Hope College Christmas Vespers

Illumination technologies have had a pattern of consuming about 35 percent of building electrical energy use.  That number has been pressed downward with the expanded application of LED luminaires and occupant responsive controls; much of the transformation hastened by the IEEE, IES and ASHRAE best practice catalogs.

Today we run through the development status of these products with specific interest in exterior illumination best practice.  This topic also is covered in the 4 time monthly meetings of the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee.

https://standardsmichigan.com/illumination-400/

8th March 2014
Balloons are hard to ignore.
From my book 'Cambridge - Town & Gown' available at https://t.co/8I1DoF7Kzw and all bookshops pic.twitter.com/cY9LUeN0uh

— A Cambridge Diary (@acambridgediary) March 8, 2025

🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/tXKRTbixRB

— Coach J (@coachj4592) March 8, 2025

https://standardsmichigan.com/gallery-april-fools-day-pranks-2022/

https://youtu.be/gFVqhoJiunE

https://youtu.be/VW1vQTx1EhA?si=yKW5lTBy5haju2Be

Climate Change as Religion

Teachers shape lives in ways they may never fully see. A kind word, an extra effort, or a belief in a student’s potential can change the course of a life. Let’s take a moment today to appreciate the educators who have made an impact. 🍎✨ #ThankATeacher #EducationForAll… pic.twitter.com/L74rAXijZC

— 𝕂𝕖𝕣𝕚 𝕊𝕜𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤, Ed.D (@KeriSkeeters) February 19, 2025

https://youtu.be/6i_-5hA1Bl0

Beginning at 4 p.m. today, ROTC cadets will keep vigil for 24 hours at the Clarke Memorial Fountain in honor of Veterans Day.

Following the vigil will be a presentation by retired U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Geurtz, a 1975 @NDAlumni and Air Force ROTC Detachment 225 graduate. pic.twitter.com/tl2Oh5ySfR

— University of Notre Dame (@NotreDame) November 8, 2023

Some emotional moments of soldiers coming home 😭😭pic.twitter.com/tA1FSUCbgy

— Kevin W. (@Brink_Thinker) January 18, 2025

21 pictures that will change the way you think:

1. pic.twitter.com/b0gJ8DNzq6

— Gladiators zone (@Gladiatorszonee) November 30, 2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/YEfnmVYQfrTPNCV6/

https://www.facebook.com/copperislandacademy/videos/1472248210165090

Stock photos whenever the media run literally any story: mixed race couples, hijabis, gays and any other minority.

Stock photos whenever the media run a story on conscription: exclusively white men.

Got the message yet, white boys? pic.twitter.com/frY7ol30vN

— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) December 3, 2024

😬 pic.twitter.com/RQk2QOAFPn

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 4, 2024

Who lived when? pic.twitter.com/2RoYcA5ina

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 3, 2024

Worked through the rain today to hit our deadline. Only two figures to add to the wall! pic.twitter.com/vaBi7tWk6E

— Sabin Howard (@SabinHoward) August 9, 2024

https://standardsmichigan.com/dahlgren-hall-coffee-stories/

Map shows countries that do not have an army. The biggest and most impressive (or naive?) example is Costa Rica. If you don’t have an army you better have good neighbors or good allies. Source: https://t.co/oMaGYk5Z8a pic.twitter.com/5Y8Nen4218

— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) January 26, 2025