“Port Meadow is absolutely beautiful and a wonderful place to swim. We often swim in a different spot from other open water swimming groups in order to create a more relaxed environment – especially for our beginners. We do special beginners swims on Saturdays, to ease new members into the practise slowly and very carefully.
Safety is paramount, so I’ll walk them in to the water and they can immerse themselves as much as they want. We never allow anyone to jump or dive into cold water – the shock can cause a swimmer to gulp for air and subsequently ingest water; it’s always a gentle process.” — Ellie
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For the 20th year, Elon University has been recognized as a leader in study abroad by the Institute of International Education. Elon is ranked #1 in the percentage of undergraduate students who participate in study abroad among doctoral universities. https://t.co/kak6mETp2Qpic.twitter.com/0m7fyJ4rzT
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Lakeland Florida high school offers free clothes and laundry facilities. Expansion of this concept to Saturdays for all students in the district would contribute to greater utilization of square footage that is normally unused. It may also lower energy cost and contribute to “family feeling” in the district.
I was admiring my gran’s sewing machine today. I think it was probably her mother’s. Amazing that a mass-produced tool was made to look like *this*. pic.twitter.com/fiT5NxtzNA
The 98th commencement ceremony for H.B. Plant High School celebrates the remarkable graduating class of 2025!
🎓 “Your dedication, perseverance, and willingness to give your all have brought you to this moment. As you move forward, embrace every opportunity with the same spirit… pic.twitter.com/oJ9K1NSgeG
— Hillsborough Schools (@HillsboroughSch) May 24, 2025
The ISI is a nonprofit organization founded in 1953 by Frank Chodorov and William F. Buckley Jr. to promote conservative and libertarian ideas on American college campuses. ISI educates students through publications (e.g., Modern Age, The Intercollegiate Review), campus lectures, honors programs, and fellowships that emphasize free-market economics, limited government, traditional values, and the Western intellectual tradition.
Independent of political parties, it has influenced generations of conservative leaders, including judges, journalists, and policymakers. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ISI remains active in countering perceived leftist dominance in higher education
“The expansion of higher education has been paid for by the taxpayer,
and the taxpayer has been rewarded with the systematic destruction
New ISI chapters and new Collegiate Network publications reflect a growing demand for thoughtful, principled conservatism. Discover the work happening across the ISI community at the link below.https://t.co/F1tmk1741Tpic.twitter.com/XqCn1lSITY
William F. Buckley Jr. and Russell Kirk were the twin pillars of post-war American conservatism, yet with distinct emphases. Kirk, the traditionalist, rooted conservatism in moral order, permanence, prescription, and the “permanent things” of Western civilization—famously outlining it in The Conservative Mind (1953). Buckley, the fusionist, built National Review to unite traditionalists, libertarians, and anti-communists under a practical political banner, emphasizing individual liberty and anti-statism.Though Kirk criticized libertarian excesses and Buckley occasionally chided traditionalist “reaction,” they admired each other deeply. Buckley called Kirk the conservative movement’s “benign patriarch”; Kirk praised Buckley’s role in making conservatism intellectually respectable and politically viable. Their friendship and mutual influence forged the enduring traditionalist-libertarian synthesis of modern American conservatism
“The seeming infinitude of internet content renders it transient: just one more funny video, just one more brightly-colored photo from family vacation, just one more horror story on the news, just one more passionately-written think piece.” pic.twitter.com/i71OLQmOqJ
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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
