That's pretty cool. Not much of a breakthrough for Type 1 diabetics - they can
use an insulin pump to save themselves from frequent injections and control
insulin levels better at the same time. But there was a patient story on the
website about a woman with a blood clotting disorder who
http://www.einhornhoehle.de/Start/x.htmThe Germanhydrogeologist I work with sent me this.. one of her former colleagues is working here now..
T.
http://home.infionline.net/~tbsamsel/
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Ah - so unicorns really did exist!
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On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Ted Samsel tbsam...@infionline.net wrote:
http://www.einhornhoehle.de/Start/x.htm
The German hydrogeologist I work with sent me this.. one of her former
colleagues is working here now..
T.
The Sears Hardware store has several new interesting LED flashlights.
One of them is by Rayovac and features a 4 watt LED along with a lens
collator. Unfortunately, it is to heavy and bulky for most caving, but
would
be suitable on a road-trip to keep in the glove box for emergencies.I
Recently I indicated that I strongly felt that the future of home lighting
was with LED's.
Here is an example of what I was getting at:
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20080718/shower_light_270x290.jpg
The same could happen to the toilet and the sink and the stove and
the refrigerator and the
Let's be clear about our definition of one-hundred-year floodplain:
one-hundred-year floodplain
The relatively flat portion of a river channel that has a one percent chance of
being inundated by flood waters in any given year.
List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jul
I am posting this hear because it looks like important news to cavers.
On a newscast this week, a reporter demonstrated a
medical patch that has a built-in tiny needle.
http://www.keyetv.com/media/news/b/f/a/bfa55839-ad38-4fc8-bd45-fb8d68bd3e82/Original.jpg
If I understood this correctly, a
David, I found something like one of those in a cave we were
surveying about 5 years ago in a belly crawl area. Troy had just lost
it a few minutes before. Maybe the newer technology is better than
the older unit.
- Pete
On Jul 24, 2008, at 8:00 AM, David wrote:
I am posting this hear
I rarely find time to watch TV in great length, but I caught this last
Sunday morning and found it to be a most entertaining and it brought back
memories of the July 1969 NASA Apollo Moon mission.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804383664/details
Bill
I was in Barcelona on that date and the concierge of the hotel woke up all the
Americans so we could come down and watch the moon landing. Unfortunately, the
voiceover was in Spanish and since they were playing the English at the same
time, we couldn't understand what either was saying very
For those of you who use Petzl equipment, Mountain Gear is having a 25th
anniversy sale and has, among many things, Petzl Ascension Ascenders on sale
for $44.97. They also have some deals on Petzl helmets. rope, and other gear.
They are at www.mountaingear.com
Geary
The Mountain Gear web site for the Petzl Myo XP headlamp states:
Wear it in the rain, wear it in a drippy, water-filled cave, wear it
on a snowy XC ski track - the Myo XP is water resistant for use in any
clime.
Two weekends ago, cave diver James Brown's Myo XP underwent a meltdown
of
Working again until the next water cave trip...never had such a
problem with a Duo. They take a licking and keep on ticking. Heck,
that light I loaned you was run over by two different pickup trucks,
and it still works like a charm.
Diana
On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:37 PM, James C. Brown,
This is really cool. Check it out.
~ Haley
To: cascadegro...@yahoogroups.com
From: hubert.s...@wamu.net
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:44:43 -0700
Subject: [CascadeGrotto] Must-have item for cavers
http://www.rei.com/product/766054
This is surprisingly
This story appeared today in an Arkansas on-line paper
A Van Buren teenager trapped in a cave at Devil's Den State Park over the
weekend is
expected to make a full recovery from an afternoon outing which became a
nightmare
for Bianca Calloway and her parents.
Calloway, 17, remained
One of the lights I mentioned earlier today can be found on-line cheaper.
http://www.rayovacdirect.com/images/PRODUCT/large/37060.jpg
Cost $ 30 on-line. Weighs 0.69 pound.
Here is the next light I will be hunting for:
http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=414294
David
Cavers need to have a big annual award to the reporter who writes
the crappiest cave related story.
In the attached rescue article:
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/231817/
Note the girl is in an Arkansas cave and she is 500 feet below the
surface.
Then note a few paragraphs later, she was
I'm willing to send an electronic copy of the July issue of the Oztotl Caver,
the monthly newsletter of the DFW Grotto, to anyone who e-mails me and asks for
it.
If you would like to subscribe to the Oztotl Caver, and receive it every month
for $10 per year, say so when you e-mail me and I'll
I'm willing to send an electronic copy of the July issue of the Oztotl Caver,
the monthly newsletter of the DFW Grotto, to anyone who e-mails me and asks for
it.
If you would like to subscribe to the Oztotl Caver, and receive it every month
for $10 per year, say so when you e-mail me and I'll
Dear Friends,
The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) is building its staff
by hiring a Director to establish, lead, and coordinate our Education
Program. I'm sending you this message because of your interest in caves,
karst, and NCKRI. While many of you won't be interested in
CAVES OF KNOXVILLE AND THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, by Larry
E. Matthews, has just arrived at your NSS Bookstore!
* Learn about the use of caves in the Knoxville and Great Smoky Mountains
area by American Indians.
* Learn how many of these caves were mined for saltpeter, the main
Humble Oil
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Humble Oil and Refining Co. was founded in 1911.
The company would later consolidate with Standard
Oil of New Jersey to become http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonExxon.
Early history
Exxon U.S.A. traces its descent from the Humble
Oil
Texas cavers,
You may remember Steve Hensley. He came to our TSA Convention in 2007 and gave
a presentation. He's a great guy. This would be a great job. The cost of living
in NE Oklahoma is low. The people are friendly and it's the prettist part of
the state.
Steve wrote:
It looks like I
Here's a link to a little sinkhole action out in New Mexico.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/n5lpcom/SIJG4XdrvoI/ALk/eFyW3Boinak/s800/DSC03502.jpg
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Looks like a nuke hole.
Gill Ediger wrote:
Here's a link to a little sinkhole action out in New Mexico.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/n5lpcom/SIJG4XdrvoI/ALk/eFyW3Boinak/s800/DSC03502.jpg
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Lyndon Tiu
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Nota drop in Midland Texas... We did get a 1/4 of dust though!
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From: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca
To: Texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] NM sinkhole
Looks like a nuke hole.
Gill Ediger wrote:
Here's
Is everybody in the storm path OK? Looks like there might be some more cave
flooding out of this. Weathercasters were predicting 13-15 inches of rain in
places and extensive flooding. Cave safely!!
We've only got about .5 of the 10+ forecasted for my area. the rain's not
over yet but Dolly seems to be getting weaker by the hour.
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Is everybody in the storm path OK? Looks like there might be some more
cave
It rained quite a bit in west Houston for most of last night after
midnight and most of the day today. Don't know the inches.
Gill Ediger wrote:
From my standpoint, LP, it was a total fizzle. We got 5/10s here in
South Auxtin. Maybe they meant 13-15 inches over Texas if you added it
all
-rules-after-well-s-collapse
Also, the snowy river story is finally making the news big time. I had two
people at work ask me about it today.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_sc/exploring_snowy_river_4
Jen
nmca...@caver.net
On Jul 24, 2008, at 8:58 PM, jen . wrote:
Saw this article in the local paper today. I'm surprised the salt
beds extends up to Artesia, but looks like there might be some new
karst to explore. I'm not sure why they need 5 roads to get to the
well pad either.
At 09:58 PM 7/24/2008, jen . wrote:
I'm not sure why they need 5 roads to get to the well pad either.
The roads I can kinda understand. It's the 2 burro trails that I wonder about.
--Ediger
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