Re: [ot_caving] Insulin - please respond quickly

2008-05-29 Thread Don Cooper
PS - I went through several of the kits today. I do no think any of them still contain insulin nor syringes. It was only what was printed on the boxes that caused me to think they contained humulin, etc. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: You might

RE: [ot_caving] web movies

2008-05-29 Thread mark . alman
My favorite is Ben Hur. Love that chariot race! Mark -Original Message- From: Fritz Holt [mailto:fh...@townandcountryins.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 5:16 PM To: David; o...@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [ot_caving] web movies I enjoy good and realistic westerns and being a

RE: [ot_caving] web movies

2008-05-29 Thread Fritz Holt
Doesn't everyone. It made him a star. Fritz -Original Message- From: mark.al...@l-3com.com [mailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:31 AM To: Fritz Holt; David; o...@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [ot_caving] web movies My favorite is Ben Hur. Love that chariot race!

Re: [ot_caving] personal - medical

2008-05-29 Thread Ed Goff
oh, so he doesn't have radiation poisoning! he just got a cat scan. i was thinking perhaps the russians had been monitoring texascavers and sent him a polonium-laced tamale. maybe he just has a flashlight stuck in his colon. thanks for forwarding, charles! ed -- Forwarded message

Re: [ot_caving] personal - medical

2008-05-29 Thread Diana Tomchick
Ed, Now I'd like to see the radiogram of that flashlight, maybe we should ask him to send it to us, Diana On May 29, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Ed Goff wrote: oh, so he doesn't have radiation poisoning! he just got a cat scan. i was thinking perhaps the russians had been monitoring texascavers

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Vista related

2008-05-29 Thread Don Cooper
Charles - Is the 'buffer overflow' vulnerability still an issue or is that ancient history? I never quite understood how it could be exploited - I cannot imagine how such an attack could make it past a firewall or even a router anyhow... It was one of my former IT bosses big excuse for not using

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Vista related

2008-05-29 Thread quinta
Well it seems that my statement that I would not go back to XP was not clear. I like Vista - It is user friendly and it just took the old I do not like anything new bit to settle down and learn a bit about it. I do not like the reminder that I need to do a full back up but it is nice for ones

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Vista related

2008-05-29 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Don, that was just an excuse, sure there have been a varying amount of exploits that utilized buffer overflows, but those get fixed rather quickly. The linux kernel is an evolving animal, with changes and fixes coming out almost daily. I monitor several security mailing lists, that cover linux,

RE: [ot_caving] computer news - Vista related

2008-05-29 Thread Louise Power
I'm getting ready to invest in a new mac mini. Does anybody have experience with this one? I've been mac-ing since 1988, but use a pc at work. I have two ancient macs at home that aren't worth upgrading. Does anybody have any experience with the Goldtouch ergo keyboard Mac now shows on

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Vista related

2008-05-29 Thread Don Cooper
I actually did install Ubuntu on my fastest PC (AMD 64 3500+) which also has a partition dedicated to Fedora 8 - so now its a triple boot. The UBUNTU version was touted as being installed from Windows. I took it to mean that it would switch back and forth between one and the other - but not so.

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Vista related

2008-05-29 Thread Charles Goldsmith
I've never messed with a mini, but it's a mac, so should be good :) I have a logitech pc keyboard and kensington trakball on my mac, neither are mac centric. The windows key becomes the apple key and all is good. I went with m$ office, only because of compatibility and I got a trip to the m$

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Vista related

2008-05-29 Thread Charles Goldsmith
You are probably right about the chipset and your dvd player, I usually stick with intel or asus mobo's and have never had a problem with ubuntu on them. As far as your root problem, give this a try: sudo -s when it prompts you for a password, put your password in, by default, the initial

[Texascavers] Swimming at Pete and Jocie's

2008-05-29 Thread Peter Strickland
The Pond Party, (the big event of the summer), will be Saturday July 19th 2:00 to late nite ,. There will be Sunday Swims all five Sundays in June,2:00 to 6:00 or so. These are smaller events, with no organized food or drinks. There will be no Sunday Swim Fourth of July weekend due to

[Texascavers] I had no idea that I'd ever be on You Tube

2008-05-29 Thread speleosteele
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Re: [Texascavers] I had no idea that I'd ever be on You Tube

2008-05-29 Thread Charles Goldsmith
You're famous! I've seen some other videos with you in them that should be posted to youtube :) On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:25 PM, speleoste...@tx.rr.com wrote: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4cK6N0TBPqQ

Re: [Texascavers] I had no idea that I'd ever be on You Tube

2008-05-29 Thread Preston Forsythe
Weight.What a story!! Preston in KY ___ - Original Message - From: Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org To: speleoste...@tx.rr.com Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] I had no idea

Re: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

2008-05-29 Thread J. LaRue Thomas
Fritz mentioned that the $1.00 a head is for 2 events. Actually, I think it is for all TSA projects, although sometimes we forget to collect and some folks think it's optional. I don't know if we can keep the donation going without the land fund, anyway. It makes sense to me to pay down the

[Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

2008-05-29 Thread mark . alman
Well said, Jay, and I also agree with all of your points. As Fritz and Jay both pointed out, anything that accrues interest (and is fixin' to go up), as the Punkin/Deep loan is about to do, should be paid off. I also talked with Mike Walsh of the TCC and he stated the same thing to me as he

RE: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

2008-05-29 Thread Fritz Holt
Jacqui, I may hot have made myself clear. I meant to suggest that $5. per head be collected at each of the two major annual functions, the convention and TCR. With approximately 100 attending the convention and 300 at TCR, $2,000. annually could be added to any other contributions to reduce the

Re: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

2008-05-29 Thread J. LaRue Thomas
I was thinking you meant the $1.00 at TSA projects could go up to $5.00 would include TSA Conventions and TCR. I get it now. Jacq. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail:

RE: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

2008-05-29 Thread mark . alman
Joe wanted me to post this to CaveTex, as he is out of pocket. Mark From: jran...@gmail.com [mailto:jran...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Joe Ranzau Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 11:31 AM To: Alman, Mark @ IRP Subject: Fwd: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs

RE: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

2008-05-29 Thread Catherine M Winfrey
Technically speaking, Texas Cavers' Reunion is not a TSA function. The TCR is presented hosted each year by the volunteers who call it the Texas Cavers Reunion. All formal and informal Texas caving organizations--- TSS TCMA TCC AMCS are always invited to attend, and they may make use of the

RE: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

2008-05-29 Thread Fritz Holt
Cathy, Your points are valid. I just saw them all as caving related and thought that most would want to contribute to this cause as it is a value added enhancement to their membership as all may utilize the facility. I am sure that the board will figure out the best solution. Fritz -Original

Re: [Texascavers] RE: The TSA Needs Your Thoughts: TSA Land Fund Dispensation

2008-05-29 Thread Jay Jorden
J. LaRue Thomas wrote: I don't know if we can keep the donation going without the land fund, anyway. Sure, TSA could still collect $1 a head (or a couple of dollars, but I wouldn't go $5) at its functions for worthy causes such as buying needed equipment, donating to conservation groups,