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    Argus/Coalindo Indonesian Coal Index Report Weekly average ICI* prices Issue 040 Friday 05 October 2012 Indonesian Coal Indices incorporating assessments by Argus Media and PT Coalindo** Grade (kcal) Indonesian 6‚500 GAR (6‚200 NAR) Indonesian 5‚800 GAR (5‚500 NAR) Indonesian 5‚000 GAR (4‚600 NAR) Indonesian 4‚200 GAR (3‚800 NAR) Indonesian 3‚400 GAR (3‚000 NAR) Price(US$/t) 87.55 72.16 56.08 39.13 28.52 Monthly ICI averages Jul 86.45 71.68 58.41 40.28 31.11

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    a low-class family‚ it also urged people to work hard‚ long hours of dangerous‚ even deadly‚ work. Women and children were even safe from the carnage that was amounted from the Revolution. Through the coal mines‚ women and children were sometimes used‚ rather than horses‚ to carry loads of coal up the mine shaft and sometimes‚ up the hill. The work load was tremendous‚ but every bit of money helped. The women would leave their younger children with the neighbors‚ or an elderly woman if the child

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    supporting Homer’s interest in rocket science for multiple reasons. One of them was his father’s need to attend and love for the coal mining. Also his father believed that it was a waste of time‚ and that coal mining or getting a football scholarship were the only two sensible options for Homer. Homer’s father was not open to other career options‚ limiting his view to only coal mining and football was the cause of a lot of conflict in the movie. Had Homer’s father attended a career class like this one

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    and most often dangerous. From the coal mines of West Virginia‚ to the zinc mines of Tennessee‚ comes an amazing account of one man’s experiences during his many years underground. Ralph Strahin is the son of a coal miner. Ralph was born and raised in Kingwood‚ Virginia. At the young age of twenty‚ he began laboring in the coal mines. He labored for eight years in the coal industry and was pleased to accept a foreman position in Tennessee–no longer mining for coal‚ but Zinc instead. He was twenty-eight

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    in America (American Coal Foundation. 2011). Half of all people who were born there now live outside the state and coal mining is the principal reason. The photograph I have chosen was taken in July 2010 near Blair Mountain‚ an area of historical importance. This is because on August 25th to September 2nd 1921‚ the largest class war in American history occurred‚ called “The battle of Blair Mountain” (Roselle‚ M. 2011). Following decades of oppression and exploitation by coal companies‚ 10‚000 to

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    and remained free of fatal accidents for decades (Walker‚ 2006). By the 1940’s mine inspectors began reporting excessive coal dust in the mines and also provided recommendations. In March 25‚ 1947‚ the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia‚ Illinois‚ killing 111 people. The explosion was caused when an under burdened explosive detonation ignited coal dust. The explosion of this mine should not have been a surprise to anyone. Driscoll Scanlan‚ who was a state mine inspector

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    fighting for a great deal in his pursuit of rocketry‚ he was even fighting for his life. Born in a coal mining town‚ son of a foreman‚ Homer seemed destined to work the mine when he grew up. But in October Sky‚ Homer has to overcome what the mine represents: isolation and death. The life of a coal miner is often isolated from several things that most people would take for granted. Due to the demand of coal‚ towns are set up wherever the mines are opened. In the case of the movie‚ the main setting

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    is Sonny and his father’s relationship as it coincides with the coal mines. The book goes more into detail about the character’s emotions‚ dreams‚ and goals‚ than does the movie. For example‚ the book’s in depth perception of Sonny’s dream to work at Cape Canaveral. His dream is realized when he is offered a job as a coal mining engineer. However‚ in the movie‚ Sonny’s dream is crushed when he is basically forced to work in the coal mines. In the book‚ Sonny explores several ways to achieve his

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    “The coal mine is your life; it’s not mine!” Describe and explain the conflict between Homer and his Father. How was their difficult relationship mended? Homer and his father had a distant relationship because they were rarely in agreement however due to Elsie and Homer’s commitment their relationship was soon restored. Some of the conflict between Homer and his father was his father’s views of rockets being a “childish thing” and wanted Homer to work in the coal mine just as he did. Homer’s father

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    5‚ 2010‚ an explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal‚ West Virginia‚ killed 29 workers. Over the next several weeks and days‚ as nationwide attention turned to this tragedy‚ it was discovered that the mine’s operating company‚ Massey Energy‚ was cited for numerous safety and regulatory violations. One month prior to the accident‚ the mine was written up more than 50 times‚ with 12 of those notices relating to an excessive buildup of coal dust and methane‚ conditions that can cause explosions

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