The President's Big Surprise. Seratonin, Mammoth, Ergonomics and Staff Engagement

St Ives to Broadway

President Trump has agreed to Kim Jong-un's request for a meeting, possible date sometime in May. This came as a bit of surprise to the President's own pres team, which was getting ready to deal with the fall-out  of the tariff declaration and also the bubbling Stormy Daniels affair. This news effectively blew them off the front headline, at least for today, and the Russia investigation is quietly ticking out of sight. If the President achieves a breakthrough with North Korea that does not turn out to be another broken promise, that will be a real achievement.

In the UK brexit news also has taken a back seat as the main interest is in the deepening investigation in the poisoning of retired Russian/UK double agent Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia, and of Det Sgt Nick Bailey. No official finger pointing yet - waiting for more evidence. This has not prevented the press immediately blaming Russia.

The day started off in sunshine with a bacon sandwich and an interesting conversation at the taproom on careers after science teaching, prompted by a necklace in the shape of the molecule of seratonin, the happiness hormone. Walking down towards Broadway towards the Norris, stopped to smile and photograph a wicker pig by a dog bowl with dog biscuits. Apparently the owner is an animal loverr!

At the Norris, it was clearing up duty, where I got off lightly with the task of photographing canvasses made by children at various Norris events. Hidden among them was a memory from the Mammoth exhibition I'd set up. One of the assistant curators at the time had drawn the outline of a mammoth and coloured balls of craft wool had been placed nearby with a glue stick for children to be creative with. This turned into one woolly mammoth that would cope with the cold.

At HBN, it was time for member presentations, with David Cartwright and Debbie Stevens. David talked and demonstrated on the ergonomics of seating in the office and also on the actual requirements for employers to regularly review staff seating and any actions implemented. Debbie presented on the impact of presentation, dress, attitude and core values on an organisation's productivity.