Word: ducts
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Eight were chained together by devices called "sleeping dragons," two-foot long lengths of PVC pipe covered with a thick layer of duct tape. Inside each tube was a bolt and chain which locked protesters' wrist together inside the pipe...
...SMEAR" FOR THE BREAST Since most breast tumors seem to originate in the milk ducts, why not just remove fluid from the ducts and check the cells for signs of abnormal growth? (That's basically the strategy doctors and other health-care providers use during a Pap smear to check the cervix for signs of abnormal growth before the cells become dangerous.) If there is a problem, so the theory goes, it could be traced to a particular duct, which would then be carefully monitored for signs of malignancy. One major drawback: seemingly abnormal results can be triggered by changes...
...community center roof is held together by duct tape," one resident said. "If we told them what problems there are, they might be able to help...
...instead of becoming a "mom in drag," the new dad wants to integrate his "guyness" into his life as a father--for example by duct-taping the baby's diaper shut if that's what it takes. That's one of the themes of the new publications and websites devoted to fathering. The best of the bunch is Dads magazine, which in its premiere issue this month includes stories and columns written by fathers on the N word, "the boy code" and how to survive a trip to Disney World. The magazine even sneaks in a cooking column. But Dads...
...these punishments, one by one and slowly, upon the two men who - as you may have heard - engaged in cold-blooded massacre in a Wendy's fast food restaurant in the New York City borough of Queens last week. They herded seven employees together, silenced them with duct tape, and methodically shot each one in the head, killing five, before they robbed the till and fled. They were later arrested. There is not the slightest doubt that the police have the right...