texascavers Digest 10 Nov 2011 13:06:54 -0000 Issue 1433
Topics (messages 19043 through 19052):
Re: Introducing National Geographic All Access -- now just $15!
19043 by: Julia Germany
19044 by: Mark Minton
19045 by: caverarch
19046 by: Bill Bentley
19047 by: Bill Bentley
Geoscience student and professional opportunities
19048 by: George Veni
Xilitla petroglyphs
19049 by: John Greer
Seeking old Robber Baron photos & notes
19050 by: Joe & Evelynn Mitchell
Cave Painters Accurate
19051 by: Mark Minton
19052 by: Andy Zenker
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For the first time ever, the Nat Geo magazine archives is available online,
where you can read EVERY cave story they've ever published.
AND - it's only $15 for this limited time intro offer.
Enjoy!
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Sent: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 5:02 pm
Subject: Introducing National Geographic All Access -- now just $15!
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National Geographic Magazine archives for 2005 - 2011 are
already available for free at <http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/archives>.
Mark Minton
At 01:13 PM 11/9/2011, Julia Germany wrote:
For the first time ever, the Nat Geo magazine archives is available
online, where you can read EVERY cave story they've ever published.
AND - it's only $15 for this limited time intro offer.
Enjoy!
Please reply to [email protected]
Permanent email address is [email protected]
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The freely accessible on-line issues may serve to keep people who bought the
entire magazine run on CD ROM, or currently DVD, happy. I remember being
tempted to buy that when it first came out so I could re-read some of the
stories I poured over in my youth in my father's issues from the 20s and 30s.
(Roy Chapman Andrews in the Gobi desert providing the real world model for
Indiana Jones, the cruises of the sailing yacht "Yankee," etc.) I never got
around to a purchase, however, so it is good to be reminded.
I know I saved out the first photos in Carlsbad and other cave-related issues
when I donated the mags to an unsuspecting library back in Florida.
Roger Moore
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From: Mark Minton <[email protected]>
To: Texascavers <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Nov 9, 2011 9:08 am
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Introducing National Geographic All Access --
now just $15!
National Geographic Magazine archives for 2005 - 2011 are
already available for free at <http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/archives>.
Mark Minton
At 01:13 PM 11/9/2011, Julia Germany wrote:
>For the first time ever, the Nat Geo magazine archives is available
>online, where you can read EVERY cave story they've ever published.
>
>AND - it's only $15 for this limited time intro offer.
>
>Enjoy!
Please reply to [email protected]
Permanent email address is [email protected]
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I have a set of CD's (not DVD's) of the NGS Magazines from the first issue to
1997, 98 or so for whoever wants them for free (but will accept a $10.00
donation to the PBSS) I will deliver at Grotto meetings, TSA conventions, TCR
or when ever I see whoever gets them.
First to answer gets them..
Thanks,
Bill
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"Take nothing but vandals, Leave nothing but pictures, Kill nothing
but footprints" ... A quote from: "Bentley's Guide to Irresponsible Caving"
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From: caverarch
To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Introducing National Geographic All Access --
now just $15!
The freely accessible on-line issues may serve to keep people who bought the
entire magazine run on CD ROM, or currently DVD, happy. I remember being
tempted to buy that when it first came out so I could re-read some of the
stories I poured over in my youth in my father's issues from the 20s and 30s.
(Roy Chapman Andrews in the Gobi desert providing the real world model for
Indiana Jones, the cruises of the sailing yacht "Yankee," etc.) I never got
around to a purchase, however, so it is good to be reminded.
I know I saved out the first photos in Carlsbad and other cave-related issues
when I donated the mags to an unsuspecting library back in Florida.
Roger Moore
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From: Mark Minton <[email protected]>
To: Texascavers <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Nov 9, 2011 9:08 am
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Introducing National Geographic All Access --
now just $15!
National Geographic Magazine archives for 2005 - 2011 are
already available for free at <http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/archives>.
Mark Minton
At 01:13 PM 11/9/2011, Julia Germany wrote:
>For the first time ever, the Nat Geo magazine archives is available
>online, where you can read EVERY cave story they've ever published.
>
>AND - it's only $15 for this limited time intro offer.
>
>Enjoy!
Please reply to [email protected]
Permanent email address is [email protected]
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These are spoken for.
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From: Bill Bentley
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Introducing National Geographic All Access --
now just $15!
I have a set of CD's (not DVD's) of the NGS Magazines from the first issue to
1997, 98 or so for whoever wants them for free (but will accept a $10.00
donation to the PBSS) I will deliver at Grotto meetings, TSA conventions, TCR
or when ever I see whoever gets them.
First to answer gets them..
Thanks,
Bill
***********************************************************************************
"Take nothing but vandals, Leave nothing but pictures, Kill nothing
but footprints" ... A quote from: "Bentley's Guide to Irresponsible Caving"
***********************************************************************************
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From: caverarch
To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Introducing National Geographic All Access
-- now just $15!
The freely accessible on-line issues may serve to keep people who bought
the entire magazine run on CD ROM, or currently DVD, happy. I remember being
tempted to buy that when it first came out so I could re-read some of the
stories I poured over in my youth in my father's issues from the 20s and 30s.
(Roy Chapman Andrews in the Gobi desert providing the real world model for
Indiana Jones, the cruises of the sailing yacht "Yankee," etc.) I never got
around to a purchase, however, so it is good to be reminded.
I know I saved out the first photos in Carlsbad and other cave-related
issues when I donated the mags to an unsuspecting library back in Florida.
Roger Moore
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Minton <[email protected]>
To: Texascavers <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Nov 9, 2011 9:08 am
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Introducing National Geographic All Access
-- now just $15!
National Geographic Magazine archives for 2005 - 2011 are
already available for free at <http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/archives>.
Mark Minton
At 01:13 PM 11/9/2011, Julia Germany wrote:
>For the first time ever, the Nat Geo magazine archives is available
>online, where you can read EVERY cave story they've ever published.
>
>AND - it's only $15 for this limited time intro offer.
>
>Enjoy!
Please reply to [email protected]
Permanent email address is [email protected]
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Dear Friends,
Below are two announcements for geoscience students and professionals. The
first item is karst related. The second isnt, but it would be wonderful to
see someone who understands karst receive that fellowship.
Please distribute this notice to anyone you think may be interested, and
contact the people below for more information.
George
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Vacancy: M.Sc. student opportunity at the University of Puerto Rico 2012:
Speleothems and Caribbean hydrologic and paleo-climate variability spanning
the last two millennia.
The Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
[http://geology.uprm.edu/] is seeking a well-qualified M.Sc. candidate to
work on an NSF-funded project to characterize Caribbean hydrologic and
paleo-climate variability spanning the last two millennia. A network of
speleothems and Cariaco Basin data will be used in an international
collaboration among the University of Puerto Rico, Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory of Columbia University, Stony Brook University, and the
University of Heidelberg.
An ideal applicant will have an undergraduate degree in physical sciences
(preferably geology) and be keenly interested and motivated to work on an
exciting project dealing with climate change. S/he should have experience
with scientific programming and instrumentation, and be involved in both
field collection and laboratory analysis. Being bilingual
(Spanish/English) is an asset but not required. There will also be
opportunities to engage in our educational outreach activities.
The position starts summer, 2011 and will run at least two years. Candidates
should send a complete CV, a statement of interest, copies of academic
certificates, names and emails of three referees to Dr. Thomas Miller by
e-mail: [email protected]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Linda Rowan([email protected])
AGI Accepting Applications for the 2012-2013 William L. Fisher Congressional
Geoscience Fellowship
Alexandria, VA What do energy resources for the future, understanding
earthquakes to improve resiliency, and educating the next generation of
geoscientists all have in common? Federal policymaking informed by the
geosciences. If you are passionate about the role geoscience plays in the
federal legislative process, consider applying for the American Geosciences
Institutes William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellowship for
2012-2013. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to spend a year
on Capitol Hill working in a congressional office and learning about the
legislative process.
Prospective applicants should have a broad geoscience background and
excellent written and oral communications skills. Minimum requirements are a
masters degree with at least three years of professional geoscience work
experience or a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. Although prior experience
in public policy is not necessary, a demonstrable interest in applying
science to the solution of public problems is desirable. Applicants must be
a member of one of AGIs member societies, a list of which is available here
or online at http://www.agiweb.org/members/index.html.
The William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellowship is funded through
an endowment in honor of William L. Fisher, the Leonidas T. Barrow
Centennial Chair in Mineral Resources and Professor at the John A. and
Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas,
Austin. At the national level, Fisher served as the Assistant Secretary of
the Interior for Energy and Minerals under President Ford. He served as an
advisor to the President and Secretaries of Energy and the Interior for
several administrations, and chaired numerous National Research Council
committees and boards.
The deadline for applications is February 1, 2012. For more information
please contact [email protected] and to apply for the William L. Fisher
Congressional Geoscience Fellowship please visit AGIs website at
http://www.agiweb.org/gap/csf/. Several of AGI's Member Societies and other
science societies also sponsor Congressional Science Fellowships. It is
acceptable to apply to more than one fellowship opportunity. Stipends,
application procedures, eligibility, timetables, and deadlines vary.
###
The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 50
geoscientific and professional associations [including NCKRI] that
represents more than 250,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth
scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to
geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession,
plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to
increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in
society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction
with the environment.
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George Veni, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Cave and Karst Research Institute
400-1 Cascades Avenue
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA
Office: 575-887-5517
Mobile: 210-863-5919
Fax: 413-383-2276
[email protected]
www.nckri.org
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Hallan petroglifos en Xilitla
http://www.pulsoslp.com.mx/Noticias.aspx?Nota=61162
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I have been working to compile a more complete history of Robber Baron Cave and
am looking for copies of any notes or photos anyone might have of the cave and
the property from the 50's-80's. If you have anything you are willing to share,
I would appreciate it!
If you have no means to scan photos or slides, I would be happy to do so and
cover any shipping costs.
Thanks,
Joe Mitchell
210-859-2105
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Scientists have determined that prehistoric cave paintings
are probably anatomically
accurate:
<http://www.rdmag.com/News/2011/11/Life-Science-Genomics-Cave-painters-were-realists-DNA-study-finds/>.
Mark
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I think it's interesting how the writers don't say exactly what they mean.
It was stated in the caption below the picture: An ancient DNA study found
that Ice Age artists drew horses based on their observations rather than
imagination.
I would say that the study probably showed that the horses were, indeed,
spotted, but the study doesn't have any data about the artist's motivation
for the painting. We are only inferring that he, the artist, based his
paintings on observation. My point is that a DNA study really has nothing
to do with this so stating it that way is not accurate.
I'm just being picky. :) Say what you mean. Mean what you say.
Andy Z
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Mark Minton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Scientists have determined that prehistoric cave paintings are
> probably anatomically accurate: <http://www.rdmag.com/News/**
> 2011/11/Life-Science-Genomics-**Cave-painters-were-realists-**
> DNA-study-finds/<http://www.rdmag.com/News/2011/11/Life-Science-Genomics-Cave-painters-were-realists-DNA-study-finds/>
> >.
>
> Mark
>
> Please reply to [email protected]
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