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St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) is observed in Wales, where it is traditionally known in Welsh as Gŵyl San Steffan. It aligns with the Christian feast day commemorating Saint Stephen, and historically featured unique Welsh customs -- now avoided-- such as "holming" (beating late risers or servants with holly branches for good luck) or associations with wren-related traditions similar to those in Ireland.
Traditional Irish Soda Bread
"Follow along with Darina making Traditional Irish White Soda Bread." With links to detailed variants; among them an accepted American Emigrant variant.
Christmas Rewind
“And so we sit here in the midst of the end of the year, waiting for the bell to ring.” – Thomas Hardy (The Return of the Native)
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.
Graduation, Dating, Engagements, Weddings, Births & Obituaries
Pairing young people with a lifetime bond may be the most enduring reason for educational settlements to exist; and one that has received subtle disregard by higher education administrators and marketers of the "college experience".
Yorkshire Pudding
..."The Society has ruled on the acceptable dimensions of the Yorkshire pudding and is now issuing the definitive recipe. Standard Yorkshire pudding shall be 4 inches tall. The judgement followed an enquiry from an Englishman living in the Rockies in the USA who emailed the RSC seeking scientific advice on the chemistry of the dish following a string of [altitude related] kitchen flops...."
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). Next Tuesday the 30th, we review the financial reports of Original Equipment Manufacturers that influence electrotechnology standards setting.
Roast Goose
Dinner recipe for Advent Sundays from the School of Hospitality Business Management at WSU’s Carson College of Business. Executive Chef Jamie Callison developed the recipe for Washington State Magazine’s November 2019 issue. He was assisted by Chef de Cuisine Jason Butcherite and Student Culinary Lead Justin Walker. Recipe features local honey and seasoning.