Re: some new ideas for the SSTC guys

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

At 01:09 PM 10/4/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Kreso Bukvic" <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
>Well im going to be stupid again :-).
>
>But what is a hiatus?

A break, interruption, or gap, in reference to activities or a time span. 
No particular time span is implied, although I would think that hiatus 
would normally apply to a time span similar to the span of the activity 
you're talking about.


Also  used in the TV industry a lot.  Originally, it would refer to a time 
when a show was temporarily not being produced (sort of like vacation, but 
typically synchronized to the TV seasons).  Traditionally, all the networks 
did their production in virtual lockstep, so all the shows "went on hiatus" 
at the same time, typically in early fall (production runs several months 
before broadcast).  This would give the crew and talent a chance to work on 
other projects (i.e. feature films, which get produced on a schedule tied 
more to summer blockbuster releases or to Academy Award contention).

The whole scheduling thing is inextricably tied to our agrarian roots and 
prehistoric harvest festivals.  If Persephone had just managed to avoid 
eating that pomegranate, just think how much simpler life would be.

Now it's used as a euphemism to mean "furloughed", "laid off" or 
"unemployed", much like stage actors "resting".




>Best Regards
>
>Kreso Bukvic
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> > Original poster: "McCauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
> > I am in the process of taking a hiatus in tesla coiling for
> > at least six months now so I won't really have time to test your idea.