Just to let TechNet and Designer Council know that a few weeks ago I was made redundant from Crowcon after 12 years working there as Senior PCB Designer. I was told that my work was outstanding but the company needed to make some restructuring changes in order for the company to return to the forecast profit, and that PCB Design work would now be done by hiring a temporary contractor when needed. I've seriously looked into starting contracting myself and as a result of being helpful to other people over the years I've been rewarded with someone lining me up for my first contract PCB Design job which started a couple of weeks ago. I am now back on Technet using my personal e-mail address. One annoyance is that I've probably missed a few weeks of easy Element of the Week Quizzes. James Head PCB Design Engineer