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When you picture classified documents, don't visions of spy lists, nuclear ignition formulas, cross-sections of bomber wings, or diagrams of missile trajectories come to mind?
Well, those documents seldom reach the public eye and are only relevant for so long. Besides, polls have consistently revealed that Americans continue to rank foreign policy among the least important issues facing our nation. Experts say that at most it drove the choices of 5 percent of American voters on Election Day.
Given that low level of interest, it's probably safe to say that few Americans harbor any interest in the finer details of national security. But here's something that may truly interest you about our classified secrets: Too often, instead of protecting us from destruction, they protect our leaders from embarrassment.
Don't believe me? Go ask former CIA chief David Petraeus.
These secrets aren't only shielding high-ranking officials from the personal embarrassment that comes with taking the term "embedded" too literally. They also hide bad policies.Is the Food and Drug Administration too cozy with pharmaceutical companies? That's a secret. Does the Pentagon know that our drones actually kill a lot more civilians than it officially acknowledges? Classified. Did the Obama administration know full well that the Honduran military ousted a democratically elected leader in a coup? Classified.
When a government uses secrecy as a means to hide wrongdoing and waste from its own people, the only way that the people can find out and do something about it is for an insider to disclose that information by blowing the whistle.
One of the highest-profile whistleblower cases involves Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, a U.S. army intelligence analyst accused of delivering hundreds of thousands of State Department cables and other government documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. This cache, which brought too many things to light to list here, helped trigger the uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa that toppled Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and other repressive governments.
Manning, in theory, could face the death penalty for "aiding the enemy." But it's more likely that he'll just spend the rest of his life behind bars for revealing embarrassing information to "the enemy" and jeopardizing national security.
Clearly, secrets are terribly important to those in power. Whether they're evil deeds (torture), crooked deeds (sweetheart contracts), embarrassing deeds (high-level affairs or lying to our allies), or simple cover-ups (killing civilians), the guys in charge will go to great lengths to make sure we don't hear about these things.
Sadly, this Orwellian landscape isn't improving. For every reinstatement of a job, dismissal of a charge, or payment of damages to a whistleblower, a dozen new proposed censorship rules pop up. America's courageous whistleblowers take great personal risks and they deserve our support.
Our recently re-elected leader did issue a historic directive in October that laid the groundwork for protecting national security and intelligence whistleblowers from retaliation. But so far, President Barack Obama's track record is unimpressive.
Federal officials continue to pursue embarrassing disclosures with the same ferocity as either President Bush. And George H.W. Bush headed the CIA before his single-term presidency.
In watchdog circles these days, debate flourishes over whether the Obama administration is the worst ever when it comes to hounding employees who reveal America's dirty laundry. Six people have been prosecuted under the Espionage Act during Obama's first term, twice the number in all previous administrations combined.


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The Meeting between Sayyidina `Ali and the Kharijites
Sayyidina `Ali set out for Nahrawan, as mentioned earlier, with a party of 4,000 soldiers. Here he confronted the Kharajites. The story, however, is best told by `Abdul Qahir al-Baghdadi in his work al-Farq bain al-Firaq (Differences between the Sects in Islam).
"When `Ali approached the Kharajites he demanded that they hand over the one who killed `Abdullah ibn Khabbab. They responded by saying that all of them were responsible for his death and that if they should get the opportunity they would kill `Ali too. `Ali and his army moved out and confronted them. Shortly before the battle, however, he said to them: 'For what reason do you seek revenge from me?' They replied: ' The first reason is that after having fought alongside you at the Battle of the Camel – and after having been victorious – you allowed us to take the spoils of war but you prohibited us from imprisoning their women and children. So how did you allow us the one and not the other?'
`Ali replied, 'I allowed you the booty for the reason that they had unlawfully taken that wealth from the Bait al-Mal in Basra in the first place. That happened before I went to Basra. As for their women and children, they did not join in the battle. So their rights within Islam remain as it would for any Muslim living in a Dar al-Islam. Moreover, none of them apostasised and it's not permissible to shed the blood of those who remain within the fold. But above all, had I allowed you to imprison their women, then who amongst you would have had the temerity to take `Aisha as a prisoner?' The Kharajites shuddered at this rejoinder.
They then said, 'The second reason for our revenge is that that when you signed the treaty of peace between yourself and Mu`awiyya you eliminated your title 'Amir al-Mu'minin'.
To this `Ali replied, 'In this respect I did exactly what the Prophet (s) of Allah did with Suhail ibn `Amr at the Treaty of Hudaibiyya. Suhail said to him (s), 'Had I accepted that you were the Prophet of Allah then I would not be disputing with you in this fashion. So remove your title 'The Prophet of Allah' from the pact and write your name followed by the name of your father. The Prophet (s) acceded to this and had his Companions record 'This is what Muhammad ibn `Abdullah and Suhail ibn `Amr have agreed upon '
Soon after that the Prophet informed me that I would one day find myself in a position similar to the one in which he had found himself at Hudaibiyya. So my situation today with the children of those people is identical to that of the Prophet with their fathers.
The Kharajites then said to `Ali, 'Why did you say to the two arbitrators (Abu Musa al-Ash`ari and `Amr ibn al-`As), 'If I am suited for the position of Khalifa then you may appoint me.' By this you expressed doubt in your own ability as a Khalifa. It is therefore understandable, if not preferable, for others to hold similar doubts about you.'
`Ali replied, 'Indeed through that I wished to be fair to Mu`awiyya. Had I unconditionally asked the arbitrators to appoint me as the Khalifa then Mu`awiyya would not have accepted that. In this regard, when the Prophet invited the Christians of Najran to earnestly pray to Allah for an answer he expressed a similar fair-mindedness. This is evident from the verse of the Quran, 'Say: Come! Let us gather together – our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves. Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Allah upon the one who lies.' (Quran, 3: 61) In this manner the Prophet was fair to the Christians. Had he (s) said, on the other hand, 'I will earnestly pray and invoke the curse of Allah upon you' then the Christians of Najran would never have accepted his invitation. For the same reason, therefore, I wished to be fair to Mu`awiyya. Moreover, at that point I could not be certain about `Amr ibn al-`As's position – whether he would mislead me or not.
Lastly they said to `Ali, 'Why did you, in the first place, allow two arbitrators to arbitrate in a matter that was inherently your right?'
`Ali responded, 'I was present when the Prophet of Allah appointed Sa`ad ibn Mu`adh as an arbitrator after the battle with the tribe of Quraitha. If he wished then he need not have appointed an arbitrator in the first place. So I did the same – and followed the example of the Prophet – when I appointed an arbitrator.'"
After this lengthy discourse most of the Kharajites – 8,000 of them – capitulated and returned to the ranks of Sayyidina `Ali. 4,000 of them – including Hurqus ibn Zuhair and `Abdullah al-Rasibi – remained committed to their cause. This is a story of the integrity of Sayyidina `Ali. And that integrity, as told in the narration of al-Baghdadi, continues where he records that Sayyidna Ali ordered the 8,000 who capitulated not to join them in the battle. He had come with 4,000 and with 4,000 he would fight. On that day too, he swore that no more than ten on his side would die and no more than ten on their side would survive. That is precisely what happened. Amongst those who survived was Hurqus ibn Zuhair.
The intractable Hurqus confronted Sayyidina `Ali and said, "O son of Abi Talib, I fight you not except for the sake of Allah, and for my reward in the afterlife."
Sayyidina `Ali retorted, "Your kind, Hurqus, is the kind that Allahu Ta`ala refers to in the Quran where He states, 'Say: Shall We tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they imagined that they were acquiring good by their works' (18: 103). Amongst these – and I swear by this in the name of the Lord of the Ka`ba – are you Hurqus!"
Hurqus met his end and was killed.
Perhaps Hurqus would see the worth of his "good" deeds in the afterlife. But the roots of internecine hatred they left behind were firmly sunk in the soil of this world. Nevertheless, the story, if it needs to be told, need not be for the sake of the legacy the Kharajites left behind. If there is ever a need for the story to be told, then it is for the lessons to be learnt from Sayyidina `Ali's attitude and approach to them during his short reign as Khalifa. Not only is he a model of justice and integrity, but, like his three great predecessors, is a model of how Muslim leaders, governors and communities ought to behave and conduct themselves.
In the next series we shall look at some of these instances.


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The first injunction of the Honor Code is the call to "be honest." Students come to the university not only to improve their minds, gain knowledge, and develop skills that will assist them in their life's work, but also to build character. "President David O. McKay taught that character is the highest aim of education" (The Aims of a BYU Education, p. 6). It is the purpose of the BYU Academic Honesty Policy to assist in fulfilling that aim.
BYU students should seek to be totally honest in their dealings with others. They should complete their own work and be evaluated based upon that work. They should avoid academic dishonesty and misconduct in all its forms, including but not limited to plagiarism, fabrication or falsification, cheating, and other academic misconduct:
Intentional plagiarism is a form of intellectual theft that violates widely recognized principles of academic integrity as well as the Honor Code. Such plagiarism may subject the student to appropriate disciplinary action administered through the university Honor Code Office, in addition to academic sanctions that may be applied by an instructor. Inadvertent plagiarism, whereas not in violation of the Honor Code, is nevertheless a form of intellectual carelessness that is unacceptable in the academic community. Plagiarism of any kind is completely contrary to the established practices of higher education, where all members of the university are expected to acknowledge the original intellectual work of others that is included in one's own work. In some cases, plagiarism may also involve violations of copyright law.
Intentional Plagiarism—Intentional plagiarism is the deliberate act of representing the words, ideas, or data of another as one's own without providing proper attribution to the author through quotation, reference, or footnote.
Inadvertent Plagiarism—Inadvertent plagiarism involves the inappropriate, but nondeliberate, use of another's words, ideas, or data without proper attribution. Inadvertent plagiarism usually results from an ignorant failure to follow established rules for documenting sources or from simply being insufficiently careful in research and writing. Although not a violation of the Honor Code, inadvertent plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct for which an instructor can impose appropriate academic sanctions. Students who are in doubt as to whether they are providing proper attribution have the responsibility to consult with their instructor and obtain guidance.
Examples of plagiarism include:
- Direct Plagiarism—The verbatim copying of an original source without acknowledging the source.
- Paraphrased Plagiarism—The paraphrasing, without acknowledgment, of ideas from another that the reader might mistake for your own.
- Plagiarism Mosaic—The borrowing of words, ideas, or data from an original source and blending this original material with one's own without acknowledging the source.
- Insufficient Acknowledgment—The partial or incomplete attribution of words, ideas, or data from an original source.
Plagiarism may occur with respect to unpublished as well as published material. Acts of copying another student's work and submitting it as one's own individual work without proper attribution is a serious form of plagiarism.
Fabrication or Falsification
Fabrication or falsification is a form of dishonesty where a student invents or distorts the origin or content of information used as authority. Examples include:
- Citing a source that does not exist.
- Attributing to a source ideas and information that are not included in the source.
- Citing a source for a proposition that it does not support.
- Citing a source in a bibliography when the source was neither consulted nor cited in the body of the paper.
- Intentionally distorting the meaning or applicability of data.
- Inventing data or statistical results to support conclusions.
Cheating is a form of dishonesty where a student attempts to give the appearance of a level of knowledge or skill that the student has not obtained. Examples include:
- Copying from another person's work during an examination or while completing an assignment.
- Allowing someone to copy from you during an examination or while completing an assignment.
- Using unauthorized materials during an examination or while completing an assignment.
- Collaborating on an examination or assignment without authorization.
- Taking an examination or completing an assignment for another or permitting another to take an examination or to complete an assignment in place of the student.
Other Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct includes other academically dishonest, deceitful, or inappropriate acts that are intentionally committed. Examples of such acts include but are not limited to:
- Inappropriately providing or receiving information or academic work so as to gain unfair advantage over others.
- Planning with another to commit any act of academic dishonesty.
- Attempting to gain an unfair academic advantage for oneself or another by bribery or by any act of offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting anything of value to another for such purpose.
- Changing or altering grades or other official educational records.
- Obtaining or providing to another an unadministered test or answers to an unadministered test.
- Breaking and entering into a building or office for the purpose of obtaining an unauthorized test.
- Continuing work on an examination or assignment after the allocated time has elapsed.
- Submitting the same work for more than one class without disclosure and approval.
Faculty are responsible to establish and communicate to students their expectations of behavior with respect to academic honesty and the student's conduct in the course. Responsible instructors will investigate alleged academic dishonesty, determine the facts, and take appropriate action. In a case where academic dishonesty is determined to have occurred, the instructor must notify the Honor Code Office of the incident as a means of encouraging behavior change and discouraging repeat violations. In addition, the instructor shall consult with the department chair concerning disciplinary actions to be taken. If the incident of academic dishonesty involves the violation of a public law, such as breaking and entering into an office or stealing an examination, the act should also be reported to appropriate law enforcement officials. If an affected student disagrees with the determination or action and is unable to resolve the matter to the mutual satisfaction of the student and the instructor, the student may have the matter reviewed through the university's Student Academic Grievance Procedure.
Applicable Actions
A wide range of possible actions exists for cases of academic dishonesty. Instructors should take actions that are fair and equitable under the circumstances and should attempt to reach an understanding with the affected student on the imposition of an appropriate action. In some cases, the department, the college, or the university may also take actions independent of the instructor. Examples of possible actions include but are not limited to the following:
For instructors (in consultation with the department chair):
- Reprimanding the student orally or in writing.
- Requiring work affected by the academic dishonesty to be redone.
- Administering a lower or failing grade on the affected assignment or test.
- Administering a lower or failing grade for the course (even if the student withdraws from the course).
- Removing the student from the course.
For departments and colleges:
- After consulting with the Honor Code office, dismissing the student from the program, department, or college.
- Recommending probation, suspension, or dismissal from the university.
For the university:
- The university may elect to discipline a student for academic dishonesty in addition to, or independently from, discipline imposed by a faculty member, a department, or a college. University discipline may be administered through the Honor Code Office or through the Dean of Student's Office. The Honor Code Office will maintain a record of all violations of this Academic Honesty Policy reported to it by the faculty. The university may elect to place an affected student on probation, or to suspend or dismiss the student, and to place a temporary or permanent notation on the student's permanent academic transcript indicating that he or she was suspended or dismissed due to academic misconduct.
- The university may report an incident of academic misconduct to appropriate law enforcement officials and may prosecute an affected student if the act in question involves the commission of a crime (e.g., breaking into an office or building, stealing an examination, etc.).
Honor Code Office Involvement
The Honor Code Office will maintain a record of all violations of the Academic Honesty Policy reported to it by the faculty. If the occurrence is sufficiently egregious or if a pattern of dishonesty or misconduct is discovered, the Honor Code Office may take additional action on behalf of the university based upon the nature of the infraction(s). The Honor Code Office, in consultation with the involved academic personnel, including the associate academic vice president in charge of undergraduate studies as needed, may determine to place a student on probation or to recommend that a student be suspended or dismissed for academic dishonesty and other forms of academic misconduct.
Shared Responsibility Policy Statement
Students are responsible not only to adhere to the Honor Code requirement to be honest but also to assist other students in fulfilling their commitment to be honest.
Faculty Academic Integrity
The substantive standards of academic honesty stated in this policy apply a fortiori to faculty. Indeed, all members of the BYU community are expected to act according to the highest principles of academic integrity.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — A year ago, the U.S. government was campaigning for an international ban on shipments of rechargeable batteries on passenger planes because the batteries can self-ignite, creating intense fires capable of destroying an airliner.
"The risk is immediate and urgent," Angela Stubblefield, a U.S. aviation official, declared then.
Today, that urgency has evaporated as safety regulations stall under President Donald Trump's push to ease what he sees as red tape holding back the U.S. economy.
The International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards, decided last year to ban bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries on international passenger flights. On cargo flights, the batteries can be charged to no more than 30 percent, a level that may reduce the likelihood of fires.
As a result, countries around the world have been adopting the new international standard for domestic flights as well. The Obama administration also looked to do so, submitting rules for publication that makes them binding. But after Trump took office on Jan. 20, he signed an executive order freezing the publication of new regulations. That means airlines and cargo operators remain free to ignore the standard for domestic flights.
The Obama administration had considered the change so urgent that it was fast-tracked in the rulemaking process. Trump's executive order says urgent safety rules can be exempted from the freeze, but the new administration isn't invoking that exemption for battery shipments.
"This is part of our ongoing regulatory review," the Transportation Department said in a statement. "The safe movement of hazardous materials remains a priority. We will provide updates as soon as decisions are made with regard to these and other issues at hand." No time frame was provided.
Rechargeable batteries are used in consumer products ranging from cellphones and laptops to electric cars. Manufacturers like them because they pack more energy into smaller packages, but the batteries can self-ignite if they have a manufacturing flaw, are damaged, exposed to excessive heat, overcharged or packed too closely together. The fires can burn up to 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, close to the melting point of the aluminum used in aircraft construction.
Since 2006, three cargo jets have been destroyed and four pilots killed by in-flight fires that accident investigators say were either started by batteries or made more severe by their proximity.
Most passenger carriers and some cargo operators are voluntarily abiding by the international standard for their domestic operations for the time being. Trade associations for the U.S. and international airline industries say they support extending the standard to domestic flights.
But lobbyists for the battery industry, which opposed the international standard when it was adopted last year, are urging administration officials to make changes that would allow certain batteries to continue to be shipped on passenger flights. The ICAO standard already allows for limited exemptions, but lobbyists are asking for blanket exemptions for medical-device batteries and shipments to remote locations and other changes.
The position of U.S. negotiators last year was that medical-device batteries were no less dangerous than other kinds.
Extending the international ban to domestic flights is "a matter of life and death," said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., the House transportation committee's senior Democrat and an advocate of banning air shipments of batteries.
"If we don't start following the ICAO guidelines and stop stuffing giant boxes of lithium batteries that are fully charged into passenger aircraft, sooner or later we're going to kill a lot of people," he said. "When something is this critical that it will take down an airplane, voluntary compliance with a non-existent rule is not adequate."
But Bob Richard, a battery industry lobbyist, said people living in the Alaskan outback, for example, might not be able to receive batteries for their backup heaters or emergency beacons if the international standard is extended to domestic flights.
Under Trump, "regulators are going to be held more accountable for understanding the impacts of their rules," Richard said. "I think that will cause agencies to take a closer look at the implications."
Battery makers and electronics companies say the problem is mostly limited to manufacturers in China who make substandard batteries and don't follow hazardous materials shipping regulations. They say that greater enforcement of the previous, less stringent shipping rules is the better solution. But a study by Canadian safety authorities found that the problem of battery shippers not following regulations was widespread and not limited to China.
Congress directed the Transportation Department last year to adopt the international standard for domestic flights. But it's not uncommon for federal agencies to ignore, or drag their feet about complying with, congressional directives, especially if they disagree with them.
Without harmonization, the U.S. also can't enforce the ICAO standard for international passenger and cargo flights to and from the United States. The U.S. is the world's largest aviation market.
Safety concerns about rechargeable batteries increased after FAA tests in 2014 showed gases emitted by overheated batteries can build up in cargo containers, leading to explosions capable of disabling aircraft fire suppression systems. An organization representing aircraft manufacturers said in a 2015 statement that airliners aren't designed to withstand lithium battery fires and that continuing to accept battery shipments is "an unacceptable risk."


text: A Brooklyn woman's long internet campaign to find her runaway cat Sammie proved successful when the cat was spotted in a pack of strays. Karen Hansen says that even though she hadn't seen Sammie since last October, "I always felt he was alive, even though I had down days." Recently Terri Vanzo saw his picture online, and thought he looked like one of the strays she regularly feeds, who's blind in one eye. When Hansen got a call from Vanzo she tried not to get her hopes up, "But when I got out of the car, the first thing I said was, 'That's my cat. That's Sammie,'" she says, adding, "It was amazing. My face hurt from smiling."


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Foxling Toka has served the Soldati king for centuries, and now he attends to the kingdom's cherished Soldati prince. It's a position of honor, and as Toka helps the once-human prince adapt to their magical realm, he finds joy in their friendship. He also grows bolder in his encounters with Rayner, Soldati warrior and the king's second. But the laws are clear: servants and Soldati are not permitted to mate. It doesn't matter that Toka lost his heart to the dashing cad long ago.
Rayner never imagined he would fall in love with a servant, but the clever and beautiful foxling has ensnared him, and he resents the regulations keeping them apart. When an arrogant and spiteful king visits from a neighboring realm, Rayner is in danger of losing everything. But Soldati warriors don't surrender, and he intends to fight all the harder to keep Toka where he belongs—in Rayner's arms.


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Google Glass is getting a big software update to coincide with its one-day sale on Tuesday, but video calling is one feature that's been put on hold.
The Internet-enabled headset will get KitKat, the newest version of the Android operating system for mobile devices, allowing longer battery life and easier updates, according to Google.
The new software features will include photo bundles, which are groups of daily photos, videos and other material. Users will also be able to reply with photos in Google Hangouts and have their voice commands organized by frequency.
But the update will leave out video calls, which have been available to early adopters using Glass.
"We hold ourselves to high standards for the features that we build, and video calls aren't living up to these standards," the Google Glass team wrote in blog post.
The team said less than 10 percent of Glass users, which are known as Explorers, use the video calling feature.
Video calls will return to Glass when "the experience is better," the team wrote without elaborating.
The post did not say whether privacy concerns were part of the decision to remove the function. Google did not immediately respond to a request for more information.
On its help page for Glass video calls, the search giant cautioned against improper use, writing, "Consider etiquette and common sense when taking video. For example, refrain from broadcasting events or content where such activity is prohibited (e.g. movie theater)."
Some Glass users reacted negatively to the update, with one lamenting on the Glass blog post, "I used video call recently to include my cousins from various countries in on a family funeral they couldn't attend in person. They were so grateful to be included and have that opportunity thanks to advancement in technology with Google Glass."
Google announced last week that Glass will go on sale for one day only on Tuesday to all residents of the U.S. who are 18 or older.
The head-mounted display is priced at US$1,500 plus tax. It could be officially released later this year.


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Beadle and Ephrussi Show that Something Besides Eye Tissue Determines Eye Color in Fruit Flies
In the 1930s, George Beadle and Boris Ephrussi discovered factors that affect eye colors in developing fruit flies. They did so while working at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. (1) They took optic discs (colored fuchsia in the image) from fruit fly larvae in the third instar stage of development. Had the flies not been manipulated, they would have developed into adults with vermilion eyes.
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Beadle and Ephrussi's Technique to Transplant Optic Discs between Fruit Fly Larvae
In 1935, George Beadle and Boris Ephrussi developed a technique to transplant optic discs between fruit fly larvae. They developed it while at the California Institute of Technology in Pasedena, California. Optic discs are tissues from which the adult eyes develop. Beadle and Ephrussi used their technique to study the development of the eye and eye pigment. (1) The experimenter dissects a donor larva, which is in the third instar stage of development, and removes the optic disc (colored red) with a micropipette.
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The First Successful Cloning of a Gaur (2000), by Advanced Cell Technology
The first successful cloning of a gaur in 2000 by Advanced Cell Technology involved the cells of two animals: an egg cell from a domestic cow and a skin cell from a gaur. The researchers extracted the egg cell from the ovary of the domestic cow and the skin cell from the skin of the gaur. First, the researchers performed nuclear transplantation on the egg cell of the cow, during which they removed the nucleus of the egg cell. The mitochondria of the egg cell remained intact inside the cell.
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Activists in Tennessee are asking about a taxpayer-sponsored terror training conference scheduled for later this month, as federal and state agencies have enacted a high level of secrecy regarding the two-day event and its scheduled speakers.
The terrorism conference is being sponsored by the Middle Tennessee U.S. Attorney's Office and the Nashville Joint Terrorism Task Force, and is being held at the offices of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on February 27 and 28. Additional partners include the FBI's Continuing Education and Professional Development Unit, the Tennessee Office of Homeland Security, the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, and the American Muslim Advisory Council.
According to a flyer sent to federal and state law enforcement agencies:
Topics include: Introduction to Political Violence, Origins of Islam, Frameworks for Understanding Global Jihad, Radicalization, Regional Hot spots, Domestic Case Studies, Countering Violent Extremism, The Internet, Social Media, and Investigations Online.
Despite inquiries by PJ Media in recent weeks, the conference organizers have refused to provide any details about who will be instructing law enforcement officials on these issues.
Last week I requested a copy of the agenda and speakers for the conference from the U.S. Attorney's contact listed on the conference flyer. This past Monday I received a response from David Boling, the U.S. Attorney's public information officer:
Your request for the documents referenced below was forwarded to me for disposition. This training conference is not open to the public, therefore you would need to file a FOIA request for this information.
It is unclear what the event being closed to the public has anything to do with providing the information I requested, especially since it appears that two private outside organizations will be directly involved in providing the training.
Perhaps the presence and agendas of these outside organizations are why these government agencies are stonewalling requests for information. Mystery surrounds one of the private partner organizations for the terrorism training — the American Muslim Advisory Council — which is listed on the event flyer as a partner in the conference.
I asked Jennifer Donnals, communications director for the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, for information related to the American Muslim Advisory Council. She replied:
The American Muslim Advisory Council is a private organization. You will need to contact the organization to get the names of its members.
However, the Tennessee Secretary of State's office has no registration information for any such organization. Whey I asked for a contact for the organization, Ms. Donnals provided a cell phone number and no contact name.
So: none of the federal or state agencies are willing to provide any information about an organization that has partnered with these agencies for the upcoming conference, and presumably will be helping to provide some of the training.
One reason that local activists are concerned about who will be brought in to train law enforcement officials is the ongoing practice of federal and state agencies partnering with organizations and individuals that have been identified by federal prosecutors as conspiring to support overseas terrorist organizations. The federal judge who presided over the Holy Land Foundation trial — the largest terrorism financing trial in American history — expounded in a sealed court filing about such terror support activity by some of the most prominent Islamic organizations in the country. Some of the same organizations have been advising the White House, the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security on their policies for addressing "violent extremism".
As I reported exclusively here at PJ Media back in November, Congress included language in the most recent budget continuing resolution to require the FBI to report ongoing contacts with such organizations in an effort to force the FBI to follow its own announced policies in this regard.
However, that hasn't stopped the White House from pushing ongoing engagement with some of these same organizations, despite criticism directed at similar state-appointed Muslim advisory councils for including leaders of terror-tied organizations.
If anything, the shroud of secrecy that Tennessee officials are exhibiting with respect to this upcoming terrorism conference is raising questions that need to be answered.


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I've been tracking the Top500 Supercomputer List with a particular eye on Linux for some time now, highlighting how Linux continues to power the majority of the world's fastest supercomputing systems.
So it's no surprise to see continued dominance for Linux, but there are some interesting changes every six months when the new fastest supercomputer system list comes out. The most recent list, released last month, reinforces Linux leadership, as every single one of the top 10 fastest supercomputing systems in the world runs Linux. We had previously seen Linux in four of the top five systems or seven to eight of the top 10, but this year was marked by a sweep of the top 10 for Tux.
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While we have also seen heavy use of "Linux," as opposed to specific distributions, among the world's supercomputing system builders, it is also interesting to see which Linux distributions are gaining on the list, and which operating systems have lost spots.
It is also interesting to note that amid the global competition occurring at the supercomputer scale, nearly all of the participants from around the world are using Linux.
In terms of gains, we saw most of the increase in Linux supersystems defined as "generic Linux." I believe this indicates use of both free and paid Linux distributions, but mostly it highlights that Linux is being shaped and shifted beyond distribution boundaries by the teams that are building these incredibly powerful systems.
Linux is popular in cloud computing infrastructure largely thanks to its flexibility and source code availability for customization and fine-tuning. Similarly, the open source OS is used by supercomputer system engineers as a resource that can be expanded or stripped down like no other option.
Another OS that managed growth on the latest list was Windows HPC. That reflects an OS role reversal in HPC — but nonetheless, it managed to grow from five supercomputer systems on the list a year ago to six on the latest list.
Enterprise Linux Slippage
The growth in use of generic Linux appears to have come somewhat at the expense of the leading enterprise Linux distributions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES).
In various versions, both distributions of Linux lost ground from the June 2010 Top500 list compared to this year's. For SLES, which continues to garner enterprise use and credibility despite some uncertainty from its Attachmate acquisition, the OS slipped from a total of 38 systems to 34 on the latest list.
In addition, I should point out that despite its No. 2 position in the enterprise server market, SLES has long been the leading Linux distribution and individual OS on the Top500 list.
As for RHEL, its representation in nine supercomputing systems in 2010 dropped down to six systems in the latest list. I should also point out there is certainly representation of both RHEL and SLES, as well as their community cousins Fedora and OpenSUSE, in the generic Linux category of the Top500 list, which represents 82.6 percent of the systems.
CentOS is increasingly identified as a top choice for supercomputing systems, though the RHEL clone slipped from seven spots on the Top500 list last year to six spots this year.
The latest Top500 list reinforces some of the changes in the Linux market that we are currently observing, driven primarily by cloud computing, the confluence of application development and deployment, or devops, and the ongoing impact of unpaid, community Linux.
We continue to track these changes and encourage users to weigh in via our brief survey here.


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text: A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him.Matthew Weigman, 19, was part of a group of telephone hackers that met up on telephone party lines and was associated with more than 60 "swatting" calls to 911 numbers across the country. Weigman, known as "Little Hacker," became involved in telephone hacking around age 14 and continued to operate until last year.Swatters make prank 911 calls, but they use spoofing technology to make it appear as though the call is being made from a victim's house. The idea is to harass their targets, preferably by having police show up at their door, guns drawn. Most of the members in the group have already been sentenced, and Weigman was given the longest sentence. He was arrested in May 2008, shortly after showing up at the home of a Verizon investigator who had been building a case against Weigman and the other swatters. Weigman, his brother, and another swatter named Sean Benton drove nearly 70 miles to the investigator's house in order to "intimidate and frighten him," the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement Monday. But the gang saved their really frightening swatting for others. On June 12, 2006, for example, another swatter, Guadalupe Martinez, dialed 911 using a spoof card to make it look as though he was calling from an Alvarado, Texas, phone number and told dispatchers that he was holding hostages and had killed family members with an AK47 while high on hallucinogenic drugs. A single SWAT (special weapons and tactics) incident can eat up tens of thousands of dollars in emergency services costs, and it can be dangerous too, when victims suddenly have to deal with armed police officers.Weigman used his skills to target "employers, landlords, families and friends of multiple party line participants," often in the hope that they would be fired or evicted from their homes, the DoJ said. Sometimes he and his group would cut phone lines, or listen in on victims' conversations.Weigman and his crew used a variety of tricks to hack the phone system. They would trick phone company workers with "pretexting" calls, where they pretended to be employees or customers in order to obtain information; they would try war-dialing -- using a computer to dial thousands of phone numbers in hopes of gaining access to a system; and they would also trade passwords and information with other telephone hackers, known as "phreakers."Last year, three other swatters, Stuart Rosoff, Jason Trowbridge and Chad Ward, were sentenced to five years in prison each. Martinez got a 30-month sentence.Benton received an 18-month sentence on Friday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Weigman, of Revere, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 135 months. Another codefendant in the case, Carlton Nalley, has pled guilty, but didn't show up for sentencing. Last year, another swatter named Randall Ellis was sentenced to three years in prison for dispatching a SWAT team to an unsuspecting Orange County family. Authorities say Ellis made about 200 such calls.


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First off, my brother Dave is out of Intensive Care, and gaining on whatever it was put him there in the first place. If the doctors know what it was, no one has thought it necessary to bother to tell me. Purrrrss and purrrrayers were appreciated.
On the stray kittie front, Third Black Kittie spent a couple days inside, and spent most of one of them exploring the house. Anne Bonny was a little upset by that, but restricted her complaints to meowing from across the room, and avoiding me. Mary Read probably noticed TBK, but didn't think she was anything worth bothering over.
The Gray Kittie came a little further into the house, but will only come inside if I am away from the door, and preferably out of the room. As soon as she sees me, she heads for the door, and if I come anywhere close GK runs outside and away. She is getting braver, but she still doesn't trust me, even when TBK is cuddling in my arms.
TBK is torn. She likes it inside, where it is warm and there is food all the time, but she REALLY wants to hang out with GK, too. After a few days, she went back outside, most likely looking for her GK buddy.


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SERIES Sephard in Ashkenaz and Ashkenaz in Sephard. Calahora, a remarkable Sephardic family in Poland
In the course of my research I stumbled across a remarkable family -about whom I will cite here only several tidbits- namely the Kalahora/Calahora family of Poland.
Matityahu's son Michael and his two grandsons were also notable physicians in Poland. Matityahu's brother, Solomon Calahora married the daughter of the Posen physician, Judah de Lima (another Sephardic family that settled in Poland, of whom we shall talk more later).
Adalbert Yablonowitz, a son of a prominent citzizen disappeared from his home and his mutilated body was found in a village near Posen. The Christian population of Posen....at once charged the Jews with the crime. The majority of the Jews of Posen-fearing violence- fled for their lives. The preacher, Aryeh Leib; the communal representative Jacob ben Pinhas and 2 parnasim Isaac and Hertz were seized and thrown in prison. The preacher and the representative were tortured and died in prison (Arye Leib rebuffed an offer to spare his life if he converted--J.D.) . The trial of the parnasim and 5 other prominent Jews dragged on for nearly 4 years when a foreign community, Vienna, it seems, procured an able advocate who succeeded in proving the innocence of the acccused and the latter were released in 1740. [3]
Stanislaw Posner(pictured, fourth from top), pseudonym: Henryk Bezmaski(1868-1930) was a grandson of the aforementioned Solomon Posner and a Polish socialist activist, senator, lawyer and publicist. He also authored Poland as an Independent Economic Unit. See more about him here.
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Ridiculously Stupid People Breathing Perfectly Good Air [VIDEO]
God help us all. These idiots breath, breed and vote. As much as I'd like to believe that all of this is staged, that no one in the United States of America could possibly be this dumb, I know that's not the case. Yes, Virginia, there are in fact people out there that really are THIS stupid.


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The average cost of a wedding in the California is over $33,000, so financing your wedding requires a serious financial commitment. The sooner you start planning and saving for your wedding, the more time you have to come up with the necessary funds. The average time between the engagement and the wedding day is 12 to 18 months. Such time frame gives you an opportunity to plan and save for your wedding. The most important task you have is to determine the total amount you wish to spend on your wedding. Then, divide the amount by the number of months to determine how much money you need to put aside each month to meet your goal. If you estimate that your wedding will cost $30,000, and you have two years until your wedding, you need to save about $1666.66 per month. Realistically, not everyone can put aside a thousand dollars each month. If you are unable to save enough to cover all the costs, you may need to start cutting costs until you come up with a figure that you can meet. Aside from cost cutting, you can do a lot by saving one everything you do. You can save by taking your lunch instead of going out, spend less on clothes and entertainment. You could also, take on a part time job to help you with your budget. You have many options.
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Many couples are opting to pay for their weddings themselves. Some couples decide to pay for their own weddings because they have not other choice, some do so as a matter of choice.
"The best reason to pay for your own wedding is because you do not want to compromise on how, when and where you get married and you are ready to pay for it all on your own."
Opening a separate savings account for your wedding may help enforce the need to save. Even if you start with a modest amount a special wedding savings account should help you make the right spending and saving decisions.
You can find ways to save money by learning as much as you can about the products and services you need for your big day. The more educated you become about prices, the more you can bargain with vendors to make sure you get the best possible deals in town.


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- May 13, 2016
EAST COUNTY — A worksheet and pencil in hand, Keegan Skinner wasted no time deciding where she would go if she had a magical bicycle that could transport her anywhere.
"How do you spell chocolate?" the first-grade student at Bashaw Elementary School asked.
Then, "How do you spell factory?"
As part of their senior exit project, "Winnie the Pooh and Shakespeare, Too," students from Lakewood Ranch High School headed to Bashaw Friday, March 22, armed with self-created children's books and lesson plans. Inside kindergarten through third-grade classrooms, students read their stories to the children, before following up with teaching three activities or games — at least one of which focused on writing.
Keegan had wiggled with excitement as Lakewood seniors Victor Lema and Davis Moeckel read their story, "David's Magical Bicycle Adventure."
"Reading to the kids and seeing them smile is my favorite part (of this project)," Moeckel said, noting he began working on the project in mid-January.
Eighteen-year-old Jordan Bailey said she enjoyed working with the children, but was nervous when she arrived. Although she works at a daycare and babysits regularly, she still was unsure how the children would respond to her story.
"It was very hard; you have to think about what little kids would like," Bailey said. "You have to teach the kids. But, it was good. The kids were very energetic."
Lakewood Ranch senior English teacher Candice DeLazzer said, as part of the project, students had to write research papers on literacy, research children's literature to understand how to incorporate lessons into stories and make sure their stories incorporated the district's age-appropriate curriculum.
"The ultimate goal for the seniors is to have them read to their children when they become parents after graduation," DeLazzer said.
Bashaw Elementary School teacher Carolyn Thompson said the Lakewood Ranch seniors' visit shows her first- and second-grade students how important reading and writing is at any age.
"They love it," she said of her students. "It's really going to encourage them with their writing. They've being trying to get a piece all the way to published, so it's great for them to see (the high school students) are writers also."
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Fresh-shaven, past months & a picture in New York
Fresh-shaven, past months & a picture in New York
of Beard Two, I did have Three took off. Well. .
Shadow & act, shadow & act,
Better get white or you' get whacked,
or keep so-called black
& raise new hell.
I've had enough of this dying.
You've done me a dozen goodnesses; get well.
Fight again for our own.
Henry felt baffled, in the middle of the thing.
He spent his whole time in Ireland on the Book of Kells,
the jackass, made of bone.
No tremor, no perspire: Heaven is here
now, in Minneapolis.
It's easier to vomit than it was,
There's always the cruelty of scholarship.
I once was a slip.
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Ted Nugent Issues Statement Clarifying President Obama Comments
"Evil," "Criminals," "Vile," "Coyotes" … these are just four of the words rocker Ted Nugent chose for his speech at the NRA Convention in St. Louis on Saturday. All descriptions were aimed at the White House, with the Motor City Madman adding that "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."
Now the 'Stranglehold' singer says he was not hinting at violence when he made those comments, nor when he added, "We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November." To be fair to Nugent, he was making a cinematic reference, but typically the Secret Service will take notice of such passionate rhetoric. They did, and now Nugent — who's never afraid to use 10 words when one will do — has issued a statement to Examiner.com. Read it in it's entirety here:
If all of America was just like the great families at the NRA 141st Annual Members meeting in St. Louis last weekend, our country would be flawless. Surrounded by my family, friends, patriots, law enforcement and military heroes, veterans who have sacrificed dearly for freedom and the US Constitution, the goodwill and positive energy in the air was cleansing to say the least. We set another attendance record for the NRA and for St. Louis. It was downright perfect.
I spent all three days doing fundraisers for children's and military charities, fondling much hardware, meeting legions of good folks at the Ted Nugent Ammo exhibit, and shaking hands with great Americans, Canadians, Brits and freedom loving people from around the globe.
As always, I also conducted numerous media interviews providing unlimited self-evident truth and the inexhaustible evidence supporting the beauty of keeping and bearing arms for defense of self, family and liberty. Unarmed helplessness is for sheep and the French. Such an embarrassing, irresponsible, crime inducing condition is inexcusable.
On Sunday, April 15, my killer MotorCity soulbrother, Derek St. Holmes joined me onstage for an impromptu celebration of Motown classics and my firebreathing soundtrack of defiance and God given, constitutionally guaranteed individual rights. Much enthusiastic footstomping and dancing erupted like it was the 4th of July.
Introduced lovingly by the great Texas' Attorney General Gregg Abbott, I took the stage, humbled yet proud that such a gathering of fine people would unite to hear the old guitar player raise hell for a better America.
My speech, like every year at NRA, was about the unlimited greatness of this sacred experiment in self-government, thanking the heroes of the US Military and law enforcement for their incredible sacrifices waging war against the enemies of freedom wherever it may slither.
But beyond all that is good, the real duty of we the people is to watch out for and fight against the bad and the ugly brought about by people of power that historically have always abused it.
I named names. I called out Eric Holder for his fast and furious and other offenses. I railed against our president for his engineered dismantling of the once greatest economy in the world. I reminded everyone how Hillary Clinton sides with the evil criminals of the UN instead of her own great nation. I reminded good Americans that it isn't the enemies' fault for sneaking into the White House and abusing power, but rather we the people for bending over and allowing them to take corruption to a horrible new level.
I begged everyone to register and vote, because warriors give up their lives so that we can. I spotlighted cockroaches and rallied those who care to stomp 'em out at the voting booth in November, as is my duty as an American. I passionately rallied the American civilian troops to stand up for what is right and to demand that the US Constitution and Bill of Rights are once again forced into determining all laws and policies in America.
By no stretch of the imagination did I threaten anyone's life, or hint at violence or mayhem. Metaphors needn't be explained to educated people.


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Yale: The Musical!
Interested in going to Yale? Would you be more interested if some people sang and danced for your pleasure? The school's admissions department sure seems to hope so, if their "That Why I Chose Yale" recruitment video is any indication.
Yes, a Yale-related admissions musical. Sensing the timely (very timely!) interest in things like High School Musical, one of the Western world's most prestigious universities has decided to roll out a sixteen minute and forty-nine second-long info movie, much of which involves current students warbling and dancing awkwardly, as most Ivy League dorks are wont to do. Watch in glee, and horror, as they sing to you about living in a castle with a gym and a pool table or something, and then they just call everyone else dumb for a while in harmony, Brian Williams shows up!, and then the kid who looks like Barack Obama ends the song and... was it all a dream?? I don't know. I can't figure it out. I mean, I didn't go to Yale. What I want to know most of all, though, is: Why? Is Yale really that hard-up for strong students that they need to produce the most elaborate propaganda film since Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Williams?
Well, it's no secret that Yale is a liiiittle obsessed with the whole singing-as-social-activity thing, because most of the kids who go to Yale are shoe-polished relics from the 1950s. Well, OK, that's not exactly true. But they are total dweebs. Perhaps Yale Admissions just finally decided to harness this otherwise untapped (seriously, no one is tapping that) resource and use their powers for profit.
Though they won't disclose the exact budget of the extravaganza, Yale brass says the film actually cost less than a normal admissions video would. So that's responsible of them! Good old Yale tightening its belt in these tough times, trimming the fat to spend money on the important things, like building moats around their dorm-castles.
Some Elis aren't thrilled with the video, leaving frustrated comments on the Yale Daily News site:
The production is truly an embarrassment to the school. Why is poppy, inane "accessibility" (to use a sublimation) a concern for one of the nation's most elite centers of learning? I hate to think that "Yalie2010's" comment, "This is SOOO Yale," could be true, but it has its validity — the film's obsessive coverage of Yale's social opportunities perfectly reflects the student body's general trend of trading intellectual vigor for inebriate juvenility.
This clearly took lots of work, and congratulations on getting it off the ground. Though to echo Matt's comment, it is revealing that they began with the ludicrously over-the-top amenities offered by the residential colleges and tacked on academics as almost an afterthought.
I am extremely disappointed with this video. Its tone is bizarre: self-conscious, though never-quite-deadpan, but also at times humorlessly earnest — which, combined, make for a dreadful viewing experience. The editing is amateurish, particularly the beginning setup (shots are held too long, and the pacing is far too slow). As someone who was heavily involved in the arts at Yale, even I myself find the video to be, in a word, lame.
Wow. Talk about a diverse and integrated campus... Yale comes across as super-brown (not saying that wouldn't be great, but I think the vid sort of... "colors" things a bit more than is reality). Won't go into details (and it should be fairly self-evident), but I do not see that level of friendly interaction among various groups—or even representation (esp. among the science scenes!). One question: in casting the piece, isn't a bit cynical to have so conscientiously over-sampled certain groups? Also: compare what you see to the production credits...
There ya go! No one can ever agree on art. But what we can all agree on is: NERDS!!!!


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A recent Tools of the Trade post discussed a STAFDA 2015 announcement: Bosch and Fein teamed up to create a new oscillating multi-tool interface, called Starlock.
Both brands will be coming out with new tools and new oscillating multi-tool accessories that support the new interface.
Here's what we learned from ToTT's post and an accompanying official-looking Bosch fact sheet (ToTT PDF):
- 3 new interfaces: Starlock, Starlock Plus, Starlock Max
- Fein MultiMaster tools will be redesigned with a new tool-free blade change mechanism
- Starlock-compatible accessories are backwards-compatible with Bosch OIS and OIS-compatible tools
What the 3 new interfaces mean is that Bosch might come out with different tiers of tools, similar to how Fein has their MultiMaster oscillating multi-tools and higher-powered SuperCut tools.
Users will be able to use Starlock accessories on all Starlock-compatible tools, but Starlock Plus can only be used on -Plus or -Max tools, and only Starlock Max tools can be fitted with Starlock Max accessories.
The new Starlock interface has a 3-dimensional fitment, which the fact sheet says allows for quicker and easier blade changes. It is also said to be safer, which they claim will lead to less injuries.
It looks like Bosch and Fein Starlock oscillating multi-tool accessories will look a little different.
ETA: January 2016
More details will be forthcoming, but this seemed like big news to just sit on.
My question is this: is there a demonstrated need for a better and more engaged accessory system?
To be frank, instead of "oh cool," or "yes, that's exactly what we needed!," my first thoughts were to wonder if this is a solution in search of a problem, potentially for the sake of drummed-up sales. When is the last time you heard of an oscillating tool failing or wearing out?
Did Bosch and Fein come up with a new blade change interface in order to fuel the production and sales of whole new lines of oscillating multi-tools?
I'm not normally one to think like this, but could it be that this is driven more by marketing considerations than user demands? I really don't think so, but cannot shake my head free of doubt.
That said, I can see how there would be benefit in a 3-dimensional interface. According to the fact sheet, the interface allows for highest work progress due to 100% power transmission, which I can totally believe. But that wasn't the case for Bosch and Fein's 2D interfaces?
The fact sheet also says that Starlock is unique and patented and will set the new standard in the market.
So what does that mean for Dewalt oscillating multi-tool users. Will these accessories be compatible with their tools? Will an adapter be needed as with other non-Dewalt accessories?
New Starlock blades will be backwards-compatible, but what about Starlock-equipped tools? Will users be locked into using Bosch and Fein Starlock-compatible accessories, or can they use "universally compatible" accessories from other brands?
How much more will these accessories cost, compared to current Bosch OIS and Fein Multi-Mount blades and accessories?
Since Starlock blades and other OMT accessories will be backwards-compatible, this probably means that OIS blades and accessories might start drying up.
Since January is just a month away, I'm thinking that we'll see a trickle of new Starlock accessories, with new Starlock-compatible tools to follow.
Right now, our only sources of information are Trademark applications from this past year (e.g. this one), that name both Bosch and Fein as holders, and the ToTT story. We'll let you know when we learn more.


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July 11, 2012
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TIAA-CREF, one of K-State's retirement plan providers, announces July and August individual counseling sessions available on the Manhattan campus.
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IRVING, Texas – Jason Witten's memorable "same old story" sound bite will resonate until the Dallas Cowboys change the ending and make the playoffs.
The star tight end made the comment before training camp last season, which ended with a loss in a playoffs-or-bust finale for the second straight year.
With the Cowboys coming off a blowout loss to Chicago and similar postseason scenarios brewing again, Witten is facing the same old questions with familiar candor and resolve.
"Look, until we do it, we're going to take criticism," Witten said. "I'm assuming your question is coming from the angle of, 'They haven't shown us that they can.' And you're right. That's what makes this game great. That's what is great about being in this locker room and going and doing it. We'll see where it ends up."
Green Bay (6-6-1) visits Dallas on Sunday with both teams clinging to playoff hopes.
The Cowboys (7-6) trail Philadelphia by a game in the NFC East with three remaining. As long as that deficit doesn't reach two games, Dallas can take the division and the playoff berth by beating the Eagles in the finale at home.
It could be the third straight year that Dallas finishes the regular season in game for a playoff spot with an NFC East rival — and a different one each time. The Cowboys lost at the New York Giants two seasons ago and at Washington last year.
Dallas did the same thing at Philadelphia in 2008, which means it could be the fourth time in six seasons that the Cowboys are set up for such an ending. Thus, Witten's remark last year.
"There's nothing I want more or we want more than to win a division and play in a home playoff game," Witten said. "But you've got to go do it. You can't make it emotional. It's all about execution come game day."
Witten still has faith in a defense that let Chicago score on its first eight possessions — just the fifth time that's happened since 1991. He's seen things out of the offense that make him believe the Cowboys can end a three-year playoff drought.
The 31-year-old and two-time All-Pro accepts the burden that comes with leading a proud franchise that has just two playoff wins since the last of five Super Bowl titles in 1995.
"Until you do it, you're going to feel that way," said Witten, who has matched his second-highest touchdown total with seven and is two shy of his career high. "I think right now you don't have time to go back and reflect. We're right in the middle of what can we do, what can I do for us to play our best football and win."
The Cowboys had a chance to start writing a different ending after answering a blowout loss to New Orleans with consecutive wins over the Giants and Oakland to get two games over .500 for the first time this season.
Dallas was facing a backup quarterback against the Bears in Josh McCown, but he accounted for five touchdowns and burned the Cowboys repeatedly in the passing game despite single-digit temperatures and sub-zero wind chill.
Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones questioned whether his players responded well to the elements, and Bears receiver Brandon Marshall said the weather had Dallas beat before the game even started.
"All I can say is, it was cold here, we prepared for that, we handled it in New York," Witten said, referring to beating the Giants in freezing temperatures three weeks ago. "We didn't play very good. I guess they can say whatever they want at that point. But I don't look at it as a concern."
Dallas again will face a backup quarterback against the Packers in Matt Flynn, who will make third straight start in Aaron Rodgers' place after the 2011 Super Bowl MVP was ruled out Friday.
The Cowboys will be without linebacker Sean Lee with a neck injury sustained against Chicago. They won two straight with Lee sidelined by a strained hamstring, and have to win again or risk losing control of their playoff fate.
Witten says that message is clear.
"I think he's definitely a vocal leader," tackle Doug Free said. "He says some things here and there but overall, we all know where we're at."
The Cowboys have certainly been here before.
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