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All I can say is, what a bunch of prill.

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Douglas Pauls
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 8:09 AM
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Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Element Quiz Question

Well, the answer is difficult to give on this one.  The answer is either bullshitium or crapium, depending on what side of the nomenclature debate you come down on, and whether you prefer the Latin root or the Greek derivation of the term.  The Greek word "pnigo" means "Senate" and "pnigein"
means "legislature".  There is an immense deposit of bullshitium/crapium in Washington DC, another in Brussels, with lesser concentrations found throughout the states and near most countries seats of government.  It has been theorized that the effects of bullshitium/crapium vapor caused the demise of the Roman Empire, beginning with the Roman Senate.  The presence of Bs/Cp is known to degrade technical competence with long term exposure.
That is why you often hear the phrase "that was a crappy job", or words to that effect.  The link to saltpeter (potassium nitrate) is that saltpeter is often used as a fertilizer, as is Bs/Cp.  For the Positron Emission Technology, Bs/Cp shows up as a blinding fluorescent purple on a PET scan, interfering with the detection of the iodine tracer normally used.  That is why you have to have a bowel movement before having a PET Scan.  I had one a few years ago and they were not able to find anything conclusive. Hillman always said I was full of Bullshitium, and I guess he was right.  Swamped out everything in the Scan. I guess that is why there are no PET scanners in Washington.  Too much background influence.



Doug Pauls
Principal Materials and Process Engineer Rockwell Collins

On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:27 AM, David Hillman < [log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element is the 2rd most commonly produced chemical in the United 
> States. This element's name is related to saltpeter ( salts of 
> Petra!). The Greek words "pnigo" or "pnigein". The technology of 
> Positron Emission Tomography. 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.
>
> 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 Brian Ellis
> - I can hear the rumble of John Deeres coming up the hill, 2 minutes 
> and they will be here. Their relatives have been told and replied that 
> they should not expect good food as they are in the Lenten fast, as 
> are many people here, awaiting the Orthodox Easter, a week after the Western one.
> All animal products forbidden, virtually vegan. In the last week, only 
> dry bread and water are allowed, not even olive oil. Happily, the boys 
> will be well fed chez Brian, as he does not go along with fasting; I 
> have a big lump of leg of pork marinating in wine and spices for a 
> good roast for dinner this evening. There is a big thumping at the door...
>
> Week 81 ????
> -assisted with ????
>
> Everyone have a safe week.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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> 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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