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Planning for Dubai

September 25th, 2009by Randy Zwitch · No Comments · Semester 2

It’s hard to believe that it’s already time to start planning for Dubai!  This week, I booked my flight, which looks like it has the potential to really hurt.  First flight gets me to D.C., then from D.C. to Dubai will take nearly 13 hours.  Repeat on the way home. Round-trip, I’ll spend 30 hours [...]

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Distance learning? More like ‘Distance slacking’!

September 9th, 2009by Randy Zwitch · No Comments · Semester 1

Alright, I’ve got to be out in the open about this, to hopefully shame myself into better performance:
I’ve been slacking off since the London residency.
I didn’t really intend it to be this way, it just happened.  I didn’t do the pre-reading for Managerial Effectiveness, nor did I do the assignments for Accounting.  I did attend [...]

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What Did B.B. King Say?

September 5th, 2009by Ian Comandao · 3 Comments · General

Oh yeah, “the Thrill is Gone.”
I just came back from the pub, and it’s a very strange feeling, as I’ve only had 2 pints in the last 2 hours. That’s way below quota. Way, way below; if I were a line worker in some dodgy Mainland manufacturing plant, I would probably not be getting my [...]

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