Carbon? Brian On 21/09/2012 09:39, David D. Hillman wrote: > Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question: > > The Question: > > This element is essential to life but some its simple compounds are > extremely toxic. This element has at least 2 naturally occurring isotopes. > Planetary processes produce 7 kilograms of this element every year. The > following locations are associated with this element - Sudbury Canada, > Nordlingen, Bavaria and Lappajarvi, Finland. 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 unknown > > 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 Aleks Lozinsky, Technic Canada > - unknown > > Week 57 Tan Geok Ang, NA > - assisted with a tour of Singapore and fun at Clarke Quay > > Week 58 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi > - unknown > Aleks Lozinsky, Technic Canada > - unknown > > Week 59 Rex Waygood, Hansatech EMS > - assisted with preparing for the arrival of a Europlacer Iineo II and > some sightseeing > > Week 60 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics > - assisted with car manufacturers EMC requirements, high voltage PTC > heaters and helped paint Easter eggs > > Week 61 Joshua Muonio, Analog Technologies Corp. > - assisted with cutting out lead-free chocolate bunnies with our nitrogen > inerted laser > system > > Week 62 Dock Brown, Medtronics > - assisted with working on the TechNet Interstate Party Bus. So far I > have a collection of old soap box racers and go-cart engines so all the > necessary materials are in place. What's needed now is just vehicle > design and assembly. Once it's done, there will be no more begging > management for conference travel funds > > Week 63 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics > - assisted with lithium ion cell balancing and fuel cell protection > > Week 64 James Head, Crowcon > - assisted with recce a trail I'm planning for Oxford Hash House Harriers > (Hillman note - if you don't know the word "recce", you should look it up) > > Week 65 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security > - assisted with golf ball retreval duty at Bethpage State Park (The Black > Golf Course) and relaxing at the beach > > Week 66 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings > - assisted with tire crew duty at the Indy time trials, an awesome > Memorial day cookout and test results review support > > Week 67 Steve Creswick, Balanced Enterprise Solutions > - unknown > > Week 68 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. > - assisted with a relaxing weekend of dabbling around the house, identify > higher resolution cameras to outfit vision systems and working on > streamlining Trial build process and strengthening Quality Audit system. > > Week 69 Denny Fritz, SAIC > - assisted with mowing the grass and helping with the IPC 2013 roadmap > effort > > Week 70 Mordechai Kirshenbaum > - toured the Dead Sea region and slept > > Week 71 Amol Kane, AsteelFlash US East Corp > - assisted with DOEs to determine optimal parameters for our conformal > coating machine and a process qualification plan for re-design of the > manufacturing floor layout. > > Week 72 Lamar Young, Specialty Coating Systems, Inc. > - unknown > > Week 73 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corporation > - assisted with troubleshooting the ultrasonic system on one a wave > machine fluxers > Joe Russeau, Precision Analytical Laboratories > - allowed the boys the full week at Keith's facility > > Week 73.1 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger > - unknown > > Week 74 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security > - assisted with the inspection of aircraft structures for the A-10 Re-wing > > program > Richard Stadem, GD-AIS > - unknown > > Week 75 Graham Naisbitt, Gen3 System > - assisted with the Olympic Closing ceremony, building ionic cleanliness > test equipment and Graham's golf caddies > > Week 76 Ian Fox, Aero Engine Controls > - assisted with metallographic cross-sections after causing Graham much > trouble at Lords for the Test Match England vs South Africa > > Week 77 Richard Stadem, GD-AIS > - assisted with mowing the lawn and acting as trolling motors in a canoe > > Week 78 Blair Hogg, GAI-Tronics > - assisted with a visit to the Reading Vanity Fair outlets for their > holiday sale for new winter clothes, getting the Teradyne back up and > running and finally assembling a new grill. > > Week 79 Brian Ellis > - assisted with: I'll treat them to Souvla washed down with a bottle of > Othello. Since I have two fractured vertebrae, I'm going to ask them to > do some weeding; the garden is in a sorry state. I hope they may have some > > attachments for their machines to help with the task, a harrowing > experience. I'll let Kloumpios go and visit his family for a couple of > days. > > Week 80 Mordechai Kirshenbaum > - assisted with a new solder joint accelerated reliability test and help > debug the software/hardware of the system. > > Week 81 ???? > - 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] ______________________________________________________________________