Word: drabs
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...residents of divis Tower celebrated this summer when the British army closed the observation post that had taken up the top two floors of their drab apartment block in West Belfast for more than 30 years. Not Joe Lavelle. As his guided tour passed on the road below, soldiers used to wave on cue when passengers pointed their cameras from the open top of their double-decker bus. Now, as a mark of the peace that's slowly settled over Northern Ireland, the troopers and their fortified outpost are gone. "It's like going to Paris and not having...
...Their female counterparts are not far behind, despite the cheerleader in my sophomore tutorial who thought she could save our collective fate by wearing magenta heels to a discussion of Hobbes. My bitter consolation is that departments such as government and philosophy also boast a majority of drab concentrators. But as I contemplate the lack of exoticism in those I have elected as my kin, the fabled territory of Romance Languages returns to mind. Reputedly Harvards stylish females congregate there, although they have also been observed in enclaves such as Foreign Cultures 22: La critique sociale and English 10b: Major...
KIDS CAN FISH TOO Concerned that angling might seem drab to the Xbox generation, manufacturers are designing snazzy stuff that is child friendly. The $30 JetCast 3.0, a plastic intro pole, lets even the smallest novices push a button to eject a line 30 ft. out over the water, then reel in a wriggling prize. A safety feature ensures that it doesn't launch inadvertently. This toylike tool suits tykes, not teens...
...fence, which was built in 1994 to prevent terrorists crossing into Israel, gazes out over a sea of concrete. This is the village of Beit Hanoun, which merges with the massive refugee camp of Jabalya and, in turn, Gaza City itself. There is no break in the drab urban sprawl until our Twin Star chopper passes the dunes around the Israeli settlement of Netzarim...
...Israeli military helicopters are allowed to fly directly above Gaza for fear of ground-to-air missiles. A single road to the settlements winds through groves of Eucalyptus trees. At the side of the checkpoint, there is a wide, flat, dusty square lined with armored personnel carriers and olive drab military tents. If protesters against the withdrawal get this far, the army needs to have enough soldiers here to stop them...