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...other big cats to live--or at least pass--among us. Scientists are moving toward a new model of mixed landscapes in which big cats would move from core protected areas through land shared with humans--tea plantations in India, ranchland in Laikipia or, in the case of the cougar (a.k.a. mountain lion), suburban parks in California--giving them more space to hunt and disperse their genes. "We need to think big, to save entire landscapes," says Alan Rabinowitz, director of science and exploration for the W.C.S. "They may not all be areas where big cats can live, but they...
...attack humans. In the U.S., 17 people have died from mountain lion attacks over the past 100 years; many more are killed by lightning in a single year. This year, however, California has had three attacks by mountain lions on humans--one fatal. All involved hikers or bikers in cougar country; their rapid movements were probably triggers for attack. Says Boyce: "It is simply humans being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
...France they are still in their infancy. Historically, it has not been easy for Europe's workers to take pensions with them from job to job, although recent E.U. directives are addressing the problem. But always ask. "If you change jobs," says Roddy Kohn, of pension advisers Kohn Cougar, "it's possible your next employer will operate a transfer club for pension benefits, and will be willing to take your pension." And don't forget health benefits. According to O.E.C.D. projections, by 2030 pension and health benefits could account for more than 25% of GDP in France and Germany...
Zhang Yimou sounds defensive when he speaks of Hero as "a genre piece." The implication is: just a genre piece, a diversion, a long sword fight played by grownups. Perhaps the director is thinking of his last purely frivolous work, the 1989 Codename Cougar, a goofy skyjack thriller that outfitted his severe star and muse at the time Gong Li in a tight stewardess uniform. If so, Zhang is underestimating both the power of the movie-epic form and his ability to inhabit and revive...
...Mercury Cougar (V6 coupe). MSRP: $17,495. Invoice: $16,339. Price...