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Christmas Bread & “Liberty Teas”
"Having visited my great grandmother, Omi, in Germany multiple times growing up, I’ve always had a special connection to German baked goods. While I have yet to find the perfect German pretzel in the U.S. or a recipe that yields a decent replica, I have discovered that stollen — a traditional German Christmas bread — is relatively easy to recreate in my own kitchen." -- Alison Tashima, Class of 2024
Observatories & Planetariums
"The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden" -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca, "Naturales Quaestiones" 62 A.D.
Fiske Planetarium
The largest planetarium on a U.S. college or university campus is the Fiske Planetarium which features a 65-foot diameter dome. It seats over 200. It has undergone significant technological upgrades, making it one of the most advanced planetariums in the country. It offers a variety of shows, including live demonstrations and immersive experiences that simulate different cosmic phenomena and environments.
Gallery: Planetariums
Planetariums are central features in many education communities; including secondary school campuses. They are special "theaters" that present educational and entertaining shows about the night sky or provide training in celestial navigation. Content is presented across a dome-shaped projection screen onto which scenes of stars, planets, and other celestial objects can be made to appear and move realistically to simulate the complex 'motions of the heavens' with highly specialized projectors that have evolved over centuries.
Baked Potato Strips
Part of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) "Mainely Dish" Recipe Video Series.
Kitchens 300
Large commercial kitchens common in school cafeterias, dormitories, sports venues and hospitals are monster energy loads. Today we update our understanding of codes, standards, guidelines and recent research into best practice discovery and promulgation.
Natural Gas Transmission & Distribution
Natural gas systems are deeply integrated into educational settlements: providing fuel to district energy plants, hospital backup power systems, hot water systems to residence halls and kitchens to name a few. The AGA catalog is fairly stable; reflected in the relative reliability of the US natural gas distribution network. The current edition of the parent AGA standard is dated 2024 and harmonizes with NFPA 54.
Quadrivium: Autumn
Educational settlements are where people come to feel at home in beautiful surroundings. 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.