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“Y”



Y = YTTRIUM.

(Ytrrium is a heavy rare earth element. Below are its characteristics. Why would I write about a heavy element, you ask? Because Yttrium has been found at Wonder Lake, that’s why. And it plays like a nightmare for Judy and Jack!)

Discovered by: Johann Gadolin in 1794 [Finland]
Symbol: Y
Atomic Weight: 88.90585
Electron Configuration: [Kr] 5s1 4d1
Word Origin: Named for Ytterby, a Swedish village, which is the site of a quarry that yielded this rare earth element.
Isotopes: Natural Yttrium is composed of Yttrium-89 only. There are 19 known unstable isotopes.
Properties: Yttrium has a metallic silver luster. It’s relatively stable in air except when finely divided. Yttrium turnings will ignite in air if their temperature exceeds 400 degrees Celcius.
Yttrium oxides are components of phoshors used to produce the red color in TV tubes, LEDs, ceramics and glass. They have a high melting point and impart shock resistance and low expansion to glass. Yttrium iron garnets are used to filter microwaves and transmitters and transducers of acoustic energy. Yttrium aluminum garnets have a hardness of 8.5. They are used to simulate diamonds. Small quantities of Yttrium may be added to reduce the grain size in chromium, molybdenum, zirconium and titanium, to increase strength of aluminum and magnesium alloys. Yttrium is used as a deoxidizer for vanadium and other nonferrous metals. It’s used as a catalyst in the polymerization of ethylene.
Element Classification: Transition Metal
Density (g/cc): 4.47
Melting Point (K): 1795
Boiling Point (K): 3611
Appearance: silvery, ductile, moderately reactive metal
Atomic Radius (pm): 178
Atomic Volume (cc/mol): 19.8
Covalent Radius (pm): 162
Ionic Radius: 89.3 (=3e)
Specific Heat: (@20C J/g mol): 0.284
Fusion Heat (kJ/mol): 11.5
Evaporation Heat (kJ/mol): 367
Pauling Negativity Number: 1.22
First Ionizating Energy (kJ/mol): 615.4
Oxidation States: 3
Lattice Structure: hexagonal
Lattice Constant (Å): 3.650
Lattice C/A Ratio: 1.571

{References: Los Alamos National Laboratory (2001), Crescent Chemical Company (2001), Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry (1952), CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics (18th Ed.)}

YTTRIUM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yttrium

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“X”


X = “X”

(…as in ‘X’ marks the spot! Jack draws x’s on maps every chance he gets. He’s a map lover: reading them, making them and definitely using them! He charts the events he and Judy cover, as though somehow it unfolds patterns and modus operandi. Jack’s even got a few of them papering his walls in his apartment! I guess you could say it’s Jack’s fetish, but it’s only another thing Judy scoffs at about Jack.)

[Hey…, I had to think of something! There aren’t that many “x” words to post about that are relevant to the story! You will be glad this post is simple because tomorrow's "Y" is a heck of a technical nightmare!]

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“W”


W = WARPHEAD & WIDGET.

(Hmm, how should I say this? I’m not going to tell you. It’s a secret—for now. Read the ebook and find out!)

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“V”


V = VERMOUTH & VACHERON.

(Jack’s taste runs along the lines of Vans sneakers, Vermouth and poker night with the boys; Judy’s is more Vacheron watches and champagne cocktail parties. They couldn’t be more different, but then that’s why they say opposites attract and one can cover the other one’s ass, or shortcomings. It’s another case of Venus and Mars—without the love affair. Or is it?)

Well, my dear friends, this is the next to the last little tidbit of information about Jack and Judy; after that, you will have to read the ebook. I will be finishing it during 2012. I hope you have enjoyed learning a little about my two protagonists, a few key players and places in the book. As you know, I can’t give you every detail: That would be a spoiler! Very shortly, my focus will be “Story”, with a very capital “S”. Send me your good wishes. I’m going to need it!

And don’t forget, there is still “W”, “X”, “Y” and “Z” left in the amazing, the wonderful “A-Z Blogging Challenge” which officially ends next Monday. It’s been a real ‘slice’!

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“U”


U = UNIT.

(U stands for Unit. Unit 6, that is, and U6 for short. That’s the code name of the story that’s obsessing Judy and Jack.)

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“T”


T = THEATER.

(T stands for The Lafayette Theater. Every town in North America has one, a grand old dame of a movie house in vaudeville-style from the early 1900s. The Lafayette is one of those aging beauties: dark interior, heavy velvet curtains and dim wall sconces. That big old screening room has seen a lot of stories unfold, and not all of them have been on stage or screen. These days The Lafayette has a secret, or two, or maybe more. Will Jack and Judy be able to connect the dots? Or will Dot help them?)

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“S”


S = SYNDICATE.

(Syndicate sometimes has nasty connotations and is just not a word Wonder Lakers say much; it’s a little too “big city” talk. But the word bomb seems to be dropping around town lately. What is going on?)

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“R”


R = REPORTERS.

(That’s right, R stands for the reporting duo of Judy and Jack. Jack used to cover the all-round, feel-good community stories like bowling tournaments and new store openings. He too has a few framed awards around his desk: “Best Community Spirit”; “Best Reporter in the City”; “Best Human Interest Story at the Annual Horseshoe Games 2009”; thank you letters from the Junior Softball League, etc. But that was before Judy came along. Since Judy got hired things have gotten darker, a LOT darker around town. And Jack can’t help wondering why?)

[Photographs in this A-Z series are of signage in the Vancouver, B.C. area.]

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“Q”


Q = QUESTIONS?

(Jim Gunn’s favourite answer, meaning ‘Yes, I’m ignoring your question, do you have another one?’)

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$P$


P = POKER & PIE.

(P stands for poker. Now Jack certainly loves poker nights with his buds, and he’s quite good at it; however, what he doesn’t know is that Judy is a sharp, little card-shark as well. She’s decided to keep that her secret—for now.

The other ‘P’ stands for pie which is Jack’s dessert of choice at The Famous and it’s mostly banana cream that he goes for. But absolutely he would never turn down any pie if offered! Jack is a basic nice-guy reporter, but Judy has a way of bringing out the edgy side of him. Who would have thought that a gambling game and dessert addictions could bond these two?)

[Photographs in this A-Z series are of signage in the Vancouver, B.C. area.]

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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“N”


N = NEWSPAPER.

(Well, you guessed it: It stands for The Wonder Lake Meteor, winner of a handful of not-so-prestigious awards from neighbouring communities, all of which are neatly framed and carefully hung up on the walls in Mike Minefield’s office.)

[Photographs in this A-Z series are of signage in the Vancouver, B.C. area.]

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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“M”


M = MIKE MINEFIELD.

(Mike Minefield runs a tight row-boat at The Meteor and you had better row like hell–and catch a lot of trout while you’re at it! His motto is: “Get It Right Or Don’t Bother”! It’s even on the company sign outside the building. His scares his newsroom staff (all except Cindi, that is). He comes in early, leaves late, and you can hear him screaming all the way over at The Famous when somebody screws up, and that ‘somebody’ is usually Jack Roe! Everyone else leaves the office, almost like a fire drill. Suffice to say, Mike Minefield is a conundrum.)

[Photographs in this A-Z series are of signage in the Vancouver, B.C. area.]

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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“L”


L = LAKE.

(Wonder Lake, that is, the fictitious town of strange and mysterious goings on of late. The attractions in this sleepy town include: The Meteor, The Famous and a host of other savoury and not so savoury places and characters. The Puddle, as the locals call it, boasts around 10,000 inhabitants. It sits at the foothills of the Glass Mountain Chain a few hundred miles from Chicago. There’s only two real reasons for Wonder Lake’s whole existence: mining in the hills and chubby rainbow trout in the lake. People who live there include happy, relaxed families, bored retirees and some very dodgy types who mostly live on the wild side of town known, affectionately, as the “D.V.”, short for Death Valley. Now, as I said, Wonder Lake is a mining town. But it’s not the usual run-of-the-mill stuff we’re talking about here. This is the mother lode of mining towns. Stay tuned and you’ll find out why.)

[Photographs in this A-Z series are of signage in the Vancouver, B.C. area.]

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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“K”


K = KILLERS.

(K stands for killers. Karaoke Killers specifically. I can’t tell you anymore. You’ll have to read the ebook: The Warphead Reports, “Judy and Jack”!)

[Photographs in this A-Z series are of signage in the Vancouver, B.C. area.]

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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“I”


I = “IF…, THEN…”

(“IF…something, THEN…something…”, is Dot’s favourite expression when she listens in on Jack’s and Judy’s conversations at The Famous lunch counter. She’s often seen leaning in and offering her advice. So much so, that Jack and Judy often end up asking her what she thinks. Pure Dot! Now that’s Wonder Lake Customer Service for you!)

[Photographs in this A-Z series are of signage in the Vancouver, B.C. area.]

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