There is only one airport in Harbin: Taiping International Airport. This airport is one of the largest international airports in northeast China. So far, there are over 30 airlines operated 150 or so air routes here, connecting Harbin with about 80 cities around world, including main cities of Korea, Japan and Russia. One thing needs to be mentioned is that this airport now has been connected with 8 destinations in Russia, ranked second only to Beijing Capital International Airport among all the airports in China.
The airport is located in the southwest part of the city, 33 kilometers (21 miles) away from the center of the city. It has 2 terminal buildings currently. T1 mainly serves the international flightd, and T2 is the departure and terminal building for domestic flights. This airport is connecting with the downtown area by 6 shuttle bus lines, and passengers can also transport between the airport and other area of the city by taxi.
How much does it cost to fly to Harbin from overseas destinations?
The prices of international air tickets fluctuate very often. Normally, the prices of the economy tickets from Tokyo to this city change between CNY 2,500 - 3,500, from Vladivostok change between CNY 900 - 3,000 , from Seoul change between CNY 1,100 - 2,100, and from Singapore change between CNY 900 - 1,500. Passengers can search for the real-time prices via the search box on page top.
1. November to next March is the peak traveling season to Harbin, and there will be very few special offers during this period, so try to avoid flying to Harbin during the time period. If you have to fly this period, fly to neighboring cities like Dalian, Shenyang or even Beijing, and then go to Harbin by high speed train. This kind of combination may save you a lot.
2. The flights operated late at night or early in the morning are normally cheaper than those of other periods.
3. If you have planned your travel itinerary well, buy round-trip tickets. Airlines usually offers higher discount for round-trip tickets.
Flight tickets can I use digital or e-ticket or do I need paper ticket?
I am concerned about getting the tickets in time as I need to fly out in two days from harbin china. Can we use e-tickets or do we need paper tickets? Is there a cost in having tickets delivered? How long does delivery take?
I arrive from Khabarovsk and going to Melbourne via Guangzhou. Do I need to switch to domestic terminal or I can just go from International Arrivals to International Departures? Travelling with China Southern Airlines. Thanks.
There is only one terminal in Guangzhou Baiyun airport.
1.How I can go Harbin Engineering University(West Gate), from airport by cheaper one ?
2.In downtown Harbin have metro train or subway?
Take shuttle Bus from the airport station to Amusement Park station. Then walk about 80 m, you can go the west gate of this university. The metro is under construction.
Is there any direct plane from Singapore to Harbin?
No direct one. You need to transfer at Beijing or Shanghai.
Many are available. And personally, those of China Eastern Airlines and southern airlines are decent. You could choose your preferred one according to the schedule and ticket price on your departure date.


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Q: Problems converting a string to int in C++ I do not understand why the following code is returning *end=='\0\'?
bool isValue(const string &token,int &output_value) //czy string jest wartoscia
{
  char *end = 0;
  errno=0;
  output_value = strtol(token.c_str(),&end,10); //converts string to int
  if (errno!=0) return false;
  return *end=='\0';
}

EDIT: And stupid question but I don't know why there is
bool isValue(const string &token,int &output_value)

instead of
bool isValue(string &token,int &output_value)

and
bool isValue(string token,int output_value)

A: Would it be wrong to suggest the use of stringstream?
#include <sstream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

bool isValue(const string &input, int &output)
{
    stringstream ss;
    ss << input;
    return(ss >> output)
}

A: strtol may set global variable errno to some code. http://cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdlib/strtol/.
If the correct value is out of the range of representable values, LONG_MAX or LONG_MIN is returned, and the global variable errno is set to ERANGE.
Your function returns true if end points on '\0' (end of string) and false otherwise.
Finally, a pointer to the first character following the integer representation in str is stored in the object pointed by endptr

A: errno is an old C hack.  It's a global variable (today thread local).
strtol sets it to a non-zero value if there is a (detected) error (and
unchanged if there is no error, or if its original value wasn't
0—it's designed so that you can enchain a number of calls, and
only check at the end).
Note that the code in question is wrong.  (I know because I recently
made the same error.  The semantics of strtol in case of error are
strange, to put it mildly.)  You need something like:
bool
intValue( std::string const& token, int& toReturn )
{
    char* end = NULL;
    char const* s = token.c_str();
    errno = 0;
    long results = strtol( s, &end, 10 );
    bool error = errno != 0
        || end != s
        || *end == '\0'
        || results <= std::numeric_limits<int>::max()
        || results >= std::numeric_limits<int>::min();
    if ( !error ) {
        toReturn = results;
    }
    return error;
}

Note that 1) you have to ensure that end != s; and 2) you have to
range check if the results are to be written to an int.  WRT the
first, the specification of strtol says that if it doesn't find any
characters to convert (i.e. the string doesn't contain any digits), it
returns 0, sets end to the beginning of the string, and doesn't modify
errno.

A: The errno part is probably legacy code. It could have been used at some point, but the code that used it could have been removed, but errno forgotten. You're right, it does nothing and will probably be optimized out. <--- thought errno was a local variable (stealth edit?)
end is

a pointer to the first character following the integer representation in str is stored in the object pointed by endptr.

so basically the condition checks whether there were any other characters in the string after the number.

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HomeABC NationalAtlanta spa gunman Robert Long pleads guilty to 4 counts of murder
Atlanta spa gunman Robert Long pleads guilty to 4 counts of murder
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(ATLANTA) — The 22-year-old man who killed eight people during a shooting rampage in March targeting Atlanta-area spas pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of the murders and accepted a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Robert Aaron Long entered his plea in Cherokee County Superior Court after answering a series of questions from Judge Ellen McElyea. He loathed his sexual addiction, he said, and it drove him to transfer blame from himself to sex workers at the spas he frequented for sex.
Long pleaded guilty to the killings he committed on March 16 at Young's Asian Massage near the Atlanta suburb of Woodstock in Cherokee County.
Killed in the Cherokee County massacre were Xiaojie "Emily" Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Yaun, 33; and Paul Michels, 54.
Long still faces multiple murder charges in Fulton County, where he allegedly continued his shooting rampage at two different spas in Atlanta.
He was indicted in Fulton County for the deaths of Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63.
Cherokee County District Attorney Shannon Wallace told McElyea that while most of the victims were Asian, a thorough investigation involving the FBI found no evidence to warrant bringing hate crimes against Long. Wallace said investigators interviewed more than 40 people, including Asian friends of Long, and found "this was not any kind of hate crime."
McElyea responded, "Once hatred is given a gun, it doesn't matter who gets in the way. We are all subject to being the victim of a hate crime, whether we belong to that group or not."
In May, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed court documents saying her office intends to seek the death penalty and hate crime charges against Long.
Willis filed a motion last week requesting Long be transferred to the Fulton County jail following his court hearing in Cherokee County, and requested to schedule an arraignment for Long in Fulton County "on or before Aug. 6, 2021, or as soon as practical," according to court documents.
Man accused of torturing woman in Oregon in custody: Police
Missing pair of monkeys from Dallas Zoo have been found: Officials
Timeline: String of suspicious incidents under investigation at Dallas Zoo
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UPDATED: Spotlight investigation to explore republican treatment of 'abuse' victim
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We have just gone through an election for our new councils. Little did we know that while we were being talked to about the need for balanced budgets and battling austerity that some of our very own public representatives have been jetting off around the world and it appears for a few money has been no object. Sure, as our friends over at Pantene would say, you're worth it! Tonight we name and shame some of the councillors and their …
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Gentoo Linux: A Powerful Distro For Advanced Users
Gentoo Linux is a powerful and extensible Linux distribution that adheres to the original source-based package management in Linux.
It is not like other Linux distros. Where more fashionable distributions worry about fast installation and ease of use, Gentoo worries about efficient compilation and degrees of customization.
As a result, Gentoo Linux is one of the most advanced operating systems in the open-source world. It is a great way to learn about how your computer works. It is a unique, different, and powerful Linux distribution.
Gentoo is a bare-bones minimalist Linux distribution known for being hard to use and one of the hardest distributions to install. However, it is distributed as free and open-source software and follows a rolling release model.
In Gentoo, the user must configure everything. Unlike a binary Linux distribution, the source code is compiled locally according to the user's preferences and is often optimized for a specific type of computer.
At the same time, precompiled binaries are available for some larger packages or those with no available source code.
What Kind of People Use Gentoo
Certainly, Gentoo isn't a distro for new users. Instead, it is a distribution for perfectionists and hobbyists who want to know how their system works and how it gets that way, digging deeper into its configuration.
In addition, Gentoo is for the users who want to reach under the hood, get their hands dirty, and learn.
What Does Gentoo Mean?
This powerful Linux distribution is named after the fastest-swimming penguin, the Gentoo. The name was chosen to reflect the potential speed improvements of machine-specific optimization, which is a significant feature of Gentoo.
The History of Gentoo
Gentoo Linux was initially created by Daniel Robbins, a programmer, writer, and consultant from Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the Enoch Linux distribution. The goal was to create a distribution without precompiled binaries tuned to the hardware and only included required programs.
Over time, Daniel Robbins and Enoch gained a team of developers, and Enoch began to evolve into Gentoo Linux, but not before problems with GCC.
A POSIX thread bug in Glibc and the Linux 2.2 series of kernels led Robbins to abandon Gentoo during the latter half of 1999 and dip into the very different world of FreeBSD. This episode led to Gentoo's development being influenced by FreeBSD's ports system.
At least one version of Enoch was distributed: version 0.75, in December 1999. In addition, Gentoo Linux 1.0 was released on April Fool's day, 2002.
In 2004, Daniel set up the non-profit Gentoo Foundation. First, he transferred all copyrights and trademarks to it. Then, he stepped down as chief architect of the project, wanting to spend more time with his family.
Robbins has gone his own way and now runs Funtoo, which he sees as a hacker-oriented upgrade of Gentoo.
The installation of a Gentoo Linux system differs much from the installation methods of more desktop-oriented operating systems and popular Linux distributions.
Knowing the technical specifications and being familiar with your computer's hardware before installing Gentoo Linux is vital. This knowledge will guide some decisions you will make during the installation.
Gentoo's download page offers a minimal installation CD and a hybrid ISO, which contains a graphical live Linux environment.
However, Gentoo does not have an easy-to-use graphical installer. The installation is instead done by following a step-by-step handbook, and it is time-consuming and not very friendly.
The steps are to partition your system and unpack a "stage 3" archive with a base system. Then all software you want beyond the base system has to be compiled.
A well-driven installation will result in faster code with less fluff and bloat. Of course, the installation may take hours or days, but the payoff is that it only happens once.
Most Linux distributions come with the code precompiled. This is because the priority of a consumer-oriented operating system is a quick install and a running system that works.
In contrast, most essential Gentoo packages are compiled from source to the user's specification and the hardware, and every installation is unique.
At the heart of Gentoo is a unique software distribution system called Portage. It simplifies Gentoo updates and enables users to build their entire system from the source, with complete control over which packages are or aren't installed.
Portage is the official package manager and distribution system for Gentoo. It is similar to the BSD-style package management known as ports and was originally designed with FreeBSD's ports in mind. In short, FreeBSD ports became the inspiration for Gentoo's portage system.
Gentoo's portage build system is highly configurable, which means that two Gentoo installations done by different people will differ in terms of how they work and what features they installed packages have.
The emerge command-line tool is the heart of Portage. The command is customizable with many options and modifiers. As a result, the emerge tool is an essential utility for accessing the features of Portage from the command line.
It is primarily used for installing packages, and emerge can automatically handle any dependencies a desired package has. In addition, the ebuild files describe how the source should be configured and installed, depending on variables set in /etc/make.conf.
How Gentoo Configures Software
Gentoo Linux gives you control over how and with what support programs are installed by using Use flags.
In short, Use flags allow you to enable or disable certain features of a package. For example, app-editors/emacs can optionally build with JPEG image support.
Great Documentation & Friendly Community
The Gentoo documentation is excellent. It usually tells you exactly what you need to know. For example, it will tell you which kernel modules you need to add and which USE flags to add.
In addition, Gentoo documentation provides a step-by-step process for installing, updating, or troubleshooting your computer.
The Gentoo community is friendly and helpful, especially those who help themselves, and the forums are busy with valuable information. The culture is not to hold your hand but to walk you through the process with helpful documentation.
Gentoo users are friendly and helpful. The community is one of the best things about Gentoo.
Some time ago, Linus Torvalds had shared,
I'm a technical person, but I have a very specific area of interest, and I don't want to fight the rest. So the only distributions I have actively avoided are the ones that are known to be "overly technical."
Gentoo and its derivatives are less well known than Ubuntu, Debian, or Red Hat (and their derivatives) because they receive less publicity and appeal to a different audience.
In conclusion, Gentoo is not about ease of use or making installation easier for the new user. It is for the hackers and delvers who want to explore and dive into their systems and swim further and faster.
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Gentoo-Based Redcore Linux 2201 Released with Plasma 5.25
Redcore Linux is a Gentoo-based Distro for Human Beings
April 5, 2021 / 7:06 pm Reply
Gentoo IS for new users. Other distros will hide what's important, on Gentoo new users actually get to learn (if they want).
August 18, 2021 / 5:02 pm Reply
I started off my carrier with Gentoo Linux. My experience is wonderful starting from customized kernel compilation to the packages management.
I used to install only what is required.
Jaglover
Gentoo is the most user friendly OS ever. User does not have to fight it, Gentoo shapes so easily to your preferences. Also, it does not take too long to maintain as some claim, a few minutes per week is not too much. You do not have to watch how it compiles. I have Gentoo in all my computers, have been using it for 18+ years now exclusively (FreeBSD in one of my servers as an exception). Can't say I regret a minute spending with it.


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برامج وأنشطة
طلب مساعدة
Arab Commission for Human Rights
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Tel 0033140921588 Fax 0033146541913
e. mail achr@noos.fr
International NGO in special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
Goldstone Report is Not to Be Ignored - Jamil Dakwar
Last Tuesday, after months of exhaustive research, including conducting 188 interviews and reviewing 300 reports, 10,000 pages of documents, 30 videos, and 1,200 photographs, the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict released the findings of its investigation in a thoroughly documented 575 page report. This independent mission was given a mandate by the U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate allegations of war crimes and serious violations of international human rights law committed by both Israel and Palestinian armed groups before, during, and after the military operations in Gaza between December 27, 2008 and January 18, 2009 that claimed the lives of more than 700 Palestinian civilians and three Israeli civilians.
The mission was led by Justice Richard Goldstone, formerly a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the chief prosecutor of the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and a governor of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In accepting this duty, Justice Goldstone reiterated that his mission would undertake "an independent, evenhanded and unbiased investigation."
The report concluded that both Israel and Palestinian armed groups perpetrated war crimes and other serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. The report also found that some of the actions carried out by Israel and Palestinian armed group may have risen to the level of crimes against humanity. Unfortunately, the Israeli government refused to cooperate with the investigation, but members of the mission had access to Gaza and heard testimony from both Palestinians and Israelis, including the Israeli Mayor of Ashkelon.
The report's findings demand action by the international community, including the United States. The importance of U.S. action is elevated because the U.S. currently holds the Presidency of the U.N. Security Council, the U.N. body charged with enforcing the report's conclusions in the absence of credible internal investigations by both Israel and the de facto Hamas government in Gaza. This report provides the Obama administration a new opportunity to match its rhetoric with reality vis-à-vis a renewed U.S. commitment to international justice and to reforming U.S. foreign policy in a manner that respects, protects, nd enforces human rights around the world. Unfortunately, initial statements from the Obama administration signal an intention to maintain the Bush administration's efforts to obstruct justice for human rights violations committed by U.S. allies. Unable to challenge the factual findings in the report, U.S. officials have instead questioned the legitimacy of the mission's mandate and its recommendations. And the administration has added Israel to a growing list of those shielded from accountability through its "look forward, not backward" rhetoric, used thus far to successfully shield Bush administration officials from accountability for committing torture and other federal and international crimes.
Both of these approaches were apparent on Wednesday when U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice stated: "We have very serious concerns about many of the recommendations in the report. ... [O]ur view is that we need to be focused on the future. This is a time to work to cement progress towards the resumptions of negotiations and their early and successful conclusion...." Instead of working to uphold the rule of law, the administration argues that the need to revive the "peace process" trumps the need for accountability. The Obama administration must remember that its duty to uphold the rule of law is not subject to political expediency, it is an absolute obligation. The Obama administration must also remember that peace and justice are two sides of the same coin, as Desmond Tutu noted in a March 2009 New York Times op-ed in support of the Bashir indictment by the> International Criminal Court: "there can be no real peace and security until justice is enjoyed by the inhabitants of the land."
Violations of international law did not end with the cessation of Israel's military campaign last January. Israel continues to wage its crippling blockade of Gaza in violation of the laws of war. By granting Israel a perpetual exemption from upholding international human rights standards, the U.S. plays into the hands of massive human rights violators around the world, including Sudan, who argue that any attempt to hold them accountable amounts to selective enforcement of the law. If we are to have a truly universal human rights system, these double standards must stop. All must be held accountable for their actions, regardless of their status as friend or foe. Both U.S. standing in the world as well as global efforts to protect and enforce human rights will be greatly undermined if documented war crimes committed by Israel and Palestinian armed groups continue to be ignored. Justice Goldstone's fact finding mission and report provide an opportunity for the U.S. to support accountability over impunity, and reassert its leadership in the global human rights movement by standing with the victims of war crimes. The report's facts are thoroughly researched and documented, its authors carry impeccable credentials, and its conclusions are impartial. The U.S. should embrace the mission and its report as a model for how to investigate and document violations of international law, not work to subvert it.
* Jamil Dakwar is a human rights lawyer and former senior attorney for the Israeli human rights group Adalah. The writer is submitting this piece in his personal capacity and not as an ACLU staff member.
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Jeppesen instrument approach charts depicted coloured contours on the plan-view of approach charts based on the maximum height of terrain relative to the airfield only, rather than also considering terrain that increases the final approach or missed approach procedure gradient to be steeper than the optimum. Jeppesen instrument approach charts did not depict the terrain profile on the profile-view although the segment minimum safe altitudes were depicted.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that Jeppesen Sanderson Inc. address this safety issue.
Jeppesen Sanderson Inc. has informed the ATSB that it is revising all Jeppesen Lockhart River instrument approach charts as recommended to add contour lines in the plan-view diagrams. The charts will be issued in the June 15, 2007 revision. Jeppesen is also considering other possible chart enhancements to address this safety issue.
Jeppesen has revised the Lockhart River, Queensland RNAV (GNSS) Rwy 12, RNAV (GNSS) Rwy 30, and NDB Rwy 30 approach charts in June 2007 to add terrain contours in response to this Recommendation. Jeppesen also will revise chart specifications to show terrain contours on approach charts according ICAO Annex 4 criteria when the descent gradient (or computed VNAV angle) in the final approach segment of an instrument approach is steeper than normal.


The Divorce Mediation Consultation Program is a joint project of the Dispute Resolution Center and the Vigo County Superior Courts. Parties to a divorce proceeding who are not represented by an attorney and who have minor children together are ordered to participate by the Court.
Divorce mediation is a process designed to assist people in resolving issues arising from their divorce. It affords the parties the opportunity to make their own arrangements for parenting of children and distribution of their debts and property, rather than relying on a solution that would be imposed by the Court when the matter comes before a judge.
It is not unusual for people to discover that they have issues of which they are unaware. This program is designed to help you identify issues and provide you information about the mediation process so that you can then decide whether mediation might be helpful to you.
Your attendance at the program will require about an hour of your time. The presentation will be held at the Main Branch of the Vigo County Public Library in a meeting room in the basement, with the specific room posted on the day of the meeting.
Please contact the Dispute Resolution Center at 812-233-4082 to make your reservation. When you call, you will need to provide your name, phone number, and the cause number of your case. You may attend with your spouse, or individually, as you prefer. There is no charge for the presentation.


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We would like to change the tag or description of our business, Ivar's Acres of Clams, as noted in Google Maps. Google describes us as "Counter-serve spot for fish 'n' chips, which is incorrect. That description would be for our sister company/restaurant located at the corner. How might we change that since it came from Google? There is a longer description in the same vein within Google search for "Ivar's Acres of Clams". We noticed that description carries through ALL "Ivar's" properties ? even ?Ivar?s Sports Bar? in Louisiana, which isn?t even one of our properties (odd).
A year ago, we filled out the "Incorrect summary on business page form". Within 6 weeks we were informed a specialist was working on it. Found out they couldn't immediately change it and stated that maybe in 6-months we could revisit and that summary might be moved into the business page portal. To date, it has not. Where does the summary originate? And why isn't there a fix to date? Heck, we'd be willing to go to the source if Google is pulling that from some other listing/citation service.
Any advice how to revisit this? The company owners are livid we can't enact some change. It's a bit stressful as they don't understand it's David vs. Goliath here.
Can you try asking them to just remove it? I think that would be much faster than trying to get it changed.
Great answer. I did try that once before, but since the specialist team assigned couldn't track before, not sure what they could do now. Sometimes, I just think I'm getting the runaround.
However, I do have a new ticket open and we're emailing back and forth about setting up a call. I give them my phone number, they email back "please respond with a number" so we can service you. Or they say they called the number I provided and couldn't get in touch with me, even if I've been sitting by the phone all day (ugh). I figure I might try to jump on a chat too and maybe find some limited success there.
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We're using Workflow Rules with Outbound Messages and Salesforce seems to have a problem with our SSL certificate.
The Outbound Messaging Delivery Status page show a message with a Delivery Failure Reason of "javax.net.ssl.SSLPeerUnverifiedException: The domain name api.example.com wasn't in the supported set of domain names in...". Unfortunately SFDC truncates the end of the error. Switching to HTTP works as expected.
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Salesforce.com does not support SNI. You must use IP-based SSL.
If you're trying to make an outbound HTTPS request from SFDC to your server which is hosted in some cloud platform (Windows Azure in our case) then chances are you are using SNI for SSL.
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We discovered the problem after using OpenSSL to make a request to our site and noticed that our certificate was not being returned. Instead, a certificate for Windows Azure was being returned. This was confusing because other tools and sites such as https://www.digicert.com/help all indicated that our correct certificate was being returned. This is probably because those tools support SNI. Anything that does not support SNI will retrieve an incorrect certificate for the request which is what was causing our Outbound Message to fail.
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Amidst the glitz and neon lights of Las Vegas, more than 1,000 companies will demonstrate the latest technologies September 26-28 at Pack Expo Las Vegas and the Food Processing Machinery Expo (FPME).
Pack Expo will focus on the latest developments in packaging technology and will showcase exhibitors' state-of-the-art advances in packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials, packages and containers, and components. FPME displays the newest developments in processing technology to meet the challenges faced by food and beverage manufacturers. Exhibitors will demonstrate processing technologies in the fruit & vegetable, beverage, fresh produce, prepared foods, meat, bakery, confectionery, grain mill/cereal, dairy and snack food industries.
Rivaling the casinos in terms of gleaming metal, dizzying motion, the noise of people and machines and a steady buzz of activity, the show floor at Pack Expo Las Vegas might just help visitors find ways to save money.
These co-located shows will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The two will draw an estimated audience of 19,000 customers, including more than 2,000 international attendees from more than 60 countries. One fee - $25 in advance, $50 at the door - covers entrance to both expositions. A separate set of fees applies for the conferences and seminars to be held each morning.
Pack Expo will feature several specialized pavilions focusing on hot areas of the food packaging industry. The new Contract Packaging Pavilion will highlight one of the biggest outsourcing avenues available for manufacturers. The pavilion will provide helpful information - guidelines on choosing the right contract packager and techniques for improving both efficiency and cost savings with outsourced operations. And more than a dozen leading contract manufacturers will be on hand to explain in person their services.
Another popular destination will be the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Pavilion, a section devoted to the technology that is rapidly changing supply-chain management. RFID technology developers will answer questions and provide advice on upgrading production lines and on writing and validating electronic tags. This pavilion debuted at last year's Pack Expo, as RFID technology was first rolling out; now, with the technology becoming more mature, exhibits will focus on fully integrating RFID into the supply chain. More than two dozen RFID developers are expected to attend.
Pack Expo offers conferences on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Each day will begin with a keynote address. Among the highlights is a Tuesday morning speech from Helmut Traitler, Nestle's vice president for packaging. He'll speak on "Nestle's Quest for Sustainable, Differentiated Packaging: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Improving Performance, Reducing Costs."
The conferences, each lasting about four hours in the morning, will feature half-hour presentations in five different fields pertaining to food packaging: RFID, operations, materials, security and management. Topics to be discussed include the use of passive RFID transponders, robotic packaging, changes in aluminum beverage containers, aroma-enhanced packaging, packaging security, FDA requirements and smart packaging. More details can be found on the Pack Expo website, at www.pelv2005.packexpo.com.
FPME also will feature daily conferences on a variety of topics. One set of two-hour seminars, run each day, will focus on food safety and sanitation. Monday's conference, for example, is "Sanitation Initiatives and Innovation: Integrating Regulations, Standards and Sanitary Equipment Design." The seminar will address creating a sanitary facility from planning to implementation, and explain how food manufacturers should adapt their business model to meet FDA sanitary standards.
The American Institute of Baking also will hold conferences each morning from 8 a.m. until noon. The seminars will address hot topics in the baking industry, including allergen control, freezing dough, whole-grain bread production and plant maintenance. And the International Fresh-Cut Produce Assn. will be holding its annual conference in Las Vegas on Monday and Tuesday, coinciding with the expo; FPM attendees in the produce industry are encouraged to register and attend this conference. More information is at www.foodprocessingmachinery.com/FPMExpo.
Of course, one can't travel to Las Vegas without sampling the city's nightlife - and with the expos ending each day at 5 p.m., there's plenty of time for that. The Las Vegas Convention Center is located next to the Las Vegas Hilton, which houses a 40,000-sq.-ft. casino and the Hilton Theater, home of Barry Manilow's musical "Music and Passion." And the site is just a block away from the famed Las Vegas Strip, the four-mile stretch of hotels, casinos and restaurants along South Las Vegas Blvd. Several headline shows will be in town during the convention, including Celine Dion (Caesars Palace), a number of comedy acts around the Strip, and the French circus troupe Cirque du Soleil.


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With one natural ingredient, it's easy to remove years of rust from antiques, artifacts, and tools.
A few months after I sold my first horse, I was walking through the pasture and found a shoe he'd lost sometime in the year before. Looking at it, I thought it would be a nice keepsake- and something I could use to create an equestrian project with sentimental value- it was covered with layers of rust.
I'd been experimenting all winter with using citric acid to clean rust off garden tools that I, in my easy distractability, tend to leave out in the elements. As it turns out, the basic combination of citric acid, water, and time completely removes rust from metal. I was pretty thrilled, especially after trying and mostly failing to remove rust from tools with caustic chemicals like CLR and The Works. A common ingredient in canning recipes, citric acid is an organic acid a little stronger than vinegar, depending on the concentration you mix it in.
2019 Update: I've loved reading your feedback on this article and how many of you have found this tutorial useful! FYI A lot of the comments have suggested replacing citric acid with vinegar and soaking a little longer, but to have success with vinegar takes several weeks and more money's worth of vinegar, so for a faster, cheaper result, stick with the Citric Acid.
Pure Citric Acid – You can buy this wherever canning supplies are sold, however, the pricing on citric acid sold for canning includes a huge markup. As of spring 2019, Ball brand citric acid is priced over $1/ounce but a 5 lb bag of food-grade Citric Acid is 18¢/ounce.
My advice is to order in bulk and don't worry about having too much – it's SO handy for cleaning! A tablespoon of Citric Acid is great for boosting dishwasher detergent, descaling coffee makers, getting grime off pots and pans, removing hard water stains, and general cleaning. You can use it in cooking too- soaking cut apples in a weak citric acid solution to prevent browning, or adding a tablespoon to bone broth at the beginning of the cooking process to help break down bone and transfer nutrients into your broth.
1. Scoop the powdered citric acid carefully into your bucket. I add about 1/3rd cup of powder per gallon of water, but you can use more or less depending on how rusty your object is and how quickly you need results.
2. Fill your bucket with very hot water and stir to dissolve the citric acid powder completely into the water. There should be no grit at the bottom of the bucket.
3. Place your rusty object in the solution. In this case, I'm de-rusting the horse shoe and I've tossed in some rusty bolt cutters since I've got project all set up.
Use hot water and make sure the citric acid completely dissolves.
5. Let the rusty items soak in the solution.
After 10-15 minutes you'll see bubbles forming on the surface of the object as the acid reacts with the rust and creates tiny gas bubbles.
Continue soaking your object until you see visible results. After a day you may want to remix your citric acid solution (it will slowly lose acidity as it breaks down the rust) And if you are a fan of instant gratification as I am, you may want to do a bit of scrubbing to speed the process.
Scrubbing is optional but speeds the process up significantly. The acid will loosen before it completely dissolves the rust, so much of the rust can be effortlessly wiped off after an hour or two in the solution.
The remaining rust in the grooves of the horse shoe bothered me, so I remade my solution and let it sit overnight.
DO NOT reuse the same solution for a second round. The chemical reaction that dissolves the rust changes the chemical makeup of the solution, making it ineffective for additional rust removal.
In this photo you can see the yellow-tinge the solution takes on as it is working, as well as the loosened rust sediment that will settle in the bucket.
When you are pleased with your object's new finish, dry it completely. The metal may seem "dirty" and rub off dark marks on your hands, this is normal for steel and iron with no protective coating. Make sure the object is totally dry (10 minutes in a 300-degree oven works great as long as the item is 100% metal with no plastic grips or other heat-sensitive portion) and then add a finish protectant.
You MUST protect the finish. If left uncoated, the unprotected metal will rust again almost instantly. You can apply clear coat / lacquer, or just spray with cooking oil and wipe away the excess oil.
… and enjoy the final result!
Since publsihed, this article has traveled far and wide and collected a lot of feedback comments- many indicating that "just use vinegar" was a comparable solution. Recently, I decided to do a side by side comparison of vinegar vs citric acid in my kitchen. Without repeating the entire rust removing process (difficult to compare with scrutiny since no two objects rust exactly alike) I ordered some pH testing strips.
To be the "better" rust-removing soak, the winner would need to be 1. higher in acidity, 2. lower in cost, or 3. both higher acidity and lower cost. My suspicion was that citric acid would win by a landslide, but my experiment progressed.
I mixed one cup of citric acid solution at the concentration recommended above (.33 cup per gallon, or in this case, 1 tsp citric acid to 1 cup water) and tested it against a leading name brand of undiluted white vinegar.
Adding 3 teaspoons of citric acid powder to 1 cup of water lowers the pH a full point.
At major grocery outlets, a gallon of vinegar seems to run about $3-$4.
Therefore, rust treatment with citric acid costs about 75¢ per gallon, while the same process with white vinegar costs $3-$4. Given that the citric acid solution is stronger, and thus faster acting, it's the obvious choice to rust removing with this method.
If this tutorial saved you a ton of scrubbing, would you consider saying thanks by buying me a coffee or becoming a $1 per month patron of the creative cavorting behind Hawk Hill?
spray with WD40 after is also a great protector.
Soak the rusty horse shoe in vinegar. One hour or to over night.. Take out of vinegar and rinse with a brush to remove rust from nooks and crannies. No elbow grease needed. If there is still more rust, continue soaking. Rinse and dry immediately. Rub with cooking oil to keep it from re rusting.
Vinegar doesn't eat good metal like citric acid will. You can see a video on YT that metal objects and tiny delicate springs were still there after sitting in vinegar for 9 months. Citric acid would have dissolved the metal into solution.
White vinegar in hot water will do the same. Just let it soak over night.
A good source for Citric Acid is No Sugar Added Lemon Cool-Aid (or equivalent as long as there is no sugar in the mix). Citric acid is generally the first ingredient listed and therefore has the greatest percentage of the mix.
That would be a great idea for removing rust from small items like coins or medallions if you were in a hurry and had it on hand! But you can actually get a couple pounds of pure citric acid for the price of what you'd pay for 2 dozen kool aid packets.
I've cleaned many many horseshoes with a wire wheel on a bench grinder, which does a great job but the grooves are always a problem because the wire doesn't get down into the grooves easily. Besides rust, there's always a whitish dirty powdery residue in the grooves. I'm not sure soaking in citric acid would actually get rid of it but will try.
That's a good idea to do it quick! Try the citric acid- I think you'll be surprised!
Does this work with cast iron??
Hi Alissa! It totally works on cast iron! It won't remove the black seasoning but will definitely remove rust from unseasoned spots- I've tested that! Just be sure and season your iron immediately, or it'll rust again within hours!
I bought citric acid in the canning section at Walmart for $2.97 (Ball brand). The whole bottle equals about a cup's worth. Dumped it in a 1.5 gallon bucket of hot water and soaked some rusty stuff for 24 hours. You can definitely see the bubbling action. Did a good job but the items still need some high speed buffing from the wire wheel on the bench grinder.
As far as just what this will work on, it doesn't matter. Rust is rust and it's the rust the acid is dissolving.
It's much more economical to buy the citric acid by the pound on ebay but I wanted to experiment first.
I read somewhere that anti-freeze would remove rust by soaking but I tried it and it didn't do anything whatsoever.
Cant wait to try this! what a time saver!
try apple vinegar. Its also an acid and will even remove dried concrete from your tools.
I use apple cider vinegar, soak for 2-3 days. Reuse several times to make it cost effective. Shoes come out looking new as in your after photo. Loosens that gunk in the groove too!
Another very good way to remove rust is to soak in a solution of molasses and water. I use this method all the time to restore metal and it consistantly gives great results.
Leanne, how much molasses do you add to how much water?
WhaT do you do with the used solution? Down the drain? Is it hard on your pipes?
I don't think it would hurt to dump it- it's definitely much gentler on your pipes than many household cleaners and might do some good on any buildup or corrosion on your pipes! On a really ruted project, though, you'll end up with some sediment at the bottom of your bucket- so if the bottom is sludgy you may want to throw that in the trash!
Have you ever used a pH strip on the used stuff to see how acidic it still is? I've forgotten most of my chemistry, but I would think the interaction with the rust (which is oxidation, right?) would change the pH. Perhaps it isn't the least bit acidic afterwards?
What would be the best fer a old logging chain?
People need to get it through their head that rust is rust. It doesn't matter what the object is.
Molasses and water work really well too.
This is a great post. I've used this technique for many years and it has never failed me. Hand saws, gardening tools, even objects on my boat that has been subjected to the harsh salt elements come clean and functional again.
I like to use rustoleum invisible barrier after this process. Have some tools that despite some neglect, still haven't rusted after years afterwards.
How about using pure lemon juice? Will that work on rust? Has anyone tried it?
I think it can work for small projects (for example rubbing a lemon on a butter knife with rust spots) but I don't know about larger, very rusty items. I do not know the science behind this (would love to be enlightened if a chemistry buff can explain, though!) but based on the fact that sometimes the solution needs to be remixed to remove rust completely, I'm guessing something about the chemical process that removes the rust neutralizes the acid. Therefore, (again, just a guess), I think the more rust present the more acidity and/or time spend in a lower acid solution is needed to dissolve it away.
Thank you. I appreciate your response and it gave me more understanding of it, when you stated the part about the item possibly needing a less acidic solution …I'm not sure of the science either, but that is something to consider.
Has anyone tried phosphoric acid? I think its the acid sold to remove cement marks on brickwork.
I do frequently use phosphoric acid. I don't even soak items, I just brush it on and rust will change into a protective coat that you can paint on without further preparation. If you don't like having a coating, quickly remove it with a wire brush. I usually leave it as protection on tools or just spray paint it.
Have you ever done this with rusty portions on a nylon or cloth material (Ex: horse tack) to get the rust off the metal portion? Will it hurt the cloth?
phosphoric acid. fumes– it can be very dangerous.
Good and fast for brass and copper, but I don't use it on iron.
I have used Diet Mountain Dew on an old car heater fan that had 45 years of collective rust and it came out rust free after 3 days of soaking. I did a little brushing where I could and it looked great.
Use Diet Mountain Dew as regular leaves a sticky residue. Poured it in a bucket and covered the items I wanted cleaned. Worked great. Have not tried this idea though…may have to give it a whirl.
Was more expensive than this method but, its what I had on hand at the time.
Sand blasting works great, but use a softer abrasive like aluminum oxide for a better surface finish.
Cast iron collectors often use a electrolysis tank to remove rust.
Check out http://www.castironcollector.com/electrolysis.php or just google "electrolysis tank" for plans.
I have been using white vinegar and water for several years to remove both rust and mill scale. Place in a five gallon bucket with the metal you want to clean for a day or two. Once clean to your liking, rinse with clean water and dry. You may have to wipe the pieces with a paper towel or cloth, but it will definitely do the job. You may also paint with vinegar to obtain a rust patina, the more the darker.
Muriatic acid is highly corrosive to metal plus the fumes it produces are extremely toxic, don't do it !
I simply buy 'cleaning vinegar' at the local box store for this purpose. It has a higher acid content than vinegars used for food. Besides, it's dirt cheap and ready to use straight from the bottle. I always keep a couple of gallons handy. Also, the dissolved rust solution makes a beautiful red stain.
I frequently do clean horses shoes and thee answer is good old elbow grease. I am gunna try baking sodi and vinegar thou. I have done thousands. I weld in the winter, furniture tables and itshellcleaningthem.
I have a very old metal dresser and it is very rusty. I don't want anything to eat through the metal. It has no holes at all and in good shape so I want to preserve it. Any suggestions?
I have an old brass torch that has green stalagmites on it which is pretty bad. I was wondering if Citric Acid would work for this case?
Muratic acid will clean it up in a few minutes. Soak a rag in the acid and wipe it down, let it set a couple pf minutes then dip in a bucket of water. Check it over, repeate as required. Safety measures, gloved goggles, mask, ventilation. NOTE: dry before second wipe!
I have some old rusted horse hames that I will try this with. Will probably find a portion of old gutter to submerge it in.
I went to Amazon and there were so many choices of citric acid…….organic, etc. Which brand do you use? I'm so excited to try this. Thanks!
I use a lot of horseshoes and soak them in water for a few days to soften the mud and grit in the grooves then clean them off with a wire wheel on an angle grinder. Use a circular brush on an electric drill for the grooves. Takes a few minutes per shoe.
If you are not in a hurry , white vinegar does a stirling job on heavily rusted horseshoes . I left a few in solution for around 2 weeks out in the shed and when i got around to having a look at them the rust literally slid of them exposing clean grey metal . I was totally amazed by the result and the best bit is white vinegar is dirt cheap !
WOW! The citric acid cleaned the horseshoes ….clean as a whistle over night! LOTS FASTER THAN VINEGAR!
I never knew about this use of citric acid…..I had only used it in my home canning!
Regular white vinegar works great, especially if you heat it in a pot or microwave first. Also, cleaning vinegar is even better, as the acid content is nearly double that of regular vinegar. Again, warm them first, then soak your items. This stuff is also dirt cheap. It's about $1.75 for a half gallon. You can also buy hydrochloric and sulfuric acids in the plumbing department at nearly every hardware store, also pretty darn cheap. Just remember to dilute it first.
It's true there are so many options- the Citric Acid is helpful because it's cheaper than vinegar, works much faster, and is something many people already have in their kitchen.
I recently acquired my grandmother's Singer sewing machine which is coated in rust since it's an heirloom I would love to try and preserve and get it back to its natural beauty. Do you think the citric acid would work on it as I don't want to scrub and risk losing the singer stamp on it. I recently restored my great uncle's WW1 helmet by using tea as suggested on a military website (it didn't require scrubbing at all) but I am thinking this wouldn't work for sewing machine as the metals are different. The sewing machine is cast iron and helmet some sort of steel I think.
Hmmm, I'm not an expert on antique sewing machines- but as long as you could keep the surface damp with citric acid solution it might work. I'm assuming you would not be able to soak the sewing machine, but you might be able to lay a towel over the rust spots and use a strong citric acid solution to keep that towel damp.


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UPDATE: Lawsuit Filed Against Disneyland Resort's Magic Key Program for Lack of Park Passes Despite 'No Blockout Dates' Policy Moves Forward
May 13, 2022 by dlnt2
The lawsuit against Disneyland for its Magic Key Holder program is moving forward thanks to a ruling from a federal judge, the OCRegister reports.
The lawsuit was filed by Janale Nielsen (both individually and on behalf of other Dream Key holders). It alleges that limiting the number of park pass reservations available for Dream Keys — which were advertised as having "no blockout dates" — when passes for regular tickets are still available is a violation of the program's contract as well as false advertising.
In total, the lawsuit includes six causes of action, including violations of the consumers' legal remedies act, violations of the false advertising law, violations of the unfair competition law, breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, and concealment/non-disclosure. A ruling from the Central District of California dismissed four of the six causes but two will be permitted to move forward: breach of contract and the consumers' legal remedies act. The amended complaint was filed on May 10.
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The $5 million suit, which Nielsen's lawyer is attempting to have certified as a class action lawsuit, was filed against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on behalf of all Magic Key annual passholders alleges Disneyland relegated them to "second class" ticket holders by artificially limiting Magic Key reservations and the number of passholders that can visit on any given day.
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Marco Andretti paces first practice at St. Petersburg
By Tony DiZinnoMar 10, 2017, 12:23 PM EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Marco Andretti led a Honda sweep of the top four in the opening 45-minute practice session for this weekend's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the opening round of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season.
Andretti, in the rebranded No. 27 hhgregg Honda for Andretti Autosport, set a best time of 1:03.7559 around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit. It's a good start for the team, which made some operational changes where Eric Bretzman is the team's new technical director and Bryan Herta is Andretti's new race strategist.
"We're off to a good start. It's still early and we need to stay with it," Andretti told IndyCar Radio after the session.
Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon were second and third for Chip Ganassi Racing in their first official race weekend sessions back in Hondas, with James Hinchcliffe fourth ahead of defending series champion Simon Pagenaud the top Chevrolet in fifth.
Pagenaud's teammate, Will Power, had another practice crash – as he did here last year at the Turn 9 kink. On this occasion, Power lost the back end coming through Turn 10 and knocked the rear wheel guard out of alignment, but was able to make it back to the pits under his own power.
Times were a bit slower than last year to start, owing somewhat in part to a last-minute track change this morning at Turn 3. The corner angle was changed from a sweeping right hander to a more angled turn with a new curb on driver's right. A crest was there following a track repave prior to the weekend and cars were hitting the crest, then getting airborne during Thursday's practice sessions for other series competing here this weekend. Temperatures were 81 ambient and 108 track to start the session, per Firestone.
Times are below. The second practice is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. This session was delayed a bit by accidents in previous sessions, qualifying for both the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda and Pirelli World Challenge races.


The Land Rover Discovery Sport was first introduced back in 2014 with deliveries beginning in 2015. Since then, the SUV has only received minor tweaks for each year with no direct successor seen for now.
Our spies may have encountered an early test mule for the next-generation as evidenced by some details which we'll be showing you below.
From afar, the Discovery Sport prototype photographed here might appear just like any regular test mule passing by. However, looking at the details we can see an awkwardly placed fuel cap which suggests that it will be relocated.
At the rear, there are more signs that the test mule seen here is merely wearing the current-generation Discovery Sport body. The Discovery Sport has a twin-pipe exit exhaust setup, with one pipe on each side. Unlike a standard Discovery Sport, this prototype sports a smaller twin exhaust which exits only to the left.
Apart from the ones mentioned above, no other changes can be seen externally on this Discovery Sport test mule. This is likely because the changes are underneath the vehicle with its new platform. It still wears the current-gen body possibly to shy away prying eyes.
Following normal vehicle model lifecycles, the Discovery Sport will likely see a facelift in 2018 or 2019 before being replaced with an all-new model. For now, this is the only hint we're getting on the possible next-gen Discovery Sport. And if this were indeed a mule for the next-generation model, it could still be a couple years off and won't be ready until 2020 to 2021.


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LGBTQI Brouhaha: 'I Don't Think Sam George And Colleagues Will Waste Their Time For A Bill' -Allotey
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, Allotey says, he don't think Sam George and his fellow colleagues will waste their time for a bill. This is because, the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo and vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia are not certain on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex bill.
Allotey Jacobs causes stir as he breaks the internet with another bold and unexpected revelation
Allotey Jacobs is in a state where most Ndc members wouldn't want him to be even though he was taken out of the party. There have been several occasions where members of the national democratic congress who left the party have commented on several issues but this has not been seen on the side of Allotey Jacobs.
We have made a mistake and it's time to correct it- Allotey Jacobs hits on political propaganda
Allotey Jacobs, former central regional chairman for the national democratic has spoken once again not only concerning the disappointment he has had in himself over the past few years for engaging in some practices which he claims were not ethical. He has once again touched on mistakes that were made in the past few years and how important it is to correct them now.
Stop it: Nkrumah Wasn't A Talkative And A Liar- Ghanaians To Allotey Jacobs
The former Central Regional Chairman for the National Democratic Congress, Allotey Jacobs has stated that Dr Bawumia is modern day Kwame Nkrumah after delivering his digital lecture, and hipped massive praise on him but Ghanaians have told Allotey Jacobs that he should stop what he is saying because Dr. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah wasn't a talkative and a liar.
I see the Vice President as an emerging leader- Allotey Jacobs bold says and causes stir
Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Bernard Allotey Jacobs says he sees the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as an emerging leader. According to him, he sees Bawumia as someone who is now seeking to become a leader and not someone who has the ability to influence people with strong leadership skills.
Where can I run to- Allotey Jacobs causes stir after saying this
Allotey Jacobs left the national democratic congress as he embarked on a party-free journey in the political world. Allotey in his absence from the Ndc has voiced out on his problems that became more and more when he was with the national democratic congress and how he dealt with them.
Build your image in Parliament before it gets rotten - Allotey Jacobs to Speaker
The former Central regional chairman for the National Democratic Congress(NDC) has reacted to the the recent 'brouhaha' in Parliament. According to him, the speaker of Parliament should create a good picture around himself. He added that, the speaker said he is no more number three in Ghana but rather number two should it should reflect in his actions in Parliament.
Cheers to forgiveness: Unseen photos of Kuffuor and Allotey Jacobs hits the internet and causes stir
Allotey Jacobs who has rendered unqualified apologies to the former president, his excellency John Agyekum Kuffuor has become an object of criticism for the Ndc whiles he is being praised by members of new patriotic party who feel there was the need to do what he did. Allotey Jacobs alleged that he had not been fair to former president Kuffuor because of the way in which they, the Ndc treated him in 2008.
After Kufuor, will political Maradona Allotey Jacob, also beg Mahama?
Bernard Allotey Jacob has reconciled with his inner guilt that has haunted him since President John Agyekum Kufuor left the Ghanaian presidency in 2001. Allotey openly confessed that he lied against the former Ghanaian leader and was therefore seeking the opportunity to meet with Mr. Kufour to render an unquailed apology.
Sack Untouchable Sammy Gyamfi As You've Sacked Anyidoho, Allotey And Atubiga. -Popular Chief Fires
"What is good for the goose is also good for the gander. You suspend a whole regional chairman of your party and a whole former deputy secretary on the basis that they are going against the parties constitution just because they criticize the leadership of your party. Yet You get scared to suspend a small boy who has the gut to insult a whole speaker of Parliament and the minority leader."
I am going to reveal all that I saw- Allotey Jacobs makes a surprising revelation about the Ndc
Allotey Jacobs in the past few days has made some bold comments and revealed that he has made some mistakes in his life. But some of these mistakes that really disturbs him are those he made whiles in the national democratic congress. Many people feel it's a shame for such a patriotic and relevant member of the party to be kicked out.
We Don't Need LGBTQ To Win Election 2024- NDC Activist
The LGBTQI+ brouhaha in the country is forcing a lot of people to make a lot of comments about the bill laid in parliament for approval. NDC activist, Allotey has stated that NDC doesn't need to LGBTQ to win 2024 election. The NDC activist identity as Allotey speaking on Neat FM shared by Peace FM said that LGBTQ is not part of Ghana's culture so NDC will not capitalize on that to win 2024 election but there's something disturbing.
Koku Anyidoho May Challenge His Expulsion From The NDC In Court - Ben Ephson.
Mr. Ben Ephson who is a Pollster and the managing editor of the Dispatch has reacted to the expulsion of Koku Anyidoho as a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, he is sure the then Deputy general secretary of the NDC will challenge his dismissal in the court of law.
'Disappointed' Allotey Jacob Jabs NDC: You have been in government before
Allotey Jacob has expressed his disappointment and shame in certain Ghanaians, as well as some incidents he has closely observed.Allotey Jacob no longer goes a day without praising Nana Addo's leadership.While speaking earlier today, Allotey Jacob said a government cannot function properly without a leader.
NDC Activists React To A Photo Of Allotey Jacobs Having A 'Good Time' With John Agyekum Kufour
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) sacked Mr Allotey Jacob for anti-party behaviour about a year ago. The Former Central Regional Chairman of the NDC afterwards came out with some statements that the NDC did not sack him, he rather resigned. Since that time, he has never said any good thing about his former party.
Allotey Jacobs Finally Meets J. A Kufuor at his House to Apologize to him.
Former Communication member for the National Democratic Congress ( NDC ) Allotey Jacobs has finally met the Former President of Ghana, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor. Over some weeks ago Allotey Jacobs made it clear on Radio that, he wants to meet J.A Kufuor and apologize to him over some lies he leveled against him when he was in Power as president.
Massive Reactions After This Photo Of Allotey Jacobs and Kufuor Landed On Social Media
One of the main issues that the opposition National Democratic Congress have had to deal with in the past few years has been putting every member in line. This has created some dissatisfactions and expulsions within the ranks of the biggest opposition. Some of the big wigs who have been expelled so far include Koku Anyidoho, Stephen Atubiga and Allotey Jacobs.
You can't convince me to support you- Allotey Jacobs boldly declares
Allotey Jacobs says no one can convince him to support a party or a person who he does not want to support.Allotey Jacobs currently poses as a personality who lies between the Npp and Ndc and is either wanted or ignored by either of the two parties.Allotey Jacobs has accepted the fact that the national democratic congress are no more interested in him or what he offers and that explains his absence.
Where Is Your Allowances? - Allotey Jacobs Jabs Former First Lady Lordina Mahama
Allotey Jacobs who lately have been criticising the activities of the biggest opposition party in the country (NDC) has sent some strong words to the wife of the former president John Dramani Mahama. This called came after the trending issue which has taken the country by storm.
They Will Kill Him Sooner Than Later. He Needs Strong Bodygaurds. -Kennedy Agyapong Reveals On Radio
"I don't know what on earth will make some people plot of killing their fellow human being all because of political reasons.But that how wicked some people can be just to achieve their political goal.


The 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season is now complete and there is a brand new champion this morning. Nashville's Josef Newgarden completed the road from a confident rookie driving for Sarah Fisher and Wink Hartman in 2012, to a race winner for the first time at Barber in 2015, while driving for the CFH Racing – the result of a merger between Ed Carpenter Racing and Sarah Fisher's team; all the way to winning four races and the championship in his very first year driving for Roger Penske.
Not that any of the recent champions have been disingenuous, but Josef Newgarden brought a refreshing dose of honesty and candor to the championship. Before the race, he admitted it was tough to approach Sonoma as "just another race". After it was over, he admitted to just how nervous he truly was. Some drivers like to portray that they aren't affected by nerves and this was not that big a deal; but Newgarden came clean. In doing so, he also revealed just how much this meant to him.
Josef Newgarden will be a very popular champion, but just how popular is up to IndyCar. In 2012, we heard how popular Ryan Hunter-Reay was going to be as the newly crowned American IndyCar champion. It didn't happen. I don't know if the fault was with IndyCar or Hunter-Reay or somewhere in between – but his championship was greeted with mostly silence. I think there are more savvy people in place five years later to not let such a golden opportunity get away this time. Newgarden is marketable and extremely personable, while still coming off as very approachable and genuine. Hopefully, the powers-that-be in IndyCar will be relentless in leveraging Newgarden's star power every chance they get this off-season.
The Race: Thank goodness that Simon Pagenaud's team decided to do a four pit-stop strategy in yesterday's race. Otherwise, there would have been nothing to hold our interest other than watching to see if Newgarden might make a mistake. At least with Pagenaud off-sequence, there was some bit of an unknown to hold out interest. Without that, this would have been nothing but a parade.
As it was, the last segment with Pagenaud coming out of the pits just ahead of Newgarden gave us something to look at – especially when it looked as if Newgarden was going to try and pass Pagenaud. You know Newgarden wanted to win the race outright, but he fortunately listened to the coaching from Tim Cindric who kept reminding Newgarden to not worry about Pagenaud and keep focused on the championship.
There is nothing as anti-climatic as the winner of a race when the championship is being decided by someone else. It is usually the most quickly forgotten race winner of the season. Last night, you got the idea that IndyCar officials couldn't get Pagenaud's celebration over with fast enough, as if it was more of an inconvenience than anything. He didn't help his cause by burning donuts after Newgarden had already smoked his tires in celebration. But when Pagenaud attempted his celebration, he stalled the engine in a very forgettable fashion, thereby delaying his already over-shadowed celebration.
But congratulations to Simon Pagenaud on his second win of the season and for finishing second in defending his championship from last season.
TV Coverage: For the final time this season and hopefully ever, I will take up the gauntlet to have Kevin Lee as the full-time lead-announcer for IndyCar on NBCSN. Not only do I know he'd do a good job, because he's already proven that – but he'd be there for every race, just like he has been for the past several years. I have nothing against Leigh Diffey, but he is rarely on the broadcast. With Formula One and other duties for NBC, Diffey is just not available very often. IndyCar deserves to have one voice on NBCSN. If it can't be Leigh Diffey every time, give Kevin Lee the opportunity to be that voice. He's earned it.
Another change I would make would be to get Jon Beekhuis in the already crowded booth somehow. He excels in the booth where he can discuss race strategy and stats. His talents are wasted as a pit-reporter. Interviews are not his strength, but I always thought he brought an added benefit when he was in the booth.
As for yesterday's broadcast, it was another good performance from the whole crew. But I did have an issue with the way Katie Hargitt interviewed Tim Cindric after the race. She phrased a question assuming that Penske was going to have four cars next season, when all indications are that they will scale back to three. When Cindric responded that there will be a lot of changes next year, she asked "what changes?". He grinned and said "new aero kits". Rather than press him on the status of Helio Castroneves for next season, she let it drop there.
I'm also not a fan of in-car interviews between the booth and a driver in the car under yellow-flags. At best, they are awkward and pointless. Usually, the technology breaks down and they don't even work at all. They fall under the category of: just because you can, doesn't mean you should. The interview on the parade laps between Paul Tracy and Helio was useless.
I don't know who to complain to about this, but there was a new commercial during yesterday's telecast that I hope I never see again. You know what I'm talking about – the FuboTV commercials with the soccer dude wearing the man-bun, dropping his towel and talking about the biggest sports package ever. It must've run seven or eight times yesterday. If I never have to see it again, it will suit me just fine. I didn't think it was possible, but that ad was worse than any commercial with the obnoxious bearded Verizon millennial guy. That says a lot.
While I'm complaining, I did think there were way too many commercials in the last ten laps of the race. But I did think that the on-air production by NBCSN was stellar overall, and they finished the season off on a high note.
Wait 'til next year: With so much at stake, most of the field that was not in the championship hunt was ignored for much of the day. That's a shame because there were a lot of drivers that were auditioning for next season. As far as I know, James Hinchcliffe is still a free-agent; although all indications are that he'll return to Schmidt next season. Still, I'm sure he wasn't happy about being punted off-course in the opening lap. He finished dead-last, thirty-three laps down. That's not how you want to go into the off-season, when your future plans have yet to be firmed up.
Hinchcliffe was not the only one driving for a job next season. Rookie of the Year Ed Jones is without a ride for next season. With Tony Kanaan headed to Foyt next season, either Carlos Muñoz or Conor Daly will be displaced – or possibly both. JR Hildebrand's plans for next season are murky, at best. The same can be said for Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball. It should be an interesting offseason.
The way it should be: That was how Robin Miller wrapped up his pre-race interview with Simon Pagenaud and Will Power, when describing the five contenders fighting it out on the track for one race. I took that as a not-so-subtle jab at NASCAR and their contrived "playoffs". Quite honestly, I don't know how the NASCAR announcers keep a straight face when referring to this part of the season that was formerly known as The Chase. Thank goodness IndyCar has nothing like this to decide their champion. Now if IndyCar would only do something about the double points at Indianapolis and the final race of the season. They are not needed.
All in all: Yesterday's GoPro Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway was a typical yawner for that facility. That's why I don't like it being the last race of the season. Had it not been for the championship being decided yesterday, I may have dozed off watching the processional of cars that could not pass each other. Even with what was at stake, it was mostly boring throughout. I remembered seasons that ended at Fontana, Laguna Seca, Texas and Chicagoland and longed for a finish like those tracks produced.
But with all due respect to Simon Pagenaud, yesterday was about crowning Josef Newgarden. I look forward to Newgarden carrying the No.1 on his car throughout next season. Who knows? He may break precedent and carry the No.1 on his car in consecutive years. When was the last time that happened?
So congratulations to Tim Cindric, Roger Penske and all of Team Penske. Most importantly, congratulations to Josef Newgarden. He made Nashville proud!
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I voted other because I actually like the points at Indy, it helps the Indy winner to be represented well in the title chase.
That race was a dog yesterday. My wife was bored with it, she wanted to watch the Emmys and I had to give her the TV during parts of the event. Not a great show at all.
Looks like we have some driver changes coming up.
As I noted the other day, I would love to see Ganassi run Kasey Kahne in several races. I think Alonso ends up in the series as well, that would be great crossover potential for the series.
The large build of of marbles just made a narrow course even smaller and swiftly became one groove was my issue .
Newgarden is our first champion to have begun his career post-split, and the first to have driven exclusively in the reigning DW-12, Chevy-Honda era. Congratulations to him.
Pagenaud was laying down some killer laps to make that 4 stop strategy work, which was interesting. A caution could have spiced things up, but this track seems to lack the straightaways to facilitate much passing. Was surprised the announcers did not note late in the race that an issue for 2nd place Newgarden would have elevated Dixon into the championship lead and not 2nd in "points as they run" Pagenaud.
And… Seven or eight times? Man, I could have sworn that sports "package" ad ran at least a couple hundred times.
I was very happy with Newgarden for winning the title, but that was an awful race and I was disappointed he was not allowed to use Push 2 Pass to at least try and come out ahead of Pagenaud. So many Penske drivers have lost so many championships over the years it was sort of shocking to see it all come together for Newgarden. Dixon posed no threat to either Pagenaud or Newgarden this finale.
Overall I thought 2017 was not the best season of Indycar, but we got a great champion out of it. The two most iconic moments for Newgarden have to be passing Dixon at Barber and Pagenaud at Gateway. Both showed that he was capable of beating the last two champions on the track. What is a little scary is Newgarden won despite wrecks at a number of tracks including Indy and Watkins Glen. If he can win 4 or 5 races and have one of those be the 500, he will be in good shape for the next title.
The Indy 500 should probably be his focus now that the championship monkey is off his back.
Don't forget the pass on Power at Mid-Ohio.
What you're alluding to is that Josef's championship shows that when your points system awards 25% more points for a win over a 2nd and 67% more points for a win over a 5th, it's not enough to just try to finish 3rd-4th-5th most weeks. If a guy manages to rip off a run of 3 wins in 4 races (as Josef did this year), that guy is gonna wind up controlling his own destiny in the championship. You gotta go for wins, because that's where the points are at.
Yeah I forgot that pass too. I like the Indycar points system alot because it really forces you to win. I wrote for years that the change NASCAR needed was not the CHASE or Playoffs, but just rip off Indycar's points system. Newgarden's win streak closed a huge gap in points.
Happy for Newgarden. Nice guy, American, used to drive or Sarah, well earned. I didn't watch the race. Flipped over occasionally. I rarely watch Sonoma unless the points leader qualifies well back. It's always going to be a pig of a race, but it's not going anywhere. Sponsors love to chill in wine country and, given the reality of tiny TV ratings, it's important for IndyCar to keep those sponsors happy. I'd prefer it not be the last race of the season, though.
It had been quite some time since I'd managed to watch an IndyCar race fully live (having three small kids and about a million things happening on weekends will do that to you), but with the help of timing and scoring, I thought the Josef/Pagenaud battle was a lot of fun to watch yesterday.You could see Simon really going for it with lap times consistently in the 1:19 bracket (often even at a 1:19.0), while the rest of the leaders were lapping in the mid- to high-1:20 bracket. It was disappointing, and a real miss on their part, that the NBCSN guys didn't do more to highlight this difference, either in showing Simon being more aggressive, or just in talking about the lap time differences. I'm normally a HUGE NBCSN crew fan, but I didn't think yesterday was their finest hour, in this regard (although they're still a damn sight better than the ABC guys, who only seem tangentially aware that T&S even exists). When you have a race at a place like Sonoma, where the passing isn't all that easy, then you're gonna have to find the drama elsewhere. Sometimes, that's on the T&S monitor, and you can use that to direct where you're watching. For instance, I spent 5-6 laps wondering how much time Simon was gonna lose while coming back through the field after coming out in 10th after his 2nd or 3rd stop. He stalled out for 2-3 laps behind Charlie Kimball, which cost him some 3-4 seconds of going from 1:19s to 1:21s, but once by Charlie, he dropped back into the 1:19s and BLEW past Bourdais in less than a lap (merci, mon ami). We didn't see any of that on the screen, but it would have been fun to watch that instead of watching Josef cruise around by himself.
Anyway, I for all of these reasons, I actually really enjoyed yesterday's race. I won't remember the on track passing (because there wasn't a whole lot), but I'll definitely remember the drama of wondering which strategy was gonna play out the best. Oh, and also the delight of watching that kid from Tennessee make me look smart by declaring him a future superstar after marveling at a great come from behind drive after an early tire change at his second Lights start at Barber. Thanks, Josef. I'm looking forward to watching the kid defend his title in 2018.
I'm with you on appreciating that race. I love when multiple strategies can be in play and I love following them. It's a bit harder to do, but more enjoyable when you can. Also glad for racers in the booth who can recognize those things and hopefully communicate those to the director of the broadcast for improvements in covering them.
I fine with the double points at Indy and the extra qualifying points. It's an important race so I understand the extra points. Sonoma however does not need them. I don't see the point. That is why I voted- other in the poll.
Voted other in your poll. I think Indy should be double points. It's the most coveted race win in the world and should be weighted that way. I'm also okay with points for Indy qualifications. It's treated as a separate race weekend and again deserving of points. I don't think double points are needed in the final race. The final race of the season needs to runs on an oval. How about moving the Texas date to finish the season. Give the existing Texas date to COTA.
Thanks for the blog, enjoyable and thought provoking reading.
I am thrilled Josef won the championship. I have been a fan since his debut in 2012. Now I want to urge IndyCar to do something positive for a change and get him out there to represent the series. Here is a golden opportunity for the series. Let's see if they take up the gauntlet.
I am not ready for the post season. Hopefully next year things will be different. Football is nothing right now, so a couple more weeks at least for IndyCar would be nice. Oh well, I am preaching to the choir, aren't I.
Thanks George for hosting for another season!
Agree re Kevin Lee. However, you cannot lay the blame for the snoozefest on the track. Basically, as soon as Pag took the lead, Newy backed off. With Power behind him, there was never going to be a race as long as the front two have a shot at the title. Just the way it goes. I was at the race, it was – as always – great fun. Sad that yet again, the IndyCar nation (not just George) is dumping on Sonoma. Maybe just get used to it because the series and its stakeholders love it. Given how hard it is to make a go of this sport, financially, the fact that Sonoma welcomes the series for its final weekend should be a good thing. Instead, it's treated like a visit to the dentist. Come out to the race, George. You will have a blast.