Chromium



On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 5:28 AM, David Hillman wrote:

> Here is the Element Quiz Question that was supposed to go out before 
> the
> holidays but never made it out due to the "crash" of TechNet. Clumpy 
> and
> Kloumpios didn't seem to disturbed about the "crash" as they spent 
> some
> quality time with their families and are now ready for their first
> assignment of 2015.
>
> The Question:
> This element is considered "rare" despite it being widely distributed 
> over
> the Earth's crust. Its abundance is estimated at 1x10-1 milligrams per
> kilogram and does not occur as a free metal. It is typically produced 
> as a
> byproduct of refining other ore bodies. It is used to make meltable 
> metal
> fuses and is used to make brilliant red/yellow/orange artist's paints. 
> What
> element is being described?
>
>
> The winner(s) 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 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 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
> Week 50 Greg Munie, IPC
> Week 51 Karen Tellefsen.
> Week 52 Greg Munie, IPC
> Week 53 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> Week 54 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Com.
> Week 55 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. deferred to Richard Stadem, GD,
> Week 56 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LLC
> Week 57 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
> Week 58 Leland Woodall, CSTech, Inc.
> Week 58 Bonus Question Robert Wolfe
> Week 59 Greg Munie, IPC
> Week 60 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
> Week 61 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> Week 62 Leland Woodall
> Week 62 Brien Bush, Cirtronics
> Week 63 Pat Goodyear, PGE
> Week 64 Ed Popielarski
> Week 65 Jim West, N.S. International
> Week 66, Brian Ellis
>
> Week 67, Ravinder Ajmani, HGST
> - Our facility is in San Jose, CA and the weather now is just 
> gorgeous,
> sunny and low seventies.  If the boys can make it quick then they can 
> enjoy
> a few days of this nice weather, as we are expecting some rain by the
> weekend. This is a short week but they can definitely help me with my
> testing until tomorrow.  They are most welcome to spend Thanksgiving 
> with
> us, or do sight-seeing and enjoy the surroundings.
>
> The boys and their spouses left Bay-area late on Sunday.  They really 
> had a
> good time at the Thanksgiving gathering at my brother's place. 
> Everyone
> loved the mashed potatoes and the corn bread with unique recipe baked 
> by
> Kloumpios.  All of them were a real sport, and enjoyed the turkey 
> baked
> with Indian touch.  Of course I had to be extra vigilant about their
> Akvavit consumption.
>
> Week 68 Robert Wolfe
> - Well Holiday time is very near so, great it's always tough picking 
> out a
> tree they can help with that this weekend! Enjoy a little nog too! 
> With a
> little dark rum of course! Maybe the John Deer can help drag it out 
> from
> the deep woods! Sat was way too rainy here to pick a tree so Sun was 
> the
> day! They can help with putting it up & decorating it during the week
> too. We can enjoy some Dark & Stormy's for the decoration efforts.
>
> Week 69 Joe Russeau, PAL.
> - I'm going to give Leland an early Christmas gift by sending the boys 
> off
> to his facility.  However, when the boys arrived my kids put them to 
> work
> right away playing dolls and trucks.  Isaac, my six year old, showed 
> the
> boys the nice hole accidentally put in our new couch by Gramma Tex. 
> To
> which the boys asked, why do you call your grandma, Gramma Tex?  Isaac 
> said
> because she branded our COWCH (True story about Isaac, the couch and 
> Gramma
> Tex; he came up with that on his own).  Claire, my three-year-old, 
> kept
> squeezing the stuffing out of Kloumpios.  She kept calling him Wayne 
> from
> Prep and Landing.  Our youngest, Jacob, demoted mom and dad from 
> diaper
> doody and promoted the boys.  They were still sporting hazmat suits 
> when
> they left this morning.  Clumpy insisted on using my oxygen tank from 
> my
> oxy-acetylene torch set-up.  While they enjoy fraternizing with people
> their own size, the boys seemed ready to hit the road this morning.  I
> don't think they are use to all that excitement and energy.  So 
> Leland,
> they may be a bit amped up when they arrive.  Red Bull was a popular
> beverage with them over the weekend.
>
> Week 69  Leland Woodall, Keihin North America
> -The guys are doing a great job helping me prepare for next week.  We 
> all
> gathered up leaves and mowed the yard yesterday.  The neighbors had 
> never
> seen three John Deeres in one yard before. After work we'll get busy
> completing the remaining Christmas décor and wrapping the remainder of 
> the
> packages
>
>
> Week 70 ????
> -assisted with ????
>
>
> Everyone have a safe week.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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