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To: greenspirit who wrote (46708)	6/23/2013 2:35:01 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

I don't know how many lives may have been saved, but certainly communication is better underground now. And even with the surface mines, much of the time the system is justified through safety budgets. Things like proximity detection (collision avoidance), slope movement monitoring, video monitoring of dangerous locations all require a communications infrastructure. After the Crandall mine disaster in Utah, I was interviewed by a communications publication. The interviewer asked if our system would have saved lives in that event. The answer is...probably not. A catastrophic collapse like that isn't going to be stopped because there is a wireless network down there. Maybe some applications would have detected the movement earlier, but that is all speculation. The simple truth is, caring and compassion isn't about talking about it, it's about doing, and rarely will you find the ones doing the compassionate things, self-aggrandize about how much they're doing. Most just quietly go about it as a part of their life. They serve as scout leaders, coach kids teams, spend a day helping the food shelter, or just put bread on the table for their family. They don't seek reward or acknowledgement for their actions. This says it all. Liberals like koan want a wing of a hospital named after them if they give a vagrant a buck. Real decent human beings understand that the most meaningful charity is that which is done anonymously and without expectation of payback or public acknowledgement. Doing charity for self-aggrandization negates the charity. It makes it self-serving and selfish.

To: greenspirit who wrote (46708)	6/23/2013 2:41:37 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Respond to of 85487

"The simple truth is, caring and compassion isn't about talking about it, it's about doing, and rarely will you find the ones doing the compassionate things, self-aggrandize about how much they're doing. Most just quietly go about it as a part of their life. They serve as scout leaders, coach kids teams, spend a day helping the food shelter, or just put bread on the table for their family. They don't seek reward or acknowledgement for their actions. " I use the term "purporting to care". All the while the sounds of caring come from their mouths - the policies of pain come from their actions.