| Grocer stew thickens
Aldi enters a Florida food market fighting to stabilize as Wal-Mart continues to challenge the traditional four big players and feisty natural/gourmet food retailers try to pick off more high-end shoppers. Aldi most directly challenges Save-A-Lot, another limited-service, no-frills grocer owned by SuperValu Retail Inc., the nation's fifth-largest food retailer, that attracts less than 3 percent of bay area food dollars. Expect only the basics at Aldi. There's no live lobster tank, or fresh seafood for that matter. There are packaged deli products, baked goods and meats, but no butcher or slicer for custom orders. The produce lineup is an old-school 50 items, so don't ask where they hid the star fruit. While the 1,300 products (equal to the food selection at Costco) are one brand and usually come in one size, Aldi avoids the bulk volume sizes.
Other Fug Fixes
This does at least answer my question about whether Kate and her clone coming into contact would somehow rip a wormhole into the fabric of the universe. So far I think we're safe, and a swarm of locusts is not about to alight on The Ivy, although I'm withholding judgment on whether anything is awry until Sienna's next movie comes out. Whatever it is, if anyone actually likes it, we might be through the looking glass. Posted by Heather at 11:31 AM in Sienna Miller | Permalink Fug the Cover: Lindsay Lohan The Setting: The offices of Paper Magazine The Players: Two staffers: a stylist, and an editor The Topic: Lindsay Lohan's upcoming cover shoot: THE EDITOR: Do you really think she'll wear this? THE STYLIST: Sure! EDITOR: Is this a robe, or a tunic? STYLIST: Sort of six of one, half-dozen of the other.
From San Diego's favorite son ... to spoilsport
The most intriguing at-bat of 2007 is leaking into 2008. You can sense it by the way a 25-year-old wannabe struts through his February workouts. You can sense it by the way a 40-year-old shoulder shrugs at the line of questioning. You can sense it by the way a Hall of Famer is uncomfortably stuck in the middle. And you can sense it by the way a filthy rich man stares into space. On Sept. 29, 2007, Tony Gwynn Jr., for all practical purposes, knocked Tony Gwynn Sr.'s team out of the playoffs. But it's much crueler than that. He did it with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth -- against his Uncle Trevor. He did it with the champagne on ice and the Colorado Rockies on life support. He did it against the franchise that clothed and fed him and against a fan base that, 81 days a year, walks down Tony Gwynn Drive to the turnstiles.
Haitian soccer legend Emmanuel Sanon dies
Emmanuel Sanon, one of Haiti's most celebrated soccer players, died at his Orlando home Thursday from pancreatic cancer, family members said. He was 56. Sanon, affectionately known as Manno, was best-known among Haitians and soccer enthusiasts for his goal against Italian Dino Zoff in the 1974 World Cup match in Munich, West Germany. Haiti lost 3-1, but that didn't matter: The striker's goal marked the end of Zoff's record 1,142 minutes without yielding a goal in international tournaments. Today, Haitian soccer fans readily recall their whereabouts that summer day. ''To this day, we really feel -- it may be naive, it may be romantic -- that Manno Sanon won that game,'' recounted radio commentator Herntz Phanord, who watched the match in a crowded movie house in New York.
Flashback: Granddad Al stays in shadows for Colin Kaline
They were shared moments, a lifetime of memories for a father and son: Four years of varsity games. Eight seasons of travel baseball. Tournaments in the middle of Indiana. Motels: four to a room. Little League. T-ball at the YMCA. Juice boxes. Over the garage counts as a homer. .
Pilot Lands Troubled Plane On Interstate
GREENFIELD, Ind. -- The pilot of a troubled single-engine plane safely landed on Interstate 70 in Hancock County Sunday afternoon. The plane, which developed engine trouble, came down about two miles east of the Greenfield exit, 6News' Tanya Spencer reported. Slideshow: Pilot Lands Troubled Plane On Interstate .
More 911 call mistakes surface
Traffic, weather, and oblivious motorists may delay response time. 20 minutes for torn tendons is not the end of the world......get over it - Re: Fred - 6-9 months
(02/25/2008 )
Nice to see that Fred has nothing better to do then to continue to make stupid comments! There is more to the job than what your small mind believes. And where do you get off making comments such as these: "They get frustrated when people call because they are in the middle of a good solitaire hand." And no Fred, there is enough BS coming from you already regarding this: "What are the 911 dispatchers going to say about this. More BS I am sure." And btw Fred, if you think you are soooo smart-lets see YOU apply for a 911 dispatcher's position and pass the training. Until then, perhaps you should keep your mouth shut! - Fred
(02/25/2008 )
"I was trained to fight a war in 12 weeks." Does not take much training to be told how to stand infront of a bullet.
Super Bowl practice begins in the bubble
The Giants are back to work, practicing for Super Bowl XLII. Nope, writing it down doesn't make it sound any less ridiculous. Almost all of them were out inside the practice bubble this afternoon, with the notable exceptions of CB Kevin Dockery (hip) and LG Rich Seubert (knee). Both players were working with trainers on the sidelines. Seubert was wearing a big brace on his right knee. As usual, the media was booted from the bubble right after the individual drills, so we don't know yet if Tom Coughlin planned to hold anyone else out of the team drills. Keep in mind, though, he doesn't have to issue an injury report until Wednesday, so he probably won't. Meanwhile, Hank Gola, who's on the Patriots beat for the Daily News up in Foxborough, said Bill Belichick would not discuss injuries at all with the press (Shocked! Shocked, I am!).
Wall Street Lifts on IBM Stock Buyback
The buyback news followed two dismal economic reports showing core wholesale prices shot up more than expected last month and that consumer confidence is waning. The data together reinforced worries that the United States is suffering from stagflation, a state when the economy weakens amid rising costs. "The market is kind of overcoming negative news, which is potentially a next step toward higher prices," said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer's Investment Research. "At least in the short-term, it's a nice change here." IBM, after approving the $15 billion buyback, rose $4.79, or 4.4 percent, to $114.87. The technology company, one of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones industrials, said the buyback will boost its earnings for 2008 past Wall Street's prior forecasts.
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