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...21/2, her daughter, who had spent 36 hours alone with the body. The killer had stabbed Worthington so powerfully that the blade had left a mark in the floorboards beneath her. It appeared that Ava had tried to tend to her mother, dabbing her face with a washcloth. "Mommy fell down," she sobbingly told the person who found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The DNA Dragnet | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

...bathe in the evening to chill out, so in the morning it's jump out of bed, put a warm flannel [washcloth] on my face, brush my teeth, moisturize, dress and leave. I'm one of those quick people, five to 10 minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Access: Rise and Shine | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

...oldest, best-known bath in Tokyo is the Azabu Juban Onsen, a real hot spring spouting from 500 m underground. This is an old-fashioned, no-frills establishment; you get a thin tenugui, or washcloth, upon admittance and nothing else. The locker room is grotty and the bath tiles stained. But aficionados travel from across the country to partake of the brownish waters, whose minerals are said to ease arthritis and other ailments. On weekends, bathers pack the large hall to lounge and eat noodles. Despite the grungy surroundings, it's an authentic taste of true onsen, or hot spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tokyo - A Bath with a View | 8/12/2002 | See Source »

After unwinding with green tea in your tatami-mat room, change into a yukata and head to the baths. Before you cannonball in, though, take your washcloth to the showers, soap up and shampoo. Only when squeaky clean should you hit the baths. The indoor one is nice, but the true gem is the rotenburo (outdoor bath). The stone-ringed pool overlooks the river, with your privacy protected by rhododendron and cedars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Life: Hot-Water High | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...with. But parole also demands that he have an address, even if it's a shelter. One day, while Sanders was taking a shower, someone broke into his locker and started selling his underwear--brand new pairs he had got from the state when he left prison. His new washcloth also vanished. "You might think it's silly, but a little thing like that freaks you out. Why would they take my washcloth?" Twice a week the warrant squad came through, beaming flashlights at the bunks, demanding IDs. "That left my nerves sort of rattled," Sanders said. "Even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outside The Gates | 1/21/2002 | See Source »

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