Twenty-two coal miners trapped underground for a week in a flooded pit in north-eastern China have been rescued Twenty-two coal miners were rescued on Tuesday from their flooded pit in north-eastern China after being trapped underground for a week. State broadcaster CCTV showed the men being brought slowly to the surface, with all apparently in good condition. Hopes for the miners were revived on Sunday after noises were detected through a 920ft (280m) pipe that was drilled to allow fresh air into the illegal mine near the city of Qitaihe. Twenty-six miners were trapped on 23 August when workers broke through into an adjacent flooded pit. The official Xinhua News Agency said three miners were rescued on Saturday and that one body has been recovered. The mine had been ordered to shut down in 2007 but was reopened without permission on 16 August, Xinhua said, citing the provincial bureau of occupational safety. China’s mines are notoriously deadly, although safety improvements have cut annual fatalities by about a third from a high of 6,995 in 2002. That improvement has come despite a tripling in the output of coal used to generate most of China’s electrical power. Technological advances, better training and the closing of the most dangerous, small-scale mining operations have upped the success rate of rescue operations, even after several days. In April 2010, 115 miners were pulled from a flooded mine in the northern province of Shanxi after more than a week underground. China guardian.co.uk
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We’re still in a holding pattern waiting for the NFL regular season to start and fall TV shows to premiere but luckily college football is here to save the day. It’s not alone though, check out our highlighted picks of the week right here, followed after the break by our weekly listings of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames. College Football While the pros — a distinction that is getting fuzzier and fuzzier *cough* Miami *cough* — get ready for their season to start college football teams will be getting back to it this weekend. UNLV and Wisconsin have the first high profile matchup of the year on ESPN (and ESPN 3D) Thursday night while Oregon and LSU play Saturday in a game that could have National Championship implications right away. We’ll include some of the high profile national matchups on our schedule, but you can click here to find out where every nationally broadcast game will be on throughout the season — we know how tough tracking Middle Tennessee can be. The Hour BBC America will air the third of six episodes of this drama on Wednesday night as it takes us behind the scenes of a 1950s TV news show featuring The Wire’s Dominic West. While it’s a period piece with plenty of sex, sexism and whiskey if you’re looking for a Mad Men clone you’ll likely be disappointed. The short story arc doesn’t build Don Draper-like lead characters, but the Suez Crisis , spies and a suspicious death form a strong enough backdrop for us to sink our death into. If you’re a fan of British TV we’d rate this one below the excellent Luther , but well above Law & Order: UK — check out a trailer after the break. (August 31, BBC America, 10 PM) Madden NFL 12 It’s that time of year again, when Madden comes out and we resort to couch based battles of supremacy for bragging rights and more. As usual, not that much has changed from year to year, but there are updates including a new collision system that promises to improve tackling, custom playbooks and new camera angles cribbed from NFL Films archives. After generally positive reviews — it snagged a 3.5-star rating from our friends at Joystiq — we won’t stop you from laying down $60 one more time for EA’s annual refresh. ( $59.99 , August 30) Continue reading Must See HDTV (August 29th – September 4th) Must See HDTV (August 29th – September 4th) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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