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The People's Media Company - Associated Content Z Communications Freestar Media, LLC Signs of the Times News for Sun, 04 Jan 2009 Infobase Publishing - Home Home History Commons Monkey Herds Goats; Farmer Approves July 28, 2009—On a farm in India, Mani the monkey uses her own mysterious methods to tend dozens of goats without any supervision or training, according to the Associated Press. Video. © 2009 National Geographic (AP) Unedited Transcript In a story reported by the AP, every morning, a worker at the Palagapandi estate in India, opens the door to the pen and lets the goats and their kids out. But as they head to the forest to graze no human herder accompanies them. That's because Mani, the resident monkey, shepherds the goats- numbering 75- around the plantation. SOUNDBITE (Malayalam): Martin K, Estate Manager- "She takes out the goats for grazing and brings them back. They say they feel confident that the goats will be safe when Mani accompanies them. Mani is said to make a strange sound when she discovers a goat is missing or when danger lurks. Soundbite (Malayalam): Pankajam, Estate Worker- "She makes a strange noise if she finds a goat missing.

The Rebel Sell : This Magazine // Canadian progressive politics, environment, art, culture // Subscribe today If we all hate consumerism, how come we can’t stop shopping? Do you hate consumer culture? Angry about all that packaging? Irritated by all those commercials? Worried about the quality of the “mental environment”? Well, join the club. This might seem at odds with the economic facts of the 1990s—a decade that gave us the “extreme shopping” channel, the dot-com bubble, and an absurd orgy of indulgence in ever more luxurious consumer goods. What can we conclude from all this? The answer is simple. That last sentence is worth reading again. This isn’t because the authors, directors or editors are hypocrites. One of the most talked-about cinematic set-pieces in recent memory is the scene in Fight Club where the nameless narrator (Ed Norton) pans his empty apartment, furnishing it piece by piece with Ikea furniture. In many ways, this scene is just a cgi-driven update of the opening pages of John Updike’s Rabbit, Run. 1. 2. 3. 4. Let’s be friends! Lester: Janie, today I quit my job.

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