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Matt Grevers set a new Olympic Record and took home a Gold Medal for USA in the 100m backstroke with a time of 52.18 at the London Games. In addition, Grevers won a Silver Medal in the 400m freestyle relay and Gold Medal in the 400m medley relay in London. At the 2008 Beijing Games, Grevers won a Silver Medal in the 100m backstroke, and two more Gold Medals in the 400m freestyle and medley relays, bringing his total Olympic medal count to six. Nicknamed Dutch because both of his parents are from the Netherlands, Grevers proposed to his fiance, U.S. swimmer Annie Chandler, at the 2012 Missouri Grand Prix. Grevers resides in Tuscon, Arizona where he trains at Tucson Ford Aquatics.
Nick Thoman
Nick Thoman won two medals at his first Olympics in London in the 100m backstroke and the 400m medley relay. Thoman claimed an individual Silver medal in the 100m backstroke, where he posted a time of 52.92. He earned his first Olympic Gold medal for his participation in the 400m medley relay preliminaries. Thoman swam the backstroke on the first leg of the relay with a split of 53:31, helping to qualify the U.S. to finals. Thoman also has a World Championship Gold Medal for his performance in the 400m medley relay at the 2011 Worlds. Nick is from Cincinnati, Ohio but resides in North Carolina where he trains at SwimMac under coach Dave Marsh. Nick's grandfather, Richard Thoman, was a world record-holder in the 100m backstroke in the 1940s.
Ricky Berens
Ricky Berens won Olympic Gold and Silver as part of the U.S.A.'s 800m and 400m freestyle relay teams in London. Ricky swam the third leg in the 800m freestyle final to help the U.S. win Gold. In addition, Ricky has an Olympic Gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Games in the 800m freestyle relay. A three-time World Championship Gold Medalist, Ricky grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina before heading to the University of Texas to swim for the Longhorns. Ricky now resides in Los Angeles, CA with his girlfriend, Olympic Gold Medalist Rebecca Soni, where he trains at Trojan Swim Club.
Ariana Kukors
Ariana Kukors qualified to her first Olympics Games in London in the 200 IM. Kukors swam a fantastic race with a time of 2:09:83 to finish fifth overall at the Games. In 2011, Ariana won a Bronze Medal at the World Championships in her signature event the 200 IM. Prior to that, she won two medals at the 2010 Short Course World Championships: a Gold in the 100m IM and a Bronze in the 200m IM. Kukors set a World Record in the 2009 in the 200m IM on her way to becoming a World Champion. This record of 2:06:15 still stands today. Kukors grew up in Auburn, WA swimming with her two sisters Emily and Mattie. She now trains at Bolles under coach Sergio Lopez in Jacksonville, Florida.
Amanda Weir
Amanda Weir won her third Olympic medal in London as part of the 400m freestyle relay team. Weir helped the U.S. to a Bronze medal by swimming the second leg in the preliminary heat. Weir also has two Olympic Silver medals from the 2004 Athens Games where she swam the 400m freestyle relay and 400m medley relay. In addition to her Olympic medals, Amanda has seven World Championship relay medals: two Gold, four Silver, and one Bronze from the 2005, 2007, and 2011 World Championships. Nicknamed Hollywood because of her love of sunglasses, Amanda loves drawing, interior design, and photography. Weir is married to Chris Davis, Jr., the son of her coach, and currently resides in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Andy Potts
Coming off a huge win at 2012 Ironman Lake Placid, Andy Potts looks poised to have his best season yet. Potts took his fourth Escape from Alcatraz title this year, and also holds two other Ironman victories from 2010 Ironman Coeur d'Alene and 2010 Ironman Cozumel. Potts had the fastest swim split at the 2010 & 2011 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, solidifying his position as one of the fastest swimmers in Ironman racing. Hoping to eclipse his career-best 7th place finish in 2009 at the Ironman World Championship, Potts will once again be the one of the top Americans racing in Hawaii this year. A 2004 Olympian and 6x All-American for the University of Michigan, Potts and his wife Lisa have two children Boston and Sloane.
Chrissie Wellington
The highest ranked woman on Esquire's list of "50 Best Athletes Right Now" (she ranked 8th ahead of Novak Djokovic and Kobe Bryant), Wellington is certainly the best female athlete of her day. A 4x Iroman World Champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011), Wellington has remained undefeated at the Ironman distance throughout her career. She holds the Ironman World Record at 8:33:56 set at 2011 Ironman South Africa, and the Iron Distance World Record at 8:18:13 set at 2011 Challenge Roth. Wellington's fourth World Championship title was won with torn pectoral and intercostal muscles, severe bruises and road rash from a bike crash two weeks before the race. Chrissie has taken 2012 off from competition to promote her autobiography, "A Life Without Limits".
Craig Alexander
Craig Alexander, better known as "Crowie", is a five-time World Champion. In 2010, Alexander was named one of Inside Triathlon Magazine's 10 Greatest Male Iron-Distance Triathletes of All Time and one of Inside Triathlon Magazine's 15 Greatest Male Triathletes of All Time. In 2011, Crowie did the unthinkable becoming the first professional triathlete to win both the Ironman 70.3 and Ironman World Championship in the same year. He was the oldest male (38) in history to win the infamous Ironman Hawaii AND he also broke the course record. Alexander resides in both Boulder, CO and his home of New South Wales, Australia with his wife Nerida and his two kids Lucy and Austin.
Pete Jacobs
Pete Jacobs earned the 2012 Ironman World Championship title with a time of 8:18:37. Beginning his day with a 51:28 swim split, Jacobs had the fourth fastest swim split in his TYR Torque Pro Swimskin and Tracer Racing Goggles. Jacobs then went on to tally a 4:35:15 bike split, despite some fierce and relentless winds. He would finish his day with a 2:48:05 marathon run, the top split of the day for the world title.
Earlier this season, Jacobs finished 2nd at Ironman Lake Placid and placed 1st at Ironman 70.3 Philippines. At the 2011 Ironman World Championship, Pete Jacobs finished 2nd and had the fastest run in Kona with his marathon split of 2:42:29. 2011 was a great season for Jacobs, as he won his first Ironman at Ironman Australia and again took home a victory at Ironman 70.3 Philippines. Pete resides in Sydney, Australia with his wife Jaimielle.
Sarah Haskins
Sarah Haskins is already amazing and getting better every second. Everyone following the sport is predicting her as an Olympic favorite in 2012. Sure, it's a lot of pressure, but Sarah has found a really good way of dealing with it — by winning. She recently took number one at the 2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon and was selected to the Gold Group in the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series. A high school swimmer and runner, she completed her first triathlon in 2003. The next year, she was accepted to the Resident Triathlon Team at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, where she met her husband, triathlete, Nate Kortuem. (TYR is considering pre-signing any children they might have.)
Mirinda Carfrae
Runner up at last year's Ironman World Championships, Mirinda "Rinny" Carfrae has placed either 1st or 2nd at the last three World Championships. Rinny also won Ironman 70.3 World title in 2007. So far in 2012, Carfrae has won Rev3 Quassy and Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens. A native Australian, Rinny grew up playing basketball before transitioning to Olympic Distance triathlon in 2001, and is now a force to be reckoned with at the Ironman and half-Ironman distances. Rinny splits her time between California, Colorado, and her native Queensland, Australia and recently became engaged to fellow triathlete Tim O'Donnell.
TJ Tollakson
T.J. is the Swiss Army knife of humans. He's been a standout soccer player, wrestler and swimmer. He's an industrial engineer. He started his own company and has plans to own about 40 more. Realizing a sport based on three skill sets was just up his alley, he committed to triathlons in 2003, placing second in his age group at the World's Qualifier. Since then, he has steadily improved, taking 2nd in three Ironman races. Like you'd expect from a guy who takes on challenges like other people eat potato chips, T.J. likes to race one way — all out and out front.
Amanda Stevens
Dr. Amanda Stevens set the all-time fastest Ironman swim split this year with a 45:04 at the Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt. This comes as no surprise as Stevens was first out of the water for the pro women at last year's Ironman World Championships. In 2012, Amanda has had her most successful season of racing to date, winning Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs and placing 2nd at Ironman 70.3 Kansas and Ironman UK. An excellent swimmer, Stevens will look to perfect her run and bike at the World Championships this year. Stevens is a licensed medical doctor and resides in Colorado Springs with her husband Randy.
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Kill Shot
An American Assassin Thriller
For months, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way through a list of men, bullet by bullet. With each kill, the tangled network of monsters responsible for the slaughter of 270 civilians becomes increasingly clear. He is given his next target: a plump Libyan diplomat who is prone to drink and is currently in Paris without a single bodyguard.
Rapp finds him completely unprotected and asleep in his bed. With confidence in his well-honed skills and conviction of the man's guilt, he easily sends a bullet into the man's skull. But in the split second it takes the bullet to leave the silenced pistol, everything changes. The door to the hotel room is kicked open and gunfire erupts all around Rapp. In an instant the hunter has become the hunted. Rapp is left wounded and must flee for his life.
The next morning, the news breaks in Washington that Libya's Oil Minister has been killed along with three innocent civilians and four unidentified men. The French authorities are certain that the gunman is wounded and on the loose in Paris. As the finger pointing begins, Rapp's handlers have only one choice—deny any responsibility for the incident and pray that their newest secret weapon stays that way, avoiding capture and dying quietly. One person in the group, however, is not prone to leaving things to chance. Rapp has become a liability, and he absolutely cannot be allowed to be taken alive by the French authorities. But it will soon become clear that nothing is more dangerous than a wounded and cornered Mitch Rapp.
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Emporio Armani
OTHER COLLECTIONS BY: Emporio Armani
2012 February 27
Milan Fall 2012: Jil Sander, Emporio Armani, Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Pucci
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(MILAN) Jil Sander
Parting is such sweet sorrow. On Saturday, Raf Simons took his final bow as creative director for Jil Sander. A standing O (instigated by Anna Wintour) followed, along with an endless stream of boisterous applause that warranted a teary-eyed encore. The 44-year-old Belgian designer summed up his six and a half year stint at the German brand with a medley of polished pastel outerwear over slinky slips and sweetheart fifties frocks. Grace Kelly look-a-likes floated down the runway, back-dropped with six floral pillars, clasping their button-less double-faced coats closed and showing off dual-tone lapels or contrasting linings up top and colorful, neon-tinged Mary Janes below. A tough act to follow.
Emporio Armani
"Little winter follies" was the theme on Giorgio Armani's mind for his latest Emporio Armani collection. What does that entail exactly? A hankering for knickers! In particular, the 18th century, cuffed and to-the-knee variety. They came in black or sapphire, velvet or rumpled silk, printed with florals or patterned with plaid. And Mr. Armani didn't stop there. More was more on this quirky catwalk. The oft-repeated britches peeked out from under dotted toppers, striped jackets, ruffled taffeta blazers, shaggy rainbow Mongolian lamb furs and velvet-on-velvet dresses. Adding to the "fun little touches of pure fantasy" was chunky Art Deco costume jewelry and topsy-turvy chapeaux that seamlessly transition from runway to reality.
Bottega Veneta
Sleek and structured, just short of severe, sums up the latest offerings from Tomas Meier at Bottega Veneta. The runway tale du season began with strong tailoring in shades of midnight, cocoa, and tons of noir, got momentarily lightened via sharp shifts in paler neutrals in hues of butter and concrete, before heading into marigold-kissed patterns with a brief moment of blush along the way. Vampy evening looks sported tufts of ruffles, and peplums spiffed up mottled, slightly marble-y patterning on gowns. Hemlines erred on the side of demure, with a spate of slim calf-grazing skirts in the mix, paired with ankle booties or knee-length boots. More on the accoutrements: Black leather gloves got hiked up at the elbow—some soaring towards the shoulders—and crystal-accented necklines came out for a few spins. For day (easily segued into night), a nude and black number with burnout floral detailing, blooming at the clavicle and entwined down the sides, was a standout; for the evening hours, pieced-velvet gowns looked unexpectedly rich in a shade of mauve. Added bonus: brilliant, almost-black lips. Molto chic, Maier!
Dolce & Gabbana
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana proved once again they have the Midas touch with a golden collection veering toward the romanticism of Sicily (Dolce's birthplace) during the Baroque years. Towering gilded mirrors and two-tier chandeliers, intertwined with fairytale floral arrangements, set the lavish stage for a lineup long on opulent gold embroidery atop everything from black capes, onesies, and dainty ankle socks to sheer look-at-me dresses and their more conservative velvet counterparts. Later, darkness turned to light as black shifted to white on ruffled frocks and lacy shifts, cinched at the waist with Rococo belts dripping in pearls. This theatrical fancy was repeated on halo headbands, ladylike handbags, and covetable vintage-y drop earrings. For the finale, needlepoint florals and cherub fresco prints injected a delightful dose of color into the provocative Hail Mary procession.
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Pearson v. Wells Fargo N.A. et al
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Plaintiff: Peggy Pearson
Defendant: Wells Fargo N.A., Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Fed. Question
Lynott et al v. Luckovich et al
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Plaintiff: Frank Lynott
Defendant: Laurie A Luckovich , John Doe Luckovich , Daryl Trevor Reiche and others
Cause Of Action: Quiet Title
Lozott v. United States Postal Service
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Plaintiff: Erik C. Lozott
Defendant: United States Postal Service
Cause Of Action: Notice of Removal
Norma Roy, et al v. Microsoft Corporation
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Defendant: Microsoft Corporation
Plaintiff: Dennis Walsh , Dezra Guthrie , Katherine Ortiz and others
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Hickman et al v. Pasco
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Defendant: Pasco Police Department
Plaintiff: Kevin Self , Randy Hickman
Cause Of Action: Petition for Removal- Property Damage
Chartis Insurance Company China Limited et al v. Cargo Solution Express, Inc.
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Plaintiff: YiFang Digital Technology Co Ltd , Chartis Insurance Company China Limited
Defendant: Cargo Solution Express Inc
Cause Of Action: Damaged Goods While Being Transported
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Defendant: GS Mortgage Securities Corp., US Bank National Association, Bank of America NA and others
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Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
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Defendant: John & Jane Does, Merscorp Holding Inc , Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc and others
Plaintiff: Angela K Main
Cause Of Action: Notice of Removal
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Defendant: PC Marketing Inc.
Cause Of Action: Diversity
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Plaintiff: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Defendant: Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center
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Raddy looking to the future in Tigers clash
Singapore coach Radojko Avramovic insists he will be looking at the bigger picture when his side take on arch-rivals Malaysia in Friday's friendly clash.
By Gabriel Tan
All eyes will be on the Jalan Besar Stadium when Avramovic's Lions take on their Causeway rivals in the first match of their two-legged encounter.
Both sides will be eager to record a win after disappointing results last Friday - Singapore lost to Hong Kong 1-0, while Malaysia were held to a 0-0 draw by Philippines.
But while Avramovic admits there will added pressure on his side to get a result against the Tigers, he insists he will not be distracted from his main goal of building a squad for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup in November.
"I think it's a good opportunity to play a game which is similar to a local derby," he said at Thursday's pre-match press conference. "Both teams are in good form at the moment.
"It's good to have that bit of rivalry - it's good for both football in Singapore and Malaysia, but it should always remain healthy competition.
"We are both building our teams for future competitions, we have some new faces so let's give them a chance to play."
While it remains to be seen how the Lions faithful will take to Avramovic experimenting in what has traditionally been a must-win game due to the rivalry, the Serbian tactician insists it is beneficial that he gives a chance to several youngsters, including Tampines Rovers' Ahmed Fahmie, LIONSXII winger Safirul Sulaiman and Poh Yi Feng of Balestier Khalsa.
"We are bringing in some new faces and we should trust them in the game," he added.
"Of course you can't expect all of them to succeed but they have shown potential and we need to give them more time."
Singapore centre-back Baihakki Khaizan, who will captain the side on Friday in the absence of the injured Shahril Ishak, was quick to echo his coach's sentiments.
"As coach Raddy said, there's a lot of young blood coming into the team," Baikhakki said. "These international friendlies are more for looking at how we can rebuild.
"We also have a number of players out injured so it'll be good to see who will step up as the future of the national team.
"I'm looking forward to tomorrow's [Friday's] game. We'll try our best to win like always and hopefully it'll be an exciting game."
Considering Malaysia have only beaten the Lions once in their last eight meetings, the odds appear stacked against them on Friday, although Harimau Malaya coach K. Rajagobal insists getting his troops psyched up for the encounter will not be a problem.
"Whenever we play against Singapore the players will always be motivated," the former Malaysia international revealed. "It's a local derby and there's a lot of excitement for these games.
"Both teams will be saying the same thing; we're hoping for a good match and both coaches will want to win the match.
"Even though it's a friendly, both sets of fans will not be accepting less than a good game and it that's the case, I think the better team will win."
And while his team struggled to impress last Friday against a Philippines side they were expected to beat, Rajagobal will not be making too many changes to his starting XI on Friday.
"There are some players carrying light injuries so we'll see if it's necessary for us changes," he revealed.
"These are matches that give a lot of excitement and challenge and there will be minimal changes, if any."
One player that has come under pressure recently has been Pelita Jaya striker Safee Sali, who has struggled to find the back of the net in recent outings for the national side.
However, the 28-year-old did star when both sides met in the second round of the AFC 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, and he admits his team-mates are eager to make amends for their failure to beat the Lions back then.
"It's an opportunity for us to prove to our fans what we're capable of," Safee said. "We weren't at our best in the World Cup qualifiers so it's time for us to get a result.
"The players will be motivated for the game."
Following Friday's game at the Jalan Besar Stadium, both sides will meet again four days later in Malaysia.


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If you are considering buying a vacation retreat or second home, you are not alone. A study last year by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed a record 2.82 million second-home sales in 2004, up 16.3 percent from 2003. In fact, nearly a fourth of all homes purchased last year were for investment, and another 13 percent were for vacation homes.
What's Fueling
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The most frequently cited reason for purchasing a second home is to diversify portfolio investments, however. Low interest rates mean more people can afford second homes and, with second-home selling prices up 27 percent since 1999, they are an attractive alternative to lackluster returns on stock and other investments.
Who's Buying?
Living Purchasers
Many build a barn, shop or structure with small living quarters, which over time is expanded into a permanent dwelling or converted to a guesthouse or party room after the permanent home is completed.
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"Day in and day out, Farm Credit can offer the most flexible packages with the terms, structure and conditions that are a perfect fit for second-home borrowers' needs. By capitalizing on the patronage refund and dividends being paid by Farm Credit lenders, we are usually able to beat any commercial lender's package," Echols says.
Other financing options include owner financing, home equity loans, cash and IRS 1031 tax-free exchanges. "Many times these purchases are made by multiple buyers, such as family partnerships or a group of friends. By pooling their resources, they can acquire a larger tract of land than would be possible individually," notes Echols.
Farm Credit financing for second homes is based in large part on the financial strength of the customer. Another important factor is how the property will be managed: owner-operated, custom-farmed or leased out. Interest rates and loan terms typically are similar to those for other Farm Credit mortgage loans.
When considering the best lender for your second-home purchase, don't overlook the importance of convenience and local knowledge. "Local lenders are more familiar with the area, have greater knowledge of land values and local farming and ranching customs, and know local operators who can look after the property in the owners' absence," says Echols. "Purchasers should weigh all those factors, along with the financing package itself, to select the best lender for their situation."
Article by Sue Durio
|The Scoop on Second-Home Buyers
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Nice patio and decent service – Better than average, but that's because of the patio and the service. The patio is a good size and you don't feel like they forced too many tables back there. The staff was attentive which was nice. I never had to ask anyone to come over to refill my drink, but they also weren't hovering over us. The food is good. Nothing special, but consistent. I'd probably go more often if it was priced a little better or portions were a little bigger.
Mixed experience – I'm mostly about the food. For me to complain about the service, it really has to be unusually sub-par.
Its very common for plates to be removed from the table quickly, if the restaurant is crowded and they need to "rush" you along. When my wife and I were at Mizu, we were the only ones in the entire restaurant. The waitress wanted to remove the plate from my wife's side, the second she finished her food. The waitress then brought the check while wife and I had most of my drinks. we wanted to finish our drinks before paying/leaving. Well, the waitress stopped by 3 times to take the check, which was not ready. On the 3rd time, I chugged my drink than paid and left. There was still nobody else in the restaurant. I understand this type of service when they need to turnover the tables quickly, but this was clearly not the case.
Food was good, specially the Spicy Mizo Sushi
very good sushi-sake – this is a very good find in brooklyn. if you like sushi, you'll very much enjoy this place. If you like saki, you'll very much love this place.
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Though its 138-hp, DOHC inline-four engine is a bit underpowered for a sports coupe, the 2008 Hyundai Tiburon GS does achieve a high 20/28 mpg. This front-wheel-drive base model comes standard with a 5-speed manual, and a 4-speed automatic is available. A front and rear independent suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars, and 16-inch alloy wheels with all-season tires help on curvy roads. A rear spoiler is standard. To keep weight down, the coupe is light on safety equipment, but does come with 4-wheel disc and ABS brakes, foglights, a tire monitor, and dual front-side airbags.
Power windows, locks, and mirrors, along with remote entry, are all standard on the 2008 Tiburon GS. Heated mirrors, air conditioning, tilt steering, and a security system are also included. Entertainment is provided by a newly standard 220-watt sound system with CD/MP3 player and MP3 jack, and there is also a front power outlet. Rear seats are cramped, but fold down and open onto a 15 cubic foot trunk that comes with tie-downs and a cover. An option package adds a sunroof and cruise control. Other extras include mudguards, a cargo net, and a wind deflector for the sunroof.
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This front-wheel-drive sports coupe sacrifices fuel economy for a much more powerful ride than the base model. The 172-hp, 2.7-liter DOHC V6 puts out 181 ft-lbs of torque and rates 17/24 mpg. A 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic are the available transmissions. The four-seater 2008 Tiburon GT rides on larger 17-inch alloy wheels with all-season tires, and like the base, it comes with 4-wheel disc and ABS brakes with electronic brakeforce distribution, foglights, a tire monitor, and dual front-side airbags. A rear deck spoiler is also standard.
Building on the base model, the 2008 Tiburon GT adds cruise control, a trip computer and temperature display, and leather trim for the wheel and shifter. Already standard is a full power setup, along with remote entry, a 220-watt CD/MP3 player with three months free of satellite radio, intermittent wipers, and heated mirrors. Front power outlets and an MP3 jack are also standard. Rear seats split-fold onto a 15-cubic-foot trunk that contains tie-downs and a cover and can be equipped with a net. Chrome interior trim and chrome dual exhaust tips maintain the sporty image of the 2008 Tiburon GT. Options add a sunroof and wind deflector, a 6-CD changer, and mudguards.
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Want a bit more luxury and comfort in your sports coupe? The 2008 Hyundai Tiburon GT Limited adds red leather seats, a standard sunroof, and a 6-CD player to the long list of standard equipment in this front-wheel-drive four-seater coupe. The 172-hp, 2.7-liter DOHC V6 is matched to a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic and is enough to provide a few thrills as it hugs the curves. 4-wheel disc and ABS brakes with electronic brakeforce distribution, foglights, a tire monitor, and dual front-side airbags are standard. The 2008 Tiburon GT Limited rides on 17-inch alloy wheels with all-season tires.
Beyond the leather seats and sunroof, the GT Limited mimics the regular GT. Standard features include cruise control, a trip computer, security system, tachometer and temperature display, and leather accents for the wheel and shifter. Full power features include remote entry and heated mirrors. The seven-speaker CD/MP3 player includes a free trial of satellite radio this year. For front passengers there are cupholders and two power outlets. The rear seats split-fold 60/40, and the trunk holds a quite spacious 15 cubic feet and comes with tie-downs and a cover. The few options available include carpeted floor mats, mudguards, a cargo net, and a wind deflector for the sunroof.
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The sportiest version of Hyundai's front-wheel-drive four-seater sports coupe is the 2008 Tiburon SE. A European four-wheel independent and multilink rear suspension combines with larger brakes and a larger rear spoiler for more responsive road feel. Traction and stability control come standard with the SE, in addition to 4-wheel disc and ABS brakes, foglights, 17-inch wheels with all-season tires, a tire monitor, and dual front-side airbags. The engine is the same as in the other trims: a 2.7-liter, 24-valve DOHC V6 that delivers 172 hp and 181 ft-lbs of torque. It is matched with a 6-speed manual transmission.
Front sport seats feature leather bolsters, complementing the leather trim on the wheel and shifter. The SE does not come with leather seats. The coupe seats four in two rows, with split-folding rear seats opening onto a 15-cubic-foot cargo area. The area comes with tie-downs and a cover, and a net can be added. Comfort and convenience is supplied by a full power setup, heated mirrors, intermittent wipers, cruise control, a trip computer and tachometer, and a 220-watt CD/MP3 player with six speakers. Satellite radio is a new feature this year. Decent legroom makes up for the lack of headroom. Front cupholders and two power outlets are also standard. A sunroof is optional on the 2008 Hyundai Tiburon SE, along with mudguards and carpeted floor mats.


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The other members of the incoming City Council were receptive to the ideas and Friday, during the second day of a retreat meeting for Anniston's new leaders, discussed what could become some of their first actions as elected officials.
"The people are tired of the city shooting from the hip, being reactive instead of proactive," Stewart said at the Anniston Aquatic and Fitness Center at McClellan, where for the past two days the council-elect has met to prepare themselves to take office next week.
Many of the new members ran on platforms of working together and Friday expressed a desire to work with various community members, too — specifically by creating a task force to research what consulting firm would best help Anniston develop a plan to manage its resources and by appointing various city residents to that task force.
Stewart said his former opponent, Ann Welch, has already researched some consulting firms. He suggested she would be a good addition to such a task force.
Ward 1 Councilman Jay Jenkins noted that Toby Bennington, city planner, has begun to look into consultants, too.
"We've got so much more to offer than we did 20 years ago," Stewart said, touching on current and potential developments at the Coldwater Mountain Trails, the Chief Ladiga Trail, Veterans Memorial Parkway and McClellan. "We want community-based task forces; we have a great opportunity to do some unification."
Today, in the third day of the retreat, the council members-elect will go into detail about their specific hopes and plans for the Model City. Friday they gleaned more general information from the research director of the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, a group that works to help municipalities across the state improve their government practices.
Joe Adams, PARCA's research director, talked at length about how to create a strategic plan that works and the best budgeting procedures, armed with a quarterly progress report for 20 cities within Alabama.
"Think about how all of your departments can connect to the city's — the council's — priorities," Adams said.
He emphasized a municipal plan that included flexibility, performance evaluations and "SMART" budgeting, the latter of which calls for officials to set goals and organize spending based on those plans.
Incorporating "best practices" checklists for each city department, staying away from micromanagement and understanding the city's financial history are other ways to improve local government, Adams said.
"Yeah, our budget process wasn't a good one this year," Jenkins said. "It was very reactive."
After the PARCA presentation, Stewart, who organized the retreat, asked Adams to assist in a "visionary strategic planning exercise" for Anniston.
He discussed partnerships with other organizations, such as the Anniston Board of Education and the Public Education Foundation, to develop tactics for education progress, one of the main concerns of the newly elected council. Adams also offered PARCA's services to the members as they move forward.
"We can help with regional approaches to making areas better, working together," Adams said.
Before Adams' presentation, the council also received advice from U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, who discussed his experiences in local government as a former Calhoun County commissioner.
"Decide early in your term what you hope to accomplish by the end of your term," Rogers said.
"I do think it's a good idea to hire an outside consultant."
Hours after the retreat's second day began, the conversation ultimately turned back to establishing a vision: specific and accomplishable goals for the Model City.
Stewart again mentioned the usefulness of creating community task forces to help tackle these issues with input from residents.
"That's going to be your nickname," Councilman-elect Seyram Selase joked. "Vaughn 'Task Force' Stewart."
Assistant Metro Editor Cameron Steele: 256-235-3562. On Twitter @CSteele_star.


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Bas van der Schot works as a political cartoonist and illustrator for the daily newspapers NRC Handelsblad and NRC.Next. His work in also published in Welt am Sonntag in Berlin, Germany, and in Dutch magazines like Filosofie Magazine and Univers, the magazine of the Tilburg University. He won the Inktspotprijs in 2003 and his work has been collected in several books since 2003.


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Absentee ballots could play role in 4th Ward primary
By Stephanie Lulay email@example.com February 27, 2013 5:24PM
Bill Donnell, 4th Ward aldermanic candidate. | Submitted photo
The vote totals for Tuesday's primary election in Aurora's 4th Ward; the top two vote-getters will advance to the April 9 general election:
William Donnell — 247
Mavis A. Bates — 202
James "Jay" Leonardi — 194
Charles Norris — 159
Mike "Leo" Leonardi — 71
Duanne Kleckner — 49
Kevin Mathews — 30
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Updated: April 1, 2013 11:54AM
AURORA — With the possibility of absentee ballots still not counted, Aurora's 4th Ward primary race is too close to call, top contenders said Wednesday.
Although 4th Ward candidate Bill Donnell sailed through to the April 9 ballot with 247 votes, or 26 percent of the vote, candidates Mavis Bates and Jay Leonardi agree that the second ballot spot is still undecided.
By current Aurora Election Commission numbers, Bates leads Leonardi by a mere 8 votes; Bates totaled 202 votes in Tuesday's primary, while Leonardi received 194 votes.
But Bates and Leonardi said Wednesday that they've been told by Aurora Election Commission officials that there are 20 to 22 requested absentee ballots still out in the ward.
"There were 21 ballots requested, and they don't have to send them in until the day of the election," said Bates, chairman of the Aurora Township Democrats.
That's led to a scenario where both candidates were frantically calling their 4th Ward supporters Wednesday to determine who may have sent in those absentee ballots.
"I talked to somebody today who knew of at least one that wasn't sent in," Bates said.
An Aurora Election Commission official said absentee ballots must have been postmarked by Tuesday's primary election day, and be in the Election Commission's possession by March 12.
The estimated two dozen absentee ballots still out "should make this interesting," said Leonardi, a 20-year-old Waubonsee Community College student.
He was calling supporters early Wednesday morning.
"(Election Commission Executive Director) Linda (Fechner) told me that there were more absentee ballots out there, maybe 22, and I know I have a good amount of those ballots in my favor," Leonardi said. "I don't know that they're all going to be mine, but I'm praying."
He said supporters told him that four or five of those absentee ballots were cast for him.
"I'm waiting to hear back on another five more," he said.
Despite the slim lead, Bates said that she's confident the spot on the April 9 ballot will be hers.
"I'm in a little bit of limbo until March 12, but I'm going to go with it's a done deal," Bates said. "I can't wait because time is marching on."
But to be safe, she won't host any major fundraisers until after March 12, she said.
Bates wasn't surprised by the 12 percent voter turnout in the ward.
"When you've got six people — really seven because Kevin (Mathews) was still on the ballot — I thought it would be Bill Donnell, me and Jay, which it was," Bates said. "It's just a lot of people running for a very small number of votes."
Leonardi said winter weather played a role in voter turnout on primary Tuesday.
"I was definitely surprised. I think everyone expected more of their voters to come out," he said. "At the end of the day, I knocked on every single door in the 4th Ward."
The other candidates in Tuesday's primary were Mike "Leo" Leonardi, Duanne Kleckner and Chuck Norris.
Fechner could not be reached Wednesday.


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Birdy And The Beast
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Leon Schlesinger Studios featuring Tweety, Cat, Bulldog, Hen.
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"He's got it, and he can have it!"
My grandmother loved this one; her favorite scene was when Tweety pumped gasoline into the cat's burning mouth and made him "fwow up and go `Boom!'" For me, it's the finale, when the cat is dancing around with a live hand grenade clasped in his hands (thinking he has Tweety) and says, laughing maniacally, "I've got it! I've got it! I'VE GOT IT!!!"
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Tweety was given his name in this one. But it wouldn't stop there. He was also given more of a personality to play off of the generic cat character. Notice that in the first cartoon, Tweety has a blank expression on his face the first time he sees the cat. This time, when the cat looms near, Tweety is elated, like a child getting his favourite toy at Christmas. And that is exactly how Tweety treated that cat for the rest of the cartoon, he just taunted him and lead him to his own destruction.
Tweety's attack was absolutely relentless too. Like in the first one, he showed no mercy to this cat. At one point he even lit a fire inside the putty tat's mouth, shoved a fire hose inside which was connected to a barrel full of gasoline. Also, it should be noted that this was the first cartoon in which Tweety led a cat into the path of an angry dog. (Something he would later do to Sylvester time and time again).
Then, at the end of the cartoon, after the cat has been vanquished, Tweety confides in us that he "gets rid of more putty tats that way" and then proceeds to add a notch to the many notches above his nest. There is definitely the sense that Tweety, shall we say, has an extreme dislike for cats. But, him being a bird it's understandable. If anyone has seen what a real cat does to a real bird, they'd better understand Tweety's anger. But, the calibre of this anger that causes him to maim or kill this staggering amount is the mystery.
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Mlutch obliged: would you carry a clutch bag?
By admin on February 10th, 2009
How could we have missed the boat on this one? We heralded the age of the 'medge' aka the male wedge and we all witnessed the explosion of guyliner, manscara and what have you but somehow the 'mlutch' evaded us.
Charlie Porter's been gadding about town sporting the BOT (Bang On Trend) accessory but everybody knows that the trend started with Kel Knight of Kath and Kim fame and his manpurse, a vision in grey leather. I've picked out a few women's clutches that you could happily pass off as a mlutch, jump through to find out more.


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Careers - Industry
A Thriving Industry
According to the Environmental Business Journal, the environmental industry in the United States is a $265 billion annual industry involving more than 32,000 individual companies. Other estimates places the number of jobs available in the U.S. for graduates with a degree in environmental science in the hundreds of thousands. As the world continues to acknowledge the need for responsible stewardship of our planet, environmental sectors are expected to grow, creating even more jobs in the future.
An environmental science degree offers you many employer options. Most large corporations employ professionals with expertise in environmental science to ensure compliance with environmental regulations. Many smaller firms are also engaged in environmental engineering and consulting, managing natural resources, or providing the monitoring necessary to comply with existing environmental laws. Since these laws require monitoring air, waters, and soils, and often filing environmental impact statements or monitoring biological diversity, they generate a need for graduates in all of our focal areas.
In addition to the public sector, jobs are available in state and federal agencies, as well as non-profit agencies with mandates to promote environmental issues and protect natural resources. Depending on the job and your training, your duties in these organizations could range from performing technical field services to tracking fish or wildlife populations to conducting outreach and educational activities.
Salaries will vary from region, although starting salaries for entry-level professionals with an undergraduate degree in environmental science typically range from about $30,000 to $40,000, depending on your career choice and where you work.
For an idea of what's available near you, try visiting one of the national job boards or explore specialty environmental job listing services. Here are just a few of those available on the Web:
- EcoEmploy Job Listings
- EnviroNetwork
- The Environmental Careers Organization
- Environmental Career Center
- Environmental Careers
- The Environmental Directory
- EPA Job Openings
- Environmental Jobs & Careers
- National Council for Science and the Environment's Campus to Careers Program
- N.C. Environmental Education Jobs & Internships


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Of all the tools I've purchased over the last several years, this one (along with the "fret krimper" which serves exactly the opposite purpose) should be high on everyone's priority list. Kinda pricey I know - but I can assure you, I'm kicking myself for having passed this one up for as long as I have. Seriously!
Recently, I was working on a 1939 Martin D-28. I had to reset the neck and completely refret the fingerboard. Due to the non adjustable T-bar neck reinforcement, the fret tang size was crucial to getting the right amount of compression so that, under tension at full pitch, the neck relief would be about .004". Rather than taking the time to source the perfect fret wire for the job, I purchased the Fret Barber. What an amazingly simple to use, well designed tool! No more hunting for sources for fret wire, no more fixing chips in ancient ebony fingerboards while re-sizing the slots! I can't believe I waited so long to get this tool! This tool will make you a better guitar tech and save you a lot of time, (making you more profitable!) which there is never enough of! A must-have tool in any guitar shop...
This idea really works. Absolutely necessary on occasion. Bowed fretboards are stress. Build a stress free guitar.
Also when a fret is out in a tricky place, don't hurt the guitar.
Saved the day recently when I had some (Stewmac) fretwire with barbs too wide for the slots in an ebony board (also bought here). Was very easy to shave some of the barb width off the fretwire to make them fit perfectly. Thanks Dan and Stewmac!
This is one of those tools that may be a bit tricky to use at first. But once you got the trick it can really do great things for you.
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AN STC PACESETTER COMMUNITY (2010-2011) and COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE (2012) The Carolina Chapter currently serves members in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina (and beyond!). All of our meetings are made available as online, live webinars, to better serve non-local members. Visit http://stc-carolina.org to learn more about our community. LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=21047 Twitter: @stc_carolina Carolina Communique (newsletter): http://newsletter.stc-carolina.org
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HAWAII FIVE-0 (Monday-Friday, (Aug 30-Sept3) starts at 9 am/8c, Spike TV)
Time to book 'em! You've heard so much about CBS' upcoming remake you've developed a nostalgic taste for the original? You're in luck. All week, Spike TV is airing daylong marathons (9 am-6 pm/ET) comprising the entire first season of the 1968 original, starring Jack Lord as the implacable Steve McGarrett and James MacArthur as boyish Danny "Danno" Williams.
Matt's Picks: August 30 - September 2
Classic Hawaii Five-0 marathon
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Rooftops of Tehran
A Novel
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From "a striking new talent"(Sandra Dallas, author of Tallgrass) comes an unforgettable debut novel of young love and coming of age in an Iran headed toward revolution.
In this poignant, eye-opening and emotionally vivid novel, Mahbod Seraji lays bare the beauty and brutality of the centuries-old Persian culture, while reaffirming the human experiences we all share.
In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran's sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed, joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next. He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari, who has been betrothed since birth to another man. But the bliss of Pasha and Zari's stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shah's secret police. The violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a shocking choice...
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Winter of 1974
I hear someone's voice chanting, and the repetitive verses lap like water at the edge of my consciousness.
If I had a book, I would read it.
I look around until I see an old man standing a few meters away chanting in a steady, empty tone. The place does not look familiar to me. The blue robe that covers my body, the wheelchair I am sitting in, the sunlight creeping between the shades that warms meall feel strange.
If I knew a dance, I would dance it.
Outside in the yard, men of all shapes and ages shuffle around in blue robes. There is something peculiar about each of them. They look lost.
Suddenly a surge of emotions fills my chest and rushes into my throat. A little nurse with a kind, full face that resembles an apple runs up to me and plants her hands on my shoulders and screams, "Help me out here, help me out!" A man in a white uniform runs over and tries to hold me down.
"Stay in your chair, honey. Stay in your chair," Apple Face shouts, which means I must be moving. I focus on sitting still, and look toward the old man on the far side of the room. He is gazing at me as he frantically repeats his mantra:
If I had a horse, I would ride it.
I am taken to a room with a bed, and Apple Face says, "I'm going to give you a sedative to make you feel better, darling."
I feel a pinch in my arm, and suddenly my head and arms become unbearably heavy and my eyes slide shut.
Summer of 1973
My Friends, My Family, and My Alley
Sleeping on the roof in the summer is customary in Tehran. The dry heat of the day cools after midnight, and those of us who sleep on the rooftops wake with the early sun on our faces and fresh air in our lungs. My mother is strictly against it, and reminds me each evening, "Hundreds of people fall off the roofs every year." My best friend, Ahmed, and I trade hidden smiles with each warning, then climb the stairs to spend our nights under stars that seem close enough to touch. The alley below settles into a patchwork of streetlight, shadow, and sound. A car hums slowly down the deserted street, cautious not to wake anyone, as a stray dog in the distance releases a string of officious barks.
"I hear your mother calling," Ahmed mumbles in the dark. I smile, aiming a good-natured kick that he easily rolls away from.
Our house is the tallest in the neighborhood, which makes our roof an ideal spot for stargazing. In fact, naming stars for our friends and the people we love is one of our favorite pastimes.
"Does everyone have a star?" Ahmed asks.
"Only good people."
"And the better you are the bigger your star, right?"
"Bigger and brighter," I say, as I do every time he asks the same question.
"And your star guides you when you're in trouble, right?"
"Your star and the stars of the people you love."
Ahmed closes one eye and lifts his thumb to block out one of the brighter stars. "I'm tired of looking at your big fat face."
"Shut up and go to sleep then," I say, laughing, letting my gaze relax into the velvety emptiness between each pinprick of light. My eyes travel down the sky until they rest on the familiar rise and fall of the Alborz Mountains, which serpentine between the desert and the blue-green Caspian Sea. I get distracted for a moment trying to decide if the darkness is black or so deeply blue that it just appears inky in comparison.
"I wonder why people are so unabashedly afraid of the dark," I ponder, and Ahmed chuckles. I know without asking that he is amused by my eccentric vocabulary, the product of a lifetime of heavy reading. My father pulled Ahmed and me aside one day and asked me, in front of family friends and relatives, what I thought life was about. I promptly said that life was a random series of beautifully composed vignettes, loosely tied together by a string of characters and time. My father's friends actually applauded, much to my embarrassment. Ahmed leaned over and whispered that I would soon be inaugurated as the oldest seventeen-year-old in the world, especially if I kept saying things like "unabashedly" and "beautifully composed vignettes."
Ahmed and I have just finished the eleventh grade and will be entering our last year of high school in the fall. I look forward to the end of preparatory school as much as the next seventeen-year-old, but this lively anticipation is tempered by my father's plans to send me to the United States to study civil engineering. Long ago, my father worked as a ranger, protecting the nationalized forests from poachers who cut down the trees illegally for personal profit. He now works in an office, managing an entire region with an army of rangers reporting to him.
"Iran is in dire need of engineers," Dad reminds me whenever he gets the chance. "We're on the verge of transforming ourselves from a traditional agricultural country to an industrial one. A person with an engineering degree from an American university secures a great future for himself and his family, in addition to enjoying the prestige of being called 'Mr. Engineer' for the rest of his life." I love my father, and I would never disobey him, but I hate math, I hate the idea of becoming an engineer, and I would hate being called Mr. Engineer. In my dreams I major in literature and study the philosophy of the ancient Greeks, evolution, Marxism, psychoanalysis, Erfan, and Buddhism. Or, I major in film and become a writer or a director, someone who has something worthwhile to say.
For now I live with my parents in a middle-class neighborhood. We have a typical Iranian house with a modest yard, a large guest room, and a hosea small pool in the front yard. In our neighborhood, just like any other in Tehran, tall walls separate houses that have been built connected to each other. Our home has two full levels, and my room occupies a small section of the third floor, where a huge terrace is connected to the roof by a bulky mass of steel steps. Ours is the tallest house in the neighborhood, and has a southern exposure.
"I wouldn't live in a home with a northern exposure if it were given to me for free," my mother states repeatedly. "They never get any sun. They're a breeding ground for germs." My mother never finished high school, yet she speaks about health issues with the authority of a Harvard graduate. She has a remedy for every ailment: herbal tea to cure depression, liquidated camel thorns to smash kidney stones, powdered flowers to annihilate sinus infections, dried leaves that destroy acne, and pills for growing as tall as a treedespite the fact that she stands an impressive five feet tall in stocking feet.
The peace of each summer night fades with the noises of families starting their day, and our alley bustles with kids of all ages. Boys shout and scuffle as they chase cheap plastic soccer balls, while girls go from house to house, doing what girls do together. Women congregate in different parts of the alley, making it easy to tell who likes whom by the way they assemble. Ahmed has divided these gatherings into three groups: the east, west, and central gossip committees.
Ahmed is a tall skinny kid with dark features and a brilliant smile. His strong but slender body, bold, broad jaw, and bright hazel eyes make him the picture of health, according to my mother's expert opinion. He's well liked in the neighborhood, and funny. I tell him he could become a great comedian if he took his God-given talent more seriously.
"Yes, more seriously," he replies. "I can become the most serious clown in the country!"
I've known Ahmed since I was twelve years old, when my family first moved to the neighborhood. We met for the first time at school when three bullies were beating me up. All the other kids stood by and watched, but Ahmed rushed to my aid. The boys were tall, big, and ugly, and despite our heroic attempts we both took a beating.
"I'm Pasha," I introduced myself after the fight.
Ahmed smiled and reached over for a handshake. "What was the fight about?" he asked.
I laughed. "You didn't know? Why did you help me?"
"Three to one! I have a problem with that. Of course, I knew they'd still take us, but at least it wasn't as unfair as three guys thrashing one."
I knew right then that Ahmed was going to be my best friend forever. His gallantry and upbeat attitude won me over instantly. The experience bound us together and prompted my father, an exheavyweight boxing champion, to start teaching us how to boxmuch to my mother's dismay.
"You're going to make them violent," she would complain to my unsympathetic father. To make things right, every night after dinner she would hold out a glass of amber liquid that smelled like horse urine on a hot summer day. "This will reverse what your father is doing to your temper," she assured me, while forcing me to drink the nauseating brew.
I loved boxing, but my mother's remedy nearly drove me to quit.
After a few months of training, as our punches became crispshort and quick, but heavy when they needed to beI began to ache for a rematch with the three bullies at school. My father overheard our plans for revenge and intervened.
"Sit down, Mr. Pasha," he said one day after practice. Then he pointed to Ahmed. "Would you join us, please?"
"Of course, Mr. Shahed," Ahmed responded, and as he was sitting next to me, he whispered, "I think we're in trouble, Mr. Pasha!"
"When one learns how to box," Dad started thoughtfully, "he joins the fraternity of athletes who never raise a hand against people weaker than themselves."
My mother stopped what she had been doing and walked up to stand sternly next to my father.
"But, Dad, if we don't beat up people weaker than ourselves, who do we beat up?" I asked, stunned. "And wouldn't it be dumb to pick on people stronger than ourselves anyway?"
Dad was doing his best not to look at Mom, who was staring at him like a tiger checking out a deer right before the final, fateful dash.
"I taught you how to box so you could defend yourself," he mumbled. "I don't want you to go looking for a fight."
Ahmed and I couldn't believe what we were hearing.
"I want you to promise me that you will always respect the code of our fraternity," my father insisted.
We must have been slow to react.
"I want you to promise," he repeated, his voice rising.
And so Ahmed and I grudgingly joined the fraternity of athletes who never beat up bullies who break the faces of kids weaker than themselves. At the time, of course, we had no idea that such a fraternity never existed.
"Iraj is lucky your dad made us promise," Ahmed says later, making us both laugh.
Iraj is a small, scruffy kid with a long pointed nose whose sunburned features make him look Indian. He's smart, has the best grades in our school, and loves physics and mathematics, the two subjects I hate most.
I am convinced Iraj likes Ahmed's oldest sister, because he can't keep his eyes off her when she is in the alley. Everyone knows you don't fancy a friend's sister, as if she were a girl from another neighborhood. If I were Ahmed and caught Iraj checking out my sister, I'd kick the shit out of him. But I'm not Ahmed. "Hey," he'll shout, trying hard not to smile when he startles Iraj, "stop looking at her or I'll break my pledge to the sacred brotherhood of the boxing fraternity."
"Sacred brotherhood of the boxing fraternity?" I whisper under my breath with a smile. "Brotherhood and fraternity mean the same thing. You shouldn't use them in the same sentence."
"Oh, you shut up." Ahmed laughs.
Iraj is the chess champion of our neighborhood. He is so good that no one is willing to play against him anymore. When we play soccer in the alley, Iraj plays chess against himself.
"Who's winning?" Ahmed asks with a smirk. Iraj ignores him. "Have you ever beaten yourself?" Ahmed asks. "You could, you knowif you weren't so fucking preoccupied with my sister."
"I'm not preoccupied with your sister," Iraj mumbles, rolling his eyes.
"Right," Ahmed replies, nodding. "If you have any trouble beating yourself, let me know and I'll be happy to do it for you."
"You know," I tease, "I used to get mad at him for looking at your sister, but it might not be so bad to have a chess champion as a brother-in-law."
"Bite your tongue," Ahmed growls, "or I'll raid your mother's pantry to mix you a special brew that will grow hair on your tongue."
The threat has some weight, considering the way my mother has applied her unique brand of knowledge and listened to her gut to diagnose me as an extreme introvert.
"Do you know what happens to people who keep everything to themselves?" she asks, not waiting for my answer. "They get sick." When I object that I'm not an introvert, she reminds me of the time I was four years old and fell down the steps. My two aunts, two uncles, and grandparents were visiting us that day, and my mother estimated that watching me tumble down two flights of stairs nearly caused two heart attacks, three strokes, and a handful of small ulcers.
"You broke your shin in three places!" she chides. "The doctor said he'd seen grown men cry after a break like that, but not you. Do you know what that kind of stress does to your body?"
"No," I say.
"It causes cancer."
Then she spits three times to atone for the thought.
In order to cure my introversion, she insists I drink a dusky concoction that looks and smells like used motor oil. I complain that her remedy tastes horrible, and she tells me to be quiet and stop whining.
"I thought this potion was to bring me out of my shell," I remind her.
"Hush," she orders, "whining doesn't count. If you want to be successful in life you must force yourself to be an extrovert," she explains. "Introverts end up as lonely poets or destitute writers."
"So," Ahmed ponders one day, "the engine oil makes you an extrovert, and the horse urine helps you crawl back into your shell." He shakes his head in empathy. "You are going to be one fucked-up person by the time your mother gets done with you.""A stirring story about the loss of innocence, Rooftops of Tehran reveals a side of Iran understood by few Westerners. An ambitious first novel-full of humor, originality, and meaning."
- John Shors, author of Beneath a Marble Sky
"Rooftops of Tehran is a richly rendered first novel about courage, sacrifice, and the bonds of friendship and love. In clear, vivid details, Mahbod Seraji opens the door to the fascinating world of Iran and provides a revealing glimpse into the life and customs of a country on the verge of a revolution. A captivating read."
-Gail Tsukiyama, Author of The Street of a Thousand Blossoms and The Samurai's Garden
"In his haunting debut novel, Mahbod Seraji brings humor and humanity to a story of secret love in the brutal last days of the Shah. Set against the background of repression that launched the Iranian revolution, Pasha's and Zari's story shows that love and hope among the young thrive even in the most oppressive of times. Seraji is a striking new talent."
- Sandra Dallas, author of Tallgrass
"Rooftops of Tehran evoked many memories, along with tears and smiles, of starry nights on rooftops, long lost loves, and intense, passionate feelings of anger at the injustices... of the Pahlavi regime."
-Nahid Mozaffari, editor of Strange Times, My Dear: The PEN Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature
"Beyond being a bittersweet love story, Rooftops of Tehran is a story of Community. No reader will be unfamiliar to the situation of the alley--the neighborhood--where these characters are united and bound together by history, ritual, grief, respect, and by the bond of protection that arises under the brutality of an oppressive government. Rooftops of Tehran takes an uncommon and refreshing view of Iran and reveals how an American immigrant is born out of a young foreigner's desperation for self-determination and social freedom."
-Susanne Pari, author of The Fortune Catcher
"Rooftops of Tehran combines a coming of age love story with a compelling tale of struggle against dictatorship. You learn a lot about Iranian culture while coming to understand characters with universal appeal."
- Reese Erlich, author The Iran Agenda:The Real Story of US Policy and the Middle East Crisis
"What a profound pleasure to discover such solid storytelling and splendid prose in a debut novel. With the voice of a poet, Seraji has told a universal tale of love, loss, and ultimately of hope. It is this hope, most of all, that will linger long after the last page is turned. Thank God for authors like Seraji, who show us that no matter how distant apart our worlds may be, in the humanness of our hearts we are all united."
-William Kent Krueger, author of Red Knife and the award-winning Cork O'Connor series
"Repression and revolution provide the background for a deeply felt love story that gives outsiders a rare look inside modern Iran. This is a gripping account of a nation's violent lurch from one kind of tyranny to another, and also a delicately insightful portrait of how ordinary people react when their worlds suddenly collapse. At a time when we urgently need to know more about Iranians, Rooftops of Tehran introduces both the complexity of their political history and the richness of their emotional lives."
-Stephen Kinzer, author of All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
"Seraji's wonderful coming-of-age story is at times funny and sweet as well as thought-provoking and heart-wrenching. A powerful tale of the universal longings of teenagers compounded by the horrors of tyranny."
"...charmingly romantic...Seraji captures the thoughts and emotions of a young boy and creates a moving portrait of the history and customs of the Persians and life in Iran."
-Publisher's Weekly
"Refreshingly filled with love rather than sex, this coming-of-age novel examines the human cost of political repression."
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