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...elusive study, returning from Europe in 1953 to live a double life: one Pol Pot holds secret political meetings in a spartan shack in a Phnom Penh slum; the other courts a high-society belle in a black Citro?n sedan and "dances very well, in the Western style," a colleague recalled. Short attributes this duality to a "gift for subterfuge"?Pol Pot was so secretive that many mid-level Khmer Rouge officials did not know his real identity until two years after he had seized power. (Pol Pot is a nom de guerre adopted in 1970.) "You could not tell...
Internet service providers like Verizon and gadget stores like Radio Shack say the act's wording is too draconian and makes them liable if customers use their wares to break copyright law. "It will be hard for us to introduce any digital product or service that delivers entertainment content," argues Sarah Deutsch, general counsel for Verizon...
...Harvard Square Radio Shack, urgency is the word of the month...
...though Joe can sit in the storage closet rewiring his transistor radio all day and expect to maintain such a ranking. Radio Shack requires “a lot of training,” ensuring that all associates are qualified to challenge his Top 30 status. To simply get on the sales floor, one must pass four competency tests. Once an employee makes it to the floor, his supervisor can subject him to as many as 22 additional written examinations. According to Joe, a passing score “generally falls [within] the 80 to 90 percentile range...
...move on to another location within the district. If he continues his swift ascent up the sales hierarchy, other career opportunities may come his way. However, Joe plans to remain loyal to his employer, no matter how sweet the temptation. “I see myself staying with Radio Shack part-time, even if I move into a different field. I love it. I love relating directly to the customer. The combination of tech support, retail sales, and customer service all at once—there’s no other job quite like...