PUNCH UP YOUR NEWSLETTER AND PUMP UP YOUR READERSHIP Copy and paste content into your publication. All photos and images are copyright-free and may be reproduced without prior permission. [email protected] MON D A Y , JUNE 3 Today we spill the beans … For the second consecutive year, EASER buttered popcorn is America’s favorite jelly bean flavor. According to sales data collected by an online candy retailer, buttered popcorn is the favorite in seven states ─ more than any other flavor. Rounding out the top five jelly beans nationally T are cinnamon, black licorice, cherry and watermelon. And if you’re a fan of the chili mango flavor, you should know that its sales don’t add up to a hill of beans. We’re like a kid in a candy store when we see all the great stories in today’s edition of company news. S Source: Associated Press ’ Y TUES D A Y , J U N E 4 You won’t hear a peep out of us about today’s report … Police investigating a disturbance in Loerrach, Germany, discovered a man arguing with a parrot. A neighbor called to report loud shouting from a next-door apartment that had been going on for hours. Officers arrived on the scene to find an argument taking place between a 22-year-old man and a parrot. The man said he had been annoyed with the bird, which belonged to his girlfriend. The parrot responded to his shouting by squawking back. Officials ordered the man to pay a small fine for the disturbance. Because talk is cheep. There are a lot of great stories to talk about in today’s edition of company news. Source: UPI TODA CLOCKWISECONTENT.COM P A G E 1 WEDNES D A Y , J U N E 5 You’ve gouda brie kidding me … Researchers in Burgdorf, Switzerland, recently found that exposing cheese to round-the- clock music could give it more flavor ─ and hip hop is tastier than Mozart. Nine wheels of Emmental cheese weighing 22 pounds each were placed in separate wooden crates equipped with music-conducting transmitters. Each cheese wheel was exposed 24 hours a day to a specific type of music, including the hip-hop track "We Got it From Here" by A Tribe Called Quest, the rock classic "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin and Mozart's Magic Flute opera. A culinary jury conducted a blind tasting and determined that the hip hop sample was the strongest tasting. Interesting research, although it sounds like their methodology was kind of hit-and-Swiss. You cheddar not miss today’s edition of company news. EASER Source: Reuters THURS D A Y , J U N E 6 T Today’s report is noteworthy … A pianist recently set a world record by striking a single piano key more than 800 times in a minute. The Portuguese-American professional musician broke the Guinness World Record for "Most piano key hits in one minute" by plunking the B7 key 824 times in 60 seconds. His technique involved alternating between two fingers to S repeatedly press the key on the concert grand piano. He practiced the feat for four months and used a metronome to ’ keep rhythm as he frantically tapped each finger on the key in Y rapid succession. We hope the recital ended on a high note. Today’s edition of company news is sure to strike a chord with you. Source: UPI TODA CLOCKWISECONTENT.COM P A G E 2 F R I D A Y , J U N E 7 That’s a latte money … A California café chain is brewing up what it calls the world's most expensive coffee ─ at $75 a cup. The pricey coffee is made from beans that sold for a record- breaking $803 per pound at a recent auction. Its high quality and limited supply set off a bidding war that drove up its price. Only 100 pounds of the rare variety of Arabica beans from Panama were available for purchase, most of which went to buyers in Japan, China and Taiwan. The California café secured 10 pounds and is the only outlet in North America to offer the gourmet java, which it describes as having a floral, tea-like flavor with hints of jasmine and berries. Those 10 pounds of beans will produce about 80 cups of coffee. And, as soon as the caffeine jolt wears off, about 80 cases of buyer’s remorse. Some strong stories are percolating in today’s edition of company news. EASER Source: Associated Press MON D A Y , J U N E 1 0 T Today we report on a brush with greatness … A nonprofit group in Loveland, Colo., recently broke a world record by creating an unbroken line of toothbrushes 3.75 miles long. Some 60 volunteers laid a total of 41,769 toothbrushes from bristle to handle in an ever-expanding circular pattern. Professional surveyors were on hand to measure the line, which came out to 3.75 miles. The S distance fell short of the group's 5-mile goal, but shattered the previous record of .6 miles. The record-breaking toothbrushes, as ’ well as 15,000 tubes of toothpaste, were donated to local Y charities. We just hope the group accurately documented their efforts or else the record books will give them the brush-off. Today’s edition of company news has been getting strong word of mouth. Source: UPI TODA CLOCKWISECONTENT.COM P A G E 3 TUES D A Y , J U N E 1 1 We lack the words to adequately describe today’s report … The editors of the Merriam-Webster dictionary recently added more than 640 new words, from old terms that have developed new meanings to words that are products of the digital age. All of the following terms received the dictionary's stamp of approval: buzzy ─ generating speculation or attention garbage time ─ the final moments or minutes of a game in which one side has an insurmountable lead gig economy ─ economic activity that involves the use of temporary workers to perform jobs typically in the service sector Goldilocks ─ an area of planetary orbit in which temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold to support life on-brand ─ typical of a particular brand or public image or EASER identity page view ─ an instance of a user viewing an individual page on a website tailwind ─ a force or influence that advances progress T unplug ─ to temporarily refrain from using electronic devices If we could describe today’s edition of company news in one word, it would be “indescribable.” S WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 Have you ever wondered why we spell Wednesday that way but ’ pronounce it like “Wenzday”? You can blame Woden. In ancient Y Germanic mythology, Woden was a deity associated with healing, royalty, knowledge, battle, sorcery and poetry. And with such an impressive résumé, it’s no wonder that folks dedicated the fourth day of the week to him. Woden’s day eventually morphed into Wednesday. In the 17th century, playwright William Shakespeare tried to convert the spelling to the more pronunciation-friendly "Wensday," but it didn't catch on. So thanks to Woden, we still have to type an unnecessary letter or two whenever we write about the day that falls in the middle of the work week. It’s always a red-letter day when the latest edition of company news arrives. TODA CLOCKWISECONTENT.COM P A G E 4 THURSDAY, JUNE 13 If you hear of an odder hotel amenity than this, let minnow … A hotel in Brussels, Belgium, is offering lonely guests the opportunity to rent a goldfish to keep them company during their stay. For about $4 per night, guests can rent a goldfish in a bowl. The hotel initially kept a fishbowl at the front desk to keep guests entertained during check-in, but it became so popular they expanded the service. But no matter how much it grows, their goldfish program will always be small scale. We have bigger fish to fry in today’s edition of company news. Source: UPI FRIDAY, JUNE 14 You might say this youngster was equal to the tusk … A young EASER boy recently made a paleontological discovery when he literally stumbled upon a million-year-old fossil while hiking in the New Mexico desert with his parents. After the 9-year-old lad tripped over a half-buried tusk, his family snapped a photo of the T mysterious fossil. They contacted a biology professor at New Mexico State University, who determined it was a rare Stegomastodon skull. The family joined a team of students and paleontologists that excavated the fossil of the long-extinct elephant ancestor. Everyone agreed it was a great way to spend a summer vacation, make no bones about it. You never S know what you’ll discover in today’s edition of company news. ’ Source: New York Times Y MONDAY, JUNE 17 The thieves were arrested in the seedy part of town … Police in Maryland Heights, Mo., recently asked residents to view a "pumpkin lineup" to see if their squashes were among those recovered from robbers. After pumpkins began vanishing from local homes, police caught three teenage boys orange-handed with 49 stolen gourds crammed into an SUV. Officers snapped photos of the abducted pumpkins and posted the lineup on Facebook so the robbery victims could identify and claim their property. And we suspect that figuring out what to do with all of those rescued pumpkins was as easy as pie. Now we get the scoop from today’s edition of company news.