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2015-04-30 Thread Roger Moore (cavera...@aol.com) via Texascavers
There can be some sensible up-sides if tour apps are created like the apps now available for art museum exhibition visits. If done with quality, it could be like having a knowledgeable docent to provide background information on cave features. Or it could just translate yahoo tour guides into a

Re: [Texascavers] Now for something totally asinine :

2015-04-30 Thread Diana Tomchick via Texascavers
I can see the upside to security for the cave—I’m sure many of us wish there had been security cameras in Caverns of Sonora prior to the butterfly vandalism incident—but I hope they decide to ban selfie sticks, in the name of cave and formation preservation. Diana *

[Texascavers] Cave-climbing catfish on BBC

2015-04-30 Thread Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers
The tail of the amazing cave-climbing catfish as documented by Geoff Hoese, Aaron Addison and others featured on BBC.  Amazing cave-climbing catfish filmed |   | |   | |   |   |   |   |   | | Amazing cave-climbing catfish filmedA catfish in Ecuador is seen climbing a cave wall, the first time su

Re: [Texascavers] Cave-climbing catfish on BBC

2015-04-30 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE via Texascavers
Yes, amazing. Those fish are hungry. Free solo, no belay. Preston in outer Browder, KY Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers" Date:Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:13 PM Subject:[Texascavers] Cave-climbing catfish on BBC The tail of the amazing cave-climbing catfish as d

[Texascavers] NSS groups

2015-04-30 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
There is a history to the NSS policy on Activities such as the TCMA, the TCC, and the TSS. Originally, the policy stated "The Board of Governors is the ultimate arbiter of policies and plans of these NSS Activities." Presumably this was seen as making legitimate the policy that "The Society may,

Re: [Texascavers] Cave-climbing catfish on BBC

2015-04-30 Thread Julia Germany via Texascavers
The findings were published in the journal Subterranean Biology: http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4809 Julia G Germany germa...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers To: texascavers ; Geoff Hoese ; Aaron Addison Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 1:

Re: [Texascavers] Now for something totally asinine :

2015-04-30 Thread AC via Texascavers
In Bracken Bat Cave you get a wifi signal almost to the halfway point in the cave. The bat web cam has a router on it so you have a good line of sight into the cave. No tourists in that cave but it is amusing to be on the Internet while standing in guano. Allan This message is made of 100% re

[Texascavers] Keen sense of touch allows bats to fly with breathtaking precision

2015-04-30 Thread Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers
Bats fly with breathtaking precision because their wings are equipped with highly sensitive touch sensors, cells that respond to even slight changes in airflow: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150430124103.htm Lee Skinner ___ Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] TSA magazine

2015-04-30 Thread Mark Minton via Texascavers
Jill, Would you please post the current Texas Caver to the Members Area of the TSA web site in ordinary PDF format at higher resolution? My computer will not read the epub format; I always get an error when I try to open Adobe Digital Editions (Windows XP). Thanks! Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net