Snooping and eavesdropping are occurring more often these days and someone could be eavesdropping on you right now. What is the definition of eavesdropping?Merriam-Webster defines passive or just eavesdropping as listening to a private conversation. Another source defines it as unauthorized real-time interception of a private communication. There are obviously a number of ways one may describe eavesdropping. Well, is it legal or illegal to eavesdrop? According to eavesdropping laws, it’s a crime if a person secretly uses an electronic device to record, overhear, or transmit a private conversation with no consent of parties to listen to what is being said. The new law that Illinois passed makes it illegal to engage in surreptitious recording, transcribing, or recording of a private communication with no permission of all parties. The law is pretty clear: without prior consent, eavesdropping secretly is a crime and punishable as such. Here are some indicators for determining if there are bugs in your home:

1) Do you hear sirens often when you say anything about the FBI? 2) Do you hear a small plane flying over your home at the oddest and earliest times, if you are restless in bed? 3) Do you hear cars going up and down your street very early in the morning, if you get up to go to the bathroom? 4) If you criticize the US government, do you hear increased traffic around your house? 5) If you say anything provocative, do you hear sirens almost immediately? 6) If you say a critical remark regarding the FBI, does anyone in your family become defensive? (Your family, under duress, may be planting bugs behind your back, inside your purse or backpack, etc.)

If you think some people are eavesdropping, don’t rule out the possibility that your nearest neighbor may be involved in illegal eavesdropping. So, what can you do if there are bugs in your house? You have a few options. You may shop for a bug detector, which I personally did with no success: the bug detector I bought could not zero in on the planted bugs. Or you may hire a bug sweeping professional. Do not hire an investigator who provides a bug sweeping service, for s/he does this only part-time and probably is not using state-of-the-art bug sweeping equipment. Hire only a business that specializes in bug sweeping; the business may charge more but it will do a better job and give you a report summarizing what was discovered in your home. You want a professional bug sweeper. With proof, now you may advance to the next step and consult to your lawyer on legal proceedings. Without proof of someone eavesdropping, no lawyer can do anything for you. You need hard evidence to prove that illegal eavesdropping is being done at your residence. So, get the proof and then act.

Sanne Rothman’s young adult thriller, Harbor’s Edge, piques the curiosity while romancing the imagination, with a story that offers mystery, the supernatural, budding romance, and an intelligent 14-year-old heroine on a profoundly insightful journey to self-discovery.

The story is set in beautiful Hawaii with which author Sanne Rothman does a wonderful job of detailing the beautiful environment. She brings forth both its timeless natural beauty as well as artfully presents intriguing aspects of Hawaiian life and culture especially with her incorporation of the lore of the dark and ancient sea monsters called The Mo’o, the legend, and mystery of which is initially contemplated by Harbor early on in the story.

Initially, as the story unfolds, we meet Harbor, a young, resilient, intelligent teenager who finds her life shrouded in mystery and sadness. Having lost both her parents under mysterious circumstances, she fights with feelings of abandonment as she seeks to solve the mystery of what truly happened. She lost her F.B.I. agent father to a cold-blooded murderer and her mother, who disappeared without a trace, leaving her and her younger sister Fig in the care of their TuTu (grandmother). TuTu owns a popular, local restaurant, featuring Hawaiian hamburgers and Harbor works at the restaurant in the drive-through which allows her the opportunity to practice analyzing the faces of customers based on techniques from her father’s FBI profiling manuals. She works on her skills at analyzing faces in the hopes of finding clues to her father’s murderer and clues to her missing mother.

Overall a story filled with well-plotted twists and turns fueled by excitement and building tensions when children begin to turn up missing and Harbor thinks she may have a lead. Moreover, the story carries a mystery within a mystery as Harbor makes a friend at school, Keyne, with whom the sparks of first love begin to ignite, however, he seems to have an air of secrecy surrounding him as well.

Altogether, Harbor’s Edge turned out to be both an imaginative and absorbing read that I thoroughly enjoyed. I found myself instantly drawn into the beautifully set world of Harbor, shrouded in mystery, supernatural legacy, and artfully fueled with intriguing plot twists including, the unique inclusion of clues disbursed within each chapter. Additionally, I also enjoyed the likable characters within the story, especially that of Harbor. She’s a relatable and intelligent character, easy to sympathize with and whose exciting journey to self-discovery was easy to follow. Absolutely, a worthwhile and noteworthy read that left me wanting more. I look forward to Book 2, Keyne, and The Wrath of The Mo’o. Overall, this would make a good choice for an end of summer read and I recommend it.

If you feel you are being tracked, whether at home, at school, at grocery stores, or at the mall, and are not completely sure about video surveillance signs, here are some clues that may tell you if the FBI is tracking you:

1) Do you ever see strangers standing around the entrances of establishments you visit regularly?

2) Do you suspect drivers are following you?

3) Do you see the same car models parking around you?

4) Do you notice customers around you in grocery stores not actually shopping?

5) Do you notice security guards watching you persistently?

6) Do you see far too many people passing you on sidewalks?

7) Do you see the same car models parking near or front of your home?

8) Have your online activities been strangely disrupted?

9) Does your family ask strange and inappropriate questions?

10) Does anyone in your family seem to be tracking you at home?

11) Do family members behave hostilely toward you without a genuine reason?

12) Do you hear sirens whenever you make negative comments during movies?

13) Does traffic suddenly increase around your home if you move freely from room to room?

14) Does your family insist on leaving the lights on at night needlessly?

15) Do neighbors sit in their parked cars gazing at you when you leave?

16) Do cashiers stare at you at most grocery stores you shop?

17) Do you feel uncomfortable at coffee shops and restaurants a though customers are keeping tabs on you?

18) Does your cellular phone or computer act up without a valid cause?

19) Do you receive massive phony collection letters and credit card notices?

20) Do you notice squad cars parking oddly in your neighborhood?

21) Do you notice fire trucks and ambulances pausing often along your driving routes?

22) Do you notice the prices of the food you buy regularly rising continuously?

23) Do perfect strangers accost you asking for donations everywhere you go?

24) Do drivers park near the entrance of all locations you visit?

25) Do you receive unprovoked honks from drivers and squad cars?

26) Do you see a strange vehicle that reminds you of a “fbi surveillance van” driving often in your street?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, there is a good chance the FBI or someone else is tracking you for one reason or another. You may have emailed someone a message, or you may have conducted a keyword search that red-flagged your computer. Also, if you are hearing sirens too frequently, your home may be bugged.

Are you ready for the corrections officer physical fitness test?

If your answer is no, or you are in okay shape but need a little bit more work then keep reading. I’ve included some really simple workout tips in this article that will improve your strength, conditioning, and overall fat to muscle content.

The truth is some recruits have sailed through the correctional officer fitness test, while others have struggled mightily. I know if you are reading this article, you are dead serious about improving your overall fitness level. That’s why I’ve written this article to help those candidates who are serious about getting a passing score on their corrections officer PFT.

You see, the corrections officer fitness test standards are different from agency to agency, but all of them are looking for recruits who are in shape. Seriously you don’t want to show up to the test site out of shape or grossly overweight. Trust me if that happens, you might as well kiss your opportunity goodbye.

Here’s how to get in shape fast:

The number one thing that you want to do when training for the law enforcement fitness test is to follow a workout routine that incorporates both strength training and cardiovascular improvement. If you do one without the other, you won’t pass the test. The best workout program that incorporates both strength development and cardiovascular improvement is interval training.

If you don’t know much about high intensity interval training, I suggest that you study up on this powerful workout program. If you include interval training to your regular training routine, you’ll get into shape faster than you ever thought possible.

What do FBI surveillance vans look like? Such a vehicle may look like a flower delivery van, or a utility truck, or a black van that appears to be a stuffed bear delivery company. If the FBI is breaking the law and not using a marked van, the plate will begin with the letters SV, following a five-digit number which identifies its van number. But, in the real world the FBI can use any type of vehicle such as a RV and a Mini Cooper, to be more precise. These two vehicles can be loaded with cameras and dumped in your street for months for carrying out passive surveillance.This area is under cctv surveillance. Consequently, these vehicles are transformed into big cameras with wheels!

So, how can you identify these vehicles that are being use by the FBI for surveillance? You can usually tell if the FBI is equipping automobiles with cameras by how many are lined up at any residence. For example, if a home has four or five automobiles parked before its front lawn, this is a sure indication they are equipped with a superabundance of cameras. Another indicator: if you see a relatively new automobile parked in the street corner with a sale sign, the car might be fitted with cameras. Another indicator: do you see the same car models parking constantly around you? Do you see the same car models parked everywhere you go and around your neighborhood? If yes, this is yet another indication they are carrying cameras. Anything connected with a public service like school buses, post office, and UPS may be participating in covert surveillance operations by their vehicles being fitted with cameras. Here is yet one more indicator: automobiles that are positioned strategically for surveillance, often collect massive amount of dirt from immobility; they stand out like a sore thumb. If you see two very familiar car models parked directly across one another, this is probably a tactic of surveillance that resembles a checkpoint.

The FBI uses highly advanced surveillance radio equipment to spy on anyone. Though government surveillance is wrong and it should be clear why government surveillance of citizens is bad, some people are ignoring the vast negative consequences of big brother spying on you day and night. Government officials claim surveillance is needed to combat potential terrorist attacks, but that just a pretext, a lame excuse to justify and to keep the machinery of aggressive surveillance going strong.

We know that the FBI had to hire people who smoke pot in order to infiltrate the eco-terrorists groups to catch them. As most of these losers were pot smokers with no job and living in Oregon around the ultra-liberal far-left and indeed they fit right in with some of the deranged radical fringe of the environmental movements.

If the Federal Bureau of Investigation is to catch the bad apples in the gay fringe groups who wish to disrupt and cause terrorist acts then they will need some gay guys who are willing to play the game all the way and stick their member’s members where the sun does not shine if you catch my drift? How can they infiltrate this group any other way?

What I am saying may not be too politically correct, but this time the FBI needs to bend over and do it for their country like a man. It is the only way to infiltrate the homosexual fringe terrorist networks. That is if indeed one even exists. Additionally just because it does not exist history shows that such disruptive civil rights groups do cause a whole lot of chaos and controversy and if you fail to do something about it, they will fester and fester until one day the unthinkable happens.

We simply cannot take the risk and therefore the FBI needs to get busy and get it done and not risk another mini-911 style domestic terrorist attack on the United States of America. Consider this in 2006.