RE: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

[Geary Schindel]

Ouch. LOL, yeah, maybe I could use one of them also.

Thanks,

Geary

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To: Geary Schindel
Cc: Mixon Bill; Cavers Texas
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

On May 20, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Geary Schindel wrote:

>
> However, I'm not quite sure I would lay all the blame on the writer, I
> understand that NG has an editor for every point within the Gregg
> Reference Manual for writing and well as their own style manual...
> ..He might have been exaggerating but I thought he said
> they had one for capitalization, one for comas,

So they have an editor for head injuries, too?

The reason they have so many editors is because they have a very large  
and very picky readership. It's a group of people who don't hesitate  
to write to the editors to complain about any tiny errors that they  
may find, including ones as mundane as simple spelling errors.

Diana

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Biochemistry
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Rm. ND10.214B   
Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A.   
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[Texascavers] RE: The Second Quarter 2009 TEXAS CAVER is now online!

[Minton, Mark]

Mark,

>Just in time for your three day weekend, the second quarter version of The 
>TEXAS CAVER has been posted to the Members Area by our very own near and dear 
>web extraordinaire, Butch Fralia.

  Got it; thanks!  Beautiful!  I am puzzled by the size of the file, 
though.  When I first went to the TSA web site to download the issue, it said 
it was 64.3 MB.  Later (now) it says it is 38.6 MB.  But in fact it is only 3.7 
MB.  Maybe 38.6 is just a decimal error, but 3.7 MB seems awfully small for 
such a large issue, complete with color, especially given that some of the 
previous issues really are in the 10 - 30 MB range.  Did you post a lower 
resolution version?  Nevertheless it looks mighty good!  I actually miss 
getting it in hard copy.  :-(

Mark Minton

P.S.  The page numbering is off by 2 in the table of contents.

Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

[Diana Tomchick]

On May 20, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Geary Schindel wrote:



However, I'm not quite sure I would lay all the blame on the writer, I
understand that NG has an editor for every point within the Gregg
Reference Manual for writing and well as their own style manual...
..He might have been exaggerating but I thought he said
they had one for capitalization, one for comas,


So they have an editor for head injuries, too?

The reason they have so many editors is because they have a very large  
and very picky readership. It's a group of people who don't hesitate  
to write to the editors to complain about any tiny errors that they  
may find, including ones as mundane as simple spelling errors.


Diana

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Diana R. Tomchick
Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Biochemistry
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Rm. ND10.214B   
Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A.   
Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu
214-645-6383 (phone)
214-645-6353 (fax)


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RE: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

[Geary Schindel]

Well, I couldn't agree with you more on the writing style but then
again, that is consistent with NG.  All NG articles have a hook, so to
speak and are generally not very deep in content.

However, I'm not quite sure I would lay all the blame on the writer, I
understand that NG has an editor for every point within the Gregg
Reference Manual for writing and well as their own style manual.  I know
one person who wrote a 10 page article and he said that when it was all
done, he had over 1,000 emails which amounted to almost 10 emails per
assistant editor.  He might have been exaggerating but I thought he said
they had one for capitalization, one for comas, one for periods, one for
semicolons, one for photo captions, fact checkers, etc.  Enough to drive
you crazy.  

Geary




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From: Mixon Bill [mailto:bmixon...@austin.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:04 PM
To: Cavers Texas
Subject: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

It wasn't the "50 miles of virgin cave" for Baggy I was questioning,  
but the "mostly on his hands and knees," as an example of the overly  
vivid and exaggerated writing in that article. Yes, it will be nice if  
that article gains us some good new cavers, but it would be nice if  
they were older than the eighth grade. -- Mixon
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[Texascavers] Nat Geo article

[Mixon Bill]

It wasn't the "50 miles of virgin cave" for Baggy I was questioning,  
but the "mostly on his hands and knees," as an example of the overly  
vivid and exaggerated writing in that article. Yes, it will be nice if  
that article gains us some good new cavers, but it would be nice if  
they were older than the eighth grade. -- Mixon

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[Texascavers] large cave passage

[Mixon Bill]

It isn't obvious that the new passage in Vietnam is larger in average  
cross-section than Deer Cave in Sarawak. The "tight spot" in Deer Cave  
is about 100 meters high and wide, which the articles claim is the  
size of that passage. But Deer Cave is nowhere near 5 km long. -- Mixon

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Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 months!

[Nico Escamilla]

Why was caving with the Maya cancelled?
Nico

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Mixon Bill wrote:

> Forwarded by Mixon:
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: ICS 2009 eList 
> Date: May 20, 2009 11:13:57 AM CDT
> To: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu
> Subject: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 months!
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> Last month we sadly announced that we needed to cancel and re-examine all
> of the trips for the 15th International Congress of Speleology (ICS) because
> of White Nose Syndrome (WNS), the mysterious condition that has recently
> killed about a half millions bats in the U.S. We hoped to send you news
> about the trips a couple of weeks ago, but arranging some of the details was
> more complicated than expected. Here is the final news on the Pre and
> Post-ICS trips:
>
> Confirmed Trips, Full
> 01: Coast-to-Coast Eastern Segment
> 02: Coast-to-Coast Western Segment
> 85: Cenote Karst of the Yucatan Peninsula
> 88: Giant Caves of Northern Mexico
>
> Confirmed Trips, Space Available*
> 03: Texas Bat Caves
> 31: Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
> 41: Black Hills, South Dakota
> 51: Science in Southeastern New Mexico
> 53: Caving in the Guadalupe Mountains (post-Congress)
> 55: Lilburn Cave, California (only 2 slots still open!)
> 71: Cave Management in New York
> 86: Deep Pits of Mexico
> * The numbers of seats available for some trips in may be different from
> the total trip size originally announced
>
> Canceled
> 04: Endangered Species, Endangered Caves
> 33: Cumberland Plateau (TAG)
> 34: Tectonic Pseudokarst of North Carolina
> 37: Caves and Karst of Virginia
> 52: Caving in the Guadalupe Mountains (pre-Congress)
> 56: Cave the Sierra Nevada, California
> 58: Big Island Hawaii
> 59: Southeast Alaska
> 81: Caving with the Maya
> 82: Caves of the Bahamas
>
> I encourage you to register for the available trips soon before they fill.
> Some of the trips may experience minor changes because of WNS. If you are
> concerned, please contact the trip leaders as listed on our website at
> www.ics2009.us. As reminder, to do our best to prevent the spread of WNS
> in the US and to other countries, all caving equipment and clothing will
> need to be decontaminated after each caving trip. The decontamination
> procedures will be announced and posted on our website within 2 weeks.
>
> Today is exactly 2 months until the 15th ICS begins. Today our
> pre-registration exceeded the total number of people who attended the 8th
> ICS, the previous ICS held in the US in 1981. I look forward to seeing many
> more registrations in the coming weeks. Remember, the price of registration
> increases on June 1st so register now and register for the great field trips
> that will be held before the ICS, after the ICS, and on Wednesday during the
> ICS.
>
> George
>
> George Veni, Ph.D.
> Chairman, 15th International Congress of Speleology
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> Executive Director, U.S. National Cave and Karst Research Institute
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[Texascavers] [texascavers] caving Libya

[Simon Newton]

I'm heading to Libya to work for a couple weeks during June.  Just
wondering if anyone here has caver connections in Libya or might know
people who have caved in Libya.  I'll likely be back later in the fall
for a longer trip as well and would like to do some caving if
possible.

My understanding is that Libya has a huge karst zone in the northeast
(Al Jabal al Akhdar near Benghazi), and a smaller area near Tripoli.
I have heard there are a lot of unexplored caves in Libya.

Thanks,

Simon

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RE: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

[Mark . Alman]

Here, here!
 
 
Mark A.



From: dirt...@comcast.net [mailto:dirt...@comcast.net]
Sent: Wed 5/20/2009 12:12 PM
To: Mixon Bill; Cave Texas; TAG Net
Cc: Cavers Texas
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article



 

 

We need young cavers to join us in our community.  

 

DirtDoc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


"He has explored more than 50 miles of virgin passage, most of it on  
his hands and knees." Oh, please. If that author ever gets near a  
keyboard again, somebody spare us by breaking his fingers. Why is  
National Geographic Magazine written for children? And why do they  
always hire Steven Alvarez to take photos for their cave articles? His  
photos are good, but seldom exceptional by NSS salon standards, and  
the world is awash with similar photos that people would no doubt be  
honored to let NGS publish free. I'll buy the issue, of course, when  
it hits the stands. Sigh. -- Mixon
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texascavers Digest 20 May 2009 17:12:22 -0000 Issue 761

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texascavers Digest 20 May 2009 17:12:22 - Issue 761

Topics (messages 10725 through 10739):

Re: Memorial Day Deep and Punkin Work Weekend
10725 by: Fritz Holt

Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag.
10726 by: Robert E Burnett
10727 by: germanyj.aol.com
10729 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net

interesting article in "Mexico Desconocido" magazine
10728 by: David

The NSS CaversOn-line site
10730 by: David

Lithium Battery Breakthrough
10731 by: Minton, Mark

National Geographic article on TAG caving
10732 by: speleosteele.tx.rr.com

The Second Quarter 2009 TEXAS CAVER is now online!
10733 by: Mark.Alman.l-3com.com

Nat Geo article
10734 by: Mixon Bill
10738 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
10739 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net

Re: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 months!
10735 by: Mixon Bill

Blind Fish-Insired Sensor
10736 by: Minton, Mark

large cave found in Vietnam
10737 by: David

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Rick,
That's a subtle hint for you to bring some. Wish I could be there.
Fritz


From: Jon Cradit [mailto:jcra...@edwardsaquifer.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:53 AM
To: Rick Corbell; Geary Schindel; texascavers@texascavers.com
Cc: Geary Schindel
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Memorial Day Deep and Punkin Work Weekend

Be glad to have you.
We'll probably be low on beer by then and need a resupply anyway.

Jon



From: Rick Corbell [mailto:rlcorb...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:50 AM
To: Geary Schindel; texascavers@texascavers.com
Cc: Jon Cradit; Geary Schindel
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Memorial Day Deep and Punkin Work Weekend

J & G,
I am going to visit my Mom Saturday and part of Sunday out near Midland.  Would 
it be OK if I dropped back by Deep -n- Punkin on my way back and spend Sunday 
night?

Rick


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Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 08:11:23 -0500
From: gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
CC: jcra...@edwardsaquifer.org; gschin...@mindspring.com
Subject: [Texascavers] Memorial Day Deep and Punkin Work Weekend
Deep and Punkin Work Trip
Memorial Day
May 23-25 (this coming weekend)
Folks,
There is a Deep and Punkin Work Trip scheduled for this weekend.  We hope to 
finish up the back porch structure including the installation of a roof.  So, 
if you can weld, we would love to have you.  If you can't weld, but seem to 
have a high tolerance for electrical current, we can also use you.  If that 
doesn't appeal to you, we can also work on a few other projects around the 
property including clearing of some brush, finishing the retaining wall at the 
loo, and formal dedication of Carl's Comfortable Crapper and Loo with a View.  
There will be trips to both Deep Cave and Punkin Cave.  In addition, I'm sure 
there will be loads of fun and fellowship.
 If you are interested in attending, please let either Jon Cradit or I know so 
that we can stay within the recommended numbers for use of the property.
We now have the large water tank manifolded to the water system and have over 
600 gallons in storage at the site unless it rains some more.  The shower is 
also working.  Also, our neighbor has graded the road so it appears passable 
for low clearance street vehicles if they go slow.
If you would like to come, we ask that you not bring any cleaning products as 
we have plenty of paper towels and cleaning solutions.  However, if you would 
like to donate a bag or two of concrete mix, that would be great.
This weekend will also be used for trip leader and expedition leader training.
Now that the back porch is nearing completion, we will want to extend the deck 
of the back porch.  We will also be creating another kitchen out back.  If you 
would like to make a donation, we could use the following items.  A water hose 
with a male connector and one end and a female connectors at the other,  
Another frig, a sink system, some number 10 or 12 gage copper electric wire, 
lights, fans, electrical conduit, electrical and switches and boxes, and other 
building supplies.  We could also use some ¾ inch sheets of treated exterior 
grade plywood for the deck.
Do's and Don'ts
If you would like to cook out on the grill, you will need to bring some 
charcoal.  Also, please DO NOT bring any firewood as we don't want to spread 
either Oak Wilt or fire ants.
If you would like to go, please let Jon or I know.  We will email some 
additional information on Thursday.
Thanks,
Geary Schindel and Jon Cradit
Geary Schindel
210-326-1576 cell
210-479-2151 home


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Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

[dirtdoc]

Well, my knees are sore, too.  But that is because I always have explored 
little caves. 



You are, as usual, correct, Bill. 



But get off it.  We are not going to change the way print media does bidness.  
Marion is an unusual and exceptional person.  It pleases me that caves became 
his obsession. (Hi MOS)  



Ask yurself the difference between 6 inches, 10  feet,  and 100 miles of virgen 
cave?  Every inch is a memory. 



We need young cavers to join us in our community.  If this article helps, 
that's great. 



DirtDoc 


















































"He has explored more than 50 miles of virgin passage, most of it on   
his hands and knees." Oh, please. If that author ever gets near a   
keyboard again, somebody spare us by breaking his fingers. Why is   
National Geographic Magazine written for children? And why do they   
always hire Steven Alvarez to take photos for their cave articles? His   
photos are good, but seldom exceptional by NSS salon standards, and   
the world is awash with similar photos that people would no doubt be   
honored to let NGS publish free. I'll buy the issue, of course, when   
it hits the stands. Sigh. -- Mixon 
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[Texascavers] large cave found in Vietnam

[David]

According to a recent news article in a British newspaper, a small team of
British
cavers have discovered a gigantic virgin cave in Vietnam.

Here are 2 photos taken in the cave:

http://www.dancewithshadows.com/travel/images/hang-son-doong-cave-photo-4.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/01/article-1175430-04BF829E05DC-524_634x796.jpg


The newspaper, "the Craven Herald and Pioneer," alleges that the main
passage in this cave is a gigantic borehole that is 5 kilometers long.

This article claimed some of the cavers were Ian Watson,
Howard and Deborah Limbert, Martin Holroyd, and Gareth Sewell.

They claim the cavers told them that it takes 6 hours to walk from one
end to the other, and that the cave continued on.

It is called "Mountain River Cave," and is deep in the jungle and they claim
the hike is treacherous.

Here is another site along with more
photos:

http://www.dancewithshadows.com/travel/hang-son-doong-photos.asp



And here is a 3rd article:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2404763.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News

This article claimed one of the cavers was named Adam Spillane.


And here is the Wikipedia version:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Doong_Cave


And here is something completely unrelated, but popped up while I was doing
this
search. An Australian theme park lets you swim with giant crocodiles:

http://www.coolthingsinrandomplaces.com/Crocosaurus%20Cove/crocodile_cool%20place%20to%20swim.jpg


David Locklear
caver in Fort Bend County

[Texascavers] Blind Fish-Insired Sensor

[Minton, Mark]

  Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed an underwater sensor based on 
the ability of blind fish to navigate in caves.  See 
.

Mark Minton

Fish Hair Inspires Flow Sensors
March 25, 2009
A blind fish that has evolved a unique technique for sensing motion may inspire 
a new generation of sensors that perform better than current active sonar.
Although the fish species Astyanax fasciatus is blind, they sense their 
environment and the movement of water around them with gel-covered hairs that 
extend from their bodies. Their ability to detect underwater objects and 
navigate through their lightless environment inspired a group of researchers to 
mimic the hairs of these blind cavefish in the lab.
While the fish use these hairs to detect obstacles, avoid predators and 
localize prey, researchers believe the engineered sensors they're developing 
could have a variety of underwater applications, such as port security, 
surveillance, early tsunami detection, autonomous oilrig inspection, autonomous 
underwater vehicle navigation, and marine research.
"These hair cells are like well-engineered mechanical sensors, similar to those 
that we use for balance and hearing in the human ear, where the deflection of 
the jelly-encapsulated hair cell measures important flow information," says 
Vladimir Tsukruk, a professor at Georgia Tech. "The hairs are better than 
active sonar, which requires a lot of space, sends out strong acoustic signals 
that can have a detrimental effect on the environment, and is inappropriate for 
stealth applications."
Tsukruk and graduate students Michael McConney and Kyle Anderson conducted 
preliminary experiments with a simple artificial hair cell microsensor made of 
SU-8, a common epoxy-based polymer capable of solidifying, and built with 
conventional CMOS microfabrication technology.

They found that the cell by itself could not achieve the high sensitivity or 
long-range detection of hydrodynamic disturbances created by moving or 
stationary bodies in a flow field. The hair cell needed the gel-like 
capsule-called the cupula-to overcome these challenges.
"After covering the hair cell with synthetic cupula, our bio-inspired 
microsensor had the ability to detect flow better than the blind fish. The fish 
can detect flow slower than 100 micrometers per second, but our system 
demonstrated flow detection of several micrometers per second," says Tsukruk. 
"Adding the cupula allowed us to detect a much smaller amount of flow and 
expand the dynamic range because it suppressed the background noise."
Source: Georgia Tech

[Texascavers] Fwd: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 months!

[Mixon Bill]

Forwarded by Mixon:

Begin forwarded message:

From: ICS 2009 eList 
List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com
Date: May 20, 2009 11:13:57 AM CDT
To: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu
Subject: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 months!

Dear Friends,

Last month we sadly announced that we needed to cancel and re-examine  
all of the trips for the 15th International Congress of Speleology  
(ICS) because of White Nose Syndrome (WNS), the mysterious condition  
that has recently killed about a half millions bats in the U.S. We  
hoped to send you news about the trips a couple of weeks ago, but  
arranging some of the details was more complicated than expected. Here  
is the final news on the Pre and Post-ICS trips:


Confirmed Trips, Full
01: Coast-to-Coast Eastern Segment
02: Coast-to-Coast Western Segment
85: Cenote Karst of the Yucatan Peninsula
88: Giant Caves of Northern Mexico

Confirmed Trips, Space Available*
03: Texas Bat Caves
31: Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
41: Black Hills, South Dakota
51: Science in Southeastern New Mexico
53: Caving in the Guadalupe Mountains (post-Congress)
55: Lilburn Cave, California (only 2 slots still open!)
71: Cave Management in New York
86: Deep Pits of Mexico
* The numbers of seats available for some trips in may be different  
from the total trip size originally announced


Canceled
04: Endangered Species, Endangered Caves
33: Cumberland Plateau (TAG)
34: Tectonic Pseudokarst of North Carolina
37: Caves and Karst of Virginia
52: Caving in the Guadalupe Mountains (pre-Congress)
56: Cave the Sierra Nevada, California
58: Big Island Hawaii
59: Southeast Alaska
81: Caving with the Maya
82: Caves of the Bahamas

I encourage you to register for the available trips soon before they  
fill. Some of the trips may experience minor changes because of WNS.  
If you are concerned, please contact the trip leaders as listed on our  
website at www.ics2009.us. As reminder, to do our best to prevent the  
spread of WNS in the US and to other countries, all caving equipment  
and clothing will need to be decontaminated after each caving trip.  
The decontamination procedures will be announced and posted on our  
website within 2 weeks.


Today is exactly 2 months until the 15th ICS begins. Today our pre- 
registration exceeded the total number of people who attended the 8th  
ICS, the previous ICS held in the US in 1981. I look forward to seeing  
many more registrations in the coming weeks. Remember, the price of  
registration increases on June 1st so register now and register for  
the great field trips that will be held before the ICS, after the ICS,  
and on Wednesday during the ICS.


George

George Veni, Ph.D.
Chairman, 15th International Congress of Speleology
Adjunct Secretary, International Union of Speleology
Executive Director, U.S. National Cave and Karst Research Institute


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[Texascavers] Nat Geo article

[Mixon Bill]

"He has explored more than 50 miles of virgin passage, most of it on  
his hands and knees." Oh, please. If that author ever gets near a  
keyboard again, somebody spare us by breaking his fingers. Why is  
National Geographic Magazine written for children? And why do they  
always hire Steven Alvarez to take photos for their cave articles? His  
photos are good, but seldom exceptional by NSS salon standards, and  
the world is awash with similar photos that people would no doubt be  
honored to let NGS publish free. I'll buy the issue, of course, when  
it hits the stands. Sigh. -- Mixon

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[Texascavers] The Second Quarter 2009 TEXAS CAVER is now online!

[Mark . Alman]

 
All,
 
 
Just in time for your three day weekend, the second quarter version of The 
TEXAS CAVER has been posted to the Members Area by our very own near and dear 
web extraordinaire, Butch Fralia.
 
 
This is a huge issue (32 pages, gasp!), chock full of LOTS of photos, great 
trip reports (two of which were south of the border), lots of mud, a Convention 
wrap up, and award winning photos!
 
Just in time for ICS!
 
 
Be sure to also peruse the three back issues of the TEXAS CAVER from 2001, 
2002, and 2004 recently added.
 
 
There's some great reading from the past in these issues. Stories such as the 
purchase of the Deep and Punkin Cave property, a daring rescue of an injured 
caver in Mexico, CARTOONS!, and a lot of past history and articles from present 
day cavers and from some who, unfortunately, aren't with us any longer.
 
Hours of great reading have been added and I would like to thank Carl K. for 
submitting them and Butch for posting them for posterity.
 
 
If you're a TSA member, but haven't yet joined the Digital Revolution, it is 
extremely painless to do so. 
 
Go to http://www.cavetexas.org/members/ and sign up and enjoy the back issues!
 Please remember to select how you want your TC: mail or digital.
 
You can still opt to receive a hard copy TC, but will have to wait until late 
next week, at the earliest, to receive your latest newsletter via snail mail.
The Members Area continues to expand very well and we currently have grown to 
85 members, with 45 opting to receive their TC digitally. This is nearly 50% of 
the total membership. 
 
 
Not a TSA member? No problem! We still would like for you to contemplate 
becoming a TSA member. Send me an email for your complimentary  TEXAS CAVER and 
see what you've been missing. 
Or, you can visit the TSA website at www.cavetexas.org and become a paid member 
and/or become an online member of the TSA.
 
There now are a total of 15 issues of the Pulitzer worthy TEXAS CAVER available 
for your reading pleasure!
 
 
Enjoy and have a great and safe Memorial Day weekend, especially those at and 
on their way to/from Deep and Punkin!
 
 
 
Mark Alman - TSA Chairman and TEXAS CAVER Editor
 

[Texascavers] National Geographic article on TAG caving

[speleosteele]

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/06/tag-caves/jenkins-text 
 
Deep South Hard-core cavers in three southern states stop at nothing to 
probe an underworld wilderness. 


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