strontium (90)


>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: David D. Hillman <[log in to unmask]>
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question
>  Sent: 12 Apr '13 07:47
>  
>  Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
>  
>  The Question:
>  This element is not found in nature. The beta rays produced by this
>  element have been used produce nuclear batteries for space craft
>  electrical functions. This element's beta rays have also been used to
>  produce a special laser that can communicate with submarines. What is the
>  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
>  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
>  Week 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
>  
>  Week 6 Steve Gregory
>  - assisted with packing for Steve's next cross country move.
>  
>  Week 7 Phil Kinner, PVA
>  - assisted with booth duty at a French tradeshow and then helped get an
>  Easter egg hunt ready for 20 kids
>  
>  Week 8 Brian Ellis
>  - the guys arrived this morning, thanks. This is the end of the most
>  prolific part of the growing season and weeds abound. The John Deeres
>  will be very useful to help eliminate them. Kloumpios has said he will
>  prepare a traditional Cypriot ttavas (lamb pieces with veggies with
>  cumin and wild herbs, slow oven-cooked in a special unglazed clay pot -
>  Google it) for the 1 April Cyprus National Day.
>  
>  Week 9 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
>  - My Welsh colleague Jeff, whose desk is next to mine, was on holiday this
>  last week so Clumpy and Kloumpios parked themselves in his seat and spent
>  the week spouting jibes and insults, particularly about English Rugby - it
>  was just like Jeff was still there!  I think you could put that down as
>  "providing workplace entertainment and uplifting moral".
>  
>  Week 10 ????
>  - assisted with ????
>  
>  
>  Everyone have a safe week!
>  
>  Dave Hillman
>  Rockwell Collins
>  
>  
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