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Cause-Marketing For Food Packaging Builds Image and Sales

Labels, bottles and cans put cause-marketing messages in the hands of the consumer.

By Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

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At first glance, urban nutrition, disaster relief, veterans' support, school supplies and animal rescue don't seem to have a lot in common. They do, though: Each is the focus of a cause-marketing program created by a food or beverage processor to serve the greater good.

Cause marketing continues to play a strong role in food and beverage companies' business strategies, with packaging providing an essential communications vehicle for many of the initiatives.

Results of a cause-marketing study by Cone LLC (, a Boston-based strategy and communications agency, indicate that altruism is not the sole driver: Cause-marketing programs are effective in building both brand image and sales.

According to the 2010 Cone Cause Evolution Study report, "85 percent of consumers have a more positive image of a product or company when it supports a cause they care about." The report also says 80 percent of Americans "are likely to switch brands, about equal in price and quality, to one that supports a cause."

But getting the word out about cause-marketing programs is key. The study found that "90 percent of consumers want companies to tell them the ways they are supporting causes."

Triscuit Plant a Seed Box
Kraft's Triscuit adopted the home farming/urban farming movement by putting a packet of herb seeds on packages.

And that's where packaging comes in — as a point-of-purchase component in the media mix, supporting the campaign's social media, broadcast and print communications.

Triscuit plants urban farms

For Triscuit, a brand of Kraft Foods Inc. (, Northfield, Ill., packaging expresses the brand's commitment to "Home Farming" with an on-pack gift of seeds. Triscuit launched the Home Farming movement last year in partnership with Urban Farming, a nonprofit organization.

The idea behind the movement is that everybody can grow herbs and vegetables, even if they live in a city. In 2010, Triscuit and Urban Farming planted 50 community-based home farms; this year, they will replant those and add 15 new ones. The farms are in 20 cities, and the food grown goes to the farms' volunteers and local food banks.

Five of the new farms will be planted in low-income housing facilities to address the paucity of healthy food for sale in those communities. These five farms will be in Chicago and Los Angeles; Triscuit and Urban Farming are working with the cities' housing authorities to develop the farms.

The Triscuit carton plays a motivational role in the campaign. "We wanted to make sure the Triscuit packaging reflected our commitment to making it easy for everyone, everywhere to grow their own fresh vegetables and herbs. On eight million packages of Original and Reduced Fat Triscuit, we attached plantable basil and dill herb seed cards so people can immediately begin planting," says Leslie Waller, Triscuit brand manager.

She adds, "We doubled this allotment from the four million seed cards that were provided last year so that we can help even more people across the country begin planting and enjoying fresh culinary herbs."

Text and graphics on the Triscuit cartons include the message "Plant a Seed/Grow a Movement," the Home Farming logo, information about Triscuit's partnership with Urban Farming and directions for planting the seeds. The carton also directs consumers to Triscuit's Facebook page to learn more.

ConAgra targets child hunger

Also in its second year is Child Hunger Ends Here, a program of ConAgra Foods Inc. (, Omaha, Neb., and the nonprofit organization Feeding America. The program's goal for 2011 is to donate 2.5 million meals to Americans in need, as it did in 2010.

The campaign includes various ways for consumers to contribute, including shopping for ConAgra brands such as Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Marie Callender's, Healthy Choice, Peter Pan, Fresh Mixers and Kid Cuisine. Packaging for these brands displays the Child Hunger Ends Here logo on the package's front panel or label plus a purchase code on the back. At the program's website (, the consumer enters the eight-digit purchase code to trigger ConAgra's financial donation to pay for one meal. Feeding America works with local food banks to provide the meals.

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Are Your Products Gluten-Free?

Gluten-free products are everywhere: Food retailers carry numerous brands and restaurants have added gluten-free menu items. The once small U.S. gluten-free market is now a $10.5 billion industry, which is expected to grow to $15.6 billion by 2016.

But gluten-free products aren’t just the latest fad; for the 18 million Americans who suffer from gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity or celiac disease, they are a necessity. To help assure customer confidence, the FDA issued a final rule last August that defines gluten-free label claims across the food industry. Food manufacturers have until August 5, 2014 to bring their labels into compliance with the new requirements.

The rule requires that foods labeled “gluten-free,” “without gluten,” “free of gluten,” or “no gluten” contain no wheat, rye, barley, or crossbreeds of these grains and no more than 20 parts per million (ppm) gluten. In addition, the rule contains the following details.

  • Foods inherently containing no gluten (like raw carrots or grapefruit juice) may use the claim.
  • Foods with ingredients of any whole, gluten-containing grain (such as spelt wheat) may not use the claim.
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  • Foods with ingredients of gluten containing grains that have been refined to remove the gluten (such as wheat starch) may use the claim as long as the food contains less than 20 ppm gluten.
  • Foods that contain 20 ppm or more gluten as a result of cross-contact with gluten containing grains may not use the claim.

The final rule applies to all FDA-regulated foods and beverages, including dietary supplements. It does not currently apply to foods regulated by the USDA (such as meats, poultry, and egg products) or the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (such as distilled spirits and malt beverages). Restaurants using gluten-free claims on menu items should also follow the rule.

As of August 5, FDA may use its full range of routine post-market monitoring activities to enforce the final rule, including periodic inspections of food manufacturing facilities, food label reviews, follow-up on consumer and industry complaints, and gluten analyses of food samples.

If a manufacturer uses a gluten-free claim on its packaging, but fails to meet the requirements of the FDA rule, the product may be deemed misbranded. FDA regulatory action against misbranded products includes monetary penalties, no-sale orders, product seizures, and/or injunctions. It’s important for companies at every stage of the supply chain manufacturers, packers, distributors, and retailers to have processes in place to assure they are not dealing in misbranded products, including components and packaging.

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Before the final rule goes into effect on August 5, manufacturers must bring package labels, suppliers, and testing and quality systems into compliance. Retailers and specifiers have the same timeframe to establish purchasing and labeling expectations and disseminate them to their suppliers so the products they carry on store shelves comply with the FDA gluten-free final rule.

Considerations for Manufacturers and Suppliers. The FDA gluten-free definition of 20 ppm or less is clear, but the pathway to accomplish this has not been defined. Testing alone is not sufficient to ensure gluten-free compliance. Investing in a quality management system that evaluates supplier assurance, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), and ongoing training is the best option to demonstrate that products reproducibly meet the requirements of the rule.

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On Wine

The French Glut

Can You Find Some Good French Wines at Good Prices?

by Fred McMillin

"All over the world there is an oversupply of wine."
—Richard Kannemacher, Alsace Wine Council

The Rest of the Story

The French in particular are hurting from declining sales of all but those hugely expensive "first growths." The press tells us that the French glut has resulted in their exporting many good wines to the USA where they are priced in the $10 to $30 range. My students are always looking for bargains (as are most of my readers!) so we matched six of these French wines with six California counterparts, such as vintage 2003 $20 Chardonnays from the two sources. The average price of each "squad" was $16. Who won the matches, and how good were the winners?

These Won Their Match

The Whites
Rank   Wine
3rd - CALIFORNIA, Chardonnay, Steele, $26, Carneros, 2001. Rated "good."
2nd - FRANCE, Chablis, J. Moreau, Boisset USA Imports, 2003, $20, Rated "good."
1st - FRANCE. Vouvray, Chateau de Montfort, Loire, Diageo Imports, 2004, $13! "Very good."
The Reds
Rank   Wine
3rd - CALIFORNIA, Merlot, Hahn, Monterey County, 2004, $14. Rated "good."
2nd - FRANCE, "A" d'Aussieres, Corbieres, Baron Rothschild, Pasternak Imports, 2003, $19. Rated "good."
1st - FRANCE, Grand Cru Beaujolais, Chateau de la Chaize, Brouilly, 2004, $14. Rated "very good." Diageo Imports.

So France won four matches to two. If my wine merchant says he's just received a good $15 French wine, I'm going to try it.

Epilogue—Budget Busters

We also had six matches above the $30 cap, and turned up these four superb winners, all rated OVER NINETY. (At the higher prices, we were able to include some fine Napa and Sonoma bottles.) From Sonoma came the winning Gary Farrell Cresta Ridge Chardonnay. From Napa came two reds, The Ghost by 2820 Wine Co. And a Cabernet Franc by Jarvis. Burgundy scored with a historic Puligny-Montrachet, Domaine Gerard Chavy, Diageo Imports.

And A Final Wine Smile

Voltaire (1694-1778), French philosopher and satirist: "Wine is the divine juice of September."

About the Writer

Fred McMillin, a veteran wine writer, has taught wine history for 30 years on three continents. For information about the wine courses he teaches every month at either San Francisco State University or San Francisco City College (Fort Mason Division), please fax him at (415) 567-4468.

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Last month, I interviewed psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2002 and recently authored the book Thinking, Fast and Slow.

In this clip, Kahneman and I discuss the psychology of the boom-bust economic cycle. (Transcript follows.)

Morgan Housel: Is the boom/bust cycle in the economy, to the extent that it's driven by optimism, is that something that we're never going to get over?

Dr. Kahneman: Well, to the extent that it's driven by optimism, you've answered your own question because I think human nature is not going to change radically, so the tendency to become optimistic when things are going well and pessimistic when things are going badly, that's certainly going to stay. It's my guess is that it will continue to affect decisions in the economic domain.

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U.S. stock markets rallied in early trading but around noon EDT stocks dropped like a rock with little warning. By 3:15 p.m. EDT the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI  ) was down 0.43% and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC  ) had lost 0.19%.

The rally this morning was because of a 13% jump in Ford's light vehicle sales in June and a 6.5% increase in sales at General Motors. Factory orders also rose by 2.1% in May, showing reasonably good manufacturing activity after yesterday's improved managers' sentiment. But the data couldn't keep the market moving higher and the rally has stalled.

Boeing (NYSE: BA  ) has fallen 2.1% today to lead the Dow lower. Bloomberg is reporting that United Airlines' 787 Dreamliner fleet is canceling flights at four times the rate of the rest of its fleet, another sign that the new aircraft isn't quite ready for prime time. The company's widely publicized battery issues battered the stock earlier this year but Boeing has rebounded and the company says it has solved the battery issues, easing investors' fears. New aircraft can come with bugs but the number being found on the new 787 Dreamliner is concerning. Airlines in Japan have also cancelled flights for a number of reasons and investors should keep a close eye on how airlines feel about their massive investment in this new aircraft.

Shares of tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT  ) have fallen 1.9% today after losing Xbox head Don Mattrick to Zynga. Mattrick was reportedly unhappy with his new role in a reorganization at Microsoft, looking for a bigger role than he would have had heading the hardware division. This is a big deal because the Xbox is supposed to be Microsoft's path into consumers' homes and now the division will need to find new leadership. I don't think this is earth-shattering news for Microsoft, but the company will have to adjust to the loss.

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Newcastle United as he is believed to be a summer target for Alan Pardew.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has reportedly told Carroll he is not part of his plans at Anfield.

According to reports in the Newcastle Chronicle Pardew is keen to bring the 24-year-old striker back to St James’ Park at the end of the season.

Carroll joined Liverpool from Newcastle for £35m in the 2011 Premier League January transfer window, but failed to establish himself in the Reds’ first team.

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Manic Monday: Division Rivalries Ruled the Day

Reviewing Cincinnati's revenge, Jacksonville's "almost" game, Minnesota's newfound respect, Steve Smith's insane value, why Ernie Accorsi should have let sleeping dogs lie, and a lot of numbers that (hopefully) hold some meaning.

Posted by: Doug Farrar on 25 Sep 2006

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by dbt (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 11:36am

post links to itself...

by Kulko (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 11:38am

Link is only linking back to the FO on FOX pssge.

I think you guys should look at the way, how you set those external links. Its the umpteenth time, that it is broken first and has to be reset.

by Doug Farrar :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 11:41am

Link fixed - sorry about that.

by admin :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 11:51am

The reason links end up broken is that we're only human and forget to paste the links in ... we're just absent-minded professors, what can we say.

by White Rose Duelist (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 11:54am

Should the Giants' first quarter yards be -40, or are the 23 and 63 switched?

by Doug Farrar :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 12:00pm

Giants' first-quarter yards should be -40, as it was when the draft left my Outbox last night. Hopefully fixed soon.

by Sophandros (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 12:16pm

Everyone talks about the relative weakness of the Saints opposition, but let's be honest about who the Falcons have played thus far. Tampa and Carolina's offenses aren't exactly the greatest show on turf, and one could argue that Tampa's defense is living off of reputation more than production.

This game could be closer than people think, provided that NOLA's trio of white linebackers can stop Vick...

Yes, the Saints start three white linebackers. It's the Saints' attempt to out-white Atlanta on defense.

by DMP (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 12:23pm

Aaron, we've come to expect perfection -- shame on if you can't live up to that!

by kleph (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 12:35pm

this is truly an outstanding start to the week - a FO thread with no inane "first!" if i could find a way to bronze this sucker and present it to dbt, i would.

by B (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 12:57pm

8: Maybe they should hire ROBO-editor.

by coltrane23 (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 1:09pm

Re: 7

I agree with you regarding the Falcons' victories up to this point.

Who's the DC in NOLA now? If he can come up with a way to neutralize that spread option that I saw in action against TB, the Saints really could pull an upset. I'm not sure the Falcons would succeed if they had to go to the pass a lot because the run wasn't working.

I don't know if the Saints have the personnel to pull it off or not, don't know much about them this year other than Drew Brees, Reggie Bush, Joe Horn and Deuce McAllister.

by Ben (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 2:32pm

That passer rating for Manning in the Colts-Jags write-up was for the first half, he finished at 79.9 for the game.

by TBW (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 4:27pm

thirteenth !

by Richie (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 4:34pm

The Jags had six more first downs, amassed 128 more rushing yards, and had the ball twice as long as their opponent.

Has anybody checked the correlation of first downs gained per game and winning games? (Do touchdowns count as first downs gained?)

First downs sounds like a nice stat, but if a team is picking up yardage at a large clip, or getting great field position, they aren't going to get many first downs.

I see that yesterday, the team that had the most first downs won 6 games and lost 7.

by DavidH (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 5:13pm

I'd rather see "First!" than 4 posts about a broken link.

Sounds like I am complaining about the broken link. I'm actually complaining about people who complain about "First!"

But in a good-natured way.

by NedNederlander (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 5:58pm

I don't understand what the "Rubik's Cube" defense means. Could someone explain?

by Luz (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 6:43pm

easy. the only way to solve the steelers defense is to re-arrange their stickers. what was hard to understand about that?

by Jerry (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 7:35pm

Didn't Holmgren complain about officiating in his halftime interview with a sideline reporter as well as at the rally a day or two later?

by thad (not verified) :: Mon, 09/25/2006 - 8:53pm

TD's count as first downs.

by Doug Farrar :: Tue, 09/26/2006 - 3:13am

Re: 11...NOLA's DC is Gary Gibbs, former Dallas LB coach. First-year guy. He did some kind of job containing the ATL run and forcing Vick to throw (which is always fun). That was a very discombobulated Falcons team.

Re: the Rubik's Cube reference, I'm looking for the right metaphors for "multi-faceted" or "ever-changing" or "effectively confusing" when describing Pittsburgh's defense. As of now, I'm 0-2.

by Adam H (not verified) :: Tue, 09/26/2006 - 10:10am

RE 20 How about the Rube Goldberg Defense?

by DGL (not verified) :: Tue, 09/26/2006 - 10:44am

20: Heisenberg defense? Or is that too TMQ-ish for you?

by andrew (not verified) :: Tue, 09/26/2006 - 1:08pm

"The NFC's two best teams right now, personified by MVP Shaun Alexander...

If Alexander personifies the Seahawks for this game, they're going to be hurting.

by Levente, Hungary (not verified) :: Wed, 09/27/2006 - 2:59am

Re: the Rubikâ€™s Cube reference,


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April 4th 2009

Euro Gains after ECB Rate Cuts

Yesterday, the European Central Bank delivered a surprise to the forex markets; instead of cutting rates by the consensus expectation of 50 basis points, the ECB knocked down its benchmark lending rate by only .25%. The Bank also opted against certain non-standard measures that would accompany a change in monetary policy. At this point, all investors can do is wait until the next meeting to see if the ECB will finally intervene in credit markets as well as on behalf of beleaguered Eastern European currencies.

While Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB, coyly refused to rule out the possibility of further rate cuts, analysts are puzzling over the relatively minuscule cut. After all, the consensus was that the ECB had already fallen well behind the curve, and was not struggling as quickly as possible to play catch up with its counterparts in the UK, US, and Switzerland. “ ‘By again buying time, the ECB risks falling further behind the curve…You cannot buy time forever.’ ”

ecb-lowers-rates-in-2009There are a few explanations. First of all, it’s possible that the ECB is selectively interpreting data as a basis for deriving a more optimistic economic forecast. Given the spate of recent bad news emanating from Europe, however, this seems unlikely. Besides, no less than Trichet himself has suggested that an economic recovery is unlikely to occur before 2010. There is also the possibility that the ECB is simply prioritizing its mandate to guard against inflation, rather than to stimulate economic growth. This theory is also unconvincing, given that price inflation has already fallen well below the ECB’s target of 2%.

Perhaps, the best explanation is technical: “A 50 basis point cut would have required the ECB to cut the interest that it pays on deposits by banks to zero, from 0.5%, in order to maintain the current spread between the two of 1 percentage point.” Along the same lines, “European interest rates are lower than those in the U.S. when making a comparison of real inter-bank lending.” Ultimately, it’s probably the Bank’s conservatism that is behind both its comparatively tight monetary policy and its failure to unveil a quantitative easing plan that would mirror those put forth by the Fed and Bank of England. In other words, the door for more drastic monetary prescriptions has been strategically left open in the EU, while all but closed in the US and UK.

Curiously, the “the smaller-than-expected rate cut ‘remains an all-round booster for the single currency.’ ” Prevailing trading patterns and market sentiment seemed to herald a decline in the Euro, as investors have recently prioritized capital preservation and vigilance against deflation. Based on the positive market response, however, we can conclude that there are still some traders for whom interest rate differentials are important. After all, the only remaining alternatives to the EU (from the standpoint of yield) are Australia and New Zealand, but both of these economies/currencies are perceived as risky.

Alas, the ECB’s role is not to make currency traders happy. Unless the ECB follows up with a big move next month, the result could be a “very prolonged slump in euro-zone activity.”

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wide range moves

EURO and GBP are making wide range moves - down and up and then down moves to hit the stops and to build higher level sell positions by the players.

EURO and GBP are expected to swing and then slide suddenly during this session and continue the drop during monday as week beginning false move and also on Tuesday as month end move.

Added by Dr. Sivaraman on May 27, 2011 at 3:15pm — 33 Comments

The cross finally broke out of the downtrend and is currently trying to break the last barrier to the upside - The channel line @ 2.4289.  A break of this to the upside targets the R5 (.382 fibo and resistance) @ 1.4363. If we get lots of legs we will look for the further target @ 1.4455 ( .500 fibo).  Failing to break to the upside targets a move back to the 1.4120 area.…

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7 Signs that Endgame Nears in Greece

The Euro is still defying gravity and staying above 1.40. But there are heavy doubts that this will last. Here are 7 fresh signs that Greece is about to default sooner than later, that it won’t be good and when this crisis can come to a climax.

  1. Europe getting tough: Politicians from rich European countries begin feeling where the wind is…

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European session moves

After forming the initial  high in EURO and GBP around 03:30 GMT there was no breaching of the high during European session.So after extended move ( quick rise) the intentional moves are now in play - the slow slide .

The slide might gain momentum towards close of European session.Swing and slide moves may be seen during US session for week end.

Players gained the levels initially for the short sellers to cover their shorts in a hurry and now they are the sellers >they are…

Added by Dr. Sivaraman on May 27, 2011 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

NZD/USD Analysis

Let's pull up the NZD/USD hourly chart.

We saw a nice move up from March 2011 followed by what appears to be a pretty clear 3 wave correction. It appears the bullish run will continue and look for a potential price point of .8250+.

Good luck with trading.

For those of us in the United States, we'd like to wish everyone a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day weekend typically kicks off the "summer" for the United States and here in…

Added by Ross Yamashita on May 27, 2011 at 8:51am — No Comments

EUR/USD Daily Outlook 27 May 2011

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GBP/USD Bullish Breakout (27 May 2011)

OK..From the 4 hour chart posted above , it's obvious that we have real bullish breakout,MACD and CCI confirmed the breakout , the same thing EMA 50 and the most important is B.band is expanding but RSI is Overbought , so the pair needs to relax a moment from this journey , the pair now is trading so…

Added by Haitham653 on May 27, 2011 at 6:44am — 5 Comments

week end expected market moves

EURO and GBP gained quickly the levels during early japanese session.Quick moves are false moves in the market.

They are expected to swing and slide during Japanese session.

European session may show quick drop and quick rise moves to trap either way the traders.

During US session swing and slide moves are expected with recovery towards close.

Current moves may appear extreme moves - during near month end time the players are known to make such either way quick…

Added by Dr. Sivaraman on May 27, 2011 at 3:46am — 9 Comments

FOREX VIDEO | New York Session Review | May 26, 2011

There were opportunities for US dollar bears and bulls alike to profit from currency market moves during today's New York session. The greenback saw a sell-off following the release of soft US economic figures, then recovered at the expense of the euro on the back of comments on Greece made in a speech by Luxembourg prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker.

Added by FX BOOTCAMP on May 26, 2011 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

FOREX VIDEO - European Outlook May 27th 2011

Hi everybody, for this presentation I take a look Cable.  Not looking to pick a top by any means but we are running into some key resistance.  I hope you enjoy the analysis and good luck today!  David Pegler

Added by FX BOOTCAMP on May 26, 2011 at 9:18pm — 2 Comments

US GDP data

US GDP data is expected to be released by 12:30 GMT.EURO and GBP may gain some levels during the release time and about 10-15 min there after as quick upward stop hunt move and then slide from gap time through US session.GBP may rise quickly to create the bullish feel and slide.

There might be two way interpretations of the data like USD gaining or risk aversion from time to time but the players are there to create the market sentiments and act against the…

Added by Dr. Sivaraman on May 26, 2011 at 11:45am — 11 Comments

Silver finally takes off

Target accomplished just shy of $39, adding again if the dip extends to $36.00.

Good luck!

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quick rise and quick drops may be seen

market may witness quick moves  for month end time.

EURO and GBP gained quickly and holding high during japanese session.

During European session a quick rise may be seen as upward stop hunt and hold high to induce short covering from the traders who shorted selling near the recent resistance.

During US session swing and slide moves are ex[ected.

Quick rise we may sell to cover during quick drop.

Added by Dr. Sivaraman on May 26, 2011 at 7:16am — 15 Comments

EUR/CHF Analysis

Hello everyone.

Let's pull up the EUR/CHF hourly chart.

It looks like we're near the end of the bearish movement. Look for a little more push down - potentially to the 1.2200 area and below.

Once the movement down from early April is complete, that could potentially mark the end of a 3 wave corrective movement down. Once that completes, look for the start of a new movement up. More to come once we see the potential end of the dowward movement.

Good luck…

Added by Ross Yamashita on May 26, 2011 at 7:09am — 1 Comment

Another bearish harmonic pattern forming inside !! :)

Also, seen this inside harmonic pattern !! Will be looking at this as well, i have named this as 1-2-3-4 !!

I also see a 100% expansion near 1.4200 which could actually be a nice point to short. To make my trade much more simpler, if price starts dropping from 1.4200 i shall draw a channel will stay…

Added by Tarun Reddy on May 26, 2011 at 4:30am — No Comments

Harmonic Patterns in EU !!!!

After the low made near 1.3969, have noticed that no two candle bars closed below the trend lines, which is actually not a confirmed bear for me according to my strategy !!

But i my self did not stick to my own rules lol... Have lost 5 trades in 2 days, still that is okay cause these trades taught…

Added by Tarun Reddy on May 26, 2011 at 4:00am — No Comments

FOREX VIDEO | New York Session Review | May 25, 2011

The euro fell to a new all-time low against the Swiss franc during today's New York session.

Curt Wehrley

FX Bootcamp's Quantitative Analyst

Added by FX BOOTCAMP on May 25, 2011 at 11:15pm — No Comments

gaining time

EURO and GBP made some initial gains for the day during European session as expected.they are expectred to further swing and rise during US session.

USD/CAD and USD/YEN are showing positive net change when USD/CHF is showing negative net change along with EURO.Just a contrarian move to dip EURO/CHF.During US session we may see gains in USD/CHF and EURO.

Added by Dr. Sivaraman on May 25, 2011 at 12:39pm — 5 Comments

Risk aversion easing in the European morning

Hi everyone and welcome back! Dollar is losing early Asian momentum, as European markets are off yeterday's lows. GBP/USD managed to break above 1.6220 and continues tending higher, while EUR/USD remains mostly weak, limited to the upside by the 20 SMA in the 4 hours chart with a strong bearish tone. ( You can see the technical perspective for today here:…

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Coronado's partner, German drugmaker Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH, is conducting a midstage trial of the drug, known as trichuris suis ova (TSO), in Europe. The two companies plan to share data when filing for marketing approval in 2016 or 2017.

Tiny Coronado, with a market value of nearly $139 million, went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange last December. If the company, which also has an early-stage cancer drug in development, succeeds with TSO, it will compete against multibillion-dollar drugs from Amgen Inc and Abbott Laboratories.

Sales of autoimmune disease drugs are expected to grow in the mid-single-digit percentages through 2016, from $34 billion in 2010, according to market research firm BCC Research.

As many as 700,000 Americans suffer from Crohn's disease, a bowel disorder. An estimated 50 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis and as many as 7.5 million suffer from psoriasis.

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The technology behind Coronado's product was developed by Weinstock and researchers at the University of Iowa, where Weinstock was affiliated before Tufts. It is based on the "hygiene hypothesis," which holds that many developed countries have, in some ways, become too clean for their own good.

Millions of organisms, including viruses, bacteria and worms, enter the body through contact with dirt. Researchers believe many of these organisms are needed to train the body's immune system to recognize and fight disease.

"Microbes have adapted to us, and us to them, and we use them to stimulate our immune system," said Dennis Kasper, a professor of medicine, microbiology and immunobiology at Harvard Medical School, who is not involved with Coronado's product.

Today in many parts of the world these organisms are kept at bay with an array of antibacterial soaps, detergents and sanitizing gels.

Studies have shown that the incidence of autoimmune disease tends to be highest in the developed world, and is highest there among upper-income groups. Weinstock and others hypothesize that the elimination of certain intestinal parasites may have led to the loss in some individuals of a key mechanism for modulating the immune system.

Standard treatments for autoimmune disorders include injectable drugs that block a protein known as tumor necrosis factor. They include Amgen's Enbrel and Abbott's Humira. These depress the immune system and send its army of infection-fighting cells back to their barracks.

They also raise the risk of serious infection, including tuberculosis, and some types of cancer. Coronado's chief executive officer, Bobby Sandage Jr., says that is one reason why patients with serious conditions would choose the company's drug despite its provenance.

"With the pig whipworm, there is no permanent infection, no real possible side effects," he said.


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After a disappointing second-place showing behind Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, Mitt Romney said Sunday that he will release his 2010 tax returns this week so that he can put behind him an issue that he acknowledged is causing a big distraction for his campaign.

"I'm going to make it very clear to you right now, Chris, that I will release my tax returns for 2010, which is the last returns that were complete. I will do that on Tuesday of this week. I will also release at the same time an estimate for 2011 tax returns," Romney told "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace

As Romney, Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul move on from South Carolina to compete in Florida, whose GOP primary is Jan. 31, and Nevada after that, on Feb. 4, the former Massachusetts governor admitted "it was not a great week for me."

Distracted by the tax return question and the Iowa GOP certifying Santorum as the winner rather than Romney, who was originally declared the victor in the first-in-the-nation caucuses, Romney said he plans to look more closely at the question of Gingrich's ability to be a leader.

"I don't think that the people of this country are going to choose as the next president of the United States a person who spent 40 years in Washington as a congressman and a lobbyist," he said.

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But first, Romney has to get past the question of his taxes, which appear less an issue of whether he has filed anything wrong and more about whether his wealth can be used against him.

"If there are things in there that can be used against him we ought to know about them before the nomination," Gingrich said Sunday after hearing Romney's decision.

Gingrich, who released his own returns on Thursday, said he was satisfied with Romney's agreement to release 2010 and 2011 estimates, and said the issue comes back to whether Romney is in a position to beat President Obama.

"Do you want the establishment candidate, Governor Romney?" Gingrich asked on NBC's "Meet the Press. "I think you can draw a very strong case that in the end the dynamics of a Gingrich/Obama fight are much better for Republicans than the dynamics of a Romney/Obama fight."

Tormented by Democrats and Republicans, particularly Gingrich, who insisted on knowing about the sources of Romney's massive wealth and his holdings in offshore accounts, Romney revealed last week he pays an effective tax rate of about 15 percent.

Though lower than the 35 percent income tax rate of high-earning Americans, it is in line with his primarily receiving most of his earnings not through wages, but through investments taxed at the 15 percent rate.

According to the financial disclosure released by Romney, during 2010 and the first nine months of 2011, his family had at least $9.6 million in income. In addition, Romney investments -- worth between $7 million and $32 million -- are being held in offshore-based holdings. Such offshore accounts also can enable wealthy investors to defer paying U.S. taxes on some assets, according to tax experts, but Romney said that he's not done anything that can be used against him.

"The taxes paid on that are full U.S. taxes," he said. "I know people will try and find something. But we pay full fair taxes, and you'll see it is a substantial amount."

Romney originally promised to release the returns in April, "when they've been released by other candidates in the past," but he said given all the attention on them last week ahead of the Palmetto State primary, he wants to release them so people can "take a good look" at them.

"We'll put them on the website and you can go through the pages," he said.

"People can look through them. It'll provide, I think, plenty of information for people to understand that the sources of my income are exactly as described in the financial disclosure statements that we put out several months ago," he said.

Calling it a "mistake" to hold off as long as he did, Romney said he hopes the release will end the distraction so he can "get back to the real issues of the campaign -- leadership, character, a vision for America, jobs for America and how to rein in the excessive scale of the federal government."

While Romney tries to tack back toward the leadership race, the other candidates are also looking at Florida strategy now. Santorum scoffed at the suggestion he might leave the race so conservatives could rally behind Gingrich against Romney.

"The idea that conservatives have to coalesce in order to beat Mitt Romney, well, that's just not true anymore. Conservatives actually can have a choice. We don't have to rush to judgment,' he said.

"The longer this campaign goes on, the better it is for conservatives, the better it is for our party," Santorum told ABC's "This Week."

Paul is not really competing in Florida so that he can focus on the Nevada caucuses, a process which heavily favors Paul's grassroots approach.


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On a hot day at the Australian Open, it was perhaps fitting for Andy Murray to be talking about short shorts.

And the weather, of course.

After soaking in an ice bath to cool down, Murray said he was thankful that his match went quickly on Thursday when temperatures reached 106 degrees — and the court felt like a sauna.

"There were very few long rallies. So it worked out well for me because it was really, really tough conditions," said Murray, who won in straight sets over Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.

Murray sat between changeovers sipping bottled water and with an "ice towel" slung over his neck — a towel packed and bound with chunks of ice.

Union Jacks and Scottish flags flew in the stands, where fans sang a song called "Andy Style" to the tune of "Gangnam Style."

After the win, a confident Murray tossed his racket to the ground and thanked fans by hurling his sweaty wristbands and a damp towel into the stands.

The 25-year-old Scot has been dubbed "A New Andy" at this year's Australian Open.

Unburdened by the pressure that followed him on previous trips to Australia, he arrives this year as the reigning major champion.

Now that he has ended the 76-year drought for British men at the majors, he doesn't have to field the same nagging questions about whether he has the talent to win a Grand Slam.

Which is why the world's No. 3-ranked player was talking about tight shirts and short shorts in his post-match news conference.

The subject of his shirt had come up in the first round when he explained he hasn't bulked up his upper body, but it may have appeared that way because he's wearing a tighter shirt this year.

Elaborating Thursday, he said the change of style was decided on by his sponsor, Adidas, but he didn't mind the snug new fit and preferred it to tops with low, baggy sleeves that can impede the elbow during swings.

"The less material there is on the shirt I think probably the better. There's less to get in the way," he said, with his typical deadpan delivery. "So long as they're tailored somewhat, I think there's no real problem."

Murray was then asked his personal view on certain men's players who seemed to be wearing shorter shorts this year in a nod to the 1970s.

"I actually wore a pair at Wimbledon," he said. "Not quite like what Ivan (Lendl) and those guys used to wear on the court. I can't see a return to them, to be honest."

Thinking about it made him smile: "Yeah, they were a bit too short. Didn't leave too much to the imagination."

Lendl, the eight-time Grand Slam champion, is Murray's coach and is the man he largely credits with his winning streak and an added aggressiveness that carried him through a breakthrough year in 2012.

On Thursday, Lendl sat in the stands watching Murray, leaning on a towel draped over the hot railing.

Since teaming up with Lendl, Murray was runner-up at Wimbledon, a gold medalist at the London 2012 Olympics and then won his first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open.

He has come tantalizingly close in Australia, where he was a finalist in 2010 and 2011 and a semifinalist in 2012.

Standing in the way of a potential second Grand Slam title for Murray is a likely semifinal against No. 2-ranked Roger Federer and No. 1 Novak Djokovic, whom he could face in the final.

Murray knows his next opponent well — qualifier Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania. The two have trained together ahead of past Australian Opens and practiced together earlier this month at the Brisbane International, where Murray defended his title just before heading to Melbourne.

The 22-year-old Berankis is playing his first Grand Slam in Melbourne and ranked 110th.

"He hits the ball pretty big from the back of the court. He plays aggressive. He's a very flat hitter of the ball," Murray said of his opponent. "It's nice to see him do well because we spend quite a bit of time practicing together."


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Realizing there would be no late comeback even in a series that's already had two of them, Mark Jackson turned his attention to Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Jackson pulled Stephen Curry and Andrew Bogut with 4 minutes left in Game 5 and his Golden State Warriors trailing San Antonio by 18 points.

Curry was hurting, and the Warriors will need him at his best in the next game.

"It got to a point where they had made plays and I had to look towards Game 6," Jackson said. "It was just being smart, that's all. I didn't want to see him get hurt. Obviously, he wasn't 100 percent. I just felt if we were going to make a run, let's make a run and then maybe get him back in, but it was just a long night for us."

Tony Parker finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead San Antonio to a 102-91 victory and a 3-2 lead in their playoff series.

Curry and Bogut played limited minutes in the fourth quarter and neither was doing much before exiting.

The Spurs held the Warriors' starting backcourt of Curry and Klay Thompson to 13 points, outrebounded Golden State 38-36, forced 14 turnovers and limited the Warriors to 16 second-chance points.

Harrison Barnes scored 25 points, Jarrett Jack added 20 and Carl Landry 16 for Golden State, but Curry was held to nine points and Thompson had four.

"They just came out and outworked us for the entire game," Jack said. "They jumped out early and if you do not meet that force that they play with in the building, the game can get away from you."

Kawhi Leonard added 17 points, Danny Green scored 16 and Tim Duncan had 14 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio.

"Our energy was good," Parker said. "We got the 50-50 ball; that was huge for us tonight. It was a tough turnaround for us in Game 4. We missed an opportunity at the end and we realize that. Tonight we played for 48 minutes."

Green and Leonard also were the primary defenders on Curry and Thompson.

"I was terrible, plain and simple," Curry said. "They outplayed us as a team. Individually, I didn't have anything on either end. (I was) a step slow, my shot wasn't falling and I was trying to make plays but defensively I lost a little focus."

The Spurs held Jackson's self-proclaimed "greatest shooting backcourt" in NBA history to 6-for-22 shooting. Curry was 1 for 7 on 3-pointers, while Thompson was held to four points while not even attempting a 3.

"The series for us is all about the defense," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "(Leonard and Green) did a good job; (there were) other people who did good work out there. We got a lot of mismatches. They love those mismatches, so we have to play intelligently. I thought we did that tonight.

"But we followed up the defense with a board. There is no stop until the board is secured. That was our main emphasis going into the game."

Curry has not missed any time since turning his left ankle late in Game 3, but the injury seemed to limit his explosiveness.

Leonard stripped Curry and then outran him to the ball midway through the first quarter, feeding Parker for an uncontested layup. Curry appeared to grimace when he attempted to push off to sprint for the loose ball.

"It is sore, but I came in feeling good," Curry said. "I was pretty optimistic about how I could play tonight, but it didn't go that way."

He played only 4 1/2 minutes in the fourth quarter.

The Spurs led for all but the opening 6 minutes of the game and moved one game closer to advancing to their 12th conference finals in franchise history.

"Nobody talks about getting this over with like you've got a rash," Popovich said. "Like you can take a pill or put some cream on it, it's going to be gone. This is a war. They're a class team; they bust their ass at both ends of the floor. It's not about getting rid of anything. It's about going and playing and that's about it."

San Antonio went on a 12-2 run to take a 102-84 lead with 4 minutes remaining. The Warriors missed two shots and had two turnovers to facilitate the Spurs' run.

San Antonio shot 72 percent in the first quarter, pounding the ball inside for layups and kick outs to open shooters in taking a 10-point lead.

Duncan battered Bogut early, making San Antonio's first three baskets on a drive and a jumper over the Australian and on a layup against Landry off a hard pick by Tiago Splitter.

San Antonio went on a 15-0 run on a series of drives to the basket and low-post moves, taking a 27-15 lead.

Curry and Thompson were held to a combined four points on 2-for-10 shooting in the opening 16 minutes, but Barnes had 13 points and Jack seven.

"We just missed shots," Curry said. "Early in the game I got a little off balance a couple (times) trying to get a foul. They play good defense. We didn't get into a rhythm. We just missed shots."

Curry did not make his first 3 until there were 2 minutes left in the first half.

The Spurs stopped going inside in the second quarter, helping Golden State rally.

The Spurs returned to attacking the basket in the third, resulting in another double-digit lead.

NOTES: Duncan surpassed Shaquille O'Neal and tied Wilt Chamberlain for second on the career postseason list in double-doubles with his 143rd. Magic Johnson heads the list with 157 during his Hall of Fame career with the Los Angeles Lakers. . Parker passed Chauncey Billups for fourth in postseason assists among active players with 832. New York's Jason Kidd (1,258), the Lakers' Steve Nash (1,061) and Boston's Rajon Rondo (845) are ahead of Parker. . Richard Jefferson, who played with San Antonio from 2010-2011, continues to receive a chorus of boos from the Spurs' fans whenever he enters the game or makes a shot.


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Americans Robert H. Grubbs (search) and Richard R. Schrock (search) and Yves Chauvin of France won the 2005 Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for work that reduces hazardous waste in creating new chemicals.

The trio won the award for their development of the metathesis method for creating new organic molecules. Metathesis (search) has tremendous commercial potential in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and foodstuffs production industries. It is also used in the development of revolutionary polymers.

The method lets scientists rearrange groups of atoms within molecules to form new chemicals.

The process is used "daily in the chemical industry, mainly in the development of pharmaceuticals and advanced plastic materials," the committee said.

"This represents a great step forward for 'green chemistry,' reducing potentially hazardous waste through smarter production. Metathesis is an example of how important basic science has been applied for the benefit of man, society and the environment," the committee said.

Grubbs, 63, is a professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (search), and Schrock is a chemistry professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chauvin, 74, is the honorary director of research at the Institute Francois du Petrole in Ruel-Malmaison, France.

The three men share the $1.3 million award, which will be presented Dec. 10 in the Swedish capital.

On Tuesday, Americans John L. Hall and Roy J. Glauber and German Theodor W. Haensch won the 2005 Nobel Prize (search) in physics for their work in advancing the precision of optic technology, which could improve communication worldwide and help spacecraft navigate more accurately to the stars.

The prize was given to the three for their work in applying modern quantum physics to the study of optics — a pursuit that has led to the improvement of lasers, optical clocks, GPS technology and other instruments.

On Monday, Australians Barry J. Marshall and Robin Warren won the 2005 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for proving, partly by accident, that bacteria — not stress — were the main cause of painful ulcers of the stomach and intestine.

The award for peace will be announced on Friday in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The economics prize, the only one not named in Nobel's will, will be announced Oct. 10.

So far, the Swedish Academy, which awards the literature prize, has not yet set a date for its announcement, meaning the award could be announced next week.


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The event organizers hope to prove that drone usage need not be nefarious or purely for enthusiasts. In fact, the goal of these drones is to bring life-saving meds to an under-served community.

“This is a Kitty Hawk moment not just for Flirtey, but for the entire industry,” said Flirtey CEO Matt Sweeny in a statement. “Proving that unmanned aircraft can deliver life-saving medicines is an important step toward a future where unmanned aircraft make routine autonomous deliveries of your every day purchases.”

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The hexacopter that Flirtey uses, which is made by the University of Nevada, Reno, is made of carbon fiber and aluminum. It also sports some 3D printed components. It can range more than 10 miles from home base, and can lower cargo via tethered line. Built-in safety features, such as a low battery alert, will automatically return the craft to a safe location. In case of a low GPS signal or full communication loss, there's also an auto-return home feature.

The drones will deliver up to 24 packages of prescription medication, weighing 10 pounds. The event is part of the Wise County Fairgrounds' Remote Area Medical USA and Health Wagon clinic. Other than free medications, which will be flown to the Lonesome Pine Airport before being drone lifted to the fairgrounds, attendants will receive free eye, dental and other healthcare services.

Flirtey, which bills itself as the world's first commercial drone delivery service, conducted its first tests in Sydney, Australia in 2013. It started by delivering more than 100 textbooks. It went on to offered humanitarian relief in New Zealand, during a search and rescue mission. In May, 2015, the company conducted what it calls the first drone delivery over a populated area, sending auto parts via hexacopter.

The event blurs the lines between commercial and public use of drones. For drones to be used for commercial use, a company must apply for an FAA exemption. The usage must be deemed as low risk and being performed in controlled environments. Drones can only be used without an exemption for set periods of time in set locations by public entities (government, law enforcement, universities).


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A Rutgers University professor who is under fire for saying that the U.S. is “more brutal” than ISIS has used racial slurs against white men, attacked a leading advocate against female genital mutilation and even led a successful protest last year to stop former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from speaking to students.

Deepa Kumar, associate professor of journalism and media studies at New Jersey's main public university, made news recently by tweeting: “Yes ISIS is brutal, but US is more so, 1.3 million killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.” But that tweet, sent in March but only brought to prominent attention after it was noticed by the site SoCawlege.com, is not Kumar's first brush with digital bigotry.

“Okay, I'm sold on using the term ‘douchebag’ to describe rich, white entitled males and their misogynistic, racist behavior!” Kumar wrote in a Facebook endorsement of an online article last fall.

“Okay, I'm sold on using the term ‘douchebag’ to describe rich, white entitled males and their misogynistic, racist behavior!”

- Deepa Kumar, Rutgers professor

Kumar also attacked Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Muslim and activist against the practice of female genital mutilation,as an “islamophobe and native informant” in a public Facebook post, and wrote glowingly of Marxism.

“Here is a great conference on Marxism and why it makes sense!” she wrote in one recent post.

Kumar did not respond to a request for comment on her posts from FoxNews.com, but within hours of the request had deleted or locked her Facebook account. FoxNews.com took screenshots.

Many take issue with support of Marxism – which refers to the philosophy of Karl Marx, the father of communism.

“It is in fact a deadly ideology that has led to the murder of more than 100 million people across the world,” Marion Smith, executive director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation told FoxNews.com.

Regimes operating under the banner of Marxism killed between 85 million and 100 million of their own citizens in the last century according to the Black Book of Communism published by the Harvard University Press, both through mass starvation caused by government takeovers of farms and also mass murders of citizens thought likely to resist communist policies.

“Professor Kumar and other so-called educators like her are doing a disservice to our young people by teaching them a narrow and wrongheaded version of history,” Smith said.

In addition to her attacks on Hirsi Ali, who grew up under Islam in Somalia and was subjected to female genital mutilation and a forced marriage before fleeing to the west, Kumar also condemned former Muslim Wafa Sultan as a “collaborator of U.S. empire” after Sultan criticized Islam. Sultan grew up in Syria and renounced Islam after she witnessed Muslim Brotherhood radicals assassinate one of her college professors with a machine gun while shouting “Allahu akbar!”

Terrorism experts also criticize Kumar’s tweeted claim that the U.S. is more brutal than ISIS because 1.3 million died in U.S. invasions of the middle east – but that number is ultimately based on a survey of 1,499 Iraqis that an independent study found had data that were “not credible.” Actual counts of dead Iraqis find that around 150,000 civilians were killed, many by insurgents.

“I feel bad for Deepa Kumar's students at Rutgers… Only a complete ideologue could claim the United States is more brutal than Islamic State,” Max Abrahms, professor of political science at Northeastern University who specializes in studying terrorism, told FoxNews.com. “Our government isn't in the habit of rounding up thousands of young girls to have them raped dozens of times… or throwing homosexuals off rooftops,” he noted.

Rutgers University did not respond to a request for comment on the posts.

Free speech advocates say that Kumar’s speech is protected by the First Amendment but say it’s ironic because, despite Professor Kumar’s penchant for controversial statements, she helped lead protests last year that successfully prevented former Bush Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from speaking at Rutgers University.

“Unfortunately, it's become commonplace on today's campuses for students or professors to call for the politically motivated silencing or disinvitation of their ideological opponents. Censorship is a double-edged sword, and at Rutgers, we are seeing once again that those who pick up that weapon quickly find themselves on the receiving end of it as well,” Robert Shibley of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) told FoxNews.com.

But he noted that Kumar’s speech at a public university is exactly what the First Amendment is designed to protect.

“The First Amendment is needed precisely to protect speech that is unpopular or that leads to political disagreement,” Shibley said.

Maxim Lott can be reached at www.maximlott.com or at maxim.lott@foxnews.com


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India's Cabinet has accepted most of the recommendations of a commission for toughening laws for crimes against women, including increasing the penalty for rape.

The panel was set up in response to the fatal gang rape in December of a young woman on a moving bus in New Delhi. India's Law Minister Ashwini Kumar says the Cabinet recommended Friday that the president issue an ordinance to turn the proposals into law.

The commission recommended an increase in the penalty for rape to 20 years and suggested life terms for gang rape.

The minister did not give details. However, the Press Trust of India news agency said the Cabinet went beyond the panel's recommendations by providing for death sentences in cases where a rape leads to death of the victim or leaves her in a "persistent vegetative state."


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Witnesses say that unidentified assailants have torched a church used by Egyptian Christians in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, a week after scores were detained and reportedly abused by militias there for alleged proselytization.

Flames were seen rising from the church late Thursday, witnesses said. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning what it described as "assault."

Abdel-Salam al-Barghathi, a security official in Benghazi, said his forces stopped angry men from doing more damage to the church. He says they were angry about a protest in Cairo by Christians over the death of one of the detainees, whose family says he died of torture.

But al-Barghathi appeared to blame the Christian protesters for the violence. He said the detained Christian died of natural causes and confessed before his death.


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A double-decker tour bus carrying students on a school trip to the beach crashed Friday into a truck in eastern Thailand, killing 15 people and injuring more than 30 others, police said.

The fatalities included 13 children, between the ages of 10 and 15, and two teachers, said police Lt. Col. Anukarn Thammavijarn.

The bus was carrying about 60 girls from a school in northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima city for a daytrip in the seaside town of Pattaya. As it drove along a downhill road in the early morning darkness, it lost control and slammed into an 18-wheeler truck that was in front of it, Anukarn said.

After making impact, the bus spun around and slipped off the shoulder of the road. Pictures from the crash site in Prachinburi province, near their departure site, showed the windows had shattered on both levels of the bus.

Police were searching for the driver, who fled the scene, and were investigating whether the brakes had failed or if the driver had dozed off at the wheel.

"We suspect there might have been a problem with the brakes, because the bus looked old," Anukarn said. "But we're not ruling out the possibility that the driver might have been asleep."

Another double-decker bus carrying male students from the same school was following the girls' bus but not involved in the accident.

Road accidents are common in Thailand, where safety standards are poor and road rules are rarely enforced. Last year, more than 8,600 people died in accidents on Thai roads.


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Japan and North Korea have started high-level government talks in Beijing for the first time in more than a year.

A major issue for Japan during the two-day talks is the fate of at least a dozen Japanese people who it says were abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

Japan and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations. They held talks in 2012 during a brief warming of relations, but those ended after North Korea launched a rocket in December of that year.

The two countries agreed to resume the talks after an informal gathering earlier this month between Japanese and North Korean foreign ministry officials in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang.


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After our little snow storm yesterday I felt it was necessary to give the hussy ankles a break and actually wear boots. These boots are about 3 years old and now are definitely starting to show their wear - as I was playing around in the snow this afternoon with the pups I felt one foot getting wet...because there's a tiny hole in the boot.

Dang it. I have worn these pretty much to the ground though (it seems to be a theme in my current closet) so finding a new pair of boots is pretty important. I think instead of just brown boots I'm going to look for some two-tone boots (like this or this pair). My mom just bought a pair of gorgeous Frye two-tones shoes so I'm hoping to find something similar in my price range.

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