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Home List of Titles Quantitative risk-based security prediction for component-based systems with explicitly modeled attack profiles
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/62498
- Title
- Quantitative risk-based security prediction for component-based systems with explicitly modeled attack profiles
- Author(s)
- Grunske, Lars; Joyce, David
- Abstract
- Systems and software architects require quantitative dependability evaluations, which allow them to compare the effect of their design decisions on dependability properties. For security, however, quantitative evaluations have proven difficult, especially for component-based systems. In this paper, we present a risk-based approach that creates modular attack trees for each component in the system. These modular attack trees are specified as parametric constraints, which allow quantifying the probability of security breaches that occur due to internal component vulnerabilities as well as vulnerabilities in the component's deployment environment. In the second case, attack probabilities are passed between system components as appropriate to model attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in multiple system components. The probability of a successful attack is determined with respect to a set of attack profiles that are chosen to represent potential attackers and corresponding environmental conditions. Based on these attack probabilities and the structure of the modular attack trees, risk measures can be estimated for the complete system and compared with the tolerable risk demanded by stakeholders. The practicability of this approach is demonstrated with an example that evaluates the confidentiality of a distributed document management system.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 81, no. 8 (Aug 2008), pp. 1327-1345
- Publication year
- 2008
- Keyword(s)
- Complete systems; Component-based systems; Composability; Confidentiality; Design decisions; Distributed document management; Engineering; Environmental conditioning; Information retrieval systems; Information services; Model-driven security evaluation; Parametric constraints; Privacy; Probability; Quantitative evaluation; Quantitative risk; Random processes; Risk; Risk assessment; Risk based approaches; Risk measures; Risk perception; Secrecy; Security breaches; Software design; SysML; System components; Systems-and-software
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 0164-1212
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2007 Elsevier. All rights reserved.
- Peer reviewed


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Prep boys basketball: St. Marys secures sectional title
WEST UNION, W.Va. – For a program which prides itself on defense, St. Marys boys basketball buried Clay-Battelle on the offensive end and defeated the Cee-Bees, 64-51, in a Class A, Region I, Section 2 final Friday night at Doddridge County High School.
At the start of the second half, the Blue Devils hit their first six shots from the floor while building a 16-point lead then had to hold off a pesky Clay-Battelle unit which narrowed the deficit to as few as four points midway in the fourth quarter.
St. Marys improved to 19-4 after converting 59 percent (22-of-37) from the floor and held Clay-Battelle to its lowest scoring output of the season. The previous low was 52 points in the Cee-Bees' loss at St. Marys more than three weeks ago during the West Virginia Hometown Invitational Tournament.
Last night, St. Marys made just two field goals during a nine-minute span in the second half, but sank nine free throws in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.
"Give Clay-Battelle some credit – they jumped into some pressure," St. Marys coach Mark Barnhart said. "Late in the game we did a better job getting to the ball then we hit a couple of free throws and that made a world of difference."
The Blue Devils' reward from last night earned them a home game with Wheeling Central Catholic in a regional contest slated for a 7 p.m. tipoff on Thursday. The Cee-Bees' season continues as well, but they will have their hands full in a regional contest Thursday at Magnolia.
"When you are in Region I, you better treasure a sectional title," Barnhart said. "It means a lot because Region I year in and year out is very difficult to contend with."
Clay-Battelle's largest lead of the game occurred in the opening stages of the first quarter at 5-2. The Cee-Bees' moved in front for the final time at 11-10 when Logan Opyoke's drained his only 3-pointer of the game. The senior missed only three of his 15 field-goal attempts and finished with a game-high 28 points.
"(Opyoke) is a nice player," Barnhart said. "You didn't see it tonight, but he is a very good perimeter shooter. He drove the ball to the basket exceptionally well. He's hard to stop."
Jessy Moore's only assist resulted in a bucket by Connor Lancaster to put St. Marys in front to stay at 12-11. The final minute of the opening period belonged to Blue Devil reserve Dylan Hupp, who accounted for all eight of St. Marys' scoring output in the final 52 seconds of the opening period.
Hupp's 3-pointer with one second left on the clock gave St. Marys a 20-15 advantage. The Blue Devils then carried the momentum into the second quarter as Drew Cosper canned two buckets, including a 3-pointer which left Clay-Battelle trailing 26-15. Cosper finished with a team-high 23 points.
The Cee-Bees managed to close the gap to 34-27 by intermission and kept the margin at seven after both teams traded baskets to open the second half. But in the next 3-1/2 minutes, St. Marys couldn't miss from the field as Cosper accounted for five points and Austin Bayless added four of his 12 points as part of an 11-2 run which extended the advantage to 47-31 at the 3:17 mark of the third quarter.
Backed into a corner, the Cee-Bees began to increase the pressure and behind Opyoke's 11 third-quarter points they narrowed the gap to 49-42 with one quarter remaining. With just under four minutes left in regulation, the difference was four at 55-51 but Cosper hit both ends of a two-shot foul and made a three-point play the old fashioned way to put the game on ice at 60-51 with less than two minutes to go.
"Compared to the first meeting with Clay-Battelle, we had to play a little closer to the vest tonight," Barnhart said. "They made it tougher on us this time."

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#128356 - 10/26/04 10:47 AM October
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If I could have gotten on here last night (I got "Page Cannot Be Found" all evening), I'd have said Happy Birthday, Consuelo. Since it's now the 26th., I'll say Happy Birthday , dody, and to all our October folks wherever they may be.
#128357 - 11/01/04 07:04 PM Re: October
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Might have found the page but couldn't find the computer so I'll just add my wishes to Jackie's and add that cake is actually mental health food and a little indulgence is good for the soul.
#128358 - 12/04/04 04:41 PM Me Burthday
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Loc: Ireland
Howye fokes
I'll tell ya, isn't it just marvellus the amount of people what do be haven burthdays. But sure, I,m kilt MadDogTed that himself and meself aren't the only ones.
Anyways, I just popped in ta wish everyone what's on the list a fierce happy burthday altagather - no matter what month it falls in - Jan ta Dec.
Speeken of which - it's me own burthday taday, ye know. Yes indeed - I'm six (6) in bear years taday.
Happy Burthday ta me, fer sure.
Be seein ya
#128359 - 12/04/04 05:41 PM Re: Me Burthday
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Happy Burthday to you, Gallant Ted, I hope that your next six bear years will be berry berry fulfilling.
Stay outa bars,
#128360 - 12/04/04 09:12 PM Re: Me Burthday
Registered: 11/07/01
Posts: 273
Loc: Ireland
Thanks a millin, mil. Hope ya have a super one yerself when the time comes.
Be seein ya
#128361 - 12/07/04 07:22 PM Re: Me Burthday
Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2154
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Stay outa bars,
Aren't you old enough YET?
(happy birthday)
#128362 - 12/14/04 09:05 AM Re: The official birthday thread
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Ooh, I heard from my sweet Maverick yesterday! Happy Birthday to all our Nov. AND Dec. folks!
#128363 - 12/14/04 07:57 PM Re: The official birthday thread
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Posts: 508
Loc: Metro Detroit (MI)
Happiest of birthdays, Mav - and here you are giving *us your birthday presence! Thanks!
#128364 - 12/15/04 06:42 PM Re: The official birthday thread
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Posts: 4757
Thanks kindly for those wishes, folks, and for pms and messages. As mentioned to a few already, I somehow doubt my present presence will be other than intermittent or fleeting due to horrendous time contraints - if I tried otherwise right now it would be a pre-sense pretence but.
In case I'm not around, let me get in early with love and best wishes for seasonal cheer to you all in whatever way you choose to mark or ignore it!
#128365 - 01/04/05 03:19 PM Re: The official birthday thread
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, eta! FWIW, today also marks 25 years that my husband has put up with me.
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The "College Effect" might have affected you..
Without any intervention of some kind, abstainers decline by about 45%. In plain terms, 45% of the students who don't drink, start drinking between July and October. If that sounds bad, heavy episodic drinkers also INCREASE by 115% over that time period! Most students start college expecting that "everyone" is doing it and then might feel pressured to fit in. What do you think?
What causes this huge increase?
57% of students are non-drinkers...
These percentages represent Tarleton students' consumption rates:
We've all heard the phrase "EVERYONE'S DOING IT!"
According to Tarleton students, there are only 43% of students who drink.
I guess the question is, "Who is your perception of everyone"?
If you only hang out with drinkers, then everyone IS drinking.
If you only hang out with non-drinkers, then everyone is NOT drinking.
Who is everyone to you?
62% of students feel that they HAVE TO drink to feel more attractive...
These percentages represent Tarleton students'
positive expectations when they drink alcohol:
If you rely on alcohol for the above reasons, then what will happen when you need to feel outgoing, attractive, or confident without alcohol. What happens when you start interviewing for jobs or giving company presentations. Start your life out right! Get involved on campus, meet friends, and take advantage of these 4 years!
Don't miss out on the organization and leadership opportunities!
68% of students expect that they will do something they regret when they drink...
These percentages represent Tarleton students'
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68% of Tarleton students feel like if they drink, they probably will do something they regret and 23% believe they could be taken advantage of sexually! Would you want your sister, daughter, or best female friend to go out and drink if you knew that there was a 23% chance that she would be taken advantage of sexually? Well, now you know.
It's your call...
39% of students have missed a class because of alcohol...
These percentages represent the career and academic related consequences that Tarleton students faced as a result from drinking:
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only 3% of students think that frequently getting drunk is okay...
Only 43% of students drink and only 3% of students think that frequently getting drunk is okay. You might think that this can't be real! Well, this is as real as it gets and these numbers once again show the often distorted view of the norm. It's just another reminder that your fellow classmates are aware that they CAN and they WANT to have a good time without getting drunk all the time. See what there is to do around here!
only 5% of drinking occurs on campus...
These percentages represent Tarleton students' location of drinking:
Tarleton students are once again illustrating their drive to maintain a safe campus by the low numbers of students who drink on campus.
As far as off-campus drinking percentages, don't forget about the possibilities of receiving a MIC, MIP, or a Contributing to a Minor citation. It IS illegal to even be around alcohol under the age of 21!! If you're not too sure about the laws, check out the Texas Alcohol Laws or Tarleton's Code of Student Conduct.
Where does this data come from?
The information contained on this page is based on Tarleton State University's AlcoholEdu 2009-2010 data.
How are these questions presented?
Each question is asked with a mean response, a 7 point scale, with 1=never and 7=always.
How are the responses calculated?
Information is based on 1,007 Tarleton State University 2009 first year students that selected 3 and above for each question.
What is a heavy Episodic drinker?
An Episodic drinker would be a woman who has 4 or more drinks and a man who has 5 or more drinks in one day.
What is a problematic drinker?
A problematic drinker is a woman who has 8 or more drinks and a man who has 10 or more drinks a day.
What is an abstainer?
A student who does not drink at all.


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Accelerating the current pace of discovery is an ongoing effort at the NIH, but the T-R01 Program is new this year. Named for the standard investigator-initiated research project that the NIH supports, the R01, the T-R01s provide an opportunity for a scientist that is like no other NIH program. Since no budget cap is imposed and preliminary results are not required, scientists are free to propose new, bold ideas that may require significant resources to pursue. They are also given the flexibility to work in large teams if the complexity of the research problem demands it.
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text: chemical spill in west virginia = slows jeff & tara's ghost hunting - lol malachi the prophet posted:1/11/2014 2:54:54 PM no really there was a chemical spill that made it to the water no one can bath shower or even wash clothes in it - less drink it a state of emergency was called = we will see how people act with no water this will happen all over soon as water pipes break from earth quakes , some from volcanoes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BEFORE THE NEWS - FEMA REGION 3 HAS BEEN ACTIVATED -EMERGENCY SITUATION .......... U-TUBE BREAKING !!! WEST VIRGINIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY 300,000 people can only flush there toilets with tap water the guy behind the spill only owned the company 9 days lol now owes millions if not a billion 4 clean up as low as 5,000 gals of chemicals leaked but up to as much as 40,000 gals = u know how people lie look at oil leek in gulf0x6a656666 posted:1/11/2014 3:51:08 PM Nah, it won't slow down our ghost hunting as we live in Virginia, not West Virginia. :)bobprin posted:1/11/2014 6:17:22 PM People in WVa still carry buckets of spring water to drink, whats the problem? Heck, we get our drinking water from a spring. Oh wait I read that wrong. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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Highlights of Security Service Files Released at The National Archives
This is the twenty-fourth Security Service records release and contains 196 files, bringing the total number of its records in the public domain to more than 4,300. As with previous releases, around 80% of the records are personal files relating to individuals (KV 2), with a small number of subject files (KV 3), policy files (KV 4), organisation files (KV 5) and list files (KV 6). The files cover subjects from the pre-war period, the Second World War and the post-war period, dealing with a range of groups and subjects. We apologise for the poor sound quality during the first few minutes of the recording.
Kindertransport: Britain's Rescue Plan
The Wiener Library holds many personal accounts of children evacuated from Nazi Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia between December 1938 and September 1939. Using individual first-hand accounts sourced from The Wiener Library and documents held at The National Archives, this talk gives insights into how Britain dealt with the refugee children who arrived on the Kindertransports and the difficulties they faced.
Professor Christopher Andrew introduces the 25th Security Service records release, which contains 170 files, bringing the total number of its records in the public domain to more than 4,500. As with previous releases, around three quarters of the records are personal files relating to individuals (KV 2), with the remainder a combination of subject files (KV 3), policy files (KV 4) and organisation files (KV 5). The records cover a range of subjects and span the inter-war, Second World War and post-war eras.
Shop Workers: Tracing Your Retail Ancestors
We all go shopping, albeit with varying degrees of enthusiasm, and many of us have also worked in shops. It was the same for our ancestors, and although the records may not always be easy to find, they are out there if you know where to look. There is also a wealth of background material to show us what our ancestors' shopping and shopkeeping experience was like.
Historian Dr Anne Samson explores South Africa's attempt to build an empire over the past century. The talk examines how successful South Africa was in adapting its desire in line with the changing international situation, moving from physical to expansion to economic, and later ideological, control.
Tracing Marriages in 18th Century England and Wales: A Reassessment of Law and Practice
The Clandestine Marriages Act of 1753 marked an important development in the history of marriage by putting the requirements for a valid marriage on a statutory basis for the first time. But what was the situation before 1753, and what practical impact did the Act have on popular practice? This thorough reassessment of law and practice is of particular relevance to those tracing their ancestors. First, the universality of formal marriage increases the likelihood that a record of an ancestor's marriage will exist somewhere; secondly, parish-level studies provide us with a clearer idea of where one may need to look for a marriage; and, thirdly, success or failure in tracing a marriage can be set within the context of the marriage law and practice of the time.


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'Nice Girls' Finish First
Author wins award named for Gloria Gartz, who gave Pasadena women a place to be seen and heard
By Ellen Snortland 07/17/2014
Acouple of months ago, Pasadena Women's City Club member Dr. Lois Frankel called me and left a message saying she had good news. Frankel is the author of the "Nice Girls" book series, exemplified by "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers." When I called her back, she said, "You've won the 2014 Gloria Gartz Award!"
"Yay," I screamed, possibly hurting Frankel's ear, "I am so honored … and I've got a really stupid question: Who is Gloria Gartz?" I'd already guessed that Gloria is another unknown woman in a pantheon of great and often forgotten or anonymous women.
Let me back up. There are so many wonderful, envy-inducing things about Pasadena: the purple blossoms of the Jacaranda lined streets, the weather, the wafting of orange and lemon blossoms year-round, the Rose Bowl, the Bogaards, City Hall, the neighborhoods, the architecture … and last but not least, the people! And right at the juncture of great people and great residential architecture is the iconic Prairie-style 1906 Blinn House. What does all that have to do with Gloria Gartz? She gave the Blinn House — now a historical registry home — to the Women's City Club of Pasadena, which she started in 1945 and is now celebrating its 70th anniversary. Apparently, very nice women do give other women houses!
Gartz believed in the political, civic and social power of women. She supported the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and was instrumental in helping to launch AARP. She helped hundreds of other women to thrive and serve the Pasadena community. The Gloria Gartz Award is given annually to a woman who demonstrates "outstanding leadership and generosity as well as a commitment to celebrating diversity and empowering other women."
I think Gloria would have agreed with the Virginia Woolf quote from "A Room of One's Own," "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." Similarly, women need a space of their own as a physical and symbolic offset to all of the private clubs, golf courses, corporate board rooms, churches, government agencies and more that might as well hang "No Girls Allowed" signs on their front doors — all the places that use various justifications to exclude women from almost everywhere but the home.
Of course, there could have been a "No Boys Allowed" sign on the door of the Women's City Club, which, under the circumstances, seems only fair. However, that is not how WCC members roll.
Maybe Frankel's next book can be "Nice Girls Didn't Used to Win Awards: Burying the Taboo of Public Recognition for Women's Contribution to Everything, Everywhere." I heard author Robin Morgan say that men give each other awards and prizes for lots of things, even bad hair. Morgan felt women need to acknowledge each other more, and not anticipate that women will volunteer or do good deeds because of their gender or "nice" quotient. Historically, it has been considered crass and unfeminine for women to be credited openly.
Gloria Gartz gave us a house in Pasadena, her name and a place to be seen and heard. A place to not be anonymous, which again points back to Virginia Woolf: "Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman." Come and help us all be less anonymous!
You can still attend the Gloria Gartz Award "co-ed" evening of good food, dancing and inspiration on Saturday, July 26. Call (626) 796-0560 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for tickets and more information.
Ellen Snortland and Lisa Gaeta are co-authors of the newly released "The Safety Godmothers: The ABCs of Awareness, Boundaries and Confidence." http://tinyurl.com/SG-Amazon
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So far JR has replaced Amare as the 2nd star on this team. Hes been amazing through 4 games
If u dont count the Miami game JRs averaging 19.7 ppg. I feel bad this guys not getting payed more
When JR Smith came out of high school, he projected to be Vince Carter. He's always had star talent, but a scrubs brain.
Smith's defense has been excellent also.
Smith has been a revelation over the initial 4 games. You know you're gonna get a lot of offence from him, but what's been the stand out is his defence and rebounding.
The effort he's put in to each of the games, the mindset, the hustle...........man...........between he and Brewer (though JR in particular) you're looking at 2 of the league's best contracts in what is still admittedly a small sample size.
JR's got his player option next year, and if the Knicks don't match the contract he wants, he's out. The starting job he wanted under Woodson but didn't get will be readily available elsewhere at this rate.
My fave Knick. Hopefully that's not another curse - David Lee, Gallinari, Lin...
^KnicksTape WOO WOO!, love his personality
Second best player on this team so far this season.
I've been pleased with his play. If this is consistent, he's gonna make our team scarier.
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Good news!Apparently, the party's over for New York Knicks shooting guard J.R. Smith.
Smith is off to one of the best starts of his nine-year NBA career and on Thursday he cited a cutback in nightlife as one of the key reasons for his success.
"I'm not going to lie. The New York City nightlife pretty much got to me. I was going out pretty much every other night and not focused on the task at hand," a candid Smith told reporters in San Antonio after the Knicks' morning shootaround.
Smith said that a new, disciplined approach to practice has helped his performance for the 5-0 Knicks.
Smith is averaging 18 points per game to go with five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Perhaps most surprisingly, Smith's hit an eye-popping 72 percent of his three-pointers (13 of 18) and is averaging just one turnover in 33 minutes per night.
It's a small sample size, to be sure, but it's hard not to notice how drastically Smith's improved from this season to last.
In 2011-12, Smith's first year in New York, he scored 12.5 points on 40 percent shooting in 35 games.
""He's so locked in and focused this year," Tyson Chandler said recently. "He's a different player. He's really matured and he's really buying into what coach is preaching, and it's been a big help."
Widely known as a talented, but maddeningly inconsistent player, Smith has said several times this season that he'd taken a more serious approach to his job over the summer. He worked hard to earn a starting spot with the Knicks and was disappointed when coach Mike Woodson declared he'd be the team's sixth man.
But after talking with some of the veteran Knicks, Smith accepted his role -- and has thrived in it.
He's been the best player not named Carmelo Anthony for the undefeated Knicks, who face the Spurs on Thursday night.
Coach Mike Woodson told reporters in San Antonio that Smith has been more professional this year.
Said Smith: "Every day I'm getting into the gym, getting in as much work as I can. A lot of times previously in my career, I had negative energy coming into the gym, not wanting to be there, joking around, goofing off. This year, it's been more serious. I understand every road trip we take is a work trip, not just a play trip. You come and work hard. If I work hard, maybe the next guy will see me work hard."
Smith acknowledged that in the past he's relied solely on his vast talent to succeed.
But he credited the Knicks' coaching staff for helping him take a different approach to his job this season.
"Being around the coaching staff, they're very professional. They've been on me for being professional. They've been on me about being professional since day one I got here," he told reporters in San Antonio
I was one of JR's biggest critics last year.
All's fair: dude is playing well right now. What I like most is quite simply his shot selection. Last year my criticism stemmed from JR taking bad shots.
This year, and in that fourth quarter alone, I have seen JR pass up quite a few shots that he would have taken last year. The ball is moving around the perimeter, and not stopping in JR's hands.
As long as he keeps up his unselfish play, I will praise it.
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The Three Diseases Fund (3DF) ended its activities in December 2012. An independent evaluation is available, which assesses the Fund's impact over its 6 year period. A new Fund, the Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG) has been set up building on the successful work of 3DF.
3DF was a US$138 million multi-donor consortium that aimed to reduce the human suffering caused by HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Myanmar. A consortium of donors comprising the European Commission and the Governments of Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom established a pooled funding mechanism in October 2006 to finance this effort. Denmark joined the Fund in 2009.
The Fund's core aim was to provide a simple and transparent way to finance a nationwide programme activities in the three disease area; informing the public, reducing the transmission of the diseases and enhancing patient care and treatment through access to essential drugs and related services.
30 November 2012 - A story from Asian Harm Reduction Network for World AIDS Day.
3MDG fund
Link to the new Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG) website. 3mdg.org


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By Bob Quick: The Santa Fe New Mexican
With a budget deficit of more than half a billion dollars looming
over the state, there's a need to "keep an eye on what's happening" in
Santa Fe during this legislative session, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish told a
Tuesday morning gathering of business leaders from around New Mexico.
But as efforts to trim the state budget proceed, business people
shouldn't forget the importance of maintaining funding for public
education, she said, especially early-childhood education.
"It's one of the few items in the budget that's being recommended for extension," she said. "It really makes a difference."
Denish spoke at Business Day 2009, which drew about 250 business
owners and politicians to the Santa Fe Community and Convention Center.
This was the 20th anniversary of Business Day, which is sponsored by
the Association of Commerce and Industry and other business groups.
Denish received a standing ovation for her comments, which included
a humorous reference to the transitions she has been making recently —
the first when it appeared she would fill out the remainder of Gov.
Bill Richardson's term, and the second when he withdrew as the U.S.
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For Immediate Release
April 17, 2008
State Board of Education honors graduates of bilingual teaching program committed to teaching high need schools
Graduates earning master's degree; Majority switching careers—former photographer, options trader and social worker now training to be teachers
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) today honored another 12 graduates of the federally-funded Bilingual Transition to Teaching Project (BTTT) with a board resolution. These mid-career professionals and recent college graduates will receive a master's degree in education from Northern Illinois University (NIU) in May and are now working with bilingual and English as Second Language (ESL) students inside several Chicago and suburban classrooms.
"I applaud the commitment of these individuals for embarking on their new and rewarding career path," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch, Ed. D. "There is a growing need for qualified bilingual teachers in the state."
The BTTT project offers a unique avenue to teacher certification for people who want to change careers and become highly-qualified certified bilingual/ESL teachers. The program allows future teachers to complete the same education requirements as traditionally certified teachers, but instead of traditional student teaching, BTTT program participants receive on-the-job training as full-time bilingual teachers.
"It has been hard work but enjoyable at the same time," said graduate Bertha Vasquez, a first-grade bilingual teacher. "It is an honor and a privilege to participate in the program and best of all we are all working in a field where we want to be."
Participants who successfully complete the program earn a master's of science in education and meet Illinois' requirements for elementary teacher certification with bilingual and ESL approvals. Students in the program are also committed to teaching in a high-need school district for three years. In return, their master's level coursework for the degree at NIU is tuition-free. The three-year commitment typically coincides with ongoing coursework. The BTTT Project also provides participants with high quality professional development designed to have a positive impact on classroom instruction, before and while teaching.
Many of this year's graduates started in the classroom immediately when the program began in fall 2005. Some of them came into the program with an education background as a substitute teacher or social worker. Other occupations included photographer, options trader, software developer and an electronics engineer.
The program is funded by a five-year grant that was awarded to ISBE in 2004 by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement. The goal is to recruit and retain approximately 200 professionals into elementary bilingual education. Grant partners include the Illinois Resource Center, NIU, Chicago Public Schools District 299, and 11 other Chicago and suburban districts.
The partner districts are:
- Chicago Heights School District 170
- Calumet City School District 155
- Cicero Elementary School District 99
- Harvey Public School District 152
- Joliet Public School District 86
- North Chicago School District 187
- Posen-Robbins School District 143 ½
- Summit School District 104
- Waukegan Community School District 60
- W. Harvey-Dixmoor School District 147
- Zion Elementary School District 6
All 12 partnering school districts serve at least 10,000 or more students; serve more than 20 percent low-income students, based on USDE criteria; and have a 2.5 percent rate of teachers on emergency or provisional certificates.
This is the second BTTT grant awarded to ISBE. The first grant ended in 2005 and partnered with CPS, Waukegan, Cicero, Rockford District 205 and East Aurora District 131. Currently, there are 156 people in seven other groups working to complete the program.
The 12 graduates and where they teach are:
- Ariel Valles – Seward Academy, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Bertha Elvia Vasquez – Liberty School, Cicero Elementary School District 99
- Brian Calhoun – Graeme Stewart Elementary, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Elvia Hernandez – Columbia Explorers Academy, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Fernando Siles – W.E.B. Dubois Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- George Mauricio Proaño – Socorro Sandoval School, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Gerardo Argueta – Clinton Elementary, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Jeffery Alan Aigner – Albany Park Multicultural Academy, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- John Melville Grossoehme – John H. Hamline, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Mayteé Nazik Manas – Hanson Park Elementary, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Sergio Hernandez Jr. – Lazaro Cardenas School, Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Timothy Michael Snow – Graves Heritage Middle School, Summit School District 104
For more information about the Bilingual Transition to Teaching program, visit http://www.transitiontoteaching.com/.


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Christmas Wishes....
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I love the photograph of the snow capped trees and the simplicity of the wreath...just perfect. For me, too Simone,Christmas is about being with those you love...ReplyDelete
And of course... Christmas movies...Victoria just loved Miracle on 34th Street, I think we'll watch it again this year ;-)
and I can't watch It's A Wonderful Life without crying and I've lost count of the times I've seen it.
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas, Simone may it be full of JOY.
Such gorgeous images and wonderful memories!!! We are all so very blessed to be able to share our stories of Christmas like this!!ReplyDelete
Sending loads of Christmas cheer for a fab December!
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This is so lovely Simone... I agree wholeheartedly with you..ReplyDelete
Did you receive my email?? Just about catching up etc... xv
OMG, Simone, we are so much alike in thought we posted TWO of the same images today !! So so funny & cosmic. YOU are my idea of the perfect mummy making the perfect Christmas. I know your children think this too. Beautiful post, my darling...see you in NYC on our shopping trip. xx'sReplyDelete
Love this post :) it just oozes Christmas!ReplyDelete
"Christmas for me is simply about being with those you love, being together....it's a time of comfort, warmth, good food made with love and thankfulness for all these things."
These words of yours describe how I feel about Christmas perfectly - well done, Simone! xxoo
What a lovely post Sim. The images were gorgeous.Like you I think there is no better place than London for Christmas (and I've spent Christmas in some gorgeous places). I love the madness leading up to Christmas; the Christmas fairs, ice-skating and Somerset House etc etc, and then that eerie quietness that seems to envelope the city after Christmas Eve. I am so wishing for a white Christmas this year. I'm loving everything about the build-up now I am back in London. Can't wait to see you next week xxReplyDelete
Beautiful Simone and 'ditto' to eveything !! XXXXReplyDelete
Beautiful Simone and 'ditto' to eveything !! XXXXReplyDelete
Simone thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and images of such a special Holiday. I love that your family is making its own memories; as we all must. It IS all about love and being together!ReplyDelete
Simone, you did such a lovely job with a difficult topic. How does one decide on their very best Christmas when there are so many moments bundled up inside our heads? Then you add an increasingly fuzzy memory and it gets even harder (mine not yours) tee hee. I'm so happy for you that you've got a seven year old asking such adorable questions about Santa. That's the magic of the season and I don't think it gets any better than that.ReplyDelete
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Wonderful post.ReplyDelete
I'm sure your children will have the best Christmasses - Ever! And that's how it should be.
Hope you have a lovely day,
Liz x
I loved reading about your 7 year olds endless questions--now to me, that must just be a sheer delight to behold! As a former NYer, I will agree with you that it is just the most special place to visit before the holidays (even Paris can't top it) but there is no place like HOME for the Holidays. Wishing you a Merry one! With all of my Best from Provence,ReplyDelete
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The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Earthwatch Institute (EWI) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), documenting their intent to work collaboratively on the conservation of natural resources and landscapes in Africa. This collaboration will be in direct support of AWF's African Heartlands program. AWF Heartlands are large African landscapes of exceptional wildlife and natural value extending across state, private and community lands.
Adapted from the Zambia Daily Mail.
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Government of the Republic of Zambia have signed an agreement regarding the establishment of a regional office in Zambia. The new agreement also sets out the terms of the collaboration between the two parties for the conservation of wildlife and natural resources.
Adapted from the Daily Nation
In the Samburu Game Reserve in Kenya, a lioness recently struck up friendship with an oryx calf in a spectacle that puzzled everyone including wildlife experts.
In a radical departure from its instincts, the full-grown lioness had been roaming in the reserve for the last two weeks in the company of the oryx, which it would ordinarily have killed for a meal. Tourists and game rangers watched in disbelief as the lioness and the frail brown baby oryx walked side by side and rested together, with the intimacy of a mother and her cub.
Amboseli National Park - in the AWF-designated Kilimanjaro Heartland - hosts an amazing profusion of diverse wildlife. The park is a stunning mosaic of grassy plains, clear springs, mud pans, and Phoenix palm woodland framed by the presence of Mount Kilimanjaro. After an intellectually rigorous, yet stimulating week in Nairobi, the first comprehensive meeting of AWF's Heartland Program staff transferred the meeting to the living conference facilities of Amboseli.
Washington, D.C. -- The African Wildlife Foundation's (AWF) Chairman of the Board, Stuart T. Saunders Jr., has announced that Dr. Patrick J. Bergin has been appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2002. Dr. Bergin succeeds R. Michael Wright, AWF's President and CEO for the last seven and one half years. Mr. Wright is leaving AWF to join the MacArthur Foundation to direct its Conservation and Sustainable Development Program.


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Philosophy Meets Medicine
Note: This was written as a book review for Skeptical Inquirer magazine and will be published in its Jan/Feb 2014 issue.
Medicine is chock-full of philosophy and doesn't know it. Mario Bunge, a philosopher, physicist, and CSI (Center for Skeptical Inquiry) fellow, wants to bring philosophy and medicine together for mutual benefit. He has written a book full of insight and wisdom, Medical Philosophy: Conceptual Issues in Medicine.
Whether doctors recognize it or not, medicine is firmly based on the philosophical principles of materialism, systemism, realism, scientism, and humanism. Bunge explains that:
Without materialism, both diseases and therapies would be taken to be purely spiritual.
Without systemism, every disease would be attributed to an independent module.
Without realism, diseases would be viewed as either imaginary or as social flaws.
Without scientism, either nihilism or dogmatism would prevail, and all the achievements of biomedical research of the last 500 years would be consigned to oblivion.
Without humanism, all medical practice would be mercenary, and there would be no public health care. (more…)
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The first part of this article showed how to use the HTTP support in a MIDP device to connect to Amazon's online bookstore and fetch details for a book, given its ISBN. The choice of ISBN as the key was based on the fact that the Amazon Web server provides a query that returns the details for a book given its ISBN, whereas searching by other means (such as author name or book title) sometimes results in an intermediate page being delivered, buried within which is a link to the page that the application needs.
From the user's point of view, however, ISBN is about the worst choice that could have been made. How many ISBNs do you carry around in your head? Even the most zealous of authors, I'm prepared to bet, don't memorize the ISBNs of all (or even any) of their books. To make the user's life easier, the second part of this article creates a local bookstore for the user. The local bookstore retains the details of all books previously obtained with the ISBN application, so the user can locally look up books by title. The application then gets the ISBN from the stored book details and uses the ISBN query to download the latest information from Amazon. In addition, the bookstore retains the sales ranking and the number of reviews, so that they can be presented from the local cache without having to make a network connection. You can also compare the old (local) figures with the latest data fetched from Amazon.
The bookstore is implemented as a new MIDlet, called
PersistentRankingMIDlet, which is in the same MIDlet suite as the MIDlet shown in the first part of this article. When this MIDlet executes for the first time, it prompts you to enter an ISBN and then fetches its title, sales ranking, and number of reviews, just as the first MIDlet did. It then stores these details on the device so that the next time you start the MIDlet, you will see a list of the books that you have already made queries for, as shown in the leftmost screenshot of Figure 1. This list is presented in alphabetical order, sorted by the book's title.
When you select a book from the list, the most recently obtained details are displayed, along with a button called Menu that allows you to access a menu of possible operations, shown in Figure 2.
In this menu, the New operation lets
you enter a new ISBN, and is therefore equivalent to the functionality provided by the
RankingMIDlet developed in the first part of this article. The
Delete option removes a book from the bookstore. Finally, the
Details menu item causes the application to connect to Amazon.com, refresh the book details, and present a screen showing the difference between the new and old sales rankings and number of reviews. Figure 3 shows that the book has a ranking of 7,303, up 528 from the last time the device queried for information on the book.
The extra facilities provided by this MIDlet require the ability to store book
details on the MIDP device. All MIDP devices will provide some kind of long-term storage that is guaranteed to be preserved, at least while the device has some kind of power applied to it, which in the worst case means as long as the battery powering the device is not allowed to become completely discharged. Different device types provide different types of storage, so the MIDP profile defines a device-independent programming interface that allows a MIDlet to use whatever storage is available without needing to be aware of how it is actually implemented on the device. The API for this
record management system is provided in the
package, a complete description of which, along with annotated reference information, can be found in O'Reilly's J2ME in a Nutshell.
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J2ME in a Nutshell
The MIDP record-management APIs are based around the
RecordStore class, which represents a collection of related records. Each
RecordStore on a device is created and managed independently and belongs exclusively to the MIDlet suite containing the MIDlet that created it. All MIDlets in this suite can read and write records in any of their shared
RecordStores and can delete the individual
RecordStores if required. On the other hand, for security reasons, MIDlets cannot access or even find out about the existence of
RecordStores belonging to other MIDlet
suites. The tight binding between a MIDlet suite and its
RecordStore is also apparent in a couple of other ways:
RecordStore has a name composed of up to 32 Unicode characters. This
name is case-sensitive and must be unique within the MIDlet suite. However, the names used
by one suite can overlap those used by a different suite, because the MIDlet suite is
implicitly part of the platform-dependent key used to identify the underlying resources
in which the
RecordStore is implemented.
When a MIDlet suite is removed, any
RecordStores that any of its
MIDlets have created are automatically deleted at the same time. Since MIDlets can only
be installed or removed as suites, the issue of what should happen to a
RecordStore created and used by one MIDlet in a suite does not arise.
For the purposes of the bookstore client, we create a class called
BookStore that provides a higher-level interface, which allows the application to work with the data for an individual book rather than the
records that the
RecordStore class deals with. As you'll
see later, those records are a very primitive concept. The
BookStore class maps
directly to a
RecordStore called, appropriately enough,
which is automatically created or opened as required.
The static
openRecordStore() method opens a
RecordStore given its name:
public static RecordStore openRecordStore(String name, boolean create)
If a
RecordStore with the given name exists, it is opened, and an
RecordStore object is returned. If it does not exist
and the
create argument is true, then an empty store
is created. If
create is false, this method
throws a
RecordStoreNotFoundException, one of several exceptions
derived from the base class
RecordStoreException that
can be thrown by methods in the classes of the
BookStore class opens or creates its associated
RecordStore when its constructor is executed:
public class BookStore implements RecordComparator, RecordFilter {
// The name of the record store used to hold books
private static final String STORE_NAME = "BookStore";
// The record store itself
private RecordStore store;
// Creates a bookstore and opens it
public BookStore() {
try {
store = RecordStore.openRecordStore(STORE_NAME, true);
} catch (RecordStoreException ex) {
// Error handling not shown
RecordStore can be opened several times by a single MIDlet and can
also be open for access simultaneously by more than one MIDlet (in the same suite,
of course). The
RecordStore implementation keeps track of the number of
times that a given store has been opened. This count is decremented when the
closeRecordStore() method is called; the
underlying storage is closed (if this concept exists) only when the
has been closed as many times as it was opened. This means that each invocation of
openRecordStore() must be balanced by a corresponding call to
RecordStore class has several global operations that operate at the
record store level, including:
public static String[] listRecordStores()
For security reasons, only the names of those
RecordStores created by the
MIDlet suite containing the calling MIDlet appear in this array.
public static void deleteRecordStore(String name)
RecordStore cannot be deleted while
it is open.
public void addRecordListener(RecordListener l)
changes. The
RecordListener interface defines methods that are called when
records in the
RecordStore are added, removed, or updated.
public void removeRecordListener(RecordListener l)
public int getSize()
RecordStore, which
includes any private storage management information required by the implementation.
public int getSizeAvailable()
RecordStore can grow. Since the
implementation requires some space for private management information, the number of bytes
available for actual MIDlet data will usually be less than the value returned by
this method.
public long getLastModified()
RecordStore was last changed, in
the same form as the value returned by the
System method
public int getVersion()
RecordStore. This value is changed
whenever the content of the
RecordStore is changed in any way. Checking
this value is a quick way to determine whether the store has been modified.
public int getNumRecords()
BookStore class provides a simpler interface that allows applications
to work in terms of the
BookStore itself, instead of dealing with the
RecordStore. Here, for example, are the methods that get the
number of books in the
BookStore and allow the
to be closed. As you can see, they both delegate directly to the corresponding
RecordStore methods:
// Closes the bookstore
public void close() throws RecordStoreException {
if (store != null) {
// Gets the number of books in the bookstore
public int getBookCount() throws RecordStoreException {
if (store != null) {
return store.getNumRecords();
return 0;
In the first part of this article, we used HTTP to get the details for a book
and convert them into an instance of the
BookInfo class. This class, which we didn't show in the first part of the article, has the following instance variables:
public class BookInfo {
int id; // Used when persisting
String isbn; // The book ISBN
String title; // The book title
int reviews; // Number of reviews
int ranking; // Current ranking
int lastReviews; // Last review count
int lastRanking; // Last ranking
isbn variable is the book ISBN obtained from the user.
The values of all of the other variable, with the exception of
id (which will be described
below), are extracted from the HTML. The
reviews and
ranking fields hold the current values, while
lastRanking are the values that were obtained on the previous query.
Each time the book's Web page is fetched from the server, the value of
ranking are copied to
lastReviews and
respectively, and the values extracted from the Web page are written to
BookInfo class is designed to hold all of the information relating to
a book in the
BookStore. The intent is that each
BookInfo instance will be mapped to a record in the underlying
RecordStore. In terms
of the
RecordStore APIs, a record is simply a contiguous sequence of bytes,
the meaning of which is opaque to the platform and to the classes in the
javax.microedition.rms package. The
RecordStore class provides
several methods that operate on records:
public int addRecord(byte[] data, int offset, int length)
public void setRecord(int recordId, byte[] data, int offset, int length)
recordId with the given
portion of an array of bytes. This may cause the record to grow or to become smaller.
public byte[] getRecord(int recordId)
public int getRecord(int recordId, byte[] buffer, int offset)
public void deleteRecord(int recordId)
In order to add a record for a new book or replace the data for an existing book,
we need to create an array of bytes that represents its
instance and use either the
addRecord() or
setRecord() methods
to write the bytes to the
RecordStore. If you were using J2SE, you might
take advantage of object serialization to create a
serialized version of each instance of
BookInfo for storage, or use the Java Beans
persistance mechanism introduced in Java 2 version 1.4 to flatten the object into an
XML representation. Unfortunately, neither of these is available to MIDlets. The most
convenient way for a MIDlet to convert a class instance into a record is to use a
DataOutputStream in conjunction with a
Here, for example, is how the
BookStore class converts a
BookInfo object into a byte array:
// Writes a record into a byte array.
private byte[] toByteArray(BookInfo bookInfo) throws IOException {
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(baos);
os.writeUTF(bookInfo.title == null ? "" : bookInfo.title);
return baos.toByteArray();
The function of the
ByteArrayOutputStream is to write everything that it
receives into a buffer that can be extracted in the form of a byte array, while the
DataOutputStream provides convenience methods that write Java primitives,
types, and strings in a platform-independent way to an output stream.
You'll notice that the
toByteArray method does not write out the
field from the
BookInfo class. This is because each record is implicitly
associated with its own
recordId and therefore it does not need to be
stored in the record content. The
recordId is a unique positive
integer value assigned when the record is created. Each time a record is written,
it is assigned the next
recordId, starting from 1. The software guarantees that
recordIds are not reused. In particular, if you delete a record, its
recordId is not reassigned at any time in the future. The
getNextRecordID() method can be used to find out the
for the next record to be written to the
Reading the content of a record and converting it to a
BookInfo object
is a simple matter of reversing the steps shown above, using a
ByteArrayInputStream and a
DataInputStream to map the
byte array returned from the
RecordStore method
to the original Java types:
public BookInfo getBookInfo(int id) throws RecordStoreException,
IOException {
byte[] bytes = store.getRecord(id);
DataInputStream is = new DataInputStream(
new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes));
String isbn = is.readUTF();
BookInfo info = new BookInfo(isbn);
info.id = id;
info.title = is.readUTF();
info.ranking = is.readInt();
info.reviews = is.readInt();
info.lastRanking = is.readInt();
info.lastReviews = is.readInt();
return info;
This method assumes that we already have the
recordId for the book whose
details we require. So how do we get this value?
In the
PersistentRankingMIDlet, we need to get the set of
BookInfo objects for all of the books that the user has stored
in the
RecordStore when the MIDlet starts up. If there are no
records available (as will be the case when it is executed for the first time
following installation or if all previously stored records have been deleted),
we need to display the screen that allows the user to enter an ISBN. Otherwise,
the list of books should be displayed so that the user can select one to view.
The only way to retrieve a record from the
RecordStore is to call
getRecord() method, passing the required
The problem is, there is no way to know which
recordId values
correspond to valid records. One way to tackle this problem would be to use
code like this:
for (int i = 1, count = store.getNextRecordID(); i < count; i++) {
try {
byte[] bytes = store.getrecord(i);
// do something with the record
} catch (invalidrecordidexception ex) {
// no record for this record id
The trouble with this code is that it is going to be very slow after
RecordStore has been in use for some time. As long as
records have not been deleted, this code will behave properly. Consider, however, the extreme case in which 100 records have been added to the
RecordStore over time, but only the first and the most recent
remain. This means that record IDs 1 and 100 are currently valid, but 2
through 99 are not. In order to discover this, the above loop iterates over
all 100 possible IDs, successfully reading the first, but then encountering
98 successive exceptions for invalid record IDs, before reading record 100.
Not only is this a waste of 98 iterations of the loop, it is also going to
be slow, because it is very time-consuming to construct and throw an exception.
Incidentally, it is possible to create this situation with as little as two
records in the
RecordStore at any given time because record IDs
are never reused. Here is how that might happen:
Fortunately, there is a much more efficient way to tackle this problem.
Instead of walking through all of the record IDs that have ever been
assigned, you can get a
RecordEnumeration that contains
any subset of the content of a
RecordStore. A
RecordEnumeration is like a
in that it allows you to iterate over a collection of objects. It is, however,
more powerful than
Enumeration because you can traverse the collection
either forward or backward, and you can change direction at any time. For
further details, refer to the API reference or Chapter 6 of
J2ME in a Nutshell.
In order to get a
RecordEnumeration, use the following
RecordStore method:
public RecordEnumeration enumerateRecords(RecordFilter filter,
RecordComparator comparator,
boolean keepUpdated)
RecordFilter and
RecordComparator are interfaces
that define methods that allow you to exclude records from the enumeration and
determine the order in which the records are returned, respectively. If the
filter argument is null, then all records are included,
while a null comparator causes the order of the records to be undefined.
The following call, therefore, returns a
RecordEnumeration containing
all of the records of the
RecordStore in no particular order:
RecordEnumeration enum = recordStore.enumerateRecords(null, null, false);
keepUpdated argument determines whether the enumeration is static
or dynamic. If this argument is
false, the enumeration represents a
snapshot of the state of the
RecordStore when
is called. If
keepUpdated is true, however, changes in the content of
RecordStore will be visible through the enumeration (unless the changes
involve records that are excluded by the filter). It is more efficient to create an
enumeration with
keepUpdated set to
false, because it can be
expensive to keep the enumeration in step with the underlying
An alternative way to react to changes is to register a
RecordListener and
handle them in your own code.
RecordFilter interface defines a single method:
public boolean matches(byte[] data)
This method should be implemented to return
true if the record
whose content is passed to it meets the filter criterion and
false if it does not. Only those records for which
true is returned will be included
in the
RecordEnumeration. The
BookStore class contains an example
of a
RecordEnumeration used with a
RecordFilter in the
saveBookInfo method:
// Adds an entry to the store or modifies the existing
// entry if a matching ISBN exists.
public void saveBookInfo(BookInfo bookInfo)
throws IOException, RecordStoreException {
if (store != null) {
<b>searchISBN = bookInfo.getIsbn();
RecordEnumeration enum = store.enumerateRecords(
this, null, false);
if (enum.numRecords() > 0) {</b>
// A matching record exists. Set the id
// of the BookInfo to match the existing record
bookInfo.id = enum.nextRecordId();
byte[] bytes = toByteArray(bookInfo);
store.setRecord(bookInfo.id, bytes, 0, bytes.length);
} else {
// Create a new record
bookInfo.id = store.getNextRecordID();
byte[] bytes = toByteArray(bookInfo);
store.addRecord(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
// Finally, destroy the RecordEnumeration
This method stores the content of a
BookInfo record in the
BookStore. It needs to create a new record by calling
addRecord() if the book does not already have an entry, or update
the existing entry using
setRecord() if it does. In order to do this,
it needs to search the
RecordStore for a record with the same ISBN
as the one in the
BookInfo object. As before, it would be inefficient to
use a loop over all of the possible record IDs to find a record with a given ISBN.
Instead, this code uses the
enumerateRecords() method with a filter
that returns
true only for a record with the matching ISBN, but with
no comparator. The enumeration will consist of either one record or no records.
In this case, the
BookStore class itself implements the
RecordFilter interface, so the filter reference is passed as
this and the ISBN to be searched for is saved in the
searchISBN instance variable. Here is the implementation of the filter:
// RecordFilter implementation
public boolean matches(byte[] book) {
if (searchISBN != null) {
try {
DataInputStream stream =
new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(book));
// Match based on the ISBN.
return searchISBN.equals(stream.readUTF());
} catch (IOException ex) {
// Default is not to match
return false;
This method receives the content of a record in the form of a byte array, then
wraps a
ByteArrayInputStream and a
DataInputStream around it so that the fields within the record can be obtained. As shown in the
implementation of the
toByteArray() method above, the ISBN is the first field written to the record, so it can easily be retrieved by calling the
readUTF() method of
DataInputStream and comparing it to the ISBN being searched for.
RecordComparator defines only one method:
public int compare(byte[] rec1, byte[] rec2)
This method is passed the content of two records and is expected to compare them to determine their relative ordering. The return value should be
RecordComparator.PRECEDES if
rec1 comes
RecordComparator.FOLLOWS if
rec1 comes after
rec2, and
if they are equivalent (have the same ISBN). The
BookStore class uses a comparator when retrieving the list of all books for which there is stored information, from which the list initially displayed to the user is constructed:
// Gets a sorted list of all of the books in
// the store.
public RecordEnumeration getBooks() throws RecordStoreException {
if (store != null) {
return store.enumerateRecords(null, this, false);
return null;
Here, a
RecordEnumeration that contains all of the records in the
RecordStore is created, sorted according to the comparator, which is
implemented by the
BookStore class itself:
// RecordComparator implementation
public int compare(byte[] book1, byte[] book2) {
try {
DataInputStream stream1 =
new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(book1));
DataInputStream stream2 =
new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(book2));
// Match based on the ISBN, but sort based on the title.
String isbn1 = stream1.readUTF();
String isbn2 = stream2.readUTF();
if (isbn1.equals(isbn2)) {
return RecordComparator.EQUIVALENT;
String title1 = stream1.readUTF();
String title2 = stream2.readUTF();
int result = title1.compareTo(title2);
if (result == 0) {
return RecordComparator.EQUIVALENT;
return result < 0 ? recordcomparator.precedes :
} catch (ioexception ex) {
return recordcomparator.equivalent;
This method is really much simpler than it looks. All it is doing is wrapping both records with streams that allow the primitives to be extracted, and then extracting both the ISBN and title fields from both. The records are considered to be equivalent if they have the same ISBN. Otherwise, the ordering is determined by an alphabetical comparison of the books' titles.
The last operation we need to be able to perform is to remove the entry for a
book when the user selects the delete option from the menu shown in
Figure 1. This is very simple to implement, using the
deleteRecord() of the
RecordStore class. The only
attribute we need to perform this operation is the record ID of the book's
record which, of course, we keep in the
BookInfo object for this
very purpose:
// Deletes the entry for a book from the store
public void deleteBook(BookInfo bookInfo) throws RecordStoreException {
if (store != null) {
The second part of this article has shown you how to use the
class in the
javax.microedition.rms package to provide persistent storage
for the data managed by a MIDlet. Although the facilities provided are somewhat
primitive, you have seen that it is quite straightforward to implement a wrapper class
that can offer higher-level operations to application code.
A couple of final observations on this application and the current state of the storage APIs for J2ME itself:
First, the
javax.microedition.rms package
only supports access to data created by and belonging to the calling MIDlet suite.
However, some developments that will change this situation
are likely to arrive later this year. The next version of MIDP,
for example,
will extend the
RecordStore class so that a MIDlet suite can allow other
suites to access its data. More significantly, the PDA profile includes the ability for
Java code to access some of the native personal information on the device that is currently available only to native applications. This might, for example,
include an address book, a calendar, or a to-do list. None of these are currently accessible
to MIDP applications and, unfortunately, it seems that there is no plan to incorporate this
feature into MIDP version 2.0, with the result that only code running on the higher-end
platforms will be able to access these databases.
Secondly, the technique used in this application to obtain information from the Amazon Web site is very brittle, because it relies heavily on the format of the Web page that is returned from the server. In fact, this format has changed a couple of times since I wrote the first version of this code, and the application code had to change both times. The reason for this is, of course, that the data returned from the server is really intended for a human user, not for an application. That said, there are many other applications that use the same "screen-scraping" technique, including most of the stock-price ticker applications and MIDlets that are commonly available. In reality, this type of application should be created using a business-to-business interface, encoded in XML, with a formal specification of the services available and how to invoke them. This specification then becomes a contract between the service provider and the client and is therefore not subject to the type of change that breaks the bookstore client. What I have just described is, of course, the classic definition of a Web service. Work is already under way to define the way in which J2ME clients will access Web services. When this work is complete, perhaps it will be possible to build a version of this application that uses a formal interface to the Amazon Web server -- or other booksellers' sites -- to obtain its data.
Kim Topley has more than 25 years experience as a software developer and was one of the first people in the world to obtain the Sun Certified Java Developer qualification.
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The Dordt College Department of Music invites the community to attend the final instrumental ensemble concerts of the academic year. The first will be held Friday, April 25, and the second on Friday, May 2. Both concerts will be held in the B.J. Haan Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
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Home List of Titles Can the structure, strategies and culture of international offices be applied to other university entities? The experience of Monash University and Swinburne University of Technology
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- Title
- Can the structure, strategies and culture of international offices be applied to other university entities? The experience of Monash University and Swinburne University of Technology
- Author(s)
- Slatter, Brett; Smart, Jeffrey; Hansen, Janelle
- Abstract
- Swinburne University of Technology has undergone a recent restructure, with the previous offices of Corporate Marketing (domestic recruitment, marketing and communications) and Alumni & Development now joining Swinburne International in reporting to the PVC International and Development from December 2006. Subsequently, domestic prospective enquiries and direct applications were also brought under the portfolio's umbrella. The process and outcomes of the review and restructure were primarily based upon the good practices and lessons learnt from the previous restructure of Swinburne International in 2004-5. As presented at AIEC 2006, the Swinburne International restructure in 2004-5 reaped phenomenal improvements in terms of student recruitment, in process, systems, focus and ultimately student numbers. Growth in the student program has far outstripped that of national figures. The success of International since its restructure was seen as good practice to emulate across other areas, in particular the application of the following: case management; external client focus; customer service; strategic and systematic approach; clear and open communication; clear outcomes; use of e-business strategies, techniques and systems; data-driven basis for planning and marketing; focus on market segments; relationship management; team-based approach; use of technology to manage workloads, improve consistency and quality; underpinned by quality assurance; recognise, foster and build on whole of student life experience. Why are these traits found in successful international offices at Australian universities? Are they found elsewhere on campus? Can they be transferred to other business units within universities?
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Swinburne International
- Source
- Paper presented to Quality and Outcomes: Fulfilling the Promise: the 21st Australian International Education Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 09-12 October 2007
- Publication year
- 2007
- Keyword(s)
- Australia; Case studies; Colleges; Higher education; International students; Management; Monash University; Student recruitment; Swinburne University of Technology; Universities
- Publisher
- IDP Education Australia
- 2002-0509 (series ISSN)
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It Had to End Sometime
Yankees Winning Streak is No More After Jays Take Game 1
The Yankees 7 game winning streak came to an end last night, but come on. They can't win every game. There were positives and negatives about last night's loss. The Blue Jays beat the Yankees 5-4.
Pitching Analysis: Sergio Mitre started for the Yanks last night. He is really sexy. He struck out the first 2 men he faced, and I thought, "Oh boy. 2 out in the 1st, it's time to give up 5 runs." Well, Mitre allowed singles to Lind and Overbay, and I was beginning to think my prediction was right. But Mitre proved me wrong, and struck out Vernon Wells to end the inning. He struck out the side!
Mitre struck out 2 more in the 2nd, having an easy 11 pitch inning. In the 3rd, Inglett struck out for Mitre's 6th of the night. I was just starting to think that maybe he found it. But then Aaron Hill hit a solo home run. Darn. Why did I have to think that? I'm always wrong!
The 4th inning was gross. Overbay led off with a walk, followed by a Vernon Wells single. Bautista hit a comebacker, that was snabbed nicely by Mitre. Mitre fired to 2nd, not too accurately, and it went off Cano's glove into centerfield, scoring a run, and no outs were made on the play. He got the double play ball, and just screwed it up! By the end of the inning, the Jays were up 4-2. In the 5th, Mitre allowed a solo bomb to Lyle Overbay.
Mitre's biggest problem last night was throwing the ball to 2nd!
Mitre didn't really pitch THAT badly. He went 5 innings, allowing 5 runs of which just 3 were earned, on 6 hits and he struck out 6 along the way. It was a better performance. That throwing error really messed the whole game up. If he can fix that problem, and then pitch the way he did last night again, I guarantee the Yankees will win for him. But that's IF he can do it again!
Alfredo Aceves pitched the rest of the game. He was marvelous, allowing just 2 hits over 4 innings. He is a weapon out of the pen!
Defensive Analysis: Aside from Mitre's crazy throw, the defense was great. Robinson Cano made a nice play in the 3rd. Scutaro hit a ball in the hole to Cano's left, and he ran it down and threw across his body from the outfield to make the play. Underrated!
Offensive Analysis: The offense started out good, but then it sort of died toward the end of the game. Jeter hit a leadoff home run for the Yankees. Then in the 3rd, he hit a single up the middle to lead off the inning. He stole 2nd, and Barajas' throw went into centerfield, allowing Jeter to go to 3rd. Speed kills! Then Swisher hit a sac fly, which gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead.
In the 4th, the Yankees were trailing 4-2, and Robinson Cano stepped up to the plate. He went deep to leadoff the inning! Then Jerry Hairston Jr came up. He's adorable. Anyway, he hit a home run, his first as a Yankee, to tie the game at 4! Cano and Hairston back-to-back! He was a great pickup for the Yankees. When they got him, I was like, "Why did they get him? They have an abundance of benchies." Well, I'm sure happy they got him. He has impressed me in every game he was in. And now the Yankees have a killer bench, in Hairston, Hinske, Pena, Gardner, (I miss him) and backup catcher Molina. (I would rather have Cervelli, but whatever!) That was all the offense for last night. They had chances to score more, but they couldn't get the big hit.
Hairston has been nothing but a nice surprise for me. He was a wise acquisition.
So the Yankees lost a game. They didn't really play badly, they just got beaten. It happens. It's annoying, but it happens. The Red Sox are back at Fenway, cheating by stealing signs (it's my theory) and they beat the Tigers last night, narrowing the Yankee lead to 5.5 games. It is very important for the Yankees to win these last 2 games at home, because then they go on the road to Seattle. Even though they are pretty good on the road, they are way better at home and can't really afford to lose at home, especially while the Red Sox are cheatin' it up (again, it's just my theory) at Fenway. With Joba on the mound tonight, the Yankees are seeking a win to start a new winning streak. GO YANKEES!
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Mitre really impressed me early on when he struck out so many batters. But then he reverted to form and started making mistakes. He's not the worst pitcher by any means, but shouldn't the Yankees have someone better? I say yes! I like Hairston too. Very versatile, professional ballplayer. I'd like to see Hinske in the lineup. And I always feel we're better when Damon's in there. But Joe likes his lefty-righty matchups. What can we do?
Wow..Mitre did better than Garza last night. Matt only went 3.1 innings. Hairston sound like the name of a small town in upstate New York…but he's a good player.
Watch out for those Jays – they love to spoil things for other teams.
Mitre didn't do too poorly to start off with; it actually looked like we might be able to win despite his start. Then…..it all fell to hell but those things happen. I figured we'd take 2 of 3 and the two games I was confident we'd win are tonight and tomorrow, so no harm no foul.
One thing I will say is I'd like our offense to be a little more varied. Homers are great, but we can score runs by other means, right? I'm tired of hearing fans of other teams bitch that the park is somehow skewed toward HRs and that we wouldn't win any other way.
That previous comment was me, BTW. I've got to remember to put my blog in my comments.
Everytime Jeter gets a hit, an angel earns its wings ;O) I just love him! Sorry the streak ended, but today is a new day :O)
Tough game, but now it's time to build a new streak which you guys started tonight. You guys sure like to hit back to back hr's = you're leading the league!


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