Jeffrey,

Congratulations on the Business Week cover; very nice.

Things going along at a dizzying clip here; I will be proposing to Sukran o=
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Wednesday evening (our two year meeting anniversary)?at a great little, new=
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found (by me at least) restaurant in my neighborhood. I have hired a fasil=
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(classic Ottoman music) band to serenade us at our table, etc. If all goes=
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well (and there are lots of little hurdles to be leapt) looking at an early=
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June wedding. Yikes!=20

At the same time think I have found a fantastic place here on the Asian sid=
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over looking the Bosphorus. Not a sure thing, as have to make sure to=20
minimize the many risks. But if it works out it=01,s a house for a lifetime=
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Really special; it even has a 2d class historical rating, which means among=
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other things it would be tax-free for five years. Would be the house that (=
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) Enron (stock) bought.

Hope all goes well. Still haven't broken all of the above news to mom and=
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dad, though will need to do that soon as well.

Say hey to Rebecca and the kids.

With love.

Mark=20

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