Consumer Reports investigates who builds American Models

Thanks to its countless hours of research and testing, Consumer Reports is able to provide detailed and accurate assessments of pretty much every new car out there. Some of the data they compile results in the all-important reliability and safety ratings.

On the other hand, some of the stuff they come up with is a little more trivial. Like how many American-made individual models each automaker produces. Not important, but kind of a fun fact to flex your car knowledge muscles with. The list was compiled by counting each automaker's list of individual models. In other words, the Honda Civic counts toward Honda's total, but the Civic Si does not.

For 2011, Ford and Chevrolet top the list with 12 each, followed by Toyota at nine and Honda and GMC at eight. General Motors topped the corporate ladder with 21, followed by FoMoCo with 14 and Chrysler with 12.

Source: ConsumerReports

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Florence Nightingale Medal for Red Cross Volunteer Nurses

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Washington, DC - Four American Red Cross volunteer nurses have been selected by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to receive the Florence Nightingale Medal, nursing's highest international honor. Those honored with the 43rd Florence

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Washington, DC - Four American Red Cross volunteer nurses have been selected by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to receive the Florence Nightingale Medal, nursing's highest international honor. Those honored with the 43rd Florence

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Hot Dog Eating Contest be Winning Joey Chestnutv

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won his fifth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest, with 62 hot dogs. Virginia resident Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won the first women’s hot dog eating competition with 40 downed dogs.

Chestnut and Thomas celebrate together after their wins at the Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest.

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Would Kristen Stewart be inspired casting?

Could there be a Casey Anthony movie?No such project has been announced, but the heavy television coverage of the Anthony trial has set off a casting game in Hollywood.

The suggestion for playing Casey?

“Twilight” star Kristen Stewart because of her resemblance to Anthony, suggests Marisa Guthrie of The Hollywood Reporter. What do you think of that?

The jury could soon supply an ending to the story of Orlando mom who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. An enterprising producer wouldn’t need the support and approval of anyone involved in the case because the public record is so packed with information.

The other major roles might include Cindy and George Anthony, defense attorney Jose Baez, Chief Judge Belvin Perry and prosecutors Linda Drane Burdick and Jeff Ashton.

Here are some suggestions:

Cindy Anthony: Meredith Baxter, Edie Falco or Jean Smart.

George Anthony: John O’Hurley or John Ratzenberger.

Jeff Ashton: John Larroquette.

Linda Drane Burdick: Laura Linney.

Belvin Perry: Forest Whitaker or Martin Lawrence.

Jose Baez: Alec Baldwin or Paul Reubens.

What casting suggestions do you have?

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NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

First Trust will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square to celebrate the July 6th launch of their ETF product, the First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund.

In honor of the occasion, Ryan Issakainen, Sr. Vice President and ETF Strategist at First Trust, will ring the Opening Bell.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite -- 4 Times Square -- 43rd & Broadway -- Broadcast Studio

When:

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 -- 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

Contact:

Chris Moon JCPR (973) 850-7304

NASDAQ MarketSite: Jen Knapp (212) 401-8916 Jennifer.knapp@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on AMC3 / C20, downlink frequency 4100 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jen Knapp at (212) 401-8916.

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About First Trust:

First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund's investment advisor, along with its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P., the Fund's distributor, are privately-held companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset management, financial advisory services and competitive municipal underwriting, with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $51 billion as of June 30, 2011 through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts. For more information, please visit www.ftportfolios.com .

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with more than 3,500 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX first North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com . *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653 ) and Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx ).

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