[meteorite-list] Millville man treasures a fragment he found 70 years ago while taking a walk

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:14:34 -0700
Message-ID: <4BA8F6FA.30501_at_meteoritesusa.com>

Thanks Mike, Guess I missed that one. Probably got blocked by my
security software.

Run real-time "always on" security software. I have anti-virus and
anti-spyware programs running all the time and didn't get a warning
because my system is super protected. It automatically blocks attempts
to compromise my system. I use Avast Home edition anti-virus and SpyBot
Search & Destroy anti-spyware progam which also block thousands of
ad-ware sites and exploits.. Using these two combined has stopped 99.9%
of all viruses on my comp. In 5 solid years of surfing thousands and
thousands of hours I've only lost data once and that was because I
ignored the warning that the programs gave me. I used to use Norton or
McAfee, both of those programs bogged my system down and slowed it to a
crawl. I lost valuable processing power when using them, and I've lost
data using both Norton and Mcafee.

Just my 2 cents.

Regards,
Eric



On 3/23/2010 9:45 AM, Mike Bandli wrote:
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> then I would run your virus or malware scanner... I've notified the
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>
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> Subject: [meteorite-list] Millville man treasures a fragment he found 70
> years ago while taking a walk
>
> Millville man treasures a fragment he found 70 years ago while taking a walk
> http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100323/DW06/3230325
> By Mary Daisey Shockley . Staff Writer . March 23, 2010
>
> DAGSBORO -- Jimmy "Skeeter" Littleton was 11 years old when he stumbled
> upon a piece of history.
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>
> "I was walking along, throwing stones at a fence (in Millville), when I
> picked this thing up," he said, referring to the palm-sized, silver rock
> fragment that he kept in his mother's jewel box for 35 years. "Nobody
> knew what it was."
>
> But in 1974, while working for DuPont, a man offered to send the
> fragment away for testing.
>
> "I hesitated for a few minutes and then agreed to it," Littleton said.
> "Two weeks later, he came back with this long print-out confirming it.
> He said to me, 'Sir, this is a meteorite'."
>
> Along with the confirmation, Littleton discovered that his meteorite was
> made of chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel.
>
> "These materials can't be combined together here on earth," he said.
>
> Dr. Mata Chen, a geology professor at Salisbury University, said
> Littleton's story is unique.
>
> "That is quite interesting," she said. "It is an historic item."
>
> Chen said it is possible for small meteorites to break through the
> earth's surface in the Chesapeake region, but finding them is rare.
>
> A few years ago, when a piece of the meteorite broke off, Littleton
> decided to make a necklace for his wife.
>
> "It's definitely a conversation piece," he said.
>
> His wife, Hilda, said she loves the special gift her husband created for
> her.
>
> "I think it's unusual; I get a lot of compliments on it," she said. "I
> make sure I wear something plain so it stands out."
>
> Littleton said he plans to keep his meteorite in a safe place so he can
> pass it down to his children and grandchildren.
>
> mdaisey at dmg.gannett.com 302-537-1881, ext. 207
>
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