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01 Oct, 2008

The sapphire mines of Madagascar - The Big Picture - Boston.com

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The sapphire mines of Madagascar - The Big Picture - Boston.com.

As alwys, the Big Picture has an amazing, amazing installment, and as usual, there are serious implications here. One of my very favorite blogs.

2 Responses to "The sapphire mines of Madagascar - The Big Picture - Boston.com"

1 | Ryan Doherty

October 2nd, 2008 at 9:37 am

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Agreed. There is something about the power of those large photographs that communicates so much better than words.

It's interesting (and sad) to see how quickly a town can change when there's a lure of striking it rich. It will be even sadder once the sapphires run low and many people leave, creating a ghost town.

2 | Widget

October 4th, 2008 at 5:30 am

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The photographs really take you in on this sapphires adventure. John i will submit to john's rss feed.


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