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Cerium

Have a happy weekend - we have a hurricane blowing through!

Graham N

On 8 Jun 2012, at 13:22, David D. Hillman wrote:

> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
> 
> The Question:
> 
> This element makes up the core for carbon arc lamps. This element is 4X 
> more abundant than tin. This element gives glass a "pure" yellow color. 
> 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 Dock Brown, Medtronics
> - assisted with working on the TechNet Interstate Party Bus.  So far I 
> have a collection of old soap box racers and go-cart engines so all the 
> necessary materials are in place.  What's needed now is just vehicle 
> design and assembly.  Once it's done, there will be no more begging 
> management for conference travel funds
> 
> Week 63 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics
> - assisted with lithium ion cell balancing and fuel cell protection
> 
> Week 64 James Head, Crowcon
> - assisted with recce a trail I'm planning for Oxford Hash House Harriers 
> (Hillman note - if you don't know the word "recce", you should look it up)
> 
> Week 65 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> - assisted with golf ball retreval duty at Bethpage State Park (The Black 
> Golf Course) and relaxing at the beach
> 
> Week 66 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings
> - assisted with tire crew duty at the Indy time trials, an awesome 
> Memorial day cookout and test results review support
> 
> Week 67 Steve Creswick, Balanced Enterprise Solutions
> - assisted with ????
> 
> Week 68 ????
> - assisted with ????
> 
> 
> Everyone have a safe week!
> 
> 
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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