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David Hillman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Here is the Element Quiz Question
>
>The Question:
>This element is widely distributed in the Earth's crust but never found in
>its natural elemental state. This element is often found in copper, zinc
>and arsenic ores. This element is also recovered from coal burning flue
>deposits.  This element is responsible for the extinction of the vacuum
>tube. 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. 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
>Week 81 Jim West, N.S. International
>Week 82 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
>
>Week 82 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group
>-I'll put the little guys to work trying to find my desktop while I'm
>plating up some blind micro-vias. If they do good I might take them after
>some big Musky on the New river.  I hope Muskies don't like to eat Gnomes!
>
>Week 83 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
>- After a very hectic week the boys are on their way back. They've been
>helping to sort out component obsolescence issues, and also a bit of wild
>animal training when taking our cat, Crapouiette, to the vet this morning
>for a check-up.  The vet describes her as a "naughty tourtie" - a
>tortoiseshell.  I do hope the scratches heal quickly (sorry boys).
>
>Week 84 Mike Fenner
>- Fantastic timing. I am just starting reconstructing our garden in the old
>cottage we just moved to. So lots of earth moving, stone walls, new fencing
>raised flower beds and so on. In the evenings The Elephant and Castle Pub is
>2 minutes away. The Elephant serves Hook Norton brewed just up the road in
>a Victorian gravity brewery (still uses the original steam engine). We can
>investigate all the different brews and guest lagers. We may or may not be
>reporting on this.
>
>Week 85 ????
>- 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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