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"Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness." -- Thomas Hardy (Far from the Madding Crowd, 1874)
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Catfish
Aquaculture specialist Dr. Jimmy Avery provides overview of the Mississippi catfish industry. Link to traditional cornmeal recipe.
Practical Jokes 2026
When done in good humor, April Fool's Day pranks set a tone of camaraderie and community among students, teachers, and staff. They can create shared memories and experiences that bring people together.
Healthcare Facilities Code
Yesterday's end of the public comment period on the 2027 Healthcare Facilities Code precedes our work on the 2029 National Electrical Code ( which accepts new input until next Thursday). These two codes have become increasingly intertwined since 1993 when we began in advocating on behalf of large university healthcare systems. During our regular Office Hours, we compare and contrast the two codes side by side. Please use the login credentials located at the upper right of our home page.
Six Week Priority
For the entirety of March, and until April 9th, we focus on preparing response to proposed changes to the IEEE 2028 National Electrical Safety Code, and to prepare fresh new ideas for the 2028 NFPA National Electrical Code. Topics coverage normally scheduled for this time of year will be accessible but our daily online meetings will start with work on those two standards. To join the "code-writing and vote-getting" use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Gallery: Doctoral Dissertations, et al
Links to Masters and Doctoral Theses of Dr. Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Martin Luther King, Ibraam X. Kendi, Dr. Claudine Gay, Janet Yellen, John F. Kennedy and John Nash. A few of them are hilarious.
2029 National Electrical Code
Public input on the 2029 Revision will be received until April 9th. Over the next weeks and months -- typically meeting twice a day every Tuesday -- we will pull forward our previous proposals and draft original proposals relevant to the education and healthcare electrotechnical infrastructure of educational settlements; one of America's largest building construction markets.
Chapel Prank
"A group of Wheaton College Juniors recreated Jesus' miracle in John 6, this time featuring more than 2,200 [Krispy Kreme] donuts" (John 6:1-15)