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...front of my car, and in three bounds it was across the road and into a farmer's field. I have never seen a more graceful animal. That cougar is living within a stone's throw of farmhouses, and I hope it stays on its natural diet of deer meat. After reading your article on big cats, I am convinced that with a little patience we can both live in this world together. Dean Price Prince George, Canada Two examples in your article perfectly illustrate the mindless overindulgence of prosperous countries. You noted that the estimated tiger population...
...extended stay. The Price of Membership Call it the E.U. diet: soaring food prices in Poland since it joined the Union on May 1 have forced some people to alter their menus. Beef prices shot up by 21.7% in the second quarter, thanks to demand for cheap Polish meat in other E.U. states. Carb lovers suffered, too: rice prices rose 27.7% after Poland implemented E.U. tariffs on imports from countries such as Vietnam. Food and oil have driven overall inflation to almost double the central bank's 2.5% target, and bankers will likely hike interest rates for the fourth time...
...GODS When Lunchboxes.com, an online lunch-box vendor, plastered images of Kali, Ganesh and Krishna on its products, followers cried foul. Why? Nishma Gosrani, of Britain's National Hindu Student Forum, explains: "These gods should be worshipped in an honorable way. And there might be animal meat stored inside the boxes, even beef"?an unappetizing notion for those who consider cows sacred...
...miso soup with vegetables. He puts in two hours of picking weeds in his 1,000-sq.-ft. field, whose crops are goya--a variety of bitter gourd--a reddish-purple sweet potato called imo, and okra. A fellow has to make a living, so Toguchi buys rice and meat with the profits from his produce...
...enologists hired via Argentine travel agencies for $40 a day, tourists are descending on Mendoza's sprawling plain, where winemakers like Catena have polo teams to entertain wine tasters, and many bed-and-breakfasts sport spectacular views of the snowcapped Andes. At the Familia Zuccardi vineyard, guests at asados (meat-grilling parties) are treated to tango shows. The influx has also shone a spotlight on Mendoza institutions like 1884, which Restaurant magazine recently rated the world's seventh best restaurant, and the Park Hyatt, which offers wine-tasting salons as earnestly as other hotels advertise Internet service...