Zirconium. Maybe has something to do with cubic zirconium fake diamonds? Blair For some reason when I first replied, using the web interface, when I hit the "First" link it took me to the first ever message, not the first in this week's thread. On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:26:43 -0500, David D. Hillman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question: > >The Question: >This element is used to make high index of refraction glass for optical >instruments and as a catalyst in the production of sulfuric acid. The word >"Mjolnir". What is the 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 >Week 3 Pat Goodyear, PGE >Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory >Week 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security >Week 6 Steve Gregory >Week 7 Phil Kinner, PVA > >Week 8 Brian Ellis >- the guys arrived this morning, thanks. This is the end of the most >prolific part of the growing season and weeds abound. The John Deere's >will be very useful to help eliminate them. Kloumpios has said he will >prepare a traditional Cypriot ttavas (lamb pieces with veggies with >cumin and wild herbs, slow oven-cooked in a special unglazed clay pot - >Google it) for the 1 April Cyprus National Day. > >Week 9 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited >- My Welsh colleague Jeff, whose desk is next to mine, was on holiday >this last week so Clumpy and Kloumpios parked themselves in his seat and >spent the week spouting jibes and insults, particularly about English >Rugby - >it was just like Jeff was still there! I think you could put that down as >"providing workplace entertainment and uplifting moral". > >Week 10 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. >- assisted with a 5S effort - They're scrubbing, replacing old floor >tape, and helping to get things in pristine shape. > >Week 11 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp >- assisted with getting my boat ready for this summers fishing trips. >Today we will be replacing a conveyor in >one of my reflow ovens, then wave maintenance for the rest of the week. > >Week 12 ???? >- 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] >______________________________________________________________________