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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (50630)	3/21/2000 12:16:00 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116756

I was speaking about scarry in regard to China...

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (50630)	3/21/2000 12:37:00 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116756

OT All, Just got this, looks like the #1 name in solder for the electronics industry is Ready for the new solder: Here is your Next Technology Link From Alpha Metals! The Oatey Company and Alpha Metals have signed an exclusive license agreement for Oatey's Safe-Flo Lead-Free Alloy. Through this agreement, Alpha Metals will now be able to offer this alloy technology to the electronics industry as an important lead-free option. Oatey's technology covers a lead-free composition containing tin, silver, bismuth and copper. This composition range has been selected as the lead-free alloy of choice by several of the leading Japanese electronics companies. The Alpha Metals/Oatey agreement facilitates the use of this alloy around the world. A major concern of the Japanese electronics manufacturers was that this desired alloy composition would be limited in its use due to patent restrictions. However, through Alpha's position as the worldwide leader in the supply of materials to the electronic assembly industry, this alloy composition will be readily available on a worldwide basis. Additionally, Alpha Metals has the right to sublicense the technology to other suppliers of bar solder, cored wire solder, preforms, BGA spheres and solder paste for electronic applications. David Zerfoss, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Metals, stated "our exclusive license agreement with Oatey further demonstrates Alpha's commitment to provide customers with lead-free solutions. The Oatey alloy is an extremely promising lead-free alternative that will be used in a full array of products. As the industry looks for lead-free soldering solutions, Alpha and it's Cookson Speedline partners are the leading resources for lead-free materials, equipment and process technology." For more information click on the link below: lead-freesolders.com or alphametals.com

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (50630)	3/24/2000 7:14:00 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116756

OT Thoughts, Ideas, Comments? Bill's air force The U.S. military sent 10 CH-53 helicopters to India and Pakistan to support President Clinton's ongoing road trip. The large helicopters flew from the Marine Corps base at Kanehoe Bay, Hawaii, to ferry Mr. Clinton, daughter Chelsea and other friends of Bill. The helos arrived via giant U.S. Air Force C-5 transport aircraft. In addition, the Marines dispatched about 100 troops for aircrews and support. Pentagon officials could not provide us with the exact cost of the helicopter support. They said the total would be available after the president gets back from the weeklong excursion to South Asia. While the White House defended the trip as needed to cool tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, the visit has all the trappings of a junket by a lame duck president. And the Pentagon, amid reports that thousands of troops are turning to food stamps to feed their families, is forced to foot the bill. The helicopters include the white-topped CH-53 known as HMX-1, the aircraft used to fly the president. The others ferry the press corps and staff as well as local "dignitaries' who join the commander in chief. A White House spokesman said the visit to South Asia is a "complex trip' and that the requirements for transportation were sent to the military. The spokesman said he had no cost figures. Another reason for 10 choppers, the spokesman said, is that the president refuses to ride on any of India's helicopters, mainly the rickety Soviet-made Mi-8 Hip and other Russian helicopters that make up the main rotary-wing aircraft of the Indian military. Slow response The State Department and White House National Security Council have settled a squabble over what type of jet to buy for an anti-terrorism, crisis-response team. The State side won, convincing the administration to buy a new Boeing 757 instead of the NSC-coveted wide-body transport. For the interagency anti-terrorism experts who make up the team, that's the good news. The bad news is the $73 million needed to buy the customized 757 is tucked inside (cont) worldnetdaily.com