Link: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/weather-vocabulary.htm
6.26.2007Unit 5: Weather Vocabulary from http://www.bom.gov.au/info/wwords/
Description of Phenomena
Fog: Suspension of very small water droplets in the air, reducing visibility at ground level to less than a kilometer.
Smog: Smog ( contraction for 'smoke fog') is a fog in which smoke or other forms of atmospheric pollutant have an important part in causing the fog to thicken, and have unpleasant and dangerous physiological effects.
Mist: Similar to fog, but visibility remains more than a kilometre.
Frost: Deposit of soft white ice crystals or frozen dew drops on objects near the ground; formed when surface temperature falls below freezing point.
Precipitation: Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid (e.g. rain, drizzle) or solid (e.g. hail, snow), that fall from a cloud or group of clouds and reach the ground. (See Drizzle, Rain)
Drizzle: Fairly uniform precipitation composed exclusively of very small water droplets (less than 0.5 mm in diameter) very close to one another.
Rain: Precipitation of liquid water drops greater than 0.5 mm in diameter. In contrast to showers, it is steadier and normally falls from stratiform (layer) cloud.
Showers: Usually begin and end suddenly. Relatively short-lived, but may last half an hour. Often, but not always, separated by blue sky.
Blizzard: Violent and very cold wind which is laden with snow, some part, at least, of which has been raised from snow covered ground.
Thunderstorms: Thunderstorms are one or more convective clouds in which electrical discharge can be seen as lightning and heard as thunder by a person on the earth's surface. A severe thunderstorm produces one or more of hail at the ground with diameter of 2 cm or more; wind gusts at the ground of 90 km/h or more; tornadoes; or very heavy rain likely to cause flash flooding.
Tornado: A tall, rapidly rotating column of air between 5 and 1000 metres in diameter which is attached to the base of a cumulonimbus or large cumulus cloud and which is capable of producing damage at the earth's surface.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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Unit 3: Workaholics
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workaholic
Workaholic
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Colloquially, a workaholic is a person who is addicted to work. This phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such a condition, although some forms of stress, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be work-related. Although the term "workaholic" usually has a negative connotation, it is sometimes used by people wishing to express their devotion to one's career in positive terms. The "work" in question is usually associated with a paying job, but it may also refer to independent pursuits such as sports, music, art, or blogging.
A "workaholic" in the negative sense is popularly characterized by a neglect of family and other social relations. The term has no clinical definition, however.
Workaholism in Japan is considered a serious social problem leading to early death, often on the job, a phenomenon dubbed karōshi. Overwork was popularly blamed for the fatal stroke of Prime Minister of Japan Keizo Obuchi, in the year 2000.[1]
The name itself is a play on "alcoholic". The term was coined in 1968 by psychologist Wayne Oates and popularized by his 1971 book Confessions of a Workaholic (Oates's coinage also prompted the widespread use of the -holism suffix for popular compulsions).[2] It gained more widespread use in the 1990s, as the result of a wave of the self-help movement that centered on addiction, forming an analogy between harmful social behaviors such as over-work and drug addiction, including addiction to alcohol. Although "workaholic" is not an official medical or psychological term, it remains in widespread usage to refer to those whose expenditure of time on work and work-related issues leads to the detriment of their bodily health, social lives, family and domestic life, or leisure time.
See also
Work-life balance
[edit] Further reading
Bryan Robinson (2007). Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them. New York University Press. ISBN 0814775977.
Barbara Killinger (2004). Workaholics: the Respectable Addicts. Key Porter Books Ltd. ISBN 1552635856.
Beth Sawi (2000). Coming Up for Air: How to Build A Balanced Life in A Workaholic World. Hyperion Books. ISBN 0786865490.
Jonathon Lazear (2001). The Man Who Mistook His Job for a Life: A Chronic Overachiever Finds the Way Home. Crown Books. ISBN 0609608460.
References
^ Daniel Griffiths. "Japan's workaholic culture", BBC News Online, 4 April 2000. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
^ America in So Many Words. Houghton Mifflin (1997). Retrieved on 2007-10-12. Original publication in "On Being a 'Workaholic' (A Serious Jest)" in the journal Pastoral Psychology.
External links
Workaholics Anonymous - self-help organization
This psychology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Workaholic
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Learn more about citing Wikipedia •Jump to: navigation, search
Colloquially, a workaholic is a person who is addicted to work. This phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such a condition, although some forms of stress, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be work-related. Although the term "workaholic" usually has a negative connotation, it is sometimes used by people wishing to express their devotion to one's career in positive terms. The "work" in question is usually associated with a paying job, but it may also refer to independent pursuits such as sports, music, art, or blogging.
A "workaholic" in the negative sense is popularly characterized by a neglect of family and other social relations. The term has no clinical definition, however.
Workaholism in Japan is considered a serious social problem leading to early death, often on the job, a phenomenon dubbed karōshi. Overwork was popularly blamed for the fatal stroke of Prime Minister of Japan Keizo Obuchi, in the year 2000.[1]
The name itself is a play on "alcoholic". The term was coined in 1968 by psychologist Wayne Oates and popularized by his 1971 book Confessions of a Workaholic (Oates's coinage also prompted the widespread use of the -holism suffix for popular compulsions).[2] It gained more widespread use in the 1990s, as the result of a wave of the self-help movement that centered on addiction, forming an analogy between harmful social behaviors such as over-work and drug addiction, including addiction to alcohol. Although "workaholic" is not an official medical or psychological term, it remains in widespread usage to refer to those whose expenditure of time on work and work-related issues leads to the detriment of their bodily health, social lives, family and domestic life, or leisure time.
See also
Work-life balance
[edit] Further reading
Bryan Robinson (2007). Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them. New York University Press. ISBN 0814775977.
Barbara Killinger (2004). Workaholics: the Respectable Addicts. Key Porter Books Ltd. ISBN 1552635856.
Beth Sawi (2000). Coming Up for Air: How to Build A Balanced Life in A Workaholic World. Hyperion Books. ISBN 0786865490.
Jonathon Lazear (2001). The Man Who Mistook His Job for a Life: A Chronic Overachiever Finds the Way Home. Crown Books. ISBN 0609608460.
References
^ Daniel Griffiths. "Japan's workaholic culture", BBC News Online, 4 April 2000. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
^ America in So Many Words. Houghton Mifflin (1997). Retrieved on 2007-10-12. Original publication in "On Being a 'Workaholic' (A Serious Jest)" in the journal Pastoral Psychology.
External links
Workaholics Anonymous - self-help organization
This psychology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
General Sports Vocabulary
Vocabulary: Sport
General
applause
beginner
centre-forward (Fußball: striker)
champion
championship
competition
contestant
defeat
defender
disqualify
entry fee
fan
final
finish
finish line
football field
forward (Fußball: striker)
free kick
free ticket
game, match
goal
goalkeeper
golf course
gymnasium
Olympic Games
penalty
Penalty
player
pool
prize
prize
Ready, steady, go!
On your marks, get set, go!
record (world record)
referee, umpire
result
rider
rule
score
set
spectator
sportsman (Pl. sportsmen)
sportwoman (Pl. sportswomen)
stadium
start
stopwatch
success
supporter
ticket
to beat (a team)
to commit a foul
to lose
to take a break
to take part
to take place
to win
to win a medal
tournament
track
trainer, coach
trainers
victory
whistle
winner
world record
General
applause
beginner
centre-forward (Fußball: striker)
champion
championship
competition
contestant
defeat
defender
disqualify
entry fee
fan
final
finish
finish line
football field
forward (Fußball: striker)
free kick
free ticket
game, match
goal
goalkeeper
golf course
gymnasium
Olympic Games
penalty
Penalty
player
pool
prize
prize
Ready, steady, go!
On your marks, get set, go!
record (world record)
referee, umpire
result
rider
rule
score
set
spectator
sportsman (Pl. sportsmen)
sportwoman (Pl. sportswomen)
stadium
start
stopwatch
success
supporter
ticket
to beat (a team)
to commit a foul
to lose
to take a break
to take part
to take place
to win
to win a medal
tournament
track
trainer, coach
trainers
victory
whistle
winner
world record
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