Hi Tom - Leland would have bagged a 3 in a row if the firewall hadn't been mean! Dave On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Carroll, Thomas A < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dave, > > Love those firewalls. The boys will help review some environmental testing > for explosive atmosphere, Sand & Dust, Humidity and Salt Fog at a local > supplier. When they get bored with that they can help patch the roof over > my head that might have a developed a leak during the winter. After that > they can relax and go fishing in the bay or ocean near my house. > > Have a great weekend. > > Regards, > Tom > > Thomas A. Carroll, CQA, FAA ODA Unit Member for BDS > Supplier Quality Engineer > Boeing Defense, Space and Security - East Region Supplier Quality > eFAX: 314-777-1845 > Virtual Desk Phone Number: 314-545-2358 > email: [log in to unmask] > Go Green! Please do not print this e-mail unless necessary. > NOTE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential > information. 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It is the most corrosive-resistant metal > known. It is used to make instrumentation that has to withstand high > temperatures without breaking down. One of its isotopes is used for Xray > assessment of metal castings for flaws. The element also has found > extensive use in Xray telescopes and unmanned spacecraft. Which element is > being described? > > The Answer: > The element in Iridium (Ir)! Iridium becomes more brittle upon cooling so > it is either worked in a hot state or using powder metallurgy techniques. A > 60nm layer of Ir is used on the mirrors of the Chandra X-ray Observatory as > it provided the best x-ray reflecting characteristics. Iridium has > extensive use as the containment shell for the plutonium fuel source for > spacecraft radioisotope thermoelectric generators used on Voyager, > Cassini, Galileo, etc. Iridium is found in asteroids and meteors which has > allowed scientists a window into Earth/asteroid impacts as a layer of Ir > can be found in the geologic record. > > The winner of the quiz is Tom Carroll, Boeing and he will get the services > of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week. Leland and Tom both provided the > correct answer but the Rockwell Collins firewall had Tom submitting his > answer first (which was totally opposite of what the TechNet time stamp > was). Sorry Leland, apparent the Collins firewall tried to lose your > response or scramble the electrons. > > So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following: > > Past Quiz winners/tasks: > Week 1 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital > Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl. > Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics > Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd. > Week 3 John Burke > Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Week 5 No Winner - no correct > responses! > Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA > Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp > Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce > Week 8 Leland Woodall > Week 8 David Bealer, SMT > Week 9 Tom Carroll, Boeing > Week 10 Louis Hart, Compunetics > Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing > Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS > Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly > Week 13 No Quiz, Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design > and Assembly Week 15 Bhanu Sood, NASA > > Week 16 John Maxwell > - Picked Clumpy and Kloumpios at Dulles with the usual grousing about long > flights. Because this is their second visit I reminded them of their first > visit when the exhausted my collection of single malt scotch and found the > keys for my lawn mower. The neighbors had not forgotten them terrifying > neighborhood dogs and making unusual patterns in their lawns. > > The lads understood and went to work clean up my documents and standards. > We had snow on Tuesday and they pitched in with the neighbors clearing > drives and side walks. On Wed I took them to the Manassas Bull Run civil > war battle field so they could understand our civil war and our history > better. Thursday when work was done we visited a couple of cider vineyards > and wineries. They enjoyed the Jefferson style hard cider very much. After > we were done on Friday off to a distillery for a tasting and lunch. Then > off to the airport for their next adventure. Perfect gentlemen and they > seemed to enjoy the side trips. > > Week 17 Leland Woodall > - The boys asked for an easy week, so I set them loose with their John > Deeres. They performed a spring yard clean-up for the entire subdivision. > Everyone wanted to know who these little fellas were, and it evolved into > a discussion about elements and TechNet. Don't think the neighbors will be > asking me any more questions anytime soon... > > Week 18 Leland Woodall > - The boys spent their weekend playing golf, and then enjoyed the NCAA > tournament games. Since they were in NC, they rooted heavily for UNC, and > their cheers were probably a deciding factor in the game. They were also > quite curious as to how folks could grow to be so tall. > > Week 19 Tom Carroll, Boeing > - assisted with ???? > > > I hope everyone has a awesome week! > > Dave Hillman > Rockwell Collins > [log in to unmask] > >