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Guidelines for supporting multiple screen sizes and DPI values
Select styles based on DPI
Select bitmap assets based on DPI
Select skin assets based on DPI
Manually determine scale factor and current DPI
Override the default DPI
To develop an application that is platform independent, be aware of different output devices. Devices can have different screen sizes or resolutions and different DPI values, or densities.
Flex engineer Jason SJ describes two approaches to creating resolution-independent mobile applications on his blog.
Resolution is the number of pixels high by the number of pixels wide: that is, the total number of pixels that a device supports.
DPI is the number of dots per square inch: that is, the density of pixels on a device's screen. The term DPI is used interchangeably with PPI (pixels per inch).
Flex support for DPIs
The following flex features simplify the process of producing resolution- and DPI-independent applications:
The default mobile skins are DPI-independent, both with and without DPI scaling. As a result, if you do not use components with static sizes or custom skins, you typically do not need to set the applicationDPI property.
Dynamic layouts
Dynamic layouts help you overcome differences in resolution. For example, setting a control's width to 100% always fills the width of the screen, whether the resolution is 480x854 or 480x800.
Set applicationDPI property
When you create density-independent applications, you can set the target DPI on the root application tag. (For mobile applications, the root tag is <s:ViewNavigatorApplication>, <s:TabbedViewNavigatorApplication>, or <s:Application>.)
<s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" firstView="views.DensityView1" applicationDPI="320">
When you set the applicationDPI property, you effectively define a scale for the application when it is compared to the target device's actual resolution (the runtimeDPI) at runtime. For example, if you set the applicationDPI property to 160 and the target device has a runtimeDPI of 160, the scale factor is 1 (no scaling). If you set the applicationDPI property to 240, the scale factor is 1.5 (Flex magnifies everything by 150%). At 320, the scale factor is 2, so Flex magnifies everything by 200%.
In some cases, non-integer scaling can result in undesirable artifacts due to interpolation, such as blurred lines.
Disable DPI scaling
To disable DPI scaling for the application, do not set the value of the applicationDPI property.
The target density or DPI of the application.
When you specify a value for this property, Flex applies a scale factor to the root application. The result is an application designed for one DPI value scales to look good on another device with a different DPI value.
The scale factor is calculated by comparing the value of this property with the runtimeDPI property. This scale factor is applied to the entire application, including the preloader, pop-ups, and all components on the stage.
When not specified, this property returns the same value as the runtimeDPI property.
This property cannot be set in ActionScript; it can only be set in MXML. You cannot change the value of this property at runtime.
The density or DPI value of the device that the application is currently running on.
Returns the value of the Capabilities.screenDPI property, rounded to one of the constants defined by the DPIClassification class.
This property is read-only.
When your application starts, your application gets the value of the runtimeDPI property from the Capabilities.screenDPI Flash Player property. This property is mapped to one of the constants defined by the DPIClassification class. For example, a Droid running at 232 DPI is mapped to the 240 runtime DPI value. Device DPI values do not always exactly match the DPIClassification constants (160, 240, or 320). Instead, they are mapped to those classifications, based on a range of target values.
DPIClassification constant
Actual device DPI
>=200 and <280
You can customize these mappings to override the default behavior or to adjust devices that report their own DPI value incorrectly. For more information, see Override the default DPI.
Choosing to use autoscaling (by setting the value of the applicationDPI property) is a tradeoff between convenience and pixel-accurate visual fidelity. If you set the applicationDPI property to scale your application automatically, Flex uses skins targeted at the applicationDPI. Flex scales the skins up or down to fit the device's actual density. Other assets in your application and layout positions are scaled as well.
Create a single set of skins and view/component layouts that are targeted at the applicationDPI you specify.
Create multiple versions of any bitmap asset used in your skins or elsewhere in your application, and specify them using the MultiDPIBitmapSource class. Vector assets and text in your skins do not need to be density-aware if you are autoscaling.
Don't use the @media rule in your stylesheets, because your application only considers a single target DPI value.
Test your application on devices of different densities to ensure that the appearance of the scaled application is acceptable on each device. In particular, check devices that cause scaling by a non-integer factor. For example, if applicationDPI is 160, test your application on 240-DPI devices.
Make multiple sets of skins and layouts targeted at each runtime DPI classification, or make a single set of skins and layouts that dynamically adapts to different densities. (The built-in Flex skins take the latter approach—each skin class checks the applicationDPI property and sets itself up appropriately.)
Use @media rules in your stylesheets to filter CSS rules based on the device's DPI classification. Typically, you customize font sizes and padding values for each DPI value.
Test your application on devices of different densities to ensure that your skins and layouts are properly adapting.
Flex includes support for applying styles based on the target OS and application DPI value in CSS. You apply styles with the @media rule in your stylesheet. The @media rule is part of the CSS specification; Flex extends this rule to include additional properties: application-dpi and os-platform. You use these properties to apply styles selectively based on the application DPI and the platform on which the application is running.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- mobile_skins/MediaQueryValuesMain.mxml --> <s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" applicationDPI="320"> <fx:Style> @namespace s "library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"; @namespace mx "library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"; s|Button { fontSize: 12; } @media (os-platform: "Android") and (application-dpi: 240) { s|Button { fontSize: 10; } } </fx:Style> </s:ViewNavigatorApplication>
Values for application-dpi property
Each of the supported values for application-dpi has a corresponding constant in the DPIClassification class.
Values for the os-platform property
The matching is not case sensitive.
If none of the entries match, then Flex seeks a secondary match by comparing the first three characters to the list of supported platforms.
Defaults for application-dpi and os-platform properties
If you do not explicitly define an expression containing the application-dpi or os-platform properties, then all expressions are assumed to match.
Operators in the @media rule
The @media rule supports the common operators "and" and "not". It also supports comma-separated lists. Separating expressions by a comma implies an "or" condition.
When you use the "not" operator, the "not" must be the first keyword in the expression. This operator negates the entire expression, not just the property that follows the "not". Because of bug SDK-29191, the "not" operator must be followed by a media type, such as "all", before one or more expressions.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- mobile_skins/MediaQueryValuesMain.mxml --> <s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" applicationDPI="320"> <fx:Style> @namespace s "library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"; @namespace mx "library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"; /* Every os-platform @ 160dpi */ @media (application-dpi: 160) { s|Button { fontSize: 10; } } /* IOS only @ 240dpi */ @media (application-dpi: 240) and (os-platform: "IOS") { s|Button { fontSize: 11; } } /* IOS at 160dpi or Android @ 160dpi */ @media (os-platform: "IOS") and (application-dpi:160), (os-platform: "ANDROID") and (application-dpi: 160) { s|Button { fontSize: 13; } } /* Every os-platform except Android @ 240dpi */ @media not all and (application-dpi: 240) and (os-platform: "Android") { s|Button { fontSize: 12; } } /* Every os-platform except IOS @ any DPI */ @media not all and (os-platform: "IOS") { s|Button { fontSize: 14; } } </fx:Style> </s:ViewNavigatorApplication>
Bitmap image assets typically only render optimally at the resolution for which they are designed. This limitation can present challenges when you design applications for multiple resolutions. The solution is to create multiple bitmaps, each at a different resolution, and load the appropriate one depending on the value of the application's runtimeDPI property.
The Spark BitmapImage and Image components have a source property of type Object. Because of this property, you can pass a class that defines which assets to use. In this case, you pass the MultiDPIBitmapSource class to map different sources, depending on the value of the runtimeDPI property.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- mobile_skins/views/MultiSourceView3.mxml --> <s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" title="Image with MultiDPIBitmapSource"> <s:layout> <s:VerticalLayout/> </s:layout> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.core.FlexGlobals; private function doSomething():void { /* The MultiDPIBitmapSource's source data. */ myTA.text = myImage.source.getSource(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.applicationDPI).toString(); } ]]> </fx:Script> <s:Image id="myImage"> <s:source> <s:MultiDPIBitmapSource source160dpi="assets/low-res/bulldog.jpg" source240dpi="assets/med-res/bulldog.jpg" source320dpi="assets/high-res/bulldog.jpg"/> </s:source> </s:Image> <s:Button id="myButton" label="Click Me" click="doSomething()"/> <s:TextArea id="myTA" width="100%"/> </s:View>
When you use the BitmapImage and Image classes with MultiDPIBitmapSource in a desktop application, the source160dpi property is used for the source.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- mobile_skins/views/MultiSourceView2.mxml --> <s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" title="Icons Inline"> <s:layout> <s:VerticalLayout/> </s:layout> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.core.FlexGlobals; private function doSomething():void { /* The MultiDPIBitmapSource's source data. */ myTA.text = dogButton.getStyle("icon").getSource(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.applicationDPI).toString(); } ]]> </fx:Script> <s:Button id="dogButton" click="doSomething()"> <s:icon> <s:MultiDPIBitmapSource id="dogIcons" source160dpi="@Embed('../../assets/low-res/bulldog.jpg')" source240dpi="@Embed('../../assets/med-res/bulldog.jpg')" source320dpi="@Embed('../../assets/high-res/bulldog.jpg')"/> </s:icon> </s:Button> <s:TextArea id="myTA" width="100%"/> </s:View>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- mobile_skins/views/MultiSourceView1.mxml --> <s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" title="Icons in Declarations"> <fx:Declarations> <s:MultiDPIBitmapSource id="dogIcons" source160dpi="@Embed('../../assets/low-res/bulldog.jpg')" source240dpi="@Embed('../../assets/med-res/bulldog.jpg')" source320dpi="@Embed('../../assets/high-res/bulldog.jpg')"/> </fx:Declarations> <s:layout> <s:VerticalLayout/> </s:layout> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.core.FlexGlobals; private function doSomething():void { /* The MultiDPIBitmapSource's source data. */ myTA.text = dogIcons.getSource(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.applicationDPI).toString(); } ]]> </fx:Script> <s:Button id="dogButton" icon="{dogIcons}" click="doSomething()"/> <s:TextArea id="myTA" width="100%"/> </s:View>
If the runtimeDPI property maps to a sourceXXXdpi property that is null or an empty string (""), Flash Player uses the next higher density property as the source. If that value is also null or empty, the next lower density is used. If that value is alsonull or empty, Flex assigns null as the source, and no image is displayed. In other words, you cannot explicitly specify that no image should be displayed for a particular DPI.
Logic in the default mobile skins' constructors chooses assets based on the value of the applicationDPI property. These classes select assets that most closely match the target DPI value. When you design custom skins that work both with and without DPI scaling, use the applicationDPI property and not the runtimeDPI property.
switch (applicationDPI) { case DPIClassification.DPI_320: { upBorderSkin = spark.skins.mobile320.assets.Button_up; downBorderSkin = spark.skins.mobile320.assets.Button_down; ... break; } case DPIClassification.DPI_240: { upBorderSkin = spark.skins.mobile240.assets.Button_up; downBorderSkin = spark.skins.mobile240.assets.Button_down; ... break; } }
In addition to conditionally selecting FXG assets, the mobile skin classes also set the values of other style properties such as layout gap and layout padding. These settings are based on the DPI of the target device.
Not setting applicationDPI
If you do not set the applicationDPI property, then skins default to using the runtimeDPI property. This mechanism guarantees that a skin that bases its values on the applicationDPI property rather than on the runtimeDPI property uses the appropriate resource both with and without DPI scaling.
When creating custom skins, you can choose to ignore the applicationDPI setting. The result is a skin that is still scaled to match the DPI of the target device, but it might not appear optimally if its assets are not specifically designed for that DPI value.
Use applicationDPI in CSS
Use the value of the applicationDPI property in the CSS @media selector to customize the styles used by your mobile or tablet application without creating custom skins. For more information, see Select styles based on DPI.
To manually instruct a mobile or tablet application to select assets based on the target device's DPI value, you can calculate the scaling factor at runtime. You do this by dividing the value of the runtimeDPI property by the applicationDPI style property:
import mx.core.FlexGlobals; var curDensity:Number = FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.runtimeDPI; var curAppDPI:Number = FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.applicationDPI; var currentScalingFactor:Number = curDensity / curAppDPI;
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- mobile_skins/DensityMain.mxml --> <s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" firstView="views.DensityView1" applicationDPI="240" initialize="initApp()"> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ [Bindable] public var densityDependentDir:String; [Bindable] public var curDensity:Number; [Bindable] public var appDPI:Number; [Bindable] public var curScaleFactor:Number; public function initApp():void { curDensity = runtimeDPI; appDPI = applicationDPI; curScaleFactor = appDPI / curDensity; switch (curScaleFactor) { case 1: { densityDependentDir = "../../assets/low-res/"; break; } case 1.5: { densityDependentDir = "../../assets/med-res/"; break; } case 2: { densityDependentDir = "../../assets/high-res/"; break; } } } ]]> </fx:Script> </s:ViewNavigatorApplication>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- mobile_skins/views/DensityView1.mxml --> <s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" title="Home" creationComplete="initView()"> <s:layout> <s:VerticalLayout/> </s:layout> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.core.FlexGlobals; [Bindable] public var imagePath:String; private function initView():void { label0.text = "App DPI:" + FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.appDPI; label1.text = "Cur Density:" + FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.curDensity; label2.text = "Scale Factor:" + FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.curScaleFactor; imagePath = FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.densityDependentDir + "bulldog.jpg"; ta1.text = myImage.source.toString(); } ]]> </fx:Script> <s:Image id="myImage" source="{imagePath}"/> <s:Label id="label0"/> <s:Label id="label1"/> <s:Label id="label2"/> <s:TextArea id="ta1" width="100%"/> </s:View>
After setting the application DPI value, your application is scaled based on the DPI value reported by the device on which it is running. In some cases, devices report incorrect DPI values, or you want to override the default DPI selection method in favor of a custom scaling method.
You can override the default scaling behavior of an application by overriding the default DPI mappings. For example, if a device incorrectly reports that it is 240 DPI instead of 160 DPI, you can create a custom mapping that looks for this device and classifies it as 160 DPI.
To override a particular device's DPI value, you point the Application class's runtimeDPIProvider property to a subclass of the RuntimeDPIProvider class. In your subclass, you override the runtimeDPI getter and add logic that provides a custom DPI mapping. Do not add dependencies to other classes in the framework such as UIComponent. This subclass can only call into Player APIs.
package { import flash.system.Capabilities; import mx.core.DPIClassification; import mx.core.RuntimeDPIProvider; public class DPITestClass extends RuntimeDPIProvider { public function DPITestClass() { } override public function get runtimeDPI():Number { // Arbitrary mapping for Mac OS. if (Capabilities.os == "Mac OS 10.6.5") return DPIClassification.DPI_320; if (Capabilities.screenDPI < 200) return DPIClassification.DPI_160; if (Capabilities.screenDPI <= 280) return DPIClassification.DPI_240; return DPIClassification.DPI_320; } } }
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- mobile_skins/DPIMappingOverrideMain.mxml --> <s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" firstView="views.DPIMappingView" applicationDPI="160" runtimeDPIProvider="DPITestClass"> </s:ViewNavigatorApplication>
package { import flash.system.Capabilities; import mx.core.DPIClassification; import mx.core.RuntimeDPIProvider; public class SpecialCaseMapping extends RuntimeDPIProvider { public function SpecialCaseMapping() { } override public function get runtimeDPI():Number { /* A tablet reporting an incorrect DPI of 240. We could use Capabilities.manufacturer to check the tablet's OS as well. */ if (Capabilities.screenDPI == 240 && Capabilities.screenResolutionY == 1024 && Capabilities.screenResolutionX == 600) { return DPIClassification.DPI_160; } if (Capabilities.screenDPI < 200) return DPIClassification.DPI_160; if (Capabilities.screenDPI <= 280) return DPIClassification.DPI_240; return DPIClassification.DPI_320; } } }


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Summer is the season for vacations, and for many that means hitting the open road as the preferred getaway. As a tribute to summer road trips, Wonderwall asked celebrities to tells us about their favorite road trips. Click through to see where they like to hit the road.
"I've taken a great road trip almost every summer for the past eight years. The best one was the Warped tour the year that we were in a van. I can't remember which year." -- Pete Wentz, who clearly enjoyed his road trips (ahem partying) so much that his memory has been bit affected.

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Right, so I'm going to quickly get this out of the way – THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TO JEFFREY LEWIS & THE JUNKYARD ON MONDAY. Cool, that should just about do it. Well, not really I suppose. I honestly can't thank you all enough for coming, being lovely even though I listed the door time on WeGotTickets wrong and making it one of the best nights we at CM have ever put on. If you left just after the gig, you'll have missed Jeff doing a drawing on the side of the upstairs bar a little later on – it's still there but here's a picture anyway:
But yes, thanks for that. I have NEWS on top of all that gushing though. And it's good. It's REALLY good.
I am delighted to announce that DARREN HAYMAN (of legendary Peel-faves HEFNER) will be performing an afternoon solo piano show for us at Brighton Unitarian Church (opposite the Mash Tun & Fitzherberts) on Sunday 13th November (just before my birthday – nice!) in support of his upcoming new album 'The Ship's Piano'. Doors will be at 2pm and as there will be little/no amplification in the venue we'd ask you to arrive on time so as to not disturb the performance.
And it doesn't even end there. Support on the day will come from Darren's former Hefner bandmate JACK HAYTER!
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Articles and short reports A Carbon Tax Could Bolster Green Energy by Eduardo Porter, New York Times, Nov. 18, 2014. "There is one tool available to trim carbon emissions on a relevant scale: a carbon tax." This is a review of The Resource Privilege by James North, The Nation, October 13, 2014. This is a review of The Secret World of Oil by Ken Silverstein. The book focuses on the partnership between ExxonMobil and the dictator of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. It asks the questions: who owns the oil and who should receive the revenue from it? the current dictator and his family or the people of the country? Pentagon Signals Security Risks of Climate Change by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Oct. 13, 2014. "Climate change poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages." Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind, Sept. 13, 2014. German public policies and public dollars have created a massive transition to renewable energy. Shattering Myths to Help the Climate by Robert Frank, New York Times, August 2, 2014 In Interests, Ideology, and Climate by a Nobel prize-winning economist, Paul Krugman writes that the economic consequences of limiting carbon emissions are relatively minor. Political obstacles are the real barriers to change. (June 8, 2014) |
And God saw everything God had made, and indeed, it was very good. -- Genesis 1:31a
Economic policies and institutions impact our climate, climate change, and all the living things on God's planet. Changes in public policies can make our economy more equitable while also slowing climate change and environmental degradation.
A Just Transition for U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Workers (American Prospect, Summer 2016) describes how to support and help workers in the fossil fuel industry transition to other jobs. It is vital for the U.S. and all countries to end the use of fossil fuels. But this shift would leave many unemployed workers, at least temporarily. There is an equitable, affordable way to ease this transition.
In The New Abolitionism, Christopher Hayes notes that fossil fuel companies are pulling more carbon out of the ground than ever before and, if we limit the planet's temperature increase to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (anything above that threatens human survival), then "it's becoming increasingly clear that those companies will have to leave 80 percent of their reserves in the ground if we are to avert a global cataclysm." This would mean our incredibly powerful fossil fuel companies will need to just walk away from an estimated $10-20 trillion. Hayes notes that the only historical event that compares with today's need to abandon a huge amount of wealth is the abolition of slavery. While it is hard to think of people as property, hard to think that ownership of people was upheld by law, nonetheless, we realize that slave owners fought emancipation because it meant the loss of a huge amount of wealth – an estimated $10 trillion in today's dollars. It took the Civil War to bring it about. Hayes writes, "In fact, the parallel I want to highlight is between the opponents of slavery and the opponents of fossil fuels. Because the abolitionists were ultimately successful, it's all too easy to lose sight of just how radical their demand was at the time: that some of the wealthiest people in the country would have to give up their wealth. That liquidation of private wealth is the only precedent for what today's climate justice movement is rightly demanding: that trillions of dollars of fossil fuel stay in the ground. It is an audacious demand, and those making it should be clear-eyed about just what they're asking. They should also recognize that, like the abolitionists of yore, their task may be as much instigation and disruption as it is persuasion. There is no way around conflict with this much money on the line, no available solution that makes everyone happy. No use trying to persuade people otherwise." Read the whole article from The Nation magazine, April 22, 2014.
Pandora's Terrifying Promise: Can Nuclear Power Save the Planet By Mark Hertsgaard and Terry Tempest Williams, The Nation. Nuclear power is a fix for climate change. June 17, 2013
Writing in Century Century, noted environmentalist Bill McKibben calls for divestment from the oil industry. January 9, 2013
America's Fossil Fuel Fever by Michael T. Klare, The Nation. Costly technologies have opened up new sources in the Western Hemisphere—but they pose immense environmental dangers. February 29, 2012
Capitalism v. the Climate by Naomi Klein in The Nation. An excellent assessment of the problem and what must be done. November 28, 2011.
General Synod Resolutions about Climate Change
Resolution Urging Divestment – Along With Other Strategies – From Fossil Fuel Companies to Address Climate Change , GS XXIX, 2013.
A Resolution on Climate Change , GS XXVI, 2007.


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Kishengarh - Former Indian state, now part of Rajasthan, NW India; 837 square miles; made treaty with British government 1818; became member of Union of Rajasthan Jun 26, 1947. Capital Kishengarh, founded 1611, Ajmer district. Title: chief. Present name Kishangarh (not to be confused with 2 other Kishangarh's in Rajasthan).PRINCIPALITY OF KISHANGARH
Princely States of Rajputana-Rajasthan, Rajasthan Residency, Present-day
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Acceded to the Union of India on April 7, 1949, Founded in 1611
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Microsoft has advised people to run its Word application in "safe mode" to block a recent Trojan program, although security experts say there appears little cause for alarm.
"The good news is that it doesn't seem to be very widespread," said Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant with UK antivirus company Sophos. "There have been very, very few reports."
Researchers at F-Secure Corp. and Trend Micro Corp. also said the number of reported incidents remained low on Wednesday. Trend Micro rates the Trojan as "low risk" because, while the potential for damage is high, the impact so far has been small, said David Sancho, a senior antivirus engineer.
The Trojan surfaced last Thursday and arrives buried in a Word file attached to an e-mail message. It secretly installs software on a user's PC that could be used to execute remote commands, download other malware or monitor keystrokes and gather passwords, among other mischief.
For the Trojan to do its work, however, users must first be tricked into opening the Word attachment. And the incidents reported so far suggest that hackers are still using the Trojan in a very targeted fashion rather than sending it in mass e-mail, said Erkki Mustonen, a security researcher at F-Secure.
The Finnish vendor received reports from a handful of European companies affected last week that were all in the same business area, Mustonen said. He declined to name the industry. The company received a few more reports this week but "it seems to be pretty calm," he said.
The number of hacker groups using the Trojan appears quite small at this point, Mustonen said. "It seems they have been written by expert people," he said.
He advised businesses to monitor any suspicious traffic coming from China in their firewall. The Trojan may not have originated there, but it appears at least to be talking to a host server in that country, he said.
Microsoft's Security Research Center is analyzing the vulnerability, which affects Microsoft Word XP and Word 2003. The company said it will release a patch with its next regular update, due June 13, or earlier if necessary.
In the meantime,Word's safe mode won't fix the vulnerability but will prevent the vulnerable code from being exploited, Microsoft said.
The first step is to disable the Outlook feature that uses Word for editing e-mails. The second involves creating a new desktop shortcut that adds "/safe" to the Word command line. Detailed instructions are in a Workaround section at Microsoft Technet.
"For the sake of security I'd recommend doing it, even though it's a bit difficult," Sancho of Trend Micro said.
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Tweet From Lynch Indicates Possible RetirementMarshawn Lynch was at the center of attention in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday night.
Seattle Keeps Mum On Whether Marshawn Lynch's Time Is DoneMarshawn Lynch strolled through the locker room he's called home for most of the past six seasons on Monday followed closely by a pack of cameras.
Panthers' Fast Start Too Much For SeahawksAs the back-to-back NFC champion Seattle Seahawks found out Sunday in the Queen City, spotting top-ranked Carolina 31 points was all but a recipe for disaster.
Injury Report: Seahawks Hope To Have Lynch And Willson Ready For PanthersWhen the two teams faced off a season ago in the NFC playoffs in Seattle, the Seahawks were a rather solid favorite to beat Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.
Will Seahawks Make Another Magical Run To The Super Bowl?While quarterback Russell Wilson has also been putting up some impressive stats (35 TD's) this season, it is Seattle's defense over the last month or so that has been equally if not more dominant.
Seahawks And 49ers Battle To Avoid Last Place In NFC West Thursday NightThe Seattle Seahawks entered the 2015 NFL season with high expectations while the San Francisco 49ers entered the season with more questions than answers.
What Will It Take For The Lions To Beat The Seahawks Monday Night? A Run Game, And More ...With the Saints beating Dallas on Sunday Night Football, the Lions are officially the only winless team in the NFL.
DeAndre Levy, Marshawn Lynch Out For Seahawks-Lions MNF MatchupBut according to the Lions, Levy did not make the trip to Seattle this weekend, and was downgraded from "questionable" to simply out of Monday's game.
Joique Bell On Health, Seahawks Defense And Marshawn Lynch"Obviously not the start that I want. I don't really talk about injuries. … The coaches know my situation and that's pretty much all I have to say about that."
Lions Will Find It Hard To Rebound Against Defending AFC Champion SeahawksThe Detroit Lions are sitting at 0-3 and hoping that something can finally go right and their way. Unfortunately, they're heading to "Monday Night Football" to take on the defending AFC Champion Seattle Seahawks who are starting to find their groove.
Marshawn Lynch Goes Beast Mode At Kickball (Video)Is it too late for Lynch to enter the MLB Home Run Derby?
DeAndre Jordan Does His Best Marshawn Lynch In Postgame Interview [VIDEO]DeAndre Jordan is settling in for a month without All-Star partner Blake Griffin, so the Clippers center will take any night when his job can be a little easier.


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Cheese & Chutney
It's cold in Sydney – OK, not freezing but still cold here, especially at night. And somehow, despite my Canadian tolerance for seriously painful cold, I've become a wimp. My new inability to deal with cold keeps me indoors mostly - and what better thing to do when it's chilly outside than to stay in, stay warm and eat.
The coldness urges me to grab a blanket, a glass of red wine and make a scrumptious snack of baked goat's cheese with quince and pear chutney…so warming and decadent.
This baked cheese is awesome -- not just good but amazingly awesome. I've used the same recipes on other cheeses like camembert and brie – but goat's cheese is a nice change. Full of flavours like garlic, rosemary and wine. It's creamy, gooey goodness.
Having some fruit sitting in my kitchen, I decided to make a quick chutney to go along with my cheese. Sweet and full of earthy tastes provided by sage and the spiciness added by peppercorns, the chutney was the perfect addition to the salty and smooth texture of the cheese. The perfect night in...
baked goat's cheese
serves 4-6 for a party
1 package of goat's cheese (like goat brie) – you can also use standard brie or camembert
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
1 sprig rosemary
2 tsbp red wine – I used a full bodied cabernet
freshly cracked pepper
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
Take cheese out of package and place into small baking dish or foiled oven tray. Using a knife, make a fair number of slits halfway into the cheese, making sure not to damage the rind too much. Place a garlic slice and few pieces of rosemary into each little slit – carefully pushing down into the cheese. Next, pour wine over the top, sprinkle with pepper and place into oven to bake for 10-15 minutes, or until oozing with delight!
Take out and serve with crackers and chutney
spiced quince and pear chutney
1 quince, peeled, cored and chopped
2 small pears, peeled, cored and chopped
1 star anise
a few sage leaves shredded
1 sprig rosemary, take leaves off
1 tsp freshly cracked pepper
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 tsp brown sugar
1 cup water
1 wedge of lemon
Place all ingredients into medium sized pot and bring to a boil for a few minutes, reduce heat a little and let cook until flavours have blended and water has evaporated. If not cooked enough, add more water to cook out until you reach desired consistency. Adjust for seasoning and that's it. Let cool and serve with cheese and bread. This chutney keeps for a few days in the fridge – unless you decide to preserve it. Enjoy!
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Dynamic Mechanism Design: Incentive Compatibility, Profit Maximization and Information Disclosure
We examine the design of incentive-compatible screening mechanisms for dynamic environments in which the agents types follow a (possibly non-Markov) stochastic process, decisions may be made over time and may affect the type process, and payoffs need not be time-separable. We derive a formula for the derivative of an agent's equilibrium payoff with respect to his current type in an incentive-compatible mechanism, which summarizes all first-order conditions for incentive compatibility and generalizes Mirrlees's envelope formula of static mechanism design. We provide conditions on the environment under which this formula must hold in any incentive-compatible mechanism. When specialized to quasi-linear environments, this formula yields a dynamic revenue-equivalence result and an expression for dynamic virtual surplus, which is instrumental for the design of optimal mechanisms. We also provide some sufficient conditions for incentive compatibility, and for its robustness to an agent's observation of the other agents' past and future types. We apply these results to a number of novel settings, including the design of profit-maximizing auctions and durable-good selling mechanisms for buyers whose values follow an AR(k) process.
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Nice colors and covers bulges under arms and stomach area.
Nice colors and covers bulges under arms and stomach area.
Love this suit. Fits true to size, lots of support up top, and the sarong adds a bit of cover without seeming like a granny suit. I've only worn a few times so not sure how it will hold up in the chlorine.
Better fit than I expected, just the leg openings are a bit too large, easy to fix. Good bust support. Excellent suit for us older ladies.
I bought this swimsuit about a month ago. I love the colors and it fits very well. Looking forward to using it this summer.
It is a beautiful suit, unfortunately it was too short waisted for me and I had to return it. I would recommend for women 5'7" and below.


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Cool Cottons Fat Quarter Giveaway to Celebrate Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day
Cool Cottons! If I were to be exiled to a desert island and could take only one fabric store - I would take Cool Cottons!!
The shop is incredibly warm and inviting; the owner, Marie, is always ready to assist - brilliantly I might add - with fabric selections; the shop carries only very good quality fabrics; and the inventory of beautiful fabric bolts is arranged by color families.
And it is this last that I love best about the shop. So many fabric shops tend to organize fabrics by company, or by themes, or other often (to me at least) confusing criteria. And quite often I become frustrated before I ever finish my shopping.
When I walk through the front door at Cool Cottons, I am greeted with beautifully organized eye candy! Pinks with pinks, greens with greens, oranges with orangesÂ…Â….
As a occasional and nascent quilter, being surrounded with this kind of beautiful order makes all the difference.
And if I get stuck, Marie is there to fill in my gaps!!
Diane and I visited Cool Cottons recently to find the fabrics she needs for a super secret project. (I know what it is but you will never get it out of me!)
You can find her post here in which she shares a few pix taken inside the shop, (and pictures of her secret project). Diane selected a fabric for the very center starburst and then Diane and Marie went to work on the rest.
Watching Marie assist Diane was - well I am still in awe! I swear Marie knows where every single bolt of fabric lives in that shop! Diane would mention that she thought perhaps she needed something in a darker shade of say green, and Marie was off like a shot - literally making a bee line for exactly the right selection!
Every January, I hold a giveaway on this blog to support a locally owned yarn or fabric shop and this year the giveaway is a selection of fat quarters from Cool Cottons. A great way to celebrate "Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day" and participate in the fabric shop blog tour!
When it came time for me to select the collection of fat quarters (in the photo above) for this giveaway, I asked Marie for help!!! She suggested I pick a fabric I love and we would work off of that!
I picked two - the pretty pink and green you see in the center of the collection above. Apparently most quilters begin with something other than a couple of yummy "solids"!
Marie knew right away I was going to need the guidance I had requested! She provided me with a selection of prints that coordinated beautifully with the colors I had picked out and once I picked one of the prints, we were off and running - I mean SHE was off and running! I mostly just stood there in stunned silence as she added one perfect fabric after another to the collection.
I absolutely love this group of eight fat quarters! And if you do too, they can be yours! All you must do is to leave me a comment on this post by midnight PST, January 23rd, and you will automatically be entered in the giveaway.
The winner will be announced January 24th, on VISIT YOUR LOCAL QUILT SHOP DAY!
The Local Quilt Shop Day Blog Tour is open to everyone who wishes to participate so lets spread the love as far and wide as possible! Make sure your favorite fabric shop is included!
Pop into your favorite locally owned fabric shop, take a few pictures, create a post sharing what you love most, and add your post to those here at the bottom of the Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day Blog Tour.
And don't forget your favorite shop on January 24th! Let them know you appreciate all they do to create a uniquely special shopping experience - a great list of ways to do that can be found here.
I am always excited to see
I am always excited to see all the new fabric every time I go to my local quilt shop.
What a beautiful group of
What a beautiful group of fabric!
Love those bright colours! I
Love those bright colours! I wish this was my local quilt shop! Thanks for a great giveaway!
Oh my gosh, I love that bird
Oh my gosh, I love that bird print! So cute! What a cool place, I'll have to put it on my list of places to go on my 50 States quest! xo, Sarah
Pam, Thanks for the
Thanks for the give-away!
I love the happy colors. I'm
I love the happy colors. I'm glad to see that lime green is still a popular color - I love it and use it as a neutral. There aren't many fabrics that lime green won't make happier!
I love those happy colors.
I love those happy colors. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love the birds! I have a
I love the birds! I have a houseful of birds. I would love to make up a quilt with these fabrics. Thank you for the chance.
I am crazy for polka dots and
I am crazy for polka dots and those polka dot birds stole my heart. I can imagine many super cute quilts that can be made from this fabric.
Wow, beautiful fabrics!
Wow, beautiful fabrics! Would be great to work with! Thanks for the chance to enter!
What lovely fabrics ... yes
What lovely fabrics ... yes please enter me into this giveaway.
Great write up, Pam!! You so
Great write up, Pam!! You so captured all the magic that is Cool Cottons. And I agree, Cool Cottons would be my one fabric shop to bring to a deserted island, too!
Wow - she is astounding -- I
Wow - she is astounding -- I love the fabric combo!
I didn't know there was a
I didn't know there was a Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day! The array of colors is gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win.
what beautiful colors! Sounds
what beautiful colors! Sounds like a wonderful shop. Ahh, you're smart to pick some foundational solids; I tend to go for the flashy prints and then realize at home I need something solid to tie it together. I haven't done any real quilting yet, just applique.... someday. I just found out about a local shop that has drop in sewing nights, and am excited to drop-in. :)Can't wait to see what beautiful things you make with the fabric!
Thanks for writing about
Thanks for writing about local quilt shops. We need to support them. And thanks for the giveaway. The fabrics are lovely!
You can never have too much
You can never have too much fabric- I love it!
thanks for the chance
oooh, lovely fabrics! :) We
oooh, lovely fabrics! :)
We haven't quilt shops here in Italy, because quilting isn't as popular as in the USA. But I really like to visit fabric shops :)
What pretty fabrics!! I know
What pretty fabrics!! I know what you mean about finding a special shop; my favourite is around the corner from my house and they are just wonderful. Happy to leave you to it, happy to help you select fabrics. They've even been good when I've come in looking for help with construction and didn't need to buy anything. In my eyes, offering me great service means I'm more likely to buy more, but really, they dont have an obligation to offer such great service when I'm not there to purchase anything. I hope you don't mind me giving them a plug here Pam; I'm not affiliatied with them in any way (except as a customer) -
Quintessential Quilts in Morley, Western Australia
I love those fabrics. I have
I love those fabrics. I have a good fabric shop in my area, but they wouldn't be as good at helping me choose a selection of fabrics!
I love these fabrics. Great
I love these fabrics. Great colors.
Fabric is so alluring! I
Fabric is so alluring! I love that stack of orange Cool Cottons! My fav color!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!!
I loe anything organized by
I loe anything organized by color! I'm sure I'd love it there just on that qualification alone.
The fabrics are lovely- wonderful colors and interesting patterns. Thanks for the chance to win!


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Midsummer magic: Fine food, fairytales and flowers on a June journey through Sweden
Next week, the streets of Sweden's capital will empty, as Stockholm' s citizens set off on an annual pilgrimage. Midsummer has a special resonance in Scandinavia, and the celebrations of 24 hours of sunlight, which fall in mid-June, traditionally take place in the quiet coves of the archipelago.
There are more than 24,000 islands, some accessible by bridges, while others further out into the Baltic can be reached by ferry.
On the rocks: Sweden is a country of rugged coastal scenery - much of it accessible from Stockholm
My voyage into the sun-filled celebrations begins on the mainland, though, with leading chef Claes Karlsson. He is teaching me to cook a traditional dish - Jansson's temptation, which contains potatoes, pickled sprats and cream.
'At this time of year, we dance around a maypole, drink and eat - for many it's bigger than Christmas,' says Claes. Certainly more nostalgic.
There are over 24,000 islands in the archipelago, some accessible by bridges others reached only by ferry over the Baltic sea. The further you drift from the city the simpler and more earthy life becomes. 'There are no shops, no cars and we carry our luggage to the house with wheelbarrows. Until around midnight the sky is bright, and then it's like dusk, with a red golden glow.'
There's a strong desire for escapism and nostalgia. Perhaps that explains the continuing ritual of the rising of the the Midsummer pole. Said to have been brought to Sweden in the 15th century by German merchants, the maypole is traditionally clad with leafy branches and flowers.
'Everyone joins in, young and old,' says Claes, demonstrating his favourite dance - Sma Grodorna or Tiny Frogs, which involves crazed hopping in a circle.
I am in Stockholm a month before Midsummer, so the city is still wide awake: transport packed with commuters runs on time, everything is clean and the multi-coloured buildings of the old town, Gamla Stan, rise among an impressive, busy skyline.
To understand why midsummer is so significant, I take a tram to Djurgarden, a neat, verdant island, which is home to the world's first outdoor museum - Skansen.
Flower power: Midsummer is a significant part of Swedish (and Scandinavian) culture
Around 25,000 people visit this homage to 19th-century Scandinavia each summer. Replica wooden huts and windmills dot the hilltop, staff wear traditional dress and woodsmoke fills the air.
'People spent the winter toiling in the freezing cold,' says one woman spinning yarn on an old-fashioned loom. This was the moment they could stop and be with their families. Now, we're just happy summer has arrived.'
Celebrating the summer solstice predates Christianity. Nature is king, and eroticism and fertility are recurring themes. Legend has it that on the evening before the longest day, girls should pick seven wild flowers, including buttercups and forget-me-nots, and place them under their pillows to dream of their future husbands.
But as with much of Swedish tradition, food is the centrifugal force. The lunch meal is a drawn out banquet of herring, salmon with sour cream and chives, meatballs, Västerbotten cheese, crisp bread and strawberry cream cake with a steady flow of snaps and aquavit.
For all its abundance, the origins of the feast were modest. Swedes were starving because of the seasons, they pickled food because they could do so in their basements in the colder months. Midsummer has always been a consolation prize for months of darkness.
The bus winds its way out of the city through tall pines and wooden houses straight out of Grimms' fairy tales. I'm on my way to the island of Sandhamn, whose population swells to over triple each summer. The hourly Cinderella ferry chugs past larger inhabited islands, and tiny islets, with sea-salt stained rocks.
They couldn't be more different from the slick inner city.
On Svartloga, home to the world's smallest post office and one of the remotest enclaves, there is no electricity. But if you prefer luxuries, try Sandhamn. In 1897, the Sandhamn Yacht hotel was built as a boat club for the Royal Swedish Yacht Club. Here, I embark on a mammoth five-course dinner in the swish high-ceilinged restaurant. Around me striking Scandinavian women sip pricey-looking cocktails.
Metropolitan midsummer: Stockholm - including Djurgarden harbour - truly comes alive in the brightest months
Back in Södermalm, Stockholm's hip quarter, Mia Öhrn introduces herself as a gooey chocolate cake specialist. We meet for fika (a break for coffee and a pastry) at the effortlessly smart Scandic Grand Central hotel.
I want to make a connection between tradition and Swedish pride. 'We have this inferiority complex,' she tells me, joking, 'maybe it's because our national dishes are fried meatballs and rotting herrings.
'People looking for great food go to Italy or France, but now Swedish food is getting noticed,' she says.
Indeed, this year three Swedish restaurants were featured on the World's 50 best restaurants list. The food, like the culture, compounds ancient rituals with an endearing quirkiness, something summed up at the bizarre Sourdough hotel, a place where people can leave their prized dough culture to be fed and watered while they go on holiday.
Now that really is commitment to ancient culture.
Travel Facts
SAS Scandinavian Airlines flies to Stockholm from £129 return (www.flysas.co.uk).
A double room at the Scandic Grand Central costs from £73 per night B&B, (www.scandichotels.com/grandcentral).
A double room at the Sandhamn Seglarhotell costs from £216 per night B&B, (www.sandhamn.com).
For more on Sweden, see www.visitsweden.com.
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Twenty years ago if you told someone that Serbia would ever come into the United States as the heavy favorite for a Davis Cup tennis tie, you'd get a lot of strange looks. You'd get those strange looks mainly because Serbia didn't enter Davis Cup as an independent nation until 1995, but even if they had been a longtime member of the international tennis community back then, the idea of them coming over to the U.S. without one of their top two players and then being the overwhelming favorite to boot would have been totally preposterous at the time.
The U.S. had not yet become accustomed to being an also-ran in the men's game, and Serbia hadn't exploded into the tennis maven that it currently is, in 1993.
But a lot has changed in twenty years, both politically and with regard to tennis. Nowadays, the American men are floundering. With only one currently ranked in the top 20--and that man (Sam Querrey) by only the hair of his chinny-chin-chin at that--this new, somewhat depressing era of American men is marked by players who are more than powerful enough but unfortunately too oversized to reach elite status in today's global game.
It's a subject that has been beaten into the ground of late, so I'm not going to get into it here, at least directly. What I will get into is the bitter, deflating irony of the Bryan Brothers loss to Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac in today's crucial doubles rubber.
It was particularly heartbreaking for American tennis fans because it appeared that the dark clouds were going to lift temporarily. With our best and brightest (the Bryan Brothers are our national tennis treasure on the men's side, and they fought valiantly today, as they always do) out there ready to give the Americans a 2-1 lead against Serbia, all the criticism and bad-mouthing of American men's tennis was about to grind to a halt for one beautiful weekend so that team U.S.A. could revisit its past glory by upsetting the Serbs.
Furthermore, with only the Canadians and Italians left in the American's half of the Davis Cup draw, it was starting to look not entirely impossible that the U.S. could reach the Davis Cup final this year for the first time since 2007. Think what that would do for the confidence of our two oversized Americans (maybe they are destined for greatness, after all?), for the overall sentiment surrounding our men, and for all the young American tennis players out there looking for a reason to believe.
With Mike and Bob Bryan looking like they were about to put the finishing touches on the Serbs in the fifth set of what had become an epic doubles encounter, all was finally looking good on the horizon for American men's tennis. It wasn't exactly a lock that John Isner would beat Viktor Troicki--far from it actually--on Sunday to clinch an American upset, but at the time, as the Bryans were holding serve for the 30th, 31st, 32nd and 33rd consecutive time on Saturday, everything seemed to be falling into place.
American tennis was looking good. Our Bryan Brothers were exhibiting their trademark grit and toughness, and hope was springing eternal.
Then the Serbs took a dagger to America's best laid plans.
20 years ago, this would have seemed like pure fantasy.
But there it was in living color: the high and mighty Serbs pulling the rug out from under the American's feet.
There's a lot to be proud of, even in defeat for the Americans. And it isn't officially over until tomorrow.
But it's going to take a miracle for the Americans now.
Like the Roman Empire, the Dinosaurs, and the Dallas Cowboys, time does its damage and leaves what is left to sort itself out.
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For months, my new workstation at my office was still using Windows 7 (original edition) since i'm kinda lazy to install Slackware-Current and i wanted to install a clean Slackware 13.37 system. I finally had a chance after Slackware 13.37 has been released yesterday.
I grab 2 DVD from my house this morning when i went to office and burned Slackware 13.37 DVD ISO and start installing it and i got my 13.37 system in less than 15 minutes. Everything worked as intended and it's getting easier to configure Slackware, even in text mode. Since i use Intel card, i don't really need to install blob driver, and KDE desktop effects works out-of-the-box, so i'm really happy with it, even though it's not a primary thing for me.
Since i have dropbox account, i can just put my configuration files i used at home in my desktop at home and my workstation will get it automatically and i only need to remotely login to the workstation using SSH and i can start configuring it.
Just now, i have successfully compiled 188.8.131.52 and installed it. I also adjust the configuration files a bit and remove unneeded modules, such as wireless since it's wired-based. I also enable HIGHMEM64 so my 8 GB of RAM were detected successfully.
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Adaptive Co-Management: Collaboration, Learning, and Multi-Level Governance (Sustainability & the Environment)
By: Derek Armitage (editor), Nancy Doubleday (editor), Fikret Berkes (editor)Paperback1 - 2 weeks availability
In Canada and around the world, new concerns with adaptive processes, feedback learning, and flexible partnerships are reshaping environmental governance. Meanwhile, ideas about collaboration and learning are converging around the idea of adaptive co-management. This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the core concepts, strategies, and tools in this emerging field, informed by a diverse group of researchers and practitioners with over two decades of experience. It also offers a diverse set of case studies that reveal the challenges and implications of adaptive co-management thinking.Create a review
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Derek Armitage is a professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Fikret Berkes is a professor and Canada Research Chair at the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba. Nancy Doubleday is a professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University.Contents
Figures, Tables, Boxes Acronyms Preface and Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Moving beyond Co-Management / Derek Armitage, Fikret Berkes and Nancy Doubleday Part 1: Theory 2 Adaptive Co-Management and Complexity: Exploring the Many Faces of Co-Management / Fikret Berkes 3 Connecting Adaptive Co-Management, Social Learning, and Social Capital through Theory and Practice / Ryan Plummer and John FitzGibbon 4 Building Resilient Livelihoods through Adaptive Co-Management: The Role of Adaptive Capacity / Derek Armitage 5 Adaptive Co-Management for Resilient Resource Systems: Some Ingredients and the Implications of Their Absence / Anthony Charles Part 2: Case Studies 6 Challenges Facing Coastal Resource Co-Management in the Caribbean / Patrick McConney, Robin Mahon, and Robert Pomeroy 7 Adaptive Fisheries Co-Management in the Western Canadian Arctic / Burton G. Ayles, Robert Bell, and Andrea Hoyt 8 Integrating Holism and Segmentalism: Overcoming Barriers to Adaptive Co-Management between Management Agencies and Multi-Sector Bodies / Evelyn Pinkerton 9 Conditions for Successful Fisheries and Coastal Resources Co-Management: Lessons Learned in Asia, Africa, and the Wider Caribbean / Robert Pomeroy Part 3: Challenges 10 Communities of Interdependence for Adaptive Co-Management / John Kearney and Fikret Berkes 11 Adaptive Co-Management and the Gospel of Resilience / Paul Nadasdy 12 Culturing Adaptive Co-Management: Finding "Keys" to Resilience in Asymmetries of Power / Nancy Doubleday Part 4: Tools 13 Novel Problems Require Novel Solutions: Innovation as an Outcome of Adaptive Co-Management / Gary P. Kofinas, Susan J. Herman, and Chanda Meek 14 The Role of Vision in Framing Adaptive Co-Management Processes: Lessons from Kristianstads Vattenrike, Southern Sweden / Per Olsson 15 Using Scenario Planning to Enable an Adaptive Co-Management Process in the Northern Highlands Lake District of Wisconsin / Garry Peterson 16 Synthesis: Adapting, Innovating, Evolving / Fikret Berkes, Derek Armitage and Nancy Doubleday Glossary Contributors IndexProduct Details
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Regional collaboration in GBIF
Since 2008, the GBIF network has focused on developing regional collaboration among Participant nodes, including regional strategic plans relating to biodiversity data. This has led to a more formalized process of creating and strengthening regional networks, with the ability to share technologies and joint strategies for targeted mobilization and use of biodiversity data.
In 2011, the GBIF Governing Board approved the setting up of a Nodes Steering Group with representatives drawn from six regions:
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- Latin America
- North America
- Oceania
Regional representatives are elected from among six regional subcommittees of the GBIF Participant Nodes Committee and serve two-year terms. In principle, GBIF will assign each Participant to a particular region as it becomes a member in GBIF.
Held annually or in alternate years, regional meetings help Participants to focus on common tasks, set regional priorities, and stimulate specialization within the region.
Highlights of regional activities including events, data mobilization and research examples are included in the GBIF Annual Report.
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Jascha Heifetz was a Jewish Lithuanian-born American violin virtuoso .
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"I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven."
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"There is no top. There are always further heights to reach."
"If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it."
"If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order."
"No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you were on the other side."


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My advice to anyone buying a catamaran, new or used, is to find a real professional, a true buyer-broker with vast experience and integrity, who understands that counting happy customers is far more important than turning a fast dollar.
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Combine a cruising vacation with high quality training. This course is perfect for the adventurous sailor who wants to explore the cruising area and develop advanced sailing skills. Four nights and five days on board will be an unforgettable experience. Our combination class starts on Mondays at 9:00am. At that time we'll do an overview of the week ahead, boat orientation, and stowing of provisions and personal items. We'll then set sail for an exciting week of cruising and instruction. Class typically runs from 9:30-5:30 daily. We will return to the marina in the evening, however, one night is spent out at anchor. Classes will conclude early Friday afternoon.
Cost of Course: $2000.00 (plus tax) per person - includes all materials, boat expenses, accommodations, food provisions, instruction, and ASA 101,103, &104 certifications
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Our seven day course allows students to complete all four levels of ASA certifications offered. Everything from basic sailing through coastal navigation is covered. This is a bit much for someone with limited experience, but recommended for rusty or experienced sailors seeking certifications. Classes begin at 9:00 am on either Saturday or Monday and conclude six days later (Sat-Fri or Mon-Sun). Students live aboard the boat for six nights and are provided with three meals a day. The majority of the time is spent on the water with classroom and testing limited to necessity. We move at the pace of our students, affording them individualized attention, making sure every concept is understood before moving on. The seven day program is similar to the five day course, the only difference being the addition of 105 (Coastal Navigation) the last two days.
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*cough cough cough* Wow. I'm so worn out from singing. Just got Kareoke Revolution Party Mix yesterday..so I've been singing when I'm not at work. I have gotten I think...4 DIAMOND RECORDS!! Yeah! I'm proud of myself. Not quite enjoying Kingdom Hearts at the moment. Especially with having to find all the evidence in WonderLand... I'm perfectly fine with them decapitating Alice to be quite honest, but Sora isn't of course, so I have to find all the evidence because stupid Sora had to open his huge mouth. ><</div>
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Though nearly the entire interior of my house, Wolfgang Manor is comprised of black and white, small dashes of red are scattered throughout to add a lively sense of energy. I tend to collage images into my Decor Notebook primarily by color since so many other components of my life are also color-driven including my books, clothing, and shoes. When people ask me for organizational tips, I always say that you have to develop an individualized system that works for you — color just happens to be my self-prescribed method to keep the madness in check.
Category Archives: Decor Notebook
Decor Notebook #16: Collaged Walls
Collaged walls don't have to be a forgotten relic of our teenage bedrooms as these scans from my Decor Notebook demonstrate. When images are organized in a grid or arranged on a black wall, the look becomes much more refined and grown up.
Decor Notebook #15: Rustic Black
Some of my favorite decor touches: Black walls, a dash of damask and spaces that have a touch of drama but aren't too fussy. View more pages from the Decor Notebook set on Flickr.
Decor Notebook #14: Zesty Lime
How about a super-sized dose of bright green to kick-start the first official day of Summer? View more pages from the Decor Notebook set on Flickr.
Decor Notebook #13: Cherry Red
Decor Notebook #12: Black & White
I've been in total home improvement mode lately and the collection of house decor-related images that I collect for inspiration are collaged into the Decor Notebook. Here are some of my favorite black and white pages — I'll have many more (with tons of color!) to share with you in the upcoming weeks.
View more pages from the Decor Notebook set on Flickr.
Decor Notebook #11
♥ Controlled Chaos!
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Both of these pictures were taken from Domino magazine at different times, but I really love the controlled arrangement of so many images. Particularly notable is the first picture, a shot of Gwen Stefani's New York office. The crisp, inspirational print-outs are arranged just so, but not too perfect.


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Friday, January 20, 2017
Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Some Fun Projects...
Hi, all!
Here it is, Friday again! And you all know what that means - it's time to get our whoop whoop on!! Something tells me that there's been a whole lot of sewing going on, courtesy of all the snow that's been falling - so let's see what everyone's been working on! Remember, you don't have to have a finish - just something you're doing a happy dance about!
Shortly before Christmas, I was contacted again by Free Spirit Fabrics to see if I wanted to help promote some of their new releases, and of course I said yes! So for the last couple of weeks, I've been playing with Tanya Whelan's new line, Rambling Rose. The big reveal is this coming Monday (1/23), but today I'm going to do a little whooping about some of the small projects I've been making this week...
...like little trinket bowls...
...and my first fabric-covered rope bowl!
I also made headbands for the little girls...
...to match the twirly skirts I made for them!
Now I'm just praying for good weather on Saturday so I can have a successful photo shoot!
There are links to all of the tutorials I used for these items above. I thought I'd better share some changes I did for my twirly skirts. The tutorial I linked to is for a reversible skirt, but I didn't want that for these, so I made mine neatly finished on the inside. I used french seams, and zig-zagged my gathered seams to neaten them up a bit, then topstitched them down on the skirt itself. I also used two lines of gathering threads, about 1/8" apart, which gives a prettier gather. It also takes F-O-R-E-V-E-R, but when I get to see those pretty girls twirling around, it will all be worth it! Be sure to come back Monday to see the big reveal of all these pretties and more - in (hopefully) much artier photographs!
So - - - can I get a whoop whoop??
And now it's your turn!
What's got you whooping it up this week?
What's making you dance a little happy dance?
Share - we want to dance right along with you -
And it's always more fun to dance with friends!
The party will stay open until Sunday midnight -
Hope to see you there!
Free Spirit Fabrics,
Rambling Rose,
Tanya Whelan,
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Congratulations on being asked to help feature yet another line of fabrics. That's a great tribute to the value and popularity of your blog! Good for you.
But I have to say that on this Friday, on the inauguration of what I think is the biggest mistake America has ever made, I am absolutely not doing any happy dances. I'm sure this is the beginning of a very dark period in America. Our new president will do a lot of damage to our country. And to so many Americans, poor and middle class Americans in particular, people of color in particular, women and children, people with disabilities, the environment, immigrants and refugees, and the LGBTQ community in particular will suffer as a result.
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11th April 2007, 23:33 | #1 |
BHPian | Smart phone under Rs 12000/- Hi All, As the title suggests, I am really hard on cash and have broken my existing phone. I need to buy a smartphone under Rs 12000/- The only thing that comes close to this budget is the Imate sp5m. Any clue on the reliability of this phone and are there others which I am unaware of? Help would be really welcome. Thanks to all responders in Advance... |
11th April 2007, 23:46 | #2 |
Senior - BHPian | Nokia 6233 is not exactly a Smart phone, but has almost all the features of a Smart phone! Do check-out! |
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| Check out the 6300, its not really a smartphone but its best nokia VFM in a long time! |
12th April 2007, 07:09 | #4 |
BHPian | How about this man..cheap..smartphone..but don't know how reliable !.. I think conversion comes to just around Rs12,000.. eBay: Dual Sim 3.2 Mega Pixels Touch Screen MP3 MP4 512mb (item 320087023539 end time Mar-05-07 11:44:40 PST) -sr |
12th April 2007, 08:07 | #5 |
BHPian | I would suggest moto ming. just lil more expensive than 12000 |
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| Have you considered E50? Its a wonderful phone with business functions. |
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The Sp5M ( i guess is the win mobile 5.0 version) is a great phone. Only downside is the Camera is not so great If your corporate can support the phone then it will let you push email. Both Airtel and Hutch have solutions for the same. It has great PDA functionality and you can sync the phone over Bluetooth with your Computer. I have a Win Mob 2003 version and i loved the phone. My present phone is a Blackberry 7100 series phone and you can get this version for less than 10K. Other than the fact that both the imate and Blackberry are not edge enabled i find both the phones great BTW where are you getting this phone for 12K i will be seriously interested to look and exchange regards | |
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| Plenty of chinese phones available these days that run MS Smartphone or Windows Mobile pocket PC edition. Most of them come within the budget you mentioned. I've found the chinese phones to be hassle-free, VERY economical (okay, CHEAP) and equivalent in functionality to most of the big names around. Since they run a generic OS like MS Smartphone or Win Mobile, support isnt an issue unless it is hardware specific. Most of us that use iMate and other brands are stuck with useless support anyway -we are rather self-supporting. |
12th April 2007, 14:43 | #9 |
BHPian | Steeroid, Could you name some brands or models? I would love to check them out. |
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BHPian | Thanks for the Nokia 6230,6233 and E50 advices.. I am thinking about them but would love a windows mob based phone...I know I should not dream too much with budget but after steer's post my dream's takin wings. Quote:
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Senior - BHPian | islandman, the SP5 seems to be your best bet. My cousin had it for about 2 years and was quite happy with it. Yes, the camera IS crappy and support in India is not great but Imates seldom go kaput. In Calcutta, it sells for about 10.5. |
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| how about treo phones? any idea how much the latest models are priced at and whether they are available in bangalore? |
14th April 2007, 22:08 | #13 |
BHPian | Smartphone under Rs 12000/- (Now Bought) Hi All Bought the Sp5 and not the Sp5m because the keypad in Sp5 was better laid out than Sp5m plus the Mrs thought the Sp5 looked classier. Please browse to the following link for more details Club i-mate - i-mate SP5 Bought it for Rs 11000/- in Blr on CC. Also bought a 1gb mini sd card for Rs 900/- Thread can be closed or kept open for further opinions on economy smartphones as per the moderators choice. Thanks everybody for your feedback. Cheers |
3rd May 2007, 02:09 | #14 |
BHPian | Hi Guys Almost a month into my Sp5 purchase. Here are some of my experiences. Cons 1. S/w and hardware not userfriendly compared to a Nokia. 2. Reception quality low compared to Nokia Pro's 1. Fantastic features for rs 11000and all of them work - Push Mail - Wifi -Calender/task sync. I love the automatic profile which automatically keeps the phone silent during meetings. - Msn Messenger and a host of others. 2. Can play video in 3pg format with a 2gb card one can safely watch DVD movies on the go. Do I recommend the phone. Yes but be prepared for a small 1-2 week getting used to period. I have 2 questions with regards to the SP5 1. Need a link to free software To help me Convert entire DVD's to 3pg file. Presently I find s/w that allow for 10 minute conversion only. 2. I am using a player called Core Pocket media player. I am not very satisifed by the same. Would like a better player. please give me a link... Thanks in Advance Islandman Last edited by adya33 : 3rd May 2007 at 06:18. |
3rd May 2007, 12:40 | #15 |
Senior - BHPian | Core Player is the best available player for Windows mobile phones. It can play most of the formats. It is commercial and tcpmp player is a beta version of Core player and is very widely used. It is free but doesn't support few formats compared to core player. Google to find it. Usually the freeware sites for PocketPC phones are FreewarePPC.com - Freeware Pocket PC: the one and only site for downloading freeware files for Pocket PC handhelds. and PocketPCFreeware. I am not aware of any sites specific to Windows Smart phone (There is a difference between Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone and Windows Mobile Smart Phone). |
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What's your least favorite movie?
Mine is dumb and dumber.
Mine is dumb and dumber.
I'm not the person you quoted, but I gotta say, Piranna 3D was lame. It's more suitable for a teenage boy, in my opinion. Lots of boob shots, and some vagina shots too. Some parts that I think were supposed to be funny, really weren't. There was some pretty bad acting in it too. Not worth the money paid to rent it.
Quoting Jaylah0622:
And I been wanting to see that .....what about it don't you like????
Quoting MsLadyBlue:
Piranna 3d
by Anonymous 26September 4, 2012 at 1:38 PM
I can't stand Jim Carrey. The only movies of his that I like are The Mask and that Dick and Jane movie.
Quoting T-HoneyLuv:
Only movie he was decent in? Woman are you crazy? Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty and Me, Myself and Irene are CLASSICS!
Quoting EmilysMom2010:
I don't understand how you can hate dumb and dumber. Its the only movie jim carrey is decent in. (Because he is flipping annoying unless he plays a complete idiot)
I. Love. Dumb and Dumber. I think ill go watch it...