KU Agility RFID tag to be marketed by Starport
Kansas University technology from ITTC advances into the market through a Starport Technologies license for Agility RFID tags designed for robust use with metal and liquid-containing items. Starport’s Orion tag, based on Agility, should hit the market by August, claiming superior read ranges on metal. EU officials and IDTechEx project rising global spend on RFID systems, with a 10 year forecast near 27 billion dollars.
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Django gains nonprofit backing from Lawrence foundation
Open source Web framework Django moves into a formal nonprofit under the Django Software Foundation based in Lawrence. Founders and leaders from The World Company and Mediapharmedia say the foundation will safeguard the trademark and IP, attract donor support, and push toward Django 1.0 as Google signals strong industry backing.
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Mortgages No Longer a Stigma in Retirement
A Bell Investment Advisors survey titled Affluent Boomers at 60 finds baby boomers delaying mortgage payoff. The report notes many in retirement show little urgency to clear home loans, reflecting shifting attitudes toward debt and aging finances.
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Mortgages in retirement clash with old money wisdom
The piece argues paying off a mortgage before retirement remains prudent, contrasting old guard advice with calls to treat mortgages as wealth tools. It cites a Bell Investment Advisors survey and notes Ed McMahon’s foreclosure risk to illustrate risks of carrying debt into old age. It urges saving and investing without tying all funds to home equity.
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Chicago futures move lower across wheat corn and oats
Market summary shows Chicago Board of Trade futures slipping for July wheat July corn and July oats while July soybeans drop. Beef futures rise on the CME as live cattle and lean hogs vary with pork bellies weaker. Local elevator prices quoted for Ottawa Edgerton Overbrook and others show wheat at 8.66 and soybeans around 14.63. Nonferrous metals also posted with copper around 3.6795 and silver near 17.214 per troy ounce.
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