The renovation of the children's room will be starting on Monday, April 4th. The project will be completed by mid-late May. During the period that the children's room will be closed, there will be a small browsing collection available in the library's Hickok Meeting. Story time and other programs will be held in the lower level meeting room for the duration of the project.
Patrons are reminded that you can use your Summit Library card at the Millburn Library, in libraries in Union and Middlesex Counties that participate in the MURAL Reciprocal Borrowing program and also at libraries that participate in the MUF program. For more information about libraries that honor the Summit Library card, check the Summit Library website athttp://www.summitlibrary.org/about-the-library/reciprocal-libraries. In addition eBooks and eAudio books are available through the library website athttp://www.summitlibrary.org/resources/ebooks-eaudiobooks. Thank you for your patience during this time.
The Summit Library Foundation is raising funds to assist in this wonderful project. You can help! The Foundation invites the entire community to participate in this vital endeavor and hopes you will join in making a contribution. Your contribution will ensure that our library can continue to enrich and support our community. Gifts of any size are important and appreciated. You may donate by mailing or dropping off a check made out to the Summit Free Public Library Foundation, 75 Maple Street, Summit, NJ 07901. You may also pay online through Paypal by filling out our online donation form.
Check out the fun new art work on the library lawn. "Speedo" by sculptor Jay Lagemann has been placed at the library by Summit Public Art. Lagemann, a long time Martha's Vineyard resident, has his work displayed around the country in many public spaces and private collections. Established in 2003, Summit Public Art is a volunteer-based city organization solely funded through private donations, corporate sponsors, and grants.
In lieu of a musical presentation, this month's Sunday afternoon program will feature a performance of Almost, Maine by the Hudson Shakespeare Company. The play by John Cariani consists of nine short stories that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town called Almost, Maine. It premiered at the Portland Stage Company in Portland, Maine in 2004 where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim. Though its Off Broadway run in 2006 was brief, the play is featured in Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006 and has proved popular in professional and nonprofessional theatre companies worldwide. It is now the most produced play in North American high schools, recently supplanting Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. The play will be presented on Sunday, April 10th at 2:00 pm.
On Wednesday, April 13th at 2:00 pm Youth Stages, a creative drama and theatre arts organization, will be offering a dramatization of the French folktale Stone Soup for kids ages 3 – 9. Kids will become part of the story as they provide sound effects, physical movements, and lines of dialogue and suggest foods to add to the soup.


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I am starting new stamp clubs here in the Raleigh area in September and will stamp together for 10 months. You can choose from Wednesday, Thursday or Friday evenings.
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This past weekend my Magnificent 9 group met and this is one of the 3 projects we made.
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One of my favorite things about being a Stampin UP demonstrator is that we get this wonderful magazine each month called Stampin Sucess. There are tons of ideas in it and this month they had this fabulous fall wreath, using our new Wonderfall Stamp set, Autumn Accents big shot die and the cool Woodgrain Textured Embossing Folder. I used it all along with some neat things such as a corrugated box lid that my Stampin' UP! goodies come in as well as the packing paper and burlap and of course cardstock. I love the new Tulle Cherry Cobbler Ribbon for the bow. So if you would like to make one to sign up for my class on 6th. check out my events page on my Stampin' UP! website or view on the Events page here at the top under my banner. Thanks for stopping by, I am having so much fun creating fall ideas and projects for you.
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Twix You and Me! & Ticket to Fun!
Last month at my team meeting I made these to give my team members. I love the pinwheels. I put the Twix miniature candy bars in the pocket. So fun!
I will be making a project at my stamp club this month using a pinwheel.
Contact me if you are interested in joining a stamp club, new one starting in August.
Last week I participated in a fundraiser for a family that lost their mom unexpectedly. When I was printing out my class schedule I has the great idea for the Take a Ticket wheel #126941.
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APRIL 2019 – WE'VE DONE IT !
We have now reached our target for Brain Tumour Research, having raised £50,115.54 to date and would like to thank all our friends and supporters who have helped us reach this goal.
Liphook Bakery raffled an easter egg and raised £123 for the charity. Thank you so much.
Mike and Jackie White with Liphook Bakery ( Ruth and Shannon ) presenting a cheque to Tim from Brain Tumour Research.
Easter 2019, the T.Baker yard raffled an easter egg and raised £287 for the charity. Thanks to all concerned. More pictures in the gallery.
April 2019, the easter skittles night raised a fantastic £1,073 for Brain Tumour Research. The overall winners of the skittles competition were Janet and George, seen below getting their trophies from Michael White, congratulations. More pictures in the gallery.
February 2019, the skittles night generated £412 for Brain Tumour Research. A further £100 was donated by Stewart from 'Wheel Drive', thank you so much.
So, we are now only £1,500 away from our £50,000 target !
UPDATE – January 2019
We have now raised £47,989 for Brain Tumour Research and would like to thank all our friends and supporters who have helped us reach this figure.
We have had a donation of £430 from one member of the Champagne Club, also some other members donated another £220. Again they have been great by continuing to support us.
Christmas Raffle 2018 – £703 was raised and the winner of the Champneys Pamper Day was Roland Hawes, pictured here with Jackie's 2 sons.
The prize winner ticket was drawn by Charlie and Rubin
August 2018 – Skittles at the Black Fox Inn. A total of £320 was raised for Brain Tumour Research.
A fabulous evening with fish / sausage and chips supper, enjoyed by all who attended. The overall winner was Stephen (aka Smurf), runner up was Sarah. Dolly won the booby prize ! Pictured here with Mike and Jackie White.
June 2018 – Alan offered the use of his Tesla to drive four young car enthusiasts to their prom at Old Thorns in Liphook – raising £60.
June 2018 – once again the Champagne Club have excelled themselves and donated a further £565 to Brain Tumour Research. Thank you so much.
Easter 2018 – T.Baker (Junr) Ltd ran an Easter Egg raffle and raised a fantastic £350. One customer donated a further £97.40. A big thank you to all concerned.
November 2017 – Steve from the Champagne Club has very kindly donated £250 being the fee he was paid for a TV appearance. Many thanks from us all.
September 2017 – The waxing session has so far raised over £2,400. Made up of £1,506 sponsorship for Mike White, £608 for Denis and £332 from the raffle on the evening.
The Headley Fun Run raised the massive sum of £450 towards Brain Tumour Research – a fabulous effort – congratulations.
The Champagne Club have donated from winning from the dogs that have just retired. Its a great total of £520 (June 2017).
Our skittles night on the 29th April 2017 at The Jolly Farmer in Blacknest raised £575
A total of £221 was raised from the 2017 easter egg raffle.
The Headley fun run runners raised an amazing £560 for the charity on the 2nd May 2016. Thank you so much.
2016 Easter Egg raffle raised £159 – double that of last year.
Some members of the 'Champagne Club' have donated £275 of their winners from Bubbly Charlie after his retirement.
Our 4th of July Skittles night raised a total of £555.80 for Brain Tumour Research. Thank you Tim for attending and presenting the prize.
A team ran in aid of Charlies Angels in the Headley Fun Run on the 4th May 2015. They raised an amazing £1054 for Brain Tumour Research.
Mike has raised £71 from an Easter egg basket raffle at his works. Thanks to all the 'boys' for selling the tickets.
Mike and Jackie had a stall at the Greyhound Club and raised £298 from the sale of jugs, ornaments and pictures.
A big thankyou to the residents of the Pegasus Court retirement Apartments in Banstead who so kindly sent us a donation of £50 from friends & neighbours of Marie who sadly passed away after a short illness.
Burns Night 2015 – a very enjoyable evening at the Black Fox Inn raised £1,727 for Brain Tumour Research. A great big thank you to all who attended.
We have had a donation of £250.00 from The Tilford & Frensham Trivial Pursuits Society. A small clay Pigeon Club whose members collect every year for worthy local charities and they kindly chose ours this year.
September Skittles night raised £255 for the charity, Jackie added a further £185 from sale of an old desk, curtains and some birthday money.
Mike and Jackie have sold various ornaments and furniture to raise £140 for Brain Tumour Research
Abba disco 19th July 2014 – a lovely evening with good friends raised £705 for Brain Tumour Research.
'Little' John came as the Little Britain character 'Andy' – LOL
Wrecclesham Fete – Sunday 29th June, raised £166 for Brain Tumour Research.
Seen here Jackie and 'Little' John on their stall and John presenting the 'Best in Show' cup.
Dog Show – Saturday 14th June at Blackmoor Village Hall, waiting for total received.
We would like to thank Ian Carter for his kind donation of £200.
We have just received a cheque from Slimming World for £824.05 – fabulous, thank you.
Steph Hall and her daughter Leanne took part in the Headley Fun Run held on the 5th May – see images in the gallery. They raised £555 for Brain Tumour Research – a fantastic figure – thank you.
The skittles night held at the Black Fox Inn on the 26th April raised a grand total of £430 towards Brain Tumour Research. A great time was had by everyone who attended.
£1,054.60 was raised from wedding gifts at a family wedding. Congratulations and thanks to Trish and Lee. £237 was from Sara who did a sponsored walk with a broken toe !
Having had a major knee operation 8 weeks ago, Mike decided to do a 10Km ride on an exercise bike at Champneys Forest Mere. So, on Saturday 5th April Mike completed the ride in 1 hour 1 minute and 37 seconds. View the full gallery of images here.
This raised a fabulous figure of £933.50 (and still rising) for Brain Tumour Research. Well done Mike.
Mike & Jackie have sold some vintage racing greyhound books and raised £180 for the fund.
Our Charity Burns Night (25th January 2014) raised £1,145. Allan from The Black Fox Inn was 'piped in' carrying the Haggis.
We would like to thank Trevor Murphy and Nathan Snell for their donation of £150.
The dog show raised £101.00, the pamper day raised £363.50 and donations that have been arriving all the time this Christmas.We raised a great amount of £207.99 from people attending at Aldershot Football Club.
The Charity night held on the 26th October at Academy Snooker Club, Basingstoke raised over £5,000 for Brain Tumour Research.
We would like to thank Lee & Patricia for their donation, from the money saved by not sending Christmas cards.
A recent skittles night has raised £126 for Brain Tumour Research.
A big thank you to Paul, who has donated some of the prize money his Greyhound won in the Greyhound Puppy Derby.
Had a great sunny day at the Greyhound Club show and raised £177.50 from the stall. So a great big thank you for all who supported Charlie`s Angels.
Our September 'pamper day' raised £268 towards Brain Tumour Research.
31st August 2013 Fun dog show at Blackmoor Village Hall – raised £211.40
The Fleet & District Dog Training Society has kindly donated £50 to the charity.
We have received a further donation of £200 from G & P Jobs Ltd.
The Disco at the Holly Bush on the 27th July raised £463.00 – many thanks to all who attended and a special thank you to the person who donated the buffet food.
A Cheese & Wine party in 'Charlie's Garden' on the 20th of July raised a further £520.30 towards Brain Tumour Research, we'd like to thank all who attended.
At the Fresenius Kabi Oncology Plc fun day they held a raffle for the Charity and raised a wonderful £270. A big thank you to them and all their staff.
The grand opening of 'Charlies Garden' raised a fabulous £455.50. Many thanks to all who attended.
Wrecclesham Village Fete 30th June – £173 raised on a lovely sunny afternoon.
Windsor Championship Dog Show 28th June – we raised £80 selling goods and received a £20 donation. Thanks to all who made this possible.
A long afternoon at the fun dog show has raised a great £305 for Brain Tumour Research.
We have collected £470.65 from the sale of toys, polo shirts and baked items. We had hoped to raise £10,000 by the end of 2013, but have already reached £9,000 – so the sky is the limit !
The Headley fun run (6th May 2013) has raised an amazing £1,725. A big thank you to all that took part on behalf of "Charlies Angels".
More money from the Champagne Club, the owners of Bubbly Charlie, a further £245. Our sincere thanks for all their kindness and help.
We have received $100 from a relation in Canada, thank you.
Slimming World (in Bordon) have made a kind donation from their members of £400. I can't thank everyone enough for all their help. The total is going up and up.
NEWS – 'Bubbly Charlie' wins first race – Click here for paper cutting. We were given a further £360 from the Champagne Club and a member gave us £135 on saturday night. A big thank you to you all.
We are very grateful for a donation of £315 from the Lodge of Sincere Friendship 100 Club.
On the 6th May 2013 a gang of friends and supporters ran in the Headley 5 mile fun run. We are hoping that this will have raised well over £1000, so a great big thank you to all who took part.
Cygnets Nursery School, from Bordon, did a wear a hat day and raised a Total of £145.23p. This was the nursery that Charlie went to right up until he died. They were great as they would fit him in whenever he was well enough. One of the last times he went was for the Nativity play at the end of the Christmas term. He joined in and played his part and sang along with all the others. We can never thank them enough for all they have done.
We have raised a further £731 from cooking and other small events.
We hope you all had a great Easter. Some friends donated a large easter egg which when raffled raised £50. Another made 8 baskets of plants and raised a further £50 in donations. Thank you all.
Friday 22nd March 2013. Michael White (Charlie's granddad) had his hair and beard shaved off at Tina's Hairdressers in Headley (3, High St, GU35 8PP). This event raised over £3,800. See the press cutting from the Bordon Herald.
A further £20 was raised when Michael had his eye brows shaved off as well!
The Champagne Club Greyhound Racing Syndicate sold shares in a new pup they had named 'Bubbly Charlie'. Each share donated £10 to the cause. All the shares were sold in a record time generating a total of £1000. We'd like to thank all the new owners of 'Bubbly Charlie' for their help.


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DUI Crash Leads to Manslaughter Charges
A fatal DUI crash often leads to charges above and beyond a simple DUI. When injuries or fatalities result from a DUI accident, the charges often escalate quickly.
A woman from Panorama City stands accused of driving under the influence after two separate wrecks that occurred on Sunday.
20-year old Saidy Samayoa had been allegedly fleeing an earlier hit-and-run accident when she was involved in another crash. She now faces charges of murder along with 12 other separate charges.
The entire incident began with Samayoa driving a 2000 Toyota 4-Runner late Sunday morning and striking another vehicle at Sepulveda Boulevard and Parthenia Street. Samayoa then allegedly took off at a high rate of speed, continuing to travel along Sepulveda. She failed to stop at a traffic signal and struck a Toyota Sienna Minivan.
Multiple occupants of the van were ejected and the van rolled over once it was struck.
A 37-year old man lost his life as the result of the accident. Also injured were the man's wife and four children. Two of the children, a girl who is 7 and a boy who is 10, became comatose and suffered paralysis as a result of the accident.
Samayoa and two passengers were injured in the accident as well. The complain also stated that a man was injured in the accident that Samayoa had been fleeing from.
Samayoa faces a litany of charges which include: gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, eight counts of driving under the influence of a drug causing injury, and hit-and-run causing injury. She faces many more charges as well.
It is unclear what drug she had taken.
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L-r Markets officer Steven Hadfield, porter Alan White, president of the NMTF Michael Nicholson, porter Jackie Azzopardi, market manager Nicola Martin, trader Paul Kelly and markets officer Dean Thurlow.
A market has been named as the greenest in Britain for the second year running.
Ashton Market scooped the title of Britain's Greenest Market from the National Market Traders' Federation.
Judges were especially impressed with schemes such as the new recycling hub, reusable shopping bags and Love Food Hate Waste demonstrations as well as energy saving measures such as sensor lights and low-energy hand dryers.
Tameside council's deputy leader Coun John Taylor, who is responsible for markets said: "Tameside council has a long-term commitment to reducing the borough's carbon footprint, as well as helping residents and businesses to take steps to lead more environmentally-friendly lives, and this latest award helps to continue to highlight these efforts.
"The success and recognition in both national award schemes is a testament to the enthusiasm, innovation and hard work being ploughed into the much-loved Ashton Market to ensure it is vibrant, attractive and sustainable for the future.
The measures have led to the market reducing waste by a huge 70 per cent over the last four years. The market has already been named Britain's Favourite Market following a public vote in the National Association of British Market Authorities awards.


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Google employees protest secret work on censored search engine for China
By Kate Conger and Daisuke Wakabayashi
Published 3:38 pm PDT, Thursday, August 16, 2018
FILE -- Flowers on the Google logo, the day after the company announced possible plans to exit the Chinese market, outside the company's offices in Beijing, Jan. 13, 2010. Google withdrew from China in 2010 to protest the country's censorship. Now the internet giant is working on a search engine that complies with Chinese censorship rules. (Gilles Sabrie/The New York Times) less
FILE -- Flowers on the Google logo, the day after the company announced possible plans to exit the Chinese market, outside the company's offices in Beijing, Jan. 13, 2010. Google withdrew from China in 2010 to ... more
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Hundreds of Google employees, upset at the company's decision to secretly build a censored version of its search engine for China, have signed a letter demanding more transparency to understand the ethical consequences of their work.
In the letter, obtained by the New York Times, employees wrote that the project and Google's apparent willingness to abide by China's censorship requirements "raise urgent moral and ethical issues." They added, "Currently we do not have the information required to make ethically-informed decisions about our work, our projects, and our employment."
The letter is circulating on Google's internal communication systems and is signed by about 1,000 employees, according to two people familiar with the document, who were not authorized to speak publicly.
The protest presents another obstacle for Google's potential return to China eight years after the Mountain View company publicly withdrew from the country in protest of censorship and government hacking. China has the world's largest internet audience, but has frustrated U.S. tech giants, including Facebook and Instagram, with content restrictions or outright blockages of services.
It is also the latest example of how Google's outspoken workforce has agitated for changes to strategy. In April, employees spoke out against its involvement in a Pentagon program that uses artificial intelligence to improve weaponry. By June, Google had said it would not renew a contract with the Pentagon for AI work.
Google's interest in bringing search back to China came to the forefront this month, when reports surfaced that the company was working on a search app that restricts content banned by Beijing. The project, known internally as Dragonfly, was developed largely in secret, prompting outrage among employees who worried they had been unwittingly working on technology that would help China withhold information from its citizens.
"We urgently need more transparency, a seat at the table, and a commitment to clear and open processes: Google employees need to know what we're building," the letter said.
The letter also called on Google to allow employees to participate in ethical reviews of the company's products, to appoint external representatives to ensure transparency and to publish an ethical assessment of controversial projects. The document referred to the situation as a "code yellow," a process used in engineering to address critical problems that impact several teams.
Google declined to comment on the letter. It has said in the past that it will not comment on Dragonfly or "speculation about future plans."
Historically, Google has been more responsive to employee concerns and more transparent about future projects and inner workings than other major technology companies, inviting questions from workers at its staff meetings and encouraging internal debate.
The internal dissent over Dragonfly comes on the heels of the employee protests over Google's involvement in the Pentagon project to use artificial intelligence. After Google said it would not renew its contract with the Pentagon, it unveiled a series of ethical principles governing its use of AI.
In those principles, Google publicly committed to only use AI in "socially beneficial" ways that would not cause harm and promised to develop its capabilities in accordance with human rights law. Some employees have raised concerns that helping China suppress the free flow of information would violate these new principles.
In 2010, Google said it had discovered that Chinese hackers had attacked the company's corporate infrastructure in an attempt to access the Gmail accounts of human rights activists. The attack, combined with government censorship, propelled Google to pull its search engine from the country.
The exit from China was a seminal moment for the company — a symbol of its uncompromising idealism captured by Google's unofficial motto of "Don't Be Evil." At the time, Chinese internet users marked the loss of Google's search engine by laying flowers at the company's Beijing offices in what became known as an "illegal flower tribute." A possible re-entry to China, according to current and former employees, is a sign of a more mature and pragmatic company.
Google has maintained a significant presence in China even though its flagship services are not accessible in the country. Last year, Google announced plans for a research center in China focused on artificial intelligence. And it has introduced translation and file management apps for the Chinese market. Google now has more than 700 employees in China.
Google's work on Dragonfly is not a guarantee that its search engine will be welcomed back to China. The government would have to approve its return and it has kept U.S. technology firms like Facebook at arm's length, opting instead to work closely with homegrown internet behemoths.
Some employees are in favor of re-entering China, arguing that exiting the country in protest of censorship has done little to pressure Beijing to change its position while it has made Google nonessential among the world's largest base of internet users.
When Google pulled out of China in 2010, Sergey Brin, the company's co-founder, said it objected to the country's "totalitarian" policies when it came to censorship, political speech and internet communications. If anything, China has only tightened its controls in the past eight years — leaving the company in a bind for how to justify its return.
"You can never satisfy a censor, particularly the ones in China," said Charles Mok, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council who advocates for information technology and who is affiliated with the territory's democratic camp.
Google is probably facing intense pressure to introduce more of its products in China, Mok said, but added that the company would lend legitimacy to government censorship if it debuted a censored search product in China.
"Then the Chinese government can say, 'Google is OK with it too,'" he said.
Kate Conger and Daisuke Wakabayashi are New York Times writers.
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Less Than One-Third of Women Agree With Planned Parenthood and Unlimited Abortions Up to Birth
National | Steven Ertelt | Jun 14, 2018 | 5:01PM | Washington, DC
To hear it from abortion advocates you would think women are ubiquitously pro-abortion. However new Gallup polling data indicates women really don't have any different attitude about abortion than men.
"Many U.S. political leaders may think of abortion as a key "women's issue," but it is not an issue about which women have substantially different attitudes than men. A Gallup analysis shows that differences in views on the legality of abortion between men and women have been relatively narrow for decades, going back to the 1970s. Additionally, there are only slight differences in men's and women's descriptions of themselves as pro-choice or pro-life," Gallup explains.
"Gallup's 2010 comprehensive analysis of gender differences in views of abortion concluded, "Over the past three decades, men and women have consistently held similar views about the extent to which abortion should be legal." The current update, adding in data for the years 2010-2018, shows a continuation of this same general pattern," it continues. "There are significant gender gaps on a number of political and social issues in American society today, including political party identification, presidential job approval, views of the death penalty, and views of the moral acceptability of pornography, stem cell research, marijuana and cloning animals — but abortion is not one of these issues."
And as the Gallup polling institute clearly found, a majority of Americans including both women and men oppose all or almost all abortions. In fact the new Gallup polling data finds that less than one-third of women support the abortion position of Planned Parenthood — which is favoring legal abortion under all circumstances. Just 31% agree with America's abortion business.
In the past, the Gallup survey has found that roughly half or just over half of Americans oppose all or almost all abortions. The newest polling data is no different.
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"In a follow-up question asked of those in the middle "legal under certain circumstances" group, most of these respondents say it should be legal "only in a few" rather than in "most" circumstances," the polling institute reported. "The result is that 43% of Americans say abortion should be legal in all (29%) or most (14%) circumstances, while a majority of 53% say it should be legal in only a few (35%) or no circumstances (18%). No fewer than 51% of Americans have favored more restrictive abortion laws since 1994, when Gallup first asked the follow-up probe of those saying abortion should be legal under certain circumstances."
Americans also believe abortions are morally wrong — another consistently held view over the years.
So when Planned Parenthood or any other abortion Advocates claim to speak for women the answer is clearly no. Planned Parenthood doesn't speak for women because less than one-third of American women actually agree with its position for unrestricted abortion in any circumstance up to birth.


Watch as hundreds of actors bring the story of Jesus to life in an open-air epic production set in stunning Surrey countryside. Young and old from all walks of life will be mesmerised as the story unfolds across three captivating acts from 10am to 3.30pm. The retelling of this evocative story against the peaceful backdrop of the Wintershall grounds has a profound effect on visitors. The beautiful grounds provide an ideal location for the famous plays, with wonderful views, a landscape of lakes, plantations and ancient woodland and rich pasture for the grazing of their sheep and cattle.The productions are much more than a series of shows, each one is an overall experience; a perfect opportunity to encounter the drama of biblical events.
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Rutgers and Saint Peter's Healthcare System Sign Affiliation Agreement
New Brunswick - Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) and Saint Peter's Healthcare System (SPH) have signed an affiliation agreement to enhance medical education, the delivery of healthcare, and research opportunities within the State of New Jersey. On July 1, 2014, Saint Peter's will become a Major Clinical Affiliate with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, all units within RBHS.
"We look forward to working with Saint Peter's Healthcare System in a new and exciting way," says Brian Strom, MD, MPH, chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. "The affiliate relationship with Saint Peters will provide enhanced clinical care, expanded educational opportunities, and greater access to clinical trials with the overall goal of continually improving the health of the community."
The affiliation agreement will include collaboration on fellowship programs, residency rotations and medical school clerkships from primary care to specialty and subspecialty programs and clinical trials. Continuing medical education will be provided by Rutgers.
"Saint Peter's initiated this affiliation because we believe that by working together and building strong partnerships, Rutgers and Saint Peter's will best serve the interests of our communities and the State of New Jersey," said Ronald C. Rak, J.D., president and CEO of Saint Peter's Healthcare System. "The creation of Rutgers Biomedical and
Health Sciences has launched a new era for the advancement of medicine in New Jersey, and Saint Peter's is thrilled to be a key part of that endeavor."
About Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, stands as one of America's largest, most comprehensive university-based centers for studying and improving human health and health care. As it advances medical innovation, provides direct patient care informed by the latest research findings, and educates a full complement of health care professionals, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
For Rutgers and the region, the advantages of having a highly regarded health care division attached to The State University of New Jersey are considerable as it draws more top-flight faculty and students; deepen research collaborations; optimizes the coordination of health care for residents; accelerates economic growth; and attracts even greater public and private support. For more information on RBHS, click here.
About Saint Peters Healthcare System
Saint Peter's Healthcare System Inc., parent company of the Saint Peter's healthcare delivery system, is comprised of Saint Peter's University Hospital, a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital, Saint Peter's Foundation, the fundraising arm of the hospital, and Saint Peter's Health and Management Services Corp., which oversees the system's outpatient facilities. These include the CARES Surgicenter; New Brunswick Cardiac Cath Lab; the Margaret McLaughlin McCarrick Care Center Inc., a residential skilled nursing facility in Somerset; Saint Peter's Comprehensive Care Group locations in Monroe and Piscataway townships; Saint Peter's Urgent Care Center in Skillman, and Saint Peter's Adult Day Center in Monroe Township. Saint Peter's Healthcare System is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. For more information about Saint Peter's Healthcare System, please visit www.saintpetershcs.com or call 732-745-8600.


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Aleksandar Trifunovič (Belgrado, República Federal Popular de Yugoslavia, 30 de mayo de 1967) es un exjugador, y entrenador de baloncesto serbio. Actualmente es entrenador del KK Igokea de la Liga de baloncesto de Bosnia y Herzegovina.

Trayectoria

Comenzó su carrera de asistente en el Estrella Roja de Belgrado, al que llegó a entrenar hasta 3 veces después como primer entrenador.

En febrero de 2007 accedió el puesto de primer entrenador del Lietuvos rytas y consiguió avanzar hasta la final de la Copa ULEB con el equipo lituano. Después dirigió a Panionios y a Spartak de san Petersburgo para regresar al Estrella Roja. Tres años más tarde, el entrenador serbio regresa a Vilnius

Trifunovic es un entrenador serbio que se labró un gran nombre en Lituania al liderar al Lietuvos Rytas al título de la ULEB Cup en la temporada 2006-07, llegando al Top16 de la Euroliga con ese mismo equipo un año después. Vencería en la final de la Copa ULEB al Khimki además de proclamarse campeón de la Liga Báltica en 2007.

Más tarde en 2011, entrenaría al Zalgiris Kaunas. El técnico serbio reemplazaría a Ilias Zouros para entrenar en Liga y Euroleague.

En 2013, entrenaría al BC Astana hasta 2015.

Clubs como entrenador

Estrella Roja de Belgrado: (2002–2003)
Estrella Roja de Belgrado: (2004–2005)
Lietuvos rytas (2006–2008)
Panionios: (2008–2009)
Spartak Saint Petersburg: (2009)
Estrella Roja de Belgrado: (2009–2010)
Lietuvos rytas (2010–2011)
Žalgiris: (2011–2012)
BC Astana: (2013–2015)
Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor Kulübü: (2016-2017)
Pınar Karşıyaka: (2017-2018)
KK Igokea: (2019-Actualidad)

Palmarés como entrenador

Lithuanian League campeón (2012)
Lithuanian Cup campeón (2012)
2× Baltic League campeón (2007, 2012)

Referencias

Enlaces externos
Euroleague.net Coaching Profile
Aleksandar Trifunovic, destituido como entrenador del Lietuvos Rytas

Baloncestistas de Serbia
Baloncestistas de Yugoslavia
Entrenadores de baloncesto de Serbia
Entrenadores de baloncesto de Yugoslavia
Entrenadores del Panionios BC
Baloncestistas del KK Atlas
Baloncestistas del Estrella Roja de Belgrado
Baloncestistas del KK Zadar
Baloncestistas del USC Freiburg
Baloncestistas del Śląsk Wrocław
Nacidos en Belgrado

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Tag Archives: Teck Resources
CEEC gets behind mining industry water use initiatives
27th September 2019 Environmental, Mining events, Sustainable mining, Water managementCEEC, CMIC, Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution, Energy Curves, METS, Moody's Investors Service, Teck Resources, Water Curves, water useDaniel Gleeson
The Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC) is looking to build on the industry success it has had with its free Energy Curves tool with the development of a global Water Curves tool.
In its efforts to develop this, around 40 leaders from the mining, METS, research and support services world came together in Vancouver, Canada, this month for "a groundbreaking workshop" to do exactly this.
Jointly organised by Canada Mining and Innovation Council and CEEC, with facilitation by KPMG, the project definition workshop at Teck Resources' Vancouver headquarters explored many important questions, such as: what the industry requires from Water Curves, what metrics are required to benchmark water use, how information could be gathered and assessed, and how the project could be funded, CEEC said.
"The Water Curves approach builds on the success of CEEC's trusted free Energy Curves tool, which has been used since 2015 to assess and map operational energy efficiency improvements and options," the organisation said.
Workshop speakers included CMIC CEO, Carl Weatherell; CEEC CEO, Alison Keogh; CEEC Director, Simon Hille, Newmont Goldcorp Group Executive Global Projects, and, Metso VP Product RTD (Mining and Aggregates, Minerals Consumables).
The workshop was timed to follow the SAG Conference, in Vancouver, which brought together all those engaged in the field of autogenous, semi-autogenous and HPGR grinding in the industrial and metalliferous mineral industries and took place on September 22-26 at the Marriott Parq Vancouver.
It also follows closely on the heels of ratings agency Moody's Investors Service saying in a report that scarcity costs associated with securing reliable sources of water represents "an elevated risk".
Moody's Senior Vice President, Carol Cowan, said: "Many countries, including Peru, Chile, Australia, South Africa and Mongolia, have large mining operations exposed to decreasing water availability. In the next 20 years, all of these countries will be in the high to extremely high ratio of water withdrawals to supply, which will make it difficult for companies to secure reliable sources."
Analytics, data and security on the Austmine 2019 agenda
14th May 2019 Automation, Equipment maintenance, IoT, Mining equipment, Mining events, Mining maintenance, Mining people, Mining safety, Mining software, Sustainable mininganalytics, augmented reality, Austmine 2019, Barry Elliot, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, CMOC Northparkes, data, FactoryTalk Innovation Suite, Global Mining Guidelines Group, John Vagenas, Metallurgical Systems, Michelle Ash, mining events, Rob Cunningham, Rob Labbé, Rockwell Automation, security, Teck Resources, virtual realityDaniel Gleeson
Austmine 2019 is set to delve into the future of analytics, data and security, key themes that are setting the agenda for the next horizon in the mining industry, according to event organisers.
Running from May 21-23 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Austmine 2019 will, organisers say, feature thought leaders from around the world, who will present their insights into the latest developments in digital efficiencies and live analytics systems, as well as how big data is leading to change across the industry.
"The topic of digital change is one which encompasses the entire value chain, with the optimised use of data leading to production efficiencies, while also having favourable human and environmental outcomes," the organisers said.
For Austmine 2019, presenters will cover a broad range of perspectives, from mining companies, METS, academia and government.
One of the keynote speakers is Michelle Ash, Chair, Global Mining Guidelines (GMG) Group, who will examine the question: "Disruption is here: how will we harness it?"
Ash said: "I am really excited to be speaking at the Austmine 2019 conference and sharing with delegates how digital technologies are impacting mining around the world.
"There are some amazing advancements in other industries that are also applicable and exciting, but as always, the technology is only part of the challenge implementing them into our organisations, and driving the value and impacts of safety, the environment and productivity is key to the success.
"Delegates will also hear about some of the keys to ensuring that implementation of technology is successful, and how we can increase our rate of change as an industry."
Other speakers slated to present include Rob Cunningham, Mining Operations Manager at CMOC Northparkes Mines, who will explain how the company is driving an Improvement Innovation Culture at its operations, which embrace the latest block cave mining technologies.
Rob Labbé, Director, Information Security, Teck Resources, will delve into cyber security – enabling the digital mine through cyber risk management and collaboration – while John Vagenas, Managing Director, Metallurgical Systems, asks the question – "Blue pill or red pill? Digital case studies within mineral processing."
During his presentation, Vagenas is set to explore why so many companies are hesitant when it comes to digital transformation.
"Essentially, digital transformation is about turning data into information so as to gain full transparency into a plant's operations," Vagenas said. "For many companies in our sector, it can be an uncomfortable notion. Transparency isn't always immediately popular, as it threatens how much control some people have over what is and isn't reported. But, in reality, it can deliver such an enormous and rapid benefit that it's madness not to make the transition."
Joining this speaker line-up is Barry Elliot, Vice President, Enterprise Accounts: Heavy Industries, Rockwell Automation, from South Africa, to provide insights into improving mining value from operations data.
He is set to outline solutions around data collection, storage, visualisation and analytics, with a focus on the company's scalable analytics approach, the FactoryTalk Innovation Suite, as well as applications of AR/VR for visualisation, according to organisers.
In addition to a focus on analytics, data and security, other key themes are set to include the human element of technology, intelligent equipment, sustainability, as well as integration and connectivity.
The two-day conference will be complimented by workshops, a sold-out exhibition, networking opportunities, the Industry Leaders' Dinner and Awards and more, organisers said.
International Mining is a media sponsor for the upcoming Austmine event
Teck sees big future for saturated rock fill water treatment technology
13th February 2019 Coal technology, Environmental, Mine operation news, Mining equipment, Mining services, Steel and iron ore, Water managementActive water treatment facilities, British Columbia, Canada, coal, Elkview, Fording River, Saturated Rock Fill, Teck Resources, water management, Water Quality PlanDaniel Gleeson
Teck Resources says the results from a saturated rock fill (SRF) project at its Elkview coal operations in British Columbia, Canada, show the technology has the potential to replace future active water treatment facilities (AWTF) and, further, reduce capital and operating costs for water treatment.
In 2018, the company successfully operated its first SRF project at Elkview, which has now been working for the past 12 months and "is demonstrating near-complete removal of nitrate and selenium from the feed water", Teck reported in its 2018 financial results.
With the full-scale trial showing promising results, Teck is working to increase the capacity of the Elkview SRF to potentially reduce reliance on active water treatment, it said.
This approach has not yet received the necessary approvals and Teck said it continues to progress the construction of additional AWTFs to comply with the measures required by the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan, an area-based management plan approved in 2014 by the British Columbia Minister of Environment.
The plan establishes short-, medium- and long-term water quality targets for selenium, nitrate, sulphate and cadmium to protect the environment and human health, as well as a plan to manage calcite formation. In accordance with the plan, Teck has constructed and is operating the first AWTF at West Line Creek.
In the December quarter, Teck commissioned an additional treatment step to address an issue regarding selenium compounds in effluent from the West Line Creek AWTF. The facility is now operating as designed and the company has commenced construction on its next AWTF at Fording River Operations, which will use the same treatment process as the modified West Line Creek AWTF.
Teck said capital spending on water treatment in 2019 is expected to be approximately C$235 million ($178 million), including advancing a clean water diversion at Fording River, application of SRF technology at Elkview, construction of Fording River AWTF South, and advancing management of calcite and the early development of water treatment for Fording River North. "This compares to approximately C$57 million of capital spending on water treatment in 2018," Teck said.
The company continued: "In our previous guidance, we estimated total capital spending for water treatment between 2018 and 2022 of C$850-900 million. We intend to complete construction of the Fording River South AWTF, currently under construction.
"If we are successful in permitting SRF projects to replace the Elkview AWTF and Fording River North AWTF, we estimate that total capital spending on water treatment during this period would reduce to C$600-650 million. If no reduction in AWTF capacity is permitted, overall capital in the same period would increase by approximately C$250 million over our previous guidance, as a result of engineering scope changes at the Elkview AWTF and an increased volume of water treated at Fording River North."
Teck said it had presented regulators with evidence that SRFs are a viable technical alternative to active water treatment, and is working through a review process. "We expect that this process will result in a decision in the first half of 2019," it said.
In the meantime, Teck continues to advance research and development, including the SRF technology.
"We estimate that over the longer term, SRFs will have capital and operating costs that are 20% and 50%, respectively, of AWTFs of similar capacity. If we are successful in replacing a substantial portion of active water treatment capacity with SRFs, we believe that our long-term operating costs associated with water treatment could be reduced substantially," it said, adding that all of the foregoing estimates were "uncertain".
MineSense front and centre in bulk ore sorting game
12th February 2019 Automation, Base metals, Bulk handling, Comminution of minerals, Environmental, IoT, Metallurgy, Mineral processing, Mining equipment, Mining services, Mining software, Steel and iron oreABB, Alaska, Australia, BeltSense, British Columbia, bulk ore sorting, Canada, Caterpillar, Chile, copper, DRC, Highland Valley, Iron ore, Jeff More, lead, MineSense, Mitsubishi, nickel, ore sorting, Peru, ShovelSense, South Africa, Teck Resources, XRF, Zambia, zincDaniel Gleeson
Having just commercialised its bulk ore sorting technology at Teck Resources' Highland Valley Copper (HVC) operations in British Columbia, Canada, MineSense is looking to show the wider industry just how effective this pre-concentration process can be.
IM spoke with President and CEO, Jeff More, to find out more about the company's ShovelSense and BeltSense technologies and how the Vancouver-based startup has been able to secure investment from the likes of ABB, Caterpillar and Mitsubishi.
IM: Can you explain in a little more detail how your ShovelSense and BeltSense solutions work?
JM: The base technology for both is X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) – a technology that has been around for some time. What we have done to this existing technology, which is quite unique, is three things:
One, we have extended dramatically the range of XRF. Traditionally XRF would almost have to be held to the surface of a rock to get accurate measurements. The range extension allows us to work in the shovel environment where we are working across metres of volume;
Second is speed. Our system is extremely fast. High speed analysis is required on our conveyor belt applications, but this is even more important in the shovel, where we're measuring dynamically; as the material is flowing into the shovel, to get a representative reading, you have to be able to take very fast readings of the material as it is moving past the sensors;
The third is robustness. On a shovel, you are in a nasty environment from a shock and vibration perspective. We developed a system with sensitive components – the XRF itself, as well as the computing devices around it – that can stand up to that very high shock- and vibration-type environment.
IM: The most high-profile examples of the application of your ShovelSense technology have been at copper mines (HVC, in particular); is the detection technology particularly effective in these ores? Is it being trialled elsewhere?
JM: The current sensing we have with the XRF is very effective in a certain section of the periodic table, which nicely covers the major base metals. We're focused on copper, nickel, zinc and polymetallic versions of those three. The fourth area of focus is iron ore.
We've selected copper as our first focus because of the size of the market and the geography. We have done most of our work in copper, but we now also have operating systems in nickel and zinc.
On a lab scale, the technology has been very effective in iron ore, but iron ore is a very different flow sheet, so we have purposely set it as our fourth market in what we call our primary clusters.
We have five mine site customers at the moment – three copper, one zinc-lead and one nickel-polymetallic.
We were very much focused on North America and, in particular, British Columbia for our first pilots and trials as it was quite easy for us to service in our back yard. The first international market was Chile, for obvious reasons in terms of copper production, and we now have a full MineSense entity and team operating in Chile and Peru.
We're staggering the rest of our global expansion. We're now quite active from a business development perspective in southern Africa – South Africa, Zambia, DRC – and have activity in Australia.
We have Systems installed at two different copper mines in British Columbia, one at a very large nickel-polymetallic complex in Sudbury, Ontario, and will have a fourth system operating in Alaska. We also have two mines, but four systems, operating in Chile. By the end of Q2, we will have another three systems operating in Chile.
We did all our development work for the system at Teck's HVC operation and we're now completely commercial there. We officially commissioned our first system in December, the second system is being commissioned as we speak and the third and fourth will be installed and commissioned in late-March. This will completely equip their fleet.
IM: Teck has previously said the use of ShovelSense has resulted in "a net measurable increase in the amount of ore (and the associated head grade)" it has available to feed its mill at HVC. Are these results in keeping with your expectations for the technology?
JM: Yes, absolutely. We base everything on, what we call, our value model. Very early in our engagement process, we set out a detailed model that calculates the profit improvement that mine will see – we did the same for Teck HVC.
We agreed on a target at HVC and are actually exceeding that estimate. Most importantly, Teck is also seeing that value and is estimating a great overall impact at that mine.
This is an abridged version of a Q&A to be published in the ore sorting feature in the March issue of International Mining.
Teck goes for RCT teleremote solution at Coal Mountain in British Columbia
13th December 2018 Automation, Communications in mining, Mining equipment, Mining safety, Mining services, Mining software, Steel and iron oreautomation, Cat 390D hydraulic excavator, Cat D11T dozer, Coal Mountain, ControlMaster, Elk Valley, Teck Resources, teleremote, Vern DeveauDaniel Gleeson
RCT's ControlMaster® Teleremote solution has been selected by Canada's largest diversified mining company, Teck Resources, for use at one of its steelmaking coal operations in British Columbia's Elk Valley region.
The ControlMaster Teleremote solutions were installed on a Cat D11T dozer and a Cat 390D hydraulic excavator, operating at the open-pit steelmaking coal truck and shovel operation at Teck's Coal Mountain Operations.
The technology supports safe production at the operation, as equipment can be operated remotely in areas that are deemed unsafe for human operators, RCT says. The solutions also help increase productivity and profitability on site.
RCT, which recently announced a broadening of its automation offering, integrated a communication network into the Teck's existing wireless network to facilitate the remote functions of the machines. In addition, the RCT Custom department played a part in the project as it was the first excavator of this model the company has completed an install on.
RCT's VP of Business Development for Canada, Vern Deveau, said the solution provided to Teck met the client's requirements and operators were impressed with the custom teleremote solutions.
In addition, RCT's solutions "effortlessly connected" to Coal Mountain's network infrastructure, making the remote features seamless, he said.
The project and training were delivered ahead of schedule with positive feedback received from Teck staff on site, RCT added. Customer support will be provided locally by RCT's Ontario branch, which will carry out servicing and any support required by Teck going forward.
RCT says Teck is also assessing the viability of implementing the same technology at other operations.
Teck's Coal Mountain Operations produces metallurgical coal, which it exports by sea to the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere. The current annual production capacities of the mine and preparation plant are approximately 2.7-3.5 Mt of clean coal, respectively, Teck says.
Teck's QB2 copper project in Chile moves forward to construction
4th December 2018 Automation, Base metals, Mineral project development, Mining equipment, Mining services, Water managementautomation, Chile, copper, Don Lindsay, mine finance, Quebrada Blanca Phase 2, Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Metal Mining, Teck ResourcesDaniel Gleeson
Teck Resources has approved construction of the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 copper project in the Tarapacá Region of northern Chile after Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) and Sumitomo Corporation agreed to help fund the development in return for a 30% indirect interest.
The transaction with SMM and Sumitomo Corp will see the two companies pay $1.2 billion for a 30% interest in Compañia Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca SA (QBSA), which owns the QB2 project. This will be comprised of an $800 million earn-in contribution and a $400 million matching contribution. On top of this $50 million will be paid to Teck upon QB2 achieving an optimised target mill throughput of 154,000 t/d by December 31, 2025, subject to adjustment.
Don Lindsay, President and CEO of Teck, said QB2 was one of the world's premier undeveloped copper assets, with this transaction further confirming the value of the project.
"This partnership significantly de-risks Teck's investment in the project, enhances our project economics and preserves our ability to continue to return capital to shareholders and reduce bonds currently outstanding."
The $4.74 billion project is expected to produce 316,000 t/y of copper-equivalent for the first five full years at all-in sustaining costs of $1.38/Ib ($3,043/t). The initial mine life of 28 years uses less than 25% of the current reserve and resource. Based on a $3/Ib average copper price over the life of the mine, QB2 is expected to provide a net present value (8% discount) of $2.43 billion.
The mine is expected to use "demonstrated industry-leading technology to enhance safety, productivity and sustainability, including an integrated operations centre located in Santiago, autonomous haulage fleet, and the first large-scale use of desalinated seawater in the Tarapacá Region to eliminate freshwater use in operations", Teck said.
The company added that it was positioned for project construction with a strong and experienced execution team in place, major permits in hand, engineering nearly 80% complete, and contracting and procurement well advanced.
Lindsay said: "QB2 will be a long life, low-cost operation with major expansion potential, including the option to double production or more, to become a top-five global copper producer."
This expansion potential is expected to be shown off with the completion of a scoping study to assess QB3 development options.
The social and environmental impact assessment for the QB2 project was approved in August and early field work commenced in September.
The project scope includes the construction of a 143,000 t/d concentrator and related facilities, which are connected to a new port and desalination plant by 165 km concentrate and desalinated water pipelines.
Teck has agreed with SMM and SC to cover their share of the cost of power under the existing power purchase agreements in excess of QBSA's needs until the earlier of the startup of the first grinding line in the mill or September 30, 2022. The target date for project completion and the start of commissioning and ramp up is the December quarter of 2021. Full production is expected in the middle of 2022.
The project will build on the existing Quebrada Blanca copper mine, which produced 23,000 t of copper last year and is expected to stop producing cathode in mid-2019 as the supergene deposit is exhausted.
After the transaction is completed, the ownership of QBSA will be as follows: 60% Teck, 30% SMM/SC, 10% Enami.
Newmont Mining still weighing up LNG/diesel dual-fuel options
12th September 2018 Base metals, Coal technology, Environmental, Equipment maintenance, Mine operation news, Mining consumables, Mining equipment, Mining services, Steel and iron ore, Sustainable miningfuel, GFS, LNG, Newmont Mining, Teck ResourcesDaniel Gleeson
The use of LNG in the engines of mining haul trucks has been gaining serious traction of late with OEMs and mining companies, alike, considering dual-fuel options.
Newmont Mining stated in its 2017 sustainability report, released back in April, that it and Caterpillar were looking at such a project as part of the US-based mining company's attempt to decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The company believes the advancement of dual-fuel engines on haul trucks could displace, on average, 65% of diesel fuel with LNG.
A Newmont spokesman told IM this week that the company is still in the process of evaluating an LNG option and, at some point, it may "take the next step towards a meaningful pilot project".
Teck Resources carried out such a trial at its Fording River coal operations in British Columbia, Canada.
The pilot test, which used a hybrid LNG/diesel fuel system in six haul trucks and concluded in December 2016, provided many valuable learnings to Teck, including "utilising LNG safely and integrating new technologies at our operations", Greg Brouwer, General Manager, Technology and Innovation, recently told IM.
"While the particular LNG technology used in this pilot did not achieve the targeted emission reduction benefits, we remain committed to exploring the use of LNG as a haul truck fuel source to reduce GHG emissions and costs and we are currently assessing other technologies," he said. (You can read more about Teck's latest innovations in the upcoming IM October issue)
Just last month, GFS Corp reported increased interest in its EVO-MT® System for off-highway machinery. Much of this renewed interest is coming from the mining sector where the company's products allow haul trucks, wheel loaders and drill rigs to operate on a combination of diesel and LNG or NG+D® as the company refers to it, GFS said.