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Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 12:18 • by Rob (unregistered)
Maybe I'm some freak of nature; but I tend to enjoy things that other developers roll their eyes at. I have no preference between working on bugs in existing code vs. writing some new feature. From what I've seen, most people hate fixing bugs (particularly when it's code they didn't write). Likewise, I enjoy testing.
The problem is, it feels like my career options are greater as a software developer than a software tester. If I go to Dice or CareerBuilder or whatever, there are a lot of dev jobs I fit the profile for, but fewer QA type jobs. And the pay of the QA type jobs is lower (most of the time). And, with every year of additional development work I gain, the harder it seems to switch. An entry level QA job doesn't pay enough. The well paying QA job requires X years of experience in QA, and as a developer, I don't have that.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 12:20 • by Yankee Doodle (unregistered)
TRWTF is cockney rhyming slang.
Just be thankful you were born with the gift of programming. Not everyone can do it - no matter how smart they are otherwise.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 13:09 • by C-Octothorpe (unregistered)
That's the point I'm trying to make is that IF you can make more money and have greater career opportunities, why would you settle for QA (lower pay usually, dead-end job unless you go into mgmt)? I just leave it at "to each his/her own".
I know of a few people who went from doing development fulltime into IT security (white-hat hacking, etc.), which I can see, but I have yet to see a "good" developer (or person who can easily do development) go into QA.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 13:12 • by C-Octothorpe (unregistered)
... sorry, in response to what boog said a little while back.
I disagree. Unit testing is different from integration testing. Unit tests should be testing classes in isolation, and should not involve external resources (databases, file system, web services, etc.). At least for TDD, a primary purpose of unit tests is to drive design.
Permitting customers or managers to dictate low quality levels is unprofessional, in my opinion. Uncle Bob Martin has many presentations on this subject. Is it ethical for an electrician to do a shoddy job in a new housing development because the developers asked him to? To quote Kent Beck, "Quality is terrible as a control variable."
Given Alex's definition of Integration Testing, automated unit tests fit squarely under that category. You may certainly disagree with his definition (or more specifically the "Integration" label he attached to the definition), but the whole point of automated unit testing is to test newly-integrated changes to the code, so Alex's relating of the two is appropriate.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 14:54 • by The Sound of 1 Foot Tapping (unregistered)
So, what's your freakin' exuse now?
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 15:07 • by Design Pattern (unregistered)
So today Axel did not pass, but broke up with his drug-addicted girl friend?
CAPTCHA: mara - is this the name of the girl friend?
You come here like crack addict and make excuse for others?
I'd just like to point out: it is still theoretically possible to get hit by a bus even if you never leave your house.
<insert toy bus photo here>
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 16:28 • by helix (unregistered)
i would use it for space to store trays - you know the big ones that go on your lap to eat dinner when you are in front of the telly alone
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 16:28 • by The Coward (unregistered)
Or is it you hitting the bus? :)
Anyhow my experience with TDD is that people spend ages faffing about with writing tests and not actually getting anywhere fast. I knock together something and get it working fast, then consider writing tests which aid in "and how could this be done better?".
After all in just about every other creative human endeavour you start out with rough sketches then see how this suits your needs (architect designing a new house, artist making a new character, etc). Then you increase the resolution and accuracy as you progress along (almost like zooming in on a fractal). You don't get the architect and some builders in the middle of a field and start building. In addition you are adding "mass" to the system which makes it more time consuming to go back and change fundamentals (re-factoring) when you could be more lean. (Funny how Agile types get rid of most/all of the spec/analysis docs then end up writing them in a "cool" new way).
In the future I'd like to see something like JTAG where you do not write separate code for tests but have probes/tripwires in the real code (even part of the language? ADA95?) and then have datasets which can setup that and check values that pass by; rather than having test code which can be obscure in itself.
My favourite issue with tests is that they do not really say if your product actually works, they just say for this very specific dataset this is what will happen in this environment. I have seen many a testing suite that results in 100% green lights but actually fails in real use, simply because the test data is not aligned with the real world data/usage! (very apparent for data driven apps).
Lastly people who are 100% code coverage fundamentalists seem to build code that has little fault tolerance in it [in my experience anyways]. I always try to make a program/function fail gracefully and clean up after itself. It's all very well that exception been thrown because it is the "correct" thing to do. Doesn't help your users at 2am in the morning if it all just disappears into a black hole!
Test in reality are like the Chinese proverb about a man and the time:
A man with one watch knows the time.
A man with two watches is never quite sure.
How many people here change their tests/data to get things to pass? This is where a proper analysis/spec document explaining the why is required.
Ah well, let's wait and see what the next software development band wagon is!
So you don't like testing at least some of your own code ... hm.
And don't like fixing bugs ... hm.
Both of which are needed in any -worthwhile- s/w project (one that is sure to be a steaming pile of dung without either of the above).
Explain to me, why you are a developer, then?
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 17:23 • by Juqiel (unregistered)
A Texan ego is hard to hide?
I thought the defect was going to be that he bought a refrigerator too short. That gap at the top is unsightly.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 17:27 • by Dehli Belly (unregistered)
The way it was expressed (from memory) suggested (to me at least) that having techos test would fix the problem because they could better articulate the problem.
That said, I wasn't necessarily disagreeing or arguing either, merely discussing
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 17:28 • by id10t (unregistered)
Didn't Knuth the Polar Bear die recently?
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 17:32 • by The Coward (unregistered)
Not sure if you are addressing that to me or not, but anyhow I am not saying testing is bad, just that a) understand the limits of it and b) don't sit there spending a day writing tests for code that does not exist and has no form yet.
Us it as an aid to make the code better designed, sure, use it as a starting point, well not so much.
I think the issue is that requirements are soft at first but writing tests first makes it concrete and absolute without the ability to play with the form first. For example:
"I want a car and door handles about waist height"
Code world:
Door handle at x,y,z coordinate.
Build code with door handle at x,y,z coordinate.
Show to user(s),
"Yeah it is ok but a bit higher would be nice and more laid in"
Lot of "production" level code and tests to change.
Real world:
Make foam door quickly (hack and slash), stick block of foam as handle on it.
Show to user(s),
Let them move it about.
Cheap none production item which then can be realised later to production quality with hard set tests.
This is how most real things are made, inexpensive as possible first then once realised the form make to production quality with all quality tools to bear.
Interesting side point; Software via unit tests and IOC etc result in many more pieces of software with more interfaces and interactions. Real world production of items is always driving down the number of parts and interfaces as these are what make it more expensive/less reliable.
Perhaps software should be built twice, once shitty and quick, twice to production quality (and learning from mistakes). But hey who is going to pay for the second part? ;)
Nope, can't grasp the context. What is this "alone" you speak of?
Not "techos" necessarily, but somewhat-intelligent life forms with even a mildly-technical mindset, much more so than trained monkeys. And not that they can articulate the problem itself (that is, not the cause of the bug), but rather
1) what the unexpected behavior was;
2) a screenshot or any error details presented, if any; and
3) the conditions that led to this behavior (actions, date/time, inputs, etc.).
The lesser-testers just send an email saying "it's not working", leaving you to figure out what that even means.
As was I, my communicative cohort. As was I.
Addendum (2011-03-23 18:12):
Also: Not that having smarter testers would "fix the problem", but rather that I prefer smarter testers over chimps.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 18:08 • by Ho Hum (unregistered)
I tend to agree that I am equally happy in support as development (although development where I had full control to dictate design and technology choice might be interesting). I had a manger once who insisted that all developers prefer to be in development roles (I was arguing that I was more than happy not to be rotated between support and development). He found that bizarre because he claimed that people like development because they get moire exposure ("Wow, Look...we actually released something"). Frankly, I suspect support staff get far more credit because they fix problems that already exist...That is, they stop problems that are already affecting users (<cynicism>not introducing new ones</cynicism>). Clients don't appreciate a good product until it has proven itself a good product. By this time, development teams are long forgotten....
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 19:30 • by fatnino (unregistered)
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-23 20:59 • by Gary S (unregistered)
What on earth are you talking about? Of course the developer has to test their own stuff. How else will they know they've actually done the job? Someone else should also test their stuff, certainly, but the developer has to be the first person to give it a thorough test.
One of the biggest scourges in this industry are developers who never test their work. "Oh, the unit tests / QA team will find any problems, so I don't need to bother". Too many times I've seen some idiot implement a repeater with paging controls and tell me it's done, and found that had they tried even ONCE to see if the paging worked, they would have realised that it didn't.
Developers need to be responsible for their work. That means they must test what they do thoroughly. By all means have additional testing to verify their work, but this business about never "letting" developers test is a complete load of horseshit. By the time the work gets to the testing team, bugs should be extremely hard to find or non-existent. That does not happen by accident.
I know many others have said similar things, but this seems to be becoming the bi-weekly WTF (maybe tri-weekly)....
Great post, while I agree on the point you're trying to make that at best (with unlimited resources) you can be 99.99 to some finite degree confident and never 100%, the math nerd in me wants to point out that:
99.9999... = 100
100/9 = 11.111...
9 * (100/9) = 9 * (11.111...)
900/9 = 99.999...
100 = 99.999...
Or, rather recently, from around where I live:
BTW: This is not funny. Two people died in this accident.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 07:08 • by trwtf (unregistered)
BWAHAHAHAHAHA, casualties! Wait, what?
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 08:09 • by Design Pattern (unregistered)
Toy bus photo here!
That's an interesting soapbox. I'd love to hear some thoughts on that one. Especially on telling the customer not to have another useless expensive feature.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 08:34 • by minime (unregistered)
I met a few, and they don't really want to test everything, but they have a certain interest in proving that what other people did was wrong, and they came up with really intresting ways to rape our systems.
Another thing that has not really being discussed here is that testing is usually one of the first things (after documentation) that goes over board when hard deadlines have to be met. And sometimes the deadlines can be so hard that you throw everything over board and have the go-live as an integration test... that dead people is the unfortunate thing called "life outside the ivory tower".
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 08:42 • by boog (unregistered)
I'm pretty sure I would strangle you before you got any further. Look, this is Alex's site, and if he wants to flush it down the toilet by never posting any articles, that's his perogative. If you don't like it, you can go start your own humour/software site.
BTW, if you do this, please post a link here. With the lack of articles lately, there's been nothing to do but turn to trolling.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 08:50 • by The Explainer (unregistered)
Pretty much, lately it's been The Daily "WTF? No article again?"
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 08:51 • by Michael Jordan (unregistered)
Oh, see, you thought "W" was for "What". It's actually for "When."
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 08:54 • by Name Your (unregistered)
I think you meant "dear people", unless you were talking about Therac-25 or something.
Alex, nice article...
But you're making it sound as if testing is only done to catch errors introduced by changes. As if the testers are supposed to ignore errors that slipped by during testing of the previous release. This of course is not intended or wanted.
Testing should ensure the quality of the upcoming release. Not just the changes from the last version to the upcoming version.
Suppose a tester finds a possible bug that has been in the codebase for ages. "won't fix" because it wasn't introduced with a change for the upcoming release? Absurd.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 10:02 • by Pedantic Fool (unregistered)
Although, you get 10 pedant points for using the four dotted ellipsis at the end of a sentence....
I almost forgot about one of the most effective strategies for identifying defects. Have developers test each other's code. Make sure to match up developers that really dislike each other.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 10:56 • by trtrwtf (unregistered)
It's still early, but that's the saddest thing I've read all day.
Don't you have a newspaper and a kitchen table?
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 11:29 • by Anonymous (unregistered)
I find that most offices have at least one person who is a total perfectionist and will bitch and moan at the slightest defect or any infraction of coding standards, however trivial. That person is generally pretty unpopular but they police the code better than any project manager could. I'm a little bit ashamed to admit that in this office, it's me.
The newspaper's a good idea to spread on the sofa to catch dribbles, but I'm not sure the kitchen table would fit on my lap.
Ok the real WTF in that is the picture of the Clock..
Wow thats ugly.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 18:00 • by lf8 (unregistered)
So, he's implying that the article is posted every two weeks not twice a week. Who cares? I think the point was that it seems a long time between drinks.
Shouldn't there be 3 dots not 4? Or was that your point
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 18:07 • by Jelly (unregistered)
No offence intended, but in my experience the people who seem to be the biggest perfectionists about others' code are the ones that struggle to produce their own (I'm not saying this is necessarily the category you fit into, btw).
I have worked with many people who in code reviews would get pedantic about a miscellany of issues including misspellings in change descriptions, copyright needs updating, indenting slightly askew, insisting people identify where memory allocated was freed (which always made me think they couldn't find the spot themselves), insisting that pointers to freed memory be nulled, variable names etc.
Although some of these things may be good practice, it seemed that these people would like to appear productive at code-reviews to make up for the fact that there was rarely any of their code being reviewed (and when there was, it would almost always either be copied from elsewhere, or actually done by someone else (or at least, any issues that came about in reviews of their code were dismissed as somehow being someone else's fault)).
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-24 23:24 • by Pedantic Fool (unregistered)
Didn't you read my name? BTW-It's definitely 4 dots at the end of a sentence.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-25 08:02 • by Anonymous (unregistered)
I hear you but there is a difference between pedantic and assiduous. Policing non-functional stuff (indenting, variable names etc) does not improve the quality of the code in any way, it's just not helpful. Similarly, one person's coding style is no better than another's and it's not helpful to push "your" style onto someone else - as long as everyone follows the coding standards it doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if it doesn't affect the code in terms of function or readability/maintainability, then it doesn't matter. I certainly don't think I'm one of those pedantic overseers but you'd have to ask my colleagues!
The most robust system I every helped design and build (handling continuous large scale transfers of data between academic institutions) was robust because it assumed from the outset that every single operation would fail.
Actually, it wasn't so much an assumption as a statement of fact about the components we were building our system from.
This meant our state model for the system's workflow had to be as tight as could be, and that we explicitly looked to handle failures.
Re: Testing Done Right
2011-03-25 15:35 • by The Coward (unregistered)
One thing that annoys me are the 100% code coverage zealots. Ok, test "critical" bits, but checking single line returns that return a member [variable] is a bit pointless. More so with Mock as you are returning the fake item which you know is valid or invalid.
Usually they are very easy to break in the real world, pass in a negative number/nan/null and watch the house of cards come crashing down.
I'd rather have more intelligent targeted tests instead of paint by numbers.
Hell in industry they don't test every single thing, they sample batches (e.g. bakers dozen). Unless of course you are making bolts for a nuclear reactor then you x-ray each of those bad boys!
I prefer to spend more time on battle hardening code for the real world which involves having real world data going into the system via the normal data channels, not through a mock or stand alone bit. (I suppose more like integration test but not quite).
Bottom line, qualitative vs quantitative testing.
That is not true. Or rather, the sentence in isolation is true since it only covers "the inherent risk of change", but the overall message is not. The text have two assumptions*:
and draws as a conclusion that "change is bad" from a risk perspective.
This is wrong. For instance changing the break pads on your car is not risk free. You might have bought wrong replacements or you might put them on incorrectly. However not changing the break pads is not risk free either (especially if you can hear them scream when being used!).
If you discover a off by one error in the source code, not correcting that bug might very well be more risky than correcting it. There is no way to say in a objective way; specific judgment is always required.
I am in no way saying that change is risk free. And I fully buy that even the most innocent change might turn out to have some unintended consequence. In fact even just changing comments might have a impact (not very likely but if the comment is shorter/longer the following __LINE__ tokens will change values and now might be one digit more or less. If such a token is made into a string by the pre-processor the string is now one byte smaller/larger which might trigger that some nearby code is moved into a different memory segment. And that might have a non-negligible run-time impact).
But to assume that not changing the code is risk free is just so utterly wrong.
You should always aim for minimizing risk during maintenance, and that is NOT the same as minimizing change!
My interpretation of it, great if I am wrong on this but then the text is very imprecise in my opinion.
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- April 16, 2013
Q: I've been trying to get my mortgage loan refinanced, but my home wasn't appraised high enough to be approved. If I already have a mortgage, why does my home value matter, and what can I do to get approved for a refinance?
A: Quite a few homeowners are finding themselves in this frustrating predicament — mortgage rates are at the lowest they've ever been, but home values have dropped considerably since their peak before the financial crisis. A low home value can make it very difficult to refinance an existing mortgage.
Why home appraisals for refinancing matter
When you take out a mortgage on a home or refinance an existing mortgage, most lenders want a loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of 80 percent or lower. In other words, the home should have at least 20 percent equity.
This is because the property itself serves as collateral for the loan. If you were to default on your loan, the lender doesn't want to be out the full value of the property — substantial equity in the home ensures that if it were sold in a short sale or foreclosure auction, the lender could recoup a good portion of what they lent.
Eighty percent is generally considered the maximum loan-to-value ratio before a loan is considered too risky.
Preparing for home appraisals for refinancing
It helps to be prepared for a visit from an appraiser to ensure they assign the highest value possible. While an appraiser will evaluate several factors outside of your control, such as the value of similar homes nearby and the desirability of the neighborhood, there are plenty of things you can do to improve your chances of a high appraisal.
It's a good idea to clean up as best as possible, though appraisers are more interested in how the home has been maintained, and not so much your housekeeping skills. Things like peeling paint, a yard overrun with weeds or a leaky roof will all stand out as red flags that will lower the appraisal.
Options for dealing with a low appraisal
- Dispute the appraisal: It is possible to dispute a home appraisal if you think yours is off base.
- Pay PMI: Some lenders will allow you pay private mortgage insurance if your LTV is above 80% to help offset some of the risk you present. However, note that PMI is expensive and may not be worth refinancing.
- Seek government assistance: There are government mortgage relief programs in place to help homeowners with low home values refinance as well.
However, if your home value is just too low, you may simply have to wait for the property to regain more equity before a lender will approve you for refinancing.

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Volunteer for CUFA at the Queen Bee Half Marathon
CUFA is "buzz"-ing!
Join us at the Queen Bee Half Marathon on Saturday, October 11th and cheer on the runners while earning money for CUFA. We'll receive $400 just for bringing a team to help with the race! Yes, it's that easy!
We will have a team of volunteers- our "worker bees"- that will be located together along the race route. Our job will be to keep the runners on course and to cheer them on. Volunteers must be 14 and older. You can even bring a chair to rest your little wings during your shift between 7:30am-12pm.
CUFA President Marilyn Evans interviewed about CUFA's environmental organizing
Earlier this month, the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change released a resource that includes an interview with CUFA's very own President, Marilyn Evans. The Prezi presentation, "From St. Francis to Pope Francis to YOU! Creating a Climate for Solidarity" is available here. Or, click here to skip straight to what Marilyn had to say about CUFA's work to address the environmental challenges in Cincinnati. Together we can make a difference! Donate now!
Make history with CUFA: Donate to our first EVER annual campaign!
CUFA has been busy the past couple of months training new leaders, meeting with influential politicians and knocking on doors in inspire more people to take action
We've trained over 80 Cincinnati residents on how to use the Vacant Foreclosed Property Ordinance in their community to clean up vacant buildings and hold owners accountable.
We've met with Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune as well as Congressman Steve Chabot to discuss solutions to our skyrocketing sewer bills and our flooding basements.
All this has been possible because of YOU, our members and donors.
Join us to make CUFA history in our first EVER annual campaign. Donate now and be a part of this important movement.
Join CUFA to hold MSD accountable: Strategy meeting August 11th
Stop watching your money go down the drain. Come to CUFA's next meeting about the Metropolitan Sewer District and plan our strategy.
To date CUFA has:
• Won a promise from Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune to work with us to develop a program to help low-income and elderly residents afford their bills
• Gotten a commitment from Mr. Portune to co-sponsor a public meeting with us in October to answer questions about where our money is going
Join CUFA to hold MSD accountable. Come to our strategy meeting:
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Golden Leaf Baptist Church (rear entrance)
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CUFA works to stop high sewer bills and sewage overflows
CUFA members are concerned with high sewer bills and are worried about water and raw sewage in their basements.
The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) is spending $3.2 billion on Project Groundwork. This project is designed to stop sewage overflows and clean up our rivers and streams. Hamilton County's sewer system is almost 100 years old, and it is not engineered to meet the needs of our increased population. The sewage overflows are in violation of the Clean Water Act.
When CUFA met with MSD on December 3, 2013 they told us that only 11 of the 159 combined sewage overflows have been fixed since Project Groundwork began in 2006.
Even though the problem still isn't fixed, our bills have increased 17% just in the last two years! Rates are expected to continue to rise.
Where is our money going? What progress is being made?
CUFA is moving forward with this issue. We want to know where our money is going and how our health is being protected. If you think enough is enough, sign our petition!! Or print your own petition for yourself and neighbors to sign.
CUFA Meets with US Congressman Steve Chabot
On June 3rd US Congressman Steve Chabot met at CUFA's offices to discuss our concerns about foreclosures, high sewer bills and sewerage overflows.
On Tuesday, CUFA met with Representative Steve Chabot in South Cumminsville to present information about the issues that impact our lives. Local leaders addressed issues surrounding the Metropolitan Sewer District such as sewerage overflows in our basements and the resulting increasing sewer bills. We also brought up CUFA's local win with the Vacant Foreclosed Property Ordinance and the need to continue providing relief to homeowners in order to prevent foreclosures.
As a result of our meeting, Rep. Chabot committed to:
- Send a letter to Mel Watt, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, supporting principal reduction in order to end the foreclosure crisis
- Include CUFA's suggestions to hire local workers to clean up Hamilton County's Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)
Rep. Chabot is co-author of HR2707 which seeks to reduce the cost of cleaning up CSOs by implementing local solutions. We are glad to hear that his proposed legislation should bring down our sewer bills.
Thank you to all who attended or spoke! Check out more pictures from the meeting on our Facebook page.
Expansion of Vacant Foreclosed Property Plan to All 52 Neighborhoods
Victory for CUFA!
For over a year, CUFA's has been pushing for the expansion of the Vacant Foreclosed Property Program from the 5 pilot neighborhoods to all 52 neighborhoods in the City of Cincinnati. On Wednesday, March 11th, city council finally approved the expansion and now YOUR neighborhood has the power to hold banks accountable for vacant foreclosed properties that they are neglecting!
Council member PG Sittenfeld stated that the program has registered 267 of the 293 confirmed vacant properties in the 5 targeted city neighborhoods and so far the program has generated $133,000 in fees, and $106,000 in fines. According to Sittenfeld, 88% of the homes in the pilot program have been improved or stabilized. Sittenfeld stated that this program is not only benefiting those communities, but the expansion could be a revenue generator for the city.
For more coverage on this expanded program, click on the news links below.
For information on how to hold banks accountable and report a neglected vacant property, follow the link below. The tool allows you to look up a property by neighborhood or individual address to see if it has been registered with the city. If it has been registered, you can report problems that violate the standards set by the ordinance and keep your neighborhood safe!
Insight from Xavier University Student Intern
Read insights on community organizing from Genevieve Hager,
a CUFA summer intern from Xavier University.
Viewing and doing the impossible.
My grandfather once told my mother, "if it's impossible, it will just take a little longer to accomplish."
I hold this quote close to my heart not only because it was my grandfather who said it, but also because it has allowed me to do many things I never imagined myself doing.
This summer I received the privilege to be a Summer Service Intern and to work with Communities United for Action (CUFA), a multi-issue, grassroots group that believes in the power of people to change communities positively. My job was primarily door-knocking. I'll be honest, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I showed up in May, but I was excited to see what the summer would hold. I was blessed with twenty new friends, a new love for social justice, and a work experience that has entirely changed my future.
While door-knocking is not the dream job of many, (if anyone at all), it is a job that I grew to love. Every day I knocked upon the door of someone who was experiencing racism, classism, prejudice, discrimination, homelessness or poverty, and they were willing to share with me how those injustices were impacting their lives.
The knowledge that our culture has grown to accept the oppression of certain groups within our society is not something that can be erased from my memory. This piece of knowledge has stuck with me, and made me contemplate why I was given the privilege when there are others suffering.
When I learned this, I thought, along with may of the other interns, "what can we do now?" We ended many of our conversations with a negative conclusion, with no real solid solutions, and little hope for the future. As I learned through working with CUFA, community organizing is the way to enact structural changes within our society. The changes you see through this work are very different from ones you would see through direct services. This work leads to building a more sustainable future for ourselves, and right now, I belive that is what we need most.
Another lesson I had the unfortunate experience to learn is the statement that "alone, we are powerless..." The places in our society that power is really important and those who hold it can make a difference, one person will not make an impact. It is easy for young college students to boast and say, "I'm going to change the world", as I once did. However, there is often little college students can truly do, except continuously imagine a better future.
Now, let me finish that statement above, "alone, we are powerless, but together, we can change the world." It is not enough to act alone; we must work together to change this world for the better. When I reflect back on this summer I can see now that every intern thought on their first day that the job they would be doing was impossible. All of us felt as though we weren't qualified enough to do the work we had been chosen to do. We all felt as though we were being tossed into the ocean, me especially. Community organizing? What's that? Door knocking? How am I suppose to do that? What am I suppose to say? How can I not make this awkward? Time was my only solution. I just had to do it until I figured it out and we gradually settled into routines that helped us grow each week and do even better work.
I never thought that I would know how to or be good at door-knocking. It seemed impossible, but it just took time.
I never thought I would love community organizing as much as I do. I never thought that it would impact me so greatly. But is has, and I am grateful.
It may seem impossible that within our lifetimes we will see any great changes within our society. But if I've learned anything over the summer it's that changes through community organizing take a while. Some campaigns take years, but it is not impossible.
I'll leave you with a quote I stumbled upon this summer. While I've said that we are powerless alone, don't ever doubt your ability to be the initiator of change. Don't ever think that just because you are only one person it won't be any good. Every change starts with just one person, and every little bit counts.
"I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that ... then I realized, I am somebody!" - Lily Tomlin
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In addition to the energetic display outside of the shareholders meeting, CUFA board member Mae Richardson and CUFA president Roger Davis addressed shareholders inside the meeting. The pair urged the company to make crucial changes to foreclosure and lending practices. Richardson told shareholders that Chase foreclosed on her family's home and then abandoned the property without transferring ownership records. With her family still in legal possession of the house, Richardson was stuck with bills and fines from the city associated with the property that Chase had taken from her and then let fall into disrepair. Roger Davis also addressed shareholders during the meeting. Citing Chase's foreclosure on 1,280 homes in Hamilton County since 2005, Davis said the foreclosures in Cincinnati made "ghost towns" out of neighborhoods. He urged bank leaders to modify mortgages and keep families in their homes. The Huffington Post interviewed both Richardson and Davis about their comments.
JPMorgan Chase and the Financial Meltdown
JPMorgan Chase directly contributed to the subprime mortgage scandal and the 2008 financial crisis that soon followed. JPMorgan Chase played a significant role by providing financing to the nation's two largest subprime lenders, Countrywide and Ameriquest; they gave the companies the capital needed to originate subprime mortgages. JPMorgan Chase was also heavily involved in buying and selling derivatives. Derivatives are a financial product that allows companies and consumers to bet on stocks, contracts, and importantly, subprime mortgages. The derivatives traded by JPMorgan Chase helped to spread and intensify the impact of the housing market collapse they financed. After the market collapse, JPMorgan Chase accepted taxpayer bailouts and backstops totaling $94.7 billion. Despite this, the company recovered fast, posting $17.4 billion in profits in 2010 and awarding its top executives almost $8.7 billion in bonuses.
JPMorgan Chase: Still Hurting Working Families
Unfortunately, JPMorgan Chase is not interested in investing its wealth back into the public. JPMorgan Chase has contributed to the "credit crunch" by decreasing their lending to small businesses. The company's lending to small businesses fell by two-thirds between 2007 and 2009. JPMorgan Chase has also made it difficult for families to restructure their mortgages and avoid foreclosure. The bank started trial mortgage modifications for only 25% of its 417,341 borrowers who are eligible for the Obama Administration's Making Home Affordable Program. Chase has also been notorious for collecting payments during long trial modifications and then foreclosing on the property even in cases where the borrower makes all payments on time. This practice has made JPMorgan Chase the target of at least one lawsuit in San Francisco.
Instead of helping families avoid foreclosure or investing in small business, JPMorgan Chase has spent its taxpayer bailout lobbying against financial reform. The company has lobbied against the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, the Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, the Derivatives Trading Integrity Act, the Compensation Fairness Act, and financial services regulation in general. JPMorgan Chase is also part of the Financial Services Round Table, which worked to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act. The Employee Free Choice Act supports collective bargaining rights by ensuring that workers can exercise a free choice to form a union without interference or intimidation from management.
CUFA will continue to fight for fair lending practices and loan modifications through a new community action group called Invest in People. Invest in People is working to find new ways to balance the city and state budget without cutting funding to vital services such as mortgage counseling programs, health clinics, and recreation centers. To get involved, come to the Invest in People committee meeting on June 9th at 5:30pm at Mother of Christ Church in Winton Hills, or call CUFA's office at 513-853-3947.
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Pad-Thai with squash! What a job but oh so good and healthy! If you're up for it, make sure that's all you've got planned for a couple hours.
- 2 spaghetti squash
- 2 green onions
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- meat of choice
- peanut butter
- soy sauce
- sugar
- sriracha sauce
- lemon juice
- green onions
- cilantro
- eggs
- peanuts
- bean sprouts
Split the squash length wise, remove all the seeds and lather with olive oil. Bake at 425 until you can easily start grating the squash. You may need to turn the pan halfway through to ensure squashes are baked evenly.
Chop your onions and garlic set aside.
Chop green onions and cilantro, pound peanuts. Set aside.
Mix 2/3 soy sauce, 1/3 sugar, 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and 1/3 lemon juice. Add sriracha sauce to taste.
Once your squash is ready, you'll need to let it stand for a few minutes as it will be really hot. After, you can start raking to have your spaghetti.
Cook onions and garlic until golden brown. Add meat. Cook until ready. Set aside.
Add spaghetti squash and desired amount of bean sprouts. Mix well with sauce. Set aside.
Cook 2 eggs at bottom of pan. Fold squash and brand with eggs. Add meat and mix together. Add salt to taste.
Garnish plates with green onions, peanuts and cilantro.
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Hey guys,
Sorry it's been so long. Again.
Things have settled down a whole lot.
I've pretty much stopped sleepwalking. I'm still living on Tom's floor. Still working away at my job, and at college.
Haven't seen that man in a long time.
Things are pretty good.
So I'm gonna try to get this back on track as a photography blog.
I kinda neglected that because of all the dumb personal stuff that was going on. Thank you all for putting up with me on that.
Got a few photos queued. Will be updating infrequently, but will at least be updating.
Hey, guys.
Sorry it's been quiet on here lately. Life has kind of gotten in the way. I'm pretty much living with Tom's family now. My parents think I've got a girlfriend, and I'm moving out, and Tom's family think my parents kicked me out. Lies are easier than explaining.
I've finally managed to get a job, and I'm working as many hours as I can to pay Tom's mum rent.
I've been helping Tom catch up on all the work he missed because he was avoiding me, and trying to catch up on my own work. The course is brutal. I've been in the studio and the darkroom 'til late every single night I don't have work.
So, I'm sorry I'm neglecting you guys, but I literally haven't had the time to spend on the internet.
As for the whole let's-start-recording-ourselves-at-night plan, I managed to get cameras in Tom's room (I'm sleeping on his floor, so that's both of us covered), and in Sass's room. I went to Fiona's house and filled her in on things, but she doesn't want me to monitor her at night. Which is fair. So I've left her with a camera and instructed her to film even the slightest weird noise and show me.
So far, I've not found anything weird, but I've really not had time to review all of the videos. I'm gonna need to buy a new hard drive to store them, 'cause they're clogging up Tom's computer.
I don't know what else to say. I just felt I owed you guys an update. I guess I'll see you when things calm down, or if anything interesting/worrying happens.


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Who's been sleeping in my bed?
Ain't nobody sleeping in your bed,what you're talking about?
I'm innocent,I didn't treat you bad girl,
What you're talking about? What? what?
Who's been sleeping in my bed?
Tell me boy,do you think I'm mad?
I've been wastin' so much time,thinking truly you were mine
Where have you been gone all night long?
Who's been calling there on the phone?
Why did you treat me so bad? Who's been sleeping in my bed?
Just another sunday,hanging out in the city,
When I saw this lonely girl come in my way
She was looking so pretty,wearing Gucci and Fendi
It was not me who asked her if she wanted to stay with me
I know I might look guilty,the evidence is strong
I`m sure you're thinking that I'm filthy,but I didn't do you wrong
Now it's true that I was gone,but I wasn't all alone
I was hangin' with my homies when you called me on the phone
Yo,it might look strange that you found some lingerie
But believe me baby,baby,this can all be explained,ah
You konwa what,now this might sound a little rough
But maybe it's somebody trying to set me up
Who's been sleeping in my bed,huh? Yeah,come on tell me...
Now what you mean who? Girl,what you're trying to do?
Just because you smell parfume don't mean someone was in the room
Not me,so why you're thinking that?
Girl,you know I keep it real and I always got your back
Now tell me why you're thinking that I would treat you that way?
I know you probably going off of what your girlies say
There ain't nobody in my bed in between the sheets,
Now you got it all wrong cause I Could never cheat
I know you did it!
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I'm looking into making some bento lunches this year as I head back to school and found this recipe for one of my favourite side items in japanese cuisine so I had to share :) I can taste the crunchy daikon already!
Little Japan Mama also has awesome recipes for other Japanese food (okonomiyaki anyone?) so make sure to check it out if you're looking to get started in this realm of cuisine!
Just made this delicious galette - the ingredients are quite simple (and in season right now!) that I'd recommend for anyone to give it a try. It's much easier to make than a pie, in terms of aesthetics at least, and tastes just as good/better!
I used this as my pie crust recipe (halved for 1 galette) and will definitely be reusing it :)
Here's a picture of my galette (not the prettiest thing ever I know, but so delicious):
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Just made this delicious spiced chicken with mango salsa for dinner tonight - definitely a redo for the future :)
Also had a go at these garlicky baked fries, which also turned out fantastic (this is pretty rare for me, having double success in trying new recipes). Even the boy agreed that they were the best home fries ever!
Making this for dinner, with a side of crispy garlicky kale … Don't be jelly ;)
UPDATE: the soup turned out quite delicious (although the boy didn't like it because he just isn't a fan of soup). On the other hand, we didn't like the crispy kale at all. I think some of the recipe sites oversold it, being all like "It tastes like potato chips!", which it didn't. Oh well, you win some & you throw out the rest into the compost.
Remember these muffins I posted about 2 weeks ago? Well, I made them again tonight with a few modifications, and came out with a perfectly delicious result. Let's just put it this way: of the dozen I baked, the boy ate 6 in the last half an hour. And I had to restrain him from eating further so he doesn't get a massive stomach ache later… hence, I decree this one a success! Hopefully I can get a photo of them next time before we inhale them all. [UPDATE: photo success! Too bad you can't inhale deliciousness from the computer monitor.]
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I saw this being made on Sugar High (hosted by Duff from ace of cakes so you know it's good) this weekend and have been meaning to make it ever since. It looks scrumdelious!
So I made these yesterday, and they're the best chocolate chip oatmeal cookies I've made to date. Best thing yet, they're completely whole wheat! I added some cinnamon and about a cup of chopped up walnuts to the batter, and I would recommend baking them about 10-11 minutes as opposed to 12+ because the cookies will harden over time, and it might get a bit too chewy later on.
It's so good that even the boy likes them (he gobbled them up and suggested we make another batch tomorrow) which is unusual to say the least. Now I just have to figure out a pb cookie recipe he likes.
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I saw this sometime in the last couple of weeks on foodgawker and thought it would be interesting to try. I love cauliflower, and I love fried rice, but would a faux fried rice (cauliflower in place of rice) hit the spot?
So, first the changes - we didn't have any broccoli, so we subbed in a bell pepper and some onion instead, and instead of one cup of ham, we used about a quarter cup of bacon. Finally, there was no egg and instead of soy sauce we used some honey mustard, peppercorn sauce, and a dash of worcestershire sauce.
The result was alright, but doesn't really fill the role of fried rice with actual rice. It tasted better the next day as leftovers (more time for the flavours to mingle), but I wouldn't replace fried rice with this in the future.


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I was just reviewing the most recent issue of the magazine and came across this recipe. I had crimini mushrooms in the fridge that I needed to use up. I thought it turned out great. I cut the recipe in half as I live by myself. I used 3/4 fat free milk and 1/4 c. half and half because that's what I had in the house. I used all of the mozzarella in the recipe and broiled spanish parmesan on top. I loved the mushroom ragout and the flavors were fabulous. This is definitely going into my make again recipes. I will experiment with different exotic mushrooms from the farmers' market.
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jfrooks Posted: 11/02/11
First off, I will state that my review is for a 'tweaked version' of this recipe, but I believe the base would be a great starting point that can be taken from good to fabulous with a few changes. I also like that the base of this dish could be extremely versatile for other alterations. My tweaks included: using about 1.5 c baby portebellas in place of wild mushrooms, adding a med-larg shallot to onion and garlic, adding a splash (about 2tbsp) red wine to the vegetables as they sateed, and I subbed about a cup of smoked gouda for mozarella and the rest was mozzarella and parmesan. Also, I just used a whole box of cooked whole wheat rotini and non-fat dry milk reconstituted for the milk. Overall I think this dish was quite tasty, and was even more so the second day for leftovers. Only conwas that it was a little prep/dish intensive to prepare, so it may be a better weekend dish for some folks.
liafinney Posted: 12/14/11
Well, this is one of those recipes that stands up to distraction as well as variations, it appears! I had in mind to get a jump on the prep, and didn't realize until later that I could have made the whole thing in advance...as it was, I only made the mushroom ragout, but somehow left out the tomato sauce...other than thinking later that the dish appeared a little dry, it didn't make any difference. I used a mix of criminis, shitakes, and chantrells. I think the only thing I would different in the future (besides remember the tomato sauce!) would be to add the cheese to the bechamel sauce AFTER I had tempered the eggs...mixing it with the cheese was a little messy. All in all, a very good and filling dish!
jamerz776 Posted: 10/30/11
The mushrooms to pasta ratio seemed way high. This dish took a while to make with less than stellar results. I have other pasta and mushrooms recipes that I like A LOT better, so I will not be making this again.
badkitty Posted: 12/03/11
We found this rather bland, so I added 1/4 C of grated parmesan, and it was such a hit, my college child devoured the remaining 3 servings overnight! planning on using it as a side for Christmas Eve, as my child is vegetarian. Also, this was definitely NOT 33 minutes to prepare. I started at 8:30, and did not finish until 9:45, and still had to assemble the layers. Sometimes I wonder if CL has a sous chef to do all of the prep, since time for cuttin, dicing, stripping leaves from herbs, etc. is very time consuming.
ttsholland Posted: 12/08/11
It took a long time to made with bland heavy results - I won't made this one again
adriver Posted: 01/28/12
My husband and I tinkered with this recipe and came up with a delicious dish! As is, I would give this dish 3 stars because it is a solid recipe but a little bland. After our revisions, I would give it 5 stars. We added 1 can of tomato paste and a cup of parmesan cheese. We also sprinkled parmesan on top of the finished dish. If you really want to go all out, add spinach leaves and pine nuts. We also thought this dish was a bit complicated, but the end result was worth it!
DeweyDell Posted: 03/09/13
Delicious. I used dried mushrooms, they added a nice meaty texture.
Bradsbabe Posted: 08/23/12
This was pretty good, but I added 8 oz of ground chicken after the mushrooms had cooked down a bit. I also used 4 oz of cheese instead of 6, and it turned out fine. I used baby bella mushrooms and really enjoyed the dish. I'd probably make it the same way next time since it was quite filling with the chicken in it.
bananapeel Posted: 11/23/12
I used baby portobella crimini mushrooms and added frozen spinach (with the water squeezed out). Also, I didn't have fresh parsley so I used a lot of dried basil. I topped it with toasted pine nuts and parmesan in addition to the mozzarella. The result was disappointing. The mushrooms and spinach produced way too much liquid in the bottom of the pan. The egg mixture for the pasta was incredibly bland; if I had to do it again I would have used a cheese with a stronger flavor. As it was, it didn't seem worth the calories.
kmbors Posted: 03/12/13
This took a very long time to make with "just OK" results. I have other mushroom pasta recipes I like better that take half the time such as Farfalle with Creamy Wild Mushroom Sauce (on this website)
celsus1011 Posted: 05/21/13
Agreed, this took a very long time to make with only so-so results.
slappysquirrel Posted: 12/16/13
So bland. After reading the recipe I saw how inadequately seasoned the tomato sauce was so I got heavy handed with seasoning. 8 oz of tomato sauce didn't cut it. 12 oz might have given it a better chance. And all that milk...Was it necessary? No. It thinned the sauce in texture, and further weakened the flavor. Too much work for just and eh dish.
kharney Posted: 03/08/14
I would agree that this was just ok. The sauce took too long to make without being very tasty. I would probably make this with a jar of Alfredo sauce and it would probably taste great. That and a breadcrumb crust.
iamjenny Posted: 03/05/14
Loved this recipe. I used light cream and it was really tasty. Love that it gave me lots of leftovers too. Will definitely make this again.


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Topics: Health Costs, Delivery of Care, Medicaid, Insurance, Quality, States
By Shefali S. Kulkarni
KHN Staff Writer
Oct 01, 2012
On Monday, Arkansas will kick off a program to reduce its Medicaid costs and improve care through a partnership with its largest private insurance companies -- Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield and QualChoice. If successful, experts say the state's Medicaid program could save about $4.4 million in FY 2013 and $9.3 million in 2014.
Saving money isn't the only thing on private insurers' minds. They want to transform the way doctors view health costs, especially for patients who require extensive treatment.
The Health Care Payment Improvement Initiative is a shared-savings plan that begins to move the state and private insurance market away from a traditional fee-for-service payment system, to one in which providers are paid based on how well they deliver care and manage their costs. But it isn't a move toward managed-care, either. Instead, it's taking the health care delivery system that is already in place and adding new incentives and accountability.
This concept, one of the first of its kind -- especially on this scale -- got the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' go-ahead earlier this month.
In a state with one of the nation's highest poverty rates and where 26 percent of residents are enrolled in Medicaid, the initiative is timely, according to John M. Selig, director of the state's Department of Health and Human Services. Arkansas' Medicaid budget faces up to a $400 million shortfall in the next fiscal year, as well as the possibility that 250,000 more people could be added to the program in 2014 should the state legislature opt to participate in the health law's Medicaid expansion. "We'll have a better program to expand," he said.
Steven A. Spaulding, the vice president of enterprise networks for Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, said that expensive insurance premium rates have fueled increases in the number of people either without insurance or struggling to afford it.
The collaboration between the private insurance companies and Medicaid started as a means to address these issues. "We began to understand that we had more things in common than we thought and it became a conversation about creating consistency in payment and expectations for the delivery system in Arkansas," he said.
First, the three entities analyzed historical billing data to determine the state's highest-volume and most costly medical conditions. Then, they each individually targeted three conditions for which they would track the costs for "episodes of care" -- meaning the total charges of treating patients for that specific illness, everything from office visits, to medications and specialty care. The conditions included perinatal care, upper respiratory infections, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, hip and knee replacements, and congestive heart failure.
Each of the plans then determined average costs for these treatment "episodes," and created categories -- "commendable," "acceptable" and "exceeding the acceptable threshold." These classifications will be used to track which physicians are reaching the quality and cost targets.
The state sent out 1,357 cost reports in July to Medicaid providers detailing the previous year's averages for each of the conditions. The private plans sent similar, but fewer, reports to their doctors.
As of Oct. 1, doctors deemed principal accountable providers -- or "quarterbacks" as Selig refers to them -- will get bonus payments if their episode-of-care costs fall within the "commendable" range. That means their costs were lower than the thresholds established by the three insurance providers. It's the carrot of a carrot-and-stick approach. The stick? Their participation is not voluntary. It's required for all providers who participate in Medicaid or the two insurance plans, and treat patients with these conditions.
Providers will receive quarterly reports tracking their spending in relation to the average. Those who fall in the "acceptable" range will be reimbursed as usual. Both Selig and Spaulding expect most practitioners to hit the average.
For those who exceed Medicaid's acceptable cost range, the state will withhold part of the provider's reimbursement check. The private plans will follow a similar approach, according to Spaulding.
To introduce this program, Medicaid and the two private plans met with physicians and provider groups across the state. Initially, the providers were concerned that such a shared-savings program would either lead to medical rationing or a once-size-fits-all approach.
"[Rationing of care] came up at nearly every meeting," said David Wroten, the executive vice president of the Arkansas Medical Society.
But ultimately, most found the program had built-in "flexibility" -- allowing them to treat patients well while still being mindful of costs. "We're not trying to get between the doctor and any specific patient. With each case [the provider] needs to do what they think is best, and we know there is going to be a lot of variation," said Selig.
So far, the response has been positive. Selig said that providers have told him they never had the data before to compare the costs of x-rays, implants or the other services that make up a patient's treatment and that information has led doctors to communicate with hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacists and others.
"It's actually been very gratifying," Selig said. "We've had providers call us and say, 'Can you tell me what these other services cost that I've been ordering because I've never really worried about that.' Now they are seeing their reports and some of them are saying, 'I actually want to understand these costs and if I can manage those costs better and still provide good care, I'm happy to do that.'"
By collaborating with the private plans, Medicaid is able to accomplish changes on a scale it may not have been able to do alone, said Selig. The goal, he added, is not to set prices. Instead, he said, "we are all just trying to give consistent signals to the providers," so they can monitor their spending.
"It's a work in progress," Governor Mike Beebe told Stateline news service. "It could be that we need to tweak it and make changes as we see the need. We don't in any way want to direct doctors or hurt their ability to deliver quality care." But doing nothing, he says, is not an option.
Spaulding said the regular cost reports will give Arkansas' payment system transparency. "We think that over time we are going to create a bend in the trend," he said. "A good number of providers will share savings without making much of a change at all," but he also doesn't expect his company will be doling out an overwhelming number of bonus payments.
And from a national perspective, the initiative could change the health system's incentives, explained Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. "A lot of other states are looking to Arkansas to see how this turns out."
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I have been serving our Lord in music since I was five years old! I play guitar, sing and also use some sound trax. I also preach and teach. My favorite sermon God has given me is found in 1st Samuel chapter 30. David's return to Ziklag to find his people taken by the Amalakites. A story of Davids discouragement and dependence upon God and ultimately Gods great blessing. I like to tie this Old Testament story to the New Testament by illustrating that satan has taken Gods people captive and Jesus will soon be returning to recover His bride.
I also offer a ministry called "The Job Project". I arrive at your church or meeting place early and set up my equipment. I leave and find a convenient place to sit, maybe a corner of the church parking lot, or across the street, or maybe at the corner gas station where your congregation stops for coffee before Sunday school. I would be dressed simply but not too obvious and holding a sign "upright and blameless" (Job chpt2). The idea is, would normal, Jesus loving, church going people recognize a fellow man of God even if he doesn't fit the "profile"?
Job's friends didn't recognize him as the man God did. Blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. A man who maintains his integrity even in the toughest of times (Job 2:3). Several years ago God gave me a commission "Beautify the bride". I believe the return of our Saviour is eminent at any moment yet in many circles we are still arguing over things like "is it the Body or just bread?" or the length of hair or type of shoes appropriate for our sanctuary.
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I was speaking with Metrostudy chief economist Brad Hunter at a recent company gathering, and he told me a story that brought the housing bubble into perspective. He said that during the bubble years of 2002-2005, demand was "illusory" because many builders, developers and lenders had no idea how many homes being sold (even in their own projects) were being bought by people who had no intention of ever living in the homes.
Now imagine if builders, developers and lenders had paid closer attention to their data. Would they have continued to build and lend at a break-neck pace? As the negativeRead More
Data-Driven Marketing Efforts Increase
eMarketer / August 6, 2013
Marketers seek to widen their use of data in campaigns
Big Data has become a routine talking point for digital marketers, but are they merely paying the subject lip service, or shifting dollars as a result of their analysis? According to data management platform provider BlueKai, data-driven marketing has seen a 227% increase over the course of H1 2013. BlueKai surveyed marketing executives and media buyers worldwide in June, finding that 91% of respondents agreed that the use of data figured prominently into segmentation and targeting strategies.Read More
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Managing marketing data can seem like an overwhelming task. Mobile, tablets and social have all transformed the buyer landscape and the way marketers reach their customers and prospects. That said, sophisticated marketing technologies have made it easier for marketing departments of all sizes to augment their databases and "fast-path" their way to more comprehensive information on targets.
The bottom line is, your technology platform is only as powerful as the data at your fingertips. It's well worth the time to take a careful look at your current database and how you might improve
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With the advent of big data and the ability to track everything, I'm reminded of Einstein's old adage, "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
Today, we have so much data, so few insights.
Turning data into stories and insights is one of my favorite parts of digital marketing. I recently gave a talk on this topic at Digital Day for one of my clients. Over the years, I've delivered this talk as a workshop, as a half-day training, and as a straight presentation – it always gets great feedback. So this week I'veRead More
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Michael Hemsey, / MediaPost / June 18, 2013
Is it possible that marketers have gotten Big Data wrong — or applied its tenets incorrectly? Five years into its use, it's starting to look that way. A growing number of data scientists and information analysts are pushing back, giving Big Data a definitional rethink.
And maybe marketers should too.
To date, Big Data has been defined by the "three Vs" or Volume, Variety, and Velocity. That means the amount of incoming data, source diversity and the speed it accumulates. Or, as a colleague of mine says: "Big Data is any information set beyond your organization's ability to handle."Read More


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The Christian Science Monitor has a story on ever growing university-corporate partnerships. There is no doubt corporate cash is undermining the credibility of research results.
They say the long-term risk ia a loss of public confidence that could permanently undermine support for universities.
I say it\'s something far worse.
This Story From The New York Times was recommeded by Kerry and Stephen.
AOL Time Warner closed Time Inc.\'s editorial research library, described as \"a huge collection of volumes and archived clippings that occupies a floor and a half at the Time-Life Building, plus extensive warehouse space — employed three dozen librarians and staff.\"
\"Peter Costiglio, a spokesman for Time Inc., said that closing the library should be seen not as dissolution but as an act of decentralization.\"
Hurray, a new word for FIRED!
The Houston Chronicle has This Story that seems to unfairly lump Questia in with paper mills and other ways students use the web to cheat. No doubt the internet is a cheaters paradise, but is Questia (or any of the other e-Libraries) making it easy to cheat?
\"Professors are really anchored in the book and printed culture, But the students aren\'t.\"
Steven Bell writes: \"Take a look at the April 30, 2001 issue of Time magazine. On page Y17 (special bonus section \"YOUR BUSINESS\") has a story titled \"You\'ve Got Books\" E-libraries Want to Reinvent Term Papers.\" Questia and its plan to offer an electronic alternative to libraries is the main subject of the story, though e-brary and NetLibrary are mentioned. The story makes Questia sound like the greatest invention since sliced white bread. I find it annoying that the story completely overlooks the amazing strides academic libraries are making in creating digital libraries, and no academic library leaders were interviewed for the story. However, some might say the story is just a fluff piece to put the spotlight on one more dot-com enterprise. Still, my letter to editor is on its way. \"
Ryan writes: \"Interesting article from front page of (the early edition, the one I bought at the subway station on Saturday afternoon) Sunday\'s New York Times on the burying of the Bettmann photo archives in Pennsylvania for the remote/merely-theoretical(?) enjoyment of the generations to come. Raises the question of archives for archives\' sake, why have \'em if we can\'t use \'em, private property vs. public\'s claim on cultural legacy. I didn\'t know much about the state of the Bettmann archives before I read this--
Good Ol\' slashdot pointed me to This
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They have 35,000 pages online now. They say
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This weekend was also the FSM Symposium at UC Berkeley.
This week Library Juice published a discussion thread on Questia from COLLIB-L, the second in a series. The first one was published last December. Last July, Library Juice published an editorial called Questioning Questia. At issue is the company\'s decision to bypass libraries and offer access to their digitized collection of 50,000 books directly to students, for a fee.
A couple more reviews of \"Libraries and the Assault on Paper\" By Nicholson Baker, I may have to read this one after all.
Mark sent along
This NY Times Review and you can find another at NYBooks.com.
If you haven\'t heard, Baker says primary sources should be preserved and that the trashing them is a crime.
\"I\'ve tried not to misrepresent those whose views differ from my own, but I make no secret of my disagreement; at times, a dormant prosecutorial urge awoke in me, for we have lost things that we can never get back.\"
Millions of books in the Library of Congress have deteriorated to the point where they can\'t be lent to users without risking irreparable damage.
Centuries-old print newspaper archives have been replaced by blurry reels of outdated microfilm degraded from years of overuse and time worn chemicals. [more...] from Wired News.
The workings of government in the first decades of the information era have been poorly recorded, archiving experts say. Years of valuable public records may have already been lost, creating a gap in the country\'s historical record.
Archivists, government watchdog groups and investigative reporters worry that unless the problem is solved, the lack of information could make it more difficult to hold government officials accountable for their decisions and policies. [more...] from Wired News.


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Sanctuary Lineby Jane Urquhart, McClelland & Stewart, hardcover, 278 pages, $29.99, ISBN 978-0-7710-8646-5
By Alidë Kohlhaas
While some writers do not always live up to expectation in their latest works, Jane Urquhart has so far exceeded herself with each new book. Sanctuary Line, her latest novel, is a small gem, which reflects past and present, mythology and reality, vigorous growth and lingering decay. It may not be as monumental as The Stone Carvers, for one, but it stands on its own merit, being a kind of meditation on life and death, past and present, and the cycle of existence. Set in southwestern Ontario, Urquhart's novel is a family saga as recalled by Liz Crane, an entomologist, who is that family's lone female surviving member of her generation.
The novel travels at first at a slow pace, but quickens as it progresses in time and revelations. It paints this southern-most part of Canada with loving care and sure strokes. The author was born in northern Ontario and makes her home in central southern Ontario along Lake Ontario. This does not prevent her from describing the very different landscape of the promontory that reaches into Lake Erie.
Crane, the teller of the story, spends a great deal of her time charting the path of the Monarch butterfly. It is a butterfly that is becoming rare in many parts of Ontario through changes in weather and the unfortunate deforestation of its winter home in Mexico. This most unusual creature journeys from its summer home in Ontario to Mexico across the vast expanse of Lake Erie. The slightest miscalculation of the wind by the butterflies can throw them off course to places where they are doomed to die prematurely. Those who make it back to Mexico return in three stages of three new generations via the United States to summer in Ontario and procreate once more for the long return flight. Urquhart does not shy away from using this relationship between Ontario and Mexico to mirror the lives of Mexican migrant workers who return annually to Ontario to work on farms and then return home during the winter. At the time in which most of the novel is set, these migrant workers often lived under harsh circumstances and received less than minimum pay.
In Sanctuary Line, which happens to be the name of the road on which Crane's now barren family farm is located at the very southern tip of Ontario and Lake Erie, the lives of the migrants and that of the Butlers seemingly never intersected. Crane's mother was the sister of Stanley Butler, the progressive farmer and owner of the homestead. Her daughter Liz came there each summer as a child to visit her mother's family to be with her three cousins, two boys and a girl. The Butlers had emigrated to the New World from Ireland in the 19th century, with one branch settling on the American side of Lake Erie, the other on the Canadian side. Stanley had married his second cousin, Sadie, a member of the American branch.
Urquhart renders idyllic summers in which Liz spends time with her cousin Mandy, whom she saw more as a sister than a cousin. These are the kinds of summers we all love to recall, innocent and full of small adventures and discoveries. Family history is kept alive for the two girls through uncle Stan, who loves to spin family tales. Whether they are true or not is left open. What is certain is that some family members became lighthouse keepers, while the others turned to farming. Uncle Stan called his ancestors the Great-greats whenever he began another tale, often repeating one he had told in previous years, or spinning yet another new one.
The story of Liz and her family is told through flashbacks. Mandy only recently died in Afghanistan, serving her country. The strong bond between the two girls turns into one between of two women. They shared joys and sorrows, in Mandy's case it is an unhappy love affair, which is resolved in an unexpected manner at the end of the novel. But long before this, there are other unexpected events that lead to the demise of the once prosperous farm and the sudden departure of the Mexican workers. To say more will rob the reader of the suspense of finding out the whys and wherefores of this tale.
Liz ruminates on the past in the now lonely, somewhat dilapidated house, surrounded by empty fields and overgrown orchards. She needs to make sense of the events as they happened years ago and changed the idyllic into the macabre. When Liz turns to her mother, who lives in a seniors' residence, she refuses to acknowledge the past, feigning forgetfulness. But in the end even she relents to Liz's questions, filling in remaining pieces of the puzzle that was the Butler family of her generation. Liz also has to come to terms with her love for the Mexican boy, Teo, whom her uncle drew into the circle of children on the farm. She needs to confront the dark side of the family, the secrets that spilled out one summer night in which the Butler lives became forever shattered apart.
Urquhart created a rich tale filled with images of contrasting natures, with poetry, with joyful remembrances and sad ones. She may have been the first Canadian author who refers in a novel to that sad stretch of Highway 401 now called The Highway of Heroes. In her story she has Liz recall seeing the firefighters, veterans and civilians standing on an overpass paying tribute to the cortege that carried Mandy's remains, returned from Afghanistan, to the Ontario Coroner's office in Toronto before being released for burial. It is these touches by the author that bring the novel from the past into the present, and will remind future readers that the present will be as important as the past, and the past as important as the future.
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Superior film reviews, your sort of an inspiration for me of how I want to write in the next few years! I also want to address that it pleases me that you review the infamous, underrated indie films since all the hype is on the major, big-budget blockbusters! Keep it up and I will be reading your film reviews!
Thanks a lot for the kind words! Been very busy here too, although fortunately I'm on holiday season, so I got all the time in the world. Finally got a chance to see ''Star Trek Into Darkness.'' What a blast! It was even better than the first to me. I'm glad you liked the song! I'm usually into 40s and 50s type of music, they always make my day when I listen to them. Such a joyful style I wish was kept in the music industry to this day. Cool track the one you shared with me! Daft Punk's a cool band. I'd only listened to the score they made for ''Tron Legacy'' though, and it's really awesome. Been hearing a lot of cool news regarding SWEpisodeVII. Well, for us deep-rooted SW buffs, anyway. Be sure to keep in touch with you!
Hey there Julio! Been missing our talks via Facebook. Just wanted to share this great song with you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqNMh615g5U; heard it at the credits of ''Gangster Squad'' and it's very catchy! See ya :)
I'm doing fine. Currently writing my own sci-fi movie script. I'm saving money for film school.
Hi, just for my curiosity, I wish to ask you how you became a super reviewer.
Hey, you seem like a cool dude to talk movies with. Do you have a facebook?
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Grapefruit-And-Greens Salad
Oxmoor House
Yield: 5 servings (serving size: 2 cups)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 86
- Fat: 3.1g
- Saturated fat: 0.4g
- Protein: 1.8g
- Carbohydrate: 14.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Iron: 1.2mg
- Sodium: 135mg
- Calories from fat: 30%
- Fiber: 3g
- Calcium: 56mg
- 2 large grapefruit
- 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups gourmet salad greens
- Peel and section grapefruit to get 1 1/2 cups sections, reserving 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice. Combine grapefruit, onion, and thyme in a large bowl.
- Combine reserved grapefruit juice, vinegar, and next 4 ingredients; stir well with a whisk.
- Add salad greens and dressing mixture to grapefruit mixture; toss well. Serve immediately.
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Grapefruit-And-Greens Salad Recipe at a Glance
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- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless, Gluten-Free
- OCCASION: Spring
- PUBLICATION: Oxmoor House
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PNE Prize Home Designed by Jillian Harris!
May 14, 2012 • 10:16 am
I'm so excited to tell you all about an incredible project I'm working on right now! I'm thrilled to announce I'll be designing this year's PNE Prize Home! It's a huge honor and I'm so excited to be included. For those of you who aren't from BC, the PNE Prize Home is the grand prize of an annual lottery that's been going on since 1934. There are smaller prizes, too, but the real draw is the beautiful home that is given to the lucky winner each year. This year's prize home is a rad ski home in the gorgeous Sun Peaks Ski Resort. It is seriously unreal- two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a sports room that comes completely stocked, wrap around decks, an insane kitchen, a hot tub, and more… it's absurd!
The home won't be finished until July 13 this year, but I wanted to give you guys a peek of what I'm thinking for the design concept:
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