Miners
trapped underground in South Africa
A pressurized air pipe collapsed in a mine in Carletonville, South Africa Wednesday, trapping over 2,700 workers more than
a mile underground, some well into the night.
According to Friday news reports, all the miners have
been saved.
The explosion caused a section of the pipe to fall down
an elevator shaft, which left the workers with no way up. No one was killed
in the accident, nor was anyone injured, but after being underground for
over 19 hours without food or water, some came out dazed and weakened.
A separate elevator shaft was used to carry just 75
workers at a time, making the rescue a slow process. As the day went on the
second elevator was also showing signs of breaking down as it took a half
hour to raise the cage, while normally it takes only 15 minutes to reach the
surface, according to Peter Bailey a union chairman of health and safety.
Owners of the Elandsrand mine, Harmony Gold Mining Co.,
said that the mine is the third largest in the area and produces over 1,300
pounds of gold a month.
Two
guards
killed in
robbery in
Philly Two guards were shot and killed and
another one was wounded Thursday night, Oct. 4, outside a Wachovia Bank branch in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
After shots were fired, two guards died from
their wounds and the third guard, who was grazed by a bullet,
was hospitalized. Police, as of now, are searching for one
suspect.
The robbery happened a little after
8 a.m., as a Loomis armored vehicle crew emptied an automated
teller machine outside of the bank near the Roosevelt Mall in
Philadelphia.
After the first shots were fired, police and FBI agents
were immediately on the scene, KYW News radio reporter Tony
Hanson told CNN. Nearby schools, as well as the Roosevelt Mall
were shut down and police were stopping cars leaving the area.
Police are currently studying surveillance video for
any clues in hopes of finding the suspect, who was described as a
black male wearing a yellow baseball cap, who may have been
driving a black four door car away from the scene. The only
other clues as of now are a black bag filled with cash which was
found behind an off-tracking betting parlor near the bank.
UPDATE:
The Influenced, featured in
last week's Arts & Entertainment, play the Northwoods community
room Friday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Study shows milk and butter reduce the risk of asthma
Full-cream milk, butter and
brown bread can help to reduce the risk of asthma symptoms in
young children, according to new research. A study of 2,978
children, born within six months of each other, followed their
progress between the ages of two to three, collecting and
analyzing data on their food intake and asthma symptoms.
Researchers found that the
children who consumed full-cream milk and butter every day as
part of their diet were less likely to have asthma symptoms than
those who ate it less frequently. Brown bread was also found to
be associated with lower rates of asthma and wheeze when eaten
every day.
National Asthma Campaign
experts have welcomed the study but cautioned that links between
diet and asthma are still largely unknown.
Franklin Pierce
University is now offering new study
abroad programs in Athens, Greece, and Lyon, France.
News Briefs:
"I'm not giving you that."
That's the response the Pierce Arrow got when
they asked the Rindge police department for the public crime
log. On Thursday, Oct. 4, Steve Dodrill, representing the
Arrow, asked for the log covering the arrest of one FPU student.
Even after three visits to the department, the dispatcher
refused to give him the logs. Dodrill and Arrow editor
Molly Jackson arranged to meet with Chief Michael Sielicki on
Friday.
The students in the Women in Leadership class
are inviting Girl Scouts, ages 12 to 18, to campus Saturday,
Oct. 27 for a program they have titled "Turn Beauty Inside
Out."
Paramount studios has delayed
release of "The Kite Runner," which is set in Afghanistan, in
order to get movie's child stars out of the capital city, Kabul.
Based on the 2003 novel by Khaled Hosseini, the movie depicts
the rape of a boy by a member of another Afghan ethnic group.
The child actor's family says they fear the scene will stir
ethnic animosity that will endanger their son's
life. Paramount, the film's distributor, has put off
release until December 16.
NEWS UPDATE: LAST WEEK: Military
government in Myanmar (Burma) cracked down on democracy protests
led by monks. THE LATEST:
The
continued violence in Myanmar has the United Nations Human
Rights Council pushing for a fact-finding mission in the
country. The mission would be led by U.N. envoy Paulo Sergio
Pinheiro and would involve "more fact-finding than a dialogue
with the authorities," according to Pinheiro. The U.N. passed a
resolution Tuesday condemning the violence of the military
regime’s security forces against the thousands of peaceful
protesters.
SPORTS STUFF
The
playoffs
can make or break an athlete and now that it's
October, Rob Centore is excited to sit on the couch and enjoy.
HEALTH AWARENESS
According
the New York Times a new study has indicated that female athletes are
more susceptible then their male counterparts in the same sports.
The study indicated that female high
school soccer players are 68% more likely than male soccer player to
suffer concussions. Astoundingly female high school basketball players
are three times more likely than males to suffer concussions.
Miners
trapped underground in South Africa
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