Word: patches
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...grandeur that we're going to be the ones to catch Saddam Hussein," says Bear, 33, sitting in his makeshift sleeping quarters at the battalion's base--a former Baath Party resort named Dreamland, just outside Fallujah. "We're just here to do our little bit in our little patch of Iraq...
Wandering around in my usual haze on Halloween Night, I saw many women dolled up in eye patch, blond wig and tight nurse’s outfit. I have to admit, as a practicing heterosexual, I rarely, if ever, have problems with a lady, dressed up like a nurse. This time, however, the 18-22 year old women were not there only for my benefit, but were rather celebrating Halloween as Elle Driver, a.k.a. California Mountain Snake, a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad of Kill Bill fame. Depending on the formulations, she was accompanied by some variation...
...patch of grass outside Hospice House Woodside in Pinellas Park, Fla., where Schiavo lies abed, about 30 people stood vigil last Thursday. They were protesting the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube the day before, an action sought by her husband Michael and approved by a Florida Circuit Court judge but bitterly opposed by Terri's parents Mary and Bob Schindler. Striding among them like a pep-rally leader was the nattily dressed Randall Terry, the prominent right-to-life advocate. "I'm here because the Schindlers asked me to be here," he declared. "This woman is being murdered...
...stretchy Turkish soft-serve and the Korean ice cone. Feeling brave? The 380 homegrown flavors include octopus, chicken wings and cow's tongue. Information: Namjatown, World Import Mart 2F, Sunshine City (10 minutes from Ikebukuro Station). Adults $2.75, kids $2; tel: (81-3) 5950-0765 Cape Town: Waterfront, Scratch Patch Take a water taxi from the foreshore or a boat trip around the docks, then visit the Two Oceans Aquarium that has supervised areas where the kids can get up close and personal with starfish and octopi. At Scratch Patch across the road, they can wade through a treasure cave...
...CAPE TOWN: WATERFRONT, SCRATCH PATCH Take a water taxi from the foreshore or a boat trip around the docks, then visit the Two Oceans Aquarium that has supervised areas where the kids can get up close and personal with starfish and octopi. At Scratch Patch across the road, they can wade through a treasure cave of semiprecious stones?and even collect a bagful. information: Near the town center. Aquarium $3.50 for kids; Scratch Patch entrance free, gem bag from $10; www.aquarium.co.za...