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Children’s Rights Management

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National Center for Family & Marriage Research

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Preparing Your Garden for Winter

Standards Maine

State Energy Codes

https://www.energycodes.gov/determinations

Highlandtown Community Association / US Congressional High School Art Competition / Click on image to see entries from all 50 states

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reviewed the 2018 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code and determined the updated edition would improve energy efficiency in buildings subject to the code compared to the 2015 edition. First. free access to the 2018 edition is linked below:

2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)

Final Determination Regarding Energy Efficiency Improvements in the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code

DOE analysis indicates that buildings meeting the 2018 IECC (as compared with buildings meeting the 2015 IECC) would result in national site energy savings of 1.68 percent, national source energy savings of 1.91 percent, and national energy cost savings of approximately 1.97 percent of residential building energy consumption. Many colleges and universities have real assets that are classified as residential.

Detailed analysis is linked below:

Energy Savings Analysis: ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2019 (64 pages)

Upon publication of this affirmative determination, each State is required by statute to certify that it has reviewed the provisions of its residential building code regarding energy efficiency, and made a determination as to whether to update its code to meet or exceed the 2018 IECC. Additionally, this notice provides guidance on state code review processes and associated certifications.

Public consultation closes December 10, 2021

We maintain this topic on our periodic Energy and E Pluribus Unum (State) colloquia. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.

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Michigan Blue Fortress

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Turkey Research

In the pursuit of Knowledge,
every day something is added.
In the practice of the Way,
every day something is dropped.

Less and less do you need to force things,
until finally you arrive at non-action.
When nothing is done,
nothing is left undone.
— Lao Tzu

“If you want to eat turkey on Thanksgiving you better go catch one”
– Me, to my two year old pic.twitter.com/Bd4mOgQHZj

— Ryan Leachman (@RG_Leachman) November 21, 2025

United States Department of Agriculture | Turkey Standards Country Report

Standards Pennsylvania

Breakfast Beer

…A Study of Beer and Brewing in 18th-Century England… | Bryan A. Guderian, 2001

The Pilgrims at the 1621 Plymouth harvest celebration almost certainly had a morning drink, and it was very likely beer. Here’s the evidence from primary sources and historical context:

Beer was the standard breakfast beverage for English people in the early 17th century, including the Pilgrims (many of whom were Separatists from Scrooby, England). Water was often unsafe or distrusted, especially in new settlements, so even children and pregnant women drank “small beer” (low-alcohol, around 1–3% ABV).
The Mayflower’s cargo manifest and passenger accounts show they brought large quantities of beer. Edward Winslow’s letter (December 1621) mentions they were running dangerously low on beer by late 1621, implying it was a daily staple they were rationing.
William Bradford (governor of Plymouth) wrote in Of Plymouth Plantation that when the Mayflower arrived, the crew was anxious to leave because their beer was nearly gone—they considered beer essential for health and survival.
On the day of the 1621 harvest celebration itself, the Wampanoag guests (90+ men) arrived unexpectedly. The English served what beverages they had, and surviving accounts suggest beer was among them (along with whatever distilled spirits or wine remained).

Standards Michigan | Drink

Meadowbrook Elementary School Kindergarten Thanksgiving Play
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