Dysprosium?

On 8 Mar 2013 at 6:52, David D. Hillman wrote:

> Hi folks - no correct responses yet! Read thru the clues and don't
> just focus on a specific clue as the all of them are important. 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> From:   "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     <[log in to unmask]>
> Date:   03/07/2013 05:14 PM
> Subject:        [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question
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> 
> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question ( a little early
> so other time zones have a chance):
> 
> The Question:
> A total of 8 tons of this element is extracted every year. An
> radioactive isotope of this element is used for industrial material
> thickness measurements. The word "hidden". 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 done the following:
> 
> 
> Past Quiz winners/tasks:
> Week 1 Dick Krug,  Spartan Complex Systems
> - Clumpy and Kloumpios arrived and were happy to get some warm
> weather. Saturday they helped rake leaves (yes it's fall in Tampa)
> then went to the 
> 
> 
> Florida State Fair.  They seemed most interested in some of the new
> tractors, muttering something about the closed cab would be a more
> comfortable ride, but they also took advantage of the opportunity for
> Fair 
> 
> 
> food.  I couldn't believe how much deep fried food they ate -
> Snickers, butter, burgers, ..., you name it.  Yesterday they didn't
> feel good so just sat around in the sun most of the day. This week I'm
> going to pick their brains on how to improve our ECN implementation
> process.  If they can't contribute much I'll send them back to the
> fair as sort of a winter vacation. 
> 
> Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC
> - unknown
> 
> Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> - assisted with a "haring" activity
> 
> And Pat Goodyear, PGE
>  - This time the boys will get to do some REAL work, they each have
>  scoop 
> shovels and at present are shoveling piles of U-O2 pellets for
> refueling the cook pot.  We are in the middle of a 60 day refuel
> outage so their help came at an opportune time, the majority of our
> contract crew left this evening, (laid off).   They are however
> complaining that it is hot and they have been working in dry suits and
> sweating profusely, and they have no beers to drop, not allowed on the
> property.   I offered them Gator 
> 
> 
> aid but they just laughed.  I asked them if they knew anything about
> electronics and they could work with us technicians, but they just
> mumbled 
> 
> 
> about John Deere tractors.   They will be working the next 3 days
> around the clock, they will get rest when they are done, we have to
> get back on schedule.
> 
> Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
> - assisted with running an ion chromatograph and see how adept they
> are at 
> 
> reviewing SIR data.
> 
> Week 5 ????
> - assisted with ????
> 
> 
> Everyone have a safe week!
> 
> Dave Hillman 
> Rockwell Collins
> 
> 
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