Word: pigging
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...second-ever manned Chinese space flight is slated to carry two astronauts on a five-day journey circling Earth, while they conduct experiments on pig sperm. But the flight's importance reaches far beyond any advances in animal husbandry that may result from exposing hog semen to weightlessness. It is the latest shot fired in a fiercely competitive space showdown between China and Japan...
...including lizards, pythons, turtles and rare fish. The slaughter is so extensive in Asia that traditional sources of supply have all but dried up for the most popular animals, and traders are forced to go farther afield to secure their prey. Poachers looking to fill orders for the popular pig-nosed turtle, which is prized both as a pet and for its meat, have to venture as far as the remote Indonesian province of Papua. Those pursuing live reef fish, a Chinese delicacy particularly popular in booming southern China, have appeared in the Solomon Islands and on the island...
...arrows. They also found themselves, as the book reveals, confronted by wounded friends and new dilemmas. They took one man to hospital but refused to take another for fear of seeming to align themselves with either side. The extent of their unwitting role in sparking the conflict - when their pig was stolen one night - still troubles Connolly. As does the memory of hurrying to the side of their friend Popina Mai after he was hit by an arrow and of Connolly's first question: "Can we film?" The resulting footage is profoundly moving, but 14 years on Connolly writes...
...black or blue!" Monica is dismissive, laughing about fastidious friends who spend 20 minutes doing their hair, 30 minutes on makeup. Kelsie, however, says she watches not only her hair and makeup but also her junk-food intake. Sponsors say that gaining weight, especially during pizza pig-outs at overnight competitions, is a more common problem for 13-year-olds than eating disorders like bulimia, which can become a serious issue for cheerleaders in high school...
...Numbers 32 Number of people killed by a mysterious outbreak of pig-borne disease in China's Sichuan province...