Re: [meteorite-list] Denver
Hi All As much as I wanted to make Denver, a job of suitable means has yet to appear and so I have to hope Tucson will be possible. Have fun and hope to meet some of you people after the new year. Mark - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:54 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Denver Hello everyone, I will fly up to Denver on Wednesday and stay until Sunday. I have a new Cell Phone # for use up there, it is 520 730 4754. If anyone wants me to bring any specific item, please let me know. Who else will be there? Mike Farmer
[meteorite-list] AUCTION - Update
Hello everybody, We finally figured out how to have dealers register their pieces early, and how to make them available for everyone to see before the Auction. I have "voluntereed" to be in the "Mineral and Fossil Supply" showroom all day Friday (from about 11am) so dealers and anyone entering pieces in the Auction will be able to come in, do their paperwork and place their pieces in locked display cases. And of course everybody is more than welcome to come and take a good look at those pieces before the auction. So, PLEASE, bring them in early, and come look. Just in case you wonder, I will have some of my pieces there too. Please go to my site and click on the NEWS page for a map and easy directions on how to find the showroom (and me). :-) See you all very soon. Anne M. Black www. IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] IMCA #2356
RE: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display
Bill, Thanks! Much appreciated. (I can achieve 50%!) Mark -Original Message- From: Bill Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 September 2003 03:53 To: mark ford Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display Dear Mark. We maintain a 50% at the SMM. Bill Mason -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mark ford Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 5:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display Hi, Does anyone know what the recommended humidity and temperature is for displaying meteorites to the public (in particular chondrites) is? I know different museums seem to have different policies on this? Best Wishes Mark F.
Re: [meteorite-list] Park forest pictures
Well it's an honor to meet you Mr. Evans. Howdy . Are you really the sausage selling Bob Evans, if not , which is most likely then I've been told a fib. But you can keep the honor part of the Hello. But seriously, I clicked the link to the photo's and was sent to a Yahoo commercial asking me for my Yahoo Email and Password . I'm not a Yahoo subscriber. Why are they All Over your site, Bob. And yes, I clicked on Meteorites and didly squat was my next stop, and Yahoo asking again for my Email and Password?? Well, I dont blame you Bob, but I cant figure out why it is'nt linking to the photos. Thanks for trying to put them up for the list anyway. Maybe it's just me. `~* ROMAN N. # 0583 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Park forest pictures Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 17:05:34 EDT Hello Rob List The link should work now for anyone who wants to view them. http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/spacerox2001 Thanks Bob Evans __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Express yourself with MSN Messenger 6.0 -- download now! http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_general __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display
I can do RH 50%, outside, in Oregon. Is this number right?--Rob Wesel--We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams.Willy Wonka, 1971 - Original Message - From: mark ford To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:36 AM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display Bill, Thanks! Much appreciated. (I can achieve 50%!) Mark -Original Message-From: Bill Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 September 2003 03:53To: mark fordSubject: RE: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display Dear Mark. We maintain a 50% at the SMM. Bill Mason -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mark fordSent: Monday, September 08, 2003 5:57 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display Hi, Does anyone know what the recommended humidity and temperature is for displaying meteorites to the public (in particular chondrites) is? I know different museums seem to have different policies on this ? Best Wishes Mark F.
Re: [meteorite-list] Park forest pictures
The link should work now for anyone who wants to view them. http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/spacerox2001 4.3 Kilo Oriented NWA / Posted: 7-Sep-2003 - Resolution: 400 x 300 What a beauty! Look at those craters on top of this oriented PF. Is it somewhat deformed regmaglypts or actually craterlets that may be the result of something meteoritic hitting it while the material was still ablating away during its plunge through the atmosphere? Thanks for the pics! Bernd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Denver
In a message dated 09/09/03 02:17:37 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will be - my first Denver-show. Anne Black kindly relieved some anxieties by letting me know that there is plenty of good, spicy food in Denver I'll be in Denver from Thursday - Sunday...and I'll be bringing my own sandwiches ;-) Rob Elliott www.meteorites.uk.com Fernlea Meteorites, The Wynd, Off Dickson Lane, Milton of Balgonie, Fife. KY7 6PY United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563 Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991 Mobile: 07909-773929 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[meteorite-list] new ebay auctions
Good morning all.I have put up 5 new auctions on ebay today.They all are going 7 days or less.I put buy it now on all of them.So good luck to all. steve arnold, chicago = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A. MEMBER #6728 Illinois Meteorites website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/illinoismeteorites/ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday, Mr. Freeman!
Hi All, i hope you don't mind me using up some band width for one of our list- members! David Freeman has a birthday today! Happy Birthday and thanks for your additions to the list. I enjoy reading them, Moni _ Get 10MB of e-mail storage! Sign up for Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Birthday!
Hi All, i hope you don't mind me using up some band width for one of our list- members! David Freeman has a birthday today! Happy Birthday and thanks for your additions to the list. I enjoy reading them, Moni _ Try MSN Messenger 6.0 with integrated webcam functionality! http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_webcam __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Birthday!
David Freeman has a birthday today! Happy Birthday and thanks for your additions to the list. I enjoy reading them, Moni .. and if my backgound information is correct, it's also Dave's 50th birthday anniversary today because on 08 Sep, 2001, he wrote in a private mail: Well 'ol bud, I turn 48 on Sunday...Yikes! So, 'ol buddy, a very happy birthday and many happy returns of the day !!! Bernd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] (no subject)
11 months from now the BIG 50 for me.But I feel like 25 thank you so much.And happy birthday dave from chicago. steve = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A. MEMBER #6728 Illinois Meteorites website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/illinoismeteorites/ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Danebury meteorite (ancient)
Hi, I am looking for info on the Danebury meteorite, (it was found buried on an Iron age site in the UK) I have found a short reference here http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/bookman/meteorites/ENGL.HTM#danebury But I am looking for more info classification details and pictures anyone got anymore information? Thanks! Mark F.
[meteorite-list] Asteroid Scares: Why They Won't End
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/asteroid_scares_030909.html Asteroid Scares: Why They Won't End By Robert Roy Britt space.com 09 September 2003 Kevin Yates could not foresee the global media circus and public anxiety he would fuel last week with a routine Web posting about a potentially dangerous asteroid. Nor could he know that days later a handful researchers would suggest ditching the four-year-old Torino Scale, which rates asteroid hazards like the Richter Scale ranks earthquakes and was designed to improve communication between astronomers and the public. In a telephone interview yesterday, the Torino Scale's creator stands by its value, and SPACE.com has learned that the ranking system has already undergone a revision, taking into account earlier criticisms, as part of a forthcoming book. The media firestorm is just the latest in a long series of foibles involving asteroid researchers and journalists. It began Sept. 3. Earth is doomed, again Yates said he received a request for information from a BBC radio reporter about a newfound asteroid whose chance of hitting Earth could not be ruled out. As project manager of the British government's Near Earth Object Information Center (NEOIC), Yates posted information and expert quotations about the space rock on the organization's web site. Newspapers and web sites around the world quickly warned of a treacherous asteroid called 2003 QQ47. It was on course to destroy the planet, many stories said. Earth is doomed was among the most outlandish of a slew of misleading headlines. Few of the publications bothered to mention a day later that the odds of impact had dropped to zero. The coverage was called obsolete and overblown by one asteroid researcher, the lack of retractions shocking and reprehensible. The odds of collision were put 1-in-909,000 in the year 2014. The rock ranked a 1 on the Torino Scale, meaning it deserved careful monitoring by astronomers. Zero is the lowest and 10 is a worst-case scenario. In many stories, these truths were buried below a frosting of frightening adjectives and alarmingly active verbs. Yates, whose agency is barely a year old, became a lighting rod for criticism from his peers, astronomers and asteroid analysts who have been similarly bitten by the media in recent years. What Yates didn't fully understand, but what his colleagues did, was that any mention of an asteroid with miniscule odds of impact could become fodder for outlandish claims of impending Armageddon. Doom sells papers. By the end of the day -- and even before some of the stories were published -- more scientific observations had been gathered and the chance of collision was reduced to zero, leaving many journalists with egg on their faces, wrote Leon Jaroff in Time Magazine. The scientific outcome, indeed the whole process, was routine. Three dozen other newfound asteroids this year have had similar long-term non-zero chances of impact. Of these, five still have not been ruled out. Three asteroids this year, in addition to 2003 QQ47, have ranked 1 on the Torino Scale. But for whatever reasons the media didn't notice any these objects. Importantly, last week's episode was a virtual rerun of four others that have occurred since 1998. There is one key difference, however. Each time previously, astronomers worked diligently on ways to prevent a recurrence. This time, there are a predictable round of accusations and more suggestions for how to improve the system. But the sentiment among eight experts interviewed by SPACE.com is clearly different: It will happen again. Other victims We have all been victims of this same problem with earlier impact scares, and we have all learned from this, said Brian Marsden, who runs the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass. Kevin [Yates] is newer to the game, but I suspect that he, too, will come to appreciate that the media are frequently quite incorrigible and will milk a story for all they think it is worth, whatever we may say. Marsden knows this better than anyone in the Near Earth Object (NEO) community, a loose affiliation of scientists who study comets and asteroids that share the general space through which Earth orbits. Marsden is the father of asteroid controversy. His Minor Planet Center is like Grand Central Station for asteroid observations. All the data and analysis flows through there. It was Marsden who issued the first modern public warning about an asteroid that might hit Earth. On March 11, 1998, he put out a press statement regarding asteroid 1997 XF11, between 1 and 2 kilometers (0.62-1.24 miles) wide. The chance of an actual collision is small, but one is not entirely out of the question, the statement said. The story went global. Within a day, further study by two separate groups (spurred into action by Marsden's comments) showed that 1997 XF11 could not strike the planet. Yesterday Marsden told me he'd used words that were a little unwise. I should have realized that
Re: [meteorite-list] Denver
Hi Rob, Gregory all, I, too, will be there Thurs-Sun. The Comets/Michael Blood Auction on Fri. evening and the Comets no-host dinner with the world's largest Marguritas should definitely not be missed. Them Comets know how to have fun! Michael on 9/9/03 6:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 09/09/03 02:17:37 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will be - my first Denver-show. Anne Black kindly relieved some anxieties by letting me know that there is plenty of good, spicy food in Denver I'll be in Denver from Thursday - Sunday...and I'll be bringing my own sandwiches ;-) Rob Elliott A HREF=www.meteorites.uk.comwww.meteorites.uk.com/A Fernlea Meteorites, The Wynd, Off Dickson Lane, Milton of Balgonie, Fife. KY7 6PY United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563 Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991 Mobile: 07909-773929 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. Philip K. Dick -- SUPPORT OUR TROUPS: http://www.takebackthemedia.com/onearmy.html -- Worth Seeing: - Earth at night from satellite: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg - Interactive Lady Liberty: http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm - Earth - variety of choices: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html -- Panoramic view of Meteor Crater: http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Arizona/GrandCanyonRoute66/MeteorCrater/Met eorCraterRimL.html -- Cool Calendar Clock: http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html -- Michael Blood Meteorites Didgeridoos for sale at: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Denver
I will be at the show from Tues thru Sun with my bag of goodies, some of which includes Spade (main mass and slabs), Ochansk, Soko-Banja, Gao, Mocs, Tenham, a new H/L 3-4, and a few other noteworthy items. I usually hang in Blaine's room with all the other dealers. So stop by and say hello! Will also be at the auction and will try and be at the dinner. Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com Michael L Blood wrote: Hi Rob, Gregory all, I, too, will be there Thurs-Sun. The Comets/Michael Blood Auction on Fri. evening and the Comets no-host dinner with the world's largest Marguritas should definitely not be missed. Them Comets know how to have fun! Michael on 9/9/03 6:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 09/09/03 02:17:37 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will be - my first Denver-show. Anne Black kindly relieved some anxieties by letting me know that there is plenty of good, spicy food in Denver I'll be in Denver from Thursday - Sunday...and I'll be bringing my own sandwiches ;-) Rob Elliott A HREF=""moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.meteorites.uk.com">www.meteorites.uk.com"www.meteorites.uk.com/A Fernlea Meteorites, The Wynd, Off Dickson Lane, Milton of Balgonie, Fife. KY7 6PY United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563 Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991 Mobile: 07909-773929 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. Philip K. Dick -- SUPPORT OUR TROUPS: http://www.takebackthemedia.com/onearmy.html -- Worth Seeing: - Earth at night from satellite: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg - Interactive Lady Liberty: http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm - Earth - variety of choices: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html -- Panoramic view of Meteor Crater: http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Arizona/GrandCanyonRoute66/MeteorCrater/Met eorCraterRimL.html -- Cool Calendar Clock: http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html -- Michael Blood Meteorites Didgeridoos for sale at: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- === Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 USA FAX: 303-763-6917
[meteorite-list] Caldwell?
Anyone have any information on the main mass of the Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas meteorite or if any of the material is available? Thanks, Jerry Calvert
Re: [meteorite-list] Denver
Hello Everybody, I will be in Denver from late Thursday or early Friday through Sunday. I will be carrying a few things with me, so if you see me feel free to come up and say hello. I can usually be found around Blaine Reed's room or around the Fossil section of the show. The Comets/Michael Blood auction is always a lot of fun and I look forward to seeing everyone there. I will have e-mail while I am gone but it might be hard for me to answer all e-mails in a timely fashion. Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas
Re: [meteorite-list] Denver
FERNLEA4 writes: I'll be bringing my own sandwiches Figures to be a chilling test of our Customs and border security. ;-) So Mike F. asked the question - but the Denver-immigration can't be just him, Mark Bostick, the Merry Bagpiper, and me. Who else is Denver-bound? Gregory
Re: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display
I would assume that the optimal RH for storing and displaying meteorites "in their natural enviroment"would be 0%. The closer to this the better. Howard WuRob Wesel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can do RH 50%, outside, in Oregon. Is this number right?--Rob Wesel--We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams.Willy Wonka, 1971 - Original Message - From: mark ford To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:36 AM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display Bill, Thanks! Much appreciated. (I can achieve 50%!) Mark -Original Message-From: Bill Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 September 2003 03:53To: mark fordSubject: RE: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display Dear Mark. We maintain a 50% at the SMM. Bill Mason -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mark fordSent: Monday, September 08, 2003 5:57 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [meteorite-list] Recommended humidity for public display Hi, Does anyone know what the recommended humidity and temperature is for displaying meteorites to the public (in particular chondrites) is? I know different museums seem to have different policies on this ? Best Wishes Mark F. Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger
[meteorite-list] ONE cent ebay sale, 364 gram IMILAC thousands of $$$$$$$$ for one cent.
Hey everyone, For those of you who are not going to Denver, I have loaded almost 50 meteorites with more to come on Wednesday. All meteorites were loaded for one cent, no reserve, and there are some very valuable items, including an Imilac endcut that weighs 364 grams! This is a $4000+ piece loaded for one cent! http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedbackuserid=meteoritehunters click above for my meteoritehunters id and click view sellers other auctions. Click here to see the [EMAIL PROTECTED] id http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2191385983category=3239rd=1 above is the imilac piece! Good luck and bid away early, they all end fairly close to each other. Mike Farmer http://www.meteoritehunter.com
[meteorite-list] almost forgot.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2191380845category=3239rd=1 If you want to see one of the most beautiful Sikhote-Alins on the planet, click the link above. It is a superb perfectly flight oriented nosecone 100% covered in flow lines. Truly the best Sikhote I have ever owned, and it is for sale starting at one cent along with all the other ebay items. Mike Farmer
[meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
WARNING: This is off topic, so, some/many of you may wish to hit your delete button. Yesterday (Sept. 8) a very unusual occurrence took place in my yard: A flock of a dozen parrots came to eat my leftover sunflower seeds! When I went out to pick up the paper at about 8 AM I was alerted when a neighbor lady called out to me, Mr. Blood, there are parrots in your sunflowers! And, to my delight and amazement, there were, indeed, parrots feeding off the Russian Giant Sunflowers! I had left most of them to dry in the sun, even though the birds had been eating them. but I had surely never seen parrots doing so. In fact, there were twelve of them an entire flock. And beautiful they were, indeed. Most amazing, they were clearly all the same species. I grabbed my camera and went out to get some photos. You can see most of the photos I captured of these beautiful creatures at: http://community.webshots.com/album/89632975MfUNTL (Particularly nice are photos # P16 P15) I later researched the species. They had beautiful blue heads, orangish top beak and near black bottom beak with a little blue in their underwing and red in the underside of some of their tail feathers. Their legs and feet were flesh colored and when I later examined their photos closely, I could see no bands on any of their legs, indicating they likely escaped bird importers in the Tiajuana area and/or have bread in the wilds of this area. They turned out to be Sharp-tailed Conures (Aratinga acuticaudata) which are native to Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina. So, they are clearly an escaped flock that have naturalized in the area. It is very rare to see parrot flocks in San Diego, but one hears of them appearing here there on occasion. Usually, however, such flocks are reported to contain mixed species of parrots, presumably attracted to their own kind having escaped captivity individually. This is the only occurrence I have been aware of where an entire flock was the same species. In any event, I will certainly be planting more sunflowers next year! Best wishes, Michael __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
Title: Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual Very nice pictures, I wish they were here in Michigan but I doubt it would never happened here. Tom P. WARNING: This is off topic, so, some/many of you may wish to hit your delete button. Yesterday (Sept. 8) a very unusual occurrence took place in my yard: A flock of a dozen parrots came to eat my leftover sunflower seeds! When I went out to pick up the paper at about 8 AM I was alerted when a neighbor lady called out to me, Mr. Blood, there are parrots in your sunflowers! And, to my delight and amazement, there were, indeed, parrots feeding off the Russian Giant Sunflowers! I had left most of them to dry in the sun, even though the birds had been eating them. but I had surely never seen parrots doing so. In fact, there were twelve of them an entire flock. And beautiful they were, indeed. Most amazing, they were clearly all the same species. I grabbed my camera and went out to get some photos. You can see most of the photos I captured of these beautiful creatures at: http://community.webshots.com/album/89632975MfUNTL (Particularly nice are photos # P16 P15) I later researched the species. They had beautiful blue heads, orangish top beak and near black bottom beak with a little blue in their underwing and red in the underside of some of their tail feathers. Their legs and feet were flesh colored and when I later examined their photos closely, I could see no bands on any of their legs, indicating they likely escaped bird importers in the Tiajuana area and/or have bread in the wilds of this area. They turned out to be Sharp-tailed Conures (Aratinga acuticaudata) which are native to Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina. So, they are clearly an escaped flock that have naturalized in the area. It is very rare to see parrot flocks in San Diego, but one hears of them appearing here there on occasion. Usually, however, such flocks are reported to contain mixed species of parrots, presumably attracted to their own kind having escaped captivity individually. This is the only occurrence I have been aware of where an entire flock was the same species. In any event, I will certainly be planting more sunflowers next year! Best wishes, Michael __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest Pictures
Great stuff. At first glance I thought that NWA was a PF. I almost fell off my chair!! Thanks for the pics. Bill Kieskowski - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 7:32 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Park Forest Pictures Hello List, For all the Park Forest enthusiasts... I just uploaded pictures of a few specimens from my collection. One 62 gram Frag with regmaglypts . Please take a look at the following link: http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/spacerox2001 Have a good evening! Bob Evans __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
Hey Mikey,
I'm from Brasil (true spelling) and all OFF TOPIC'S should be
so fascinating. I wish I could've seen the feathery and colorful
illegals(joke).Even parrot's are COMIN TO AMERICA like the Neil Diamond
Global Hit Song. But it's the warm climate in San Diego, which is similar to
parts of South America that has allowed them to survive and will probably
propagate . The will pass by your house again . The species has homing
capabilities- to known food sources. Let's hope some ignorant rural's don't
shoot them out of the sky. In Brasil we would all come out of our school
rooms when hundreds flew noisily overhead.It was like a living rainbow-
coollest thing to see. Real nice OFF TOPIC.
Now, back to fusion crusted birds of another kind- METEORITES {:-)
*#0583 - OUT
From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 11:10:43 -0700
WARNING: This is off topic, so, some/many of you may wish to hit
your delete button.
Yesterday (Sept. 8) a very unusual occurrence took place in my
yard: A flock of a dozen parrots came to eat my leftover sunflower
seeds!
When I went out to pick up the paper at about 8 AM I was alerted
when a neighbor lady called out to me, Mr. Blood, there are parrots in
your sunflowers! And, to my delight and amazement, there were,
indeed, parrots feeding off the Russian Giant Sunflowers! I had left
most of them to dry in the sun, even though the birds had been eating
them. but I had surely never seen parrots doing so.
In fact, there were twelve of them an entire flock. And
beautiful they were, indeed. Most amazing, they were clearly
all the same species.
I grabbed my camera and went out to get some photos. You can see
most of the photos I captured of these beautiful creatures at:
http://community.webshots.com/album/89632975MfUNTL
(Particularly nice are photos # P16 P15)
I later researched the species. They had beautiful blue
heads, orangish top beak and near black bottom beak with
a little blue in their underwing and red in the underside of
some of their tail feathers. Their legs and feet were flesh
colored and when I later examined their photos closely, I
could see no bands on any of their legs, indicating they likely
escaped bird importers in the Tiajuana area and/or have
bread in the wilds of this area. They turned out to be Sharp-tailed
Conures (Aratinga acuticaudata) which are native to Brazil,
Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina. So, they are clearly an escaped
flock that have naturalized in the area.
It is very rare to see parrot flocks in San Diego, but one
hears of them appearing here there on occasion. Usually,
however, such flocks are reported to contain mixed species
of parrots, presumably attracted to their own kind having
escaped captivity individually. This is the only occurrence
I have been aware of where an entire flock was the same
species.
In any event, I will certainly be planting more sunflowers
next year!
Best wishes, Michael
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Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
Michael and list, Here in southern New England there exists groups of Monk parrots. These parrots are, I believe, native to Argentina. The predominant theory is that they escaped from ships in New York city. They have been here in Rhode Island, year round mind you, for at least 15 years. I first saw one of the groups, for they have multiplied into many colonies over the years, on a Xmas morning at my parent's house where I saw 7 of them sitting on the backyard clothesline in a snowstorm! Had never heard of them, but soon a large colony took up residence in a neighbor's tree. Each pair of parrots has a seperate chamber in a huge communal nest. When they came home to roost at dusk the din was incredible. It would suddenly sound like the jungle and I'd deadpan to any visitors oh, that's just the parrots. There's about 50 live in a tree out back. They have since moved on but colonies still thrive here abouts and elsewhere in New England I'm sure. Charlie ---BeginMessage--- WARNING: This is off topic, so, some/many of you may wish to hit your delete button. Yesterday (Sept. 8) a very unusual occurrence took place in my yard: A flock of a dozen parrots came to eat my leftover sunflower seeds! When I went out to pick up the paper at about 8 AM I was alerted when a neighbor lady called out to me, Mr. Blood, there are parrots in your sunflowers! And, to my delight and amazement, there were, indeed, parrots feeding off the Russian Giant Sunflowers! I had left most of them to dry in the sun, even though the birds had been eating them. but I had surely never seen parrots doing so. In fact, there were twelve of them an entire flock. And beautiful they were, indeed. Most amazing, they were clearly all the same species. I grabbed my camera and went out to get some photos. You can see most of the photos I captured of these beautiful creatures at: http://community.webshots.com/album/89632975MfUNTL (Particularly nice are photos # P16 P15) I later researched the species. They had beautiful blue heads, orangish top beak and near black bottom beak with a little blue in their underwing and red in the underside of some of their tail feathers. Their legs and feet were flesh colored and when I later examined their photos closely, I could see no bands on any of their legs, indicating they likely escaped bird importers in the Tiajuana area and/or have bread in the wilds of this area. They turned out to be Sharp-tailed Conures (Aratinga acuticaudata) which are native to Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina. So, they are clearly an escaped flock that have naturalized in the area. It is very rare to see parrot flocks in San Diego, but one hears of them appearing here there on occasion. Usually, however, such flocks are reported to contain mixed species of parrots, presumably attracted to their own kind having escaped captivity individually. This is the only occurrence I have been aware of where an entire flock was the same species. In any event, I will certainly be planting more sunflowers next year! Best wishes, Michael __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ---End Message---
[meteorite-list] Re: COMETS AUCTION - Another Update
Also come see the printing press and type used by H. H. Nininger and Glenn Huss to educate the public about meteorites and Meteor Crater, along with one of the wooden crates used by H. H. Nininger to carry specimens (just wait until you see the crate painted with "Dr. H. H. Nininger" and other info painted onto the sides of the wood crate. And I will display the vinyl briefcases from the Meteoritical Society Meetings of 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988 and a hand tooled leather briefcase that belonged to Dr. H. H. Nininger. High Regards, Fred Hall
[meteorite-list] Fwd: COMETS AUCTION - Another Update
---BeginMessage--- ---BeginMessage--- Also come see the printing press and type used by H. H. Nininger and Glenn Huss to educate the public about meteorites and Meteor Crater, along with one of the wooden crates used by H. H. Nininger to carry specimens (just wait until you see the crate painted with "Dr. H. H. Nininger" and other info painted onto the sides of the wood crate. And I will display the vinyl briefcases from the Meteoritical Society Meetings of 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988 and a hand tooled leather briefcase that belonged to Dr. H. H. Nininger. High Regards, Fred Hall ---End Message--- ---End Message---
Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
Dear Michael and List; So, what is the bag limit and do they taste like chicken? I have heard of black birds in a pie but parrots in a birthday cake? Thank you all that wished me happy youthful five-Oh, Yours truly, Dave Freeman Michael L Blood wrote: WARNING: This is off topic, so, some/many of you may wish to hit your delete button. Yesterday (Sept. 8) a very unusual occurrence took place in my yard: A flock of a dozen parrots came to eat my leftover sunflower seeds! When I went out to pick up the paper at about 8 AM I was alerted when a neighbor lady called out to me, Mr. Blood, there are parrots in your sunflowers! And, to my delight and amazement, there were, indeed, parrots feeding off the Russian Giant Sunflowers! I had left most of them to dry in the sun, even though the birds had been eating themS(. but I had surely never seen parrots doing so. In fact, there were twelve of them an entire flock. And beautiful they were, indeed. Most amazing, they were clearly all the same species. I grabbed my camera and went out to get some photos. You can see most of the photos I captured of these beautiful creatures at: http://community.webshots.com/album/89632975MfUNTL (Particularly nice are photos # P16 P15) I later researched the species. They had beautiful blue heads, orangish top beak and near black bottom beak with a little blue in their underwing and red in the underside of some of their tail feathers. Their legs and feet were flesh colored and when I later examined their photos closely, I could see no bands on any of their legs, indicating they likely escaped bird importers in the Tiajuana area and/or have bread in the wilds of this area. They turned out to be Sharp-tailed Conures (Aratinga acuticaudata) which are native to Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina. So, they are clearly an escaped flock that have naturalized in the area. It is very rare to see parrot flocks in San Diego, but one hears of them appearing here there on occasion. Usually, however, such flocks are reported to contain mixed species of parrots, presumably attracted to their own kind having escaped captivity individually. This is the only occurrence I have been aware of where an entire flock was the same species. In any event, I will certainly be planting more sunflowers next year! Best wishes, Michael __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
Check out those parrot ID's - supposedly, Jimmy Buffet's is still
missing, reportedly stolen last year, but he never got it back. Who
knows, perhaps that bird got tired of bagged seeds and listening to the
same songs over and over again :^)
CharlyV
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Nakonechny
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
Hey Mikey,
I'm from Brasil (true spelling) and all OFF TOPIC'S should
be
so fascinating. I wish I could've seen the feathery and colorful
illegals(joke).Even parrot's are COMIN TO AMERICA like the Neil
Diamond
Global Hit Song. But it's the warm climate in San Diego, which is
similar to
parts of South America that has allowed them to survive and will
probably
propagate . The will pass by your house again . The species has homing
capabilities- to known food sources. Let's hope some ignorant rural's
don't
shoot them out of the sky. In Brasil we would all come out of our school
rooms when hundreds flew noisily overhead.It was like a living rainbow-
coollest thing to see. Real nice OFF TOPIC.
Now, back to fusion crusted birds of another kind- METEORITES {:-)
*#0583 - OUT
From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC - Unusual
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 11:10:43 -0700
WARNING: This is off topic, so, some/many of you may wish to hit
your delete button.
Yesterday (Sept. 8) a very unusual occurrence took place in my
yard: A flock of a dozen parrots came to eat my leftover sunflower
seeds!
When I went out to pick up the paper at about 8 AM I was
alerted
when a neighbor lady called out to me, Mr. Blood, there are parrots in
your sunflowers! And, to my delight and amazement, there were,
indeed, parrots feeding off the Russian Giant Sunflowers! I had left
most of them to dry in the sun, even though the birds had been eating
them. but I had surely never seen parrots doing so.
In fact, there were twelve of them an entire flock. And
beautiful they were, indeed. Most amazing, they were clearly
all the same species.
I grabbed my camera and went out to get some photos. You can see
most of the photos I captured of these beautiful creatures at:
http://community.webshots.com/album/89632975MfUNTL
(Particularly nice are photos # P16 P15)
I later researched the species. They had beautiful blue
heads, orangish top beak and near black bottom beak with
a little blue in their underwing and red in the underside of
some of their tail feathers. Their legs and feet were flesh
colored and when I later examined their photos closely, I
could see no bands on any of their legs, indicating they likely
escaped bird importers in the Tiajuana area and/or have
bread in the wilds of this area. They turned out to be Sharp-tailed
Conures (Aratinga acuticaudata) which are native to Brazil,
Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina. So, they are clearly an escaped
flock that have naturalized in the area.
It is very rare to see parrot flocks in San Diego, but one
hears of them appearing here there on occasion. Usually,
however, such flocks are reported to contain mixed species
of parrots, presumably attracted to their own kind having
escaped captivity individually. This is the only occurrence
I have been aware of where an entire flock was the same
species.
In any event, I will certainly be planting more sunflowers
next year!
Best wishes, Michael
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[meteorite-list] Shipping theft IE HIGH CHARGES
I am in shock. I have just spent the evening perusing ebay, looking at sellers shipping charges. It is pathetic. I truly hope that the buyers on this list look around at prices and realize that many so called "dealers" are blatantly ripping people off with shipping charges. I find it pathetic. If you are a seller with constant ebay auctions, you have no right to charge outrageous shipping charges. I do not charge for my time, my daily trips to the post office. Selling and shipping meteorites is my business. I just saw one dealer who is on this list, selling a 1 gram Taza stone and adding $3.85 shipping charge. It costs .45 cents to ship and maybe .20 cents for the envelope. NET gain for the dealer $3.00 profit on the shipping alone. If you buy from people who rip you off on the shipping, you deserve to lose your money. Mike Farmer
Re: [meteorite-list] Shipping theft IE HIGH CHARGES
In a message dated 9/9/2003 11:09:16 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just saw one dealer who is on this list, selling a 1 gram Taza stone and adding $3.85 shipping charge. It costs .45 cents to ship and maybe .20 cents for the envelope. NET gain for the dealer $3.00 profit on the shipping alone. unless it is shipped by Priority Mail then the dealer is making $0 on shipping. I don't know about you but I ship practically everything in the States by Priority Mail, safer and quicker. BTW: I did not take the time to go search Ebay to see who you are talking about, just a tad busy right now. Anne M. Black www. IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] IMCA #2356
Re: [meteorite-list] Shipping theft IE HIGH CHARGES
Anne and all, that is a waste, tiny items shipped priority? I have found over the last 7 years of doing this that first class almost always arrives just as timely. Of course, as long as you send that way and charge that then it is ok. I am talking more about the people who charge one rate and send at a lower weight. I have had several emails from clients of mine who discuss this about other dealers. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Shipping theft IE HIGH CHARGES In a message dated 9/9/2003 11:09:16 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just saw one dealer who is on this list, selling a 1 gram Taza stone and adding $3.85 shipping charge. It costs .45 cents to ship and maybe .20 cents for the envelope. NET gain for the dealer $3.00 profit on the shipping alone. unless it is shipped by Priority Mail then the dealer is making $0 on shipping. I don't know about you but I ship practically everything in the States by Priority Mail, safer and quicker. BTW: I did not take the time to go search Ebay to see who you are talking about, just a tad busy right now. Anne M. Black www. IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] IMCA #2356
Re: [meteorite-list] Shipping theft IE HIGH CHARGES
Hello Mike and list , I am by no mean's a dealer but I have sold a few. I believe you should keep shipping costs to a minimum for the buyer. I personally don't like paying shipping that is higher than the cost of the meteorite.If the meteorite is small, unbreakable and inexpensive, I think a padded envelope is the way to go. If the meteorite is a large inexpensive slice that could be easily broken, it should be sent in a box, first class. But if you gust bought a $400+slice of lunar rock, I think the extra for priority is the way to go. One nice thing about priority is all your boxes and supplies are free from the USPS. Also, If the meteorite is under one pound, you can send it for $3.85, so I see no reason for anyone in the US to charge more than $3.85 for shipping. Like mike said, Handling should be your own responsibility. When I charge $3.85 you can be sure that is how much I am spending on shipping. Thanks, TomPeregrineflier The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 10:06 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Shipping theft IE HIGH CHARGES I am in shock. I have just spent the evening perusing ebay, looking at sellers shipping charges. It is pathetic. I truly hope that the buyers on this list look around at prices and realize that many so called "dealers" are blatantly ripping people off with shipping charges. I find it pathetic. If you are a seller with constant ebay auctions, you have no right to charge outrageous shipping charges. I do not charge for my time, my daily trips to the post office. Selling and shipping meteorites is my business. I just saw one dealer who is on this list, selling a 1 gram Taza stone and adding $3.85 shipping charge. It costs .45 cents to ship and maybe .20 cents for the envelope. NET gain for the dealer $3.00 profit on the shipping alone. If you buy from people who rip you off on the shipping, you deserve to lose your money. Mike Farmer
