[meteorite-list] WHOS WANTS POPCORN, this should be good

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:25 2004
Message-ID: <3F8864B8.2000707_at_fascination.com>

Cough, cough. I'll provide the ginger ale.....and napkins!
DaveF.

Tim Heitz wrote:

> WHOS WANTS POPCORN, this should be good
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> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 11:57 AM
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> Subject: [meteorite-list] Be like Mike (?)
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> A couple of items about Mike Farmer's journey:
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> 1. All "meteorites are deemed owned by the Geological Survey of
> India, without compensation." Adam Hupe tells me that he didn't
> visit India for a recovery effort because he couldn't obtain a
> permit. It is Mike's responsibility to be aware of local law. Mike
> is apparently about to leave India with a 14 gram fragment
> obtained without a permit.
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> If the members of this list endorse this legally questionable
> action, I want to state that I do not.
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> 2. Mike wrote that "liberal, if not quite true use of the word
> "University"" allowed him access to the recovered fragments.
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> Shades of Ron Farrell (Bethany Science) a "Yale Professor" when
> "necessary."
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> Meteorite recovery where "the ends justify the means" shines a
> very dim light on the hobby at an already very dark time.
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> What would Harvey do?
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> Kevin Kichinka
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Received on Sat 11 Oct 2003 04:14:48 PM PDT