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Former 1st district rival Hoffman endorses Sanford
Former Gov. Mark Sanford was endorsed Tuesday by Jonathan Hoffman, a homeland security expert and unsuccessful GOP candidate in last week's primary who lost to Sanford.
This marks the sixth Republican primary rival to endorse Sanford.
In a statement, Hoffman said: "During the primary campaign, I consistently talked with voters about the need for the 1st District to elect an experienced conservative leader who understands that our greatest threat as a nation comes not from without, but from our own debt and deficits. Not only does Mark understand that, he has a clear record in Congress and as Governor of working to address this threat with meaningful spending cuts and standing up to special interests."


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Mysuru: In separate incidents, two women and a man have committed suicide in city.
In the first incident, a woman, depressed over the alleged frequent harassment, committed suicide by hanging self at her house in Srirampura on Sept.9.
The deceased is Ashwini, wife of Pramod and a resident of Srirampura here. Ashwini had married Pramod on June 26, 2011 but since a few months, the couple used to indulge in frequent fights.
Depressed over this, Ashwini committed suicide at the house, when the family members had gone outside. Ashwini's brother Naveen has lodged a complaint at Vidyaranyapuram Police Station in this regard.
In the second case, a 21-year-old girl, who had attempted suicide and was admitted to K.R. Hospital for treatment, succumbed at the hospital on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Geetha, a resident of Jayanagar in city, who had married one Siddaraju about six years ago.
Siddaraju, who is an alcoholic, used to spend the earnings on liquor and torture Geetha mentally, it is learnt. Depressed over this, Geetha had attempted suicide by hanging self, but was rescued and admitted to K.R. Hospital, where she breathed her last after failing to respond to the treatment.
A case has been registered at Ashokapuram Police Station in this regard.
In another incident, a 54-year-old man, unable to repay the loans he had taken, committed suicide by consuming pesticide at Siddaramanahundi on Tuesday.
The deceased is Kariyanna, who had taken loans and as he was unable to repay them, he committed suicide, according to the Police.
Varuna Police, who have registered a case in this regard, are investigating.

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European countries are well sunk in deficits and one of the main contributors is the expenses of keeping a running national healthcare system. As the financial crisis hit and countries applied a Keynesian model and increased expenses, deficits increased even further. When markets started to question some countries' ability to repay their debt authorities cried for cuts in expenses everywhere.
Portugal was one of the unfortunate ones that were simply unable to compete with the big countries in expansionist policies. Regardless of whether it was wrongdoing by the government or a chain of coincidences, in 2011 troika arrived in Lisbon to negotiate a programme of austerity that included tax raises and expense cuts in all areas, especially in healthcare, which is one of the main sources of expense for the government.
One of the main policies of the government aided by troika was to raise user charges, one of the sources of financing of the NHS, to guarantee the sustainability of the system[1]. Interestingly enough, user charges had been introduced without the purpose of financing. The argument at that time was that people were using carelessly the healthcare services of the state and that user charges would help filter the adverse selection problem that a full insurance system creates – in short they were to moderate demand. Grounded on economic reasoning, these were instituted albeit their effect was somewhat questionable. Curiously, in Germany, very recently, the argument was to remove user charges completely, a strange policy when compared to what their European brethren are doing.
Back to troika's argument that without user charges the service is financially unsustainable, it is questionable if this is the right argument, especially looking at what Germany did recently. Even if we consider that reducing the amount of service provided by reducing further the percentage of insurance is the right way to go, tax values being to hit numbers that act as a surcharge to finance the system rather than a tax to moderate demand. If €20 is supposed to moderate an emergency call, then patients might be better off in private clinics. If in fact user charges are trending towards financing the system, then we might ask if income taxes should not be enough for that purpose.
Looking at the way taxes are being charged to the patients when considering complementary methods of diagnosis[2], makes the argument even more dubious. Since January 1st 2012, a pathologist that wishes to conduct immunohistochemical techniques to reach a diagnosis must write in the patient's file how many he will use so that the patient can pay. Some of these techniques can cost up to €300, which translates to a user surcharge of €30[3]. If we look at this from a financial perspective, the patient is in fact paying a percentage of what he is costing to the State. From a healthcare perspective, this is far from fair. What choice does a patient have regarding the need for additional techniques to get a diagnosis? Can the doctor make the best medical decision knowing that it is forcing the patient into a cost?
There are no clear answers to the problem except one: user charges in Portugal are currently filling a role they were not designed to. It might be due to the over indebted system, or even a genuine attempt to moderate demand. Still, they are financing in in a possibly dangerous way the medical act, and condition both patient and doctor on their choices.
[1] Decreto-Lei nº113/2011: …medidas reguladoras do uso de serviços de saúde, designadamente as taxas moderadoras, as quais constituem uma das fontes de receita própria das instituições e serviços do Serviço Nacional de Saúde. (…) O Governo comprometeu-se a tomar medidas para reformar o sistema de saúde com vista a garantir a sustentabilidade do Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) (…), quer no que diz respeito aos seus recursos financeiros. Entre essas medidas encontra-se a revisão do regime de taxas moderadoras do SNS.
[2] Decreto-Lei nº113/2011 Artigo 2º alínea b): Na realização de exames complementares de diagnóstico e terapêutica em serviços de saúde públicos ou privados.
[3] Portaria nº306-A/2011 ANEXO
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Bud Powell
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Pianist Bud Powell's unrivaled virtuosic style exuded an emotion and power that captivated audiences and musicians alike. Though great personal misfortune would interrupt his prolific career and tragically shorten his life, Powell found a level of peace at the piano that few experience in this world.
Listen to Gary Giddins, Jackie McLean and Barry Harris reflect on Powell's musical emotion and power.
Powell pioneered the revolutionary bebop sound along with alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, pianist Thelonious Monk, and drummer Max Roach. Pianist Bill Evans considers Powell the most underestimated figure in this elite group, though Davis himself called Bud "the greatest pianist in this era." Bud's playing always appealed to great musicians, and his rehearsals at home often drew a crowd of them.
Listen to drummer Roy Haynes remember the rehearsals at Powell's home
Born in New York City in 1924, Powell began piano lessons at age five. By age ten, Bud demonstrated an ability to imitate legendary pianists like Art Tatum and Fats Waller. Powell considered Tatum his greatest influence and the only jazz pianist above his level technically. Monk was another primary influence and became Bud's friend and mentor, nurturing the pianist's blossoming talent.
Monk was to Powell everything he wanted in a father figure, a confidant, a colleague. And Monk recognized Powell's talent, they say, instantly. That he saw the technique in Powell that perhaps he himself didn't have.
-- Peter Pullman
By 1941, Powell was landing gigs on the Harlem club scene and making a respectable name for himself. As a result, Duke Ellington's former trumpeter Cootie Williams asked Bud to go on tour with him. Powell agreed and the band headed south.
In Philadelphia, Powell met with a sad twist of fate that dramatically altered his life and career. Only 20 years old, Bud was brutally beaten by police. Allegedly, he was drunk and disorderly, but the severity of the policemen's reaction was clearly beyond what that charge warranted. After the incident, Bud was incoherent and in great pain. Days later, when Bud didn't seem to improve, he went from hospital to hospital and eventually was institutionalized for several months.
Despite his mental instability, Bud was still able to play the piano. Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was a teenager at the time and a huge fan of Bud's. He began watching over his idol, who was having problems with drinking and with a habit of wandering aimlessly. At the keyboard, however, Bud needed no help. His meteoric rise to fame continued unabated, despite occasional setbacks due to his condition.
Powell was one of the few musicians who could challenge Charlie Parker (left) musically, and Bud realized it. McLean recalls seeing the two titans trading choruses in battles of virtuosity. Powell's momentum seemed unstoppable. He became the pianist of choice for tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, vocalist Sarah Vaughan and other luminaries.
Listen to McLean describe Powell and Parker as they "battled."
Tragedy struck again when Bud was hit on the head with a bottle in a bar fight. His psychiatric record led to a transfer to another mental institution, this time for 11 months. Bud underwent 40 treatments of electro-convulsive therapy, a new technique just being developed in the 1940s. As McLean recalls, "He was so messed up when he came out...I think they experimented on Bud."
Despite the severity of this treatment, Bud's career picked up right where it left off when he was released. Pullman cites the next couple years as Bud's "absolute peak." Recognized as a great band leader and prolific composer, Powell collaborated with trumpeter Fats Navarro, a 19-year-old Sonny Rollins, bassist Tommy Potter, and drummer Roy Haynes in a 1949 session for the Blue Note label. Some of Powell's brilliant and personally revealing works included "Un Poco Loco," "Celia", "Hallucinations", "Oblivion", and "Wail." McLean notes the brighter side of Bud's music, "full of adventure, romance and beauty."
In 1951, Powell was arrested with Thelonious Monk for drug possession. Charges against Bud were dropped, but he was sent to a psychiatric hospital for a year and a half. Finally, it all caught up to Powell and his life took a turn from which he would never fully recover.
His playing throughout the 1950s was inconsistent -- sometimes great, often poor. Bud was also now under the watch of a guardian, known as "Buttercup," who purported to be Bud's wife. Because of his mental instability and tendency to wander aimlessly, Bud required some supervision, but compositions like "Glass Enclosure" make clear that Bud seriously lamented his loss of freedom.
Listen to McLean reflect on Powell's loss of freedom.
Buttercup moved Bud to Paris, where an adoring French public lavished praised on the pianist. Bud enjoyed his five years in France, but was still unhappy with his lack of personal freedom. Then, Francis Paudras, a French fan, along with saxophonist Johnny Griffin, pulled Powell away from Buttercup. After recovering from a bout of illness, Bud began to write music again, including "In the Mood for a Classic," that Bud dedicated to the French people.
Paudras organized a 6-week engagement at Powell's old haunt, Birdland, that turned out to be Bud's triumphant return to New York. Bud garnered more accolades from the press than he had in his entire career. His daughter Celia and her mother (Bud's true love) Mary Francis Funderburk were among the electrified Birdland audience that first night. But Bud's erratic side later re-emerged and the extended engagement was cut short.
Listen to Pullman describe the press' reaction to Powell's Birdland gig.
Back in New York, Bud lapsed back into his destructive tendencies, most notably alcohol dependency. Only two public performances followed the Birdland engagement, the last on May 1, 1965. The following year was a downward spiral; Bud died on July 1, 1966 of cirrhosis of the liver. He was just 41.
As Haynes notes, had Powell lived longer and been better treated, "There's no telling what he would have developed into." But despite this tragic and premature end, Bud's immeasurable contribution and influence on other musicians is astounding. Perhaps no musician overcame more adversity to share his musical gift. McLean sums up his dear friend, "He was incredible...powerful, engaging and giving."
The basic style of jazz piano that we've all grown up with, whether it's Bill Evans or McCoy Tyner or Tommy Flanagan or Red Garland, you name it, they all come from Bud, because Bud showed them how to play the new music on the keyboard.
-- Gary Giddins
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Ross and Carrie invite ex-Scientology executive Mike Rinder on the show to discuss the history and future of the church, his personal experiences with L. Ron Hubbard, his tireless work fighting abuse, and the most pressing question on everyone's minds: Are Ross and Carrie suppressive or WHAT?
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Ross prepares for Scientology's hardcore detoxification program, in which he will sweat out his toxins in a sauna, chug niacin, and drink gross water until he's free of the harmful effects of... peas? Meanwhile, Carrie digs into the dirt of what actually happens in one's body during the rundown, and gets a formal invitation to Sunday Service. Then, join our duo as they attend the weekly service and read LRH's hilariously redundant words of wisdom. And finally, find out how they're found out. Will Ross and Carrie be kicked out of Scientology? Who knows! (Well, we do.)
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We've finally got what you've been looking for: the meaning of life. Yes, you've been thinking to yourself, "How can I be ultimately happy?" Well, the answer is in a 70-page booklet called "The Way to Happiness," that is IN NO WAY affiliated with the Church of Scientology, other than being written by its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. And the organization which distributes said booklet is IN NO WAY Scientologist, other than being run by members of the Church. Hear about Ross and Carrie's visit to the headquarters of The Way to Happiness, and learn why racism isn't a problem, and oxygenated water cures cancer. We hope you're never sad again!
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What to do if you've just been raped
Trust House Lancashire provides a range of support services for people affected by rape and sexual abuse.
It can be difficult or uncomfortable to talk about sexual violence because of fears of not being believed or fear of being blamed for what has happened. Feelings of shame or self-blame can be common feelings expressed by victims and survivors of sexual violence.
There are also a number of misconceptions or myths about sexual violence and rape that aren't true and that don't reflect the reality of rape and sexual violence for victims. Trust House Lancashire works to raise awareness of sexual violence and the needs of survivors to better enable them to work through their experiences and access justice and appropriate support.
What to do if you've just been raped
Call the emergency services on 999 if your life or health is at risk. If you can get yourself to a place of safety do so.
If your health is not at risk and you want to report the attack, notify the police as quickly as you can. Reporting rape can help to ensure your safety and the safety of other potential victims.
If you don't want to report the offence, but wish to be seen by a medical examiner you can do this if you're 16 years and over. The Lancashire SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination) Centre provides forensic examinations, advice and support to women, men and children of all ages who make a complaint of rape or sexual assault.
A medical professional at the Safe Centre will collect any evidence in a supportive environment.
Call the SAFE Centre on 01772 523344 and a member of staff will help you.
You might find it helpful to have a friend, family member, or someone else you trust to stay with you.
It's helpful if you can preserve all physical evidence of the assault. Ideally this means not showering, bathing, douching, or brushing your teeth. Keep all of the clothing you were wearing at the time of the assault. If possible use a paper bag, not a plastic bag to hold clothes. Try not disturb anything in the area where the assault occurred.
If you contact the police, they will contact the SAFE Centre for advice on whether an examination is necessary. At the examination they will check that you are okay and collect forensic samples that could be used in court as evidence.
Even if you don't have any physical injuries, it's still helpful to have a forensic medical examination. It will give you an opportunity to discuss the risk of exposure to sexually transmitted infections and the possibility of pregnancy resulting from the sexual assault and to get appropriate support.
If you suspect that you've been given a rape drug, inform the police/examiner and they will ask you to provide a sample of urine as rape drugs, such as Rohypnol and GHB, are more likely to be detected in urine than in blood.
If you can, write down as much as you can remember about the circumstances of the assault, including a description of the assailant.
For more information go to Lancashire Safe Centre
Worth Remembering
Rape or sexual assault can happen to anyone of any gender, age or background. The perpetrator is often someone you know such as a relative or partner, but it can also be a stranger or an acquaintance. It is important for you to remember that there is no such thing as an uncontrollable sexual urge: you are NOT responsible for someone else's actions. You may have had a drink with your perpetrator before being attacked; drugs and alcohol are never the cause of rape or sexual assault. It is the perpetrator who chose to commit the crime not the drugs or the alcohol you may both have had before the attack.
What might your reactions be?
There are many reactions a person might experience during the attack:
- Some people might scream or cry out whilst others will survive by keeping silent or be too shocked and numb or too frightened to say anything at all. However you responded, that was your way of surviving a frightening and shocking experience.
Following the attack, you might feel numb or experience some of the common reactions listed below:-
- Scared, anxious, fearful to go out.
- Unable to sleep, nightmares and flashbacks.
- Feeling lonely and isolated and sad.
- Feeling dirty, ashamed, and embarrassed about what has happened.
- Feeling confused and angry about why this has happened to you.
- Feeling it was your fault: that somehow you must have been to blame
- Difficulty in trusting people and having intimate relationships.
- Feeling suicidal.
Whatever you are experiencing, it is important that you understand that your thoughts, feelings and behaviours are the result of what you've been through. Talking to someone you trust to support you can be the first important step to taking back control over your own life. You might talk to a friend, family member or you can talk to a trained and experienced volunteer in confidence by calling The Survivors Trust Helpline 08088 010818
The Survivors Trust have a confidential helpline for people affected by rape and sexual assault to access emotional support, information and signposting to appropriate services.
It doesn't matter what has happened, They will provide support in whatever way they can.
Your call will be answered by volunteers who have received specialist training and can support you to find information, to get in touch with services or to simply listen.
You can call the helpline on 08088 01081
What to do if you want support in relation to a non-recent rape or sexual assault
Trust House Lancashire offer a range of services for children, young people and adults that have experienced abuse no matter when that abuse took place. Many people come forward for support many years after it has occurred. It's never too late to get help, support and advice.
Get in Touch
You can call our office telephone number on 01772 825288 or email us at [email protected] We have a confidential helpline for people affected by rape and sexual assault to access support, information and signposting to appropriate services.
It doesn't matter what has happened, we're here to provide support in whatever way we can.
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We offer specialist one to one counselling services for people affected by rape, childhood sexual abuse and all forms of sexual violence. Our counselling is delivered by qualified counsellors or trainees in their final year of training. All our counsellors are BACP registered and have undergone an extensive training programme for working with sexual violence.
Independent Sexual Violence Advisors
Our Independent Sexual Violence Advisors can support you whether or not you decide to report your rape or abuse to the police. They can provide you with information in order to help you make an informed decision on whether to report. If you do decide to report they will walk with you each step of the way as your advocate and advisor, and provide you with practical and emotional support including helping you to understand and engage in the criminal justice process. If you decide not to report then they will help you through any difficulties you are experiencing as a result of your rape or abuse.
Parent Peer Support Group
We run fortnightly Peer Support Groups for parents and carers of children and young people who have been affected by rape or sexual abuse, whether recently or in the past.
The effects of childhood sexual abuse ripple out into family life and often lead to other difficulties. The group seeks to provide a safe space from which parents and carers can support each other and share their experiences to try and bring about more positive outcomes. If you'd like to get involved with the Parent Peer Support Group please email Catherine at [email protected] or telephone 01772 825288.
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I am a second year university student studying computer science who is looking to break into the career of technical writing.
I am willing to work for free on projects and as I am only just starting, the best projects would be where a small amount of assistance could be provided if required. I am open to assisting in a project in any area. If anyone has any projects they could allow me to help then with, then I would be very grateful.
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I don't really know, I have decided that programming is not for me and what I enjoy doing is writing reports etc. If you have any ideas of what career I could do and how to get to that career then I would be very grateful.
As Per my perception you should have to follow your heart, do what makes you happy!
One of the major weaknesses of many open-source projects is the documentation! Programmers often don't want to write documentation for their project. You could probably pick any random project on Github [which is not corporate sponsored!] and be able to contribute on the documentation!
I suggest starting with a project that has some docs already, and propose some improvements. A caution: you'll probably need to be able to get the software working/building so you can understand it well enough to write about it! A review/rewrite of the install/getting-started procedure for inaccuracies/clarity is always a good thing ...
Technical writing is an interesting "place" on the software development spectrum. You need to have the ability to see both the developer's and the user's points of view. On the developer side, you need to be able to understand the purpose of the app and be able to understand the developer's explanations. On the user side, you need to be able to conceptualize what the user is trying to accomplish, and translate the developer's explanation into something the user can use!
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This Gruesome MMA Leg Break Will Remind You Why You Don't Do MMA (Video)
Let's see, what was it that made me decide not to be an MMA fighter? Oh right! It was all the horrific injuries like the MMA leg break you are about to see from Russian promotion M-1 Global.
At M-1 Challenge 61 last weekend in Nazran, Russia, the main event between heavyweights Ante Delija of Croatia and Marcin Tybura of Poland had to be called off a little after Delija broke his leg in half while trying to kick Tybura in the knee.
The crazy thing is, despite the absolutely disgusting cracking sound clearly heard in the video, neither of these guys realized what had happened at first. Delija only realized he'd snapped his leg in half when he tried to put weight on it and it bent in half. Then, after he fell to the ground, Tybura jumped on top of him and started wailing until the referee jumped in and Delija was like, dude, LOOK AT MY LEG!
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Of course, gruesome injuries like this can happen in any sport. We've seen two such injuries occur during soccer games in just the last week alone.
But all things being equal, given all the punching and kicking and elbowing and kneeing in MMA, I think it'd still take my chances with soccer.
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R is designed to make it easy to clearly express statistical ideas in code, but when it come to writing code that runs as fast as possible, there are a few tips, tricks and caveats to be aware of. As part of the BioConductor conference this past summer, Martin Morgan prepared a tutorial on efficient R programming. (Patrick Abouyen presented the tutorial on the day.) The slides (PDF) include lots of handy guidelines, including:
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Wind noise recordings – Validating a Wind Noise Detector19 November 2013
After developing a microphone wind noise detector which is trained on simulated examples of wind noise (see my ICME conference paper), rigorous proof of the algorithm's success (or failure!) is required. In fact the reviewers of this aforementioned paper suggested this. To that aim I packed a car full with microphone stands, cables, preamps, and a number of recording devices and set off to collect some examples of wind noise.
The requirement for the location to collected these examples is that there is very low levels of background noise. I found a location up upon Rivington Pike, north of Manchester. There was a road which was closed for repair, ideal! as it means no traffic. After a couple of false starts and some help from a kindly local man, I found a good location with, no road, rail, urban or air traffic noise. I located a place away from trees, which can create a surprisingly loud level of rustling noise and set my microphones up.
I was using an Edirol R-44 to capture four channel of audio onto an SD card at 44.1 kHz sampling frequency. I set up two measurement microphones, one with a wind shield, a sure SM58 dynamic microphone, a zoom H2 recorder and an iPhone taped to a stand. Though one of my microphones sported a windshield, due to the particularly blustery conditions with 20 mph winds, wind noise was present on all recordings. This made it all the more important that the background sound level was as low as possible as I intend to compute the wind noise level, assuming that the background noise level is negligible.
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- Several hours later, and I am rather cold but have the data, now back to Salford set up my validation procedure.


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November 15, 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm
New York City,
Daughters of St Paul Bookstore, 150 East 52nd Street
I am thrilled to be part of the Pauline Lecture Series. I will be speaking about some of the great saints of New York, from St Elizabeth Seton and St Frances Cabrini to new candidates such as Ven. Felix Varela and Ven. Pierre Toussaint. The Daughters of St Paul bookstore is huge with something for everyone. They schedule two lectures a day, so I will be speaking there at 1 pm and again at 5:30. The Big Book of Women Saints will be on sale and I'll be signing copies. It's not too soon to think about Christmas! Not to mention a gift for the hostess of your Thanksgiving dinner!
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Question 1
Which of the following statements are TRUE about an SQL query? P : An SQL query can contain a HAVING clause even if it does not have a GROUP BY clause Q : An SQL query can contain a HAVING clause only if it has a GROUP BY clause R : All attributes used in the GROUP BY clause must appear in the SELECT clause S : Not all attributes used in the GROUP BY clause need to appear in the SELECT clause
P and R
P and S
Q and R
Q and S
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Question 1 Explanation:
According to standard SQL answer should be option (C) which is answer key given by GATE authority. If we talk about different SQL implementations like MySQL, then option (B) is also right. But in question they seem to be talking about standard SQL not about implementation. For example below is a P is correct in most of the implementations. HAVING clause can also be used with aggregate function. If we use a HAVING clause without a GROUP BY clause, the HAVING condition applies to all rows that satisfy the search condition. In other words, all rows that satisfy the search condition make up a single group. See this for more details. S is correct . To verify S, try following queries in SQL.
CREATE TABLE temp ( id INT, name VARCHAR(100) ); INSERT INTO temp VALUES (1, "abc"); INSERT INTO temp VALUES (2, "abc"); INSERT INTO temp VALUES (3, "bcd"); INSERT INTO temp VALUES (4, "cde"); SELECT Count(*) FROM temp GROUP BY name;Output:
count(*) -------- 2 1 1Alternative way - Statement (P) "An SQL query can contain a HAVING clause even if it does not have a GROUP BY clause" is correct because Having caluse is applied after the aggregation phase and must be used if you want to filter aggregate results and Having doesn't require Group By clause. A HAVING clause without a GROUP BY clause is valid and (arguably) useful syntax in Standard SQL. Consider this example, which is valid Standard SQL:
SELECT 'T' AS result FROM Book HAVING MIN(NumberOfPages) < MAX(NumberOfPages);Statement (S) "Not all attributes used in the GROUP BY clause need to appear in the SELECT clause" is correct but if we use Group By clause must, there are limitations on what we can put into the Select clause.
Question 2
Table A Id Name Age ---------------- 12 Arun 60 15 Shreya 24 99 Rohit 11 Table B Id Name Age ---------------- 15 Shreya 24 25 Hari 40 98 Rohit 20 99 Rohit 11 Table C Id Phone Area ----------------- 10 2200 02 99 2100 01Consider the above tables A, B and C. How many tuples does the result of the following SQL query contains?
SELECT A.id FROM A WHERE A.age > ALL (SELECT B.age FROM B WHERE B. name = "arun")
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Question 2 Explanation:
The meaning of "ALL" is the A.Age should be greater than all the values returned by the subquery. There is no entry with name "arun" in table B. So the subquery will return NULL. If a subquery returns NULL, then the condition becomes true for all rows of A (See this for details). So all rows of table A are selected. Source: http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/database-management-system-set-3/
Question 3
Consider a database table T containing two columns X and Y each of type integer. After the creation of the table, one record (X=1, Y=1) is inserted in the table. Let MX and My denote the respective maximum values of X and Y among all records in the table at any point in time. Using MX and MY, new records are inserted in the table 128 times with X and Y values being MX+1, 2*MY+1 respectively. It may be noted that each time after the insertion, values of MX and MY change. What will be the output of the following SQL query after the steps mentioned above are carried out?
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Question 3 Explanation:
See Question 4 of http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/database-management-systems-set-4/ And question 30 of http://clweb.csa.iisc.ernet.in/rahulsharma/gate2011key.html
Question 4
Database table by name Loan_Records is given below.
Borrower Bank_Manager Loan_Amount Ramesh Sunderajan 10000.00 Suresh Ramgopal 5000.00 Mahesh Sunderajan 7000.00What is the output of the following SQL query?
SELECT Count(*) FROM ( (SELECT Borrower, Bank_Manager FROM Loan_Records) AS S NATURAL JOIN (SELECT Bank_Manager, Loan_Amount FROM Loan_Records) AS T );
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Question 4 Explanation:
See Question 3 of http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/database-management-systems-set-4/
Question 5
A relational schema for a train reservation database is given below. Passenger (pid, pname, age) Reservation (pid, class, tid)
Table: Passenger pid pname age ----------------- 0 Sachin 65 1 Rahul 66 2 Sourav 67 3 Anil 69 Table : Reservation pid class tid --------------- 0 AC 8200 1 AC 8201 2 SC 8201 5 AC 8203 1 SC 8204 3 AC 8202What pids are returned by the following SQL query for the above instance of the tables?
SLECT pid FROM Reservation , WHERE class 'AC' AND EXISTS (SELECT * FROM Passenger WHERE age > 65 AND Passenger. pid = Reservation.pid)
1, 0
1, 2
1, 3
1, 5
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Question 5 Explanation:
When a subquery uses values from outer query, the subquery is called correlated subquery. The correlated subquery is evaluated once for each row processed by the outer query. The outer query selects 4 entries (with pids as 0, 1, 5, 3) from Reservation table. Out of these selected entries, the subquery returns Non-Null values only for 1 and 3.
Question 6
Let R and S be relational schemes such that R={a,b,c} and S={c}. Now consider the following queries on the database:
IV) SELECT R.a, R.b FROM R,S WHERE R.c=S.cWhich of the above queries are equivalent?
I and II
I and III
II and IV
III and IV
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Question 6 Explanation:
I and II describe the division operator in Relational Algebra and Tuple Relational Calculus respectively. See Page 3 of this and slide numbers 9,10 of this for more details.
Question 7
Consider the following relational schema:
Suppliers(sid:integer, sname:string, city:string, street:string) Parts(pid:integer, pname:string, color:string) Catalog(sid:integer, pid:integer, cost:real)Consider the following relational query on the above database:
SELECT S.sname FROM Suppliers S WHERE S.sid NOT IN (SELECT C.sid FROM Catalog C WHERE C.pid NOT IN (SELECT P.pid FROM Parts P WHERE P.color<> 'blue'))Assume that relations corresponding to the above schema are not empty. Which one of the following is the correct interpretation of the above query?
Find the names of all suppliers who have supplied a non-blue part.
Find the names of all suppliers who have not supplied a non-blue part.
Find the names of all suppliers who have supplied only blue parts.
Find the names of all suppliers who have not supplied only blue parts.
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Question 7 Explanation:
The subquery "SELECT P.pid FROM Parts P WHERE P.color<> 'blue'" gives pids of parts which are not blue. The bigger subquery "SELECT C.sid FROM Catalog C WHERE C.pid NOT IN (SELECT P.pid FROM Parts P WHERE P.color<> 'blue')" gives sids of all those suppliers who have supplied some blue parts. The complete query gives the names of all suppliers who have not supplied any blue parts. All the options are wrong! But since (A) closest among all other, hence option (A) can be considered correct given these options.
Question 8
Consider the table employee(empId, name, department, salary) and the two queries Q1 ,Q2 below. Assuming that department 5 has more than one employee, and we want to find the employees who get higher salary than anyone in the department 5, which one of the statements is TRUE for any arbitrary employee table?
Q1 : Select e.empId From employee e Where not exists (Select * From employee s where s.department = "5" and s.salary >=e.salary) Q2 : Select e.empId From employee e Where e.salary > Any (Select distinct salary From employee s Where s.department = "5")
Q1 is the correct query
Q2 is the correct query
Both Q1 and Q2 produce the same answer.
Neither Q1 nor Q2 is the correct query
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Question 8 Explanation:
First note that they asked for Anyone (= All) not for Any. Here, Everyone means all of the group. Anyone means all or any part of the group. Let the employee(empId, name, department, salary) have the following instance. empId name department salary ----------------------------------
e1 ------- A-------- 1---------10000 e2 -------B ------- 5 ---------5000 e3 -------C ------- 5----------7000 e4 -------D ------- 2----------2000 e5 -------E ------- 3----------6000Now the actual result should contain empId : e1 , e3 and e5 ( because they have salary greater than anyone employee in the department '5') -------------------------------------------------------- Now Q1 : Note : EXISTS(empty set) gives FALSE, and NOT EXISTS(empty set) gives TRUE.
Select e.empId From employee e Where not exists (Select * From employee s where s.department = "5" and s.salary >=e.salary)Q1 will result only empId e1. --------------------------------------------------------- whereas Q2 :
Select e.empId From employee e Where e.salary > Any (Select distinct salary From employee s Where s.department = "5")Q2 will result empId e1, e3 and e5. -------------------------------------------------------- Hence Q1 is the correct query. Note that if we use ALL in place of Any in second query then this will be correct. Option (A) is correct.
Question 9
Given the following statements:
S1: A foreign key declaration can always be replaced by an equivalent check assertion in SQL. S2: Given the table R(a,b,c) where a and b together form the primary key, the following is a valid table definition. CREATE TABLE S ( a INTEGER, d INTEGER, e INTEGER, PRIMARY KEY (d), FOREIGN KEY (a) references R)Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?
S1 is TRUE and S2 is FALSE.
Both S1 and S2 are TRUE.
S1 is FALSE and S2 is TRUE.
Both S1 and S2 are FALSE.
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Question 9 Explanation:
S1: A foreign key declaration can always be replaced by an equivalent check assertion in SQL.False: Check assertions are not sufficient to replace foreign key. Foreign key declaration may have cascade delete which is not possible by just check insertion.
S2: Given the table R(a,b,c) where a and b together form the primary key, the following is a valid table definition. CREATE TABLE S ( a INTEGER, d INTEGER, e INTEGER, PRIMARY KEY (d), FOREIGN KEY (a) references R)False: Foreign key in one table should uniquely identifies a row of other table. In above table definition, table S has a foreign key that refers to field 'a' of R. The field 'a' in table S doesn't uniquely identify a row in table R.
Question 10
Given the following schema:
employees(emp-id, first-name, last-name, hire-date, dept-id, salary) departments(dept-id, dept-name, manager-id, location-id)You want to display the last names and hire dates of all latest hires in their respective departments in the location ID 1700. You issue the following query:
SQL> SELECT last-name, hire-date FROM employees WHERE (dept-id, hire-date) IN (SELECT dept-id, MAX(hire-date) FROM employees JOIN departments USING(dept-id) WHERE location-id = 1700 GROUP BY dept-id);What is the outcome?
It executes but does not give the correct result.
It executes and gives the correct result.
It generates an error because of pairwise comparison.
It generates an error because the GROUP BY clause cannot be used with table joins in a subquery
Discuss it
Question 10 Explanation:
The given query uses below inner query.
SELECT dept-id, MAX(hire-date) FROM employees JOIN departments USING(dept-id) WHERE location-id = 1700 GROUP BY dept-idThe inner query produces last max hire-date in every department located at location id 1700. The outer query simply picks all pairs of inner query. Therefore, the query produces correct result.
SELECT last-name, hire-date FROM employees WHERE (dept-id, hire-date) IN (Inner-Query);
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Maharashtra's squad for their first Ranji Trophy match, against Tamil Nadu, features 10 uncapped players and a new captain, Venugopal Rao, who played for Andhra during the 2006-07 season. They find themselves in this predicament partly because of the exodus to the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and partly because Sairaj Bahutule and Hrishikesh Kanitkar are not match-fit. The team and the captain, according to Pandurang Salgaonkar, the chairman of selectors, are chosen only for one match.
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First off, I'm not always actually sorry when I say things. I'm Canadian. I apologize frequently for things both within and outside my control. It's just something I automatically say when I feel fury and can't quite figure out why I'm angry.
Usually I'm hungry.
Sometimes, though, it's pretty well placed, even if I can't quite sort it out internally yet. Sometimes I'm just plain-old #sorrynotsorry.
After reading an article that my partner sent to me that Mo'ne Davis had forgiven Joey Cassleberry, an adult college-level ball player, for calling her a slut on Twitter, asked that he be reinstated to his team, and was lauded for it, I was furious. Really furious. And yet, I couldn't really put my finger on it. So I apologized for being grouchy.
But I wasn't grouchy. And I wasn't really sorry. I was angry. I was, in fact, a very angry feminist, as you can tell by my use of "the patriarchy."
Listen, Mo'ne Davis should be really proud of herself. I would be thrilled if she were my kid. She shows a strength in character that is laudable.
The reason I am furious is that this even came to be. That she had something and someone to forgive. That society has to praise her for being a bigger person. I'm so angry that she has grown up in a world where this lovely specimen of a human (see below) being deserves to be given "a second chance."
Forgiving him is one thing. Forgiving him allows her to move on with her own life, to move forward, to feel no resentment. Forgiveness is an amazing thing.
This dude can be forgiven by Mo'ne, but in no way do I believe he deserves a pardon. A pardon is "the remission of punishment and release from penalty."
Let him back on the team then?
I mean. Come. On.
How many times has he called another woman a slut before this tweet?
What about a child? How many times has he called a young girl a slut?
Mo'ne is a child. A girl who is amazing at her sport and smart and successful. The resulting reaction of an adult on the internet is to slut-shame her.
Forgive away, but do not pardon this creep.
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The word "yoga" means "coming together". It refers to the coming together of the individual and the higher being, greater consciousness. Yoga is one of the 6 orthodox systems of Indian Philosophy. As a philosophical system Yoga was collated, coordinated and systematised by Patanjali. The sources are not clear whether he or she was a real person or a group of people or an imaginary personality. The general use is that he was a he and a real person. Patanjali summarised the yoga system in 185 sutras – concise and terse aphorisms. This little book starts with a definition of yoga in the second sutra. So, yoga is "citta vritti nirodhah", that is "calming the distractions of the mind". The distractions of the mind need to be calmed in order to achieve the level of meditative clarity to come in unison with supreme being.
As a secular yoga practitioner, I interpret this as "clearing up the path to a better version of myself so that I can observe my present self and work on ways to better myself". / "to be able to concentrate my mind -that is to shut down the distractions- to clear up the path between my present self and my ideal, better self, in order to discover ways to better myself in a way that I am content with".
Yoga achieves this by creating a connection between breath-body-mind through the training of each by pranayama-asana-meditation, respectively.
Reminding us or helping us remember the connection between breath-mind-body. This is called Vinyasa. This word has a few interconnected meanings. Like many Sanskrit words, this is a compound word from the combination of the word Nyasa and Vi. Nyasa denotes "to place" and vi denotes "in a special way." Like many Sanskrit words, vinyasa is a term that has many meanings. To begin with the more literal meaning, according to Monier-Williams dictionary, the sanskrit word in its general sense, means "putting or placing down; a deposit; putting on (ornaments); movement, position (of limbs), attitude; arrangement, disposition, order; scattering, spreading out; establishment, foundation; putting together, connecting (e.g., words), composition (of literary works); exhibition, display; the utterance of words of despair; assemblage, collection; any site or receptacle on or in which anything is deposited."
- Simply put, vinyasa means "movement between poses in yoga, typically accompanied by regulated breathing." – the linking of body movement with breath.
- It is also a specific sequence of postures that is used as transition from one posture to the other, therefore "interlinking postures to form a continuous flow. It creates a movement meditation that reveals all forms as being impermanent and for this reason are not held on to.1" The term 'taking a vinyasa' refers to the sequence of SN-A or short/half version of SN-A, i.e. ChaturangaDandasana-UpDog-DownDog.
- A third definition of Vinyasa is "setting an intention for one's personal yoga practice and taking the necessary steps toward reaching that goal -vinyasa krama 2"
- And lastly, it is a type of yoga that puts the idea of Vinyasa and its several meanings at its centre. It is sometimes called Vinyasa Flow. Historically, Vinyasa Flow comes after Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Unlike Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, where the same set sequence is repeated in each class, in vinyasa flow classes, the sequence is designed by the teacher.
Some basic and simple vinyasa flows that are also known as sun salutations. Sun salutations are perfect for warming up the body.
Classical Sun Salutation
Sun Salutation A – Surya Namaskara A
Sun Salutation B – Surya Namaskara B
OBS! Remember to step into plank, then lower yourself down through a half-chaturanga by put the knees down first and then lift the head up for a backbend of your choice. After your backbend, take table top to inhale before you exhale into Downward facing dog.
OBS!! In SN-B, instead of warrior A, your other options are a low lunge with the back knee on the floor or a high/crescent lunge where the back leg is straight(ish) and off of the floor.
1. Inhale and step into plank & Exhale and lower yourself down gently, knees first, followed by half-chaturanga.
2. Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) is an inverted V; not a plank, not an inverted U. Spread your fingers and feel the suction under the palms. Micro bend in the knees but lift the hips, tail and all up.
3. Keep breathing no matter what unless you can't, then rest in child's pose or any other pose that you're comfortable in. Also, remember to rest when you feel too tired to follow the flow.
4. The more you practice the more fun it will be, stick to your yoga practice. 🙂
- Maehle, Gregor (2007). Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy (Paperback). New World Library. ISBN 1-57731-606-1 & ISBN 978-1-57731-606-0, p.294
- http://yogachicago.com/2014/03/the-many-nuances-of-vinyasa/


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Submitted by Clarence M.
- 1 lb package of Pinto Beans
- 3 Slices of bacon
- 1 pkg of Lipton onion soup mix
- 1 medium onion
- 6 cloves of garlic (or more if desired)
- a couple of tablespoons of Olive Oil
- 2 Jalapeno Chile Peppers
- cut bacon into pieces
- dice onions
- chop garlic
- soak beans for a couple of hours (Optional) Dice Jalapenos 1 with seeds, one without
- turn Instant Pot to saute
- add Olive Oil
- Saute Bacon until done
- add onions and garlic and cook until transparent, add pkg of Lipton Soup Mix, add 1 cup of water and remaining ingredients, mix everything while in Saute setting for 5 minutes until soup mix is dissolved.
- add the beans and 4 cups of water.
- set the Instant Pot on the Bean/Chili setting and close lid use the natural steam release when default time is done.
- Enjoy!
16 Responses to "Pinto Beans"
I made these today and they were awesome. Thank you so much for this recipe.
This was my first time cooking dry beans in my instant pot. I had to cook mine for an additional 30 minutes before they were done. Any suggestions on what might have happened that mine weren't done in 30 minutes.
David Reply:
February 1st, 2017 at 7:10 am
I had the same problem. Did my first try at dry beans. Had to cook them an additional 20 minutes, yet still not quite done.
Meryl Bell Reply:
February 14th, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Age of the beans affects cooking time. If your dry beans have been sitting for a while in your kitchen or the grocery store, they will take longer to cook.
LT Reply:
April 10th, 2017 at 1:57 pm
Presoak the beans by covering with water and bringing to a boil on the stove. Remove from heat, cover and let stand at least one hour. I let mine soak for 90 min. Drain, rinse then continue with the directions.
Clarence Martin Reply:
April 18th, 2017 at 10:38 am
Dry beans are hard to cook thoroughly in a single cook cycle. Like I mentioned before, I double cook mine.
I did some red beans last night and I cooked mine on the first pass for 40 minutes on the higher pressure setting. I then Mash mine (red Beans) and the put the unit on slow cook for the finish (a couple of hours). They come out smooth and creamy.I then cleaned the pot and cooked the rice.
BTW, the Instant Pot makes great Red Beans and rice also.
This is one of the family's favorites. I use the same recipe but I DO NOT use the Onion Soup mix. I also add fresh parsley and Bay Leaves.
I actually double cook the Red Beans. After the first cycle, I mash the Red Beans and then do another bean cycle. We like our Red Beans to be creamy.I usually cook the rice first and then set the rice aside before cooking the Red Beans.
If you do pre-soak beans, how long do they cook with bean/chili setting?
Anna Reply:
September 14th, 2016 at 9:52 am
Hi Christian,
As there are different types of beans, I¹ve attached a link to our chart for your reference.
Please let us know if you require any additional information.
Just cooked my first beans in the IP. I made a southern version. I sautéed one slice of cut of Clifty Farm ham. Added pintos that soaked for three hours. Put on bean setting and they turned out perfect! Plenty of ham and beans with cornbread. Made for a quick easy meal.
Hello I am using my pot today to try pinto beans, I do not see how much water to bean ratio to use. Also do I press the float valve down prior to turning on? I could not find in the manual if I was supposed to do this or not.
CP Martin Reply:
October 31st, 2014 at 6:32 am
1 Cup of water for 1 lb. of beans.
Leave the float valve in the pressure side, After the cooking cycle let the pressure cooker vent naturally, don not open the vent.
Brad Reply:
May 12th, 2015 at 7:56 pm
The recipe above calls for 4 cups water to 1 lb beans, Where did you come up with 1 cup? That doesn't seem like enough water…
C P Martin Reply:
May 12th, 2015 at 9:13 pm
Please note. The 1 cup of water is for the initial mixing of the soup mix while in Saute mode.
You then add 4 cups of water to cook under pressure. See the recipe above.
Excellent! Best beans I ever made! Th ka you for sharing.
will do it to morrow will add tomatoes to it and divide by 2 I don t want to freeze it


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Mauricio Dias was being courted by Wall Street.
After losing his job at the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette when it was sold to Credit Suisse, he received a phone call from the office of Hamilton E. James, the executive who had orchestrated the sale, Mr. Dias said. Mr. James was starting a new role as the No. 2 at the Blackstone Group, a big investment firm, and wanted Mr. Dias to join him.
Mr. Dias, now a 10-year stalwart at Blackstone, is no banker with a briefcase, however. He carries a shoeshine box.
Inside New York's investment houses, a vestige of old Wall Street lives on. Gone are the days when offices were filled with smoke and secretaries were the only women in sight. But in-house shoeshine service has proved remarkably resilient, surviving the rise of technology and even the turmoil of the 2008 financial crisis, which snuffed out many of Wall Street's quirks.
Mr. Dias, 52, is at the top of the heap in the shoeshine world. He charges $6 for a shine in Blackstone's offices, while the Dr. Shine shoeshine parlor in the building's lobby charges $3. Not counting the tip.
"He's a V.I.P.," said Gotardo Cortez, 38, a co-owner of Dr. Shine. A spokesman for Blackstone declined to comment.
Though they are not bank employees, Wall Street's shoeshine workers are privy to the hidden dramas of trading floors and executive suites. At JPMorgan Chase, for example, a shoeshine worker said that Jamie Dimon, the bank's powerful chief executive—who favors Ferragamo loafers—typically offers $10 for a shoeshine, "the same thing the guys on the trading floor pay."
But the modern shoeshine business has changed since the old days, reflecting the evolution of Wall Street firms from private partnerships to large, public corporations. Senior traders from Bear Stearns recall the days when they could put their feet up on a shoeshine box brought to their desks and banter with their colleagues as the deed was done. But that changed after JPMorgan took over the firm in 2008.
At JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, teams of workers now collect shoes and take them elsewhere to be shined, leaving traders to work in stocking feet. Though many bank employees appreciate the efficiency of that updated method—harried traders sometimes claim they do not even have time to use the restroom—some longtime employees see it as an affront.
"They've turned it into a sterile thing," said James J. Dunne III, the senior managing principal of the investment bank Sandler O'Neill & Partners. "That's where Wall Street has gotten more like a department store."
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The subject of shoeshines is a sentimental one for many Wall Street denizens, but perhaps none more so than Mr. Dunne, for whom a shoeshine was his introduction to the industry in September 1978.
A few months out of college and just days into an investment bank job, Mr. Dunne was sitting at his desk at L. F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin and marveling at the shoeshine worker. He thought, "Who would pay to get a shoeshine?"
He soon found out. Mark H. Rosen, his immediate boss, told Mr. Dunne to "chill out a little bit," Mr. Dunne said. Johnny B., the shoeshine worker, proceeded to work his magic on Mr. Dunne—courtesy of Mr. Rosen.
"It was just a wonderful, warm welcoming. It was about more than just get-that-spreadsheet-done," Mr. Dunne, now 56, said. "There was a very human aspect to it."
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A master of the market, Mr. Kennedy had the foresight to sell his stock holdings before the crash of 1929. He later told a reporter—perhaps not entirely seriously—that he realized the market was overheated when, on a visit to a shoeshine parlor on Wall Street, he heard from the worker snapping a cloth across his shoes "what was going to happen to various stocks and offerings on the market that day"—and the worker was "entirely correct."
Ticker tape has long since given way to computer screens, but the shoeshine has remained.
"There was always a shoeshine guy who came around," said John H. Gutfreund, who joined Salomon Brothers as a trainee in 1953 and rose to become its chief executive in the 1980s.
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Traditionally, the relationships between shoeshine workers and their firms have been supported by custom—and amenable security guards—rather than official edict. But one of the firms to formalize the arrangement was Goldman Sachs.
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I have a few things to share with you today.
First, I contributed to a collaborative book – Modern Blocks!
I submitted 2 blocks, and they were both included. This book will be available via Stash books this fall, and I'm looking forward to the advance copy coming later this summer!
Next, while at Market, I was invited to chat with Annie Smith from Quilting Stash!
The podcast is available today, go listen and learn how you can win a copy of Modern Basics!
Finally, I want to share about Quilts Recover –
Earthquakes, tornados, fires, and more. The world is full of disaster news these days. The images and stories are gut wrenching. People are having to build their lives over, starting with less than they ever had. Quilts Recover is about providing just one bit of comfort during that rebuilding process. Quilts Recover is quilters providing finished quilts to communities ravaged by disaster.
As of today, Quilts Recover is accepting donations of unused quilts to donate to communities where the rebuilding process is occurring. We accept functional quilts only – no comforters, bedding, duvets, or blankets. All quilts must qualify as lap/nap or bed quilts. All quilts must be complete – no unquilted tops please. Quilts will then be labelled and donated, through registered charitable organizations on site, to target communities.
The first community target is Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. Earlier this month, May, a wildfire swept through the town of about 7000 people. Nearly half the homes and businesses were destroyed, utterly consumed by the fire. People are only returning to their homes now. Quilts Recover will provide as many quilts as possible to families rebuilding their lives in Slave Lake.
I need to go look through my pile of quilts and see which I can part with.
Do you have one to spare?
Blessings ~ Amy