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...couples holding hands or girls wearing makeup. "They're watching us, and they're the ones who control the streets, while the police, who are with them, stand by," says a student leader who did not wish to be identified. "From the beginning, the Islamic parties filled the void," says a police lieutenant colonel working closely with British forces. "They still hold the real power. The rank and file all belong to the parties. Everyone does. You can't do anything without them...
...Northrop Grumman. She liked the equipment at This Is It! Christian Fitness for Ladies in Pasadena, Md., and going there fit her schedule. But what really grabbed her were the King James Bibles and the wall that read, "And herein do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offense toward God and toward men." A bulletin board in the lobby posts a prayer list with such intentions as "safe and healthy weight loss"; the sound system plays hymns mixed to an aerobic beat. The gym is "about the individual and his or her relationship with God," says...
...motors and chatty commuters, my buzzing alarm clock started my day. The absence of car horns and sirens that I usually hear on Fleet Street made Friday?s ?rush hour? seem more like Sunday afternoon. Cars that normally inch through congested streets rolled down open lanes. The sidewalks were void of the scents of coffee and cigarettes. Only a handful of commuters were popping into their favorite stores for their morning croissant and bagels...
...ethnic groups in Africa, from the Hausa in northern Nigeria to the Ashantis in Ghana. For Juanita Thompson, a real estate agent in Arlington, Va., the test had special significance because her mother had been adopted as an infant and her birth family was unknown. "There was always a void," says Thompson, 61. "Having this DNA test gave me a connection to my mother's side of the family. I feel good about finding another piece to the puzzle...
...This void of post-graduate training programs particularly hurts women, who comprise over 60 percent of medical school graduates and whose families customs make it difficult for them to travel abroad to continue their education, Thurer said...