Re: [meteorite-list] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Sterling, Andreas and all, This topic (Physical Anthropology [as well as Cultural Anthropology]) is what I teach week in and week out at the College level (as well as Sociology, Social Psychology, etc). I do NOT think debating the status of a paleospecies Is appropriate to the

Re: [meteorite-list] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread Andreas Gren
Hi E.P., thats interesting, in your book you write Homo heidelbergensis (thanks Michale for pointing us to the right spelling)was split in two, now you try to tell me that Homo heidelbergensis is not so clear defined. So why than use the term Homo heidelbergensis? And if its an own species or

Re: [meteorite-list] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:42:21 -0800, you wrote: Is appropriate to the meteorite list. HOWEVER, for those That insist, PLEASE at least post it as Homo heidelbergensis NOT Homo Heidelbergensis with a capitalized H in the Second term. ALL species are binomial with the first name Being the same as the

Re: [meteorite-list] new mali meteorite page

2007-11-19 Thread Floyd Griff Griffith
Hello and good day Steve, Just got off you site. Wow, some real nice examples of Mali. Way to go. Best to you, Griff Parker, Colorado - Original Message - From: steve arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 11:15 AM Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Andy - Every field of science is under permanent discussion, but it also exist a point of agreement what is actual. If that were so for the fields of physical anthropology and archaeology, it would have been much easier to write my book. Yes, they didn't fall from sky, but its

[meteorite-list] Oh Christ... it's the moon

2007-11-19 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - As was pointed out to me by Doug Ellison, what that image showed was the Moon, turned into an ellipse by the rotating scanner of the imager. At that rate of spin, any NEO would likely have been imaged by the early weather sats as a series of dots, or maybe just one dot. I doubt if any

Re: [meteorite-list] [OT] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread mexicodoug
Darren wrote: ...when you are writing in a plain text format, you are supposed to underline it, so... *Crikey!* Michael Darren, As a certain kind list member always reminds me, never be rattled when such a simple keyboard option for OT'S is available. My delete finger was ready, willing,

[meteorite-list] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread Andreas Koppelt
Ähh now, let´s try to draw the conclusion from an outstanding position for everyone had to read E.P´s message: 1. Intelligent people like E.P. Grondines book. More intelligent people like his book more. But that means other way round: The people do not like his book are stupid. More stupid

Re: [meteorite-list] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Michael, and the H. heidelbergensian Clutch, As does Particularly poor grammar, these errors in basic taxonomic Terminology grate on the nerves terribly. Yes, our own specialties in life make us sensitive to the fact that others

Re: [meteorite-list] Oh Ch**st...

2007-11-19 Thread Pat Brown
Dear List Members, In the spirit of a friendly request, would the list members please refrain from swearing in list posts, especially titles. I am quite confident that there are young people who read this list, and they should not be exposed to coarse language. I hope that this does not come

[meteorite-list] Fw: Comet Holmes Swallows a Star

2007-11-19 Thread Jerry
check this out. unfortunately for me it's clouded over tonight Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:10 PM Subject: Comet Holmes Swallows a Star Hi, This is Dr. Tony Phillips calling with an alert about

[meteorite-list] Fw: Comet Holmes Swallows a Star

2007-11-19 Thread Jerry
check it out Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:10 PM Subject: Comet Holmes Swallows a Star Hi, This is Dr. Tony Phillips calling with an alert about Comet Holmes. It's Monday, Nov. 19th. This a

Re: [meteorite-list] Oh Ch**st...

2007-11-19 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:07:08 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Dear List Members, In the spirit of a friendly request, would the list members please refrain from swearing in list posts, especially titles. I am quite confident that there are Okay, I'd agree with not using most of George Carlin's seven

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: thin Muong Nong Tektite slices

2007-11-19 Thread matt
Interesting photo's. Are those vesicles which are visible especially in the larger slices? Made me wonder what the composition of gases trapped inside them would be? I assume that somebody, somewhere has looked into this? Surely this would provide excellent evidence for their source, as it did

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Comet Holmes Swallows a Star

2007-11-19 Thread dmouat
Dear Listees I checked out Comet Bob Holmes last night from the very clear skies of Truckee, California (1,800m; 6,000') with a decent pair of binocs. Mirfak was touching the east side of the comet. A very impressive (spectacular??) sight and you don't need a telescope. Dave Jerry wrote:

[meteorite-list] Eucrite, Brachinite, Urelite - Final AD

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Re: [meteorite-list] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Sterling, all here - Thanks for the soothing words. Please excuse my typing and grammar, but since my stroke I lack the precision I once had. The problem is that we have H. H. (saved a few keystrokes there) on both sides of the big hole in the ground. H.H.'s adaptions also seem spear

[meteorite-list] Cruelities

2007-11-19 Thread Martin Altmann
http://www.orusovo.com/guidebook/content17.htm Scroll down to: Meteorite Fountain __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Kids say the darndest things

2007-11-19 Thread Darren Garrison
Ooops, cussin' in the subject. Anyway, a pair of creative liars and a clueless science teacher. http://www.ocala.com/article/20071118/NEWS/211180344/1368/googlesitemapnews Fourth-grader finds meteorite in yard BY KAREN VOYLES THE GAINESVILLE SUN CEDAR KEY - A fourth-grader got a personal,

Re: [meteorite-list] Cruelities

2007-11-19 Thread ensoramanda
Hi Martin / All Strewnfield cruelty!! Page 6 here...I'm surprised that not more are stolen!! http://www.rca-omsi.org/news/gazette06/2006_11.pdf Graham, _UK_ Martin Altmann wrote: http://www.orusovo.com/guidebook/content17.htm Scroll down to: Meteorite Fountain

Re: [meteorite-list] Oh **Censored**...

2007-11-19 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Darren: does that mean no heck, no darn, no crap, no dagnabbit? Personally, I would feel seriously bereft at the loss of Dag Nabbit! Wouldn't that kind of censorship ban Gabby Hayes from the List? Pat: There is also the question of in what context the term swear is to be taken,

Re: [meteorite-list] Cruelities

2007-11-19 Thread Ken Newton
Hi, Speaking about being caught ni-handled, see how this strange case turned out: http://allafrica.com/stories/200404200352.html Best, ken ensoramanda wrote: Hi Martin / All Strewnfield cruelty!! Page 6 here...I'm surprised that not more are stolen!!

[meteorite-list] Leonids (was Holmes Swallows...)

2007-11-19 Thread mexicodoug
Dear Listees, Three weeks ago I posted our observational results for the viewing of Comet Holmes (currently the largest member of the Solar System), and the Leonids meteor shower peak November 17/18 gave motivation to hike back to the same site and view the comet with the same binoculars: A

Re: [meteorite-list] Leonids (was Holmes Swallows...)

2007-11-19 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Doug, Great description of the Leonids... As always, I saw clouds. See it over the next couple of days... if you can. In another week it won't be visible Holmes was very dim tonight despite a clear-ish sky. During its discovery outburst (which was the only outburst until this year's

Re: [meteorite-list] Kids say the darndest things

2007-11-19 Thread Ken Newton
The video: http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20071117/MULTIMEDIA/71117017/1033/multimedia best, kn Darren Garrison wrote: Ooops, cussin' in the subject. Anyway, a pair of creative liars and a clueless science teacher.

Re: [meteorite-list] Cruelities

2007-11-19 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Ken, List I note that the newspaper says: Meteorites from Gibeon are being advertised for sale on collectors' websites on the Internet - all illegally, since export is forbidden. They appear not to distinguish between a contemporaneous export and one that occurred, say, before

Re: [meteorite-list] Cruelities

2007-11-19 Thread lebofsky
Hi Sterling: I agree with you completely about distinguishing between old vs. new meteorites from Namibia. I refer you to the excellent article by Ronnie Mckenzie in the August issue of Meteorite magazine where he addresses this particular issue. Larry Lebofsky On Mon, November 19, 2007 7:18

[meteorite-list] I'm Looking for CJ

2007-11-19 Thread David Kitt Deyarmin
Sorry to use the list to find a person but I can't find any of his old emails CJ - If your still reading this list please contact me of list at bobadebt at ec.rr.com If anyone know CJ and would mind sending me his email info I would appreciate it. Thanks

[meteorite-list] Freedom of religion

2007-11-19 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - And what do you people have against prayer? my apologies to all offended by my exasperation... E.P. Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage.

[meteorite-list] This just in

2007-11-19 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - A little far from meteorites, but as Andi has pointed out, not far from impact: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/19/climatechange.evolution They haven't figured out yet what caused the dramatic climate variations, and this group is of the sapiens out of africa school of

Re: [meteorite-list] Heidelbergensis-Zhamanshin dates

2007-11-19 Thread Göran Axelsson
Are you caling me stupid then? The more I hear about your book the more I realise that I wouldn't like it. And no, I'm not going to buy it just to prove to me I don't like it. I have better things to do with my time and money. This is one of the most stupid arguments I've heard in a

Re: [meteorite-list] Oh Ch**st...

2007-11-19 Thread Mark Bowling
Darren Garrison wrote: Okay, I'd agree with not using most of George Carlin's seven dirty words in the list (and in subject lines) but you seem to be implying that Christ is a swear, and one significant enough to take notice of? Who but the EXTREMELY religious would even pause to concider

Re: [meteorite-list] Freedom of religion/1968 South Africa Fall (?)

2007-11-19 Thread Jason Utas
Ed, The second I tell you when you can and can't pray (as well as for what you can pray) is the very second that you can tell me when I am able to use a historical figure's name in any writing I see fit to put to email or paper or any such thing. Until then, by god, I'll not pay you any heed