Altiyan wins X Factor!!!!!!

Wooooooohoooooo!!!!! Altiyan Childs from New South Wales won last night's The X Factor grand final, which drew 1.6 million audience.

X Factor judge Ronan Keating said that the The X Factor winner is a real star. The former Boyzone member had been Altiyan Childs' mentor on the show.Childs won a contract with Sony and is set to release his debut song, Somewhere in the World. 

I wanted Altiyan to win and my dreams came true so Wooooooohoooooo!!!!....again

Tragic Death for 29 Miners

All 29 miners trapped underground in a New Zealand mine for five days are believed to be dead following a second explosion, police said on Wednesday, as the government vowed to investigate the disaster.

 The miners were trapped in the 2.3 km (1.4 mile) main tunnel of the Pike River Coal mine last Friday night when methane gas caused a massive explosion in the mountain on New Zealand's south island. Two other miners narrowly escaped by running out of the mine.

More than 45,000 people from around the world have lit candles this evening commemorating the tragedy at the Pike River mine.

Deadly toxic gas and fears of further explosions stopped rescuers entering the mine, despite desperate please by the miners' relatives that rescue teams enter the mine to find their husbands and sons, aged between 17 and 62.

Rescuers used robots and electronic devices to explore for life in the mine, but there were no signs that any one had survived the initial blast.


On Wednesday morning rescuers said there was little chance any of the miners were still alive, but continued to monitor toxic gas levels hoping the air would clear enough for rescue teams to enter the mine.

A few hours later, as a 16-man rescue team prepared to possibly enter the mine, a second massive explosion occurred.

It is so sad that all the miners are dead and that all the families have lost their friends and family

Catastrophe in Christchurch

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch at 4.35am today, causing minor injuries, cutting power, and rupturing water.  At least 20 roads had been damaged and some were impassable.  Some old buildings collapsed and smashed on top of the cars.  Millions of dollars worth of things in Christchuch is wrecked.

I was shocked as I heard the breaking news that was an earthquake in Christchurch.  I thought of the people that was seriously injured in the quake and they must be in a lot of pain. 

I hope that all the people that were injured will be safe and Christchurch will be fixed quickly.

New Earth-Like Planet Discovered

US astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet that they think might be habitable. Habitable means that it is capable to be inhabited or suitable and fit for a person to live in.
  
Astronomers say it is the first time they have clearly spotted a planet beyond our solar system in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone, where key conditions for life to exist are just right.

Not too far from its star it orbits around - red dwarf star Gliese 581 - but  not too close. So it is not too hot, not too cold for liquid water and life. It is just right. Just like Earth.

The planet, named Gliese 581g, has a mass three to four times that of Earth and an orbital period of just under 37 days.

And it is in our galactic neighbourhood. That suggests that plenty of Earth-like planets circle other stars and maybe that we are not alone.

The National Science Foundation announced the finding Wednesday. The planet circles a star that is 193 trillion kilometres away, which is closer than most stars.

 

Emergency Landing Near Blenheim

There has been an emergency landing near Blenheim at Woodbourne Airport at about 1pm. The 46 passengers that were on board were uninjured. A mother on board wrote that the plane tried to land in Nelson Airport a lot of times. The flight was going to Nelson from Wellington but the flight was redirected to Blenheim. The aircraft experienced a few mechanical failures including a nose-wheel failure which means that the front wheel had collapsed. I'm so glad that no one is injured at the end.

Two Trains Colliding

Wellington daily travellers are being warned to expect delays today after heavy rain hit the city, causing several landslides, contributing to a head-on crash between two trains and closing the North Island's main rail line.

The two trains, carrying a total of 60 people, collided near Plimmerton, North of Wellington, about 3.15pm yesterday after the north-bound train hit a slip and de-railed into the path of the southbound train.

Three passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Kiwi Rail spokesperson Nigel Parry said the two drivers, who coincidentally were father and son, were both uninjured and will be off work to give them time to cope with the incident.

It took several hours to unload the passengers, 40 from the northbound train and 14 from the southbound train due to poor weather and the danger of exposed wires.

Hope the weather gets better and all the people who were on the train recover from their minor injuries.