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Not sure if adding ET is a good idea.....the EQAB budget will be torn apart with "ET Phone Home".  Long distance carriers will be knocking down the doors soon.

Jim


-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 8:40 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Element Quiz Answer

Ok, since it is Friday, the EQAB just put out this press release.

In an attempt to cover everyone who wants to participate in the Element Quiz, both terrestrial and interstellar, EQAB has added ET as a technical research adviser. There was also discussion about adding ALF but he eats cats which EQAB thought might be a bit extreme to some of the Technet membership.

And if the names "ALF" and "ET" don't ring a bell, you need to do a google search.

Dave

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 7:08 AM, Louis Hart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Joyce, I don't think astrotechnetnauts have any advantage.
>
>  In answer to your question, I believe the answer is contingent upon 
> the definition of a day - solar or sidereal?  Louis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Yuan-chia Joyce 
> Koo
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Element Quiz Answer
>
> need to go to international space station to catch your question ;-) 
> (how many times around the globe a day?).
> On Apr 23, 2015, at 5:32 PM, David Hillman wrote:
>
> > Hi Joyce - remember that to be "fair" to everyone on the planet and 
> > multiple time zones, the posting of the Element Quiz was announced 
> > to be any time from Thursday, Noon, Central Standard Time Zone, USA 
> > to Friday, Midnight, Central Standard Time Zone USA.  Keeps everyone 
> > guessing.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:28 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> not fair.  it is not even Friday... strange
> >>> Here is the Element Quiz Answer:
> >>>
> >>> The Question:
> >>> This element has a wide range of commercial uses: strobe lights, 
> >>> lasers and ion propulsion engines. The word "stranger" or "strange 
> >>> one". The color "blue". Which element is being described?
> >>>
> >>> The Answer:
> >>> The element is Xenon (Xe). The name xenon is derived from the 
> >>> Greek word "xenon" meaning "strange one or stranger". Xenon makes 
> >>> up just
> >>> 0.086 ppm
> >>> by
> >>> volume of air.  Xenon is also approximately 4.5X heavier than air.
> >>> Xenon headlights have a characteristic "blue" glow. Ramsay and 
> >>> Travers had to
> >> go
> >>> to extreme lengths to discover xenon - they had to produced
> >>> 10,000 pounds
> >>> of krypton in their refrigeration system to obtain just one pound 
> >>> of
> >> xenon
> >>> (fractional distillation of air methodology).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The winner of the weekly element quiz is Leland Woodall, CSTech, 
> >>> and Robert Welch, Moog Components Group, and they will split the 
> >>> services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week. The time stamp for 
> >>> their answers from the Rockwell Collins firewall was so close that 
> >>> it was easier to call it a tie!
> >>>
> >>> EQAB reviewed Doug's "Pulsium" submission and after extensive 
> >>> research
> >> has
> >>> again disqualified his response. The EQAB investigation revealed 
> >>> that pulsars emit electromagnetic radation which is not observable 
> >>> in the visible spectrum. And the color of a pulsar will be 
> >>> dictated by its temperature which means colors other than blue are possible.
> >>>
> >>> However, EQAB did learn a new fact as part of its research - the 
> >>> two Pioneer spacecraft plaques have Earth's position documented by 
> >>> 14
> >> specific
> >>> pulsars relative to our Sun thus providing anyone who bumps into 
> >>> those spacecraft the ability to calculate our location in terms of 
> >>> both space and time. Not sure if that is a good thing or 
> >>> not.................
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>> International 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.
> >>> Week 79 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> >>> Week 80 Brian Ellis
> >>>
> >>> Week 81 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> >>> -The guys are very lucky. This week, most of the country is on 
> >>> vacation .
> >>> They are also going to enjoy a great  weather. Tell me when they 
> >>> are
> >> going
> >>> to arrive at Ben Gurion Intl airport. Starting last Saturday and 
> >>> until Friday, we have Passover Holiday and most of the people 
> >>> don't work. Our tin/lead and lead-free assembly lines were closed 
> >>> on April 2nd.
> >>> So the
> >>> boys
> >>> and I are going to tour the country. I hope next Sunday they will 
> >>> do some work to start the assembly lines just before leaving Israel.
> >>>
> >>> Week 81 Jim West, N.S. International -The boys arrived late Sunday 
> >>> and I had them over for a nice home cooked meal, which is my 
> >>> favorite meal that my wife prepared and consisted of roast beef, 
> >>> potatoes, carrots and broccoli....yum!  Shared with them some of 
> >>> my diverse adult beverages and told them to enjoy but also to take 
> >>> it easy as I had a big week planned for them.  Well, the evening 
> >>> went on
> >> fine
> >>> but the adult beverages took over and left all of us feeling a 
> >>> little rough
> >>> the next morning :-0   So, we started our Monday morning off a
> >>> little
> >> late
> >>> and it took us a better part of the day to get moving.  The boys 
> >>> are hard workers and they helped me with multiple projects this 
> >>> week and made my job a little easier and I believe they felt a 
> >>> sense of accomplishment, even though we didn't get off to a good 
> >>> start the beginning of the week.  They are primed and raring to go 
> >>> for the next lucky individual that gets their services.
> >>>
> >>> Week 82 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc -assisted with ????
> >>>
> >>> Week 82 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group -assisted with ????
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Everyone have a safe week.
> >>>
> >>> Dave Hillman
> >>> Rockwell Collins
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>> Data Credit Note: the information in the Element Quizzes is taken 
> >>> from several published sources including The History and Use of 
> >>> Our Earth's Chemical Elements by R. Krebs and Nature's Building 
> >>> Blocks by J.
> >>> Emsley.
> >>>
> >>>
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