A sprig of thyme is about 1 teaspoon. 6 sprigs equal 6 teaspoons. A sprig of rosemary is about 1/2 teaspoon. 8 sprigs equals 4 teaspoon.
Tenure is the act or length of time that something is held or the achieved status of having one's employment position become permanent. 1  An example of tenure is holding a piece of property in your possession only until death as part of a real estate agreement.
Adjunct simply means you'll get paid for the classes you teach for as long (or not) as we'd like to keep you while tenured means you'll get paid your salary whether you teach or not and we can't fire you without a really good reason. The adjunct has a lot less job security than does a tenured professor.