texascavers Digest 16 May 2013 19:17:51 -0000 Issue 1757
Topics (messages 21778 through 21787):
Re: A way to find caves in the Guads
21778 by: Robert Tait
Bats video introduces lineup for Austin City Limits music fest
21779 by: Logan McNatt
National Cave and Karst Management Symposium: important reminder!
21780 by: George Veni
Hugh Herr is a climber who lost both legs in a climbing accident on Mt.
Washington many years ago. he is now an MIT Professor
21781 by: Geary Schindel
Were Neanderthals artists?
21782 by: Diana Tomchick
Re: Brown Bag on Thursday, May 16 at 11:30 am on the use of environmental
tracers to understand the hydrogeological functining of karst aquifers by
Bartolome Andreo
21783 by: Geary Schindel
New light source
21784 by: Louise Power
21785 by: George D. Nincehelser
A beautiful page of bat pictures
21786 by: Lee H. Skinner
21787 by: Lee H. Skinner
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Thermal camera on the Cheap...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyrawson/ir-blue-thermal-imaging-smartphone-accessory
It's an add on for an Smart Phone. Resolution is low, but so is the price.
Mine should arrive in June.
I'll post a review.
Cheers
Rob (in upstate NY)
On May 14, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Andy Gluesenkamp <[email protected]>
wrote:
> This sounds like a job for Agent Cooper.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 14, 2013, at 4:52 PM, "Lee H. Skinner" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hunters In Louisiana Build Thermal Camera Carrying Drone to Hunt Hogs
>>
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/d5fnsgr
>> N?ow how about using it to hunt blowholes in the Guadalupes on a cold winter
>> day, or hot summer day with that thermal camera.?
>> Lee Skinner
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This creative video is clever and fun to watch, in my opinion, although some folks may not like it. If the link doesn't work, just Google ACL
Fest 2013.
Logan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0popthrpa8w
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Dear Friends,
Last week NCKRI hosted the Sinkhole Conference, which based on the many calls,
e-mails, and personal comments we've received, went fabulously well. We're now
looking forward to hosting another conference on 4-8 November 2013: the
National Cave and Karst Management Symposium (NCKMS). We've teamed up with the
Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and US Forest Service to make
it exceptional.
As an important reminder, in two weeks and three days, June 1st 2013, is the
deadline for NCKMS papers. Do not expect any leeway in that deadline because to
address a concern about some past NCKMSs, where the proceedings were not
published until well after the meeting, we will have the proceedings ready when
you arrive!
The theme for the 2013 NCKMS is "A Changing Climate," and will address the
topic of climate change in the broadest sense, to include the impact of changes
in our physical climate as well as changes in the political, technological, and
social climate on cave and karst management. However, we encourage authors to
submit papers on all topics relevant to the management of caves and karst
resources.
We have already received several interesting papers and the US National Park
Service is planning a big showing to present their new cave and karst inventory
and monitoring protocols. A great line-up of workshops and trips are scheduled,
and the registration price is a bargain. George Huppert Scholarships are
available for those, especially students, needing financial assistance.
For more NCKMS details, visit http://nckms2013.businesscatalyst.com/.
Please forward this message or post it wherever you think people may be
interested. I hope to see you at the National Cave and Karst Research Institute
in Carlsbad, New Mexico, for the 20th NCKMS on 4-8 November 2013!
George
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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
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
www.nckri.org<http://www.nckri.org>
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http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t3#/video/bestoftv/2013/05/13/ctw-art-of-movement-bionic-leg.cnn
Thought you all might like to see this.
Geary M. Schindel, P.G.
Director - Chief Technical Officer
Aquifer Science
[cid:[email protected]]
900 E. Quincy Street
San Antonio, TX 78215
210.222.2204
[email protected]
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[cid:[email protected]] <http://www.edwardsaquifer.org/rss.php>
[cid:[email protected]] <http://twitter.com/#!/EdwardsAquifer>
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Check out the news feature in this week's Nature magazine about a Catalan
researcher that is trying to verify ancient cave paintings as Neanderthal
artifacts:
http://www.nature.com/news/neanderthal-culture-old-masters-1.12974
Diana
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Diana R. Tomchick
Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Biophysics
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Rm. ND10.214B
Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A.
Email: [email protected]
214-645-6383 (phone)
214-645-6353 (fax)
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
The future of medicine, today.
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Edwards Aquifer Philosophical Society -
aka brown bag luncheon
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.
Edwards Aquifer Authority
Training Room
900 E Quincy Street, San Antonio, TX 78215
Dr. Bartolome Andreo Navarro from the Centre of Hydrogeology and the Department
of Geology, University Malaga, Spain ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) will
make a presentation titled: The Use of Environmental Tracers to Understand the
Hydrogeological Functioning of Karst Aquifers - some examples from
Mediterranean Basin.
The presentation will be held on Thursday, May 16 at 11:30 a.m. in the training
room at the Edwards Aquifer Authority. These are informal presentations so
please feel free to bring your lunch. For those who have not attended a brown
bag presentation in the last year, the Edwards Aquifer Authority has a new
address. We've haven't moved locations but have changed our street access from
St. Mary's Street to either Quincy Street or Camden Street. Please enter the
building through the new lobby and you will be directed to the training room.
You may also contact the EAA at 210.222.2204 or
www.edwardsaquifer.org<http://www.edwardsaquifer.org/> for additional
directions.
If you are traveling a long distance to the talk, I would recommend that you
call our receptionist that morning to make sure that the talk is still
scheduled at the number above. On very rare occasions, we have had to cancel
or move the talk. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you.
Geary Schindel, P.G.
Chief Technical Officer
Edwards Aquifer Authority
210.222.2204
Bio:
Dr. Bartolome Andreo is professor of hydrogeology at the University of Malaga
in Spain. His background interests include karst hydrology and tracers. He has
worked in Europe, China, Africa, and the Caribbean.
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I'd like to call your attention to an alternate light source I found online
this morning. It's a rechargable, packable source that, when inflated, will
float in water. With everything that's going on weatherwise lately, it might be
a good thing to have. I also thought it might be a good thing to put in your
cave pack in case of emergency.
Apparently it's being used worldwide in emergency situations, e.g., Honduras
and Japan. They also have a "buy one, give one" program which, when you buy one
for yourself, donates one of the lights to one of their emergency programs.
Check this out. They're really inexpensive--less than $20. I think I'm going to
buy at least one for myself since I live in earthquake country.
http://luminaid.gostorego.com/
PLEASE NOTE: Right now, they've gotten so much publicity that they're sold out,
but you can pre-order for shipment in late May to mid June.
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Interesting idea, but the battery bothers me.
The battery only holds a charge for 4 months. Unless you have a way to
keep it charged, you might not have light available at the onset of an
emergency. It would, however, be very useful in the recovery period after
a natural disaster.
I'd like to see one with a small conventional battery that would insure you
would get through an initial period of darkness.
Personally, I like to keep a good number of chemical lightsticks around.
Granted, they aren't reusable, and they aren't terribly bright, but they
can be a comfort in darkness and are kid-friendly. I just bought a 10-pack
of 12-hour reds for $7 on Amazon. (I chose red to preserve night vision).
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Louise Power <[email protected]>wrote:
> I'd like to call your attention to an alternate light source I found
> online this morning. It's a rechargable, packable source that, when
> inflated, will float in water. With everything that's going on weatherwise
> lately, it might be a good thing to have. I also thought it might be a good
> thing to put in your cave pack in case of emergency.
>
> Apparently it's being used worldwide in emergency situations, e.g.,
> Honduras and Japan. They also have a "buy one, give one" program which,
> when you buy one for yourself, donates one of the lights to one of their
> emergency programs.
>
> Check this out. They're really inexpensive--less than $20. I think I'm
> going to buy at least one for myself since I live in earthquake country.
>
> http://luminaid.gostorego.com/
>
> PLEASE NOTE: Right now, they've gotten so much publicity that they're sold
> out, but you can pre-order for shipment in late May to mid June.
>
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http://tinyurl.com/d4o2ue8
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Bat pictures and facts:
http://tinyurl.com/d4o2ue8
Lee Skinner
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