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...Principal Siddiqui, 35, a mother of three whose parents came from India, contends that the strain of Islam taught at Universal is one that is free of provincial baggage. Certain features of regional Islam - arranged marriages, a ban on women driving - are not part of the program here. "It's a constant battle, separating cultural issues from religious values," says Siddiqui. The school does teach how to avoid being seduced by those parts of American culture many parents consider un-Islamic. "What we're up against in movies, television and music," she says, "is profanity, sex and violence. The whole...
...high school, was called up by the Air Force Reserve. Retired teacher Judy Gray, nearing 60, volunteered to fill in for him. Gray's own daughter Regina Jones had just seen her husband Albert leave for Iraq too. Jones, an elementary-school teacher, says the call-up was a strain on the town's children, since most knew someone going off to war. "With them all being National Guard" rather than active military, she says, "it was even more of a shock...
...kind to your joints. Exercise can qualify as cardiovascular without giving your joints a pounding. Take a gym spin on a recumbent bike, pump an elliptical trainer or enroll in a water-aerobics class. Concentrate on strengthening upper-leg muscles, especially the quadriceps. That will, in turn, ease the strain on knees...
Stretch carefully. Limbering up is important for everyone, but overweight exercisers should stay away from stretches that strain the lower back, including that classic from gym class, the toe-touching drill...
...have the most to gain from strength training, which is key to long-term independence. Try to target all the major muscles in your trunk, legs and upper body with either free weights or exercise machines. Use enough weight to tire yourself out, but don't overexert or strain...