The rescue operations are suspended temporarily due to the rising level of methane gas which could lead to another blast. In order to monitor the gas levels for safe entry into the chamber, there is a plan to drill borehole from the ground. Rescuers are doing their best to reach the trapped miners, but some of them were already found dead.

U.S President Obama expressed his condolence for the people who lost their lives. He also ensured that the federal government will provide their best effort to rescue the remaining people trapped in the mine.  Amy Louviere, a U.S spokeswoman stated about the incident: “At approximately 3:30 PM, the Mine Safety & Health Administration was informed about the explosion in Massey Energy coal mine. Rescue operations are undergoing”

As per the file disclosed with MSHA, the company employs about 200 workers and produced about 1.2 million tons of coal last year. The mine uses an advanced longwall mining operation. The safety record for Massey Energy is also not the best. Records also reveal that the company has paid the highest fine in coal industry for a fire which broke up in West Virginia causing life of 2 miners.

According to MSHA statistics, the non-fatal injury rate is higher than the national average for similar operations in 7 of the last 10 years. In July 2003, one miner was killed by electrocution and in March 2001 another by roof falls as stated by MSHA statistics.

West Virginia Mine Explosion is a post from: Universal Ramblings

The earthquake made major damages to the Port-au-Prince. A great number of the public figure died in this earthquake. These quake casualties include many people like the government officials, musicians, clergy members and the military personnel that were working with the United States. The Buildings lie in ruin and the bodies are piled in the streets.

The thousands of the earthquake victims are still waiting for the aids to arrive back in Haiti. There are many organizations who are gathering the resources to aid the victims of this awful tragedy in Haiti. A huge international effort is launched but the rescue workers and the supplies could only trickle in to the worst-hit areas. As officials in the country estimated the death toll has reached up to 50,000, the communication and the transportation problems hamper the efforts of the help and support.

Thousands of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti are still missing in the wreckage with their unknown fate. There is no food, no water and even no electricity. Many peoples are donating, praying and supporting for the earthquake victims who need the support in Haiti.

The people are giving donations such as for the American Red Cross, Text to Donate, Doctors without the borders and other unions such as the National Nurses United and the UNICEF. These are helping in the many ways to the earthquake victims in Haiti. The president Barack Obama stated telling the Haitian people “You are not forsaken”. This statement of President made the hope of support in the Haitians.

Who are Haiti earthquake victims? is a post from: Universal Ramblings

Each hole is placed at a town on the road across the Nullarbor starting at and ending at Kalgoorlie or Ceduna and extends along a 1635 km stretch of the Eyre Highway. Nullarbor Links is set to open on October 22 with a 4-day tournament planned. About the time it takes to play one round.

The Nullarbor Links, which will span two time zones and measure more than the entire length of Britain, is expected to be completed next month and will host its inaugural tournament on October 22.

The course, conceived five years ago “over a couple of beers,” is meant to attract tourists to the Eyre Highway which traverses the desolate Nullarbor Plain and hugs part of Australia’s southern coastline.

The course was the brainchild of Bob Bongiorno, who was managing a roadhouse at remote Balladonia when he came up with the idea.

Bongiorno, now living in Kalgoorlie at the course’s western end, said he tried hitting a few balls when he first moved into the Outback but got sick of encountering spiders when trying to retrieve them.

There should be no such hazards on the synthetic greens of the Nullarbor Links, although golfers who hit a stray shot into the desert will face a monster sandtrap.

World’s Longest Golf Course is a post from: Universal Ramblings