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Unit Testing in Jazz Using JUnit
Laurie Williams, Dright Ho, Ben Smith and Sarah Heckman [Contact Authors]
|Introduction to JUnit
|Creating a Test Class
|Creating a Test Suite
|Running JUnit Test Cases
|Assertion Statement Reference
JUnit is an open source unit testing framework for automatically unit testing Java programs. JUnit provides functionality for writing and running unit test cases for a project under development, and is helpful when doing Test-Driven Development (TDD). This tutorial describes how to use JUnit within the Jazz environment, but most of the information except for running the JUnit test cases is generic to any JUnit set up. See http://www.junit.org/ for directions on how to run JUnit test cases outside of the Jazz environment.
Jazz is built on the Eclipse platform and comes with JUnit built into the Workbench. You can quickly create test case and test suite classes to write your test code in. With Jazz, Test-Driven Development (TDD), becomes very easy to organize and implement.
Typically, you create the application class that you want to test first. Then a tester can create the associated test case which provides a one-to-one correspondence between application classes and test classes. However, a tester can create test classes individually and later tie them to application classes. By using the built in functionality to create JUnit classes, the test cases are created with the needed imports and extensions for JUnit to run. Once the test case class is built the actual test cases are then coded in by the tester.
JUnit test classes can be rolled up to run in a specific order by creating a Test Suite. When a tester creates a test suite, Jazz will name it for you and will specify all of the test cases in the scope of the project that it can find. The code to run the test suite and to add all of the specified test cases you've created, is added to the test suite for you.
There are two versions of JUnit currently available. JUnit 3.8 uses specific naming conventions for identifying test classes, methods, and suites. These naming conventions are described below:
JUnit 4.0 uses annotations (which are keywords that start with @) to identify test classes, methods, and suites. The key annotations are described below.
1.1 Import CoffeeMaker into Jazz
We will be using the CoffeeMaker example through out this tutorial to highlight the main features of JUnit. CoffeeMaker is a small application that simulates the functionality of a coffee maker. The requirements for CoffeeMaker may be found here.
Download the CoffeeMaker example from here. See Eclipse Import/Export for instructions on how to import CoffeeMaker into your Jazz workspace.
1.2 CoffeeMaker File Structure
It is considered a best practice in testing, to separate the test case code from the application code. Typically the application code is in a source folder called src/ while the test code is in a source folder called unittests/ or tests/. Below is the file structure for the CoffeeMaker example that is used for as the exercise in this tutorial. You can emulate this file structure in your other Eclipse projects.
Most projects that you create will have a src/ folder that contain the main application code, a bin/ (which is not shown in the Package Explorer view) folder that contains the compiled .class files, and a lib/ folder that contains jar files that need to be on the project's build path. To run JUnit test cases the JUnit libraries must be on the classpath. JUnit 3.8 and JUnit 4 are integrated with Jazz; therefore, we can add the Jazz provided libraries to the project.
1.3 Putting JUnit libraries on the Project Classpath
The JUnit library is required to be on the project classpath to compile and run the JUnit test cases. The classpath may be specific to the computer that you are on, so check to make sure that the JUnit library is set up correctly. If your JUnit library isn't set up correctly, there will be an warning message at the top of the Java Build Path window.
JUnit convention is that there is a test class created for every application class that does not contain GUI code. Usually all paths through each method in a class are tested in a unit test; however, you do not need to test trivial getter and setter methods.
2.1 There are many ways to create a JUnit Test Case Class.
2.2 The wizard for creating a new JUnit test case classes is displayed in Figure 5. If you use the method of creating a JUnit test case presented in step 2.1.6, most of the information below will be filled in for you, but may require minor modifications.
2.3 If you selected a Class under test you can click the Next button to select which methods you want to write test cases for. The method signatures will be created for you. Click Finish and the new test case class will open in the editor.
2.4 Below is a test case template from the JUnit 3 FAQ. This test class demonstrates the basic functionality of the setUp() and tearDown() methods, and gives example test cases. The testForException() method demonstrates how to test that an exception is properly thrown.
Note: All source methods in the class under test must be public or protected, not private, in order to be tested by JUnit. If the method in the class under test is protected, the test class must be in the same package.
import junit.framework.TestCase; public class SampleTest extends TestCase { private java.util.List emptyList; /** * Sets up the test fixture. * (Called before every test case method.) */ protected void setUp() { emptyList = new java.util.ArrayList(); } /** * Tears down the test fixture. * (Called after every test case method.) */ protected void tearDown() { emptyList = null; } public void testSomeBehavior() { assertEquals("Empty list should have 0 elements", 0, emptyList.size()); } public void testForException() { try { Object o = emptyList.get(0); fail("Should raise an IndexOutOfBoundsException"); } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException success) { } } }
2.5 Below is a test case template based on the examples presented in the JUnit 4 FAQ. This test class demonstrates the basic functionality of the setUp() and tearDown() methods, and gives example test cases. The testForException() method demonstrates how to test that an exception is properly thrown.
Note: All source methods in the class under test must be public or protected, not private, in order to be tested by JUnit. If the method in the class under test is protected, the test class must be in the same package.
import org.junit.*; import static org.junit.Assert.*; public class SampleTest { private java.util.List emptyList; /** * Sets up the test fixture. * (Called before every test case method.) */ @Before public void setUp() { emptyList = new java.util.ArrayList(); } /** * Tears down the test fixture. * (Called after every test case method.) */ @After public void tearDown() { emptyList = null; } @Test public void testSomeBehavior() { assertEquals("Empty list should have 0 elements", 0, emptyList.size()); } @Test(expected=IndexOutOfBoundsException.class) public void testForException() { Object o = emptyList.get(0); } }
A TestSuite is a simple way of running one class that, in turn, runs all test cases at one time.
3.1 There are four ways to create a JUnit Test Suite Class. First, select the directory (usually unittests/) that you wish to create the test suite class in.
3.2 Check to make sure that you are creating the TestSuite in the proper source folder and the proper package. Give the test suite a name. The default name is AllTests.java
3.3 Click Finish. The new test suite class will be open in the editor.
3.4 Below is a test suite template from the JUnit 3 FAQ. This test suite demonstrates the basic functionality of the suite() method, which is what you add each of the test cases to the suite in. This should all be generated for you by Eclipse if you use the first 3 methods in step 3.1 to create the Test Suite.
import junit.framework.Test; import junit.framework.TestSuite; public class SampleTestSuite { public static Test suite() { TestSuite suite = new TestSuite("Sample Tests"); // Add one entry for each test class // or test suite. suite.addTestSuite(SampleTest.class); // For a master test suite, use this pattern. // (Note that here, it's recursive!) suite.addTest(AnotherTestSuite.suite()); return suite; } }
The goal when running JUnit test cases is a green bar in the JUnit view. The green bar shows that all of the test cases passed. A red bar shows that one or more of the test cases failed. The stack trace of a test failure or error are displayed below the listing of the test cases run. Figures 7 and 8 show the green and red bars in the JUnit view.
4.1 There are three ways to run JUnit Test Cases or Test Suites.
In JUnit, a test occurs when ever you assert that something should be a specific value. Each JUnit test case (method) should have at least one of the assert statements listed below, otherwise the test passes, which can be misleading if you never actually check the value of any data. The most common assert statement is assertEquals() which takes at least two arguments. The first argument is the expected value of some piece of data at that point in the test case. The second argument is the actual value of that data, usually obtained by a method call, at that point in the test case. The method will check for equality between the two pieces of data. For a custom object this means that the equals() and hashCode() methods should be overridden. Otherwise, the assertEquals() method will check for equality of the objects location in memory. These will be different because the expected object is created within the test case while the actual object is created within the application.
If any of your assert statement fail, the test progress bar in the JUnit view will be red. Additionally, a failing assert statement will cease execution for that test case. Therefore, assert statements after that point will not be executed.
This is a list of the different types of assertion statements that are used to test your code. Any Java data type or object can be used in the statement. These assertions are taken from the JUnit API.
For this exercise we will be using the CoffeeMaker project. Unzip the CoffeeMaker project to your home directory and import the project into Jazz. Please see the Eclipse Import/Export Guide for instructions on how to import a project into Jazz (which is built on Eclipse).
We all know that most computer scientists love caffeine, so the Computer Science department is looking to put a coffee kiosk in EBII building. The coffee kiosk must be able to make coffee for students to purchase. Take a look at the CoffeeMaker User Stories/Requirements to look for boundaries and other things to test.
The CoffeeMaker code is complete; however, we need you to create and run unit tests on the following user stories: 1) Add a Recipe, 2) Delete a Recipe, 3) Edit a Recipe, 4) Add Inventory, 5) Check Inventory, and 6) Purchase Coffee. One test class has been created for you: CoffeeMakerTest under the unittests/ directory. You can create RecipeTest and InventoryTest classes as well. There are currently 5 (very obvious) bugs in the system. We need you to generate enough unit tests to find 2 of the 5 bugs. Once you find the bugs, create a fix (These should be very simple fixes. If the fix takes longer than 5 minutes, you found a bigger bug than the one we wanted you to find! - and you should let your TA know). Create a list of the bugs that you find, and submit the CoffeeMaker project to your TA with a green bar!
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It sounds to me like you have some personal anger issues on this topic. Also sounds like you know quite a lot about what happened. Tell us more. I assume you are a parent of the "selected 12". It may be time for you to get some parental counseling. Instead of looking for revenge, it may be time to sit with a therapist to find out what you have been missing as far as being a parent. You owe it to your kids, please.The gloating minority of this town is disgusting. To think that grown adults would create a "scandal" that involves 9th grade students, as a way of allegedly exposing "somthing" that doesn't exist is by far the lowest level that anyone in this town has ever sunk to. I do not know how some of you sleep at night. Can one actually "cheat" on homework? Can one actually "cheat" on a take home test? I mean, you can easily have a study group at home and share answers; you can get those same answers off the internet as well as a from a parent or a friend; these kids chose to leverage technology. Wrong....perhaps, but I believe we are splitting hairs. So, let's keep it all in perspective here. I do not know what their punishment was, nor does it matter to me personally. What does matter, is that not all 26 kids that were involved or had access to the "page" were punished; only 12 were. Why you may ask? Well, because the "parent" who printed out only 5 pages of a facebook page that was up since November, selectively printed 5 pages that didn't involve her child. Then went ahead and "reported" the "cheating" (not her child, of course)to school administration, who I believe took action. That same parent then went ahead and called the "media" so that some of those selected 12 could have their families harrassed by scum bag reporters and would then have the audacity to sit around and "gloat" that 14 year old children are now being used to seek retribution for something they had nothing to do with. You are disgusting people, scum of the earth as far as I'm concerned. There will come a day, however, when the favor can and will be returned, make no mistake; KARMA IS A BITCH.
West Islip High School's 9th Grade Cheating Ring Busted
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#42 May 26, 2013
#43 May 27, 2013
Dear Stevie,
Please don't confuse anger for disgust. Folks like you make my skin crawl. You can assume all you want; for example, you can assume I am a parent of one of these kids (I am not); you can assume I am out for "revenge" (I am not, but perhaps you were, hence the call to the media, to chase down 14 year old kids and their families before the school district finished their investigation, I might add). Lastly, you can assume I am the one in need of therapy for alleged poor parenting skills (however, I'm not quite sure how you deem yourself qualified to make that assessment). There are some in this town who are definately in need of therapy: 1) Those that would contact the media for 14 year olds sharing homework and a take-home test answers 2) Those that threaten their neighbors with lawsuits and stalk them incessantly 3) Those that believe that their 8 year olds are going to the world cup, the major leagues or getting Full Scholarships based on their 8 year old Lacross skills and lastly, those that refuse to see their children as the bullies that they are (afterall, they have learned from the best, their parents, you know, the one's that you believe don't need therapy). Enough said.
#44 May 27, 2013
DISGUSTED, you are so correct!
#45 May 27, 2013
Wish Topix had a love button!
#46 May 27, 2013
Questions: If this was just a homework assignment then why did the superintendent feel a suspension was in order for 12 students? The Superintendent's punishment doesn't seem to fit the 'no-biggie' story you're telling us. What also doesn't fit your 'no-biggie' story is that there's a person in WI with so much media pull that they can have several different news stations race to WI to report on a story theyve made up. WRs name has been insinuated by the same person over and over though out this forum as the one who snapped her fingers and had the media at her feet. Did you ever stop to ask yourself why? Seriously why would she MAKE UP a story about 14 year old minors when she has been able to PROVE over and over so many blunders, oversights and inaccuracies made by the BOE? You would think if WR was able to have the media at the snap of her finger, shed already have handed them the connection between the districts real estate broker, Annmarie Larossa and her business partner whose lease for Westbrook have so many $ mistakes and so many $ omissions that nobody ever noticed. If I was WR and had the power of the media (as you say she has) I would have dropped a media dime on Annmarie Larossas connection to that shady Westbrook lease with her business partner the week before WIs BOE vote. Another question: Whos stalking and why hasnt the stalkee notified the authorities by now? Whos a bully? Whom have they bullied? It sounds like youre making up conspiracy theories with cloak and dagger drama as you go. Please provide us with some proof of your claims
#47 May 27, 2013
I haven't actually insinuated that individual's behind this at all; so I find all of your comments extremely fascinating. For the record, I never said nor implied she was behind any of it. Yes dear, the media rushed here on made up stories and were clearly disappointed when they got here for the non-story. And that is what i find so disgusting. The fact that anyone would use 14 year old kids for retribution ( and based on your post, you just outed exactly what this is all really about, not about a bunch of kids sharing homework, but about something else entirely)Wasn't even worth the gas money spent for them to get out here. As I understand it, the school administration determined that the code of conduct was broken. Do you honestly believe that the media rushed out here BEFORE the school had finished their investigation because a bunch of 14 year old kids violated the schools code of conduct? I do not know the punishment they received. I know they weren't thrown out of school even for a day, so I don't know why you are stating they were. As for that women's super-sleuthing, I would say she needs to get a life; as I certainly think the behavior is obsessive; but hey, Whatever blows your skirt up. If you haven't seen the attempts at cyber-bullying on this and other forums, then I would think you should take a look in the mirror. You are one of them; your post above is a clear attempt at just that. The "connections" as you like to call them are all a part of your very own conspiracy theory and enough drama for a reality TV show. All you are missing is Colonel Mustard and the Candlestick. Please get a clue.
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#48 May 27, 2013
Nice try "Phil"... "Disgusted" was spot on in both posts. It's pathetic, really it is. It's true what Disgusted said.. What goes around, will make it's way back.. The only one patting this person on the back is this person. Most people see it for what it is..
#49 May 27, 2013
disgusted, you have hit the nail on the head. None of this nonsense was about the kids and their Facebook page, all of it was about adults looking to create trouble for the school distinct... The fact that "Phil" mentions Westbrook and Annmarie laRosa confirms it all for me. These people are obsessed to hang this woman, and will stop at nothing or no one to do it. The media were lied to, told that there was a cover up going on, and that's why they came crawling into west Islip,, looking for a story on a slow news day. I will say though that I am hearing a different name as the rat but I wouldn't be surprised if wr had her fingers touching his one as well.
#50 May 27, 2013
Not one news story stated that a child of a board of ed member was involved. The interest of the media was that kids had found a new and clever way to do what they have always been doing. This story was picked up in places across the country. You really think anybody in California gives a hoot whose kid it was? Whose kids they are have nothing to do with it. When the media reports about kids finding new and clever ways to get high off of different products, parents welcome that information. Why should this be any different? Take the giant ego of a certain board member who thinks that anything and everything that goes on in this town is all about her out of the picture and what you are left with is simply a teaching moment that parents can use to help keep their kids on the right track. Is the thought here really that who ever discovered this Facebook page only notified the school because of certain kids that were in the group? Otherwise, what? They would have just looked the other way? Really?? The only damage being inflicted here is by those who are turning this story into something it isn't by imagining up ulterior motives.
#51 May 27, 2013
Nice try. You think 14 year old kids sharing homework and a take hime test is some new and creative way to cheat? And you think this is news worthy? Are you telling me that our brilliant 14 year olds were the first to do this that it grabbed NATIONAL attention? The fact is, the parent who printed out the facebook page selectively chose which 12 would be implicated That page had 26 kids and it was a closed group That same parent called the media with a fabricated story that sent them out here. So where is your rightious indignation for the 14 who were not named? Werent they all cheating as well? Shouldnt that rightious parent be sure that her child receive the same punishment? Make sure the media knew her name? No?? Not feeling that?? Right The only person who made this about simething else was that parent who contacted the media with the false story. Nice try though
#52 May 28, 2013
Pete, no matter how you slice it, if the "concerned parent" who anonymously dropped the copies of the page to the principal had stopped there, then this discussion wouldn't be taking place. School would have done the disciplining just like every other incident that goes on at the high school. However, this parent then called th media. And when the media arrived? They were asking outrageous far fetched questions regarding scandle, cover ups, state testing and conspiracies. The media wa fed bad information and they were looking fir a story to rival the glen cove cheating story. The peron who called th media was trying to blow ths story up to in the very least embarrass the school district and the students. It was despicable.
#53 May 28, 2013
It moves real quick from Colonel Mustard to IB forcing a New World Order and Obozocare. We will all fall victim to the agendas of their foreign programme.
#54 May 28, 2013
If you know that the page had 26 kids then I'm guessing so did the school. Which 12 kids were disciplined and why is on the school, not on the parent who tipped them off. There was nothing in the news story about the board of ed, who the kids were, what the discipline was, or that there was any kind of coverup going on. So if it was such a nonstory why did they even run it and why did medias from Connecticut to California all pick up on the story? How do you explain why it gained national attention? Facebook gained the media attention, not the kids or the district.
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#55 May 28, 2013
To get the story straight, their were 22 kids in the group. When the page came to the attention of the school the child was asked to take it down IMMEDIATELY (maybe even too quick, IMO). The 11 kids who were involved in taking part, were the ones who were punished. Later that week, the school decided to question the entire class and only 1 child came forward and admitted to being a part of the group. The reason why the media didn't touch upon who was in the group was because it is illegal to do that, you can not use a child's name, obviously. That does not mean that they did not go onto newsday.com , patch, topix, channel12.com , ect and do the job that way anonymously... it was obvious. Nobody knew the children in the group except the kids IN the group. The person who reported the group took their child out of the group the day before, making it obvious that they were waiting for a perfect time to cough up the information and let the info out. The dumbest part of the whole thing was how fabricated this thing got. It was take home labs and homework, can you cheat on that? This person and her friends had a personal vendetta out for certain people and these sick individuals went to whatever extent they needed to hurt people, even if it meant hurting 14 year old kids. It's ok, it wil all come out.
#56 May 28, 2013
You left out the part about the picture of the test and picture of the state lab appearing on facebook. Yeah, that's called cheating that's not sharing homework. If this was a closed facebook page then how did the tipper-offer even know it existed? Why would the parent of one of the cheating kids tipp off the media? Anyone could easily see on facebook that tipper's kid was once part of the closed group. So the parent takes their kid out of the closed facebook group and then tipps off the district? Why? What your saying happened doesn't make any sense.
#57 May 28, 2013
C'mon it's not all going to come out. It's all going to get swept under the rug and they're going to say it never happened here in WI.
#58 May 28, 2013
If your kid cheats on an exam and as a parent you blame the community, you might be a redneck from West Islip.
#59 May 28, 2013
Ok you know so much. There is a district rule that no cellphones are to be used during school hours - do YOU have a high schooler? You think you know so much! HAHAHAHA.
They are using their phones during class. It is hilarious that you think otherwise.
They passed homework answers - you think this is a crime? IT IS HOMEWORK! HOME being the operative word. Are you not allowed to collaborate on HOMEWORK?
Since you know so much how exactly are you claiming that they used facebook to CHEAT? Funny you believe they are cheating on facebook but don't believe that they use phones in class!!! Get your head out of the sand.
#60 May 28, 2013
Valid question. He probably felt like something had to be done as it made the NEWS! The whole thing is so stupid.
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#61 May 28, 2013
Pondering: OK, has the state exam been proven? That has yet to be proven so if you want to go there, you should know what you are talking about. Second of all, the "test" was a 2 day take home, it was asking for trouble.
Let me say for the record I am NOT blaming the community, I am blaming my child 100% but there are a LOT of factors that could have caused this NOT to happen. BUT, I will not go there. My parenting had nothing to do with my child's actions of being in a FB group with friends and sharing information.
If you think for a SECOND think that the parent (and her evil friend) who took the child out the DAY before hand nothing to do with this you are kidding yourself. There are only certain people in our district who do nothing but try to bring down the district even if it's at the cost of bringing the kids down as well. Sickos. Oh and the day after media knows? Please, don't fool yourself!
AND, I AM NOT A PART OF THE BOE, so don't even go there.
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Erik Assadourian is a Senior Fellow at Worldwatch Institute where he has studied cultural change, consumerism, degrowth, ecological ethics, corporate responsibility, religion, and sustainable communities over the past 13 years. In 2013, Erik co-directed State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible? He is author of two chapters of the report "Re-engineering Cultures to Create a Sustainable Civilization" and "Building an Enduring Environmental Movement." In 2012, Erik co-directed State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity and wrote "The Path to Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries" for the report and continues to research and write on degrowth. Erik also directed State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability and wrote "The Rise and Fall of Consumer Cultures." Erik continues to direct the Transforming Cultures project, which explores innovative new ways to intentionally and proactively transform cultural norms so that living sustainably feels as natural as living as a consumer feels today. Most recently, through this project, Erik co-designed an eco-educational scenario for the popular board game Settlers of Catan, Catan: Oil Springs, which he hopes will help players grapple personally with climate change, the tragedy of the commons, and the challenges that come with continued growth in a finite system. Currently, Erik is developing a reality TV show, writing for The Guardian's Sustainable Business blog, and managing the US hub of Future Perfect.
Ann Daniels
Ann's expertise encompasses all areas of supply chain management for the food industry: purchasing, quality assurance, food safety, distribution, logistics, R&D, and international expansion. Her professional focus is the development of sustainable and socially responsible food supply chains including protocols around treatment of land, people and animals. She owns a consulting company focused on restaurant chains, and works with executives in the business to adapt and improve their food supply chains.
Tiffany Espinosa, Ph.D.
Dr. Espinosa is the assistant provost and a faculty member in the Welch Center for Graduate & Professional Studies at Goucher College. Her research and teaching interests are in community wealth development, capacity building, sustainable tourism, community engagement and diversity, and public-private partnership. She has created community organizations, developed new programming, served as a judge for a number of business plan competitions, and consulted with organizations across the country. Dr. Espinosa received her PhD in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources from Colorado State University, her MBA and an MA in Education from the University of Colorado Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences from the University of Michigan.
Amy Freitag, Ph.D.
Amy is a science studies scholar working to increase the diversity of ideas and creativity represented in scientific expertise. Through collaborative fisheries research, citizen science, and facilitated expert judgment, she is working to find a process that works better for all stakeholders. She works at Virginia Sea Grant and the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, currently working on figuring out how ecosystem-based management might take shape in the Chesapeake Bay. For example, what kinds of information are needed to move forward with such a management approach without falling into the trap of measuring everything, all the time? Find out more about her on www.amyfreitag.org.
Rebecca Hill, Ph.D.
Dr. Hill received her doctorate in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics and her bachelors in Agricultural Business at Colorado State University. She teaches Community and Economic Development for the MACS program. Rebecca currently serves as the Coordinator of Community and Economic Assistance with the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at Colorado State University. Rebecca has experience working in economic and community development both domestically and internationally. She serves on the City of Fort Collins Water Board, where she is the chair of the Legislative, Finance and Liaison Committee. In Panama Rebecca has worked with a local organization promoting sustainable ecotourism. She also has worked with women's rights groups on reservations and in Kenya. Rebecca has also taught Agricultural Marketing and Microeconomics at Colorado State University.
Mary Hufford, Ph.D.
Folklorist and independent scholar Mary Hufford has worked over the past three decades in both government and academic settings. Her scholarship, teaching, and writing have centered on the interrelations of social, ecological, and cultural systems, and the formation of democratic public space through community-based, participatory research. As folklife specialist at the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress (1982-2002) she led regional team fieldwork projects in the New Jersey Pine Barrens and the southern West Virginia coalfields. From 2002-2012, she served on the graduate faculty of folklore and folklife at the University of Pennsylvania, directing the Center for Folklore and Ethnography from 2002 to 2008. Her seminars and field practica engaged students in ethnographies of movements for environmental and social justice in Philadelphia neighborhoods and the Central Appalachian coalfields. She is a Fellow of the American Folklore Society and a Guggenheim Fellow.
She has published articles and reviews in both public and academic venues, including Orion Magazine, Gastronomica, the Journal of American Folklore, Southern Quarterly, Cahiers de Litterature Orale, Cornbread Nation, Social Identities, Western Folklore, and the Proceedings of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Her present writing project, Holding Up the Mountains: An Ecology of Narrative Climax Forests, explores how conversational genres in cross-disciplinary, multi-sectoral communities of inquiry form matrices of democratic public space. For a more complete list of her downloadable publications go to: http://vt.academia.edu/MaryHufford
Susan Mazur-Stommen, Ph. D.
Susan Mazur-Stommen is a cultural anthropologist who conducts qualitative research on behavior change and energy usage. She has more than 20 years of experience working in corporate, academic, and non-profit circles. Her work has been published in peer reviewed journal articles and books from academic presses, as well as trade journals and other media publications. She is a sought after conference speaker and presenter on a variety of topics. Her research focus is on the intersection of behavior and culture with the built environment.
Spencer Phillips, Ph. D.
Spencer Phillips is a natural resource economist with more than 20 years' experience helping people, communities, and institutions understand and attain the benefits of improved land stewardship. As principal of Key-Log Economics, LLC, he seeks science-based policy and market solutions that foster positive, sustainable connections between community, economic, and ecosystem health. His current research portfolio focuses on the assessment of ecosystem service value - especially as impacted by climate change, public land and resource management, and water quality improvement - and the economics of biodiversity conservation.
In addition to teaching the "Environment, Development and Economics" course in the MAES/MACS program, he lectures in microeconomics, ecological economics and natural resource policy at the University of Virginia. He has previously served the cause of conservation in a variety of research and organizational leadership roles at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, The Wilderness Society, Northwoods Stewardship Center, and the Northeast Wilderness Trust. Backpacking on a snowy Mt. Rogers in 1983 re-connected Spencer to wildlands and sparked his passion for exploring the intersections of wilderness with human spiritual and economic development. Whenever possible, he continues that exploration by skiing, hunting, canoeing, flyfishing and hiking.
Michael Alvarez Shepard, Ph.D.
Dr. Shepard is an anthropologist who teaches for both the Master's in Cultural Sustainability and Master's in Environmental Studies programs at Goucher College. His research focuses on documentation and dissemination of endangered Indigenous languages, cultural resource management, treaty rights, sovereignty and environmental preservation. He specializes in linguistic anthropology, ethnography, applied research methods and the application of collaborative Internet technologies. Dr. Shepard supports online course design and development in Goucher's Welch Center as an Instructional Designer. His Ph.D. is from the University of British Columbia. Michael lives with his wife and two children in Bellingham, Washington.
Thomas Simchak, M.Litt., M.S.
Tom Simchak is an energy policy advisor for the British Embassy in Washington, DC where he advises the U.K. Foreign Office on U.S. federal and state energy and climate policy. Prior to joining the embassy, Tom was involved in various clean energy policy issues at a number of DC organizations, including the Center for Clean Air Policy, Business Council for Sustainable Energy, the Alliance to Save Energy, and the Bipartisan Policy Center. His work has focused on electrical grid modernization, sustainable energy finance, and energy tax incentives. He has a Master of Science in Nature, Society, and Environmental Policy and a Master of Letters in Geography from the University of Oxford, where he researched social and cultural impacts of North Sea oil development in Shetland, a Scottish island community. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College in Ohio and currently lives in suburban Maryland.


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Baruch College Historian Ervand Abrahamian Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Ervand (Jed) Abrahamian, Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center, has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Find out more about this impressive achievement.
Creative Campus Project Information Now Available Online
"Performing Diasporas: Identities in Motion," a collaborative, campus-wide project and Baruch's semi-finalist entry in the Creative Campus Innovation Grants competition is now online. The project brings together nationally known artists and multiple internal partners to integrate BPAC and the performing arts more deeply into the curriculum and life of the College. The website contains information about events, artists-in-residence, and teaching and learning related activities. You can visit the site here: http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/performingdiasporas.
Last Week to Vote for Baruch in the Pepsi Challenge!
The Baruch Task Force on Sustainability has entered the Pepsi Challenge, a competition where organizations submit proposals for community improvement projects, with a proposal to implement a college-wide recycling program. Pepsi will fund ten projects with the most votes in each category at the end of April. Please place your vote for Baruch at www.refresheverything.com/baruchrecycles and encourage others to do the same! You can vote once a day at both the Pepsi site and the Pepsi Challenge Facebook page through April 30th.
Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) Open House & Networking Reception This Monday
Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) invites you to mix and mingle with CAPS students and instructors and participate in an interactive presentation on networking skills this Monday, April 26 from 6-8 pm at the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Room 101, 137 East 22nd St. This is your opportunity to learn about the 1,000+ classes CAPS offers this summer—most of which are free for Baruch staff and discounted for immediate family members. Light refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP call 646-312-5000 or check the CAPS website at www.baruch.cuny.edu/caps.
2009-2010 Fiscal Year Purchasing Cut-Off Dates
Please note that in order to process purchase requisitions for the current fiscal year, the College will adhere to the following cut-off dates:
April 30, 2010: All 2009-2010 purchase requisitions for merchandise and services must be entered into the EPS (E-Procurement System). Purchases and payments related to pre-approved travel expenditures and/or pre-approved imprest fund reimbursements are exempted from this cutoff date.
June 15, 2010: All Staples orders must be entered online, after which all Staples accounts will be closed until the commencement of the new fiscal year on July 1, 2010.
The University's 2009-2010 fiscal year ends June 30, 2010. All goods and services to be paid from this fiscal-year budget must be received at the College by the June 30th deadline.
Tonight, April 22, 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Information and Technology Building, Room 750, 151 E. 25th Street
Money for Nothing
Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity as we host John Gillespie, author of Money for Nothing: How the Failure of Corporate Boards is Ruining American Business and Costing us Trillions. RSVP online or call 646-312-3231.
April 27, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Information and Technology Building, Room 763, 151 E. 25th Street
Using Student Writing as Classroom Resources
The Writing Center will offer a faculty workshop to investigate the ways we can use the writing students produce in our classrooms as tools to teach writing skills and conventions relevant to our particular disciplines. Faculty and staff from all disciplines are welcome to attend. Faculty members are urged to bring a copy of a student paper from their classroom to the workshop. To choose a paper, look for writing that successfully accomplishes something that you would like your other students to be able to do. RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com with your name and department/affiliation.
April 27, 12:45 - 2:15 pm | Newman Vertical Campus, Room 5-160, 55 Lexington Avenue
Diversity of Thought: Pushing Back on our Assumptions in the Workplace
Panelists will present ideas about how students with diverse academic preparation define their paths through the workplace. Diversity of thought suggests multiple approaches, open-mindedness, variation in perspectives, challenging old ideas. RSVP to Denise Patrick, 646-312-3797.
April 29, 8:15 am - 5:15 pm | Newman Vertical Campus, Room 14-220, 55 Lexington Avenue
Financial Reporting Conference
This forum for interaction between business and accounting executives and policy setters from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is presented by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. More info
April 20-24: Bernie West Theatre, The Field Building, 17 Lexington Avenue
The Fine and Performing Arts Dept. Presents The Elephant Man
First produced on Broadway in 1979, this student production is based on the life of Joseph Merrick who lived in the Victorian Era in London and was known for the extreme deformity of his body. The play is directed by Thom Garvey. More info
April 24: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
The Young Professional Society for the Arts Presents Yoed Nir in Concert
Mr. Nir will be performing the Brahms Sonata in E minor for cello and piano, a bossanova piece by Antonio Carlos Jobim, and his own composition. He will be accompanied by piano. More info
April 25: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
HONOR: A Concert Reading to Benefit Prospect Theater Company
HONOR is created by Prospect Theater Company founders Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, and transplants Shakespeare's As You Like It to a setting in feudal Japan. Broadway's Jose Llana stars with Diane Phelan, from Prospect's 2008 critically-acclaimed production, in this passionate tale of romance and the redemption of family honor. More info
April 29: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Series Present John Abercrombie, Guitar, and Andy Laverne, Piano
Abercrombie's style is jazz-based, but he also displays a more-than-passing familiarity with forms that range from folk and rock to Eastern and Western art musics. Laverne, a fine keyboardist, has ranged in styles from Bill Evans to Chick Corea and fusion. More info
No-Fee Customer Service Training
Continuing and Professional Studies and the Office of Human Resources are pleased to announce no-fee customer service training for Baruch College employees. Each one-day session is scheduled from10:00 am – 4:00 pm on the 14th Floor of the Vertical Campus. Customer Service training sessions are available March - June 2010 as follows:
• Friday, May 14
• Thursday, May 27
• Friday, June 11
• Thursday June 17
Description: An experiential workshop that covers internal and external customer service, utilizing role-plays and participants' real life examples to enhance learning. Any staff member whose position requires using customer service skills is welcome to attend (i.e. student services staff, custodial staff, public safety staff, etc.).
Register with Leah Schanke in the Office of Human Resources. Please provide your name and choice of session date(s) in your message.


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"And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?" (Hebrews 12:5-7)
"Joey and Cam, let's go! We need to head home." Cam's mom called, as she wiped ketchup and bits of french fries off of the baby's fingers and face.
Cam heard her, but he and Joey really wanted to keep playing on the restaurant's playground for a few more minutes, so they pretended not to hear her. They got "lost" deep inside the maze and climbed backwards up the slides instead of coming out on the ground near her table. Cam did not make eye contact with his mom, but he could hear his little sister starting to get fussy. He did not care. He wanted to keep on playing. So that's what he and Joey did.
"Cam! Joey! Last call! We are leaving now!" Cam's mom did not sound too happy.
When they finally got into the van, she turned to the boys and said, "What was that all about at the playground? I know you heard me call the first time. Were you deliberately disobeying?"
The boys looked at one another. Joey nodded slowly, and Cam said a very quiet "Yes, ma'am, we were."
It was mostly silent in the van until after they had dropped Joey off at his house. Cam's mom turned to him then and said, "You do realize I'll have to punish you for deliberate disobedience, don't you, Cameron?"
"But, Mom, I thought you were done being mad. You didn't say anything else to Joey!"
"Cam, I don't have to say anything else to Joey. (Although I am thinking about talking it over with his mom later on.)"
"No fair! Joey did the same thing I did! It might've even been his idea! – I don't even remember exactly, but it probably was Joey's idea!"
"I'm not responsible to punish Joey. Joey is not my son. You are. Your father and I love you, and we believe our children should not deliberately disobey us. If they do choose to disobey us, they will not go unpunished. You know that."
It began to sink into Cam's head, then. His mom was focused on punishing him, not Joey, because she loved him far more than she could ever love Joey. She was not going to bother to punish Joey (his own parents could deal with him), but it was important to her to deal with Cam. You know, thought Cam, that's really something to be glad about! Not that Cam was feeling very glad about whatever he was going to get as punishment – he wasn't feeling good about that at all! But it did make sense why his mom was going to punish him: She didn't want someone she loved so much to grow up into the kind of person who would rather sin than do right.
On a smaller scale, the lesson Cam was learning that day is exactly the lesson God teaches in His Word in Hebrews 12:5-7. To "chasten" someone is to punish, or discipline, that person. Parents like Cam's make the effort to discipline their children because they love them and want them to become the right kind of people. And God disciplines His children, too. He chastens the "sons" and "daughters" whom He loves. What kind of sons and daughters would they be, really, if no one cared enough about them to claim them and chasten them for wrongdoing? If they were not God's children, He would not bother to discipline them. But they are His, and they can delight (even in the middle of painful punishment) in knowing that He loves them too much to let them get away with wrongdoing. He wants them to grow and change into "the family resemblance" – into the likeness of His glorious Son, Jesus Christ.
God lovingly disciplines His children, for His own glory and for their own good.
My Response: » Does the Lord ever have to "chasten" me? » How do I respond to punishment and discipline from the Lord? » How should I respond?
"I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven."
Aiden Wilson Tozer – better known as A.W. Tozer – was born on April 21, 1897, in western Pennsylvania. Born on a farm, he was well-liked, and preferred to be called simply "Tozer" by his family and friends.
At a young age, Tozer demonstrated that he was good with words. He enjoyed reading, and he loved writing. And he was good at both!
When he was 15 years old, he moved with his family to Akron, Ohio. One afternoon, while walking on the sidewalk, Tozer overheard a street preacher say, "If you don't know how to be saved, just call on God." Tozer went straight home, went to the attic, called on God, and gave his life to Him.
Very few names in history are linked as closely to the subject of prayer as the name "A.W. Tozer." As an adult, Tozer wrote some of the most powerful books that still exist today on this topic of prayer. He was a prolific and avid writer – meaning he wrote all the time – yet it has been said that "he spent more time on his knees than at his desk." Why was he on his knees? Because he believed prayer was the most important job in life.
For almost 50 years, A.W. Tozer gave his life to ministry. He pointed countless souls to Christ by first pointing them to the importance of prayer. He wrote over 40 books, including his two most famous: The Pursuit of God, and The Knowledge of the Holy.
His gravestone reads simply, "A.W. Tozer – A Man of God."
A.W. Tozer once said, "The chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever." Does it bore you to think of what it will be like to worship God in heaven forever? Do you truly enjoy God?
Revelation 4:11 – You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.
A Light to the Gentiles
Isaiah 49:6 "And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth."
No, we cannot fully understand God. Job 26:14 -- Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
The tribulation will be a time when God's anger will be upon the earth. The word comes from a passage in Matthew 24:21 where Jesus says, "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Jesus then continues to explain in Matthew 24:29-30 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
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Product DescriptionThe DeeWorks T5 adapter let you install a Borg- Warner World Class behind any B21/B23/B230/B234 4 cylinders Volvo engine. T5 are much stronger than the M46 and M47 and they are quite affordable to rebuild, plus you can get different ratio if you ever desire. This conversion has been one of the most popular in the volvo enthusiast for several years, and it still is. The adapter plate has 2 series of holes for the bellhousing, allowing you to put your engine upright or in the stock slanted position. You need to have a M45/46/47 bellhousing but it won't require any machining. You can also reuse your stock clutch fork.
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If the Ontario government raises the Harmonized Sales Tax to pay for new subways and rail lines in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, it will have to apply the tax across the entire province and not only in one region, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.
Earlier this week, provincial transit agency Metrolinx recommended several methods of raising the $34-billion needed for the plan, including hiking the HST by 1 per cent.
Premier Kathleen Wynne has said that only residents of the GTHA will pay for transit expansion, and people in the rest of the province will not be asked to pony up.
In its report, Metrolinx said that it might be necessary to raise the HST for the entire province. In that case, the agency suggested, money raised outside the GTHA should be dedicated to projects in the communities where it is raised. Under this scenario, HST raised in Northern Ontario would be spent in the north, for instance.
"There are significant administrative and other hurdles with a regionally based approach with the HST, and that's why there's content in the report that talks about, you know, should the province decide to go with an Ontario-wide approach, then the revenue that's collected outside the GTHA should go to priorities in other parts of the province," Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig said Friday after a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade. "So we understood all the way through that a regionally based HST solution was going to be a difficult solution, and that's why we included the content we did."
And in a letter to Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, Mr. Flaherty affirmed that this would be the government's only choice if it chooses to hike the HST.
Applying the HST hike to the GTHA only would require renegotiation of an agreement with the federal government. And Mr. Flaherty says that is not going to happen.
"As you are well aware, the Comprehensive Integrated Tax Co-ordination Agreement signed by the Government of Ontario does not allow for the provincial component of the HST to vary between regions of the province," Mr. Flaherty wrote, before going on to criticize Ontario for even musing about raising taxes.
In an earlier statement to the Globe, Mr. Flaherty said he is no fan of Metrolinx's ideas: "As you all know, I do not believe in tax increases. Ontarians pay too much tax as it is," he said.
Mr. Sousa's spokeswoman said the government had not approached Ottawa about the HST and has not yet made any moves on transit revenue.
"Ontario has not made any requests of the federal government on this matter. It is one of many recommendations made by the agency, on which we will consult with the public and municipalities," Mr. Sousa's spokeswoman, Susie Heath, said in an e-mail. "The province has asked repeatedly for the federal government to come to the table, through a national transit strategy, and we hope we can get them to come to the table in a more substantive way."
Mr. Flaherty, MP for Whitby-Ajax, has been a vocal critic of the Ontario Liberals, singling out the projected $11.7-billion deficit in Canada's largest province as of concern to the entire country.
Metrolinx's recommendations are not final. Ms. Wynne and Mr. Sousa have said they are studying the report and will hold consultations across the province before coming up with a final transit-funding plan.
The Metrolinx plan hinges on the HST increase, which would raise about two-thirds of the money needed. Mr. McCuaig, the Metrolinx CEO, said that they have not given the province any suggestions for another "foundational" revenue tool should an HST rise prove politically impossible.
"We felt it was important for us to put forward our best advice – based on other jurisdictions, based on our own analysis, based on the input we receive – and that's what we did. We did not purposely put in, you know, here is the second choice, here is the third choice."
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Did You Know? Stars And Their Scars
The next time you're looking in the mirror analyzing every detail about yourself, remember this: even celebrities have flaws! So yes, draw attention to your best features and conceal your worst. But take a lesson from Hollywood's imperfect celebrities like Tina Fey and Harrison Ford and remember that scars give you character. We bet there are a lot you hadn't even noticed before! Read more…


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Gow Hastings Architects refreshes Ryerson University's Architectural Science Building with a bold and creative gallery space.
By Adam Moore
Photography by Shai Gil
Gow Hastings Architects refreshes Ryerson University's Architectural Science Building with a bold and creative gallery space.
The new Paul H. Cocker Architecture Gallery at Toronto's Ryerson University is proof that small design interventions can have outsized effects. Designed by local firm Gow Hastings Architects, the 3,100-square-foot gallery has transformed the dark, Brutalist lobby of the university's Architectural Science Building into a flexible, communal space that celebrates creativity and embodies the possibilities of design.
Formerly a storage closet tucked into a tangle of beams, columns, and staircases, the gallery's design aims to introduce a contemporary focal point to a space comprised of exposed concrete and quarry tile, while also better connecting a range of important spaces, including faculty offices and research labs. "We were trying to create a new face for the school and to clean up as many of the geometries as we could," recalled Principal Valerie Gow. "We took this as an opportunity to knit those spaces together, and this is sort of the hub or knuckle of it all."
The unique architecture of the gallery accomplishes these goals through a combination of dramatic visuals and textural touches. The independent space pushes into the original lobby with a series of oversized, glass pivot doors that draw students, faculty, and visitors through a deep, felt-wrapped threshold and into the pure white interior. Ultra-thin, white porcelain floor tiles from Laminam extend beyond the threshold and into the lobby, fully announcing the space—and by extension, the architectural program—to students and visitors.
Strategically placed slot windows provide sneak peeks into the gallery from an array of prominent spaces in the building, while the gallery's curving backside, wrapped in the same textural felt as the threshold, juts provocatively into the graduate lab behind it, improving acoustics and providing students with new pin-up space.
Inside the gallery itself, flexibility was the order of the day, as designers had to ensure that students and curators could showcase a wide variety of interdisciplinary exhibits, as well as new materials from the department's digital fabrication lab. The back wall has been faceted into flat sections to maximize the mountable display area, while an underfloor power grid, a ceiling Unistrut, and a versatile lighting system enable the space to be completely reinterpreted for each show. For Gow, perhaps the most exciting part is seeing how that new freedom is inspiring more exploration and collaboration.
"It's been so successful that [other art and design] faculties are talking about mounting shows in the space, potentially together or on their own," she said. "It's given them a very interdisciplinary venue."


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On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 12:06:29 -0000, William Kremer wrote: > Hi there, I'm new to the group so pleased to meet you. > > I moderate a popular discussion list. Because this is a job which I > inherited from my predecessor in this company, I did not configure the > list and I confess I have very little understanding of majordomo in > general. However, the more I explore Majordomo, the more I am coming to > see my working practices as archaic. I was wondering whether you good > people could make some suggestions about ways to save time, and improve > the service for our audience. > > At the moment I am using majordomo to send out ten discussion group > emails on ten different topics, 3 times a week. These emails are > compiled from emails which our audience has sent to us... Sorted into > threads, you might say. I literally have to cut and paste each of their > emails into these different emails, before I send them out. I think too > many emails are sent by the group for them not to be grouped together in > some way (i.e. to run a 'regular' undigested group). > > Is there any way to automatically group emails by thread, ready to be > moderated before sending them out to the group? This would save me about > ten hours a week, and also probably stop me from developing RSI! I see no one has replied (unless you have had a direct email). Threading would be a function of your MUA - the mail reader that you use to read your email - not of majordomo. If you were using Linux or Unix I would recommend "mutt", but if you're using some version of Windows I cannot help. Have you investigated whether the mail reader you use is capable of threading? If however you are using "threading" as meaning just grouping into similar topics why not create a directory/folder/mailbox for each topic, and move each email into the approriate one? Then you can process them separately as you want to. It can only be done automatically if the original writers are distinguishing them. If, for instance, they are sending then to separate request addresses you need to alias those to different destinations, perhaps by using "tagged" addresses. Thus the "jfh-mdu" address I use here is artificial and is aliased to an address of the form "user+filename", where "user" represents my real login name and "filename" the mailfile where all this email is grouped. Again that is Linux specific, but Windows may have something similar. -- John F Hall


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iTunes Is A Mixed Blessing For Musicians
When Apple rolled out iTunes for the masses in the spring of 2003, the music industry was at a point of transition. Not everyone was convinced that the ever popular cd's were going by the wayside, and they didn't allow their music to be sold on iTunes. Some artists were holdouts for a very very long time…Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, KISS, and most famously-the Beatles. But now you almost HAVE to have your music on iTunes to be in the game. And it's not all that easy to get on iTunes….just ask some of our wildly popular local musicians. I still like cd's….just sayin'


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I love asking people what their dreams are, their dream jobs, holidays, cars, do they want to get married, have kids etc. and I always get the most interesting responses which actually say a lot about the person. When it comes to jobs, most black people have settled, they have no desire to pursue their ultimate dream jobs, as long as they are being paid well they are more than happy to stay at a company even if they didn't like it. They will complain but they won't leave, which I always find sad but I realise that not everyone is courageous to go after what they want.
What irks me though is how cagey some people are about sharing and talking about our dreams, some people seem to think that once people know what their dreams are and they don't achieve them, then they will be seen as a failure. You can never fail anyone, you can only fail yourself. Another thing is people think that you will steal their dreams, if a person is not passionate about something, they will most likely not succeed at it because they won't be able to face the challenges that will come with it. What I have discovered in sharing my dreams with people is the insight that they have that I probably had not thought about and this always helps you build on what you already had in mind.
The people you need to be careful of though are the dream killers, the people that tell you it will be impossible and they always have a story or theory to back up their thinking, do not listen to what they have to say, stick to your guns, own your dream and pursue it.


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Bruce and Sarah, Buitenverwachting, Constantia
I met Bruce and Sarah for the very first time exactly two days before their wedding.Read More »
Adam and Vania, Grotto Bay
I'm going to say two words here, and when I do, one of the groomsmen at Adam and Vania's wedding at Grotto Bay (Simon is his name), is going to turn cold with sweat.Read More »
Stephen and Danielle, Lyngrove Guest House
Every year there's one day, just one day that qualifies as 'Scorcher of the Year.' And at Danielle and Stephen's wedding, that day decided to present itself in all its glory. It is INCREDIBLY tough as a photographer to stick it out in that heat. It drains every ounce of energy that you have. But let's not feel overly sorry for ourselves shall we because it is not the photographer, but rather the groom and his boys whom are wearing the dark jackets complete with ties. It's they who one needs to feel compassion for. At one stage I remember saying to Stephen: 'jeepers, but aren't you hot hey?' And his response was: 'no mate, I don't really suffer from the heat.' I immediately looked around to see where they'd hidden the candid camera. Not hot? Not hot? No look, I reckon he must artsandhealth.ie/clomid/ have been hallucinating – because let's be honest, this must have been akin to what a chicken feels like in the moments before it heads to the dinner table (with love and respect to all chickens). Thank goodness for Anne Mann and her foresight to have water-cooled fans dotted around the reception – life-saving stuff Anne. Especially after the traditional Israeli dance which the lads and lasses threw themselves into with such vigour I had to sit down afterwards. As for the reception set-up, wowee, class, class, and more class with incredible attention-to-detail (nice stationary Nancy Flint! And I encourage you to take a look at Nancy's work, it's incredible). Here are some of Stephen and Danielle's photos from one heck of a splendid wedding day!Read More »
Christin and Wilter, Constantia Uitsig
There must be very few countries across the world that offer the variety of wedding settings that South Africa offers.Read More »
Fortune and Onasis
At school, I matriculated with an E in Maths. I didn't do that much better at Science either. I was okay at History, below average at Art, and my Afrikaans was fair to mild. Every report I ever received said: 'Warren must stop daydreaming and pay attention.' I loved school, but I hated memorising what seemed irrelevant to me. I think I just saw the world differently to my contemporaries. School plays invigorated me because I could get lost in a fantasy world (as did writing English essays). What Einstein did (or did not do) I really could not give two hoots about – that was his business and I'm sure he had fun doing it, but inverse square laws, atoms, cloud formations, and war treaties signed by politicians on some river somewhere far away wasn't really my scene. So where is this all going? Well, Fortune and Onasis' wedding was one of those invigorating fantasy things that appeal to me. When it comes to weddings I have an acute texasgoldengirl.com/antibiotics/ ability to remember just about anything from any wedding I've shot anywhere. In the case of Fortune and Onasis' wedding I'll remember the absolutely amazingly stylish outfits worn by one and all. I'll remember very, very cute little page boys named Abi and Denzel. I'll remember Onasis and his 'bodyguards.' I'll remember that the service started a mere 90-minutes late (Fortune, you were right when you told me your wedding would run on African time when we first met at the News Cafe in Blouberg). I'll remember Fortune's dad saying after the formal family shots that he had had such a good time as he pumped my hand. Wedding days should be made of memories and this one was. So Algebra and Winston Churchill, I'm sure you have your place, but if you don't mind, I'll just stick to reading Bill Bryson's ' A Short History of Nearly Everything' for now. Right, where's my camera…
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Izandi & Du Toit, Blydschap: Part 1
It's my website and it's my business, so for once I'm going to be unashamedly biased! But it's for good reason.Read More »
Michelle and her bridesmaids
A while back I met a father who came to the studio to pick up his daughter after a shoot. He said to me: 'wow, is this what you do?' I mean, do you come in here everyday and do this stuff?' I told him it was indeed what I did to which he responded: 'You clearly quite like what you do – I bet you don't get Sunday evening blues.' He had a point. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday – it doesn't really matter what day of the week it is, I enjoy most things about my job – except the admin, which is a bit of a pain in the bum. But then, when you take a look at the photos below, how can you help but not enjoy your job? Look, believe me, there are some very quiet times when you're not quite sure how you're humanrightsfilmnetwork.org/alprazolam going to manage to pay the bills. But then, you have 5 absolutely generic duloxetine reviews drop-dead gorgeous girls walk into the studio with 3 bottles of champagne, cases of clothes and a real 'let's get it on' attitude, and all is good again. So I was absolutely thrilled when Michelle and her bridesmaids pitched up for their Bride and Bridesmaids shoot. It was just awesome and what a fantastic bunch of girls. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I've decided to offer Brides and Bridesmaids shoots from hereon out. And at what I hope is a decent price (considering that it's not exactly the highest priority on the wedding shopping list). But I reckon it's probably something most brides would like to do with the girls – and hey, if the bachelorrete's is thrown in at the same time, then so be it. Marvy. Enjoy the photos.
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How to be the perfect bridesmaid
Some people at a wedding are actually quite important. For example, the bride and groom are quite important or there wouldn't be a wedding at all.Read More »
Anke and Vincent, Forrest 44
Every so often a bride and groom come along and ask me to shoot the two of them before the ceremony actually takes place.Read More »
James and Liesl, Betty's Bay
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Clam Soup Sounds Delicious!
"Clam Soup", a poem by UAS English major and student worker Grace Lumba is a winner for the Poetry Omnibus 2010 project.
The project is put on by organizers/editors Robyn Holloway and Deb Corso (also a UAS student) and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. "Clam Soup" will be published on a placard on one of Juneau's Capital Transit buses and is placed for a year. "Woo!" said the poet.
There is a reception and public reading March 13th, 2010 at 7:00pm at the Downtown Public Library.
Clam Soup by Grace Lumba
Driving in a big white truck
Out the road, buckets rattling
Mom, dad, sister and me
Waiting for the smell of ocean
To seep through open windows
Bubbles in sand
Mark the clam's breath
Finally our shovels smack
The hard-packed Earth
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Miller Poultry is a partner with GAP and have earned Step 2 and Step 3 for broiler chickens. Due to the changes in Organic outside access we are now all Step 2 certified. We are a family owned business located in NorthEastern Indiana. We hatch, grow and harvest our chickens that are Non-GMO and also run an Organic program.
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Though television audiences remember Lassie for saving distressed children from wells, her handlers remember her for being a regular dog that didn't know that she was famous. Treat your pet to celebrity styling with this Groupon.
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- $22 for complete grooming for a dog under 20 pounds (a $45 value)
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Each complete grooming service includes a bath, nail trim, sanitary trim, and full haircut, and typically takes two to three hours.
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At Mid City Animal House, a dedicated staff gets tails wagging with hands-on attention to each four-legged visitor during grooming appointments, daycare sessions, and boarding stays. With the help of their affable bulldog, Brooklyn, they ensure that each visitor receives a full day of playtime, social interaction, and newspapers delivered to them for once.
Inside the paw-friendly playhouse, dogs maintain free reign over four rooms stocked with toys. An outdoor play area provides the animals with ample amounts of fresh air, and two puppy pools allow pets to stay cool during warm days. The staff conducts a temperament test for each dog prior to boarding to ensure safety and compatibility with the other animals.


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Lets consider the two opposing parties Republican and Democrat. Conservative and liberal. And which planet you live on. Let us say The Republican is Earth like . Life and intelligent life on its surface. Where most Ideas came from. kind of puny size wise.
then some fella says , "I have a planet for you . It is theoretically the same distance from your Sun . It is called Jupiter man is it big and colorful as all get out. So you fly out to look. Wow!? the place is big . But where do we build . The place is all gas and hot air . there is no firm surface. Maybe I will pass . Until a real choice in planets comes along . So brothers when some fella asks you. what planet are you from . Mr old fuddy duddy . What will you say? How about Earth and Dang proud of it.


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Japan's M3 money supply increased 2.4 percent in July from a year before, after rising 2.5 percent rise the month before, the Bank of Japan said in a preliminary report Monday.
The pace of growth slowed for the sixth straight month due to an increase in income tax payments and slower growth in lending by financial institutions.
The balance of M3 averaged ¥1.19 quadrillion in July, BOJ said. The M3 gauge covers cash in circulation and demand and time deposits plus certificates of deposit.
Of the M3 components, deposits rose 4.1 percent against the 4.5 percent increase in the previous month, and cash in circulation rose 3.4 percent, unchanged from the previous month.
The balance of M1, a narrower measure made up of cash and demand deposits, rose 4 percent to ¥586 trillion.
The broadest liquidity measure, which includes investment trust funds and government securities in addition to the items in M3, grew 3.1 percent to ¥1.56 quadrillion.


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The series finale has been determined for the reality show which sadly ends in a divorce of the Gosselins.
There are literally four episodes left on TLC's card before the network should wrap up "Jon & Kate Plus 8". The reality show which has been running since 2007 will reach the end of the road on November 23 due to lack of footage.
Following their divorce, Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin have lived separately with Jon getting little screen time. While Kate intended to continue with the reality show, Jon refused to let his kids be filmed for fear that it would be detrimental to them. He halted the production and prohibited the crew from entering his property.
As a result, TLC was forced to make a new deal with Kate, signing her for a solo show called "Kate Plus Eight". However, since Jon is still determined to protect his kids from the camera, the new project could not move on.
The sign that TLC has run out of its highest-rated show was obvious when it decided to do a special episode where Kate answered fans questions on Monday, October 26. Next week's episode will still revolve around a one-on-one moment with Kate while the November 9 episode will be compiling old footage and repackage them into "Best Moments". New footage will only be available on November 16. There is still no clue yet on what the series finale will deal with.


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Dr. Peter Alward
Professor, Department Head, and Graduate Chair
MA (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
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Peter Alward received his MA from Dalhousie University in 1991 and his PhD from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1998. He works primarily in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of art, but has also published on issues in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and biomedical ethics. He has recently published a book on the philosophy of fiction entitled Empty Revelations: An essay on talk about and attitudes toward fiction.
Areas of expertise
Philosophy of Language, philosophy of art, metaphysics, philosophy of mind
Fictional discourse, Belief sentences, Propositional attitudes, Propositions, Fictional names
Selected Publications
Empty Revelations: An Essay on Talk about and Attitudes Toward Fiction, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012
"Word-Sculpture, Speech Acts, and Fictionality," Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 68.4, 2010: 389-399.
"That's the Fictional Truth, Ruth," Acta Analytica, forthcoming.
"The (Rump) Parliamentarian's Reply," Dialogue, 48.3, 2009: 665-672.
"Onstage Illocution," Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 67.3, 2009: 321-331.
"Cluster Theory: Resurrection," Dialogue, 48.2, 2009: 269-289.
"The Inessential Quasi-Indexical," Philosophical Studies, 145.2, 2009: 235-255.
"Mopes, Dopes, and Tropes," Dialogue, 47.1, 2008: 53-64.
"Ignorance, Indeterminacy, and Abortion Policy," Journal of Value Inquiry, 41, 2007: 183-200.
"For the Ubiquity of Non-Actual Fact-telling Narrators," Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 65.4, 2007: 401-404.
"Leave me out of it: de re, but not de se, imaginative engagement with fiction," Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 64.4, 2006: 451-460.
"Are Functional Properties Causally Potent?" Sorites, 17, 2006: 48-54.
"A Neo-Hintikkan Theory of Attitude Ascriptions," Kriterion, 19, 2005: 1-11.
"Varieties of Believed-World Semantics," Philosophia, 32, 2005: 51-72.
"Between the Lines of Age: Reflections on the Metaphysics of Words," Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 86, 2005: 171-186.
"Mad, Martian, but not Mad Martian, Pain," Sorites, 15, 2004: 73-75.
"The Spoken Work," Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 62, 2004: 331-337.
"Is Phenomenal Pain the Primary Intension of 'Pain'?" Metaphysica, 5, 2004: 15-28.
"Correspondence via the Backdoor and Other Stories," Disputatio, 14, 2003: 3-21.
"Fregecide," Dialogue, 42, 2003: 275-290.
"Thomson, the Right to Life, and Partial Birth Abortion," Journal of Medical Ethics, 28, 2002: 99-101.
"The Naïve Argument against Moral Vegetarianism," Environmental Values, 9, 2000: 81-89.


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Dyess History
Dyess Colony was founded in 1934. The town was named after W. R. Dyess, the first WPA (Works Progress Administrator) in Arkansas.
Dyess started out as an agricultural cooperative project as part of the Roosevelt administration's Depression-era New Deal projects. The goal of the administration was to give poor farm families a chance to make a fresh start with homes and land that they could work towards owning.
Dyess Colony consisted of 15,144 acres located in the southern portion of Mississippi County, Arkansas. The town grew to a couple thousand residents and stayed within that range for a couple of decades. The businesses and public services were cooperatively owned and operated by the community. The original community included a school, hospital, cotton gin, and various service facilities.