Monthly Archives: January 2010

Australian researchers discover the heaviest element yet known to science

January 31, 2010 – 9:35 am

This report came to me by email, so it must be true.
Queens University researchers have discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (symbol=Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by forces [...]

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Why Quality is important and why we need more of it

January 5, 2010 – 3:04 pm

A bunch of people out there believe that doing things better is the answer to our economic woes. I can’t argue with that, so I’ve recently joined the Chartered Quality Institute as its External Affairs spokesman, because I firmly believe that until and unless we get to grips with the wholly unnecessary and avoidable malaise which has [...]

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