I beg to differ. The EQAB takes EVERY point to disqualify......


Doug Pauls
Principal Materials and Process Engineer
Rockwell Collins

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 10:00 AM, David Hillman <
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> Oh yes, the element naming is always a interesting topic. EQAB tends to
> just follow the IUPAC guidance. From Wiki:
>
> The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted
> aluminium as the standard international name for the element in 1990. In
> 1993, they recognized aluminum as an acceptable variant.
>
> So EQAB would recognize both spellings as acceptable and not as technical
> point of disqualification.
>
> Dave
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 9:46 AM, Brian Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > It is not aluminum, it is aluminium! Proof: the statue in London is cast
> > in aluminium and bronze: see
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaftesbury_Memorial_Fountain
> >
> > I win as spelling is important!
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > On 27/04/2018 15:11, David Hillman wrote:
> >
> >>   Here is the Element Quiz Question:
> >>
> >> The Question:
> >> This element is not found in its pure state in nature yet its the third
> >> most abundant element found in the Earth's crust. The largest piece of
> >> this
> >> element (2.8kg) ever cast at that time, is part of the Washington
> >> Monument. The statue of Anteros in Piccadilly Circus, London. This
> element
> >> has thousands of commercial applications. Which element is being
> >> described?
> >>
> >>
> >> The winner of the 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 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
> >> Week 40 Leland Woodall
> >> Week 41 Tom Carroll
> >> Week 42 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> >> Week 43 Joyce Koo
> >> Week 44 Russell Kido, Practical Components
> >> Week 45 Leland Woodall
> >> Week 45 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
> >> Week 46 Ian Fox, Rolls-Royce Control Systems
> >> Week 47 Fred Cox, Bluering Stencils
> >> Week 48 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> >> Week 49 Todd MacFadden, Bose
> >> Week 49 Leland Woodall
> >> Week 50 Russell Kido, Practical Components
> >> Week 51 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
> >> Week 52 Leland Woodall
> >> Week 53 Scott Decker, UTAS
> >>
> >> Week 54 Leland Woodall
> >> -  We recently bought some new 3D AOI equipment, and the guys are
> >> assisting
> >> me with the disposition of questionable calls made by our associates.  I
> >> should have known they were well-versed in IPC-A-610 acceptability
> >> criteria.  They hadn't made me aware of this in the past, and then told
> me
> >> it was because I'd never asked...      Shame on me, right?
> >>
> >> Week 55  Tom Carroll, Boeing
> >> - Clumpy and Kloumpios will arrive just in time to help with some spring
> >> cleaning outside. Can't wait for this winter to be gone. You are
> probably
> >> dealing with Winter Storm Xanto right now, good luck with that. I hope
> it
> >> misses New York City as it moves east. Please have them bring the tiller
> >> attachment for their John Deere so they can easily turn the soil in the
> >> front flower bed. After the boys get done with the yard work they can
> >> relax
> >> on the deck with some nice IPA and go fishing in the canal out back. I
> >> know
> >> they enjoyed that last time they visited.
> >>
> >> Week 56  Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> >> - I picked the boys from Ben Gurion Airport after a 24 hr delay. I shall
> >> let them to overcome the Jet Lag, but  tomorrow they are going to work
> >> hard
> >> at my labs. I hope they will enjoy their stay
> >>
> >> Week 57 ????
> >> - assisted with ????
> >>
> >>
> >> I hope everyone has a awesome week!
> >>
> >> Dave Hillman
> >> Rockwell Collins
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> >>
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