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Snow Load

SNOW LOADS: GUIDE TO THE SNOW LOAD PROVISIONS OF ASCE 7-10

Library of Congress 2010 Edition

A tool for removing the snow from a roofpic.twitter.com/bYyVMrJZKD

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) January 27, 2025

Maslenitsa “Pancake Week”

University of Michigan: Celebrating Maslenitsa | Michigan State University: South Slavs in Michigan

Chicago Tribune: Russians Turn Great Lakes Area Into Another Baltic Sea

University of Michigan Slavic Languages & Literatures

Marquette University: A History of Slavic Studies in the United States

“At School Doors” 1897 | Nikolay Bogdanov-Belskyhttps://t.co/8FdvkJPUie
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— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) October 4, 2023

Midwestern Universities with the largest Slavic-American Communities:

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) – Strongest Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian communities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Large Polish and Ukrainian student presence
Ohio State University – Slavic student organizations, especially Polish and Russian
University of Wisconsin-Madison – Known for Eastern European and Slavic studies programs

“The Schoolgirl Reading by Lamplight” 1943 Nikolai Bogdanov-Belskyhttps://t.co/JNZReyfSGB https://t.co/LZl3inf7HJ pic.twitter.com/QuEtw3J8FP

— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) June 13, 2023

Polska

Inglenook

K-12 Schools with Fireplaces as a Library Focal Point

"Firelight magnifies the soul of a room, and it is there that life unfolds in its purest form" -- Thomas Hardy

wyoming catholic college 19 saturday fire

Robert Frost: "Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice."

An inglenook is an intimate space typically found beside a fireplace. Inglenooks often have built-in seating or benches, providing a comfortable spot for people to gather around the warmth of the fire. Originally inspired by cooking, but over time, they became more functional as spaces for relaxation, reflection, reading and socializing.

Today at the usual hour we examine that state of best practice literature for their safety and sustainability,

The codes, standards and guidelines that track accepted best practice:

ASME

ASME B31.9 – Building Services Piping

ASME B31.8 – Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

ASTM

ASTM E2726 – Standard Terminology Relating to Chimneys and Ventilation Systems

ASTM E2558 – Standard Test Method for Determining Particulate Matter Emissions from Fires in Wood-Burning Fireplaces

AGA

Natural Gas Transmission & Distribution

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Emission Standards (for Wood Stoves)

Compliance Requirements for Residential Wood Heaters

ICC

International Building Code: Chapter 21 Masonry

International Fuel Gas Code

IEEE

A Dynamic Equivalent Energy Storage Model of Natural Gas Networks for Joint Optimal Dispatch of Electricity-Gas Systems

NFPA

NFPA 221 Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances

NFPA 10 Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers

Underwriters Laboratories

UL 127 for factory-built fireplaces

UL 103 for chimney systems

United States Department of Energy

Fireplaces, Proper Ventilation for New Wood-Burning Fireplaces

“Fire at Full Moon” 1933 | Paul Klee

Representative Specifications:

University of Vermont: Ignite Your Knowledge of Fireplace Safety

City of Chicago: Gas Distribution Piping Inside of Buildings

University of Rochester: Fire Place Safety

University of Michigan

Town Gas

Fireplace Lounges

Facilities Operations and Development | Office of Student Life: How to Operate a Fire Extinguisher

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Student Life Facilities

Standards Ohio

Fireplace Safety

Why Are So Many Women Not Having Children?

Inglenook

Colloquy (February)

What Presidents Are Celebrated on Presidents’ Day? https://t.co/GGKvlPYiWu

— Home Quirer (@homequirer) February 19, 2024

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Abiit sed non oblitus | Michigan

Why Intellectuals Drift Towards Socialism

“Reflections on the motive power of fire: | Sadi Carnot

Standards February: Discovery & Invention

Standards January: Language

* 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)

Moral grandstanding in public discourse: Status-seeking motives as a potential explanatory mechanism in predicting conflict

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

Ibram X. Kendi (Henry Rogers): The Black Campus Movement: An Afrocentric Narrative History of the Struggle to Diversify Higher Education, 1965-1972

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Comparison of the Conceptions of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman

Hilary Clinton: There is Only the Fight…

John Kennedy: Appeasement at Munich

Janet Yellen: Employment, Output and Capital Accumulation in an Open Economy: A Disequilibrium Approach.

John Nash: Non-Cooperative Games

Reflections / John Nash

Professional Engineering Licensure

It’s the first day of #EngineersWeek 2025! Join the NAE this #Eweek2025 for a celebration of outstanding #engineering to inspire, engage and empower the next generation of engineers.

Stay connected with @theNAEng this #Eweek2025 here: https://t.co/OaxeE1t7GY pic.twitter.com/J3Pjv29uco

— National Academy of Engineering (@theNAEng) February 16, 2025

Intuitive Machines

Ferris State University was awarded a $15,000 prize in the 2023 Surveying Education Award competition. Learn more about the university’s Surveying Engineering program: https://t.co/4OxbZC7gVJ pic.twitter.com/TwPnyqpAPn

— NCEES (@NCEES) November 20, 2023