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My Nothing New Challenge continues on and another, albeit easier, snag that I've hit is buying jeans. When you find a pair that fits you like a glove, it's hard to then find that same type of fit and style when you're out thrifting. There are a couple tips to keep in mind, though, when you don't want to buy new but you need some new jeans.
- The biggest tip that I have is to go to the mall or shopping center and try on different brands of jeans from different stores. I run into tons of different brands when I'm out thrifting but sizes and fit are all different. Keep a notebook with you and write down what size and brand of jeans fit you the best. Some stores also name their different styles of jeans so make sure to notate that as well. This has been the most fail-proof method of being able to buy jeans at a thrift shop!
- Don't look past a pair of jeans that might not be the exact style that you want. Skinny leg jeans are great this time of year because you can pair them with boots, but it can be difficult to find your perfect size, brand, AND style in one pair. Check out this a great tutorial on Grits and Giggles for transforming a pair of regular jeans (straight leg, flare, etc.) into a pair of skinny jeans.
- If you find a pair of jeans that fit great in the legs and bum but have a gap in the waist- never fear! That gap can easily be closed. Over on Patchwork Posse, there is a great and easy tutorial on fixing the waistband gap using a piece of elastic.
- Finally, dragging hems on jeans can be unsightly and wear on them unnecessarily. There is a great tutorial on In The Wabe that shows you how to hem your jeans by hand while keeping the original hem intact.
Do you have any other tips for buying jeans or other pants at the thrift store? Are you participating in the Nothing New challenge? Do you know of any other ways to alter jeans you find while thrifting? I would love to hear your tips and tricks, feel free to leave any comments or links!
[Jeans image by aphasiafilms via Flickr Creative Commons]

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Five short-subject pictures compete at Robinson film gala
JFilm will present five short-subject films next week at the Robinson Short Film Competition Gala Awards Evening, Tuesday, May 1, 7:30 p.m. at SouthSide Works Cinema.
This year, the competing films are:
• "Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean, an Americna film about Jewish, Christian and Muslim Ugandan coffee farmers who formed a cooperative to build economic prosperity and peace in the lingering wake of Idi Amin's regime of terror and intolerance. The cooperative partnered with a Fair Trade U.S. buyer, producing early monetary success and reinforcement of a global message that "peace works."
• "Grandpa Looked Like William Powell," an American film. Filmmaker David Levy came to possess his Grandpa Herman's high school autograph book from 1924 and came to realize how little he knew him.
• "in bed at 10 p.m." an Israeli film about Rachel and Motti, both in their 70s, who are lovers. After Rachel learns the new rule — when Motti's wife calls twice he must go home — she finally realizes that she will always be a lower priority.
• "Seltzer Works," an American film about how the last the last seltzer bottler in Brooklyn fends off the supermarket seltzer take-over and honors this simple drink's place in history.
• "Woody/before/Allen," An adventurous meditation on past and present, of two former Konigsbergs — a man and a city that no longer use the same name: one, a city which was renamed Kaliningrad, another, a renowned film director who changed his name to Woody Allen. To commemorate the bizarre connection between these two former Konigsbergs, filmmaker Masha Vasyukova makes it her mission to put a statue in Kaliningrad in honor of Woody Allen.
Visit http://jfilmpgh.org/index.aspx to purchase tickets.


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The name snowshoe comes from the hares second incredible adaptation, its sizeable hind feet, appearing almost too large for its diminutive body size. The animal's large hind feet help it from sinking into the deep snow when it walks and hops. Snowshoe hares also posses heavily furred feet and ears shorter than most other hares, both critical adaptations designed to protect it from freezing Maine the temperatures.
Mostly crepuscular (creature of the dawn and dusk) and nocturnal (night time dweller) snowshoe hare do a majority of feeding at night. Hares feed on a wide variety of plants such as ferns, buds, twigs and grasses but will also less commonly feed on dead animals such as mice. During the day, hares do not rest in burrows but instead prefer to conceal themselves from predators by hiding in shallow depressions under heavy spruce thickets and brush piles.
Prolific breeders, hares may birth between up to 30 young per year. Females (does) have the ability to become pregnant by males (bucks) while already pregnant with young (kits) because female hares have two uteri. Typically the hare breeding season begins in March and continues till around June. The gestation period lasts an average of 37 days, with birthing of kits starting in April and stretching into late July.
Wildlife Quiz Questions:
1. What is another name for the snowshoe hare?2. What is the home range of the snowshoe hare?
3. What trick of camouflage has the snowshoe hare evolved to better evade the sharp eyes of predators?
4. How have snowshoe hare adapted to their cold environments?
5. Do snowshoe hare eat meat?
6. Do snowshoe hare dig burrows?
7. What are baby rabbits called?
8. How many young can snowshoe hare birth in a single year?
9. What are female rabbits called?
2. The home range of the snowshoe hare stretch across all of
3. Snowshoe hares have evolved to evade predators by growing white winter coats and brown summer coats to better blend into their natural environments and fool the sharp eyes of predators.
4. Snowshoe hare have adapted to their cold environments by having short ears and feet covered with thick fur.
5. When food is limited, snowshoe hare have been documented eating meat.
6. Snowshoe hare do not dig burrows, instead the prefer to conceal themselves from predators by hiding in shallow depressions under heavy spruce thickets and brush piles.
7. Baby rabbits are called kits.
8. Snowshoe hares can birth as many as 30 young per year.
9. Female rabbits are called does.


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Chapel for Europe
rue Van Maerlant 22-24
Brussels, Belgium, 1040
Until Christmas, the Ecumenical Prayer Lunch is exploring the ministry of the God's Kingdom, as Jesus proclaims it in Luke 4. Specifically, we are praying through the ways that we may be a part of that Kingdom work today — wherever we work or live.
This week we pray through « recovery of sight for the blind. » Join us! This week's prayer is led by Nathan Gregory of the Anglican Church.
Come and pray. Silence. Sung psalms. Ancient chants. Emotive praise. Poetry. Contemplation. There are many ways to pray.
Across the various Christian traditions, people have practised and developed a multitude of avenues into prayer. In this portrait of Christianity, every one can find a place and get learn to experience the presence of God in different ways.
Come and sit in silence. Come and sing contemporary praises. Come and sing ancient hymns. Come and imagine your place in the story of the Scriptures. Come and pray in the different ways that Christians have over the millennia.
As always, after the Ecumenical Prayer, there be lunch at the Chapel to which you are warmly invited.


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January 18th, 2007: My friend Posterchild made a really cool stencil animation, called "The Departed Astronaut". He did it by stenciling the frames each on a piece of paper, using a stencil puppet for the titular astronaut, and then shooting them to animate! You end up with a really cool old-timey style. THEN, he pasted up all the frames he'd created all in a line along a city block: it's more than 200m of stencils, as you can see in the pictures, and
in this video of them being put up. It's pretty neat! I haven't seen animation done like this before. One year ago today: dating both twin sisters at the same time – Ryan


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Cloud Computing Services
Leading customer-focused companies view every customer interaction as an opportunity to make a new offer, improve retention, increase revenue, build loyalty, or strengthen their brand. Oracle and our partners Cloud Computing (Customer Relationship Management) helps companies optimize customer relationships by integrating marketing, sales, and service. By providing a full 360-degree view of customers, the system enables a consistent and continuous customer dialogue based on real-time information. With this advanced Cloud Computing solution set, you can make the most of every interaction with every customer across every channel or touch point. As a result, you gain true customer insight, along with the ability to act on that insight.
The Cloud Computing Solutions Advantages:
Customer Relationship Management (Cloud Computing) Reduces the time and cost to deploy your integration solutions with a comprehensive set of solutions based on the principles of a service oriented architecture. These solutions will enable more efficient business operations, consistent and accurate information, and greater business insight through the seamless integration of your applications, processes, information and business partners. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) technology and framework from Oracle, TIBCO and our other partners can provide your organization with the flexibility it needs to make changes to your business processes quickly. At the same time, our SOA partners' platforms enable complete visibility across your business processes, so you can better serve your customers.
Cloud Computing Solutions on Cloud:
Dss Solutions offers Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics on cloud.
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The Cloud Computing Solutions Key Benefits:
- Campaigns that align with your customers' preferences.
- Tightly integrate marketing across all inbound and outbound channels .
- Increase sales productivity by providing customer insight.
- Manage marketing and sales resources more efficiently.
- Turn contact centers into profit centers.
The Dss Solutions Competitive Edge providing Cloud Computing Solutions:
At Dss Solutions, our Cloud Computing solutions offerings provide your organization with direct access to the seamless Customers and Sales information that will help you respond quickly to emergent business opportunities and rapidly changing market trends. With our hybrid dedicated Cloud Computing teams with years of experience, Dss Solutions Cloud Computing solutions frameworks can be customized to address your domain-specific requirements.
We have extensive experience in the Utility, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Finance and Insurance, Manufacturing, Telecom and Government industries. Such varied domain experience, along with our alliance with global vendors in the field and cross-technology competency drive your information Integration from a departmental to an enterprise-wide initiative. As an end-to-end service provider, we consult, architect, integrate and manage your Cloud Computing operations to ensure that you stay ahead in today's competitive business environment.


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We love Saturdays here at Send a Smile 4 Kids because we get to make some stampers very happy by awarding our randomly drawn sponsor prizes and announcing the Top Three, or announce a new challenge. This week we are awarding four sponsor prizes and announcing our Top Three from our recent Mother's Day and Father's Day (from the kids) challenge.
The winner of the 5 digis of her choice from Whimsy Stamps is #5 Maida. The winner of the $10 gift certificate from Digi Doodles is #7 Vickie. The winner of the $15 gift certificate from Crop Stop is #3 Allisa. And the winner of the 5 pound gift voucher from Cuddly Buddly is #4 Deanne! Congratulations Ladies! Please take your winners blog badge from the side of the blog, and send me an email at email@example.com so I can put you in touch with the sponsors to redeem your prize.
As always, to visit and support our wonderful sponsors, just click on their names. And to visit any of the winners' blogs, just do the same.
Our top three (in no particular order) as picked by TEAM S.A.S. are as follows:
Top Three Card by Krafty Karen
Top Three Card by Donna H.
Top Three Card by Pat K.
Aren't they all just super?? Thanks for sharing such awesome cards with us at SAS4Kids! Ladies- please grab your Top Three blog badge from the side of the blog and email me at email@example.com if you would like to be a guest design team member for an upcoming challenge.
For more inspiration and to see all the Top Three cards and TEAM S.A.S. cards in one place, go to our Pinterest Board here.
Remember you have until noon CST on May 4th to enter our current challenge, For the Boys, for a chance at more great prizes and possibly a Top Three honor. It is not a requirement to enter, but we would sure love it if after you enter the challenge, you send in your card(s) to Send a Smile 4 Kids to cheer a child inpatient in a children's hospital. All the info you need to participate in this cause is under the tabs above.
Stamping smiles 4 our kids, Karen


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The internet landscape is changing. For website owners, it is essential to deliver an accessible and seamless user experience by ensuring all visitors including people who are blind, hearing or vision impaired, motor impaired, color blind, dyslexia, cognitive & learning impaired, seizure & epileptic, and with ADHD problems; can see, understand, navigate, and easily use Pixieset website conveniently!
Kick-start your efforts into improving website accessibility in a cost-effective way with Pixieset All in One Accessibility - an AI based accessibility solution for quick website accessibility improvements. It allows users to select available accessibility features as per their needs and peruse the content. It improves website accessibility for the standards including ADA, WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.2, Section 508, Australian DDA, European EAA EN 301 549, UK Equality Act (EA), Israeli Standard 5568, California Unruh, Ontario AODA, Canada ACA, German BITV, France RGAA, Brazilian Inclusion Law (LBI 13.146/2015), Spain UNE 139803:2012, Japan JIS X 8341, Italian Stanca Act, Switzerland DDA, and Austrian Web Accessibility Act (WZG)!
Step wise instruction, How to enable 10 days All in One Accessibility widget trial on your Pixieset website?
Click on this URL https://www.skynettechnologies.com/all-in-one-accessibility. Select "START FREE TRIAL" button as shown in the following screenshot.
Fill out the form with all the details.
Select the plan based on your requirements and click on "Continue" for the next step.
Fill out the following payment details and submit it. You will be auto-charged after 10 days if you do not cancel the free trial subscription plan.
Once the signup is completed you would receive an email notification with widget integration & dashboard access details.
From the dashboard, click on the "Widget Settings" to change the widget icon, size, color, and position based on your website's look and feel.
Explore the following steps to integrate All in One Accessibility widget as a part of Pixieset website:
- Go to your Admin Panel.
While editing a Flex Block, click + Add Element ➝ Custom Code to add in the element. After that, you can simply paste the code into the element just like you would with a regular custom code block.
(Notes: - while copying code remove script tag)
Note: We haven't tested all the versions of Pixieset. In case if you have any issues, kindly reach out to [email protected]
Reach out if you need any help with the installation or technical assistance! We'd love to help!
Skynet Technologies is a proud W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) and IAAP (International Association of Accessibility Professionals) member that help us to be a part of the global accessibility community and stay up to date with compliance guidelines.
The businesses, large enterprises, Federal and state governments, educational institutions and universities who are considering remediating websites with full ADA WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.2 compliance; we provide full website accessibility remediation solution including audit, consulting, remediation, regular maintenance, monitoring, training, and support.
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With the wheelchair shopping trolley, wheelchair users can enjoy maximum independence and freedom of movement in your shop. Your customers can easily click this shopping trolley onto their wheelchair at two points. Then the shopping trolley is fixed to the wheelchair and follows all of its movements. And your customers have their hands free to steer their wheelchairs. The sloped base of the basket makes the wheelchair shopping trolley even easier to use.
The wheelchair shopping trolley is produced in accordance with the EN 1929 standard. The steel wire is high-gloss galvanised and chromated and has a hard transparent powder coating. The trolley runs on castors with ball-bearings. The gripcaps are available in 9 colours at no extra cost. Options: grip with advertising and a selection of coin locks.
What is EN 1929?
All of DCR Europe's shopping trolleys are produced in accordance with the European EN 1929 standard. For you as a customer, this gives you the extra assurance that you can rely on top-quality products from DCR Europe. Moreover, shopping trolleys that comply with the EN 1929 standard are guaranteed safe for your customers and employees.
A standard is an agreement about a product, service or process. The EN standards are drawn up by the European Committee for Standardisation. They reflect good workmanship in a huge number of fields in industry, the service sector and government. The EN 1929 standard covers all aspects of shopping trolleys, from the size of the basket up to and including the corrosion resistance of the metal used. The standard also takes the protection of the environment, sustainability and consumer safety into account. -
Plastic components
Shopping trolleys contain more plastic components than you might think. For example, DCR Europe's shopping trolleys are fitted as standard with (amongst other things) a plastic child seat, grips and grip caps, basket edge protectors, a bag hook and wheel protectors. Not to mention the optional components, such as the coin locks, the shin protectors, the commercial grips and the Maxi-Cosi.
All plastic components on our shopping trolleys are manufactured from high-quality, sustainable and non-toxic plastics. Most plastic components are available in 11 different colours at no extra charge. So you can easily have your shopping trolleys finished with plastic components in your house colours. Ask your account manager about the possible options.
Colour coating
Your shopping trolleys can be powder-coated in your house colour. This involves applying a layer of polyester that is hardened by means of firing. The coating is extremely durable, has high UV resistance and offers excellent protection against scratches and damage to the metal. The powder-coating process produces less hazardous waste than conventional liquid coating, and the coating residue can be re-used. Thicker coatings are also possible. Polyester powder coatings do not emit any organic substances.
For the coating, you can choose from a wide range of special effects. A semi-transparent coating is also possible. With powder coating, the choice of colours is enormous: you can choose from the full palette of RAL colours, which has more than 200 different colours! A finish in your (exact) house colour is one of the possible options.
Would you like to find out more about shopping trolleys with a coloured powder coating? Then contact your account manager for more information.
When you opt for the original DCR wheels, you get wheels of the highest quality. Our wheels are fitted with hard-wearing industry-standard ball-bearings. For heavy applications, the bearing is pressed into the 3 mm thick fork. Moreover, the fork is galvanised in high-gloss and has a transparent powder coating.
The rubber tread is sprayed around the core of the wheel, making the wheels virtually noiseless and resulting in a low-noise shop. In addition, all the bearings are sealed, so that dust and water have almost no chance of penetrating to the bearings. This makes DCR Europe's wheels maintenance-free.
The best proof of quality? You receive a 24-month warranty on the original DCR wheels.
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Nutrition Guide
Nutrition Guide
(Weight reduction or body fat burn)
- 1) Basics of weight reduction
- 2) Food list – What foods do I use in the fat reduction phase?
- 3) Food supplement / supplement list – Which supplements do I use before and / or after the training?
- 4) Basic training in weight loss
- 1) Grundlagen der Gewichtsreduktion
The truth!
I have to disappoint you, because the so-often-advertised "best diet" unfortunately does not exist in real life because every person has different requirements. The goal in my nutritional guide is that you deal with the topic of "nutrition", together with my help and free according to the motto "learningbydoing".
Important for you
Nutrition is the most important part of the diet, with about 70%, whether you can achieve your goal or not. Overall, the diet has a significant share of the weight loss. One must also say that you will not necessarily reduce your weight through fitness training. So read everything thoroughly and also do it!
Your aim:
The goal of your nutritional plan is to speed up your metabolism, maintain your strength, and prevent the breakdown of valuable muscle tissue. For this reason, you should take your meals evenly throughout the day at a distance of about 3-4 hours to you.
For your understanding, a meal does not always mean that you have to cook, but protein hops, raw food or nuts can also be taken as a meal if you do not have enough time to cook.
The water requirement during your plan is 3-6 liters per day. If you do not like to drink water, you can also go back to unsweetened green tea and / or fennel tea or freshly squeezed juices.
Your nutrient composition (protein / carbohydrate / fat) 😕
The nutrient composition in your diet (your daily requirement):
- 2 – 3 g protein / day per kg of body weight
- 0.5-1 g carbohydrates / day per kg body weight
- 1-1.5 g fat / day / per kg body weight
example calculation:
Name: Julia
Age: 24 years
Weight: 70 kg
Protein per day: 2g or 3g of protein 70kg = 140-210g
Carbohydrates per day: 0.5g or 1g carbohydrates x 70kg = 35-70g
Fat per day: 1g or 1.5g fat x 70kg = 70-105g
->This is Julia's daily requirement!
What are proteins / carbohydrates / fats / liquid?
Protein / protein
In your diet, check the intake of high quality protein sources such as:
- mageres Fleisch(Hähnchen, Pute, Rind)
- Fisch(Thunfisch, Lachs, Forelle)
- Magerquark
- Hühnereier
- Tofu
- Proteinpulver(Whey Isolat, Casein)


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Settle down Southwestern critters! As the moon rises over the cacti in this lovely construction paper landscape, it's time for the birds, animals, and reptiles to find their special spots. Turn off the lights, and your moon and stars glow in the dark!
We read Bedtime in the Southwest by Mona Hodgson, illustrated by Renée Graef (Rising Moon, 2004). Twilight has come to the Southwest, and it's time to go to bed. But is everyone ready? The little hare is hopping on his bed, the skunk appears to be ignoring Mama, and the porcupine is poking quills in his pillow in protest. But eventually, everyone scoots, snuggles, and nestles down to sleep.
You'll need:
- A large, flat piece of corrugated cardboard (ours was 22″ x 25″)
- Dark blue poster board
- Orange poster board
- Brown, green, white, and gray construction paper
- Several pieces of green self-adhesive foam for cacti (optional)
- A southwest critter template color printed on 8.5″ x 11″ white card stock
- Scissors, glue and tape for construction
This project was a step-by-step endeavor, as opposed to our more go-crazy-with-the-supplies-and do-anything-you-want projects (here's looking at you, Roy). And while crazy art is fun, there's also something soothing about methodical projects. That was definitely true of this project. It was very mellow. We even removed all the tables and chairs and worked in a big, relaxed circle.
We also prepped all the project items in advance, so it would be easier for the entire group to progress through the project together.
First, the backdrop boards! Glue a 7.5″ x 22″ piece of dark blue poster board to the top of the backdrop board. Then, cut mountain ridges in the top of a similarly-sized piece of orange poster board, overlap it a little with the blue poster board, and glue it in place. Glue a white card stock moon and stars to the night sky. Next up, your critter habitats!
But first, a word about the little pockets each critter gets tucked into. We had a ton of old archival mylar lying around, so we used that to create clear pockets. Overhead projector transparency sheets work too. But you can opt for non-transparent pockets and use good old construction paper. Also, your pockets needs a little wiggle room at the top for sliding the critters in and out. So leave 0.75″ of the pocket un-taped.
As you can see, the pronghorn habitat is a small bump of brown construction paper with a pocket taped in front of it. Super easy! The coyote habitat is 3 brown dirt mounds, one cut to look like the entrance to a burrow. The pocket is taped behind one of the mounds.
The roadrunner habitat is a big spiky green bush with a little construction paper nest in front of it (the pocket is under the nest). Then we we then covered the nest with (optional) brown raffia pieces.
The gila monster habitat is 4 gray rocks, with the pocket behind 3 overlapping rocks.
For the hummingbird habitat, cut a branched tree trunk out of brown construction paper, then tape the pocket over a fork in one of the branches. Cut a tree canopy with a big hole in it, then glue it over the top of the tree trunk and the pocket, leaving plenty of room to slide the hummingbird in and out. The hare habitat is at the bottom of the tree. It's a pocket covered by a fringed 6″ piece of green crepe paper (or just use construction paper).
Finally, the elf owl. Did you know that elf owls live in cacti? We wanted to capture that awesomeness, so Katie painstakingly cut holes in 2 dozen cacti. Tape the owl's pocket directly to the board, slide the owl in the pocket, and then position the hole in the cactus directly over the owl's face.
Because you need to retrieve your owl, you only want to attach the bottom section of the cactus to the board. We used self-adhesive foam for our cacti, and solved the problem by leaving the paper backing on the top part of the cactus, but peeling and sticking the rest:
We used self-adhesive foam for all our cacti. It gave them a terrific texture, and it was fun for the kids to peel and stick them wherever they wanted. But construction paper works too! At the very bottom of our background boards was a long mylar pocket to store the animals when they're not tucked into their habitats. We slid some cool Southwestern patterned paper into the pocket too.
You might have noticed that we kept the names of the critters on our template cut outs. I also broke from tradition and presented them to the kids already colored in. That's because we wanted the kids to see what the various Southwestern critters looked like, and to learn their names. However, if you'd like the same template in black & white, here it is!
The very last thing Katie and I did was go around with a bit of glow-in-the-dark paint and fill in their moon and stars. We also added optional shooting stars (by painting glowing lines behind one of the stars on the board).
And that's it! I like to think that, later that night, little Southwestern landscapes were glowing softly across town as kids tucked the animals in and went to sleep. Goodnight, sweet Southwest.


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How to Apply
Please review the City of Federal Way's employment process before submitting your application. To apply for an available position, you must complete and submit a required City of Federal Way application form and attach resume and cover letter.
City of Federal Way
Attn: Human Resources
33325 8th Ave. S.
Federal Way, WA 98003
Available Positions
Click here to view open job opportunities with the City of Federal Way
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Use Visual Studio 2010's Breakthrough Testing Tools to Improve Quality Throughout the Entire Software Lifecycle
Together, Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, Visual Studio Test Professional 2010, Lab Management 2010, and Team Foundation Server offer Microsoft developers the most sophisticated, well-integrated testing solution they've ever had. Now, Microsoft MVP and VS testing guru Jeff Levinson shows exactly how to use Microsoft's new tools to save time, reduce costs, and improve quality throughout the entire development lifecycle.
Jeff demonstrates how Microsoft's new tools can help you finally overcome long-standing communication, coordination, and management challenges. You'll discover how to perform first-rate functional testing; quickly create and execute tests and record the results with log files and video; and create bugs directly from tests, ensuring reproducibility and eliminating wasted time. Levinson offers in-depth coverage of Microsoft's powerful new testing metrics, helping you ensure traceability all the way from requirements through finished software.
Coverage includes
• Planning your tests using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM)
• Creating test settings, structuring test cases, and managing the testing process
• Executing manual tests with Microsoft Test Manager and Test Runner
• Filing and resolving bugs, and customizing your bug reporting process
• Automating test cases and linking automated tests with requirements
• Executing automated test cases through both Visual Studio and Microsoft Test Manager
• Integrating automated testing into the build process
• Using Microsoft's Lab Management virtualization platform to test applications, snapshot environments, and reproduce bugs
• Implementing detailed metrics for evaluating quality and identifying improvements
Whether you're a developer, tester, manager, or analyst, this book can help you significantly improve the way you work and the results you deliver—both as an individual right now, and as a team member throughout your entire project.
Software Testing with Visual Studio 2010: Planning Your Testing
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Foreword xvii
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxix
About the Author xxxi
1 State of Testing 1
Software Testing Challenges 1
The Need for Testers 3
A Different Approach 5
Fixing Communication 5
Increasing Project Visibility 6
What Are the Tools Designed to Do? 7
Metrics 10
Citations 12
2 Software Quality and Testing Overview 13
Software Quality 13
Requirements 14
Business Value 14
Expectations 15
Nonfunctional Requirements 15
Where Do You Build Quality? 17
Process and Quality 19
Software Testing 19
The Testing Mindset 20
Software Testing Strategies 21
Types of Software Testing 22
Test Management 27
After the Product Is Shipped or Deployed 27
3 Planning Your Testing 29
Microsoft Test Manager 30
Test Plans 36
Properties 38
Contents 43
Adding Suites and Test Cases to Your Plan 46
Testing Configurations 48
Managing Test Configurations 49
Assigning Test Configurations 51
Assigning Testers 53
Test Case Planning Workflow 55
Analysis and Initial Design 56
Construction 61
User Acceptance Testing 62
Common Scenarios 64
Scheduling and Tracking Test Case Creation and Execution 64
Feature Driven Development 65
Moving from One Iteration to Another 67
Handling Different Test Configurations 68
4 Executing Manual Tests 71
Using the Test Case Work Item Type 72
Shared Steps 75
Data Driven Test Cases (Test Parameters) 77
Running Your First Tests 79
Test Runner 80
Examining Test Results 92
Test Run Results 93
Detailed Test Results 95
Exploratory Testing with MTM 101
5 Resolving Bugs 107
A Bug's Life 107
Customer Reported Bug 110
Test Team Reported Bug 110
Triaging the Bug 110
Reactivations 111
Bug Differences and Modifications 111
The Generated Bug 116
How a Developer Uses IntelliTrace 120
Fixing the Bug 122
Associated Changesets 124
Associated Work Items 124
Impacted Tests 125
Setting the Build Quality 125
Assigning a New Build 127
Verifying That the Bug Is Fixed 129
Dealing with Impacted Tests 131
6 Automating Test Cases 135
To Automate or Not to Automate 136
The Automated Testing Framework 139
Creating an Automated Test from a Manual Test 141
Examining a Generated Web Application Coded UI Test 142
Adding Validations 157
Adding Additional Recorded Steps 164
Parameterized Coded UI Tests 166
Handling Issues Due to Inconsistency 168
Resolving the Data Inconsistency 169
Handling Dynamic Values 172
Other Tips 177
Combining Multiple Tests 178
Associating Coded UI Tests and Test Cases 178
7 Executing Automated Test Cases 183
Executing Automated Tests Through Visual Studio 183
Local Execution 184
Local Execution with Remote Collection 184
Remote Execution 185
Executing Automated Tests from the Command Line 190
Executing Automated Tests in MTM 191
Creating an Automated Build 191
Setting Up the Physical Environment 193
Running a Coded UI Test Through MTM 196
Executing Automated Tests with Team Build 202
Automated Testing Gotchas 205
Custom Dialogs 205
Cleaning Up Your Tests 207
8 Lab Management 209
Managing Virtual Environments Through MTM 210
Finishing Virtual Environment Configuration 217
Automated Test Settings 221
Lab Management Workflow 222
Executing a Lab Build 231
Running Automated Tests Through MTM 233
Manual Tests in a Virtual Environment 234
9 Reporting and Metrics 239
Understanding the Reporting Structure 240
Built-In Reports 242
Bug Status 244
Bug Trends 245
Reactivations 246
Build Quality Indicators 246
Build Success over Time 248
Build Summary 249
Stories Overview 250
Test Case Readiness 251
Test Plan Progress 252
Excel Services Reports (Dashboards) 253
Reporting with Microsoft Excel 254
Creating a Generated Report 255
The Testing Measures 256
Metrics 268
What to Measure 271
First-Time Defect Rate 273
Bug Reactivations 276
General Bug Counts 277
Index 283


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In my experience, most quality furniture that is specifically designed for artists tends to be VERY expensive. Even the simplest of art carts can often run several hundred dollars. This is due to the fact that it's a relatively niche market, and low production numbers means high costs. I can appreciate quality workmanship and am willing to pay extra for it (literally all of my studio furniture is solid oak), but whenever I browse the furniture at an art store, I always feel let down. The quality of the product rarely warrants the exorbitant costs, in my opinion.
Take for example this very simple Dick Blick taboret. Now, I love Dick Blick, are I can personal attest to the quality of their furniture, but I can not fathom what artist would think that this piece of furniture is actually worth the MSRP of $659?!
This Dick Blick taboret is currently 50% off, and is still $316! (MSRP $659) |
If you're looking for a new piece of studio equipment, there are quite a few unconventional options you should consider before you purchase something at an art store. Many of these options are of lower cost, and of higher quality than more traditional artist's furniture. Not all of them are pretty, but most are built to stand up to serious abuse and are much easier to clean.
I found all of these products on Amazon, but once you know what you're looking for, I suspect local hardware and automotive stores may actually be an easier and less expensive option.
This is a very common kitchen cart. You can find these at just about any Walmart or Target store. They are very inexpensive, and make wonderful taborets. I like that they have a paper towel holder, making it easy to reach for a rag when working. There is a also a large compartment spacious enough for unsightly trash cans. For the money, I think this is one of the most cost effective options for studio equipment.
Here is a Portable Tool Tray (used often in automotive work). This would make a wonderful taboret to keep next to your easel. You could place a sheet of glass on the work surface to make a palette, and the adjustable height makes it convenient for both standing and sitting work.
Here is piece of equipment I've seen a lot of artists use as a taboret, including Paolo Rivera. These rolling tool chests usually consist of 2 parts, a large bottom half, and stackable top half with a lid. I like this version because it is a single piece and MUCH shorter that more tool chests, which makes it more practical to mix paint on. This option also has the useful feature of a lid. This means you could mix large amounts of paint, and simply close the lid when you're done, preventing the paint from drying too quickly or collecting dust.
Here is a slightly larger version of tool chest above. In addition to having more storage and an extra work surface on top, It also has a socket/screwdriver holder on the side that I bet would hold paintbrushes quite well!
This storage/work table definitely isn't cheap, but man is it beautiful! It's actually marketed as both a workshop table, and a kitchen cart. Like most of the options I've shared here, the entire body is stainless steel and all the drawers are on glides. The butcher block top is both durable and classy. And even though $700 may seem expensive, I challenge you to find a similar sized 'artist's' workbench for less than a $1000.
Industrial options doesn't just extend to furniture. Even simple things like rags, large brushes and color balanced light bulbs are much less expensive to buy at your local hardware store than they are the hobby shop. So look around, try to find unique solutions to your studio problems, or consider making your own!


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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Happy Hump Day!
Happy Birthday Rameer!
Speaking of hump days...how many days have all of you ever gone without "humping?" I ask because of a Dear Brookey letter I received today...and here it is:
Dear Brookey,
I wanted to get your take on something to see if I'm normal. I can go weeks, months or even a year without having sex. I have sex moreso out of obligation than out of desire. I have a boyfriend who I've been with for over a year. While he never complains about our sometimes weeks long droughts, he's confused as to why I love to cuddle, snuggle and kiss and hold hands, but don't feel the need to have sex all the time. I know he loves me because he never pressures me and always makes me feel loved and desired, but I'm wondering if there's anything wrong with me. What do you think?
***Disclaimer: I'm not a sex expert and I have never had this problem...EVER***
Now...this is very interesting to me - not because you may not have a high sex drive, but because you're affectionate, yet not sexual. I love to hug, kiss, caress, nibble, stroke, cuddle and snuggle too - and if it leads to sex...EVEN BETTER. So I think that's why your boyfriend is confused, because most men I know associate a woman's touch with sex. If you so much as breathe too hard on them or brush against their arm, they interpret that as some sort of sexual overture. I think most men assume that if a woman wants to hug and kiss, she better be ready for more - cuz that's where they're headed.
It's great that he doesn't pressure you and always makes you feel loved. If your relationship is healthy, then I wouldn't worry about it or assume that something is wrong with you. Some people just aren't hyper sexual people and don't have a high libido - and if nothing is physically wrong with you, then I wouldn't stress it.
Now, there may be an emotional reason why sex isn't something you desire - right now. Some men and women can be very loving and affectionate, but fear the emotional intimacy that comes with sex. You two probably connect in other ways, but sex may bring you closer than you're subconsciously willing to go right now...so you keep that part of intimacy at bay as long as possible. Again, I'm no expert, but this might be a reason why you can go long periods of time without allowing someone to get THAT close to you.
I don't think you should be having sex out of obligation either. I feel you should genuinely WANT to have sex when you do it - not because you've counted the days and it's the third Wednesday of the month, so you might as well get it over with. Maybe you can explore different places or positions to make it more interesting. Even good sex can become routine, and if you've been together for over a year, then maybe you should try to find ways to spice it up a bit. Try role playing, taking showers together, watching some sexy movies together - SOMETHING.
I always worry that my sex muscles will atrophy from "non-use," so I've never purposely abstained from sex. Trust me, if I'm in a drought, it's not MY doing :-) I know that going weeks without sex can happen with couples who have kids and who get busy with work, but I dread that...along with wearing "mom jeans." I think it's every couples' responsibility to keep their sexual lives in tact...and thriving. You are no exception.
But this letter makes me wonder - have any of you ever PURPOSELY given up sex, and if so...WHY??? Was it for a spiritual reason? To "find" yourself? To be able to tell the jerks from the gems? I'm curious.
I've never gone on a self-imposed sexual hiatus. I've had a few droughts, but that is because there was no one in my bed and my toy was broken. And it's also because I don't long for sex strongly enough to the point where I'd have sex with just ANYone. I'm at a point in my life where casual sex is just something I'm not interested in...so I'll just go without. While we all know great sex can be born from a good relationship, we also all know that a good relationship isn't necessarily born from great sex.
I say all that to say, if you have a great relationship...the sex can always get better. There is nothing wrong with you (that I can tell...but then again...I'm not a professional), so just be grateful that you have a wonderful boyfriend who loves you just the way you are...dry panties and all :-)
65 comments:
- Annamaria said...
First bitches
- July 21, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- Stef said...
- July 21, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Annamaria said...
OK I have a question??? Why do all the Dear Brookey letters that you get are always from some girl that doesn't like to FUCK...
They should just form a lil club & date each other.
Sorry if I'm being harsh but.....OK wait I'm really not sorry about being harsh.. Harsh is all these significant others that have to cuddle & hold hands & watch chick flicks, etc etc and can't even end the night with a happy ending... - July 21, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Stef said...
I love sex so much that I've made the unfortunate mistake of sexing men I know I have no business messing with. Maybe I SHOULD abstain! But sex is just so damn good!
Nah, I kid...sort of. I won't go so far as to say something is wrong with her, but SOMETHING ain't right when a person can go a YEAR without f*ckin! That's just insane! Maybe it's HIM she's not attracted to?
He's probably cheating, which is why he doesn't pressure her, cuz I don't know ANY dude that would go weeks without having sex with their GIRLFRIEND of over a year. I'm just being real here. That's bullsh*t!
I'm with you Annamaria! - July 21, 2010 at 3:31 PM
- Brooke said...
well damn, tell us how you REALLY feel :-) LOL!
- July 21, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- The Cable Guy said...
Brooke, I see how nice you were trying to be with your response, but I'm sorry - I'm with Annamaria and Stef (hi hater) on this one. Something IS wrong with her if she can go a year without sex.
A week? okay...a month...ehh...ok. But a month or a year, WHILE SHE HAS A MAN??? Nah son, not hearing that. She'd be a lonely chick messin with me. There's no way I'm dealing with a girl who gives me sex every once in a blue (balls) moon. Hell no. I would rather she said she's not having sex til she got married. But you ain't gonna ration it out to me but then we "cuddle" every day. C'mon son. Really?
I'm sorry, something ain't right. I think this is the only time I disagree with you B. Sorry. - July 21, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Stef said...
oh, and Happy Birthday Rameer!
And to answer your question Brooke - NO, I've never purposely abstained from sex. But I might have to so that I choose better man to have sex WITH :-) LOL! - July 21, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- The Cable Guy said...
I've never purposely abstained either.
I hope chick gives good head, cuz I don't see why her man is still with her. Seriously. - July 21, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Annamaria said...
2. I've said it once. I'll say it again there is NO way in hell that I am cuddling & laying in bed or sitting next to OR even breathing the same damn air as my fiancee is & I don't want to molest him right there & then.
3. There is definitely SOMETHING WRONG.
any of you women & men reading this blog that don't like having sex or don't want it on a regular basis GO SEE A DR.. If they say there is nothing wrong with you GO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST.. cuz somewhere something is wrong. - July 21, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
I'm ready to have sex if a woman "sighs"...DAMN!! "SIGHS" are so fucking sexy....I love when women do that..
- July 21, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
Oh, Happy Birthday Rameer...I hope you're getting ASS today...
- July 21, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Mystery said...
Hi Stef, can we hear the Head Board story again!! LOL
- July 21, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Annamaria said...
@ least Stef ain't afraid to bone... She may be afraid of headboards but she ain't afraid of boning!!! LMAO
- July 21, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
Amen Annamaria!!!
The BF must be beating his meat on the reg or he is sexing some other chick! WTF am I cuddling for get all hot and bothered and shit just to take a stiff piece of wood to bed! Get the fuck outta here! Men need to secrete that semen on a regular basis! Trust me this dude is getting his rocks off somewhere and somehow! I had a chick that tried to ration the P... so I started straying. The old adage is this....Fuck your man ladies cause if you ain't another bitch will!
Sorry to be so crass...but the chick who wrote to you today needs to play in traffic with a dildo and live a little! or become a nun! - July 21, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Mystery said...
Head Board, Head Board, Head Board!!! LOL
- July 21, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- Stef said...
HELL NO you can't hear the headboard story again. That was only for TMI Tuesday!
@Cable Guy, hi hater to you too!
with your crass ass!
@Craig, you are CRAZY!!! - July 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
All those in favor of Anonymous' comment? (RAISING MY HANDS HYSTERICALLY)
Dude is smashing another chick...Or he's totally frustrated and unable to really tell her how he feels thus CALLUSES on his hands... - July 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sex, like milk, "Does the body good" Brooke your friend needs to get down and dirty and get it!! Tell her man to stop cuddling and start boning!!!!
- July 21, 2010 at 4:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
@ Stef forget telling the headboard story again, lets recreate it!!!!
- July 21, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Annamaria said...
- July 21, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Courtney said...
Umm, maybe we're being a little too mean to her. I mean, she IS asking Brooke if something is wrong, so at least she's concerned. Give her a little credit. And Cable Guy, I don't see where you're disagreeing with Brooke. In Brooke's defense, she DID say that IF nothing is physically wrong with her, then it might be emotional. She covered some bases that maybe "Sexless" didn't think about. But none of us are professionals, and it's quite posslbe that nothing IS wrong with her and that she's just not horny all the time. I wouldn't be so quick to jump the gun, and if it is a hormonal or chemical thing, then maybe she can't help it. But that doesn't mean something is "wrong" with her. Maybe just a bit off balance.
I think you gave some great advice Brooke and maybe your suggestions will help them. I don't think all men would stray simply because they're not getting sex on a daily or even weekly basis. There could be some men out there that genuinely love their women for THEM, not the sex they have or don't have. Maybe she's a great person with a good heart, and that's why he's stil with her. I'd hate to think that men only stay for sex, and if that's true, then those men are assholes.
Great blog Brooke! - July 21, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
I don't like when people underestimate the importance of SEX...
- July 21, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- Mystery said...
C'mon Stef, let's hear it again!!!!
I hear they named a Head Board after you!!! LOL - July 21, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
@ Courtney....she is asking if something is wrong and we tellin her FUCK YEAH SOMETHING IS WRONG!
- July 21, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
I remember the story...Stef was getting banged out DS and her head got stuck in the headboard and dude wouldn't stop! LMAO Stef tell the story again! C'MON!
- July 21, 2010 at 4:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
Courtney....God Bless you! I have a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and some magic beans too!
- July 21, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- Stef said...
- July 21, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- Annamaria said...
@ Craig.. I don't like when people underestimate the importance of it either.
Glad that she's concerned cuz she DEFINITELY should be. No a man isn't going to stray if he doesn't have sex today. OR tomorrow.. BUT if there has been a season change since the last time you gave it to your man SOMETHING IS WRONG... The same way MEN if there has been a season change since the last time you gave it to your girl SOMETHING IS WRONG..
I may be able to excuse the she wasn't horny on Wednesday but HOW do you have physical contact with your mate. Who you are SUPPOSEDLY in love with & attracted to & not want to have sex with them. I say SUPPOSEDLY because in my opinion if you can go a MONTH OR LONGER without sexing your significant other I don't think you love them NOR do I believe you are attracted to them..
She VERY may well be the sweetest person on the face of the planet with the BEST heart in the world.. BUT guaranteed after a few sexless months that sweet woman will get on YOUR DAMN NERVES! :) - July 21, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
Annamaria there is an explanation as to why the sweet woman who is not giving her man any sex regularly (and I am not saying daily...I am saying sex consistently) begins to get on the man's nerves....The answer: HE HAS NOT BUSTED A NUT! HE HAS PENT UP FRUSTRATION IN HIS NUT SACK! Testosterome (sp) builds aggression right? Well her man has a years worth in his balls! He either getting laid somewhere else (as we all speculate) or he is a serial killer! If these folks live in the sticks...the answer may even be the latter and not the former!
- July 21, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- Courtney said...
I'm not underestimating the importance of sex, but sex shouldn't be the end all be all to a relationship. There has to be more, because one day, the sex will fade. When her man is in his 50's or 60's and can't get it up like he used to, then what's left? I think alot of younger people think of sex FOR NOW and don't bother nurturing their relationships. I'm not saying older people don't have sex - far from it. I just think that sometimes, a man can see a woman for who she truly is when sex isn't involved, and in this case, maybe he simply loves her just the way she is.
I've abstained for a month once with my boyfriend. I told him that I thought we were in a rut and were disconnected with each other even though we had sex regularly. I thought taking a break would help us rediscover each other - and we did. We found that we could be affectionate and connect while in the same room, hugging and touching, but with no sex. It brought us closer. I'm not saying going a YEAR is healthy, but I learned that sex isn't everything, and once you take it off the table for a little while, you get to learn about the person you're with instead of simply connecting with them on a stricly physical level. - July 21, 2010 at 4:24 PM
- Rameer The Circumstance said...
Thank you to you ALL for the birthday wishes!! I really appreciate it the love, y'all!
My girl got me an AUTHENTIC Kobe Bryant jersey...for STARTERS!! The *big* present (as if a damned $200 jersey ain't enough)?
A PS3. The TOP SHELF one.
Mind you - I told my girl to get me a SU, Lakers or Raiders hat or t-shirt - and I'd be GOOD. I told her to completely not worry about it...
She *didn't listen*. Oh -and she baked me a cake...
So yeah - my birthday started out (and is continuing to be) FANTASTIC. OH - she baked me a double chocolate cake too.
As for the topic...
Crazy. I can't say anything more than has been said - homey is steppin' out and getting his needs met somewhere. A YEAR???
Mu girl thinks something is WRONG with me if I go 3 days without touching her! And that's even if we haven't seen each other due to schedules - she's like "you BETTER stop over for at least an hour so we can get it IN!!"
So I can't relate. The longest I ever waited for a woman to have sex with me - almost a year (met her 1st semester, we didn't have sex until summer break). But that was me waiting for HER to be ready - I still had sex while waiting for her to eventually come around during that timespan...and she knew it... - July 21, 2010 at 4:24 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
Im no way judging the sexless lady in this blog...If any comments I made offended the sexless lady...I apologize to the sexless lady...
- July 21, 2010 at 4:24 PM
- HeadBoard Rep said...
@Stef - ??????? LOL
- July 21, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- Brooke said...
To clarify, "Sexless" says she has sex with her man, but out of obligation. She never said that she DOES go that long without it, she said that she CAN. She's giving her man sex, she just doesn't crave it like he does. I know a few women like that...and even a few men. So let's not assume her man is cheating on her, because his needs are probably being met...but just not the same way HER'S are.
carry on... - July 21, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- Annamaria said...
My parents are 62 & 72 and still FUCK more than this chick.
Sex doesn't ALWAYS FADE - July 21, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- Courtney said...
I didn't say that it definitely does, I'm just saying, none of us will probably be sexing in our 70's the way we do now.
And like Brooke said, we should re-read the letter, because she never said that she went a year without having sex with her MAN - she simply said she COULD go a year without it. - July 21, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
She's having LESS SEX than most of the people on this blog...Hence...SEXLESS...
- July 21, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
Shit, I COULD shoot my landlord...But Im not gonna go around saying it...
- July 21, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
Craig...well stated, but I am judging!
'@Courtney... Sex isn't everything huh? Explain to me the Trojan war! I guess there needed to be a connection on the spiritual level.
I imagine all of the terrorist who blow themselves up are doing it solely because they hate American culture or is it because of their belief that by sacraficing their lives will entitle them to virgins in the afterlife!
Does sexual desire fade...of course it does, but if this couple is young and able then why not indulge in this aspect of life. Hell based on your answer if we begin to lose our sexual app and the ability to perform when in our fifties or sixties one can argue this is more of a reason to get it in! Now you telling me my biological clock us ticking! - July 21, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
she could....now we are dealing in semantics...when she should be dealing with semen! if she could that mean she does practice a sexless life style! Magic beans man!
- July 21, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Annamaria said...
lmao... I COULD WIN THE FUCKING LOTTERY BEFORE I COULD GO A YEAR WITHOUT HAVING SEX..
The fact that that is even acceptable in her MIND baffles me.
Courtney congrats on your month long abstinence project. THAT IS ONE CLASS I WILL SURELY NOT BE SIGNING UP FOR.. THANKS BUT NO THANKS... - July 21, 2010 at 4:40 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
Im glad you said Trojan War...Reminds me...I need to pick up a box of Condoms....Cuz, um...Im SEXFULL!!!! What's that you say? WHAT KIND?....I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE GOOOOOOOOOOOLD!
- July 21, 2010 at 4:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
Let me ask Courtney this! If you connected with your BF on a spiritual level but the sex was GOD Awful.....Are you staying or are you looking for that dude to crack your back??
- July 21, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Courtney said...
I'm saying love is more powerful than sex...in MY opinion. If we connect spiritually, and in every other way and I'm lucky enough to find a great guy, then the sex can be improved, like Brooke said.
- July 21, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- Annamaria said...
Brooke also said that she likes to BONE! LMAO
- July 21, 2010 at 4:48 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
Courtney, everything you say makes TOTAL SENSE...the problem is you are speaking to a GROUP of HORNY FREAKS who need sex as much as they need water...So, its not you...it's US....;-)
- July 21, 2010 at 4:50 PM
- Brooke said...
I do like to have sex. A lot of it if I'm lucky enough, but I've been in great relationships where sex wasn't the focal point. I dated a guy for 3 years - I lived in Philly and he lived in Brooklyn at the time, so we only had sex when we saw each other on weekends, and sometimes that would mean sex every other weekend...if that.
Granted, it was a long distance relationship, but the sex clearly wasn't what kept us together that long...so I see Courtney's points. Courtney isn't saying that sex isn't important, she's saying it shouldn't be what keeps you together or breaks you up. It's not what your relationship should be buit on. Like I said in the blog, great sex can come from great relationships, but great relationships don't always come from great sex. I think she makes alot of sense actually. - July 21, 2010 at 4:53 PM
- Annamaria said...
I'm going home.. TO BONE MY FIANCEE..LOL
***Drops the mic & exits the building*** - July 21, 2010 at 4:53 PM
- Stef said...
Don't let these horny fools make you feel some kinda way :) You make total sense, just like Craig said :) - July 21, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Courtney said...
Thanks Stef and Brooke :)
Again, I know sex is important, but finding that special someone is more important...and sex I think gets in the way of really getting to know someone.
Good luck "Sexless" and great blog Brooke! - July 21, 2010 at 5:05 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
Um, aren't you gonna' thank me too, Court?
- July 21, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Courtney said...
Oh, and thank you too Craig! :)
- July 21, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Craig n 'em said...
(Blushing) @ Court....;-)
- July 21, 2010 at 5:36 PM
- Jay said...
I'm late to this, but good conversation as usual.
Craig is a fool! :) He keeps me in STITCHES! When are we getting another guest blog from you Craig?
I think Sexless needs to explore why her sex drive is so low. It could be a hormonal thing, a physical thing or an emotional thing. But none of us are wired the same. I think Brooke's suggestions are good ones and hopefully those will help after she's explored other possible reasons.
Not ALL dudes cheat on women they love. We can't make those assumptions simply because we don't see ourselves in this scenario. I think Courtney makes some valid points, I think all of you do...but unless you know firsthand the circumstances, then we shouldn't judge. I love that Brooke can be objective and consider all points before giving rushed and judgemental advice. We just simply don't know.
To answer your question B, I've never purposely abstained from sex for any reason, but I can see it changing after marriage, kids, etc. If you want to keep it fresh, then I think having sex everyday can actually be a bad thing. I LOVE steak, but I might not want it everyday, or else I'd get tired of it. But if I ate it 3 or 4 times a week, then I might never tire of it. Same with sex...maybe.
Who knows, I love sex way too much to abstain for too long, but none of us are the same and that doesn't mean something is right or wrong with any of us here.
Great blog B. - July 21, 2010 at 5:43 PM
- Yolanda said...
I've gone as long as 3 yrs without sex. It's usually because there's no man around. I've never had an actual 'boyfriend' so the men in my life have always boiled down to friends with benefits, truthfully. There have been occasions where I've said screw it, I'm not pursuing sex with someone who doesn't want me ALL the time. But more often then not, it's because there's nothing happening in the man department. As I've gotten older though, like Brooke mentioned, I've grown very tired of prolonging things with someone who just wants to keep it casual. That's my current dilemma actually.
- July 21, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- Brooke said...
I totally feel you on that Yolanda, really. It's just a waste of time...and I find that a lot of men always have commitment or emotional issues - but never get tired or have any issues with sex :) Funny how that works right? :) The friends with benefits thing gets tired really quick.
I still find it hard to believe you've never had a boyfriend. Maybe you have and you just didn't know it :) And I also find that a lot of people really ARE in relationships, but never want to label it as such. Just my opinion :) - July 21, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
My name is anonymous and I. A sex addict
- July 21, 2010 at 6:25 PM
- Jay said...
Yolanda, you've never had a boyfriend? Hogwash! :)
But Brooke is right. We'll reap all the benefits of a relationship without calling it one - because we're scared, punks, or want to keep sexing other people while we "wife" you up...but don't call you "wifey." It's messed up, but that's what a lot of men do.
Three years is a long time, but more women should value that part of themselves, so that's commendable that you won't lay down with just anyone. Friends with benefits can get REAL STICKY if you're not careful, so it's best to just leave it alone and go without sometimes. - July 21, 2010 at 6:25 PM
- Serena W. said...
Hey everyone. I've gone a while (currently) without having any but I don't have a man/fiancee nor husband either.
Why you may ask? I know what I want. I'm ready to meet someone who shares the same goals, dreams, spirituality, etc as me.
Now have I been with someone and gone a long time...no unless the relationship was heading to a tragic end.
I would advise sexless to speak with her gyn doctor.
Also there are "products" she can look into. I know the belly dancing doctor down here in dc that's on the Baisden show has talked a lot about this. Her name is Dr. Sunyatta or Senyatta.
If it is emotional then sexless knows deep within what's going on and should seek help.
That's my 2 cents.
Happy Birthday Rameer! Dry freeze a slice of cake and send it to VA! - July 21, 2010 at 6:34 PM
- Brooke said...
great advice Serena - maybe she needs a female viagra or some stimulating gel :) Her doctor should be able to assess what's best :)
- July 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM
- The Fury said...
I know I'm late...but I KNOW you didn't think this was flying by the radar of The Fury!
Most glaring to me is that"Sexless" is very intimate with her man while not wanting actual sex.
I think this has something to do with their relationship and definitely her view on sex. Sure some of us have healthier sexual appetites than others, but being SO easy going about going SO long without sex raises red flags.
Assuming she's below 40 and not pre-menopausal there's some health or mental issue here.
If her man doesn't have naturally lower sex drive he's fucking someone else or is considering it. - July 21, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- The Fury said...
oh yeah Happy Birthday Rameer!
- July 21, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- Sexless said...
I wanted to wait til the end of the day to respond to the comments. Thank you Brooke for addressing my letter and sharing with the blog. While I believe some were a bit harsh and judgmental, I appreciate all the comments and advice given - especially yours Brooke...as well as Courtney, Jay, and Serena. Craig, you're funny :)
I'll take all that was said into consideration and draw from the positive responses. Thanks again for your help and feedback Brooke! - July 21, 2010 at 6:49 PM
- Brooke said...
You're welcome Sexless, I sincerely wish you good luck with everything :)
- July 21, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Serena W. said...
You're welcome sexless. Check out that belly dancing doctor. I heard she knows her stuff ;) she also has products that help cleanse the body, etc to help even things out.
Any resources I know I'm happy to share. Be blessed! - July 21, 2010 at 6:59 PM


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In Disenfranchised Grief: New Directions, Challenges, and Strategies for Practice, Kenneth Doka offered a very simple definition of disenfranchised grief as an experience when "survivors are not accorded a right to grieve". Can others really deny us our right to feel sorrow and pain? Can they set limits on our bereavement? The answer is, at least in some cases, yes. It happens all the time.
In Disenfranchised Grief Revisited: Discounting Hope and Love, Dr. Thomas Attig claimed this right entitles a bereaved person to grieve when he or she needs or chooses to, and in the manner in which they choose. In response, others are obligated to honor the right and refrain from interfering in the experiences and efforts of grieving.
It's more than "a matter of indifference to the experiences and efforts of the bereaved. It is more actively negative and destructive as it involves denial of entitlement, interference, and even imposition of sanction. Disenfranchising messages actively discount, dismiss, disapprove, discourage, invalidate, and delegitimize the experiences and efforts of grieving. In this way, the people around the bereaved withhold permission, disallowing, constraining, hindering, and even prohibiting the survivor's mourning."
Author Jonathan Vatner shares examples of situations where disenfranchised grief can result:
When you are mourning an unrecognized or undervalued loss, you may hear statements like this:
Sometimes those dealing with grief disenfranchise their own grief with inner talk that sounds like this:
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The stress of grieving in isolation can be unbearable. If we listen to Dr. Lani Leary, even if you endure the ups-and-downs of bereavement on your own, the grief work you do will still be compromised. She tells us that it is not time that heals. Instead, healing comes with validation: "All grief needs to be blessed. In order to be blessed, it must be heard. Someone must be present, someone who is willing to hold it by listening without judgment or comparison."
In the article mentioned above "Mourning Becomes Neglected: 4 Healthy Ways to Grieve", author Jonathan Vatner shares these four ways you can reclaim your right to grieve and get much-needed support:
In the book Invisible Monsters, author Chuck Palahniuk wrote, "Most times, it's just a lot easier not to let the world know what's wrong." Whatever you do, if you feel those around you are not supportive of your bereavement, do not follow his words. Let others know how you feel and what you're thinking. In doing so, you're educating them on the essential truth of bereavement: all losses are worthy of recognition and acknowledgement. And, all those in mourning have the right to grieve.
Online Sources:
Doka, Kenneith, Disenfranchised Grief: New Directions, Challenges, and Strategies for Practice
Attig, Thomas, Ph.D, "Disenfranchised Grief Revisited: Discounting Hope and Love"
Vatner, Jonathan, "Mourning Becomes Neglected: 4 Healthy Ways to Grieve"
Leary, Lani, Ph.D., "No One Has to Grieve Alone: Validation is the Key to Resolving Grief", 2012.
Palahniuk, Chuck, Invisible Monsters


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Officers seized nearly 270 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine worth $30 million during separate busts, law enforcement officials said Monday. They also arrested four people.
"The sheer volume of fentanyl pouring into the city is shocking," said Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan.
Investigators first recovered more than 140 pounds of fentanyl during a raid on a Kew Gardens apartment along with nearly 59 pounds of fentanyl mixed with other narcotics.
A fentanyl dose weighing just two to three milligrams can be deadly. The amount of pure fentanyl seized could have yielded approximately 32 million lethal doses.
They arrested Rogelio Alvarado-Robles and Blanca Flores-Solis in that bust.
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Fentanyl is approximately 50 times stronger than heroin and is increasingly found mixed into the illicit narcotics supply in New York City. The drug is driving a spike in fatal overdoses.
The number of fatal overdoses far outpaces the number of homicides in Queens, District Attorney Richard Brown said
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1 A good name is better than fine perfume,
and the day of death better than the day of birth.
2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death is the destiny of every man;
the living should take this to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
because a sad face is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
5 It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns under the pot,
so is the laughter of fools.
This too is meaningless.
7 Extortion turns a wise man into a fool,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience is better than pride.
9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.
10 Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?"
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing
and benefits those who see the sun.
12 Wisdom is a shelter
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
that wisdom preserves the life of its possessor.
13 Consider what God has done:
Who can straighten
what he has made crooked?
14 When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider:
God has made the one
as well as the other.
Therefore, a man cannot discover
anything about his future.
15 In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these:
a righteous man perishing in his righteousness,
and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
16 Do not be overrighteous,
neither be overwise—
why destroy yourself?
17 Do not be overwicked,
and do not be a fool—
why die before your time?
18 It is good to grasp the one
and not let go of the other.
The man who fears God will avoid all extremes.
19 Wisdom makes one wise man more powerful
than ten rulers in a city.
20 There is not a righteous man on earth
who does what is right and never sins.
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you may hear your servant cursing you-
22 for you know in your heart
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,
"I am determined to be wise"—
but this was beyond me.
24 Whatever wisdom may be,
it is far off and most profound—
who can discover it?
25 So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.
26 I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.
27 "Look," says the Teacher, "this is what I have discovered:
"Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things-
28 while I was still searching
but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman among them all.
29 This only have I found:
God made mankind upright,
but men have gone in search of many schemes."
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SR500 million real estate project in Bosnia
Dar Al Arkan, the leading real estate development company in Saudi Arabia, has released for sale its new SR500 million luxury vacation and residential complex – Sidra in Bosnia. The project offers the opportunity to own a second home in an oasis of peace and tranquility in the heart of Europe and is quickly becoming a top investment and vacation destination. Work on site will begin this summer with the infrastructure and the clubhouse. Completion is planned within 36 months. Potential buyers are invited to select their preferred location and choose their villa model from a number of options.
The 500,000-square-meter project, called Sidra , which means living in the middle of the woods, will be surrounded by 20,000 native trees and is the largest single real estate project in Bosnia. It will offer a gated community of highly specialized villas designed for modern living have been designed in an area that is classified as one of the healthiest and cleanest in the Balkans. The development will include contemporary villas inspired by local architecture with stylish interiors that blend in with the spectacular views. On-site facilities will include a clubhouse, cafe, supermarket, gym, spa, children's playground and a 5-star boutique hotel.


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- Between lacing children's films with sexual innuendo and offering support to a gay-rights agenda, the Walt Disney Company has hacked off more than a few Christians in recent decades. But the September resignation of CEO Michael Eisner, coupled with the company's impending feature-length foray into Narnia, has helped soften oppositioneven convincing the American Family Association to call off its nine-year boycott.
Now, Christians may find reason to move beyond neutrality to qualified support of the global leader in family entertainment: Al Weiss, a top-ranking Disney executive, is planting churchesdoctrinally sound ones, and lots of them.
As chairman of the board for newly formed Vision USA, Mr. Weiss aims to raise $300 million over the next 10 years for aggressive church planting in 50 of the country's most influential cities. The project is well underway in Orlando, where several million dollars of grant money will help open eight to 10 churches by the end of the year. Preliminary efforts have also begun in Seattle, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, Nashville, Charlotte, New York, and Washington, D.C. ...
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@Venkatesh There are many community members here who have taken, passed and failed the RHCE exam - I recommend starting a new thread and asking the community for best practices, or what their experience was like when preparing for the RHCE exam. This would be valuable for you, and anyone else looking to go down the RHCE road!
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! is an album by The Dismemberment Plan. It was released on October 2, 1995, on DeSoto Records. The band's original drummer, Steve Cummings, played on this album but left shortly after its release.
The following people were involved in the making of !:
"@" is a studio album by John Zorn and Thurston Moore. It is the first collaborative album by the duo and was recorded in New York City in February, 2013 and released by Tzadik Records in September 2013. The album consists of improvised music by Zorn and Moore that was recorded in the studio in real time with no edits or overdubs.
Allmusic said "@ finds two of New York City's longest-running fringe dwellers churning out sheets of collaborative sounds that conjoin their respective and distinct states of constant freak-out... These seven improvisations sound inspired without feeling at all heavy-handed or urgent. More so, @ succeeds with the type of conversational playing that could only be achieved by two masters so deep into their craft that it probably feels a lot like breathing to them by now".
All compositions by John Zorn and Thurston Moore
Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century, first as books of individual 78rpm records, then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at 33 1⁄3 rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though in the 21st century albums sales have mostly focused on compact disc (CD) and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format used in the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl.
An album may be recorded in a recording studio (fixed or mobile), in a concert venue, at home, in the field, or a mix of places. Recording may take a few hours to several years to complete, usually in several takes with different parts recorded separately, and then brought or "mixed" together. Recordings that are done in one take without overdubbing are termed "live", even when done in a studio. Studios are built to absorb sound, eliminating reverberation, so as to assist in mixing different takes; other locations, such as concert venues and some "live rooms", allow for reverberation, which creates a "live" sound. The majority of studio recordings contain an abundance of editing, sound effects, voice adjustments, etc. With modern recording technology, musicians can be recorded in separate rooms or at separate times while listening to the other parts using headphones; with each part recorded as a separate track.