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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
ALWAYS ON
Story County Scones
There is a foodway path from the English Civil War (1642–1651) to the culinary traditions of the Puritan diaspora to the American Midwest. It brought with it homestead traditions of moral discipline and frugality that persist and is reflected in the relative simplicity of scones; a frugal English quick bread for everyday baking.
Wild Mountain Tyme
Also widely known as "Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go?" or "Purple Heather") is a beloved folk song with roots in both Scottish and Irish traditions. It's a romantic invitation to wander the hills and pick wild mountain thyme (a fragrant herb also called wild thyme or "purple heather" in some versions), symbolizing love and the beauty of nature.
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.
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.
Parents of Bryce Lowman v. FirstEnergy Corp.
A wrongful death suit filed November 3, 2025 against FirstEnergy Corporation. Allegations: Improper maintenance and inspection of power infrastructure led to the son’s fatal electrocution near State College, Pennsylvania. We include it in today's agenda as we prepare our comments on the First Draft of the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code.
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.
NESC & NEC Cross-Code Correlation
This post links to workspaces for drafting a detailed response to our most recent proposals. Open public consultation on the 2028 revision to the IEEE National Electrical Safety Code is very compressed -- only 90 days are open for a standard that is revised every 5 years. Public consultation on the First Draft of the 2028 NESC is open until March 24, 2026.
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).