1.   A Confederate flag waves in the breeze and a Rottweiler named Cocoa Puff stands guard on the front porch.

2.   At the nearby treaty house, carved idols stand guard lest visitors forget to remove their shoes before entering the dimly lit, hallowed hall.

3.   He and his five sons, armed with a collection of shotguns and old carbines, stand guard all night around the family compound.

4.   Heavily armed Nigerian soldiers line the walls, stand guard outside the door and peer into the windows.

5.   Stately white columns stand guard at the base of a looping circle driveway, adorned with well-manicured foliage and a large entrance gate.

6.   During the day Bhavin Vadgama works as a finance manager with an architectural firm and at night stands guard to protect his family and friends from rioters.

7.   The Israelis also want a fift stand guard over the wanted men, who would be kept in a Palestinian prison at an unspecified location.