Well Dave, Clumpy has had some training in the area. He did go to the University of Wisconsin, but got into some bad (psychodelic) bratwurst and so never completed his degree. In industry, he has had some experience to Lean philosophy, but he is in therapy to overcome that. He has also started some six sigma training, but sadly is only about 4 sigma at this point. He has realized though, that he will never be able to reach the PhD level as that would make him "Doc" and there is already a dwarf with that name. Tragic but true. Doug Pauls David D Hillman/CedarRapids/RockwellCollins 01/10/2011 07:09 AM To TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>, "Neifer, Gebhard" <[log in to unmask]>, Douglas O Pauls/CedarRapids/RockwellCollins@RockwellCollins cc [log in to unmask] Subject NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer Outstanding! I don't know just how much statistical training Clumpy has in his resume but he has been shown to be quite adaptable for a wide range of Technet tasks last year. Clumpy was able to obtain a ride across the Atlantic on Saturday in the cargo hold of a A380 flight so he should show up at your doorstep this morning. Hey Doug - just how much statistical analysis training has Clumpy completed? Heck, did Clumpy ever go to university? We could use a bit of Clumpy's history after Disney dumped him. Dave "Neifer, Gebhard" <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> 01/10/2011 02:37 AM Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to "Neifer, Gebhard" <[log in to unmask]> To [log in to unmask] cc Subject [TN] AW: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer Hi Dave, can you tell when Clumpy will arrive here in Germany? I need him quite urgently to work on an experiment to determine the right parameter settings of a plasma gun. We are going to use a plasma pre treatment to activate the surface of a plastic connector before we dispense a thixotropic adhesive into the sealing groove and Clumpy has to perform the planned Taguchi DOE to set up a robust process ... :-))) Cheers, Gebhard -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von David D. Hillman Gesendet: Freitag, 7. Januar 2011 21:56 An: [log in to unmask] Betreff: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Answer Hi folks - Hope everyone had a great holiday, here is the Friday Element Quiz Question and Answer: The Question: This element was used as the power source for the 1970 Soviet Luna 17 and Luna 21 lunar rover missions. The element isotope heat decay kept the rovers warm during the cold lunar nights. This element is extremely toxic - the maximum human body burden is only 6.8x10-12 grams. Which element is being described? The Answer: The element is Polonium (Po). Po-210 generates a tremendous amount of radioactive decay energy: 1 gram of Po-210 will produce 141 W of power from its alpha decay. This self heating act of Po makes it very hard to study. Polonium was discovered in 1898 and named by Marie Curie for her native country Poland. Po-210 is an almost pure alpha emitter which makes it a very convenient power supply for spacecraft because heavy shielding is not needed to produce the ground crews prior to launch. Lots of folks provided the correct answer but Gebhard Neifer of Delphi was first so he gets to put Clumpy to work (looks like Clumpy will be making a trip to Germany): So far Clumpy has: Week 1 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings - accomplished nothing (drank lots of coffee) Week 2 Bev Christian, RIM - conducted REACH material testing Week 3 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc. - Solderability testing and mowed the lawn Week 4 Ian Fox, Goodrich - had an epic journey of travel Week 4 Gary Ferrari, Garrick Global - unknown Week 5 Fredrick Miller, Astrolab - unknown Week 6 David Nelson, Raytheon - Was a tackling dummy for Dallas Cowboys Week 7 Graham Collins, L3 Communications - Cleaned gutters and painted window trim Week 8 Bill Noel, ITT Geospatial Systems Division - unknown Week 9 Steve Gregory of RD Circuits - unknown Week 10 David Bealer of Watchfire Signs - descaled the in-line wash machine! Ouch! Week 11 Dick Krug of Sparton Corporation - assisted with AS9100 quality management systems requirements audit Week 12 Steve Creswick of Balanced Enterprise Solutions - Acted as Steve's "go fer" due to a broken leg! Week 13 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi - ??? owes us a description Have a good weekend. Dave Hillman Rockwell Collins [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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