[Texascavers] Sand caves on Mars ?

2019-09-17 Thread David 
Several science journals have published the picture below

https://cnet3.cbsistatic.com/img/WlcXZdMWg5_hngz8_53JUE-1TH4=/2019/09/16/a250240d-588e-4372-bffb-b0f5cf2adc52/north-polar-dunes-on-mars1.png

It would seem obvious here, we are looking at dunes of some kind, and I
will call them sand dunes for lack of a better term. The article
claims the dunes are frozen.Meaning, the dunes are allegedly hard as a
solid rock, not soft like dunes on Earth.

If you zoom in carefully, in certain areas, the black mineral is clearly
displaying a pattern of having flowed into the
position it is presently in.   It would seem it is lighter in weight than
the sand below it.

What I would like to draw your attention to are the areas where the black
mineral flow is "resurging" on the opposite
side of the dune ( flowing from left to right in the photo )

If this is true, it would indicate the black mineral has tunneled its way
through the dune, in some places

I would guess the dunes were formed by wind, ( during a warmer time ?? )

I believe that I see slot canyons where the black substance cut through the
dunes.

I would buy the theory that the black mineral once flowed as a liquid and
not as a gel or molten rock.
I would say it originated from below the sand.

I do not see where the black mineral was blown by the wind. I do not
know what that means.Is
it to heavy to get airborne. I do not see any splatter like you might
see with a geyser.

There is something interesting in the valleys of the dunes to the far top
left corner. The basins
seem to be filled with boulders and craters or holes.

One could possibly imagine there in those basins a giant field of
popcorn-like-structures the size of a school-bus.

Another possibility is something like black-moonmilk.But that would be
a little too exciting.   Right ?As that
would indicate a bacteria-infused liquid. And since bacteria is a
living organism, that would excite a lot of
people.

D.L.
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Re: [Texascavers] Sand caves on Mars ?

2019-09-17 Thread Charles Loving 
Good work Bockbeer keep it up. Watch out for the quincerera monsters. And
the Martian sand worms. I have seen them on the tee vee, they live under
the dunes and eat people. There were two or three on earth out in Utah that
some folks killed with an elephant gun or some such. But they may still
live on Mars. I don't think there are any on Pluto but who knows. Prince
Bacaratti had a hidden base on Pluto. He was the evil guy that attacked
Earth with a tornado weapon. Buzz Cory and Cadet Happy took car of that at
some point.

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 2:33 AM David  wrote:

> Several science journals have published the picture below
>
>
> https://cnet3.cbsistatic.com/img/WlcXZdMWg5_hngz8_53JUE-1TH4=/2019/09/16/a250240d-588e-4372-bffb-b0f5cf2adc52/north-polar-dunes-on-mars1.png
>
> It would seem obvious here, we are looking at dunes of some kind, and I
> will call them sand dunes for lack of a better term. The article
> claims the dunes are frozen.Meaning, the dunes are allegedly hard as a
> solid rock, not soft like dunes on Earth.
>
> If you zoom in carefully, in certain areas, the black mineral is clearly
> displaying a pattern of having flowed into the
> position it is presently in.   It would seem it is lighter in weight than
> the sand below it.
>
> What I would like to draw your attention to are the areas where the black
> mineral flow is "resurging" on the opposite
> side of the dune ( flowing from left to right in the photo )
>
> If this is true, it would indicate the black mineral has tunneled its way
> through the dune, in some places
>
> I would guess the dunes were formed by wind, ( during a warmer time ?? )
>
> I believe that I see slot canyons where the black substance cut through
> the dunes.
>
> I would buy the theory that the black mineral once flowed as a liquid and
> not as a gel or molten rock.
> I would say it originated from below the sand.
>
> I do not see where the black mineral was blown by the wind. I do not
> know what that means.Is
> it to heavy to get airborne. I do not see any splatter like you might
> see with a geyser.
>
> There is something interesting in the valleys of the dunes to the far top
> left corner. The basins
> seem to be filled with boulders and craters or holes.
>
> One could possibly imagine there in those basins a giant field of
> popcorn-like-structures the size of a school-bus.
>
> Another possibility is something like black-moonmilk.But that would be
> a little too exciting.   Right ?As that
> would indicate a bacteria-infused liquid. And since bacteria is a
> living organism, that would excite a lot of
> people.
>
> D.L.
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[Texascavers] TCR registration call for volunteers!

2019-09-17 Thread Heather Tucek 
Greetings all! Here's is the annual email you always seem to hate seeing
from me, but here we go:

I'm looking for a few people to help out at the registration desk at TCR
this year. I've already got a couple of people, but I'm hoping to get just
a few more. If you are interested in helping, please email me off-list, and
I can let you know what shifts we have still unclaimed, and get you signed
up!

*If you are planning on running for TSA Secretary, it's actually really
important this year for you to volunteer at least one shift,* so I can show
you how everything works, since starting in January, the job of
registration person (for both TCR and for TSA Convention) is planned to
shifted to be the TSA Secretary's responsibility. This will be my last time
as registration person, and I need to train anyone who is hoping to take
over the Secretary's position.

*Registration this year is currently planned for:*
*8pm-10pm on Friday*
*9am-6pm Saturday*
(*PLEASE come and register with us as soon as you get there (*this is extra
important, since there is a site release form you need to sign!)*, before
setting up your camp! The sooner we can get everyone signed in, the more
fun the people having to run the table get to have! We really don't like
having to be last in the dinner line because people come get us after we
close up and demand us to pull everything out again even though they've
already been there all weekend. PLEASE don't be that person this year!!*)


Let me know if you'd like to help! No hate mail this year please, my
emotions can't take it!
Thanks in advance!

-Heather Tucek
trog...@cavechat.org



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TSA Membership Chair
NSS 59660
(512) 773-1348
members...@cavetexas.org
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Re: [Texascavers] TCR registration call for volunteers!

2019-09-17 Thread Diana Tomchick 
Hey Heather,

It would be good to list the dates for TCR along with this message.

Diana

**
Diana R. Tomchick
Professor
Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Rm. ND10.214A
Dallas, TX 75390-8816
diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu
(214) 645-6383 (phone)
(214) 645-6353 (fax)

On Sep 17, 2019, at 10:07 AM, Heather Tucek 
mailto:trog...@cavechat.org>> wrote:

Greetings all! Here's is the annual email you always seem to hate seeing from 
me, but here we go:

I'm looking for a few people to help out at the registration desk at TCR this 
year. I've already got a couple of people, but I'm hoping to get just a few 
more. If you are interested in helping, please email me off-list, and I can let 
you know what shifts we have still unclaimed, and get you signed up!

If you are planning on running for TSA Secretary, it's actually really 
important this year for you to volunteer at least one shift, so I can show you 
how everything works, since starting in January, the job of registration person 
(for both TCR and for TSA Convention) is planned to shifted to be the TSA 
Secretary's responsibility. This will be my last time as registration person, 
and I need to train anyone who is hoping to take over the Secretary's position.

Registration this year is currently planned for:
8pm-10pm on Friday
9am-6pm Saturday
(PLEASE come and register with us as soon as you get there (this is extra 
important, since there is a site release form you need to sign!), before 
setting up your camp! The sooner we can get everyone signed in, the more fun 
the people having to run the table get to have! We really don't like having to 
be last in the dinner line because people come get us after we close up and 
demand us to pull everything out again even though they've already been there 
all weekend. PLEASE don't be that person this year!!)


Let me know if you'd like to help! No hate mail this year please, my emotions 
can't take it!
Thanks in advance!

-Heather Tucek
trog...@cavechat.org



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TSA Membership Chair
NSS 59660
(512) 773-1348
members...@cavetexas.org

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Re: [Texascavers] TCR registration call for volunteers!

2019-09-17 Thread Heather Tucek 
Sorry, for clarification: this is for Texas Caver's Reunion, October 11-13,
2019.
Registration is open from 8pm-10pm Friday, October 11, and 9am-6pm
Saturday, October 12.

On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 at 10:07, Heather Tucek  wrote:

> Greetings all! Here's is the annual email you always seem to hate seeing
> from me, but here we go:
>
> I'm looking for a few people to help out at the registration desk at TCR
> this year. I've already got a couple of people, but I'm hoping to get just
> a few more. If you are interested in helping, please email me off-list, and
> I can let you know what shifts we have still unclaimed, and get you signed
> up!
>
> *If you are planning on running for TSA Secretary, it's actually really
> important this year for you to volunteer at least one shift,* so I can
> show you how everything works, since starting in January, the job of
> registration person (for both TCR and for TSA Convention) is planned to
> shifted to be the TSA Secretary's responsibility. This will be my last time
> as registration person, and I need to train anyone who is hoping to take
> over the Secretary's position.
>
> *Registration this year is currently planned for:*
> *8pm-10pm on Friday*
> *9am-6pm Saturday*
> (*PLEASE come and register with us as soon as you get there (*this is
> extra important, since there is a site release form you need to sign!)*,
> before setting up your camp! The sooner we can get everyone signed in, the
> more fun the people having to run the table get to have! We really don't
> like having to be last in the dinner line because people come get us after
> we close up and demand us to pull everything out again even though they've
> already been there all weekend. PLEASE don't be that person this year!!*)
>
>
> Let me know if you'd like to help! No hate mail this year please, my
> emotions can't take it!
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -Heather Tucek
> trog...@cavechat.org
>
>
>
> --
> *Go find out!*
> -Heather Tuček
> TSA Membership Chair
> NSS 59660
> (512) 773-1348
> members...@cavetexas.org
>
>

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TSA Membership Chair
NSS 59660
(512) 773-1348
members...@cavetexas.org
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[Texascavers] TCR Oct 11-13 at Paradise Canyon

2019-09-17 Thread Logan 











For those who have not heard, the Texas Caver Reunion is Oct 11-13 at 
Paradise Canyon.












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[Texascavers] Some more news

2019-09-17 Thread David 
I doubt any of this email is new news, but just in case, here it is:

https://gazette.com/news/local/strange-discovery-found-lurking-inside-deadly-colorado-cave/article_4ba3ed7a-d966-11e9-915a-07c570eb1a03.html


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190425073625.htm


Obituary

Frederick Stone of Hawaii
( passed away in 2018, but mentioned making donations to the Cave
Conservancy of Hawai )

https://obits.staradvertiser.com/2018/06/23/frederick-doren-stone-2/


Computer news - supplemental

I am personally excited today about the public release of the Beta version
of Fedora 31, a Linux distribution.  I like it enough that I have been
running my business computer for a week on it.  In my weird secluded world,
I get a warm fuzzy feeling when my computer gets a major update.
Fedora 31, however, is still just a niche for Linux nerds, especially the
quirky ones that insist that they have any easy path to a system free of
proprietary software.   I am not one of those.   It boots up quick enough
for me and runs great on my 5 year old ASUS PC. Wired internet is
flawless.  wi-fi is getting better.  I have heard it will work with "wi-fi
6."
Apparently, my new HP printer was one model number too new to make the cut,
but it prints fine.  It seems better than Windows 98, so I imagine the
final version will be better than Windows Millenial Edition ( Me ).I
can not remember any of my Linux machines crashing in the past year, nor
any applications freezing up.  But still too many WTF moments.



Tropical Depression Imelda was an over-hyped sprinkle, or dud, as if this
writing.   I have the window open enjoying the rare Houston breeze from the
northeast.   I say Depression because the "Tropical Storm,"  did not hit
most of Harris County.


As I was driving tonight, I noticed more cars here with LED headlights, and
it was very annoying.

D.L.
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