Hi Doug - I checked with the Friday Element Quiz Circuit Court Judicial Supreme Court (FEQCCJS) which pointed me back to the FEQCCoA ruling in 2011 where it was ruled that if a review of your submitted response by the FEQAB was conducted prior to the issue of a new FEQ, you had no grounds for appeal. You can, of course, appeal your appeal to the FEQCCJS but they don't typically take on such a case. Dave From: Douglas O Pauls/CedarRapids/RockwellCollins To: David D Hillman/CedarRapids/RockwellCollins@RockwellCollins Cc: TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]> Date: 03/29/2013 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question Dave, I have forwarded your response to the Friday Element Quiz Circuit Court of Appeals (FEQCCoA) and they have overturned your disqualification on the grounds that it was not timely. They have held that you get a maximum of 3 days (weekends included). So there. While technically Bikini Atoll still appears on a map, when the islanders tried to return there they were all poisoned by Strontium-90. If you wish to go there, roll around in the sand and glow in the dark, be my guest, but "effectively" it ain't there no more..... Doug Pauls From: David D Hillman/CedarRapids/RockwellCollins To: Douglas O Pauls/CedarRapids/RockwellCollins@RockwellCollins Cc: TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]> Date: 03/28/2013 05:56 PM Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question Hi Doug - the Friday Element Quiz Arbitration Board (FEQAB) has again (surprising, I know) disqualified your submitted response. You stated that the Bikini Atoll is no longer there yet a check of current records shows that the Bikini Atoll is still there and listed as a World Heritage site. The FEQAB says you can't claim it to be gone when its still there. Dave From: Douglas O Pauls/CedarRapids/RockwellCollins To: TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]> Date: 03/22/2013 03:01 PM Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question Oh well, that one's easy. The answer is Atollium, another of the half fractional elements. The element was named in honor of Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, which isn't there anymore. When they set off hydrogen bombs there in the late 40s and most of the 50s, there was LOT of plutonium bombardment of Calcium-48 (from the coral reefs). Since much of Bikini Island became vapor in the tests, the deposited Atollium was only found on the barrier islands of the Atoll, hence its designation of "islands of stability". The Atollium was exremely hard to gather for analysis: a) it was in a highly radioactive zone, requiring lead lined hazmat suits; and b) the nuclear radiation created a race of mutant squid, on average 46 feet long, with tentacles 200 feet long. You may have seen a poor rendition of the beast in Pirates of the Caribbean II. The mutant squid were highly protective of the Atollium and attacked those trying to gather samples. The only successful harvesting of Atollium was by Dr. Hans LaufenSchneller of the University of Southern Leichtensteim, who employed dubious means. Gathering 20 young co-op students with a promise of research on a "tropical island", the co-op students unwittingly drew the attention of the squid, while Dr. LaufenSchneller successfully gathered samples. There was only one return ticket used. Dr. LaufenScheller is no longer with us. While planning the subsequent journey, the second crop of 20 co-op students did unto Dr. LaufenSchneller before he could do unto them. And the Spectral Line for Atollium is "plaid", which Hillman left out. Doug Pauls From: "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Date: 03/22/2013 01:17 PM Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question: The Question: This element is the result of bombarding plutonium-244 target with a beam of ions from calcium-48. It is considered to be the first of the "island of stability" elements. What is the official name 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 done the following: Past Quiz winners/tasks: Week 1 Dick Krug, Spartan Complex Systems Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited - assisted with a "haring" activity And Pat Goodyear, PGE - This time the boys will get to do some REAL work, they each have scoop shovels and at present are shoveling piles of U-O2 pellets for refueling the cook pot. We are in the middle of a 60 day refuel outage so their help came at an opportune time, the majority of our contract crew left this evening, (laid off). They are however complaining that it is hot and they have been working in dry suits and sweating profusely, and they have no beers to drop, not allowed on the property. I offered them Gator aid but they just laughed. I asked them if they knew anything about electronics and they could work with us technicians, but they just mumbled about John Deere tractors. They will be working the next 3 days around the clock, they will get rest when they are done, we have to get back on schedule. Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory - assisted with running an ion chromatograph and see how adept they are at reviewing SIR data. Week 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security - The boys arrived and immediately ate pizza and drank 2 bottles of my best wine. Then they got very excited and said something about hidden treasure at the southern tip of Italy and before I knew it they were on their tractor singing and headed south. I didn't even get a chance to ask them if they could help with my current risk reduction task. Well they got back last night and started to tell me some fantastic stories about a place called the Regional Natural Park Costa Otranto-Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase. This is a regional park of Puglia, Italy and of particular importance is the "hidden" fauna, delicate ecosystem that invites many species of bats and rare appearances of aquatic fauna in dark environments of the caves, some partially submerged, in the Park. The boys told me that some of their relatives actually settled in this area many centuries ago and they went to visit them. They also told me about the area around the park. There are fortified farms all over the countryside with beautiful noble villas that tower above the farms and overlook the area. This is a strategic place and has always been a crossroad for past civilizations. I most go visit this place. Anyway the boys are now rested and ready for their next adventure. So much for helping me but I was very glad to see them and have some company. Week 6 Steve Gregory - assisted with packing for Steve's next cross country move. Week 7 ???? - assisted with ???? Everyone have a safe week! Dave Hillman Rockwell Collins ______________________________________________________________________ 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. 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