Thorium is my guess



On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:32 AM, David D. Hillman wrote:

> Hi folks - Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element is rare at 1.1 ppm in the earth's crust. Its is very
> ductile and feels like lead. It is an additive to the glue on stamps
> (seriously, stamps used to have glue and required moistening to
> stick). 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 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.
> Week 44 Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins
>
> 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
> -  Grumpy seems to be able to hold his alcohol very well, but I cannot
> say the same for Clumpy (or is it the other way around?).  Personally
> I think it had to do with one of them enjoying a good traditional meal
> (photo on its way thru Steve) before drinking.  Then again maybe it
> was just the Irish whiskey that got to him.  Either way they both
> seemed to like San Diego a little too much so I am going to make them
> help me research NWOs this week before we all leave for APEX.
>
> Week 48 Brian Ellis
> - while Clumpy prepares a bed for flower seeds, light gardening work,
> I can give Kloumpios a job downloading video tapes(including San Diego
> and Long Beach at the time of IPC meetings in 1996?? and 1999??) for
> editing; should be OK for his leg. Has he medication to take? I phoned
> his family and they are coming here to see him and his US cousin for
> the traditional Sunday souvla, but it will be tomorrow, so that the
> priest doesn't see them breaking the Lenten Fast (very serious here)
> because it's a Cypriot bank holiday (EOKA Day).
>
> Week 49 ????
> - assisted with ???
>
>
> Everyone have a safe week.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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