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Tag Archives: dispute
A disputed art inheritance (Rousse)
When we listed the art and antiques in my mother’s house, we missed the beautiful early twentieth century picture of a red-haired girl walking through a walled garden. It was painted in oils by my great grandmother, and had been … Continue reading
Edinburgh property dispute (Rousse)
We had already sold and moved out of our Edinburgh flat a couple of times – and always ended up buying it back again. There was something about the sensible dimensions of the rooms, as well as the flat’s convenient … Continue reading
Marking dispute easily solved (Rousse)
I eagerly awaited the return of my knowledge management essay. When I first saw it, I was pleased with my mark of 85% – but then I heard that another student was awarded 98%! I told the temporary tutor that … Continue reading
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Tagged assignment, class, dispute, essay, KM, knowledge management, lead, mark, marking, moderate, solve, temporary, term, tutor
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‘Grandpa’ disputes ownership of Waterman pen (Rousse)
I fought with M over a silver Waterman pen. He claimed that it was his, but I argued that it could only be mine since it was a corporate gift from Sun Microsystems. IH, who was cradling a baby, watched … Continue reading
Three pretty blondes and a dozen black birds (Rousse)
BC hosted the party in her tiny house. I’d never seen a kitchen so small, nor tried to cook in one. The sitting room was a bit bigger, and in there we had fun lining BC up on her sofa … Continue reading
Tom Binns, Kev F Sutherland, a trip on the Titanic, and a disputed thesis (Rousse)
Tom Binns was in the pub enjoying a lunchtime drink with my colleague KC. I interrupted their conversation to invite Tom Binns to lunch with me during the Edinburgh Fringe. She (for Tom Binns is really a woman) was reluctant … Continue reading
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Tagged act, Artic, assessment, conclusion, degree, dinner, dispute, dissertation, drink, Edinburgh, excuse, Fringe, funnt, Ian D Montfort, invitation, Kev F Sutherland, lunch, mark, Masters, nose, script, student, students, table, thesis, Titanic, Tom Binns, trip, work
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Lord Sugar’s reassuring wink (Rousse)
My committee had been taken over by a drag queen dressed in a yellow and purple mini-skirt and a yellow nylon wig. I dare not object, however, because she was also a senior member of academic staff. Her first task … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Sugar, Athena SWAN, bake, chocolate, committee, correction, dispute, drag, knowledge management, Library and Information Science Research Coalition, Lord Sugar, meeting, mini-skirt, minutes, nylon, presentation, purple, Queen, reassure, sir, Sir Alan Sugar, tray, wink, work, yellow
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British Airways bribes staff in bid to avert strike action (Rousse)
I was a fully-qualified flight attendant, and an experienced member of the British Airways cabin crew. Admittedly my “experience” was limited to helping on one domestic UK flight soon after I completed my training. However, I still counted as a … Continue reading
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Tagged action, bribe, bribery, British Airways, cabin crew, dispute, flight, flight attendant, glove, hostess, industrial, notes, staff, steward, stewardess, strike, training, uniform, vote
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