Robert Schumann died of mercury poisoning from treatment of what we call today as bipolar disorder.
Ron
SigmaTron Intl.
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Head
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My girlfriend who has a phd in immunoligy and plays first violin in two local orchestras disagrees with my guess. No surprise there. I don't want to ruin the competition but she backs up the element someone else has guessed but suggested a different composer so the bonus could still be open.
James
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Sent: 13 February 2015 18:39:02
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Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Element Quiz Question
Patrick, without wasting the valuable resources that are the FEQAB, how about a Code Share?
Graham
> On 13 Feb 2015, at 16:37, Patrick Goodyear <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Since there are no redos Mercury and Mozart!
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>
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Graham Naisbitt wrote:
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>> Rats - trying too hard and too fast
>>
>> Correction:
>>
>> Mercury and Mozart
>>
>> Its time the boys visited here again and Hamburg isn't too far for them to travel. This time?
>>
>>> On 13 Feb 2015, at 12:14, David Hillman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>>>
>>> The Question:
>>> This element is an "ancient" element as its existence has been known
>>> for over 5000 years. Despite being a poison to the human body,
>>> physicians administered this element for cases of depression, as an
>>> emetic and as a laxative. A sulfide compound containing this
>>> element, combined with an oxidizer is used in the creation of fire
>>> for everyday use activities. It is used to make percussion caps. Which element is being described?
>>>
>>> Bonus Question:
>>> What famous composer was thought to have poisoned by this element as
>>> part of depression treatment?
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 Week 68 Robert Wolfe Week 69 Joe Russeau, PAL.
>>> Week 69 Leland Woodall, Keihin North America Week 70 Jim West, N.S.
>>> Internationa Week 71 Steve Gregory Week 72 Bhanu Sood, CALCE Week 72
>>> Ed Popielarsk
>>>
>>> Week 72 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group -Cool Ed, That will
>>> dovetail nicely with a project I have in mind for them.
>>> Coordinating X-Y data from our vision controlled Printer Drill &
>>> Laser into a unified data base where we can be preemptive on
>>> establishing scaling factors for thin innerlayers, flex &
>>> soldermask.. I spect Galax is more boonified than you guys, seeing
>>> how we just got the internet last year over the protest of a bunch
>>> of old timey fiddler players
>>>
>>> Week 73 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics GmbH
>>> - Clumpy and Kloumpios have been picked up at Hamburg airport and
>>> are looking forward to help with some laboratory work, as until now
>>> we havenīt found anybody to run shortage tests of several kW...
>>> behind this they get the fantastic chance to redefine physical
>>> thermodynamic laws as required by car manufacturer and next weekend
>>> I will spend them a Berlin visit, where they can take off to US from
>>> the disaster airport
>>>
>>> Week 74 Greg Munie, IPC
>>> - Always a pleasure to see the guys again. And they have a treat coming up:
>>> At last it'll be above freezing for a couple of days! So I'll put
>>> them together sorting tools in the Abbey workshop. Should keep 'em
>>> out of trouble for the week!
>>>
>>> Week 75 ????
>>> - assisted with ????
>>>
>>>
>>> Everyone have a safe week.
>>>
>>> Dave Hillman
>>> Rockwell Collins
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