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A tamper indicating security item such as a shrink wrap seal comprises a substrate including an optically variable effect generating structure such as an embossed hologram. Each surface of the substrate carries an adhesive having a strength such that after the substrate has been adhered to a surface it cannot be removed without damaging the optically variable effect generating structure.
1. A heat shrink packaging material comprising a heat shrinkable film; and a tamper indicating security item comprising a substrate including a surface relief structure which generates an optically variable effect, each surface of the substrate carrying an adhesive layer the item being secured to the film by one of the adhesive layers, each adhesive layer having a strength such that after the substrate has been adhered to a surface it cannot be removed without damaging the optically variable effect.
2. A material according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive used on one surface of the substrate is different from that used on the other surface.
3. A material according to claim 1, wherein one of the adhesives is chosen from the group comprising an hot melt adhesive, an heat activatable adhesive, a pressure sensitive adhesive and a polymeric laminating film.
4. A material according to claim 3, wherein the other adhesive is chosen from the group comprising an hot melt adhesive, a heat activatable adhesive, a pressure sensitive adhesive, and a hot melt adhesive cross linkable in nature such as UV cured acrylic or epoxy.
5. A material according to claim 4, wherein the one adhesive is selected from a hot melt adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive, and the other adhesive is a hot melt adhesive.
6. A material according to claim 1, wherein the adhesives are transparent.
7. A material according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the adhesives includes a marking material such as a visible dye, a luminescent material, and/or a magnetic material.
8. A material according to claim 7, wherein the marking material defines a code.
9. A material according to claim 1, wherein the optically variable effect is a hologram.
10. A material according to claim 1, wherein the optically variable effect generating structure comprises a surface relief pattern in the substrate.
11. A material according to claim 1, wherein the optically variable effect generating structure comprises a surface relief pattern in a lacquer layer on the substrate.
12. A material according to claim 11, wherein the lacquer layer is provided on a carrier.
13. A material according to claim 11, wherein the lacquer layer is bonded to the substrate by an adhesive, preferably a pressure sensitive adhesive.
14. A material according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is self-supporting.
15. A material according to claim 14, wherein the substrate is a plastics film.
16. A material according to claim 15, wherein the plastics film is chosen from the group comprising poly(vinyl chloride), poly(propylene), poly(ethylene), poly(ethylene terephthalate) or other polyester, a polyacrylic or polyacrylate, poly(vinyldene chloride) or poly(styrene).
17. A material according to claim 1 wherein the film is selected from a biaxially orientated thermoplastic film or a monoaxially orientated thermoplastic film.
18. A material according to claim 1, wherein the film is in the form of heat shrinkable tubing.
19. An article joined to a material according to claim 1, via one of the adhesive layers.
20. An article according to claim 19, wherein the article is partially or completely packaged by the film.
This invention relates to a tamper indicating security item and a joining method and is particularly useful in packaging applications.
The market penetration of optically variable effect generating devices such as holographic security devices is increasing and new ways to use such devices are constantly being developed. Holographic security devices require sophisticated equipment for their manufacture and this combined with their visual effectiveness makes them highly desirable as anticounterfeiting and antitamper features.
Holographically imaged labels can be provided on a variety of security articles. Films exhibiting holographic images or other light diffracting patterns are available for the packaging industry as plain wrapping films.
To prevent and/or allow the detection of tampering with goods including fast moving consumer goods, many manufacturers have introduced tamper resistant or tamper indicating packing. For example, plastic seals are often shrunk over the closures of bottles to prevent or allow the detection of any tampering with the contents of the bottle.
Shrink sleeve or shrink wrap packaging is well known. The underlying principle behind this is that a mono-axially or biaxially orientated thermoplastic polymeric film is placed over the article to be protected as a loose fit. When the film is heated to above a certain temperature, the plastic shrinks as the strain imparted during the orientation process is released.
Smurfit Precision Labelling has recently introduced an holographic tamper evident shrink sleeve for use in the packaging industry. Here a type of shrink wrap film is made and this has a holographic band affixed to it which is perforated.
To open the protected closure, the shrink wrap film is removed: the removal action causes tearing along the line of perforations to cut the holographic device in two. Such films may be poly (vinyl chloride) or a polyester such as poly(ethylene terephthalate). It is also possible, however, to slit the sleeve elsewhere and remove the sleeve without damaging the holographic device.
Holographic tear tapes are also offered by Applied Holographics Ltd along with PP Payne Ltd.
Packaging material with an holographic pattern is disclosed in WO 93/08084 and holographic adhesive tape is disclosed in EP 585076A.
Transferable holographic packaging films are disclosed in GB-A-2069409.
Tamper evident holographic labels for adhering to a surface are also known in which when the upper layer is mechanically peeled away delamination at the interface between the metallic reflective coating and the finely embossed diffractive surface occurs. In such instances when the layers are separated, they cannot be recombined and the loss of such intimate layer contact means that the holographic effect is immediately, unexpectedly and irreversibly destroyed.
Polypropylene tamper evident labels can withstand the conditions required for hot lamination if the correct grade and surface bonding characteristics are employed, and because of their strength, polyester holographic labels are generally tamper resistant. However, they can be cut and removed and then used on counterfeit or tampered products although they can be treated or be provided with added layers to reduce this problem.
US Banknote Co (USBC) makes a polyester hologram and coats this on both sides with a hot melt adhesive. Then one of the adhesive layers is coated with a diamond pattern of a pressure sensitive adhesive ("psa"). This psa is used to hold the hologram in position when the core is labelled prior to the single ply poly(vinyl chloride) film being applied.
USBC has used the approach of adhering the hologram to the surface of the security printed plastic, for example by an automatic labelling machine, subsequent to which the single ply PVC laminating film is applied.
EP-A-0585076 illustrates a tape formed from an oriented base film of thermoplastic plastics material coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive composition on one surface and with a release agent on another surface and including a security device in the form of a hologram.
In accordance with the present invention, a heat shrink packaging material comprises a heat shrinkable film; and a tamper indicating security item comprising a substrate including a surface relief structure which generates an optically variable effect, each surface of the substrate carrying an adhesive layer the item being secured to the film by one of the adhesive layers, each adhesive layer having a strength such that after the substrate has been adhered to a surface it cannot be removed without damaging the optically variable effect.
We have devised a new type of security item which has a particular use in packaging by providing a strong bond between the packaging material and the packaged article and which, when broken, inevitably damages or destroys part or all of the optically variable effect generating structure. A particular example is tubular, shrink wrap seals.
Typically, the adhesive used on one surface of the substrate will be different from that used on the other surface. However, this is not essential.
One of the adhesives, for example for adhering the substrate to a packaging film may be the one of an hot melt adhesive, an heat activatable adhesive, a pressure sensitive adhesive and a polymeric laminating film.
The other adhesive, for example for adhering the substrate to the article may be one of an hot melt adhesive, a heat activatable adhesive, a pressure sensitive adhesive, and a hot melt adhesive cross linkable in nature such as UV cured acrylic or epoxy. This is especially useful if windows are employed i.e. demetallised holograms or clear refractory hot stamping holographic foils. UV curing is effected whilst the adhesive is in the melt phase.
All these adhesives achieve strong bonds to the substrate and surfaces.
Generally, these adhesive materials will be transparent when actively bonded. However, one or both adhesives could be provided with luminescent materials or be tinted and translucent while one of the adhesives could even be opaque provided the optically variable effect was visible through the other.
In one preferred embodiment, the one adhesive is selected from a hot melt adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive, and the other adhesive is a hot melt adhesive.
In some cases, at least one of the adhesives includes a marking material such as a visible dye, a luminescent material, and/or a magnetic material. This can provide additional security. For example, secondary detection is possible if a luminescent material such as a phosphorescent chemical is included while visual dyes and magnetic materials can be used to provide codes.
In a preferred embodiment, the substrate has on one surface a pressure sensitive adhesive protected prior to use by a detachable release layer and on the other surface an heat activatable or hot melt adhesive layer material or solid UV cationic epoxy which melts and then cures with UV. Curing will occur immediately after the shrink stage.
The adhesive coatings are generally intended to be evenly coated but patterns of adhesive such as a fine grid could be used. In this case, the adhesives could be printed by screen printing means.
The surface relief structure which generates a optically variable light effect could be an holographic effect generating structure which is intended to include also all types of white light diffracting surface relief patterns formed in a polymeric medium in which the patterned surface is reflectively or refractively coated with an image enhancing composition such as a thin layer of aluminium or a thin layer of magnesium fluoride or zinc sulphide. Such coatings and equivalents are well known in the art and examples may be found in EP 201323A. The aluminium or other films could be provided in a continuous form or fine halftone dot formation as described in EP 328086A.
The visual appearance resulting from such diffracting structures may thus be of a regular diffraction grating, a mosaic of diffracting gratings, a three dimensional holographic spatial effect image or the like. Such diffracting structures can be generated by holographic recording or electron beam generation. For example, the optically variable effect generating structure may generate an holographic effect at least in one visually identifiable area, the structure being formed by a fine surface profile formed in a transparent plastic film, the profile being reflectively coated.
On delamination the visual appearance will substantially change although if some layers are intact the delaminated portions may exhibit other coloured effects.
The surface relief pattern may be formed in the substrate or into a layer on the substrate. This could be achieved, for example, by using thermoplastic moulding methods using a nickel or other shim as an embossing tool. The additional layer could be a lacquer layer provided directly on the substrate or on an additional carrier.
The self-supporting plastics film may be poly(vinyl chloride), poly(propylene), poly(ethylene), poly(ethylene terephthalate) or other polyester, a polyacrylic or polyacrylate, poly(vinyldene chloride) or poly(styrene). Copolymers of the foregoing may also be used.
For some applications, suitable polymeric films may be axially orientated.
Thermoplastic embossable lacquer coatings carried on a polymeric carrier, e.g. PET, may be added to the above films.
It is preferred that the polymeric material be a transparent poly(propylene) film which has been diffractively embossed and coated with a thin film of aluminium.
Mono-axially orientated films have typical shrink characteristics of 55% in the traverse direction and 6% in the machine direction. There are a wide range of material thicknesses, e.g. 38 microns to 100 microns, reversion temperatures and other characteristics possible.
In use, one of the surfaces to which the substrate is bonded is the packaging film and the other the article to be packaged. In this context, the article may only be partially packaged. For example, a lid only of the article could be covered by a packaging film.
The packaging film may be a film selected from a biaxially orientated thermoplastic film or a monoaxially orientated thermoplastic film.
Typically, the packaging film is applied to the item and heat is applied, preferably as heated air such that the heat activatable surface of the hologram adjacent the article bonds to the article in the manner required for the operating of the invention.
An advantage of the present invention is that the (holographic) effect may be readily imparted to the packaged article and its presence can testify to the authenticity of the article.
When the packaging is removed, the (holographic) image will unexpectedly and immediately fail in a manner which cannot be reconstructed. Thus, any attempts to remove the packaging will leave an immediate trace.
The invention is particularly suitable for use in some embodiments for high capacity production packaging lines, for example the fast moving consumer goods sector. In other embodiments, individual packages of high value items may be prepared.
Such packaging may be used in the packaging of cylindrical containers such as polycarbonate bottles for beverages. In this instance, the removal of the packaging wrap will cause the hologram to fail.
The adhesive(s) can be activated in a variety of ways depending upon their nature and the manner in which they are incorporated into the item and/or packaging film/article.
In one particularly convenient embodiment in which a hot melt adhesive is used to bond the substrate to the article and a pressure sensitive adhesive is used to bond the substrate to the packaging film, heat is applied which simultaneously causes the film to shrink and at the same time causes the hot melt adhesive on the rear of the substrate to bond to the article.
A further advantage of the invention is that when wrappings are legitimately removed the (holographic) effect is destroyed so removing the potential that the discarded wrapper could be re-used.
The packaging film will typically be a plain transparent film but in some cases could itself carry an optically variable effect generating structure such as a holographic generating effect structure.
Tubes of biaxially orientated film may be made for shrink wrap purposes by firstly taking a film of thickness around 70 microns and forming a seam by heat welding, solvent bonding, ultrasonic welding or radio frequency bonding. Such films will generally be printed with a packing design by rotogravure or flexography and the holographic construction applied. For example, the holographic material may be applied by supplying it in a core having on one surface a non-tacky hot melt adhesive and a pressure sensitive adhesive on the other surface, this being protected by a releasable paper. In practice, the tamper evident strip or tape is applied to the packaging sheet while it is laid flat and this is then seamed into tubes from which shorter shrink-sleeves are cut.
Typically, the packaging film with shrinkable properties would be pre-printed to leave clear windows or tinted, opaque or other regions to correspond with desired viewing of the hologram.
The area of the packaging film which exhibits the optical variable effect could be overprinted with a transparent yellow lacquer so as to tint the diffractive appearance. Additionally, opaque white or other opaque coatings could be applied, for example in the manner taught in WO 92/16378. Visible and invisible printing may be used. Printed indicia and bar codes could also be added. In practice, the printed inks would be applied when the tubing was flat. At this time a tamper indicating security item in the form of a linear ribbon-like tape would be applied by, for example, hot lamination and the flat sheet formed into tubing by forming a seam. The tape could have a straight edge or a serrated or deckled edge.
Printing ink markings could be provided onto the inner surface of the holographic layers before the seal is shrunk into place. The shrunk seal would then not only exhibit the holographic effect but also visually display printing which being on the inaccessible side of the seal would be difficult to alter.
The print provided on the inner surface could be variable, for example to record batch numbers and be applied as toner or jetted ink or the like.
In order to seal the substrate to the article it would be typical to use a plastic for the substrate which did not deform below 150 degrees centigrade and to employ hot air jets for the bonding and optionally shrinking, which have a temperature of 120 degrees centigrade. Care must naturally be taken to ensure that the article is not itself damaged by a short exposure to the hot air.
In another embodiment, a strong plastic tear strip combined with perforations may be included along the line of the optically variable effect generating device bonded to it by the hot melt adhesive to allow the packaging to have a tear line.
Any attempt to peel off the wrapping film is likely to cause the weak layer between the reflective metal or other reflective coating and the diffractively profiled plastic to part irreversibly so immediately spoiling the visual appearance.
The heat activatable layer may alternatively be a resin or other material extruded, coated or otherwise bonded to the carrier film to which it is effectively permanently bonded. The bonding between the layers may be enhanced by the use of priming layers, electrical corona treatment or the like.
By arranging that the holographic device is bonded to the opposing surfaces, any attempt to delaminate is likely to cause the weaker interfacial bond within the hologram, i.e. between the diffracting surface and the reflective material to come apart in an unexpected, irreversible and thus tamper evident manner. Any attempt to reconstruct even a genuine packaging seal which has been tampered with is likely to be detected as the seal will be invalidated by the failure of the holographic or other optically variable security device.
Tamper evident holographically embossed material can be incorporated into the shrink sleeve product during manufacture. Strips of holographic material, e.g. width 5 to 20 mm, will be held in position along the shrink sleeve material by a self-adhesive layer. The other side of the material would be coated with a heat activatible adhesive, so that during heat shrink application the hologram is now bonded on both sides--to the sleeve and to the object. Attempted removal of the hologram will result in the destruction of the holographic image.
Solvent, extruded or water-based heat seal adhesives could be used. This adhesive activation temperature must be such that bonding occurs, but the process must be controlled so that the holographic layer is not damaged.
The incorporation of an optically variable microstructure within a shrink sleeve heightens the level of protection of the product against both counterfeiting and tampering. Registering the holographic image with a range of security printed features provides an integrated product ideally suited for brand and revenue protection.
As explained above, the substrate will typically be in the form of a tape or ribbon having a width of a few mm, e.g. 1-2 mm (termed a thread) upwards. Preferred widths are 15-25 mm to allow viewing of the optically variable effect and ease of manufacture. The term "tape" will be used hereafter to refer to a length of substrate of any width.
Some examples of tamper evident security items and methods according to the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic, cross-section through a first example of a tamper indicating security item (not to scale);
FIG. 2 illustrates a method for applying the item in FIG. 1 to a shrinkable film;
FIG. 3 illustrates the formation of a tube ready for securement; and,
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1 but of a second example.
FIG. 1 illustrates a tamper evident embossed tape having a single ply based structure. The substrate comprises a polypropylene film 1 having a thickness in the range 25-50 microns and a width in the range typically 5-20 mm. One surface of the film 1 is embossed as shown at 2 with a holographic structure and this embossed surface is coated with a vacuum deposited layer of aluminium 3 having a thickness typically of 20 nm. The embossed surface of the film 1 is suitably treated, for example by corona discharge, so as to control the level of bonding to the aluminium layer 3. This bond should not be too strong so that it is tamper evident. A high performance (pressure sensitive) acrylic adhesive layer 4 having a thickness of 10-20 microns is applied to the aluminium layer 3 from a release coated silicone resin carrier 5. The release carrier 5 is typically paper and the carrier will have a weight typically in the range 50-80 gsm.
The other surface of the film 1 carries a hot melt or heat activatable adhesive layer 6 having a thickness in the range 10-20 microns.
In an alternative structure (not shown), it would be possible and may be desirable to employ the reverse situation whereby the aluminium 3 is coated with hot melt reactivatable adhesive whilst the substrate carrying the embossed layer 1 is laminated with high performance pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive on a silicone coated carrier.
Thus, in this case, the adhesive would be applied after removal of the release carrier to the inside of the heat shrinkable film and the hot melt on the aluminium profile would bond under application conditions to the article. The aluminium embossed profile would thus face the article.
The tape shown in FIG. 1 will be formed in a long length of several hundred meters and will be stored on a reel 7 as shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 2 illustrates the continuous in-line application of the material shown in FIG. 1 onto a shrinkable film 8. The tape 9 is unwound from the reel 7 and initially the release layer 5 is peeled away revealing the pressure sensitive adhesive 4. The partially delaminated tape 9 is then fed between a pair of nip rollers 10 between which is also fed the moving film 8. The two components are arranged to be fed at substantially the same speed and the rollers 10 form a nip so that the tape 9 is pressed onto the film 8 thus activating the adhesive 4. The consolidated material is fed on between a pair of rollers 11 to a take-up roller (not shown). It will be appreciated that the adhesive layer 6 is uppermost in FIG. 2 and remains inactive.
The resultant, consolidated material is then steadily formed into a continuous tube by bending and welding it (for example by using solvent bonding) to form a seam. This is then cut to suitable lengths and pre-shrunk by placing each length 12 over a former 13 (FIG. 3) and subjecting the material 12 to hot air to form a loose fitting sleeve. The holographic tape is shown at 14. The mould 13 is suitably treated so that it will not adhere to the adhesive layer 6.
The pre-shrunk tube is then ready for use as a security seal. In use, the tube is placed over an article to be secured, for example the top of a bottle. Once placed over the bottle top, the tube is subjected to hot air which activates the adhesive 6 so that not only does the tube 12 shrink closely around the bottle top but in addition the adhesive 6 adheres the tape 14 to the bottle top.
If any attempt is made to remove the shrink wrapped tube 12 from the bottle top, this will destroy or at least damage the embossed hologram within the tape 14, for example by partially delaminating the tape structure since the adhesive bond between the tape 14 and the bottle top due to the adhesive layer 6 is stronger than the interlaminate bonds. The pressure sensitive adhesive 4 is also sufficient to prevent the film 8 being delaminated from the tape.
A second example of a tape is shown in FIG. 4. In this example, the hologram is provided by embossing the lacquer layer 20 on a release treated carrier layer, for example polyethylene or polypropylene 21. The other surface of the layer 21 carries a pressure sensitive adhesive 22 covered by a release paper 23.
The embossed lacquer layer 20 is covered by a vacuum deposited layer of aluminium or the like 24 and this is joined to a thin, clear carrier layer 25 of for example polyethylene by a pressure sensitive adhesive layer 26. The other surface of the carrier layer 25 is provided with a hot melt or heat reactivatable adhesive 27.
This tape can be used in exactly the same way as the tape shown in FIG. 1. The adhesive 22 will bond to the packaging film and the adhesive 27 will bond to the product. In this case, however, when the seal which is formed when the tube has been shrunk wrapped onto the product is removed, the tape will split between the carrier layer 21 and the embossed lacquer layer 20. This means that the exposed surface on the product is holographic and is non-tacky which is preferred in some applications. This layer cannot be removed from a product due to the strength of the adhesive 22.
In the examples shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the hologram will be viewed through the film 8, and the pressure sensitive adhesive 4, both of which will need to be transparent or at least translucent in regions where the hologram is to be viewed. In the FIG. 4 example, the hologram will be viewed, in situ, through the packaging film, the adhesive 22, the release carrier 21, and the embossed lacquer layer 21, all of which will need to be transparent in regions where the hologram is to be viewed.
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Adorable pair of vintage porcelain White Rabbit Candle Holders made by AVON, one in 1980, the other in 1981, but the two are almost identical and look fabulous displayed together. Both Albino rabbits are all white with handpainted, realistic looking pink noses, pink shading inside ears, and pink eyes. Both have candle cups with votive candles that have not been burned; one candle is pink, the other yellow. Both candle cups have molded relief Pansy flowers and are trimmed with a green band around the top.
The tallest rabbit is measures 5-1/2" tall and holds his 2-1/4" wide candle cup up, slightly over his head. The smaller rabbit measures 5" tall and sits beside his 2-1/4" wide candle cup which is molded to resemble a woven basket.
Both white rabbits are in excellent to mint condition with no chips, discoloration, cracks, crazing, or loss of color on features and have a smooth, clean, glossy finish.
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1897 Double Eagle, PR65 Ultra Cameo1897 $20 PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC. Among the well-produced proofs from the late 1890s, the 1897 represents a low point in availability but not in production quality. A mere 86 proof twenties were produced, of which perhaps only 20 to 25 individual coins have been estimated to exist today. The Fuljenz-Winter reference on Type Three twenties has an interesting passage about the 1897 proof:
A Curiously Low-Survival Date in Better Grades
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"Interestingly, about half of the known Proof 1897 Double Eagles are impaired from mishandling or severe cleaning and grade in the Proof-60 to Proof-62 range while the other half are very choice pieces grading Proof-64 or better. Gems are extremely rare."
The estimate of 20 to 25 individual coins may be a bit on the light side. The grading services have certified a total of 42 coins as non-Cameo, Cameo, and Ultra/Deep Cameo. Once resubmissions are factored out, we believe that number may be more representative of 30 to 35 coins. But their point about the prevalence of lower-grade survivors is well taken. In Gem condition and in all finishes, only seven coins have been graded (two as Ultra Cameos and three PCGS Deep Cameos), while as Cameo and non-Cameo coins they have only certified three pieces in PR65, and with all finishes there are only four finer coins. The percentage of higher grade survivors increases significantly in 1898 and subsequent years.
As expected, this coin has exceptionally deep reflectivity in the fields on each side. The devices also show strong frosted contrast. The fields are also noticeably textured with the orange-peel effect so often seen on proof gold from the last half of the 19th century. The surfaces are uniformly bright yellow-gold. A curved lint mark in front of the bridge of Liberty's nose serves as a useful pedigree identifier.(Registry values: P2) (NGC ID# 26EJ, PCGS# 99113)
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A German teenage tourist has admitted throwing a banana at Brazil star Neymar at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, Arsenal football club have confirmed.
Neymar accused Scotland fans of racist behaviour during Brazil's 2-0 win.
The Scottish Football Association denied the claims that he was racially abused by the Tartan Army.
A club statement read: "The Metropolitan Police are satisfied there was no racist intent and no further action will be taken."
An SFA statement on Monday said: "The Scottish FA refutes claims from Neymar that he was the victim of racist jeers."
It said there was no evidence of it but Scotland fans had confirmed booing him "for perceived unsporting behaviour."
The SFA added: "Scotland supporters are known for impeccable behaviour."
Arsenal and the police conducted an investigation into the incident and a German teenager who was sitting in the area of the stadium where the Brazil fans were located has now admitted to the offence.
The Arsenal statement continued: "After consultation with the Metropolitan Police, Arsenal Football Club can confirm that a German teenage tourist has admitted throwing a banana onto the pitch during the Brazil v Scotland International Friendly at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
"The youngster was sitting in the North Bank of Emirates Stadium, an area of the stadium which was occupied by the official allocation of tickets to Brazil supporters, when he threw the banana on to the pitch during the second half of the match.
Sunday's Police match commander Mark Sheeran was quick to defend the Tartan Army fans and insisted there were no problems in or around the ground.
"The Scottish fans' behaviour was first class," said Sheeran. "There were no issues at all inside the stadium."
The SFA insists it will contact the Brazilian Football Federation and the match organisers, Kentaro, to inform them of Sheeran's comments and of supporters' widespread unhappiness at the accusations.
It its statement the SFA continued: "The tens of thousands of Scotland fans who travelled to London were, in fact, commended for creating a carnival atmosphere not just inside the stadium but across the city throughout the weekend."
Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva removed the banana in the 83rd minute from the penalty box Scotland were defending and the majority of fans at that end were Brazilian.
Commenting on the banana incident, Liverpool midfielder Lucas said: "There is no more space for racism in the world.
"They say it's the first world here in Europe, but it's where it happens the most. That has to change.
"Everybody is equal today. It's a matter of respect."
Teenager striker Neymar, who scored both goals, was jeered by some spectators after receiving treatment in the first half following a challenge by Scott Brown.
Former Scotland international Pat Nevin explained that the booing was a result of the Brazilian's playacting.
"He's one of those guys who lives in an alternative universe where the slightest brush leads to mortal pain as if it's going to kill him and then 20 seconds later it's magically got better," said Nevin, who was summarising the match for BBC Radio 5 Live.
"I was getting infuriated really early on in the game with his actions when he was doing that because he's so brilliant, and that was what I thought the Scotland fans were shouting at.
"They were furious with all the diving about, rolling about feigning injury. If there was any racist abuse in the midst of that then I would be quite surprised but also completely and utterly disgusted and horrified because that doesn't sound like the Tartan Army."
Neymar, a reported target for many leading European clubs, made it three goals in three games for Brazil in a very one-sided affair.
But a memorable day for the 19-year-old was soured by the incident involving the banana and the catcalls.
"This atmosphere of racism is totally sad," Neymar told a Brazilian TV station. "We leave our country to play here and something like this happens."
"They were jeering me a lot, even when I was about to kick the penalty the entire stadium was jeering.
"It's sad. I would rather not even talk about it, to keep the subject from escalating."
Brazil head coach Mano Menezes admitted he had not seen the incident, while Scotland manager Craig Levein added: "I don't know anything about that."
Meanwhile, Menezes believes Neymar, who has been linked with Real Madrid and Chelsea, would improve if he moved to England but would be a loss to the fans in Brazil.
"I think that could only be good for Neymar as it would be a confirmation of his development," he said.
"English football would make him stronger and help to escape strong marking.
"I don't see any problem. But Brazil fans will be deprived of watching a good player."
Menezes was diplomatic when asked if any of the Scottish players had impressed him.
"Scotland does not depend on individuals, it is a collective work," he responded.
"They had players missing like Darren Fletcher, who is important for Scotland and Manchester United, so they certainly have good individual players some of whom play in England.
"But Brazil controlled the game well so we could not see anything of their individual players."
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Just goes to show even the Germans have a sense of humourThose that die will be the lucky one's
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I thought it was an overeaction, pisses me off when people play the race card, brazillian league is a joke, welcome to more proper football (even though its becoming more of a joke here as well)
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Tuckahoe YMCA receives $7k donation from Kiwanis Club
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The Tuckahoe Family YMCA recently received a $7,000 donation from the Tuckahoe Kiwanis Club. The money was raised during the group's eighth annual golf tournament and will help the Y continue its programs for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
The donation is the organization's way of giving back to the community it serves, Kiwanis Club of Tuckahoe Tournament Director Bland Weaver said.
"We think the Y does a great job for the youth of the area as well as all age groups. We've been supporting them for a long time and we hope to continue to do so," Weaver said. Tuckahoe Family YMCA Group Vice President Mary Gentry Roberts received the money on behalf of the Y and said the donation would help support the Y's mission of creating programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
"We couldn't continue to do what we do without organizations like Kiwanis," she said. "This money will help us continue our promise to the community so that we will not turn anyone away for inability to pay so this will go to our financial assistance program at the Tuckahoe Family YMCA."
'Proof of Heaven' coming to Glen Allen
Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
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The Innsbrook Rotary Club, which is celebrating its 25th year in 2015, has completed a number of volunteer projects this year and raised thousands of dollars for various organizations through three events.
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Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.
Posted by The IRC on March 9, 2011
At a rural health clinic run by the IRC where rape survivors receive counseling and medical care, Julie (not her real name) recalls the night she was raped by eight armed men wielding rifles and machetes. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: congo, health, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, conflict, war, Wake Up Call, Congo rape | 3 Comments
Posted by Jamie Kelso on March 8, 2011
On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, we reflect on how far women have come and how much they can still achieve. Today, we are launching the IRC's Wake Up campaign, where YOU can help empower women in war and disaster zones to become agents of change in their communities. more »
Posted in Women, IRC Worldwide | Tags: International Women's Day, Women's Rights, Advocacy, natural disasters, conflict, war, Wake Up Call, how to help, International Women's Day 2011 |
Posted by Elisabeth Roesch on March 8, 2011
Margot Wallström's open style, hands-on attitude and good sense of humor are refreshing for one of the most powerful women in the UN. Not to mention, critically important tools for someone whose job is to confront one of the toughest and most important challenges of our time: rape in conflict. more »
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As people continue to flee the crisis in Libya, the IRC's Alan Manski is on the ground on the Libya-Tunisia border. He sent this footage today as 10,000 people walked from the border to a transit camp. more »
Posted in Emergency Response | Tags: refugees, video, emergencies, humanitarian, conflict, Libya, Tunisia |
Posted by Roxanne Paisible on March 2, 2011
I recently traveled to Haiti to facilitate a workshop for civil society organizations in Haiti to help them engage effectively with decision makers as the country rebuilds after the January 2010 earthquake. more »
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The IRC's Naw Khet Mar says that in the refugee camps in Thailand where she works it is crucial to enlist men into the struggle against domestic violence against women and girls. more »
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In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Max Frankel describes how his own refugee experience helped shape some of the most passionate dispatches he ever wrote in his long career with the New York Times. more »
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The IRC's Hillary Margolis shares a moment when a group of women in Congo who, once empowered with knowledge about human rights, advocated for local laws to be changed in order to allow women to inherit land and hold property. more »
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World-renowned supermodel Alek Wek is also an active supporter of humanitarian causes. "I know what refugees go through and I truly believe that we should be able to stand up and say something," she says. more »
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Tamah Murfet says the IRC's village savings and loan program in Burundi is inspiring and empowering women in unexpected ways -- from giving them the courage to discuss money issues with their husbands to allowing them to earn a living for the first time in their lives. more »
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2012 Awards Season: Golden Globes: Artist has Hat-trick, but Descendants on the Rise
January 16th, 2012
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the Golden Globes last night, and after an Awards Season most notable for the lack of surprises, there were not a lot of surprises either. In fact, the biggest storyline of the night was how many different movies earned wins. The Artist led the way with just three, while The Descendents was the only other film to win more than once.
The categories and winners were...
- Martin Scorsese for Hugo
- Ludovic Bource for The Artist
- "Masterpiece" from W.E.
- While The Artist won three awards, for two of those awards it will be in direct competition with The Descendents for the equivalent Oscar. Since The Artist won for Comedy and Musical and The Descendents won for Drama, this makes The Descendents the early Oscar favorite.
- Actually, to be more accurate, these results indicate there is no one Oscar favorite. The Descendents might win only two or three of the most prestigious awards, while if one film can earn several of the technical awards, it could come out on top.
- Martin Scorsese winning for Hugo is arguably the closest we have to a surprise, as Best Picture and Best Director usually go to the same film. (Usually it's the Best Picture - Drama, to be more specific.) The film is also very visually impressive and could win several of the technical Oscars and wind up being the big winner on February 26th.
- The Help only earned one win out of five nominations (Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting Actress). She is still the favorite for the Oscar.
- I wouldn't call it an upset, but I'm disappointed Bridesmaids didn't win either of its nominations (Best Film - Musical or Comedy and Kristen Wiig for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy). The Artist is just so obviously Oscar bait, while I think a lot of people would agree that Bridesmaids is the funnier film.
- I'm also a little disappointed that Rango didn't win for Best Animated Picture. It was certainly the most unique of the group.
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May 22, 2014
Cuomo taps Hochul as running mate
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has picked former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul (HOE-kuhl) of Buffalo as his choice to be New York's next lieutenant governor.
Cuomo made the announcement Wednesday with a video played at the state Democratic convention on Long Island.
Hochul was elected to the U.S. House in 2010 and served one term. She is now an M&T Bank vice president.
Cuomo said Hochul knows government and business and brings added perspective to the campaign as a western New York resident and this year's only female statewide candidate from a major party. Current Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy is not seeking another term.
Democrats will nominate Cuomo and Hochul on Thursday. This fall they face Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive, and his running mate, Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss.
DiNapoli nominated for re-election as comptroller
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (dee-NAP'-oh-lee) has won the Democratic Party's nomination for a second term.
DiNapoli received his party's nod Wednesday at the Democratic state convention on Long Island. He faces Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci (an-tuh-NAH'-chee) in the fall election.
A former lawmaker, DiNapoli was appointed to the comptroller's office in 2007 and elected to a full term in 2010. In his acceptance speech, he cited his work to audit state spending, manage the state's pension system to a record high and help financially struggling cities and towns.
DiNapoli has championed public campaign financing, but won't participate in a pilot public financing system authorized for the comptroller's race this year.
Polls give DiNapoli the lead over Antonacci but show many voters don't have an opinion about his tenure.
NY AG Schneiderman nominated for 2nd term
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been nominated for a second term by the state Democratic Party.
Schneiderman won the endorsement Wednesday at the state Democratic Convention on Long Island. He faces John Cahill, a former top aide to former Gov. George Pataki, in the fall election.
The 59-year-old says he's worked to go after corruption and fraudulent business practices while protecting the rights of citizens. Schneiderman is a former state lawmaker who was elected the state's top law enforcement official in 2010.
Schneiderman's nomination was seconded by Shantel Walker, a 32-year-old Brooklyn pizzeria employee who said Schneiderman has stood up for the working class.
Cahill, who was nominated last week by the state GOP, has said Schneiderman hasn't done enough to go after government corruption.
Comment period extended on crude oil facility
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State regulators have extended the public comment period for a fuel shipping company's plan to expand crude oil handling operations at the Port of Albany.
The Department of Environmental Conservation says Wednesday that the comment period on Global Companies' air permit application has been extended an additional 60 days until Aug. 1 because of broad public interest.
Waltham, Massachusetts-based Global wants to add heating facilities at its Albany terminal so it can handle thick, tar-like crude oil of the sort that's being mined in western Canada.
Global and another company, Buckeye Partners, have vastly expanded their Port of Albany operations to handle crude oil shipped by train from North Dakota's Bakken Shale region. Albany has become a key hub for western crude heading for East Coast refineries.
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Lolo Jones picked for bobsled spot
Updated: November 4, 2012, 10:34 PM ETAssociated Press
Lolo Jones' international bobsled debut will come at the sport's highest level -- the World Cup circuit.
The Olympic hurdler was one of three women's push athletes selected to compete for the U.S. in this weekend's World Cup opener at Lake Placid, N.Y. Jones, who tried the sport for the first time just last month, will be in the back of USA-3 with Jazmine Fenlator as her pilot.
Last month, Jones was one of six push athletes chosen for the women's national team. That did not guarantee ...
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Chris Davis Had Injections To Speed Up Recovery
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First baseman Chris Davis had two platelet-rich injections into his left side in an effort to speed up his return from an oblique injury and help the Baltimore Orioles emerge from an offensive slump.
"They drew my blood and injected the platelets from my blood into my oblique because it is supposed to speed up the healing process," Davis said, via the Baltimore Sun.
He's eligible to come off the DL May 11th but oblique injuries tend to linger around.
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Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 memory requirements, as published at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/sysreqs.mspx, state that you need a minimum of 512MB of RAM, it is recommended to use 1GB of RAM and the optimal amount of RAM is 2GB for a Full installation and 1GB for a Server Core installation.
However, I imagined that would just make sense that Server Core could run with less RAM than a Full install. How much less, though? With a virtual machine with a brand new Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 running under Virtual PC, I though it was easy enough to test it. Of course, you should stick to the published specifications, but it was interesting to see what happens if you have less memory.
My installation was a minimum one, with no roles configured. My test procedure was basically to install the system properly with the required 512 MB of RAM, shut it down, lower the amount of memory on Virtual PC, boot the system with the new configuration, logon as Administrator as soon as possible, immediately open Task Manager to inspect system memory, run a few commands (dir, ipconfig, netsh) and finally attempt to perform a clean shut down.
I was surprised to see that the system loaded just fine with 256 MB of RAM, with Task Memory showing 56 MB of free physical memory. It was only at 128 MB that I felt a significant performance hits due to page swapping:
48 MB was the lowest memory where the system was able to run a few comands and shut down gracefully. Below that, the system wouldn't even boot anymore:
I also tried loading another virtual machine, originally configured with a Full instal of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise. I got much less impressive results. With a full install, the 128 MB VM was already swapping a lot, showing 0 MB free physical memory from start. At 64 MB, the system showed a severe performance hit and took over 15 minutes to show the desktop. I didn't try any lower than that.
Another interesting find is that the Windows Server 2008 DVD setup application will require more memory to boot than an already installed server. This happens because it creates a RAM disk. At 128 MB of RAM, the error message from "Windows Boot Manager" reads "Ramdisk device creation failed due to insufficient memory". With 192 MB of RAM, the DVD started to load but froze with a weird dialog box with a red X error icon and a button with no text inside.
With 256 MB of RAM, the DVD loaded properly. However, shortly into the initial wizard, setup refused to proceed with a message saying "Windows detected that the computer has 256 MB of RAM, but 512 MB is required for installation. Installation cannot proceed." I guess that messages do not get any clearer than that. The real interesting fact is that the setup did not complain about running after I gave the system 384 MB of RAM and the installation procedure ran fine.
So the Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 Install says it need 512, won't run with 256 but will not stop you if you have 384, although you will be in unsupported territory.
Although certainly unsupported, 384 MB of RAM seemed like enough memory to run Server Core with a basic role. I got around 150 MB of free physical memory after the system loaded. In fact, I loaded the DNS Server role and still had over 100 MB free...