Ejection Fraction (EF) is a measurement used by physicians to determine how well your heart is functioning. An EF is a percentage of blood that is pumped out of the heart during each beat. Ejection refers to the amount of blood that is pumped out of the heart's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, during each heartbeat.
Mervyns was owned by Target Corp., for the most part under Target's previous incarnation as Dayton Hudson Corp., until 2004, when it was sold to a group of investors including Cerberus Capital Management and Sun Capital Partners.
Hilton is owned by the Blackstone Group while Marriotts are owned by Marriott International, although some hotels are bought up by other groups. For example, all Marriotts in the UK were part of the Whitbread group rather than Marriott International until last year, when they were bought back by Marriott International.