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From: Michael Blood <*mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Thu Apr 22 09:37:37 2004 Message-ID: <3A43A4B7.106E_at_home.com> · mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com

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geoking_at_notkin.net wrote:
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> Dear Listees:
> 
> As a result -- directly and indirectly -- of Art Jones' Meteorite
> Mailing List, I have friends, comrades, correspondents, and
> acquaintances in France, England, Scotland, Austria, Germany,
> Holland, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Chile,
> Argentina, Canada, China, Japan, Italy, Sweden, South Africa, the
> United States, and other countries.
> 
> With tonight being both the first night of Chanukah, and the Winter
> Solstice, I found myself reflecting upon the violence in the Middle
> East and elsewhere, as well as the political turmoil here in our own
> country. Such thoughts reminded me that my travels to the wild places
> have -- more often than not -- placed me in the company of real
> people who were much more "like" me than not, and that I have
> repeatedly seen science and the love of learning act as a catalyst
> for friendship between different nationalities and cultures.
> 
> So, as the "real" millennium drawn to a close, it's worth noting that
> -- as a loose and unofficial group of amateur and professional
> scientists and enthusiasts -- we are perhaps doing a better job at
> fostering international friendship and understanding that many of our
> governments.
> 
> I'd like to convey my good wishes to List members the world over, in
> the hope that this -- and the thousands of other specialist internet
> discussion groups -- help us to discover that our shared interests
> are much more important than our political and religious differences.
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
> Geoff N.
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> Geoffrey Notkin
> Senior Art Director
> Stanegate Studios, USA
> P.O. Box 87,  Jersey City, NJ 07303
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> Telephone: (201) 435-8888
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> Email: geoking_at_notkin.net     ammonite@aol.com
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