I think Doug should be allowed to win at least some kind of consolation
prize for breakthrough science- any more votes? Steve Kelly
On 2015-03-27, 12:14 PM, "David Hillman"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>EQAB has resources that can easily surpass yours. I do not recommend
>taking
>on the 7 members of the EQAB in a research war. Additionally, if you are
>the sole purveyor of such data, a peer review by the TechNet community can
>be arranged in an arbitration configuration - as with all IPC technical
>activities, industry validation of the evidence would be warranted.
>
>Dave
>
>On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 10:18 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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>> > ³It'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.²
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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 ³for purple mountains majesty², 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. Dave¹s 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
>> ³Scarce
>> > Sir, mighty scarce². Now the Greek word Petra is an interesting tie
>>in.
>> > Petra was the Greek Goddess of Annoying Hues who was unable to speak
>>in
>> > ³primary colors² that were comprehensible by the male Greek Gods. She
>> was
>> > constantly referring to lavender, mauve, fuchsia, amethyst, orchid,
>>etc.,
>> > instead of ³purple². 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
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