What first appeared as a fringe item on mobile kitchens in 1950s rural Québec can now be found everywhere from fine dining menus at top restaurants to fast-food chains. It has become a symbol of Québécois and Canadian cuisine and culture. In some US restaurants a variant of this hearstopping mix of fries, gravy and cheese is called "Disco Fries".
Today at 15:00 UTC we break down consultations on titles relevant to education communities in the United States specifically; but also with sensitivity educational settlements in other geographies where thousands of like-minded organizations also provide credentialing, instruction, research, a home for local fine arts and sport.
This relatively new committee administered by the United States provides business and government with a template for developing national healthcare policy. Public consultation on draft titles arrive on at a fairly brisk pace.
In accordance with ISO/IEC JTC 1 and the ISO and IEC Councils, some International Standards and other deliverables are made freely available to promulgate leading practice and hasten market acceptance. Today we examine three titles covering the global vocabulary of information and communication technology.
Educational settlements are where many people come to feel at home in beautiful surroundings. The catalog that informs the safety and sustainability of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day. Titles are unstable, time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We explore the action continuously; assign priorities, then schedule a separate teleconference to formulate responses to public consultations. Daily colloquia topics appear on our CALENDAR.
Standards Australia was established in 1922 and is recognised through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian government as the peak non-government standards development body in Australia. It is a company limited by guarantee, with 73 members representing groups interested in the development and application of technical standards and related products and services.
"Changing your mind, after all, is proof that have got one." - Sir Roger Scruton
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. The 2026 National Electrical Code where sit on CMP-15 overseeing health care facility electrical issues should be released for public use any day now. We have one electrical proposal on the agenda of the International Code Council's Group B Committee Action Hearings in Cleveland in October.
There is a common standard by which the readability of documents can be measured. It is sometimes used for regulatory purposes, such as in healthcare, to ensure publications have a level of readability that is understandable and accessible by a wider portion of the population.