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Catelyn Tully
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| Cat
Lady Stoneheart
The Silent Sister
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|Lady of Winterfell
| House Stark
House Tully
Brotherhood Without Banners
|In 264AC[1], at Riverrun
|In 299AC[1], at the Twins
|Eddard Stark
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Catelyn Tully is the wife of Lord Eddard Stark and Lady of Winterfell. Together they have five children: Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon. Catelyn was born into House Tully of Riverrun, the liege lords of the Riverlands. She is the daughter of Lord Hoster Tully and Minisa Whent, and her siblings are Edmure and Lysa. She is a major POV Character in the books.
Appearance and Character
- See also: Images of Catelyn Tully
She is described as beautiful, with auburn hair, blue eyes, and long fingers. She dresses simply and avoids the ostentation of the court at King's Landing, preferring to wear the grey of House Stark or the blue and red of her father's household.
Catelyn is proud, strong, kind, and generous. She is seen as honourable and upright by acquaintances, holding duty over desire as a governing principle of behaviour. Catelyn also has a strong grasp of politics and possesses considerable insight into what makes Westeros run. Nevertheless, Catelyn is also a fiercely protective woman and more often than not follows her heart rather than her head, especially when it comes to her family, whom she loves deeply. She follows strongly the words of her house. (House Tully's words are "Family. Duty. Honor.", in that order). However, she regards the bastard Jon Snow as an outsider to her family, and has never forgiven Eddard Stark for bringing him into the Stark household. She holds to the Faith of the Seven.
Catelyn is the eldest daughter of Lady Minisa Whent and Lord Hoster Tully, head of House Tully and Lord of the Riverlands. She has a younger brother, Edmure, and a younger sister, Lysa.
She spent her childhood in Riverrun, where she befriended her father's ward, Petyr Baelish. Although the ward fell in love with her and sought her hand, Catelyn never shared his feelings, seeing him as a little brother and nothing more. When she was twelve, it was announced that she was betrothed to Brandon Stark, heir of Winterfell, in what would strengthen the ties of friendship between the great houses.
When Brandon came to Riverrun to meet with Catelyn, young Petyr challenged him to a duel for her hand. Brandon won easily, but spared Baelish's life in compliance with Catelyn's plea. Baelish was banished from Riverrun back to his own home as soon as he was sufficiently recovered; he later sent a single letter after Brandon's death, but she burned it without reading it.
Catelyn's betrothal to Brandon ended abruptly when he, along with his father, was killed by the Mad King, setting off Robert's Rebellion, led by his younger brother Eddard Stark and his childhood friend Robert Baratheon. During the Rebellion, Catelyn father's sought to continue the alliance, so she married Brandon's brother Eddard. She moved to Winterfell, where she and Eddard formed a strong and loving marriage; they are well respected and loved by nobles and smallfolk alike. Catelyn and Eddard have five children: Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon. They have also raised Eddard's bastard son Jon Snow, which was the single act of faithlessness that was a source of friction between her and her husband.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
After the arrival of the royal party at Winterfell, Catelyn received a letter from her sister Lysa, stating that the Lannisters had killed her husband Jon Arryn, the late Hand of the King. This put the Starks on guard, for her husband had just been offered the position of Hand by his friend the king, Robert I. Catelyn pushed Ned to accept the offer along with a betrothal that would make Sansa queen one day. Despite misgivings about going to the capitol, Ned eventually accepted.[2]
When Bran fell comatose after apparently falling while climbing one of Winterfell's keeps, Catelyn stayed by his side for eight days, ignoring her own affairs and those of Winterfell. On the eighth night, she was attacked by an assassin who had come for Bran. During the struggle, the man injured her hands before being killed by Bran's direwolf.[3] After recovering, Catelyn traveled to King's Landing along with Ser Rodrik Cassel to inform Eddard, sailing on a ship called Storm Dancer. There, her childhood companion Petyr Baelish met her in one of his brothels and told her that the dagger used in the attack belonged to Tyrion Lannister.[4]
On her way back to Winterfell, she encountered and arrested Tyrion at the Inn at the Crossroads, and implored her father's bannermen to help her bring him to justice.[5] Despite announcing her intentions taking him to Winterfell, she instead went to her sister at the Eyrie for trial, making the ascent after coming under attack by clansmen on the High Road in the Mountains of the Moon.[6] At the Eyrie, Tyrion was thrown in the Sky Cells, but escaped execution by convincing a sellsword to fight in a trial by combat.[7] Meanwhile, the arrest had become a linchpin of the war that followed, as Tywin Lannister ordered Ser Gregor Clegane and other raiders to attack the Riverlands in retribution.
Her son Robb having marched south with his father's bannermen in response to Lord Eddard's arrest in King's Landing, she met up with House Manderly's levies and met the northern host in the field at Moat Cailin, accompanied by her uncle Ser Brynden Tully, who had quit his service to House Arryn, disgusted by Lysa's refusal to help against the Lannisters. When Robb is about to place Greatjon Umber in command of the infantry force sent to engage Tywin Lannister, Catelyn is able to convince him to appoint a man of cold calculation: Roose Bolton. Robb wants Cat to return to The North, but she stays with the army to see her dying father.[8] When the army found it necessary to cross the Trident, Cat took the delicate task of negotiating with Lord Walder Frey, gaining passage by promising (among other things) Robb's hand in marriage to one of the many women of House Frey.[9] She observed his victory at the Battle of the Whispering Wood, where her guard was commanded by Hallis Mollen.[10] After the news of Eddard's execution by order of King Joffrey, Catelyn was filled with grief but put on a strong front for the sake of her son. During the war council at Riverrun, Catelyn argued for peace with the south so that Sansa and Arya might be more easily brought to safety, but Robb and the assembled lords made clear their desire to continue the war, with the Greatjon declaring Robb the first King in the North in three centuries. [11]
A Clash of Kings
Catelyn advised against Robb's plan to send Eddard's ward, Theon Greyjoy, on a diplomatic mission to forge an alliance with his father, as she did not trust either. It was Catelyn's idea to attempt to ally with Renly Baratheon and his massive Reach-Stormlands host, but she wished to remain with Robb. When he threatened to send the boisterous Greatjon as his envoy, Catelyn relented and went herself, accepting the fact that her son was becoming a man. She traveled south to Bitterbridge to meet King Renly's host, where she found him hosting a tourney. With Catelyn in tow, Renly rode to Storm's End when he heard his brother Stannis was threatening the Baratheon seat. Catelyn was present for the inconclusive parley between the two rival brothers, and witnessed Renly's murder later that night by a mysterious creature of shadow. She took Brienne of Tarth, one of Renly's Rainbow Guard, into her service as they fled the scene, making their way to Riverrun. Upon hearing of her younger sons' supposed murder at the hand of the turncloak Theon Greyjoy, she frees Robb's hostage Jaime Lannister in a covert attempt to exchange him for her daughters, captives at King's Landing.
A Storm of Swords
Her brother Edmure places Catelyn under house arrest at Riverrun, but Robb pardons her after he tells of his wedding to Jeyne Westerling. She attends Edmure's wedding at the Twins. Despite her wariness throughout the ceremony, she, Robb, and many of Robb's men are murdered by members of House Frey, an act of treachery that became known as the "Red Wedding". In a mad attempt to save her son's life, she took and executed the lackwit hostage Aegon Frey, but nonetheless had her throat slashed by Raymund Frey.[12] Three days later she was resurrected by Lord Beric Dondarrion, who gave his life for hers. Catelyn's wounds only partially healed, leaving her mutilated and without the ability to speak. She became consumed with the desire for vengeance over her family's betrayal and murder. She took the name "Lady Stoneheart" and assumed command of Dondarrion's outlaw band, the Brotherhood Without Banners. She led the Brotherhood to mercilessly pursuing and executing everyone she perceived to be a traitor, including Petyr and Merrett Frey.[13]
A Feast for Crows
While leading the Brotherhood, she comes upon a small party led by Brienne. Brienne informs her that she is searching for Sansa at the behest of Jaime Lannister. Stoneheart says that Brienne has turned traitor, since she carries Oathkeeper, a Lannister sword forged from the Stark Valyrian steel blade, Ice. Brienne swears she is still faithful but Stoneheart insists she must prove it by killing Jaime. Brienne refuses, stating that Jaime has changed. Stoneheart says she must choose, kill Jaime or be hanged. Brienne refuses to choose. Just before she is executed however, she shouts out a word.
Lady Stoneheart
- See also: Images of Lady Stoneheart
Death has changed Catelyn. She is less gracious and forgiving than in life and is consumed with a desire for vengeance on anyone she thinks betrayed her and her son, Robb. She hangs any men associated with the Freys, Boltons, or Lannisters, even if they had nothing to do with the "Red Wedding" or if they are boys, as was the case of Podrick Payne. Her appearance has been altered as well, with her flesh becoming soft and the color of curdled milk due to her corpse being submerged in river water for days. Half of her hair is gone and the rest is white and brittle. In addition, her wounds have not healed with her face covered in scratch marks and her throat still slit open. To speak she must cover the wound on her throat; even then she is difficult to understand.
Quotes by Catelyn
|My son lies here broken and dying, Luwin, and you wish to discuss a new master of horse? Do you think I care what happens in the stables? Do you think it matters to me one whit? I would gladly butcher every horse in Winterfell with my own hands if it would open Bran's eyes, do you understand that? Do you?[3]
|Robb, if that sword could bring him back, I should never let you sheathe it until Ned stood at my side once more... but he is gone, and a hundred Whispering Woods will not change that. [11]
|If I must trade our four Lannisters for their two Starks, I will call that a bargain and thank the gods. I want you safe, Robb, ruling at Winterfell from your father's seat. I want you to live your life, to kiss a girl and wed a woman and father a son. I want to write an end to this. I want to go home, my lords, and weep for my husband. [11]
|I want to weep. I want to be comforted. I'm so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that's all....a day.....an hour. [14]
|I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where my heart was once.[15]
|I want them all dead, Brienne. Theon Greyjoy first, then Jaime Lannister and Cersei and the Imp, every one, every one. [15]
– Catelyn to Brienne, after learning of the deaths of Bran and Rickon
|On my honor as a Tully, on my honor as a Stark, I will trade your boy's life for Robb's. A son for a son.[12]
– Catelyn to Walder Frey during the Red Wedding
Quotes about Catelyn
|All his life Tyrion had prided himself on his cunning, the only gift the gods had seen fit to give him, yet this seven-times-damned she-wolf Catelyn Stark had outwitted him at every turn. The knowledge was more galling than the bare fact of his abduction.[16]
|You have courage. Not battle courage perhaps but. . .I don't know. . .a kind of woman's courage.[17]
Quotes about Lady Stoneheart
|She don't speak. You bloody bastards cut her throat too deep for that. But she remembers.[13]
– Tom Sevenstrings to Merrett Frey
|Her cloak and collar hid the gash his brother's blade had made, but her face was even worse than he remembered. The flesh had gone pudding soft in the water and turned the color of curdled milk. Half her hair was gone and the rest had turned as white and brittle as a crone's. Beneath her ravaged scalp, her face was shredded skin and black blood where she had raked herself with her nails. But her eyes were the most terrible thing. Her eyes saw him, and they hated.[13]
– Merrett Frey's thoughts
|The Freys slashed her throat from ear to ear. When we found her by the river she was three days dead. Harwin begged me to give her the kiss of life, but it had been too long. I would not do it, so Lord Beric put his lips to hers instead, and the flame of life passed from him to her. And... she rose. May the Lord of Light protect us. She rose.[18]
|Minisa Whent
|Brynden "The Blackfish"
|Unknown son
|Unknown son
|Eddard Stark
|Roslin Frey
|Petyr Baelish
|Jon Arryn
|Unknown son
|Jeyne Westerling
|Robb Stark
|Tyrion Lannister
|Sansa Stark
|Arya Stark
|Bran Stark
|Rickon Stark
|Robert Arryn
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See the Catelyn Tully calculation.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 14, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 18, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 28, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 34, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 40, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 59, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 63, Catelyn.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 55, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 31, Tyrion.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 33, Catelyn.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 42, Brienne.


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The critical battlegrounds with the key to victory were unsettled, Virginia, Ohio and Florida among them, with long lines in many locations after poll-close time.
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The 2012 version of the Vectorworks line of design software, from Vectorworks Designer, to Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks, is now available.
The new features and enhancements in Vectorworks 2012 include:
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- Improved Building Information Modeling (BIM) capabilities: The new 'stories' feature allows design layers to be dynamically and vertically referenced to named story elevations. Story-aware objects like walls, columns, slabs and stairs can span across stories and update with story elevation changes. Plus, improvements to wall component joining, insulation fills, spaces, stairs, walls and windows all increase the ability to design intelligently and efficiently. Support of the open BIM file standard, Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), has been significantly improved, and IFC import now has higher-fidelity geometry from imported elements, while IFC space objects are now translated into native Vectorworks space objects.
- Integration of building and site: Vectorworks 2012 software marries building and site design and is the first package to combine a complete BIM modeler with extensive Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities (available in the Vectorworks Architect, Landmark and Designer applications). Thanks to the latest improvements, users can now store georeferenced information on each Vectorworks design layer, transform geometry to a different map projection or georeferenced coordinate system, and enjoy improved 'shapefile' import and export functions.
- Best integrated renderer: Improvements to the Renderworks rendering application include the introduction of Renderworks Styles, which can be re-used and shared among team members. In addition, users will enjoy significantly improved OpenGL shadows and better solar animations with the new Heliodon object.
- More than 100 performance and usability improvements: This release addresses user requests such as a new 2D X-ray fills mode, faster viewport navigation, new custom color options for backgrounds, faster access to frequently used settings, coincident selection, streamlined polyline arc editing, offset improvements, improved wheel zooming and others. This version also offers designers the ability to generate hidden lines between intersecting geometry and, in the Design Series products, to modify objects by record value.
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Mustard Turkey Cutlets Recipe
Grilled turkey cutlets are treated with a slightly sweet sauce that mustard-lovers will thoroughly enjoy. This recipe feels fancy, but it's ideal for a weeknight. Deborah Williams — Peoria, Arizona
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/8 teaspoon plus 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
- 1/2 cup thawed apple juice concentrate
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1-1/2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary or 1-1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 package (17.6 ounces) turkey breast cutlets
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- In a small saucepan, combine the cornstarch, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Gradually whisk in the concentrate, mustard and rosemary until blended. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Set aside 1/4 cup sauce.
- Brush turkey with oil; sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack.
- Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until no longer pink, basting occasionally with remaining sauce. Brush with reserved sauce before serving. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Mustard Turkey Cutlets in Healthy Cooking October/November 2009, p35
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This was fast, easy and delicious. It's going into my fortnightly menu rotation as it not only provided a quick weeknight meal, but left overs for salads for the week.
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Getting Started with Lean Software Development
Getting Started with Lean Software Development
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The Essential Lean Development Cheat Sheet
Getting Started with Lean Software Development
About Lean Software Development
Lean Software Development is an outgrowth of the larger Lean movement that includes areas such as manufacturing, supply chain management, product development, and back-office operations. Its goal is the same: deliver value to the customer more quickly by eliminating waste and improving quality. Though software development differs from the manufacturing context in which Lean was born, it draws on many of the same principles.
Seven Principles of Lean Software Development
Lean Software Development embodies seven principles, originally described in the book Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash1, by Mary and Tom Poppendieck. Each of these seven principles contributes to the "leaning out" of a software development process.
Eliminate Waste
Waste is anything that does not contribute value to the final product, including inefficient processes, unnecessary documentation, and features that won't be used. Eliminating waste is the guiding principle in Lean Software Development.
Build Quality In
Building quality into a product means preventing defects, rather than using post-implementation integration and testing to detect them after the fact.
Create Knowledge
The knowledge necessary to develop a project, including requirements, architecture, and technologies, is seldom known or understood completely at project startup. Creating knowledge and recording it over the course of the project ensures the final product is in line with customer expectations.
Defer Commitment
Making irreversible decisions at the last reasonable moment allows time for the creation of more knowledge, which results in better decisions. Deferring commitment is positive procrastination.
Deliver Fast
Delivering fast puts the product in front of the customer quickly so they can provide feedback. Fast delivery is accomplished using short iterations, which produce software in small increments by focusing on a limited number of the highest priority requirements.
Respect People
Respecting people means giving the development team's most important resource, its members, freedom to find the best way to accomplish a task, recognizing their efforts, and standing by them when those efforts are unsuccessful.
Optimize the Whole
Optimizing the whole development process generates better results than optimizing local processes in isolation, which is usually done the expense of other local processes.
Lean vs. Agile
Comparing Lean and Agile software development reveals they share many characteristics, including the quick delivery of value to the customer, but they differ in two significant ways: scope and focus. The narrow scope of Agile addresses the development of software and focuses on adaptability to deliver quickly. Lean looks at the bigger picture, the context in which development occurs, and delivers value quickly by focusing on the elimination of waste. As it turns out, they are complementary, and real world processes often draw from both.
Newcomers to Lean Software Development sometimes have trouble implementing a Lean process. The Lean principles don't describe an "out-of-the-box" solution, so one approach is to start with an Agile methodology. However, a number of methodologies exist, and choosing the right one can be difficult.
One Step at a Time
All is not lost. What follows is a set of inter-related practices organized in a step-by-step fashion to allow projects to implement Lean Software Development one step at a time.
The following practices can stand-alone, and implementing any of them will have a positive effect on productivity. Lean Software Development relies on prioritization, so the practices are prioritized to generate the highest return on investment. While implementing any one practice will help lean out a process, doing them in order will return the most "bang for the buck."
The list of six practices is preceded by two prerequisites, or "zero practices", every software project should be doing, whether Lean, Agile or something more traditional. If your project doesn't do these things, this is the best place to start.
Source Code Management and Scripted Builds are prerequisites for other practices outlined here. They are referred to as zero practices because they need to be in place before taking the first step toward Lean Software Development.
Source Code Management
Source code management (SCM) is a shared repository for all artifacts needed to build the project from scratch, including source code, build scripts, and tests. SCM maintains the latest source code so developers and build systems have up-to-date code.
Figure 1: Centralized Repository
Source code management is the first practice described because it is the foundation for a practical development environment, and it should be implemented before going any further.
- Select an appropriate SCM system. Subversion is a popular open source option. Git is a newer distributed SCM system useful for large projects and distributed teams.
- Put everything needed to build the product from scratch into the SCM system so critical knowledge isn't held only by specific individuals.
Scripted Builds
Scripted builds automate a build process by executing a set of commands (a script) that creates the final product from the source code stored in SCM. Scripts may be simple command files, make files, or complex builds within a tool such as Maven or Ant.
Scripted builds eliminate the potential errors of manual builds by executing the same way each time. They complete the basic development cycle of making changes, updating the SCM repository, and rebuilding to verify there are no errors. Select an appropriate build tool for your project. Integrated development environments like Visual Studio or Eclipse have build managers or integrate with 3rd party build managers. Create a script that builds the product from scratch, starting with source code from SCM.
Figure 2: Zero Practices
Lean Principles
- Create Knowledge: SCM consolidates project knowledge in a single place.
- Eliminate Waste: Manual work is eliminated by automating builds.
- Build Quality In: Automating builds eliminates a source of errors.
Daily standup meetings allow each team member to provide status and point out problems or issues. The meetings are short and not intended to resolve problems, rather they serve to make all team members aware of the state of the development effort.
Borrowing from the Scrum methodology, standups are conducted by having each member of the team answer three questions:
What did I do yesterday?
What will I do today?
What problems do I have?
Effective daily standups result from adhering to several simple rules:
- Require all team members to attend. Anyone who cannot attend must submit their status via a proxy (another team member, email, etc.).
- Keep the meeting short, typically less than 15 minutes. Time-boxing the meeting keeps the focus on the three questions.
- Hold the meeting in the same place at the same time, everytime.
- Avoid long discussions. Issues needing further discussion are addressed outside the meeting so only the required team members are impacted.
The Japanese word tsune roughly translated means "daily habits". It refers to things such as taking a shower that are so ingrained into a daily routine that skipping them leaves one feeling that something is missing2. Make the daily standup part of the team's tsune so that a day without a standup feels incomplete.
Lean Principles
- Respect People: Standups foster a team-oriented attitude; team members know what other members are doing and can get or give help as needed to move the project forward.
- Create Knowledge: Sharing information regularly creates group knowledge from individual knowledge.
Automated testing is the execution of tests using a single command. A test framework injects pre-defined inputs, validates outputs against expected results, and reports the pass/fail status of the tests without the intervention of a human tester. Automated testing ensures tests are run the same way every time and are not subject to the errors and variations introduced by testers.
While automated testing can be applied to all types of testing from unit and integration tests to user acceptance and performance/load tests, unit and integration testing is the best place to start.
- Identify an appropriate test framework for the language in use. JUnit (for Java) and NUnit (for Microsoft .NET languages) are common frameworks.
- Require all new code modules to have a unit test suite before being included in the build.
- Retrofit unit test suites to existing legacy code only when the code is modified (writing unit tests for code which is already written and functional usually is not cost effective).
- Develop integration tests by combining code modules and testing the modules together.
- Use stubs and mock objects to stand in for code which has not yet been developed.
Developing automated tests alongside production code may be a paradigm shift for many developers. One way to help developers adjust is to define testing standards calling out both what to test and how to do it. Adherence to the standards will create a culture where automated tests are the norm and will pay off in higher quality software.
Figure 3: Automated Testing
Test Execution
Each developer runs unit tests on individual code modules prior to adding them to the source code repository, ensuring all code within the repository is functional. An automated build runs both unit and integration tests to ensure changes do not introduce errors. The next practice, continuous integration, will make use of the build scripts and test suites to test the entire system automatically each time changes are checked into the repository.
Lean Principles
- Build Quality In: Automated tests executed regularly and in a consistent manner prevent defects.
- Eliminate Waste: Defects detected early are easier to correct and don't propagate.
- Create Knowledge: Tests are an effective way to document how the code functions.
Continuous integration (CI) is the frequent integration of small changes during implementation. It seeks to reduce, or even eliminate, the long, drawn-out integration phase traditionally following implementation. Integrating small changes doesn't just spread the effort out over the whole cycle, it reduces the amount of integration time because small changes are easier to integrate and aid debugging by isolating defects to small areas of code.
CI systems use a source code repository, scripted builds, and automated tests to retrieve source code, build software, execute tests, and report results each time a change is made.
- Use a dedicated build machine to host the CI system. Refer to the Continuous Integration: Servers and Tools Refcard (#87) for details on setting up a CI system.
- Check code changes into the repository a minimum of once a day (per developer); once an hour or more is even better.
- Immediately address any failures in the build. Fixing the build takes precedence over further implementation.
While the use of a dedicated computer, or build machine, to host the CI system may seem obvious for a large project, it provides advantages on small projects as well:
- Dedicated machines don't compete for resources, so builds are quicker and the results get back to the developers sooner.
- Dedicated machines have a stable, well-known configuration. Builds don't fail because a new version of a library was loaded or the runtime environment was changed.
A CI system can also check coding standards, analyze code coverage, create documentation, create deployment packages, and deploy the packages. Anything that can be automated can be included in a CI system.
Lean Principles
- Build Quality In: Continuous build and test ensures code is always functional.
- Eliminate Waste: Frequent, small integrations are more efficient than an extended integration phase.
Less code is not about writing less software, it's about implementing required functionality with a minimum amount of code. Large code bases mean more implementation, integration, and debugging time, as well as higher long term maintenance costs. All of these are non-value added work (i.e., waste) when the code base contains unneeded or inefficient code.
All aspects of software development can affect the code base size. Requirements analysis resulting in features with little likelihood of use and overly generic, all-encompassing designs generate extra code. Scope creep and unnecessary features increase the amount of code. Even testing can generate unnecessary code if the code under test is itself unnecessary.
Minimizing code base size requires two actions: identify and eliminate unnecessary code, and write efficient code. Minimizing code base size is not unlike a fitness program: diet to eliminate the excess, and exercise to shape up what's left.
Eliminate Unnecessary Code
Eliminating unnecessary code means identifying the code, or the forces that create it, and removing it.
- Adopt a fierce, minimalist approach. Every bit of code added to the code base must be justifiable. Remove excessive requirements, simplify designs, and eliminate scope creep.
- Reuse code and employ libraries to reduce the amount of new code that must be written.
- Prioritize requirements so developers implement important features first. As customers adjust the priorities over the course of development, they drive development of only useful features; unused features never get implemented.
- Develop only for the current iteration. Working too far ahead risks doing work that will be thrown away as requirements and design change over time.
Improve Code Efficiency
Code efficiency doesn't refer to creating small, compact code by using arcane tricks and shortcuts. In fact, the opposite is true; efficient code uses coding standards and best practices.
- Use coding standards to write readable and understandable code. Use best practices and proven techniques that are well understood by other developers.
- Develop flexible, extensible code. Design and implement code with design patterns, refactoring, and emergent design.
The "big design up front", or BDUF, approach to design can lead to overdesign and unused code. The opposite approach, sometimes referred to as "you ain't gonna need it" or YAGNI, creates only what is needed at the moment, but it can lead to brittle designs and inefficient code. A compromise that creates only what currently is necessary, but tempers that with some thought for the future, is a better approach. Scott Bain's book Emergent Design2 describes such an approach.
Lean Principles
- Eliminate Waste: Frequent, small integrations are more efficient than an extended integration phase.
- Build Quality In: Automated tests executed regularly and in a consistent manner prevent defects.
Iterations are complete development cycles resulting in the release of functional software. Traditional development methodologies often have iterations of six months to a year, but Lean Software Development uses much shorter iterations, typically 2 to 4 weeks. Short iterations generate customer feedback, and more feedback means more chances to adjust the course of development.
Feedback and Course Corrections
Feedback from the customer is the best way to discover what's valuable to them. Each delivery of new functionality creates a new opportunity for feedback, which in turn drives course corrections due to clarification of the customer's intent or actual changes to the requirements. Short iterations produce more feedback opportunities and allow more course corrections, so developers can hone in on what the customer wants.
Figure 5: Course Corrections
Using Short Iterations
Several techniques aid in the implementation of a process using short iterations:
- Work requirements in priority order. High priority requirements typically are well-defined, easiest to implement, and provide the most functionality in a short period of time.
- Define a non-negotiable end date for the iteration; sacrifice functionality to keep the team on schedule. End dates focus the team on delivering the required functionality. Even if some features are not completed, delivering those that are ensures customers get new functionality on a regular basis.
- Mark the end of the iteration with a demo and an official handoff to the customer. Demos foster pride in the product by allowing the team to show off its work.
- Deliver the product to the customer, whether it's a ready-for-deployment application or an interim release. Getting the product in the customer's hands for in-depth evaluation is the best way to generate feedback.
Teams struggling to complete iterations successfully are often tempted to lengthen their iterations; however, longer iterations tend to hide problems. Instead, struggling teams should reduce the iteration length, which reduces the scope, focuses the team on a smaller goal, and brings impediments to the surface more quickly so they can be resolved.
Lean Principles
- Eliminate Waste: Frequent, small integrations are more efficient than an extended integration phase.
- Deliver Fast: New, functional software is delivered to the customer in closely-spaced intervals.
Customer participation in traditional projects typically is limited to requirements specification at the beginning of the project and acceptance testing at the end. Collaboration between customers and developers in the intervening time is limited, typically consisting of status reports and the occasional design review.
Lean Software Development approaches customer participation as an on-going activity spanning the entire development effort. Customers write requirements and developers produce functional software from those requirements. Customers provide feedback on the software and developers act on that feedback, ensuring developers are producing what the customer really wants.
Involve the Customer
Key to establishing effective customer collaboration is involving the customer in the entire development process, not just at the beginning and end. Engaging the customer, reporting status, and providing a feedback path all help keep the customer involved.
- Engage the customer by having them write and prioritize the requirements. Customers get a sense of ownership, and they can direct the course of development.
- Have the customers write the acceptance tests (or at least specify their content), and, if possible, run the tests as well. Involvement in testing the product allows customers to specify exactly what it means to satisfy a requirement.
- Provide useful, easily-accessible status. For example, a list of the requirements in work and the status of each. Include status on problems affecting development to avoid surprises.
- Provide access to the product so the customer can see for themselves how it works, and provide a simple, direct feedback path so customers can input feedback easily.
Collaborating directly with the customer is necessary for developers to refine the requirements and understand exactly what the customer wants.
- Designate a customer representative. The representative writes and/or collects requirements and prioritizes them. The representative clarifies requirements for developers.
- Schedule face-to-face time with the customer. At the very least, include a demo at the end of each iteration.
Actual customers make the best customer representatives, but when customer representatives are not available a customer proxy can fill the role. A customer proxy should be from the development team's organization and must have a good understanding of the customer's needs and business environment.
Lean Principles
- Create Knowledge: Through collaboration, requirements are discovered and refined over time.
- Defer Commitment: Involving customers throughout the process eliminates the need to make decisions up front.
Most discussions of Lean Software Development don't define specific practices for implementing the process, and the large number of Agile methodologies to choose from can leave newcomers confused and uncertain where to start. The specific practices outlined here provide a step-by-step approach to implementing a Lean Software Development process. Adopt one, several, or all the practices and take your first step into the world of Lean Software Development.
1 Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash, Poppendieck/Poppendieck, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006
2 Moving Toward Stillness, Lowry, Tuttle Publishing, 2000.
3 Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development, Bain, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2008
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Election season is in full swing. For instant updates on what's happening in the city and county of Victoria, follow me on Twitter @melcrowe.
The city ballot includes four city council seats and a list of 17 amendments to the city charter. Early voting is open through May 8, election day is May 12.
The local League of Women Voters sent out this morning a list of pros and cons relating to the charter propositions. The league is a non-partisan group that neither supports nor rejects either the proposed amendments to the city charter or the Victoria College Bond proposition. Here is that list:
The amendment of City Charter Article II, Section 7 to provide for the City Secretary to be appointed by the City Manager PRO: Streamlines hiring and personnel management process. Keeps day-to-day operations with staff CON: None as long as City Manager adheres to fair hiring practices and the job duties listed in current article are carried on
The amendment of City Charter Article II, Sections 10 & 11 to permit broader notification of ordinances to the public PRO: Broadens these notifications beyond just newspapers to include online media and other means, which will increase awareness to audiences who choose to obtain their information online CON: None as long as efforts are made to provide such notification to those who do not take newspaper or have access to online media
The amendment of City Charter Article III, Section 1 to authorize the Assistant City Manager to serve during the absence or disability of City Manager PRO: This is a common practice among cities and has been the usual practice for City of Victoria in succession planning. Streamlines system rather than having to bring matter before City Council which regularly meets every 2 weeks CON: None as long as City Manager is prepared to step in
The amendment of the City Charter, Article III, Section 5 to replace the phrase "public moneys" with the phrase "City moneys" PRO: Addresses a conflict of interest issue, because city council members may not be paid out of money they control. As is, the article would prevent employees of VISD, Victoria College, or Univ. of Houston – Victoria from seeking a city council office or appointed to a city office since they are paid using "public funds" (tax dollars) and they may be well-qualified to serve. CON: None as long as provisions remain in place and are practiced regarding one year hire-in provisions and ability to represent City on other regional governing boards or intergovernmental entities exist
The amendment of the City Charter , Article IV to eliminate taxation provisions that have been superseded by state law as unnecessary and redundant PRO: Eliminates nine (9) sections from the article regarding the city's power to levy and collect taxes which would bring charter in line with current state law CON: None as long as article continues to allow Council to keep tax cap and decrease official tax rate for the current year at any given time
The amendment of the City Charter, Article V, Section 8 to eliminate landholding requirements PRO: Allows all registered voters to have a say in the vote for/against general obligation bonds CON: Landowners are typically the ones who end up paying for the bonds through property taxes, so there is some risk they would be saddled with paying for property acquisitions or public infrastructure improvements not in their best interest
The amendment for the City Charter Article VII, Sections 2 & 6 to require general and special elections to be held on uniform election dates in accordance with state law. PRO: Holding the general election of City Council members (which includes the mayor) on the same day as Uniform Election Dates meets state law and helps control costs to hold an election and makes it more convenient for voters as they have to make fewer trips to the polls. The City will maintain current election date. There are some feelings that holding elections with the Fall general election creates more focus on the races – however, general elections do not occur annually as do those in the Spring. CON: None provided article still allows for reasonable timing and means to hold special elections as is in current article
The amendment of the City Charter Article VIII, Section 2 to lengthen the time period in which a petition for referendum may be filed. PRO: Gives a more days to file a petition by changing from prior to 30 days of effective date of an ordinance subject to referendum (vote) to within 30 days of effective date. CON: Depending on the complexity of the ordinance 30 days may not be enough time to study and petition. Provisions for ordinances to be immediately enacted to preserve public health, peace, and safety need to stay in effect, as in existing and proposed amendment.
The amendment of the City Charter Article VIII, Section IV to clarify that each petition paper is required to include an affidavit of the person circulating the paper. PRO: Makes it easier for qualified voters to submit petitions since one affidavit per paper will be required, rather than requiring the petition paper contain a single affidavit from originator. This allows others to help circulate petition, yet preserves authenticity. Validation that those who sign are registered voters will and needs to remain duty of City Secretary. CON: None provided due diligence is still conducted to validate affidavit, and that attesting signer still circulate petition personally and witness signature of others to be genuine.
The amendment for the City Charter Article IX, to provide that the Planning Commission shall be an advisory body to the City Council, and shall perform duties as assigned. PRO: A blanket cause allows this appointed group of citizens more freedom in strategic planning as well as handling more day-to-day reviews on infrastructure improvements. CON: Without specific duties delineated there is some risk the Planning Commission may decide on matters not within their authority
The amendment of the City Charter Article X to eliminate provisions related to the paving of streets as unnecessary and redundant of state law. PRO: These are already in effect under state law. CON: None
The amendment of the City Charter Article XI, section 2 to remove the residency requirement for the municipal court judge PRO: Allows more flexibility in City Council finding a qualified, practicing attorney to fulfill this role by removing three year residency requirement CON:Appointees who have moved recently from outside Victoria may be lacking some in city specific knowledge that requires additional research
The amendment of the City Charter Article XI, Section 3 to provide for the Clerk of the Municipal Court to be appointed by the City Manager PRO: Streamlines personnel management process. Keeps day-to-day operations with staff CON: None provided the job duties listed in current article are carried on
The amendment of the City Charter Article XII, Section 9 to permit certain campaign activities while not in city-owned building or in City Council meetings. PRO: Preserves the right of city officers and employees to campaign for and contribute to campaigns, and other First Amendment rights - while prohibiting city elected officers from campaigning when in city-owned buildings or at City Council meetings CON: None as long as it is monitored and enforced
The amendment of the City Charter Article XII, Section 10 to define "officer" as used in the Charter to mean elective officers. PRO: Follows state law by defining officer throughout the charter as only elective officers – no longer includes appointed officers, law officers, or department heads CON: None since it follows state law
The amendment of the City Charter to provide consistency in describing employees of the City. PRO: Clarifies and adds consistency in describing city employees by removing appointive officer and other similar phrases CON: None since it follows model language of many city charters
The amendment of City Charter Article II, Section 2 to reduce the minimum age for qualification as a City Council members PRO: Reducing the age from 21 years to 18 years increases the pool of eligible candidates who have an interest in serving in public office. Younger adults may have more recent knowledge from social studies classes on how governments operate. CON: The younger a person is, the more possible that immaturity / lack of life experiences may reduce ability their to make sound decisions related to city matters. College students may transfer before their term is up, disrupting council continuity.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Rapper Gucci Mane has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge in Atlanta.
The 34-year-old, whose real name is Radric Davis, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after reaching an agreement with prosecutors.
The charge he pleaded guilty to carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and a fine of up to $250,000. Prosecutors recommended that Davis be sentenced to serve three years and three months in prison.
Davis was indicted in November after prosecutors said he was found in possession of a gun on two occasions in September when police were called to investigate his behavior.
Davis' lawyer, Drew Findling, said his client has accepted responsibility for his acts and is eager to move on with his life.
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Starfish Rapid Assessment Neurology Unit (RANU) is a daycare unit for children and young people with neurological (brain) problems.
You may come to Starfish RANU for an appointment, where you will have scans and tests to find out more about what's wrong.
If your condition is more serious, you may come in for urgent tests.
Starfish RANU is a daycare unit, which means you will have your tests and go home the same day. If you need to stay in hospital overnight, you will be moved to a different ward.
Starfish RANU has seven beds.
Patients on Starfish RANU range from newborn to 17 years old.
Starfish RANU is mainly run by our team of nurses, who work closely with the doctors to help you get better.
Other staff who work on the ward include an admissions co-ordinator and play specialist.
The following members of staff will be available to help you during your stay on Starfish RANU:
A play specialist can come and help you have more fun. They will also help you get ready for any procedures you may have in hospital.
The Activity Centre is found on Level 2 of the Southwood Building. The area has a special section for teenagers called The Den that has club evenings and activities for older patients.
The Activity Centre is for inpatients, outpatients and siblings of all ages and abilities from 0 to 19 years old. We offer a welcoming recreational space with plenty of games, activities and arts and crafts resources. We also have a library of books and DVDs as well as Xbox and Wii consoles.
Have a look at the Activity Centre timetable where you can find out what's happening when.
The Children's Hospital School offers lessons to inpatients from 5 to 18 years of age. We follow the national curriculum and can liaise with your home school to make sure your education remains as normal as possible.
You can choose which lessons you come to, and you won't get in trouble if you're not feeling up to it. We can arrange lessons in lots of different places, including your bedside if you're too poorly to go to the classroom.
We also have special teachers for patients with special needs, so everyone is always welcome.
For more information visit the Children's Hospital School page or download the leaflet.
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In an effort to accelerate the adoption of OpenFlow for software-defined networking, Big Switch Networks this week unveiled an open source-based "thin" virtual switch for servers and commodity switches.
Switch Light is software that can be deployed on server hypervisors and in merchant silicon-based physical switches, commonly known as white box switches. Switch Light is intended to offer users an alternative to proprietary, vendor-unique networking architectures, and accelerate the adoption of OpenFlow, the popular SDN API and protocol.
[ Also on InfoWorld: Software-defined networking explained. | Learn how to install Apache on Linux in InfoWorld Test Center's step-by-step guide. | Track the latest trends in open source with InfoWorld's Open Sources blog and Technology: Open Source newsletter. ]
[ USE CASE: What is OpenFlow and why is it needed? ]
SDNs are a way to make networks more programmable through software so that they can be reconfigured quickly and functionally extended more easily.
Big Switch says Switch Light will help lower capital costs by providing choice in networking hardware, and reduce operational overhead by tying together virtual and physical networks with a common provisioning and management model. That management and provisioning model will be enabled through a separate OpenFlow controller, however, with Switch Light essentially performing the duties of a management agent.
Initially, Switch Light will be available to run on Broadcom Trident+ and Trident 2-based switches, and Linux-based hypervisors. Switch Light will be ported to other data plane devices in the future, Big Switch says.
Big Switch will make Switch Light available free of charge and offer technical service and support to customers of Big Switch's Big Network Controller, Big Virtual Switch, or Big Tap SDN products.
Switch Light is based on the open source Indigo Project, a sub-project within Project Floodlight, which is the community developing the Floodlight open source SDN controller, the Indigo OpenFlow agent, and several open-source applications and utilities. The Big Switch Controller is based on Floodlight.


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The General Electric Company (GE) through its consumer & industrial business and the Nichia Corporation announced today a strategic alliance agreement to support GELcore, LLC, based in Cleveland, Ohio. GELcore, formed in 1999, was previously a joint venture between GE and the Emcore Corporation of Somerset, NJ. GE purchased Emcore's 49% interest in the joint venture for $100 million, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to invest in LED technology and the future of lighting.
This agreement combines GELcore's LED system strengths in the transportation, signage, specialty illumination, and general illumination segments with Nichia's extensive phosphor and optoelectronics products, such as LEDs. Both companies expect to benefit significantly from each other's expertise and penetrate the high-growth LED general illumination segment.
"This agreement is a true win-win outcome for both parties and clearly demonstrates GE's commitment to solid state lighting technology. GE and Nichia's combined excellence creates a preeminent alliance that is ideally suited to support GELcore's efforts to accelerate the growth and penetration of LED-based lighting solutions in the $12 billion global lighting segment," says Michael B. Petras, Jr., VP, Electrical Distribution & Lighting.
Noboru Tazaki, Executive VP & COO of Nichia states "This is a historic agreement when you consider that GE, a world leader in traditional lighting technology and LED systems and Nichia, a world leader in phosphor and optoelectronics technology are joining forces to advance LED technology and accelerate the penetration of LEDs into the general lighting industry."


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Your weather forecast for Friday
Far less windy this morning. Fairly bright to start with but high cloud will increase. Temperatures taking a little while to get going.
Thickening cloud is a sign of an approaching front which introduces rain by the middle of the afternoon. Fairly light but maybe enough for wintry outbreaks over the moors. With the lighter winds - a little less cold.


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