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Its becoming more and more evident the impact our consumption and habits have on our environment. Fortunately there lots of awesome new products and tips to help live a more waste-free life.
1. The basics - reuse, reduce and recycle
Consider the 3 R's in every purchase. It really is a lifestyle change and does make you double think sometimes which is great. Reuse what you have. Reduce the amount (especially plastics), and recycle everything you can instead of disposing of it in the trash.
2. Reusable bags
The majority of plastic bags cant or dont get recycled. They often end up in landfill or the ocean. Keep reusable bags in your car for the supermarket and other shops. Get into the habit of taking them in with you or even use a bigger handbag that you can put small purchases in. Try saying 'no thanks' when asked if you need a bag.
3. Ditch the one time use plastics
As well as bags, take your own reusable coffee cup. Most takeaway cups are lined with plastic and cant be recycled. Cafes are pretty used to it now and are happy to accommodate your own cup.
Ditch the plastic wrap and opt for beeswax wraps or make the most of the containers you already have. Have some cutlery wrapped in a beeswax wrap ready for when you need it. Ditch the bin liner, do you really need one anyway? It only takes a couple of minutes to wash out a bin.
4. Consider the packaging
Will the products you use regularly break down in nature? Although recycling is great its better to avoid materials like plastic in the first place. Even clothes you buy, are they polyester or cotton? What will happen after the lifetime of that item. Our Bee Fresh deodorant comes in fully compostable packaging and is even posted without any use of plastic.
5. Check the ingredients
What chemicals are in the household products you buy? Surprisingly a lot of them are not biodegradable and damage our waterways. Many synthetic non-natural ingredients can also negatively effect our health more than we would know. Always check out the ingredients list. Do you recognise the names of the ingredients? At Bee Fresh we only use natural ingredients like coconut oil. shea butter, beeswax and essential oils etc. All come from nature and are not produced in a lab.
Heres an example of our original packaging, we still use all zero plastic packaging.
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I think that is the most useful thing that a community of programmers can do for each other—spend time on a regular basis reading each other's code. –Douglas Crockford1
We agree with Crockford on this one–regular code reviews are a key component of the developer culture at UserTesting. Getting this practice right is especially important to us because it sits at the intersection of several of our core company values–Get Better, Keep it Simple, and Be Kind.
Developing and maintaining a healthy code review culture is not without challenges. Throughout our careers, we've all seen it go wrong in various ways. The good news is that there are a number of strategies for overcoming these common stumbling blocks.
1. Getting Personal
A common issue with code reviews is that people can sometimes feel personally offended by some of the comments. This isn't too surprising: code reviews are an opportunity to provide feedback, which often comes in the form of criticism, and criticism is a tricky thing. It's easy to give criticism in a careless way, and it's easy to interpret criticism as a personal attack.
Constructive criticism is essential to growth, but in order to be effective, both the giver and receiver need to be thoughtful about their communication.
The Prime Directive
A good first step is for everyone on the team to understand and agree to the Prime Directive. It's most often used in retrospectives, but why not apply it to any situation where you're giving direct feedback? Here it is:
Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand." –Norm Kerth2
Setting up this attitude lets the reviewer know the job is not to judge the individual who wrote the code, but rather to make suggestions for improving the code itself. It also lets the code author know that comments need not be interpreted as personal judgments, but rather as opportunities for growth.
It's also important for commenters to be mindful of tone. For example, consider the following comment:
This is the wrong way to structure the test. There are too many expectations in one example.
While not directly personal, this type of comment also isn't likely to be well received.
As Hendrie Weisinger explains in The Power of Positive Criticism, this kind of right/wrong distinction threatens an individual's self-esteem, reducing the likelihood the recipient will be open to the feedback.3
The comment above could be rephrased as,
I think it would help with readability to split these expectations into separate examples. Here's a reference: http://betterspecs.org/#single.
Another easy way to protect someone's self-esteem is to ask questions rather than stating opinions. For example, suppose you're reviewing code and you think,
These 3 lines really belong in a separate method.
Instead of writing that, you could write,
What do you think about extracting these lines into another method to isolate the calculation logic?
It's a small tweak, but this style of feedback communicates respect to the recipient and provides the space for a productive discussion.
Note that simply phrasing your comment as a question isn't enough. Take this example:
Why didn't you just use a factory?
As Stacy Kvernmo of Collegis Education has pointed out, using the word "just" implies that the coder missed something obvious4. It's easy to transform this comment into something more respectful:
Did you consider using a factory here?
It's worth the effort to protect your teammates' self-esteem not only out of kindness, but also in order to strengthen your working relationships. Weisinger describes the process: "Since the recipient's ego has been left intact, or even enhanced, her perception of you is likely to improve to the point where she sees you as a credible source," and then, "later criticisms are welcomed."3
2. Wrong Time, Wrong Place
Sometimes code review comments get off track. That's not to say people start discussing random topics, but more that they're discussing the code at a level inappropriate to the code review.
For example, how many pull requests need comments debating the appropriate amount of whitespace? Code reviews with long debates about issues of style indicate that the team needs to establish some conventions and agree to stick with them.
Once you have a style guide in place, code review comments may still, of course, include discussions of style issues, but they can include a link to the style guide instead of stating an opinion and opening up a debate each time.
It's even better when you can integrate an automatic style-checking tool like Hound into your workflow. Then you can minimize the human involvement in style guide enforcement.
This will save everyone time and allow for the discussion to focus on the more important and perhaps more subtle issues.
On the other end of the problem, if code review comments are too high-level, it might be a sign that a much-needed architecture discussion didn't take place earlier in the process.
If there are any architectural problems with the code, the reviewer has a duty to call them out, of course. Final code review is just not the optimal place for a sweeping discussion of how to approach a problem. Ideally, these problems are identified in a whiteboarding session before a line of code is written.
3. Neglect
Another common problem with code reviews can be that people don't do them. Pull requests sit around for a while waiting for their comments. This can happen for a number of reasons. As Jamie Zawinski puts it,
…it's just more fun to write your own code than to figure out someone else's.1
Code reviews may not be inherently fun, but there are a few steps the code author can take to make the process a little more palatable.
I've certainly been guilty of asking people to review a pull request with thousands of lines of code. The problem is people can feel rightfully overwhelmed by such large changes. It's really up to the code author to keep changes as small as possible.
Of course, occasions arise where you can't avoid a big change. In those cases, it's often worth scheduling an in-person code review meeting. It will likely be more productive than a long comment chain.
In fact, no matter what the size of your pull request, sometimes it just makes more sense to schedule a code review meeting. It may end up consuming more time, but it's one way to help elicit the feedback you need.
That said, there are also ways to present your code changes within a code review tool that will help attract reluctant reviewers.
It's often helpful for a pull request comment to include context and an explanation for the code changes. UserTesting's Matt Snyder introduced a handy Why/What/How framework for describing code changes.
One of our front-end engineers, Emily Stewart, makes her pull requests more approachable by including handy screenshots of resulting user interface updates.
Since UserTesting is such a remote-friendly team, some team members even create screencasts to walk through their code changes, which is especially helpful.
Anything you can do to help potential reviewers understand your changes will help. At the very least, you can link to the relevant user story.
There is one caveat here, though, from Gerald Weinberg:
People who spend much time debugging other people's programs soon learn not to listen to explanations before tackling the problem, for these explanations tend to put the listener on the same false track of assumptions…5
The key is to strike a balance. Reviewers can use the explanations to get their bearings, but may ultimately need to set them aside in order to evaluate the code.
The Good News
Once you get a solid process in place, code reviews become a great opportunity for learning, and the overall code quality improves. Continued success requires a team to remain committed to the process and educate new hires along the way, but enjoying a healthy code review culture is well worth the effort.

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An important issue relating to enforcement of an arbitral award is whether the award can be enforced against a party who did not sign the arbitration agreement. If the arbitral tribunal sitting outside Canada finds that party to be a party to the arbitration agreement, even if that person did not sign the agreement, what […]Continue Reading →
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So, I'm planning our spring break trip for mid-late April and I think we are going to go to Japan for 10 nights or so. I haven't figured out where all we will go, but I think we'll get the Japan Rail Pass, fly into Tokyo and then head out and spend 4 or 5 nights in other cities, probably around Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, or somewhere like that. And, then come back to Tokyo for 5 nights on points so I can get that 5th night free.
Looking at the Westin Tokyo (50k pts/night) does anyone know what the difference is between the traditional and deluxe rooms? The prices and specs look the same.
My wife really wanted to see the sakura, but it seems we'll be a little late. So, we are very open to any suggestions of places to go for the non-Tokyo part of the trip.
UPDATE: So, I've booked our flights and slightly changed our plans. We'll fly into Fukuoka and out of Tokyo 11 nights so that we don't have to double back. To maximize points, I THINK we'll stay at the Courtyard Shin-Osaka for 5 nights as a base from where we can do several day trips via the train. Then onto Tokyo where I've booked 5 nights at the RC Tokyo. Using points for both of those 5 night stays will get me 2 free nights.
I still have to find a place to stay the first night in Fukuoka or somewhere between there and Osaka.


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March 26th, 2009
22nd World Wide Sketch Crawl April 11, 2009 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On the Historic Square in Georgetown, Texas
Meet at the south stairs of the courthouse on the square or join in the fun with sketch crawl participants where you find them!
Help create a sense of community for those of us who love art and want to share our enthusiasm with others. Network with one another. Have fun!
What should I bring? Art materials include (but aren't limited to) sketchpad or sketchbook, favorite pencil, eraser, drawing pen, maybe watercolors or colored pencils – your media, your choice!
Other items that might prove useful include a water bottle, money, a small comfy folding chair, weather related clothing, camera.
Who should attend? Artists of a wide range of ages and abilities are encouraged to attend. Because of the nature of this event (being stationary, observing, focusing, drawing), bringing very small children isn't recommended. They simply require too much attention for you to be able to participate fully.
Is there a schedule for this event? A sketch crawl is a casual affair. Arrive at 10:00 a.m. or arrive whenever! Those of us who are at the south stairs at 10am will converge upon the square for whatever length of time is comfortable. Participants may travel and sketch in small groups, pairs, or alone. Those who are interested in breaking at lunch may do so and choose from a wide variety of restaurants on or around the square. You can even use your lunch break as another drawing opportunity! At 2pm, reconvene at the south stairs of the courthouse. We'll share and celebrate our drawings, and get additional information on how to access the forum at www.sketchcrawl.com, including how to scan and upload our drawings and/or pictures to the sketch crawl site (for those who might be interested in doing that). After 2pm, the sketch crawl adventure can continue for those who wish to do so!
What else should I know about this day? Saturday, April 11, 2009 is also a Market Days on the Square in Georgetown. Vendors will be set up around the square, and lots of people will be shopping, eating and strolling around the square. There will be tons to see and draw! Take advantage of the side streets and some alleys for additional points of interest.
For more information about Georgetown
Here be the Google Map
I look forward to seeing you there!


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Transplant patient sent home from hospital with A4-sized surgical mat still inside him
- Michael O'Sullivan, 49, had a CT scan three weeks after his liver transplant after he complained of pain
- A second operation revealed that a silicone mat had been left inside him during the earlier operation
- It was a 'never event' - a hospital incident that should never happen
- Lawyer who won him £7,000 compensation said it had been 'basic carelessness'
A liver transplant patient was sewn up with an A4-sized piece of surgical equipment left inside him, after a series of medical blunders.
Michael O'Sullivan, 49, received a new liver at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, but was sent home with a silicone mat still inside him.
It was only discovered after Mr O'Sullivan complained of suffering from a lot of pain following surgery. Doctors performed a CT scan three weeks later and decided to operate after spotting something unusual. Mr O'Sullivan was shocked to be told they had discovered the equipment inside him following the operation.
Surgeon and assistant performing operation (posed by models)
He has now won £7,000 in compensation from the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The award comes after Addenbrooke's was heavily criticised by health watchdog Monitor, which cited a series of so-called 'never events' - incidents that simply shouldn't happen - as one of its major failings.
Personal injury lawyers Slater and Gordon said the ordeal had been 'incredibly stressful' for their London-based client and could have put his health at risk.
Mr O'Sullivan had a lapromat - a fish-shaped piece of silicon - inserted during surgery just before closure of the abdominal wall and designed to prevent inadvertant puncture of the bowel.
The lapromat acts as a kind of protective shield and should be removed before surgery is completed.
Mr O'Sullivan was treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridgeshire (pictured) which has been criticised by the health watchdog Monitor
Paul Sankey, Principal Lawyer at Slater and Gordon, told Mail Online: 'The hospital's own investigation says that the cause of the incident was the failure correctly to record that an item from the instrument set was in use, not recognising that it had not been removed and failure correctly to complete the count at the end of the procedure.
'The normal rule is - count in, count out. The root cause was said to be the breakdown of routine checking procedures. In other words this was not, like most surgical mistakes, an error of judgment in the exercise of a difficult skill but really basic carelessness.
'I deal with medical negligence claims day in day out. In my experience mistakes quite as blatant as this are extremely rare.'
A fish-shaped lapromat, like the one pictured, was left inside Mr O'Sullivan
Rebecca Brown, from the same firm, added: 'When we go to hospital for surgery, we rightly expect the highest standards of healthcare and professionalism. These standards were not upheld when Michael had his liver transplant at Addenbrooke's.
'The award of compensation is a relief for someone whose health could have been endangered by this carelessness.
'We hope that the resolution of this case, as well of those of others who have brought actions against Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will serve to protect patients in the future.'
A spokesman for Addenbrooke's said: 'We deeply regret this incident and have apologised to the patient.'
Dr Dan Poulter said the new rules will increase patient confidence
Healthcare providers will be contractually obliged to admit when they have made medical blunders that put patients at risk, it has been announced.
From April next year NHS organisations will be forced to be transparent about breaches of patient safety, Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter said.
The new rules will increase patient confidence, he said.
Ensuring staff across the health service are truthful is 'crucial' to delivering the highest standards of care, he added.
At present, the NHS is expected to be truthful about mistakes but there is no contractual obligation to stop cover-ups.
'Patients place great faith in the NHS organisations that treat them, and they in turn have a duty to be honest and open about every aspect of care they deliver,' Dr Poulter said.
'When mistakes are made, we want them acknowledged, patients informed and lessons to be learnt.
'The importance of an open culture cannot be underestimated. We expect that Robert Francis will make further recommendations on the duty of candour when the Mid Staffordshire Inquiry is published, and we are committed to taking whatever further action we think is needed as a result.
'But we cannot wait - creating this contractual duty of candour now ensures that NHS contracts for the next financial year will champion patients' rights to basic honesty, as well as safe care.'
Peter Walsh, chief executive of the charity, Action Against Medical Accidents or AvMA, said: 'This appears to be a cynical attempt by the Department of Health to sidestep overwhelming pressure from patients' groups and others for a statutory duty of candour and pre-empt recommendations from the Mid Staffordshire Inquiry which are likely to recommend a statutory duty.
'No one should be taken in by this. We do not object to a standard clause in NHS trusts' contracts, but what the Government is saying is that it does not see a duty of candour as one of the 'essential standards of quality and safety' which all health organisations need to satisfy in order to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
'It clearly should be, as this would give the CQC statutory power to insist upon and enforce it. It is simply wrong to relegate such a fundamental issue to a standard clause in NHS trusts' contracts.'
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three Easy Steps to Placing Up Psp Internet
Most persons use the PSP to take pleasure in gaming pleasure and interactive media like viewing shots, films and listening to songs. Properly there are issues that you didn't know about what the PSP can actually do. Yes, one particular of them is acquiring your self to the internet on PSP.
Despite the fact that PSP does not have a keyboard, it makes use of typing phrase per phrase. It could truly feel uncomfortable or troublesome at initial, but as you are use to it, it will be as effortless as sending information on a mobile phone. Now there are transportable keyboard which makes use of USB to hook up to your PSP.
Here is the three steps to setting up PSP to the internet:
Permit Wi-Fi Connectivity: You can uncover the Wi-Fi at the remaining (Fats PSP) or on major (PSP 2000) of your PSP. A Wi-Fi enables gadget this sort of as the PSP to hook up to the internet inside range of a wi-fi network. In purchase to achieve accessibility to the internet, you require to go to a put wherever there is Wi-Fi hotspot this sort of as dining establishments, hotels, airports, library or even your possess residence. Just take notice that Wi-Fi network have a greatest range of a handful of thousand toes.
Network Set up: Go to the network setting and select infrastructure method. Build a new relationship and enter your wished-for relationship name. Right after typing your name, in the WLAN options select 'scan' and select your Wi-Fi network SSID from out there record of network. Enter Wi-Fi security options if applicable then affirm your options and check your relationship.
Open up Internet Browser: Right after you have examined your relationship and succeeded, go back to the main menu and head down to the internet browser on your PSP and you happen to be completely ready to surf.


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eXtensions - Sunday 25 September 2016
System Preferences in macOS 10.12, Sierra: Accessibility (3) Interacting - Switch Control and Dwell Control
By Graham K. Rogers
As each item in the left side window is highlighted, so controls are shown in the main panel. At the bottom of every pane is a single checkbox: Show Accessibility status in menu bar.
With the number of items in Accessibility, I have split this into two sections. Part 1 covers General and Vision. Part 2 examines Media, Hearing and Interacting, while Part 3 (below) covers the more complex Interacting using Switch Control and Dwell Control panels.
Interacting (2)Switch Control was new with Mavericks. It is a highly tunable feature that allows connected devices and the Mac to be set up with specific controls or options, for use by physically challenged users. The panel explains that with this, the computer may be controlled by one or more switches, such as mouse, keyboard, gamepad buttons, or dedicated services.
There is a basic Knowledge base document - HD202865 for Macs, which has an explanation of how these features may be used. A more technical description for Switch Control in El Capitan in several languages is available in Knowledge Base Document PH21506. There is also information about how Switch Control can be set up on iOS devices (HT201370). There are now three sections to the panel: General, Switches and Navigation:
Dwell Control adds to the abilities to use devices for input. With this, the mouse may be controlled using head- or eye-tracking technology. When the "Enable Dwell Control" checkbox is active on the General pane, specified actions may be carried out (this also works with a trackpad). A second checkbox on the General pane allows a time to be specified for the panel used for input (like Switch Control) to be hidden
The Settings pane allows specific actions to be selected. A button allows the Dwell Action to be chosen from a list: Left Click, Double click, Right click, Drag and Drop, Scroll Menu and Options Menu. A panel below this allows the Dwell Time to be adjusted (default is 3 seconds). A checkbox enables a Zoom function (not related to the separate Zoom settings).
A Hot Corners button at the bottom opens a panel to allow specific positions of the cursor on the screen to trigger an action. This does not appear to be related to Hot Corners in Mission Control, which are also shown when clicking OK on the panel for selecting Active Screen Corners in Dwell Control. I was not able to make this feature work in early testing.
The panel is in two parts: General; and Settings:
When Dwell Control is enabled a panel (similar in design to Switch Control) is displayed. A number of controls are available and these are also listed in Settings (except No Action).
Depending on the selected action, holding the cursor still will prompt that action after the specified dwell time (the amount of time the cursor is at rest). Also available in Settings are: Default dwell time (as above) and Home Panel dwell time. A Zoom after option (with a check box) allows selection of a time before a small rectangular magnifying panel appears onscreen. A final option for Dwell movement tolerance allows the user to select an option in pixels: the default was 20 pixels.
At the bottom is a check box to allow the control option to automatically revert to Left click. There is also a button for Hot Corners: actions when the cursor is moved to one of the four corners of the screen.
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Graham K. Rogers teaches at the Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University in Thailand. He wrote in the Bangkok Post, Database supplement on IT subjects. For the last seven years of Database he wrote a column on Apple and Macs. He is now continuing that in the Bangkok Post supplement, Life. He can be followed on Twitter (@extensions_th)
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Kurds and their supporters demand that the Kurdish Peshmerga, YPG (People's Protection Units) and other militia be armed with heavy weapons, armour-piercing bullets and tanks in order to resist the ISIS ultra-Islamists who threaten them with massacre in Kobane (near Syria's border with Turkey) and elsewhere.
Masrour Barzani of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq told the BBC: "We have not asked for any ground forces. Our Peshmergas are here, they are giving their lives, and all we need from the rest of the world is to help us with effective weapons to protect these people".
Outsourced workers at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich employed by ISS struck for the first time in their campaign to win parity of pay, terms and conditions with directly employed NHS staff on October 8.
There were several lively GMB picket lines outside the hospital in Woolwich, South London.
About 50 workers were on the pickets at 9am, and picketing continued late into the evening.
GMB members were also out in force for the national NHS pay strike on 13 October.
The dispute is for the same pay rates, weekend enhancements and unsocial hours rates as the staff directly employed by the
Staff in most pre-92 universities are being balloted for action over massive cuts to their pensions in the Universities' Superannuation Scheme (USS).
The cuts will see some workers lose over 25% of their income in retirement.
The proposals will end the final salary scheme which was closed to new members and shift everyone onto the poor career average scheme (on terms inferior to TPS, the scheme that covers post-92 universities and school teachers).
Worse still, for the first time a proportion of the pension will have a "defined contribution" basis. That means the risk is shifted onto
An off-duty police officer shot dead Vonderrit Myers Jr, an 18 year old black man, in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday 8 October.
The unnamed police officer was wearing his police uniform while working for GCI, a private security firm. The practice of police officers taking second jobs as security guards is widespread. GCI alone employed 168 officers in 2012. The wearing of police uniform is permitted by the state police department. It appears that these security firms are often employed to patrol residential streets.
St Louis metropolitan police chief, Sam Dotson, said three men including
Philadelphia teachers and students launched a fight back in the week 6-12 October against unprecedented austerity measures affecting teachers' pay.
The School Reform Commission (SRC), who were put in place to oversee schools in the area which have suffered from low exam scores due to factors including underfunding in the system, has chosen to implement cuts of $54 million to teachers' contracts to offset the underfunding, leaving them stripped of rights to free health insurance and a subsequent cut to their monthly salary of up to $150.
The Philadelphian Federation of Teachers (PFT), led by
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of the "Donetsk People's Republic" (DPR) has published a list of the organisations which will not be allowed to participate in the DPR elections on 2 November.
Pavel Gubarev's "Novorossiya" is among those excluded, although Gubarev is the former "People's Governor of Donetsk Region" and a regular of Moscow's television studios.
According to Roman Lyagin, head of the CEC:
"Novorossiya has not held a conference. They say that they have, but they have failed to inform us about it. Now it is too late to do anything about it, as the final date for submitting
California has become the first state in the US to have "yes means yes" consent legislation.
The legislation, which was passed at the end of September, applies to all post-secondary schools and is a result of a drive across America to tackle sexual assault on campuses. California State University and the University of California both already have similar legislation, as have most Ivy League universities in the US.
The legislation defines consent as "an affirmative, conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity", rather than just a lack of resistance. Under the bill, someone
Roza Salih, who is Vice President Diversity & Advocacy at University of Strathclyde Students' Association in Glasgow and NUS Scotland's International Students' Officer, has been organising protests in solidarity with the Kurdish struggle. She spoke to Solidarity.
This battle is now focused on Kobane, but it is a much bigger issue, bigger than Kurdistan. If Kobane falls "Islamic State" will increase their power and strength; the war will escalate; there will be more battles and massacres. It is the Kurdish people fighting now, but this an issue for the entire international community. If we can
Despite much sound and fury over government regulations on the reporting and control of executive pay announced in 2012, bosses' pay continues to run ahead of workers'.
The median pay of directors of big companies (FTSE 100) is now £2,433,000; of chief executives, £3,344,000. Last year, so a report from Income Data Services shows, they got a 21% rise: median salary increased by 2.5%, bonuses by 12%, and incentive payments in the form of shares by 44%.
Bosses in Media, Marketing and Leisure have their snouts particularly deep in the trough, with average earnings of nearly £7 million a year.
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Corinthia St. Georges Bay is perfectly located at the entrance to St George's Bay. The hotel is offering amazing panoramic views of the Mediterranean. Corinthia St. George's personifies the majesty and grace of a country that while small in size is large of heart and history.
Corinthia St. Georges Bay is situated in the very heart of the Mediterranean, the archipelago of Malta – known to the ancient Greeks as Melita or Land of Honey – is a world-class resort.
Corinthia Hotel St. George's Bay has 250 fully equipped, air-conditioned bedrooms.


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12 Nov GDPR and the birth of digital ambulance chasers
A week ago we could report that the highest fines under GDPR had been issued in Portugal. Contrary to most believs, the fines where issued to a public hospital, and concerned unstructured data.
And for sure, fines under GDPR can be devastating, but equally devastating is the rights under article 82 for damages for non-material damages. This means there is no requirement to prove financial loss to claim compensation under GDPR; mere distress is sufficient.
Ross McKean has written an interesting article about the situation in the UK, and makes some conclusions that we think is worth mentioning.
"The quantum of damage for distress is far from a settled area of law and unlike personal injury claims where guidelines for the assessment of damages are readily available, the jurisprudence considering damages for distress arising from breach of data protection laws is sparse and ambivalent."
This is true, but for European countries we will see a harmonization between national jurisprudence. And as Ross McKean mentions, thousands of pounds have historically been paid for spam-emails earlier, and damages for breach of privacy legislation can be expected to be higher.
The uncertainty for the level of the economical compensation will, in the short term, probably mean that the numbers of class actions will be limited, but one thing is sure:
"…the potential upsides of a successful claim where hundreds of thousands or millions of sensitive records are compromised in a breach mean that data protection group litigation is likely to be here to stay"


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I have a few treasured items that have been passed down to me from family members.
An old wooden box from my grandmother's childhood, used to store trinkets and treasures.
My mom's mom's cookbooks with hand-written notes in the margins and a full set of formal table linens.
The plastic container my dad stored iceberg lettuce in the entire time my sister and I were growing up.
This final item may be the most precious. This Tupperware was around long before I was and, most likely, will be around long after me, as is the nature of those lovely containers made decades and decades ago.
My dad was always a huge proponent of iceberg lettuce (as is Midwestern tradition) – on sandwiches or burgers and as the centerpiece of most salads. I, crazily, share this love iceberg lettuce. I love the crunch, I love the cold, and I love a good wedge salad. Iceberg lettuce really is the perfect vehicle for copious amounts of blue cheese dressing, bacon, red onions, and tomatoes.
And I can put the leftovers in my Tupperware.
Classic Wedge Salad
4 oz. crumbled blue cheese, divided
3 TBSP whole fat buttermilk
2 TBSP mayo, y'all know I prefer Duke's
1 TBSP sour cream
1 tsp. lemon juice
Pinch of salt and pepper
6 strips of bacon
1 head of iceberg lettuce
¼ medium-sized red onion, diced fine
4 oz. cherry tomatoes, halved
In a mason jar with a lid, add two ounces of the blue cheese, buttermilk, mayo, sour cream, lemon juice and seasoning. Screw lid on tightly and shake well. Place in fridge to chill while you prepare the rest of the salad.
Cook the bacon in a medium skillet until crispy, remove to paper towel lined plate to drain before crumbling.
Cut head of lettuce into four equal pieces (these are the wedges, y'all) and arrange on serving platter. Pour dressing over lettuce and top with crumbled bacon, tomatoes, red onions, and remaining blue cheese. Serve immediately!
*dressing recipe adapted from AllRecipes.


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