ESMO and ASCO working together to take better care of our patients
This ESMO Congress has been really spectacular.
Dr Daniel Hayes: ASCO President, shares his thoughts on ESMO 2016
“This has been an incredible meeting. As President of ASCO, I am actually envious of the amount of really terrific science. Several game changers were presented here—there were six New England Journal of Medicine papers over the five days, and that’s unprecedented. The really great thing here is not that ESMO did a good job, or that ASCO does a good job, it’s that we’re doing a better job taking care of our patients and that’s what we’re seeing here this week. We’re seeing a reduction in mortality in metastatic melanoma, metastatic recurrent ovarian cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer. Who thought we would ever see that? And it’s not just the immunotherapy that’s exciting—although I think it’s the most exciting thing in oncology—it’s also the PARP inhibitors, the CDK4/6 inhibitors and the mTOR inhibitors. There is so much going on, it’s just unbelievable. I’m fond of saying I wish I was 30 years old again, for many reasons, not just for the science, but boy this is a great time to be an oncologist and it’s a great time to be in the field. And the really great thing is the way that ESMO and ASCO are working together, not just to make these advances but also to apply them. Medicine doesn’t work if it doesn’t get to the patient and we have a number of challenges in this respect. We have to get the cost of these drugs down so that everyone can receive them. It’s bad enough that any patient dies of metastatic cancer because we don’t understand the cancer and we don’t have the therapies, but it’s even worse if a patient dies who could have been cured. And we have to fix that. ASCO’s trying, ESMO’s trying; we’re working together. Let’s face it, most of our fathers and grandfathers were fighting a war and trying to kill each other and now we’re sitting around a table and trying to save lives. That’s what we’re supposed to do. And ESMO, this meeting, really shows that we can do that.”
ESMO 2016: Reflections and aspirations
Professor Josep Tabernero: Chair of the ESMO Cancer Medicines Working Group
This ESMO Congress has been really spectacular. The scientific content has been focused on patient care, especially with a clinical and a translational approach. Importantly, we were able to secure an outstanding scientific programme. The programme included 47 Late-Breaking Abstracts, 11 of which were featured in the three Presidential Sessions. We have seen innovations in different diseases, among which are melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer, giving very good news for patients. At the same time, several sessions discussed how we can make these drugs—these innovations—available to all patients. This is very important: ESMO is a worldwide society, in common with other societies, such as ASCO and the NCCN platform. As such, we think it’s very important for us all to discuss with stakeholders how we can improve patient access to medicines, not only innovative agents but also all essential medicines. Even drugs that are relatively inexpensive are not available in many countries. So the discussion on accessibility relates to how we can formulate ESMO initiatives that policy makers can consider to help make these drugs available on a wider scale. For example, ESMO has established the Cancer Medicines Working Group that works very closely with the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale Working Group in putting the efficacy and safety of drugs into perspective with the actual value they offer to the patient and, ultimately, value-based reimbursement. This is a crucial aspect because the only way to favour availability and dissemination is to address it in relation to different reimbursement policies. ESMO is working to secure the co-operation of all stakeholders, including reimbursing bodies, representatives of national health systems and national cancer plans, patients, specialists, health economists and the pharma companies. Our ultimate goal is to provide models that will enhance the availability of information worldwide.
This article appeared in the Tuesday edition of the Daily Reporter


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The Whitworth Institute of Ministry (WIM) is an annual conference hosted on the university’s beautiful campus. WIM is designed to provide spiritual renewal for those involved in ministry leadership, as well as for their families. Special programs designed to support spouses, youth, and children run throughout the week, concurrent with plenary sessions (morning Bible Study and Convocation, afternoon seminars, and evening worship). WIM has been known throughout its history for its combination of great Bible teaching, dynamic preaching, vibrant worship, and time for personal renewal. Many ministry cohort groups find WIM a great opportunity to gather with friends and families for a week of fellowship and retreat.


Looking for restaurants in Brussels? Want to know where to eat in Belgium’s capital? Local food writer Emma Beddington shares her insider tips for the best restaurants in Brussels, along with where to find the best traditional Belgian food, cheese and frites.
Double rooms at Jam Hotel, a converted former art school, cost from €89.
Chyl is a sustainable shop and veggie café that also has guest rooms. Doubles cost from £65, room only (chyl.be).
Brussels’s cool cocktail speakeasy, Hortense (see below), hooked up with chef Nicolas Decloedt to open Humus & Hortense. This grand-café-style space serves a plant-based twist on traditional Belgian fine dining. Its six-course tasting menu might include cucumber and elderflower escabeche, aubergine with fermented cream, smoky roast radicchio and shiitake, and butternut panna cotta. The signature crackers, made from ancient varieties of wheat, and served with pumpkin hummus and purple salsify, are worth the trip alone.
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AnnouncementWelcome to Larissa Kay Designs! Hours of operation Monday – Friday 10 am–4 pm CST. We are not open on holidays or weekends, please plan your purchases with these hours in mind.

We specialize in custom invitations for all occasions. If you see anything in our shop and would like to change wording, color, fonts or the theme we are happy to work with you! Whether it's an announcement, invitation or a handwritten note, there is just something about real, physical paper. We specialize in all of the details for your wedding, birthday and parties.

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Welcome to Larissa Kay Designs! Hours of operation Monday – Friday 10 am–4 pm CST. We are not open on holidays or weekends, please plan your purchases with these hours in mind.

We specialize in custom invitations for all occasions. If you see anything in our shop and would like to change wording, color, fonts or the theme we are happy to work with you! Whether it's an announcement, invitation or a handwritten note, there is just something about real, physical paper. We specialize in all of the details for your wedding, birthday and parties.

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I fell in love with design after taking a commercial art class from a nutty and eccentric art teacher who then pushed me to do what I loved. After attending school and getting my B.A. in Marketing, Mass Communications, Communication Arts and Minor in Commercial Art, I now feel I might be the nutty and eccentric one.

Working as a designer in corporate America I found that I was lacking creativity. When a friend asked if I could design their wedding invitations I jumped at the chance. Since then I have been creating wedding and personal stationery for any and every event you can think of.

Having an Etsy shop has pushed me to keep designing and making new things to remind myself why I love being an artist.

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“By sin we have been severed from the Life of God. Of ourselves we are utterly incapable of living a holy life. There are many who realize their helplessness, and who long for that spiritual Life which will bring them into harmony with God; they are vainly striving to obtain this Life.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's badminton players get rattled by rowdy crowds in Malaysia and Indonesia and prefer playing in front of the more respectful European audiences, according to national team coach Li Yongbo.

The rivalry between world No.1 Lin Dan and Indonesia's Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat, as well as the resentment felt by Asia's traditional badminton powerhouses at China's growing dominance, has made for some hostile receptions for Li's players.

"Fans in Malaysia and Indonesia are not so friendly," Li told Wednesday's China Daily. "Our players are booed and whistled when competing in those countries.

"We have no way to avoid these disruptions except by fully focusing on our matches. Our players must learn how to get past these interruptions from the stands."

Li said Chinese players were more comfortable in Europe.

"Fans there show more respect and cheer every player who plays well."

A rowdy and overwhelmingly Indonesian crowd cheered fiery Taufik to victory over Lin in the Asian Games final in Doha in December.

Li said the crowd in Madrid for the all-Chinese world championship semi-final between Lin and Chen Hong in September were far more sporting.

"There were so many foreign fans at the match and afterwards the whole stadium gave a long standing ovation for their brilliant performances," he said.


This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/264,958, filed on Nov. 1, 2005 and entitled “BONE FUSION DEVICE” which is hereby incorporated by reference, and which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of the co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/624,836, filed Nov. 3, 2004, and entitled “BONE FUSION DEVICE” which is hereby incorporated by reference.
wherein the one or more tabs extend beyond the exterior surface in an open configuration.
5. The bone fusion device of claim 1, wherein the one or more tabs are movable to a compact position deposed within the exterior surface such that the bone fusion device has a minimized form factor.
6. The bone fusion device of claim 1, wherein the one or more tabs are configured for a plurality of positions.
7. The bone fusion device of claim 1, further comprising a bone graft material pre-deposited into the interior cavity before insertion of the bone fusion device between the bones.
8. The bone fusion device of claim 1, further comprising a bone graft material that is applied after placement of the bone fusion device between the bones.
9. The bone fusion device of claim 1, further comprising a rectangular shape.
10. The bone fusion device of claim 1, wherein a material of the bone fusion device is biocompatible.
11. The bone fusion device of claim 1, wherein the bone fusion device is configured for insertion by using an arthroscopic procedure.
12. The bone fusion device of claim 1, wherein the bone fusion device is utilized with vertebral bones.
13. The bone fusion device of claim 1, further comprising serrated edges on the one or more tabs.
14. The bone fusion device of claim 1, further comprising one or more pins and one or more slots for allowing movement of the one or more tabs.
d. an extending block coupled to the positioning element and comprising one or more angled surfaces abutting against the one or more tabs for moving the one or more moveable tabs when the positioning element is rotated, wherein the extending block moves towards a head of the positioning element to extend the one or more moveable tabs.
16. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the positioning element is either a screw or a bolt.
17. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the extending block is a nut.
18. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the one or more tabs further comprise one or more holes.
19. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the moveable tabs are deposed to lie within the exterior surface of the bone fusion device such that the bone fusion device has a small form factor.
20. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein a material of the bone fusion device is biocompatible and utilized with vertebral bones.
21. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein bone graft material is present within the hollow body before insertion between the bones.
22. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein bone graft material is applied after insertion and placement between the bones.
23. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the moveable tabs have a textured surface.
24. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the moveable tabs are coated with a porous material.
25. The bone fusion device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising serrated edges on the one or more tabs.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein rotating the positioning element clockwise moves the extending block, forcing the one or more moveable tabs outward.
28. The method of claim 26, wherein rotating the positioning element counterclockwise moves the extending block, allowing the one or more moveable tabs to move inward.
29. The method of claim 26, further comprising before implantation, depositing a bone graft material into the cavity.
30. The method of claim 26, further comprising applying bone growth material to the one or more tabs after extension, wherein the bone growth material stimulates regeneration of bone cells in the bones.
31. The method of claim 26, wherein the bone fusion device is utilized with vertebral bones.
32. The method of claim 26, wherein inserting the bone fusion device comprises an arthroscopic procedure.
33. The method of claim 26, wherein the one or more moveable tabs further comprise serrated edges.
34. The method of claim 26, wherein extending the one or more moveable tabs utilizes one or more pins and one or more slots.
wherein the one or more tabs are slidable such that the one or more tabs extend beyond the exterior surface and remain substantially parallel to each other when moved by the extending block.
wherein the one or more tabs extend beyond the exterior surface in an open configuration and remain within the exterior surface in a closed configuration.
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With a few tweaks, and in the hands of Michael Krumm, the Nissan GT-R Nismo is capable of recording a 7min 8sec lap of the Nürburgring. This makes it impossibly fast.
Now Nissan will debut this impossibly fast GT-R Nismo-with-a-few-tweaks at next month’s SEMA show – the first time in the US, then – ahead of offering both the pack and the full car for sale for 2016.
Compared to the ‘standard’ Nissan GT-R Nismo, the N-Attack – N stands for Nürburgring, obviously – gets special aero, upgraded suspension that can “handle a punishing road surface full of undulations and turbulent fluctuations”, and a set of proper bucket seats. But no Michael Krumm. Not even as an option.
The 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 is included, in case you’re worried, as are the GT-R’s body, doors, wheels and astonishing ability to bend the fabric of time. You’ll no doubt remember its stats: 591bhp, 481lb ft, 0-62mph in around 2.5 seconds and much g-force.
Steve Millen Sportsparts will be the US’s official installer and dealer for the car, Steve being a treasured member of the Nismo fraternity: he was a Nissan racing driver who won in his ‘famous’ tricolor 300ZX.
Want to see it up close? The N-Attack be showcased on Nissan’s SEMA stand from 3 November. With such potency from the R35 GT-R, what does Nissan have planned for its successor? A ‘Moon Attack’ version?


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The top 8 countries are qualified for the Ladies Cup (Bitburg) and Youth Cup (Disney), the top 16 countries for the Nations Cup (London). If some countries do not want to field a national team, other European teams may join instead.


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A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Missouri law that requires health insurers to offer plans that exclude contraception coverage if employers or individuals object to birth control on moral or religious grounds.
U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig granted a temporary restraining order preventing the enforcement of the law, writing that it appears to conflict with the new federal health care law.
Republican lawmakers in Missouri drafted the law in response to President Barack Obama's policy of requiring insurers to cover birth control for free as part of the new federal health care law, even if they work for a church or other employer that has a moral objection.
State lawmakers in September overrode a veto by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon to enact the law.
The Missouri Insurance Coalition, a nonprofit whose members include health insurers that do business in the state, asked the judge to block the state law, arguing that it conflicts with federal law and is therefore invalid.
Fleissig wrote that the coalition is likely to succeed on that claim "given what appears to be an irreconcilable conflict" between the federal and state laws.
At a hearing, the judge wrote, the Missouri Department of Insurance "could offer no response to how there would not be a direct conflict" between the federal and state laws if an insurer offered a health insurance plan "that acquiesced to an employer's decision not to offer contraceptive coverage."
She is expected to schedule a hearing on a preliminary injunction.


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Black farmers find a way to triumph over historic obstacles

When President Obama signs the 2010 Claims Settlement Act at the White House later today, black and Native American farmers will receive more than economic relief. Thousands of farmers will reap justice after sowing decades of activist mobilization in the face of USDA discrimination.

The mainstream media has all but ignored the ongoing movement of this long marginalized demographic of African-Americans who have held firm to a culture and tradition unappreciated by many Americans. Last month’s Congressional vote to approve legislation that will provide $4.6 billion, to as Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack put it, “right past wrongs”, set the stage for the national spotlight. But the real story this afternoon will not be about a president that honored a commitment to provide support, but rather a nation of farmers who knew that real change comes with a price.

The history of black farming in America is far from flowery and has been rife with discrimination that has lead to farm closing and land loss that is still difficult to fully quantify. At the turn of the century there were over 200,000 black farmers with ownership stake in 15 million acres of land.

By the 90s those numbers had dissipated to 2.3 million acres held by less than 20,000 farmers. Blacks losing farms and land from the changing economy, cultural shifts, and even mismanagement due to new generations neglecting old family business traditions paled in comparison to those losing out to institutional racism and discrimination from the federal government.

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The 90s brought a ray of hope with the largest civil rights settlement in history of $2.3 billion coming as a result of the Tim Pigford class action lawsuit. However, black farmers never received the relief anticipated and many continued to be denied benefits and were further discriminated against.

The USDA’s role in black farmer discrimination re-entered the national spotlight earlier this year when the Right took a wrong turn, attempting to discredit the words and motives of a seasoned activist and administrator, Shirley Sherrod. The initial response from the USDA and the administration spoke to the ongoing issues that existed with the agency and the needs of black farmers. But the story also elevated the work Sherrod and others were doing to assist the already active and steadfast black farmer organizations and their members.

These are the true hero’s of today’s signing. They are the farmers who never gave up, who engaged federal lawmakers and challenged the courts for nearly two decades. It was these individuals who got a small group of mainly African-American journalist to make it an issue across the country so that while not on the surface, the issue was never able to die. And it is those farmers who will remain the story after the president signs the bill today.

Will history repeat itself or will this time black and Native American farmers be able to set a precedent for other minority farmers? This story is far from over, because as the black farmers will tell you, the devil is in the disbursement.


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Logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel has announced the launch of KN Pledge, the first online sea-freight solution with guaranteed lead time.
Despite technological advances in the transportation sector, delays can still occur due to terminal, rail or road congestion, adverse weather conditions, or other disruptions to the supply chain.
KN Pledge, however, is said to guarantee lead time for full container transportation, accounting for all delivery combinations from origin to destination.
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In addition to this, customers who have booked KN Pledge will not pay the freight charges in the event of a delay and are promised extended cargo liability for a range of damages to containers.
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So I found my Fair Warning disc today and decided to do a proper Sinner's Swing!! cover.
I think my guitar was tuned a little flat - like Ed I just tune it to itself and go from there. And I ad-libbed the solo as I haven't played it in years.
Anyway, it's only rock and roll!
Nice to see an American male in the 21st century with enough testosterone to grow a beard.
Nice job. It's a neat song and fun to jam around on.
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Search for the dirtiest car in Chicago! Reviewed by Edgeville Buzz on February 10, 2011 .
Search for the dirtiest car in Chicago!
Simon’s Shine Shop (1439 W Shakespeare) is searching the entire City of Chicago for the dirtiest car (inside and out) in it’s first ever Dirty Car Contest.
The Dirty Car Contest runs through February 25th, with the winners announced on February 28th. Those interested in entering the contest are invited to submit photos of their dirty car along with some basic information about why they should win and how their cars got so dirty. A link to a full description of the contest, along with the rules and a listing of prizes, can be found on the Simon’s Shine Shop website. Eight winners will be selected, and prizes range from $1,000 cash to an Exterior Shine from Simon’s.


Settle in for some retro auto action with this classic anime series as intrepid race-car driver Speed Racer, his pet chimpanzee, his faithful girl Trixie, mechanic Sparky and the mysterious Racer X embark on a series of turbocharged adventures. A syndicated cult favorite, the show features offbeat humor, unforgettable characters, an endless stream of baddies and, of course, plenty of fiery crashes.
Parents need to know that this 1960s Japanese cartoon series gained popularity in the United States when MTV picked it up in the 1990s. While there's a profusion of explosions and action, it's very cartoonish and garnished with a sleek retro look.
Several fistfights, some car crashes and burnings. Speed's father is quite rough with him in two scenes. Implied death of a character. In one episode, a car-hating father roughly shoves his daughter to the ground and whips Speed Racer and a race track official.


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Particle Counting is useful for finding the particle size distribution and concentration of clean liquids such as waters, diesels and other solutions.
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Transition "All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?"
SCENE 3 The second munching reveals Bob, who has a pile of props. He suggests that we divide all these things into ways. of getting places, i.e. transportation, vs. non-transportation.
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to present a lecture about the letter B, but Cookie Monster eats the bottom of the B and turns it into an R. Kermit talks about the R, but then Cookie Monster snacks some more, and makes it a P. Kermit tries to go on, but the monster keeps eating, making it into an F, and then an I, and then nothing at all. Kermit chides Cookie Monster for ruining his lesson. Cookie Monster gives Kermit a kiss, then exits.
Film Kids paint pictures of things that start with B.
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about making the B sound, with much detail. When Beautiful Day Monster walks by, Kermit goes over the lesson again. The monster does the noise perfectly, but his "BAH!" scares Kermit away, and fogs up the screen.
SCENE 4 Gordon wants to introduce us to Roosevelt Franklin. Where is he?
SCENE 5 Susan introduces Jackie Robinson.
Celebrity Jackie Robinson says the alphabet.
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SCENE 7 Oscar reads a book to Gordon: Go Away, Dog! by Joan L. Nodset, about a boy who hates dogs but eventually grows to love the one he's given.
cont'd Gordon signs off and announces the sponsors.


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Once again we are taking orders for Chandler and Dunn turkeys and meat. Order forms are in store now or can be downloaded here. Forms need to be completed and back to the store by the 6th December.
Chandler and Dunn meat is straight from a farm started by Peter Chandler as long ago as 1809. Beef from their pedigree herd of Sussex Cattle, prime lamb from their flock of Romney Sheep grazing on their marshes at Lower Goldstone. Pork, including sausages and bacon as well as their turkeys are all sourced locally.


IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

In Re: Nomination Petition of                 :
Joseph Vodvarka as a Candidate of the         :
Democratic Party for the United States        : No. 126 M.D. 2016
Senate in the Primary Election of             :
April 26, 2016                                :
                                              :
Petition of: Joseph A. Sestak, Jr.            :

                               AMENDING ORDER

             AND NOW, this 31st day of March, 2016, the second sentence of the
first full paragraph of my dissenting opinion in the above-matter, filed March 30,
2016, is amended to reflect the following correction:

             Unlike the Majority, I would conclude that a discrepancy
             between an elector’s listed address on a nomination
             petition and the address indicated in the voter registration
             record is an amendable defect when: (1) the elector’s
             signature on the nomination petition matches that of
             his/her registration card; (2) the elector is a registered
             voter affiliated with the political party of the candidate;
             and (3) the address listed on the nomination petition is
             within the same county and/or political district of the
             candidate.

                                           ________________________________
                                           PATRICIA A. McCULLOUGH, Judge


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Express Scripts has one of the most robust fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) programs in the healthcare industry. In fact, says Jo-Ellen Abou Nader, senior director, Network Audit & Program Integrity, we are the only pharmacy benefit manager that also consults with its clients about potential FWA on the health benefit side.
But her team couldn't do it without the help of an important group — Express Scripts employees. A lot of investigations begin from tips received on the Fraud Tip Hotline. And while data analytics plays an important role in identifying fraud, the team still depends on employees to be on the lookout, says Michael Testa, senior manager of investigations.
"If your instinct says something isn't right, something probably isn't right," Michael says. "Everybody within the company has an opportunity to potentially spot something that may be worth reporting."
He has spent his entire professional career working on fraud, waste and abuse, and if there is one thing he has learned, it is that if something doesn't seem right with a prescription, it is worth a second look.
"Trust your instincts. Report it," Michael says.


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Book containing historical information about Native American-U. S. Government relations during the 20th Century, including different pieces of legislation passed against and in support of the American Indians. Index begins on page 236.
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An identification device in the form of a security card or anti-counterfeiting label which comprises a hologram visible by reflection in incident natural light, the film emulsion having been permanently deformed so that the interference fringe spacings differ from those in a non-deformed emulsion, thereby...http://www.google.fr/patents/US4563024?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US4563024 - Hologram identification device

An identification device in the form of a security card or anti-counterfeiting label which comprises a hologram visible by reflection in incident natural light, the film emulsion having been permanently deformed so that the interference fringe spacings differ from those in a non-deformed emulsion, thereby to change from one part of the hologram to another the wavelength of light which is visible by reflection from the hologram.

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I claim:

1. An identification device which incorporates a multi-colour hologram, the colours of which are visible by reflection of incident natural light, said hologram including a film emulsion which has been permanently deformed selectively in differing areas of the hologram, thereby to produce the multiple colours.

2. An identification device which incorporates a hologram having layers of interference fringes lying generally parallel to the film substrate and being visible by reflection of incident natural light, said hologram including a film emulsion which has been permanently deformed selectively to alter the spacings between the layers of interference fringes in one region of the hologram from the spacings which exist in another region thereof, thereby to change the wavelength of light visible by reflection from said one region of the hologram as compared to said another region.

3. A device according to claim 2, wherein the hologram includes a graduated permanent deformation imparted to the film emulsion, thereby shading one visible colour into another.

4. A device according to claim 2, comprising a said hologram incorporated in a sealed transparent cover, together with a second identification device such as a photograph.

5. A device according to claim 2, having a striped pattern of at least two colours.

6. A device according to claim 2, wherein the hologram presents a plurality of images at least one of which is an image of at least part of another hologram.

7. A device according to claim 2, wherein the hologram includes a film emulsion which has been deformed prior to exposure to form the holographic images.

8. A device according to claim 2, wherein the hologram includes a film emulsion which has been deformed by permanent differential straining after exposure to form the holographic images and at least partial development.

9. A device according to claim 2, wherein the hologram contains images at least one of which is an image of at least part of another hologram.

10. A method of producing an identification device which incorporates a hologram having layers of interference fringes lying generally parallel to the film substrate and being visible by reflection of incident natural light, the method comprising the steps of forming layers of interference fringes lying generally parallel to a film substrate, said layers being formed to be visible by reflection of incident natural light, and permanently deforming a film emulsion selectively to alter the spacings between the layers of interference fringes in one region of the hologram from the spacings which exist in another region thereof, to thereby change the wavelength of light visible by reflection from said one region of the hologram as compared to another region thereof.

11. The method according to claim 10 including the step of imparting a graduated permanent deformation to the film emulsion, thereby shading one visible colour into another during the step of permanently deforming the film emulsion.

12. The method according to claim 10 including the step of deforming the film emulsion prior to exposure to form holographic images.

13. The method according to claim 10 in which the step of permanently deforming the film emulsion includes the step of deforming the film emulsion by permanent differential straining after exposure to form the holographic images.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to identification devices, and in particular to devices such as identification and/or security cards, labels, tags and like devices which are offered or presented for examination to identify or authenticate (against counterfeiting) a person and/or object with whom the device is associated, e.g. the card holder.

BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION

Identification cards are well known, both for visual and machine inspection. In the latter case, it is relatively easy to build codes into the card, which codes may not be visually apparent, to enable the machine to verify only an authentic card, and it can readily be made extremely difficult to forge a card which will deceive the machine.

However, identification cards for visual inspection by the human eye to verify the holder can more readily be forged, because it is difficult to incorporate into the card a unique feature which, although readily apparent to the eye, is not readily reproducible.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of this invention to provide an identification and/or security device which substantially overcomes the above-described problem.

THE INVENTION

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an identification and/or security device which incorporates a multi-colour hologram, the colours of which are visible by reflection of incident natural light.

The term "reflection", as used above and hereinafter, is employed in the conventional context applicable to holography, wherein images are seen by light returned from the hologram to the same side thereof from which the light is incident, although it will be understood that the "reflected" images are in fact produced by a special case of diffraction.

The images and colours of the hologram will readily be apparent in any artificial or other "white" or non-monochromatic light, including natural light.

In practice, in order to provide the hologram with colours which are visible in reflected light, the film emulsion is permanently deformed, selectively in different regions of the area of the hologram. The interference fringes generated with a hologram viewed by reflected light normally lie in layers parallel to the substrate, and the spacings between these layers of fringes, in the direction normal to the substrate, are altered at the regions of deformation. The effect of this is to change the wavelength of the reflected light emanating from these regions of the hologram.

Thus, according to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an identification and/or security device which incorporates a hologram visible by reflection of incident natural light, wherein the film emulsion has been permanently deformed to alter the spacings between the layers of interference fringes from the spacings which exist with a non-deformed emulsion, thereby to change the wavelength of light visible by reflection from the hologram.

Selective deformation can produce a multi-colour hologram. This results in a hologram which is virtually non-reproducible, even by the most practical method, which is the Denisyuk single beam system using a tunable dye laser, because if the laser is initially tuned to one colour to effect reproduction at regions of the hologram of that colour, other regions of the hologram of different colour will become "fogged" and reproduction at these latter regions then produces a very unsatisfactory result to the would-be forger, even if the laser is subsequently returned to the different colour.

Absolute security is afforded by a hologram having an emulsion which has a graduated permanent deformation, e.g. to appear as one colour shading into another colour, because this effectively also eliminates the possibility of reproduction in stages, using suitable masking techniques.

Furthermore, it should be mentioned that, at the present time, a silver halide film, necessary to practical use of the hologram in, for example, a heat sealed cover, is not available for producing a bright hologram image, in the green or blue portions of the spectrum, using the single beam technique.

It will thus be appreciated that, under circumstances which will result in a colour corresponding to which a film is not available for reproduction purposes, a coloured hologram for a security card or the like can be produced by a uniform deformation of the film emulsion over the entire area of the hologram.

It will also be appreciated that, when a security card or the like incorporates a multi-coloured hologram, the term "multi-coloured" extends to shades of the same colour which differ in wavelength sufficiently that reproduction is impossible using a laser tuned to a single frequency.

In practice, the hologram may be incorporated in a sealed, flat transparent cover, together with means identifying the holder such as a photograph. The authenticity of the card, when presented, will be verified by inspection of the hologram, which will present to the eye a plurality of images, which may in themselves be rendered difficult to forge, and which will also show distinctive colouring. For the reasons explained above, it is the latter that is the especially valuable feature for the purpose of authenticity, because the colouring is incorporated during the step of processing the film emulsion containing the hologram, and is not optically reproducible.

The pattern in which the colours are introduced also imparts a visually apparent authenticity. For example, if a striped pattern of two or more colours is introduced, the thickness and spacing of the stripes may be checkable by application of a ruler or the like to the hologram.

It will also be clear that the wide variety of variations which may be incorporated in the multi-colour hologram can enable the production of holograms which readily distinguish between users belonging to different organizations, users of differing categories, users operating within or having access only to certain areas, and even individual users within these different classes. Furthermore, the identification device, in the form of a label, tag or like device, may be applied to objects such as vehicles, documents, valuable works of art, passports and the like in any situation where it is desirable to be able to identify the object for authenticity without risk of forgery or counterfeiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view of the identification device according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT

A particular example of identification and/or security device in accordance with the invention will now be described by way of example.

This device comprises an identification card comprising a hologram and a photograph of the holder within a sealed transparent cover.

The hologram is a multi-colour hologram presenting a plurality of images, say at least four, which may be all the same, two or more the same, or all different. In accordance with another important aspect of the present invention, at least one or more of these images may also be, partly or wholly, parts or pieces of other holograms. The colours and images of the hologram are visible when the card is inspected in white light reflected from the hologram. The less diffused the light, the clearer the images will be.

Two colours, e.g. gold and green, are incorporated in the process hologram film as a pattern of parallel, spaced stripes. Of course, any other colours, possibly more than two, and any other pattern, may be incorporated instead.

The hologram has a coating of black paint on the back which, if desired, may be adhered to the cover when the hologram is inserted prior to sealing the cover.

The hologram is preferably produced by deformation of the film emulsion during processing, thereby to alter the spacings of the layers of interference fringes from the spacings present with a non-deformed emulsion, and thereby to determine a changed wavelength of light which is seen when the security device is inspected. Selective deformation produces a multi-coloured hologram, including shade variations of the same colour. Graduated deformation to produce shading from one colour into another is especially valuable. If, as previously explained, the emulsion is deformed uniformly to produce a hologram of a colour which is inherently non-reproducible due to non-availability of suitable film, then multiple colouring can be dispensed with.

EXAMPLE

An exposed hologram is developed in Kodak D-19 developer to a maximum optical density of between 2 and 3.0. The development is then stopped by rinsing in 5% acetic acid solution.

A permanent differential strain in the gelatin emulsion, from one end of the hologram to the other, is achieved as follows.

The hologram is placed in an upright position in an empty vessel. A 5% (w/w) solution of hypo (sodium thiosulphate) is then poured slowly into the vessel until the liquid level reaches, say, the top edge of the hologram. If this level is reached after the pouring has taken place over a minute, say, then this means in effect that the bottom edge of the hologram has been immersed for a minute whereas the top edge has been immersed for only a few seconds or not at all, and all intermediate levels have had different immersion periods in the hypo solution. This means that the undeveloped silver halide grains in the emulsion will have been removed by different degrees according to the immersion time.

If the hologram is now "bleached", as is the common practice, for example in Agfa-Gevaert formulation GP-432 (see page 151 of "Holograms" by Graham Saxby, published by Focal Press Ltd.). then the variation level of residual silver halide will mean that the finished hologram will produce a green image in the area which has been immersed in hypo solution the longest, gradually changing to an orange or red image at the other end, depending on how much gelatin has "collapsed" between the original interference fringes, for example as recorded under red laser light.

An alternative physical means of obtaining the same effect comprises altering the moisture content of the holographic emulsion by a varying degree from one end to the other, prior to the exposure. Moist holographic emulsion can be almost 50% thicker than well-dried emulsion, so that after normal processing, with the gelatin in an equally relaxed state over the area of the hologram, then the fact that the interference fringes were originally recorded in swollen gelatin means that their final spacing will be closer together than in areas where the emulsion was unswollen. Hence the former areas will give green or blue images, whereas the latter areas will give red images because the fringe spacing has not changed.

Modifications

A multi-colour substantially non-reproducible hologram can also be produced in other ways. In one method, the basic hologram, having a non-deformed emulsion, is effectively "laminated" in selected regions of its area with coloured filters. Laminating can be achieved by wetting the film emulsion with water or a hydrophilic chemical. In another method, the basic hologram is coloured in selected regions of its area with photographic dyes. With these two methods also, it may be possible to dispense with multiple colouring if the hologram is uniformly coloured, as to the green or blue portions of the spectrum, to a colour which is not optically reproducible owing to the lack of availability of films which process to that colour.

It will be apparent that various other modifications of the above-described card are possible within the scope of the invention.

Comprising a vacuum chamber, a feed roll disposed within the vacuum chamber, a take-up roll within the vacuum chamber, a vaporizer disposed below the feed roll and the take-up roll for vapor depositing, a heater


E’ ora di riprendere per le corna (lo fece a suo tempo Giovanni Raboni sul Corriere) e sfatare una ridicola convinzione: quella che la cultura sia ‘di sinistra’.

Guardando alla letteratura del trascorso Novecento (e non è forse proprio la letteratura la massima espressione culturale possibile?), in verità, difficilissimo trovare un vero ‘grande’ che non fosse, invece, di ogni possibile destra, molte essendo le diramazioni in quel particolare labirinto.

Ecco, in rigido ordine alfabetico, i ‘destri’ di sicura fede: Maurice Barrès, Gottfried Benn, Leon Bloy, Jorge Luis Borges, Louis Ferdinand Céline, Piero Chiara, Emile Cioran, Paul Claudel, Benedetto Croce, Gabriele D’Annunzio, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, Thomas Stearns Eliot, Edward Morgan Forster, Carlo Emilio Gadda, Knut Hamsun, Hermann Hesse, Eugene Ionesco, Marcel Jouhandeau, Ernst Jünger, Tommaso Landolfi, Thomas Mann, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Francois Mauriac, Charles Maurras, Eugenio Montale, Henri Millon de Montherlant, Vladimir Nabokov, Aldo Palazzeschi, Giovanni Papini, Luigi Pirandello, Ezra Pound, Giuseppe Prezzolini, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, William Butler Yeats.

E non è finita visto che esistono anche i transfughi dalla sinistra, quelli che sono stati folgorati, a un certo punto della vita, dalla rivelazione dei disastri e dei crimini del comunismo storico e che per questo hanno finito con l’attestarsi su posizioni sostanzialmente liberali: Wystan Hugh Auden, André Gide, Arthur Koestler, André Malraux, George Orwell, Ignazio Silone, Elio Vittorini…

E a parte ancora, perché è impossibile immaginare quali sarebbero state le loro convinzioni e vicende politiche se il destino li avesse fatti vivere altrove, i grandi perseguitati da Stalin: Isaak Babel’, Josif Brodskij, Michail Bulgakov, Marina Cvetaeva, Osip Mandel’stam, Boris Pasternak, Alexander Solzenicin…

Fatto è che il vero letterato, il romanziere, il pensatore si caratterizzano per il loro individualismo e dove si è mai visto un individualista di sinistra?

Che tale mio assunto corrisponda senza ombra di dubbio a verità è dimostrato dalle parole che negli anni Trenta ebbe a indirizzare Ernest Hemingway, anarchico radicale liberale di destra dagli ignoranti collocao a sinistra, al critico e traduttore russo Ivan Kashkeen.

Eccole: “Non posso diventare comunista perché credo in un’unica cosa: la libertà…

Dello Stato non mi importa niente…

Credo nel minimo di governo…

Uno scrittore è come uno zingaro.

Non può fare concessioni a nessun governo!”

Mauro della Porta Raffo


Camera IconTom Barrass has become a key cog in West Coast’s defence.Picture: AFL Media
Mick Malthouse: How Eagles, Tigers can be beaten
Mick MalthousePerthNow
Richmond TigersAFL
HE is a weapon of mass destruction, but his lone presence also poses a problem for Richmond.
Toby Nankervis, at 199cm tall, isn’t huge by a ruckman’s standards, but his influence on the Tigers and the result of their games is always big.
The problem is, there’s only one of him. Richmond don’t have a genuine second ruckman.
Shaun Grigg, 9cm shorter than Nankervis, is the back up and does a fine job. I don’t want to diminish his ability or his role in the team, but he needs help to cover the big hole left every time Nankervis takes a seat on the interchange bench.
Their opponents will look at every stoppage Nankervis has gone to compared with when he is off the ground, breaking it down to clearances versus non-clearances, and this may be the Tigers’ Achilles heel.
But Richmond’s coaching hierarchy seems comfortable with the net numbers and how the team copes, which suggests the Tigers are not as hurt on the scoreboard as most people think. Then again, I don’t think this has been entirely exploited by all opponents.
The Tigers can be exposed at the stoppages in the opposition’s forward line, where Grigg, lacking height, passes the tap work over to defender David Astbury.
It has worked reasonably well, but this is where it is most vulnerable.
In contrast, in the Tigers’ forward line Grigg’s stand-in seems to be selected at random which can throw out the opposition ruckman. And often, the Tigers ruck doesn’t contest the ball, instead becoming an intercept or receiving player at ground level, confusing the defenders further. This often works to Richmond’s advantage.
In the Tigers’ qualiyfing final win against Hawthorn, Nankervis took part in 65 ruck contests with Grigg, Jack Riewoldt, Daniel Rioli and Astbury combining for another 32. Twice the Tigers didn’t have anyone contest the ruck. For the 83 per cent or more of game time that Nankervis plays, his responsibility and reliability factor is incredible.
His mobility allows him to follow up well in the middle, he can take a mark deep in defence, or get forward and kick a goal.
Richmond’s style of bullocking the ball forward at all cost and the preparedness of their players to get numbers to the ball is the biggest challenge for opponents to counter, and it all starts with Nankervis.
This technique is as much about commitment as it is about consistency.
The West Coast Eagles still need one more win to book a spot in the AFL Grand Final, but some members have already booked their seats.
If Richmond’s intensity is not at 100 per cent, or if they are met head-on by opponents, they can be deeply flawed, as Greater Western Sydney displayed in round 17 when they were able to clear the ball out and over the top of the Tigers back line for a tight win.
West Coast were also very effective at this in round nine, beating the Tigers by 47 points. But the Tigers’ ferocity against Hawthorn in the qualifying final was extraordinary. The Hawks simply couldn’t stand up to the heat they faced all over the ground. As Richmond’s MCG winning streak mounts (it sits at 22), it gets closer to a conclusion at some stage.
I’m just not convinced it will happen this year. In a team with Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin, Alex Rance and Jack Riewoldt, Nankervis is singularly the most important player.
Nic Naitanui is possibly the league’s best ruckman, purely because of his athleticism, but without him the Eagles have covered his loss with Scott Lycett and Nathan Vardy. Against Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy in the qualifying final, they had 21 combined fewer hit-outs than the Magpies, but the clearances were virtually even.
In the other qualifying final, Nankervis had 27 hit-outs against Hawthorn’s Ben McEvoy and Jonathan Ceglar who combined for 55 taps, but again the clearances were similar, with the Hawks on top 43-42.
In 2010, Darren Jolly was the missing link at Collingwood. Big, strong, experienced, hard-working and well liked, in his first year at the club Jolly became our premiership X-factor.
Similarly in 1992 with the Eagles, Paul Harding’s arrival was vital to our premiership chances. We needed his height, strength and ability in the centre to win the grand final.
Essendon Simon Madden is the only genuine ruckman to win a Norm Smith Medal (1985) but, should Richmond progress, Nankervis may be the second.
Adam Simpson has left the door open for someone other than Will Schofield to replace the injured Brad Sheppard next week.
West Coast’s come-from-behind qualifying final win over Collingwood was momentous.
Interestingly though, the Eagles’ last loss — to Melbourne in round 22 — was a very similar game to their final against the Magpies, where their opponents moved the ball quickly through the corridor to an isolated key forward.
The pace of such ball movement denied Jeremy McGovern and Tom Barrass the opportunity to intercept.
Plus Collingwood squeezed up on the Eagles’ defence and forced them into kicking errors which allowed their medium forwards to get involved.
Another area of concern for West Coast is their lateral movement of the footy which was stifled by Collingwood, denying the home side the type of forward entries Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling desire.
But the Eagles have a fantastic recent history of overcoming adversity.
They can match any team in contested football with a high-pressure game, and when they use quick and long ball movement, bypassing the high forwards to hit Kennedy and Darling directly without interference from an opposing tall dropping back, they are hard to stop.
Kennedy couldn’t be worse than he was in the first half of the qualifying final, but his resilience in the second half was the reason West Coast won. The Eagles need him and Darling to step up once again.
Shannon Hurn is instrumental in setting up his teammates, directing them like a traffic policeman, and when their set-up is right the ball rarely leaves the opposition back line the way it’s intended to.
The Eagles have won 10 of 13 games at their new home ground, Perth Stadium.
They are not unbeatable there, yet, but the more they play there, the more they are making it their own.
Richmond and West Coast will enter the preliminary finals as favourites — refreshed and rejuvenated.
But there have been many upsets in finals history, and Melbourne in particular will carry in sizeable momentum and confidence.
A week off is welcomed in some ways, but in another it feels like waiting for prey that is getting bigger by the day, until they’re finally on your doorstep.
The only certainty in a preliminary final is that it will be a fiercely contested match.


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Wealth surveys ably demonstrate the shifting patterns of global wealth and the rise and influence of private clients and institutional investors from emerging markets on global finance strategies.
These trends present International Finance Centers with further potential in facilitating cross-border aspirations where developing countries are concerned. But, at the same time, the global transparency debate and the drive to clampdown on tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance continues to accelerate and this can place IFCS in the firing line, even those able to demonstrate robust regulation, strong legislation and a willingness to cooperate in the introduction of new tax information agreements.
Much of the criticism and clamor directed towards IFCs has been generated by NGOs, despite the fact that many of their assertions have been based on data that does not stand up to scrutiny.
It was one of the reasons that Jersey Finance decided to build a strong library of evidence-based research – as we have highlighted in our previous columns – designed to correct some of the misinformation that is often propagated surrounding IFCs.
In summary, we commissioned our first research-based report (“Jersey’s Value to Britain”), carried out by Capital Economics, a leading, independent macro-economic research company, in 2013 in order to showcase the many benefits Jersey provides to the U.K.
Among its findings were that Jersey is a conduit for nearly £500 billion of foreign investment into the U.K., helping generate around £2.3 billion in annual tax revenues and supporting an estimated 180,000 British jobs.
Further reports were then commissioned, including the “Moving Money” paper published by two leading U.S. academics, which provided a powerful answer to the critics of IFCs, and demonstrated the value of having an open global financial market in helping to boost global trade and economic growth. It explored different approaches to tax policy and regulation and ultimately found that IFCs help to increase international financial flows, facilitate trade and investment and allow the reduction of overall financial risk.
In another study, and to focus further on emerging markets, we highlighted the fundamental role that Jersey can play in facilitating foreign direct investment into the African continent to help it fulfil its economic potential by 2040. In the “Jersey’s Value to Africa” report, also conducted by Capital Economics, it was calculated that around US$6.1 trillion of foreign direct investment through trusted IFCs like Jersey is the only way Africa is likely to be able to plug its funding gap of $11.4 trillion.
Most recently, with a growing amount of capital flowing across borders, we explored “Jersey’s contribution to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).” The report, commissioned by Jersey Finance and published by global management advisory firm, Investment Consulting Associates, concluded that IFCs like Jersey are key providers of investment vehicles, supporting financial services and other essential services, all of which serve to increase the scope and flexibility of capital to make it easier to invest around the world in pursuit of FDI objectives by attracting, pooling and directing economic flows between source and destination jurisdictions.
Where developing countries are concerned, quality IFCs can help bring knowledge, offer a solution, and facilitate much-needed infrastructure investment. By using IFCs’ investment vehicles, investors can reduce the risks of transferring assets across borders, particularly to countries, such as some emerging markets, which are less stable and not as well-regulated.
Without IFCs and their stable fiscal and regulatory regimes, flows to developing economies might not happen since the risks of such investments could outweigh the returns.
Reports like this are serving as a good illustration of how leading IFCs are making a positive contribution to global investment and are helping to bring about a sea change. Such findings enable us for the first time to more effectively challenge the claims of NGOs, especially questioning the integrity of the methodologies, findings, assertions and objectives behind their research.
We have become accustomed to critics distorting or misrepresenting data to claim that the amount of tax involved in tax leakage is very significant in relation to the revenue base of the poorest countries, and that tackling tax dodging would generate enough funding to achieve ambitious development goals.
Furthermore, even if the total estimated tax losses are accurate, the figures are often repurposed to suit an agenda. For example, of the US$100 billion to US$200 billion noted above, a significant proportion will relate to countries such as China, Brazil and South Africa, and additional tax raised in those countries will not result in increased public spending in countries such as Cambodia, Haiti or Malawi.
The contention that just because an asset is held offshore it must be illicit also needs to be challenged. The Tax Justice Network, for instance, estimates that at least US$21 trillion to US$32 trillion of allegedly illicit private wealth is held offshore. However, with the example of Jersey, even a cursory analysis of its finance industry shows that various sovereign wealth funds, U.K. pension funds and other institutional business is undertaken in the jurisdiction and the reality is that these investments are either fully tax compliant or not subject to tax anyway.
As far as complex corporate structures are concerned, they are only an issue if the regulator does not have access to the names of the ultimate beneficial owners. There are still locations where there are no details of beneficial ownership, with such data needing to be traced, and in these circumstances there is merit in calling for adherence to global standards.
In places such as Jersey, where the regulator has access to the names of ultimate owners of companies and a comprehensive network of information exchange platforms, it is difficult to see how accusations of assets being ”secret” or illicit could possibly be true.
Another area of debate has been the idea that cracking down on tax avoidance by multinational companies has the potential to raise large sums of additional finance for infrastructure in developing countries.
Many of the estimates of “illicit outflows” consider trade mispricing to be the main method under which developing countries are stripped of much needed capital and tax revenue.
However, research is increasingly showing that the headline-grabbing calculations which have been put forward are often of limited rigour or are failing to distinguish between legitimate cross-border activity and illicit capital flows.
It is a shame that so much attention has been paid to these claims by NGOs and aid agencies, not least because it does little to address the actual long-term problems for developing countries.
Furthermore there is also the danger that the ongoing criticisms of the role of multi-nationals and IFCs will serve as a disincentive for cross-border investment because of constant haranguing. A better understanding of numbers and facts can help all take a step forward towards a paradigm based on evidence and constructive engagement. There is no desire to attack the valuable frontline work that charities do, but rather we have to question the use of exaggerated statistics used to back up arguments which, when inaccurate, do everyone a disservice.
Overall, as the research produced recently for Jersey shows, there is strong evidence to suggest that IFCs have a constructive role to play in putting capital to work in order to achieve a good profit return for investors, while also benefitting developing nations.
Cross-border business in developing countries is being driven by a need for a quality service, with decisions surrounding IFCs being led less by tax and more by a need for very specific expertise, knowledge, strong case law and the availability of a range of structures. As a result, there will be increasing opportunities for jurisdictions that can demonstrate substance on those factors, to play a key role in meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse and complex cross-border investment landscape. Equally, as we look forward now and with the increasing evidence available to us, there is a real opportunity to move the dialogue about IFCs and their role in the global economy onto a more constructive footing.


The other activity that we did in Surigao was boating. We went first into an island where we took a lot of pictures there. The scenery was really great in the sea shore. It was about 15-20 minutes travel from the enchanted river to the certain island. After taking some pictures in the sea shore, we went to a small cave found in another island. The travel was about 20 minutes. We took pictures at the mouth of the cave. The ground was very slippery so we are very careful with our steps. Stepping into the cave from our boat was also quite time consuming. Our last destination was in a floating restaurant (I’m really not sure what to call it). We actually did not eat there but we have found some fish den there with “pawikan”. We are told that we can capture a pawikan to get pictures and that’s what James, Francis, john lee, Sherwin and Richard did. They did their best in capturing the pawikan and they were successful. It was really fun watching them went after the pawikan.

Photos are courtesy of James Malibiran, visit his blog here: DAVAO PHOTOBLOG


Which further proves he's got himself a new boo he tries to keep secret as reports have been saying.But what Ne-Yo might not want you to know is that Ms.
One of our production sources at VH1 tells us that Trey Songz is "dating" model Ophilia b.k.a.
Just Right from "For The Love of Ray-J 2." And the reason Just Right got sent home this week wasn't because Ray wasn't feeling her.
It was because he couldn't handle the fact she had been seeing Trey Songz on the sly.
And he's a 25 year old club Atlanta club promoter (and part club owner of Plush Blue nightclub) named Slimm.
They were spotted getting all kissy in public...which leads me to believe it's not just strictly "chop down" status for these two. We reached out to Vivica's rep BJ Coleman to get a confirmation, and here's the exclusive official statement we received: "Yes, Vivica was recently in Atlanta.
She loves it down there and is always there working or promoting a project.I know she had a good time during her last visit, but as a rule, I do not comment on my clients' personal lives." We've learned that Ne-Yo's new boo Monyetta Shaw isn't who Ne-Yo says she is.The two arrived into Asia today (above) for Ne-Yo's shows in both KLIA and Manila.And he's been telling the press she is simply his personal assistant, so not to upset his female fans.Well, we verified that with Ne-Yo's management and they tell us he has no p.a.by that name, and certain folks on the team don't even know who she is.
We believe that faith and knowledge are inextricably bound to one another and should not be compartmentalized or fragmented.
One UK mother recently expressed concern that her 25 year old son, an internet executive with a stable job in the United Kingdom, had brought his Thai girlfriend from Pattaya home for the second time and as planning to settle down with her.