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A Wave of Partner Retirements at Goldman Sachs An unusually high number of partner retirements have been announced internally at Goldman Sachs in recent weeks, according to people who were briefed on the matter but are not authorized to speak on the record. More than a dozen partners have announced plans to leave recently, a much higher number than in the same period in past years.

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Julie Andrews as Maria

Did the Von Trapp family really hike over the Alps to Switzerland? In the closing scenes of The Sound of Music, the singing Von Trapp family is seen heading up the mountains to freedom from the Nazis. In truth, though, they walked to the nearest railroad station, where they boarded the next train to Italy. From there, they made their way to London and, eventually, the United States. Broadway came alive with The Sound of Music fifty years ago today, when the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. Richard Rogers composed the tunes and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the words. The show starred Mary Martin as Maria, the young woman engaged as a governess for the seven children of Capt. Georg von Trapp, played by Theodore Bikel. The musical won five Tonys, including one for Best Actress in a Musical and one for Best Musical. The film version of the story was made in 1965, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The winner of that year's Oscar for Best Movie, it took home another four Academy Awards, including one for Best Director Robert Wise.

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"When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything." — "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music by Oscar Hammerstein II


note

n.

1. A brief record, especially one written down to aid the memory: took notes in class.
2. A brief informal letter. See synonyms at letter.
3. A formal written diplomatic or official communication.
4. A comment or an explanation, as on a passage in a text.
5. 1. A piece of paper currency.
   2. A certificate issued by a government or a bank and sometimes negotiable as money.
   3. A promissory note.
6. Music.
   1. A tone of definite pitch.
   2. A symbol for such a tone, indicating pitch by its position on the staff and duration by its shape.
   3. A key of an instrument, such as a piano.
7. The characteristic vocal sound made by a songbird or other animal: the clear note of a cardinal.
8. The sign of a particular quality or emotion: a note of despair; a note of gaiety in her manner. See synonyms at sign.
9. Importance; consequence: Nothing of note happened.
10. Notice; observation: quietly took note of the scene.
11. Obsolete. A song, melody, or tune.

tr.v., not·ed, not·ing, notes.

1. To observe carefully; notice. See synonyms at see¹.
2. To make a note of; write down: noted the time of each arrival.
3. To show; indicate: a reporter careful to note sources of information.
4. To make mention of; remark: noted the lateness of his arrival.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nota, annotation.]

noter not'er n.

on-the-record

(ôn'THə-rĕk'ərd, ŏn'-)
adj.
Intended for publication or attribution: on-the-record comments by the senator.