Barely half an hour after a fire started on the fourth floor of Grenfell Tower, the safety advice in place for residents was believed to be futile.
Tenants had been told to stay in their flats in the event of a blaze, guidance which should never have been issued given the block's structural flaws, an expert found.
Dr Barbara Lane said the cladding system could not adequately resist the spread of flames, meaning a "stay put" strategy for the building was not justifiable.
She wrote in a report for the public inquiry that the plan had "effectively failed" by 1.26am on June 14, around 32 minutes after the first call to emergency services.
The stairwell - Grenfell Tower's only escape route - was "smoke-logged from 1.40am onwards", Dr Lane found.
The stay put guidance was eventually abandoned at 2.47am.
It was unclear why there was such a gap between the advice being rendered redundant and the fire service changing tack, the report said.
"I am particularly concerned by the delay from 2.06am, when a major incident was declared, to 2.47am," Dr Lane continued.
Her views were echoed by another expert commissioned to deliver findings to the inquiry, Jose Torero.
In his report, the fire is split into four stages - and it is said that the stay put advice was questionable from the second stage.
This stage was from 1.05am until 1.30am and covered the time it took for the fire to reach the top of the building from the compartment of origin.
Mr Torero wrote: "A 'stay put' strategy is not consistent with the characteristics of the second stage.
"To a large extent the building remains tenable and the stairs still retain the characteristics required for them to be a safe egress path."
But even when the advice was dispensed with, it was unclear whether every resident was aware they should have evacuated, Dr Lane's report said.
She went on to recommended that blocks of flats have an automatic or manual means of raising an alarm sounder or providing voice alarm announcements, as currently it is not possible to easily communicate changes in advice.
During the Grenfell fire, she wrote, "it is not clear at this stage how the 'all out' message was communicated to residents who were still in the tower".
This would have been particularly problematic for residents who were less mobile.
There also needs to be "serious and urgent" consideration to changing the current approach in buildings enveloped in similar material to Grenfell, Dr Lane recommended.


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NAFA's 2009 Institute & Expo (I&E), held April 24-28 at New Orlean's Morial Convention Center, offered attendees more than 60 hours of training and educational sessions, networking opportunities, a Green Vehicle Ride & Drive, and an Expo featuring more than 180 suppliers and service providers.
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The work of a counselling service during the coronavirus lockdown is being supported by donations from the sale of face coverings.
Our member Glenda Roberts welcomed the contributions which are helping to subsidise the cost of therapy for people at the Just Talk 2019 service in Suffolk.
“It’s fantastic and so much appreciated,” said Glenda. “Our bridge fund needs continuous donations, so that we can continue to offer affordable counselling to those that need it.
“We’re always looking for ways to help fund therapy and this is perfect.”
The donations are courtesy of Kerry Gooden, who is an anxiety coach and placement manager alongside Kay Bedwell at Just Talk 2019.
Kerry makes the face coverings herself and donates £1 from each one sold to the service.
“As someone who has suffered from anxiety myself, this is very close to my heart,” Kerry said.
“Sometimes, people might feel they can’t get counselling unless they go on the NHS waiting list, so having this service in the community lets people know they can get the help they need and get it quickly,” she told the Suffolk Free Press newspaper.
Glenda added: “It’s great that people are thinking of others at this difficult time and of their mental wellbeing. This is a fantastic idea which is helping a lot of people.”
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The first look of ‘Bhoot Police’ has been unveiled.
The film starring Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam, will premiere directly on Hotstar.
The first poster of the film sees Khan, who plays Vibhooti, holding a weapon that seems to help him in catching ghosts.
The film was initially due to release at cinemas in September. However, Ramesh Taurani told ETimes, “Look, I was supposed to release ‘Bhoot Police’ in September 2021. I felt that it would be better in the present scenario if I stick to my original month. So yes, Bhoot Police will be released on OTT mostly in September or October.”
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Giants need a big game from Daniel Jones
The New York Giants will have their hands full with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Monday night. Here are three players to keep an eye on.
The Giants can’t seem to catch a break this season when it comes to facing off against some of the NFL’s top pass rushers. They’ve had to face the likes of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears and others.
This Monday night the Giants’ offensive line will meet Jason Pierre-Paul and a Buccaneers pass rush that is second in the NFL with 25 sacks through the first seven weeks of the season. JPP himself has 5.5 sacks. Maybe the Giants shouldn’t have traded him a few years ago.
Bradberry is arguably the top corner in the NFL and he’ll have a big test against quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Mike Evans. I would think and hope that he will follow Evans around all game, but we’ll have to wait and see what the Giants’ defensive plan is.
Evans has 25 catches for 318 yards and six touchdowns so far this season.
I thought Jones played well against the Eagles. His throws were on the mark and he played his butt off. He’ll likely once again be on the run and have to deal with a lot of pressure. I’m not sure what the Giants’ run game will look like so they’ll need him to be on point with his throws and protect the football. Another long run wouldn’t be bad as well.


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I met Meg Cassidy through my friend Sara in NYC and later she joined a writers group I started. I’ve interviewed her before and always enjoy her insight as a book publicist. Check out as she discuss joining Tin House and her most recent success.
Jennifer Bowen: Tell us about your background in PR in New York City, what you did there, what kind of projects you worked on.
Meg Cassidy: I worked on a wide array of titles during my time at Random House and Simon & Schuster–everything from fiction to cookbooks, business to religion. While I loved the variety and the pace–it felt like I was constantly in a Masters-level class for whatever subjects I was taking on each month–I disliked having to move on from certain books just because I always had so many on my plate at once. So when I got the opportunity to move to Portland, I jumped on it, not really knowing how my NYC publicity skills would translate.
JB: Then you worked for Tin House. How was that experience? Did the work vary?
MC: Landing at Tin House in Portland has been incredible. They do fewer books than the big houses, but I’ve been lucky in that the things I loved about my job in NYC have remained the same. I still get to talk about books for a living, help authors build their platforms, and even book national media. I also get to split my time between Tin House and doing freelance projects on the side.
JB: You recently worked on Ruth Wariner’s memoir ‘The Sound Of Gravel’ about her escape from a polygamist cult. Tell us about how you met Ruth and started working with her.
MC: When I was leaving NYC, I posted about my move in Publishers Lunch, a daily email about the publishing industry. Ruth’s husband called me when I was actually still packing up my apartment in Brooklyn, and I agreed to meet with him when I arrived in Portland. He didn’t want me to know that it was his wife’s book he was pitching, but I agreed to read it, and spent the entire next day on my porch in the Oregon sun a) not realizing how burnt I was getting and b) totally engrossed in the manuscript.
JB: What was your strategy in promoting the book?
MC: Our first strategy was to get the best possible publisher on board for it. We went to NYC for a week and took as many meetings as we could get. Once we met with the team Flatiron Books, it was clear we had a winner. Many of them had stayed up reading the entire manuscript the night prior and they were not only excited about the story, but expressed how moved they were by it. After a few more meetings, Ruth was sure that they were the publisher for her, too. My strategy as a publicist was to get a major outlet on board for a feature piece on not just the book, but on Ruth and her fascinating family history. We were lucky that our number one choice of an outlet, Good Housekeeping, came through and did a three-page feature spread on Ruth’s life: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/a36324/polygamist-cult-ruth-wariner-story/
JB: It seemed you had a lot of success with it. What worked?
MC: On a very basic level, I think the book worked. It’s one that you can’t put down as you’re reading it–and that you need to talk to someone about immediately upon finishing. The print coverage has been outstanding. I can’t remember the last time a memoir got such overwhelmingly rave reviews. The publisher hosted a lovely media luncheon for Ruth last fall, where she got to meet with many magazine editors, which led to great coverage such as People Magazine’s Book of the Week. It was also a Goodreads selection in their January newsletter, which millions of readers look to every month for new recommendations.
Meg Cassidy and Ruth Wariner
JB: For an author with less resources, what could they learn from your recent success to try to make their own book noticed?
MC: Emphasize the things that set you apart. For Ruth’s memoir, while many people would say that polygamy books have run their course, there were aspects of it–like her incredible fight to save her sisters–that I’d never read in a memoir before. So while it’s important to set your book and pitch it within a certain genre that has successful comp titles, it’s also important to pull out what makes it unique and able to set it apart from the crowd.
JB: Anything you would have done differently?
MC: I’m still working on it, so unless or until I get a restraining order from Terry Gross or Oprah…too early to say!
JB: Could you tell us what an author can do for $500, $1500 and $5000+ to promote their book?
MC: $500 can help you boost your social media following quite nicely. Targeted Facebook advertising can help connect you with potential readers or do a giveaway of early copies. $1500 would best be spent on a website. Hire a good designer and have a clear plan for how your site can be used to complement your book. I’d highly recommend the one Ruth went with: ilsabrink.com. She’s been fantastic at every turn. $5000 I’m probably a little biased here, but I think hiring a reputable book publicist a few months before publication can help you strategize and launch the book in a more impactful way, whether or not you also have a major publisher on board.
JB: Any last advice to authors in trying to break through?
MC: Find or build a community of book lovers and supporters. Go to author readings, writing workshops, connect with people on Goodreads and be a cheerleader for other authors you love and admire. It may seem like tough world to break into at times, but there’s always room for another great book, and sometimes all it takes is one connection, introduction or recommendation to put things into motion. If you’re already well-connected and known as an advocate for fellow authors, I think that goes a long way these days.
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Art projects are fun and creative ways to develop your child’s fine motor skills. Small muscle activities, such as painting, help your child learn to control her hand and finger movements while developing creativity and independence.
This month, your child will answer “what” and “where”questions, understand the concept of five, and identify the names of family members.
This month, your child will add together two groups of objects, learn about various forms of transportation, and understand the meaning of traffic lights.
This month, your child will match the beginning sounds of words, describe a five step task in sequential order, and explore the differences between the daytime and nighttime sky.
This month, your child will sound out unfamiliar words independently, count by fives up to 25, and create and interpret a pie chart.
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Please join us on Thursday, March 8th as we say THANK YOU to all of our amazing parents for their continuous support. Parents, we will provide you breakfast during drop off for you to enjoy that morning before heading off to work. We look forward to seeing you there.
We are asking that each family bring in one dozen pre-filled eggs for our Egg Hunt on Friday, March 30th. The pre-filled eggs should have an item that is individually wrapped, and nut free. Thank you in advance for your participation.


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When your company conducts business overseas you are prepared for language barriers, exotic customs and diverse negotiating styles. What you cannot predict, however, is political upheaval and the increased danger of abduction and extortion.
Kidnapping is big business. There are an estimated 8000 kidnappings worldwide with annual global takings of $500m. With a vast increase in kidnapping over the last six years it is becoming a fact of life in many of the world’s most dangerous territories.
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Our kidnap policy is distinctive in the market and is designed to provide maximum financial and security protection in the event of a kidnapping or other extortion loss. Our broad definitions ensure your company, your employees and their family members are covered.
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You are covered whether a person is actually abducted or a ransom was paid in the belief that a person had been taken. In addition to covering the cost of the ransom payment, Chubb’s policy also covers the interest costs for a loan taken to pay the ransom or extortion payment.
Lost ransom cover
Covers money or other conveyed property used to pay a ransom or extortion demand.
Our aim at all times is the safe return of a kidnap victim. We extend cover for expenses and legal costs incurred to achieve the release of a hostage. These may include independent negotiators’ fees, interest on loans taken out for a ransom payment, salary continuation, consequential personal financial loss and reasonable medical expenses.
Chubb can provide security consultants from one of the world’s pre-eminent security firms, The Ackerman Group, to assist in negotiating an employee’s safe return. While it is not mandatory to use a specific firm, early involvement of an experienced security consultant can often mean the quick return of a victim at a reasonable cost.Security consultantsL
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This will protect your company in the event it is deemed to be negligent in hostage retrieval.
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This allows you to cover the expenses incurred when you use the services of The Ackerman Group to investigate extortion threats when no monetary ransom demand has been made.
These are examples of real life scenarios we have encountered worldwide.
Two expatriate oil surveyors were travelling alone by car along an unfamiliar road when they were stopped at a roadblock. Criminals, who were using the roadblock as a trap to rob passers by, decided to up the ante when they recognised two foreigners and kidnapped the pair. One surveyor was released along with a $5m ransom demand to take back to the company. The company selected its own security consultant, who was inexperienced and unfamiliar with the territory. The demand of $5m was ultimately paid. However, the negotiation of the safe return of the other employee took almost a year.
Ransom payment $5m, Expenses $500,000
In cases of prolonged abduction, Chubb’s policy can pay the salary of a kidnapped employee for up to 60 months.
A company’s CEO received an anonymous letter threatening to blow up several hotels unless a payment of $1m was made. The letter appeared to by authored by a radical political group. Risk consultants were retained to analyse the letter and assess the level of risk. They advised that the risk should be taken seriously. The company heightened the security measures at their hotels, and working with local authorities, unsuccessful efforts were made to contact the extortionist. After four months, another threat was made, and again contact was attempted. Eventually the extortionist stopped all communication to the company, and no new threats were made.
Extortion payment $0, Expenses $50,000
A company’s branch manager was abducted while driving back from a business meeting. The kidnappers contacted the family and demanded $5m. The family immediately called the local police and then called the company’s human resources manager, who contacted and retained the company’s designated security consultant. The consultant determined the local police officers were acting in conjunction with the kidnappers. Given the consultant’s experience and knowledge of the country, the consultant contacted the local police officers’ superiors and convinced them to negotiate the quick release of the victim.
Ransom payment $500,000, Expenses $30,000
Chubb can provide security consultants from one of the world’s pre-eminent security firms, The Ackerman Group, to assist in negotiating an employee’s safe return.
On his way to a company event, an executive was abducted at gunpoint by a band of rebels. The rebels demanded a $10m ransom payment from the company. The company immediately contacted their public relations firm and announced to the press their desire to pay the ransom demand for the safe return of the executive. During the first few days following the kidnapping, the company secured the $10m and hired a security consultant. After three weeks of negotiation, the company paid the entire ransom demand, and the executive was released unharmed.
Ransom payment $10m, Expenses $150,000
Fired for poor performance, an exiting employee who had a history of violent behaviour demanded $100,000 and threatened bodily injury to his about-to-be-former employers if payment was not made. This verbal threat was followed by a series of threatening letters and stalking of the company’s president. Security consultants were quickly called in to provide security for the president and deal with the extortionist. After several weeks, a meeting was arranged between the ex-employee and two police officers. The man was informed of the seriousness of his threats and their legal ramifications. As a result of the meeting, the ex-employee agreed to his termination pay and stopped his activities.
Extortion payment: $0, Expenses $60,000
The daughter of an executive living abroad was abducted from her home. The father was contacted by the kidnappers, who demanded $500,000 for her return. Fearing for his daughter’s safety, the father paid the ransom and she was released unharmed. When the executive’s company was informed of the incident, it called in its security consultant. The security consultant verified the incident and, in the process, concluded the family’s maid had been involved.
Ransom payment $500,000, Expenses $15,000
Fact: Chubb’s policy can extend coverage to an employee’s family members.
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Casing Jobs – Module 2
Casing Jobs – Module 2 builds on Module 1 with the introduction of the following:
The acronyms “HO” Height of, and “TO” Top of
Using a lead slurry and a tail slurry
Calculation with the sacks of lead cement and tail cement supplied
Practice job calculations, quizzes and a final test complete the module.


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Sunday 20 November, 4pm-6pm
The Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, W1U 5AS
Cellist Pavlos Carvalho is joined by distiunguished, international award-winning musicians Lucy Jeal (violin), Alexandros Koustas (viola) and Karine Selo (piano) for an evening of the most sublimely romantic chamber works.
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov
Tickets £12, students £10, children up to the age of 15 £5
Supported by the Hellenic Centre


The gi is the official uniform for those who participate in Jiu Jitsu. Like many other forms of martial arts, the gi consists of a jacket and a pair of pants, typically in white, blue or black. As individuals move through the levels of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and achieve various accomplishments along the way, they acquire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gi patches that can be added to their uniform. However, these patches must be sewn on properly to ensure they look their best and enhance the uniform.
Folding the Edges
One of the biggest mistakes individuals make when they sew on their Jiu Jitsu patches is leaving the raw edges exposed. This only applies when your patches are done without a finished border. This will lead to ragged edges and loose threads that are unattractive. Instead, it is important to fold over the edges of the patch to ensure a smooth edge, regardless of the shape of the patch. Fold the edges over and then position the patch in the appropriate location to sew it securely in place.
Placing the Patch
You can’t simply Sew Your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gi Patches anywhere on the uniform. There are approved locations you must use or you may become ineligible to compete in the sport. When you choose the location of your patches, there are 13 locations from which to choose. Seven of those locations are on the jacket, with the remaining six on the pants. Always double check the positioning before you sew the patches to avoid having to redo the work.
Sewing the Patches in Place
Once you know where you want to place your patches, you can proceed with sewing them in place. Some individuals prefer to sew them onto the gi by hand, while others use a sewing machine to create cleaner edges. If you have never sewed patches onto a gi before, it may be best to turn the task over to a professional. Many dry cleaners will complete the sewing for a small fee to ensure they are secure.
Sewing your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gi patches to your uniform allows you to clearly display your accomplishments to all your competitors and the audience. When you receive patches to add to your uniform, it is critical to sew them on properly so they dress up your uniform and offer a clean look.


I'm Michelle! My husband Bill and I have 2 boys, Myles who is 7 and Max who is 4. We recently relocated from Florida to Northeast Georgia for my husband's job and for a fresh start.
I came across an article in People magazine about a surrogacy agency which got me really interested in surrogacy, so I started researching more about other surrogates. I read a lot of stories from the perspective of the intended parent, and realized how difficult it must be to want to have a baby so badly when your body just won't cooperate. This really got me thinking - I had two very easy pregnancies and thought I could easily do it again for someone else! My husband and I talked and agreed that it would be an amazing thing to do for a family. That's when I came across ConceiveAbilities and reached out to find out more about the surrogacy process. I was eventually matched with a wonderful family from New Jersey and we connected almost right away.
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This delicious twist on a classic Italian sauce is made with different kinds of mushrooms. Mushrooms are low in calories and are rich in nutrients, not to mention full of rich umami flavor. This is truly a healthy meal that will satisfy vegetarians and omnivores alike.
Chef Irvin Benitez Paredez was born in Tlaxcala, Mexico. He started cooking at age 15, when his mother requested his help in a kitchen that she ran in Puebla. There he learned basic techniques, and drew inspiration from shared recipes and cookbooks. After three years, Irvin travelled to the U.S. to train further in cooking. Instead of formal training, he worked in a restaurant in Queens, washing dishes and assisting in the kitchen. Then, Irvin went after his dream. He went to Le Cirque and requested to be a prep cook in the kitchen. After four years of hard work, Christophe Bellanca saw his passion and skill, and made him one of six sous chefs on the line. His biggest influences are Daniel Boulud, Marc Murphy, John Delucie, and Michael Psilakis, as they all gave him opportunities to grow and learn in their kitchens. His favorite cuisines to cook are Mexican, French, Italian, and Japanese, and his top priority as a chef at CookUnity is the customer’s happiness.
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Hannah · 10/27/23
Great vegetarian dish and I’m not a vegetarian. Polenta and ragu are a good match. Yum!
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Balsamic Vinegar, Basil, Caramel E 150 D, Carrots, Celery, Concentrated Grape Must, Cremini Mushrooms, Dried Oregano, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, Ground Black Pepper, Heavy Cream, Kosher Salt, Oregano, Oyster Mushroom, Parmesan Cheese, Polenta, Portobello Mushrooms, Pre Cooked Instant Corn Flour, Red Onions, San Marzano Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Sulfites E 224, Tomato Juice, Tomato Paste, Truffle Oil, Unpasteurised Milk, Wine Vinegar
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On Sunday night, Kansas City’s The Depth and The Whisper will hit the stage at the Gas Lamp with local act Tony Bohnenkamp and Erik Voeks. Before you head out to the show (because as The Depth bassist/guitarist/vocalist Dave Tanner says–and he’s right–”What else is there to do in Des Moines on a Sunday night?”), get to know the musicians behind the music. Show starts at 8pm, 21+. There aren’t any ticket prices posted anywhere, so have a few dollars in your pocket, just in case.
Q: Where did you guys meet?
Albert Bickley: We met around the Kansas City music scene. Never really hung out, but we crossed paths from time to time. Then we started playing in the same Beatles cover band.
Dave Tanner: We initially met in the early 2000s, and had a great deal of respect for one another around the scene. By the mid-2000s, we were playing gigs, starting with Beatles songs.
Q: Tell me about your “Aha! We should start a band” moment.
Albert: I had written some songs that I wanted to demo. Since we had played together in the cover band, I knew how good Dave was so, I asked him to play on them for fun. After listening to what he played on the songs, realizing that he played the perfect parts for the songs, I called him up and asked if he wanted to try to do something more with them.
Dave: Those early demo sessions just fit, and felt right. The next “Aha!” moment hit us when our musical friends who played on our first studio EP asked us, “When are the gigs?”
Q: If you could choose any band (dead or alive) to tour with, who would it be and why?
Albert: Tough question. The obvious choices would be the Beatles or the Foo Fighters. But, I would say KISS from the 70′s. The masters of the stage show. Either that or Steel Dragon so I could ask Mark Wahlberg why he made “The Happening”.
Dave: I would tour with The Clash or The Dead Milkmen so I could see them play every night.
Q: Describe your sound in three words that begin with a D.
Albert: Daring. Delectable. Deadly.
Dave: Distinct, Drifting. Deft.
Q: Have any on-the-road tips for fellow musicians?
1. When you are in New York, don’t stay up all night in an Irish pub when you have to play a show the next night. Sounds fun, sure, but you pay for it. Now, if you have a day off….
2. Be open to listening to and accepting other styles of music and people that you meet along the way. You never know when those people will move you and then become allies.
3. Have fun. Have fun. Have fun.
4. Play every show, no matter how tired you are, with as much passion as the last. Lay it all out on the stage, and people will respect it and respond.
Dave: All that Albert said, plus, value each and every moment, connection and fan you have. Take no interaction for granted. People want you to do well, and to play well, and to be entertained, so invest time and effort into making that happen.
Q: Your release says that you do what you do based on your personalities–what are your personalities and how do they reflect in the music your create?
Albert: I am pretty laid back or reserved and introspective. I have a good sense of humor, but I am not a clown. But, I am straightforward as well. I think if you listen to the songs, you can hear all of those things. There are some tongue in cheek moments, but also moments when everything is laid bare and isn’t covered in over poetic language so you can tell exactly what I am trying to say. The music itself is diverse, but also connected… which I think sort of describes my personality in some ways…
Dave: I can be a cut-up, and I’m an enabler. I embrace others and their ideas, I entertain those around me, and I cherish the moments, whether serious or completely off-the-wall. I have been known to cut a rug, randomly, or sing a song I have no business singing. I like randomness and absurdity, but also anything that is heart-felt, honest and true.
Q: What’s your biggest accomplishment as a band to date (in your opinion)?
Albert: For me it would be playing New York City for the first time, and then being asked back to play two more times.
Dave: Yes, returning to important places and seeing familiar faces ranks very high for me as well. And having a song we recorded chosen to be in a short film by friends of friends. Every little bit helps, as we say.
Q: Tell the readers something about The Depth that they won’t find on the Internet.
Albert: Isn’t everything on the internet? I don’t listen to a ton of music. My love for music is making it and performing it. I do have artists that I love, and I open to new stuff. But, if it doesn’t move me, I won’t bother with it. I appreciate everyone, whether I like the music or not, that has the guts to get up and share their souls on stage. Now, it’s on the internet.
Dave: If I tell you, then it will be on the Internet. We took no photos and made no posts from a certain horrible hotel we stayed at on the road last time out. Location will remain undisclosed, and we will not post any details. But it was horrible.
Q: You’ve got one sentence to convince readers to head out to your show (not that they won’t already). Go!
Albert: If you want fun, to be moved and to smile, then be where we are.
Dave: What else are you gonna do in Des Moines on a Sunday evening? Since that was a question, my sentence will be, “We need you in our lives, and you need us in your lives.”
Q: What are you looking forward to most on this tour?
Albert: Meeting and connecting with new people. Nothing better.
Dave: Yes, and the moments that we will create, and others will create while we are there.


For this origami activity, we are going to make a 3D origami of a butterfly. It may look a bit complicated to do, but it is actually easy. You only need to know the basic folds to make this origami from a dollar bill. A rectangular piece of paper will also do if you don’t have a dollar bill with you at the moment.
Make the base of the origami money butterfly
Start with a crisp dollar bill and fold it lengthwise in half. Crease it well then unfold.
Diagonally fold the dollar bill as illustrated in the top image.
Do it on the right side first.
Then, diagonally fold the left side as well. Take note that an end of each dashed line starts/ends at the crease line. Once folded, flip it to the other side.
Tuck the top and bottom end inside inside the quadrangle.
Fold the right part of the dollar bill to the left side.
Rotate the origami clockwise.
Shape the wings of the origami butterfly
It should now look like the illustration above. Fold it in half.
Once folded, unfold the previous fold made.
Diagonally fold along the dashed line as illustrated above.
Bring the top layer downwards along the dashed line. Make sure to fold the top layer ONLY.
Fold the dollar butterfly along the dashed line as shown in the image above.
Next, crease it well and then unfold.
Define the dollar bill butterfly's wing to make it look more three-dimensional
Mountain fold the right side of the butterfly origami.
Crease it well, then unfold.
It should now have creases like the illustration above. Next is to mountain fold the left side of the dollar bill origami. Crease it well and unfold.
Fold the two top corners to the back. Fold it along the dashed line as illustrated in the image above.
Make a valley fold on the top part of the butterfly’s wing. Crease it well and unfold. This will create a 3D effect on its wings.
Your dollar bill origami butterfly is done!
- Butterflies represent transformation and new beginnings. If you want to wish someone good luck on his/her new venture, then a butterfly shaped dollar can be a great gift to give!


There are two plunger cutters with a spring in the set, with diameters: 65 and 80 mm. Instructions: cut out the required shape with the help of the cutter. Then press the plunger to emboss the design. The pressing will release the created shape out of the cutter. The cutter is dishwasher safe.


The Florida Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize Senator Travis Hutson as a 2019 Distinguished Advocate for his work during the 2019 Legislative Session.
The Florida Chamber’s Distinguished Advocate award recognizes lawmakers who fought tirelessly for the passage of pro-business legislation – no matter how difficult – and advocated for the Florida Chamber’s goals of securing Florida’s future and commitment to Florida’s business community through job creation, economic development and free enterprise.
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This award is designed to honor legislators who prioritize the priority business community’s legislative goals.
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UK Biobank, GSK and Regeneron announce largest gene sequencing initiative on world’s most detailed health database to improve drug discovery and disease diagnosis
Groundbreaking UK/US initiative will deliver first data within a year
Issued: London UK
UK Biobank today announced a major research initiative with GSK and the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC) to generate genetic sequence data from the 500,000 volunteer participants in the UK Biobank resource. The initiative will enable researchers to gain valuable insights to support advances in the development of new medicines for a wide range of serious and life threatening diseases.
Genetic evidence has revolutionised scientific discovery and drug development in recent years by providing clear links between genes and disease. Currently, an estimated 90% of potential medicines entering clinical trials fail to demonstrate the necessary efficacy and safety, and never reach patients. Many of these failures are due to an incomplete understanding of the link between the biological target of a drug and human disease. By contrast, medicines developed with human genetic evidence have had substantially higher success rates and patient care has benefited.
UK Biobank is the world’s most comprehensive health resource. It has been collecting information and samples from its 500,000 participants for the past ten years, and ensures that data provided to health researchers does not identify them. RGC and GSK have committed an initial investment to enable the sequencing of the first 50,000 samples, to be completed before the end of 2017. Sequencing of UK Biobank’s samples will be carried out at the RGC, New York, one of the world’s largest human genetics sequencing centres. Sequencing of the full 500,000 samples in UK Biobank is expected to take three to five years.
Consistent with the founding principles of UK Biobank, these sequence data will be incorporated back into UK Biobank’s resource following a standard exclusivity period for GSK and Regeneron (9 months for the initial phase) and made openly available to the broader scientific community. Research findings will also be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Sir Rory Collins, UK Biobank Principal Investigator and BHF Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology at Oxford University, said: “As a result of the altruism and continued support of our volunteer participants, UK Biobank has amassed an enormous amount of securely-stored health, lifestyle, medical and biological data. Genetics research is already shaping better treatments. This exciting initiative is expected to start producing novel findings rapidly during this year and will make UK Biobank even more useful for health-related research.
“UK Government and charity medical research funders have invested about £200 million in UK Biobank. The costs of gene sequencing are falling, but doing it on a large scale involves highly-specialised capabilities and is expensive – with an estimated cost of $150 million if all 500,000 participants are sequenced. That is why academia and industry working together is so important. The initial investment by GSK and Regeneron will be a tremendous boost to the value of the UK Biobank resource for academic and industry researchers around the world, studying many different conditions.”
The RGC has previously sequenced DNA samples from more than 150,000 individuals and is now sequencing at a rate exceeding 150,000 individuals per year. The centre has successfully applied large-scale human genetics to discover new drug targets and validate existing development programmes, and has collaborated with more than 35 institutions around the world.
GSK has significant expertise in genomics and is increasingly incorporating the almost daily advances in this scientific field into its drug research programmes. A dedicated team of scientists focus on identifying new opportunities for drug discovery based on genetically-validated drug targets, working across the Company’s R&D organisation, and through major external collaborations. GSK’s ‘Open Targets’ collaboration with the European Bioinformatics Institute, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Biogen includes an open access research platform, which makes genetic and biological data openly available to support drug discovery. Over 60% of the targets selected for new GSK drug discovery programmes in 2016 are supported by human genetic evidence.
Comment from Patrick Vallance, President, R&D at GSK:
“I believe that we are in a new era of drug discovery because of a fundamental change in our understanding of human biology, driven largely by advances in human genetics. UK Biobank is one of the most important health resources available to scientists today, offering a rich source of information about health and disease.
“Having been actively involved in UK Biobank as a board member since 2013, I’m delighted that, through our collaboration with Regeneron, we can enrich this resource for the wider scientific community and also provide potential new opportunities for companies such as ours to develop new medicines for patients.
“It demonstrates how important the UK is as a centre for innovative research. GSK is committed to ensuring that the UK continues to be an environment that fosters collaboration and supports end-to-end scientific progress, ranging from cutting-edge genomics to the rapid uptake of new approaches and medicines by the NHS, which can ultimately benefit patients.”
Comment from George D Yancopoulos, MD, PhD, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron:
“Our large-scale sequencing and analysis capabilities, coupled with UK Biobank’s vast trove of de-identified biological and medical information, pose tremendous opportunities for clinically meaningful discoveries that can make a difference for patients. We have long-recognised that advancing the pace and clinical utility of human genetics research requires collaboration and an open exchange of data between industry, academia and public health groups, and we are pleased to expand upon our existing foundational research collaborations through this effort with the UK Biobank and GSK. For Regeneron, we believe this initiative will greatly enhance our existing efforts in gene discovery and genetics-guided drug development.”
About UK Biobank
UK Biobank is the most comprehensive resource of its kind in the world. Its 500,000 participants have provided information about their health, well-being and lifestyle, as well as blood and other biological samples for long-term storage and analysis. In addition they have agreed to have their health followed through medical records for many years. Scientists from around the world are able to use the resource for research intended to improve the prevention and treatment of a wide range of common disorders.
UK Biobank is funded by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, Department of Health, Welsh Government, Scottish Government, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK.
GSK – one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies – is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. For further information please visit www.gsk.com/aboutus.
About the Regeneron Genetics Center
The Regeneron Genetics Center LLC (RGC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The RGC is a fully integrated genomics programme that spans early gene discovery and functional genomics and facilitates drug development. The primary goal of the RGC is to improve patient outcomes by identifying novel drug targets, clinical indications for development programmes, and genomic biomarkers for pharmacogenomic applications. The RGC has developed capabilities across various sequencing and analytical approaches and has established numerous collaborations with leading human genetics researchers. To enable this large-scale sequencing and analysis programme, the RGC utilizes fully-automated sample preparation and data processing, as well as cutting-edge cloud-based informatics. The RGC has sequenced de-identified DNA from more than 150,000 individuals to date and is now sequencing at a rate of greater than 150,000 individuals per year.
About Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Regeneron commercializes medicines for eye diseases, high LDL cholesterol and a rare inflammatory condition and has product candidates in development in other areas of high unmet medical need, including rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, asthma, pain, cancer and infectious diseases. For additional information about the company, please visit www.regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements
GSK cautions investors that any forward-looking statements or projections made by GSK, including those made in this announcement, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described under Item 3.D 'Principal risks and uncertainties' in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2016.


A most rewarding way to spend the day for a Madrid resident is to take a hiking trip outside of the city limits to one of the many beautiful mountainous landscapes surrounding the capital.
One such place is the enchanting and historic El Escorial, a picturesque
town about 28 miles (47 km) northwest of Madrid
by Stephanie Riley
Madrid is such a beautiful, lively, and historic city. Ever-bustling it offers so much to the people who live in it and Spain as a whole. It is a very vast and diverse city, home to both the Spanish and thousands of people from all over the world. While the city hums with life and energy, sometimes, as in all big cities, the hustle and bustle can become overwhelming to some of its inhabitants and when this happens, what better way to appreciate a different side of the Spanish culture and beauty than by taking a day trip out of town?
There are several groups of people who organize day trips with different activities just outside of the city limits. And one of the most rewarding of these activities is a hiking trip to one of the many beautiful mountainous landscapes surrounding Madrid, particularly a hiking day trip that visits the enchanting and historic El Escorial, a picturesque town about 28 miles (47 km) northwest of Madrid.
The town is home to the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Site monastery and some of the most beautiful hiking areas in the outlying Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range. The hiking trails in this area are very photogenic and have both calming sections of quiet forests and numerous impressive views of the town, monastery, and even the Madrid skyline as well.
Visiting this remarkable place in January also lends itself to captivating scenery of snowy forests during the hike and views of beckoning white capped mountain ranges, which can best be viewed from the famous lookout of Silla de Felipe II. The trek back down Mount Abantos is just as delightful as the ascent and the trails wind through some very lovely state parks on the way back into town.
The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, popularly known as the Monastery of El Escorial and consists of royal palace, basilica, Pantheon of Kings, and monastery, is a very grand and impressive sight. It is the most prominent building in El Escorial and is one of the main Spanish Renaissance monuments. Inside the Monastery, there is a Royal Library which houses many important illuminated manuscripts including the Ottonian Golden Gospels of Henry III (1045-46) and ancient codices among so many other priceless treasures. It is a beautiful sight to see and a historical gem of Spain that is definitely worth a day trip.
Between the history, the awesomeness of the monastery and the natural beauty of the Sierra de Guadarrama Mountains and state parks, it is a memorable trip that will take your breath away. Living in the busy city of Madrid is an adventure of its own, but setting aside a day to have an adventure beyond the urban confines allows one to reflect on the different assets of Spain that are not necessarily visible from within the city.
>El Escorial Monastery and Palace/Direccion General de la Comunidad de Madrid, CC BY3.0
>Photo of the library of El Escorial by Xauxa Håkan Svensson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Escorial#mediaviewer/File:EscorialBiblioteca.jpg), CC BY-SA 3.0
All the other photos: S. Riley
Guidepost staff writer Stephanie Riley grew up in Texas but attended the University of Arkansas where, as a perennial of the dean’s list, she earned her Bachelor’s degree ahead of time. She currently lives in Madrid and enjoys living in the city and learning about its rich culture and history. In her free time, she loves to read as well as travel and learn new languages. She speaks Spanish fluently (apart from her native English, of course) and is currently learning French. Moreover, she plans to continue learning from others and experiencing all that life has to offer through different cultures and people.
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easyJet flight EZY34T, from Manchester to Tenerife South, had to be diverted to Lanzarote due to the presence of eight violent passengers on board, according to Controladores Aereos.
“Due to the possibility of an aggression taking place, the plane needed to be diverted to Lanzarote airport,” was explained on the Twitter account of Controladores Aereos. For this reason, “we instructed them to use a direct route" so that they could land as soon as possible.
It was also confirmed that, as it is customary in these types of situations, police presence has been coordinated upon arrival in Lanzarote. “We reiterate our support for the crew and passengers who have to endure these situations,” they emphasize.


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HunterMaclean, a leading business law firm with offices in Savannah and Brunswick, was recently honored with prestigious first-tier rankings in nine practice areas in the 2015 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” ® The final rankings are published on the U.S. News website and can be viewed HERE.
HunterMaclean received metropolitan first-tier rankings in the following practice areas:
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- Litigation – Construction
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“Being named to U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ list is a highly valued accolade for HunterMaclean, and reinforces the firm’s commitment to working for exceptional results in every practice area,” said Frank S. Macgill, managing partner.
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A new tropical disturbance near the Bahamas to watch
The long-range computer forecasts have been undecided about what, if anything, would develop out of a long area of low pressure extending south into the Caribbean from former-Tropical Storm Tammy. Initially, the consensus was that something would spin up in the Atlantic just north of the islands. Then it looked more likely that the development if it happens, would be in the Caribbean. It turns out the initial idea was correct.
A weak low-pressure system has formed just east of the Bahamas and north of the Dominican Republic. Hostile upper-level winds are blowing across the disturbance, pushing the thunderstorms away from the circulation, which will limit its ability to develop into much of a storm.
The National Hurricane Center is giving the disturbance a 70% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression today or tomorrow before the already-strong upper-level winds become prohibitive. The system is pushing into high pressure to the north. The air being squeezed between those systems could briefly reach tropical-storm strength. If the system can get organized under the currently hostile upper winds, it would be named Tropical Storm Vince.
Whatever develops, the system does not appear to pose a threat to land. A cold front moving off the East Coast on Tuesday should sweep up the disturbance, whatever shape it’s in.
In the Caribbean, at the tail end of that long low-pressure zone extending out of Tammy, we still might see something form. There is a slight chance that a system could organize around midweek, and long-range computer forecasts indicate a better chance of a low-pressure area developing down the road. The National Hurricane Center is pegging the odds of development in the next week in the low range.
The system that was Tropical Storm Tammy is fading away in the central Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center has issued its final advisory.
These developments in and around the Caribbean are what we expect this time of year. The cold fronts pushing through the Southeast should keep everything away from the U.S. and surrounding areas for the foreseeable future.


Bill Avery joined Kisbee in October 2021 as the Senior Vice President of Translational Development, bringing more than 22 years of industry experience in preclinical and translational development. Bill has worked on more than 20 programs, including small molecules, biologics, gene therapy, and cellular therapies, through IND and into early clinical development. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President of Nonclinical Development at Xilio Therapeutics. Prior to joining Xilio, Bill held roles of increasing responsibility within Preclinical and Translational Development at Lyndra Therapeutics, Life BioSciences, Momenta, CombinatoRx and Millennium. He received his B.S. in Veterinary Sciences from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from A.T. Still University.


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As part of Learnovate’s Meet the Patrons series, we speak to Dr. Martyn Farrows, the CEO of Soapbox Labs, which delivers the highest performing and most accurate speech recognition solution for children on the market.
Martyn has more than 25 years’ experience in learning technology and AI for children and is a specialist in the area of children’s data privacy. He has been a member of the Irish government’s Data Forum since its inception.
Originally from the UK, Martyn came to Ireland in 1992 to study a Masters in European Politics at the University of Limerick. Although Martyn had no family connections with Ireland, he liked it here and, on a scholarship from the Irish Department for Education, stayed on for a PhD in European Politics at UL.
At the time, he saw his career in Europe and he moved with his then girlfriend, now wife, to Brussels in 1995 where they stayed for seven years. While in Brussels, working with the Directorate General for Innovation Policy, he got interested in the Research & Innovation side of technology and, as the internet started to take off, he became more involved in the application of technology to support learning.
In 2000, he left the European Commission to work with one of the companies he had been dealing with and, ever since then, he has been working in technology to support learning and innovation.
The sector was in its infancy and it was an exciting time as Martyn moved into building web-based authoring tools for learning experiences. He returned to Ireland and commuted to the role in the UK before starting to work with the schoolbook publisher CJ Fallon. It was while in that role he got to know the vibrant EdTech ecosystem in Ireland and, in 2012, became the first director of Learnovate, a role he held for four years.
“People don’t always realise that there is a strong EdTech ecosystem here built around people and expertise over a few decades. There is an established value provided by people who have deep experience in this area,” says Martyn.
It was as Director of Learnovate that Martyn met Patricia Scanlon, the Founder of Soapbox Labs. “I had not seen anything as innovative as what Patricia was doing in education and I could see the direct application of what she was doing for my kids who were young at the time.”
Patricia became a spin-in entrepreneur to Learnovate and after an 18-month incubation period funded through an Enterprise Ireland grant, the company spun out of Learnovate. Martyn stayed in touch as an advisor, then on the board, subsequently joining the company full-time in 2017 as Chief Operations Officer following a successful seed funding round. He was appointed to the CEO role in May 2021.
Soapbox Labs, which has its main customer base in the US, continues to scale. It now has a team of 35, which almost doubled during the Covid pandemic, with around 90pc based in Ireland and the rest in the UK, Denmark, Slovakia and the US. Its two biggest market verticals are the education and the play (toys, games) markets. Soapbox Labs’ technology can support every stage of the literacy journey, from pre-literate children right through to measuring reading fluency and comprehension. SoapBox is the ‘engine inside’, providing the tech to power magical and engaging experiences.
Last year, the company processed in excess of 25 million assessments of children speaking and it is scheduled to grow that exponentially this year through taking on new key strategic partners and developing new products.
What are the biggest lessons you learned in your career?
I think the biggest lesson for me is that there is no one silver bullet solution that addresses learning. If you take the time to study learning theory, you very quickly realise it is a complex process. There has been a tendency in the past to think that technology can magically solve the learning process with a mythical silver bullet solution. But it doesn’t exist. In reality, it is a combination of technologies and approaches that, combined, can help support learning, but there is no one thing that is going to solve everything.
What was the best advice you ever received?
I would say the most ‘valuable’ piece of advice I received was aged 16, when my school career counsellor told me I wasn’t academically suited to doing A levels and going on to University. I left school a few weeks later suitably motivated to prove him wrong and had completed an undergrad, Masters and PhD by the time I was 26.
How would you define your work style and how has this changed over your career?
My approach tends to be very much around giving people the opportunity to shine in their own roles. Autonomy is a big thing for me and the people I work with; to give people the space and autonomy to be able to fulfil the role for themselves.
What have you learned about managing teams and individuals?
I think the last two years has taught us a lot about being more empathetic to each person’s particular approach to work/life balance. We’ve all been forced into this enormous social experiment of working from home and finding new ways of interacting with each other in a work environment – whilst also trying to balance our lives outside of work with the lives we have inside work. This has become blurred because, for many people, these two lives are now physically in the same space.
The situation forced on us because of Covid has made us all become a lot more understanding of individuals’ own lives outside of work and that’s to the benefit of the culture of a working environment but also to interpersonal relationships. We were required to become more empathic and empathy is a huge part of having a really enjoyable and productive workplace. The knock-on effect of that is that it changes our perception of what leadership is. Leadership becomes much more about being accommodating rather than being prescriptive.
What are your favourite tools and resources in work?
As an organisation, all of our development work was always in the cloud. We were really well set up to work remotely. I’ve found that as we have moved to this new working environment that tools like Slack, as a communication platform, have become an essential part of the day. Slack is critical to my ability to do my job. But it is also critical to have the discipline to block off time during the day where you don’t engage on those platforms so you can focus on the work. So, while these tools are all important, the ability to turn them off is also an important skill!
In what sectors and markets do you see untapped opportunities for Irish and Northern Irish companies?
In education, I think where we will see the most innovation and re-calibration over the next 10 years is in the area of assessment. Over the last two years, young people were forced into a hybrid model of exams, and the long-term impact of that globally is there is a huge amount of thinking going on about how we design assessments in the future, what do assessment look like and how we rethink that and use technology to help redesign. Most assessments we use today were designed on the assumption we don’t have technology available – they would look very different if we started designing them from scratch today.
Why is R&D important in the learning technology industry?
I think we are extremely fortunate here in Ireland as we punch above our weight internationally when it comes to use of technology to support learning. Learnovate is a critical part of that fabric. We need to be investing at that research level in order to be able to continue to grow commercially, to continue to build businesses here that have an international footprint and to continue to attract talent to Ireland that want to work in that industry. We have to continue to invest in it and demonstrate that we are capable of innovation in those areas. Learnovate – and the whole network of technology centres – are a crucial part of that.
We are currently working on a project with Learnovate where they are helping us to more effectively visualise a lot of the data that we generate from our system. Our system creates lots of different data points and lots of information that can be hard for multiple stakeholders to consume. It has lots of value in lots of ways for different stakeholder groups and we have to find more effective ways for those stakeholder groups to consume that data. One of the ways to do that is to rethink how you visualise that data to those different stakeholder groups. Learnovate is helping us with that data analysis and visualisation project. It is of real value to us to be able to box off that discreet project and for the guys at Learnovate to deliver it back with real insights that we can then use at a real, concrete level.
From your experience, what are the current trends in learning?
One is as a direct result of the global experiment we were all forced into especially around learning – we are starting to see much more effective and targeted use of technology because people were forced into using it effectively. When you are forced to make choices, it makes you make really insightful decisions about the technologies that are useful and those that aren’t. Zoom is a great example. Two years ago, nobody was using Zoom in classrooms but now everyone is totally aware of how useful it can be. We are learning to be more discerning about what is a useful piece of tech but also understanding its constraints.
Another trend is the blurring of lines between education and play. As we start to think more creatively about technologies – especially augmented and virtual reality technologies – we can see that they can be incredibly valuable as learning environments for kids, if supported and applied in a right and ethical way.
As a business, we are processing voice data from kids as young as two years old. That has massive implications from a data privacy perspective, so we must be incredibly diligent about applying our privacy by design approach. But it also raises complex ethical issues. The thoughtful application of these AI technologies in an age-appropriate way is extremely important to us.
How should we prepare for the future of work?
The genie is out of the bottle now. Covid has normalised working from home and it has resulted in a significant shift in terms of the power balance towards employees. If an employee has enjoyed the hybrid model and their employer is not going to value that, then they are just going to work somewhere else. Unless an employer has a very good reason to insist that people have to go into a physical environment to work, then you have to think very carefully if you are going to impose that.
What book would you recommend on learning, technology, business or understanding people?
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. It is a series of personal writings by the Roman Emperor in which he is recording his private notes to himself. It provides great short snippets of wisdom. I am also a big fan of Shoshana Zuboff and her writings on the implications of the digital economy – particularly The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
Why is membership of Learnovate important to your company?
At a simple level, we are a business that has developed deep IP and a lot of the senior members of the company have a strong understanding of the value of R&D. We have a great affinity to the overall objectives of Learnovate and the technology centre programme generally.
Historically, a company in an industry like ours would have needed to work with a university like Trinity to get access to compute power but, with cloud computing, that has all changed. The emphasis has shifted from access to facilities to intellectual capital. In our case, we wouldn’t necessarily hire a team of data scientists but we know we can access data scientists through Trinity and Learnovate.
Why do companies in Ireland & NI need the support of a centre like Learnovate?
There are two main compelling reasons for joining Learnovate. The first is that you learn from other people. There is a networking opportunity by being part of this ecosystem and the fabric of the industry and Learnovate is a really strong focal point for that.
The second very real benefit is if you have a very clear idea of specific projects that you think you can benefit from by deploying Learnovate to support you with them. But you have to be very clear in your idea and about what you want to achieve. Short-term innovation projects are where the real value is because you can get results and outcomes really quickly and you get access to expertise that you would not be employing.
What impact has Covid-19 had on your organisation and on your customers?
For us, as a business, we were able to adapt very quickly. It was almost seamless because all the tools and the way we collaborated were in the cloud. Obviously, you miss the face-to-face interaction but it wasn’t a requirement for us to work. From a customer and market perspective, prior to Covid, I would have been spending a week every two months in the US. My main concern was how that would impact on the relationships that I am building with partners because we enter into partnerships of five to seven years. But what happened was there was a period of four to six months where everyone said they needed time to get their heads around everything. But once everyone did that, it was like a level-playing field as everyone was working from home. It didn’t matter; it was a leveller.
We have also seen a lot of growth in the market because of the move towards remote learning, which means more technology. More technology means more innovation and more innovation means using more tools like ours. There are also stimulus packages available in the US that wouldn’t have been there before Covid that are generating revenue opportunities for us.
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