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See: Foreign Keys Part 1: Understanding the Fundamentals

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The 'Quote of the Week' was posted on the QUOTES page.

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A 'To Laugh or Cry' item was posted on the LAUGH/CRY page.

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A link to an exchange I participated was posted on the FP ONLINE page.

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And now for something completely different.

When I was told that a psychology professor at a prestigious university went to a Deepak Chopra retreat I was shocked that I am no longer shocked about such things. And then this:

Class of 2013 The Future of Leadership

Looks like leadership does not have much future, but I am certainly glad I am old enough not to experience it.

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Does Hadoop point to the demise of the relational data warehouse? asks JG. While most responders do not expect such a demise, they have different opinions on the subject.

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The 'Quote of the Week' was posted on the QUOTES page.

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A 'To Laugh or Cry' item was posted on the LAUGH/CRY page.

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A link to an exchange I participated was posted on the FP ONLINE page.

4. From  "Top 12 reasons why you should not attend the NoCOUG conference tomorrow":

#10 They talked up SQL for 25 years but now, they’re all, like, “No SQL.” I mean, really!

It's difficult to joke in the database field and not touch something serious.

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Not unrelated: This question did not get any answers. Doesn't anybody read anymore? On the other hand, given what's published these days, I wonder if that's as bad an idea as it used to be.

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See 

Object Orientation, Relational Database Design, Logical Validity and Semantic Correctness.

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My keynote address at the Northern California Oracle User Group Spring 2013 conference added to the SCHEDULE.

BTW: If you live in San Francisco, attend the conference on 5/22 and can give me rides to and/or from Pleasanton, or know somebody who can, it will be greatly appreciated. Please email me at the address on the ABOUT page.

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The 'Quote of the Week' was posted on the QUOTES page.

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A 'To Laugh or Cry' item was posted on the LAUGH/CRY page.

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A link to my latest All Analytics column was posted on the FP ONLINE page.

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See series starting at

The First Normal Form in Theory and Practice Part I.