Samarium?

On 04/12/2015 14:29, David Hillman wrote:
>   Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>>
>> The Question:
>> This element's name is derived from a Latin word. One of this element's
> isotopes has a very long half life with very steady beta and alpha decay
> rates which makes it useful as a way to measure the age of the universe.
> You have to process about 1000 lbs of ore to produce 1 lb of this element.
> The USA produces approximately 1000 lbs of this element per year and the
> world's total estimated supply is only about 400 tons. One of its
> commercial applications is its use in missile engines. Which element is being
> described?
>
>>
>> The winner of the quiz will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios.
>
>>
>> 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
>> Week 83 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
>> Week 84 Mike Fenner
>> Week 85 Steve Gregory
>> Week 86 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
>> Week 87 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
>> Week 88 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 89 Avni Selim Ozcukurlu, Aselsan Inc.
>> Week 90 Pat Goodyear, PGE
>> Week 91 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
>> Week 92 Greg Munie, IPC
>> Week 93 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 93 Mike Fenner
>> Week 94 John Maxwell
>> Week 95 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 95 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
>> Week 96 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
>> Week 96 bonus Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 97 Dick Krug, Spartan Brooksville LLC
>> Week 98 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
>> Week 99 Torsten Hagge, KRISTRONICS GmbH
>> Week 100 Denny Fritz, SAIC
>> Week 101 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
>> Week 102 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
>     Week 102 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group
>> Week 102 Bonus Question David Bealer, Watch Fire Sign
>
>> Week 103 Torsten Hagge, KRISTRONICS GmbH
>> -The boys still need some calm work as they assist some loud short
> circuit tests of a fuel cell stack simulator at Kristronics.
>
>> Week 103 Joe Russeau, PAL
>> -assisted with ????
>
>> Week 104 Todd MacFadden
>> -The boys should have fun on this assignment. I'll have them do some yoga
> and stretching as a warmup for testing a new flex circuit design concept.
> Hopefully they'll work up a sufficient appetite so they won't complain
> about all the turkey sandwiches next week.
>
> Week 105 ????
> - 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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