Word: mask
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rendering of the relative positions and movements of Sirius A and B. It is from B that he suspects superior beings came to earth, leaving behind evidence of their godlike existence that has filtered down to us through mythology and a few artifacts. Temple suggests, for example, that Dogon mask designs resembling rudimentary rocket ships may be renderings of Siriusian space vessels...
...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 a glowing white stone incinerates him in mid-flight Bodies explode in the air like percussion caps, making quick, clean flashes The more youthful spectators...
...provide a warmth of certitude and belonging. When its energy is turned outward, it may express itself in acts of mercy and even saintliness. But piety can also be lethal when directed against strangers and infidels. William James, writing 75 years ago, defined the problem: "Piety is the mask, the inner force is tribal instinct...
...entire staff of 200 at the smog agency is being tested for the nose jobs. Each employee is asked to don a mask attached to a dynamic olfactometer−a machine that regulates the strength of an odor by diluting it with air. Then he is subjected to a series of odor samples of varying strengths to establish the range in which his nose can identify 80% of the samples at a high odor concentration level and miss 80% at a low level. That range is known as the "confusion zone." When the tests are completed, the 100 employees with...
...than her husband. Or maybe it is just that freedom from her husband's endless absorption with himself is its own reward. In any event, he finds her infidelity less easy to take than he had imagined. He responds with a sort of obsessive nagging that fails to mask a mounting rage. It could not be better calculated to drive her still farther from him. The result, finally, is separation, new marriages and, in a sudden burst of startling savagery, a beating of his former mate that is so severe that he is given a jail term...