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...originally meant to be an environmental film about the clash between Siberia’s near-frontier status and the industrialization its gas deposits are attracting. Finding himself treated as a tourist at every turn, however, Berman was forced to adapt. The result was his reindeer herder musical...
...Democrats still control the Senate by a historic margin, even if they're down a vote. But in an election year, their severely endangered leader risks going from a herder of cats to a cat in the herd - pushed and buffeted by too many competing forces. And nothing can pass the Senate - not a scaled-down $15 billion jobs bill or an $800-plus billion health care overhaul - by herd mentality...
...spending this holiday, you won’t break the bank by similarly helping someone with their business. According to the World Bank, nearly one and a half billion people survive on less than $1.25 a day. Whether it be helping a basket-weaver in Ecuador or a sheep-herder in Kazakhstan, the organization Kiva.org allows you to play banker by investing small amounts of money in someone’s start-up business on the other side of the globe. Alternatively, you can support the economy and help a family in a developing country by buying them a farm...
...scale and speed of his book's success has shocked him. Within weeks of its original release, the semi-autobiographical tale of a Chinese student being taught the ways of the steppe by a wise old Mongol herder was being devoured by hundreds of thousands of readers - government officials and students, traditionalists and bohemians, workers and business types. Huge Chinese enterprises like Lenovo, Haier and Huawei bought copies for their employees, and the book quickly spawned a host of self-help and management texts that claimed to be imbued with its spirit - works with titles like The Wolf...
...though yak fiber is almost exclusively used by Tibetan nomads at present, that may change if a group of young Harvard grads succeeds in raising the material's profile. Their vehicle is Shokay, a brand of scarves, throws and knitting yarns made from yak fiber sourced from poor Tibetan herder communities. A portion of the profits goes back to the herders to fund health, education and other development projects. Stay warm, and do good, by visiting shokay.com. The site lists U.S. and Taiwan stockists and also accepts orders...