texascavers Digest 31 Dec 2013 06:47:56 -0000 Issue 1905
Topics (messages 23193 through 23197):
22nd International Karstological School: Karst and Microorganisms
23193 by: George Veni
conference on cave micro in Slovenia
23194 by: Mixon Bill
for speleo-gamers
23195 by: David
NSS luminary talks
23196 by: Mixon Bill
Self and Small Party Rescue Webinar January 9th @ 6 PM Pacific
23197 by: Matt Bowers
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Dear Friends,
For the past 21 years the Karst Research Institute of Slovenia has offered
excellent training on a wide variety of karst topics. This year promises to be
no different. See the announcement and website below for more information.
Please feel free to forward this message to anyone who may be interested.
Wishing you a happy, safe, and healthy 2014 on behalf of everyone at the
National Cave and Karst Research Institute,
George
P.S.: NCKRI's offices remain closed until 2 January.
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Dear colleague!
You are cordially invited to participate at the 22nd International
Karstological School "CLASSICAL KARST": Karst and microorganisms from 16 to 20
June 2014 in Postojna, Slovenia.
The topics of this year's School are:
- Microbial diversity in the underground
- Geomicrobiology and ecological interactions in caves
- Microbes and natural processes in the underground
- Underground eutrophication
- Caves as a source of new subterranean species of microbes
- Microbes in caves related to biohazard
Registration is possible only online and will be open from 15 February until 30
April 2014.
The registration fee is 125 EUR and includes printed materials for the school
and excursions, refreshments during coffee breaks and attendance at the evening
reception. The registration fee for students is 25 EUR.
Abstracts in English are submitted at the registration.
More information is available at http://iks.zrc-sazu.si
Janez Mulec
Organizing Committee
Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU
Titov trg 2
SI-6230 Postojna
Slovenia
T: +386 5 700 1900
F: +386 5 700 1999
E: i...@zrc-sazu.si<mailto:i...@zrc-sazu.si>
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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: 575-887-5523
gv...@nckri.org<mailto:gv...@nckri.org>
www.nckri.org<http://www.nckri.org>
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Forwarded by Mixon:
Dear colleague!
You are cordially invited to participate at the 22nd International
Karstological School “CLASSICAL KARST”: Karst and microorganisms
from 16 to 20 June 2014 in Postojna, Slovenia.
The topics of this year's School are:
- Microbial diversity in the underground
- Geomicrobiology and ecological interactions in caves
- Microbes and natural processes in the underground
- Underground eutrophication
- Caves as a source of new subterranean species of microbes
- Microbes in caves related to biohazard
Registration is possible only online and will be open from 15
February until 30 April 2014.
The registration fee is 125 EUR and includes printed materials for
the school and excursions, refreshments during coffee breaks and
attendance at the evening reception. The registration fee for
students is 25 EUR.
Abstracts in English are submitted at the registration.
More information is available at http://iks.zrc-sazu.si
Janez Mulec
Organizing Committee
Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU
Titov trg 2
SI-6230 Postojna
Slovenia
T: +386 5 700 1900
F: +386 5 700 1999
E: i...@zrc-sazu.si
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I am not a gamer, but according to Google News, this is news.
The video game, "The Cave," is now free to download if you are using
Android, and are willing to download it from the Amazon App page,
http://www.amazon.com/Double-Fine-Productions-The-Cave/dp/B00H8WCPE2/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1388422841&sr=1-1&keywords=the+cave
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/A18mf-5CdQL.png
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I've finally gotten around to watching downloads of the three hour-
long "luminary talks" given at the NSS convention last summer. This is
a series of lectures organized for the first time in 2012 by Geary
Schindel. I recommend all six of them. Instead of spending a lot of
time binging on "The Walking Dead" or some such, download them from
https://secure.caves.org/luminaries/index.shtml
In theory they are in the "members only" secure area on the NSS web
site that you have to log in to from the home page at caves.org, but
it seems that the URL above works for anybody. It only takes a couple
of minutes each to download the MP4 files, except for Dwight Deal's,
which takes longer. The web site claims it's ~100 MB like the rest,
but the file is actually 487 MB. Don't try to run more than one
download simultaneously; the NSS server does not deal well with that.
From a strictly entertainment point of view, those by Roger Brucker
and Texan Dwight Deal are probably best, but all have a lot of
interesting history of caving and the NSS. -- Mixon
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Bigamy is having one wife too many. So is monogamy.
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Cavers -
This is the next edition of the NSS webinar series. These are free & very
worth the time.
Please feel free to share this with your grottos. Thanks!
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Self Rescue: When YOU become the rescuer!
Jessica Deli, NCRC
January 9, 2014, 9 pm EST (6pm, Pacific)
Jessica Deli is an NCRC Instructor and the Central Region Coordinator and
has been involved with the National Cave Rescue Commission since 2005. She
has also served as a Board Member and Secretary for the Indiana Department
of Homeland Security SAR Training and Advisory Committee since 2005.
Jessica will be discussing several situations regarding Small Party cave
rescue. Some of the topics will be:
-- Do all cave related accidents and injuries require a call out?
-- How do I know if, and when I should call for outside help?
-- What can I do to help facilitate a safe and efficient evacuation of an
injured caver?
We'll take a closer look at these questions to determine how we can help an
injured caver exit under their own power and the training qualifications
that are available.
This is a must see webinar for anyone who is a caver. You don't know what
you "Don't Know"!
Register for free at:
<https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/208328967>
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/208328967
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Coming in March....
The Giant Crystals and Tiny Microbes of Naica
by Penny Boston
March 5, 2014, 9 pm EST.
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