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parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,612	Need any tumbling rough from Nigeria Dec 11, 2006 7:34:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Dec 11, 2006 7:34:07 GMT -5 news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/africa_nigeria0s_stone_crushers/html/1.stm
	Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard, the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand. One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger erases human history. John McPhee - Basin and Range

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Need any tumbling rough from Nigeria Dec 11, 2006 8:35:08 GMT -5

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You know, one thing has always troubled me about these people. They live on about $1 a day, yet they all have huge family's. Seems to me that less children in a family would mean their money would go farther.

rallyrocks fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2005 Posts: 1,507	Need any tumbling rough from Nigeria Dec 11, 2006 11:04:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rallyrocks on Dec 11, 2006 11:04:32 GMT -5 Actually, I think less children would mean fewer rock breakers in training and fewer times that $1/day coming in.
	"I used to be 'with it' - then they changed what 'it' is. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what is 'it' is wierd and scarey to me... It will happen to you, too." - Grandpa Simpson

ZackAttack starting to shine! Member since January 2007 Posts: 45	Need any tumbling rough from Nigeria Dec 11, 2006 11:25:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ZackAttack on Dec 11, 2006 11:25:23 GMT -5 rallyrocks said: Actually, I think less children would mean fewer rock breakers in training and fewer times that $1/day coming in. I see your point.

hermatite Guest	Need any tumbling rough from Nigeria Dec 11, 2006 12:03:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hermatite on Dec 11, 2006 12:03:17 GMT -5 OW!

dtcmor freely admits to licking rocks Back to lickin' rocks again! Member since May 2006 Posts: 898	Need any tumbling rough from Nigeria Dec 11, 2006 12:43:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dtcmor on Dec 11, 2006 12:43:10 GMT -5 That's sad! It makes one stop and think about how lucky we are and how 'good' we really have it. It could be alot worse - like for these poor people.
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Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	Need any tumbling rough from Nigeria Dec 11, 2006 18:44:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Dec 11, 2006 18:44:12 GMT -5 And I complain about having to pay $3 pound for sodalite.
	Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.

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Need any tumbling rough from Nigeria Dec 11, 2006 22:40:47 GMT -5

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And then on the news tonight (BBC story picked up by ABC) - Congo this time, kids as young as five, mining for copper and cobalt.

abcnews.go.com/WNT/International/story?id=2717437&page=1

Supposedly 800 kids working at this one mine, owned by Metorex of South Africa. "No comment" from these scumbags.
The three kids they focused on, added together, didn't make enough for one dinner, after a twelve hour day (36 hours!!!).

Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard,
the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand.
One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger
erases human history.

John McPhee - Basin and Range

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