[PBSS] PBSS February meeting

2012-02-23 Thread Jacqueline Thomas
Meeting notes February 14th 2012 The February meeting of the PBSS opened at 1901 with Matthew, Alex, Bill, Walter, Kel, Tony, and Jacqui. We have money. We had a report on the Blue Quail Cave dig and discussed what we saw, what the camera-on-a-stick saw, where we might go and how to remove

texascavers Digest 24 Feb 2012 00:09:33 -0000 Issue 1505

2012-02-23 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 24 Feb 2012 00:09:33 - Issue 1505 Topics (messages 19629 through 19635): Re: Cost of Rabies Shots 19629 by: Stefan Creaser 19630 by: caverarch Announcement: June 2012 cave and karst classes! 19631 by: George Veni Further to the rabies discussion

RE: [Texascavers] Springtails at -2,000 m

2012-02-23 Thread Louise Power
Hi Sam, I noticed at the very beginning of the article the services of a company that can help you with those pesky critters: Custom Care Pest Services - If we don't solve your pest problem, it's free! - www.customcarepest.com Guaranteed services or it's free. Think they'll go into caves?

Re: [Texascavers] Springtails at -2,000 m

2012-02-23 Thread Logan McNatt
The biologists say that the primary obstacle to studying these mysterious creatures is that you need such a long damn net. On 2/23/2012 10:16 AM, Sam Young wrote: http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-scientists-deepest-terrestrial-arthropod.html

[Texascavers] cave-diving video

2012-02-23 Thread Mixon Bill
There is a nice eleven-minute video of cave diving in Quintana Roo at www.karstworlds.com/2012/02/mexico-cave-diving-expedition.html (and probably elsewhere one the web, as things work these days). It is impressive how well the divers swim among the formations without breaking them.

[Texascavers] Members Manual Needs Updates by Friday Morning!

2012-02-23 Thread R D Milhollin
I think she's serious! - Forwarded Message - From: Meredith Hall Johnson mereca...@yahoo.comHi NSS, This e-mail will tell you what you need to do today to be included in the next NSS Members Manual, what information is needed, why it is important, and who you can contact. What Do

[Texascavers] Update on Congressional funding for WNS from Peter Youngbaer

2012-02-23 Thread R D Milhollin
I thought it would be helpful to post some information about  Congressional and Administrative funding for WNS, just to set some context for the overall discussions about WNS. As we reported earlier, the Federal Fiscal Year 2012 budget act , which finally passed in late December for the fiscal

[PBSS] PBSS February meeting

2012-02-23 Thread Jacqueline Thomas
Meeting notes February 14th 2012 The February meeting of the PBSS opened at 1901 with Matthew, Alex, Bill, Walter, Kel, Tony, and Jacqui. We have money. We had a report on the Blue Quail Cave dig and discussed what we saw, what the camera-on-a-stick saw, where we might go and how to remove

texascavers Digest 24 Feb 2012 00:09:33 -0000 Issue 1505

2012-02-23 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 24 Feb 2012 00:09:33 - Issue 1505 Topics (messages 19629 through 19635): Re: Cost of Rabies Shots 19629 by: Stefan Creaser 19630 by: caverarch Announcement: June 2012 cave and karst classes! 19631 by: George Veni Further to the rabies discussion

[Texascavers] Springtails at -2,000 m

2012-02-23 Thread Sam Young
http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-scientists-deepest-terrestrial-arthropod.html

RE: [Texascavers] Springtails at -2,000 m

2012-02-23 Thread Louise Power
Hi Sam, I noticed at the very beginning of the article the services of a company that can help you with those pesky critters: Custom Care Pest Services - If we don't solve your pest problem, it's free! - www.customcarepest.com Guaranteed services or it's free. Think they'll go into caves?

Re: [Texascavers] Springtails at -2,000 m

2012-02-23 Thread Logan McNatt
The biologists say that the primary obstacle to studying these mysterious creatures is that you need such a long damn net. On 2/23/2012 10:16 AM, Sam Young wrote: http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-scientists-deepest-terrestrial-arthropod.html

[Texascavers] cave-diving video

2012-02-23 Thread Mixon Bill
There is a nice eleven-minute video of cave diving in Quintana Roo at www.karstworlds.com/2012/02/mexico-cave-diving-expedition.html (and probably elsewhere one the web, as things work these days). It is impressive how well the divers swim among the formations without breaking them.

[Texascavers] Members Manual Needs Updates by Friday Morning!

2012-02-23 Thread R D Milhollin
I think she's serious! - Forwarded Message - From: Meredith Hall Johnson mereca...@yahoo.comHi NSS, This e-mail will tell you what you need to do today to be included in the next NSS Members Manual, what information is needed, why it is important, and who you can contact. What Do

[Texascavers] Members Manual Needs Updates by Friday Morning!

2012-02-23 Thread Jim Kennedy
- Forwarded Message - From: Meredith Hall Johnson mereca...@yahoo.com To: varl...@listserv.vt.edu Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:36 PM Subject: Members Manual Needs Updates by Friday Morning! Hi NSS, This e-mail will tell you what you need to do today to be included in the

[Texascavers] Update on Congressional funding for WNS from Peter Youngbaer

2012-02-23 Thread R D Milhollin
I thought it would be helpful to post some information about  Congressional and Administrative funding for WNS, just to set some context for the overall discussions about WNS. As we reported earlier, the Federal Fiscal Year 2012 budget act , which finally passed in late December for the fiscal

[Texascavers] ASS defunct?

2012-02-23 Thread R D Milhollin
The NSS Internal Organizations committee posted a short list of grottos that had failed to renew as I/O's with the NSS, and I was surprised to see the Aggie Speleological Society as one of about 5 or so. The letter sent as the final contact attempt (after few e-mails) was reported returned as

[PBSS] PBSS February meeting

2012-02-23 Thread Jacqueline Thomas
Meeting notes February 14th 2012 The February meeting of the PBSS opened at 1901 with Matthew, Alex, Bill, Walter, Kel, Tony, and Jacqui. We have money. We had a report on the Blue Quail Cave dig and discussed what we saw, what the camera-on-a-stick saw, where we might go and how to remove

texascavers Digest 24 Feb 2012 00:09:33 -0000 Issue 1505

2012-02-23 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 24 Feb 2012 00:09:33 - Issue 1505 Topics (messages 19629 through 19635): Re: Cost of Rabies Shots 19629 by: Stefan Creaser 19630 by: caverarch Announcement: June 2012 cave and karst classes! 19631 by: George Veni Further to the rabies discussion

[Texascavers] Springtails at -2,000 m

2012-02-23 Thread Sam Young
http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-scientists-deepest-terrestrial-arthropod.html

RE: [Texascavers] Springtails at -2,000 m

2012-02-23 Thread Louise Power
Hi Sam, I noticed at the very beginning of the article the services of a company that can help you with those pesky critters: Custom Care Pest Services - If we don't solve your pest problem, it's free! - www.customcarepest.com Guaranteed services or it's free. Think they'll go into caves?

Re: [Texascavers] Springtails at -2,000 m

2012-02-23 Thread Logan McNatt
The biologists say that the primary obstacle to studying these mysterious creatures is that you need such a long damn net. On 2/23/2012 10:16 AM, Sam Young wrote: http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-scientists-deepest-terrestrial-arthropod.html

[Texascavers] cave-diving video

2012-02-23 Thread Mixon Bill
There is a nice eleven-minute video of cave diving in Quintana Roo at www.karstworlds.com/2012/02/mexico-cave-diving-expedition.html (and probably elsewhere one the web, as things work these days). It is impressive how well the divers swim among the formations without breaking them.

[Texascavers] Members Manual Needs Updates by Friday Morning!

2012-02-23 Thread R D Milhollin
I think she's serious! - Forwarded Message - From: Meredith Hall Johnson mereca...@yahoo.comHi NSS, This e-mail will tell you what you need to do today to be included in the next NSS Members Manual, what information is needed, why it is important, and who you can contact. What Do

[Texascavers] Members Manual Needs Updates by Friday Morning!

2012-02-23 Thread Jim Kennedy
- Forwarded Message - From: Meredith Hall Johnson mereca...@yahoo.com To: varl...@listserv.vt.edu Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:36 PM Subject: Members Manual Needs Updates by Friday Morning! Hi NSS, This e-mail will tell you what you need to do today to be included in the

[Texascavers] Update on Congressional funding for WNS from Peter Youngbaer

2012-02-23 Thread R D Milhollin
I thought it would be helpful to post some information about  Congressional and Administrative funding for WNS, just to set some context for the overall discussions about WNS. As we reported earlier, the Federal Fiscal Year 2012 budget act , which finally passed in late December for the fiscal

[Texascavers] ASS defunct?

2012-02-23 Thread R D Milhollin
The NSS Internal Organizations committee posted a short list of grottos that had failed to renew as I/O's with the NSS, and I was surprised to see the Aggie Speleological Society as one of about 5 or so. The letter sent as the final contact attempt (after few e-mails) was reported returned as