Get Wise, T.I.: When parked car horns blast

A lot of T.I.s report that when walking by or through a parking lot, unoccupied parked cars' horns will suddenly go off and continue to blast, even after the T.I. exits the area. Many T.I.s have wondered how this was possible.

Here's a news article that explains how one man did it.

Local Tech Wire

DALLAS ”A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace," police said Wednesday.

Austin police arrested Omar Ramos-Lopez, 20, on Wednesday, charging him with felony breach of computer security.

Ramos- Lopez used a former colleague's password to deactivate starters and set off car horns, police said. Several car owners said they had to call tow trucks and were left stranded at work or home.

"He caused these customers, now victims, to miss work," Austin police spokeswoman Veneza Aguinaga said. "They didn't get paid. They had to get tow trucks. They didn't know what was going on with their vehicles.

"The Texas Auto Center dealership in Austin installs GPS devices that can prevent cars from starting. The system is used to repossess cars when buyers are overdue on payments, said Jeremy Norton, a controller at the dealership where Ramos-Lopez worked. Car horns can be activated when repo agents go to collect vehicles and believe the owners are hiding them."

Many thanks to Debbie Newhook of http://osnanaimo.org/ for sharing this article. Here's hoping that A Word to the Wise T.I. is sufficient.

Protect Your Teeth For Free

Right click on the above diagram to enlarge it in another browser tab so that you can switch between tabs to identify the bones to which I refer. If that doesn't produce the enlargement, then right click HERE and open in new tab.

Also use the palm of hand, which is thicker, fleshier, than the fingers.

To protect upper teeth use palm of hand to 1) From top to Down - cover entire upper jaw, including lower ocular (eye) bone ridge downwards to cover the mallar and maxilar bones as well as roots of teeth, while at the same time covering 2) from jaw hinge to nasal concha bone (nose ridge). If the very front upper teeth still hurt, use palm of other hand (or shift original hand) to cover the nasal spine, aveolar process and front teeth.

To protect lower teeth use palm of hand to 1) cover mandible (lower jaw) from the hinge/joint towards the front teeth, making sure to cover the entire jaw line, including teeth roots. If the very front lower teeth still hurt, shift hand (or use other hand) to cover the the mental tuberosity, mental protuberance and roots of front teeth.

In the News: KENS5 TV News Video - Gang Stalking in Texas

Right click on following link to open a new tab and view the video: KENS5 Texas TV News Video

Stalked, drugged and raped: Is it happening in San Antonio?
by Joe Conger / KENS 5
Posted February 17, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Updated Thursday, Feb 18 at 9:59 AM

Cynthia Vurbeff is moving. Her home, she says, has become a house of horrors.

“I feel that I've lost my mind, lost my life,” Vurbeff said.

Incident reports from law enforcement tell the tale: Numerous break-ins at the address. She suffered vandalism to her car, motorcycle and computer.

Vurbeff believes she was being targeted.

“Everything... They just went through everything,” she said.

But sheriff’s detectives had little to go on, because the vandals -- though often destructive -- stole nothing. Even from her portable safe, drilled into and torn apart, the contents -- the jewelry -- remained untouched.

'He told me ... I would be stalked'

Vurbeff says her troubles didn’t start until she met two men.

One would become her ex-boyfriend; the other was his partner in a San Antonio pain clinic, Dr. John Hall.

Vurbeff said: “The very first time I met him, we went to his house on the Fourth of July, and he told me that because I was already there in his house, that I would be the next victim, that I would be stalked.”

Vurbeff found the doctor’s prophecy to be correct. She suffered months of oddness:

Lights left on. Doors open. Furniture moved. Her clothes dryer disassembled. Her friends said they noticed the strange happenings. They tell the I-Team they even witnessed a gas oven left turned on.

“As soon as you walked in the house, you smelled gas," one friend said. "The whole house smelled of gas. Immediately turned it off, opened up the doors, but that thing doesn't turn on by itself. And it had been running a good length of time."

Another friend said she and Vurbeff were stalked at a mall.

Vurbeff said all these happenings culminated in an assault. The 39-year old believes someone drugged the food in her home and returned later to rape her.

“I know something happened to me, because... a woman knows,” Vurbeff stated.

She filed a report and was briefly hospitalized with signs of sexual assault.

Book about 'gang stalking'

Dr. Hall says what Vurbeff describes is known as “gang stalking.” Indeed, he writes about it in his book, “A New Breed: Satellite Terrorism in America.”

Vurbeff is not alone. Others in San Antonio have contacted the I-Team and described similar types of occurrences.

Linda Johnson says someone poisoned her water supply with heavy metals in northwest San Antonio. Then, there’s the story of the bracelet that went missing, and then reappeared.

Police, she says, have stopped listening to her. And like Vurbeff, she, too, believes she’s been sexually assaulted, although she never filed a police report.

Johnson said: “I've been to doctors many times, and I've been to the rape crisis center, yes."

Many of these so-called victims of what Hall describes as “gang stalking” meet up on the Internet, finding comfort and information from others who say they, too, suffer from electronic stalking, mind control and even rape.

Loosely defined, gang stalking is where organized groups target and harass unwilling victims to the point of paranoia, leaving the victims to deal with skeptical family members and skeptical law enforcement.

“This isn't stalking that's done by former spouse, or former boyfriend or someone you know is disgruntled at you, but stalking that's done by a total stranger in an organized fashion," Dr. Hall said.

And some Internet links take you to the book mentioned earlier, written by Dr. John Hall.

"The book is fact. It's not a book of fiction. What I've wrote about here is an isolated story in San Antonio,” Dr. Hall said.

Dr. Hall says it is a story about himself, and the harassment and rapes his ex-girlfriends allegedly suffered, beginning in 1996. Dr. Hall believes the people behind it are well-organized-operatives, using government satellite technology to terrorize him and other victims.

"All voicing the same complaints: organized stalking, weird, electronic disturbances going on in their homes. Most of the women complain of drugging and sexual assault. It's a big national problem," he said.

Vurbeff bought the book. And what she read she says caused her stomach to turn: Because within the chapters in the story, she found similarities to her own situation.

Vurbeff said: “I pulled out the book and I started reading it, and I'm like, 'Oh my God, that's exactly what's happening to me.'”

I-Team investigates

The account in Hall’s book is chilling, and the I-Team uncovered some truth to his story.

San Antonio police reports indicate there WAS a rape reported in 2007 in the same quad of condos where one of Dr. Hall’s girlfriends supposedly lived. San Antonio police say the condo rape remains under investigation.

And Bexar County detectives say Vurbeff’s assault case remains open as well.

Although there are some interesting connections to Dr. Hall and the book, law enforcement won’t and cannot say whether Dr. Hall is even a person of interest.

The I-Team thought the similarities were striking, and asked him if he was in fact bothering these women.

Dr. Hall responded: “That's actually one of the reasons why I got out of my ex-fiancé’s life: to make sure that they weren't victimizing her to get at me."

Dr. Hall said he’s been targeted by the same groups and even by fellow doctors. He said the Texas Medical Board retaliated against him for uncovering the gang stalking.

The I-Team confirmed one local hospital suspended Dr. Hall’s clinical privileges for 2 months in 2006.

In 2007, the Texas Medical Board ordered two mental evaluations for Dr. Hall. The first came back normal, but a second evaluation found a “probable delusional disorder” and ordered psychiatric treatment.

And in 2008, Hall’s license was suspended for testing positive for cocaine. In the book, he explains the operatives drugged him with cocaine periodically.

Dr. Hall’s medical license has since been reinstated.

"If you look nationwide, almost everyone who complains of this eventually gets sent to a psychiatrist. And the psychiatrists don't look into the technology. They don't do any research into whether or not any of this is possible," Dr. Hall said.

With his book published, the Dr. Hall is taking his message nationally.

He’s appeared on cable TV shows and late-night radio and even has his own radio program in the works.

Dr. Hall said: "There have been several people in my midst obviously that have been victimized. But if you look at it on a larger scale, it is a national problem."

Dr. Hall’s belief is that we all face some sort of terrorism in our lives that is mostly unseen and deadly. He contends criminals are tapping into our government’s surveillance systems to gain access to our lives and minds.

As for the alleged rapes mentioned in the story, no one has been charged. Both San Antonio police and Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies say they continue to investigate.

Protest Photos

This excellent slide show is the final version of Freedom Fighters #3, by By Felix C., depicting activism in the United States and Canada on October 14, 2009, using photos by Bruno M. Protest is possible, collective activism has more impact than individual efforts. Here's hoping you stay safe and that A Word to the Wise T.I. is sufficient.

Axing Anxiety/Ditching Depression with St. John’s Wort

"St. John's Wort" by M. Bates

"In Germany, more than fifty percent of depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders are treated with hypericum (St. John's wort)."(1)

There are many reasons to use St. John's Wort. Its active ingredient, Hypericin, has many helpful psychoactive properties and is recommended for the treatment of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and even inflammation.(2)

HOW DOES IT WORK? "Some references suggest that it may act like a SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor) while others suggest that it acts like a MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitor)."(1)

HOW MUCH SHOULD BE TAKEN? "200 to 1000 mg. of 0.3% standardized hypericin perforatum content per day. Start at the lower dosage and work up slowly. Discontinue if there are any apparent side effects. Do not use if you are taking any anti-depressant or anti-psychotic medications without first consulting your physician." (1)

IS IT 100% EFFECTIVE? St. John's Wort may not work for everyone suffering from acurate depression. Additionally, it may work for some people, but may not continue to work in the long term.(3)

WHAT MEDICINES SHOULD IT NOT BE TAKEN WITH? Are there any medications that "warfarin, phenprocoumon, cyclosporin, HIV protease inhibitors, theophylline, digoxin and oral contraceptives resulting in a decrease in concentration or effect of the medicines."(4)

MIGHT THERE BE ANY ADVERSE REACTIONS? "The most commonly reported adverse reactions ... are gastrointestinal symptoms, allergic reactions, dizziness/confusion, tiredness/sedation and dry mouth. The majority of these reactions were generally considered to be mild, moderate or transient."(4)

"Recent data suggest that photosensitivity reactions are dose related, with increased sensitivity associated with higher doses. However, the main body of evidence comes from anecdotal evidence in animals, particularly pale skinned cattle, which apparently gorge on Hypericum perforatum resulting in photosensitivity reactions presenting as severe sun burn."(4)

"Breakthrough bleeding among women taking both SJW and the oral contraceptive pill has been reported. As of December 2001, 7 cases of unplanned pregnancies possibly due to interactions with SJW have been reported through the Yellow Card Scheme in the UK and two cases have been reported in Sweden."(4)

ARE THERE ANY GOVERNMENT WARNINGS? According to the FDA, "St John’s wort may significantly decrease blood concentrations of all of the currently marketed HIV protease inhibitors (PIs) and possibly other drugs (to varying degrees) that are similarly metabolized, including the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)... "Based on this study and reports in the medical literature, St. John’s wort appears to be an inducer of an important metabolic pathway, cytochrome P450. As many prescription drugs used to treat conditions such as heart disease, depression, seizures, certain cancers or to prevent conditions such as transplant rejection or pregnancy (oral contraceptives) are metabolized via this pathway, health care providers should alert patients about these potential drug interactions to prevent loss of therapeutic effect of any drug metabolized via the cytochrome P450 pathway."(5)

FOOTNOTES:

(1) Advanced Health

(2) Journal of Geriatric Psychiatric Neurology. 1999 Spring;12(1):7-10. "St. John's wort and antidepressant drug interactions in the elderly" by Lantz MS, Buchalter E, Giambanco V.Department of Psychiatry, The Jewish Home and Hospital, New York, New York 10025-3757, USA, as published on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10447148

(3) Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;65(8):1114-9. "The effectiveness of St. John's Wort in major depressive disorder: a naturalistic phase 2 follow-up in which nonresponders were provided alternate medication." Gelenberg AJ, Shelton RC, Crits-Christoph P, Keller MB, Dunner DL, Hirschfeld RM, Thase ME, Russell JM, Lydiard RB, Gallop RJ, Todd L, Hellerstein DJ, Goodnick PJ, Keitner GI, Stahl SM, Halbreich U, Hopkins HS. - University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.

(4) British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. October 2002; 54(4): 349–356. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01683.x

(5) FDA bulletin

Here's hoping that A Word to the Wise T.I. is sufficient.