Residents of China will have to be without the Xbox One console for quite some time, as the release date for that part of the world has been pushed back. The console is now set to release at the end of this year, but no exact date has been given. Microsoft stated the reason for the delay is to give themselves a bit more time to deliver the best possible experiences. Fans in China were set to receive the console this coming Tuesday, will now be forced to wait until the end of 2014, but even that is not set in stone, and there is the possibility that the date could be pushed back even further. The Xbox GM in China stated that customer who pre-ordered the console will receive it first, with an added bonus. There will still be a launch event held in Shanghai on Monday, this includes 100 giveaway consoles.
It is no secret that Microsoft has had to do some things in their time that were disliked, but when it comes to the Xbox One they certainly beat their own record of setbacks. The Xbox One is controversial enough without Microsoft having to make it any worse. One rather large nuisance to fans was the fact that the console was released in 2013, but only in a few parts of the world, NOT including Europe. European fans who opted not to import their Xbox and pay extras fees had to wait until this year to receive their Xboxes, and even then there were shipping delays to customers who had ordered theirs to be delivered on "Day One". In terms of the Chinese release, it is a fair point in Microsoft's defence that the ban on videogame sales was only lifted earlier this year (which will mark the first sale of videogames in 14 years), and also making the Xbox One the first "official" major console release since the lift of the ban. It should also be noted that both Microsoft and Sony have signed deals with the same Chinese entertainment firm, allowing them both to sell Xboxes and Playstations, respectively. This has made things even harder for Microsoft, as they cannot monopolize the Chinese video game industry, or at the very least not do it as easily as they may have thought. There have been a recorded 100,000 pre-orders of the console, in a country that houses over 1 billion people. Not the figures Microsoft wants to see at all.
But really, it should come as no surprise that Microsoft is not doing as well as they have in previous years. When it comes to the Xbox One, it's only fair to say that they jumped the gun, and shipped the console with quite a few issues (both hardware and software related) and this angered customers. Being one of the early buyers of the Xbox One myself, I can confirm that the first few months did indeed feel like I had paid a large sum of money to "beta test" a broken console. It stopped me (and others) playing the console for a while. They had to release numerous beta dashboards for users to sign up for, which wouldn't be so bad if the console had been in circulation for more than a year at least, but most of the features of these beta programs are features that should have been implemented in the base console in the first place. For example, only recently has the ability to see friends coming online become available to beta participants. This should be a core feature of the Xbox One, its marketing relied heavily on playing online with friends but not being able to see when they came online made that difficult. Another thing that angered customers, was the lack of games to play when the console released. Sure this was not totally Microsoft's fault and they can't be held responsible for certain game developers and their shortcomings, but they should have planned out their release differently. One more thing that can be viewed both positively and negatively in some cases is the price drops. Yes, the price drops are brilliant for those of you who are looking to purchase the console, and you'll receive many games and extra goodies, but what did the original owners get? An average console, at full price, with a limited HDD space (there are Terabyte models of the Xbox One on the way, which doubles the current space limit).
Europeans had to wait almost a full year for their consoles, and why? They received no new features, they are still on the original "dash" from November of last year, with its lack of content. Sure there have been actual forced updates to add new features, most of which I have enjoyed (such as the snapping of achievements) but still, these things should have been there from the real Day One. Even in the new wave of "Day Ones" released to Europe and other parts of the world, they still have to sign up to the beta dash if they wish to receive additional content, what was their wait even for? That was a terrible move on Microsoft's part.
Of course, I can't be too harsh to Microsoft, because I do enjoy using my Xbox One. I think the console is fantastic now, though it is missing quite a few things and I do feel some features were executed poorly (like the friends feature, having to "follow" people. This is Xbox, not Twitter) but nothing is keeping me from playing it any more, especially since the release of a few games, with more to come. Including the MCC, which was a good move on Microsoft's part. All in all, Microsoft released a great console, a year early, but at least we can look forward to the future and move past the fumbles in the console's past. How do you feel about your Xbox One console? What do you think of Microsoft and their execution of the console, including late releases?


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CSM warns Gov't not to tax the magistrates' pensions, threaten to notify Constitutional Court and international bodies
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By Valeriu Lazar Last updated Jul 17, 2019
The magistrates' service pension is a component of the justice independence, and if they are affected, the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) will notify the international bodies and the Constitutional Court in regard to a constitutional conflict.
This is the position of the CSM after public information appeared on the proposal of the Minister of Public Finances, in order to adopt measures that could tax the magistrates' pensions.
"In most states it is provided the constitutional obligation to guarantee judges and prosecutors, upon the termination of their duties, the payment of a pension which is as close as possible to the level of the last remuneration, in line with European jurisprudence in the matter. In the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of Romania, referring to the decisions of similar courts in other European Union states, it has been stated constantly and unequivocally that the abolition of the magistrates' service pensions contravenes to the principle of justice independence, being an unconstitutional measure, given the special status of this professional category," the CSM informs in a press release issued to ziare.com.
According to the CSM, also against the principle of justice independence are the equivalent measures, such as those envisaged, "which would actually diminish the benefit and the amount of the magistrates' pensions, representing a masked elimination."
"It must be recalled that the justice independence, as constitutional guarantee, includes the financial security of the magistrates, which also presupposes the provision of social security, such as the service pension for the magistrates, as well as defending it as an integral part of their financial stability, to the same extent in which it defends the other guarantees of this principle," the CSM release also reads.
Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici said on Tuesday that the solidarity tax envisaged by the Government would not apply only to special pensions, because there may be problems of constitutionality. The minister specified that the package of decisions include the ceiling above which the pensions will be considered high so that they are taxed, as well as the percentage of the solidarity tax.
"It is about all pensions, because it has to be constitutional. We discuss the ceiling and the percentage, they'll be decided together," Teodorovici said,
Last week, Eugen Teodorovici said that the special pensions will be included in a package of measures regarding the spending of public money, which will be discussed in advance by the Government and by the ruling coalition and which should be correlated with the budget rectification.
"The special pension part is one of the measures that the Ministry of Public Finances will propose in a package of other measures on better spending of public money. (…) I believe they should be correlated, i.e. the discussion on this package of measures with the budget rectification, in order to know very clearly which measures will be accepted by the coalition and the impact will be taken into account for this year and for the years to come. Some can be implemented over short term, medium term or over long term. The whole package of measures will be discussed," Teodorovici said.
Asked if a progressive tax on pensions of over RON 10,000 would be introduced, the Finance Minister replied that there are several scenarios to be proposed for discussion.
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I'll admit it. I can be quite the curmudgeon. Happy people nearly always bug the beejezzus out of me…. but then there is Scott.
Scott Yoho is an outstanding musician, astounding gentleman, all around great guy. I had the pleasure of first witnessing his kajillion gigawatt smile (that's it on the left in the photo above by Don Olson, and the punctually impaired Tom Larson on the right) and hearing his band, The Auto Body Experience, when they opened for Adrian Belew at Minneapolis' First Avenue a quarter century ago or so. When you're in the presence of someone who exudes 110% unrefined non-GMO pure joy when they're doing their thing, it's impossible not to feel it in every fiber of your being. That's Scott when he's playing a guitar. When he's not grinning, he's contorting his face to greater enhance whatever note he's giving his all. It is, after all, possible to play guitar with your face.
My heart sank. The anti-swoon was huge.
Now I knew that changes would be coming when Scott announced he and his family were moving away from Minnesota to Colorado. Fewer Auto Body shows, to be certain. Life happens. But final? As in no more? Say it ain't so! For the time being, I am choosing to bury my head in De Nile.
Thankfully the newness of Auto Body's 2016 release, Infinite Potential hasn't worn off yet. You really should buy it, along with the four other forever fresh sounding recording. Get them here.
What can I say about what you'll hear on those Auto Body records? Their website describes them as a "horn-driven rock band that plays off-kilter songs." Style varies from song to song – sometimes ska, ballad, pop – but they are always multi-faceted with precision playing. Band members have changed over the years since starting up in 1989, but Scott surrounds himself with amazing musicians and runs a tight ship. The latest roster is: Dean White (drums), Jason Weismann (saxophones), Tom Larson (bass and vocals), Kent Peterson (percussion and vocals), Tom Twiss (trumpet, flugelhorn and vocals), Scott Yoho (guitar and vocals), and Doug Rohde (keyboards). Auto Body lyrics are often punny, sometimes melancholy and touching, always insightful and intelligent (even if downright delightfully silly at times).
The opening track, "We're So Glad," is a true testament to how the entire band greets those who attend their shows. Everyone is welcome, greeted with smiles and open arms, and concerts feel more like family reunions that you actually want to go to.
"The Alligator Boy" speaks to the circus freak in all of us. We all have our oddities now don't we? Some hide it better than others, while (insert political joke of your choice here).
"Toothpaste and Orange Juice" – eew. Some things just aren't meant to be in the same place at the same time, no offense to either.
Remember what I said about intelligent and insightful lyrics? Some can come across as a tad naughty…. "Mama's Got a Secret" and I won't tell.
One of my favorites on this release is "Captain, My Captain", the touching song about life as a parent that brings happy tears to my eyes whenever I hear it.
Just as Scott occasionally plays guitar with his face, his vocals are equally as expressive. You can hear a great example of this when in "Wound Too Tight." Don't go *SPROING!* people!
My other happy favorite on this record is the gorgeous instrumental "Piggyback." I recall saying "WOW…" outloud when hearing it for the first time, then playing it again, and again. Phenomenal artistry in this song.
"Get Things Done" lightens the mood again with a story about Scott's neighbor. True? You be the judge. Fun story telling either way.
I truly appreciate Scott's observations on the banality of adulthood, as in "The Concrete Wall." Thought-provoking and melancholy, and a prime example of why we all need to embrace the wonder, the freak, the beauty and the unexpected when we find it in our lives.
… and perhaps "3'44" " is the time allotted here to do just that?
I see "Kids I've Learned a Secret" as a testament to all of us to occasionally question what we're being fed, and to know that we all deserve better. Or it's just a comment that kids get a raw deal on some really crappy songs. You be the judge.
And there you have it – my thoughts on the latest and hopefully not last Auto Body Experience release, Infinite Potential.
Scott, if you're reading this, THANK YOU. The world needs more Scott Yohos, but since you are truly one of a kind it would be really confusing if there were actually more than one of you, yet the quality of the planet would be improved and Lordy do we need that now more than ever so maybe, quite possibly, it's a paradox, or a pair of Scotts, that we could learn to get used to? Thank you for sharing the silly, for making us think, tap our toes, look at cucumbers quite differently, and for making us smile.
I shall always think of you near the cheese. You are a gouda man, Scott Yoho.
I figure everyone has some kind of superpower, even if it's plain silliness. The secret is to find the perfect situation for your powers to shine. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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Unless you grew up on or near saltwater, you're probably not so keen to notice the changing of the tides. It's a fairly subtle thing, but the more you've experienced it, the more noticeable, expected and obvious it becomes. You notice the tug on the anchor rope, the fly line or the lobster (or crab) pot buoy begin to weaken. And soon you notice no tug at all.
And as sure as the moon rises and sets, the tide will change and the water will soon begin to flow the other way. I sense that is where we are now with the movement to restore the economy, ecology and culture in the Snake River basin. People who never would have considered removal of the four lower Snake River dams (between Pasco, Wash., and Lewiston) are now moving from "never" to "it might not be so bad" to "this could be a really good thing." And the reason is simple: People are feeling the pain of a river lost; they are recognizing what a restored river ecosystem could do for the economy and their quality of life; and they have seen the proof in more than a thousand examples of what river restoration can do -- be it by dam removal, pollution abatement or whatever method was required to fix the problem. And herein lies a very simple and unequivocal truth: Treating the symptoms is not the same as treating the cause, and only treating the cause will bring a lasting solution.
For the past 40 years or so, we, like many others, have treated the symptoms with what seems to be an infinite array of mechanical approaches -- fish collection and transportation, spill, hatcheries, captive breeding, research study upon research study. Don't get me wrong, I recognize the need for and value of science, but I also recognize science pushed by politic to insanity. Sometimes science is this simple: Dams get built, fish go away; dams go away, fish come back. The Kennebec River in Maine and the Elwha River in Washington state are the most high-profile examples of what happens when we treat the cause and not the symptoms. The Kennebec story is my favorite: no fish migrating past the Edwards Dam for 162 years. Six months after removal, several species of anadromous fish had returned to their home waters. Thankfully, the fish have a long memory and eternal persistence. And people love river restoration -- even some skeptics and anti-dam removal folks have come to see it for the success that it is.
The people of Riggins, the Lewiston/Clarkston region and many other river communities should be complimented for seeing the facts for what they are and recognizing that a new approach is long overdue. It was false advertising: The four lower Snake River dams have not and will not deliver prosperity. Moreover, the benefits of strong fish runs and healthy rivers have shown people that the real path to prosperity is through removal of those dams.
David Cannamela has been a Boise resident for about 26 years. He loves to fish, hunt and ride bicycles, and is a native-plant enthusiast.


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I am having a party next week and I wanted to have dry run on this recipe: Crispy risotto served with Frog legs to see how it is going to taste like. At the groceries store I was looking for small frog legs but all they have was these jumbo frog legs so I went ahead and buy them. After cooking and tasting the frog legs it is definitely a mistake to get the large legs. I did not care for the taste it seems like the meat was gorge with water. The recipe recommended the small frog legs because it is closer to what the French use and they were right. The large Frog legs are definitely not cutting it so if you can find the small type don't make this dish.
It was a nice dish but too bad I did not care much for the taste of the frog legs. Perhaps I will try again but with the smaller legs and see how the taste will come out.
The risotto was delicious, creamy in the inside and crunchy on the outside. Yum!
In a pan heat the oil over medium heat and stir the onion until translucent, about 2 3minutes. Do not brown the onion.
Stir the rice to coat it with the onion and oil.
Remember to boil your chicken broth first. Add about 1/4 cup of hot chicken broth over the rice.
Stirring constantly until most of broth is absorbed.
Add the remaining broth in 3 or 4 more additions.
Keep stirring until all the broth is absorbed until the rice is cooked. Add white wine at the end of the cooking and simmer until all the wine has evaporated.
until the butter has melted. Set aside until the rice has cooled down and you can handle it.
When the rice has cooled down, shape the rice into balls with your hand.
Set the rice balls on an oiled pan over medium low heat. It takes a while so be patient and don't crank up the heat. It needs to be cooked slowly so that the rice is crispy.
Season the frog's leg with salt and pepper. Dredge the frog legs lightly with flour.
Set the frog legs over a large oiled pan over high heat.
Sautee the frog legs until golden brown and set them on a dish.
Melt the butter with the chopped garlic and parsley.
Pour the melted butter over the frog's leg.
The risotto are now golden brown on both side and ready to be served.


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The Republic of Kiribati/Introduction
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The Republic of Kiribati is made up of 3 groups of Islands i) the Gilbert Group to the West, ii) the Line Group to the east, and iii) the Phoenix Group to the South. There are altogether 33 coral islands scattered north and south across the equator and west of the International Dateline. Twenty two of the islands are inhabited. This leaves 11 islands which are not. These are islands in the Phoenix Group. One of them is the New Millenium Island which 'saw' the first sunrise of the new millenium.
The name Gilberts came after one of the discoverers Capt. Gilbert who discovered some of the islands in 1788.
1 Indigenous Inhabitants
2 Political Independence
3 Demography
3.1 The Capital - South Tarawa
4 People on the Capital
4.1 Rural Kiribati
5 History of Formal Education in Kiribati
6 The Education System in Kiribati
Indigenous Inhabitants
Current theory on the origins of the Gilbertese people is linked to 2 migration waves. The first migrants were part of the general migration from South East Asia through Melanesia. The second came via islands of the Micronesia to the northeast. These are based on evidences including language and useful food and fibre plants which includes coconuts, breadfruits, babai, and pandanus found to be native to South East Asia/Indonesia.
Political Independence
The Republic of Kiribati gained political independence in 1979 after over 40 years of British rule. Based on the West Minister model, with the Beretitenti heading the State and Giovernment of Ministers, as found in Commonwealth Countries, Kiribati emerged a new Nation, in line with a wave of democratic freedom that swept through the Pacific Region in the 1970s.
The majority of the 92,000 I-Kiribati people are micronesians. Around 51 percent of the population is female. The population growth rate is 1.8 percent. The school age population (6-19 years)makes up 33 percent of the population. The life expectancy is 58 years (males) and 62 years for females. The infant mortality rate is 54 per thousand live births.
The Capital - South Tarawa
South Tarawa is one third of Tarawa Island and houses the Capital of Kiribati. It is the only urban part of the Country. All administrative headquarters for government and non-government organisations, social services, media, transport and communication, entertainment, and gateway to the World are situated on South Tarawa. The land mass on South Tarawa is around 16 square kilometeres. Forty four percent of the total population lives on less than 2.2 percent of the total land mass. This makes urban Tarawa densely populated. This large population ratio on South Tarawa puts presssure on social services and natural resources and contributes to health risks, including overcrowding, unemployment, and crime.
People on the Capital
One finds the majority of the working cohort on South Tarawa. The majority of the government employees are non-indigenous to Tarawa. Most of them live in government quarters.Life on the capital is city dorminated, more individualistic, commercial, and culturally misaligned. In urban Tarawa, people maximise personal gains.
Rural Kiribati
32 of the outer islands are separated from Tarawa by sea distances of between 30km (to Abaiang -the nearest island) to 3,000 km - the distance between Tarawa and Tabuaeran island in the east. These 32 islands share 97.8 percent of the land mass in Kiribati. This is the same land mass where 56 percent of the Kiribati population lives on. These 32 islands form the rural sector of Kiribati. Life in the rural sector (outer islands) is structured around subsistence living and community sharing. People in the outer islands are more 'bound' by traditional roles, customs and practices. Family ties are strong and communal norms dominate. On these rural islands people maximize cummunal gain.
History of Formal Education in Kiribati
The start of formal education in Kiribati is related to the arrival of the Missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. One of them is Hiram Bingham. He arrived on Abaiang on the 13th of November 1857. This was a start to two centuries of Christian missionaries work in Kiribati that changed the culture, traditions, customs, and steered the education system away from cultural and traditional modes to a formal and academic system found in existence for over 250 years in Kiribati till today.
The Education System in Kiribati
Preschool for children in the age range preceding primary age of 6 in Kiribati is common though is not state owned nor run. These preschools are privately run and owned. Compulsory and free basic education starts from age 6 in Kiribati. This runs on for 6 years after which students then completes the primary phase. The last three years of basic education is in the junior secondary phase. This junior secondary education is compulsory and free and is offered on individual islands. This completes the 9 year basic education cycle.
Senior secondary education starts at Year 10. This is a 2 year programme that leads to a School Certificate qualification. Students are selected based on merits into senior secondary schools. 23 percent of senior secondary schools are owned by Government. The rest are privately owned by Church Missions in Kiribati.
At the end of school certificate level, the South Pacific Board for Educational Assessment (SPBEA)runs a Year 12 and Year 13 course. The former is equivalent to Foundation Programme at University level. The latter is the terminal point for most of the I-Kiribati student's academic persuits.
After senior secondary, successful students continue to do Science, Arts and Technology courses mainly in Fiji, though some do go to Universities in Australia and New Zealand.
In Kiribati there are i) the Teachers Training College, ii) the School of Nursing, iii) Police Academy, iv) Technical Insitute, v) Marine Training Centre, vi) Fisheries Training Centre, vii)Tangintebu Theological College, and viii) the Christian Inistitute for Christian Development. These are tertiary institutions that offer technical and vocational training for the local needs in Kiribati.
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Strong Profit Reports Put Stocks Back on Track
Andrew Bary
Oct. 25, 1999 12:01 am ET
A week after the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst spill in a decade, stocks came roaring back, led by financial and drug issues, as investors took their cue from generally strong thirdquarter profit reports.
The Dow rose 450 points in the week to 10,470, a 4.5% gain, capped by a 172-point advance on Friday. The gain helped the index recoup much of what it lost in the prior week's 630-point plunge. The S&P 500 was up 4.4% in the five sessions to 1301 and the Nasdaq gained 3.1% to 2816. The Nasdaq lagged behind the Dow and S&P mostly because of a smaller percentage rise Friday, when key Nasdaq member Cisco Systems suffered a late spill. The stock lost 2 5/8 to 66 9/16 in the session. It's rumored that the company's profits in its current quarter, ending October 31, may fall short of Wall Street expectations because of the Year 2000-related slowdown in technology spending that has stung such tech companies as IBM .
"The market has been involved in a tug of war between rates and earnings," says Jeff Applegate, strategist at Lehman Brothers. "This time, the good earnings reports won." Last week was the heaviest of the quarter for profit news, with some 200 companies in the S&P 500 releasing results. Wall Street was cheered as such bellwethers as Microsoft , Texas Instruments , Pfizer , America Online , Ford Motor , J.P. Morgan and Tyco International beat earnings expectations.
So far, 63% of the 500 companies in the S&P have issued profit reports for the September quarter and the average gain has been an impressive 24%, according to First Call. It's now expected that when the final tally is complete, S&P operating earnings will have risen 22% in the period, the best quarterly performance since the first three months of 1995. And the fourth quarter is shaping up well, with analysts looking for 20% growth in S&P profits.
There were some profit disappointments last week, most notably from IBM and Gillette , which both warned of weaker-than-expected results in the current quarter. But investors simply dumped those stocks and moved into other techology or consumer stocks. IBM fell 14 to 94 and Gillette was off 3/16 to 36 after trading as high as 38 3/4 .
If Gillette's outlook doesn't improve, it's conceivable that the onetime consumer-products leader could become a takeover target for the likes of Procter & Gamble , Colgate-Palmolive or even Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway , Gillette's largest shareholder. Gillette's current market value is a digestible $40 billion.
F inancial stocks, which tumbled an average of more than 10% in the prior week, made back those losses and then some, scoring one of their largest weekly gains in recent years. Money-center banks were the top-performing group in the S&P, rising an average of 20%. The financials got a big boost Friday after Congressional and White House negotiators reached a last-minute breakthrough on long-delayed legislation overhauling financial services. The accord, which should pave the way for enactment of the bill, came after midnight Friday.
American Express gained 13 5/8 to 148 5/8 in the week; Citigroup rose 6 1/16 to 48 3/16; Chase Manhattan soared 14 1/8 to 80 5/8 ; BankAmerica jumped 10 11/16 to 58 3/4 ; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter surged 14 3/4 to 102 7/8, and American International Group added 9 13/16 to 91 13/16. The most notable aspect of the financial legislation will be an elimination of the 60-year-old barrier that has separated banking from insurance.
Insurance stocks, which have been battered badly this year, rose from the ashes Friday amid speculation that major banks will snap up insurers in a move to offer a broader array of financial services. Life insurers were especially strong performers because the life business is deemed a better fit for banks than volatile property and casualty insurance. Life insurers also have scarcity value because there are relatively few sizable public companies.
Looking at the group, Lincoln National rose 5 1/2 to 47 3/16 Friday; Protective Life was up 5 3/8 to 34 1/4 ; American General rose 5 3/8 to 74 3/4, and Reliastar Financial gained 8 3/8 to 42 5/8 . "The life stocks could trade down on Monday, but they should be higher three months from now," argues Tom Goggins, a portfolio manager at John Hancock in Boston. He sees 20%-30% appreciation potential. The life insurance stocks, however, aren't cheap, trading at an average of about 15 times projected 1999 profits. Given these multiples, banks may not pay big premiums for life insurers because of concerns about diluting their earnings.
General Motors advanced 2 11/16 to 65 13/16. The company's rumored plan to monetize its valuable stake in Hughes Electronics, whose tracking stock is traded as General Motors Class H, got an effective endorsement from Standard & Poor's. S&P said it assumes that "any such transaction would be structured in such a way as to avoid a material detrimental impact on GM's credit profile." Analysts who believe GM will announce a three-part separation of Hughes next year said that S&P wouldn't have issued a public opinion on a Hughes split without a request by GM. The auto giant's stake in Hughes now is worth $31 per GM share, nearly half its stock price.
B erkshire Hathaway failed to benefit from investor interest in insurance stocks; its Class A shares fell 2,500 to 54,500, after hitting a new 52-week low Friday. Berkshire may have a phenomenal long-term record but with its shares down 22% this year, the stock now has trailed the S&P during the past five years.
PepsiCo, which rose 2 to 34 1/8 last week, is rumored to be negotiating a potential link with Ocean Spray, the co-operative that is the largest seller of bottled juice in the country. Pepsi declined to comment.
I t probably was inevitable given the rising tide of public sentiment against tobacco companies and the dubious legal decisions that have eroded the industry's defenses that a ruling finally would come along raising the specter of bankruptcy.
Tobacco stocks plunged last week after a Florida appeals court made a technical decision in a large class action that could result in a judgment against the industry of a crippling $200 billion or more. The fear on Wall Street is that if such an award is granted, the judge in the case may try to force the cigarette companies to post such a large bond that they would be forced into bankruptcy even though an appeals court might eventually throw out or reduce the award.
Wall Street is starting to compare Philip Morris to Texaco, which made a pre-emptive bankruptcy filing in 1987 after a Texas court ordered it to pay a multibillion-dollar award to Pennzoil.
Philip Morris fell 5 13/16 to 24 9/16, after trading as low as 21 1/4 on Thursday, while RJ Reynolds Tobacco was off 6 5/8 to 19 3/4 . Loews , which owns Lorillard, maker of Newport cigarettes, held up better, dropping 2 1/8 to 68 7/8 because the conglomerate controlled by the Tisch family has done all it can to wall off Lorillard from the rest of the company.
The valuations of Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds are stunningly low. Philip Morris now trades for just seven times projected 1999 earnings, yields 7.7%, and has a market value of just $60 billion, less than that of EMC. RJ Reynolds has a dividend yield of 15.7%, and trades for less than three times its projected 1999 cash earnings, which include goodwill amortization.
"The legal situation has gone so far beyond what most investors expected that no one knows where it will stop," says Jim Engle, chief investment officer at Wood Struthers & Winthrop. "If Philip Morris survives, it's a very cheap stock."
Philip Morris' global cigarette business, which generates about $10 billion in pretax income, now is being effectively valued for nothing because of bankruptcy fears. The company's food business, mainly Kraft, is estimated to be worth about $25 a share. One encouraging sign for Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds: The bond market values their debt at surprisingly strong levels, with Philip Morris bonds yielding around 8%. (See Current Yield for more on the impact on tobacco debt.)
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University of Illinois at Chicago is a higher education institution located in Cook County, IL. In 2020, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at University of Illinois at Chicago were General Psychology (459 degrees awarded), General Biological Sciences (409 degrees), and Computer Science (258 degrees).
In 2020, 8,017 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at University of Illinois at Chicago. 55.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 44.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (2,866 degrees), 1.7 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1686 degrees).
The median undergraduate tuition at University of Illinois at Chicago is $12,105, which is $−16,458 less than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($28,563).
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After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $12,614.
In 2020, 72% of undergraduate students attending University of Illinois at Chicago received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 36% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.
In 2020, the cost of tuition at University of Illinois at Chicago was $12,105. The cost of tuition at University of Illinois at Chicago is $−16,458 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Doctoral Universities ($28,563).
This chart compares the tuition costs of University of Illinois at Chicago (in red) with those of other similar universities.
Average Net Price
In 2020 University of Illinois at Chicago had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $12,614. Between 2019 and 2020, the average net price of University of Illinois at Chicago grew by 2.37%.
This chart compares the average net price of University of Illinois at Chicago (in red) with that of other similar universities.
Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
Other Student Expenses
The average yearly cost of room and board at University of Illinois at Chicago was of $12,479 in 2020. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of room and board increased by 8.64% between 2019 and 2020. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.
This chart compares the average student costs at University of Illinois at Chicago (in red) with that of similar universities.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans
72% of undergraduate students at University of Illinois at Chicago received financial aid through grants or loans in 2020. This represents a growth of 10.8% with respect to 2019, when 65% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
This chart compares the average award discount at University of Illinois at Chicago (in red) with that of other similar universities.
The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.
Student Loan Default Rate
Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.
2018 Default Rate
Number of Defaults
In 2018 the default rate for borrower's at University of Illinois at Chicago was 2.57%, which represents 147 out of the 5716 total borrowers.
A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.
University of Illinois at Chicago received 22,798 undergraduate applications in 2020, which represents a 0.449% annual growth. Out of those 22,798 applicants, 16,558 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 72.6% acceptance rate.
There were 33,518 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago in 2020, and 82% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.
University of Illinois at Chicago has an overall enrollment yield of 21.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.
Acceptance Rate in 2020
Accepted Out of 22,798
In 2020, the undergraduate acceptance rate of University of Illinois at Chicago was 72.6% (16,558 admissions from 22,798 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2019, which was 72.7%. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of applicants grew by 0.449%, while admissions grew by 0.345%.
This chart compares the acceptance rate of University of Illinois at Chicago (in red) with that of other similar universities.
Submission Percentage
Scores Submitted
82% of enrolled first-time students at University of Illinois at Chicago in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.
This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.
University of Illinois at Chicago has a total enrollment of 33,518 students. The full-time enrollment at University of Illinois at Chicago is 28,055 students and the part-time enrollment is 5,463. This means that 83.7% of students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago are enrolled full-time.
The enrolled student population at University of Illinois at Chicago, both undergraduate and graduate, is 31.3% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Asian, 8.08% Black or African American, 2.79% Two or More Races, 0.0656% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0388% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.
Students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (20.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (14.4%) and White Male (12.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (23.6%), followed by White Male (16.5%) and Asian Female (8.15%).
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at University of Illinois at Chicago, both undergraduate and graduate, is 33,518 students. The full-time enrollment at University of Illinois at Chicago is 28,055 and the part-time enrollment is 5,463. This means that 83.7% of students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago are enrolled full-time compared with 76.5% at similar Doctoral Universities.
This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at University of Illinois at Chicago (in red) compares to similar universities.
Retention Rate over Time
2020 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at University of Illinois at Chicago was 82%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (85%), University of Illinois at Chicago had a retention rate lower than its peers.
This chart shows the retention rate over time at University of Illinois at Chicago (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
The enrolled student population at University of Illinois at Chicago is 31.3% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Asian, 8.08% Black or African American, 2.79% Two or More Races, 0.0656% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0388% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 50% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.69% Black or African American.
Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 815 students (2.43%) did not report their race.
In 2020, 855 more women than men received degrees from University of Illinois at Chicago. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at University of Illinois at Chicago is white (2,866 degrees awarded). There were 1.7 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1686 degrees).
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at University of Illinois at Chicago is General Psychology (459 degrees awarded), followed by General Biological Sciences (409 degrees) and Computer Science (258 degrees).
The most specialized majors across all degree types at University of Illinois at Chicago, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Architecture and Related Services (80 degrees awarded), Engineering (915 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (69 degrees).
Common Jobs by Major
Other managers
Most Common Job
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at University of Illinois at Chicago are Other managers (410,366 people), Physicians (403,366 people), Software developers (374,700 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (320,678 people), and Civil engineers (251,965 people).
The most specialized majors at University of Illinois at Chicago are Architecture and Related Services (80 degrees awarded), Engineering (915 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (69 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (369 degrees), and Biology (593 degrees).
Highest Paying Jobs by Major
Highest Paying Job
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at University of Illinois at Chicago are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Dentists, and Physicians
Common Industries by Major
Architectural, engineering & related services
Most Common Industry
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at University of Illinois at Chicago are Architectural, engineering & related services (545,746 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (536,685 people), Computer Systems Design (437,876 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (423,466 people), and Construction (307,003 people).
Majors Awarded
IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by University of Illinois at Chicago.
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General Biological Sciences
In 2020, the most common bachelors degree concentration at University of Illinois at Chicago was General Psychology with 459 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago according to their major.
Sex Breakdown for Common Majors
Degrees Awarded to Men
Degrees Awarded to Women
In 2020, 3,581 degrees were awarded to men at University of Illinois at Chicago, which is 0.807 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (4,436).
This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at University of Illinois at Chicago by degrees awarded.
Most Common Male Majors
In 2020, 296 degrees were awarded to men at University of Illinois at Chicago in Computer Science, which is 4.55 times more than the 65 female recipients with that same degree.
Most Common Female Majors
In 2020, 368 degrees were awarded to women at University of Illinois at Chicago in General Psychology, which is 3.2 times more than the 115 male recipients with that same degree.
100% Completion Time
In 2020, 34% of students graduating from University of Illinois at Chicago completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 59% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 61% within 200%.
The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Doctoral Universities Carnegie Classification group.
Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.
Graduation Rate by Race and Sex
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American Indian or Alaska Native Female
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)
The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at University of Illinois at Chicago is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Doctoral Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.4%).
The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.577% of graduates (11 students) did not report their race.
Race & Ethnicity by Share
Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity
The most common race/ethnicity at University of Illinois at Chicago is white (2,866 degrees awarded). There were 1.7 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1686 degrees).
1.55% of degree recipients (124 students) did not report their race.
Most Common Sex Demographic
The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at University of Illinois at Chicago is white female (1,576 degrees awarded). There were 1.22 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (1,290 degrees).
University of Illinois at Chicago has an endowment valued at nearly $380M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $36M (9.46%), compared to the 3.43% average return ($10.5M on $307M) across all Doctoral Universities.
In 2020, University of Illinois at Chicago had a total salary expenditure of $3.18B. University of Illinois at Chicago employs 541 Assistant professors, 463 Associate professors, and 407 Professors. Most academics at University of Illinois at Chicago are Female Assistant professors (300), Male Professors(264), and Male Assistant professors (241).
The most common positions for non-instructional staff at University of Illinois at Chicago are: Management, with 851 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 660 employees, and Service with 609 employees.
2020 Endowment
growth from 2019
University of Illinois at Chicago has an endowment valued at about $380M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The endowment of University of Illinois at Chicago grew 3.4% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $73.8M higher than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.
This line chart shows how the endowment at University of Illinois at Chicago (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.
The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity Carnegie Classification grouping.
Government Grants and Contracts
$265M - Federal
$15.3M - State
$2.47M - Local
As of 2020, University of Illinois at Chicago received $265M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $15.3M from state grants and contracts, and $2.47M from local grants and contracts.
2020 Salaries
In 2020, University of Illinois at Chicago paid a median of $1.27B in salaries, which represents 40% of their overall expenditure ($3.18B) and a 9.29% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.05% growth from 2018 and a 3.53% growth from 2017.
The median for similar Doctoral Universities is 238M (42.6% of overall expenditures).
Instructional Salaries
In 2020, University of Illinois at Chicago paid a total of $205M to 1,704 employees working as instructors, which represents 16.2% of all salaries paid.
This is compared to a median of $70.3M (29.6%) for similar Doctoral Universities.
Most Common Instructor
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
In 2020, the most common positions for instructional staff at University of Illinois at Chicago were Assistant professor with 541 employees; Associate professor with 463 employees; and Associate professor with 407 employees.
In 2020, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at University of Illinois at Chicago were Management with 851 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 660 employees; and Service with 609 employees.
Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex
Most Common Demographic
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Male Professor
Male Assistant professor
In 2020, the most common demographic for instructional staff at University of Illinois at Chicago was Female Assistant professor with 300 employees, Male Professor with 264 employees, and Male Assistant professor with 241 employees.
This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Ancelotti wants to create own Bayern Munich legacy
Ancelotti was presented by Bayern on Monday after agreeing a three-year deal to replace Pep Guardiola, who has joined Manchester City.
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Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti alongside Karl-Heinz Rummenigge at his presenation on Monday.
New Bayern Munich head coach Carlo Ancelotti says he wants to build his own legacy at the Bundesliga champions.
The former Real Madrid boss pointed out he is the second Italian to take charge of the club after Giovanni Trapattoni and hopes to be remembered as fondly as his compatriot – a Bundesliga winner in 1996-97 – at the end of his own spell.
He said: "I am the second Italian to take charge of the club after Giovanni Trapattoni – a legend. I hope that I also can leave a legacy here as he did.
"I really love my job and we will try to do our best. I know that Bayern have had a fantastic history in the Bundesliga. They have won a lot of titles in a row and have a fantastic history in the Champions League.
"We want to be competitive in all the competitions. A manager can control everything with the help of the club apart from the result unfortunately. If I could control the results I would be a magician, but I am only a manager.
"The Bundesliga is a really interesting championship to be in. With [Borussia] Dortmund and Wolfsburg, it is a competitive championship. What I like is the atmosphere that you can see every single time, at every match, in the stadium with no violence and this is a good image for football."
Ancelotti, 57, insists he is not feeling the pressure of taking over at Bayern due to his vast experience at the highest level.
He continued: "A lot of people ask about the pressure. I have had the luck in my career to coach top, top teams – [AC] Milan, PSG, Chelsea, Juventus, Real Madrid.
"I know every top club wants to win, but honestly I don't feel a lot of pressure because I am used to it."
Ancelotti would not divulge any specifics regarding the futures of Mario Gotze and Mehdi Benatia, both of whom have been linked with departures.
The head coach said: "Like with Benatia, Gotze is still a Bayern player. I will train him and consider him while that is the case.
"I spoke with him a month ago and we both gave our opinions but what we said will stay private. As long as he is a Bayern player I don't have to think of other things."
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I am seriously worried about the future of Gigpress. It's been neglected ever since ModernTribe took over – no news, no updates, no commitment. I hope this brilliant plugin is not turning into a lame duck all of a sudden. Derek Hogue would deserve better.
Agreed! I finally gave up. They (Modern Tribe) posted a plug-in last year to run Gigpress posts into their calendar app but I never could get it to work properly and never got any more support on it other than "we'll look into it".
Since I was already making custom post types with Toolset I set up venues and bands and events and imported as much Gigpress data as I could into those post types and made a page to display upcoming gigs but there's still no calendar integration which now that I've gotten used to it I don't really care about any more.
A number of factors influence frequency of updates, though, and a slower pace of development does not mean the plugin is necessarily being neglected – rather, especially with a relatively small but stable and mature plugin like this one (which has been in development since 2010), there aren't many truly high priority fixes that are required.
They (Modern Tribe) posted a plug-in last year to run Gigpress posts into their calendar app but I never could get it to work properly and never got any more support on it other than "we'll look into it".
I located your forum post and unfortunately the advice you received may not have been entirely accurate. Based on a quick reading it actually sounds like it is working as intended and so I'll follow up in that topic with some more detail (I realize you may not wish to use the integration any longer yourself, but the reply could help clarify things for others).
@barryhughes-1 i'm curious about the future updates.
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This book includes the best works presented at the scientific and practical conference that took place on February 1, 2018 in Pyatigorsk, Russia on the topic "Perspectives on the use of New Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Modern Economy". The conference was organized by the Institute of Scientific Communications (Volgograd, Russia), the Center for Marketing Initiatives (Stavropol, Russia), and Pyatigorsk State University (Pyatigorsk, Russia).
The book present the results of research on the complex new information and communication technologies in the modern economy and law as well as research that explore limits of and opportunities for their usage. The target audience of this book includes undergraduates and postgraduates, university lecturers, experts, and researchers studying various issues concerning the use of new information and communication technologies in modern economies.
The book includes research on the following current topics in modern economic science: new challenges and opportunities for establishing information economies under the influence of scientific and technical advances, digital economy as a new vector of development of the modern global economy, economic and legal aspects of using new information and communication technologies in developed and developing countries, priorities of using the new information and communication technologies in modern economies, platforms of communication integration in tourism using new information and communication technologies, and economic and legal managerial aspects and peculiarities of scientific research on the information society.


Popular again thanks to a recording by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, this wonderful swing standard from the '30s has also been featured on the TV show Glee. After a hard-hitting intro, the melody starts out in the low brass but is quickly passed from section to section. A truly entertaining production number!


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The WikiLeaks political party is a step closer to being registered in Australia.
The Australian Electoral Commission on Wednesday published the constitution of the WikiLeaks Party and opened up the party's official registration for public comment until June 24.
WikiLeaks website founder Julian Assange plans to run for the Senate in Victoria at the September 14 election.
However, he is currently living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been granted asylum to avoid being extradited to Sweden over alleged sexual offences.
The WikiLeaks Party aims to run Senate candidates in Victoria, NSW and Western Australia.
Among the party's objectives in its constitution are to "do all that is necessary to secure, develop and protect human rights and freedoms" and to hold governments, unions and corporations accountable for their actions.
The 10 names on the party application do not include Mr Assange.
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, who is seeking re-election to the Senate in South Australia, has also lodged an application to register a political party, the Nick Xenophon Group.


These field-constructed foundation drainage systems are obviously very difficult to build properly and often perform poorly over time due to infiltration into the drainage piping by silt, sand, and soil that will eventually clog the entire system. Manufacturers have responded by developing "idiot-proof" systems to replace these now-antiquated field constructed systems. These prefabricated systems are relatively inexpensive and make them completely reasonable for use as additional water control for practically any construction project including residential, multifamily, commercial, and civil structures. These systems add superior protection for minor costs to any project. For example, concrete slabs without reinforcing can withstand hydrostatic pressure equal to approximately 2.5 times the slab's thickness. In practically every structural design, it becomes much more economical to add under-slab drainage than to increase the thickness of the slab.
Prefabricated plastic soil drainage systems are available from a number of manufacturers. These products are manufactured in a variety of plastic composite formulations including polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyethylene. Figure 2.2 pictures a typical manufactured drainage product. The systems combine specially designed drainage cores covered with geotextile fabric in prepackaged form that eliminates all field construction activities except trenching and backfilling operations.
tured drainage system with geotextile attached.
The systems are idiot-proof in that the product is merely laid into the area designated for a drainage field. Only appropriate sloping of the trench to collection points is required. Figure 2.3 presents a simplified isometric detail of a drainage system installation. The product is puncture- resistive to protect its performance during backfill. Manufacturers also provide ample accessories (including termination and transition detailing) to complete the installation. Figures 2.4 and 2.5 show available accessories including a tee connection to join one branch of a drainage to another, and an outlet connection for collection of water that terminates at a drain box or culvert.
FIGURE 2.3 Isometric detail of drainage system.
FIGURE 2.4 "T" connector for drainage system.
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The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
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Industrial Training Institute Keshoraipatan ( Bundi), Rajasthan is entrusted with the responsibility of providing trained technical manpower for the technological upgradation of industrial production, services, productivity and innovation, contributing to the planned growth of the country's economy.
Industrial Training Institute Keshoraipatan ( Bundi) , Rajasthan is entrusted with the responsibility of providing trained technical manpower for the technological upgradation of industrial production, services, productivity and innovation, contributing to the planned growth of the country's economy.
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Q: persist data in docker - persist websphere applications in docker I'm a beginner with docker...
I'm able to run a docker image with websphere and deploy a simple java application in it (just to test it).
docker run --name test -h test -p 9043:9043 -p 9443:9443 -d  ibmcom/websphere-traditional
the container stars correctly so i can deploy my application through the whebsphere console.
When i stop the container, obviously, the data that i've putted in the websphere are lost.
docker stop test
docker rm test

with docker stop test only, the data are not lost, but i need to switch off the docker machine at all(docker-machine stop, mine is a developer enviroment).
So i've tried to start the container with a volume....
docker run --name test -h test -p 9043:9043 -p 9443:9443 -d --mount source=myfirstvolume,destination=/myfirstvolumemounted ibmcom/websphere-traditional
bui i imagine, this isn't enough to permit the container to keep the application that i've installed in

A: When you docker run a container, you are creating an instance of that container from the specified image and starting it.  Once you've created the container, you can simply docker start and docker stop the WebSphere App Server container without losing any of the WAS data that you've saved to the configuration repository, just as if you were running WAS outside a container.  If you install an application to WAS and save the configuration, that application will still be installed after stopping and restarting the container.

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EU Food Contact Materials
Materials and articles that can come into contact with food during its production, processing, storage, preparation, and serving are regulated as food contact materials (FCMs) in the European Union (EU). This includes direct or indirect contact. FCMs include materials that
are intended to be brought into contact with food;
are already in contact with food; or
can reasonably be brought into contact with food or transfer their constituents to the food under normal or foreseeable use.
In the EU, there is a Framework Regulation—Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004—that sets out the general principles of safety for FCMs. It constitutes safety for the consumer by demanding that that FCMs:
do not release their constituents into food at levels harmful to human health
do not alter food composition in an unacceptable way,
bring about changes in the taste, or odor (organoleptics) of the food.
The Framework Regulation has stipulated 17 groups of materials that require specific measures, however only few of these have actually been implemented EU-wide. Specific EU measures are in place for plastics, processes for recycled plastics, regenerated cellulose film, lead and cadmium in ceramics, and active and intelligent materials and articles.
In the absence of specific EU measures, member states may maintain or adopt their own national provisions on food contact materials.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluates the safety of substances used in FCM. Companies may either submit applications to the national competent authority of a Member State, which forwards the application to EFSA, or submit the application to the EFSA directly. The EFSA also evaluates the safety of the substances continuously and will, when necessary, restrict the use of substances.
A requirement in the Framework Regulation is that food contact materials are produced according to good manufacturing practices (GMP). The GMP Regulation, (EC) 2023/2006, establishes good manufacturing practices for FCMs. Good manufacturing rules apply to all points in the manufacturing chain of food contact materials. The rules are intended to ensure that manufacturing processes are well controlled so that the specifications for FCMs remain in conformity with applicable requirements.
The safety of Food Contact Materials is evaluated by the business operators placing them on the market, and monitored continuously by the competent authorities of the Member States. The European Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials (EURL-FCM) maintains scientific knowledge and technical competence on testing methods.
In the EU, information about the composition of FCM materials needs to be communicated through the supply chain via a Declaration of Compliance (DoC). The declarations are intended to provide traceability and transparency throughout the supply chain. The final responsibility lies with the business operator placing the FCM/Packaging on the market. The business operator will use the Declarations to validate the safety of the FCM. Specific DoC requirements exist for plastics, recycled plastics, ceramics, and active and intelligent materials.
The materials available and information provided at the Avery Dennison ADvantage: Complete Compliance site are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice.
Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 addresses FCMs that are plastic materials and articles. It sets out rules on the composition of plastic FCMs, and establishes a list of substances (the Union list) that are permitted for use in the manufacture of plastic FCMs. The Plastics Regulation specifies restrictions on the use of the FCMs and sets out rules to determine the compliance of plastic materials and articles.
Basic requirements of the Plastics Regulation include:
Compositional requirements. Only substances that are authorized (on the Union List) may be intentionally used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles.
Specific and overall migration limits, and rules for migration testing.
Specific provisions for plastic multi-layer materials and articles and for multi-material multilayers.
Declaration of Compliance (DoC) requirements. A DoC must be available at all market stages other than the retail stage. Supporting documents need to demonstrate the statements of compliance to authorities.
Requirements to assess the risk of Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS).
Plastic packaging can include other substances such as inks, adhesives, and coatings. These are not included in the Union list, but must meet associated conditions if they are on the Union list.
Plastic Materials and Articles
Plastic materials and articles include the following types of products:
plastic intermediate materials (e.g. resins and films for further conversion) and those which already have their final composition, but still require mechanical re-shaping to reach their final article shape, without any modification of the formulation (e.g. thermo-formable sheets and bottle pre-forms);
final plastic food contact materials or articles ready to come into contact with food (e.g. packaging material, food storage container, kitchenware or utensil, and so forth);
finished plastic components of the final food contact material or article which only need to be brought together or assembled, either during packing/filling or before, to make the final article (e.g. bottle and cap, tray and lid, parts of kitchenware or food processing machinery); and
plastic layers inside a finished multi-material multi-layer.
The Plastics Regulation does not apply to:
varnished or unvarnished regenerated cellulose film, covered by Commission Directive 2007/42/EC8;
rubber;
paper and paperboard, whether modified or not by the addition of plastics;
surface coatings obtained from
paraffin waxes, including synthetic paraffin waxes, and/or micro-crystalline waxes, or
mixtures of the waxes listed in the previous indent with each other and/or with plastics;
ion-exchange resins; and
silicones.
Plastics manufactured with recycled plastics from mechanical recycling processes are also covered by another regulation—Regulation (EC) No 282/2008. The regulation is intended to control the recycling process for recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, with the exception of those separated from food by a functional barrier layer.
The Union List
The Union list is intended to contain all substances that are functional constituents of plastic used in the EU for food contact. If a substance in the Union list is used as FCM, it is required to comply with the associated specifications and migration limits, unless it is stated explicitly that the specification or migration limit is not applicable.
The Union list contains monomers and other starting materials used to make polymers—i.e., the "building blocks" are listed, not the finished polymers. The Union list also includes additives that are intended to be present in the final material, such as emulsifiers, fillers, hardening agents, stabilizers, and so forth. It also includes polymer production aids (PPAs) such as flow control agents, pH regulators, solvents, surfactants, and so forth.
New substances can be added to the Union list, which requires submitting an application to a national competent authority, which then forwards the application to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). EFSA has 6 months to provide an opinion on a valid application (which may be extended for up to an additional year). Following a favorable EFSA opinion, the European Commission makes a decision on the authorization of the substance, and as appropriate prepares an amendment to the Plastics Regulation to include the substance in the Union list.
There are some types of substances for which the Union list is not complete, meaning that substances other than those listed can be used in plastics. These include certain PPAs, slats, mixtures, additives, and macromolecular structures. There are additional exceptions for substances including aids to polymerization; non-intentionally added substances; colorants; solvents; and monomers, other starting substances, and additives only used in surface coatings, epoxy resins, adhesion promoters, and printing inks.
Migration Limits
The regulation of plastics as FCMs involves migration limits, which specify the maximum amount of substances allowed to migrate to food. For the substances on the Union list, the Plastics Regulation sets out Specific Migration Limits (SML), which EFSA establishes on the basis of toxicity data of each specific substance. The overall migration to a food of all substances together may not exceed the Overall Migration Limit (OML) of 60mg/kg food, or 10 mg/dm2 of the contact material. The Plastics Regulation sets out detailed migration testing rules.
Multi-Layer Materials and Articles
Multi-layer materials and articles are composed of two or more layers. The layers can be held together by adhesives or by other means. The Plastics Regulation applies to plastic layers, even if these layers are bound together with layers of other materials to form a multi-material-multilayer. It only applies to the plastic layers themselves and not to the final article made up by layers of plastic and layers of other materials.
Plastic multi-layer materials or articles are solely made of plastic layers, which are held together by adhesives or by other means, printed or not, covered or not by a coating. The final plastic multi-layer material or article has to comply with the Specific Migration Limits (SMLs) set out for the authorized substances in the Union list. The final plastic multi-layer material or article also has to comply with the Overall Migration Limit (OML), regardless of the layer from which the constituents derive.
Multi-material multi-layer materials or articles are composed of two or more layers of different types of materials, at least one of them being a plastic layer. The final material and article does not need to comply with the SMLs and OML in the Plastics Regulation, as it is composed of different materials for which no harmonized specific measures exist yet at EU level. The plastic layers may only be composed of substances listed in the Union list. The plastic layers on their own do not have to comply with the SMLs and OML set out in the Plastics Regulation, as this migration may not be representative of the migration into food of the final material. (The plastic layers have to comply with the restrictions set out for vinyl chloride monomer as regards residual content and non-detectable migration.)
The plastic layer in direct contact with food always has to comply with the compositional requirements of the Plastics Regulation. A plastic layer behind the plastic layer in contact with food can be manufactured with additives or monomers not included in the Union list or does not need to comply with all restrictions or specifications set out in the Union list if one of the layers separating it from the food works as a functional barrier. This means that a monomer or additive not listed in the Union list can be used in the manufacture of the layer behind the functional barrier if the migration of this substance is not detectable in food with a detection limit of 0.01 mg/kg (10ppb). The functional barrier concept cannot be applied to substances that are mutagenic, carcinogenic or toxic to reproduction or to substances in nanoparticulate form.
Declaration of Compliance
In the EU, information about the composition of FCMs needs to be communicated through the supply chain. The Declaration of Compliance (DoC) is a document delivered by the supplier to the customer at marketing stages up to but excluding the retailer. It confirms to the customer the compliance of the product with the relevant requirements of the Plastics Regulation and the Framework Regulation, and it provides the customer with relevant information necessary to establish or check the compliance of the product with relevant legislation.
Each manufacturer has to declare compliance for the manufacturing steps under his responsibility, e.g., production of a monomer, production of a plastic intermediate, production of an article. The manufacturers of adhesives, printing inks and coatings should provide their customers, if using their products in plastic materials or articles or plastic intermediates, with "adequate" information that allows the manufacturer of the plastic article to issue a DoC.
Annex IV of the Plastics Regulation includes a standard format for the DoC. A DoC can only be issued on the basis of information about the product for which it is issued. This information includes all the compliance work that has been performed by the business operator issuing the DoC and is called the Supporting Documents (Article 16 of the Plastics Regulation). The Supporting Documents are generated and kept by the business operator who is issuing the DoC.
The DoC and the "adequate information" are a confirmation of the "compliance work" performed by the business operator issuing the documents. Compliance work covers a risk assessment, including the assessment of the hazard of substances added, generated or present in the material, together with its potential to migrate into the food. The compliance work necessary is dependent on the position of the business operator in the supply chain and the information that is available to the business operator.
There are also labeling requirements in the Framework Regulation. Materials and articles not yet in contact with food should be, if necessary, be accompanied with special instructions for safe and appropriate use.
The European Commission has issued a guidance document that provides details on many matters related to the DoC including:
DoC and its link to the requirements of the Framework Regulation and Good Manufacturing Practices;
Content of the DoC and "adequate information;"
Principles for what "compliance work" to share at different points in the supply chain and
Roles and obligations of different actors in the supply chain.
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Paper and board are not subject to specific EU legislation for them, but must comply with the requirements of Framework Regulation (EC) no 1935/2004, which states that materials and articles made of paper and board shall be manufactured in compliance with good manufacturing practice so that, under normal or foreseeable conditions of use, they do not transfer their constituents to food in quantities which could:
endanger human health, or
bring about an unacceptable change in the composition of the food, or
bring about a deterioration in the organoleptic characteristics of the food.
National requirements may apply and compliance needs to be demonstrated according to the national regulation of the country where the product will be placed on the market. There are national requirements in countries including but not limited to the Netherlands, France, and Italy.
There are industry guidelines available, such as the guideline from the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) Guidance for paper and board FCMs. The guidelines provide recommendations for testing and risk assessment to meet European requirements, traceability, declaration of compliance, and other issues.
Active/Intelligent
"Active materials and articles" are materials and articles that are intended to extend the shelf life or to maintain or improve the condition of packaged food. They are designed to deliberately incorporate components that would release or absorb substances into or from the packaged food or the environment surrounding the food. Examples include absorbing or scavenging materials.
"Intelligent materials and articles" are materials and articles that monitor the condition of packaged food or the environment surrounding the food. An example is a time-temperature indicator.
Suppliers of active and intelligent packaging materials on the European market need to make sure that their materials comply with the general European Framework (EC) 1935/2004 and with 450/2009 (EC), which has specific rules for active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. There are requirements related to composition restrictions, labeling, and the Declaration of Compliance (DoC) and supporting documentation.
Additional labeling rules apply to these materials. Non-edible parts shall be labeled with the words 'Do not eat' and where technically possible the relevant symbol.
There is a variety of other EU legislation that covers food contact materials and articles.
Regenerated cellulose film. Directive 2007/42/EC covers materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film that is intended to come into contact with foods. Substances used to manufacture regenerated cellulose film must be on the list of approved substances. Printed surfaces may not come into contact with food stuffs.
Ceramics. Directive 84/500/EEC includes limits on lead and cadmium migration and associated test methods.
Elastomers and rubbers. Directive 93/11/EEC addresses the release of N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from pacifiers and related artiles.
Epoxies. Regulation 1895/2005/EC restricting use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
Other materials. For many materials such as inks, coatings, rubbers, glass, wood, metals, textiles, and other items, there is no specific EU regulation, but Member States may adopt national regulations.
Like other FCMs, the above materials are subject to Declaration of Compliance (Doc) requirements when intended to come into contact with food.
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