He puts his left arm around my seat, and starts whistling, a soft pulsing sound that calms the heart and flows into the chaos outside.

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In 1977 Peterffy left his job designing commodities trading software and purchased his own seat on the American Stock Exchange where he began trading options.

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On the plane on the way to South Africa for his operation, he found an iPod someone had left behind in the back of the seat in front of him.

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His right leg was wrapped in bandages Friday and his left was in a cast, but he was able to walk from a wheelchair to a seat at the conference.

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But Ridley was forced to take a seat on the bench when he picked up his fourth foul with more than 8 minutes left.

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