New in the AMCS catalog: "Crystal Giants in the Caves of Naica,"
edited by Giovanni Badino and published by La Venta Explorazioni
Geografiche, Italy, in 2008. 8.5 by 8.5 inches, 48 pages, hardbound.
The book contains text and numerous color photos, some occupying two
full pages. See http://www.amcs-pubs.org/other/Naica.html for details.
$20 plus $3 postage in US. See amcs-pubs.org/order.html for ordering
and payment options.
Because foreign postage charges from the United States are so high,
airmail being the only option, and our books and CDs differ so greatly
in weight, the table of foreign postage previously on our web site is
superseded by a request to e-mail sa...@amcs-pubs.org for a quote on
foreign postage, which will be based on the actual weight of your
order and the destination country.
It is not too soon to think about material for AMCS Activities
Newsletter 33, to be published in time for the National Speleological
Society convention next summer. Articles are sought on all significant
new explorations or discoveries, as well as other significant events
such as accidents and rescues. Articles should be accompanied by all
available cave maps and may include photographs. Short notices for the
"Mexico News" section are also welcome; they may be accompanied by a
map or photograph. Excellent photographs for the front and back covers
are also welcome, whether or not they pertain to an article in the
issue. Material should be sent to edi...@amcs-pubs.org. The deadline
for the issue will probably be May 15, 2010.
Jim Coke, the Project Director of the Quintana Roo Speleological
Survey, was recently hospitalized in Mérida with a dangerous case of
pneumonia. He is presently recovering back in the United States. The
Cave Diving Section of the National Speleological Society has
established a fund to help pay uninsured medical expenses. The fund is
implemented in the CDS store at http://stores.homestead.com/NSS-CDS/-strse-Jim-Coke-Donations/Categories.bok
. In the event that a surplus is received for the fund, it will be
kept "for the financial aid of cave divers who are injured while
performing scientific, cartographic, or exploration dives."
--Bill Mixon, AMCS editor
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