The Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is the region that circles the Earth, near the equator, where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come together. The intense sun and warm water of the equator heats the air in the ITCZ, raising its humidity and making it buoyant.
MOST POPULAR. Congressional Republicans will return to Capitol Hill next week with Obamacare in their crosshairs. Theyâll take aim at a provision in the law that defines âfull- time employeesâ as those working 30 hours or more.
But until or unless the IRS gives better guidance, many universities are sticking with the two-hour outside standard for measuring part-time work. Multiply that by three classes, each meeting an average of three times a week, and it comes to 27 hours a week -- just under the Obamacare threshold, and the maximum that many colleges are allowing.