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...Brita Roy, an Indian American, met her boyfriend George Jones, an African American, at Vanderbilt University, where the 21-year-olds are students. Although her parents in Michigan are immigrants from India and Jones attended all-black elementary and middle schools in Selma, Ala., the two say they have far more similarities than differences. They both attended small, upscale boarding schools; both are career minded. They share tastes for hip-hop music, Thai and Italian food, and shopping at Banana Republic. And they're well educated and affluent, like many interracial couples...
...meeting of the American Society for Industrial Security. Some 700 vendors hawked everything from face-recognition software to explosive-detecting sprays. Access-control technology--often considered too expensive before Sept. 11--was in hot demand. "People are scared. Execs who thought they were invincible are taking another look," said Roy Bordes, a Florida-based security consultant who briefed a standing-room-only audience on the latest gadgetry...
...forum featured Karen Armstrong, author of various works on Islam; Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim Languages and Culture; William Graham, Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of the History of Religion; and Roy Mottahedeh, Gurney Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Islamic Studies...
...passing attack was not nearly as efficient. Starting quarterback Jeff McCall was replaced late in the second quarter by sophomore Roy Altman. Altman, whose first collegiate attempt was a 12-yard completion to Reese, finished the afternoon 5-for-9 for 74 yards, and engineered Columbia’s only scoring drives...
...clue can be found in the tens of thousands of oiled Westerners squeezing onto the beaches a few score kilometers to the west. By comparison with Bali, Lombok's white sands and mountain hikes are gloriously empty. So steep has the decline in tourism been that industry workers like Roy are back tending fields and renting rooms to refugees from East Timor. Of course, with visitor numbers down, Lombok is also very good value. But, more importantly, islanders swear they have learned their lesson. The Muslim militias blamed for much of last year's troubles also suffered in the downturn...