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"And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and lineage of David" -- Luke 2:4 KJV
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"Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow." -- Anita Desai ('Journey to Ithaca' 1995)
County Clare High School | Central Michigan
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Cornish Pasties
It is "Cornish Pasty Week" in the United Kingdom and the Upper Peninsula is where the tradition landed in the Americas. Executive Chef Eric Karvonen shares his kitchen hacks for an 1840's folk meal that traveled from Cornwall England to the Finnish settlements in Michigan's Copper Country.
Six Week Priority
For the entirety of March, and until April 9th, we focus on preparing response to proposed changes to the IEEE 2028 National Electrical Safety Code, and to prepare fresh new ideas for the 2028 NFPA National Electrical Code. Topics coverage normally scheduled for this time of year will be accessible but our daily online meetings will start with work on those two standards. To join the "code-writing and vote-getting" use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
2028 National Electrical Safety Code
Today we review the proposed changes for the 2028 Edition that sets the standard of care for construction, operation and maintenance of power and telecommunication infrastructure on the supply side of the point of common coupling. The pre-print should be availably today but. alas, we're not seeing the package made available yet. Still, there is plenty to pick through ahead of its release. We have until 24 March 2026 to submit comments on proposed changes.
Quadrivium: Winter
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Floor & Pathway Safety
It's today and its Slip and Fall season everywhere. Accordingly, we review best practice literature for the safety and sustainability of the surfaces beneath our feet -- on the pathways around campus and within building foyers. With links to relevant legislation; including "Bates v. State Bar of Arizona" 433 U.S. 350 (1977) -- the case that ruled lawyer advertising is a First Amendment Right.
Campus Electric Bulk Distribution
College and university campuses distribute electric energy in tranches of 5 to 500 megawatts; typically at voltages above 1000 VAC and are generally regarded as load-side services. Part III of Article 110, large sections of Chapter 3 and Article 495 of the 2026 National Electrical Code. We examine them during today's colloquium on university-owned underground power distribution downstream from the merchant utility point of common coupling (service point).
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).