Word: rhinos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Metallurgist Ann Van Orden, for her part, is fascinated by the fibrous structure of rhinoceros horn. "What strikes me about rhino horn," says Van Orden, "is that it is a natural composite. Really, it looks just like the material used to make the wings of a Stealth aircraft!" The benefits that might flow from such an insight can only be guessed at. Perhaps most intriguing is the fact that rhino horn is self-healing: capable of repairing the tiny cracks that come from jousting matches with other rhinos. "Now imagine a car that could self-heal after a fender bender...
While some of Ferragamo's wedged shoes are sedate, others are fantastical, and a few are downright ugly. But even these, like a black-laced shoe with a prow toe shaped like a rhino's horn, work as sculpture if not as footwear. One wedged shoe made in 1938 is a kind of psychedelic homage to the raised Venetian chopines of the 17th century; it could easily have been worn by Elton John in concert...
...RHINO RECORDS. A small but scrappy Southern California label that does some superb -- and economical -- musical salvage work, Rhino specializes in repackaging oldies that more established companies have let gather dust in the vaults, from the high-octane rockabilly of Del Shannon to the screeching serenades of Lou Christie. Rhino's recent Groove 'n' Grind compilation is a floor-scuffling, roof-raising anthology of raucous party tunes from the '50s and '60s, featuring sodden classics like Land of 1,000 Dances by Cannibal and the Headhunters. The current Rockin' in the Country: The Best of Wanda Jackson is a roundup...
...Lois Gibbs, the U.S. honoree, will not be docked since she is obliged to declare her winnings as income (prizes to Americans, including the Nobels, used to be exempt, but no longer are). The notion of taxing people like Kenyan Michael Werikhe, who is fighting to save the black rhino, has foundation officials fuming. Says one: "Just the amount withheld for the Federal Government is equal in some cases to five times their annual earnings...
...Tanzania, and back to Mombasa, with only a pet python named Survival for company. Lecturing to villagers and schoolchildren, he raised about $30,000 for conservation groups. In 1988 Werikhe went to Europe, covering 2,900 km (1,800 miles) in 135 days, and collected almost $1 million for rhino sanctuaries. Partly as a result of Werikhe's efforts, Kenya's black rhino population -- once as low as 400 animals -- has been slowly increasing since 1988. When Werikhe is not on one of his journeys, he works as superintendent of security at an auto plant. He plans to walk across...