Soldiers today make do with anything that will change their appearance, from Halloween masks to shower caps.

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To help the miners cope, Golborne said rescuers are sending down aluminum bed frames, towels, hot-weather clothes that wick away sweat, shampoo and shower caps.

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Ulvi Voomets, a 49-year-old information media consultant from the southern town of Antsla, was a member of a squad called Laemma Naaso (which means "Hot Women" in English), four women wearing bathing suits, shower caps and rollers in their hair.

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