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Jon May sent us the following, which was posted at Ivybridge Parish Council, during an especially momentous British occasion.

Whereas it hath pleased Almighty God to call to His mercy our late sovereign lady Queen Elizabeth II of blessed and glorious memory by whose decease the Crown is solely and rightfully come to the High and Mighty Prince Charles Philip Arthur George: we therefore the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm being here assisted with these her late Majesty’s Privy Council with representatives of other members of the Commonwealth with other Principal Gentlemen of quality with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of London do now hereby with one Voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart publish and proclaim that the High and Mighty Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become King Charles the third by the grace of God. King of this realm and of her other realms and territories, head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the faith to whom her lieges do acknowledge all Faith and constant Obedience with hearty and humble Affection beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign, to bless the Royal Prince Charles the third with long and happy years to reign over us. God save the King.

Richard Newhall has no idea what the following means, from Octopus Energy.

Thanks for letting us know about this. I can see from the account that we have quarantined the incorrect meter readings and we have billed to the latest correct readings on the account and this is all billed to date correctly for you now.

The firmware on a smart meter dictates the meter’s behaviour in the same way an operating system works for your laptop or mobile phone. The manufacturers interpret the SMETS/GBCS/DUIS documentation and develop their firmware to match this - unfortunately since they’re developed independently, each manufacturer may sometimes interpret ambiguous wording in the spec in different ways; this can lead to different behaviours from different manufacturers. Firmware defects may occur for the same reason.
We are working on this still for you going forward and if this does cause any further issues with you billing in the meantime then we can address and correct this for you so don't worry too much about this.

The root cause is under investigation with DCC and is being managed under a Master Incident INC000000848418. They have advised CSP C&S and WNC are currently investigating the cause of the issue and any work-arounds, as well as testing a fix to mitigate any further impact. We will provide further updates as the investigation progresses.

We are in regular contact with DCC regarding this INC, and are conducting regular sweeps of our WNC Comms Hubs to keep an eye on the volume which we will then send to DCC in bulk.

This is an industry wide issue affecting all suppliers so this is not just us. DCC are currently working on new firmware which will resolve the issue and this is available from November, although they are working to push this date forward.

Kind regards

Anonymous was baffled by this waffly job posting at the University of Nottingham.

You will develop and implement a clear vision and lead the core team, providing intellectual leadership in food systems research. You will be able to bring people together and act as a catalyst to capitalise on the excellence within Nottingham and to drive excellence yourself.”

The Institute will be an end-to-end platform to drive research and innovation across food systems, to forge such ideas into funded projects, and to enable the delivery of projects, policies, guidance and innovations with real and lasting economic and societal impact.”

You will work with thought-leaders from academia, larger corporates and SMEs, policy specialists, consumer organisations and other third sector organisations.”

An anonymous correspondent was horrified by the following, from the University of Kent website.

A new binational humanities project aims to develop a reciprocal, consultative model for decolonisation of heritage collections through digital tools, in collaboration with a tribal college library and archives in the USA, and a museum and library in the UK.

It is expected that the Indigenous Knowledges project’s model will expand sensitised and mindful access to Indigenous materials in non-Indigenous collections, thereby enriching broadly the understanding of such materials and their contexts by cultural heritage practitioners, students, and the public at large. Digital channels offer an immediate opportunity to explore these increasingly urgent issues of curatorial practice across international boundaries.

Nerissa Deeks was aghast at this, from Knowledge Mentoring Global.

Our B2B2C mobile App solutions enable ease and speed of access to frequently needed knowledge in a nurturing and context-rich eco-system that ensures a transformative learning experience.

Jodie Nesling sent us this, from FLINTS

There will also be monthly offerings for parents and caregivers including workshops with trauma-informed practitioners and attachment parenting advocates; a luna calendar series of sharing circles; family constellation therapies; mensuration cycle group; Decolonized Non-Violent Communication offerings, providing extra support to the local community and offered in multiple languages.

Suzanna Morris was understandably perplexed by ‘Values, Practices and Impulses’ by Dr Lou Mycroft MSET and Dr Christina Donovan.

Collectively, we angled understanding of the AP role towards a more flexible definition that conceptualise A.Ps as values-forward-thinkers, internal and external boundary-spanners, influencers, amplifiers and knowledge-exchange facilitators, always in pursuit of building trust and expertise with the organisation.

Mel Snoke was justifiably unimpressed by the following job listing – for Head of Culture & Development, BBC News.

You will have working in a matrix management structure with proven experience of strategic programme delivery and management in driving and delivering Complex Change Management and able to direct a benefits-led approach to pipeline, inflight portfolio planning, incorporating the potential need for iterative re-planning and cost-effective measurement mechanisms and have extensive up to date experience of evidence-based strategies best practice and trends.

Martin McDonald visited the following gallery, and sent this to us, hoping we might be able to interpret (nope).

The Courtauld Gallery Website.

How do incongruent temporalities jockey for primacy in individual works of art? Does belatedness have a materiality, and if so, how is it construed visually? This session comprises individual case studies which analyze a variety of media, from painting and architecture to design and regalia. The talks analyze how, constructed in the fabric of objects and spaces, belatedness operates as a revealing and malleable myth in the context of settler-Native American and other transnational relationships, as well as human-nature dialogues.