Word: sprayings
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...Paso and Juarez will keep jury-rigging solutions. Last year, when encephalitis broke out in Juarez, El Paso's spray planes "accidentally" crossed the border to wipe out disease-carrying mosquitoes. To reduce air pollution, El Paso is helping Juarez brickmakers redesign their kilns. And to eliminate the epic waits at border crossings, businessmen (from both sides of the border) fought for--and won--a "fast lane" for U.S. and Mexican citizens who are precleared by U.S. law enforcement agencies...
...Wednesday, even Samaria was gone. So was the trash pile. Armed with rakes and shovels, landscape crews were preparing to spray green “hydro mulch” on the patches of dead grass...
GUNPLAY OVER FOREPLAY In the competitive world of defensive lingerie, Paxton Quigley, author, self-defense activist and former Yoko Ono bodyguard, stands out for designing the latest in brassiere empowerment. The SuperBra features a strategically placed holster that accommodates a .38-cal. revolver or a canister of pepper spray. Says Quigley: "People say that once they get used to the idea of carrying a gun between their breasts, they forget they're even carrying...
...escape stairs must be put up. Wagons must be decorated, the floor must be cleared, Rapunzel’s tower and Jack’s house must be put together. The floor covering has just been assembled from pieces of wood pasted over with pages from fairy tales, then spray-sealed with a hard coating. The staff seeks a run crew to move the set during scene changes. Costumes must be fitted in the next two days so the costume crew will have enough time to complete alterations. Lighting cannot be entirely worked out until all the set pieces...
...boulevards where the Mekong meets the Tonle Sap River. The first leg starts at dawn?a six-hour ride upriver on a modern ferry to the town of Kratie. For the best views, pick a spot on the roof?as far forward as possible to avoid being soaked by spray. The Mekong is more than 1 km wide at this point, and fishermen throwing butterfly nets from bobbing sampans are a common sight. Arriving in Kratie at noon, you have time for lunch and a short siesta. Then hire a motorcycle taxi to the town's northern edge...