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“Reflections on the motive power of fire: | Sadi Carnot
* Lyndon B. Johnson played a significant role in the passage of the Education Acts of 1965, which consisted of two key pieces of legislation: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Higher Education Act (HEA).
As President of the United States, Johnson made education reform a priority of his administration and saw it as a means of addressing poverty and inequality in America. He signed the ESEA into law in April 1965, which was designed to provide funding to schools serving low-income students and aimed to close the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their more affluent peers. The ESEA also provided funds for teacher training and other educational programs.
In November of the same year, Johnson signed the HEA into law, which provided funding for college and university education and sought to make higher education more accessible to all Americans.
Together, these Education Acts of 1965 were a significant achievement for Johnson’s administration and played a crucial role in expanding educational opportunities for millions of Americans. They marked a major shift in federal education policy and helped to establish the federal government’s role in shaping education policy in the United States.
National Institutes of Health (Library of Medicine)
Dr. Jill Jacobs-Biden: Student Retention at the Community College: Meeting Student’s Needs
Michelle Obama: Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community
Dr. Claudine Gay: Taking charge: Black electoral success and the redefinition of American politics
Hilary Clinton: There is Only the Fight…
John Kennedy: Appeasement at Munich
John Nash: Non-Cooperative Games
Cowboy Coffee
“We wish to suggest a structure
for the salt of deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA).
This structure has novel features
which are of considerable biological interest….”
James Watson | “Nature” April 1953
“The Valley of Wyoming” 1865 Jasper Cropsey
This simple method preparing hot coffee evolved from open flame; out on the range. The result is a strong, robust cup that retains grittiness due to the coarse grind and the absence of a filter. Cowboy coffee is more about utility and simplicity rather than precision and refinement, which aligns with the rugged and practical nature of cowboy life. Here’s how it’s typically made:
Ingredients:
Coarsely ground coffee beans, water.
Equipment:
A pot (often a simple metal or enamel coffee pot), a heat source (campfire or portable stove), and a way to separate the grounds from the liquid (like pouring or using a fine mesh strainer).
Process:
Add coarsely ground coffee to the pot. The amount can vary based on personal preference, but it’s generally a couple of tablespoons of coffee per cup of water.
Add water to the pot. Again, the ratio of coffee to water can be adjusted based on taste preferences.
Place the pot on the heat source and bring it to a near-boil. Watch it carefully to avoid boiling over.
Once it’s heated, let it steep for a few minutes. Some cowboys might toss in a crushed eggshell to help settle the grounds.
Remove the pot from the heat and let it sit for a moment to allow the coffee grounds to settle.
Pour the coffee carefully to avoid pouring the grounds into your cup.
Locals swear by it:
“Cowboy coffee ain’t as easy as it looks. It takes some know-how to make it right.” – Unknown
“You can’t compromise with a cup of weak coffee.” – Cowboy Proverb
“There are only two things that a cowboy can’t do without – his horse and his coffee.” – Unknown
“A cowboy’s day starts with coffee and ends with whiskey.” – Unknown
“Life is too short for bad coffee.” – Unknown
“Cowboy coffee: where the grounds are meant to be chewed, not sipped.” – Unknown
“The Liberals are Coming, and They’re Bringing Fancy Coffee” https://t.co/XykfCFYZgVhttps://t.co/exHU6TR2h9
America is changed by flight from miserable Blue States to better Red States—only to import the policies that created the misery they fled from in the first place. pic.twitter.com/OaVVgrTxJr— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) October 31, 2022
A comparison of the conception of God in the thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman
Open Review University Microfilms | Ann Arbor Michigan
Stanford University: Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
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American Psychological Association Dissertation Standards
Boston University Guide for Writers of Theses and Dissertations
University of Michigan Dissertation Formatting
History of University Microfilms Ann Arbor Michigan
Donut Expedition
“…I found myself in the midst of a civilization that had advanced beyond all the great dreams of my forebears. I had thought my home would be a simple place for pastoral people, people who made their living from agriculture. But it was already a complex place, an iron and steel and railway and grain-exchange city, the gates to the prairie…”
— Saul Bellow, (Nobel Laureate 1976)
The College by the Cup: Grounds of Being
University of Chicago Financial Position 2024: $11.589B | University of Chicago Facilities Services
Town Gas
Brought to You by Howard: Alice H. Parker’s historic patent of the gas heater warms the world
Different Trends in Worldwide Natural Gas Distribution Market Outlook: Ken Research
Historically, “Town Gas” referred to a manufactured gaseous fuel, primarily produced from coal, that was supplied to homes and businesses in towns and cities for heating and lighting purposes. We use it as a general term for a manufactured gas distributed through educational settlements because of its cleaner and safer properties. Among them:
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Heating and Cooling – Most settlements use natural gas to power boilers and furnaces for heating buildings during cold months. It also fuels absorption chillers for air conditioning in warmer seasons.
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Electricity Generation – Settlements with cogeneration (combined heat and power) plants use natural gas to produce electricity while capturing waste heat for heating, improving energy efficiency.
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Cooking Facilities – Dining halls rely on natural gas for precise and reliable cooking, making meal preparation efficient.
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Laboratories and Research – Science and engineering labs use natural gas for Bunsen burners, sterilization, and other experimental applications requiring controlled flames.
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Hot Water Supply – Dormitories, gyms, and other campus facilities use natural gas water heaters to provide a continuous supply of hot water for showers, washing, and sanitation.
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Transportation – Some universities operate shuttle buses and service vehicles on compressed natural gas (CNG), reducing emissions and fuel costs.
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Emergency Backup Power – Natural gas generators provide backup power during outages, ensuring critical systems, like research labs and data centers, remain operational.
Glorious gas lamps of London
Their warm glow adds beauty to these winter evenings pic.twitter.com/UgHK8yh2YN
— Conor Lynch (@c_k_lynch) February 18, 2025
Safety and Sustainability Bibliography:
International Standards:
ISO 13686 – Specifies the quality of natural gas for use in various applications.
ISO 14001 – Provides environmental management standards for reducing the environmental impact of natural gas operations.
ISO 50001 – Energy management system standard for improving energy efficiency, including natural gas usage.
IEC 60079 – Covers explosive atmospheres, ensuring safety in handling natural gas in industrial settings.
OHSAS 18001 (now ISO 45001) – Occupational health and safety standards for workplaces dealing with natural gas.
IPCC Guidelines – International standards for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas operations.
U.S. Standards:
49 CFR Part 192 – Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations, governing natural gas pipeline transportation.
EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) – Requires natural gas facilities to report emissions data.
ANSI/GPTC Z380.1, Guide for Gas Transmission, Distribution, and Gathering Piping Systems
NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code) – Covers safe installation and use of natural gas in buildings.
NFPA 58 – Safety regulations for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), including storage and handling.
ASME B31.8 – Pipeline safety code for natural gas transmission and distribution.
Clean Air Act (CAA) – Regulates air emissions from natural gas production and consumption.
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) – Encourages sustainable fuel alternatives, including renewable natural gas (RNG).
State of Michigan Technical Standards for Gas Service
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Natural Gas Policies
Schools, Colleges, Universities, Hospitals (Educational Settlements)
University of Michigan Design Guidelines
Related:
Architectural “Neighborhoods”
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Sacred Spaces
“We need the sense of the sacred, and the sense that things transcend our grasp.
We need to know that we are dependent on others,
and that the condition of our existence is the existence of others.”
“View of Eton College Chapel” 1834 William Ingalton
The founding of many education communities is inspired by faith communities. In many of them the place of worship was the very first building. College and university chapels are central places of worship for students, staff and faculty, and provide a space for solitude and reflection. A place for feeling at home in the world.
International Building Code | Section 303.4 Assembly Group A-3
There are several hundred technical standards, or parts of standards, that govern how churches and chapels are made safe and sustainable. Owing to innovations in construction, operation and management methods, those standards move, ever so slightly, on a near-daily basis. They are highly interdependent; confounded by county-level adaptations; and impossible to harmonize by adoption cycle. That movement tracked here as best we can within the limit of our resources and priorities. That’s why it’s best to simply click into our daily colloquia if you have a question or need guidance.
Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi.
The 13th century Eucharistic chant of Ave verum corpus was set to music by Mozart in 1791 to be sung especially to celebrate the feast day.
Here I sing it in the historic chapel of Launde Abbey. #History pic.twitter.com/frkUFkPHVj
— Katie Marshall (@KatieHistory) June 11, 2023
Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief | Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray, Sam Harris
Taylor University | Grant County Indiana
The image criteria of our WordPress theme does not permit many images of college and university chapels to be shown fully-dimensioned on sliders or widget galleries. We reproduce a few of the outsized images here and leave the complexities of financing, designing, building and maintaining of them in a safe and sustainable manner for another day. CLICK HERE for the links to our Sacred Space Standards workspace.
Click on any image for author attribution, photo credit or other information*.
Orchard Lake Schools | Oakland County Michigan
Saint Leo University | Pasco County Florida
In the sun-dappled chapel, all 155 new families were welcomed to the start of their Denstone journey. #ItStartsHere pic.twitter.com/veefqSVBGG
— Head | Denstone College (@DenstoneHead) September 3, 2023
Newman University Chapel Dublin
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen:
not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
— C.S. Lewis
Vilnius University
Mount St. Joseph University | Hamilton County Ohio
The “Dark Ages” produced the most divine vessels of light ever built.
Sainte-Chapelle:pic.twitter.com/B2lPLtWEVx
— Culture Critic (@Culture_Crit) February 12, 2024
Sainte-Chapelle:pic.twitter.com/B2lPLtWEVx
— Culture Critic (@Culture_Crit) February 12, 2024
Marian University Indianapolis
Wittenberg University
Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem
University of San Diego
Augustana University | Minnehaha County South Dakota
Bucknell University Pennsylvania
Carroll College All Saints Chapel Montana
Marquette University Wisconsin
Saint Louis University Missouri
University of St. Thomas Minnesota
Keuka College New York
جامعة الأزهر (الشريف)
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
University of Chicago
Thomas Aquinas College California
St. Albans School | District of Columbia
Princeton University
Yale University
Harvard University
Piula Theological College Samoa
Universität zu Lübeck
Wycliffe College
Universitat de Barcelona
Hillsdale College
Liberty University
Gordon College
Colorado University Denver
Walla Walla University / Washington
University of the Incarnate Word / San Antonio, Texas
Pepperdine University / California
University of Kentucky
Loyola Marymount University / Los Angeles, California
Lourdes University
Seton Hall University
Durlston Court Prep School Chapel
Colorado University Denver
Luther College at the University of Regina / Saskatchewan, Canada
계명대학교 / Keimyung University Chapel, South Korea
U.S. Coast Guard Memorial Chapel | New London, Connecticut
Saint John’s University | Photo by Paul Middlestaedt
Trinity College / Hartford, Connecticut
Georgetown University Chapel | Washington, D.C.
Kings College Chapel | Auckland, New Zealand
Brigham Young University / Idaho
Newman University Church / Dublin
Our Lady of the Lake University / San Antonio, Texas
Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas
St. John’s College Oxford
United States Naval Academy Chapel
Wellington College Chapel
Fitzwilliam College Chapel Cambridge
Sorbonne Université
West Point | US Army Cadet Chapel
Hebrew Union College
Tuskegee University Chapel
The Spring Hill College Chapel | Mobile, Alabama
Boston University
University of Tennessee at Chattangooga
Wake Forest University
Auburn University Chapel
Davis & Elkins College
University of Tulsa
Randolph College Chapel
Sewanee | The University of the South
King’s College Chapel | University of Cambridge
Hope College | Holland, Michigan
Duke University | Durham, North Carolina
Christ’s Chapel | Hillsdale College, Michigan
Basilica of the Sacred Heart | University of Notre Dame | South Bend, Indiana
Three Faith Chapels | Brandeis University
University of Wroclaw | Jesuit College | Wrocław, Poland
Alma College Chapel | Alma, Michigan
Stanford Memorial Church | Palo Alto, California
Universidad Adventista Templo | Buenos Aires, Argentina
St. Thomas of Villanova University Chapel | Villanova, Pennsylvania
St. Paul’s Chapel | Columbia University | New York City
Scotch College Chapel | Melbourne, Australia
Princeton University Chapel
United States Air Force Cadet Chapel | Colorado Springs
Chapelle Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne | Paris
Memorial Chapel | Glasgow University | Glasgow, Scotland
Alice Millar Chapel | Northwestern University
Bowdoin College Chapel | Brunswick, Maine
Loyola University Chapel | Madonna della Strada Chicago
Heinz Memorial Chapel | University of Pittsburgh
Madonna University Chapel | Livonia, Michigan
Vassar College Chapel | Poughkeepsie, New York
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Chapel | Cambridge, Massachusetts
St. Ignatius Church | University of San Francisco
Church of the Resurrection | Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, Indiana
Baughman Center | University of Florida
Exeter College Chapel | Oxford University
More coming.
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