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10-02-2008, 08:13 PM
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To shreds, you say?
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From a Brazilian gold mine. The workers "rent" a meter square parcel of landand dig straight down. They then add their pail of mud to a larger lot which is then sifted for gold. The total pay out is prorated among the others in your lot. e.g. if you bring up 20 pails and the guy next to you brings up 15 pails you get shares proportional to your input of mud. It doesn't matter if your pails were the ones with all the gold, you are part of a pool. The images are truly stupendous and this tiny screen shot barely shows what is happening.
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10-02-2008, 08:50 PM
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Got a link to Stupendous? I wanna be stupended.
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10-02-2008, 10:28 PM
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To shreds, you say?
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If you really want to be stupended than go to your local bookseller and order a copy of "workers" by Salgado.
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10-02-2008, 10:31 PM
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Or Google South American gold mines. A lot of publications have done articles on them, as well as the African diamond mines.
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10-03-2008, 08:34 AM
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10-03-2008, 08:37 AM
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I watch NO QVC... nor do I window shop.
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10-03-2008, 08:51 AM
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ah. you're one of those in-and-out people, aren't ya? (nods)
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10-04-2008, 06:53 PM
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xoB, my son would have turned three this past Sept. 26; he passed away a couple of months ago. But that wasn't a bad idea... maybe I'll do that with the shades of citrine that are my daughter's birthstone
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10-07-2008, 10:12 AM
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Wow, Treasenuak, I'm ..
I'm so sorry to hear your sad news. That's so inadequate for what I'm feeling. You haven't asked for my input, but that kind of bombshell, delivered so casually... I'm just stunned. I have nothing to add, nothing to give you but that I share your grief. If I'm out of line in any way, I sincerely apologize. I know you haven't asked for anything. But... wow.
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