who knows how to play Klondike.
6/13/2013 - I've put out some performance improvements on a lot of my games. Solitaire games are particularly affected for older machines.
6/10/2013 -
I've made some updates to my La Belle Lucie site to give it a look similar to my other sites but with a French theme. I still have all the pages from the old version of the site out there, so if you were a fan of the old version, please do not fret.
6/1/2013 - Candy Mahjong is now up and running. This is the second version of my Mahjong Games where I'm serving a random user puzzle. It seems to be a good way to get users to try new layouts. So far the candy theme seems to be working out pretty well.
5/27/2013 - I've made some updates to my Typing Game. I've added a boss, as well as the ability to create new levels. I also have some bug fixes in there. I'm hoping to do even more with it soon.
5/17/2013 - I'm trying something new with Coffee Mahjong. I've had the user created puzzles for a while on my Mahjongg sites, but in the past more puzzles were created than played. I think part of this was the intermediate step of going through the puzzle directory. With Coffee Mahjong, I'm going to serve the player a new puzzle every time they visit the site, from a large list of puzzles I've curated. I'm hoping this will get players to branch out into more layouts. I would like to add a "Puzzles I've Reviewed" section, but that might be a little while.
5/14/2013 - I'm making some major updates to my Embed Games website. If you would like to put some of my games on your web site or blog, you can grab the html code from this site. I've included a Game Directory that has a lits of all the games you can embed.
4/29/2013 - I've just added an Office Mahjong game. It's a reskin of my Mahjong game with an office space feel. I still need to add a conversation mechanism to this page. I've been working on improving my Typing Game, and that's been going pretty slowly. Hopefully I'll get back to improving this site soon.
On many of my web sites I have 'Suggest Improvement' links so I can hear from my users. I haven't yet figured out how I'm going to do that on this site, but I hope to have something up soon. If you have any suggestions about specific games, please post the suggestion to the page the game is on.
I've Been slowly adding the ability for players to create their own content. Right now I have player generated content available on my Word Search website, my Mahjong website, and my Pyramid Solitaire site. I hope to add some player content to my Typing Game site soon.
Some of the significant bugs and upgrades that are needed soon are fixes to prevent cheating in my Typing Game, fixing the multiple solution problem in my Sudoku Games, and upgrades to the AI in my card games Hearts, Spades, and Euchre. There are also several fixes I need to make to Reversi, and the Auto Complete feature in Freecell.


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Hunt fury may trigger park disruptions
ACCESS to national parks could be interrupted over summer as rangers consider ways to protest against the state government's introduction of hunting in NSW's 800 parks.
Anger among National Parks and Wildlife Service staff intensified over Christmas after a leaked draft risk assessment report showed the government will proceed with the plan despite warnings that a fatality or serious injury by gun wound was a ''major risk'' once shooting begins in March.
Rangers will consider walking off the job in the new year but Fairfax Media understands a second and more likely option is parks staff refusing to collect entrance fees as a way to keep parks open and shield the public from the industrial dispute while hitting the O'Farrell government in the hip pocket.
Steve Turner of the Public Service Association said rangers had reached boiling point after the risk assessment listed parks' staff, contractors and volunteers at the top of those at risk of ''projectiles'', including bullets and the arrows of bow hunters.
''They are very unhappy people and really scared about what will happen in March,'' Mr Turner said. ''It's like watching a head-on crash unfold in slow motion. Rangers know the day is coming and, thanks to this risk assessment, they now know how dangerous it will be.''
A Public Service Association survey of 292 rangers in September found more than 90 per cent did not support hunting in national parks and did not believe it would control pests.
The O'Farrell government has promised the hunting program will be ''well-managed, properly resourced and carried out under strict supervision''.
But rangers are particularly concerned over a lack of information about how hunters will be managed in the 79 parks where shooting will be initially trialled.
Under the the overhaul of the Game and Feral Animal Control Act - which takes effect on Thursday - just 48 parks, mainly in the Sydney metropolitan area, have been quarantined from hunting, leaving more than 650 potentially open to hunters in future.
It is expected that the state government-funded Game Council will oversee a licence system but it has less than five full-time staff and the Environment Minister, Robyn Parker, revealed in November, in answers to questions from a parliamentary committee, that the National Parks and Wildlife Service would be given no extra staff or money to monitor shooting.
Greg McFarland, a spokesman for the Game Council, said the permit system would be stricter than the current one for hunting in state forests, which requires new paperwork for each outing.
The system requires a police-issued firearms licence, membership of a hunting club and attendance at a Game Council training course, he said.
The draft risk assessment, produced by the Office of Environment and Heritage, raises the need for ''exclusion areas'' where shooting would not be permitted to help protect rangers.
Those would include:
Picnic areas, walking trails and access roads;
During fire, special events, fauna surveys, aerial culling;
Around park infrastructure, offices and houses.
The report urges park staff to wear high-visibility clothing to avoid being accidentally shot by hunters. Under Game Council guidelines, hunters must wear ''blaze orange'' clothing to identify themselves as armed.
Heath Aston is the environment, energy and corporate correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age


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Celebrate the Big & Small has instructions for making a fun Candy Trivia Punch Box, reminiscent of the "Punch A Bunch" game on The Price is Right. The front is comprised of poster board and tissue paper, and each individual prize compartment was made by taping a brown paper bag behind the punch circle. The images are from 9-year-old Maddie's candy-themed birthday party.
I have to admit, I've always wanted to play the games on The Price is Right. The yodeling "Cliff Hangers" game, the giant dice game, the "Grocery Game," "Plinko"… And I really wanted to spin that wheel! While we're on the subject of hokey game shows, I'll just mention Supermarket Sweep. : )
"Price Is Right"-Style Party Favor Punch Wall