Oh, that would be sooo nice. The dew points here in Iowa are in the high 70s and the temperatures are in the high 90s - we might as well be in the tropics! Dave On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Ed Popielarski <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sunny with highs in the low 70's here this weekend! > > Regards, > > Ed Popielarski > Engineering Manager > > > 970 NE 21st Ct. > Oak Harbor, Wa. 98277 > > Ph: 360-675-1322 > Fx: 206-624-0695 > Cl: 360-544-2289 > > > > “It's one kind of victory to slay a beast, move a mountain, and > cross a chasm, but it's another kind altogether to realize that the beast, > the mountain, and the chasm were of your own design.” > https://goo.gl/maps/mMjg43rXeFB2 > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2017 1:36 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] [MKTG] [TN] Element Quiz Answer > > Darn! I didn't think anyone would catch the coin connection to Mn which > shows just how smart and diverse our TechNet community is in their > knowledge. I'll have to work on tougher clues. Nice work! > > Stay cool and stay safe - pretty ugly heat wave rolling across the US > right now. > > Dave > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Leland Woodall <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Hi, Dave. > > > > I started to go with iron, but knew it wasn't present in tea. I knew > > manganese was, and that wartime nickels used this metal. I'm a long > > time coin collector, a hobby that is also mentioned in the How to Be > > an Official Geek manual. > > > > It's roasting in NC right now, so the guys and I will have some early > > morning golf this weekend. Next week they can assist me with writing > > work instructions for our rework department. Joy, joy, right? > > > > Have a great one! > > > > Leland > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman > > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2017 3:12 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [MKTG] [TN] Element Quiz Answer > > > > Here is the Element Quiz Question: > > > > The Question: > > This element will decompose in water and rust in moist air. It has 4 > > allotrophic forms. There is lots of this element around - it is the > > 10th most abundant element in the earth's crust. This element is found > > in many foods, including beans, bananas and tea. The US nickel coin > > and the US dollar coin are historically connected by this element. > > What element is being described? > > > > The Answer: > > The element is Manganese (Mn). Manganese plays an important role in > > human health as part of our antioxidant system and in plants for > > photosynthetic oxygen evolution. Due to the shortage of nickel during > > WWII, an alloy of copper/silver/manganese was used from 1942-1945 for > > US nickels and since 2000, US dollar coins use a copper/manganese > > alloy. For both cases, the use of manganese duplicates the > > electromagnetic properties of previous coinage alloys making the vending > machine industry very happy. > > > > The winner of the quiz is Leland Woodall and he will get the services > > of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week. > > > > Leland - which clue gave it away to you? Lots of folks submitting > > guess but only yours for Mn. > > > > > > 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 Week > > 17 Leland Woodall Week 18 Leland Woodall Week 19 Tom Carroll, Boeing > > Week 20 Robert Kondner Week 21 Tom Brendlinger, ClearMotion Inc. > > Week 22 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LCC Week 23 Juliano > > Ribeiro, DATACOM Week 24 Gerry Gagnon, FLIR Commercial Systems Week 25 > > Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems Week 26 Joyce Koo, IPC International > > Week 26 Todd MacFadden, Bose Week 27 Bhanu Sood, NASA > > > > Week 28 Leland Woodall > > - It was good to see the guys over the 4th of July week, and since our > > plant was off on shutdown, we spent a lot of time on and around the > > golf course. Not only are they handy with lawnmowers, but they're > > great caddies as well! > > > > Week 29 Mordechai Kirshenbaum > > - You picked a bad time to send the boys to Israel. This weekend is > > going be very hot and very humid in Tel Aviv (92 F and 80% RH) and > > extremely hot inside the country (117 F in the Jordan Valley). I have > > arranged for them a hotel in Tel Aviv, near the Mediterranean Sea so > > the boys will enjoy the cool air in the hotel or run 100 yard and > > enjoy the sea. The weather is going to cool down on Monday so they can > > go out the hotel and do some paper work. I shall take care that they > drink enough water. > > > > Week 30 Leland Woodall > > - assisted with ???? > > > > > > I hope everyone has a awesome week. > > > > Dave Hillman > > Rockwell Collins > > [log in to unmask] > > > > ________________________________ > > > > “Confidentiality Notice: > > This transmission (including any attachments) may contain confidential > > information belonging to the sender and is intended only for the use > > of the party or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the > > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > > copying, distribution, retention or the taking of action in reliance > > on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you > > have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify > > the sender and erase all information and attachments.” > > >