Aldi is a private supermarket chain headquartered in Germany. In the United States, it operates Aldi USA, a group of discount grocery stores famous for requiring a quarter deposit for a shopping cart, and owns Trader Joe's, a set of trendy food markets that clothe employees in Hawaiian shirts.
Henry Ford founded three car companies. The first was dissolved under financial distress. The second was renamed Cadillac and within a decade was bought by General Motors. The third still is named Ford Motor Company.
The initials in TD Ameritrade and TD Waterhouse both stand for Toronto-Dominion Bank, one of Canada's largest banks.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Best of Seven
The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was satisfying. Not only were all teams south of the 37th Parallel eliminated, but great hockey abounded. Most of the series were close: five of the eight matchups went to six games and two took all seven games to decide.
Tuesday, however, Indiana primary voters suspended the best of seven series I was most awaiting, that of Baron Hill versus Mike Sodrel. The two had been respectively the Democratic and Republican nominees in the 8th Congressional District in the 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 elections. Baron Hill leads the series 3-1 (Sodrel won Game 2 and served in the 109th Congress), but Mike Sodrel was denied the nomination needed for a fourth general election rematch. The 2010 contest instead will feature Baron Hill and Todd Young. That may be a close election, but it just won't have the history.
Tuesday, however, Indiana primary voters suspended the best of seven series I was most awaiting, that of Baron Hill versus Mike Sodrel. The two had been respectively the Democratic and Republican nominees in the 8th Congressional District in the 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 elections. Baron Hill leads the series 3-1 (Sodrel won Game 2 and served in the 109th Congress), but Mike Sodrel was denied the nomination needed for a fourth general election rematch. The 2010 contest instead will feature Baron Hill and Todd Young. That may be a close election, but it just won't have the history.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Not to be confused with
Newel K. Whitney was the eponymous proprietor of the Kirtland store in which Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and other early Mormons met for the School of the Prophets.
Whitney K. Newey is an accomplished econometrician working at MIT. For his undergrad, he attended Brigham Young University.
Donald Riegle was a Senator from Michigan and chaired the Senate Banking Committee. He cosponsored legislation to repeal interstate bank branching restrictions. As one of the Keating Five, he was criticized by the Senate Ethics Committee for the appearance of impropriety.
Charles Rangel is a Congressional Representative from New York. He advanced an amendment to deny foreign tax credits to firms investing in South Africa during apartheid. He recently took leave from chairing the House Ways and Means Committee after allegations of rent control fraud and tax evasion.
Niklas Backstrom is a goalkeeper for the Minnesota Wild. He was selected as a NHL All-Star in 2009 and a member of the Finnish Olympic team in 2010.
Nicklas Backstrom is a forward for the Washington Capitals and the Swedish Olympic team. In the 2008-2009 regular season he scored 22 goals, including one on Niklas Backstrom.
Whitney K. Newey is an accomplished econometrician working at MIT. For his undergrad, he attended Brigham Young University.
Donald Riegle was a Senator from Michigan and chaired the Senate Banking Committee. He cosponsored legislation to repeal interstate bank branching restrictions. As one of the Keating Five, he was criticized by the Senate Ethics Committee for the appearance of impropriety.
Charles Rangel is a Congressional Representative from New York. He advanced an amendment to deny foreign tax credits to firms investing in South Africa during apartheid. He recently took leave from chairing the House Ways and Means Committee after allegations of rent control fraud and tax evasion.
Niklas Backstrom is a goalkeeper for the Minnesota Wild. He was selected as a NHL All-Star in 2009 and a member of the Finnish Olympic team in 2010.
Nicklas Backstrom is a forward for the Washington Capitals and the Swedish Olympic team. In the 2008-2009 regular season he scored 22 goals, including one on Niklas Backstrom.
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