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To: Bernard Elbaum who wrote (6209)	6/16/1998 8:29:00 PM
From: Richard Mazzarella	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14226

Bernard, I have never liked Zeev's onion peeling analogy. As everyone knows, every peel just leaves another peel. You never get to anything different than the next peel. I prefer a nut analogy, with something worthwhile inside. Some shells are tougher than others. Macadamia nuts were once considered not commercial because of the tough thick shell. Black walnuts are also difficult. However, people solved the cracking process. IMO the desert dirt economic recovery nut is about to be cracked.

To: Bernard Elbaum who wrote (6209)	6/17/1998 9:14:00 AM
From: Ed Fishbaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14226

Bernard Both Zeev and Mazzarella are right. The solution of problems involves the accretion of knowledge (onion peeling) and then a quantum leap (i.e. insight or cracking the nut). The onion peeling days are essentially over IMO. As has been pointed out the use of resins is not new. Twifords combining of resin with his formalized procedures (which have taken a long time to establish) plus the use of his catalyst will crack the nut. In other words, there has been a long gestation period in which the procedures passed though various stages of development including various forms of anode sludge. Much has been learned. Using resins is not starting the whole problem solving process from scratch. It is introducing a new element to a well known and well established procedure which has worked, albeit with serious limitations. Soon? How soon? Larry it will happen when it will happen. But it will happen. I am personally convinced of this. But even if I had irrefutable knowledge that it would be on the first Tuesday in July I would not tell you or anyone else because I would be called in more or less polite words a liar. Mazarella is also correct in his response to Zeev when he points out that with any indication of potential success there will be money coming out of the woodwork to participate. Let me reiterate what you all basically know: The desert sands are the story of the decade. There are big boys all over the world watching Maxam and GPGI ( and even IPM which has the goodies but was badly mismanaged) and probably other operations which we never heard of. The wheel is being invented. Once done everyone will say the process was obvious. What took so long? Well you should know that the greatest human invention, the wheel, took about 8 to 10 centuries minimum to be invented. Probably longer. Think about it. Regards, Ed