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Holy Horseshoes, Vinemeeters! or: what I really Didn't know about horseshoes!

I’ve been thinking about Dowser’s Vinemeet the weekend of June 24th thru the 26th, in Louisville, Kentucky (shameless plug!) and about horseshoes, tying right into the gang spending that Saturday at the world Famous Churchill Downs racetrack.

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My Vinemeet Dilemma! or: How Do I Be In Two Places at One time?!

I gotta say right off the bat folks, Dowser has planned one heck of a Vinemeet! Actually, I should say is planning one heck of a Vinemeet! And you'll be sorry if you're not there! But on to my Dilemma! It's a scheduling conflict on the same day!

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Going underground in search of new drugs

Every few months, chemist Brian Bachmann sheds his white lab coat, collects his flashlight, helmet, surgical gloves and knotted rope, puts on old clothes and hiking boots and heads to a nearby cave.

Seeking dreams in realm of jinn

The world's leading cave scientists have joined an Emirati geography professor to search for a fabled cave near the Oman border.

Cavers on brink of linking Cumbria with Lancashire and Yorkshire

A group of die-hard fans are exploring a labyrinth of caverns 100-150m down known as the Three Counties System, which is already regarded as one of the premier caving areas in the UK.

This Day I Am Ashamed to be a Member of the 'Vine. Not a word about the victims?

I've been up since three this morning, just thinking, and reading article after article, post after post, comment after comment, here on the Vine, each about the tragedy that occurred yesterday in Tuscon, Arizona.

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Conquering an Infinite Cave (Vietnam)

An amazingly beautiful system of caves in Vietnam. Many awesome pictures!

To the Newsvine Staff: I present to you my RAV nominee, Dowser. To the Membership: I present to you my RAV nominee, Dowser.

I’m writing this article to offer my nomination to the Staff and to the Membership, to please consider conferring the RAV to a member well deserving whom I believe has consistently demonstrated the very best attributes a member can, of our august community.

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Crazy goats climb 160ft dam

Amazing photos... how do they do that?

Inside the Other Covert Asian War: Russian Yeti vs Bears

Most of us are familiar with the covert war being waged by the CIA and their proxy armies on the Afghan-Pakistan border.

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