Pyramidium!

I was drinking with Doug 'n Dave this evening after a long week in San
Diego, so feel sure I am on the right trackŠ

Graham N

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From: Dave Hillman <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:43:30 -0600
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Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question

>Hi folks - this Friday Element Quiz Question is being sent out from the
>IPC APEX show. Great week, got to meet many of the Technet community but
>keep missing Richard Stadem (sorry!). The answer to this quiz will go out
>Monday after I get back to the office.
>
>The Question:
>
>This element has 6 naturally occurring isotopes with one being slightly
>radioactive. This element was found in a tomb in ancient Egypt at Thebes.
>It is impossible to know who discovered this element and there is
>controversy on who first recognized it as an element. In the 1700s the
>Spanish government tried to ban the use of this element. An anti-cancer
>drug is based on this element. What element is being described?
>
>
>The winner of the weekly element quiz will get the services of Clumpy and
>Kloumpios for the week.
>
>So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have:
>
>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
>- Were tackling dummys 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 Watchfire Signs
>- assisted with reflow profiling
>
>Week 17 Brian Ellis, rumored to be retired
>- assisted with rewiring the house, had a tractor accident and found his
>cousin Kloumpios
>
>Week 18 Denny Fritz, SAIC
>- assisted with tin whisker inspection/examinations
>
>Week 19 Graham Collins, L3 Communications
>- assisted with scraping barnacles, boat paint and boat engine maintenance
>
>Week 20 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya
>- assisted with weather observations (70F to snow) and resolving
>electrochemical migration failures
>
>Week 20 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
>- assisted with commercial aircraft galley inspection
>
>Week 21 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired, and Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense,
>Space and Security
>- assisted with root cause corrective action tasks
>- assisted with nothing but catching up with the family
>
>Week 22 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc.
>- assisted with metallographic cross-sections and Dye & Pry testing
>
>Week 23 Bev Christian, RIM
>- assisted with a creep corrosion project and the setting up of an oxygen
>bomb
>
>Week 24 Steve Gregory, RD Circuits
>- unknown
>
>Week 25 Ahne Oosterhof, A-Laser
>- assisted with stencil aperture data analysis and split/stacked firewood
>
>Week 26 Scott Post, Delphi
>- assisted/participated in the Kokomo Airshow Race Event
>
>Week 27 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired
>- assisted with tedious website work and family home cooking
>
>Week 28 Nigel Burtt
>- abandoned Nigel and were rumored to be involved in UK News Corps/News
>International cellphone/journalism/politics scandal
>
>Week 29 Richard Stadem,GD-AIS
>- unknown
>
>Week 30 Robert Wolfe, Kimchuk Inc and Graham Naisbitt, Gen3
>- assisted with a hot tub refurbishment for post work day de-stressing
>- assisted with SIR and Cleanliness testing
>
>Week 31 Bev Christian, RIM Inc, and Denny Fritz, SAIC
>- assisted with lab testing
>- assisted with tin whisker investigations
>
>Week 32 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired
>- attempted to provide both US Congress and EU lawmakers "engineered"
>solutions
>
>Week 33 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya
>- unknown
>
>Week 34 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>- assisted with new model qualifications,updating supporting
>documentation, strain gaging, performing cross sections, verifying a new
>selective soldering process, and finally assisted with the development of
>a plant-wide countermeasure effectiveness auditing program (Wow, they had
>to work hard this week!)
>
>Week 35 Joe Russeau, Precision Analytical Laboratories
>- assisted with new equipment preparations
>
>Week 36 Patrick Goodyear, PGE
>- assisted with beach trash collection duty
>
>Week 37 Dave Elder, Tait Radio Communications
>- assisted Dave Hillman with a geography lesson, watch USA vs Irland in
>World Rugby Cup and went skiing.
>
>Week 38 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired
>- took the week off, and went to see some Tampa Bay Rays games
>
>Week 39 Andy Giamis, Commscope
>- assisted with metallographic cross-sectional analysis of die cast Mg and
>taught a group of Cub Scouts how to hotwire a tractor
>
>Week 40 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi
>- assisted with a customer audit
>
>Week 41 Ian Fox, Aero Engine Controls
>- assisted with pcb cross-section analysis
>
>Week 42 Andy Giamis, Commscope
>- Andy gave them the week off (BBQ and English ale party)
>
>Week 43: 4 winners
>           Bev Christian, RIM
>- assisted with testing of phthalates
>         Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>- assisted with installing a new fuel pump on the tractor, mowing my yard
>and raking the leaves/pine needles.
>        Patrick Goodyear, PGE
>- assisted with relaxing on the beach following kelp removal efforts
>        Richard Stadem,GD-AIS
>- assisted with the qualification of a Radon-fueled Airvac PCBRM 5.2 with
>its new 50,000 watt pre-heater and Radon emitting laser reflow head
>
>Week 44 Patrick Goodyear, PGE
>- assisted with sifting sand at the beach looking for sand dollars
>
>Week 45 Dock Brown, Medtronic
>- assisted with the synthesizing a postmodern fusion of Firesign's
>Department of Redundancy Department with Sokol's boundary transgression
>quantum gravity paradigm shift
>
>Week 46 Dock Brown, Medtronic
>- assisted with ???
>        Bev Christian, RIM
>- assisted RIM co-ops with research projects
>
>Week 47 Graham Collins, L3 Communications
>- assisted with counterfeit part inspection and snow plow duty
>
>Week 48 Mike Fenner, Indium
>- assisted with automotive repairs and for holiday relaxation
> 
>Week 49 Reuven Rokah
>- assisted with patent investigations
>
>Week 50 Rex Waygood, Hansatech EMS
>- assisted with:
>Tuesday after H&S induction: Solve the EU financial crisis.
>Wednesday: Provide sufficient information to the TAC to get the EU to
>permit Pb in solders.
>Thursday: Win the lottery on my behalf using a single ticket. (I'm not
>greedy any win will do)
>Friday until departure: Enjoy the south of England countryside,
>
>Week 51 Bev Christian, RIM
>- assisted with a hearty meal which will include Canadian bacon and maple
>syrup
>- played Settlers of Catan for a while.
>- investigate a cure for head on pillow?
>- create a halogen-free epoxy that isn't brittle?
>- cure tin whiskers
>- Perfect rework techniques for 0.50025s and 0.2 mm pitch 5000 pin BGAs.
>
>Week 52 Dock Brown, Medtronic
>- assisted with ????
>
>Week 53 Ian Fox, Aero Engine Controls
>- assisted with failure analysis assistance and removal of snow
>
>Week 54 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired
>- assisted with ????
>
>        Phil Anslow, MBDA Systems
>- assisted with in preparation of 3-5year strategy and cooking of
>Valentine's Day meal for my lovely wife - oh and me!
>
>Week 55 Brian Ellis, not retired and having lots of fun
>- assisted with video editing of 100+ cassettes and eating wonderful food
>
>Week 56 ???
>- assisted with ???
>
>
>Everyone have a safe week!
>
>
>Dave Hillman
>Rockwell Collins
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