After their successful and historic rescue from a mine 2,700 feet below the surface of the Earth, the 33 Chilean Miners find their cartel is being tested.
The Chilean Miners took a pact not to talk about what happened those 17 days they were trapped before they were first discovered. It makes you wonder what happened down there, and ask if they can not only do that, but share equally in the profits they get from their new stardom.
Steve Jobs Gives Miners iPods
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has given $100 iPod Touches as gifts to each of the 33 Chilean Miners. It's the first major large gift given to the group of survivors since they returned to normal life. The next question is what will the Chilean Miners do with the iPods.
The Queen Gets A Chilean Miners Rock
Chilean President Sebastain Pinera visited The Queen Of England to deliver a souvenir rock from the Chilean Miners ordeal. According to the Telegraph UK, the Billionaire and his wife Cecilia Morel visited Buckingham Palace and reportedly told the Queen about the tragedy. The President then presented the rock on a specially-made black box.
The rock was brought up by Chilean Miner Mario Sepulveda, who had it in a bag with what's said to be a dozen rocks. When he got out of the Fenix capsule, Sepulveda handed them out to a number of individuals, including President Pinera.
The Queen's meeting with President Pinera was a private one between equals as heads of state. The two talked for over 40 minutes. Then President Pinera was presented with an autographed photo of the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.
Later in the day, President Pinera gave Prime Minister David Cameron a souvenir rock.
They're probably astounded with the iPods...I'd be!
ReplyDeleteI'm a composer and I've written a piece called Help Arrives and set it to images from the rescue in this multimedia presentation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N57X29-dWo