texascavers Digest 20 Jul 2013 01:50:35 -0000 Issue 1805
Topics (messages 22207 through 22211):
Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
22207 by: Julia Germany
22208 by: Julia Germany
22209 by: Stefan Creaser
22211 by: Mimi Jasek
Forwaded from the SWR list: G.d. reclassified as Pseudogymnoascus destructans
22210 by: Logan McNatt
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I should have mentioned Mal's friend Dorothy has her own law firm in Austin!
- from julia's cell
On Jul 19, 2013, at 17:06, Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Julia.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Julia Germany <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Mal's family is! The dude did not have proof of ins. at scene of accident
>> and was driving a 2012 Fiat. a little search on google and the family
>> learned this dude had a DWI in Oct. Just met Mal's best friend from college,
>> Dorothy Butler. She is pissed and going to be a huge help legally to the
>> family - not just w/ the jackass who hit her, but also with Mal's
>> financials. She has an amazing and diverse group of people helping her. Just
>> learned she will need at least a year of rehab. Very tough on the family.
>> They keep saying that if this had happened back home Mal would be dead -
>> that's how good the treatment is here. Also learned her uncle is a major
>> superstar neurologist in NYC who trained her team here. Small world. He's
>> the one who told her mom to start preparing mentally and financially for the
>> long term recovery.
>>
>> Kevin and Em just arrived. They will provide an update later.
>>
>> Headed home now!
>>
>> - from julia's cell
>>
>> On Jul 19, 2013, at 14:48, Don Arburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Is Rex pressing charges?
>>>
>>> Sent cellularly.
>>> -Don
>>>
>>> On Jul 19, 2013, at 2:47 PM, caverarch <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> That is good news.
>>>>
>>>> Roger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Austin McRee <[email protected]>
>>>> To: greater_houston_grotto <[email protected]>
>>>> Cc: Mimi Jasek <[email protected]>; Julia Germany <[email protected]>;
>>>> Texascavers <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 2:15 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> His name is Rex, a friend of hers from baton rouge. He sustained two
>>>> broken legs and a broken clavicle but was discharged from the hospital
>>>> today.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 18, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok guys. Sorry. Bad call. Looks like he's a different guy ... not the guy
>>>>> who was hit with Mal ...
>>>>> Sorry.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Mimi Jasek <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> Thank you so much for this information. If he was a friend of Mallory's,
>>>>>> I know she would want our best wishes for him too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mimi Jasek
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jul 18, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Julia Germany <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just checked Jon's FB page. He lives in Austin. Here is a post from
>>>>>>> approx. one hour ago from one of his friend's:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ____
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello Friends!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lots of folks have been calling and texting, emailing and FBing
>>>>>>> concerned and inquiring about Jon's health. Jon is currently at Seton
>>>>>>> Medical Center and in the care of medical folks who know him well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> He has a severe blood infection with some other complications. He's not
>>>>>>> in a condition for visitors but close friends will be replying to
>>>>>>> texts, posts and emails as they come in so keep 'em coming. They mean
>>>>>>> so much to him.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _____
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For those in Houston - Seton is the Memorial Hermann of Austin......
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> julia
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> To: GHG <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 6:42 am
>>>>>>> Subject: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> He's the other person who got hit with Mallory.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> His FB page:
>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/jon.blondell.1?directed_target_id=0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Lyndon Tiu
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Lyndon Tiu
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BTW: met Mal's dad as I was leaving. Poor man needs our love, too. Very hard on
him to only be here on weekends!
- from julia's cell
On Jul 19, 2013, at 17:33, Julia Germany <[email protected]> wrote:
> I should have mentioned Mal's friend Dorothy has her own law firm in Austin!
>
> - from julia's cell
>
> On Jul 19, 2013, at 17:06, Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Julia.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Julia Germany <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Mal's family is! The dude did not have proof of ins. at scene of accident
>>> and was driving a 2012 Fiat. a little search on google and the family
>>> learned this dude had a DWI in Oct. Just met Mal's best friend from
>>> college, Dorothy Butler. She is pissed and going to be a huge help legally
>>> to the family - not just w/ the jackass who hit her, but also with Mal's
>>> financials. She has an amazing and diverse group of people helping her.
>>> Just learned she will need at least a year of rehab. Very tough on the
>>> family. They keep saying that if this had happened back home Mal would be
>>> dead - that's how good the treatment is here. Also learned her uncle is a
>>> major superstar neurologist in NYC who trained her team here. Small world.
>>> He's the one who told her mom to start preparing mentally and financially
>>> for the long term recovery.
>>>
>>> Kevin and Em just arrived. They will provide an update later.
>>>
>>> Headed home now!
>>>
>>> - from julia's cell
>>>
>>> On Jul 19, 2013, at 14:48, Don Arburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is Rex pressing charges?
>>>>
>>>> Sent cellularly.
>>>> -Don
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 19, 2013, at 2:47 PM, caverarch <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That is good news.
>>>>>
>>>>> Roger
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Austin McRee <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: greater_houston_grotto <[email protected]>
>>>>> Cc: Mimi Jasek <[email protected]>; Julia Germany <[email protected]>;
>>>>> Texascavers <[email protected]>
>>>>> Sent: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 2:15 pm
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> His name is Rex, a friend of hers from baton rouge. He sustained two
>>>>> broken legs and a broken clavicle but was discharged from the hospital
>>>>> today.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 18, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok guys. Sorry. Bad call. Looks like he's a different guy ... not the
>>>>>> guy who was hit with Mal ...
>>>>>> Sorry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Mimi Jasek <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> Thank you so much for this information. If he was a friend of
>>>>>>> Mallory's, I know she would want our best wishes for him too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mimi Jasek
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jul 18, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Julia Germany <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just checked Jon's FB page. He lives in Austin. Here is a post from
>>>>>>>> approx. one hour ago from one of his friend's:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello Friends!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lots of folks have been calling and texting, emailing and FBing
>>>>>>>> concerned and inquiring about Jon's health. Jon is currently at Seton
>>>>>>>> Medical Center and in the care of medical folks who know him well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He has a severe blood infection with some other complications. He's
>>>>>>>> not in a condition for visitors but close friends will be replying to
>>>>>>>> texts, posts and emails as they come in so keep 'em coming. They mean
>>>>>>>> so much to him.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For those in Houston - Seton is the Memorial Hermann of Austin......
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> julia
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> To: GHG <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 6:42 am
>>>>>>>> Subject: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He's the other person who got hit with Mallory.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> His FB page:
>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/jon.blondell.1?directed_target_id=0
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Lyndon Tiu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Lyndon Tiu
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Surely we just invite him to a caving event to share his side of the story ;-)
- S
________________________________________
From: Julia Germany [[email protected]]
Sent: 19 July 2013 17:33
To: Lyndon Tiu
Cc: GHG; Don Arburn; caverarch; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
I should have mentioned Mal's friend Dorothy has her own law firm in Austin!
- from julia's cell
On Jul 19, 2013, at 17:06, Lyndon Tiu
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Thanks Julia.
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Julia Germany
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Mal's family is! The dude did not have proof of ins. at scene of accident and
was driving a 2012 Fiat. a little search on google and the family learned this
dude had a DWI in Oct. Just met Mal's best friend from college, Dorothy Butler.
She is pissed and going to be a huge help legally to the family - not just w/
the jackass who hit her, but also with Mal's financials. She has an amazing and
diverse group of people helping her. Just learned she will need at least a year
of rehab. Very tough on the family. They keep saying that if this had happened
back home Mal would be dead - that's how good the treatment is here. Also
learned her uncle is a major superstar neurologist in NYC who trained her team
here. Small world. He's the one who told her mom to start preparing mentally
and financially for the long term recovery.
Kevin and Em just arrived. They will provide an update later.
Headed home now!
- from julia's cell
On Jul 19, 2013, at 14:48, Don Arburn
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Is Rex pressing charges?
Sent cellularly.
-Don
On Jul 19, 2013, at 2:47 PM, caverarch
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
That is good news.
Roger
-----Original Message-----
From: Austin McRee <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
To: greater_houston_grotto
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Cc: Mimi Jasek <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; Julia Germany
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; Texascavers
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 2:15 pm
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
His name is Rex, a friend of hers from baton rouge. He sustained two broken
legs and a broken clavicle but was discharged from the hospital today.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 18, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Lyndon Tiu
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Ok guys. Sorry. Bad call. Looks like he's a different guy ... not the guy who
was hit with Mal ...
Sorry.
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Mimi Jasek
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Thank you so much for this information. If he was a friend of Mallory's, I know
she would want our best wishes for him too.
Mimi Jasek
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 18, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Julia Germany
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Just checked Jon's FB page. He lives in Austin. Here is a post from approx.
one hour ago from one of his friend's:
____
Hello Friends!
Lots of folks have been calling and texting, emailing and FBing concerned and
inquiring about Jon's health. Jon is currently at Seton Medical Center and in
the care of medical folks who know him well.
He has a severe blood infection with some other complications. He's not in a
condition for visitors but close friends will be replying to texts, posts and
emails as they come in so keep 'em coming. They mean so much to him.
_____
For those in Houston - Seton is the Memorial Hermann of Austin......
julia
-----Original Message-----
From: Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
To: GHG
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 6:42 am
Subject: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
He's the other person who got hit with Mallory.
His FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/jon.blondell.1?directed_target_id=0
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Thanks to all of you for keeping us up to date. Mallory, and her friend Rex, I
hope, are truly blessed to have not only survived this accident, but to also
have a support system as vast and varied as it seems to be. As is often said,
it takes a community. May they both come out on the other side of this major
disruption to their lives as whole and wonderful in every way as they were
before:)
As to the legal aspects of this event in regards to the DWI driver, I hope this
time he is taken off the road for a long time. I have lost two who were as
family/brothers to me in a DWI accident, and even though I know alcoholism is a
disease, I have no sympathy for anyone who drinks and drives. The consequences
are too dire:(
Mimi Jasek
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 19, 2013, at 5:33 PM, Julia Germany <[email protected]> wrote:
> I should have mentioned Mal's friend Dorothy has her own law firm in Austin!
>
> - from julia's cell
>
> On Jul 19, 2013, at 17:06, Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Julia.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Julia Germany <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Mal's family is! The dude did not have proof of ins. at scene of accident
>>> and was driving a 2012 Fiat. a little search on google and the family
>>> learned this dude had a DWI in Oct. Just met Mal's best friend from
>>> college, Dorothy Butler. She is pissed and going to be a huge help legally
>>> to the family - not just w/ the jackass who hit her, but also with Mal's
>>> financials. She has an amazing and diverse group of people helping her.
>>> Just learned she will need at least a year of rehab. Very tough on the
>>> family. They keep saying that if this had happened back home Mal would be
>>> dead - that's how good the treatment is here. Also learned her uncle is a
>>> major superstar neurologist in NYC who trained her team here. Small world.
>>> He's the one who told her mom to start preparing mentally and financially
>>> for the long term recovery.
>>>
>>> Kevin and Em just arrived. They will provide an update later.
>>>
>>> Headed home now!
>>>
>>> - from julia's cell
>>>
>>> On Jul 19, 2013, at 14:48, Don Arburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is Rex pressing charges?
>>>>
>>>> Sent cellularly.
>>>> -Don
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 19, 2013, at 2:47 PM, caverarch <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That is good news.
>>>>>
>>>>> Roger
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Austin McRee <[email protected]>
>>>>> To: greater_houston_grotto <[email protected]>
>>>>> Cc: Mimi Jasek <[email protected]>; Julia Germany <[email protected]>;
>>>>> Texascavers <[email protected]>
>>>>> Sent: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 2:15 pm
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> His name is Rex, a friend of hers from baton rouge. He sustained two
>>>>> broken legs and a broken clavicle but was discharged from the hospital
>>>>> today.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 18, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok guys. Sorry. Bad call. Looks like he's a different guy ... not the
>>>>>> guy who was hit with Mal ...
>>>>>> Sorry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Mimi Jasek <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> Thank you so much for this information. If he was a friend of
>>>>>>> Mallory's, I know she would want our best wishes for him too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mimi Jasek
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jul 18, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Julia Germany <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just checked Jon's FB page. He lives in Austin. Here is a post from
>>>>>>>> approx. one hour ago from one of his friend's:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello Friends!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lots of folks have been calling and texting, emailing and FBing
>>>>>>>> concerned and inquiring about Jon's health. Jon is currently at Seton
>>>>>>>> Medical Center and in the care of medical folks who know him well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He has a severe blood infection with some other complications. He's
>>>>>>>> not in a condition for visitors but close friends will be replying to
>>>>>>>> texts, posts and emails as they come in so keep 'em coming. They mean
>>>>>>>> so much to him.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For those in Houston - Seton is the Memorial Hermann of Austin......
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> julia
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> To: GHG <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 6:42 am
>>>>>>>> Subject: [greater_houston_grotto] Jon Blondell
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He's the other person who got hit with Mallory.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> His FB page:
>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/jon.blondell.1?directed_target_id=0
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Lyndon Tiu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Lyndon Tiu
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Research have performed DNA sequencing on the fungus formerly known as
Geomyces destructans, and have taxonomically reclassified it as
Pseudogymnoascus destructans. The paper also discusses the taxonomic
relationship with several other fungi found or discovered from bat
hibernacula soil sampling.
The paper is published in the journal Fungal Biology, but those of us
without a subscription can read the abstract online at:
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"White-nose syndrome of bats, caused by the fungus previously known as
Geomyces destructans, has decimated populations of insectivorous bats
in eastern North America. Recent work on fungi associated with bat
hibernacula uncovered a large number of species of Geomyces and
allies, far exceeding the number of described species. Communication
about these species has been hindered by the lack of a modern
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needed to understand the origin ofGeomyces destructans and to target
closely related species and their genomes for the purposes of
understanding mechanisms of pathogenicity. We addressed these issues
by generating DNA sequence data for the ITS region, LSU, MCM7, RPB2,
and TEF1 from a diverse array of Geomyces and allies that included
isolates recovered from bat hibernacula as well as those that
represent important type species. Phylogenetic analyses indicate
Geomyces and allies should be classified in the family
Pseudeurotiaceae, and the generaGeomyces, Gymnostellatospora, and
Pseudogymnoascus should be recognized as distinct. TrueGeomyces are
restricted to a basal lineage based on phylogenetic placement of the
type species, G. auratus. Thus, Geomyces destructans is placed in
genus Pseudogymnoascus. The closest relatives of P. destructans are
members of the Pseudogymnoascus roseus species complex, however, the
isolated and long branch of P. destructans indicates that none of the
species included in this study are closely related, thus providing
further support to the hypothesis that this pathogen is non-native and
invasive in eastern North America. Several conidia-producing isolates
from bat hibernacula previously identified as members ofPseudeurotium
are determined to belong to the genus Leuconeurospora, which is
widespread, especially in colder regions. Teberdinia hygrophila is
transferred to Pseudeurotium as Pseudeurotium hygrophilum, comb. nov.,
in accordance with the one name per fungus system of classification,
and two additional combinations are made in Pseudogymnoascus including
P. carnis and P. pannorum. Additional sampling from other regions of
the world is needed to better understand the evolution and
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