LOCH.The whole world will be watching.PR today. (COMTEX) B: Landmines To Be Detected On Capitol Hill
B: Landmines To Be Detected On Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 11, 2000 (INTERNET WIRE via COMTEX) -- U.S. Capitol Police
officers are preparing for an unusual event this week as a revolutionary
breakthrough in landmine detection technology is demonstrated on the grounds of
the U.S. Capitol. On Wednesday, September 13 at 1:30 p.m., officers will bury
samples of the most common landmine explosives, TNT, PETN and RDX for a new
device, called ELF (Eliminate Landmines Forever), to discover and identify. ELF
was developed by Loch Harris, Inc. after nearly five years of research and
development. Following successful testing in Croatia, the ELF technology has now
been proven ready for international deployment.
Every year, 26,000 innocent people are killed or maimed by land mines each year,
with nearly 10,000 of these victims being children. U.S. Representative Ron
Klink (D-PA), sponsor of the demonstration, issued a letter recently urging his
colleagues in the House of Representatives to get involved in the efforts to
find a solution. "I urge you to attend this demonstration of a technology that
could help save the lives of countless people around the world."
www.house.gov/apps/list/press/pa04_klink/elf.html
Loch Harris CEO Rodney Boone says while governments work to ban the use and
production of landmines, resources must be allocated eliminate existing mines.
"According to the American Red Cross there are more than 110 million landmines
(COMTEX) B: Landmines To Be Detected On Capitol Hill
B: Landmines To Be Detected On Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 11, 2000 (INTERNET WIRE via COMTEX) -- U.S. Capitol Police
officers are preparing for an unusual event this week as a revolutionary
breakthrough in landmine detection technology is demonstrated on the grounds of
the U.S. Capitol. On Wednesday, September 13 at 1:30 p.m., officers will bury
samples of the most common landmine explosives, TNT, PETN and RDX for a new
device, called ELF (Eliminate Landmines Forever), to discover and identify. ELF
was developed by Loch Harris, Inc. after nearly five years of research and
development. Following successful testing in Croatia, the ELF technology has now
been proven ready for international deployment.
Every year, 26,000 innocent people are killed or maimed by land mines each year,
with nearly 10,000 of these victims being children. U.S. Representative Ron
Klink (D-PA), sponsor of the demonstration, issued a letter recently urging his
colleagues in the House of Representatives to get involved in the efforts to
find a solution. "I urge you to attend this demonstration of a technology that
could help save the lives of countless people around the world."
www.house.gov/apps/list/press/pa04_klink/elf.html
Loch Harris CEO Rodney Boone says while governments work to ban the use and
production of landmines, resources must be allocated eliminate existing mines.
"According to the American Red Cross there are more than 110 million landmines
in over 80 countries," said Boone. "Many of these landmines exist in regions
where mine fields are unmapped and have been indiscriminately placed...every 22
minutes, an innocent civilian dies from a landmine explosion. ELF will save
lives from deadly landmines and restore communities in Mozambique, Cambodia,
Vietnam and other affected countries around the world!"
Frank Gaffney, Director for the Center for Security Policy, says the situation
in the Balkans is critical. "What you have here is the systematic,
indiscriminate extermination of innocent people in the Balkans." Frank Jakovac,
a humanitarian and Croatian-American, added that U.S. support is important to
the success of landmine removal. "As Americans, we have an obligation to utilize
our resources to help solve many of the world's critical issues. Once again,
American technology (ELF) is there to help solve this potentially catastrophic
world problem."
ELF combines X-ray and florescent technologies in a portable device to identify
landmines and recognize the type of explosive materials. It can reach out to
three meters and several feet underneath soil or water. Currently, mine sweepers
probe the earth, inch by inch, with metal rods looking for landmines. In
Croatia, where landmines have claimed tens of thousands of lives, authorities
estimate it will take 100 years to eliminate all of the landmines in its
countryside. Utilizing ELF technology, professional landmine personnel state
they could significantly reduce the quantity of landmines in less than five
years. ELF will be demonstrated at the "Triangle" on the southeast, House side
of the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, September 13 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. All media and
interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Loch Harris, Inc. 14205 Burnet Road, Suite 210, Austin, TX 78728 Phone: (512)
328-7808 Fax: (512) 341-7721 Chuck Bagley, Investor Communications Group Phone
(770) 391-7273 Fax (770) 351-0700 E-Mail: information@lochharris.com Website:
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