Drainage basins present a variety of mosaic type vistas, comprising interconnected natural flux networks originating in rainfall flows, and they develop in response to the bountiful ecosystems they produce. As economic development has accompanied population growth, these basins have been transformed into "catchment spheres Eby linking man-made complex drainage basins. Understanding the mechanisms of "catchment spheres Ewould be a first step towards a "management for sustainability Ethat includes drainage basins, urban areas, and bay environments, and nature-symbiotic scenarios are the way to reduce threats to sustainability.

Progress is being made in the development of land-based aquaculture of abalone utilizing refrigerated shipping containers. Trials have been completed and practical systems are being installed in several locations, with the systems being especially appropriate as side businesses for farmers and fishermen due to the low start-up costs. The notion that aquaculture business requires large-scale capital investment is likely to become a thing of the past.

A single flower blossoms on a crisp, white sheet. The decorative folding of a bed blanket is called a "floral blanket, E"hana-moufu Eor "kazari-moufu Ein Japanese. Thought to have begun as a gesture of welcome on cruise ships a hundred years ago, the tradition of hana-moufu is not widely known. As productivity demands wash over workplaces of all kinds and even cruise ships now rarely extend this courtesy, I would like to introduce here a program to pass on the technique and continue the tradition.