public void overrideSeeds(String seeds){
  properties.setProperty("cassandra.contactPoints",seeds);
  properties.setProperty("cassandra.port","9042");
}

public void overrideSeeds ( String seeds ) { properties . setProperty ( "cassandra.contactPoints" , seeds ) ; properties . setProperty ( "cassandra.port" , "9042" ) ; }
an option , prior to calling initialize ( ) , you can override the seed list for testing purposes .
