And so, the heavy boxes were dragged into the Chevrolet once more, to their new residence, the Makkah Hilton, a grand location with a spectacular view of the Grand Mosque in Makkah.

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At the Hilton Garden Inn Grand Forks, which is connected by closed walkways to the University of North Dakota's Center for Innovation, I heard Irish and Norwegian accents and saw two Southeast Asians working on a presentation.

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This morning at the Grand Forks Hilton Garden Court, which is connected by closed walkways to UND's Center for Innovation, I heard Irish accents and Norwegian accents, and I saw two Southeast Asians working on a presentation.

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'Grand ladies, ' as Conrad Hilton used to refer to his earlier properties, don't take well to age (especially showing their age), any more than real ladies do.

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Adil and Khadija, in their "ihram, " headed for the Grand Mosque to perform their pilgrimage rites, Mohammed and the minder settled themselves into our rooms at the Hilton.

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