Word: hogs
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...National Guard tent festooned with last year's Christmas lights. It's July 1, one of the hottest days of the year, and the stagnant air at the foot of the bridge--the busiest commercial border crossing in North America--is thick with the smell of diesel and hog...
...when you're looking for those things, it's hard to know where to begin. There are 200,000 species of organisms (excluding bacteria and protozoa) in the U.S., and at least 7,000 of them were introduced artificially. The coyote didn't start here, nor did the hog, the sparrow, the starling, the rat or the pigeon. And though some alien species--such as horses, cattle and sheep--are important parts of our culture and commerce, many are pests. "Introduced species are one of the principal causes of endangerment for half of endangered species," says Daniel Simberloff, a professor...
...materials into her work. Von Rydingsvard told the audience about a visit to an American Indian museum on the west coast. Here she was inspired by functional pieces made with walrus intestines. Based on this organic idea, she then incorporated animal parts—cow stomachs and hog intestines—into her work. Despite the gruesome sound of these materials, the resulting work is surprisingly elegant. The final surfaces appear smooth and supple, much like leather but not as artificial. As in her other work, von Rydingsvard evokes the organic, yet in this instance she uses literal organs rather...
...Hog Feedin’, Hog Lovin?...
...don’t you go the whole hog and get it so you don’t need to use the ordering,” Drugan said...