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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:20:30 -0500
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Hi folks - Here is the Element Quiz Question Answer:

The Question:
This element is one of the REEs. You refine one million pounds of the 
Earth's crust to yield 2.5 pounds of this element. It is alloyed with 
vanadium to form spring steel. It is magnetic at very low temperatures. 
What element is being described?

The Answer:
The element is Erbium (Er)! Erbium has an interesting naming history. 
After Erbium's discovery, it was confused with the element "terbia" for 
over 50 years. In 1877 the chemistry profession decided to settle the 
matter - and they got it wrong. For years erbium was incorrectly called 
terbium and vise versa. Erbium oxide is pink and is used to make colored 
glass. 

The winner of the weekly element quiz is Phil Bavaro, L-3 Communications 
and he will get the services of Clumpy and 
Kloumpios for the week.  Greg Munie would have been the winner but he 
provided a incorrect first submission so EQQAB had to disallow his correct 
but second response. The boys caught a early cargo flight out of Cedar 
Rapids and are heading to Phil's facility. There will be no EQQ next week 
as the boys will be attending the APEX show and networking with their 
TechNet friends.

The EQQAB has submitted Doug's response of "coldium, Brr" for 
clarification to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 
(IUPAC) who is the organization responsible for approving the element 
names/symbols. Since the IUPAC has never used a three letter element, 
EQQAB does not believe the clarification will go in Doug's favor. Its also 
well known that the International Tribunal of Naming Stuff and IUPAC 
relationship is very contentious (some huge dispute about which is better, 
Diet Coke or Diet Mt. Dew).


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 
Week 8 Brian Ellis 
Week 9 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited 
Week 10 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 11 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik 
Week 13 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 14 Brian Ellis
Week 15 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security 
Week 16 Steve Gregory 
Week 17 Phil Kinner 
Week 18 Ian Braddock, MBDA Systems 
Week 19 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 20 Denny Fritz, SAIC
Week 21 Amol Kane
Week 21 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 21 David Bealer, Watch Fire Signs
Week 22 Phil Kinner
Week 23 Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits
Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
Week 25 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
Week 26 Paul Reid, PWB Interconnect Solutions Inc 
Week 27 Greg Munie, IPC 
Week 28 Steve Gregory 
Week 29 Gus Trakas, Viasystems 
Week 29 Steve Creswick
Week 30 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt
Week 32 Raye Rivera, Canoga Perkins
Week 33 Steve Creswick
Week 34 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 35 Don Vischulis
Week 36 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 37 Larry Dzaugis
Week 37 Bonus Question Steve Mikell
Week 38 Curt McNamara, Logic PD
Week 38 Bonus Question Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 39 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 40 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 40 Ron Feyereisen, Sigmatron Int.
Week 41 Steve Gregory
Week 42 Steve Mikell
Week 43 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger

Week 44 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
- I've got some very important work for the boys this week.  I'm going to 
ask them to submerge several piles of brush in our local reservoir in 
anticipation of the upcoming Spring crappie fishing season.

Week 44 Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins
- I think I'll have them practice a little baseball & hockey with my son 
this week so I don't have to put on the skates or baseball glove.

Week 45 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
- Rumor has it Leland's facility had an ice storm so the boys put their 
salt spreader attachments on their tractors and should 
be at his place today to assist.

Week 46 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory 
- assisted with ????

Week 47 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Communications
- assisted with ????


Everyone have a safe week.

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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