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Post-9/11 detainee interrogration policies of the US Defense Department and CIA forced medical professionals to abandon the ethical obligation to "do no harm" to the humans in their care, and engage in prohibited practices such as force-feeding of hunger strikers, according to a report out this week. "Ethics Abandoned: Medical Professionalism and Detainee Abuse in the War on Terror" [PDF Link] was produced by 19-member task force of Columbia University's Institute on Medicine as a Profession and the Open Society Foundations. The LA Times has a summary here.
Short UK documentary about woman threatened with terrorism charges for videorecording cops while they stop-and-searched her boyfriend on the tube
Gemma sez, "You wrote a blog post about how I was assaulted by the police after filming my boyfriend being searched, back in 2009. The publicity we got from your post and the other press we got (Guardian and BBC) helped make thousands more people aware of this issue which led to the Metropolitan police eventually having to change their guidelines on photographing and filming the police. It was always my aim to get section 58a of the terrorism act clearer to all citizens in the UK and this hasn't changed. Today I'm releasing the animated short film about the case - It deals with broad issues of police accountability and citizen''s rights as well as the specifics of my case. We also hope it entertains you on its way."
LibDems leave over support for secret trials; I resign from the party
Philippe Sands, a professor of international law and prominent practicing lawyer, has resigned from the UK Liberal Democrats party. He is the third well-known party member to leave the LibDems this month. Dinah Rose, a respected human rights lawyer who represented Guantánamo detainee Binyam Mohamed, quit last week, and Jo Shaw, who ran for the LibDems in 2010 resigned from the party after giving a speech at the party conference in Brighton last weekend.
These principled people have quit over the LibDems' support of the "justice and security bill," which establishes a system of secret courts in Britain in which people who sue the government over torture and kidnapping will not be able to see the government evidence offered against them. The LibDem leadership supported this law, whipped their MPs to vote for it, and all but seven of the sitting LibDem MPs did, despite the enormous public outcry against it, including a condemnation from Lord Neuberger, the country's most senior judge.
The Lords -- a chamber full of senior lawyers and judges -- has rejected this legislation and sent it back, calling for a system of safeguards to be put in place before upsetting the principle of open justice going back to the Magna Carta. Parliament has ripped up the Lords' amendments, refusing even the most basic of safeguards in this legislation.
We voted for the LibDems to be the "party of liberty," but they've been anything but. With this latest betrayal of party principles, the leadership has scuttled any credibility it had left. There is simply no case for this measure. The proponents of the law act as though there is a flood of baseless claims of torture and kidnapping that the government has had to settle in order to avoid revealing the secrets of Britain's spies. The truth is that the government has had to apologise for lying about its role in illegal torture and kidnapping, and that most of its victims are unable to get justice even today. Indeed, we don't know for sure that the practice has stopped, and we can't, because we've had more than a decade of "war on terror" nonsense that says that the public must be spied upon at all times, but that politicians and police must be able to operate in unaccountable secrecy.
Here is some of Professor Sands's resignation, published in the Guardian today:
This part of the bill is a messy and unhappy compromise. It is said to have been demanded by the US (which itself has stopped more or less any case that raises 'national security' issues from reaching court), on the basis that it won't share as much sensitive intelligence information if the UK doesn't rein in its courts. Important decisions on intelligence taken at the instigation of others are inherently unreliable. We remember Iraq, which broke a bond of trust between government and citizen.
There is no floodgate of cases, nothing in the coalition agreement, nor any widely supported call for such a draconian change. There is every chance that, if the bill is adopted, this and future governments will spend years defending the legislation in UK courts and Strasbourg. There will be claims that it violates rights of fair trial under the Human Rights Act and the European convention (no doubt giving rise to ever-more strident calls from Theresa May and Chris Grayling that both should be scrapped). Other countries with a less robust legal tradition favouring the rule of law and an independent judiciary will take their lead from the UK, as they did with torture and rendition.
I accept that there may be times when the country faces a threat of such gravity and imminence that the exceptional measure of closed material proceedings might be needed. This is not such a time, and the bill is not such a measure. Under conditions prevailing today, this part of the bill is not pragmatic or proportionate. It is wrong in principle, and will not deliver justice. It will be used to shield governmental wrongdoing from public and judicial scrutiny under conditions that are fair and just. The bill threatens greater corrosion of the rights of the individual in the UK, in the name of "national security".
I've read each of these peoples' resignations with growing unease. I am a member of the LibDems, raised funds for them in the last election, campaigned for them, endorsed them, and voted for them.
I cannot, in good conscience, remain a member or supporter of the LibDems. There comes a point where the broken promises and corruption overwhelms the pretty words in the party manifesto. Deeds speak louder than words. The LibDems are the party of talking about liberty and voting in tyranny.
I resign from the party.
Update: Mark Thomspon sez, "Me and a Labour friend Emma Burnell record a weekly podcast called 'House of Comments' which is an informal chat about the week's (mainly UK) politics. I thought you might be interested in the latest one. I couldn't make it but Emma chatted to former Lib Dem Jo Shaw and current Lib Dem Linda Jack about Secret Courts and having edited it yesterday I think we got some very interesting insights into what has been going on behind the scenes on this issue."
This is a fascinating analysis of the bubble of unreality that the LibDem leadership now inhabits.
Philippe Sands quits Lib Dems in protest at support for secret courts
Matt Ruff's brilliant alternate history The Mirage is out in paperback today
Matt Ruff's alternate history novel The Mirage was one of my favorite novels of 2012, and it's out in paperback today. Here's my review from last February:
Also: the UK edition is £9.11. Yes, yes it is. (Thanks, Peter!)
The Mirage
This is Matt Ruff with the awesome turned up to 11. To 12. To 100.
The Mirage is an alternate history novel set in a world where Arabia, the United Arab States, are the world's historic superpower. It's Arabia that intervenes in WWII (outraged over Nazi incursions into Muslim North Africa), and after the war, Arabia partitions Germany and establishes a Jewish homeland, Israel, with Berlin as its capital ("Israelis" enjoy a special "right of return" entitling them to visas to visit Jerusalem, of course).
Arabia prospers, though it is not without its internal strife. A notorious crime-boss called Saddam Hussein earns a fortune through narcotics (AKA whiskey) smuggling, abetted by a tabloid newspaper publisher called Tariq Aziz; a hawkish senator called Osama bin Laden commands a secretive private intelligence service called Al Qaeda; and a clownish governor called Moammar Qaddafi is a sort of Sarah Palin figure, running a private fiefdom. On the other hand, Qadaffi is very good to Internet startups, like the group-edited encyclopedia called "The Library of Alexandria" (excerpts from this are sprinkled through the book, written in perfect Wikipediese).
But Arabia is a good place to live. A great place. Until a fateful day: November 9, 2001. That's the day that Christian extremists from the troubled theocracy America hijack four airliners and crash two of them into Baghdad's Twin Towers, triggering a War on Terror that results in widescale incursions on civil liberties, an invasion and interminable occupation of America, and a Gulf War in the Gulf of Texas as the independent republic is threatened by its looming American neighbor.
For Crusaders -- the Christian extremists who go on attacking Arabia -- 11/9 is a wake-up call. The insurgency spreads around the Christian world. As Crusaders are taken into custody by Arabian Homeland Security, they tell a strange story. They are all experiencing a shared dream. A dream of a different world. A topsy-turvy world. A world where a great power called America rules, where Arabia is a collection of squabbling dictatorships, where the atrocities of 11/9 happened on 9/11, and triggered a very different War on Terror. What's more, some of these Crusaders bear startlingly realistic artifacts from this strange world -- copies of an imaginary, long-defunct newspaper called The New York Times, military service records, Iraqi money bearing the likeness of the clownish mafioso Saddam Hussein.
It would be easy enough to laugh off as just another nutty conspiracy theory, except that the Crusaders are very sure of themselves. So sure, in fact, that they believe that this world, the real world, is actually a mirage ("The Mirage"), sent by the Christian God to punish them for their impiety. They must destroy this world to be returned to reality, the reality of America.
So goes this extraordinary novel, which transcends a gimmicky exercise in Arabifying America and vice-versa and becomes a top-rate war novel, a thoughtful and sly commentary on the war on terror, and a scathing critique of religious partisanship, all at once. This is no doubt partly due to Matt Ruff's extraordinary wife, researcher Lisa Gold, the best researcher I know (she was Neal Stephenson's researcher on The Baroque Cycle and other books). But it's also due to Ruff's sure and steady hand, able to steer a course through a narrow strait with mere parody on one side and tedious exercise on the other, finding the sweet spot right in the middle and coming through with a head of steam that's unstoppable.
This is one of those books that you read while walking down the street and long after your bedtime, a book you stop strangers to tell about.
Ex-CIA officer Kiriakou, who fought torture, sentenced in leak case
He is the first CIA officer in history to face prison for a leak.
From the NYT report by Michael S. Schmidt:
Death of a Prisoner: short documentary by Laura Poitras on Guantánamo detainee Adnan Latif
"Death of a Prisoner: The Tragic Return Home of a Guantánamo Bay Detainee" follows a journey to Yemen, to return the body of Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif to his family. In 2012, he "died in solitary confinement at Guantánamo at age 36, after nearly 11 years of imprisonment there, despite never having been charged with a crime."
"Zero Dark Thirty" not good enough to justify torture fantasies
"Zero Dark Thirty," director Kathryn Bigelow's truthy-but-not-a-documentary-but-maybe-it-kinda-is thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, opened in New York and Los Angeles this week. I watched a screener last night. I thought it kind of sucked. There's a lot of buzz about what a great work of art ZDT is. I don't get it. In reviews of ZDT, fawning critics reflexively note that she directed Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker." Guys, she directed "Point Break," too.
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CIA 'tortured, sodomized' terror suspect, European human rights court rules
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Understanding the NDAA, a US law that makes it possible to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial
Omems sends us, "ProPublica's point-by-point discussion of why this year's NDAA might not allow for the indefinite detention of US citizens. As clear and concise a summary as I've seen, and provides a bit of hope that our rights aren't completely irrelevant to our representatives."
I don't know that I'd got that far. ProPublica concludes that some of the senators who voted for NDAA clearly believe (and intend) that it will be used to lock up American citizens and lawful residents forever, without a trial or any meaningful due process. And all of them expect that the NDAA will allow for indefinite detention without charge or trial for foreigners who are captured abroad, or who happen to visit the USA (tourists beware). As one of those foreigners who often visits the USA on a work-visa, I'm not exactly comforted by this news.
What about people detained in the U.S. who aren't citizens or permanent residents?
They could still be indefinitely detained.
Human rights and civil libertarian groups criticized the amendment for falling short of the protections in the constitution under the Fifth Amendment, which says that any "person" in the U.S. be afforded due process.
In the floor debate, Feinstein said she agreed with critics that allowing anybody in the U.S. to be detained indefinitely without charges "violates fundamental American rights." Feinstein said she didn't think she had the necessary votes to pass a due-process guarantee for all.
Cutting through the Controversy about Indefinite Detention and the NDAA (Thanks, Omem!)
Congress: The DHS's "fusion centers" full of bad intelligence, lies, and imaginary buildings —A bipartisan report on the DHS's much-vaunted, scorchingly expensive "fusion centers" that were supposed to be the future of American security. The Congressional investigators who wrote the report don't mince words, and accuse the DHS of uncontrolled spending, poor, false and even lying intelligence reporting, illegal intelligence gathering, and even making up four imaginary fusion centers that were never built, but were reported to Congress as open for business and bustling with activity. (via Techdirt) — Cory
EU working group produces the stupidest set of proposed Internet rules in the entire history of the human race
An EU working group that's been charged with coming up with recommendations for a terrorist-free European Internet has been brainstorming the stupidest goddamned ideas you've ever read, which are now widely visible, thanks to a leaked memo. The group, CleanIT, which is composed of cops, governments, and some NGOs from across Europe, has been given €400,000 to make its recommendations, and a document dated August 2012 sets out some of the group's thinking to date. As mentioned, it's pretty amazingly bad. Like, infra-stupid, containing strains of stupidity so low and awful they can't be perceived with unaided human apparatus. Here's Ars Technica's summary of the ideas in the memo:
* "Knowingly providing hyperlinks on websites to terrorist content must be defined by law as illegal just like the terrorist content itself"
* "Governments must disseminate lists of illegal, terrorist websites"
* "The Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 (art 1.2) should be explained that providing Internet services is included in providing economics instruments to Al Qaeda (and other terrorist persons and organisations designated by the EU) and therefore an illegal act"
* "On Voice over IP services it must be possible to flag users for terrorist activity."
* "Internet companies must allow only real, common names."
* "Social media companies must allow only real pictures of users."
* "At the European level a browser or operating system based reporting button must be developed."
* "Governments will start drafting legislation that will make offering... a system [to monitor Internet activity] to Internet users obligatory for browser or operating systems...as a condition of selling their products in this country or the European Union."
Ars Technica's Cyrus Farivar tracked down a CleanIT spokesman on his home planet. But Klaasen is
the Dutch national coordinator for counterterrorism and security programme manager of the office of the Dutch national coordinator for counterterrorism and security*, and he is really upset that we can read this stupid, stupid document full of recommendations that would be illegal in European law. He also can't believe that European Digital Rights, the NGO that published the leaked stupid, stupid document, didn't honor the confidentiality notice on the stupid, stupid cover-page.
* Update Cyrus sez, "Klaasen has corrected his title calling himself now the 'programme manager of the office of the Dutch national coordinator for counterterrorism and security'. Here's his LinkedIn page. He's referred to as the 'project manager,' which as far as I can tell, makes him in charge of the whole thing."
"I do fully understand that the publishing of the document led to misunderstandings," he told Ars. "If we publish like this, it will scare people—that's the reason that we didn't publish it. It's food for thought. We do realize these are very rough ideas."
..."You can compare [this situation] to taking pictures of what someone buys for dinner with how a dinner tastes—you don't have the complete picture," he added.
..."We really didn't expect that people would publish a document that clearly says 'not for publication'—that really surprised us," he said. "I don't know if it's naive. Why can't I trust people?" [Ed: Oh, diddums]
Proposed EU plan to stop terrorist sites even more ridiculous than it sounds
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Terrorists suck
"The Terrorism Delusion," a paper by John Mueller and Mark G. Stewart in this summer's issue of International Security, argues that terrorists basically suck at their jobs. They report that the best US intelligence puts the whole al Qaeda weapons of mass destruction R&D budget at US$4,000; that Americans who are "radicalized" and brought to terrorism training camps return disgusted and disillusioned and determined to put future recruits off (and then get arrested anyway); that Iraqis were so alienated from loony al Qaeda fighters that bin Laden proposed renaming the group; and that terrorists who are busted are basically dolts, fools, bumblers and delusional loonies.
But, as Mueller and Stewart write, the counter-terror forced continue to present terrorism as a grave risk brought about by super-criminal masterminds who threaten the safety of all of us, every day.
Terrorists have proven to be relentless, patient, opportunistic, and flexible, learning from experience and modifying tactics and targets to exploit perceived vulnerabilities and avoid observed strengths."8
This description may apply to some terrorists somewhere, including at least a few of those involved in the September 11 attacks. Yet, it scarcely describes the vast majority of those individuals picked up on terrorism charges in the United States since those attacks. The inability of the DHS to consider this fact even parenthetically in its fleeting discussion is not only amazing but perhaps delusional in its single-minded preoccupation with the extreme.
In sharp contrast, the authors of the case studies, with remarkably few exceptions, describe their subjects with such words as incompetent, ineffective, unintelligent, idiotic, ignorant, inadequate, unorganized, misguided, muddled, amateurish, dopey, unrealistic, moronic, irrational, and foolish.9 And in nearly all of the cases where an operative from the police or from the Federal Bureau of Investigation was at work (almost half of the total), the most appropriate descriptor would be "gullible."
In all, as Shikha Dalmia has put it, would-be terrorists need to be "radical- ized enough to die for their cause; Westernized enough to move around with- out raising red flags; ingenious enough to exploit loopholes in the security apparatus; meticulous enough to attend to the myriad logistical details that could torpedo the operation; self-sufficient enough to make all the preparations without enlisting outsiders who might give them away; disciplined enough to maintain complete secrecy; and—above all—psychologically tough enough to keep functioning at a high level without cracking in the face of their own impending death."
The Terrorism Delusion (PDF) (Thanks, Nicolas!)
UK high court experiences flash of sanity, decriminalizes sarcastic aviation tweeting
In a rare and welcome moment of sanity, the UK High Court has ruled that guy who made a snarky tweet about bombing an airport is not a criminal. The judge's written opinion is not kind to the cops and prosecutors who spent years chasing Paul Chambers, the tweeter in question, pointing out that no one at any point believed that Chambers was serious, that no one was credibly alarmed, and that they were all, basically, total idiots. Wired UK's Mark Brown has more.
"Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed," his infamous tweet read. "You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I am blowing the airport sky high!"
A week later, he was arrested by anti-terror police for making a bomb threat. In May 2010, the Doncaster magistrates court found him guilty "of sending, by means of a public electronic communications network, a message of a menacing character." He was fined and lost his job.
After a lengthy appeal process, Chambers has finally been acquitted. In the judgement document, the high court said, "the appeal against conviction will be allowed on the basis that this tweet did not constitute or include a message of a menacing character; we cannot usefully take this aspect of the appeal further."
Bruce Schneier explains security to a neurologist who believes in profiling Muslims at airports
Sam Harris, a neuroscientist, challenged Bruce Schneier to a debate on whether Muslims should be singled out for additional screening at airports. Schneier patiently, and repeatedly, explains why (apart from the unconstitutionality and moral repugnance of this), it would be bad security practice. Harris changes the subject. A lot. But Schneier presents a model of how to use dispassionate reason to demolish intellectual laziness and xenophobia dressed up as "common sense."
There are other security concerns when you look at the geopolitical context, though. Profiling Muslims fosters an "us vs. them" thinking that simply isn't accurate when talking about terrorism. I have always thought that the "war on terror" metaphor was actively harmful to security because it raised the terrorists to the level of equal combatant. In a war, there are sides, and there is winning. I much prefer the crime metaphor. There are no opposing sides in crime; there are the few criminals and the rest of us. There criminals don't "win." Maybe they get away with it for a while, but eventually they're caught.
"Us vs. them" thinking has two basic costs. One, it establishes that worldview in the minds of "us": the non-profiled. We saw this after 9/11, in the assaults and discriminations against innocent Americans who happened to be Muslim. And two, it establishes the same worldview in the minds of "them": Muslims. This increases anti-American sentiment among Muslims. This reduces our security, less because it creates terrorists—although I'm sure it is one of the things that pushes a marginal terrorist over the line—and more that a higher anti-American sentiment in the Muslim community is a more fertile ground for terrorist groups to recruit and operate. Making sure the vast majority of Muslims who are not terrorists are part of the "us" fighting terror, just as the vast majority of honest citizens work together in fighting crime, is a security benefit.
Like many of the other things we've discussed here, we can debate how big the costs and benefits I just described are, or we can simplify our system and stop worrying about it.
One final cost. Security isn't the only thing we're trying to optimize; there are other values at stake here. There's a reason profiling is often against the law, and that's because it is contrary to our country's values. Sometimes we might have to set aside those values, but not for this.
To Profile or Not to Profile? (Thanks, Deborah!)
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to return their medals to protest war on terror at Chicago NATO summit this weekend
Iraq Veterans Against the War is bringing veterans to the NATO summit in Chicago on May 20 to ceremonially return the medals they were awarded for serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. The group's statement -- which will be reiterated to NATO's representatives -- is:
We were awarded these medals for serving in the Global War on Terror, a war based on lies and failed polices. This endless war has killed hundreds of thousands, stripped the humanity of all involved, and drained our communities of trillions of dollars, diverting funds from schools, clinics, libraries, and other public goods.
They are calling on supporters to rally with them:
Iraq Veterans Against the War calls on fellow service members, veterans, Chicagoans, and everyone who believes in justice, dignity, and respect for all peoples to join us in the streets on May 20th. On this day, we will hold a nonviolent march to the site of the NATO summit where we will ceremoniously return our military service medals. We will demand that NATO immediately end the occupation of Afghanistan and relating economic and social injustices, bring U.S. war dollars home to fund our communities, and acknowledge the rights and humanity of all who are affected by these wars. We wish to begin a process of justice and reconciliation with the people of Afghanistan and other affected nations, fellow service members, veterans, and the American people.


text: Holli Christensen, owner of Arcadia's Park Avenue Blow Dry and Beauty Bar, appreciates bags of large stature and high quality. The comical cosmetic queen lugs a Louis Vuitton packed with everything besides the kitchen sink. A girl on-the-go, Christensen ponders, "Can I fit my entire office in this?" while purchasing a purse. You'll find Tom Ford sunglasses, tied, wrapped and twisted Hermes scarves around the handles and a plethora of all things pretty in her purse. We take a peek into, what she calls, "the abyss" that is Christensen's handbag.

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Pham Sushi
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I've been to Pham on numerous occasions over the past 7-8 years and the place has never ever disappointed.
The Scallops in a Spicy creamy sauce are to die for.
The Crispy Tuna Rolls are the nearest thing to Willy Wonka Japanese food you'll ever taste.
The White tuna with asparagus in the Chef's special sauce rocks!
As do the Tempura Rock Shrimp and Baby Squid tentacles....and definitely try the Clear Soup.
But do book, it's small and it gets busy
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Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
Sheraton Club Lounge
Located on preferred floors, Sheraton Club guest rooms offer upgraded amenities, free bottled water, and complimentary fitness center access. Club guests also have special access to the Club Lounge. A relaxing, upscale space, the Club Lounge offers complimentary breakfast, afternoon hors d'oeuvres and a variety of beverage options. Take advantage of the private Club Lounge where you can connect with friends, meet with your team, or simply relax by catching your favorite TV show. Need to get some work done? A copier/fax/printer and complimentary office supplies are ready to go.
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The hotel is compliant with ADA. ADA compliant guest rooms are available. For more information, please contact the hotel directly.
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Alcoholic beverage service is restricted to those 21 years or older (with valid identification).
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The minimum age to check-in is 18 years of age.
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Check cashing services are available to Platinum Starwood Preferred Guest members only and there is a limit of $300 per stay.
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The hotel has a total of 32 connecting rooms. King rooms connect to two double beds and one room suites connect to one queen bed. Connecting rooms are on all 9 floors. All connecting rooms are requests and cannot be guaranteed prior to arrival.
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We welcome pets up to 50 pounds. A $50 pet deposit is required at check-in. The deposit will be refunded at check-out if there is no damage to the room. A grassy area to walk your pet is available on the south side of the hotel. Upon request at check-in, the following amenities are available: Welcome letter, Sweet Sleeper Dog Bed, dog bowl and disposable gloves. Pets are only allowed on lower floors and in standard rooms.
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A valid debit or credit card is required at check-in and will be authorized for the amount of your stay, plus an amount to cover incidentals. The authorization will hold the funds until checkout, at which time the amount actually incurred during the stay will be charged. Authorized amounts may take up to 30 days after departure to be released by your bank or financial institution, and the hotel will not be responsible for any resulting fees or charges.
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The bad news: Although Colorado is the nation's healthiest state, that does not mean we are immune from the nation's No. 1 killer - heart disease.
In fact, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, heart disease is Colorado's leading cause of death.
But here is the good news: You can do something about it. By taking preventive measures and putting your heart health first, you can significantly reduce the likelihood that you will develop cardiovascular issues as you age.
Here are tips for keeping your heart in peak condition.
1. Don't put it off any longer. It's time to do everything you know you should be doing: exercising, eating a low-fat, high-fiber diet, losing weight and quitting smoking. Thousands of studies have told you this. Now, just do it.
2. Don't fool yourself. Don't think that just because you eat healthfully, it's OK to smoke a little. Studies have shown that when it comes to lifestyle changes, you have to do it all or you don't reap the benefit of any of it.
3. Time yourself. For heart health, you need to do 30 minutes of physical activity a day (to lose weight, you'll need to work out up to 60 minutes a day). Your activity could be as low-tech as walking to do your errands or as regimented as a daily exercise class. But remember, fewer than 20 percent of adults achieve 30 minutes of sustained activity every day, so watch the clock.
4. Focus on fitness level, not whether you are "fat." If you're fit, being a few pounds overweight is more likely due to increased muscle and doesn't matter as much. Once you start exercising and becoming more fit, it becomes easier to make healthy food choices.
5. Know the symptoms. Many of us think we know what a heart attack looks like: The man who first senses a tingling sensation in his arm before gripping his chest and falling to the floor. The only problem is, it's different for women, who more typically experience extreme fatigue, nausea and a feeling of tightness around their chest.
6. Keep aspirin handy. First, check with your health care provider to ensure that aspirin is safe for you. If you notice symptoms of a heart attack, consider popping an aspirin in your mouth immediately. Then get yourself to the hospital. When you arrive at the hospital, make sure the admitting nurse or doctor knows that you think you're having a heart attack.
7. Know your numbers. What's your blood pressure? What's your cholesterol? Fasting blood sugar? Numbers can tell a lot. See your doctor and keep track of your numbers. Optimal numbers are a total cholesterol lower than 180 mg/dl (milligrams per decileter), an HDL cholesterol greater than 50 for women and greater than 40 for men, blood pressure lower than 130/80 and a fasting blood sugar not higher than 100 mg/dl.
8. When in doubt, call your doctor. If you notice symptoms that could indicate heart disease, such as high blood pressure that doesn't respond to medication, or water retention in your legs, don't wait - get to your doctor's office stat.
9. See your dentist, too. Infection in the teeth, gums and mouth can contribute to and trigger heart disease.
Dr. Noel Bairey Merz is the director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles. Merz will be speaking at the two-day Living At Your Peak symposium Sept. 13-15 in Vail. She will present a session focused on helping both men and women prevent and reverse heart disease using tools found in the home and office. To register or learn more about other interactive opportunities, visit www.livingatyourpeak.org.


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Synonyms for ear canal
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms and similiar words for the term ear canal
Princeton's WordNet
auditory meatus, acoustic meatus, ear canal, auditory canal, external auditory canal(noun)
either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
auditory meatus, external auditory canal, ear canal, auditory canal, acoustic meatus
ear canal(noun)
auditory canal, external acoustic meatus, external auditory canal, auditory meatus, acoustic meatus
ear canal(noun)The tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum through which sound enters.
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Did you ever play lemmings? You know, the game where tons of little lemmings march onward, blissfully unaware of their surrounds until they fall off a cliff to their doom? That's what this story reminds me of.
On Monday four people were almost killed when they rushed to exit an M train at Marcy Avenue. The only problem was that the train hadn't reached the platform. The doors had opened, but they had opened to hell (or certain death, or lawsuits, or however else you'd like to put it.)
Quoth NY1
"They were rushing off and thank god the first passenger that was getting off was able to realize before falling down that there was no platform so he held on and the three people behind him pretty much stopped short, which kind of like saved their lives," said M train passenger Maryanne Lebron.
For it's part the MTA is saying that it's investigating the incident. Of course, if someone had been leaning on the car doors, we'd be talking about an entirely different story. Still people, WATCH where you're going when you exit the train.
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CAIRO — The Libyan militant accused by Washington in the killing of the U.S. ambassador told The Associated Press on Monday he's not worried about being next on the list for capture by the Americans after the U.S. commando raid that spirited a senior al-Qaida suspect out of Tripoli.
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Sept 26 - The FDIC has appointed John Vogel regional director in New York. Until his promotion, Vogel had been serving in New York as deputy regional director for risk management. Vogel directs the supervision of approximately 890 FDIC-insured depository institutions with assets of more than $1.5 trillion. The New York region covers the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Sandra Thompson, director of the division of risk management supervision, said, "John is well-suited for the job. He brings to the table an abundance of experience, spending much of his 22-year FDIC career in New England plus two years at headquarters in Washington. I expect he'll be a major contributor to our senior management team."
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Vogel began his FDIC career in 1990 working at the Concord, N.H., field office. Since then, he has served as a bank examiner and supervisory examiner in offices throughout New England. From 2004 through 2006, he was the special assistant to FDIC board member Thomas J. Curry in Washington, D.C., and then returned to New England as the field supervisor for the Southern New England field territory. In August 2009, Vogel became an assistant regional director in New York, and was serving as deputy regional director for risk management until now.
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- Feed your mind with positive material that lifts you up.
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Teri you are such an inspirational and motivational soul with quite the infectious smile!!! Thank you for sharing your story.
check out my before pic on my profile... it is quite a transformation. I told my story not just for me, but for anyone and everyone who has ever struggled to better themselves and had to put up with negativity. Thanks for reading and sharing. Stay blessed and train hard for me, I am nursing an injury not related to my training. I will be back soon. Teri LaFaye
wow, what an amazing body..! I said that to myself even BEFORE I saw you're 53. And now.. I already said "wow" didn't I? Perfect. Gongrats and keep going!
WOO HOO! You get out what you put in! Love it !
thanks for reading and sharing my story! Teri LaFaye
Great job Teri! I've stopped by your page before and loved your progress! Keep it up.
thank you so much tyebailey ! The before picture is not the right one.... you can see it on my profile. I lost 45 inches and 43 pounds strength training and all natural. Train hard. Do it for YOU and do it for LIFE! Teri LaFaye
Hey Teri great story!! I too started at 45, and I'm a year and a half into my transformation...so far I'm down 132lbs, and I sitll have 40 to go to hit my goal weight. I'm loving the gym, and working out and lifting weights. We are never too old to reach for our goals.
thank you for reading dlhendershot! I lost 45 inches and 43 pounds. My before picture is not the right one.... but you can see it on my profile. Never stop! Age is a cop out too many blame because they don't want to admit laziness. Congrats on your goals! It only gets better with age. Teri LaFaye
One of those hour glass figures no matter the body weight. Mother nature was nice.
Hey Teri :-) you look amazing! I loved looking through all your progress pics. Well done, and congrats on your transformation! You have a gorgeous smile :-D
Thank you so much nsxchick! I just got my braces off in April.... always seemed to do things later than most people ha ha. The before pic it not the right one. I lost 45 inches and 43 pounds during my two years weight training. I am the epitome of change. If I can do this ANYONE can. Have a blessed day, Teri LaFaye
Congrats on being featured - you always inspire me with your amazing attitude and smile. Love it!
thank you Lori! what inspires me the most is blessing others. People need to know that change can happen and transformations begin WITHIN! Keep riding my Smile Train, woo hoo! Teri LaFaye
Your story inspires me so much! I love how you say you have no ambition to compete but just love inspiring people! I feel the same and you've spurred me on to keep sight of MY dream! Thank you!
Don't ever stop believing and knowing you can be all that you are to be! It all starts inside! Don't forget to remember fitness is a lifestyle. Do it for the love and for YOU and for life. I lost 45 inches and 43 pounds in my first two years training. Be blessed always, Teri LaFaye
You rock!! Awesome job!
Wow!! Congratulations!! This couldn't have come at a better time for you after your fall. Nothing like a huge helping of motivation to get you smiling under the circumstance :)
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NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Lucas Lucido, part-owner of Siete Ocho Siete, has announced that he is selling his shares in the controversial restaurant.
In a statement earlier today, Lucido cited the failure to obtain a cabaret license from the City of New Rochelle as the basis for his decision.
On October 16, after an extensive hearing process, the New Rochelle City Council voted 7-0 to deny an application for a cabaret license to Siete Ocho Siete, a Puerto Rican restaurant that opened over a year ago after extensive renovations predicated on the expectation that a cabaret license would be approved without question.
"Due to the privilege loss of obtaining a Cabaret License," said Lucido, "I've decided to part ways with Siete Ocho Siete and sell my shares."
Siete Ocho Siete had previously operated as Mamma Francesca, an Italian restaurant frequented by local politicians and City officials. Police Commissioner Patrick Carroll, Civil Service Commission Chairman Domenic Procopio and Westchester County Clerk Tim Idoni, during his time as New Rochelle Mayor, were among the many lunchtime regulars where much of the City's business was reportedly done for many years. Many of the same regulars moved over to Posto 22 when the restaurant closed for renovations.
Cabaret licenses have been managed for many years by the police commissioner in New Rochelle. At the instigation of City Council Member Albert Tarantino, the City Council voted to give City Council control over a new cabaret license process.
Many City Hall insiders believe that the owners of Mamma Francesca were counting on their longtime customer, Police Commissioner Carroll, to smooth the way for their cabaret license approval which many believe explains why ownership would spend what they claim is a million dollars on renovation without first obtaining the proper licensing from the City. Once Tarantino maneuvered within the City Council to take cabaret licensing away from the Police Commissioner, Carroll was unable to exercise his discretion on behalf of the owners of Mamma Francesca.
Lucido says he retains sole ownership of the brand name and intellectual property of Siete Ocho Siete and expects to open another restaurant in the future.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday ruled out raising the city's amusement tax, but kept alive a cigarette tax hike provided the money is spent on improving children's health.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported last week that Emanuel was considering a one percentage point increase in the amusement tax — to 10 percent — that would have left Chicago with the highest ticket tax in the nation.
On Tuesday, Emanuel took the amusement tax increase off the table and added it to the list of local taxes he has promised not to raise.
It happened when the mayor was asked whether he's concerned that yet another increase in the cigarette tax would prompt even more smokers to drive across state lines to purchase cartons of cigarettes at a cheaper price.
"Well, first of all I haven't made a decision on that, but I can say this: There'll be no property tax increase. There'll be no sales tax increase. There'll be no fuel tax increase. We're eliminating the per-employee head tax, which was a job-killer. We're doing it ahead of schedule. And there will be no amusement tax increase," the mayor said.
"If we do consider [raising] the cigarette tax, it has to invest in children's health."
The mayor's spokeswoman Sarah Hamilton later disclosed that Emanuel has also ruled out a fee for garbage collection that would have mirrored the fees imposed in many suburbs.
Chicago's per-pack cigarette tax was increased by 32 cents in 2005 and by 20 cents in 2006. That raised the city's tax to a whopping 68 cents.
At $4.67-a-pack, Chicago now has the nation's second-highest combined state and local tax rate on cigarettes. New York City tops the list at $5.85-a-pack.
Chicago's two-tiered amusement tax was last increased in 2009 — from 4 to 5 percent for mid-sized venues and from 8 to 9 percent for large sporting events. The lower tax rate applies to live theatrical, musical and cultural performances in venues with more than 750 seats. Smaller theaters are exempt.
Until an ill-timed controversy over the conservative politics of Joe Ricketts, patriarch of the billionaire family that owns the Cubs, team owner Tom Ricketts was still hoping to use 35 years' worth of amusement tax growth to help finance a $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field.
Emanuel was prepared to sign off on that plan, a $150 million variation of a financing scheme he once called a "non-starter." The other $150 million would have come from relaxing Wrigley's landmark status to allow the Cubs to wring more advertising and sponsorship revenue out of the stadium.
Any increase in the amusement tax would have increased the city's $88.2 million-a-year take and reduced the number of years the Cubs would need to siphon growth to renovate Wrigley.
But it would also have encountered strong opposition from live theaters, movie theaters and from Chicago's five professional sports franchises: the Cubs, Sox, Bears, Bulls and Black Hawks.
City Hall announced last week that a 2013 budget shortfall pegged at $369 million just two months ago has been reduced to $298 million, thanks to rising revenues and greater than anticipated savings from the mayor's "wellness" plan to curb skyrocketing health care costs.
That allowed Emanuel to move up by six months his plan to eliminate the head tax.
Emanuel's first budget was balanced with $220 million in taxes, fines and fees and 535 layoffs.
It doubled water and sewer rates over the next four years, locked in annual cost-of-living increases after that and raised city sticker fees by $10 to $15, also followed by annual inflationary increases.
It raised the city's hotel tax from 3.5 to 4.5 percent, hiked a laundry list of criminal, nuisance and parking fines and imposed a $2-a-weekday hike in parking taxes billed as a "congestion fee," even though it is confined neither to rush periods nor congested downtown and River North areas.
Aldermen also signed off on the mayor's plan to close three district police stations and eliminate 1,252 police vacancies to save $82 million.
This year, the mayor is planning "targeted layoffs" and more "managed competition" between city employees and private contractors, including vehicle booting.
Police and fire cuts that could be substantial must await the outcome of contract talks with those unions. That will force Emanuel to include a placeholder pay raise for police officers, firefighters and paramedics that may or may not be big enough.


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Matt Garza: baseball's compulsive spitter.
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Sometimes it appears as if Garza is attempting to create a moat between himself and the batters box. This is an effective way to make a hitter think twice about charging the mound, lest they drown in an ocean of Copenhagen.
Forget a rosin bag on the mound. Garza needs a spittoon. Or an industrial-sized garbage can.
Note the photo of Garza. His beard appears to be stiff and starchy from dried up saliva, and there's a morsel of chicken salad on his lower lip.
The Rays acquired 5 prospects in the deal, but can now relieve a half-dozen field maintenance workers whose job it was to sanitize the playing field.
Garza gives me the creeps. He always looks sickly to me; and skittish, as if he's amped up on Red Bull, coffee and a case of Four Loko.
I'd like to see a cage-match between Garza and temperamental teammate Carlos Zambrano. It would make Ali-Frazier look like a catfight.
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I have always wanted to count in and MLB game on Tv the number of spits in anyone game. It is amazing how many times the pitcher on the mound, the catcher pulls his mask off to spit, the batter backs just to spit and the manager on the bench spits. I think the umps need a spit count along with the pitch count!
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The FBI virus (FBI Moneypak virus, FBI browser lock virus, etc.) is dangerous malware categorized as ransomware that infects both Mac and Windows Operating Systems. The FBI virus locks computer screens and internet browsers with a fake message from the FBI in order to scare victims into paying an unnecessary fine. The FBI virus utilizes Trojan horses (Trojan.Ransomlock.R, reveton, etc.) or script placed on a website in order to lock computer systems and internet browsers. Once a browser or computer is restricted by the FBI virus, a webpage or window will open that claims the computer user violated the law, therefor the computer owner must pay a fine to unlock the browser or computer. Some of the FBI computer viruses may claim to encrypt a computer's files and hold them hostage until a fine is paid.
The FBI virus practices social engineering by attempting to persuade unsuspecting victims into paying an unnecessary fine. The ransomware infection does this by making fraudulent claims on the browser-lock or screen-lock window that states the computer has been involved in illegal activity (downloaded or distributed copyrighted material or viewed child pornography, etc.) and demands a penalty fine of $100, $200, $300, or more to be paid in order to unlock the computer system, internet browser, or to obtain a key to decrypt files within the allotted time of 48 to 72 hours by use of Moneypak cards and other credit services (REloadit virus, Ultimate Game Card Virus, Ukash Virus). The FBI Moneypak ransomware virus also states on the fake FBI screen that the computer owner may see jail time or face other consequences if the unnecessary fine is not paid in time.
How to remove the FBI virus (Ransomware)
This page is a comprehensive removal guide that will help you remove the FBI virus and other forms of ransomware. Please click a selection below.
- OPTION 1: FBI virus removal software – Automatically detect and and remove the FBI virus
- OPTION 2: Manual FBI removal instructions (Advanced) – Remove associated files
- OPTION 3: System Restore (Windows) Refresh/Reset (Windows 8) – Restore PC to a date and time before ransomware infection (includes different access options)
- OPTION 4: Safe Mode with Networking – Manually remove files and/or scan and remove malware (reset proxy settings if needed)
- OPTION 5: Flash Drive – Load Antivirus (or AM) software to a flash drive, scan for and remove malware
- OPTION 6: Optical CD-R – Load Antivirus (or AM) software to a Compact Disk (CD), scan for and remove malware
- OPTION 7: Slave Hard Disk Drive – Scan for and remove malware
- FOR TECH SUPPORT - Call 1-888-879-0084 and we will kindly assist you with removing the FBI virus and other computer infections
Use these directions to automatically remove the FBI virus using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software.
1. We highly recommend writing down the toll free number below in case you run into any issues or problems while following the instructions. Our techs will kindly assist you with any problems.
if you need help give us a call
2. Install the free or purchase the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software.
3. Once Malwarebytes is installed, run the program and update the database if needed.
4. On the Dashboard click the large green Scan Now button.
5. Once the malware scan is complete, Malwarebytes may state that potential malware or malware was detected. Click the Apply All Action button.
6. If files were quarantined, visit the History section and remove all files in the Quarantine selection.
1. Open Windows Start Menu and type %appdata% into the search field and press Enter.
2. Navigate to: Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
3. Remove ctfmon (ctfmon.lnk if in dos) – this is what's calling the virus on start up. This is not ctfmon.exe.
4. Open Windows Start Menu and type %userprofile% into the search field and press enter.
5. Navigate to: Appdata\Local\Temp
6. Remove rool0_pk.exe
7.Remove [random].mof file
8. Remove V.class
The virus files may have names other than "rool0_pk.exe" but file names should appear similar with the same style of markup. There may also be 2 files, 1 being a .mof file. Removing the .exe file will fix FBI Moneypak. The class file uses a java vulnerability to install the virus and removal of V.class is done for safe measure.
FBI Moneypak Files:
The files listed below are a collection of what causes FBI Moneypak to function. To ensure FBI Moneypak is completely removed via manually, delete all given files if located. Keep in mind, [random] can be any sequence of numbers or letters and some files may not be found in your infection.
%Program Files%\FBI Moneypak Virus %Appdata%\skype.dat %Appdata%\skype.ini %AppData%\Protector-[rnd].exe %AppData%\Inspector-[rnd].exe %AppData%\vsdsrv32.exe %AppData%\result.db %AppData%\jork_0_typ_col.exe %appdata%\[random].exe %Windows%\system32\[random].exe %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\[random].exe %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Desktop\[random].lnk %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\FBI Moneypak Virus %CommonStartMenu%\Programs\FBI Moneypak Virus.lnk %Temp%\0_0u_l.exe %Temp%\[RANDOM].exe %StartupFolder%\wpbt0.dll %StartupFolder%\ctfmon.lnk %StartupFolder%\ch810.exe %UserProfile%\Desktop\FBI Moneypak Virus.lnk WARNING.txt V.class cconf.txt.enc tpl_0_c.exe irb700.exe dtresfflsceez.exe tpl_0_c.exe ch810.exe 0_0u_l.exe [random].exe
Kill ROGUE_NAME Processes:
Access Windows Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete) and kill the rogue FBI Moneypak process. Please note the infection will have a random name for the process [random] which may contain a sequence of numbers and letters (ie: USYHEY347H372.exe).
Remove Registry Values
To access Window's Registry Editor type regedit into the Windows Start Menu text field and press Enter.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[random].exe HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FBI Moneypak Virus HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System 'DisableRegistryTools' = 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system 'EnableLUA' = 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings 'WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect' = 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System 'DisableRegedit'= 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FBI Moneypak Virus HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 'Inspector' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FBI Moneypak Virus HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System 'DisableTaskMgr' = 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\protector.exe HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Inspector %AppData%\Protector-[rnd].exe HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings\ID 4 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings\UID [rnd] HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings\net [date of installation] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\ConsentPromptBehaviorUser 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\EnableLUA 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AAWTray.exe HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AAWTray.exe\Debugger svchost.exe HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVCare.exe HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVCare.exe\Debugger svchost.exe HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVENGINE.EXE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVENGINE.EXE\Debugger svchost.exe HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin" = 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser" = 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "EnableLUA" = 0
3. System Restore – Recovery
Below we detail 3 different instructions to restore or recover a common Window's computer.
- To learn more about Windows System Restore for Vista, XP, and 7 please click here.
- For Windows 8 refresh/reset instructions please click here.
Please also keep in mind if you have the manufacture's boot disc that came with your computer, you will be able to perform a system restore or total system recovery by inserting the disc, tapping f8 (or your manufacture hotkey), and following the on screen instructions.
Windows Start Menu Rstrui.exe Restore
1. Access Windows Start menu
2. Type rstrui.exe into the search field and press Enter
3. Follow instructions in Window's Restore Wizard
Start Menu Restore
Standard directions to quickly access Window's System Restore Wizard.
1. Access Windows Start menu and click All Programs.
2. Click and open Accessories, click System Tools, and then click System Restore.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
3. Follow the simple instructions to Restore your computer to a date and time before infection.
Safe Mode With Command Prompt Restore
If you can not access Window's desktop, this is the suggested step. If it is difficult to start windows in safe mode; if Windows's brings up a black screen, with "safe mode" in the four corners – Move your cursor to the lower left corner, where the Search box is usually visible in Windows Start Menu and it will come up, including the "Run" box.
1. Restart/reboot your computer system. Unplug if necessary.
2. Enter your computer in "safe mode with command prompt". To properly enter safe mode, repeatedly press F8 upon the opening of the boot menu.
3. Once the Command Prompt appears you only have few seconds to type "explorer" and hit Enter. If you fail to do so within 2-3 seconds, the FBI MoneyPak ransomware virus will not allow you to type anymore.
4. Once Windows Explorer shows up browse to:
- Win XP: C:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe and press Enter
- Win Vista/Seven: C:\windows\system32\rstrui.exe and press Enter
5. Follow all steps to restore or recover your computer system to an earlier time and date (restore point), before infection.
More System Restore Links:
- http://botcrawl.com/how-to-restore-microsoft-windows-vista-microsoft-windows-xp-and-microsoft-windows-7/
- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/System-Restore-frequently-asked-questions
4. Safe Mode with Networking
For users needing access to the Internet or the network they're connected to. This mode is helpful for when you need to be in Safe Mode to troubleshoot but also need access to the Internet for updates, drivers, removal software, or other files to help troubleshoot your issue.
- This mode will also bypass any issues where Antivirus or Anti Malare applications have been affected/malfunctioning because of the FBI Moneypak infection's progression.
The plan with this option is to enter your computer in "safe mode with network" and install anti-malware software. Proceed to scan, and remove malicious files.
1. Reboot your computer in "Safe Mode with Networking". As the computer is booting (when it reaches the manufacture's logo) tap and hold the "F8 key" continuously to reach the correct menu. On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use your keyboard to navigate to "Safe Mode with Networking" and press Enter. Shown below.
- Make sure to log into an account with administrator rights.
The screen may appear black with the words "safe mode" in all four corners. Click your mouse where windows start menu is to bring up necessary browsing.
2. There are a few different things you can do…
- Pull-up the Start menu, enter All Programs and access the StartUp folder.
- Remove "ctfmon" link (or similar).
This seems to be an easy step in removing the FBI virus for many users. If you are interested in learning about ctfmon.exe please click here.
Now, move on to the next steps (which is not a necessity if you removed the file above but provides separate options for troubleshooting).
3. If you still can't access the Internet after restarting in safe mode, try resetting your Internet Explorer proxy settings. These 2 separate options and following steps will reset the proxy settings in the Windows registry so that you can access the Internet again.
How To Reset Internet Explorer Proxy Settings
- Option 1
In Windows 7 click the Start button. In the search box type run and in the list of results click Run.
In Windows Vista click the Start button and then click Run.
In Windows XP click Start and then click Run.
Copy and paste or type the following text in the Open box in the Run dialog box and click OK:
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
In Windows 7 click the Start button. In the search box type run and in the list of results click Run.
In Windows Vista click the Start button and then click Run.
In Windows XP click Start and then click Run.
Copy and paste or type the following text in the Open box in the Run dialog box and click OK:
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyServer /f
Restart Internet Explorer and then follow the steps listed previously to run the scanner
- Option 2
Launch Internet Explorer. In Internet Explorer go to: Tools->Internet Options->Connections tab.
Click Lan Settings button and uncheck the checkbox labeled Use a proxy server for your LAN. Click OK.
4. It is now recommended to download Malwarebytes (free or paid version) and run a full system scan to remove FBI Moneypak malware from your computer if you do not have this application on your system.
5. Flash Drive Option
- Turn off your computer system and Unplug your internet connection
- Turn the machine back on (In some cases the virus can only open if your machine is plugged into the internet)
- On another (clean) computer, download Malwarebytes or your preferred removal program and load the Mbam-Setup.exe (or similar) file onto the flash drive
- Remove the flash drive from the clean computer and insert it into the affected machine, proceed to install Malwarebytes (etc) using the setup file located on the flash drive.
- Run a full system scan, Malwarebytes will find and eradicate malicious files
- Restart your machine
- Place a blank CD-R into your CDROM drive
- Download and place Microsoft Defender or your prefered removal program onto the blank CD-R
- Restart your computer and boot from CD
"You may need an old school keyboard (not the USB, but the PC connector type) since the virus delays the USB startup. The Defender will clean your PC in totality. This virus is somehow complex, but is no match for Windows Defender. After the scan is complete, run again a full scan without a restart."
7. Slave Hard Disk Drive Option
If you are having complications with Anti-Malware software a suggestion would be to slave your HDD, then proceed to scan. You will need a second operating computer and tools to remove your hard drive. *Please note this may be difficult for some users and there are other options to scan your hard drive during complications. This is a common practice for local computer technicians.
- Remove the Hard Disk Drive from your computer.
- On the circuit board side of your HDD set the drive to "slave".
- Connect the slave drive to an unaffected computer.
- Scan the slave drive, and proceed to remove any malware on the drive. Make sure to scan each user account.
- Reconnect the HDD to your original computer.
FBI virus screenshots
FBI Online Agent has blocked your computer for security reason The work of your computer has been suspended on the grounds of unauthorized cyberactivity. Described below are possible violates, you have made: Article 274 – Copyright A fine or imprisonment for the term of up to 4 years. (The use or sharing of copyrighted files – movies, software) Article 183 – Pornography A fine or imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years. (The use or distribution of pornographic files). Article 184 – Pornography involving children (under 18 years) Imprisonment for the term of up to 15 years. (The use of distribution of pornographic files) (...)
"Attention! Your PC is blocked due to at least one of the reasons specified below": You have been violating Copyright and related rights Law (Video, Music,Software) and illegally using or distributing copyrighted content, thus infringing Article I, Section 8, clause 8, also known as the Copyright of the Criminal Code of United States of America. If it is PCEU Virus then this is thus infringing Article 128 of the criminal code of Great Britain. The ransomware details that you have been viewing or distributing prohibited pornographic content (Child Pornography/Zoofilia). Thus violating article 202 of the Criminal Code of United States of America. Article 202 of the criminal provides for deprivation of liberty for two or twelve yours. Illegal access to computer data has been initiated from your PC,or you have been. Article 210 (it is 208 for PCEU Virus) of the Criminal Code provides for a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a deprivation of liberty for four to nine years. Fines may only be paid within 72 hours after the infringement. As soon as 72 hours elapse, the possibility to pay the fine expires, and a criminal case is initiated against you authomatically within the next 72 hours! (Sometimes it shows you within 2 hours or 48 hours).
Removal Tips
*Logging in as a different user
In most cases if there are multiple accounts on your Window's system you will be able to access the other accounts that are not infected without conflict.
If a second account has administrator rights, in some cases you will be able to remove the infection using this user. To learn more please visit the bottom of this page and view relating forum topics.
Deny flash option
The FBI Moneypak virus utilizes flash and in some cases, disabling (denying) flash can "freeze" the FBI Moneypak virus (suspend), which allows proper removal methods to be performed. Please note this is not a necessity, nor will this remove the virus. This is only an option for specific individual infections. *This may be skipped.
1. To disable (deny) flash visit: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help09.html
2. Select the "Deny" radio option
3. Proceed to a removal option: Anti malware software scan and removal or system restore.
What does denying flash do?
If you select Deny, the malicious application does not have access to your camera or your microphone. The application will continue running, but may not function as intended. Alternately, the application may inform you that it can't continue unless you allow access, in which case you can either allow access or close the application.
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Photo taken at the "Chalks" © 2006 by Dylan Neubauer
Photo taken at the "Chalks" © 2006 by Dylan Neubauer
Photo taken at the "Chalks" © 2006 by Dylan Neubauer
A red polygon indicates an extant occurrence
This fact sheet was prepared by Grey F. Hayes and Dean W. Taylor under award NA04N0S4200074 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NOAA or the DOC.
© Copyright 2006, Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program
Last updated: Jun 14, 2007 11:47
Diatomaceous shale, marine sandstone and limestone "chalk" ridges on the immediate coast; in stands of mixed manzanitas with knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata); and in Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) forests.
Erect shrub to ca. 2 m tall; basal burl absent; twigs with three trichome types: tomentose hairs, longer bristly-white trichomes, and glandular trichomes; leaves grayish, sessile, and clasping, strongly imbricate, isofacial, canescent, and glaucous; lower inflorescence bracts foliaceous; inflorescence 2–4 branched; pedicels finely glandular-bristly; berries densely bristly as well as with red, glandular trichomes.
November to April (can be identified year-round)
The "Chalks" (Lockheed)
Endemic to the maritime side of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California
Could been confused with A. regisimontana, A. pallida, and A. pajaroensis, which are similar in general aspect but geographically separated (reports from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties are one of these species misapplied), or A. andersonii, which occurs within its range and intergrades with it. A green-leaved, glabrous form occurs infrequently throughout populations of A. glutinosa, which botanist Jim West believes is a recessive byproduct of A. glutinosa's hybrid ancestry (A. canescens x A. andersonii). Susceptible to fungal die-back in residential areas exacerbated by landscape irrigation. Reproduces only from seed (does not stump-sprout) and requires mineral soil for germination. Declining due to fire-suppression. Large proportion of known range is impacted by roads and industrial activity at Lockheed. Extent of distribution requires field surveys. Reports from Eagle Rock may be misidentified.
West, J. Personal communication (August 9, 2007).


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The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 is a good tablet, as long as you can live with its less-than-exciting build quality. Samsung plastics are a touchy subject, but some of us would like for a device this large and expensive to feel, well, premium. Yet if you want a tablet that comes with a stylus and is crammed with features, here's a deal from eBay that cuts the 32GB LTE Note 10.1 2014's high price down by $100.
We may be knee-deep in MWC coverage right now, but if you just can't stop thinking about how much you want a Galaxy Note 10.1, eBay's got a deal for you. For $380 with free shipping (taxes only applicable in NJ – sorry guys!), you can score Sammy's stylus-packing ten-incher, brand new in the box – meaning this one's not a refurb.
The Note 10.1 packs all sorts of nice tweaks on the software side that makes Android better on the whole, like multi-window, as well as numerous added functions thanks to the S-Pen.
Any self-respecting digital artist these days uses a graphics tablet to pipe pen input into PC applications. The problem is that good graphics tablets like the Wacom Intuos line are pretty spendy. If you've got an Android device lying around and like to use the GIMP image editor on Linux, you've got all you need for a basic graphics tablet setup thanks to a new app.
The XorgTablet app and driver developed by the gimpusers.com team allow you to select your Android tablet as an input device in GIMP.
When it comes to the Note 10.1, there's a slip in the crowd: you either love it or hate it. Those who do love it, though, really love it – if you'd like to join those ranks but just can't justify dropping five hundred dollars on a tablet, 1 Sale a Day may have your ticket. For today only, you can get a refurbished Galaxy Note 10.1 16GB for $380. That's a solid $120 off the retail price, which makes for some pretty nice savings.
You know what's fun? Source code. Source code is fun. OK, maybe it's not everyone's idea of fun, but Samsung has just released the kernel code for three more tablets – the international Note 10.1 (GT-N8010), Tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5110), and tab 2 7 (GT-P3110) – and we thought some people may get excited about that.
This means more tweaks, mods, and other un-stock things are coming to the aforementioned devices.
When Samsung first launched the Note 10.1, it had some really solid ideas, but didn't do so well with the implementation. Soon after, the company released the the Note II, which improved on how it handled a lot of things that seemed to miss the mark on the Note 10.1 - namely multi-window, which allows more than one application to be run side-by-side.
Good news, though - Sammy just released a video that highlights the upcoming Premium Suite features that will be part of the Jelly Bean update, and it looks like they made a pretty major overhaul to multi-window.
Samsung is back again with a fresh batch of source, today dropping open source kernel files for the Note 10.1 (N8000), its LTE counterpart N8020, the Stratosphere II (SCH-I415), and Sprint's version of the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (SPH-P500). The most interesting device on the list, though, is probably the Galaxy Camera (EK-GC100), which is just arriving at UK retailers this month, with no firm date announced for a state-side debut.
The crew over at SamMobile have gotten their hands on some nice treats for Tab 2 7.0 and Note 10.1 owners: builds of Android 4.1.1 for both devices. Of course, these aren't finalized builds, but rather a first look at what Jelly Bean will be like on the aforementioned tablets.
Both versions are OTAs flashable via Odin on top of specific stock builds.
Tab 2 7.0
- Build P3100DDBLI1
- Android 4.1.1 JRO03C
Before flashing this, you must be on stock build P3100DDBLH3.
Well, it's finally official: the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 will be available in the U.S. beginning tomorrow. The 10.1-inch slate packs identical specs to its international counterpart:
- 10.1" 1280x800 display
- 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos processor
- 16GB or 32GB storage capacity, microSD card slot
- 5MP rear shooter, 1.9MP front
- 7,000mAh battery
- Bluetooth V4.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, MHL, IR LED (Smart Remote)
- 262 x 180 x 8.9 mm, 597g
- Android 4.0
- S-Pen technology
This giant-er Note will be available at two different price points: $499 will land you the 16GB version, while $549 gets you 16 more geebees for the 32GB version.