[Texascavers] Give Grande New Mexico - National Cave and Karst Research Institute
Dear Friends, Below is a message from NCKRI's Advancement Director. Please contribute if you can and forward this message to anyone who may be interested... The Community Foundation Coalition of New Mexico is proud to host Give Grande NM, the biggest online philanthropic event in New Mexico history! On Tuesday, May 6, community members will come together to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits in 24 hours. Every dollar will go directly to nonprofits! It's a great way to recognize and support the positive work of these local organizations. The National Cave and Karst Research Institute will be taking part of this first time event, and we need your support! You do not have to be a resident of New Mexico to be a part of this great fundraising event! Here's how it works: Make a donation of $10 or more to NCKRI between midnight and 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 right here at http://givegrandenm.org/#npo/national-cave-and-karst-research-institute Let your friends know you gave and encourage them to do the same. Share where, how, and why you gave on your social media profiles. Visit http://givegrandenm.org/ http://givegrandenm.org/ all day to see in real time the amount we have raised together! Thanks so much for your support, and we'll see you on Tuesday! [Give Grand Logo RGB for Web only] Give Grande NM is a project of the Community Foundation Coalition of New Mexico. The coalition is the Albuquerque Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, Santa Fe Community Foundation, New Mexico Community Foundation and the Taos Community Foundation. Suzanna Langowski Advancement Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, NM 88220-6215 Office: 575-628-2702 Cell: 913-704-9465 Fax: 575-887-5523 slangow...@nckri.orgmailto:slangow...@nckri.org www.nckri.orghttp://www.nckri.org/
texascavers Digest 5 May 2014 21:52:08 -0000 Issue 1973
texascavers Digest 5 May 2014 21:52:08 - Issue 1973 Topics (messages 23782 through 23788): TSA Spring Convention Group Photo 23782 by: Bennett Lee Vertical related 23783 by: David recent email bounces 23784 by: Charles Goldsmith TSA group photo is UP! 23785 by: Bennett Lee 23786 by: Charles Goldsmith Bad fire season a-comin' 23787 by: Louise Power Give Grande New Mexico - National Cave and Karst Research Institute 23788 by: George Veni Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-unsubscr...@texascavers.com To post to the list, e-mail: texascavers@texascavers.com -- ---BeginMessage--- First, let me say behave of the TCMA, thank you all for your generous contributions and bids to the TCMA Auction. We raised over $6000, which is a new auction record. This money helps cover our operating expenses to maintain our cave preserves. For example, the Deep and Punkin cabin, which offers a fine reprieve after our long survey trips, is in desperate need of a new roof. Other properties need kiosks, gate repair, cleanup, etc. and your support at the auction is a step in covering these expenses, but it doesn't cover everything! So I urge you to help throughout the year by using our new Amazon link in the banner of the TCMA website (www.tcmacaves.orghttp://www.tcmacaves.org). All you have to do is click the link, then buy whatever you were planning to buy from Amazon, and Amazon will contribute 5% of your order total to the TCMA. It doesn't cost you anything extra-the contribution is paid directly out of Amazon's profits. Just click, the link, buy something, and you automatically contribute to the TCMA. Thank you in advance for using the link, and again thank you for your support at the TCMA Auction! Now, for the real topic of this email...the TSA Spring Convention 2014 group photo is ready! I will (1) post it on Facebook so everyone can share and tag, and (2) also post it to my Flickr account so those who refuse to succumb to Facebook have access to the photo. Flickr also gives everyone access to the full-res version. HOWEVER, I would like to stamp the TSA logo along with Spring Convention 2014 and probably Cave without a Name on the photo so 50 years from now future generations can look back and know what, when, and where this old photo was, and Kayla Mitchell's grandchildren laugh and say Wow, grandma! You look silly! So, before I post the photo, who has to the current TSA logo? I need the vector drawing, like the original Illustrator or .EPS file, *not* a JPG. Contact me off-list ASAP and I'll get the photo updated and posted for everyone. Thanks! Bennett Lee benn...@bennettlee.commailto:benn...@bennettlee.com ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- Have you all watched the video of the recent circus accident ? Whatever attachment they had in place obviously was not designed by a competent person, nor installed by a competent person as OSHA requires. I am pretty sure OSHA does not allow the worker's PFAS to be installed to the equipment they are standing on., and the dancer below was not wearing a hard-hat, nor were any of the acrobats. It just seems so obvious, that there was no backup system in place in case of failure. I bet the circus act designer's emphasis on portability and reduction in weight were factors in the faulty design. It will be interesting to see if a pin came loose, or there was a fracture in the main link. Somewhere there is a personal injury attorney with a big smile on his face. David Locklear ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- I've received a few forwarded emails from people who received a bounce notification in the last few days. It seems that the big email providers, gmail, yahoo, aol, etc, are using some new technology to fight spammers and my software isn't aware of it. So far, each person has only received one notification and all seems to be ok, but I can't guarantee it. Most people don't know that I keep an online archive of all messages, you can't post from it, I have it disabled, but you can go back and search, view posts here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cavetex You don't need a google account to view it. I'm considering moving the list over to new software, I'm overdue for an upgrade on my software. When I get ready to do this, I'll notify the group of any known down time for the maintenance. Thanks all! Charles ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- TSA Spring Convention 2014 group photo is up! As far as I'm concerned, this photo is public domain. Share, copy, print as you desire (first thing you'll probably want to do is blot out James Brown). Facebook (public so even those without a Facebook account should be able to see it with tags):
Re: [Texascavers] TSA group photo is UP!
Great photo Bennett, thanks for taking it. On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Bennett Lee benn...@bennettlee.com wrote: TSA Spring Convention 2014 group photo is up! As far as I’m concerned, this photo is public domain. Share, copy, print as you desire (first thing you’ll probably want to do is blot out James Brown). Facebook (public so even those without a Facebook account should be able to see it with tags): www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=746205568764116set=a.746205558764117.1073741842.11240401264type=3theater Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/wittytexan/14115592984 My website: www.bennettlee.com/Photos/Caving/TSASpringConvention2014.jpg --Bennett
Re: [Texascavers] TSA group photo is UP!
lol, UT Grotto and Aggie Speleological Society, brings all of the college girls in On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Alex Sproul imoca...@comcast.net wrote: How do you Tejanos get so many cute young girls down in the dank and dark? I counted at least a dozen in the photo. Alex
Re: [Texascavers] TSA group photo is UP!
Oh, and Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Throw one back for me! Alex
Re: [Texascavers] TSA group photo is UP!
May the 4th be with you :) Yes, a day late On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Alex Sproul imoca...@comcast.net wrote: Oh, and Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Throw one back for me! Alex
[Texascavers] Vertical related
Have you all watched the video of the recent circus accident ? Whatever attachment they had in place obviously was not designed by a competent person, nor installed by a competent person as OSHA requires. I am pretty sure OSHA does not allow the worker's PFAS to be installed to the equipment they are standing on., and the dancer below was not wearing a hard-hat, nor were any of the acrobats. It just seems so obvious, that there was no backup system in place in case of failure. I bet the circus act designer's emphasis on portability and reduction in weight were factors in the faulty design. It will be interesting to see if a pin came loose, or there was a fracture in the main link. Somewhere there is a personal injury attorney with a big smile on his face. David Locklear
[Texascavers] Re: Vertical related
According to the news reports today, the circus apparatus and the acrobats weighed 1,500 pounds and where held up by a single steel carabiner rated at 10,000 pounds. They allege the carabiner snapped.I want to see a photo of that. It must have had a fracture, because on a a tensile test machine those things don't just snap, but deform before snapping, and would still supported 1,500 pounds if stretched open, unless it somehow got rigged horizontally by getting tangled in something. The picture below shows the carabiner, but you have to squint to see it. http://i.cbc.ca/1.2631836.1399248145!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_300/circus-accident.jpg A 5/8 stainless-steel anchor shackle like the one pictured below has a rated breaking load of 26,000 pounds, and only cost about $ 40 plus tax, and could safely handle 9,750 pounds, and they are readily available in 3 larger sizes. The galvanized versions are stronger than the stainless-steel versions, but are given the same working load rating. http://www.e-rigging.com/assets/images/Drawings/SS_Bolt-Type_Shackle_Drawing.jpg My bet is their D-ring had not been properly cared for, and dropped hard on the concrete. David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
