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Written on the wall of the men's room of a Greek restaurant in Iowa?

Lloyd Duso
Diamond-MT
Plant Manager
(814) 535-3505
www.Diamond-mt.com

On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Douglas Pauls <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Nope.  She was a goddess.  But she made such a pest of herself, that she
> was not only banished, her name was stricken from the records.  You have to
> go into some very rare greek documentation to find the reference, which
> fortunately, I do have access to.
>
>
> Doug Pauls
> Principal Materials and Process Engineer
> Rockwell Collins
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Ed Popielarski <
> [log in to unmask]
> > wrote:
>
> > Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I am under the impression Petra is a place
> > and not a "goddess".
> >
> > Ed Popielarski
> > Engineering Manager
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >        “It's one kind of victory to slay a beast, move a mountain, and
> > cross a chasm, but it's another kind altogether to realize that the
> beast,
> > the mountain, and the chasm were of your own design.”
> >
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Douglas Pauls
> > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 6:13 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Element Quiz Question
> >
> > Ahh, the element that my esteemed colleague is referring to is the half
> > fractional element Lavendium (Ln 74.5), from which is derived the word
> > Lavender.  Not only does it give a violet color in a flame test, the
> > material itself has a purple hue.  In the song America the Beautiful, it
> > refers to “for purple mountains majesty”, and the purple comes from
> > Lavendium.  The most notable characteristic of Lavendium is that it
> greatly
> > intensifies the smell of something.  It is frequently added to soaps and
> > candles, and the presence of Lavendium is why the smells of your average
> > Bed Bath and Beyond stores are sufficient to level most men at 200 paces.
> > Women have a much higher tolerance for the effects of Lavendium than men,
> > and current research is focused on the apparent interactions of Lavendium
> > and estrogen.  Dave’s statement that it is essential to all living
> > organisms is a bit of a stretch.  Certainly it appears to be essential to
> > all women and therefore indirectly to all men.  Reminds me of Mark Twain.
> > He was once asked what men would be without women.  His response –
> “Scarce
> > Sir, mighty scarce”.  Now the Greek word Petra is an interesting tie in.
> > Petra was the Greek Goddess of Annoying Hues who was unable to speak in
> > “primary colors” that were comprehensible by the male Greek Gods.  She
> was
> > constantly referring to lavender, mauve, fuchsia, amethyst, orchid, etc.,
> > instead of “purple”.  Legend has it she so annoyed Zeus that Petra was
> > banished to hell where she tormented Hades by constantly redecorating
> > hell.  At present, it is not known exactly who refined the first samples
> of
> > Lavendium, but experts agree it must have been one of the early women
> > chemists, possibly Mme. Curie.
> >
> >
> > Now I sit in breathless anticipation of how my esteemed colleague will
> > disqualify my brilliant discourse.  And for those of you helpful
> > individuals out there who seek to assist Dave in such disqualifications,
> > mind  your own damn business.......  On the other hand, having a rational
> > scientific disqualification is easier to accept than the garbage Dave
> > normally comes up with.
> >
> >
> > Doug Pauls
> > Principal Materials and Process Engineer Rockwell Collins
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 7:15 AM, David Hillman <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Here is the Element Quiz Question:
> > >
> > > The Question:
> > > This element is the eight most abundant element in the earth's crust.
> > > A compound containing this element is the 33rd most produced chemical
> > > in the United States. In a flame test, this element produces a violet
> > > color. This element is essential to all living organisms. The Greek
> > > word "petra". Which 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 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 Week 73
> > > Torsten Hagge, Kristronics GmbH Week 74 Greg Munie, IPC Week 75 Doug
> > > Pauls, Rockwell Collins Week 76 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems Week 77
> > > Robert Kondner, Index Designs Week 77 Bonus Brien Bush, Cirtronics
> > >
> > > Week 78 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > > - The boys made it into RDU safely over the weekend, and we shared
> > > some pizzas and beers at the Mellow Mushroom while watching the
> > > basketball games. Today they're at the plant helping me review new
> > > product documentation, and this evening they'll be assisting with the
> > > completion of the bracket form (I found out they knew more about
> > > basketball than I'd imagined). The rest of the week will be filled
> > > with various and sundry, but if the weather stays nice, they will also
> > > be doing some outside work around the house.  Anyway, it's great to
> have
> > them back, and thanks again!
> > >
> > > Week 79 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> > > - After NCAA basketball,  the guys better get right down to work
> > > Monday morning helping with the A)Technology Roadmap, B) Supply Chain
> > > Roadmap, and
> > > C) Anti-Counterfeit Plans we are doing for Department of Defense
> > > printed circuit boards.  Polished versions are due at NAVSEA Crane  in
> 3
> > weeks.
> > > How are the guys at typing and proofreading?  Say, if they get us
> > > caught up, they can work on the farm tractor here - hope they can get
> > > out of the John Deere mode enough to work on my Farm-all Super C
> > > that's only 60 years old (bought new by my dad around 1954) - it needs
> > new tires for one thing.
> > > We need it to rake the hay that my twin grandsons have promised to
> > > harvest come June.
> > >
> > > Week 80 ????
> > > -assisted with ????
> > >
> > > Everyone have a safe week.
> > >
> > > Dave Hillman
> > > Rockwell Collins
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
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