No, no, no, let me rephrase that - I found out BECAUSE I worked for that company and I learned the history…I wasn't actually there!

Graham N

On 13 Apr 2012, at 20:58, Mike Fenner wrote:

> Wow
> You met the Stephenson's and Napoleon, that's fantastic, I never met anyone
> like that when I was there not even the Michelin Man.
> :)
> Regards
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Graham Naisbitt
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 7:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question
> 
> Strontium
> 
> I might add that a major application for strontium was in the extraction of
> sugar from sugar beet way back in the mid 19th century. How do I know this?
> Because I used to work for the French Group Five Lille-Cail who were
> commissioned to find a way of producing sugar from sugar beet, because of
> the British blockade of the French ports during Napoleons (Bonapart) antics.
> 
> See, I am full of useless information..I can also tell you that Fives
> Lille-Cail manufactured the first steam engine in France, under licence from
> the Stephenson brothers of the UK - also mid 19th century.
> 
> Graham N
> 
> 
> On 13 Apr 2012, at 13:10, David D. Hillman wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
>> 
>> The Question:
>> 
>> This element has four naturally occurring isotopes with none being 
>> radioactive. Cabbage contains 45 ppm of this element. A man made 
>> radioactive isotope of this element caused major worldwide pollution 
>> concerns in the mid 20th century. Certain deep sea creatures incorporate 
>> this element into their shells. 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 unknown
>> 
>>       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 Aleks Lozinsky, Technic Canada
>> - unknown 
>> 
>> Week 57 Tan Geok Ang, NA
>> - assisted with a tour of Singapore and fun at Clarke Quay
>> 
>> Week 58 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi
>> - unknown
>>  Aleks Lozinsky, Technic Canada
>> - unknown
>> 
>> Week 59 Rex Waygood, Hansatech EMS
>> - assisted with preparing for the arrival of a Europlacer Iineo II and 
>> some sightseeing
>> 
>> Week 60 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics
>> - assisted with car manufacturers EMC requirements, high voltage PTC 
>> heaters and helped paint Easter eggs
>> 
>> Week 61 Joshua Muonio, Analog Technologies Corp.
>> - assisted with cutting out lead-free chocolate bunnies with our nitrogen 
>> inerted laser
>> system
>> 
>> Week 62 ????
>> - assisted with ????
>> 
>> 
>> Everyone have a safe week!
>> 
>> 
>> Dave Hillman
>> Rockwell Collins
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