come on Doug, he was not mis-direct much, just a moon shot...
On Oct 27, 2017, at 8:49 AM, Douglas Pauls wrote:

> Nope, I ain't buyin' that.  Mis-direction would have used some OTHER
> element.  You are still disqualified.
>
>
> Doug Pauls
> Principal Materials and Process Engineer
> Rockwell Collins
>
> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 7:39 AM, David Hillman <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Sorry Doug but the inclusion of the actual answer in the list of  
>> clues was
>> not a mistake, it was the highest level of mis-direction and  
>> deception!
>>
>> At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 7:16 AM, Douglas Pauls <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> I have convened a special meeting of the FEQAB and they have  
>>> disqualified
>>> my esteemed colleague's question.  When you put the answer in the  
>>> question,
>>> it's not really a question, now is it?  I am going to take this  
>>> one and
>>> frame it.  In 4 years of the exercise this is the first time he  
>>> goofed.
>>> Well, other than the weekly goofs of disqualifying me.
>>>
>>>
>>> Doug Pauls
>>> Principal Materials and Process Engineer
>>> Rockwell Collins
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 7:01 AM, David Hillman <
>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>>>>
>>>> The Question:
>>>> This element does not oxidize in air. The name for this element is
>>>> Spanish
>>>> in origin. This element exists in high abundance on the Moon.  
>>>> The most
>>>> common use of platinum is as a catalyst in chemical reactions.  
>>>> Large ore
>>>> deposits of this element are found in the Merensky Reef. Which  
>>>> element is
>>>> being described?
>>>>
>>>> The Answer:
>>>> The element is Platinum (Pt). Platinum derives its name from the  
>>>> Spanish
>>>> word "platina" meaning "little silver". The largest commercial  
>>>> use of
>>>> platinum is for catalytic converters in vehicles. The early Spanish
>>>> explorers found quite a bit of platinum in South America but it  
>>>> was often
>>>> simply thrown away, and there was an official decree forbidding the
>>>> adulteration of gold with platinum impurities. The Merensky Reef  
>>>> is a
>>>> layer
>>>> of igneous rock in the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa and
>>>> contains most of the world's known reserves of platinum group  
>>>> metals.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The winner of the quiz is Leland Woodall and  he will get the  
>>>> services
>>>> of Clumpy
>>>> and Kloumpios for the week. The discussion on Moon cheese was quite
>>>> entertaining! Its clear that the TechNet community is very  
>>>> creative and
>>>> imaginative.
>>>>
>>>> There won't be a Element Quiz next week as I will be  
>>>> "investigating the
>>>> impact of lead-free metal alloys on the flight dynamics of North  
>>>> American
>>>> waterfowl with an emphasis on tungsten" and will need the boys
>>>> assistance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
>>>>
>>>> Past Quiz winners/tasks:
>>>> Week 1 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
>>>> Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.
>>>> Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics
>>>> Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd.
>>>> Week 3 John Burke
>>>> Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
>>>> Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!
>>>> Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA
>>>> Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
>>>> Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce
>>>> Week 8 Leland Woodall
>>>> Week 8 David Bealer, SMT
>>>> Week 9 Tom Carroll, Boeing
>>>> Week 10 Louis Hart, Compunetics
>>>> Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing
>>>> Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS
>>>> Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and  
>>>> Assembly
>>>> Week 13 No Quiz,
>>>> Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and  
>>>> Assembly
>>>> Week 15 Bhanu Sood, NASA
>>>> Week 16 John Maxwell
>>>> Week 17 Leland Woodall
>>>> Week 18 Leland Woodall
>>>> Week 19 Tom Carroll, Boeing
>>>> Week 20 Robert Kondner
>>>> Week 21 Tom Brendlinger, ClearMotion Inc.
>>>> Week 22 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LCC
>>>> Week 23 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
>>>> Week 24 Gerry Gagnon, FLIR Commercial Systems
>>>> Week 25 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
>>>> Week 26 Joyce Koo, IPC International
>>>> Week 26 Todd MacFadden, Bose
>>>> Week 27 Bhanu Sood, NASA
>>>> Week 28 Leland Woodall
>>>> Week 29 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
>>>> Week 30 Leland Woodall
>>>> Week 31 Leland Woodall
>>>> Week 32 Steve Gregory
>>>> Week 33 Leland Woodall
>>>> Week 34 Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
>>>> Week 35 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
>>>> Week 36 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
>>>> Week 37 Richard "Dean" Stadem
>>>> Week 38 Leland Woodall
>>>> Week 38 Tom Carroll
>>>>
>>>> Week 39 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and  
>>>> Assembly
>>>> - This is really great! The guys can help me to clear out a flat
>>>> (thousands
>>>> of books :-( ) and, of course, if they have enough of the dust  
>>>> of about
>>>> 50
>>>> years, have fun with our cats again......(no dust,only cat's fur  
>>>> in red &
>>>> black)
>>>>
>>>> Week 40 Leland Woodall
>>>> - assisted with ????
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope everyone has a awesome week.
>>>>
>>>> Dave Hillman
>>>> Rockwell Collins
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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