Hillman, you keep disqualifying people and pretty soon there will be enough
of us to grab pitchforks and torches and storm your cubicle.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 8:12 AM, David Hillman <
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> Hi folks - Here is the Element Quiz Answer
>
> The Question:
> This element has no stable isotopes on Earth so very little is known about
> its properties. No one has been able to figure out how to refine this
> element from other natural minerals either. The longest half life for this
> element is 20 minutes.Only about one ounce of this element is found in the
> Earth crust in terms of it being produced by natural processes. What
> element is being described?
>
> The Answer:
> The element is Francium (Fr)! Francium is the only element between atomic
> numbers 1-92 that has a half life of less than 30 minutes. The element
> discovery is credited to Marguerite Perey, a French physicist who worked at
> the Curie Institute in Paris. She named the element after her country -
> France.
>
> The winner of the weekly element quiz is Karen Tellefsen, Alpha, and she
> will get the services
> of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week (they jumped on a cargo flight out of
> Cedar Rapids this morning).
>
> The Element Quiz Arbitration Board (EQAB) disallowed Mordechai's response
> due to the fact that he used Wikipedia which is not an allowable reference
> source for Quiz participants. And of course, EQAB blames Doug for causing
> Mordechai's response to be disqualified.
>
>
> 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.
> Week 46 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
> Week 47 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Communications
> Week 48 Brian Ellis
> Week 49 Leland Woodall, CSTech
>
> Week 49 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
> - Clumpy need not worry. We have no major issues at hand in the lab.It is
> now above 32F for a whole day here. So close to Easter it is time for a
> break. Perhaps he can make some Tsoureki Paschalino with his spare time.
> It will be fun to have him visit again and catch up on his world travels.
> - A good week. Oil changed on the John Deere. Blades are sharp and
> ready. A little Easter baking done! Heard the John Deere heading for I90
> when I got up this morning. Clumpy said something about never letting Dave
> travel alone.
>
> Week 50 Greg Munie, IPC
> - I am honored to have the guys services again. Bud break is just starting
> in the vineyard so it's a great time for them to finish pruning and do some
> trellis repair. Tell them to meet me at the Lisle station. Or just "John
> Deere" it to the vineyard if they want. The monks will put them up in the
> guest house. And I'll keep 'em busy and (hopefully) out of trouble.
>
> Week 51 Karen Tellefsen, Alpha
> - assisted with ????
>
>
> Everyone have a safe week.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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