Thanks Joe;

I didn't get to respond Friday, as I was tending a couple of pork butts
on my smoker for the weekend.  The guys are most welcome here, they can
assist in troubleshooting the ultrasonic fluxer on one of our wave
machines.  Then we may get to repaint the ESD floor in production.
Hope they like pulled pork!

Keith S. Calhoun
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Sopark Corporation
3300 South Park Avenue
Lackawanna, New York 14218
716-822-0434 Ext. 237
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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
jrusseau.precisionanalysts.com
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 1:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer

First off, I want to thank the FEQAB for not handing down to me the
infamous 
Doug Pauls, "you didn't again win" ruling.   While I am pleased to be 
considered a co-winner with Keith, I will let him keep Clumpy and
Kloumpios 
for the entire week. They have been to my facility before and I didn't
see 
that Keith has previously had their assistance.  Enjoy.

Regards,

Joe Russeau


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:57 PM
Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer


> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer:
>
> The Question:
>
> Your clue - the inventor of the cyclotron.  What element is being
> described?
>
> The Answer:
>
> The element is Lawrencium (Lr). The cyclotron was used in 1961 in the
> Lawrence Radiation Laboratories at the University of California
Berkeley
> by Albert Ghiorso and coworkers to produce Lr one atom at a time. They
> bombarded a 3 microgram target of californium with boron ions.
>
>
> The FEQAB had to make a decision this week as the clue I gave seems to
> have some controversy around it (and I thought this was going to be a
> simple quiz). Multiple reference sources point to Ernest Lawrence as
the
> inventor of the cyclotron. Other sources detail Leo Szilard as the
> inventor and Lawrence as reducing the idea into a practical
instrument.
> Leo Szilard has a fascinating history which I recommend folks read
about.
> Looks like another email to the author on a possible fact revision in
the
> Element's book.  So the FEQBA decreed that we have two winners this
week -
> Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corporation for E. Lawrence and Joe Russeau,
> Precision Analysists, for L. Szilard. Clumpy and Kloumpios will spend
part
> of the week at each facility.
>
> 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 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> - assisted with a relaxing weekend of dabbling around the house,
identify
> higher resolution cameras to outfit vision systems and working on
> streamlining Trial build process and strengthening Quality Audit
system.
>
> Week 69 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> - assisted with mowing the grass and helping with the IPC 2013 roadmap
> effort
>
> Week 70 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> - toured the Dead Sea region and slept
>
> Week 71 Amol Kane, AsteelFlash US East Corp
> - assisted with DOEs to determine optimal parameters for our conformal
> coating machine and a process qualification plan for re-design of the
> manufacturing floor layout.
>
> Week 72 Lamar Young, Specialty Coating Systems, Inc.
> - assisted with ???
>
> Week 73 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corporation
> - assisted with ???
> Joe Russeau, Precision Analytical Laboratories
> - assisted with ???
>
>
>
>
> Everyone have a safe week!
>
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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