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...moon, so remote did the possibility seem. (Indeed, I chose to come here sight unseen.) It still surprises me sometimes. I’ll catch a glimpse of the Lowell House belltower from an unexpected angle and I’ll think, four years ago, I was doing my stint in the Singaporean army—how did I end up here...
...During the early eighties, Kane determined "the learning curve had flattened out" and retired from the CIA at the age of 52. After a 13 week stint at the Harvard Business School, Kane returned to the site of his last CIA post in Lisbon, Portugal to begin consulting. Over the course of fifteen years, Kane advised the prime minister and president of the country--culminating in a knighthood by the president...
...Gwynne followed Groton with a brief stint as a radio operator during World War II and then headed to the New York Phoenix School of Design, where he planned to pursue his interest...
After an abortive mid-'90s stint in Hollywood helming two Jean-Claude Van Damme actioners, Tsui returned home for a rest and a good think. "I had been working nonstop for too long," he says. "You have to get away and get a fresh perspective." Now he's back, frenetic as ever. He has done a remake of Zu with a hot young cast (including Crouching Tiger star Zhang Ziyi). He also produced Hong Kong's big Easter hit, the live-action-plus-animation Master...
...Chapter Two: College Days After graduating from Midland Lutheran College, Cliff pursues graduate work in physics and geology at the University of Nebraska. He drops out in 1939 to marry his first wife and begins work at the tiny Nebraska Book Company. Leaves his job briefly for a stint as a meteorologist in the Army Air Corps...