Hi - Agree completely, Greg. The classification labs and all concerned deserve our thanks. Without NWA I wouldn't have my little chip of the Moon, with which I will be delighting some 2,000 young people next week.
I hope you and your brother are holding on to your planetary cutting dust - good hunting and best wishes - Ed --- On Mon, 9/7/09, Greg Hupe <gmh...@htn.net> wrote: > From: Greg Hupe <gmh...@htn.net> > Subject: "Thank You Scientists!" > To: "E.P. Grondine" <epgrond...@yahoo.com>, e...@meteoritesusa.com > Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Monday, September 7, 2009, 6:41 PM > Hello Ed, > > You stated, "Maybe what we need is more UFOs and fewer > bolides, given all the NWA material on the market..." > > All NWA material (and other material found elsewhere) are > 'UFO's' until the scientists prove they are "meteorites" (or > not). > > This seems like a perfect time to acknowledge the hard work > and efforts the scientific community has done for those of > us who primarily work with NWA material. Without this > handful of dedicated scientists, many Saharan finds would > never be recognized as meteorites and brought to the many > public and private collections throughout the world. Their > work has added valuable information that may not have been > discovered with these hot desert finds. > > Best regards, > Greg > > ==================== > Greg Hupe > The Hupe Collection > NaturesVault (eBay) > gmh...@htn.net > www.LunarRock.com > IMCA 3163 > ==================== > Click here for my current eBay auctions: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "E.P. Grondine" <epgrond...@yahoo.com> > To: <e...@meteoritesusa.com> > Cc: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 6:40 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Alien life - we are the > proof > > > > Hi Eric - > > > > Several times during our evolution we were nearly > wiped out by impacts. > > It was very close, and unfortunately due to inaction > in detection budgets it is still too close to call. > > > > If other solar systems have accretion mechanics > similar to ours, and there is no reason to assert otherwise, > this factor must play a real role in Drake equation > estimates. If other intelligent beings have bureaucrats as > stupid as ours, and there is no reason to think anything > else, then this must play a role in Drake equation estimates > as well. > > > > Based on our sample of one, we can forget about > searching for extra terrestrial intelligence (SETI), and > should instead be concentrating our efforts on the search > for extra-terrestrial stupidity (SETS). > > > > "I saw Elvis on a UFO, > > sitting there with Howard Hughes... > > I saw Elvis on a UFO, > > wearing those blue suede shoes..." > > > > Maybe what we need is more UFOs and fewer bolides, > given all the NWA material on the market... > > > > Good hunting, all > > Ed > > (Catching up with old mail) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list