Category:Mining

This is the category for mining.

Refresh this list to see the latest articles.

  • 10 January 2020: Greek prime minister reaffirms EastMed pipeline project is open for other countries to join
  • 3 June 2016: Glencore announces Tahmoor mine in New South Wales to close
  • 28 May 2014: Second sinkhole appears in Australian city this week
  • 12 February 2014: Jade Rabbit lunar rover declared lost
  • 25 April 2012: Disposal of fracking wastewater poses potential environmental problems
  • 13 April 2012: Nine Peruvians rescued from collapsed mine
  • 15 June 2011: Court rules Massey can appeal US restrictions in mine disaster investigation
  • 25 November 2010: 29 presumed dead after second explosion at New Zealand mine
  • 9 November 2010: Two killed in new Copiapó, Chile mining accident
  • 16 October 2010: 20 dead, seventeen trapped after Chinese coal mine explosion
?Category:Mining

From Wikinews, the free news source you can write.


Sister projects
  • Commons
  • Wikipedia
  • Wiktionary
  • Wikiversity

Subcategories

Pages in category “Mining”

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Mining&oldid=4221256”

Iran’s morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from Ayatollah Hashemi Shahrudi, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress.

Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, “Tough measures on social problems will backfire and have counter-productive effects.” Others have, of course, made it clear that un-Islamic dress can lead to moral corruption, engender innumerable vices, and hurt the Islamic character of the nation.

Some believe that no one had any issue with the creation of an Islamic atmosphere. The core of the matter revolves around the implementation of the Islamic dress code; additionally, heavy-handed measures should be shunned. For instance, Mehdi Ahmadi, information head of Tehran’s police, told Al Jazeera: “Some citizens may complain about the way the law is being enforced but they all agree with the plan itself.”

According to one student, “You simply can’t tell people what to wear. They don’t understand that use of force only brings hatred towards them, not love.” Nevertheless, Hojatoll-Islam Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi, Iran’s interior minister who is in charge of policing, prognosticated positive feedback from the populace when he said, “People are unhappy with the social and moral status of the society. They expect that the fight against social insecurity be properly implemented.” Thus, Hujjat al-Islam Pour-Mohammadi re-iterated the necessity of proper implementation and methodology towards the restoration of morality in the Islamic Republic. Islamic officials and religious people affirm that this is indispensable to promote righteousness, curb sin, and bring open sinners to justice.

Following the Islamic Revolution in 1979, hijab became mandatory in Iran for every woman including foreigners after over 98% of citizens voted for an Islamic government. Women may face caning up to 74 strokes for failing to observe hijab. In this recent crackdown, the authorities have arrested many citizens throughout the country. Not only have women been taken into custody for their hair being uncovered on their foreheads and tight clothes that show body shapes, For men they need to cover from knee to their waist as according to Sharia. Even a foreign journalist was detained because the photograph on her press card was indecent.

It has not been clear whence the directive for the re-newed clampdown emanated. Some have blamed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while Gholam Hossein Elham, the government spokesman, stated to reporters, “The police work as agents of the judiciary to confront crimes. The government as an executive body does not interfere in the affairs of the judiciary.” The following pre-election speech seems to corroborate this latter statement:

In reality, is the problem of our people the shape of the hair of our children? Let our children arrange their hair any way they wish. It doesn’t concern me and you. Let you and me overhaul the basic problems of the nation. The government should fix the economy of the nation and improve its atmosphere…[It should] better psychological security and support the people. People have variegated tastes. As if now the arch obstacle of our nation is the arrangement of our kids’ hair and the government disallowing them <He chuckles>. Is this the government’s responsibility? Is this the people’s merit? In actuality, this is the denigration of our people. Why do you underestimate and belittle the people? It is the real issue of our nation that one of our daughters donned a certain dress? Is this the issue of our nation and the problem of our nation?
Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Iran%27s_morality_police_crack_down_on_un-Islamic_dress&oldid=4558895”

Steps On How To Bet On Basketball Games

If you are going to bet on basketball game, and you want to enjoy your betting and consistently win from it, there are few dos and donts that you have to keep in mind as basketball games can gives you a variety of options of betting such as point spreads, totals, money lines and props. But the most important thing you have to remember is to always do a research on the games and the player prior placing your hard earned money on a sportsbook site.

However, in this article you will learn the step by step procedure on how you shouldbet on basketballgame correctly.

1. Tobet on basketballgame, you must find a legal sportsbook. Lucky enough if you are a resident of Nevada as they are the only legal sportsbook in the United States. But dont worry, if you are outside of the United States, you can go for other options such as betting in the internet.

2. Choose what type of bet you are going to place your wager such as point spread, total, money line, or proposition bets. Point spreads are bets on how much a team will win or lose by. You take the point spread and add or subtract that many points from the team you are betting on. On the other hand, betting on Totals means betting on the combined points scored by both teams. Next, if you choose to bet on the Money lines, then you have to bet on the team you think will win or lose the game outright. Lastly, the Proposition bet is betting on a particular aspect of the game. For example, betting on which team scores first in a match, betting on which player you think will be the MVP of the year and so much more. All of these bets are often offered for both the first and second half of games, as well as the entire game.

3. Next is for you to decide on how much amount of money you are going to spend for your bet. Dont bet an amount of money you cant afford to lose. Be wise and smart.

4. Once you have decided on what type of bets and how much money are going to spend, you can now proceed to the sportsbook s window and place your bet. Sportsbooks refer to games by number, not team name, so find the number of the team you would like to bet on.

5. Tell the cashier your bet- type and the amount. Complete the transaction. Give your money to the ticket writer and check your ticket. Keep your ticket as you will need to present it if in case you win your bet.

6. The process of betting online is almost the same with the step procedure mentioned above, but of course, there is no writer. With sportsbook online, you will just need to click on the sport you want to bet on and follow the menus and options until you find what you want to bet on.

Tomb discovered in Valley of the Kings

Friday, February 10, 2006

Archaeologists have discovered a tomb, referred to as KV63, in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. It is the first such discovery since Howard Carter’s 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun‘s tomb. The discovery was made by a team from the University of Memphis. Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement that five intact sarcophagi that all contained mummies and 20 large storage jars that were sealed with pharaonic seals had been recovered.

American archaeologist Kent Weeks, who was not part of the team but had seen photographs of the site, told the Associated Press that “It could be the tomb of a king’s wife or son, or of a priest or court official”. The find refutes the long held belief that the Valley of the Kings has little left to discover. According to Weeks: “It’s ironic. A century ago, people said the Valley of the Kings is exhausted, there’s nothing left,” he said. “Suddenly Carter found Tutankhamun. So then they said, ‘Now there’s nothing to find.’ Then we found KV5. Now we have KV63.”

KV63 is located in the area between KV10 (Amenmesse) and KV62 (Tutankhamun), in the very centre of the Valley’s eastern branch and near the main crossroads of the network of paths traversed by thousands of tourists every day. The tomb was found at a depth of some three metres beneath the ground. The burial site is believed to date from the latter portion of the 18th dynasty (ca. 14th century BC), but the occupants have not yet been identified.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Tomb_discovered_in_Valley_of_the_Kings&oldid=4227112”

England’s elderly face human rights breaches in home care system

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

A report published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) finds that, in many cases, England’s home care system breaches the human rights of the elderly it is supposed to serve. The Close to home: older people and human rights in home care report is the result of a twelve-month investigation into care generally provided by local authorities.

Approximately half of those receiving home care, plus friends and family, providing evidence to the inquiry were satisfied with the quality of care provided. However, the report stresses that there are “systemic problems” arising from “a failure to apply a human rights approach to home care provision”. The report asserts that it is generally not the fault of individuals providing care, but serious problems exist as local authorities seem unaware of their obligations under the Human Rights Act and fail to commission, procure, and monitor care accordingly.

The report says articles two, three and eight of the European Convention on Human Rights are frequently being breached. These, respectively, cover an individual’s right to life, protection from inhumane and degrading treatment, and respect for dignity and personal independence. Criticisms include that care is not provided in a common-sense manner, and funding of care for the elderly is at lower levels than for younger people with similar problems and needs.

HAVE YOUR SAY
Do you have elderly relatives receiving care at home? Is the support provided adequate?
Add or view comments

The EHRC’s investigation highlights a range of recurring complaints and attempts to identify the underlying causes; cost is repeatedly mentioned, with use of the private-sector leading to some local authorities offering a “one size fits all” service leaving many elderly feeling they are “a task to be undertaken” and have “little or no choice” as to help received, or when care workers visit. A failure to invest in care workers is noted, with significant responsibility and the wide range of skills required being rewarded with low pay and status; this, the report states, adversely impacts staff retention and, a high turnover of care workers can put the security of care recipients at-risk.

Within the wider investigation, a commissioned independent social report by The Arndale Centre conducted in-depth interviews with a cross-section of 40 elderly individuals receiving home care. As-stressed in the report, those selected were not on the basis of good, or bad, experiences with their – mainly local authority-provided – care. It highlights a widespread feeling amongst those interviewed that they are treated “like a number”, and that aspects of the care provided lead to, or fail to resolve, feelings of social isolation.

The Manchester-based Arndale Centre report concludes that, “[t]he general picture is of a wider home care system in which older people are noteffectively involved: which they do not understand, and which does not often make the extra effort required to involve them in ways tailored to their state of health and other needs”.

nobody to talk [to] face to face. Nobody will knock on that door,[…] a life of isolation.

A recurring theme in the responses of those interviewed is the social isolation that their home care is not adequately addressing. One male interviewee in his seventies who previously used a scooter to get about said in his interview, “I haven’t been out of the house now for about four weeks. I daren’t. The last time I went out on the scooter I hit the kerb and it frightened the living daylights out of me.” Another, an 85-year-old woman who lives alone, expressed sadness at her inability to do normal things, “I would love to go to town to do some shopping. I haven’t been to town for about two years… Wander round the town and have a cup of tea… I’d love that.”

The social isolation many elderly experience was summed up neatly by another woman in her eighties in her interview: “When you go now, I will maybe not talk to anybody till tomorrow; maybe the whole of tomorrow nobody to talk [to]… face to face. Nobody will knock on that door, that is it, a life of isolation.”

The EHRC, having commissioned this report in the face of funding changes and reform of the care system, intends to press for legislative changes to ensure those receiving care at home are given the same protections under the Human Rights Act as those in residential care. In the conclusions of their report they offer to work with, and support, local authorities in understanding and delivering care that respects peoples’ rights and dignity; and, recommend better guidance as to the choices available to the elderly, and their families, be made available.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=England%27s_elderly_face_human_rights_breaches_in_home_care_system&oldid=1430503”

How To Acquire Office Space In Champaign, Il For Your Small Business

byadmin

As an Illinois start-up company, you are limited in the amount of capital you possess to get the doors to your business open. In the initial stages, it could become impossible for you to buy a property outright and to be honest until your project is a proven success, it’s better to weigh your options. For this exact reason, you should review the opportunities available for renting an office space.

What Can You Expect

Your first step in renting an Office Space in Champaign IL is to establish the dimensions you need. This assessment is based on if clients visit the location or if you plan to set up an office from which you’ll operate. A smaller business could utilize less space and ultimately save a considerable amount of capital in these beginning phases.

You won’t sign a long-term lease. Most business owners when faced with the decision to rent become fearful about the commitment associated with a six-month or yearly lease. As their company grows, they’ll need a larger space, and if they are under contract for this long of a duration, it presents a conflict. This is why offices are available on a month-to-month basis for businesses. It provides more flexibility.

The Benefits of Working with a Leasing Agency

In addition to the office space, you could acquire additional services. These services include telephony systems, network connections, and a virtual office. For a small business owner, these are prime opportunities to save. It also reduces the amount of time needed to set up shop. Discuss these services with your chosen leasing agency to determine if they are advantages. When they are you can include them in your rental agreement.

Small business owners need as many advantages as they can get. This is more than relevant when they seek an Office Space in Champaign IL. They need to find a location quickly to grow their new company. By choosing a location in their target area, they can increase their client base quickly and efficiently. They could also get set up at a more rapid pace, by acquiring existing services within these locations. Small business owners who want to review available rentals should Contact Business Technology Centertoday.

Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire

Friday, March 20, 2009

Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh.

Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI). Fire fighting systems will be examined by the fire brigade and the public works department (PWD) to ensure functionality. Security measures will be enhanced supplementing areas under private security such as at the Bashundhara City Complex.

The Fire Service and Civil Defence Department requires modernization and needs new equipment to fight fires past the sixth floor of buildings. The Fire Brigade says it needs turntable ladders, snorkels, foam-tenders, lighting units, emergency tenders, fireproof uniforms, and rescue ropes for fire fighting and rescue operations. Transportation to fires is also an issue due to narrow roads, low electrical wires and congestion.

The Bangladesh National Building Code requires fire fighting equipment installed in buildings over seven floors. This code is to be monitored by authorities to ensure compliance with the new guidelines and to make sure buildings are being maintained.

The Bashundhara City Complex opened Monday for shoppers two days after Friday’s blaze. A probe is underway to determine the cause of the fire and to assess structural damage.

Loss of life was minimized as the blaze broke out on a Friday, the beginning of the weekend in Bangladesh, so offices in the upper floors were empty. The lower eight floors are used for shopping and the upper floors are all Bashundhara Group offices.

The mall is valued at Tk 7.0 billion (US$100 million). It is not known if the complex is covered by fire insurance.

It is estimated that it will take over two years to rebuild the area damaged by flames which were burned down to a skeleton. Bashundhara City’s technical advisor, Latifur Rahman, estimated damages at Tk 2.0 billion (US$29m).

Only one television cameraman has been allowed in to film the burnt area. None of the 2,500 shops, cinemas or cafes were burnt by the inferno. The seventh and eighth floors still experience smoke damage, and there was water damage to merchandise.

A three member committee is currently investigating the cause of the fire which will consist of Iqbal Khan Chowdhury, joint secretary of the ministry, representatives of the police, IGP Noor Muhammad, and fire brigade, Director General Abu Nayeem Md Shahidullah. The committee is required to report within the week with their findings. The forensics department is also sifting through the burnt remains.

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries has also formed a committee which has begun interviewing witnesses and recording their testimony alongside the government committee.

It has been discovered that 150 closed circuit cameras were not being used when the fire started. Another mystery is why the mall fire fighting system has been found unused.

Why the fire burnt so fiercely is a matter to think….These matters seem to be mysterious

“In the shopping mall there is an ultra-technology elevator which runs even without electricity but we have found that locked,” Iqbal Khan Chowdhury, joint secretary (Police) of the home ministry, said. “Why the fire burnt so fiercely is a matter to think. We have to see if there was any incendiary substance there. These matters seem to be mysterious.”

Mall management has been asked to submit substances and items which would have been in the upper floors when the fire started. The fire erupted on the 17th floor and spread quickly to the two floors above and engulfed the three floors below. The aerial ladders belonging to the Fire Service and Civil Defence reached as high as the 13th floor of the 21-storey building.

Videos have been sent to the United States (US) for examination to assist in determining the cause of the fire and to help in the damage assessment. Experts from the US are expected to arrive soon.

Firefighters were brought to the rooftop of the 20-storey tower by helicopter. The only fatality in this operation was Baki Billa, a firefighter of Bashundhara City firefighting department, who fell when climbing down a rope from a helicopter to the roof of the building. Three other firefighters made the transition safely. At this same time, the chief security officer was safely rescued by the Bangladesh Air Force helicopter, a Bell 212. Six security officers of the complex also lost their lives.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_security_tightened_following_Pilkhana_massacre_and_Bashundhara_City_fire&oldid=4231268”

Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

Thursday, August 16, 2007

The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to a mass communication medium. Last January Dr. Cailliau retired from CERN, the European particle physics lab where the WWW emerged.

Wikinews offered the engineer a virtual beer from his native country Belgium, and conducted an e-mail interview with him (which started about three weeks ago) about the history and the future of the web and his life and work.

Wikinews: At the start of this interview, we would like to offer you a fresh pint on a terrace, but since this is an e-mail interview, we will limit ourselves to a virtual beer, which you can enjoy here.

Robert Cailliau: Yes, I myself once (at the 2nd international WWW Conference, Chicago) said that there is no such thing as a virtual beer: people will still want to sit together. Anyway, here we go.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_interviews_World_Wide_Web_co-inventor_Robert_Cailliau&oldid=4608361”

Easy Tips When Choosing International Movers}

Easy Tips When Choosing International Movers

by

Jacob Vah

If you have already made up your mind on settling abroad, then perhaps you should searching for an international moving company that will make the process of shifting your household items and personal belongings easier and faster. It would be essential that you find the best international mover since they will be handling and carrying all your precious belongings such as ornaments and jewelry. However, for you to find a reliable international moving company, a little bit of research is needed. A good way for you to start looking is by reading consumer reviews online.

When you are still searching for that company which offers international moving, make sure you remain clear with some facts. In the long run, this will help you save time, money and effort and also help you take advantage of only the best professional services. Transporting goods definitely needs planning and if you havent looked into this way ahead of time, then chances are, you may not get the very best from these professional international moving companies.

Some of the things that you need to consider for an international move include:

Updating and complete overseas moving documentation

The charges that will be taken into customs

Possible taxes that will be charged for international shipping

Kinds of international shipping container service that you will want to hire

If your commercial or household goods will need import taxes

The protocol for shipping car or any type of vehicle to another

country

As soon as you have all of these issues are resolved, then you are almost done with everything. Here are easy tips for you to find the best international moving company in town.

Check the reputation of these overseas moving companies. Make sure you hire a professional mover that has enough working experience. Though you may come along hundreds of companies online, not all of them will be your best option. Is your moving company known for prompt deliveries? Do they provide their customers with maximum protection for belongings? Are they covered under an insurance plan? These are just some of the most critical questions that you need to ask yourself before signing that contract.

Make sure that you choose an international moving business that offers you with safe and secured movement of your cargo and other goods. Do not be in a hurry to choose a firm which has eventually over advertised its business.

Ask colleagues, family and friends that have sought the services of international movers in the past. Your family and friends will never give you bad referrals and are most of the time, unbiased with their opinions.

Make sure you double check if these movers are licensed. Dont deal with businesses that are not properly licensed.

An international moving firm is your answer to all overseas shipping and transfer of goods and other household items. Whether you are planning to move anywhere across the Middle East, Europe, Asia or Australia, international moving companies in NJ or CA features smart and fast commercial and household goods cargo transfer services.

To learn more about

moving companies in NJ

and

moving companies

tips, visit our site.

Article Source:

Easy Tips When Choosing International Movers}

Forty Hells Angels locations in Canada raided by police

Friday, April 6, 2007

On Wednesday, approximately forty Hells Angels locations were raided by police in Ontario, New Brunswick, and British Columbia. Police arrested more than thirty people in the three provinces.

The largest Hells Angels location in Canada, located in downtown Toronto on 498 Eastern Ave., was raided early Wednesday morning. Nearly sixteen members were arrested with two members still on the wanted list. Toronto Police removed the sign and are now investigating. They are currently planning a large crackdown on the Hells Angels in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

“Hopefully by now biker gangs and their associates are getting the message: we’re here to shut you down. You can run but you can’t hide, and we will do all that we can to bring you to justice,” said Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner (OPP) Julian Fantino. “I believe that we have to continue the attack on organized crime however it’s manifested, and we owe the citizens of our community no less.” “It’s a good day for policing in Toronto, a good day for policing in Ontario.”

“Project Develop was an 18-month investigation that utilized a full-patch Hells Angels member as a police agent to infiltrate the Toronto downtown chapter of the Hells Angels,” OPP Inspector Dan Redmond said yesterday. “Hells Angels criminal activity has been exposed by one of their own.”

Nearly 170 charges were laid against thirty-one people, police said, though they provided no list of charges or names. Sixteen full-patch members are said to be in custody, with arrest warrants outstanding for another two. Police seized vehicles, drugs, weapons, property and real-estate, but were not specific about the amounts.

The Hells Angels is a large biker gang founded 1948 in Fontana, California and is estimated to have 1,800 members in 22 countries. Since they started many other biker gangs merged with them, due to the fact that the Hells Angels are larger. The Hells Angels have 500 members in Canada, thirty-four active chapters in Canada, sixteen in Ontario, seven in British Columbia, five in Quebec, three in Alberta, two in Saskatchewan, and one in Manitoba. A number of raids have been made since, with two in September and January 2006.

A location on Sherwood Ave. in Scarborough, Ontario, and a house on Berard Court in Barrie, Ontario are under a restraining order as they may have drug related crimes.

The Toronto chapter of Hells Angels, in the “Real Deal News” section of their website, alleged that the police were staging a show for the media and that the raids were overly dramatic to make Hells Angels look bad on television.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Forty_Hells_Angels_locations_in_Canada_raided_by_police&oldid=426386”
Shopping Basket