diff --git a/kite/src/Configuration.cpp b/kite/src/Configuration.cpp
index cc495cfc..fbfd1b45 100644
--- a/kite/src/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/kite/src/Configuration.cpp
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ namespace Kite {
     , _edgeCapacityPercent(Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.edgeCapacity", 80.0)->asDouble())
     , _expandStep         (Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.expandStep"  ,100.0)->asDouble())
     , _ripupLimits        ()
-    , _ripupCost          (Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.ripupCost"   ,      3)->asInt())
-    , _eventsLimit        (Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.eventsLimit" ,4000000)->asInt())
+    , _ripupCost          (Cfg::getParamInt("kite.ripupCost"   ,      3)->asInt())
+    , _eventsLimit        (Cfg::getParamInt("kite.eventsLimit" ,4000000)->asInt())
   {
-    _ripupLimits[BorderRipupLimit]     = Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.borderRipupLimit"     ,26)->asInt();
-    _ripupLimits[StrapRipupLimit]      = Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.strapRipupLimit"      ,16)->asInt();
-    _ripupLimits[LocalRipupLimit]      = Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.localRipupLimit"      , 7)->asInt();
-    _ripupLimits[GlobalRipupLimit]     = Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.globalRipupLimit"     , 5)->asInt();
-    _ripupLimits[LongGlobalRipupLimit] = Cfg::getParamPercentage("kite.longGlobalRipupLimit" , 5)->asInt();
+    _ripupLimits[BorderRipupLimit]     = Cfg::getParamInt("kite.borderRipupLimit"     ,26)->asInt();
+    _ripupLimits[StrapRipupLimit]      = Cfg::getParamInt("kite.strapRipupLimit"      ,16)->asInt();
+    _ripupLimits[LocalRipupLimit]      = Cfg::getParamInt("kite.localRipupLimit"      , 7)->asInt();
+    _ripupLimits[GlobalRipupLimit]     = Cfg::getParamInt("kite.globalRipupLimit"     , 5)->asInt();
+    _ripupLimits[LongGlobalRipupLimit] = Cfg::getParamInt("kite.longGlobalRipupLimit" , 5)->asInt();
   }
 
 
diff --git a/kite/src/KiteMain.cpp b/kite/src/KiteMain.cpp
index bc75758f..f2b78792 100644
--- a/kite/src/KiteMain.cpp
+++ b/kite/src/KiteMain.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char *argv[] )
       exit ( 0 );
     }
 
-    System::getSystem()->setCatchCore ( not coreDump ); 
+    System::get()->setCatchCore ( not coreDump ); 
 
     if ( verbose1 ) mstream::enable ( mstream::VerboseLevel1 );
     if ( verbose2 ) mstream::enable ( mstream::VerboseLevel2 ); 
diff --git a/kite/src/NegociateWindow.cpp b/kite/src/NegociateWindow.cpp
index 03d927b1..e5c02a15 100644
--- a/kite/src/NegociateWindow.cpp
+++ b/kite/src/NegociateWindow.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ namespace Kite {
 
   void  NegociateWindow::printStatistics () const
   {
-    cout << "  o  Computing statistics." << endl;
+    cmess1 << "  o  Computing statistics." << endl;
 
     Statistics globalStatistics;
     size_t     biggestEventsCount = 0;
@@ -539,11 +539,11 @@ namespace Kite {
         biggestRSsize = _gcellRoutingSets[i]->getGCells().size();
     }
     
-    cout << Dots::asSizet("     - Processeds Events Total",RoutingEvent::getProcesseds()) << endl;
-    cout << Dots::asSizet("     - Unique Events Total"
-                         ,(RoutingEvent::getProcesseds() - RoutingEvent::getCloneds())) << endl;
-    cout << Dots::asSizet("     - Biggest Events Chunk"   ,biggestEventsCount) << endl;
-    cout << Dots::asSizet("     - Biggest Routing Set"    ,biggestRSsize) << endl;
+    cmess1 << Dots::asSizet("     - Processeds Events Total",RoutingEvent::getProcesseds()) << endl;
+    cmess1 << Dots::asSizet("     - Unique Events Total"
+                           ,(RoutingEvent::getProcesseds() - RoutingEvent::getCloneds())) << endl;
+    cmess1 << Dots::asSizet("     - Biggest Events Chunk"   ,biggestEventsCount) << endl;
+    cmess1 << Dots::asSizet("     - Biggest Routing Set"    ,biggestRSsize) << endl;
   }