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Grandma’s Chicken Soup
"A feel-good study by one of UNMC’s top researchers has proven to be comfort food for the media for nearly 30 years. Several years ago, Stephen Rennard, MD, one of UNMC’s top scientists, decided it would be fun to put the old folk wisdom to the test. Cultures all over the world have some version of the credo that if you’re sick, you should eat chicken soup. It’ll make you feel better. Grandma says so! So it must be true."
print (“Hello World!”)
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.
Technical Barriers to Trade
We track action in international administrative procedures that affect the safety and sustainability agenda of education communities. From time to time -- as in the case of specialty research or ICT equipment -- we find product purchasing contracts may contain boilerplate regarding conformity to applicable regulations found in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.
Eurocodes
The Eurocode catalog was inspired by the shared desire for improving the European market for construction products and engineering services by eliminating the disparities that hinder their free circulation within the Community. They are currently at the stage of maintenance and evolution in order to address the variety of new methods, new materials, new regulatory requirements and new societal needs developing and to extend harmonization.
Quadrivium: Autumn
Educational settlements are where 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 (sometimes invisibly) in public law. We explore the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Daily colloquia topics appear on our CALENDAR. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Freely Available ICT Standards
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.
World Standards Week 2025
This year’s events will be held in person only to foster networking opportunities, increase engagement, and support collaborations that advance the standardization community’s shared goals. October 21-23, Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Rockville Maryland. Link to ANSI's 2025-2026 Student Paper Competition. (2000 words due by June 5, 2026)
Current Issues and Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. 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). We have one electrical proposal on the agenda of the International Code Council's Committee Action Hearings in Cleveland October 22-30. We begin coverage of satellite-based internet service to community colleges.
Design Standard Readability
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.