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HBC agrees to be acquired by US investor
🙁 No joke. The Hudson’s Bay Company is one of the oldest in Canada, incorporated in 1670. “Johnston said Zucker is sensitive to the unique role Hudson’s Bay Co. has played in Canada. ‘I really hope there is no national backlash on this,’ he said.” http://www.cbc.ca/story/business/national/2006/01/26/bay-060126.html
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Word of the day: Encyclical
I learned a new word today: Encyclical. Apparently it’s a letter from the Pope to the Catholic church, or the bishops, giving a personal treatment on some topic. Just thought I’d mention it, since I’d never heard of it, and the stories I read were taking it for granted that I knew what it meant.…
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In Columbus (again)
(From Toothpaste for Dinner) So here I am in Ohio again! This time it’s just for a day, so I didn’t bring my camera with me. The trip is just too short — don’t think I’m going to get a chance to photograph anything. So how ’bout them election results eh? To be honest, after…