Welcome to Luminant Academy

Smarter People ~ Smarter Power

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Luminant Academy Smoking Policy

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NO TOBACCO products are allowed in the building

Security will enforce the posted policy “No smoking within 20 feet of entrance”

Please dispose of your tobacco product prior to entering the building. Disposal urns have been placed in the smoking area located between the Skills Training Center and the

RTDC

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In the United States and in a number of other countries around the world, LEED certification is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. Achieving LEED certification is the best way for you to

demonstrate that your building project is truly "green."

Luminant Academy is proud to be LEED certified

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding ePeople,

please call the ePeople Service Center at

1-888-812-5465

Luminant Academy and GP Worldwide

Luminant Academy and GP Worldwide provide best in class e-learning opportunities to Luminant students. The Academy offers a tremendous

range of computer based training modules covering all disciplines in power generation.

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A Star is Born

Academy Business Manager, Cindy Murphy was profiled in the most recent edition of Luminant Connect.

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September 22nd, 2009 – The first day of Autumn

The September Equinox

On the equinox, the sun rises directly in the east and sets directly in the west. This is true for both the fall and spring equinoxes. So on two days of the year you can find the exact cardinal directions of East and West by using the sun. The ancients did this when they set up their calendars at Stonehenge and the Mayan pyramid, among others.

The autumnal equinox for the northern hemisphere is the vernal equinox for the southern hemisphere. Another way to say this is that when fall begins for the northern hemisphere, spring begins for the southern hemisphere. Keeping this in mind can help you remember why we have seasons. If part of the globe has opposite seasons than the other half, then the reasons for the seasons is NOT because of how close or far away we are from the sun. The reason is related to the tilt of the Earth on its axis.

As the north pole begins to tilt away from the sun, cooler weather comes to the northern hemisphere because the sun is no longer giving its direct rays to this part of Earth. In winter when the north pole is tilted its farthest away from the sun, we have the least amount of daylight hours and the coldest weather. You can even notice the angle of the sun and how it never gets as high above the horizon.

Equal Day and Night?

Although it seems logical that equinox would refer to day and night being equal on these two days of the year, this is not the case. In the Northern Hemisphere on the fall equinox, daylight hours will still be longer than nighttime by about seven to 10 minutes. A couple days after the equinox, day and night are finally equal.

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National Constitution Day

Thursday, September 17th is Constitution Day

On September 17th, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by 39 brave men who changed the course of history and established the future direction of our county.

To learn more about this important day of remembrance, and details about our constitution, please visit the following website:

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/