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Remo Gaggi

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I didn't realize that Albaugh created Round Up. I thought it was Monsanto, the company that was purchased by Bayer and has all the lawsuits against it?
Apparently he had the world-wide distribution rights, worth around a billion dollars. Or so they say.
 

cycloner29

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" Albaugh started in business in 1979, selling fertilizer and seeds. After Monsanto's patent ran out on glyphosate in 2001, the chemical used in their best-selling herbicide Roundup, Albaugh began to sell a generic version of the product and bought a factory in Argentina to make it at a competitive price, allowing him to expand the business worldwide. "

He made his money selling it to farmers in Brazil.
 

BirdOfWar

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" Albaugh started in business in 1979, selling fertilizer and seeds. After Monsanto's patent ran out on glyphosate in 2001, the chemical used in their best-selling herbicide Roundup, Albaugh began to sell a generic version of the product and bought a factory in Argentina to make it at a competitive price, allowing him to expand the business worldwide. "

I know how he made his money. My point was that he didn't invent it and Roundup isn't his. For better or worse he saw an opportunity and took advantage.

Now let's get back to camera watching!
 

Sousaclone

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I think it has been said that the plaza is a bit temporary to see flow and maybe adjust for the entertainment district.

That would make sense. Give it a year to see what the pedestrian flow is like, then figure out how to beautify it. They won't have to do major civil/site work so it shouldn't be horrible. Plus you can keep that new stadium feeling extended for a couple more years.
 

Aclone

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Looks like at least one dump truck load of topsoil, crossing south of the SPC at the 12:47 mark. The work appears to be taking place just out of sight to the west. You can see part of the cab in the webcam.

Still can’t upload images.
 

alarson

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Who said it required an upgrade?

I mean ultimately it requires bandwidth and storage space for CF.

Iirc there's a limit on attachments too. A lot of older threads where the images are just gone due to that.
 
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Aclone

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Im sure Chris would willingly accept your money to pay for the upgrades you desire.
Just to be clear about this…

It’s been a while since I ran a website, but I’m pretty sure that traffic still = revenue.

With CF posters unable to post images (adding content that costs CF no salary investment), there is less material of interest to draw hits from CFers. Less traffic means less revenue.

This particular thread is a prime example. There are people all over the country who pop in for an update while they’re at work.
 

IcSyU

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Just to be clear about this…

It’s been a while since I ran a website, but I’m pretty sure that traffic still = revenue.

With CF posters unable to post images (adding content that costs CF no salary investment), there is less material of interest to draw hits from CFers. Less traffic means less revenue.

This particular thread is a prime example. There are people all over the country who pop in for an update while they’re at work.
I'll bet good money the lack of ability to upload a picture is keeping less than tens of people away from the website.

I'm sure ISU is making tens of dollars having the construction cam feed hosted on YouTube.
 

Aclone

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Funny thing to notice, there seem to be a lot fewer cars in C6 than usual for this hour. Well, it’s a good day to take a four day weekend, right?
 

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