• Current
  • “It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke
  • "In this life you have to perfect one human relationship in order to really know God" -- Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (Isak Dinesen) "First love is a little foolish and a lot of curiosity."
  • Thomas Hardy (English): "Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness." (Far from the Madding Crowd)

ALWAYS ON

Best Coffee Spots Near Campus

Independent college town coffee shops are an extension of the university itself. Arguably, you cannot host an educational settlement without a coffee shop and vice-versa. With links to Addison & Steele.

Apr 06, 2026

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.

Apr 06, 2026

Bulletin Board

Curated updates posted by global standards developers.

Apr 06, 2026

English for Technical Professionals

Common-Core English prevalent in the Anglosphere must remain the Language of the World Wide Web. A 14-hour online learning program designed to provide non-native English speakers with a working knowledge of English techniques and vocabulary that are essential for working in today’s global technical workplace.

Apr 06, 2026

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 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.

Apr 06, 2026

National Electrical Definitions

Starting with the 2023 Edition, all of the technical definitions that were distributed across 9 chapters, nearly 900 articles and agreed upon by nearly 200-odd experts, will be relocated to a single (Article 100) and adjudicated by 12 experts. Results of the Second Draft Meetings, which we attended in Redondo Beach California last week, now enter the NITMAM stage of the NFPA code development process. Public consultation closes April 18th.

Apr 06, 2026

Spring Sport

We are consolidating over 10+ years of coverage of sport standards by the season now.  This is our first cut breaking the topic into four separate seasons.  Join us today at the usual hour when we sort through stabilized literature and the codes and standards open for public consultation

Apr 06, 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).

Apr 06, 2026

Graduation, Dating, Engagements, Weddings, Births & Obituaries

Pairing young people with a lifetime bond may be the most enduring reason for educational settlements to exist; and one that has received subtle disregard by higher education administrators and marketers of the "college experience".

Apr 06, 2026
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