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Don’t miss the early-bird special: In an effort to compete with BMW and Mercedes, Cadillac wants about 700 car dealers to create “boutique” stores that focus on its cars.

Fun fact: If Cadillac boutique stores existed in 1975, anyone who entered would have been required to wear a white belt and white shoes and possess a valid AARP card.

Legal nightmares: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s on the hook for $1 million in rent for the building that houses one of his restaurants, after a judge rejected the shouty Brit’s claim that his father-in-law forged his name.

Covering the debt shouldn’t be a problem for Ramsay. He just needs to launch another half-dozen reality shows on Fox.

World’s poor demand Windows 7: The lives of poor people around the world will improve more in the next 15 years than at any time in history, says the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Poor people’s lives are expected to continue improving, as long as they don’t try to use Windows 8 on a cheap laptop.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff.

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