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2012-11-13 Thread NSS Announcements
DEADLINE!!  Don't forget that this Thursday, November 15th, is the  
deadline for NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS.


At each year's NSS Convention Banquet, the NSS recognizes special  
people both within and outside of the Society through awards for  
outstanding accomplishment.


The Awards Committee encourages NSS members to submit names and  
supporting material for anyone who would make a good candidate for any  
of the awards.  Suggestions (including a resume of the person  
nominated) should be sent to the sub-chairman of the appropriate award  
anytime during the year, but before the November 15 deadline.


Information concerning the committee may be obtained from the  
committee chairman, Scott Fee .


All nominations are due NO LATER THAN November 15th.

For more specific information, visit:

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[Texascavers] NSS Award Nomination Deadline: Thursday, November 15th.

2012-11-13 Thread NSS Announcements
DEADLINE!!  Don't forget that this Thursday, November 15th, is the  
deadline for NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS.


At each year's NSS Convention Banquet, the NSS recognizes special  
people both within and outside of the Society through awards for  
outstanding accomplishment.


The Awards Committee encourages NSS members to submit names and  
supporting material for anyone who would make a good candidate for any  
of the awards.  Suggestions (including a resume of the person  
nominated) should be sent to the sub-chairman of the appropriate award  
anytime during the year, but before the November 15 deadline.


Information concerning the committee may be obtained from the  
committee chairman, Scott Fee .


All nominations are due NO LATER THAN November 15th.

For more specific information, visit:

http://www.caves.org/committee/award/

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig Trip Report

2012-11-13 Thread Gill Edigar
Sunday 11 November 2010--Marion Akers (IN), Simon Akers (IN), Tony
Akers (IN), Don Broussard, Gill Ediger, Ernie Garza, Jim Jasek (Waco),
Mimi Jasek (Waco), Ryan Monjaras, Justin Rader (Galveston) Terry
Raines, Ron Rutherford, & Melinda Tuley (Galveston).  Visitors whom I
saw included James Brown, Kiwi, and most of the Gluesenkamp Clan.
The Jaseks undertook to clean the slope above a couple of perilous
and pendent rocks, that have been the subject of much trepidation of
late, so that they might be removed later in the day without tons of
soil and rocks coming down along with them. Tony Akers went down with
a jackhammer and reduced a couple of blocking rocks in the North Lead.
Then Marion went in and cleaned up the residue. Melinda and Justin
showed up from Galveston and I sent them in to explore the cave prior
to getting to work. Meanwhile people dug down where convenient and
practical around the barrels and dug out around some large rocks that
would need hoisting before much more work could go on. We'd started
with 2-1/2 barrels already filled from the 7 October dig and had
filled 2-1/2 more by 1:30 so, with almost no place to put another
barrel--or more diggers--and still work, I declared the day over. It
was about that time that Ryan and Ron showed up and filled another
barrel having gained some space and opened a new face. Terry showed up
with his winch truck and we hoisted all 6 barrels out before the winch
heated up. Most of the early arrivals left. Terry and I took an hour
to allow the winch to cool to tend to some other matters, during which
time Ron and Ryan filled 2 more barrels. Upon our return the winch had
cooled and the remaining 2 barrels were hoisted and a half-dozen or so
rocks lifted out, including the perilous one. We stashed the tools,
cleaned up the work area, and went home.
Totals included: 2-1/2 barrels already filled, 2-1/2 barrels
filled by the morning crew, and 3 barrels filled by the afternoon crew
for a total of 8 barrels. 5 or 6 medium to large rocks were also
hoisted, leaving about that many more to remove before the next dig
which, by the way, is scheduled for the 25th November. The north lead
requires a bit more clean up work and, visually, seems to have pinched
into a washed gravel filled (almost) lead--not what I was looking for.
  --Ediger

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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig Trip Report

2012-11-13 Thread Ted Samsel
2010?

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Gill Edigar  wrote:

> Sunday 11 November 2010--Marion Akers (IN), Simon Akers (IN), Tony
> Akers (IN), Don Broussard, Gill Ediger, Ernie Garza, Jim Jasek (Waco),
> Mimi Jasek (Waco), Ryan Monjaras, Justin Rader (Galveston) Terry
> Raines, Ron Rutherford, & Melinda Tuley (Galveston).  Visitors whom I
> saw included James Brown, Kiwi, and most of the Gluesenkamp Clan.
> The Jaseks undertook to clean the slope above a couple of perilous
> and pendent rocks, that have been the subject of much trepidation of
> late, so that they might be removed later in the day without tons of
> soil and rocks coming down along with them. Tony Akers went down with
> a jackhammer and reduced a couple of blocking rocks in the North Lead.
> Then Marion went in and cleaned up the residue. Melinda and Justin
> showed up from Galveston and I sent them in to explore the cave prior
> to getting to work. Meanwhile people dug down where convenient and
> practical around the barrels and dug out around some large rocks that
> would need hoisting before much more work could go on. We'd started
> with 2-1/2 barrels already filled from the 7 October dig and had
> filled 2-1/2 more by 1:30 so, with almost no place to put another
> barrel--or more diggers--and still work, I declared the day over. It
> was about that time that Ryan and Ron showed up and filled another
> barrel having gained some space and opened a new face. Terry showed up
> with his winch truck and we hoisted all 6 barrels out before the winch
> heated up. Most of the early arrivals left. Terry and I took an hour
> to allow the winch to cool to tend to some other matters, during which
> time Ron and Ryan filled 2 more barrels. Upon our return the winch had
> cooled and the remaining 2 barrels were hoisted and a half-dozen or so
> rocks lifted out, including the perilous one. We stashed the tools,
> cleaned up the work area, and went home.
> Totals included: 2-1/2 barrels already filled, 2-1/2 barrels
> filled by the morning crew, and 3 barrels filled by the afternoon crew
> for a total of 8 barrels. 5 or 6 medium to large rocks were also
> hoisted, leaving about that many more to remove before the next dig
> which, by the way, is scheduled for the 25th November. The north lead
> requires a bit more clean up work and, visually, seems to have pinched
> into a washed gravel filled (almost) lead--not what I was looking for.
>   --Ediger
>
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[Texascavers] journal Tourism in Karst Areas

2012-11-13 Thread Mixon Bill

Copied to the list by Bill Mixon:


Dear Colleagues
(Apologies in advance for cross-posts),


Greetings. The reason of to get in touch with you at this  
opportunity is to strengthen the dissemination of the journal  
Tourism in Karst Areas, as well asencourage you to submit your  
manuscripts for publication.


Initially created as a Brazilian journal in 2008, since its initial  
edition the journal Tourism and Karst Areas received collaborations  
with several researchers from other parts of the world, which  
encouraged us to make the journal an international edition since  
2011. With this, we want to create a specific channel for researches  
and communications related to tourist use in karst areas and caves,  
under different perspectives, including but not limited to:



- Studies related to tourism in caves, with environmental, economic,  
cultural, management or multidisciplinary perspectives;

- Studies of tourism demand in caves and karst areas;
- Natural protected areas and parks in karst areas;
- Geotourism, geoparks and the use of the physical environment as a  
tourist attraction;


- Caves and karst heritage;
- Environmental education in karst areas and caves.


Therefore, we invite you to meet the journal website (http://www.cavernas.org.br/turismo.asp 
), where we have general guidelines for submission of manuscripts,  
in English, Portuguese and Spanish, as well as previous editions.



If you have some question, suggestion or if you want to submit a  
manuscript, please keep the contact.



With my best regards,


Prof. Heros Lobo, Dr. – turi...@cavernas.org.br

Universidade Federal de São Carlos – Brazil

Brazilian Speleological Society – SBE

Editor-in-chief of the journal Tourism and Karst Areas




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2012-11-13 Thread Nancy Weaver
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[Texascavers] Trying to reach Bill Stephens

2012-11-13 Thread Geary Schindel
I trying to reach Bill Stephens.

Can someone send me Bill's new contact information off line.  I understand that 
he has moved from Wichita Falls to the Dallas area. If you could send me his 
phone number, that would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Geary Schindel




[SWR] NSS Award Nomination Deadline: Thursday, November 15th.

2012-11-13 Thread NSS Announcements
DEADLINE!!  Don't forget that this Thursday, November 15th, is the  
deadline for NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS.


At each year's NSS Convention Banquet, the NSS recognizes special  
people both within and outside of the Society through awards for  
outstanding accomplishment.


The Awards Committee encourages NSS members to submit names and  
supporting material for anyone who would make a good candidate for any  
of the awards.  Suggestions (including a resume of the person  
nominated) should be sent to the sub-chairman of the appropriate award  
anytime during the year, but before the November 15 deadline.


Information concerning the committee may be obtained from the  
committee chairman, Scott Fee .


All nominations are due NO LATER THAN November 15th.

For more specific information, visit:

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2012-11-13 Thread NSS Announcements
DEADLINE!!  Don't forget that this Thursday, November 15th, is the  
deadline for NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS.


At each year's NSS Convention Banquet, the NSS recognizes special  
people both within and outside of the Society through awards for  
outstanding accomplishment.


The Awards Committee encourages NSS members to submit names and  
supporting material for anyone who would make a good candidate for any  
of the awards.  Suggestions (including a resume of the person  
nominated) should be sent to the sub-chairman of the appropriate award  
anytime during the year, but before the November 15 deadline.


Information concerning the committee may be obtained from the  
committee chairman, Scott Fee .


All nominations are due NO LATER THAN November 15th.

For more specific information, visit:

http://www.caves.org/committee/award/

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig Trip Report

2012-11-13 Thread Gill Edigar
Sunday 11 November 2010--Marion Akers (IN), Simon Akers (IN), Tony
Akers (IN), Don Broussard, Gill Ediger, Ernie Garza, Jim Jasek (Waco),
Mimi Jasek (Waco), Ryan Monjaras, Justin Rader (Galveston) Terry
Raines, Ron Rutherford, & Melinda Tuley (Galveston).  Visitors whom I
saw included James Brown, Kiwi, and most of the Gluesenkamp Clan.
The Jaseks undertook to clean the slope above a couple of perilous
and pendent rocks, that have been the subject of much trepidation of
late, so that they might be removed later in the day without tons of
soil and rocks coming down along with them. Tony Akers went down with
a jackhammer and reduced a couple of blocking rocks in the North Lead.
Then Marion went in and cleaned up the residue. Melinda and Justin
showed up from Galveston and I sent them in to explore the cave prior
to getting to work. Meanwhile people dug down where convenient and
practical around the barrels and dug out around some large rocks that
would need hoisting before much more work could go on. We'd started
with 2-1/2 barrels already filled from the 7 October dig and had
filled 2-1/2 more by 1:30 so, with almost no place to put another
barrel--or more diggers--and still work, I declared the day over. It
was about that time that Ryan and Ron showed up and filled another
barrel having gained some space and opened a new face. Terry showed up
with his winch truck and we hoisted all 6 barrels out before the winch
heated up. Most of the early arrivals left. Terry and I took an hour
to allow the winch to cool to tend to some other matters, during which
time Ron and Ryan filled 2 more barrels. Upon our return the winch had
cooled and the remaining 2 barrels were hoisted and a half-dozen or so
rocks lifted out, including the perilous one. We stashed the tools,
cleaned up the work area, and went home.
Totals included: 2-1/2 barrels already filled, 2-1/2 barrels
filled by the morning crew, and 3 barrels filled by the afternoon crew
for a total of 8 barrels. 5 or 6 medium to large rocks were also
hoisted, leaving about that many more to remove before the next dig
which, by the way, is scheduled for the 25th November. The north lead
requires a bit more clean up work and, visually, seems to have pinched
into a washed gravel filled (almost) lead--not what I was looking for.
  --Ediger

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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig Trip Report

2012-11-13 Thread Ted Samsel
2010?

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Gill Edigar  wrote:

> Sunday 11 November 2010--Marion Akers (IN), Simon Akers (IN), Tony
> Akers (IN), Don Broussard, Gill Ediger, Ernie Garza, Jim Jasek (Waco),
> Mimi Jasek (Waco), Ryan Monjaras, Justin Rader (Galveston) Terry
> Raines, Ron Rutherford, & Melinda Tuley (Galveston).  Visitors whom I
> saw included James Brown, Kiwi, and most of the Gluesenkamp Clan.
> The Jaseks undertook to clean the slope above a couple of perilous
> and pendent rocks, that have been the subject of much trepidation of
> late, so that they might be removed later in the day without tons of
> soil and rocks coming down along with them. Tony Akers went down with
> a jackhammer and reduced a couple of blocking rocks in the North Lead.
> Then Marion went in and cleaned up the residue. Melinda and Justin
> showed up from Galveston and I sent them in to explore the cave prior
> to getting to work. Meanwhile people dug down where convenient and
> practical around the barrels and dug out around some large rocks that
> would need hoisting before much more work could go on. We'd started
> with 2-1/2 barrels already filled from the 7 October dig and had
> filled 2-1/2 more by 1:30 so, with almost no place to put another
> barrel--or more diggers--and still work, I declared the day over. It
> was about that time that Ryan and Ron showed up and filled another
> barrel having gained some space and opened a new face. Terry showed up
> with his winch truck and we hoisted all 6 barrels out before the winch
> heated up. Most of the early arrivals left. Terry and I took an hour
> to allow the winch to cool to tend to some other matters, during which
> time Ron and Ryan filled 2 more barrels. Upon our return the winch had
> cooled and the remaining 2 barrels were hoisted and a half-dozen or so
> rocks lifted out, including the perilous one. We stashed the tools,
> cleaned up the work area, and went home.
> Totals included: 2-1/2 barrels already filled, 2-1/2 barrels
> filled by the morning crew, and 3 barrels filled by the afternoon crew
> for a total of 8 barrels. 5 or 6 medium to large rocks were also
> hoisted, leaving about that many more to remove before the next dig
> which, by the way, is scheduled for the 25th November. The north lead
> requires a bit more clean up work and, visually, seems to have pinched
> into a washed gravel filled (almost) lead--not what I was looking for.
>   --Ediger
>
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[Texascavers] journal Tourism in Karst Areas

2012-11-13 Thread Mixon Bill

Copied to the list by Bill Mixon:


Dear Colleagues
(Apologies in advance for cross-posts),


Greetings. The reason of to get in touch with you at this  
opportunity is to strengthen the dissemination of the journal  
Tourism in Karst Areas, as well asencourage you to submit your  
manuscripts for publication.


Initially created as a Brazilian journal in 2008, since its initial  
edition the journal Tourism and Karst Areas received collaborations  
with several researchers from other parts of the world, which  
encouraged us to make the journal an international edition since  
2011. With this, we want to create a specific channel for researches  
and communications related to tourist use in karst areas and caves,  
under different perspectives, including but not limited to:



- Studies related to tourism in caves, with environmental, economic,  
cultural, management or multidisciplinary perspectives;

- Studies of tourism demand in caves and karst areas;
- Natural protected areas and parks in karst areas;
- Geotourism, geoparks and the use of the physical environment as a  
tourist attraction;


- Caves and karst heritage;
- Environmental education in karst areas and caves.


Therefore, we invite you to meet the journal website (http://www.cavernas.org.br/turismo.asp 
), where we have general guidelines for submission of manuscripts,  
in English, Portuguese and Spanish, as well as previous editions.



If you have some question, suggestion or if you want to submit a  
manuscript, please keep the contact.



With my best regards,


Prof. Heros Lobo, Dr. – turi...@cavernas.org.br

Universidade Federal de São Carlos – Brazil

Brazilian Speleological Society – SBE

Editor-in-chief of the journal Tourism and Karst Areas




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2012-11-13 Thread Nancy Weaver
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[Texascavers] Trying to reach Bill Stephens

2012-11-13 Thread Geary Schindel
I trying to reach Bill Stephens.

Can someone send me Bill's new contact information off line.  I understand that 
he has moved from Wichita Falls to the Dallas area. If you could send me his 
phone number, that would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Geary Schindel




[SWR] NSS Award Nomination Deadline: Thursday, November 15th.

2012-11-13 Thread NSS Announcements
DEADLINE!!  Don't forget that this Thursday, November 15th, is the  
deadline for NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS.


At each year's NSS Convention Banquet, the NSS recognizes special  
people both within and outside of the Society through awards for  
outstanding accomplishment.


The Awards Committee encourages NSS members to submit names and  
supporting material for anyone who would make a good candidate for any  
of the awards.  Suggestions (including a resume of the person  
nominated) should be sent to the sub-chairman of the appropriate award  
anytime during the year, but before the November 15 deadline.


Information concerning the committee may be obtained from the  
committee chairman, Scott Fee .


All nominations are due NO LATER THAN November 15th.

For more specific information, visit:

http://www.caves.org/committee/award/
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[Texascavers] NSS Award Nomination Deadline: Thursday, November 15th.

2012-11-13 Thread NSS Announcements
DEADLINE!!  Don't forget that this Thursday, November 15th, is the  
deadline for NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS.


At each year's NSS Convention Banquet, the NSS recognizes special  
people both within and outside of the Society through awards for  
outstanding accomplishment.


The Awards Committee encourages NSS members to submit names and  
supporting material for anyone who would make a good candidate for any  
of the awards.  Suggestions (including a resume of the person  
nominated) should be sent to the sub-chairman of the appropriate award  
anytime during the year, but before the November 15 deadline.


Information concerning the committee may be obtained from the  
committee chairman, Scott Fee .


All nominations are due NO LATER THAN November 15th.

For more specific information, visit:

http://www.caves.org/committee/award/

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[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig Trip Report

2012-11-13 Thread Gill Edigar
Sunday 11 November 2010--Marion Akers (IN), Simon Akers (IN), Tony
Akers (IN), Don Broussard, Gill Ediger, Ernie Garza, Jim Jasek (Waco),
Mimi Jasek (Waco), Ryan Monjaras, Justin Rader (Galveston) Terry
Raines, Ron Rutherford, & Melinda Tuley (Galveston).  Visitors whom I
saw included James Brown, Kiwi, and most of the Gluesenkamp Clan.
The Jaseks undertook to clean the slope above a couple of perilous
and pendent rocks, that have been the subject of much trepidation of
late, so that they might be removed later in the day without tons of
soil and rocks coming down along with them. Tony Akers went down with
a jackhammer and reduced a couple of blocking rocks in the North Lead.
Then Marion went in and cleaned up the residue. Melinda and Justin
showed up from Galveston and I sent them in to explore the cave prior
to getting to work. Meanwhile people dug down where convenient and
practical around the barrels and dug out around some large rocks that
would need hoisting before much more work could go on. We'd started
with 2-1/2 barrels already filled from the 7 October dig and had
filled 2-1/2 more by 1:30 so, with almost no place to put another
barrel--or more diggers--and still work, I declared the day over. It
was about that time that Ryan and Ron showed up and filled another
barrel having gained some space and opened a new face. Terry showed up
with his winch truck and we hoisted all 6 barrels out before the winch
heated up. Most of the early arrivals left. Terry and I took an hour
to allow the winch to cool to tend to some other matters, during which
time Ron and Ryan filled 2 more barrels. Upon our return the winch had
cooled and the remaining 2 barrels were hoisted and a half-dozen or so
rocks lifted out, including the perilous one. We stashed the tools,
cleaned up the work area, and went home.
Totals included: 2-1/2 barrels already filled, 2-1/2 barrels
filled by the morning crew, and 3 barrels filled by the afternoon crew
for a total of 8 barrels. 5 or 6 medium to large rocks were also
hoisted, leaving about that many more to remove before the next dig
which, by the way, is scheduled for the 25th November. The north lead
requires a bit more clean up work and, visually, seems to have pinched
into a washed gravel filled (almost) lead--not what I was looking for.
  --Ediger

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Re: [Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig Trip Report

2012-11-13 Thread Ted Samsel
2010?

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Gill Edigar  wrote:

> Sunday 11 November 2010--Marion Akers (IN), Simon Akers (IN), Tony
> Akers (IN), Don Broussard, Gill Ediger, Ernie Garza, Jim Jasek (Waco),
> Mimi Jasek (Waco), Ryan Monjaras, Justin Rader (Galveston) Terry
> Raines, Ron Rutherford, & Melinda Tuley (Galveston).  Visitors whom I
> saw included James Brown, Kiwi, and most of the Gluesenkamp Clan.
> The Jaseks undertook to clean the slope above a couple of perilous
> and pendent rocks, that have been the subject of much trepidation of
> late, so that they might be removed later in the day without tons of
> soil and rocks coming down along with them. Tony Akers went down with
> a jackhammer and reduced a couple of blocking rocks in the North Lead.
> Then Marion went in and cleaned up the residue. Melinda and Justin
> showed up from Galveston and I sent them in to explore the cave prior
> to getting to work. Meanwhile people dug down where convenient and
> practical around the barrels and dug out around some large rocks that
> would need hoisting before much more work could go on. We'd started
> with 2-1/2 barrels already filled from the 7 October dig and had
> filled 2-1/2 more by 1:30 so, with almost no place to put another
> barrel--or more diggers--and still work, I declared the day over. It
> was about that time that Ryan and Ron showed up and filled another
> barrel having gained some space and opened a new face. Terry showed up
> with his winch truck and we hoisted all 6 barrels out before the winch
> heated up. Most of the early arrivals left. Terry and I took an hour
> to allow the winch to cool to tend to some other matters, during which
> time Ron and Ryan filled 2 more barrels. Upon our return the winch had
> cooled and the remaining 2 barrels were hoisted and a half-dozen or so
> rocks lifted out, including the perilous one. We stashed the tools,
> cleaned up the work area, and went home.
> Totals included: 2-1/2 barrels already filled, 2-1/2 barrels
> filled by the morning crew, and 3 barrels filled by the afternoon crew
> for a total of 8 barrels. 5 or 6 medium to large rocks were also
> hoisted, leaving about that many more to remove before the next dig
> which, by the way, is scheduled for the 25th November. The north lead
> requires a bit more clean up work and, visually, seems to have pinched
> into a washed gravel filled (almost) lead--not what I was looking for.
>   --Ediger
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[Texascavers] journal Tourism in Karst Areas

2012-11-13 Thread Mixon Bill

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Dear Colleagues
(Apologies in advance for cross-posts),


Greetings. The reason of to get in touch with you at this  
opportunity is to strengthen the dissemination of the journal  
Tourism in Karst Areas, as well asencourage you to submit your  
manuscripts for publication.


Initially created as a Brazilian journal in 2008, since its initial  
edition the journal Tourism and Karst Areas received collaborations  
with several researchers from other parts of the world, which  
encouraged us to make the journal an international edition since  
2011. With this, we want to create a specific channel for researches  
and communications related to tourist use in karst areas and caves,  
under different perspectives, including but not limited to:



- Studies related to tourism in caves, with environmental, economic,  
cultural, management or multidisciplinary perspectives;

- Studies of tourism demand in caves and karst areas;
- Natural protected areas and parks in karst areas;
- Geotourism, geoparks and the use of the physical environment as a  
tourist attraction;


- Caves and karst heritage;
- Environmental education in karst areas and caves.


Therefore, we invite you to meet the journal website (http://www.cavernas.org.br/turismo.asp 
), where we have general guidelines for submission of manuscripts,  
in English, Portuguese and Spanish, as well as previous editions.



If you have some question, suggestion or if you want to submit a  
manuscript, please keep the contact.



With my best regards,


Prof. Heros Lobo, Dr. – turi...@cavernas.org.br

Universidade Federal de São Carlos – Brazil

Brazilian Speleological Society – SBE

Editor-in-chief of the journal Tourism and Karst Areas




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[Texascavers] Oh, this? Just some teenage girls from Africa who invented a urine-powered generator.

2012-11-13 Thread Nancy Weaver
For those of you who used pee in carbide lights

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[Texascavers] Trying to reach Bill Stephens

2012-11-13 Thread Geary Schindel
I trying to reach Bill Stephens.

Can someone send me Bill's new contact information off line.  I understand that 
he has moved from Wichita Falls to the Dallas area. If you could send me his 
phone number, that would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Geary Schindel