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...snared dissident was Truong Quoc Huy, a 25-year-old mobile-phone repairman who says he first got interested in politics two years ago after stumbling upon a forum in which exiles and dissidents chatted using PalTalk. Huy began voicing his own opinions about corruption and democracy. But he says he was arrested last year and jailed for nine months, along with his brother Truong Quoc Tuan and a friend, after Huy revealed their identities to PalTalk members they thought were fellow democracy advocates; they now believe one may have been a police infiltrator. Within days of his release...
...touch, the ocher walls are smooth and warm; no creatures are visible, so you poke a stick into the mound. Seconds later the repairman arrives and starts plugging the hole. Poke again, and another laborer turns up. Another hole, another worker. And there are a hundred thousand more waiting to play. It's a fun game, but you'll tire of it before they...
...husband with a doctored milkshake and then beating him to death with a metal figurine from the kitchen. Nancy Kissel claimed at her trial that her husband abused alcohol and cocaine and repeatedly forced anal sex on her, but she also admitted having an affair with a Vermont TV repairman. After Andrew ran afoul of the law, a Stamford, Conn., judge granted custody of the three kids to the Kissel brothers' sister Jane Clayton of Mercer Island, Wash...
...resident with cerebral palsy, agreed that changes to the local T stop were necessary. Ford described a particularly difficult T stop experience. After a malfunctioning elevator in the Harvard Square T stop actually broke down, Ford said he was left stranded in the station while he waited for a repairman. “I think it looks like a good settlement, but it’s too bad that they didn’t take these actions before they were sued,” Ford said. MBTA Chief of Staff Rob DiAdamo said the MBTA was also satisfied...
Much of the hand wringing over the sale of Maytag--particularly when a Chinese firm put in a bid--came from nostalgia over the brand. The Maytag repairman may be one of the most recognized brands in America, but the company has to keep the name fresh. Though it has cast a younger, buffer repairman, Maytag has been selling the same idea--we're the old reliable--even as consumers' tastes shifted toward more sophisticated products. That left an opening for specialty lines from GE and Whirlpool and upstarts like LG and Samsung. Thanks to stylish marketing, those brands...