texascavers Digest 17 May 2014 19:18:01 -0000 Issue 1980

2014-05-17 Thread texascavers-digest-help

texascavers Digest 17 May 2014 19:18:01 - Issue 1980

Topics (messages 23838 through 23849):

Sunken body clue to American origins
23838 by: Stefan Creaser

Cavers helping cavers
23839 by: David

Developing Yucatan Underwater Cave News
23840 by: Preston Forsythe

New World's Oldest Skeleton Found in the Yucatan
23841 by: Preston Forsythe
23842 by: Fofo
23843 by: Fofo
23846 by: Pete Lindsley

Hoyo Negro girl
23844 by: Mixon Bill
23845 by: Mixon Bill

Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] New World's Oldest Skeleton Found in the Yucatan
23847 by: Diana Tomchick

Bat infestation in an interesting place
23848 by: Julia Germany

Another new LED headlamp
23849 by: David

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Even far from The Center of the Caving Universe, cavers sometimes help each
other.

I spent 8 hours today working my tail off in the Texas sun, helping a
caver, and another 2 hours driving.

He is supposed to pay me though, so my efforts do not count towards
anything noteworthy, but I would not be doing it, if he was not a caver.

I could also say that they helped me too, as I am now certified by OSHA to
be a safe entry level construction worker.

David Locklear
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Announced in the NYT today, a full skeleton of a pre-historic young girl has 
been found in an underwater eastern Yucatan cave. This provides fossil evidence 
of the Bering Strait land bridge link.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/science/prehistoric-skeleton-in-mexico-is-said-to-link-modern-native-americans-to-siberians.html?hp_r=0

Preston in KY
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Video and story from today's WSJ.

Do we know any of the cavers-cave divers?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303908804579563971867031520.html?mod=djemITP_h


Preston in Muhlenberg Co., KY
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Yup, Beto Nava (yellow drysuit in the video/pictures) and Susan Bird 
(blue drysuit in the video/pictures) are very active divers in Monterey 
(the _other_ Monterey, the one in California) and cave divers in Mexico 
(and other places, but because of their research they've been diving a 
lot in Mexico recently).


They're both very nice and part (or the core group) of the Bay Area 
Underwater Explorers in Monterey.


Beto is in Mexico City today for a conference on this finding.

- Fofo


On 16/05/14 06:16, Preston Forsythe wrote:

Video and story from today's WSJ.
Do we know any of the cavers-cave divers?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303908804579563971867031520.html?mod=djemITP_h
Preston in Muhlenberg Co., KY

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Oh, here's another link:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2629505/Was-Naia-American-Teenage-girls-skeleton-dating-ice-age-13-000-years-ago-oldest-Americas.html


- Fofo



On 16/05/14 07:28, Fofo wrote:

Yup, Beto Nava (yellow drysuit in the video/pictures) and Susan Bird
(blue drysuit in the video/pictures) are very active divers in Monterey
(the _other_ Monterey, the one in California) and cave divers in Mexico
(and other places, but because of their research they've been diving a
lot in Mexico recently).

They're both very nice and part (or the core group) of the Bay Area
Underwater Explorers in Monterey.

Beto is in Mexico City today for a conference on this finding.

- Fofo


On 16/05/14 06:16, Preston Forsythe wrote:

Video and story from today's WSJ.
Do we know any of the cavers-cave divers?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303908804579563971867031520.html?mod=djemITP_h

Preston in Muhlenberg Co., KY



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[Texascavers] Another new LED headlamp

2014-05-17 Thread David
Academy Stores has a headlamp called the INOVA STS, by Nite-ize.

I can not review it right now, but the specs look interesting.  It cost $
35 plus tax.

It is black in color, but the lens ring comes in a choice of either, blue
grey or orange.

I would presume that this headlamp should be acceptable as a primary source
of light in any Texas cave, and as a back-up to keep in the cavepack for
expedition trips to the big caves, because INOVA has a reputation for
durability.

David Locklear