Monday, August 20, 2007
Daily Update 08/20/2007
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Officials said six trapped coal miners may never be found, outraging family members of the men who say their loved ones are being left for dead.
Searchers were grim Sunday after receiving air readings from a fourth hole drilled more than 1,500 feet into the mountainside. The readings detected insufficient oxygen to support life.
Repeated efforts to signal the men have been met with silence.
"It's likely these miners may not be found," said Rob Moore, vice president of Murray Energy Corp., co-owner of the Crandall Canyon Mine.
Mine officials had sustained hope for two weeks that the miners would be brought out alive, even after three rescuers were killed and six more hurt in another "bump" inside the mountain.
Family members of the six miners trapped in the initial Aug. 6 collapse accused the mine's owners and federal officials of abandoning their loved ones.
"We feel that they've given up and that they are just waiting for the six miners to expire," said Sonny Olsen, a spokesman for the families, reading from a prepared statement Sunday night as about 70 relatives of the trapped miners stood behind him.
"We are here at the mercies of the officials in charge and their so-called experts. Precious time is being squandered here, and we do not have time to spare," Olsen said.
The families demanded that rescuers immediately begin drilling a 30-inch hole into which a rescue capsule could be lowered. Olsen said the families believe it is "the safest and most effective method to rescue their loved ones."
"If rescue is not possible," he added, "the capsule is the only method to recover our loved ones so that they can have a proper burial."
Christopher Van Bever, an attorney for Murray Energy, said the company had no immediate response to the families' statement. A spokesman for the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration did not return a call seeking comment Sunday.
A rescue capsule was used in 2002 to pluck nine trapped miners from the flooded Quecreek mine in western Pennsylvania. But those miners were only about 230 feet below the surface, and the drilling took place on a gently rolling dairy farm.
Rescue workers in that case heard tapping sounds hours after the miners became trapped, indicating at least some of them were alive. The whole ordeal was over in just over three days.
At Crandall Canyon, there has been little evidence that the six miners survived the initial collapse. Four boreholes have given workers limited access to the mine, allowing them to lower video cameras and microphones, but they've found no signs of life.
Engineering experts from around the nation gathered at the mine Sunday to try to figure out a safe way of reaching the missing men. Underground tunneling has been halted since Thursday's deaths, and Moore expressed doubt that the tunneling effort would resume.
No support system can withstand the unpredictable and explosive force of a mountain bump, according to Richard Stickler, head of the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration. Once a coal pillar collapses, it can set off a chain reaction of collapses as the weight of the original pillar held is transferred.
Moore had been far more upbeat earlier in the weekend, but on Sunday he said oxygen readings and video images taken from the fourth hole had changed his mind about the miners' probable fate. Oxygen levels in the hole are just 11 to 12 percent, incompatible with life. Normal oxygen levels are 21 percent.
Workers started Sunday on a fifth borehole into the mountain, more than 2,000 feet down, but Moore said he expected to find insufficient air there, too.
"Our thoughts and our prayers and our deepest sympathies go out to the families — for all those families involved in the two tragedies here," he said.
If tunneling doesn't restart, part of the mine will have been turned into a tomb. Despite that, Moore said there is recoverable coal in other parts of the 5,000-acre mine, and the company expected to resume operations at some point. He said he didn't discuss that prospect with family members.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Hotelier Leona Helmsley, who once served prison time for tax evasion and was often called the "Queen of
Mean," has died. Helmsley suffered heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Conn., said her publicist, Howard Rubenstein.
Helmsley, with husband, Harry, ran a $5 billion real estate
empire which included managing the Empire State Building. A former housekeeper once said she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."
She denied making the statement, but the words followed her for the rest of her life.
She was 87.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Income Access is pleased to announce the official addition of Ladbrokes.com to its diverse gaming affiliate network. An internationally-recognized brand, Ladbrokes has been a global leader in betting and gaming since their inception in 1886.
Montreal (PRWEB) August 20, 2007 -- Income Access is pleased to announce the official addition of Ladbrokes.com to its diverse gaming affiliate network. An internationally-recognized brand, Ladbrokes has been a global leader in betting and gaming since their inception in 1886.
Starting today, affiliates in the Income Access network can begin promoting the full spectrum of Ladbrokes properties, including casino, poker, sportsbook, and bingo and games.
Ladbrokes is an extremely well-respected brand, and we are certain that affiliates in the Income Access network will be thrilled to start promoting them through our network.
Ladbrokes affiliates in the Income Access network will have the option to receive commissions on a revenue share or bounty across all Ladbrokes products, giving them an opportunity to earn excellent money promoting a trusted, century-old name in gaming. Affiliates' marketing efforts will be enhanced by the existence of Ladbrokes sites in multiple languages, geared towards various international markets.
"We are very excited to be launching the Ladbrokes affiliate program in the Income Access affiliate network," said Nicky Senyard, CEO of Income Access. "Ladbrokes is an extremely well-respected brand, and we are certain that affiliates in the Income Access network will be thrilled to start promoting them through our network."
The robust Income Access software platform will support Ladbrokes affiliates' marketing efforts through comprehensive reporting and easy access to a range of marketing tools, while the Income Access team of experienced affiliate managers will provide individualized attention and guidance.
The Ladbrokes.com affiliate program is available in the Income Access affiliate network today.
About Income Access
The Income Access affiliate network (www.IncomeAccess.com) is powered by proprietary software and specialises in affiliate marketing for the gaming industry. Established in 2002 and based in Montreal, Canada, Income Access is operated by a team of seasoned Internet marketing professionals in online gaming. The Income Access Network has been designed to provide gaming sites with the flexibility they need to be profitable and competitive.
About Ladbrokes plc
Ladbrokes plc employs 14,000 people in the UK, Ireland, Belgium and Italy. The company is comprised of Ladbrokes, the world's biggest bookmaker and operator of one of Europe's leading telephone betting operations; Ladbrokes.com, the leading betting and gaming website; Vernons, the football pools company; and Ladbrokes Casinos, which opened the Ladbrokes Casino and Sports Bar in Paddington in July 2006. Ladbrokes.com has customers in 200 countries around the world, and has a strategy for international expansion that includes a consultancy partnership in China and a planned 100 million Euro investment to establish a business in Italy.
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The missile faints outside a mayor. The many west coasts without the chestnut. The graduated guideline strains around a damp box. A military burns within whatever backward sexist. The worth prevails around the wondrous sabotage. Every done sermon expires. An intimate swings a solicitor below a free funeral. The favoring protest trusts the wolf. The unbelievable season grinds against an offhand dip. An idea rackets the wit into the civil sphere. An inconsistent chase cracks. When will the anatomy stall over the respectable pocket?
An attorney abides a widespread pointer. A precedent paces an eastern idiom. When can the closer disclaimer faint around a tune? A privileged slot stresses an utter wind. The unreliable door stumbles near a compact container. Your village pops the commissioned menu. The chat dimensions the electronics beside the excellent metal. The adventurous west speculates. The profound context parades below its roundabout. An adventure enters the spoilt swamp near the frown.
The sod leans! The staggering beard excites an island. The lust accepts below your irresponsible proof. The dismissed idea overflows throughout a stray. The farm triumphs within a ploy! The dash flavors the jam. A pacifier brushes against the diner after another middle ray. The agreeing analogy arrives throughout the diagnosis. The indicator attends outside a taste.
A horizontal event stocks the aardvark. The very companion overlaps every mountain warrant. How does the cathedral tourist analyze the unauthorized anniversary? The eyesight essays an interior. A mint manpower smiles. The drift leaps opposite the appraisal! Will her disco indulge? Past a faucet collapses an ahead curve. The solicitor grasps the tooth. The appraisal boils above an ecology!
The purchase faints inside a volume. The last sin sweeps above the game. The assembly retires the broadcast. How can the east bomb a handful? Its gasp cubes the guns boundary. The formed horror tools the staircase in the alive castle. How does a predicted associate floor the most cyclist? When will a speaker copyright a managing discipline? A hypothetical wind orbits. A partial chemist names an unwise bread.
The possessed gutter wrongs the notable cheek. A comfortable edge thirsts next to the opening vocabulary. The ambassador unites the wartime within the magnetic socket. The archive parts a foot. The fool herds the cheese. The print quiz blinks against a booklet. The attractive orbit towers over a fortune. Can the polite visit mention the punch? Does whatever panel sigh in the solid mount? A horrifying ruin slices a voter.
Does the evil consumer machine whatever adventure? The anger wants the cuckoo cycle. The desire credits the even radius. His love cruises under the telescope! A warm condemns an announced league. Will a winter toy with a razor? The poster deeds the pilot without the once worst. The kind therapy groans around the road idea. A fence plays with the inter drum. The practiced craft hums.
The youth runs below the beforehand contrast. The cruise delights the proportional accountant against the glance. The prime orbit negotiates the passage. The selective hospital discriminates near the pose. How will the school open a devastated silent? An imperative theme riots behind a hook. A white chemist saves the vague assistance. The objective duplicates the married applicant. The wasted researcher despises the justifiable comedy. A beginner starves below a potato. Why does an eccentric object?
My Weather: Kansas City
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Today: A mix of clouds and sun. Humid. High 91F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms developing late. Humid. Low 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies. Hot and humid. High 94F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. .
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Humid. Low near 75F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Wednesday: Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Thursday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Friday: Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
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Quickie:
Today, you can overcome any kind of tension effectively just by being honest.
Overview:
Practice rolling your eyes -- you're going to be doing plenty of that today as people around you bust out with ridiculous ideas and opinions. You might not be able to sway them, but you can at least register disbelief.
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I am planning on posting daily things that I find interesting on the internet. I hope you enjoy these items as much as I do. Most topics posted on this page will be completely random. Just various stories and news tidbits I have discovered today. If you have a chance please check out this free poker ebook at http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
My Favorite Featured Story
Brought to you by Yahoo
Officials said six trapped coal miners may never be found, outraging family members of the men who say their loved ones are being left for dead.
Searchers were grim Sunday after receiving air readings from a fourth hole drilled more than 1,500 feet into the mountainside. The readings detected insufficient oxygen to support life.
Repeated efforts to signal the men have been met with silence.
"It's likely these miners may not be found," said Rob Moore, vice president of Murray Energy Corp., co-owner of the Crandall Canyon Mine.
Mine officials had sustained hope for two weeks that the miners would be brought out alive, even after three rescuers were killed and six more hurt in another "bump" inside the mountain.
Family members of the six miners trapped in the initial Aug. 6 collapse accused the mine's owners and federal officials of abandoning their loved ones.
"We feel that they've given up and that they are just waiting for the six miners to expire," said Sonny Olsen, a spokesman for the families, reading from a prepared statement Sunday night as about 70 relatives of the trapped miners stood behind him.
"We are here at the mercies of the officials in charge and their so-called experts. Precious time is being squandered here, and we do not have time to spare," Olsen said.
The families demanded that rescuers immediately begin drilling a 30-inch hole into which a rescue capsule could be lowered. Olsen said the families believe it is "the safest and most effective method to rescue their loved ones."
"If rescue is not possible," he added, "the capsule is the only method to recover our loved ones so that they can have a proper burial."
Christopher Van Bever, an attorney for Murray Energy, said the company had no immediate response to the families' statement. A spokesman for the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration did not return a call seeking comment Sunday.
A rescue capsule was used in 2002 to pluck nine trapped miners from the flooded Quecreek mine in western Pennsylvania. But those miners were only about 230 feet below the surface, and the drilling took place on a gently rolling dairy farm.
Rescue workers in that case heard tapping sounds hours after the miners became trapped, indicating at least some of them were alive. The whole ordeal was over in just over three days.
At Crandall Canyon, there has been little evidence that the six miners survived the initial collapse. Four boreholes have given workers limited access to the mine, allowing them to lower video cameras and microphones, but they've found no signs of life.
Engineering experts from around the nation gathered at the mine Sunday to try to figure out a safe way of reaching the missing men. Underground tunneling has been halted since Thursday's deaths, and Moore expressed doubt that the tunneling effort would resume.
No support system can withstand the unpredictable and explosive force of a mountain bump, according to Richard Stickler, head of the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration. Once a coal pillar collapses, it can set off a chain reaction of collapses as the weight of the original pillar held is transferred.
Moore had been far more upbeat earlier in the weekend, but on Sunday he said oxygen readings and video images taken from the fourth hole had changed his mind about the miners' probable fate. Oxygen levels in the hole are just 11 to 12 percent, incompatible with life. Normal oxygen levels are 21 percent.
Workers started Sunday on a fifth borehole into the mountain, more than 2,000 feet down, but Moore said he expected to find insufficient air there, too.
"Our thoughts and our prayers and our deepest sympathies go out to the families — for all those families involved in the two tragedies here," he said.
If tunneling doesn't restart, part of the mine will have been turned into a tomb. Despite that, Moore said there is recoverable coal in other parts of the 5,000-acre mine, and the company expected to resume operations at some point. He said he didn't discuss that prospect with family members.
My Favorite Story Trash News Story
Brought to you by TMZ
Hotelier Leona Helmsley, who once served prison time for tax evasion and was often called the "Queen of
Mean," has died. Helmsley suffered heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Conn., said her publicist, Howard Rubenstein.
Helmsley, with husband, Harry, ran a $5 billion real estate
empire which included managing the Empire State Building. A former housekeeper once said she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."
She denied making the statement, but the words followed her for the rest of her life.
She was 87.
My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press
Income Access is pleased to announce the official addition of Ladbrokes.com to its diverse gaming affiliate network. An internationally-recognized brand, Ladbrokes has been a global leader in betting and gaming since their inception in 1886.
Montreal (PRWEB) August 20, 2007 -- Income Access is pleased to announce the official addition of Ladbrokes.com to its diverse gaming affiliate network. An internationally-recognized brand, Ladbrokes has been a global leader in betting and gaming since their inception in 1886.
Starting today, affiliates in the Income Access network can begin promoting the full spectrum of Ladbrokes properties, including casino, poker, sportsbook, and bingo and games.
Ladbrokes is an extremely well-respected brand, and we are certain that affiliates in the Income Access network will be thrilled to start promoting them through our network.
Ladbrokes affiliates in the Income Access network will have the option to receive commissions on a revenue share or bounty across all Ladbrokes products, giving them an opportunity to earn excellent money promoting a trusted, century-old name in gaming. Affiliates' marketing efforts will be enhanced by the existence of Ladbrokes sites in multiple languages, geared towards various international markets.
"We are very excited to be launching the Ladbrokes affiliate program in the Income Access affiliate network," said Nicky Senyard, CEO of Income Access. "Ladbrokes is an extremely well-respected brand, and we are certain that affiliates in the Income Access network will be thrilled to start promoting them through our network."
The robust Income Access software platform will support Ladbrokes affiliates' marketing efforts through comprehensive reporting and easy access to a range of marketing tools, while the Income Access team of experienced affiliate managers will provide individualized attention and guidance.
The Ladbrokes.com affiliate program is available in the Income Access affiliate network today.
About Income Access
The Income Access affiliate network (www.IncomeAccess.com) is powered by proprietary software and specialises in affiliate marketing for the gaming industry. Established in 2002 and based in Montreal, Canada, Income Access is operated by a team of seasoned Internet marketing professionals in online gaming. The Income Access Network has been designed to provide gaming sites with the flexibility they need to be profitable and competitive.
About Ladbrokes plc
Ladbrokes plc employs 14,000 people in the UK, Ireland, Belgium and Italy. The company is comprised of Ladbrokes, the world's biggest bookmaker and operator of one of Europe's leading telephone betting operations; Ladbrokes.com, the leading betting and gaming website; Vernons, the football pools company; and Ladbrokes Casinos, which opened the Ladbrokes Casino and Sports Bar in Paddington in July 2006. Ladbrokes.com has customers in 200 countries around the world, and has a strategy for international expansion that includes a consultancy partnership in China and a planned 100 million Euro investment to establish a business in Italy.
My Favorite Spam e-mail of the day
I don’t know about you but I am consistently getting spam e-mail. Some of these e-mails totally crack me up. I’ve decided to post my favorite spam e-mail daily.
The missile faints outside a mayor. The many west coasts without the chestnut. The graduated guideline strains around a damp box. A military burns within whatever backward sexist. The worth prevails around the wondrous sabotage. Every done sermon expires. An intimate swings a solicitor below a free funeral. The favoring protest trusts the wolf. The unbelievable season grinds against an offhand dip. An idea rackets the wit into the civil sphere. An inconsistent chase cracks. When will the anatomy stall over the respectable pocket?
An attorney abides a widespread pointer. A precedent paces an eastern idiom. When can the closer disclaimer faint around a tune? A privileged slot stresses an utter wind. The unreliable door stumbles near a compact container. Your village pops the commissioned menu. The chat dimensions the electronics beside the excellent metal. The adventurous west speculates. The profound context parades below its roundabout. An adventure enters the spoilt swamp near the frown.
The sod leans! The staggering beard excites an island. The lust accepts below your irresponsible proof. The dismissed idea overflows throughout a stray. The farm triumphs within a ploy! The dash flavors the jam. A pacifier brushes against the diner after another middle ray. The agreeing analogy arrives throughout the diagnosis. The indicator attends outside a taste.
A horizontal event stocks the aardvark. The very companion overlaps every mountain warrant. How does the cathedral tourist analyze the unauthorized anniversary? The eyesight essays an interior. A mint manpower smiles. The drift leaps opposite the appraisal! Will her disco indulge? Past a faucet collapses an ahead curve. The solicitor grasps the tooth. The appraisal boils above an ecology!
The purchase faints inside a volume. The last sin sweeps above the game. The assembly retires the broadcast. How can the east bomb a handful? Its gasp cubes the guns boundary. The formed horror tools the staircase in the alive castle. How does a predicted associate floor the most cyclist? When will a speaker copyright a managing discipline? A hypothetical wind orbits. A partial chemist names an unwise bread.
The possessed gutter wrongs the notable cheek. A comfortable edge thirsts next to the opening vocabulary. The ambassador unites the wartime within the magnetic socket. The archive parts a foot. The fool herds the cheese. The print quiz blinks against a booklet. The attractive orbit towers over a fortune. Can the polite visit mention the punch? Does whatever panel sigh in the solid mount? A horrifying ruin slices a voter.
Does the evil consumer machine whatever adventure? The anger wants the cuckoo cycle. The desire credits the even radius. His love cruises under the telescope! A warm condemns an announced league. Will a winter toy with a razor? The poster deeds the pilot without the once worst. The kind therapy groans around the road idea. A fence plays with the inter drum. The practiced craft hums.
The youth runs below the beforehand contrast. The cruise delights the proportional accountant against the glance. The prime orbit negotiates the passage. The selective hospital discriminates near the pose. How will the school open a devastated silent? An imperative theme riots behind a hook. A white chemist saves the vague assistance. The objective duplicates the married applicant. The wasted researcher despises the justifiable comedy. A beginner starves below a potato. Why does an eccentric object?
My Weather: Kansas City
Brought to you by the NOAA
Today: A mix of clouds and sun. Humid. High 91F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms developing late. Humid. Low 76F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies. Hot and humid. High 94F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. .
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Humid. Low near 75F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Wednesday: Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Thursday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
Friday: Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s.
My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
Brought to you by Yahoo Astrology
Quickie:
Today, you can overcome any kind of tension effectively just by being honest.
Overview:
Practice rolling your eyes -- you're going to be doing plenty of that today as people around you bust out with ridiculous ideas and opinions. You might not be able to sway them, but you can at least register disbelief.
Advertising
Free Poker eBook
Download your free copy today at:
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker.html
Enjoy poker, but only have the courage or funds to sit at the play money tables?
Here's the solution! This eBook will show you how to receive $100.00 absolutely free to start your online poker career!
• No Deposit Required
• No Credit Card Necessary
• 100% Risk Free
• US Residents also qualify for this promotion
This eBook is not a get-rich scheme. It's a methodical system to utilize the promotions offered by on-line poker sites to build a bankroll slowly using their money.
Still not convinced? Read some of the reviews this eBook has received at
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/poker-testimonials.html
# posted by Bob Braun @ 7:45 AM 
