RE: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

Ouch. LOL, yeah, maybe I could use one of them also. Thanks, Geary -Original Message- From: Diana Tomchick [mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:15 PM To: Geary Schindel Cc: Mixon Bill; Cavers Texas Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article On May

[Texascavers] RE: The Second Quarter 2009 TEXAS CAVER is now online!

Mark, >Just in time for your three day weekend, the second quarter version of The >TEXAS CAVER has been posted to the Members Area by our very own near and dear >web extraordinaire, Butch Fralia. Got it; thanks! Beautiful! I am puzzled by the size of the file, though. When I first wen

Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

On May 20, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Geary Schindel wrote: However, I'm not quite sure I would lay all the blame on the writer, I understand that NG has an editor for every point within the Gregg Reference Manual for writing and well as their own style manual... ..He might have been exaggerating but I

RE: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

Well, I couldn't agree with you more on the writing style but then again, that is consistent with NG. All NG articles have a hook, so to speak and are generally not very deep in content. However, I'm not quite sure I would lay all the blame on the writer, I understand that NG has an editor for ev

[Texascavers] Nat Geo article

It wasn't the "50 miles of virgin cave" for Baggy I was questioning, but the "mostly on his hands and knees," as an example of the overly vivid and exaggerated writing in that article. Yes, it will be nice if that article gains us some good new cavers, but it would be nice if they were olde

[Texascavers] large cave passage

It isn't obvious that the new passage in Vietnam is larger in average cross-section than Deer Cave in Sarawak. The "tight spot" in Deer Cave is about 100 meters high and wide, which the articles claim is the size of that passage. But Deer Cave is nowhere near 5 km long. -- Mixon

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 months!

Why was caving with the Maya cancelled? Nico On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Mixon Bill wrote: > Forwarded by Mixon: > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: ICS 2009 eList > Date: May 20, 2009 11:13:57 AM CDT > To: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu > Subject: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 mont

[Texascavers] [texascavers] caving Libya

I'm heading to Libya to work for a couple weeks during June. Just wondering if anyone here has caver connections in Libya or might know people who have caved in Libya. I'll likely be back later in the fall for a longer trip as well and would like to do some caving if possible. My understanding i

RE: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

Here, here! Mark A. From: dirt...@comcast.net [mailto:dirt...@comcast.net] Sent: Wed 5/20/2009 12:12 PM To: Mixon Bill; Cave Texas; TAG Net Cc: Cavers Texas Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article We need young cavers to join us in our community.

texascavers Digest 20 May 2009 17:12:22 -0000 Issue 761

texascavers Digest 20 May 2009 17:12:22 - Issue 761 Topics (messages 10725 through 10739): Re: Memorial Day Deep and Punkin Work Weekend 10725 by: Fritz Holt Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. 10726 by: Robert E Burnett 10727 by: germanyj.aol.com 10729 by: dirtdoc.c

Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geo article

Well, my knees are sore, too.  But that is because I always have explored little caves. You are, as usual, correct, Bill. But get off it.  We are not going to change the way print media does bidness.  Marion is an unusual and exceptional person.  It pleases me that caves became his obs

[Texascavers] large cave found in Vietnam

According to a recent news article in a British newspaper, a small team of British cavers have discovered a gigantic virgin cave in Vietnam. Here are 2 photos taken in the cave: http://www.dancewithshadows.com/travel/images/hang-son-doong-cave-photo-4.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/0

[Texascavers] Blind Fish-Insired Sensor

Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed an underwater sensor based on the ability of blind fish to navigate in caves. See . Mark Minton Fish Hair Inspires Flow Sensors March 25, 2009 A blind fish that

[Texascavers] Fwd: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 months!

Forwarded by Mixon: Begin forwarded message: From: ICS 2009 eList List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: May 20, 2009 11:13:57 AM CDT To: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu Subject: 15th ICS - field trip news and only 2 months! Dear Friends, Last month we sadly announced that we needed to cance

[Texascavers] Nat Geo article

"He has explored more than 50 miles of virgin passage, most of it on his hands and knees." Oh, please. If that author ever gets near a keyboard again, somebody spare us by breaking his fingers. Why is National Geographic Magazine written for children? And why do they always hire Steven Alva

[Texascavers] The Second Quarter 2009 TEXAS CAVER is now online!

All, Just in time for your three day weekend, the second quarter version of The TEXAS CAVER has been posted to the Members Area by our very own near and dear web extraordinaire, Butch Fralia. This is a huge issue (32 pages, gasp!), chock full of LOTS of photos, great trip reports (two

[Texascavers] National Geographic article on TAG caving

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/06/tag-caves/jenkins-text Deep South Hard-core cavers in three southern states stop at nothing to probe an underworld wilderness. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscr