Milestones for the week of July 2-5 (provided by Aaron)

- Feedthrough 51 was vacuum cabled and passed all pre-weld tests. It was 
  welded and dye-penetrant tested and passed.

- crosstalk tests were completed on the 2.5m cables for feedthrough 50.

- the faulty 7-row pin carrier was removed from warm flange and a new pin 
  carrier was welded into the flange

- The plywood for our remaining crates arrived on friday afternoon and      
  Dave is making our HEC crates now.

- 2 Heater plates, 6 packages of nylon washers, and one 1/16" and one 3/32" 
  ball drivers were sent to CERN

- I was in contact with purchasing last week, and they are having a 
  difficult time getting PO's produced because of a lack of staffing. Some 
  orders we had pending were pushed through last week.

- FT's 37, 39, 40, and 41 were crated

Report from pof at CERN:

There was damage to the ECC cryostat during the recent cold tests,                                                                                    
with several plastic standoffs separating the inner and outer                                                                                         
vessels breaking off.  A decision whether or not to open (separate                                                                                    
the warm and cold vessels) and repair is expected by midweek, but                                                                                     
it will almost certainly require opening.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                      
Assuming the ECC is opened, the "optimistic" estimates for                                                                                            
feedthrough installation (originally scheduled to start last                                                                                          
week) are 1 October (Aboud) or 1 November (Pierre).                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                      
In the meantime, Aboud would like to proceed with cutting                                                                                             
the funnels on all feedthroughs.  This should occupy Fiona                                                                                            
(assisting) for several weeks.  Fiona will also be involved                                                                                           
with the warm cable installation on the barrel (at BNL's                                                                                              
invitation) and she could also be involved with the                                                                                                   
HEC stacking if time permits.