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...report by the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School. Its authors, who include one former judge and two former prosecutors from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, detail systematic and widespread atrocities committed in Burma in recent years: killings, torture, rape, "epidemic levels" of forced labor, a million people homeless, the recruitment of thousands of child soldiers and the displacement or destruction of more than 3,000 villages. The report urges the U.N. Security Council to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma, while warning of "the painful...
...providing more healthful food items with fresh, non-fried, ingredients is no stroll on the Midway. It poses challenges - from proper refrigeration to more labor-intensive preparation - that can raise food safety and cost issues. (McCubbin is quick to mention state health inspectors' vigilance at the Fair...
...recession. Unemployment from May to July this year rose to 5.4%, up from 3.3% in mid-2008. And despite optimistic signs of recovery, the outlook for employment is bleak "as business sentiments remain cautious and employers are generally conservative in hiring new hands," said Hong Kong's Secretary for Labor and Welfare, Matthew Cheung, in a statement in mid-August. To stem the shock, the government has instituted relief measures including rental waivers for its lower-income public-housing tenants...
...There are some caveats before we get started. Some classes are un-gameable. Classes with highly regular, mandatory problem sets or papers that are labor-intensive and graded carefully are going to be hard to get through with only 20 percent effort. If the class’ name is whispered in hushed tones by those who have survived it, like “Stat 110” or “English 10a” or “Orgo,” there is probably no easy way out. You’ll just have to suck...
...detailed instruction on using up leftovers (sea-bass trimmings are transformed into a tartare with lime, coconut milk and chili) and on how to finish an emulsion sauce without it curdling (it involves using cream whipped over ice). Students then get to sit and eat the spoils of their labor. (Watch TIME's video "Bocuse d'Or: Americans in a French Food Fight...