Chilean miners

Of Dante and Chile and Idris Davies……and Rhodri’s Uncle..

Dewi on October 14, 2010, 5:32 am

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Thanks to Siwsan, of this parish, for sending me this: In Chile, love moves the sun and the stars. Read it all but here’s a great bit: “The first miner, Florencio Avalos, appears–like a newborn. His kid and wife are there. He hugs them. He looks fine. After 68 days under the Earth, his eyes, with sunglasses though, are the first to look up at the stars. And we feel, with old Dante, that on this night in Chile, love moves …

Chilean miners rescue: Liveblog

Slugger O'Toole on October 13, 2010, 8:24 am

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Slugger readers will be familiar with CoverItLive. Channel Four have a live news stream and liveblog of the Chilean miners rescue here. There are rumours that a couple of the miners are very annoyed with themselves because they forgot to clock-in at the start of their last shift…. Slugger O'TooleA general account used for the daily threads and other things.