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March 1, 2001:
Today has actually been an interesting day, so I decided to write down a couple of words. The CEO of Vishay Intertechnology, a company with sales of around 2 billion dollars a year, gave a lecture in my management class today. His name is Felix Sandman, and he is certainly worth a few sentences. Being a Jew in Europe during the Second World War was not easy, and the guy had to live underground for almost two years. When the war finished, he went to France to get a PHD in several subjects, while he later went over to the Damned States of America.
In the States, Felix Sandman quickly founded Vishay Intertechnology, a company named after his Lithuanian hometown. The company sells among other things semiconductors and electronic circuits, and is listed on Dow Jones. Mr. Sandman impressed me not only because he probably is older than Mr. Burnes in the Simpsons, but also because he has proven himself to be a very successful business man. Among his most memorable comments today was a comparison of labour unions to malaria; "Once you have it, you don't get rid of it".
I will go to Japan next Friday, March 9, and will stay there until March 19. For understandable reasons, this page will not be updated while I am away.
On Tuesday, I participated on UPenn's most popular radio show, which name I have already forgotten. They made a funny poster to advertise my appearance on the show. I had a good time doing it, and sort of understood the beauty of radio. Still, the only problem about radio is that no one listens to it!
Finally, I do again want to encourage you to send me good pictures. Remember that I can count my friends on an amputated hand, and that emails cheer me up like nothing else. My feedback form is also available, though it seems to be even less popular than my guestbook.