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“The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still.” -- Jean Rhys ('Voyage in the Dark' 1934)
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“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” -- Masanobu Fukuoka
The Royal Agricultural University | Gloucestershire -
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Roast Beef Dinner
"Learn how to make a flavourful dish for less than £1.70" -- Becky Butler (University Residential Life"
Evensong “Simple Gifts”
"Simple Gifts" is a Shaker song written and composed by Elder Joseph Brackett in 1848. The Shakers were a religious denomination that emerged in 18th century England; later settling in upstate New York. This song gained wider popularity in the 20th century when it was included in Aaron Copland's ballet "Appalachian Spring," and sung here by a choir from an independent day school in Baltimore County Maryland.
2025-2026 Student Paper Competition
ANSI's Annual Student Paper Competition was paused last year; but now resumed with the topic ""Imagine a World Without Standards or Rules—What Would Happen?". Word limit ~2000. Receivable before June 5, 2026. Cash prizes are non-trivial and can involve a travel stipend attend ANSI's Annual Conference to receive the prize. Additional details -- including the papers to previous winning papers -- are linked herein.
Quadrivium: Spring
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 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
What is Happening to the Family, and Why?
"The family is nature's masterpiece" -- George Santayana
Sport News
“Man’s life is brief, but through contests he touches the eternal.” -- Pindar, 'Nemean Ode 6.23-24'
Current Issues & Recent Research
We met both deadlines for the IEEE National Electrical Safety Code and the NFPA National Electrical Code. We are now in the process of getting ready for our on-site May 4th meeting in Lexington. Kentucky.
1984
Orwell's novels were meant to be cautionary tales -- not templates for expanding the role and size of government for college graduates seeking careers in the Deep State. With links to our coverage of language standards