Well they've arrived, but they were a tad annoyed with having to wear the leg irons and manacles. They must have really upset some of the crusty old codgers in the long room................

Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Naisbitt [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: 22 August 2012 17:21
To: Fox, Ian
Cc: TechNet E-Mail Forum
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer

Thanks Ian - you're a star! They should be with you by 10.00 tomorrow, I guess you had better let me know they have arrived.

Graham

On 22 Aug 2012, at 17:16, Fox, Ian wrote:

> By all means send them here Graham. I've got tons of cross sections 
> that need doing. That'll keep them quiet 'til at least Friday
> 
> Cheers
> Ian
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Graham Naisbitt
> Sent: 22 August 2012 16:46
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer
> 
> Dave et al,
> 
> I know you guy's are all having a great time in Chicago this week, but Clumpy and Kloumpios are still here in the UK and I really need to know where I shall be sending them???
> 
> Once they had finished everything in the factory, I took them to the golf course. What a mistake! Between them they lost a dozen balls in the heather, 3 clubs in the lakes and a hat.
> 
> They and I expected that they would be en-route somewhere else by last Saturday so, with no FEQ last week, I sent them to the Cowes Regatta. There they learned of the Brambles Sandbank cricket match that is actually played IN the Solent (look it up if you don't believe me), but with the tide too high, they rushed off to Lords for the Test Match England v South Africa. They were seen cavorting in the Long Room having drunk far too many Pimms! An ugly episode.
> 
> Right now they are back in the factory helping with calibration of SIR and CAF Systems. But they keep mucking around throwing solder pellets at everyone...
> 
> Dave, can't you run the FEQ early this week? I hate to think what they'll get up to if you don't run one until Friday 31st.....Maybe Ian Fox or Rex Waygood have some ideas? Lads, I can get them to you within a couple of hours...
> 
> Graham Naisbitt
> 
> On 10 Aug 2012, at 22:04, David D. Hillman wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer:
>> 
>> The Question:
>> 
>> This element has 15 known isotopes and its initial discovery in 1956 
>> was essentially ignored until 1997. What element is being described?
>> 
>> The Answer:
>> 
>> The element is Nobelium (No)! Nobelium was first discovered/reported 
>> in
>> 1956 by the  Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna USSR. The 
>> JINR proposed the name Joliotium (Jo) after Irene Joliot-Curie. Their 
>> claim was essentially ignored by the IUPAC until 1997 when they were 
>> awarded the discovery. However, a team of international scientists 
>> from the Nobel Institute of Physics in Stockholm proposed the name 
>> Nobelium in 1957 which the IUPAC did approve.
>> 
>> 
>> The winner of the weekly element quiz is Graham Naisbitt, Gen3 
>> Systems and he will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.
>> The boys were quite concern about getting to Graham's facility 
>> because of the Olympics but still hopped on a cargo flight to 
>> Heathrow this afternoon. A large number of responses were for 
>> Mendelevium - but Md was discovered in
>> 1957 when a team at Berkeley CA produced 17 atoms with a half life of
>> 78 minutes.
>> 
>> 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
>> - unknown
>> 
>> 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.
>> - unknown
>> 
>> Week 73 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corporation
>> - assisted with troubleshooting the ultrasonic system on one a wave 
>> machine fluxers Joe Russeau, Precision Analytical Laboratories
>> - allowed the boys the full week at Keith's facility
>> 
>> Week 73.1 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
>> - assisted with ???
>> 
>> Week 74 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
>> - assisted with the inspection of aircraft structures for the A-10 
>> Re-wing
>> 
>> Program
>>       Richard Stadem, GD-AIS
>> - assisted with ????
>> 
>> Week 75 Graham Naisbitt, Gen3 System
>> - assisted with ????
>> 
>> Everyone have a safe week!
>> 
>> 
>> Dave Hillman
>> Rockwell Collins
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