Spring 2010 Edition
In the Blender
Head Games Trivia Sweepstakes
Win Your Choice of a TOUGH GUN™ or TGX™ MIG Gun!
Did you read the "Selecting the Right Tool for the Job" article in this edition of FUSION Online? Let’s find out! Answer these trivia questions about Tregaskiss’ TOUGH GUN and TGX MIG Guns.
If you answer all questions correctly, you’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win your choice of a TOUGH GUN or TGX Semi-Automatic Air-Cooled MIG Gun (some restrictions apply - see Official Rules for details). After all, we want you to have the right tool for the job!
(HINT: the answer is either 'TOUGH GUN' or 'TGX' for each of the following questions!)
Question One: This MIG gun is designed for heavy-duty welding applications and can be used in harsh or abusive environments.
Question Two: This MIG gun can be customized with special triggers, goosenecks and consumables.
Question Three: This MIG gun features a polymer-armored gooseneck and is ideal for welding on light- to medium-duty applications.
Question Four: This MIG gun works well for shorter duration arc times, including making tack welds.
Question Five: This MIG gun is available in a water-cooled version.
TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES, just email your answers with your name, phone number, city and state/province PLUS “Head Games Trivia Sweepstakes” in the subject line to: info@tregaskiss.com. You must answer all questions correctly and enter by 5:00 pm EST on June 23, 2010 to be eligible to win! The winner will be randomly drawn from all entries that answer all questions correctly. SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. See Official Head Games Trivia Sweepstakes Rules for more information.
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to natural persons eighteen years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and to residents of Canada (except the province of Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence at the time of entry and who have internet access. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies ("Tregaskiss Personnel"), and those individuals who are immediate family members of Tregaskiss Personnel, or persons living in their same household as Tregaskiss Personnel, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. "Immediate family" means parents, siblings, children and spouse. All federal, state/provincial, and local laws and regulations apply.
Big Eats: Lamb Kabobs
Summer is right around the corner and it’s time to get grilling! Start off the season with some great kabobs.
Ingredients:
2 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. paprika or smoked sweet paprika (pimento)
1/2 tsp. black peppercorns
1/4 cup olive oil
1 bay leaf
2 lb. boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 Tbsp. parsley
Directions:
Combine thyme, salt, cumin, paprika and peppercorns. Stir in olive oil. In a medium bowl, combine spice mixture, bay leaf, and lamb. Toss to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard bay leaf. Thread the lamb cubes on eight long skewers. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 1 hour before grilling. On a charcoal grill, grill lamb (uncovered) on the rack directly over medium coals for 8 to 12 minutes, turning once. For a gas grill, preheat grill and reduce heat to medium. Place lamb on grill rack over heat and cover. Grill as above. Sprinkle lamb with parsley before serving. Makes 8 servings.
Did You Know?
Baseball and warm weather go hand in hand. But, there’s more to the game than just a day at the park! Check out these fun baseball facts.
• Evidence of baseball has been traced back as far as the 16th century in France.
• Baseball made its first appearance in North America in the mid-1830s.
• The first recorded argument between a player and an umpire was in 1846.
• The first World Series was played in 1903 between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Americans. Boston won the nine-game series 5 to 3.
• Major League Rule 301c requires umpires to rub down six dozen baseballs with mud before every game to remove the shine from them.
• The mud that umpires use to remove the shine comes from New Jersey.
• The average baseball only lasts seven pitches in a Major League game.
• 1877 marked the first appearance of a baseball schedule that allowed fans to know when their team was playing.
• In MLB, the distance between bases is 90 feet. The distance from the pitcher’s mound to home plate is 60 feet, eight inches.
• Before 1859, umpires sat in padded chairs behind home plate.
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was created in 1935 in Cooperstown, New York in order to celebrate baseball's 100th anniversary.
Guess the Year
• The Pittsburgh Steelers win their fourth Super Bowl, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31 to 19.
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released in theatres.
• The arcade game, Pac-Man is released.
• Alfred Hitchcock, British suspense film director dies on April 29.
• CNN (Cable News Network) is officially launched.
• Coca-Cola announces it will substitute half the sucrose used in Coke with high fructose corn syrup.
• Kramer vs. Kramer receives the Oscar for Best Picture.
• Mark David Chapman assassinates John Lennon of The Beatles outside his New York apartment building.
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new rabies vaccine that requires only five shots in the arm instead of 23 in the stomach.
• The US Olympic hockey team defeats the Soviet Union in the Lake Placid Winter Olympic semi-finals, a game now known as the ‘Miracle on Ice.’
• 52nd Street by Billy Joel receives the Grammy for Album of the Year.
• The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 4 games to 2 to win the World Series.
From Last Issue
Congratulations to the winner of last issue’s Head Games Trivia Sweepstakes, John Boyce of Amherst, Ohio! John correctly identified all three weld defects to win! Congrats!
We also have the results for last issue’s 'Who's the TOUGHest?' poll. See who was voted as the toughest!
• Underwater welders – 56%
• Welding instructors – 17%
• (Tie) Manufacturing welders – 11%
• (Tie) Pipe welders – 11%
• Construction welders – 5%