Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer:

The Question:
This element is the result of bombarding plutonium-244 target with a beam 
of ions from calcium-48. It is considered to be the first of the "island 
of stability" elements. What is the official name element is being 
described?

The Answer:

The element is Flerovium (Fl)! In May 2012, element 114 (Ununquadium) was 
officially named Flerovium by the International Union of Pure and Applied 
Chemistry (IUPAC). Flerovium was named after Georgiy N Flerov, a renowned 
physicist who founded the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna 
Russia.


The winner of the weekly element quiz is Phil Kinner, PVA and he will get 
the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week. The boys caught a cargo 
flight out of Florida and are on their way.


So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:

Past Quiz winners/tasks:
Week 1 Dick Krug,  Spartan Complex Systems
Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC
Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
Week 3 Pat Goodyear, PGE

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 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
- The boys arrived and immediately ate pizza and drank 2 bottles of my 
best wine. Then they got very excited and said something about hidden 
treasure at the southern tip of Italy and before I knew it they were on 
their tractor singing and headed south. I didn't even get a chance to ask 
them if they could help with my current risk reduction task. Well they got 


back last night and started to tell me some fantastic stories about a 
place called the Regional Natural Park Costa Otranto-Santa Maria di Leuca 
e Bosco di Tricase. This is a regional park of Puglia, Italy and of 
particular importance is the "hidden" fauna, delicate ecosystem that 
invites many species of bats and rare appearances of aquatic fauna in dark 


environments of the caves, some partially submerged, in the Park. The boys 


told me that some of their relatives actually settled in this area many 
centuries ago and they went to visit them. They also told me about the 
area around the park. There are fortified farms all over the countryside 
with beautiful noble villas that tower above the farms and overlook the 
area. This is a strategic place and has always been a crossroad for past 
civilizations. I most go visit this place.  Anyway the boys are now rested 


and ready for their next adventure. So much for helping me but I was very 
glad to see them and have some company.

Week 6 Steve Gregory
- assisted with packing for Steve's next cross country move.

Week 7 Phil Kinner, PVA
- assisted with ????


Everyone have a safe week!

Dave Hillman 
Rockwell Collins


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