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Hmm...  this has international incident spelled all over it!!!  

regards,
 - Graham

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Dave has asked me how Clumpy is going to get to Cyprus.  Dave often
throws 
these logistical puzzles at me when they need to be done with style and 
flair. 

Cyprus of course, blends the very old world with the very new, as we
have 
seen from Brian's Christmas videos in the past.  So, in that spirit, 
Clumpy has constructed a large raft of papyrus reeds, in the same manner

as the epic explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his Ra II craft.  Unfortunately,

with the present weather, tides and currents, it would take forever to
get 
there.  Fortunately, Dave and I have one of our former coops (one of our

Minions) who now works for Rolls Royce Turbine Engines.  She has sent us

one jet engine and two Jet Assist Take Off (JATO) rockets.  Clumpy
should 
be to Cyprus shortly. 

Doug Pauls



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Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer:

The Question:

This element has two allotropic phases - one is an FCC structure and one
is a HCP structure. This element plays a critical role as an alloying 
element in a wide range of metal alloys, cermets and protective
coatings. This element has only one stable isotope which finds use in
food 


sterilization and medical radiotherapy. Nearly 6 billion tons of this 
element are estimated to exist on the world's seafloor but are not 
economically recoverable at today's metal prices. What element is being 
described?

Bonus question: In what year was this element's oxide first reduced to 
produce the pure element?

The Answer:

The element is Cobalt (Co). Cobalt is a very important element in terms
of 

an alloying constituent in steel, superalloys, and ceramics. About 40%
of 
the world Cobalt production is used to produce Co compounds for 
decolorizing and colorizing glass, potter, paint, ink and as additives
to 
rechargeable Li-ion batteries. Early computer disks used Fe2O3 particles

dispersed in an epoxy phenolic resin as the magnetic recording media. 
These disks worked well for moderate data storage densities. However, 
higher storage densities require thin film rather than particles. Cobalt

based thin film compositions such as Co-Pt-B or Co-Cr-Ta are used in
those 

applications.

The winner of this week's quiz is Brian Ellis so Clumpy will be packing 
the John Deere and heading to Cyprus.  Bev Christian correctly answered 
the bonus question - the year was 1735.

So far Clumpy has:

Week 1 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings
- accomplished nothing (drank lots of coffee)

Week 2 Bev Christian, RIM
- conducted REACH material testing

Week 3 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc.
- Solderability testing and mowed the lawn

Week 4 Ian Fox, Goodrich
- had an epic journey of travel

Week 4 Gary Ferrari, Garrick Global
- unknown

Week 5 Fredrick Miller, Astrolab
- unknown

Week 6 David Nelson, Raytheon
- Was a tackling dummy for Dallas Cowboys

Week 7 Graham Collins, L3 Communications
- Cleaned gutters and painted window trim

Week 8 Bill Noel, ITT Geospatial Systems Division
- unknown

Week 9 Steve Gregory of RD Circuits
- unknown

Week 10 David Bealer of Watchfire Signs
- descaled the in-line wash machine! Ouch!

Week 11 Dick Krug of Sparton Corporation
- assisted with AS9100 quality management systems requirements audit

Week 12 Steve Creswick of Balanced Enterprise Solutions
- Acted as Steve's "go fer" due to a broken leg!

Week 13 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi
- conducted a plasma pre treatment Taguchi DOE for a sealing process

Week 14 Bev Christian, RIM
- assisted with a tin pest investigation/test

Week 15 Bev Christian, RIM
 - assisted Bev shoveling snow

Week 16 David Bealer of Waatchfire Signs
 - unknown

Week 17 Brian Ellis, rumored to be retired
 - assisted with ??????????


Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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