Dave,
Got a note from the boys.  They are getting a little grumpy that you keep
putting them on cargo flights.  With all this weekly travel, they want
business class or better.


Doug Pauls
Principal Materials and Process Engineer
Rockwell Collins


On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:41 AM, David Hillman <
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> Hi folks - Here is the Element Quiz Answer:
>
> The Question:
> This element's name is Latin in origin. This element will "cry" when bent
> rapidly. Sheets of this element are inserted into nuclear reactors to help
> control the fission reaction by absorbing neutrons. What element is being
> described?
>
> The Answer:
> The element is Indium (In)! Indium and Tin are two elements which make
> an audible "cry" when rapidly deformed. Indium also can "wet" glass which
> makes it an excellent mirror surface that is better than mercury mirrors.
> Indium's name is derived from the Latin word "indicum" which means
> "indigo".
>
> The winner of the weekly element quiz is Carl Van Wormer, Cipher
> Engineering LLC, and he will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for
> the week. The boys caught a cargo flight to Oregon and should be there this
> morning.
>
>
> 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 Sign
> Week 22 Phil Kinner
> Week 23 Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits
> Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
> Week 25 Keith Calhoun, SoparkCorp
> Week 26 Paul Reid, PWB InterconnectSolutions 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
> Week 50 Greg Munie, IPC
> Week 51 Karen Tellefsen.
> Week 52 Greg Munie, IPC
>
> Week 53 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> - Picked the boys up at RDU today and had them working on yard stuff
> around the house.  They really enjoyed working on my John Deere tire
> replacement that I put down last week.  Tomorrow we'll hit the plant
> and they can assist with metrology chores like cross sections, CMM
> measurements, and the occasional SEM analysis.
>
> Week 54 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Com.
> -Once the boys get here, I think our Sea World Tower needs some
> modifications before the 4th of July fireworks start.
>
> Week 55 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. deferred to Richard Stadem, GD.
> - I understand that Dean is up to his ears in Quality Engineers that he
> only sees yearly and desperately needs some help.  That being said, I'm
> going to do what any Quality Engineer worth his salt would do and donate
> the guys' services to him for the week.
>
> Week 56 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LLC
> - assisted with ????
>
>
> Everyone have a safe week.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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