Post #41 Update on the 2014-15 Flu Vaccine

The main circulating flu this year is a recently mutated H3N2 strain (91% in one sample).  Because of this new mutation, the vacc…

Collaborative Task-Force Aiming to Reduce Ugandan Drowning Rate

Justin Sempsrott, M.D., SAI Medical Director and the Executive Director of Lifeguards Without Borders, traveled to Uganda i…

How do you determine if a test case should be automated or only tested manually?

Nick: What criteria would you use to determine if a test case should be automated or only tested manually? Here I would think abo…

Last Minute Gift Ideas for Swimmers and Triathletes

With the busy schedule we all have, I often do not have much time to do an extensive research online to buy a present, so I look …

#operationwattbike

Last month I finally moved home. The reason for the move was so I could get a #paincave as having my bikes and turbo stored in th…

Using Config Elements in a JMETER test plan

The test plan will be very simple and consist in sending requests for the VPL.CA results page using different sort orders of resu…

Pigs, Proulx and Pernil: A Cook the Books Review of That Old Ace in the Hole

The Shipping News , author Annie Proulx's most well known books, is one that I count among my top ten favorite novels. It'…

Run Web Driver scripts from Command Prompt

The Web Driver scripts can be run easily in Eclipse after being created. But to get the maximum benefit of having them, they shou…

How To Handle Conflict - Life Guarding - Supervising

Whether your a Life Guard, a Duty Manager or a Swim Teaching supervisor, sooner of later you are going to have to know how to han…

Why Are Testers Uninterested in Upgrading Their Skill Sets?

Article published today on the uTest.com blog: http://blog.utest.com/2014/11/21/why-are-testers-uninterested-in-upgrading-their-s…

Getting (re)acquainted with #Rinnie

I bought #Rinnie last year for this season. She is a rather sublime Planet X Exocet 2 in matt black. After I bought her I had a b…

Saving Waters Program, Aims to Reduce Drowning in Uganda

Project Uganda 2014, the multi-agency collaborative effort to educate Ugandans on the importance of lifeguards, water safety, and…