Classifying (Conn) Jill Laney *Class/group/organized (Sternberg 99) Class/group (SIWH 99) Dr. Smith Class (G.U.P. 30) Class (Humphries 20) COMS 4913.06 Class (Riekehof 80)
9 July 2009 Comets (Aitken) (Sternberg 106) *C O sweeping upward
Designer (Hassel) Design (Sternberg 145) *Design + person (Riekehof 203) Adventurous (Bonnet) Adventure (Pro) Diphtheria (Nicolle) *Rub hands excited + travel (Costello 121) *D hand on throat – double mov’t Agriculture (Logan) *Farm (Pro) Discovery (Leavitt) Discover (Sternberg 154) Algae (Logan) Discover/find (SIWH 216) *Finger spelled (pro) Discover/find (G.U.P. 179) Discover/find (Humphries 201) Announcing (Barnard) *Find Announce (Sternberg 21) Announce/Declare (G.U.P. 34) Divorced (Benedict) *Announce (Riekehof 181) (Sternberg 138 [3 signs]) *Pointer fingers at corner mouth (G.U.P. 109) *Humphries 107) Armored (Dougherty) (Riekehof 21) Armor (Pro [body protect]) *D hands separate *body + protect Electrical engineering (Lang) Electric (Sternberg 172) Biochemist (Sharpless) Electricity (SIWH 141) Chemistry/Science + person Electric (G.U.P. 34) (SIWH 34) *Electric/Battery (Humphries 167) Chemistry (G.U.P. 30) Electricity (Riekehof 214) *B-I-O + science + person *Engineer (ASL Pro) Engineering (Caccamise 75) Cerebrospinal fluid (Sharpless) * Electric + Engineering + person Cerebral/Head (Costello) X Y alternating person Back + column (Pro) Back + spine (Costello 68 [2 ex.]) Head + back + spine [f hand] (Costello) *Head + Back + Spine [f hand] + fluid
Page 1 of 6 Electronics (Weibrecht) Government (Benedict) Electric (Sternberg 172) (Sternberg 231) Electricity (SIWH 141) (G.U.P. 88) Electric (G.U.P. 34) (Humphries 297) *Electric/Battery (Humphries 167) *(Riekehof 192) Electricity (Riekehof 214) *pointer finger spins at temple *X hands Graduated (Benedict) Encouraged (Hajna) *Graduate (Sternberg 231 [First ex.]) (Sternberg 175) Graduate (SIWH 217) *5 hands – palms out; short forward mov’t Graduate (Humphries 218) Graduate (Riekehof 201) England (Lang) *G hand spins lands in palm *(Sternberg 177) (SIWH 113) Greek (Bonnet) (G.U.P. 35) (SIWH 107) (Humphries 203) *Greece (ASL Pro) (Riekehof 283) *G hand strokes down nose
Epidemic (Hajna) Honorary degrees (Jump Cannon) (Sternberg 179) Honor (Sternberg 261) (ASL Pro) Degree/Diploma (Sternberg 141) *Sickness + spread (Costello 137) *Honor (Riekehof 62) *Degree (Riekehof 201) Factories (Weitbrecht) Honor (SIWH 137) *Factory/Machine (Sternberg 189) Degree/Diploma (G.U.P. 33) Factory/Machine/Engine (G.U.P. 97) Factory/Machine (Riekehof 88) Hydraulics (Sauveur) Hydraulic Lift (ASL Pro) Fortifications (Sauver) *water + machine + lift Fortify (Sternberg 212) * S hands palms down – down forward Hygiene (Hajna) mov’t Health (Costello 165) *H hands tap shoulders hips Founders (Dougherty) Found/Founded (Sternberg 213) Impressed (Goodricke) Establish (SIWH 119) Impress (SIWH 119) Foundation (G.U.P. 94) Impress/emphasize (G.U.P. 178) *Establish/Setup + person Impress (Humphries 283) (Humphries 271) *(Riekehof 139) Founded/Establish (Riekehof 141) * Twist thumb into palm – push
Germany (Lang) Infection (Aitken) German (SIWH 134) *Insurance (Humphries 310) (G.U.P. 39) Infect (ASL Pro) *(Riekehof 284) Insurance (Costello 189 [2 ex]) *5 hands – One hand in front of thumb of other hand + wiggle fingers Influenza (Nicolle) Flu (ASL Pro) *Finger spelled F-L-U (Costello 190) Page 2 of 6 Invention (Edison & Lang) Medals (Tsiolskovsky) *Invent (Sternberg 287) (ASL Pro) Invent/Create (Riekehof 51) *moon at chest Invent (ASL Pro) *4 hand strokes up on forehead Metabolism (Sharpless) Finger spelled (Caccamise 101) Japan (Lang) (Sternberg 290) CHECK Microscope (Conn) (SIWH 109) *(ASL Pro) (Riekehof 287) (Caccamise 112) *(ASL Pro) * O hands at eyes * G hands separate Military (Hajna) Kinetograph (Edison) Army (ASL Pro) *Video Camera (ASL Pro [2 ex.]) *First + Video + Camera Minerals (Ekeberg) FS (Chris Kurz) Laboratory (Conn) *Finger spelled L-A-B (ASL Pro) Molds (Logan) Finger spelled L-A-B (Caccamise 27) FS (Caccamise 111)
Latin (Bonnet) Spores (Logan) (Sternberg 302) Finger spelled (Caccamise 111) *(ASL Pro) *N hand forehead nose Molecules (Amontons) *(Sternberg 339) Lawyer (Bonnet) Finger spelled with tiny (ASL Pro) *(Sternberg 303) (Caccamise 83 [2 ex]) Law (G.U.P. 96) *M hand circles fist (Humphries 216) (Riekehof 191) Morse Code (Edison) *law + person FS (Chris Kurz)
Lectures (Warcup Cornforth) Neighbor (Goodricke) (Sternberg 305) *(Steinberg 352) (SIWH 51) (Riekehof 81) (G.U.P. 41) *Near + person (Humphries 154) *(Riekehof 187) Nominate (Leavitt) * B hand wave (Sternberg 357) *(ASL Pro) Measles (Nicolle) *Tug shirt once (Riekehof 241) (ASL Pro) Nurseries (plants) (Meehan) *(Costello 217) *Plant/spring (G.U.P. 46) *4 hands dab cheeks forehead Plant/grow (Humphries 282) Plant (ASL Pro) *Plant + store
Page 3 of 6 Physics (Lang & Amontons) Research (Jump Cannon) (Sternberg 394) (G.U.P. 49) (SIWH 141) (Riekehof 138) (Riekehof 214) (ASL Pro [2 examples]) *(Caccamise 73) *2 X hands bump knuckles Retiring (Conn) (Sternberg 453) Plasma (Sharpless) (G.U.P. 194) Finger spelled (Caccamise 77) *Retire (Humphries 138) Retire (Riekehof 100) Preacher (Aitken) *R hand L R on palm *(Sternberg 410) (G.U.P. 88) Rubella (Marsters) (Humphries 297) *(ASL Pro) (Riekehof 304) *4 hands dab cheeks forehead *9 hand + person Scarlet fever (Marsters) Preserve (Dougherty) Fever (G.U.P. 76) Careful (Sternberg 413) *Fever (Humphries 310) *Save (G.U.P. 195) *Red + Fever Save (Humphries 169) *V hand on palm Skull (Edlinger) (ASL Pro) Psychiatry (Sharpless) *2 X fingers Head Cheek Psychiatrist (Sternberg 424) Rest X hands Psychiatrist (G.U.P. 116) *Psychiatry (Riekehof 238) Societies (Kidd) *P taps inside wrist Society/Group (G.U.P. 102) *Society/Group/Class (Riekehof 80) Public health (Hajna) Social (ASL Pro) *Public/people (Sternberg 425) *Health (Sternberg 425) Sorghum (Moore) Health/body (Humphries 308) *Molasses (ASL Pro) Healthy (Riekehof 233) * D X + flick *People + 5 Hands chest S hands pulled outward Stamps (Tsiolkovsky) (Sternberg 511) Publication (Ekeberg) (G.U.P. 196) Publish (Sternberg 425) *(ASL Pro) Print/publish (Humphries 258) *2 fingers lips palm *Publish (Riekehof 89) *G hand in palm Statues (Tsiolkovsky) (Sternberg 327) Rescue (Weitbrecht) (Riekehof 187) (Sternberg 450) *(ASL Pro) (G.U.P. 93) *Sculpture *Save/Rescue (Riekehof 146) *S hands uncross
Page 4 of 6 Superintendent (Logan) *President (Sternberg 528) President (SIWH 114) President (G.U.P. 100) President (Humphries 260) President (Riekehof 84)
Telegraphy (Edison) *Telegraph (ASL Pro) *Middle finger taps palm repeatedly
Thermometer (Amontons) (Sternberg 549) *Temperature (Riekehof 237) (ASL Pro) (Costello 342)
Topology (James) *Math (ASL Pro) *Object (ASL Pro) *Form (ASL Pro) *Make
Tutor (Bonnet) *(Sternberg 568) (ASL Pro)
Typhoid fever (Hajna) Fever/Thermometer (G.U.P. 76) *T-Y-P-H-O-I-D + Fever (Humphries 310)
Vaccines (Nicolle) *(ASL Pro) (Costello 359) *Shot and squeeze thumb
Zoology (Sharpless) Animal (ASL Pro) Study (ASL Pro)
*check spelling ‘where’ to ‘were’ (Scott) *punctuation (Edlinger)
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