texascavers Digest 31 Jan 2011 02:38:02 -0000 Issue 1236
Topics (messages 16975 through 16984):
Big Bend-Mexico Crossings
16975 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
16976 by: Mark Minton
16977 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
16981 by: Gill Edigar
16983 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
violence in Mexico
16978 by: Mixon Bill
16979 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
16982 by: Gill Edigar
Re: an interview with a cave diver
16980 by: Alex Sproul
Paris Underground
16984 by: Mark Minton
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Big Bend-Mexico Crossings
There has been a bit more publicity in the press about the "opening of the
(Class B) Border Crossing at Boquillas". Doesn't say much more in the way of
specifics than has been speculated on in this forum before.
Alpine Avalanche January 13, 2011 reports this as US Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) Commissioner Alan Bersin set up a podium on the US side of the
Boquillas crossing and said Great Words.
The Avalanche Publisher (John Dilmore) states: "Work is slated to begin in
July with the first public crossing to take place in April 2010."
Whatever exactly "public crossing" means. Who knows, but I still don't
envision a truck full of Texas Cavers sloshing North from the Sierra del
Carmine being met with open arms. Let me know what you find out.
January 28 Texas Tribune (A January 3 press release before his visit)
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-mexico-border-news/texas-mexico-border/border-parks-agencies-to-announce-border-crossing/?utm_source=texastribune.org&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Tribune%20Feed:%20Main%20Feed
There are other links within this article.
FYI - Class B port of entry
Class B ports of entry are ports designated for foreign national's who at the
time of applying for admission are permanent residents in possession of a
foreign national registration receipt card (Form I-151 or I-551; 'Green Card'),
a valid nonresident foreign national border crossing card, or who are
admissible without documents under documentary waiver provisions
DirtDoc
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Presumably that was April, 2012, if they're just starting
construction this year.
Mark Minton
At 05:20 PM 1/28/2011, [email protected] wrote:
Big Bend-Mexico Crossings
There has been a bit more publicity in the press about the "opening
of the (Class B) Border Crossing at Boquillas". Doesn't say much
more in the way of specifics than has been speculated on in this forum before.
Alpine Avalanche January 13, 2011 reports this as US Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Alan Bersin set up a podium on
the US side of the Boquillas crossing and said Great Words.
The Avalanche Publisher (John Dilmore) states: "Work is slated to
begin in July with the first public crossing to take place in April 2010."
Whatever exactly "public crossing" means. Who knows, but I still
don't envision a truck full of Texas Cavers sloshing North from the
Sierra del Carmine being met with open arms. Let me know what you find out.
January 28 Texas Tribune (A January 3 press release before his visit)
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-mexico-border-news/texas-mexico-border/border-parks-agencies-to-announce-border-crossing/?utm_source=texastribune.org&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Tribune%20Feed:%20Main%20Feed
There are other links within this article.
FYI - Class B port of entry
Class B ports of entry are ports designated for foreign national's
who at the time of applying for admission are permanent residents in
possession of a foreign national registration receipt card (Form
I-151 or I-551; 'Green Card'), a valid nonresident foreign national
border crossing card, or who are admissible without documents under
documentary waiver provisions
DirtDoc
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Yes. Sorry about that.
DirtDoc
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From: "Mark Minton" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 4:02:59 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] Re: Big Bend-Mexico Crossings
Presumably that was April, 2012, if they're just starting
construction this year.
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The Class B thing is interesting. I would say that I couldn't imagine
that if I showed up on the Texas side with my passport after crossing
the river by caving vehicle (or rowboat) that they'd turn me back but,
then, maybe I could.
--Ediger
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Sounds to me that it would be worth a try!! AFTER April 2012.
DirtDoc
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From: "Gill Edigar" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: "Mark Minton" <[email protected]>, "Cave Texas"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 6:56:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: Big Bend-Mexico Crossings
The Class B thing is interesting. I would say that I couldn't imagine
that if I showed up on the Texas side with my passport after crossing
the river by caving vehicle (or rowboat) that they'd turn me back but,
then, maybe I could.
--Ediger
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From today's NYT (sorry for any typos). -- Mixon
An American missionary couple was ambushed by gunmen on a highway in
Mexico about 70 miles from the border on Wednesday, and the woman was
fatally wounded, according to police in Pharr, Texas. The gunmen
opened fire when Samuel L. Davis refused to stop his pickup truck at
an illegal roadblock near the town of San Fernando. . . .
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The story I saw said this was a new, big, loaded, Macho pickup which the bad
guys covet. Not a beat-up old caver truck.
In God We Trust.
Dirtdoc
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From: "Mixon Bill" <[email protected]>
To: "Cavers Texas" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:05:58 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] violence in Mexico
From today's NYT (sorry for any typos). -- Mixon
An American missionary couple was ambushed by gunmen on a highway in
Mexico about 70 miles from the border on Wednesday, and the woman was
fatally wounded, according to police in Pharr, Texas. The gunmen
opened fire when Samuel L. Davis refused to stop his pickup truck at
an illegal roadblock near the town of San Fernando. . . .
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There are a lot of big, loaded, Macho vehicles being driven by cavers
of late. I think the days of beat-up old caver trucks are either way
back in the past or are about to experience a renaissance.
--Ediger
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 7:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> The story I saw said this was a new, big, loaded, Macho pickup which the bad
> guys covet. Not a beat-up old caver truck.
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>I am keen to see the documentary she and Wes Skiles made called "Hidden
>Rivers of Florida" (which is not just about caves).
It's available from the NSS A/V Library, Roger -- V953 -- and will soon be
available on DVD. But as you saw on Jill's site, that's just one episode of the 4-part series, "Water's Journey." The other three don't involve caves, and I haven't
seen them, but would like to.
Alex
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Alex Sproul
NSS 8086RL/FE
NSS Webmaster
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There was an NPR story today on the catacombs under
Paris: <http://www.npr.org/2011/01/30/133308592/parisunderground>.
There is also a National Geographic article on the subject, with a
photo
gallery:
<http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/paris-underground/shea-text>.
Mark Minton
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