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Capitalism Saved the Miners The profit = innovation dynamic was everywhere at the mine rescue site. Daniel Henniger The Wall Street Journal 10/14/2010 It needs to be said. The rescue of the Chilean miners is a smashing victory for free-market capitalism. Amid the boundless human joy of the miners’ liberation, it may seem churlish to […] October 14th, 2010 | Tags: Brandon Fisher, Center Rock Inc., Chile, Cupron Inc., free-market capitalism, mining disaster, Samsung, Schramm Inc. | Category: Asia, Economy, Employment, Pennsylvania, South America, technology, United States, Virginia | Comments are closed
Florencio Avalos, left, in protective dark glasses. He and 32 others have been trapped since 8/5/2010. 31 year old Florencio Avalos, the first of 33 miners to be rescued, surfaces after 69 days underground. The Blaze 10/12/2010 11:11 pm EDT SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — Florencio Avalos, the first of 33 miners […] October 12th, 2010 | Tags: Chile, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, Florencio Avalos, Jeff Hart, Los 33, Matt Staffel, mining disaster, NASA | Category: South America | Comments are closed
Photo AFP/Getty. Miners' families embrace American driller Matt Staffel upon completion of the rescue shaft Andrew Malcolm Top of the Ticket Los Angeles Times 10/11/2010 Chile miners must be thanking the heavens for Florida Rep. Connie Mack right about now. Or soon anyway. The men have been trapped nearly a half-mile underground for […] October 11th, 2010 | Tags: Chile, Los 33, Matt Staffel, mining disaster, NASA, Rep. Connie Mack | Category: Congress, Florida, Humor, South America | Comments are closed
LiveLeak.com 9/26/2010 A 17-year-old is lassoed and dragged off by a horseman after she and other animal rights activists entered a corral to protest against the rodeo. The Chilean Rodeo Federation’s director “regretted what happened, but at the same time justified the attitude of the riders. View the video at LiveLeak.com . Don’t worry: no […] September 30th, 2010 | Tags: Chile, Chilean Rodeo Federation, cowboys, protestor | Category: South America, Video | Comments are closed
A woman sits in front a quake-damaged house in Talca, Chile, after a 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country. Source: AP FoxNews.com 2/27/2010 President Michele Bachelet declared a state of catastrophe in central Chile after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck [at 3:34 am local time] Saturday. The most powerful quake to hit the country […] February 27th, 2010 | Tags: Chile | Category: Environment, Hawai'i, South America | Comments are closed
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