[meteorite-list] clarification

2009-08-09 Thread WS Schroer
Hi list, I had no intentions to offend anyone by voicing my opinion about American presidents and I thought I made it clear that I was not talking about any particular government when I wrote about 'our' governments in general. I know we should stay away from politics on the list but it is

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Bova riffs with what ifs

2009-08-09 Thread Michael Blood
Darren, I could not agree more. This is an excellent example of two or Three factors (at least). 1) Senators, Congress and the Executive branches of government a. Do NOT understand economics worth a damn. b. Are more often than not following ONLY the first rule

[meteorite-list] AD: Blue Book

2009-08-09 Thread Martin Altmann
Hello list, only a short note, because here and there members ask for the Blue Book and because it might end below the usual rates of the antiquarian booksellers. Within my clean-out sales, I set up for sale also my personal copy of Bevan, Graham, Hutchison's: Catalogue of Meteorites - the

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Bova riffs with what ifs

2009-08-09 Thread al mitt
Greetings to all, The last few posts are dealing with politics. It has no place on this forum. Regardless of how or what you believe and how things should be, lets talk about meteorites and keep things that are not related to the subject, and are going to lead to some more infighting. I

[meteorite-list] follow up on Kem Kem

2009-08-09 Thread Pete Shugar
Hello www.planetbrey.com still has some Kem Kem for sale that is the same as what I have. Check the left side about half way down. Pete __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] re Kem Kem

2009-08-09 Thread Pete Shugar
Hello, I don't mean to stir up a hornet's net but... I was told, by who I don't remember, that Kem Kem was a generic name for what we now know as NWA. I have a 3.56 gm part slice of Kem Kem and it is a H5 from Dahara, Morocco. It was found in August of 1999. My piece came from

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Bova riffs with what ifs

2009-08-09 Thread countdeiro
Salva List! I can only imagine the immediate carpet bombing Werner got after posting his political musings. I almost toggled on him myself, but his immediate recalibration of the remarks made it unnecessary and Al's take it away from here post says it all Count Deiro -Original

[meteorite-list] oriented stones/ or any oriented buttons

2009-08-09 Thread steve arnold
Hi list.Of all the people who saw my new tattoo,thanks for comments. I am looking for any stone or iron meteorite oriented pieces plus buttons.I am willing to trade my 1.2 kilo jalu for some great piece.Please off list!  Steve R. Arnold, Chicago!!

[meteorite-list] Meteorite-Times August Issue Now Up

2009-08-09 Thread Paul Harris
Hello Everyone, The August issue of Meteorite-Times is now up. A Very Big Thank You to all the writers for taking up their Summer free time to contribute. http://www.meteorite-times.com/ Enjoy! Paul and Jim __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Bova riffs with what ifs

2009-08-09 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
My email filters automatically remove anything with politics or religion. (not kidding, I have them set up that way) If a particular list member keeps testing my filters, they get their very own filter and then they disappear as well. Filters rock. On 8/9/09, al mitt alm...@kconline.com wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] re Kem Kem

2009-08-09 Thread drtanuki
Pete, Michael Casper sold several kilos (perhaps hundreds) as Kem Kem or Ken Ken. I have two very large masses and went to the site of find in 1998 or so. Dirk Ross...Tokyo --- On Sun, 8/9/09, Pete Shugar pshu...@clearwire.net wrote: From: Pete Shugar pshu...@clearwire.net Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] re Kem Kem

2009-08-09 Thread Pekka Savolainen
Think too, Kem Kem was used as a pseudonyme for several metorites before NWA-time. best, pekka s From archive; http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg63276.html Pete Shugar kirjoitti: Hello, I don't mean to stir up a hornet's net but... I was

[meteorite-list] The need to find impactors before they hit

2009-08-09 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - In response to Darren's post of the Bova piece, I am not going to get political, nor historical, nor talk about launch costs or other technical issues. But what I must mention is that adequate detection of the most dangerous impactors - and here I mean specifically both Long

[meteorite-list] Ice Age Impact

2009-08-09 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Folks, Sky Tel, Sep 2009, pp. 20-25, Ice Age Impact: Did a comet wipe out early North Americans and the huge beasts they hunted? (by Ivan Semeniuk) If you don't have a S T subscription but are interested in finding out what may have happened about 13,000 years ago, you should soon get

Re: [meteorite-list] The need to find impactors before they hit

2009-08-09 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi E.P. and List, I agree 100% here. Right now, as a species, all of our proverbial eggs are in one delicate basket. We are extremely vulnerable to extinction-level impacts. We should stop wasting money warring with each other, unite as a species, and spread ourselves out amongst the stars.

[meteorite-list] Question

2009-08-09 Thread Pete Shugar
There must be a way to see your own posts. Back when I first got on the list, I could do it, but now it's a thing of the past---or---I forgot how I did it. People have told meto go to the preferences page and I can do it from there. Been there and done that. I need specifics pleaseI can't

Re: [meteorite-list] The need to find impactors before they hit

2009-08-09 Thread Richard Kowalski
We're rapidly closing in on the goal of the original Spaceguard, detecting 90% of NEOs 1-km and larger, if we have not already achieved that goal... We have found NO civilization ending, or mass extinction capable impactors and the chances of finding one are rapidly diminishing. That's not to

[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay items - Last slice of NWA 5799

2009-08-09 Thread Greg Catterton
Hi to all, I have alot of nice meteorites on ebay - including the very last slice of the LL4 meteorite NWA 5799. I will not offer anymore of this for sale as I will only have the 191 gram main mass left. You can see what I have for sale here:

[meteorite-list] Air Show Pics

2009-08-09 Thread cdtucson
Enjoy. http://www.urcaptainspekin.com/NYAirshow.htm -- Carl or Debbie Esparza IMCA 5829 Meteoritemax __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Test

2009-08-09 Thread Pete Shugar
Please delete __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Air Show Pics

2009-08-09 Thread Michael Farmer
Carl, This is a meteorite list. Why do you keep posting this unrelated crap? Anyone who wants to see such things can go to youtube any day of the week and find them. This has absolutely NOTHING to do with meteorites. Michael Farmer --- On Sun, 8/9/09, cdtuc...@cox.net cdtuc...@cox.net

[meteorite-list] TEST

2009-08-09 Thread Michael Farmer
TEST __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Wesbsite update, Ash Creek adventure page

2009-08-09 Thread Michael Farmer
http://www.meteoriteguy.com/adventures.htm Hi everyone, after years of neglecting my adventure pge, I have finally started to update it. First new page is Ash Creek (West) fall. Please take a look and let me know if there are any mistakes or problems with the page. I plan to post more

Re: [meteorite-list] Air Show Pics

2009-08-09 Thread Mike Hankey
wow, that is really incredible. thanks for posting this. i would have never looked on youtube for pictures like this and I appreciate the cross over. amazing pictures. On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 4:05 PM, cdtuc...@cox.net wrote: Enjoy. http://www.urcaptainspekin.com/NYAirshow.htm -- Carl or Debbie

[meteorite-list] impactacite question.

2009-08-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, About a year ago I posted the list for some of you to view an interesting breccia I had found. Several people took a look at my photos and agreed the stuff was quite interesting but no conclusions were drawn. Does any one want to look at some pics and tell me if this material is

[meteorite-list] Ash creek page corrected

2009-08-09 Thread Michael Farmer
I have fixed the link on the name, and embedded the you tube video, let me know if there are any other problems. thanks Michael Farmer __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Air Show Pics

2009-08-09 Thread Howard Steffic
Why isn't Al Mitterling complaining about this off-topic BS like he was with the NASA dicussion yesterday? Could it be that he was really just offended by the reminder of the right-wing republican policies that put an end to trips to the moon and beyond? I do remember that Bush suggested

Re: [meteorite-list] finding post by Author on list

2009-08-09 Thread Brian Cox
Pete, I went to the website, see here is the link. You click, for example, August 2009 Archives by author. When you click Author it will bring up all the names for which month you select. I don't know any easier way but to scroll down until you find your name. Here are some of yours for

Re: [meteorite-list] Kem Kem, the original generic name before NWAs, Northwest African meteorites

2009-08-09 Thread Brian Cox
Here is a link to my 19.7 gram Kem Kem meteorite specimen, originally from Planet Brey meteorites about 9-10 years ago. Kem Kem was the name that was used approximately between 1999-2001, I was told, from our fellow history buffs on the list and other IMCA members for what we now call NWAs

[meteorite-list] 3D Model of Mason Dixon Meteor

2009-08-09 Thread Mike Hankey
With his permission I have published Rob Matson's 3D model of the Mason Dixon Meteor. Rob agreed that sharing the information would greatly increase the chances of meteorite recovery. I have posted the coordinates on my site along with a Google Earth movie that illustrates the model.

[meteorite-list] Kem-Kem was never the generic for NWA

2009-08-09 Thread drtanuki
Dear Brian and List, Brian your are incorrect in your history lesson. Michael Casper announced in his December 1999 catalogue that a new find out of Morocco- Kem-Kem was Found in August, 1999. Stone. Classification pending. Kem Kem, Dahara, Morocco. Casper`s catalogue lists: 22.4g @

[meteorite-list] Fw: Kem Kem, the original generic name before NWAs, Northwest African meteorites

2009-08-09 Thread Brian Cox
Dirk, Why are you so angry? Your use of CAPS in INCORRECTLY and rambling on about hippies and food and Berber shave and Burma shave and all kinds of things that sound like you're high or drunk. Are you made at me about something or what has gotten into you? Is it because I asked your opinion

Re: [meteorite-list] Kem-Kem was never the generic for NWA

2009-08-09 Thread Jason Utas
Dirk, Brian, All, This came up on the list a while back; from what I understood, Casper sold those as well as a number of other stones under that name around that time, and only classified one stone, before grouping a number of similar-looking meteorites together under that name (I believe the

Re: [meteorite-list] Kem-Kem was never the generic for NWA

2009-08-09 Thread Brian Cox
Hello Jason, Thank you very much for mentioning the information that you are aware of. I didn't mean to be angry at Dirk, but I kind of felt I was being attacked when all I was trying to do was to add to the discussion of Kem Kem and I have learned a great deal about it over the past few

Re: [meteorite-list] Website update, Ash Creek adventure page

2009-08-09 Thread Frank Cressy
Thanks Mike for adding Ash Creek to your adventure page. It's a lot of work on your part and I certainly appreciate it. Looking forward to seeing more. Cheers, Frank --- On Sun, 8/9/09, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: From: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com Subject:

[meteorite-list] AD: Signed Krinov book has hit its reserve. YAY!!

2009-08-09 Thread Leigh Anne DelRay
Hi list, Just wanted everyone to know that the Signed Krinov book has now met its reserve. It actually met its reserve in only the first few hours it was up! YAY! Just thought I would let you know. Here is the page if you hadn't seen it yet:

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Kem Kem, the original generic name before NWAs, Northwest African meteorites

2009-08-09 Thread Rob Wesel
I will opine that Kem Kem did have a bit of the catchall going for it but it did not precede NWA numbering The SA or Sahara numbers were first Other catchalls may include Oum Rokba (NWA400), NWA 869, Franconia, Dho 020 And let's slip in an ad...NWA 001 available here

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Kem Kem, the original generic name before NWAs, Northwest African meteorites

2009-08-09 Thread Brian Cox
Hi Rob, Thanks for opining. I was honestly just writing what I was told by several others and did not mean to get into an argument with Dirk, but felt that at this late hour of 12:45am, that I felt Dirk was angry and I apologize to him if I came across as angry or defensive and I will