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.
Dinner. Dinner waitresses work dinner from 4 or 5 p.m. until the restaurant closes, typically a four-hour shift with additional time for setup and cleaning after the eatery closes. When the restaurant has bar and snack service, the kitchen typically closes at 8 or 9 p.m.plit. While shifts generally include two four-hour shifts worked back to back, some waitresses work breakfast and then return to serve during the dinner service. The term split shift describes servers returning to work after other waitresses take service shifts.