ALWAYS ON
Hot chocolate vs. hot cocoa
"Hot cocoa and hot chocolate are terms that we often used interchangeably. Technically, hot cocoa and hot chocolate are as different as milk chocolate and bittersweet chocolate. Hot cocoa is made with cocoa powder, the way my mother made it when I was a kid. Hot chocolate is made from melting chocolate bars into cream." - Dixie Sanborn
Nourriture Hiver
Today we break down the catalog for food safety in education communities; with primary attention to consultations from private standard developing organizations and federal agencies charged with food safety. We do so with sensitivity to animals and plants and sustainability of the global food supply chain. Many school cafeterias are central fixtures in neighborhood food supply.
The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg
About how the export component of the United States education industry is cooking its own goose. With link to a Cornell University Cooperative Extension roast goose recipe.
Quadrivium: Winter
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.
Birds of a Feather Flourish Together
Lord Kelvin said: 'If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it." Accordingly two married University of Arizona researchers --- Richard Lane and Karen Weihs -- create “Lovebird Scale” to measure the quality of long-term relationships.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).
Commercial Cooking Operations
Typically there are hundreds of kitchenettes, residence hall kitchens and industrial-scale kitchens in university hospital systems. This standard provides minimum fire safety requirements (preventative and operative) related to the design, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of all public and private cooking operations. Public comment on the Second Draft of the 2027 Edition will be received until March 31st.