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Antimony 

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On Apr 19, 2013, at 8:38 AM, "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
> 
> The Question:
> This element was known to the Egyptians in its mineral form. Alloying 2% 
> of this element with another element produces an alloy that when used in 
> hammering/striking applications will not cause sparks - an especially good 
> characteristic in an explosive gas environment. A compound of this element 
> has been used to produce hydrogen for fuel cells. 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
> 
> 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 Deere's 
> 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 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> - assisted with a 5S effort - They're scrubbing, replacing old floor tape, 
> and helping to get things in pristine shape.
> 
> Week 11 ????
> - assisted with ????
> 
> 
> Everyone have a safe week!
> 
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
> 
> 
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