The effective cross sectional area of a thread when subjected to a tensile force. It is based upon a diameter which is the mean of the pitch (or effective) and the minor (or root) diameters of the thread. The use of this diameter stems from the work of E. M. Slaughter in the 1930's.
The Cocktail Hour. For other uses, see Cocktail hour (disambiguation). The Cocktail Hour is a comedy of manners by A. R. Gurney. It premiered in June 1988 in San Diego, California at the Old Globe Theatre and, on October 20, 1988, in New York City at the Off Broadway Promenade Theatre.
Based on the facilities where I've worked or had clinicals: Days or First Shift: 6am - 2pm or 7am - 3pm Evenings or Second Shift: 2pm - 10pm or 3pm - 11pm Nights or Third Shift: 10pm - 6am or 11pm - 7am These are not exact times; most shifts are actually 8.5 hours with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break factored in.