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TERRORISM AND RELATED LINKS

Terrorism Links

	Site/Sponsor URL Comments 9/11 Public Discourse Project http://www.9-11pdp.org/ Formed by members and staff of 9/11 commission. Ag-Security.com http://www.ag-security.com Agro, cyber, other threats. Air Force Counterproliferation Center http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/ awcgate/cps-terr.htm Links-rich Global War on Terrorism portal. Air University http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/ bibs/terror/tertoc.htm http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/tertod/tertod.htmhttp://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/tergps/tgaqai.htm Valuable terrorism bibliographies. Anti-Defamation League  http://www.adl.org/adl.asp Click on "terrorism." Army War College Library http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ library/bibs/terror01.htm Terrorism: A Selected Bibliography. Brookings Institution http://www.brook.edu Search on “terrorism.” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace http://www.ceip.org/files/projects/ npp/resources/terrorism.htm Terrorism research and reporting. CATO Institute http://www.cato.org/defense-studies/index.html Terrorism, homeland security. Center for Defense Information http://www.cdi.org/ Search on "terrorism." Center for Nonproliferation Studies http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/other/sjm_cht.htm Chart on Al-Qaeda involvement with WMD, 1997-2005. Central Intelligence Agency http://www.cia.gov/terrorism/ index.html War on Terrorism. Congressional Research Service Reports for the People http://www.opencrs.com/ Search on “terrorism.” Council on Foreign Relations http://cfrterrorism.org/index MUST SEE site with terrorism, homeland security Q’s and A’s. Council on Foreign Relations http://cfrterrorism.org/thisweek War on terrorism in 2002. Counterterrorism Blog http://www.counterterror.typepad.com Multi-expert blog plus documents and links. Counterterrorist Program Primer http://www.icdc.com/~paulwolf/ colombia/counterterror.htm Discovered in a “CIA computer” at the U.S. National Archives in 2002. Cromwell-International http://www.cromwell-intl.com/ security/netusers.html Prolific links on terrorist, other extremist groups. Defense Department http://www.defendamerica.mil/ index.html War on Terrorism news. Defense Department http://www.defenselink.mil/ pubs/cole20010109.html October 2000 USS Cole attack. Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association http://www.disasters.org/ emgold/Terrorism.htm Excellent, prolific links on terrorism, homeland security, and WMD. Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.dea.gov Links on narco-terrorism, money laundering. East Carolina University’s Joyner Library http://personal.ecu.edu/durantd/wot/index.html Excellent, prolific resource on Al-Qaeda, 9/11, Afghan war. Emergency Response and Research Institute http://www.emergency.com/ cntrterr.htm Counterterrorism Archive. ExtremistGroups.com http://www.extremistgroups.com Terrorism resources. Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant.htm FBI’s most wanted page. Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/ topten/fugitives/laden.htm Osama bin Laden “wanted” poster. Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/terrorinfo/terrorismsi.htm War on terrorism; most wanted list. Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/terrorism Terrorism. Federation of American Scientists http://www.fas.org/irp/ threat/terror.htm Many links on terrorism background, threats. Federation of American Scientists http://www.fas.org/irp/ world/para/index.html Profiles on more than 370 terrorist and insurgent groups. Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering http://www1.oecd.org/FATF/TerFinance_en.htm Terrorist financing. FirstGov.gov VV   g1031_kdd http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Usgresponse.shtml America Responds to Terrorism. Foreign Policy in Focus http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/ indices/topics/terrorism.html Terrorism articles. Foreign Policy Research Institute http://www.fpri.org/research/terrorism/ Research and articles from the Center on Terrorism. Frontline: Hunting bin Laden http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/ frontline/shows/binladen PBS program. GlobalSecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ world/para/index.html Profiles on terrorist, insurgent, and other para-military groups. Global Terror Alert http://www.globalterroralert.com Terrorism news. Intelcenter http://www.intelcenter.com Terrorism threats, background. Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/default.htm Rich in links on Mideast terrorism. Inter-American Committee against Terrorism http://www.cicte.oas.org Documents and activities. International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/aml.htm Money laundering, financing of terrorism. International Money Laundering Information Network http://www.imolin.org Administered by United Nations. International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism http://www.ict.org.il Israel-based site on terrorism. International Relations and Security Network (ISN) http://www.isn.ch/pubs/ll/search.cfm? q=terrorism&ps=20&ul=&gr=off&cs=utf-8 Many terrorism resources in the Links Library Interpol http://www.interpol.int/ Public/Terrorism/default.asp Includes terrorist attacks, financing, and resolutions. Jamestown Foundation http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism Global terrorism reporting. Justice Department http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/trainingmanual.htm Al-Qaeda training manual. KnowGangs.com http://www.knowgangs.com/gang_001.htm Information on Mara Salvatrucha, many other gangs. Loyola College, Baltimore, MD http://www.loyola.edu/dept/ politics/intel.html#terror Terrorism links on the Strategic Intelligence site. MensNewsDaily.com  http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/m-n/marzullo/2004 Unconventional terrorism analysis. Michigan, University of   http://www.lib.umich.edu/ govdocs/usterror.html Documents on the war on terrorism. Militia Watchdog http://www.militia-watchdog.org/default.asp U.S. far-right extremism. National Academies Terrorism and Security Collection http://stills.nap.edu/terror Science and policy issues re terrorism. National Security Institute http://www.nsi.org/terrorism.html Pre-9/11 terrorism documentation. National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa  http://terrorismexperts.org Research and information on terrorism. NATO Defense against Terrorism Information Node http://starnet.rta.nato.int/ results.asp?node=1&topic=83 Information links on defense against terrorism. Naval Postgraduate School http://web.nps.navy.mil/ ~library/tgp/tgpndx.htm Terrorist group profiles from U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Terrorism, 2004. Naval Postgraduate School http://library.nps.navy.mil/ home/terrorism.htm Excellent terrorism documents, bibliographies, and Web links at Dudley Knox Library. Northeast Intelligence Network http://www.homelandsecurityus.com Prolific site, including terror manuals. Office of Foreign Assets Control http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac Treasury Department entity administering sanctions efforts. On Point: Counterterrorism Journal http://www.uscav.com/uscavonpoint/ News and links. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe http://www.osce.org/atu Action against Terrorism Unit. Project for the Research of Islamist Movements http://www.e-prism.org/pages/ 1/index.htm Developments involving radical Islam and Islamist movements. RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/psj/rand-mipt.html Terrorism Incident Database. RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/terrorism_area Terrorism research. Rubin, Claire B., et al. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/ wp/wp107/wp107.html Major terrorism events, outcomes, 1988- 2001. Sentinel TMS http://www.trackingthethreat.com Al-Qaeda- focused threat database. September 11 Archive http://september11.archive.org 9/11-related websites. SITE Institute (Search for International Terrorist Entities) http://www.siteinstitute.org History, ideology, and tactics of Islamic terrorists. Smoking Gun http://www.thesmokinggun.com/ archive/jihadmanual.html Jihad/terrorism manuals. South Asian Terrorism Portal. http://www.satp.org South Asian terrorism and low-intensity conflict. SpecialOperations.com  http://www.specialoperations.com Terrorism, special operations. State Department http://usinfo.state.gov/ is/international_security/terrorism.html Response to Terrorism. State Department http://www.diplomaticsecurity.org Office of Anti-Terrorism Assistance. State Department http://www.dssrewards.net Rewards for Justice, (rewards for information on terrorists.) State Department http://www.state.gov/coalition Diplomacy and the Global Coalition against Terrorism. State Department http://www.state.gov/s/ct Office of Counterterrorism. State Department http://www.state.gov/ s/ct/c4291.htm Terrorism documents to 2002. State Department http://www.state.gov/ s/ct/rls/rpt/fto/ Foreign Terrorist Organizations, 1999 and 2001 State Department http://travel.state.gov Advisories on foreign travel Tech Central Station http://www.techcentralstation.com/terrorism.html Unconventional views on terrorism. Terrorism http://www.disasters.org/emgold/Terrorism.htm Some links dead but still nuggets on terrorism. Terrorism Bookshelf http://www.terrorismcentral.com/Library/ Bookshelf/SinaiBio.html Dr. Joshua Sinai book reviews. Terrorism Knowledge Base http://www.tkb.org/Home.jsp MUST SEE resource—includes profiles, incident chronologies. Terrorism Portal http://www.theterrorismportal.com Prolific terrorism links. Terrorism Research Center http://www.terrorism.com Prolific terrorism links. Terrorism: Questions and Answers http://www.terrorismanswers.com By Council on Foreign Relations. TerrorismDigest.com http://terrorismdigest.com Terrorism news. TerrorismFiles.org http://www.terrorismfiles.org Terrorism information. Terrorist Scorecard http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/terroristscorecard/ Extensive lists of Al-Qaeda, Iraqi, and other terrorists at large, or killed/captured. Treasury Department http://www.treasury.gov/topics/ law-enforcement/index.html Terrorism enforcement. United Nations http://www.un.org/terrorism Terrorism actions. United Nations Mission of the United States http://www.un.int/usa/terror.htm Terrorism-related speeches from 1998. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime http://www.unodc.org/unodc/terrorism.html Anti-terrorism activities. United Nations Terrorism Prevention Branch http://www.uncjin.org/Special/ PM991216/Netscape/WebTPB.htm Terrorism prevention. White House http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Terrorism Definition and links on terrorism. YC Group http://www.ycgroup.com/terrorism/profiles.htm Terrorist group profiles. Your Dictionary http://www.yourdictionary.com/ library/ydglos.html MUST SEE terrorism glossaries and references.   Top

Homeland Security Links

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	Site/Sponsor URL Comments Agriculture Department http://www.usda.gov/homelandsecurity/ Keeping food and agriculture safe. Air War College http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/ awcgate/awc-hmld.htm Links-rich gateway on homeland security. American Society for Industrial Security http://www.asisonline.org U.S. industry response to terrorism threats. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/HomelandSecurity Health, homeland security. Brookings Institution http://www.brook.edu Search on “homeland security.” Center for State Homeland Security http://www.cshs- us.org/CSHS/cshs.nsf/ Main/CounterTerrorismReports Links to fifty reports by commissions and non-profits. Center for Strategic and International Studies http://www.csis.org/hs/index.htm Homeland Security activities. Comprehensive Risk Analysis and Management Network (CRN) http://www.isn.ethz.ch/crn/publications /publications_crn.cfm?pubid=228 Critical infrastructure protection, other security issues. Congressional Research Service Reports for the People http://www.opencrs.com/ Search on “homeland security.” Counter-Terrorism Training and Resources for Law Enforcement http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov By Bureau of Justice Assistance of U.S. Department of Justice. Defense Department http://www.defenselink.mil/ specials/homeland Defense and military topics. Defense Department http://www.defenselink.mil/ specials/homeland/index.html Homeland defense. Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association http://www.disasters.org/emgold/new.htm Excellent on emergencies and disasters, including terrorism. DisasterHelp.gov https://disasterhelp.gov/ portal/jhtml/index.jhtml Responses to terrorism and other disasters. Domestic Preparedness.com http://www.domesticpreparedness.com Integrating professional communities of homeland security. Emergency Response and Research Institute http://www.emergency.com WMD chronologies, documents, and links. Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/ BCSIA/ESDP.nsf/www/Research Terrorism responses; at Harvard University. Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/ hq/ci/ansir/ansirhome.htm Awareness of National Security Issues and Response. Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/ hq/td/academy/ctwork12.htm Counterterrorism and WMD training links. Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/areyouready "Are You Ready?" guide for citizens. Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov Homeland security and disaster response information. FirstGov.gov http://www.firstgov.gov/ Topics/Usgresponse.shtml America Responds to Terrorism. General Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/docsearch /featured/homelandsecurity.html Homeland security reports back to 1998. GlobalSecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org Includes homeland security. Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/ Research/HomelandDefense/index.cfm Homeland security reporting. Homeland Security Department http://www.dhs.gov The department's homepage. Homeland Security Department http://www.ready.gov Preparing for terrorist attacks. Homeland Security Guidelines http://cryptome.org/homesec-kyagb.htm Radiological, biological, and chemical guidelines. Homeland Security Institute http://www.homelandsecurity.org Includes Homeland Security Newsletter and Journal of Homeland Security. Intelligence Is the Future http://www.intelligenceisthefuture.com/ Intelligence analysis and applications for law enforcement. Lessons Learned Information Sharing https://www.llis.dhs.gov Template.cfm?Section=homeland_security Registration required. National Association of Counties http://www.naco.org/ Template.cfm?Section=homeland_security Homeland security activities. National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/disaster.cfm Schools and homeland security. National Governors Association http://www.nga.org/ Search on "homeland security" National Homeland Security Knowledge Base http://www.twotigersonline.com/ resources.html Homeland security news, links. National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) http://www.mipt.org Essential resource on preventing and deterring terrorism or mitigating its effects. Naval Postgraduate School http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/homeland.htm Excellent homeland defense and security resources at Dudley Knox Library. North Central Texas Council of Governments http://www.dfwinfo.com/ep/programs.html Regional preparedness programs and plans. Real Estate Roundtable http://www.rer.org/partners/ buildingsecurityissues.cfm Building security issues. Responder Knowledge Base http://www1.rkb.mipt.org Equipment-related information for first responders. Transportation Department http://ntl.bts.gov/faq/sept11.html Transport security issues. Two Tigers Online http://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html Homeland Security Newsletter; prolific source of links. United Kingdom Home Office http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ terrorism/index.html Terrorism threats and responses. White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus /homeland/index.html Homeland security reporting.   Top

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Links

	Site/Sponsor URL Comments Air Force Counterproliferation Center http://www.au.af.mil/ au/awc/awcgate/awc-cps.htm WMD information resources. Bio Hazard News http://www.biohazardnews.net/news.shtml Includes chem-bio. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace http://www.ceip.org WMD reporting. Center for Biosecurity http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org Biological weapons prevention. Center for Nonproliferation Studies http://cns.miis.edu WMD reports, links by publisher of journal "Nonproliferation Review." Center for Nonproliferation Studies http://www.cns.miis.edu/ research/terror.htm WMD issues, terrorism; center at Monterey Institute of International Studies. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov Responding to chem, bio, and nuclear attacks. Chem/Bio/Nuclear Anti-Terrorism Home Page http://www.nbcnco.com Many nuggets but poorly organized. Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute http://www.cbaci.org WMD reporting. Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center http://nationalsecurity.battelle.org Managed by Battelle Memorial Institute for Defense Department. Emerging Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ ncidod/EID/bio_links.htm Journal that includes biological terrorism articles. ExtremistGroups.com http://www.extremistgroups.com/wmd.html WMD information resources. Federation of American Scientists http://www.fas.org/ nuke/index.html WMD information resources. Federation of American Scientists http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/index.html Links on WMD, other threats. Gilmore Commission [James Gilmore, chair] http://www.rand.org/nsrd/terrpanel Reports of Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving WMD. Global Security http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/index.html WMD threats and responses. Institute for Science and International Security http://www.isis-online.org WMD information, including nuclear terrorism. Nuclear Control Institute http://www.nci.org Nonproliferation, WMD news. Nuclear Threat Initiative http://www.nti.org WMD information from the Ted Turner/Sam Nunn organization. Nuclear Threat Initiative http://www.nti.org/f_wmd411/f1a.html WMD primer. Potomac Institute for Policy Studies http://www.potomacinstitute.org WMD and bioterrorism. Stimson Center [Henry L. Stimson] http://www.stimson.org/cwc/terror.htm Includes possibility of terrorists acquiring/using WMD.   Top

Cyberwarfare and Information Warfare Links

	Site/Sponsor URL Comments Air War College http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate /awc-info.htm Information operations. Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center http://www.cert.org Advisories on viruses and other computer vulnerabilities. Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse http://csrc.nist.gov/ topics/welcome.html Computer security. Federation of American Scientists http://www.fas.org/irp/wwwinfo.html Information warfare/security. Information Warfare Site http://www.iwar.org.uk/index.htm Information warfare and homeland security. Institute for the Advanced Study of Information Warfare http://www.psycom.net/iwar.1.html Information warfare, cyberattacks, hacking. National Information Assurance Partnership http://niap.nist.gov Effort led by National Institute for Standards and the National Security Agency. National Threat Assessment Center http://www.secretservice.gov/ ntac.shtml U.S. Secret Service on assassination, cyberattacks. NetDefense http://www.cert.mil Links on computer security in the military. Program on Information Resources Policy http://www.pirp.harvard.edu/research.shtml Command and control, and media issues. U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team Top

Regional Links

	Site/Sponsor URL Comments Afghanistan Studies Digital Library http://www.academicinfo.net/afghanlibrary.html Online publications on Afghanistan. Asia-Pacific Area Network http://www.apan-info.net Asia-Pacific issues, including U.S. military role. Central Command, U.S. http://www.centcom.mil U.S. military in Central Asia, Iraq , Afghanistan, and Horn of Africa. European Command, U.S. http://www.eucom.mil U.S. military in Europe, Africa. GlobalSecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military /world/iraq/maps.htm Iraq maps. Institute for War and Peace Reporting http://www.iwpr.net Global conflicts. Middle East Media Research Institute http://www.memri.org Reviews of and excerpts from Arab media. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability http://www.nautilus.org Asia-Pacific arms control, WMD, and environment. Overseas Security Advisory Council http://www.ds-osac.org/ Articles on threats to U.S. interests abroad. ReliefWeb http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/ dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm Humanitarian relief site by United Nations. Southern Command, U.S. http://www.southcom.mil/home U.S. military activities in Latin America region. University of Texas at Austin http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps Includes country maps. Virtual Information Center http://www.vic-info.org Asia-Pacific security. World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia /publications/factbook/index.html Country profiles, maps by CIA. World Wide Web Virtual Library (WWWVL) http://www.vlib.org/Regional.html Links to large gateways on the major global regions. WWWVL- Africa http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl African studies. WWWVL- Asia-Pacific http://www.vlib.org/ AsianStudies.html Asia studies (including Mid East). WWWVL-Latin America http://lanic.utexas.edu/las.html Latin American studies. WWWVL- Middle East http://menic.utexas.edu/ menic/tragedy.html Middle East studies. WWWVL- Middle East http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic Middle East studies. WWWVL- Middle East http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm Middle East studies. WWWVL- Pacific http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ WWWVL-PacificStudies.html Pacific studies. WWWVL- Russia and East Europe http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb Russia, East Europe studies.   Top

Islam Links

	Site/Sponsor URL Comments Al-Hewar Center: The Center for Arab Culture and Dialogue http://www.alhewar.com/ Arab culture. Al-Islam http://www.al-islam.org Essence of Islam. Al-Quran http://www.quran.net The Quran and Islamic world. Arab Gateway http://www.al-bab.com Arab world countries, topics. Holy Qur'an Resources http://www.quran.org.uk Details, texts of the Qur'an. International Crisis Group http://www.icg.org/home /index.cfm?id=2969&l=1 Reports and briefings on Islamism. Islam http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/ religionet/er/islam By University of Wyoming. Islam Question and Answer http://63.175.194.25 Over a thousand Q's and A's. Islam Today http://www.islamtoday.net Click on "English." Islamic Dictionary http://muttaqun.com/dictionary.html English translations of Arabic words. Islamic Issues Talking Papers http://www.chaplain.navy.mil/ Ministry/OpEnduringFreedom.asp Insights by U.S. military. Jannah http://www.jannah.org Islam as a religion, culture. Jihad Unspun http://www.jihadunspun.com/home.php /channels/islam_resources.asp Jihad news, analysis, and links. Jihad Watch http://www.jihadwatch.org Jihad theology and activities. Listening to Islam http://www.faithandvalues.com /channels/islam_resources.asp Islam information. Understanding Islam http://www.understanding-islam.com With frequently asked questions. Virtually Islamic http://www.virtuallyislamic.com Research, news about Islam.

 
ANTITERRORIST WEAPON OF CHOICE
HIDEAWAY KNIFE

It’s a concept motivated by fear.Fear of not having a weapon when I needed one.  Fear from knowing that my physical strength alone is not always good enough. Fear of dropping a knife in a real struggle when things don’t go perfectly for just several seconds.  

• Because if you take a blow to the head and your hand must relax for a second, then you have an edge on the ground.
• Because blood is slippery. If you get blood on your hand holding the knife, it becomes more difficult to retain.
• Because in everyday life it is not easy to conceal a self-defense weapon and have it constant and consistent.
• Because I am not so arrogant as to presume that I’d be able to hold on to a blade for the entire time that I needed to.
• Because I am not so completely knife-focused as to not understand that I could need both hands available at the same time as when needed an edge as a weapon. I could need my hands to balance, to grab my gun, to strike. Or to do these other Martial Arts or Combatives things that SouthNarc and Lee Aldridge described that are possible with the HideAway at the same time as conventional knife techniques.

No knives I saw came close enough to offering all these things, all at once:  “hands-free” use, easy to retain,  quickly accessible (yank, and it’s on), and ultra-concealable - both before deployment and after deployment.

1)  Ultra-Concealable

Ultra-concealable means something that would fit behind my corporate ID badge.  Which means its total size needed to be roughly that of a playing card.  Concealability means that I’m more likely to have it than not when needed.  Concealability means if I take a break at work and go on a walk outside with nothing extra except my security badge on, I still have a weapon. Concealability means that it is easy to integrate into my everyday life.  This is important because you don’t know when something is going to happen.

3)  Good Retention

The problem with most knives that are small and wonderfully concealable is that they are tough to hold on to even in simple use. I have long fingers. Knives that have a big enough handle part to get a good grip on are simply too big for easy concealment and then you still have the problem that if your hand must relax, the knife will fall out.

There are several extra benefits of the HideAway knife’s design.

4)  “Hands-free” use

5)  Hidden in plain sight

Prototyping the HideAway