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...Amir believes he can gain his father's love by winning an annual kite-flying contest, where boys battle for supremacy armed with kite strings coated in ground glass. He longs to present his father with the last kite to fall: "I'd make a grand entrance, the prized trophy in my bloodied hands. Then the old warrior would walk up to the young one, embrace him, acknowledge his worthiness." Amir wins the battle and dispatches Hassan to capture the fallen kite. But Hassan is caught by a group of bullies who make him an offer: leave the kite...
Coddington herself was a model in 1960s London. She was raised in Anglesey, a remote Welsh island, where her parents ran a hotel. At 18, she left home for London, where she won a Vogue model contest. After a few years of modeling, she began working for British Vogue, where she introduced her narrative spreads, more color and a broader sense of style...
...performance director. "Paris is almost a dress rehearsal." The results from the Worlds will help shape the run-up to Athens 2004. "You're looking for people to get into the top eight," says Jones. "They'll be in touching distance for a medal next year." The Paris contest is likely to be dominated by a flock of athletes who seem near unbeatable. Maria Mutola of Mozambique is undefeated this year at 800 m. Mexican 400-m runner Ana Guevara hasn't lost since August 2001. Felix Sánchez of the Dominican Republic has won his last 22 races...
...Indonesia as well. Sodomy is punishable by death under Sharia law. It's a shame that Islam is that intolerant - that they kill Christians every time there's some wave that comes along. Right on the borders of Christianity and Islam where they're overlapping, there is a tremendous contest for the souls of men and women. Whereas Christianity endeavors to teach peace, Islam often winds up resorting to violence. They tend not to have jails. They cut off a body part or they kill...
...paid them back. In 2002, the two firms filed racketeering charges against the family in U.S. Federal Court, accusing them of perpetrating an elaborate scam. Cem Uzan denies charges of fraud and racketeering in the Motorola case and called the Turkish government's actions a disgrace that he would contest in the European Court of Human Rights. "Erdogan's aim is to destroy our wealth. He believes that [the Youth Party] could not succeed without my funding," he says. "He wants to ban me from political life." Uzan even claims he feels his life is in danger because of political...