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...their animals - produces beef that many connoisseurs consider to be among the best in the world. But for Niman, there is more at stake than just a good steak. He believes that his way of raising farm animals - in the open air, with no chemicals or drugs and with maximum care - is the only truly sustainable method and could be a model for a better food system. "What we need in this country is a completely different way of raising animals for food," says Hahn Niman, a former attorney for the environmental group Earthjustice. "This needs to be done...
...Laurent, Kruger and Waltz (who earned the Best Actor award at Cannes in May) are the soul of the film. Their conversations percolate with menace because Tarantino plants plot elements that blossom later for maximum impact. When Colonel Landa asks one of the ladies for her shoe and, at a restaurant, orders milk for the other, you feel nooses tightening around their necks and yours. In these scenes and another in a basement bar where the smallest wrong gesture cues a bloodbath, Tarantino shows how to achieve drama through whispers and forced smiles. The parallel plot of a budding romance...
...easy way out. You’ll just have to suck it up and put in 80 to 100 percent. Also, some classes shouldn’t be gamed—nearly all of our most rewarding academic experiences at Harvard came from classes in which we put in maximum effort...
...courses - either half- or full-day, with a maximum of 12 per class - are for aspiring Michelin chefs. The school caters for two different levels: experienced and beginner, and offers subjects from "traditional cuisine" to "pastry-making." Neither is Ducasse particularly concerned about luring customers through the door in these cash-strapped times. "People need a hobby, and cooking is a way to forget your worries," he says. "It's about the joy of giving yourself and others pleasure...
...response to its continued persecution of the world's most famous political prisoner. The junta's idea of lenience - an 18-month sentence - is long enough to keep Suu Kyi in custody during a 2010 election which will formalize the military's grip on power, but shorter than the maximum sentence of five years in the notorious Insein Prison. "The generals are trying to manage the anger of both the international community and the people of Burma," says Win Min, a Burma analyst at Payap University in Chiang Mai in neighboring Thailand...