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I just received another threatning phone call from a Joe Johnson from a company called Westfield, stating I was suppose to call him back to settle a $941.17 outstanding pay day loan. He said it is now out of his hands and it will be turned over to the authorities and they will be serving me and taking me to jail and I will have face my day in court. I asked him a couple of questions like who is the payday loan with, he became a aggitated, I asked him for his physical address and he said it would be on the summons. Then he said Good Luck and hung up on me.
You should talk to a civil attorney to discuss the phone calls in depth.
It is illegal for debt collection companies to threaten you when attempting to collect money.
They maybe doing other things that are illegal as well, if so you maybe able to sue them.
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Ms. Cross is correct: this is not a criminal law question, it is a civil law area: there is something called the FDCPA (the federal Fair Debt Collection Paractices Act); some attorneys specialize in suing creditors (people to whom you owe money) when they call you up and make abusive threats (which are false anyway) such as you described. Incidentally, you can NOT be charged with a Felony, or any crime, for failure to pay a debt, you can only be sued and get a judgment against you (which can lead to wage garnishment, etc.) ***One attorney who specialized in FDCPA suits in Minnesota is Sam Glover, so you can google his name.
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In the land of Tex-Mex, chile con queso is served with corn chips while you wait for the enchiladas to be served. The flavor of the cheese and jalapenos also enhance burgers. The recipe is simple, but then, so is Tex-Mex.
2 lbs. of Black Angus hamburger
2 tbs. seasalt
2 tbs. black pepper
1 clove fresh garlic (chopped fine)
2 ozs. garlic salt
16 slices of American cheese
32 rings of sliced pickled jalapeno
8 large sesame seed hamburger buns
8 ozs. mayonnaise
8 leaves of iceberg lettuce
2 large tomatoes sliced
2 large sweet onions sliced
Build a charcoal fire allowing for high heat and brush grill with oil to avoid sticking. Add salt,pepper, and garlic to beef and pat into eight patties. Cook meat patties for 5-8 minutes, medium-well, and while cooking, sprinkle garlic salt on coals. Just before taking up the patties, add two slices of cheese to each patty, along with four pepper rings, on the cheese. Cover grill to melt cheese. Place patties around edge of grill to keep warm. Place fireproof griddle on fire and fry the cut side of buns in juice from patties. Apply mayonnaise to buns. Add lettuce, tomatoes, and onions to burgers and serve.


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Gaffney, recently assistant coach of Australia, is charged with bringing home a trophy for the club for the first time since 1998.
"I have followed Sarries for a lot of years, there have been a lot of Aussies playing for them," he told BBC Sport.
"They have gone through a few lean times in recent years but I am sure that can be rectified."
Saracens have been labelled as the perennial under-achievers in the Premiership with just the 1998 Tetley's Bitter Cup Final their only success in the professional era.
Gaffney, 58, has succeeded Steve Diamond, who was sacked in February after a poor start to the season saw Saracens on the brink of relegation.
The former Munster coach was Australia assistant under Eddie Jones, who as Saracens temporary boss has secured their top-flight status and advised on the appointment.
Jones has guided the club to seventh and safety after coming in as a consultant but the Australian cannot be appointed on a permanent basis as he has signed a three-year contract with Queensland Reds.
The former Australia coach hand-picked Gaffney, who was then assistant coach at New South Wales, to work with the Wallabies.
However, both men lost their jobs last December after a dismal run of form by the Australian national side.
"I have thought about returning to club rugby, I have always enjoyed it," said Gaffney, who guided Munster to Celtic Cup glory last summer.
"Opportunities in Australia are very restricted as far as that is concerned.
"It is an amateur game in the main at club level at home. From a professional perspective it would be a Super 14 side or a position with the Australian national team but beyond that there is not a lot of money around.
"So it's a matter of going where opportunities do lie."
And Gaffney says he is fully aware of the demands of the Premiership having spent four years in Ireland with Munster and as assistant coach of Leinster.
"Obviously it is a very difficult competition," he added. "With the threat of relegation hanging over clubs it is a difficult time for all concerned.
"I had the luxury in Ireland where that situation does not apply.
"The negatives of not being in it as opposed to being in it must be enormous.
"It is also a huge consideration for the players. They want to further their careers, playing representative rugby, and you will have a lot more chance of that if you know you are playing in the top flight week in week out and will be next year.
"You like to see players playing with ambition and trying certain things but there is a risk that a mistake could lead to relegation such as Jeremy Staunton for Harlequins last summer.
"I am not blaming him but it should never have come down to him kicking a penalty from 40m out to keep Quins in the top flight but that is what happens."
Gaffney beat former Italy coach John Kirwan and Nigel Melville, who has been in charge of both Wasps and Gloucester, to land the Saracens role.


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I'm not vegan or vegetarian. But I like trying out vegan recipes from time to time. Over the holidays I finally made a vegan Mexican Pudding that was posted online a year or two, maybe three, ago by Mark Bittman, perhaps my fave food writer.
This Mexican pudding is easy to make. I made it twice, for a potluck and a New Year's Eve party. It received rave reviews each time.
I used extra firm Silken Tofu and reduced the sugar a bit the second time but not enough. I think a half cup might be enough. You can add the cinnamon and chili powder to taste. Both times I wouldn't have minded more chili powder in my Mexican Pudding.
Anyway, with thanks and props to Mark Bittman, here's the recipe.
It's a keeper!:
Mexican Pudding
3/4 cup sugar
1 pound silken tofu
8 ounces high-quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon chili powder, or more to taste
Chocolate shavings (optional).
In a small pot, combine sugar with 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
Put all ingredients except for chocolate shavings in a blender and purée until completely smooth, stopping machine to scrape down its sides if necessary. Divide among 4 to 6 ramekins and chill for at least 30 minutes. If you like, garnish with chocolate shavings before serving.
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This recipe for Banana Layer Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting makes one of the moistest banana cakes around – definitely not to be confused with banana bread. The chocolate cream cheese frosting makes it even more decadent!
This is my 200th Bakerita post!!!!
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So to celebrate 200, I just so happen to be sharing a cake! My uncle's birthday cake, actually, which is a delicious, chocolatey, amazing banana cake. I know…I sort of just shared a healthy banana cake that's gluten free and Paleo, but this one is full of gluten (though you could totally use an AP GF flour) and I wouldn't exactly call it healthy. But I would call it delicious. This flavor combination was requested by the birthday boy, and it was a darn delicious one! [Read more…]


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Rivercruising on the Rhone in December with Vantage : River Discovery II Cruise Review by Choppywater
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Rivercruising on the Rhone in December with Vantage
Destination: France
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INTRODUCTION: Since there seems to be a scarcity of reviews for Vantage Deluxe World Travel river cruises I'd like to add some reflections on our recent cruise and a few comments on the company and their new offering: "French Waterways Holiday Cruise: Highlights of Burgundy, Provence & Paris" on the Discovery 2 beginning December 1 . Before I begin, let me say that while my husband and I have lived abroad and traveled for business and pleasure throughout our lives we are not particularly experienced with river cruising. This was our first Vantage cruise. Our only other river cruise was with Avalon on the Danube. We are in our early sixties.
VANTAGE MARKETING: I admit that at the outset I was concerned about signing on with Vantage because there is so little information about it on Cruise More Critic or other sites, our travel agent didn't know of the company, and pricing for the French Holiday Cruise seemed rather low for what they were offering. Apparently Vantage doesn't advertise much in travel magazines or on TV and they don't market through travel agents, so the line doesn't get a lot of mentions or reviews in the press or on blogs. They rely on 'Word of Mouth', direct mail, past passengers, or their online site to attract business. I think this keeps their pricing very competitive or somewhat less than other river cruise lines like Avalon, Uniworld, Tauck and Viking. In fact, while on the cruise we learned that the Vantage 'Affinity' program of 'friends recruiting friends' accrued big discounts and 'bonuses' for participating returning passengers and was very popular.
I found out Vantage is family owned by Hank Lewis, and has been around for thirty years as a tour operator featuring land tours and cruises on mostly leased ships. It shares a tenuous link with Grand Circle Tours (the two companies are owned by (estranged) brothers). Only in the last few years has Vantage advanced beyond being just a 'tour operator' and has contracted to build and own their own river cruise ships and is now a bona fide 'cruise line'.
THE PASSENGERS: An extremely high percentage of passengers on our cruise seemed to be veterans of Vantage tours—it was not unusual for passengers we met to have cruised or toured five, ten or fifteen times with the company, so there is a very loyal following and the Word of Mouth marketing and affinity plan seems to be a big success. We felt like we were two of just a handful of 'first time' Vantage cruisers (we could tell because veteran cruisers had variously colored name tags). It seemed to us that the Vantage cruise attracted a more mature and almost exclusively American traveler; whereas our Avalon cruise attracted perhaps 25% of its cruisers from other English speaking countries and a higher percentage of cruisers under age 60. The Vantage cruisers seemed to be retired singles and couples, many over age 70 to age 85, who were teachers, homemakers, managers, and others retired from law enforcement, government and business, among other occupations. Otherwise there was not a lot of diversity among the passengers. We are age 63 and felt like we were among the young cruisers.
BOOKING: We knew no one who had cruised with Vantage though and found Vantage through googling, so I had no clue what to expect. In September, three months before the cruise date, I was looking around on line for a winter river cruise to celebrate our anniversary. (One note about shopping for a Vantage cruise: on the online catalog page for the French Waterways cruise I found a "Compare & Save" page link on the right hand side that outlined on a chart the differences between the Vantage cruise and similar cruises on Uniworld, Viking, etc. Whether the info is wholly accurate, I don't know, but it was helpful to me nevertheless.) So I did some comparison shopping and also signed up for the Vantage 'E-mail alerts' on deals and news along with other companies' alerts. I received regular blurbs and one day this French trip was featured at an extremely attractive reduction; I suppose to fill out the passenger roster since it was just ten weeks or so till embarkation. I called to inquire and it sounded so good I was dubious. But the agent said 'What's not to like? It's wine and chocolate and Christmas in France?!' And I had to agree, and we signed on to this French Holiday Cruise featuring a new 2013 winter itinerary.
Booking with Vantage is exclusively online or by phone with the home office: the company has no travel agent partnerships. I requested that the included airfare would get us a non-stop to Paris and they did. After Vantage bought the air tickets we called Delta ourselves, gave them our frequent flyer numbers and asked for the 'Economy Plus' upgrade for a minimal payment to ensure more spacious seating and free drinks on the plane. We did not have any problems or frustrations with the Boston home office. The customer service agents were courteous, efficient, and answered my inquiries in a timely manner. The Vantage on-line 'trip portfolio' e-mails kept us up to date on our timeline. (I think the 'higher ups' at Vantage have made better home office customer interaction a priority in the past year or so and this initiative seemed to have worked in our case).
I will add that there was a Vantage disclaimer in our contract that changes may be made in the itinerary and tour plans, and well there should have been, because indeed weather caused some changes in itinerary and events. (Weather necessitated changes in our Avalon cruise, too.) For example, the advertised 'Can Can' evening in Paris, morphed into a 'Illuminated Night River Cruise' and the visit to Dijon was dropped because of weather complications. We bought the trip insurance, including medical, from Vantage, but I understand there are better deals out there if one wanted to check around.
SHIP ACCOMMODATIONS: Overall the trip was actually better than we envisaged. The 'Discovery 2' is a new addition to the Vantage fleet, carried about 160 passengers, and was very comfortable, convenient, and clean. The ship design seemed to be a twin to our Avalon ship 'Tranquility' if you know of that boat, but with some updates like more suites, better stateroom storage, free wi-fi and lots of free movies and television channels, and an elevator. Our middle priced stateroom was big enough, had the 'French balcony' window, a comfortable enough bed given it was actually two twins pushed together (which seems to be the normal river cruise configuration), a thermostat and plenty of heat, and a nice bathroom. We had our own tour guide 'whisper box' ear phones and transmitter charger on our desk in the room which was very convenient. (The only negative to the room was that it could have used another layer of sound insulation in the wall for privacy's sake.) Overall the ship décor reminded me of a Courtyard by Marriott or similar nice new mid-range hotel.
The ship's crew were exceptionally helpful, cheerful and smart looking. They were English speaking, and hailed from Rumania, Philippines, Hungary and France among other places and this added to the diversity and friendly ambiance of the experience. Like most other river cruise lines (except Tauck), we were expected to tip the crew at the end of the voyage and we were provided guidelines on amounts from Vantage.
The ship offered room service for breakfast, onboard laundry, and a gym. There is an optional casual breakfast, lunch, and dinner in an upper deck viewing lounge. The chef was pretty good at creating tasty dishes to suit most appetites and he offered a vegetarian entrée and buffet or a served three course meal, your choice. The dining room servers poured free-flowing complimentary (pretty good) table wine with our three course meals or there was a wine list for extra cost, as well. During our cruise the top open air lounge deck was often closed because of high winds or low bridge clearances, but one night we sat out and enjoyed the lights of Lyon and had complimentary cocoa and coffee there. The dress code was casual although jeans and shorts are not allowed in the dining room for dinner. I would say that the Vantage passengers were more casually dressed than our Avalon group—we seldom saw a sport jacket or a skirt, and the passengers were cautioned once about wearing jeans to dinner. All in all, the onboard experience was very nice and much like our Avalon Tranquility experience.
THE VANTAGE CRUISE DIRECTORS & LOCAL GUIDES: One difference between this Vantage cruise and our Avalon cruise was that the Vantage passengers were divided into four distinct groups (with color coded dots on the name tags and luggage). Each group was assigned a 'cruise director' for the duration of the voyage to facilitate day tours in conjunction with our local special guides and to execute administrative duties and passenger/client services. In contrast, Avalon engaged just one 'cruise director' (and perhaps he had an assistant, I can't remember) for the 160 tour members and used local guides to assist passengers on day trips. Vantage's approach provided for more personal engagement with each passenger, especially for many of those of a 'certain age' who had mobility problems or who were inexperienced (or just nervous and unsure) travelers. The division in to four groups for the duration, though efficient, was a little limiting as far as socializing with the whole coterie of other ship mates.
The cruise directors, in my view, were capable, enthusiastic and helpful and very good communicators. They did a good job of problem solving with unexpected weather changes and traveler complaints and comments, and they were proficient at troubleshooting. The 'local guides' were very proficient and engaging, but most of them did not provide much more than a 'tourist view' of their city or town. You know, 'on our left is the Romanesque cathedral, on our right is the medieval town water well' type of presentation. There were a few 'cultural connection' talks onboard but they were fairly 'light' in content. In general the complexities of French culture, history, or geo-political issues were glossed over or not delved in to at all. We did not find this omission on the Avalon cruise where the single cruise director filled in each day trip and evening port talk with discussion of political issues, social themes, historical and cultural clashes and foodie insights. I suspect that perhaps a large number of Vantage passengers are satisfied with a 'lighter' treatment of 'the country revealed before them' and that a more scholarly and complex discussion of the region would not be much appreciated by many.
THE ITINERARY: This 'French Waterways Holiday Cruise on the Rhone through the Cote Azure, Provence, Burgundy and Paris', was a new itinerary for Vantage and overall it was very interesting and enjoyable. We flew to Nice, were met at the airport, checked in with our bona fides, had a nice welcome dinner and introductory talk, and stayed one night in a very nice Fairmont Hotel next the Grand Casino in Monaco. Next day we bussed our way along the scenic Cote D'Azur to embarkation at Tarascon-sur-Rhone where we began our cruise up river to visit picturesque medieval villages and then to the grand finale of beautiful Paris.
Along the cruise the cruise directors and crew had a few kinks to work out because we experienced a few days of high winds, known as the infamous 'Le Mistral' of the Rhone River Valley, high and low water, and fog, so day trips on the bus had to be rearranged. We stayed an extra day in Lyon but missed a visit to Dijon because of these issues and then transferred to a bus for a five hour ride to Paris instead of sailing a little longer on in the boat. Vantage did offer us a $200 credit on a 2014 voyage for these inconveniences and omissions.
My husband and I were on the cruise mainly looking for relaxation and an unhurried and hassle free way to see southern France and to tour the wine country without the summer crowd and hot weather so we were fairly satisfied and happy with the itinerary of day tours and did not mind particularly the rerouting. Others were a little miffed about this.
Along the same lines, others on board expected this French tour to be more like the German 'Christmas Markets' tours and for the markets to be the focal point of the itinerary. Some of these passengers expressed disappointment that the French towns and markets were not as numerous or as showy as the German markets and felt the "French Holiday Cruise" catalog description was deceptive. (Although I did not share this point of view about the description.) To answer the complaint that the cruise was 'light' on the Xmas market scene, I think the tour directors went out of their way in Paris, Lyon, Vienne and Avignon to add extra market shopping and browsing time for those who were interested. Despite other travelers' dismay at the day tour and Christmas shopping choices, my husband and I enjoyed the very excellent wine tour and tasting at the Chateauneuf-du-Pape winery, the Beaujolais wine country tour, the truffle farm visit, and the guided town and city walking tours. We also enjoyed the La Mirande cooking class (when we got over the high price they charged and that the Vantage catalog description for the lesson was not wholly accurate).
As a serendipitous bonus treat, we were excited and delighted to learn that our ship would dock in Lyon on December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, in time for us to experience the unique four day Lyon 'Fete des Lumieres'. This is a world famous holiday festival in veneration of Mary, the holy mother. The festival show cased more than 30 creative light shows on the city plazas, lighted installation art and sculpture exhibits throughout the town center and draws five million tourists each year to Lyon. We spent two evenings in port (one more night than was originally planned, in lieu of cruising up river toward Dijon because of fog and winds.) walking the city discovering the lighting extravaganzas, drinking wine, and visiting with the locals. We were happy Lyon and this event were given two evenings in the schedule.
Now another couple of points on the basic itinerary: Four of our day trips/dinners were 'optional tours' at additional cost. I believe adding these 'extra cost' events is a new policy for Vantage. Formerly all day tours were 'included' in the tour price.
Of course, for those who are concerned about being stifled by too much 'tour group' togetherness, anyone can opt out of any of the day tours and go on their own, visit friends in town, skip an onboard meal and eat in town, or just stay on the boat. The choice is yours. The only stipulation is to keep the cruise director advised if you are leaving the day tour or if you will not return to the ship in time for sailing so that the bus or boat isn't delayed while a search for you is launched. Conceivably, if you are sure to arrange with the Vantage admins, you can miss the sailing and catch up with the ship at the next port. Of course, this would be at your own expense for taxis, etc.
Over all I would say that the Vantage day tours were very nice—the busses were comfortable, the local guides were engaging, and although the towns and shops were often in various stages of winter hibernation or even closed for the season, enough were open, and the Christmas markets were fun (in the French style). Vantage delivered pretty much what I was expecting in day tours and itinerary, given the 'affordable' and 'sale' cruise price we paid and the fact that this wasn't really high tourist season for the Rhone Valley.
PARIS EXTENSION: I am so happy that we added the four night 'Paris Extension' (again at a bargain rate) to cap our itinerary. After all, who doesn't like Paris? And the Rhone cruise was the perfect lead up to this grand finale. The weather was splendid, the city was beautiful in its Christmas decoration, and we loved our long walks through the City. Our hotel, Le Meridien Etoile, was comfortable and well located near the Metro stop and the Champs Elysees, and better than we expected given the bargain rate we paid for the extension package. A very nice buffet breakfast in the hotel (a E 29 value) was included and we had free Wi-Fi in the room. But be warned the room service, hotel extras, cocktail bar and dining room are very expensive. If you are a Starwood Hotels affinity group member I would advise the hotel clerk at check in for possible premium treatment and points.
The Paris day tours were fine but the evening dinners left a bit to be desired—the dinner venues were cramped and the menus were not too special even though the restaurants chosen (i.e., La Coupole and Bofingers) were well known and carried historic pedigrees. Were we to do it again, we would skip the arranged dinners. I am sure our Cruise Director was taking notes on the comments and short falls in the planning for these evenings and next trip there will be changes made to better serve those who choose to stay longer in Paris.
The best of the Paris Extension in our view was our self-guided long walks through the neighborhoods, museums, and street markets, and our afternoon visits to the cafes on the Left Bank. We used John Baxter's "The Most Beautiful Walk in the World", The 'Cadogan Guide' for Paris, and Rick Steve's 'Paris' guide for suggestions on routes to follow. And we brought a good city map.
RECOMMENDATION: I would recommend this Vantage French Holiday tour to those looking for a relaxed pace, a convenient 'hotel room' that moves along with you, and/or to travelers who appreciate the 'cruise director's organizational and admin skills. This cruise may also appeal to those who are seeking an overview of the Cote d'Azur, the Rhone River valley, and Paris 'out of season', enabling them to enjoy the ship amenities and the advantage of cool weather and streets relatively free of tourists. I would not recommend the cruise to anyone who already knows Provence and French wine country well, likes fast paced days and night time revelry and who is very independent, or who is under, say, age 60 and likes an energetic youthful atmosphere.
I liked the less sumptuous holiday markets and atmosphere on this French Waterways cruise, but if you are looking for your first 'Christmas Market' cruise with all the bells and whistles, check out the German itineraries first. Some would say these French village cruise ports and the Rhone shoreside scenery at this time of year are a little low key and not as lively and beautiful as the Danube ports of-call in high seasons of Christmas or summertime (although I found the scenery mysterious and Grimm's fairy tale like especially when the countryside was laden with a covering of frost.).
I am particularly happy that Vantage is offering this rare opportunity to tour the Rhone Valley at this time of year. The itinerary was unique among the cruise companies I researched and we did not see another river cruiser sailing the Rhone. I spied just one French river cruiser that nested next to our ship in Lyon for the festival (and two Viking ships laid up for the winter.) This Vantage cruise experience did not quite reach Avalon or certainly not Tauck level of deluxe/luxury, but neither did the expense come close to Tauck or Avalon's pricing. Still the cruise was a treat for us and an excellent value, and at some point we most likely will book another Vantage cruise.
RANDOM THOUGHTS: (1) I would encourage prospective Vantage travelers to learn some basic French phrases and to read a book or two on culture and history of the region. (Look at YouTube for lots of videos on learning French phrases.) Taking some time to do some basic research provided us great benefit on the trip: I felt the French locals were more engaging and fun to interact with because we tried to demonstrate the courtesies the Frenchmen expect. If we uttered even a fractured French phrase we received a pleasant response and smile in return. Check out YouTube for tour and French Language phrase videos and I listed a few of our favorite 'background' resources below.
(2) The weather from the Cote d'Azur and then up along the Rhone and Saone Rivers and thence to Paris at this time of year is quite variable. Be sure to check weatherunderground.com or your favorite online weather site the day before you leave for the 'ten day forecast' for several ports of call, including Monte Carlo, Aix en Provence, Lyon, on up north to Paris, to give you a sense of the range of weather ahead and for clues on what to pack. We lucked out with clear sunny weather with s few days of cold wind, fog, and frost as we progressed north (but I think our trip was unseasonably dry and warmish). Temps reached 70 F in Monaco, but it was a very cold 35 F and very windy on the upper Rhone. Paris couldn't have been more splendid at 50 F and sunny.
(3) And were I travelling on this tour again, to better assimilate with the French and not stick out like a hokey American, I would give consideration to dressing more in the manner of the French—that is, I would leave the Nike's and white athletic shoes, keds, T shirts, ball caps, and jeans at home, particularly during wintertime. If you are a 'fashionista' or want to be reasonably a la mode on your trip, you'll want to know the basic French mantra for winter wear appears to be 'Dress In Any Color As Long As It's Black'. (Forget American favorites navy blue and khaki for winter in France). Wear black or dark European style (i.e., Ecco, Rieker, Mephisto) walking shoes (have a look at Travelsmith.com for ideas). And bring a hat and a set of that silk/wool underwear for warmth.
For good measure and to accessorize in the French fashion, women will want to bring scarves to add that finishing touch to their outfit. (From my observation French women would not be caught dead without a warm and pretty scarf adroitly draped around their neck.) As my friend from Paris told me, 'the French view their cities as their living rooms and like to dress up to show a little in respect for the stunning interiors, splendid city architecture, and festive events. Seen in that perspective I understand their point of view on dressing well.
(4) The last tip to consider: Try to be in fairly good physical condition even though Vantage does a good job in accommodating those with mobility issues. There are lots of steps and cobblestones to negotiate. And the best interactions we had with Frenchmen were during our self-guided ambles through the towns and Paris. Several of these walks were as long as eight miles and I couldn't have done it day after day if I hadn't set up my walking conditioning program several months before the cruise. I bought a FitBit pedometer for this and it provides lots of fun and encouragement.
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR READING & RESEARCH (all available on Amazon and very inexpensive when you purchase 'used'):
"Paris: The Novel" by David Rutherford, the popular historical novel writer. Long, but covers a lot of history through storytelling.
"The Most Beautiful Walk in the World", Memoirs of a Parisian flaneur, by John Baxter, expatriate and 'New Yorker' contributor. This book is charming and informational.
"Chocolat", both a novel and a film, set in an old French town. The story features the mysterious effect of 'The Mistral' winter winds of the Rhone Valley (which we experienced on our cruise).
Music by Edith Piaf, John Aznavour, Jeanne-Pierre Rampal, and others.
"A Moveable Feast" by Hemingway, his memoirs of life on the Left Bank in Paris. Also "Paris Wife", his story from another (fictional) point of view.
"Two Towns in Provence" and other stories by the eminent food writer M.F.K. Fisher.
"The Pillars of the Earth", Ken Follett, the best seller historical novel of the building of a great cathedral, cited by a couple of our guides.
Rick Steves' travel videos and guides on France and his opinionated 'The Politics of Travel' video. And the more sophisticated but hard to find 'Cadogan Guides'.
"Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong (Why We Love France, but not the French)", Jean Benoit
Nadeau & Julie Barlow, 2003, an interestingly written 'enthno-anthropological' analysis and memoir focusing on culture and politics by two reporters living in France.
Also, for basic French language prompts check out 'About.com French Language' or the many French language videos on YouTube.
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In what could end up being a Super Bowl preview, the Houston Texans will travel to Chicago and face the Bears on Sunday night at Soldier Field. Both teams are 7-1 and can boast to have 1 of the leagues most talented defenses, as well as having 2 complete offenses with the ability to throw and run the ball with the best in the game. With the game being played in the nasty conditions of Chicago in the winter both teams know the game will be close and should be 1 of the best of the year.
The Houston Texans have done 1 thing better than any team in football hold the ball and not turn it over in excess this season. The Texans own the #1 rank in time of possession in football and this will be their plan against a Bears defense that has made a living of forcing offenses to play their game and taking the ball away and scoring. If the Texans look to really hold the ball I think they'll have to attempt to take an early lead and hold it using RB Arian Foster and the play action to keep the Bears defensive unit honest. If the Bears LB's are having to at least keep an eye in the backfield it should work for QB Matt Schaub and the TE's on Sunday night. I could also see Matt Schaub taking some shots deep against the Bears secondary that plays a lot of deep zone. WR Andre Johnson is one target Schaub could look to hit on some deep throws but he knows how important it is to pick the times to attack and protecting the ball at all times. He had this to say about Bears CB Charles Tillman: "He's forced the most turnovers in the league. He's always knocking balls out. We've got to make sure to take care of the ball. When you turn the ball over there, they're very successful. I don't know nothing about punching balls out. My job is to catch it and run with it. And you have to make sure you've got it wrapped up."
The defensive game plan will be the same as mostly any game with a few exceptions this week against a Bears squad that has a lot of talent on the offensive side of the ball. 1st and foremost the Texans will want to stop the run by any means. I've seen this all year long, and when they're able to do that and force their opponents to throw into the coverage and deal with their pass rush it's been hard for teams to get it going. This is a task that might not be easy to do as they will be trying to stop the always elusive Matt Forte. If the Texans are able to put the clamps on Forte and force the Bears QB Jay Cutler to stand in a pocket that will be under pressure all game long they'll be in a good place. The Bears do have an explosive WR in Brandon Marshall, and as a Texans fan I know he's always trouble. Last year in Miami he scored the Dolphins lone TD against the Texans and showed he couldn't really be stopped by any player in the Texans secondary finishing that game with 6 receptions for 79 yards and the teams only TD. I expect to see a lot of different coverage looks in Marshall's future for Sunday, maybe even see JJ Watt lineup on the side that Marshall starts on to prevent the quick routes from Bears QB Jay Cutler by getting his hands on some of the passes thrown his way.


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SUPERMARINE might not have been at their best on Saturday, but yet again Division One South & West's form side took another victory and jumped up to third in the table as a result.
The Webb's Wood side secured a 3-1 win over visitors Mangotsfield which included two late strikes, and that takes the South Marston side to eight league wins on the spin.
On-fire strikers Josh Parsons and Ash Edenborough were both on the scoresheet and an effort from Chris Taylor came in between, with Ben Hunt's equaliser ultimately rendered meaningless.
With 20 minutes gone, centre-back Craig Curtis put sent a pass through for Parsons to chase, and he turned the centre-half inside out before slotting past Kev Sawyer and into the corner.
Midway through the second half Hunt profited when full-back Kyle Lapham was caught out of position, the striker lobbing stopper Kent Kauppinen to make it 1-1.
However, with 10 minutes left, wide man Jamie Prictor - on for Sam Morris who had taken a whack on the knee - played a one-two with Taylor and then pulled back from the by-line to allow the central midfielder to send home the second.
Moments later the game was wrapped up when Edenborough got a toe to Danny Hilder's cross from the right and the ball rolled across the line.
Marine boss Dave Webb said: "We're on a great run, but to be honest I didn't think we were completely at it, a couple of weeks off affected us.
"We started pretty slowly and they were probably better than us for 20 minutes and got in a couple of times, but last-ditch heroics kept it at 0-0. It was a great boost for us to go in front when they were on top.
"It was a bit scrappy after that and never really got going, it was a bit lacking in quality from what we've shown in other games.
"We seem to have the knack of scoring late goals and I think it's down to the fitness of the players. When we train they put in a shift and they are taking that into the games. The two goals in five minutes killed the game off really.
"We know we can play a lot better but to win when you're not at your best is a great thing to have.
"We're over the moon with eight straight wins, it's a phenomenal achievement. It's just brilliant the way they keep rolling in the results and we're in a brilliant position, hopefully we can stay in there."
Elsewhere in the division, Cirencester blew a lead against Paulton as they were defeated 3-1 at the Corinium.
Fielding Forest Green loanee George Washbourne on the wing, the Centurions went into the break 1-0 up.
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Soon after the home side failed to clear and were punished as James Billing acrobatically steered a header past Clatworthy.
Brandon Barnes - on loan to Paulton from Chippenham - came on as a substitute late on and had a major impact in the final quarter of an hour.
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The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by and for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
This invention relates generally to a corrosivity sensor and a method for its manufacture, and more particularly to a corrosivity sensor which is light enough for aircraft applications and thin enough for use in laminated composites and under coatings, and which is manufactured using masking techniques.
The destructive effects of corrosion are well known and efforts to minimize those effects are ongoing. The non-nuclear naval aircraft-carrier environment is a particularly corrosive one, with sulfur from aircraft-carrier stack gases combining with sea spray to provide a hostile environment which undermines the structural integrity of naval aircraft. Sensors for early detection of the presence of corrosive elements beneath coatings and between the layers of laminated composites would prompt early aircraft maintenance and repair and prevent disaster as well as save time and money.
Galvanic cell-type corrosion probes are currently used to determine the corrosivity of a surrounding medium. One such probe is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,994,159 to Agarwala et al. This kind of probe has been used on naval aircraft carriers to monitor the corrosivity of the sea environment due to moisture and salt. In operation, a thin film of water from the environment in question, usually in the form of sea spray, contacts the surface of the probe, acting as an electrolyte to complete the galvanic cell formed by two dissimilar metals exposed at the surface. In other words, this film of water acts as a pathway for current flow between the surfaces of the dissimilar metals. The probe is made by embedding within a matrix of insulating material a plurality of plates of alternately anodic and cathodic material, and then exposing the edges of the plates to form the surface. The probe's large size and heavy weight limit its usefulness in applications where space and weight are critical issues, such as on aircraft, and, in particular, within the composite layers of aircraft or on aircraft surfaces to be painted. The large size of this probe also limits its sensitivity because it will only detect the presence of electrolytic films which are large enough in area to bridge the gap between the exposed metals. Additionally, since this probe is made by exposing the edges of flat plates of anodic and cathodic material, the surface pattern thus formed is limited to straight-line strips. The probe is therefore not sensitive to the presence of a film spreading along the insulating surface between strips and parallel thereto.
Masking techniques have been used to manufacture printed circuit boards, but have not been applied to the formation of corrosivity sensors.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a lightweight corrosivity sensor suitable for use on an aircraft. It is another object to provide a corrosivity sensor which is thin enough to be embedded between the layers of a composite structure or placed on a surface beneath a coating. It is still another object to provide a highly sensitive sensor which can quantitatively measure corrosivity. It is yet another object to provide early detection of a corrosive environment. It is also an object to provide an inexpensive method of manufacturing a thin, lightweight corrosivity sensor.
Briefly, these and other objects of the invention are accomplished by a corrosivity sensor comprising a thin non-conductive base and two electrically isolated conductive elements fixed to the surface thereof. Each conductive element comprises a bus bar and a plurality of strips extending from the bus bar. The strips of the two conductive elements are interdigitated. The corrosivity sensor is connectable to a means for measuring the current across the two conductive elements as an indicator of the presence of a corrosive environment. Masking techniques are used in the manufacture of the sensors.
These and other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIGS. 1a, 1b, and 1c are schematic diagrams of different embodiments of the corrosivity sensor of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view of the corrosivity sensor of the present invention showing the current measuring means.
The present invention provides a sensor for detecting and measuring corrosivity, which sensor is thin enough to be used in situ either between the layers of a laminated composite or on the surface of a structure, either exposed to the environment or beneath a coating. The sensor is connectable to a means for measuring current as an indicator of the presence of corrosive elements in the immediate environment. Masking methods of manufacturing such a sensor are also provided.
Referring now to the drawings wherein like characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, one sees in FIGS. 1a, 1b, and 1c diagrammatic views of three embodiments of a corrosivity sensor 10 of the present invention. A thin non-conductive base 12 of insulating material has fixed to its surface 14 two very thin conductive elements 16a and 16b electrically isolated from one another. Sensor 10 is connected to a current-measuring means 18 via wires 20a and 20b connected to elements 16a and 16b, respectively. The presence of moisture which contains corrosive elements is detected by monitoring current between conductive elements 16a and 16b when a film of the moisture contacts both elements on surface 14.
Non-conductive base 12 may be fabricated of any non-conducting material which is dimensionally stable and non-porous and which will not dissolve under processing conditions. Base 12 should be as thin as possible, its thinness being limited only by what thickness can withstand processing conditions and remain dimensionally stable. For example, base 12 may be a thin film or sheet of Kapton (Dupont), a polyimide which is available in sheets as thin as 0.3 mil thick, or glass-epoxy composite sheets, which are available as thin as 2 mils thick. In one embodiment of corrosivity sensor 10 of the present invention base 12 is an adhesive which can be fixed to any flat or gently curved substrate of interest. Conductive elements 16a and 16b are fixed to the adhesive layer. Such a sensor 10 may be applied like a decal to the substrate.
Each conductive element 16 is a very thin continuous layer of conductive material and comprises a bus bar 22 which commonly connects a series or plurality of strips 24 which extend therefrom. Strips 24 are preferably essentially parallel. Bus bars 22a and 22b also connect to wires 20a and 20b, respectively. Strips 24a and 24b of elements 16a and 16b are interdigitated so that the strips alternate between those of one conductive element and those of the other. Strips 24a and 24b can form any interdigitated pattern on surface 14, such as essentially parallel straight lines, as shown in FIG. 1a. A preferred pattern has essentially parallel strips 24 that form a rotationally symmetric geometric pattern, such as the concentric circles of FIG. 1b or the hexagonals of FIG. 1c. Of course, as shown in FIGS. 1b and 1c, strips 24 do not form closed circles or hexagonals, since elements 16a and 16b must be electrically isolated from each other. These rotationally symmetric configurations are preferred because they allow the moisture film to spread in any direction and still bridge the gap between elements 16a and 16b. This omnidirectionality makes sensor 10 insensitive to tilt, an important feature if it is to be used on aircraft. Strips 24a and 24b are preferably all of the same width and essentially equally spaced one from the next. The sensitivity of sensor 10 increases with the number of strips 24 per unit area and with decreasing distance therebetween. As an example, strips 24a and 24b may be less than 30 mils wide and less than 15 mils apart. Ten mil wide strips 24 spaced 3.5 mils apart have been found to be effective in detecting even very minor amounts of moisture and corrosive elements.
The optimum thickness of elements 16 balances the need for sensor 10 to be very thin so that it can be used under coatings or between the layers of a composite material, and the need for sensor 10 to be durable and have a useful lifespan. Processing conditions also limit how thin elements 16 can be. Elements as thin as 0.6 mil are achievable.
Surface 14 of base 12 should be hydrophilic, particularly when the distance between strips 24 is greater than 5 mils, so that moisture films will tend to be continuous as opposed to being isolated microdroplets. A hydrophilic surface 14 may be achieved by carefully cleaning the surface or by treating the surface with surfactants.
Conductive elements 16a and 16b may be of dissimilar materials, one acting as an anode and the other acting as a cathode, so that the presence of an electrolyte will generate galvanic current, the magnitude of which will be indicative of the corrosivity of the electrolyte or environment. The selection of materials may be governed by their relative electrochemical potentials or by what specific corrosive elements are being detected. The metals may also be selected to closely reflect the objects being corroded. One useful embodiment employs gold and zinc as the cathode and anode, respectively, a combination which is very sensitive to the presence of small amounts of moisture. Even moisture generated from breathing on such a gold-zinc sensor is detectable. Of various combinations studied, the gold-zinc combination for conductive elements 16a and 16b was found most reproducible and responsive to humidity changes during long-term exposure; it provided a relatively high current output (a few microamperes) even in less than 80% relative humidity. Other useful metal combinations include gold-iron, copper-zinc, gold-copper, tin-iron, nickel-chromium, and gold-cadmium.
To measure the corrosion current generated between elements 16a and 16b when of dissimilar metals, wires 20a and 20b connect bus bars 22a and 22b to current measuring means 18. Current measuring means 18 may be any means for measuring relatively small amounts of current, the smaller the current that can be measured the more sensitive the device to the first signs of corrosion. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, current measuring means 18 may be a zero resistance ammeter comprising a potentiostat 26 in which the potential between the working (w) and the counter (c) terminals thereof is adjusted to zero. A standard resistance box 28 is connected between the reference (r) and the counter (c) terminals to convert the current into a potential drop for amplification and recording. Current variations of up to three orders of magnitude can be recorded easily with such an arrangement without significantly changing the resistance between the reference (r) and the counter (c) terminals. A 100-kohm resistor is adequate to measure current in the range of 0.01 to 10 mA. Using sensitive measuring means allows current to be measured, indicating the onset of corrosion, long before any visible signs of corrosion would be present.
Means may be operatively connected to the output of current measuring means 20 to measure the quantity of electricity produced (coulombs), and the amount of anodic material corroding can be calculated by Faraday's law using the known value of anodic surface area. Means may also be incorporated for calculating the corrosion rate in mass per surface area of anodic material corroding and for calculating the corrosion rate over time. All such calculating means are known to those skilled in the art.
In another application of sensor 10 of the present invention both conductive elements 16 are made of the same material. In this case the presence of an electrolytic film is measured by applying a voltage across elements 16a and 16b and then measuring the current therebetween in order to ascertain the resistance therebetween, which is a function of the corrosivity or conductivity of the electrolytic film. The more corrosive the moisture is, the lower the measured resistance will be.
The present invention provides the following method of manufacturing the sensor according to the invention. A layer of non-conductive material, such as 1-mil thick Kapton or 10-mil thick glass-epoxy sheet, is provided as base 12. A layer of copper, such as copper foil 0.35 to 1.4 mils thick, is applied, such as by adhesively bonding with heat and pressure, to base 12. Alternatively, a thin non-conductive film may be coated directly with a layer of electroless copper 0.05 to 0.1 mil thick by autocatalytic chemical reduction deposition. Masking techniques are used to apply resist to selected areas of the copper layer. For example, photoresist may be applied to the copper layer and photographic imaging used so that the photoresist remains over only two areas of the copper layer where elements 16 will be. The exposed, unwanted, copper is then dissolved away chemically, after which the remaining photoresist is removed, leaving two electrically isolated thin copper elements corresponding to conductive elements 16. Electrical contact is then made with one of the copper elements, and the selected metal, such as gold, is electrodeposited thereupon. A nickel electrodeposit may be interposed between the copper and the gold to serve as a diffusion barrier. In the preferred embodiment, 0.05- to 0.1-mil thick nickel and 0.03- to 0.08-mil thick gold are applied. Electrical contact is then made with the other copper element, which is electrodeposited with the other selected metal, such as zinc, to a thickness of preferably between 0.5 and 1.5 mils. Preferably, the more anodic of the two dissimilar metals is deposited to a greater thickness than the other. The zinc element may first be electrodeposited with nickel and gold, if desired.
In an alternative process, the photoresist can be photographically developed so that copper is exposed only where elements 16 are to be fixed. The exposed areas are then electrodeposited with first nickel and then gold. The photoresist is removed and the newly-exposed copper is dissolved away, leaving two gold conductive elements 16 on non-conductive surface 14. One of conductive elements 16 may then be contacted electrically and electrodeposited with zinc.
The above-described photographic imaging method can be used to produce a sensor 10 with very close and narrow strips 24, and is therefore the preferred method. However, other masking techniques, such as silk screening with stripping resist, may be used to provide a pattern of copper in the desired location on base 12.
A corrosivity sensor 10 having an adhesive as base 12 can be made in the following manner on a stainless steel foil or any other metal foil upon which electrodeposits do not adhere firmly. Using masking techniques, the metal foil is covered with resist except for an area to become conductive element 16a. The exposed metal foil is then electrodeposited with gold, 0.08 to 0.1 mil in thickness, to form conductive element 16a. Conductive element 16a is then covered with resist, and, using masking techniques, the metal foil is exposed at the area to become conductive element 16b. This area is electrodeposited with zinc, 0.1 to 0.2 mil in thickness, to form conductive element 16b. The resist is then removed chemically to leave only conductive elements 16 on the metal foil. The electrodeposited side of the foil is applied to an adhesive film or layer upon the substrate of interest. Conductive elements 16 will adhere more firmly to the adhesive layer than to the metal foil, so the foil is then peeled off, leaving conductive elements 16 bonded to the adhesive, which forms base 12. Wires 20a and 20b can be applied to conductive elements 16 using conductive epoxy cement or similar material.
When a sensor 10 according to the invention using gold and zinc as conductive elements 16a and 16b was coated with polyurethane aircraft paint and exposed to 100 percent relative humidity, initial current flow was less than one nanoampere, which increased to over 10 nanoamperes after about 130 hours of exposure. When another such sensor was coated with a 5-mil polyurethane paint film and exposed to five percent NaCl salt spray, the currents recorded were in the nanoamperes range up to approximately 500 hours, and thereafter the current steadily increased until it reached a near plateau value of over 5000 nanoamperes after 750 hours of exposure. This threshhold is an indicator of paint failure and initiation of substrate corrosion.
Some of the many advantages and novel features of the invention should now be readily apparent. A lightweight and highly sensitive corrosivity sensor is provided which is thin enough to be embedded between the layers of a composite component or placed on a surface beneath its coating without affecting the mechanical and functional properties of the component or coating. Furthermore, an inexpensive method of manufacturing such a thin, light-weight corrosivity sensor has been provided.
Other embodiments and modifications of the present invention may readily come to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing description and drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not to be limited to such teachings presented, and that such further embodiments and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.
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Sussex Regional High School students in Sussex, New Brunswick got quite the surprise when best-selling author Stephen King paid them a visit yesterday afternoon.
The trip came after students campaigned for over a year to get the writer to visit them before Halloween 2012. They wrote more than 1200 letters trying to persuade him to come and see their school. "I walked into the library and I kind of glanced over and I looked at him and part of my brain registered, 'Oh my gosh, it's Stephen King!" said student Matt Beyer to CTV Atlantic. "And the other part says, 'No, that's not him.'"
"I came because of all those letters. I was just blissed out to get them all," King told the students (as reported by CBC News).
King presented a writing workshop to more than a dozen students and then spoke to an auditorium with more than 80 students about being a high school teacher himself and where he draws inspiration for his books.
"I can't remember writing books because it's like dreams. That time just passes. I write from eight in the morning until about noon every day and when that time is going by for me, it just, I'm not in the world, I'm inside whatever the story is," said King (CBC News). "This is a little bit like being crazy, only they pay you for it, which is really good."
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NEW figures show that the number of children reported missing in Gloucestershire has risen almost fourfold over the past four years.
Leading charity Railway Children believes the true statistics are even greater and is urging parents to tackle the issue at its cause, by talking to their children.
The statistics collated by the charity from Freedom of Information requests to Gloucestershire police reveal that the number of children reported missing has increased almost fourfold in four years, from 62 in 2008 to 242 in 2011, with numbers expected to increase again by the end of 2012.
Similar trends have also been noted in other areas of the UK, including Devon and Cornwall, Greater Manchester and Staffordshire, with up to five times more under-16s reported missing from home or care in 2011 than in 2008.
Andy McCullough, head of strategy and policy at Railway Children, which supports vulnerable young people alone and at risk on Britain's streets said: "It is alarming to see that the numbers of children reported missing in Gloucestershire has risen so significantly year on year.
"Of those who are reported missing, the majority are young people who have run away from home or care. Children run away for many reasons, usually to escape things they find stressful such as problems at school or home.
"However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Anecdotal research indicates that as many as two thirds of young people who run away from home are not even reported missing and may be too vulnerable and afraid to seek help from official services.
"In fact, we estimate that every five minutes in the UK a child under 16 runs away from home - that's 100,000 children every year.
"There is a clear need for UK society to collectively take responsibility to tackle this issue at its cause. I would urge all parents to talk to each other and their children about running away from home, to raise awareness of this alarming issue and its realities."
Railway Children and their long-term partners Aviva have teamed up with Mumsnet to create a new, dedicated space online to help parents who are grappling with this issue talk to their children.
Guidance on how to broach this and other difficult issues with children is available on the information pages at mumsnet.com/runningaway. Here, parents can share ideas, experience and advice with others.
For every interaction on the Mumsnet site focusing on this theme, Aviva will donate £2 to Railway Children to support their continued work in the UK.


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Sprint now has 43 LTE markets after 11 new ones are turned on
0. phoneArena posted on 26 Nov 2012, 12:55
Sprint continues to add to its total of markets covered by its 4G LTE signal and with the addition of 11 new markets, Sprint now has 43 where it offers 4G LTE service; Sprint started rolling out its LTE signal beginning in July 2012...
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1. switza93 (Posts: 19; Member since: 26 Nov 2012)
Coverage is still horrible......
2. elandrumiii (Posts: 109; Member since: 20 Mar 2010)
Coverage got better in parts of metro atlanta
3. Android4u (Posts: 456; Member since: 16 Aug 2012)
coverage in the Sacramento area is awful. ... I still don't get why sprint started it's lte rollout in places where population is nearly 0....not literally, but you catch my drift.
4. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
"I still don't get why sprint started it's lte rollout in places where population is nearly 0....not literally, but you catch my drift."
So they could claim LTE coverage while not having to actually provide it to a bunch of consumers?
15. KFear (Posts: 147; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
You are not informed...but that's OK. When it comes to rolling out networks for any carrier, we have to remember that building permits and allll the regulations that have to do with radio frequencies and FCC regulations play into affect. It's not as easy as picking a city and saying..."lets start here!". I'm not sure of all the mumbo-jumbo myself (I need to do more research!)...but there are a lot of laws and regulations at play here. It will come. Until then, you don't need LTE...you'll survive.
16. hellt1M (Posts: 20; Member since: 10 Oct 2012)
why start where its good already? some of the areas mentioned in the imporvments have been known areas to need it. i live in washington state and i hear people complain all the time about how s**tty their service is. its funny because i have been all over the state and have not had one single dropped call. i love my service. i have been to several states with my phone and have only had one issue with reception. which was when i went to arkansas. but still was able to send and recieve calls on their free roaming. which reminds me. one of the listed of LTE rollout and network vision within the next few months is arkansas. they really need it. we dont here in washington. im perfectly happy waiting for the rollout while they take care of the areas that need it first
19. deathyyy (Posts: 101; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)
If you can get the Sacramento area government to approve zoning for a cell tower, be my guest.. Otherwise you'll just have to wait. There isn't a rollout map because it's affected by things like that. End of next year, 90% will be done.
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it'll get there guys be patient...
6. Mr.Mr.Upgrade (Posts: 474; Member since: 30 Aug 2011)
1.Verizon .... ................................................................................. and nothing else matters....... you pay for what you get......
11. tuminatr (Posts: 862; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
Unless you live in West St. Paul, MN where Verizon won't work in building. Or south saint Paul, or Inver Grove Heights, MN I could go on ... I had Verizon for years it honestly depends on where you live my side of the city Sprint works better
7. GeekMovement (unregistered)
Waiting patiently on the west coast (=
8. Droiddoes (unregistered)
VZN>/=AT&T>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>T-Mobile>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a fresh dog turd>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a dried up dog turd>>>>>Sprint
17. hellt1M (Posts: 20; Member since: 10 Oct 2012)
this made me laugh. did you know that tmobile has lost more customers to sprint than any other carrier?
9. tuminatr (Posts: 862; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
Gotta say I read that LTE will launch in Minneapolis about April. The 3g has improved big time mostly on the western half of the city. Before I would get a pathetic 80 to 200k speed now its around a 800 to 1000k speed thanks sprint for making my internet usable. I am still on SERO plan so I am a customer for life basically. With my galaxy nexus the internet is not bad, my work phone is a Verizon iPhone 4s and I think with the improvements sprints network will be on equal playing field in Minnesota
18. Orbitman (Posts: 110; Member since: 09 Oct 2011)
i agree, speeds on the U's campus are pretty decent, even wimax works pretty well here. and downtown mpls' speeds have always been above average
10. jaydirt (Posts: 7; Member since: 13 Nov 2012)
best thing i ever did was leave for verizon. The coverage is insane. It will take sprint a decade to even come close to what verizon is.
12. jaydirt (Posts: 7; Member since: 13 Nov 2012)
so you have coverage in all these little towns they are turning on, but if you step foot outside the township your phone is dead. What is the point of that? As soon as I leave chicago and go into the rural areas I have no service at all. With verizon, I am constantly on LTE. When I am not, I am on their 3g service which is still great.
21. lsutigers (Posts: 821; Member since: 08 Mar 2009)
I have traveled to many remote areas with my personal phone (Verizon) and my work phone (Sprint) and they work in many of the same places. Verizon coverage is only slightly better, and only in the most remote areas. Data speeds are getting better in many markets in anticipation of LTE and Sprint will blanket LTE nationwide, as it is going on every 3G tower. That's been my experience.
13. tuminatr (Posts: 862; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
I don't think it will take them that long they originally said the LTE upgrade will be completed by end of 2013/ early 2014 and it looks like the are on schedule
14. tuminatr (Posts: 862; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
Jaydirt Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota dumbo. I am a traveling salesman my territory is Minnesota , Wisconsin, the upper peninsula of Michigan, and North Dakota. Frankly the only place my sprint does not work is d**kinson and williston ND. In fact I am in Iron Mountain, MI right now Sprint works better than most people say
20. maddashell (Posts: 8; Member since: 07 Aug 2012)
Coverage still sucks, the west coast is still booty. (cali, AZ, Tex, etc) sucks, sucks, sucks. Most of the coverage is on the east and mid west. I don't know how they select what city to turn on, but it sucks, sucks, sucks. Reminds me of the TV series Revolution, turn the power on.


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FamousWhy Editor: NmapSI4 is a complete Qt4-based GUI (Graphic User Interface) with the design goals to provide a complete nmap interface for Users, in order to management all option of this power security net scanner.
Qt4 is a cross-platform application development framework widely used for the development of GUI programs (in which case it is known as a widget toolkit), and also used for developing non-GUI programs such as console tools and servers.
Nmap (Network Mapper) is a security scanner used to discover hosts and services on a computer network, thus creating a "map" of the network.
NmapSI4, like any other similar software sends specially crafted packets to the target host and then analyzes the responses. Unlike many simple port scanners that just send packets at some predefined constant rate, nmap accounts for the network conditions (latency fluctuations, network congestion, the target interference with the scan) during the run.
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./configure --with-Qt-dir=(Path of Qt)
make install
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* qt4
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# cmake .
# make
# make install (only root)
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# ./nmapsi4 (user mode)
# sudo ./nmapsi4 (full nmap extension ) || kdesu (etc etc ;))
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type: ip or dns
ex url : 192.168.1.1 or www.nmapsi4.org
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type: ip
ex url: 192.168.1.1/10 (192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.x
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type: ip and dns
ex url: 192.168.1.1 www.nmapsi4.org 192.168.1.2
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: 11 March, 2008
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Sophos is to supply Nottingham City Council with its Network Access Control (NAC), Endpoint and Email Security and Control solutions in deal worth £250,000.
The deployment will be rolled out across the council's entire network infrastructure and will protect more than 7,000 desktops against threats, such as malware and spam, as well as enabling the council to set and control access policies for employees and guests. By consolidating on Sophos across the whole organisation, Nottingham City Council will benefit from integrated security defences, greater efficiency and faster response times, as well as a single support contact.
Nottingham City Council is responsible for all local government services within the City of Nottingham. The council works in partnership with many other organisations across the city, where it receives numerous visitors to its various offices each day. Currently, only desktops and laptops that are administered by Nottingham City Council are allowed access to the Internet and the organisation's network. Visitors' ability to work efficiently can be hindered because many cannot even check email or gain Internet access.
To enable secure guest access to the network as well as protect against hacker and malware attacks, Nottingham City Council will install a NAC solution across its whole infrastructure. NAC can ensure that all visitors wishing to connect their laptops to the network will be granted appropriate access only if they meet the council's access policy, such as having up-to-date anti-virus running, as well as security patches and a firewall installed on their laptops. With more than 1,000 pre-defined applications and operating system patches, it is possible to check even those laptops that are running different security solutions to the Council's own. The NAC solution can also check and block guest computers that are running unauthorised programs, such as peer-to-peer (
) file sharing software, which could pose additional security risks to the organisation.
'Our network contains sensitive data about hundreds of thousands of citizens, as well as confidential information about various government projects, so security is absolutely critical,' said Dan Smith, principal network and security officer at Nottingham City Council. 'We therefore needed to find a balance between safety and productivity - it is simply impractical not to allow any form of guest access. With NAC, we believe we've found the ideal solution as this will enable us to effectively control who and what is logging on to the network, and what they're able to access. We already have strong security arrangements in place and are looking to strengthen these and ensure that the authority maintains a manageable but resilient secure infrastructure."
Nottingham City Council has evaluated Sophos NAC Advanced and is now rolling out the technology to a test site of 100 users. NAC will gradually be deployed across the rest of the Council's network infrastructure to coincide with user migration over to Microsoft Active Directory. Sophos NAC Advanced includes extensive yet simple-to-use reporting capabilities, which will enable Nottingham City Council to easily define and enforce policies and user profiles. For example, reports will show the most common reasons that PCs are denied access to the network, as well as which groups, and indeed individuals, have the most non-compliant computers.
'For organisations like Nottingham City Council with thousands of employees and any number of visitors requiring access to the network, defending the organisation against attack and ensuring that data doesn't fall into the wrong hands can seem like a nightmare, ' said Andrew Bradshaw, vice president of Sophos UK. 'A reputable NAC solution's job is two-fold: to guarantee that any visitor or employee computer accessing the network meets the company's security policy and that all machines access approved network areas only.'
In addition to Sophos NAC Advanced, Nottingham City Council will also deploy Sophos to defend all its desktops, laptops, file servers and mobile devices, as well as protect against inbound and outbound email-borne threats. Around 80 percent of Nottingham City Council's offices have been using Sophos Anti-Virus for the last five years, with the remaining 20 percent running solutions from competitors including McAfee. The new deal will see Nottingham City Council consolidate on Sophos across the entire organisation.
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