Aw corn shucks!! (or as others in the Iowa, Illinois, Indiana I-states belt might say - Aw soy bean pods!!): Patrick Goodyear's time stamp is two minutes faster than mine. I desparately wanted Clumpy and Klumpoulus to come and peer into a crystal ball and tell me exactly the circuit boards the Department of Defense would want in 2015 and 2020!! That's a new assignment coming down from the Pentagon. Probably will get even hotter, based on the Senate Armed Services hearings (the Levin McCain show) this past Tuesday. Lots of testimony about counterfeit chips coming into US Defense assemblies!!! Since I missed the time stamp so closely, I am depending on David Douglas Hillman to bail me out of this crystal ball thing - Denny Fritz Confirming titanium on Wikipedia: Pure metallic titanium (99.9%) was first prepared in 1910 by Matthew A. Hunter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute by heating TiCl4 with sodium at 700–800 °C in the Hunter process.[3] Titanium metal was not used outside the laboratory until 1932 when William Justin Kroll proved that it could be produced by reducing titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) with calcium.[30] Eight years later he refined this process by using magnesium and even sodium in what became known as the Kroll process.[30] Although research continues into more efficient and cheaper processes (e.g., FFC Cambridge), the Kroll process is still used for commercial production.[3][4] While this is old news (2006, I think) keep track of TiO2: Titanium dioxide has recently been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen ''possibly carcinogen to humans''. Titanium dioxide accounts for 70% of the total production volume of pigments worldwide. It is widely used to provide whiteness and opacity to products such as paints, plastics, papers, inks, foods, and toothpastes. It is also used in cosmetic and skin care products, and it is present in almost every sunblock, where it helps protect the skin from ultraviolet light. With such widespread use of titanium dioxide, it is important to understand that the IARC conclusions are based on very specific evidence. This evidence showed that high concentrations of pigment-grade (powdered) and ultrafine titanium dioxide dust caused respiratory tract cancer in rats exposed by inhalation and intratracheal instillation*. The series of biological events or steps that produce the rat lung cancers (e.g. particle deposition, impaired lung clearance, cell injury, fibrosis, mutations and ultimately cancer) have also been seen in people working in dusty environments. Therefore, the observations of cancer in animals were considered, by IARC, as relevant to people doing jobs with exposures to titanium dioxide dust. For example, titanium dioxide production workers may be exposed to high dust concentrations during packing, milling, site cleaning and maintenance, if there are insufficient dust control measures in place. However, it should be noted that the human studies conducted so far do not suggest an association between occupational exposure to titanium dioxide and an increased risk for cancer. The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is Canada's hazard communication standard. The WHMIS Controlled Products Regulations require that chemicals, listed in Group 1 or Group 2 in the IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Humans, be classified under WHMIS Class D2A (carcinogenic). The classification decision on titanium dioxide has been published on the IARC website and in a summary article published in The Lancet Representatives from Health Canada (National Office of WHMIS) recently consulted with the Quebec CSST and CCOHS (the two main agencies providing WHMIS classifications to the public) regarding the implications of the IARC decision to the WHMIS classification of titanium dioxide. It was agreed that titanium dioxide does now meet the criteria for WHMIS D2A (carcinogen) based on the information released by IARC to date, and that it is not necessary to wait for release of the full monograph. Manufacturers and suppliers of titanium dioxide are advised to review and update their material safety data sheets and product labels based on this new information as soon as possible. Employers should review their occupational hygiene programs to ensure that exposure to titanium dioxide dust is eliminated or reduced to the minimum possible. Workers should be educated concerning this potential newly recognized risk to their health and trained in proper work procedures. * Intratracheal administration is an exposure procedure that introduces the material directly into the lungs via the trachea, bypassing protective mechanisms in the respiratory system. -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Fritz <[log in to unmask]> To: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thu, Nov 10, 2011 7:26 pm Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question Well, this source says titanium: http://www.webelements.com/titanium/ Just for grins and giggles, titanium dioxide, the most common white pigment I now that is in everything (pretty sure that would include lipstick) is starting o show up in Europe as a possible candidate for the REACh list. More after I end this to "duck hunting Dave" Denny Fritz -----Original Message----- rom: David D. Hillman <[log in to unmask]> o: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> ent: Thu, Nov 10, 2011 6:52 pm ubject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question i folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question: he Question: his element has 5 naturally occurring isotopes. This element will burn in nitrogen atmosphere. This element is found in lipstick. A pure sample of is element was not produced until 1910. What element is being described? he winner of the weekly element quiz will get the services of Clumpy and oumpios for a week. o far Clumpy and Kloumpios have: eek 1 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings accomplished nothing (drank lots of coffee) eek 2 Bev Christian, RIM conducted REACH material testing eek 3 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc. Solderability testing and mowed the lawn eek 4 Ian Fox, Goodrich had an epic journey of travel eek 4 Gary Ferrari, Garrick Global unknown eek 5 Fredrick Miller, Astrolab unknown eek 6 David Nelson, Raytheon Were tackling dummys for Dallas Cowboys eek 7 Graham Collins, L3 Communications Cleaned gutters and painted window trim eek 8 Bill Noel, ITT Geospatial Systems Division unknown eek 9 Steve Gregory of RD Circuits unknown eek 10 David Bealer of Watchfire Signs descaled the in-line wash machine! Ouch! eek 11 Dick Krug of Sparton Corporation assisted with AS9100 quality management systems requirements audit eek 12 Steve Creswick of Balanced Enterprise Solutions Acted as Steve's "go fer" due to a broken leg! eek 13 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi conducted a plasma pre treatment Taguchi DOE for a sealing process eek 14 Bev Christian, RIM assisted with a tin pest investigation/test eek 15 Bev Christian, RIM assisted Bev shoveling snow eek 16 David Bealer of Watchfire Signs assisted with reflow profiling eek 17 Brian Ellis, rumored to be retired assisted with rewiring the house, had a tractor accident and found his usin Kloumpios eek 18 Denny Fritz, SAIC assisted with tin whisker inspection/examinations eek 19 Graham Collins, L3 Communications assisted with scraping barnacles, boat paint and boat engine maintenance eek 20 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya assisted with weather observations (70F to snow) and resolving ectrochemical migration failures eek 20 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security assisted with commercial aircraft galley inspection eek 21 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired, and Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, ace and Security assisted with root cause corrective action tasks assisted with nothing but catching up with the family eek 22 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc. assisted with metallographic cross-sections and Dye & Pry testing eek 23 Bev Christian, RIM assisted with a creep corrosion project and the setting up of an oxygen mb eek 24 Steve Gregory, RD Circuits unknown eek 25 Ahne Oosterhof, A-Laser assisted with stencil aperture data analysis and split/stacked firewood eek 26 Scott Post, Delphi assisted/participated in the Kokomo Airshow Race Event eek 27 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired assisted with tedious website work and family home cooking eek 28 Nigel Burtt abandoned Nigel and were rumored to be involved in UK News Corps/News ternational cellphone/journalism/politics scandal eek 29 Richard Stadem,GD-AIS unknown eek 30 Robert Wolfe, Kimchuk Inc and Graham Naisbitt, Gen3 assisted with a hot tub refurbishment for post work day de-stressing assisted with SIR and Cleanliness testing eek 31 Bev Christian, RIM Inc, and Denny Fritz, SAIC assisted with lab testing assisted with tin whisker investigations eek 32 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired attempted to provide both US Congress and EU lawmakers "engineered" lutions eek 33 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya unknown eek 34 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. assisted with new model qualifications,updating supporting cumentation, strain gaging, performing cross sections, verifying a new lective soldering process, and finally assisted with the development of plant-wide countermeasure effectiveness auditing program (Wow, they had work hard this week!) eek 35 Joe Russeau, Precision Analytical Laboratories assisted with new equipment preparations eek 36 Patrick Goodyear, PGE assisted with beach trash collection duty eek 37 Dave Elder, Tait Radio Communications assisted Dave Hillman with a geography lesson, watch USA vs Irland in rld Rugby Cup and went skiing. eek 38 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired assisted with ???? eek 39 Andy Giamis, Commscope assisted with metallographic cross-sectional analysis of die cast Mg and ught a group of Cub Scouts how to hotwire a tractor eek 40 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi assisted with a customer audit eek 41 Ian Fox, Aero Engine Controls assisted with pcb cross-section analysis eek 42 Andy Giamis, Commscope Andy gave them the week off (BBQ and English ale party) eek 43: 4 winners Bev Christian, RIM assisted with testing of phthalates Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. assisted with installing a new fuel pump on the tractor, mowing my yard d raking the leaves/pine needles. Patrick Goodyear, PGE assisted with relaxing on the beach following kelp removal efforts Richard Stadem,GD-AIS assisted with the qualification of a Radon-fueled Airvac PCBRM 5.2 with s new 50,000 watt pre-heater and Radon emitting laser reflow head eek 44 ???,???? asssisted with ???? veryone have a safe week. ave Hillman ckwell Collins [log in to unmask] _____________________________________________________________________ is email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. r more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------- chnet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in e BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest arch the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives r additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 7-615-7100 ext.2815 --------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________ his email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. or more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] _____________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- echnet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 o unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in he BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet o temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) o receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest earch the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives or additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 47-615-7100 ext.2815 ---------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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