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Tools taken from two Northeast Kingdom sites
About $14,000 worth of tools and equipment were stolen from sites in Derby and Charleston over the weekend.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:19:24 -0700

Tools stolen from vehicles
MICHIGAN CITY Several thousand dollars in tools were stolen from two vehicles at a repair shop on Indiana 212, according to a police report.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:38:21 -0700

Verizon Launches 'Tools for School' Campaign to Collect Supplies for Schools Throughout the Country
NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verizon Foundation has launched its annual Tools for School campaign to collect back-to-school supplies to assist schools and nonprofit organizations. The supplies include new pens, pencils, rulers, crayons, backpacks and other items children need to start the school year. Verizon is inviting the public to join the effort by making an online donation through ...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:34 -0700

Malware tools openly available in China, security researchers say
China's rapid emergence as a hotspot for criminal hacking activities is enabled by the open and unfettered availability of sophisticated hacking tools, according to security researchers attending the Black Hat conference here this week. Many of the hacking tools are inexpensive, highly customizable, and easy to use.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:34:22 -0700

New study: Tools that assess bias in standardized tests are flawed
( Indiana University ) Overturning more than 40 years of accepted practice, new research proves that the tools used to check tests of "general mental ability" for bias are themselves flawed. This key finding challenges reliance on such exams to make objective decisions for employment or academic admissions even in the face of well-documented gaps between mean scores of white and minority ...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:18:00 -0700