Word: domes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fact, they recently showed up in force at a zoning commission meeting and protested successfully against Flynt's plans to build a wall around his home. On second thought, a wall around the Flynts' pleasure dome might not seem out of place. When a neighbor complained that Flynt was the type who might start offering lollipops to the girls who attend a school across the street from the mansion, he enthusiastically endorsed the notion. "I'll probably be out there on the first day of school, giving them out," he said. "That...
...while working as an artist for Ford Motor Co. in 1956 -a sort of mammoth umbrella that can be carried in a car, sets up in minutes and sleeps four. The pop tent became a bestseller, and Moss has been designing tents ever since. Then there is the O-dome, a 530-sq.-ft. tentlike house of plastic-coated paper he built for himself seven years ago on an island off Maine; there are now about 450 fiber-glass versions across the country. "People aren't quite sure what to call me," says Moss tentatively. "Architect? Engineer...
...great domed city in the year 2274, a hedonistic paradise of the young is in full swing. Anyone who reaches age 30 is in trouble: the little red jewel planted in the palm of the senior citizen's hand starts flashing, signaling that it is time to be "reborn in the fiery ritual of carrousel." This ceremony requires one to rig oneself out in long robes and a perforated plastic mask, then stand peaceably in the middle of what appears to be a centrifugal-force machine. Soon the participant starts soaring toward the top of the dome, where...
...Poly-Dome. Still in the testing stages, this instant plastic cottage emerges from a package 9 ft. by 2 ft. To assemble, simply unfold, push out curved panels, zip up the roof, and in minutes you have a 110-sq.-ft. vacation home. Estimated cost...
...jump aboard a Senate subway car with lawmakers whose faces will be on the evening news. Last week the Capitol was unveiling a major new restoration−the old Senate chamber has been returned to its 19th century splendor, replete with red plush benches and coffered half-dome ceiling−just as it was when it rang with the debates of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun...