I’m in charge of dinner tonight, so Little Miss H and I are going to make Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese sandwiches! It’s such an easy dinner that she can do almost all of it herself, I’ll just need to talk her through it. Find my recipe in the comments! pic.twitter.com/GVAi3t0I8f
Open agenda; Not Too Organized. Whatever anyone wants to talk about. We do this once every month. Yesterday’s “Student Accommodation” syllabus slid out of view for part of the day so it is reposted today. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
A massive number of colleges and universities have shut down within the last couple of years, or will shut down in the next few.
Many of these colleges have cited financial hardship or enrollment decline as reasons for closure. But what’s really going on? 🧵 pic.twitter.com/MoF1Iiejzd
We had so much fun celebrating the magic of this Swedish tradition by making flower wreaths, dancing around the maypole, enjoying a smorgasbord buffet and music with our American friends, families and allies here in DC. pic.twitter.com/NC9tEKa4RS
— Embassy of Sweden USA (@SwedeninUSA) June 21, 2024
In honor of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb’s birthday, we would like you to know that 1 coulomb is equal to the charge of 6.24 quintillion (billion billion) electrons! pic.twitter.com/VnrLu0Lb0P
— National Institute of Standards and Technology (@NIST) June 14, 2024
In honor of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb’s birthday, we would like you to know that 1 coulomb is equal to the charge of 6.24 quintillion (billion billion) electrons! pic.twitter.com/VnrLu0Lb0P
— National Institute of Standards and Technology (@NIST) June 14, 2024
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MSU Observatory will be open for public observing twice a month between April and September. Stay tuned for our public events schedule.. 🔭🌕🪐💫@MSUNatSci@michiganstateu
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The IEEE P3119 draft standard is designed to help strengthen AI procurement approaches, using due diligence to ensure that agencies are critically evaluating the AI services and tools they acquire.https://t.co/ujVJxZqjEm@InstituteIEEE
— IEEE Standards Association | IEEE SA (@IEEESA) May 19, 2024
— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) May 25, 2024
The word #standard is commonly used in daily language, so much so that people do not always reflect on its definition. Learn how ASTM International’s Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees (aka “Green Book”) defines them. #standards See https://t.co/oSBmwh1lbXpic.twitter.com/ynk87XDr7D
— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) May 18, 2024
🏆 We applaud the brilliant minds shortlisted for the 2024 IEEE PES Power Engineering Education Committee (PEEC) Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award!
The late King Harald followed a family path. His father, King Olav V, had studied at Balliol in the 1920s and remained attached to the college. The choice also fitted the close British–Norwegian royal relationship (Harald was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II) and Balliol’s standing in history, politics and economics—the subjects he read from 1960 to 1962 after finishing the Norwegian Military Academy. He later became an Honorary Fellow.
In the old collegiate tradition, the buttery was not
simply a café or bar. It belonged to the domestic machinery of the
college: the place associated with provisions, drink, accounts and the
daily feeding of a community of scholars.
At Balliol the tradition remains visible. The Buttery lies beneath the
Hall in the Garden Quadrangle and still serves drinks and light
refreshments. Hall, kitchen and Buttery therefore form an enduring
assembly: places where the intellectual life of the college is supported
by the ordinary necessities of eating, drinking and meeting one another.
Its importance is partly social. Tutorials and lectures may organize
learning, but places such as the Buttery provide the unprogrammed interval
afterward — conversation, friendship, argument and acquaintance across
generations.
A standard Olympic-sized swimming pool is defined by the following dimensions:
Length: 50 meters
Width: 25 meters
Depth: A minimum of 2 meters
Lanes: 10 lanes, each 2.5 meters wide
The total area of the pool is therefore 1,250 square meters, and it holds approximately 2,500 cubic meters (or 2.5 million liters) of water.
The organization that sets the standards for Olympic-sized pools is the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) — now World Aquatics — the governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, and open water swimming. FINA establishes the regulations for the dimensions and equipment of competition pools used in international events, including the Olympic Games.
The top ten universities that have produced Olympic champion:
The Nebraska claim centers on Omaha’s Blackstone Hotel in the 1920s when Lithuanian-born Jewish grocer Reuben Kulakofsky requested a corned beef and sauerkraut sandwich during a late-night poker game with a group nicknamed “The Committee” which included hotel owner Charles Schimmel. Schimmel’s son Bernard (a European-trained chef) is refined it by adding Swiss cheese and dressing, then grilling it on rye.
These are the standards most U.S. campuses apply at residence-hall move-in. They mix fire/life-safety codes with energy and cost controls. Details vary by school, but the pattern is consistent.
Fire and electrical safety
No open flames: candles, incense, fireworks, Sterno, grills.
No appliances with exposed heating elements: hot plates, toasters, toaster ovens, skillets, deep fryers; air fryers are banned on most campuses.
Cooking only in designated kitchens; in rooms, usually only a UL-listed microwave (often 700–1,000 W) or a university MicroFridge combo.
No halogen lamps, lava lamps, plastic-shade multi-bulb lamps, or space heaters unless the university issues them.
Extension cords banned or tightly limited; only UL-listed surge protectors plugged directly into the wall. No daisy-chaining.
Keep a clear 36-inch path to the door; do not block exits or prevent the door from opening 90 degrees.
Wall coverings limited (often 10–25% of a wall); hanging fabric/tapestries often banned unless fire-rated.
Upholstered furniture must meet fire-resistance labels such as CAL TB117-2013.
No lithium-ion micromobility devices (e-bikes, e-scooters, hoverboards) stored or charged in rooms on many campuses.
Do not cover, disable, or hang items from smoke detectors or sprinklers.
Health-and-safety inspections shortly after move-in.
Building and personal security
Card/fob access; do not prop exterior or stairwell doors.
Lock the room whenever you leave, even briefly.
Guests must be escorted; residents are responsible for them.
Weapons, ammunition, and realistic replicas prohibited.
Economy / energy standards
Mini-fridges typically capped at about 3.6–4.5 cubic feet; Energy Star models preferred or required.
One fridge and one microwave per room; extra units banned to avoid overloaded circuits and higher utility costs.
Many schools rent or install MicroFridge units because they use less energy than two separate appliances.
Personal window/portable ACs usually prohibited; cooling is centralized.
LED bulbs recommended; high-watt lamps discouraged.
Limit how many devices run at once so circuits do not trip.
Property-economy / damage control
No nails, duct tape, or adhesives that peel paint; Command strips often allowed.
No lofting with cinder blocks or unapproved risers (especially risers with built-in outlets).
No extra mattresses, waterbeds, or large non-university furniture.
Damage found at check-in/check-out is billed to the student.
New update alert! The 2022 update to the Trademark Assignment Dataset is now available online. Find 1.29 million trademark assignments, involving 2.28 million unique trademark properties issued by the USPTO between March 1952 and January 2023: https://t.co/njrDAbSpwBpic.twitter.com/GkAXrHoQ9T