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...advance his career or discredit her and other activists. "They wanted to neutralize people, not kill them," she says of the communist regime, "discredit them and force them out of the opposition." All the information attributed to Nowak is accurate, she says, but taken from the initial seven-hour interview. Last month, Niezabitowska was granted a hearing before a special lustration court set up to determine whether plaintiffs are collaborators or innocent; her trial is scheduled to start next month. Last week, she saw her file for the first time; a "thin" 70 pages, she says. She considers...
...Curtis, an epileptic who was tortured by his failing marriage, took a sad shortcut to musical immortality. The band's most famous single, Love Will Tear Us Apart, became the singer's memorial-stone epitaph. The story has so far spawned two films - Michael Winterbottom's 2002 24 Hour Party People and a new movie based on a book by Curtis' widow, which begins filming later this year...
Clocking in at 3 hr. 45 min.-- three-quarters of an hour longer than the old test--the new exam, which debuted on March 12, is not just a measure of verbal and mathematical proficiency; it's a test of endurance. Kids are given two 5-min. breaks, which they may use for refueling. Ned Johnson, an SAT tutor who sat for the new exam himself, says he saw kids running out into the hallways and "stuffing their faces...
...view, is low-fat milk and a whole-grain cereal, or eggs, toast and jam. Although teenagers often reach for cola and sweets for a quick energy surge, that is not the way to go into a long exam. Such foods tend to make you crash after an hour or so. For snack breaks during an exam, Walker suggests trail mix or energy bars. The carbohydrates they contain give a quick boost, while the proteins and fats are broken down more slowly...
...incredible inner strength. Despite facing the adversity of Philadelphia’s inner-city and, at the age of 18, assuming responsibility for his younger brother, sister, niece and nephew when his mother passed away, Turpin trained tirelessly as a boxer. Between his 10 to 12 hour workdays, Turpin managed to squeeze in training, achieving a record of 13-1-0. Clearly, Turpin was tough...