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Iron-fisted football
OK, it may not be the Iron Lady’s most infamous legacy (that honor goes to the attack on the miners, the privatizing of public enterprises, and the extreme monetarism of macroeconomic pol… more →
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Santa Fe Getaway - Getting Artsy
wrote 10 hours ago: When you hear “Santa Fe,” most people immediately conjure up visions of art – and … more →
The Potosí Mines: Working in the Bowels of Hell
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wrote 1 day ago: Though deteriorating, Cerro Rico, or the Rich Hill still casts a majestic and impressive shadow over … more →
B.C. mining company justified in bringing in Chinese workers, Federal Court rules
wrote 1 day ago: OTTAWA — The government was justified in issuing a positive labour market opinion that allowed a Bri … more →
The Zigzag Way - Anita Desai
wrote 1 day ago: I am at work and don’t currently have this book with me. I had forgotten both the title and th … more →
Wine, Women and Song
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wrote 2 days ago: THIS journey begins like so many others. With me, frantically scouring Brisbane Airport for the man … more →
Rand Tumbles to 4-Year Low As South African Miners Demand 60% Pay Raise
wrote 2 days ago: The South African rand fell to four-year lows today, as automakers join mineworkers in wildcat strik … more →
Beneath our Feet – the coal mines and miners of Heaton
wrote 4 days ago: We all know that the North East was a coalmining region and that Newcastle was at its heart. But hav … more →
Um, Are Dildos, Condoms and Vibrators Considered, "Tools of the Trade?"
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wrote 5 days ago: Ya know, I never considered that when one speaks of “tools of the trade,” that perhaps o … more →
The Iron Lady's Legacy
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wrote 1 week ago: Source: Google Images In the days and weeks after the death of Margaret Thatcher, several buzzwords … more →
Sean Connery was here
wrote 1 week ago: You can only go to the Poconos so many times before you take a detour to Eckley Miners’ Villag … more →
Murder on the goldfields
wrote 1 week ago: English: Ballarat in 1853-1854 by Eugene von Guerard in 1884 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The goldfield … more →
South Africa's Rampant Police Brutality On The Miners Protest - Documentary
wrote 1 week ago: “Last year the video of police shooting dead protesting miners in South Africa shocked the wor … more →
China colliery blast kills 27 miners
wrote 1 week ago: 12 May 2013 Last updated at 00:00 ET Rescue teams have been bringing the dead and injured from the m … more →
China colliery blast kills 27 miners
wrote 1 week ago: 12 May 2013 Last updated at 00:00 ET Rescue teams have been bringing the dead and injured from the m … more →
In search of gold
wrote 2 weeks ago: A visit to Australia’s gold rush town Ballarat takes one back in time into a fascinating past A glim … more →
Feed The Knockers
wrote 2 weeks ago: Photography by Steve Christopher With our gushing blood and sweat we suffer, Until we miners break b … more →
Swing High
wrote 2 weeks ago: Gold’s daily cycle peaked on Friday, day 13 and today we see that gold formed a swing high off … more →
Murder Miners
wrote 2 weeks ago: How does this not look awesome? Murder Miners is a great game by JForce Games. In a variety of game … more →
They don’t tell you this in the Bradt book...
wrote 2 weeks ago: Miners and their whores It’s an odd mix of ex-pats in Freetown, odd because it’s not really a spectr … more →
