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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)
Scotch College Adelaide -
"...Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." -- Psalm 23
Briar Cliff University | Plymouth County Iowa -
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” -- Rainer Maria Rilke
Swarthmore College | Delaware County Pennsylvania -
ALWAYS ON
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.
“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
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.
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.
Good Shepherd Sunday
Duke University Chapel, a Collegiate Gothic landmark, stands at the heart of Duke’s West Campus in Durham, North Carolina. James B. Duke envisioned it as a “great towering church” to shape students’ spiritual lives, Ecumenical and open to all, it bridges faith and learning through worship, music, interfaith programs, ceremonies, and reflection—embodying Duke’s motto Eruditio et Religio (“Knowledge and Religion”)
Piedmont Research and Education Center
The Sheep Farm supports research, teaching and extension missions required of Land Grant Universities. It supports a flock on 25 acres of pasture, with a main barn for teaching and a hay barn for stored feed and equipment. Lambing occurs primarily in the late winter and early spring so that spring forages can be utilized for lactating ewes and growing lambs.
The Permanent University Fund
Established by the Texas Constitution of 1876, the PUF dedicates 2.1 million acres of state land—primarily in West Texas—to support institutions in the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems. The current market value of the fund is $42.5 billion and is open to individual investors.