In a world where wellness and beauty often feel like separate conversations, CAP Beauty brings them seamlessly together. Founded in 2015 in New York’s West Village, CAP Beauty is more than… The post Brand Spotlight: CAP Beauty – Redefining Beauty Through Nature appeared first on GLW.| GLW
Castor oil, extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis plant, has been celebrated for centuries for its myriad health benefits. This golden, viscous oil is packed with ricinoleic acid,… The post The Benefits of Castor Oil: Why It’s Good for You appeared first on GLW.| GLW
As summer winds down and the first hints of fall appear, Katherine shares the pieces she’s reaching for, the rituals she’s leaning into, and the nostalgic moods inspiring her this… The post The Fall Edit: Q&A with Katherine appeared first on GLW.| GLW
As the seasons shift from summer’s high energy into fall’s grounding rhythm, our bodies crave extra support. The transition is the perfect time to strengthen immunity, nurture digestion, and balance… The post Why End-of-Summer, Beginning-of-Fall Herbs Are Essential appeared first on GLW.| GLW
There’s something about September that flips life into fast-pace mode. The inbox wakes up, calendars multiply, and the days suddenly feel over booked. It feels less like an ending and… The post September, The Real New Year appeared first on GLW.| GLW
Keratosis Pilaris—often nicknamed “chicken skin”—is a common, harmless condition where tiny, rough bumps appear on the skin, especially around hair follicles. These bumps are caused by excess keratin (a skin… The post Goodbye Chicken Skin: Managing Keratosis Pilaris the Right Way appeared first on GLW.| GLW
In today’s fast-paced world, staying on top of your health is more important than ever. Immunity shots — those small but powerful blends of fresh fruits, vegetables, and spices —… The post Boost Your Health with Homemade Immunity Shots appeared first on GLW.| GLW
Platinum Flash by Herbalore is an adaptogenic hormone-balancing supplement designed to enhance sexual wellness and overall vitality in both men and women. Its scientifically formulated blend of natural, non-GMO, vegan, preservative-free, soy-free, chemical-free, and gluten-free ingredients aims to boost mood, energy, endurance, libido, stamina, strength, and sexual performance.| GLW
Rosacea is a common yet often misunderstood skin condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While it’s most frequently seen in adults over the age of 30, anyone can develop it. Because its symptoms can mimic other skin issues, many people go undiagnosed or treat it incorrectly—leading to more irritation and discomfort. In this guide, we’ll break down what rosacea is, what causes it, its telltale symptoms, and how it can be managed.| GLW
Native bees in Canada and North America are facing major hurdles, from loss of habitat, to climate change, to the competition against honey bees. Without our native bees we would lose many of our native plants, our food system would struggle and even some birds would struggle because of a loss of their food source. […]| Gardening Advice Canada | Urban Gardening Canada
Olive oil is more than just a kitchen staple — it’s a powerhouse of flavor, nutrition, and wellness benefits. Celebrated for centuries in Mediterranean diets, it’s rich in heart-healthy fats,…| GLW
Wodehouse, P.G. "Leave it to Psmith" - 1923We already know P.G. Wodehouse from the Jeeves & Wooster novels, all of which are simply delightful.| Let's read
In an time where clean beauty meets conscious stewardship, Rahua stands as a trailblazing force. Since its origin in 2008, this New York–based brand has fused ancient Amazonian plant rituals with modern clean formulas, creating transformative hair and body care that prioritizes performance, ethics, and planetary wellbeing.| GLW
It’s never been really clear to me what’s the difference between a bug report and a feature request. Yes, of course, there are clear cases at the extremes, but there is a huge gray zone with a lot of overlap. And it recently dawned on me that clearing up this gray zone actually surfaces some very significant product opportunities. Both bugs and feature requests point to something missing from the product, and that something actually stands in the way of user success. Both need to be analy...| Gojko's blog
Last week, Specflow and I organised an interactive webinar. For posterity, and anyone crazy enough to do something similar in the future, here’s a quick summary. Read on to learn how we facilitated it, what worked well, what worked badly, and some ideas how to do it better. TLDR summary: we got 500 people to try collaborating over Zoom and Miro. Miro more or less held its ground, but I feel as if we broke Zoom. With a few tweaks I’d use Miro again next time, but perhaps look for a differe...| Gojko's blog
Our industry is full of oriental phrases and loanwords to describe strategies for wicked problems. From Kanban and Gemba, to Shu-Ha-Ri and Poka-Yoke, a far-east sounding name suddenly seems to bestow authority, and turn an ordinary idea into ancient eastern wisdom. So here’s another one, especially good for problems people say are impossible to solve: Nijute! Although it sounds like some secret ninja technique, don’t bother looking up Nijute in a dictionary. This is actually an acronym: N...| Gojko's blog
“We delivered twenty points this week!” one of the Zoom squares declared in a proud voice. The rest of the grid in the virtual standup (zoomup?) nodded approvingly. This was apparently a big win for the team. Handing out virtual pats on the back would be a killer feature for videoconferences like this one. Yet the person reporting it was lying through his teeth, and everyone else was just going along with the hoax. And this wasn’t just some harmless half-truth, like the tooth-fairy payi...| Gojko's blog
A new enhancement has the potential to significantly expand the reach of Given-When-Then tools, and make them much more inclusive. I’m very excited to see this attempt to improve developer/tester collaboration, and I think anyone using GWT should pay close attention to this experiment. Given-When-Then, without any doubt, won the contest for the most popular BDD example structure. The supporting tools are now well established. Because people are familiar with those utilities, they often try ...| Gojko's blog
I’m very excited to partner with Specflow on a new series of weekly articles. Each week, we’ll post a challenge, explaining a common problem people face when trying to capture examples with Given-When-Then steps. We invite the community to participate. Send your ideas and solutions, and the following week we’ll publish an analysis with answers. Although the articles will be published on the SpecFlow website, they are tool-agnostic. You’ll be able to use most of the ideas with alternat...| Gojko's blog
One of the best things about Specification by Example is how it allows a group of people to quickly get to shared understanding, and collaboratively discover and define exactly what they need to build. Specification workshops are the most effective when everyone is in the same room and has access to the same information. For better or worse, that’s impossible to do in most countries around the world at the moment. So here are some tips on getting the benefits from spec workshops without hav...| Gojko's blog
It’s now been ten years since I submitted the final manuscript of Specification by Example to the publisher. In the book, I documented how teams back then used examples to guide analysis, development and testing. During the last two months, I’ve been conducting a survey to discover what’s changed since the book came out. Some findings were encouraging, confirming that the most important problems from ten years ago have been solved. Some findings were quite surprising, pointing at trends...| Gojko's blog
Why overcomplicated software products start defeating their own purpose, and how to prevent that| Gojko's blog
Let’s start this of with some positive things! I read a total of 103 books in 2020, and these are my favourites. 18-th Century Fashion in Detail by Susan NorthThis is a beautiful book which truly lives up to it’s title. You get really close-up details on garments and some text on said garments. You… Continue reading Favourite books of 2020| Princess Liselotte
Welcome to The Nook. This is the one area of this blog that is Sophie-free because it is run by Beth (Sophie’s sister, for any wondering). This feature is free for me to talk about anything I want… life, paint colours, romance, and, of course, books. Greetings one and all! Welcome to a reflection of … More My 2024 Highlights And New Goals| Me & Ink
2024 has been a year full of memories and favourites. Although it didn't have big changes or a lot of anything, it was a year of making every day good. Instead of going after ambitious goals, I focused on making each day filled with things I love and making small accomplishments. Since I focused so much on everyday life, I loved a lot of small things.| the wordy habitat
This vegan raspberry and chocolate tart is a decadent special occasion dessert, filled with a layer of tart raspberry gel and topped with luscious chocolate and tofu mousse.| Quite Good Food
Last week Naturally Speaking turned 10 years old! While our first blog post wasn’t written until January 2015, we thought we’d take the time to celebrate the nearly 50 blogs that have been published since, celebrating the diversity of research and events going on with in the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine. […]| Naturally Speaking
The air has gotten noticeably chillier so it must be time to share my favourites from the month of August! It was another hot month so my favourites are quite short and sweet as I didn’t play…| Lipstick on the Lake
Here are some of my most favorite things from October 2023, including kitchen products, health products, clothing, and more.| XO&so: Vegetarian Comfort Food