Not overly dramitic, Adam, by any means. The lines are being drawn, with
funding at the source, as science takes the "hit" via funding vs.
"not-funding" and unfortunately the rogue political (and looming)
powerhouses control the heart-strings. This results in a difficult position
for our most important research icons: when should they "tow-the-line" and
capitulate to their funding sources? In the end, the loss is evident.
This thread exploring "prelim" identification makes big-time sense.
Although, it does put the burden on those of us without a micro-probe, and
without a sniff-test for O-topes. (I have lots of fun tools here, but no
micro-probe!)
Which would we rather have: no m-right suspects, or none at all?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <[email protected]>
To: "Adam" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Another meteorite millionaire wannabe
I forgot to mention NAU is now off of the public classification services
list
along with ASU; two very prominent meteorite classification powerhouses
now gone
within the last year and both from Arizona. They seem to be dropping out
one by
one at an alarming rate.
I am not trying to be overly dramatic. I just see things going the wrong
way
the last couple of years. More and more land is now off limits including
my
home state of Washington. This really upsets me because I tied a goal
around
finding one there. The late Richard O. Norton warned that this could
happen
over a decade ago. He was one of the first to recognize that
responsibility
would translate into preservation if managed properly. I listened to him
for
several hours at a private party in Tucson over ten years ago and his
points
were well received. I feel almost guilty for being so complacent but now
will
openly mention issues that bother me.
Best Regards and happy Hunting,
Adam
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