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K-TAG Matrix for Healthcare Facilities

CMS 2786R | MOMS.GOV

University of Iowa

Technical committees of the International Code Council synchronize best practice discovery processes with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services using this matrix, linked here without comment. For more information contact Kimberly Paarlberg (kpaarlberg@iccsafe.org).

ICC KTAGS Group B Existing Hospitals

Life Safety Code

Healthcare Facilities Code


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Ensuring compliance with Life Safety and Health Care Facilities codes

Sport News

Michigan State University | Ingham County

Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Skiing Association

College Bowl Games

Fernando Mendoza’s post game interview after winning the Big Ten
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Michigan Girl, Our Michigan Girl….

Sport Standards

 

 

Mixed Gender Sport by Design

Engineering in Sport



“Rowing is more poetry than sport.” — George Pocock (‘Boys in the Boat’ 2024), a British-born boat builder, rowing coach, and influential figure in American rowing, best known for his craftsmanship of racing shells and his philosophical approach to the sport.

Winter Sport

“There is no greater glory for a man than that which he wins with his own hands and feet.” (Homer, Iliad c. 8th Century BCE)

Graduation, Dating, Engagements, Weddings, Births & Obituaries


Michigan State University

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Weddings

 



Nine years later and first day as husband and wife they got to finally sneak a kiss in one of the first places they ever passed notes

Hun School Of Princeton

“…I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” –W.B. Yeats | ‘He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven’

“Nature’s Masterpiece”

Several colleges and universities have “kissing benches” or similar traditions tied to romance on campus.

Michigan State University Beaumont Tower: Nick and Myra Kanillopoulos

Syracuse University. Kissing Bench: This bench on the Quad is steeped in tradition. Legend has it that if a couple kisses on the bench, they will eventually marry. Conversely, if a single person sits there alone, they risk staying single forever.

University of Idaho.  Hello Walk and Kissing Rock: While not a bench, this area on campus features a large rock where students have historically kissed. It’s a romantic tradition for couples at the university.

Florida State University Kissing Bench

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Clemson University Lover’s Lane

Illinois State University

University of Cambridge: St. John’s College Bridge of Sighs

University of Oxford: The Bridge of Sighs

University of Bath Somerset County: Sham Castle

Weddings

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

University of Wyoming Net Position 2025: $1.554B $ Facilities Revenue Bonds

 

The University of Wyoming Extension service provides research and education to farmers and ranchers; funded by federal, state, and local sources:

  • Agricultural production and management: The Extension service provides information and resources on topics such as crop production, livestock management, and farm business management.
  • Soil and water management: The Extension service offers expertise on soil fertility, irrigation, water quality, and conservation practices.
  • Pest management: The Extension service provides resources and support for integrated pest management, including information on insect and disease control, weed management, and pesticide safety.
  • Youth education: The Extension service offers educational programs and activities for youth interested in agriculture, including 4-H clubs and competitions.
  • Community development: The Extension service works with local communities to support economic development, tourism, and natural resource conservation.

The Extension service also offers consultations, workshops, field days, and other events to help farmers and ranchers stay up-to-date on the latest research and technologies in agriculture.

Standards Wyoming

Morrill Land-Grant Act

Albert Bierstadt: Landscapes of the American West

For the Beauty of the Earth

 

This hymn is a celebration of God’s creation and the beauty of nature, and it has become a popular choice for services that focus on gratitude and thanksgiving.

Hymn written by Folliott S. Pierpoint, an English poet and hymnist; published in 1864 and sung to the tune “Dix”, which was composed by Conrad Kocher in 1838.

For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies,

Refrain: Lord of all, to thee we raise This our joyful hymn of praise.

For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon, and stars of light,

(Refrain)

For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth and friends above, For all gentle thoughts and mild,

(Refrain)

For thy church that evermore Lifteth holy hands above, Offering up on every shore Her pure sacrifice of love,

(Refrain)

For thyself, best Gift Divine, To the world so freely given, For that great, great love of thine, Peace on earth, and joy in heaven.  (Refrain)

 

Standards Arkansas

Seed the Future

Agriculture

“Do Women Have Evolved Mate Preferences for Men with Resources?”

1991: A Reply to Smuts

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David M. Buss
1991: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

Research by more than 50 scientists studying more than 10,000 individuals inhabiting 33 countries, six continents, and five islands supports the hypothesis that women have evolved mate preferences for men who show cues of resource possession or resource acquisition potential. Smuts’ (1991) apparent view that these species-typical preferences do not exist is contravened by the scientific evidence. Repeated assertions that “behaviors depends on context” do not illuminate our understanding in the absence of specifying which behaviors, which contexts, and which evolved mechanisms are activated by the relevant contextual input. Progress in the study of evolution and human behavior depends on using key terms in consensually defined rather than idiosyncratic ways, on distinguishing evolved psychological mechanisms from manifest behavior, and on giving greater weight to cumulative scientific evidence than to subjective impressions.

Robert W. Smuts (often cited as R.W. Smuts), a researcher affiliated with the Evolution and Human Behavior Program at the University of Michigan at the time.In 1991, David M. Buss published a paper titled “Do women have evolved mate preferences for men with resources? A reply to Smuts” in Ethology and Sociobiology (Vol. 12, Issue 5, pp. 401–408).  Context of the Exchange:

  • This was part of a debate in evolutionary psychology/anthropology around Buss’s influential 1989 cross-cultural study on sex differences in mate preferences.
  • Smuts (R.W.) critiqued aspects of Buss’s work, particularly regarding evolved preferences versus actual behavior, and universality claims.
  • Buss defended the large-scale international data (10,000+ participants across 33+ countries) showing species-typical female preferences for resource-related traits.

Note: This is not Barbara B. Smuts (the prominent primatologist), who is a different person.  This exchange is a classic example of early 1990s debates in evolutionary psychology about mate preferences.

 

Department of Psychology (Architect: Smith, Hinchman & Grylls 1920)

The Struggle for Control of Mother’s Day

Standards West Virginia

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“Mother with Child” | Leon Jean Basile Perrault 1894

Mother’s Day is celebrated on different days in different countries and regions. However, here is a list of some countries and the dates:

United States: Second Sunday in May
United Kingdom: Fourth Sunday in Lent
Australia: Second Sunday in May
Canada: Second Sunday in May
New Zealand: Second Sunday in May
India: Second Sunday in May
Mexico: May 10th
Japan: Second Sunday in May
France: Last Sunday in May or First Sunday in June
Germany: Second Sunday in May
Italy: Second Sunday in May
Brazil: Second Sunday in May
Egypt, Mother’s Day is celebrated on March 21st.
Israel, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the 30th day of the Jewish month of Shvat, which usually falls in February.
India, Mother’s Day is not an official holiday, but it is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, the same as in the United States.
Japan, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, but it is not a public holiday.
South Africa, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, the same as in the United States.
Thailand, Mother’s Day is celebrated on August 12th, which is the birthday of Queen Sirikit, the current queen consort of Thailand.

 

Nourriture de printemps

University of Vermont | Chittenden County

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 schools are the communal cafeterias for the communities that own and operate them and run at commercial scale.

We prepare responses to public consultations released by standards developing organizations which, in many cases, have significant conformance enterprises.  Core titles are published by the ANSI accredited organizations listed below:

3-A Sanitary Standards

Catalog

ASHRAE International

The ASHRAE catalog is the most cross-cutting and fastest moving catalog in the land.   If you claim ownership of the United States energy domain you pretty much capture everything related campus safety and sustainability.  Best to deal with it on a day-by-day basis as we usually do according to daily topics shown on our CALENDAR.

Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

National Electrical Safety Code   (Our particular interest lies in the safety and reliability of off-campus agricultural and research facilities that receive power from regulated utilities)

Kitchen Safety and Security System for Children

TupperwareEarth: Bringing Intelligent User Assistance to the “Internet of Kitchen Things”

Designing an IoT based Kitchen Monitoring and Automation System for Gas and Fire Detection

Re-Inventing the Food Supply Chain with IoT: A Data-Driven Solution to Reduce Food Loss

International Code Council

Commercial Kitchens

International Building Code Assembly Group A-2

International Building Code Group U Section 312 Agricultural Buildings

International Building Code Moderate Hazard Factory Industrial Group F-1 (Food Processing)

Who Gets Rich From School Lunch

National Fire Protection Association

Kitchen Wiring

National Electrical Code Article 210 (Branch Circuits)

National Electrical Code Article 547 (Agricultural Buildings)

Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems

Public Input Report for the 2024 Revision

Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations

Public Input Report for the 2024 Revision

NSF International

Food Equipment

Commercial Warewashing Equipment

Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers

Commercial Cooking, Rethermalization and Powered Hot Food Holding and Transport Equipment

Commercial Powered Food Preparation Equipment

US Federal Government:

US Department of Agriculture

Food & Drug Administration (HACCP)

State Governments:

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Global:

International Organization for Standardization

International Electrotechnical Commission

Codex Alimentarius

Food safety and sustainability standards populate are of the largest domains we track so if we need a break0-out session, let’s do it.  Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment


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Standards supporting vertical farming

STANDARDS SUPPORT SOPHISTICATED FARMING METHODS THAT BRING PRODUCE TO YOUR TABLE

US Food & Drug Administration: Food Facility Registration Statistics (as  of January 11, 2021)

National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry

The U.S. Land-Grant University System: An Overview

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Standards Development

The origin of the Land grant act of 1862 

International Electrotechnical Commission: Keeping food safe from farm to plate

 Codex Alimentarius

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education: Dining Services Programs

Science and Our Food Supply: A Teacher’s Guide for High School Classrooms

Food Code 2022

 

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