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Despite struggling during spring training, Chase Anderson worked five scoreless innings and earned his first win as a Milwaukee Brewer, 6-4 over the Houston Astros at Miller Park on Friday night.
Anderson had allowed 26 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings, including five home runs during the spring. He allowed just four hits, walked nobody and struck out five in his first regular season start for the Brewers on Friday night.
The Brewers gave Anderson plenty to work with, getting early home runs from Scooter Gennett and Chris Carter to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead.
Domingo Santana doubled home Keon Broxton in the second to put the Brewers up 4-0.
Ryan Braun clubbed a two-run homer in the eighth inning to close out the scoring for the Brewers.
Milwaukee took a 6-0 lead into the 9th but Houston's Tyler White clubbed a three run homer off of newcomer Sam Freeman. Preston Tucker then doubled home a run off of Jeremy Jeffress to make it 6-4. But the game closed when Colby Rasmus was out at second on a double-play ground ball for the second out. He was subsequently called for interference after over-sliding the bag at second under baseball's new "Chase Utley Rule."
The Brewers evened their record at 2-2. Game two of the series is today.
AUDIO: Colby Rasmus on the final play :20
AUDIO: Craig Counsell says the umpires got it right :12
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Evidence of Religious Beliefs is Inadmissible for the Purpose of Enhancing or Impeaching Credibility
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Evidence of a witness's religious beliefs is not admissible for the purposes of enhancing or impeaching his or her credibility, nor can it be relied upon for those purposes.
In R. v. Santhosh, 2016 ONCA 731 (CanLII), the Court of Appeal for Ontario set out three reasons for this rule.
1. Not Probative
Evidence of a witness's religious beliefs is simply not useful in assessing credibility.
In considering evidence potentially relevant to credibility the court must first ask whether the evidence indicates the witness is more or less likely to tell the truth in court. The tendency or disposition of a person to do a certain act is relevant to indicated the probability of his doing or not doing the act.
In order for character evidence to be relevant to credibility, it must establish a tendency or dispositionto tell the truth or to lie. The bare fact of membership in a faith group does nothing to establish such a tendency or disposition. There are people of all religious beliefs – and of no religious beliefs – who lie, just as there are those who are truthful.
2. Risk of Moral and Reasoning Prejudice
Relatedly, the risk of prejudice associated with using evidence of a witness' religious beliefs for credibility purposes is extremely high, far outstripping any possible probative value. There is a risk of both moral and reasoning prejudice.
[These concepts were described in R. v. Handy, 2002 SCC 56 (CanLII) at paras. 139-147; see also R. v. Pollock (2004), 187 C.C.C (3d) 212 (Ont. C.A.) at paras. 99-111].
Evidence of a witness' religious beliefs may distract the trier of fact from the core issues and lead them to draw improper inferences based on prejudice or stereotyping. This is particularly true in cases where a witness holds minority religious views that are poorly understood, or even disliked, by the majority in society. Of course, the converse is also of serious concern: there is a risk that the witness who holds more mainstream, popularly understood beliefs is more likely to be held credible.
The courts must be especially vigilant to excise from consideration factors that may lead to unconscious prejudice.
3. Contrary to Public Policy
Public policy concerns militate against using evidence of a witness' religious beliefs for credibility purposes. The Charter values of freedom of conscience and religion and of equality would be undermined by permitting or encouraging inquiry into the religious beliefs of witnesses in our courts for the purposes of assessing credibility.
[While there are some very limited circumstances in which inquiry into the degree to which an oath or affirmation binds a witness' conscience is permissible, these are restricted to where there is reason to believe that the witness' oath or affirmation is not genuine. Such an inquiry is primarily a question of testimonial competence as opposed to credibility].
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China's Stefan Zweig: The Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Reception
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How can one author be among the most bitterly rejected writers in one cultural context, while being one of the most celebrated in another? For decades, the works of the Austrian-Jewish writer Stefan ... More
How can one author be among the most bitterly rejected writers in one cultural context, while being one of the most celebrated in another? For decades, the works of the Austrian-Jewish writer Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) have been fiercely attacked by critics and scholars in Europe and North America who questioned their literary value and naïve Habsburg nostalgia. Yet in other parts of the world, such as in China, Zweig's works have enjoyed not only continued admiration but also truly exceptional influence, popularity, and even canonical status. China's Stefan Zweig unveils the extraordinary success story of Zweig's novellas in China, from the first translations in the 1920s, shortly after the collapse of the Chinese Empire, through the Mao era to the contemporary People's Republic. Extensive research in China has unearthed a wealth of hitherto unexplored Chinese-language sources which evidence that Zweig has been read in an entirely different way there. Traversing a truly global system of cultural transfer and several intermediary spaces, Zweig's works have been selected and employed for very different literary and ideological purposes throughout turbulent times in China. Declared to be a powerful critic of bourgeois society, the Chinese way of reading Zweig reveals important new perspectives on one of the most successful and, at the same time, most misunderstood European writers of the twentieth century.Less
China's Stefan Zweig : The Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Reception
How can one author be among the most bitterly rejected writers in one cultural context, while being one of the most celebrated in another? For decades, the works of the Austrian-Jewish writer Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) have been fiercely attacked by critics and scholars in Europe and North America who questioned their literary value and naïve Habsburg nostalgia. Yet in other parts of the world, such as in China, Zweig's works have enjoyed not only continued admiration but also truly exceptional influence, popularity, and even canonical status. China's Stefan Zweig unveils the extraordinary success story of Zweig's novellas in China, from the first translations in the 1920s, shortly after the collapse of the Chinese Empire, through the Mao era to the contemporary People's Republic. Extensive research in China has unearthed a wealth of hitherto unexplored Chinese-language sources which evidence that Zweig has been read in an entirely different way there. Traversing a truly global system of cultural transfer and several intermediary spaces, Zweig's works have been selected and employed for very different literary and ideological purposes throughout turbulent times in China. Declared to be a powerful critic of bourgeois society, the Chinese way of reading Zweig reveals important new perspectives on one of the most successful and, at the same time, most misunderstood European writers of the twentieth century.
Keywords: Stefan Zweig, China, Cultural transfer, Reception, Translation, Reading, Global, Popularity
Karen Tei Yamashita: Fictions of Magic and Memory
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Karen Tei Yamashita's novels, essays, and performance scripts have garnered considerable praise from scholars and reviewers, and are taught not only in the United States but in at least half a dozen ... More
Karen Tei Yamashita's novels, essays, and performance scripts have garnered considerable praise from scholars and reviewers, and are taught not only in the United States but in at least half a dozen countries in Asia, South America, Europe. Her work has been written about in numerous disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Karen Tei Yamashita: Fictions of Magic and Memory is the first anthology given over to Yamashita's writing. It contains newly commissioned essays by established, international scholars; a recent interview with the author; a semiautobiographical keynote address delivered at an international conference that ruminates on her Japanese American heritage; and a full bibliography. The essays offer fresh and in-depth readings of the magic realist canvas of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (1990); the Japanese emigrant portraiture of Brazil-Maru (1992); Los Angeles as rambunctious geopolitical and transnational fulcrum of the Americas in Tropic of Orange (1997); the fraught relationship of Japanese and Brazilian heritage and labor in Circle K Cycles (2001); Asian American history and politics of the1960s in I Hotel (2010); and Anime Wong (2014), a gallery of performativity illustrating the contested and inextricable nature of East and West. This essay-collection explores Yamashita's use of the fantastical, the play of emerging transnational ethnicity, and the narrative tactics of reflexivity and bricolage in storytelling located on a continuum of the unique and the communal, of the past and the present, and that are mapped in various spatial and virtual realities.Less
Karen Tei Yamashita : Fictions of Magic and Memory
Karen Tei Yamashita's novels, essays, and performance scripts have garnered considerable praise from scholars and reviewers, and are taught not only in the United States but in at least half a dozen countries in Asia, South America, Europe. Her work has been written about in numerous disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Karen Tei Yamashita: Fictions of Magic and Memory is the first anthology given over to Yamashita's writing. It contains newly commissioned essays by established, international scholars; a recent interview with the author; a semiautobiographical keynote address delivered at an international conference that ruminates on her Japanese American heritage; and a full bibliography. The essays offer fresh and in-depth readings of the magic realist canvas of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (1990); the Japanese emigrant portraiture of Brazil-Maru (1992); Los Angeles as rambunctious geopolitical and transnational fulcrum of the Americas in Tropic of Orange (1997); the fraught relationship of Japanese and Brazilian heritage and labor in Circle K Cycles (2001); Asian American history and politics of the1960s in I Hotel (2010); and Anime Wong (2014), a gallery of performativity illustrating the contested and inextricable nature of East and West. This essay-collection explores Yamashita's use of the fantastical, the play of emerging transnational ethnicity, and the narrative tactics of reflexivity and bricolage in storytelling located on a continuum of the unique and the communal, of the past and the present, and that are mapped in various spatial and virtual realities.
Keywords: Japanese American, Asian America, Brazil, Magic realism, Theatre, Migration, Ecology, Ethnicity


A survey from car company Vauxhall suggests that British drivers are disappointed with food-to-go on offer in service stations, with 80% saying it was unhealthy and 70% believing it was poor quality.
The company has signed up British food writer, Thomasina Miers, winner of BBC TV's 2005 MasterChef, to devise 'Food on the Move!' recipes, which include chocolate baguettes and ham sarnies with a twist. She is suggesting ways for consumers to replace their quick fix of chocolate bars and sugary drinks with more healthy alternatives.Recipes include smokey paprika wholemeal pitta bread crisps, dark chocolate baguettes and flatbread wraps with ham, mustard and lettuce, extra mature cheddar and Marmite or chicken and avocado.Simon Ewart of Vauxhall said: "Fueling your mind and body while on a long road trip is just as important as fueling your car."


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Death is a fact of life. Few people understand this more than personal support workers (PSWs). These professionals are the compassionate helpers who support aging patients on a daily basis, guiding them with dignity through their final days.
If you pursue a career in PSW, it's likely you will encounter some clients who are dying. This is particularly true for those who choose to work in the long-term care or palliative branches of the PSW field. When these situations arise, it is important that PSWs remain calm and professional, use their specialized training, and keep certain client priorities in focus.
Read on to learn the basics of how personal support workers care for a dying client.
Our nation's population is rapidly aging. Seniors are passing on, and they need professionals in homes, hospices, and care centres to help them do this with the greatest comfort and dignity.
Many people fear facing death. But if you choose to become a PSW, you'll learn how to curb this kind of discomfort, through specialized personal support worker training courses on assisting dying clients. You'll be trained on various procedures and protocols PSWs use to provide palliative care, a standard aspect of the compassionate service field.
To PSWs, dying clients are not scary. They are fragile individuals deserving of respect and special care.
There are some common symptoms and tools that PSWs can use to gather information and provide appropriate comfort measures for the dying client.
This involves prioritizing the client's short-term comfort over incremental long-term improvements. For example, managing a client's pain by positioning them as comfortably as possible and administering prescribed medication would be more meaningful to the dying client than invasive healing solutions (like surgery or exercises) would be.
Training will teach you to recognize signs a client is approaching death, including a loss of appetite, withdrawal, irregular or shallow breathing, and confusion. A basic PSW rule of thumb is to integrate a specialized palliative approach into practice for anyone with a life-threatening condition, as early in the degeneration process as possible.
When a nurse or doctor confirms that a patient is nearing death, a PSW will implement the procedure outlined in the client's customized care plan.
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As a client approaches their final hours, a PSW focuses on their social, emotional, and spiritual needs.
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1 Dr. Vishal Rai has been awarded the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship by the Department of Science & Technology.
2 Dr. Vineet Sharma's recent study on colorectal cancer gut microbiome was widely highlighted in the Times of India newspaper and Nutraingredients-asia newsletter.
3 The Fake News detection App recently developed by a student team of IISER Bhopal mentored by Dr. Kushal Shah was highlighted in Times of India.
4 Dr. Atul Kumar has been conferred with the Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (IYBA, 2019) by DBT.
5 Dr. Sankar Chakma has been selected for ISEES Young Scientist Award-2019 given by the International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (ISEES).
6 IISER Bhopal secured the overall 26th global rank among all the Top 100 young universities as per the Nature Index Ranking 2019.
7 Dr. Auditya Sharma has been conferred with the NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award in Physical Sciences for the year 2019.
8 IISER Bhopal has secured 37th rank in the overall ranking of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) announced by the MHRD, GoI.
9 Dr. Pankaj Kumar has been nominated as a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Climate Services. He has also been selected as a Chairman of India Meteorological Society Bhopal chapter.
10 Dr. Kumar Gaurav's recent publication has been highlighted in a news paper the pioneer.
11 Dr. Vineet K. Sharma's group research work on Indian Gut Microbiome published in GigaScience journal has been widely highlighted.
12 IISER Bhopal will start the four year BS Program in Data Science and Engineering from the semester beginning August 2019.
13 Dr. Sourav Datta's research work on plant protection against UV-B rays featured in Hindustan Times.
14 Dr. R. Mahalakshmi has been conferred with the Young Scientist Award 2019 by the Indian Peptide Society.
15 Dr. Ajit Chande has been awarded with the Wellcome DBT India Alliance fellowship for the year 2019-2023.
16 IISER Bhopal won the IISM 2018 held in NISER Bhubaneswar.
17 Dr. R. Mahalakshmi's work has been featured in the special issue commissioned by the Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance in collaboration with Nature.
18 Students team from IISER Bhopal secured a BRONZE medal in their debut participation in iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) competition held at Hynes Convention Centre, Boston, USA.
19 IISER Bhopal secured the overall 2nd rank among all the IISERS in the Nature Index Ranking 2018 (Data from Jan 2017 to Dec 2017).
20 Dr. S. K. Pathak, Deputy Librarian has been awarded the 'Best Academic Librarian of the Year 2018' by Madhya Pradesh Library Association (MPLA).
21 Professor Siva Umapathy joined as the new Director IISER Bhopal on September 05, 2018.
22 Dr. J Sankar's research work on Organic Solar Cells got highlighted in The Hindu.
23 Dr. Deepak Chopra, Department of Chemistry has been selected for the prestigious Sakura Science Program, Japan.
24 Dr. Nitin T. Patil, Department of Chemistry has been chosen for the SERB Distinguished Investigator Award.
25 Dr. Joyanta Choudhury has been selected for the Bronze Medal of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research in chemistry.
26 Prof. Vinod Singh, Director, IISER Bhopal has been awarded 'Professor Subramania Ranganathan Memorial Medal (2018)' by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) for his outstanding contributions in Chemistry.
27 Dr. Vineet Sharma's research group sequenced the Peacock genome. The work was highlighted in The Hindu and The Times of India newspapers.
28 IISER Bhopal will offer BS Programme in Economic Sciences from August 2018.
29 Prof. Vinod Singh, Director, IISER Bhopal has been felicitated by the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh for his accomplishments in his professional life, on the occasion of Foundation Day celebrations of Uttar Pradesh.
30 Dr. Sanjeev Shukla's research work on Breast Cancer got highlighted in Hindu News paper.
31 Shri Vipin Sondhi, Chairperson, BoG, IISER Bhopal and MD & CEO, JCB India Ltd. has been conferred with the Honorary Fellowship Award by the Centre of Excellence for Project Management.
32 Dr. Nitin T. Patil, Department of Chemistry has been awarded the CRSI Bronze Medal 2018.
Dr. Ajit Chande has been awarded Ramanujan Fellowship by SERB, India.
IISER Bhopal is admitting students in Engineering through BS-MS Admission 2017.
Dr. Vishal Rai, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, has been awarded Ramanujan Fellowship from Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi.
IISER Bhopal has started BS-MS programme in Chemical Engg. and Electrical Engg. & Computer Science.
Dr. R. Mahalakshmi has been awarded "Women Excellence Award" by SERB, Government of India.
IISERs have retained the number one position in the country based on research (Nature Index Ranking).
Chemical technology delivers precision labeling of proteins. (News)
Researchers at IISER Bhopal discovered a dual-character catalyst that switches its nature with pH to perform two complementary chemical reactions. (News)
Substrate design controls the product of a chemical reaction. (News)
Mr. Arun Suneja, PhD student IISER Bhopal, has been selected for participation in the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
IISER Bhopal will offer BS-MS (Dual Degree) in Chemical Engineering and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from August 2017.
Mr. Vaisakh K.P. (5th year BS-MS student, Biological Sciences) secured 4th rank at all India level in CSIR-NET held in June 2016.
Mr. Dipesh Sunil Chothwe (5th year BS-MS student, Biological Sciences) secured 9th rank at all India level in CSIR-NET held in June 2016.
IISER Bhopal Students' Team bags spot among Top 25 in Moon Mission.
47 Dr. Sanjeev Shukla (Biological Sciences) has been awarded the prestigious Wellcome Trust / DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship (2016).
Rajya Sabha TV Highlights the 82nd IAS Meeting at IISER Bhopal.
49 Professor Vinod K. Singh, Director, IISER Bhopal has been elected as a Fellow of 'The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries'.
50 "IISER Berhampur Establishment gets the cabinet approval."
51 Dr. Prasanta Ghorai has been selected for the prestigious Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal this year.
52 IISERs maintain their top position among all academic institutions in India.
53 Congratulations to the IISER Bhopal Sports Team on winning the IISM 2015 Championship.
54 Mr. Rahul Shukla, Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, IISER Bhopal, has been awarded the prestigious "Rising Star Award" by the 2015 Asian Crystallographic Association (AsCA) Conference.
55 MHRD CoE at IISER Bhopal - Center for Research on Environment and Sustainable Technologies (CREST) announces the launch of its website.
56 Dr. Santanu Ghosh and Dr. Suman Pramanik Ph.D. students IISER Bhopal, Department of Chemistry have been selected for the "Eli Lilly Outstanding PhD Thesis Award-2015".
57 Mr. Midhun, student IISER Bhopal, has been awarded the 3rd Prize in Healthcare Domain of National Essay Competition on Impacting Research Innovation & Technology (IMPRINT), organized by the MHRD, Govt. of India.
58 Ms. Abithaswathi, student IISER Bhopal, has been awarded the 1st Prize in Energy Domain of National Essay Competition on Impacting Research Innovation & Technology (IMPRINT),organized by the MHRD, Govt. of India
59 Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Sanchi University for Buddhist-Indic Studies, Sanchi & Member, Senate IISER Bhopal was conferred with the President's Certificate of Honour in Sanskrit (for the year 2014) at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi o
60 Dr. Vikas Jain, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, has been awarded the INSA young scientist medal 2015.
61 Prof. Manindra Agrawal, Adjunct Professor, IISER Bhopal has been elected as a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences.
62 Dr. Sourav Datta, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, has been awarded the IYBA (Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award) by DBT.
63 Shri Anthony J C DeSa, Member BoG has been awarded the SKOCH National Challenger Award 2015 for outstanding role in delivery of public services in Madhya Pradesh.
64 Prof. Madhav Gadgil, Chairperson, BoG IISER Bhopal and Dr. Jane Lubchenco had been awarded the Prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for Work in Changing Policy.
65 From August 2015, IISER Bhopal announces the commencement of the Integrated PhD program in Chemistry for the bright and motivated students having Bachelor's degree in the relevant area.
66 IISER Bhopal announces the launch of Engineering Sciences department. Various programs in this department will be offered August 2015 onwards.
67 On Children's Day, the Institute initiates Shiksha Kendra (Centre for informal education) for the benefit of underprivileged children.
68 Obituary: We regretfully note the sad and untimely demise of Dr. Sathish Narayanan, 39, who died on October 27, 2014 after a ten month long battle with esophageal cancer.
69 IISER Bhopal announces the introduction of 'major' in Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) to BS-MS (Dual Degree) students admitted August 2014 onwards. The Department also offers a Ph.D programme.
70 Centre of Excellence at IISER Bhopal.
71 9-8-2016 DAY 1
73 IISERs maintain their top position in India among all the academic institutions.
74 With all the IISERs making their mark, IISER Bhopal ranks first in Chemistry in the pool.
75 IISER Berhampur will admit it's first batch of students from this academic year under the mentorship of IISER Bhopal.
76 President of India in his capacity as the Visitor of IISER Bhopal nominated Shri Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director & CEO, JCB India Ltd. as the Chairperson, Board of Governors, IISER Bhopal.
77 The Hon'ble President of India has conferred Padma Shri, the prestigious civilian Award on Professor Vinod Singh, Director, IISER Bhopal on March 31, 2014 in a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. The Institute community extends heartiest congratulations to Prof. and Mrs. Vinod Singh on this praiseworthy distinction achieved by him.
78 Prof. Vinod K Singh, Director, IISER Bhopal has been chosen for the prestigious civilian award of Padma Shri by the Hon'ble President of the Republic of India, on the eve of the Republic Day - 2014.
Professor Sandeep Verma, Adjunct Professor, Chemistry, IISER Bhopal and Professor, IIT Kanpur has been conferred with the maiden "DAE-SRC Outstanding Investigator Award" by DAE, Mumbai for his outstanding research in Chemistry.
80 Public Lecture by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar on August 28, 2012.
Prof. Dr. L. F. Tietze is the first J. C. Bose Chair Professor at IISER Bhopal
82 Prof. Vinod K Singh, Director, IISER Bhopal has been chosen for the prestigious Dr. J C Bose Award 2011, which has been instituted as part of "IES National Teachers Excellence Awards" for Outstanding Work in the field of Science & Engineering.
83 Dr. Joyanta Choudhury has been chosen as one of the "Movers & Shakers" by the industry-leading magazine "The Catalyst Review", published by The Catalyst Group (TCG), PA, USA. (Details)
84 Dr. S.K. Pathak, Central Library has been awarded for Innovative Librarian Award 2017 by MP Library Association.
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25 May 2022 Benjamin Herscovitch
Diplomatic olive branches and the decisions that divide
Fortnight of 9 to 22 May 2022
More words to woo
From Ambassador Xiao Qian's op-ed published in The Australian Financial Review on 12 May 2022 (available on the Chinese Embassy's website here):
"It is our belief that the common interests between China and Australia far outweigh our differences, and we have every reason to become partners of mutual benefit. We expect the Australian side to view China and China's policies in an objective and rational light, act in the interests of Australia and its people, adopt a positive policy toward China, and work with China in the same direction with mutual respect as the political foundation, so as to push China-Australia relations back on the right track at an early date."
Quick take:
This was the second of a pair of op-eds that Ambassador Xiao published with The Australian Financial Review on 11 and 12 May. (The first of which is available here and on the Chinese Embassy's website here.) Both op-eds reemphasised and expanded on the positive rhetoric about the Australia-China relationship that we've seen from Ambassador Xiao since he arrived in Australia in January. These op-eds also fit into a longer record of more optimistic messaging from Chinese diplomats in Australia that stretches back to the end of 2021. (Needless to say, despite this relatively friendly tone from the Chinese Embassy in Canberra, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokespeople in Beijing have persevered with their familiar criticisms.)
Ambassador Xiao's op-eds were followed by a Xinhua article on 15 May that struck an unusually upbeat note regarding ties between Victoria and China and was featured in the People's Daily—the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This article was also spotlighted on the website of Chinese Embassy in Canberra. Meanwhile, The Guardian's Daniel Hurst reported on 18 May that Chinese diplomatic sources had said Beijing's "wish to improve the relationship" was "genuine". (Premier Li Keqiang's congratulatory message on 23 May is the latest and most significant example of this shift in messaging.)
Despite the change in tone, it seems doubtful that a dramatic improvement in bilateral ties is in the offing. Ambassador Xiao's op-eds suggest that Beijing is still waiting for Canberra to shift policies or at least make amends on issues that displease China but are—at least in these op-eds—unspecified. As the Ambassador made plain, his government expects Australia to take an "objective and rational" view of his country and "adopt a positive policy toward China." This presumably implies that in Beijing's view the new Australian government shouldn't simply pursue a business-as-usual approach to China policy by replicating the positions of its predecessor.
But even with a change of government, Canberra's China policy positions are unlikely to change and so are likely to be left wanting in Beijing's eyes. Notwithstanding the real possibility of a more cautious rhetorical overlay, the strong bipartisan consensus on key elements of China policy (and China-related policy) means that the new government is likely to take many of the same positions that have most aggravated the Chinese government. This makes it unlikely that Ambassador Xiao and his colleagues will see the change they're looking for from Canberra.
Direct talks on the table?
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne speaking at the National Press Clubs' 2022 foreign affairs debate:
"I have said at every opportunity that Australian ministers, foreign ministers, prime ministers, trade ministers, finance ministers, treasurers, are open and available to engage with our colleagues in Beijing. And, of course, we are. But that opportunity has not been availed by the government in Beijing, and ultimately Australia continues to indicate that we are open to that constructive engagement."
Despite the entrenched barriers to a big positive upswing in bilateral ties, the warmer messaging and the change of government may still foretell one tangible improvement in relations: a resumption of some form of direct high-level political contact (beyond congratulatory missives). If I was going to take a punt, I'd say that there's a good chance that there'll be a meeting between Australia and China at the ministerial level or above before the end of 2022. A leader-level visit to Canberra or Beijing seems off the table for the foreseeable future (for a wide range of COVID-related, political, and diplomatic reasons). But a quick bilateral between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Xi Jinping or Premier Li at a multilateral gathering seems possible (assuming, of course, that China's leaders resume their pre-COVID international travel).
East Asia's summit season later this year might provide a few opportunities for such a meeting, with the East Asia Summit, G20, and APEC all taking place in South-East Asian counties in November this year. With these meetings potentially coinciding with the CCP's 20th Party Congress (dates still TBC), Prime Minister Albanese might meet not meet a Chinese government representative as senior as President Xi or Premier Li. But the Prime Minister might nevertheless be able to instead meet a more junior government representative, as former Prime Minister Scott Morrison did in October 2019 when he met Vice President Wang Qishan, or perhaps a Chinese minister, as former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull did when he met Foreign Minister Wang Yi in February 2017.
In the absence of a meeting between Prime Minister Albanese and a senior Chinese leader or official, contact at the ministerial level seems feasible. This might take the form of an in-person meeting or even just a phone call between ministers, which hasn't happened since January 2020 when former Minister for Foreign Affairs Payne spoke to her Chinese counterpart Wang over the phone. Some form of direct engagement at the ministerial level seems most likely in the foreign affairs and trade portfolios, perhaps on the side-lines of one of a number of multilateral regional engagements coming up in the next six months, which include the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting.
Beyond the recent stream of more positive rhetoric, on what am I basing this (very) tentative prediction? Partially, it's the unrelated factor of the ramping up of in-person diplomacy. With COVID restrictions easing further and more diplomatic gatherings happening *gasp* in real life, the barriers to face-to-face meetings between Chinese and Australian representatives are lowered (after all, they'll all be working many of the same conference rooms). Beyond that, it also appears that Beijing is interested in exploring whether the election of a new government in Canberra might be an opportunity to incrementally improve bilateral relations. This doesn't necessarily mean that we're likely to see regular leader- and ministerial-level engagements and the free flow of Australian exports into the Chinese market. But my guess is that it at least means Beijing would be willing to have some form of direct contact with an Australian minister or leader to discuss the relationship.
But isn't this kind of direct contact still unlikely given that it'd be inconsistent with China's apparent preconditions for dialogue? Possibly. But even if Canberra doesn't agree to preconditions, it's entirely possible that these preconditions were reserved for the previous government specifically, thereby opening the way for dialogue with the new government. Alternatively, Beijing might justify a once-off ministerial- or even leader-level meeting by saying (to itself) that one instance of direct discussions doesn't constitute full-blown and formal dialogue and so it isn't actually abandoning the preconditions at all. I'm clearly way too down in the weeds at this point. Suffice it to say, I think the atmospherics augur well for some kind of high-level direct discussions this year.
That said, it's entirely possible that there won't be any high-level contact between Canberra and Beijing this year. (Please mercilessly remind me of my erroneous prediction if we end the year without direct words being exchanged between an Australian prime minister or minister and a senior Chinese representative.) Regardless, the longstanding points of bilateral tension mean that the relationship is unlikely to take a sharp positive turn even if this contact occurs. But I'd still be surprised if 2022 comes to a close without some form of meeting or call.
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and former Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong addressing the National Press Club on 13 May [twitter.com/@PressClubAust]
Bigger forces at play
From the joint 21 May statement from the American Institute in Taiwan, the Australian Office, Taipei, the British Office Taipei, the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, and the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association:
"We … wish to reaffirm our support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in the work of the World Health Organization and Taiwan's participation as an observer in the World Health Assembly."
"The World Health Assembly would benefit from Taiwan's world-class expertise, and Taiwan can help the World Health Organization live up to its commitment to 'health for all.'"
Despite all the positive atmospherics of recent messaging from the Chinese Embassy in Canberra and other sources (see above), a range of deep and enduring disagreements still divide the Chinese and Australian governments. These include familiar and longstanding disputes over the application and observance of international law in the South China Sea, human rights abuses in China, and the role of security considerations in Australia's foreign investment review processes, among many others. A change of government in Canberra and warmer rhetoric from Chinese officials are unlikely to bridge these divides, especially since the new Australian government has backed in their predecessor's approach to many of these policy issues.
Added to this though, there are also emerging and intensifying points of contention. Among others, these include Australia's stronger diplomatic support for Taiwan, dramatically diverging views of the appropriate security role for China in the South Pacific, and Australia's possible use of Magnitsky-style sanctions against Chinese officials. This is not to say that Canberra should, for example, avoid coming out in support of Taipei's participation as an observer in the World Health Assembly. (Although it's an argument for another time, I'm personally supportive of a range of relatively low-risk political, diplomatic, and geoeconomic measures to support Taiwan, provided they're consistent with Australia's longstanding one-China policy.)
But it is to say that regardless of the good reasons for elevating positive diplomatic messaging on Taiwan, this and a range of other Australian policy decisions are likely to create natural limits on how much the Australia-China relationship can improve. And that's likely to remain the case even with a veritable forest of rhetorical olive branches from Beijing greeting the new government in Canberra. So, not only will longstanding points of disagreement between Australia and China likely keep ties relatively cool, but a growing roster of recent developments are liable to further chill the relationship.
As always, thank you for reading and please excuse any errors (typographical or otherwise). Any and all objections, criticisms, and corrections are very much appreciated.
Published by Benjamin Herscovitch
I'm a researcher at the Australian National University, where I focus on Australia-China relations and China's economic statecraft. View all posts by Benjamin Herscovitch
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Tate & Lyle/American Sugar Refining - corporate profile
In October 2010, American Sugar Refining (ASR) completed its takeover of Tate and Lyle's sugar division, involving the acquisition of refineries in the UK and Portugal and the Tate & Lyle sugar brands (with "a perpetual worldwide licence to use the famous brand names").1 The new company was called Tate & Lyle Sugars (TLS).
ASR came into being in 1998 through a "strategic partnership" between Florida Crystals Corporation (FCC) and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (SCGC), which hold 64% and 36% respectively of ASR. FCC processes around 5.7 million tonnes of sugar cane, yielding 676,000 tonnes of raw sugar and 30 million gallons (approx. 113.6 million litres) of blackstrap molasses and "operates North America's largest biomass power plant". SCGC processes around 3 million tonnes of sugar cane yielding 374,000 tonnes of raw sugar and 18 million gallons (approx. 68 million litres) of blackstrap molasses. Together these two companies account for 60% of the raw sugar produced in Florida, America's largest sugar cane producing state.2
FCC's ownership structure is "based on a partnership centred around the Fanjul brothers", a Florida-based Cuban American family. The Chief Operating Officer is Alfonso Fanjul, and Jose Fanjul is the Senior Vice President.3
SCGC consists of 46 small- to medium-sized sugar cane farmers. The grower–owners are considered the backbone of the Cooperative.4
ASR claims to be the "largest vertically integrated cane sugar refiner in the world". It has nine refineries in five countries, with a refining capacity variously estimated at between six and seven million tonnes. ASR produces and sells "branded and private-label sugars, sweeteners and syrups" to customers in the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia. ASR is also a major sugar trader.5
At the time of ASR's acquisition of Tate & Lyle's sugar division, a marketing agreement was in place between Tate & Lyle and the Thai company Mitr Phol to import sugar from its operations in Laos and Cambodia. This reportedly involved a 5-year supply agreement, with first deliveries commencing in 2010.6
Installed EU production capacity
In the EU, ASR operates two refiners via TLS. The TLS Thames Refinery at Silvertown in London is the largest sugar refinery in Europe, with an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tonnes. Sidul Açúcares is the largest sugar refinery in Portugal, with an annual capacity of more than 300,000 tonnes, and is "the leading sugar supplier in Portugal", supplying two brands, Sidul and Sores.
In response to EU sugar sector reforms, Tate & Lyle gave up its sugar beet production quotas in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which it held through Eastern Sugar, a joint venture established with Südzucker. In March 2007, after the Italian sugar production quota was reduced by 50% as part of EU reforms, Tate & Lyle established a joint venture with the market leader in Italy, Eridania Sadam (with shareholdings of 35% and 65% respectively) to distribute sugar to the Italian market.7 Through this joint venture, "a pre-financing arrangement was introduced between Eridania Suisse and the Jamaican government to support the operation of government-run sugar estates, in order to ensure raw sugar supplies to the Italian market."
Tate & Lyle Sugars' raw cane sugar refining operations
Facility Comments Country Raw cane sugar (tonnes)
Silvertown Could add 400,000 tonnes at low cost UK 1,200,000
Sidul Could increase capacity 40% if ran at weekend Portugal 300,000
Total market 1,500,000
Recent developments: Refining operations and market developments
Since the modification of import licensing arrangements, traditional refiners have encountered difficulties in securing access to sugar exported by traditionally preferred suppliers. This is in part attributed to the competitive advantages enjoyed by beet co-refiners,8 arising from the fact that their capital costs are carried on their beet operations. As a result, beet co-refiners are able to offer better prices for preferential (i.e. duty-free) sugar than traditional cane sugar refiners. This has led to a situation where TLS is "operating at [only] 65% of its 1.4–1.5 million-tonne capacity at its factories in London and Lisbon".9
In 2012, in an attempt to address its fall in capacity utilisation, TLS launched a campaign, "Save our Sugar". The home page of the campaign website displays a "countdown to 2017", showing the remaining years, months, days and hours until the abolition of EU sugar production quotas comes into effect. TLS maintains that "if current and proposed EU policies continue to unfairly restrict access to raw sugar, cane refiners will not survive as part of the supply mix in Europe's sugar sector."10
In April 2013, with the cost of importing sugar into the EU from preferred countries at a 10-month high, TLS expressed concerns that quota abolition will allow EU beet processing companies "to produce and sell as much quantity as they wish", while traditional refiners will face restrictions on duty-free sourcing of raw sugar supplies. TLS called for "some kind of mechanism to allow the cane refiners to compete with fully liberalised beet and isoglucose sectors".11
The supply difficulties faced by TLS were compounded in September 2013, when Tereos "aggressively" sought to gain market share in the UK as the annual supply contract negotiations got under way.12 This can be seen as symptomatic of the efforts by other EU sugar companies to position themselves to gain market share once national sugar production quotas are abolished. The developments led to buyers reporting "market prices… down between €50 and €120 a tonne from more than €700 a tonne last year".13
In November 2013, TLS went further, specifically requesting the elimination of import tariff on so-called CXL sugar imports.14 The company maintained that these are "outdated and unfair", since the €98/tonne duty makes CXL imports "significantly more expensive". TLS also called, in the longer term, for the "abolition of import duties alongside beet quotas", in order to increase competition in the market.15 TLS is thus calling for a broadening out of duty-free access beyond traditionally preferred suppliers.
This trend of intensified competition for markets in the run-up to quota abolition poses particular challenges to TLS, given the supply difficulties it has faced and the consequent low levels of refining capacity utilisation. These competitive pressures will not have been helped by the price and market collusion of three German sugar companies (which account for 43% of the EU sugar market) revealed by Germany's Federal Cartel Office in February 2014, when it imposed fines totalling €280 million on the three companies involved.16
Link to ACP sugar sectors
Traditionally, the supply needs of Tate & Lyle sugar refineries were accommodated under the "total supply needs" calculation, which established access for preferential sugar imports under the EU's sugar protocol and the special preferential sugar arrangement. The calculation allocated 1,130,000 tonnes of sugar to the UK raw sugar importer (Tate & Lyle); a further 292,000 tonnes under the sugar protocol and 204,500 tonnes under the special preferential sugar arrangement were allocated to the two Portuguese refiners17 (one owned by Tate & Lyle and the other by RAR).
The import licensing arrangements gave exclusive preferential access to sugar import licences to traditional refiners, but were modified as part of the EU's 2005 sugar sector reforms.
During the first 3 years of the reform of the EU sugar regime, "full-time refiners were guaranteed duty-free access to raw sugar up to the limit of 2,324,735 tonnes." When the formal arrangements established under the sugar protocol came to an end on 1 October 2009, this terminated both EU guarantees to buy ACP sugar and ACP obligations to supply sugar to the EU market.
Subsequently, changes to these import licensing arrangements have seen an opening up of access to import licences. For the first 3 months of the campaign, priority is still accorded to full-time refiners, but the definition of full-time refiners now includes both traditional refiners and new full-time refiners – i.e. facilities that processed more than 15,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar in 2004/05 campaign. Since 2005, the sugar companies have invested in 1.85 million tonnes of co-refining capacity, which has increased competition for preferential sugar imports and has had a major impact on the market position of traditional refiners such as TLS.
While TLS was traditionally a major importer of ACP sugar, competition from EU beet co-refiners for sugar imported from traditionally preferred ACP/LDC suppliers has increased. This has led to a number of low-cost ACP sugar exporters moving away from supplying TLS. By 2011/12, only 4.5% of Swaziland's expanded sugar exports to the EU were destined for the UK market. Similarly, only 1.4% of Zambian sugar exports, 4.2% of Mozambican sugar exports, 7.4% of Malawian sugar exports and 23.3% of Zimbabwean sugar exports were destined for the UK market. However, Guyana, Barbados, Belize and, until recently, Jamaica and Fiji have continued their traditional supply relationships with TLS.
ACP/LDC sugar suppliers to the UK (tonnes, white sugar equivalent)
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
Barbados 23,500 11,941 21,750
Belize 65,612 72,038 78,423
Côte d'Ivoire 47 - -
Dominican Republic 433 - -
Fiji 100,300 136,600 100,978
Guyana 106,750 130,146 97,554
Jamaica 59,200 70,748 -
Kenya 410 - -
Malawi 16,123 9,312 7,567
Mozambique 20,580 - 10,006
Mauritius 43,615 43,614 41,733
Swaziland 4,282 12,586 16,242
Sudan 20,000 - -
Zambia 6,674 5,112 1,653
Zimbabwe 8,850 19,531 34,000
Total ACP 476,376 511,628 409,906
Non-ACP LDCs
Cambodia 9,850 22,000 15,000
Laos 38,450 41,380 41,530
Total ACP/LDC* 524,676 575,008 466,436
* Totals represent total imports into the UK, not total imports by Tate and Lyle Sugars for refining purposes.
Source: EC, 'Evolution of the sugar imports in the European Union from LDCs and ACP countries', Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, COM (2013) 323 final, 31 May 201318
In April 2010, Jamaica concluded a 2-year supply agreement with Tate and Lyle for the delivery of 100,000 tonnes (40,000 tonnes of this to be delivered by 31 March 2011), based on a reserve price of £370/tonne and a fifty–fifty share of the profit from the final sale of the sugar. Since then, Jamaica has begun to diversify its exports to EU markets, halting its delivery of sugar to the UK market in the 2011/12 season. For the 2012/13 season, the Chinese-owned Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) "signed a contract with France-based Sucres et Denrées [Sucden]… to supply approximately 40,000 tonnes of raw sugar",19 which represents a further shift in marketing arrangements for Jamaican sugar away from TLS and Eridania. This occurred despite earlier offers from TLS to assist with fair-trade certification of Jamaican sugar cane farmers' associations.20
In 2013, Fiji also began to reorient its trade away from TLS, selling a consignment of 30,000 tonnes of sugar to sugar refining operations in Spain owned by Associated British Sugar.
These developments have extended the earlier trend of a number of highly competitive ACP sugar producers selling their raw sugar to co-refiners, rather than to traditional raw cane sugar processors. The reorientation of ACP sugar exports has led to a dramatic change in the level of raw sugar imports into the UK from ACP/LDC suppliers, declining from the 1,130,000 tonnes guaranteed under the sugar protocol and special preferential sugar arrangement to a low of 466,437 tonnes in 2011/12.
In terms of direct corporate linkages, the Fanjul family also owns the Central Romana Corporation, which maintains a diversified portfolio of activities in the Dominican Republic (DR), including an annual sugar production capacity of over 400,000 tonnes, representing "nearly 70% of the DR's total sugar production". Central Romano is a major supplier of sugar products to consumers and industrial users in the DR and, through the ASR Group, has access to both the US and EU export markets.21 In 2013, for the first time since 2009, sugar was exported from the DR to the EU market, when Central Romano shipped 60,000 tonnes to the UK and Portugal. This accounted for 60% of the company's total sugar exports, while Central Romano filled only a third of its US tariff-rate quota (TRQ). The company is currently expanding its sugar production, with a 4% expansion projected for 2013/14.22
Currently, Central Romano is increasingly focusing its growth strategy on the tourism sector.23 It estimates that if targets for growth in the tourism sector are met, local sugar consumption could increase by 40% by 2024.
In 2012, ASR acquired a majority shareholding in Belize Sugar Industries (BSI), the only sugar mill in Belize.24 ASR's decision to acquire BSI was closely linked to the February 2008 decision by Tate & Lyle to convert its entire direct consumption sugar range to Fairtrade-certified sugars.25 This formed part of a market repositioning strategy in preparation for the impact of EU sugar sector reforms. According to representatives of FCC, "the Fairtrade component of the acquisition was important," since there are 6,000 Fairtrade-certified sugar cane growers in Belize.26 The shift to a fair-trade focus was further enhanced with the establishment in October 2012 of TLS's joint venture with the chemicals and food ingredients group IMCD Benelux to supply fair-trade-certified sugar to industrial users across mainland Europe.27
Issues and prospects
If acted upon, calls by TLS for traditional refiners to be given greater access to raw sugar, through a broadening out of duty-free access beyond traditional preferred suppliers, could carry important long-term implications for ACP sugar exporters. The key to TLS's survival as a raw cane sugar refiner is access to raw cane sugar supplies at world market prices. TLS representatives have acknowledged that many of the current traditional suppliers are high-cost producers.28 This suggests that if duty-free access for traditional cane sugar refiners to imports from non-ACP countries were increased, TLS would be likely to purchase from lower-cost non-ACP producers, unless current ACP suppliers can reduce costs and supply sugar at much lower prices.
If TLS cannot secure access to other cheaper sources of duty-free raw sugar imports, then capacity utilisation at its refineries may continue to decline, thus undermining the commercial viability of continued operations. This would leave ASR with the option of producing well-known TLS-branded sugars for which it has "a perpetual worldwide licence" from its other facilities. Any such closure of TLS refineries (accompanied, probably, by the demise of the RAR Portuguese cane sugar refinery, given its similar capacity utilisation problems) would reduce the market options open to ACP sugar exporters to the EU.
However, according to an EC-commissioned evaluation of Common Agricultural Policy measures applied in the sugar sector, "in the EU-25, full-time refinery production capacity has in fact increased by 58%" as a result of the reforms introduced. The evaluation also "estimated that the overall refining capacity in the EU 27 will be around 4.7 million tonnes/year in 2013."29
Nevertheless, questions have been raised about the long-term commitment of some sugar beet co-refiners to raw sugar cane refining. Following abolition of production quotas, no limits will be placed on how much sugar can be produced from a company's own beet production, which will then be determined by the profitability of the available markets.
Introduction to sugar industry corporate profiles
Suiker Unie/Royal Cosun
British Sugar/Associated British Foods
Tereos
Südzucker
1. CTA Agritrade, 'Tate and Lyle sugar division sold to US company', 8 August 2010
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/layout/set/print/Agriculture/Commodities/Sug...
2. ASR, 'About us: Our owners'
http://www.asr-group.com/about-us/our-owners/
3. Wikipedia, 'American Sugar Refining', undated
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sugar_Refining
5. ASR, 'About us: Our world'
http://www.asr-group.com/about-us/our-world/
6. Thisismoney.co.uk, 'Cambodian farmers launch action against Tate and Lyle', 12 April 2013
http://www.boycottbloodsugar.net/2013/04/13/cambodian-farmers-launch-act...
7. Foodnavigator.com, 'Tate & Lyle teams up with Eridania for Italian sugar supply', 29 March 2007
http://www.foodnavigator.com/Market-Trends/Tate-Lyle-teams-up-with-Erida...
8. Co-refining is the term used for sugar production by sugar beet refiners from both sugar beet and raw cane sugar.
9. Sugaronline.com, 'Tate & Lyle wants end to duty on raw sugar imports', 26 November 2013
http://www.sugaronline.com/home/website_contents/view/1223816
10. Tate & Lyle Sugars, 'Save Our Sugar'
http://saveoursugar.eu/
11. Bloomberg.com, 'Tate & Lyle urges EU to guarantee sugar supplies as costs soar', 17 April 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-17/tate-lyle-urges-eu-to-guarantee...
12. Thegrocer.co.uk, 'French sugar giant Tereos ups the ante as UK prices tumble', 14 September 2013
http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/topics/french-sugar-giant-tereos-ups-the-ante...
13. CTA Agritrade, 'Production and market developments in the EU sugar sector', 14 October 2013
http://agritrade.cta.int/Agriculture/Commodities/Sugar/Production-and-ma...
14. Some 30% of EU sugar imports are currently sourced from non-preferred suppliers under the CXL quota arrangement, on which a levy of €98/tonne is paid. CXL suppliers include highly competitive countries such as Brazil and Australia.
15. Bloomberg.com, 'Tate & Lyle urges EU to abolish a sugar duty as bloc quotas end', 27 November 2013
http://www.pina.com.fj/index.php?p=pacnews&m=read&o=114563774352...
16. Foodnavigator.com, 'German sugar companies fined €280m for price fixing', 19 February 2014
http://www.foodnavigator.com/Business/German-sugar-companies-fined-280m-...
17. EU Council Regulations 2038/1999, 1375/98 and 440/99.
18. European Commission, Report to the European Parliament and Council, 'Evolution of the sugar imports in the European Union from LDC and ACP countries', COM(2013) 323 final, 31 May 2013
http://www.ipex.eu/IPEXL-WEB/dossier/files/download/082dbcc53eea9c03013e...
19. CTA Agritrade, 'Barbados seeks Japanese support for sugar restructuring, while other Caribbean restructuring efforts continue', 18 March 2013
http://agritrade.cta.int/Agriculture/Commodities/Sugar/Barbados-seeks-Ja...
20. CTA Agritrade, 'Special report: Regional developments in ACP sugar sectors 2012–2013', 13 September 2013
http://agritrade.cta.int/Agriculture/Commodities/Sugar/Special-report-Re...
21. CTA Agritrade, 'Developments in the sugar sector in the Dominican Republic', 11 February 2013
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Agriculture/Commodities/Sugar/Developments-i...
22. USDA, 'Dominican Republic: Sugar annual 2014', GAIN Report, 2 April 2014
http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Sugar%20Annual_San...
23. Centro Romano, 'Central Romana Corporation, Ltd', undated http://www.centralromana.com.do/estructura_corp.php
24. CTA Agritrade, 'ASR to take shares in Belize Sugar Industries', 9 July 2012
http://agritrade.cta.int/en/Agriculture/Commodities/Sugar/ASR-to-take-sh...
25. CTA Agritrade, 'Major expansion of the "fair-trade" sugar market', 30 March 2008
http://agritrade.cta.int/Agriculture/Commodities/Sugar/Major-expansion-o...
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The No. 24 men's tennis team was upset, 6-1, by Vanderbilt Sunday at the Brownlee O. Currey Tennis Center in Nashville, Tenn. The Buckeyes fall to 5-3 on the 2003 season and the Commodores improve to 6-1. Ohio State is perfect at home (5-0) and drops to 0-3 on the road. In the last meeting between the teams, Ohio State fell to the Commodores, 4-3, in the first round of play at the 2002 NCAA Championships.
Vanderbilt dominated doubles action as it swept Ohio State at all three positions. Conor Casey (Jr., Ontario, Canada) and Dennis Mertens (Fr., Braaschaat, Belgium) were paired at the No. 1 position. The Ohio State duo fell to Bobby Reynolds and Lewie Smith, 8-3. Ohio State gave Vanderbilt the doubles point at the No. 2 position. Jeremy Wurtzman (Jr., Rochester, N.Y.) and Scott Green (Fr., North Canton, Ohio) suffered the loss to Scott Brown and Chad Harris, 8-5. Vanderbilt's Zach Dailey and Jens Pilgram-Larsen wrapped up doubles play after defeating Ohio State's Vince Ng (Sr., Broadview Heights, Ohio) and Brenton Contini (Jr., Dover, Ohio), 8-3. Ng and Contini, now 7-1, suffered their first doubles loss of the 2003 season.
Wurtzman, ranked No. 7 in the country, fell to No. 8 Reynolds, 7-6, 6-0, at the No. 1 singles position. The first set was forced into a tiebreaker where Reynolds picked up a 3-0 lead and continued his momentum into the second set to beat Wurtzman. Ng, ranked No. 45, went into the No. 2 position with a 24-3 singles record on the year. Harris, ranked No. 14, defeated Ng, 6-2, 6-1. Casey had a tight first set (7-5) against Vanderbilt's Dailey, though slipped, 6-1, in the second set at the No. 4 position.
At the No. 5 singles position, Contini tallied one point for the Buckeyes after defeating Vanderbilt's Scott Brown, 6-4, 7-6. Contini continued his winning streak, improving his 2003 dual record to 6-0.
Next up, the Buckeye squad returns to Columbus looking to stay on track with its home (5-0) winning streak. Ohio State will play host to No. 16 Virginia Commonwealth at noon, Saturday Feb. 22 at Jesse Owens West Recreation Center. The Buckeyes will face Penn State in the Big Ten opener at noon, Sunday Feb. 23 at the West Recreation Center.


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Q: "Flatten" Optional in guava and java 7 I'm using guava 20.0 and java 7.
I have guava function
public static Function<String, Optional<String>> UP
        = new Function<String, Optional<String>>() {
    @Override
    public Optional<String> apply(String f) {
        if (f.equals("test"))
            return Optional.absent();
        return Optional.of(f.toLowerCase());
    }
};

This code:
    Optional<String> strNormal = Optional.of("test");
    Optional<String> str = Optional.absent();
    System.out.println("strNormal = " + strNormal.transform(UP));
    System.out.println("str = " + str.transform(UP));

prints:
strNormal = Optional.of(Optional.absent())
str = Optional.absent()

But how can I receive Optional.absent() in both cases. May be there is something like map function for Optional.

A: Someone already suggested to add this "map" function in Guava 's Optional .However , it is rejected as Optional is considered as legacy and will be frozen.
Your best bet is to write an utility function , something like :
public static Optional<F> transform(Optional<T> optional, Function<T, F> transformer) {
    try {
        return optional.transform(transformer);
    catch (NullPointerException e) {
        return Optional.<F>.absent()
    }
}

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"The Kingston Lacy has arrived without her tow. Show just pasted us heading up the Medway. I think the Ella has sunk off Norfolk just south of Lowestoft.
The Trinty House Vessel ALERT is there showing ELLA WRECK on AIS. And the Kingston Lacy signal shows her dodging there for a few hours in the early hours."
On board the barge is a tug, due to be scrapped, called 'Ella'.
Almost back to where she started from!
ELLA arrives on the Tees for breaking 04.12.17.


I had this utterly bewildering idea just now which I'm still trying to parse.
First it's worth noting that in my current designs, I've essentially reverted to the "classic" forms for 4e classes — that's two class features, two at-will attacks, one encounter attack, and one daily attack power.
Second to note — is that I've removed most of the "additional combat options" from the hypothetical 'Combat Chapter,' and redistributed stuff like Grab and Charge Attack to the various classes where they make the most sense.
So I'm left with much more archetypal character classes. Groovy.
And in the back of my mind, I have this anxious voice reminding me about "paragon paths" and "epic destinies" and other, miscellaneous-yet-non-trivial stuff that I'll have to account for along the way.
Then I had this thought — as much as I already like putting off difficult stuff for later, this seemed totally reasonable — that I might remove daily attack powers entirely from the Heroic tier and push them all back to Paragon tier.
For starters, this would make Heroic tier all about renewable resources — from top to bottom. You have your encounter powers and your at-will powers, and you have passive effects. You won't receive "non-renewable" resources 'til Paragon.
Daily powers being exclusive to the Paragon tier would also give that tier something to make it unique — the current spread of powers ranging from at-will to encounter to daily can be confusing, and gets kind of stale after a fashion.
What we'd have instead — as far as power combo platters go — is at-will attacks from 1st level, with a steady accumulation of encounter powers all the way through the Heroic tier. Then in Paragon tier we get Daily attack powers for a taste of "Real Ultimate Power" all through to the end.
Epic tier tops us off with powers to cheat death — and throughout each of the three tiers, we gain feats to bridge the "dead levels" — even-numbered levels.
I'll need to think about this some more, but it would be an effective way to super-charge the otherwise stale Paragon tier — at least as far as new types of power are concerned — and it would be a way to make paragon paths distinct.
Well, distinct in a new way, since I kind of gutted action points.


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Q: Delete an entry in hashmap while iterating I have a loop to iterate a hashmap. If the condition is satisfied I need to remove the key, value pair from the hashmap. I am unable to do it using the below code. How can I achieve this?
for(HashMap.Entry<Integer,Character> m:commons.entrySet()){
    while(i!=(int)m.getKey()){
        i++;
    }
    if(s2.charAt(i)!=(int)m.getKey()){
      commons.remove((int)m.getKey());
    }
}

A: for (Iterator<Map.Entry<Integer, Character>> it = map.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
    Map.Entry<Integer, Character> entry = it.next();

    // casting to int is redundant in your code. I removed it.
    while (i != entry.getKey()) i++;

    if (s2.charAt(i) != entry.getKey()) {
        it.remove();
    }
}

You can use an Iterator to safely remove while iterating over a Map.
You can also look at .removeIf() (Java 8+), but with a loop inside your iteration, this is more readable, imo.

A: *

*The way you are trying to do it may cause ConcurrentModificationException. You should use an Iterator or Collection::removeIf which internally uses an Iterator.

*Though you can compare a char with an int, probably you have mixed up key and value in the comparison. You have written
if(s2.charAt(i)!=(int)m.getKey())

in which you are comparing the s2.charAt(i) with the key which is an Integer. Syntactically, it is correct but probably you wanted to compare the value (which is a Characater) i.e. most likely you want to do
if(s2.charAt(i)!=(int)m.getValue())

Do it as follows:
for (Iterator<Entry<Integer, Character>> itr = commons.entrySet().iterator(); itr.hasNext();) {
    Entry<Integer, Character> entry = itr.next();

    while (i != entry.getKey()) {
        i++;
    }

    if (s2.charAt(i) != entry.getValue()) {
        itr.remove();
    }
}


Parents love to be close to their children, but when it comes to bedtime, most would prefer to get a good night's sleep in their own bed. But many children insist on sleeping with their parents, and the result is often restlessness and exhaustion. If you're experiencing the problems of having to share a family bed, these tips might help you reclaim your bed and get the rest you need.
One way to get your child to sleep in his own room is to start early. Toddlers (ideally) will be unable to get out of their cribs and try joining you in bed, so this will get them used to the concept of sleeping alone. This can also teach your child ways to help herself get to sleep, so she won't necessarily need to be comforted by co-sleeping.
Another trick is to use positive encouragement. Instead of telling your child he isn't allowed to sleep in your bed, stress how cool and grown-up it will be for him to have his own bedroom. This will help your child view sleeping in his own bed as a positive experience, rather than something he "has" to do.
It's also important to remember that this process will take time. Try making the separation more gradual. You may consider setting time limits for how long the child can stay in your bed before she has to go back to her own room. Or you may want to put sleeping bags or air mattresses in your bedroom. This way, the child gets to be close to you without disturbing your sleep.
Always remember to be consistent. You may not feel like getting up at all hours of the night to take your child back to his room, but you need to establish a pattern. The sleepless nights may be difficult, but they will pay off.
Consider offering rewards to your kids. You could promise them a new toy or a fun trip if they sleep in their own bed for a certain length of time. Little incentives will show your child that this is really worth doing.
Hopefully some of these tips will be useful to you in reclaiming the bed. Your child will gain a sense of independence, and you will enjoy rest and relaxation.


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Q: What benefits are there to running a 64-bit Operating System? I would like to hear community opinions on reasons to switch, to utilise, or when one should consider a x64 platform.  Plus are there any additional benefits of running 64-bit Windows 7? over 64-bit Pre-Win7 OS's?

A: The benefit is that each process can then address over 4GB of memory per process. Technically the OS can have more than 4GB of RAM with 32-bit (but limited to 4GB per process) but in practice no modern OS actually implements that so a second benefit is that the OS can have more than 4GB of RAM.
Also, on 32 bit OSs, the upper part of the 4GB address space is used by device drivers and other things (like GPU RAM mapping), reducing the actual memory to about 3-3.5GB. That goes away with 64 bit OSs.
Certain applications, particularly photo and video related, will use more than 4GB per process. Photoshop on large images, video editing, 3D modelling, etc can all benefit from more than 4GB per process.

A: There are security benefits when running a 64 bit version of Windows. Basically Microsoft was able to restart with more of a clean slate and implement some extra safe guards. It is partially enabled by improved hardware support in the 64 bit CPU.

Here is a quick list of differences:

*

*Support for hardware based DEP.

*PatchGuard to prevent drivers or rootkits from patching the kernel.

*Signed drivers.

*Code integrity checksums. Binaries are checked before loading.

*Removal of the 16 bit subsystem (reducing attack surface).

Jeff Jones has a two articles on the changes: part1, part2. Wikipedia has some information and there is this KB article (from Doubt).

A: 32 bit Windows is limited to max 4 GB of RAM

A: The main advantage is for the memory space: much more than 4Go.
That means I can allocate 4Go to a virtual machine (one process, with for instance an Ubuntu inside), while having more than enough for my current Win64 session.

A: Probably the most evident advantage over the 32bit version is the ability to use more than 4GB of RAM (well, actually more than 3.x since part of the AS is used for MMIO).
x86_64 ISA also doubles the number of GPRs from 8 (and some of them are non that general...) to 16, likewise XMM registers are raised to 16. And of course when in LM the CPU can handle 64bit integers directly (which can be a big win for certain workloads).

A: When it comes to Windows XP running 64 bit allows the use of 4gb of RAM or more. In 32 bit XP there is a total of 4gb RAM shared between the motherboard and the graphics card.
Therefore if you have a 512mb graphics card the maximum memory available to Windows is 3.5gb.

A: On Windows 32-bit, each process is permitted to access only 2GB by default.  This is much worse than being able to use 4GB.  The system gets to use the remaining memory, but as noted the video card takes its share from that.

A: 32-bit Windows has a 4gb address space. You cannot use more than 4gb of physical ram.
Even if you have only 4gb of physical ram, Windows x64 will use that ram more efficiently. With Windows x86 by default only 2gb of the address space is set aside for applications, the other 2gb is reserved for the OS. You can change this split to 3gb apps/1gb OS, though not every app. is flagged to take advantage of this.
Also, there are holes in memory address space which have been set aside for device IO (transferring data to hds, video cards, USB devices, etc.) You can't use the physical memory which shares these addresses. Depending on various configuration settings this can account for as much as half a gig of unusable RAM. So on 32-bit Windows with 4gb of physical ram you'll actually end up with maybe only 3.7gb of usable ram, and at most 3gb of that usable by applications. Whereas with 64-bit Windows all of that 4gb can be used by applications (or the kernel).


eleanor and i are back from utah.
we had such a great time with family and friends.
1- brother + eleanor. 2- my family. 3 +4- making homemade pasta with the family.
looks like you had so much fun!! i LOVE homemade pasta!!
I've been to Utah once, and it really is so incredibly beautiful! I'm sure you had the best time.
Looks like the perfect summer vacation, minus a husband. Really, isn't family the greatest thing ever?
We're the same. I have three little sisters and a brother but he hangs out at the other end. Summer with them makes life better.
Your sister's look so much like you! What a fun family you have.
Utah is so lovely in the summer. I'm glad you had a great time…there's nothing like spending time with family!
I LOVE LOVE the first pic of E. So cute!
I adore the first picture and the last so much. Both so beautiful in each way!
And how wonderful you had a good time!
You almost look like a set of quadruplets with your sisters! Or at least two sets of twins!
ohmygoodness you and your sisters are like replicas of each other!
You and your siblings look so alike! Loved this post, the shots are beautiful.
You all are adorable! I love seeing pictures of your little brother… he has that mischievous look about him ;) That's the best!
I am in LOVE with your mama's garden! MAGICAL!
I know you hear this ALL the time but E is quite seriously the cutest baby I have ever seen. So adorable it hurts!
Your siblings and you look so alike, a real "we are family feel", so great. Eleanor is adorable in that hat!
I 100% know how difficult it is to say goodbye to family! Some people say it gets easier over time… but I don't know about that! Beautiful pics, as always.
:) I can't wait till I can go back and visit Utah. I haven't been living away for long, but I miss it already! Cute pictures. You and all your sisters are bea-u-tiful!
Aw, it looks like a very sweet trip. And Utah looks beautiful. I don't think that I've ever seen pictures of Utah (or at least known that what I was looking at was Utah). But, it's gorgeous.
Glad you had a blast- you were in utah and I didn't even know (I'm a Utahn, too). Anyways, you and your siblings look very, very alike!! Thanks for sharing.
wow you and your siblings look so alike! My sister and I get that all the time! Looks like you had a great time. I loooove home-made pasta!
Your little brother is ADORABLE!
Your family is so amazing, you all look alike, you all have such a beautiful smile and eyes.
My time in Utah always flies by as well….too fast! Looks like you had a blast! Eleanor looks adorable in that first photo and you and your siblings all have the same great smile!
eleanor is such a little charmer. looks like a fun trip home!
Picture one is awesome. SO so cute!
i always love your family posts. pretty, pretty sisters…eleanor already fits right in!
Oh I love making homemade pasta!! Tastes sooooo good!!! And seems like you had such a wonderful time. Love Eleanor's little sun dress. Too cute!!!
looks like you had a lot of fun! you & your siblings all look so much alike!!!
LOVE your mom's garden! Too cute!
Is it not the very best thing in life to be with your family with your new baby?? The joy that a new babe brings to the whole family is just precious. There is such joy in everyone's face!
What a beautiful family you have! Looks like you had a great time!
What part of UT are you from??
aww looks like so much fun! what a beautiful family!
It was nice meeting you at Claire's wedding… sorry if I was a little star struck. :) You are delightful.
Everybody seems to have said this already, but you and your family look so alike! It's adorable!
I'm in LOVE with that little dress and bonnet from the first picture. Where did you get them!?
You all look so a like!
LOVE that last photo. Gorgeous.
i love utah in the summer :) and i also love reading your blog, you have a beautiful family!
i am Melina .. i been following your blog for a long time. I read everything since day one.
i recently started writing my own blog so i now have a blogger user to comment on yours.
lovely pictures from Utah! That homemade pasta looks delicious!
I JUST got a pasta maker and can't wait to do it! You look great by the way! Nice post-baby jeans!
Your mother's garden is amazing. I could use some of her gardening tips for my new house in San Francisco. Your daughter is so precious. I just can't get enough of her.
Looks like you had an amazing time, what a lovely photos!
So gorgeous. I've never been to Utah. Now, I want to go! That last picture is stunning.
Looks like you had a good time. Your family is so cute!
your family is so beautiful! you are so blessed!!!
looks like you and E had a great trip, and i love the scenery pics!
Where are you in the shot of the valley?!
Cuz that looks like my home town view!
Wow. Utah is a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing.
I love that first photo with your brother and baby E. Definitely frame-worthy.
These photos are all beautiful!!
your baby girl is just the loveliest. I had one of those little hats when I was her age. super cute.
That first picture kills me. KILLS me.
i know you hear it all the time – but eleanor is just the most adorable baby. that first photo just slays me!
Oh, my! All the members in your family have the same cute eyes!
Vous vous ressemblez tous tellement !
Ce sont de superbes photos de famille !!!
omygoodness, you and your siblings all look alike. adorable!
These pictures are beautiful! They have a very "home-y" feel and it looks like a great place to grow up in…the chickens and the vegetable garden bring back lots of memories from my grandparents' house.
you all look so alike! what a gorgeous little family!
Your mom's garden is gorgeous! I want one! Love the picture of the Valley…makes me miss SLC!
your sisters look so much like you, how funny and cute this is.
Just moved to Salt Lake City from DC. So nice to see the gorgeous pictures on your blog of my very missed city!


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Q: How to check if WMIC outputs an empty string or the requested original product key of Windows? I try to use a wmic command to check for the Windows product key. I put a check to see if it is returning the Windows product key or an empty line. But the conditions IF "%%Z" == "" as well as IF [%%Z] EQU [] result always in execution of Echo Lose, i.e. key is not an empty string.
The following example is a simpler version to show the first part.
@ECHO OFF

set cmd=wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
for /f "tokens=1 skip=1" %%Z in ('%cmd% ^| findstr /r /v "^$"') do (set RESULT=%%Z)

IF "%%Z" == "" (Echo Key %RESULT%) Else (Echo Lose)
PAUSE

A: The string value assigned to a loop variable like Z cannot be referenced outside of the loop. The condition IF "%%Z" == "" compares always the fixed string "%Z" with the fixed string "" which are of course never equal. The condition IF [%%Z] EQU [] results first in the attempt to convert the fixed string [%Z] into a 32-bit signed integer value which fails already on first character [ and for that reason there is done next a string comparison of [%Z] with [] which are never equal too.
Some facts to know before using the code below:

*

*The SoftwareLicensingService class is available only on Windows Vista or newer Windows client versions and on Windows Server 2008 and newer Windows server versions. This class has no property OA3xOriginalProductKey on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
The SoftwareLicensingService class of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 does not have the property OA3xOriginalProductKey too.

*There is not written much about OA3xOriginalProductKey in the Microsoft documentations. There are the Microsoft documentation pages Windows 10, version 1703 basic level Windows diagnostic events and fields and An OSD task sequence doesn't continue after Windows Setup or an in-place upgrade finishes and Deploy Windows 10 Enterprise licenses with a little bit of information about OA3xOriginalProductKey. It looks like this property was introduced with OEM Activation 3.0 system used for Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 client versions.

There could be used the following batch code:
@echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
set "RESULT="
for /F "delims=" %%I in ('%SystemRoot%\System32\wbem\wmic.exe PATH SoftwareLicensingService GET OA3xOriginalProductKey /VALUE 2^>nul') do for /F "tokens=1* delims==" %%J in ("%%I") do set "RESULT=%%K"
if not defined RESULT echo Lose& goto EndBatch
echo Key %RESULT%
rem Other commands making use of environment variable RESULT.
:EndBatch
endlocal
pause

The usage of FINDSTR to filter out the empty lines is of no real help in case of no value output by WMIC for property OA3xOriginalProductKey because of the Unicode output of WMIC encoded with UTF-16 Little Endian with byte order mark (BOM) is processed wrong by the cmd.exe instance started in background with option /C and the specified command line as additional arguments on redirecting the output to FINDSTR with conversion to a single byte per character encoding.
The environment variable RESULT is defined in this case with a single carriage return as string assigned to the environment variable.
The workaround for this quirks of cmd.exe on processing the Unicode output of WMIC is using the option /VALUE to get output the name of property OA3xOriginalProductKey and its value on one line with an equal sign between and two empty lines above and also below the data line.
All five captured lines are processed by FOR which usually ignores empty lines completely. But there is no empty line to process by FOR because of the bug of cmd.exe interpreting the UTF-16 encoded carriage return + line-feed (0D 00 0A 00)  as carriage return + carriage return + line-feed (0D 0D 0A) resulting in the four empty lines are interpreted as line with a single carriage return and the line with OA3xOriginalProductKey= at beginning as line having also an extra carriage return at the end.
For that reason each entire line with carriage return at end is assigned first to loop variable I.
One more FOR loop is used to process the string assigned to the loop variable I which results in removing the erroneous carriage return from the string value before processing it.
So for the four empty lines there is no string to process by the second FOR and so the four empty lines are indeed ignored.
The second FOR loop splits up the only line with text data into two substrings by using the equal sign as string delimiter. The first substring OA3xOriginalProductKey is assigned to loop variable J and the second substring after the equal sign is the key which is assigned to next but one loop K if there is a key at all as otherwise K is not defined and %%K on command SET executed next is replaced by an empty string.
The batch file defines with the first two lines the required execution environment completely and makes sure that the environment variable RESULT is by chance not already defined outside of the batch file with the third command line.
The IF condition after the long command line with the two FOR and the SET commands checks first if the environment variable RESULT is defined now with a real key (and not with just carriage return) to determine which ECHO command to execute next.
The long command line could be also:
for /F "delims=" %%I in ('%SystemRoot%\System32\wbem\wmic.exe PATH SoftwareLicensingService GET KeyManagementServiceMachine /VALUE 2^>nul') do for /F "tokens=2 delims==" %%J in ("%%I") do set "RESULT=%%J"

In this case just the string after the OA3xOriginalProductKey= is assigned to specified loop variable J if there is a key output by WMIC at all. Otherwise there is nothing to assign to J by second FOR and for that reason the command SET is never executed at all resulting in RESULT still not existing in list of environment variables.
For understanding the used commands and how they work, open a command prompt window, execute there the following commands, and read entirely all help pages displayed for each command very carefully.

*

*echo /?

*endlocal /?

*for /?

*goto /?

*if /?

*pause /?

*rem /?

*set /?

*setlocal /?

*wmic /?

*wmic path /?

*wmic path softwarelicensingservice /?

*wmic path softwarelicensingservice get /?
Read the Microsoft documentation about Using command redirection operators for an explanation of 2>nul and |. The redirection operators > and | must be escaped with caret character ^ on FOR command line to be interpreted as literal characters when Windows command interpreter processes this command line before executing command FOR which executes the embedded command line with using a separate command process started in background.