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...wouldn't have known it," says Acosta. And blood did flow. Acosta found paintings of human hearts with sacrificial knives lying beside. Other archaeologists have turned up shallow dishes cut from the tops of human skulls, as well as a huge red and yellow bowl containing human thigh-and hipbones-suggesting that the Teotihuacanos may have practiced cannibalism. Teotihuacanos also practiced autosacrifice to Chicome Xochitl, a god of flowers. In this rite the worshiper slashed his own finger or eyelids, allowed the blood to soak into porous paper, which was then burned in small clay bowls...
...Books and Bookmen on "How to Write a Thriller," Ian Fleming, 54, James Bond's creator and Jack Kennedy's favorite author, says unashamedly that he does it for pleasure and money. His thrillers are aimed "somewhere between the solar plexus and, well, the upper thigh. They are written for warm-blooded heterosexuals. I have no message for suffering humanity and, though I was bullied at school and lost my virginity like so many of us used to in the old days, I have never been tempted to foist these harrowing personal experiences on the public...
...Bottoms. To the sorrow of the thigh-heavy set, the new pant length is as brief and close-cut as possible. The once-dependable half-skirt (which could be tugged down to conceal an entire stretch of flab) is hard to find; in its place, for those who choose to accept the dare, is an abbreviated leotard which technically covers but scarcely conceals...
...beaten regularly in past seasons. Rutgers, on April 2, will provide much tougher opposition. The Knights boast a powerful offense led by attackman Bob Valestra. Valestra scored six goals against the Crimson last year with one arm in a cast and his left leg wrapped from ankle to thigh. A healthy Valestra is beyond immediate comprehension
...heavier weapon is far worse. One of Captain Duffy's patients used a .38, which broke his leg and left it partly paralyzed after 48 days in the hospital. Another used a .45. and the massive slug drove three coins in his pocket an inch deep into his thigh...