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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. -- (Laurence Binyon, 'For the Fallen' 1914)
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“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” -- Rainer Maria Rilke
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ALWAYS ON
Bruin Café
[Koningsdag werd op zaterdag gevierd] Serving coffee in the morning, and wine at night, a "Brown Cafe" recalls Dutch "gezellig"; built with dark wood paneling, low lighting, and classic architectural detail. They are located buildings dating back to the 1200's. The ancestral gathering place nearest the Grote Markt -- "De Drie Gezusters" -- is named after the three daughters of Peter Stuyvesant IV, descendent of the former governor of New York.
“William Tell Overture”
Timpanogos High School Choir (Orem County, Utah) Sings "William Tell Overture"; with link to Anita Renfroe's "I'm the Mom" cover
Breakfast Table Trilogy
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.'s essays -- published from 1857 to 1870 -- made him famous on both sides of the Atlantic. He was an American Renaissance man: physician, poet, essayist, lecturer and inventor of the stereoscope viewer, a popular 3-D device popular through World War I. His son, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. became one of America’s most famous legal minds as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Link to biography by Distinguished Professor Emeritus, William C. Dowling.
Digital Agonistes
Today at the usual hour we explore how Best Practice Case Studies on the use of cell phones in K-12 schools "might" evolve into a de-facto standard for all school districts. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
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.
Sports Equipment & Surfaces
ASTM International is one of the first names in standards-setting for sport equipment and facilities in education communities which present at least as large a market as the private sector. The parent committee meets again at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, May 5-7. 2026. (The ASTM business model rests heavily on income generated from participant hotel reservations.) Linked here is information about participation discounts to students and faculty.
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.
Sport News
“Man’s life is brief, but through contests he touches the eternal.” -- Pindar, 'Nemean Ode 6.23-24'