Re: [Texascavers] Linkedin related
I used linkedin for about 5 minutes, when they kept digging through my contacts list, even after I told them I didn't want them to, I deleted the account. I'd rather software not go pulling my contact lists without my permission. I agree it's a good tool for many professions and for networking, but no thanks. Charles wo...@justfamily.org On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:02 AM, David via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: If you are using Linkedin, please check your contact list and look to see if CaveTex is one of your contacts, and delete it if you wish. Linkedin, is starting to p*ss me off. The developers can not see the forest for the trees. I have mentioned that before here. I see it as a great tool for self-employed people like me, but it has become way too intrusive and time consuming to manage. Feel free to add me to your Linkedin wish, if you wish to. I do not think it will let you, if you are using their free service. David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] The Briscoe Estate
Being in the area isn't enough. I think Oakley would be an expert on this. On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 9:00 PM, PRESTON FORSYTHE via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Interesting post david...Preston On Saturday, September 13, 2014 3:37 PM, David via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Fritz mentioned in his last post, the Briscoe Estate. Below is my personal story about that place. By David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com In the late 1980's and early 90's, I wasted numerous hours trying to initiate a relationship with the Briscoe's, over the course of about 7 years. I wrote them several letters. One with an AM letterhead on it. I ridgewalked on several adjacent ranches, and hopped a fence. I met with Mrs. Briscoe, and Mr. Briscoe's Secretary, and made a faithful effort to get an appointment with him prior to the big caving event in 1994. I gave his secretary a small collage of info that I had collected on the cave to show him I was serious. The ranch foreman told me he could not allow me on the ranch, but then he found me wandering around, and I told him I had permission to be on the ranch from a guy that owned the adjacent ranch, which was partly true. I think my Spanish kept me from making him mad at me. In 1999, I befriended a wealthy attorney in Houston who owned one of the adjacent properties. His land was only about 20 acres. I walked every square foot of it and found nothing. In all those trips, I never saw anything that looked like a cave. I mostly just wasted a lot of gas, and in hindsight I wish I had spent that time doing something more productive. I never did get anywhere near the entrance of Indian Creek Cave. I met at least 2 cavers in the late 90's who said they knew somebody that could get them in the cave had they wanted to go, but do not know if they were serious. Supposedly there have been trips to the cave. It was the #1 thing on my Bucket List for about 15 years. To the best of my knowledge, other cavers knew what I was up to and nobody said anything negative, and I had several cavers encouraging me to keep trying, especially in 1993. I am not currently in good enough physical shape to go caving there, and do not see that changing anytime soon. Last year, I contacted another wealthy attorney from Houston who had retired and moved to Uvalde. I told him my story and asked him if he could pull some strings for me. I never heard back from him on that subject. I can tell you that on Indian Creek Road, about a mile past the locked ranch gate is a beautiful ranch house, and the stock tank near there with the windmill is or was a good place to cool off from the hot summer sun. David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Word from the katst of Eastern Europe
We are traveling with only a tablet and my intention was to post this to the group. We have been traveling 19 days so far. Visited parts of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and are now in Budapest. In addition to visiting the Moravian and Bohemian karst and caves (the same regions visited last year by those attending the International Congress in Brno but we have been on our own schedule and generally spending more time actually in the countryside),we have devoted time to appreciate the last 1,000 years plus of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and more recent history of Eastern Europe. There are beautifully restored towns of Chesty Krumlov, Telc, and Holasovice, some really gems hidden out in the countryside. The large cave system of the Moravian Karst that is partly unroofed (hydrologically 33+ km of caves) including Punkva Cave and the Macocha Abyss is truly impressive and on the scale we have seen in the Balkans, China, and SE Asia. We stayed in a small pension in the middle of the karst not far from the main tourist cave. I had rained recently and the waters were up in the karst and the lower levels were flooded. We did get a good feel for the hydrodynamics. We will rent a car and head for the Aggtelek and Slovak Kast on the border of Slovakia and Hungary, and then to the karst of Romania. Presently in Budapest and have enjoyed several nights of fine music, thermal spas, and a complex of caves beneath the Buda side of the city. Some are excavated but some are abandoned feeders to the thermal springs. To be continued Dirtdoc Sent from Samsung tablet___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Linkedin related + Yahoo
I had a similar problem with Yahoo 6 months ago. I thought I had deleted a yahoo account I used 15 years ago, but they undeleted it for me without asking. I had a 15-year old weak password, so when it was hacked about a month later, spam was sent out to 2600 contacts (from 15 years ago) . I called Yahoo, but got some dude in India that told me I couldn't delete either the account or the contact list; but for an undisclosed price he could do it if I gave him control of my much newer computer. He hung up after I replied fat chance. Fortunately I found the password for that past account, got in and replaced it with a new pswd, and finally after a lot of work figured out how to get rid of the extensive contact list. I NEVER let any site download my contact list and now I think I probably had some sort of hack or virus from 15 years ago that had to have come in through a strong company firewall, probably from a friend that also had a yahoo account, that let those yahoos suck in my contact list. Beware! - Pete On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers wrote: I used linkedin for about 5 minutes, when they kept digging through my contacts list, even after I told them I didn't want them to, I deleted the account. I'd rather software not go pulling my contact lists without my permission. I agree it's a good tool for many professions and for networking, but no thanks. Charles wo...@justfamily.org On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:02 AM, David via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: If you are using Linkedin, please check your contact list and look to see if CaveTex is one of your contacts, and delete it if you wish. Linkedin, is starting to p*ss me off. The developers can not see the forest for the trees. I have mentioned that before here. I see it as a great tool for self-employed people like me, but it has become way too intrusive and time consuming to manage. Feel free to add me to your Linkedin wish, if you wish to. I do not think it will let you, if you are using their free service. David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists
As a member of AGI, I received this press release. Until now, I have never heard of Valley Fever. I am curious if any of you out there have any experience/knowledge about it. julia germa...@aol.com -Original Message- From: AGI Public Relations outre...@agiweb.org To: germanyj germa...@aol.com Sent: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 2:15 pm Subject: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Contact: Megan Sever (mse...@earthmagazine.org) For Immediate Release EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Alexandria, Va. - Valley Fever - a sometimes-fatal infection with no known cure and no vaccine - is caused by a soilborne fungus that thrives in the hot, dry soils of the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central and South America. However, recent reports of infections far outside the endemic area indicate the fungus is either spreading or becoming active in new areas. The disease is contracted through inhalation of fungal spores, which can be aerosolized by soil disturbances from construction, excavation, gardening and landscaping, as well as natural events like dust storms, earthquakes, landslides and wildfires. Geoscientists working in the field need to take precautions against contracting the disease. Scientists say that little is currently known about the fungus' preferred geology and how a changing climate might be affecting its spread. Read more about where the disease has been found, current research on the disease and how to protect yourself in the field in the September issue of EARTH Magazine: http://bit.ly/1l1mi21. For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org. The September issue, now available on the digital newsstand, features stories about floating nuclear plants potentially being safer from tsunamis than land-based plants, natural arsenic levels exceeding regulatory standards in Ohio, and the new literary genre of Cli-Fi, stories about the future of humanity living under an altered climate, plus much, much more. ### Keep up to date with the latest happenings in Earth, energy and environment news with EARTH magazine online at http://www.earthmagazine.org/. Published by the American Geosciences Institute, EARTH is your source for the science behind the headlines. ### The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 49 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment. # # # ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists
Yes, it also infects dogs and results in a shortened life span. Geary From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Julia Germany via Texascavers Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 2:38 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists As a member of AGI, I received this press release. Until now, I have never heard of Valley Fever. I am curious if any of you out there have any experience/knowledge about it. julia germa...@aol.commailto:germa...@aol.com -Original Message- From: AGI Public Relations outre...@agiweb.orgmailto:outre...@agiweb.org To: germanyj germa...@aol.commailto:germa...@aol.com Sent: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 2:15 pm Subject: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Contact: Megan Sever (mse...@earthmagazine.orgmailto:mse...@earthmagazine.org) For Immediate Release EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Alexandria, Va. - Valley Fever - a sometimes-fatal infection with no known cure and no vaccine - is caused by a soilborne fungus that thrives in the hot, dry soils of the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central and South America. However, recent reports of infections far outside the endemic area indicate the fungus is either spreading or becoming active in new areas. The disease is contracted through inhalation of fungal spores, which can be aerosolized by soil disturbances from construction, excavation, gardening and landscaping, as well as natural events like dust storms, earthquakes, landslides and wildfires. Geoscientists working in the field need to take precautions against contracting the disease. Scientists say that little is currently known about the fungus' preferred geology and how a changing climate might be affecting its spread. Read more about where the disease has been found, current research on the disease and how to protect yourself in the field in the September issue of EARTH Magazine: http://bit.ly/1l1mi21. For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.orghttp://www.earthmagazine.org. The September issue, now available on the digital newsstand, features stories about floating nuclear plants potentially being safer from tsunamis than land-based plants, natural arsenic levels exceeding regulatory standards in Ohio, and the new literary genre of Cli-Fi, stories about the future of humanity living under an altered climate, plus much, much more. ### Keep up to date with the latest happenings in Earth, energy and environment news with EARTH magazine online at http://www.earthmagazine.org/. Published by the American Geosciences Institute, EARTH is your source for the science behind the headlines. ### The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 49 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment. # # # ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists
I contracted this or a variation of it in 2010 digging in 5 Mouth Cave... I spent time in the hospital... They treated me like I had Histoplasmosis... I responded well to the antibiotics But without the treatment. .. I was going downhill quickly... I would have been dead within a few days. I now have limited lung capacity... scaring shows up and looks like spider webs on my lung xrays... Bill On Sep 14, 2014 2:37 PM, Julia Germany via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: As a member of AGI, I received this press release. Until now, I have never heard of Valley Fever. I am curious if any of you out there have any experience/knowledge about it. julia germa...@aol.com -Original Message- From: AGI Public Relations outre...@agiweb.org To: germanyj germa...@aol.com Sent: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 2:15 pm Subject: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Contact: Megan Sever (mse...@earthmagazine.org) For Immediate Release EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Alexandria, Va. - Valley Fever - a sometimes-fatal infection with no known cure and no vaccine - is caused by a soilborne fungus that thrives in the hot, dry soils of the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central and South America. However, recent reports of infections far outside the endemic area indicate the fungus is either spreading or becoming active in new areas. The disease is contracted through inhalation of fungal spores, which can be aerosolized by soil disturbances from construction, excavation, gardening and landscaping, as well as natural events like dust storms, earthquakes, landslides and wildfires. Geoscientists working in the field need to take precautions against contracting the disease. Scientists say that little is currently known about the fungus' preferred geology and how a changing climate might be affecting its spread. Read more about where the disease has been found, current research on the disease and how to protect yourself in the field in the September issue of EARTH Magazine:http://bit.ly/1l1mi21. For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org. The September issue, now available on the digital newsstand, features stories about floating nuclear plants potentially being safer from tsunamis than land-based plants, natural arsenic levels exceeding regulatory standards in Ohio, and the new literary genre of Cli-Fi, stories about the future of humanity living under an altered climate, plus much, much more. ### Keep up to date with the latest happenings in Earth, energy and environment news with EARTH magazine online at http://www.earthmagazine.org/. Published by the American Geosciences Institute, EARTH is your source for the science behind the headlines. ### The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 49 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment. # # # ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Linkedin related + Yahoo
I had a yahoo 15 years ago myself and have not looked at it in 15 years. I don't look at Linkydink or Tweet or those folks. Someone signed me up for a Facebook Account and I don't know who? But I sort of like it. As for Linkydink there is a photo of me on my site which is a mystery as how it got there of myself as an 19 year old USAF air person. Strange. On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Pete Lindsley via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I had a similar problem with Yahoo 6 months ago. I thought I had deleted a yahoo account I used 15 years ago, but they undeleted it for me without asking. I had a 15-year old weak password, so when it was hacked about a month later, spam was sent out to 2600 contacts (from 15 years ago) . I called Yahoo, but got some dude in India that told me I couldn't delete either the account or the contact list; but for an undisclosed price he could do it if I gave him control of my much newer computer. He hung up after I replied fat chance. Fortunately I found the password for that past account, got in and replaced it with a new pswd, and finally after a lot of work figured out how to get rid of the extensive contact list. I NEVER let any site download my contact list and now I think I probably had some sort of hack or virus from 15 years ago that had to have come in through a strong company firewall, probably from a friend that also had a yahoo account, that let those yahoos suck in my contact list. Beware! - Pete On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers wrote: I used linkedin for about 5 minutes, when they kept digging through my contacts list, even after I told them I didn't want them to, I deleted the account. I'd rather software not go pulling my contact lists without my permission. I agree it's a good tool for many professions and for networking, but no thanks. Charles wo...@justfamily.org On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:02 AM, David via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: If you are using Linkedin, please check your contact list and look to see if CaveTex is one of your contacts, and delete it if you wish. Linkedin, is starting to p*ss me off. The developers can not see the forest for the trees. I have mentioned that before here. I see it as a great tool for self-employed people like me, but it has become way too intrusive and time consuming to manage. Feel free to add me to your Linkedin wish, if you wish to. I do not think it will let you, if you are using their free service. David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard forGeoscientists
I have had it along with most California archeologists. it almost killed McEachern. Ron From: Julia Germany via Texascavers Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 2:37 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard forGeoscientists As a member of AGI, I received this press release. Until now, I have never heard of Valley Fever. I am curious if any of you out there have any experience/knowledge about it. julia germa...@aol.com -Original Message- From: AGI Public Relations outre...@agiweb.org To: germanyj germa...@aol.com Sent: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 2:15 pm Subject: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Contact: Megan Sever (mse...@earthmagazine.org) For Immediate Release EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Alexandria, Va. - Valley Fever - a sometimes-fatal infection with no known cure and no vaccine - is caused by a soilborne fungus that thrives in the hot, dry soils of the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central and South America. However, recent reports of infections far outside the endemic area indicate the fungus is either spreading or becoming active in new areas. The disease is contracted through inhalation of fungal spores, which can be aerosolized by soil disturbances from construction, excavation, gardening and landscaping, as well as natural events like dust storms, earthquakes, landslides and wildfires. Geoscientists working in the field need to take precautions against contracting the disease. Scientists say that little is currently known about the fungus' preferred geology and how a changing climate might be affecting its spread. Read more about where the disease has been found, current research on the disease and how to protect yourself in the field in the September issue of EARTH Magazine: http://bit.ly/1l1mi21. For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org. The September issue, now available on the digital newsstand, features stories about floating nuclear plants potentially being safer from tsunamis than land-based plants, natural arsenic levels exceeding regulatory standards in Ohio, and the new literary genre of Cli-Fi, stories about the future of humanity living under an altered climate, plus much, much more. ### Keep up to date with the latest happenings in Earth, energy and environment news with EARTH magazine online at http://www.earthmagazine.org/. Published by the American Geosciences Institute, EARTH is your source for the science behind the headlines. ### The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 49 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment. # # # ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Linkedin related
Why use Linkydink? What does it offer. I delete all references even though there is an excellent photo of me drawing cartoons for the Stars and Stripes as my photo. On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:02 AM, David via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: If you are using Linkedin, please check your contact list and look to see if CaveTex is one of your contacts, and delete it if you wish. Linkedin, is starting to p*ss me off. The developers can not see the forest for the trees. I have mentioned that before here. I see it as a great tool for self-employed people like me, but it has become way too intrusive and time consuming to manage. Feel free to add me to your Linkedin wish, if you wish to. I do not think it will let you, if you are using their free service. David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists
Valley Fever is apparently a fungal infection so it is not surprising that treatment for histoplasmosis might be effective. Cavers who have lived in the country or have been around farms/ranches or spent much time in bat caves likely have built up some level of immunity. Like histo, it is not something a typical doctor might suspect. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Sun, September 14, 2014 4:01 pm, Bill Bentley via Texascavers wrote: I contracted this or a variation of it in 2010 digging in 5 Mouth Cave... I spent time in the hospital... They treated me like I had Histoplasmosis... I responded well to the antibiotics But without the treatment. .. I was going downhill quickly... I would have been dead within a few days. I now have limited lung capacity... scaring shows up and looks like spider webs on my lung xrays... Bill On Sep 14, 2014 2:37 PM, Julia Germany via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: As a member of AGI, I received this press release. Until now, I have never heard of Valley Fever. I am curious if any of you out there have any experience/knowledge about it. julia germa...@aol.com -Original Message- From: AGI Public Relations outre...@agiweb.org To: germanyj germa...@aol.com Sent: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 2:15 pm Subject: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Contact: Megan Sever (mse...@earthmagazine.org) For Immediate Release EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Alexandria, Va. - Valley Fever - a sometimes-fatal infection with no known cure and no vaccine - is caused by a soilborne fungus that thrives in the hot, dry soils of the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central and South America. However, recent reports of infections far outside the endemic area indicate the fungus is either spreading or becoming active in new areas. The disease is contracted through inhalation of fungal spores, which can be aerosolized by soil disturbances from construction, excavation, gardening and landscaping, as well as natural events like dust storms, earthquakes, landslides and wildfires. Geoscientists working in the field need to take precautions against contracting the disease. Scientists say that little is currently known about the fungus' preferred geology and how a changing climate might be affecting its spread. Read more about where the disease has been found, current research on the disease and how to protect yourself in the field in the September issue of EARTH Magazine:http://bit.ly/1l1mi21. For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org. The September issue, now available on the digital newsstand, features stories about floating nuclear plants potentially being safer from tsunamis than land-based plants, natural arsenic levels exceeding regulatory standards in Ohio, and the new literary genre of Cli-Fi, stories about the future of humanity living under an altered climate, plus much, much more. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Deep Cave Survey - Sept 20
There are a few spots open still for next Saturday's Deep Cave survey trip. If you are interested, please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks, Joe Mitchell 210-859-2105 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Mertens Ranch dig trip
If anyone is not going on the Deep Cave survey trip this coming weekend and would like to join us on a very promising dig adjacent to Guadalupe River State Park (and projected to intersect a very long and famous water cave), contact me offlist. We still have a couple of open spots. Details will be sent upon confirmation of participants. Breakthrough is imminent! Crash ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists
One sure symptom of Valley Fever is a speech impediment that is like, totally annoying and way incurable, whatever. On 9/14/2014 7:40 PM, Mark Minton via Texascavers wrote: Valley Fever is apparently a fungal infection so it is not surprising that treatment for histoplasmosis might be effective. Cavers who have lived in the country or have been around farms/ranches or spent much time in bat caves likely have built up some level of immunity. Like histo, it is not something a typical doctor might suspect. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Sun, September 14, 2014 4:01 pm, Bill Bentley via Texascavers wrote: I contracted this or a variation of it in 2010 digging in 5 Mouth Cave... I spent time in the hospital... They treated me like I had Histoplasmosis... I responded well to the antibiotics But without the treatment. .. I was going downhill quickly... I would have been dead within a few days. I now have limited lung capacity... scaring shows up and looks like spider webs on my lung xrays... Bill On Sep 14, 2014 2:37 PM, Julia Germany via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: As a member of AGI, I received this press release. Until now, I have never heard of Valley Fever. I am curious if any of you out there have any experience/knowledge about it. julia germa...@aol.com -Original Message- From: AGI Public Relations outre...@agiweb.org To: germanyj germa...@aol.com Sent: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 2:15 pm Subject: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Contact: Megan Sever (mse...@earthmagazine.org) For Immediate Release EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Alexandria, Va. - Valley Fever - a sometimes-fatal infection with no known cure and no vaccine - is caused by a soilborne fungus that thrives in the hot, dry soils of the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central and South America. However, recent reports of infections far outside the endemic area indicate the fungus is either spreading or becoming active in new areas. The disease is contracted through inhalation of fungal spores, which can be aerosolized by soil disturbances from construction, excavation, gardening and landscaping, as well as natural events like dust storms, earthquakes, landslides and wildfires. Geoscientists working in the field need to take precautions against contracting the disease. Scientists say that little is currently known about the fungus' preferred geology and how a changing climate might be affecting its spread. Read more about where the disease has been found, current research on the disease and how to protect yourself in the field in the September issue of EARTH Magazine:http://bit.ly/1l1mi21. For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org. The September issue, now available on the digital newsstand, features stories about floating nuclear plants potentially being safer from tsunamis than land-based plants, natural arsenic levels exceeding regulatory standards in Ohio, and the new literary genre of Cli-Fi, stories about the future of humanity living under an altered climate, plus much, much more. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard forGeoscientists
Logan you make me laugh. Really, really laugh. Jacq. Jacqui Thomas jlrtho...@verizon.net On Sep 14, 2014, at 6:35 PM, Ron Ralph via Texascavers wrote: I have had it along with most California archeologists. it almost killed McEachern. Ron From: Julia Germany via Texascavers Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 2:37 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard forGeoscientists As a member of AGI, I received this press release. Until now, I have never heard of Valley Fever. I am curious if any of you out there have any experience/knowledge about it. julia germa...@aol.com -Original Message- From: AGI Public Relations outre...@agiweb.org To: germanyj germa...@aol.com Sent: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 2:15 pm Subject: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Contact: Megan Sever (mse...@earthmagazine.org ) For Immediate Release EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists Alexandria, Va. - Valley Fever - a sometimes-fatal infection with no known cure and no vaccine - is caused by a soilborne fungus that thrives in the hot, dry soils of the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central and South America. However, recent reports of infections far outside the endemic area indicate the fungus is either spreading or becoming active in new areas. The disease is contracted through inhalation of fungal spores, which can be aerosolized by soil disturbances from construction, excavation, gardening and landscaping, as well as natural events like dust storms, earthquakes, landslides and wildfires. Geoscientists working in the field need to take precautions against contracting the disease. Scientists say that little is currently known about the fungus' preferred geology and how a changing climate might be affecting its spread. Read more about where the disease has been found, current research on the disease and how to protect yourself in the field in the September issue of EARTH Magazine: http://bit.ly/1l1mi21 . For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org . The September issue, now available on the digital newsstand, features stories about floating nuclear plants potentially being safer from tsunamis than land-based plants, natural arsenic levels exceeding regulatory standards in Ohio, and the new literary genre of Cli-Fi, stories about the future of humanity living under an altered climate, plus much, much more. ### Keep up to date with the latest happenings in Earth, energy and environment news with EARTH magazine online at http://www.earthmagazine.org/ . Published by the American Geosciences Institute, EARTH is your source for the science behind the headlines. ### The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 49 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment. # # # ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
