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+setup :fixtures => :all
+login :as => 'admin'
+open "/projects/1"
+
+# add new todo 
+type "todo_description", "a brand new todo"
+click "css=#todo-form-new-action .submit_box button"
+wait_for_element_present "xpath=//div[@id='p1'] //div[@class='item-container']"
+
+# wait for flash to mention that todo was added and verify existence of new todo
+wait_for_visible "flash"
+verify_text_present 'a brand new todo'