Pyramidium! I was drinking with Doug 'n Dave this evening after a long week in San Diego, so feel sure I am on the right trackŠ Graham N -----Original Message----- From: Dave Hillman <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: TechNet Forum <[log in to unmask]>, Dave Hillman <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:43:30 -0600 To: TechNet Forum <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question >Hi folks - this Friday Element Quiz Question is being sent out from the >IPC APEX show. Great week, got to meet many of the Technet community but >keep missing Richard Stadem (sorry!). The answer to this quiz will go out >Monday after I get back to the office. > >The Question: > >This element has 6 naturally occurring isotopes with one being slightly >radioactive. This element was found in a tomb in ancient Egypt at Thebes. >It is impossible to know who discovered this element and there is >controversy on who first recognized it as an element. In the 1700s the >Spanish government tried to ban the use of this element. An anti-cancer >drug is based on this element. What element is being described? > > >The winner of the weekly element quiz will get the services of Clumpy and >Kloumpios for the week. > >So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have: > >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 >- Were tackling dummys 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 >- conducted a plasma pre treatment Taguchi DOE for a sealing process > >Week 14 Bev Christian, RIM >- assisted with a tin pest investigation/test > >Week 15 Bev Christian, RIM >- assisted Bev shoveling snow > >Week 16 David Bealer of Watchfire Signs >- assisted with reflow profiling > >Week 17 Brian Ellis, rumored to be retired >- assisted with rewiring the house, had a tractor accident and found his >cousin Kloumpios > >Week 18 Denny Fritz, SAIC >- assisted with tin whisker inspection/examinations > >Week 19 Graham Collins, L3 Communications >- assisted with scraping barnacles, boat paint and boat engine maintenance > >Week 20 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya >- assisted with weather observations (70F to snow) and resolving >electrochemical migration failures > >Week 20 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security >- assisted with commercial aircraft galley inspection > >Week 21 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired, and Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, >Space and Security >- assisted with root cause corrective action tasks >- assisted with nothing but catching up with the family > >Week 22 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc. >- assisted with metallographic cross-sections and Dye & Pry testing > >Week 23 Bev Christian, RIM >- assisted with a creep corrosion project and the setting up of an oxygen >bomb > >Week 24 Steve Gregory, RD Circuits >- unknown > >Week 25 Ahne Oosterhof, A-Laser >- assisted with stencil aperture data analysis and split/stacked firewood > >Week 26 Scott Post, Delphi >- assisted/participated in the Kokomo Airshow Race Event > >Week 27 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired >- assisted with tedious website work and family home cooking > >Week 28 Nigel Burtt >- abandoned Nigel and were rumored to be involved in UK News Corps/News >International cellphone/journalism/politics scandal > >Week 29 Richard Stadem,GD-AIS >- unknown > >Week 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 > >Week 31 Bev Christian, RIM Inc, and Denny Fritz, SAIC >- assisted with lab testing >- assisted with tin whisker investigations > >Week 32 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired >- attempted to provide both US Congress and EU lawmakers "engineered" >solutions > >Week 33 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya >- unknown > >Week 34 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. >- assisted with new model qualifications,updating supporting >documentation, strain gaging, performing cross sections, verifying a new >selective soldering process, and finally assisted with the development of >a plant-wide countermeasure effectiveness auditing program (Wow, they had >to work hard this week!) > >Week 35 Joe Russeau, Precision Analytical Laboratories >- assisted with new equipment preparations > >Week 36 Patrick Goodyear, PGE >- assisted with beach trash collection duty > >Week 37 Dave Elder, Tait Radio Communications >- assisted Dave Hillman with a geography lesson, watch USA vs Irland in >World Rugby Cup and went skiing. > >Week 38 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired >- took the week off, and went to see some Tampa Bay Rays games > >Week 39 Andy Giamis, Commscope >- assisted with metallographic cross-sectional analysis of die cast Mg and >taught a group of Cub Scouts how to hotwire a tractor > >Week 40 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi >- assisted with a customer audit > >Week 41 Ian Fox, Aero Engine Controls >- assisted with pcb cross-section analysis > >Week 42 Andy Giamis, Commscope >- Andy gave them the week off (BBQ and English ale party) > >Week 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 >and 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 >its new 50,000 watt pre-heater and Radon emitting laser reflow head > >Week 44 Patrick Goodyear, PGE >- assisted with sifting sand at the beach looking for sand dollars > >Week 45 Dock Brown, Medtronic >- assisted with the synthesizing a postmodern fusion of Firesign's >Department of Redundancy Department with Sokol's boundary transgression >quantum gravity paradigm shift > >Week 46 Dock Brown, Medtronic >- assisted with ??? > Bev Christian, RIM >- assisted RIM co-ops with research projects > >Week 47 Graham Collins, L3 Communications >- assisted with counterfeit part inspection and snow plow duty > >Week 48 Mike Fenner, Indium >- assisted with automotive repairs and for holiday relaxation > >Week 49 Reuven Rokah >- assisted with patent investigations > >Week 50 Rex Waygood, Hansatech EMS >- assisted with: >Tuesday after H&S induction: Solve the EU financial crisis. >Wednesday: Provide sufficient information to the TAC to get the EU to >permit Pb in solders. >Thursday: Win the lottery on my behalf using a single ticket. (I'm not >greedy any win will do) >Friday until departure: Enjoy the south of England countryside, > >Week 51 Bev Christian, RIM >- assisted with a hearty meal which will include Canadian bacon and maple >syrup >- played Settlers of Catan for a while. >- investigate a cure for head on pillow? >- create a halogen-free epoxy that isn't brittle? >- cure tin whiskers >- Perfect rework techniques for 0.50025s and 0.2 mm pitch 5000 pin BGAs. > >Week 52 Dock Brown, Medtronic >- assisted with ???? > >Week 53 Ian Fox, Aero Engine Controls >- assisted with failure analysis assistance and removal of snow > >Week 54 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired >- assisted with ???? > > Phil Anslow, MBDA Systems >- assisted with in preparation of 3-5year strategy and cooking of >Valentine's Day meal for my lovely wife - oh and me! > >Week 55 Brian Ellis, not retired and having lots of fun >- assisted with video editing of 100+ cassettes and eating wonderful food > >Week 56 ??? >- assisted with ??? > > >Everyone have a safe week! > > >Dave Hillman >Rockwell Collins >[log in to unmask] > >______________________________________________________________________ >This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. >For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] >______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________