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...imagined, writing my thesis, that I would feel great having turned it in. And of course it is nice, in some ways, to have it done: I no longer have a daily quota of pages to write, no longer have cause to visit Widener regularly, no longer consider the respective advantages of MLA and Chicago-style methods of citation. But I did not anticipate the emptiness of a life in which Byron has suddenly become superfluous...
Joshi does not enjoy his packed travel schedule. But a system of quotas--originally put in place in 1974 to regulate a $350 billion-a-year global industry--limits the number of shirts, towels and other textiles any country can export annually to the U.S. and the European Union. As a result, the Children's Place--and every other American retailer--can't buy exclusively from the countries that make them most efficiently and cheaply, such as China, but must also order from less competitive places, such as Burma and Swaziland. "It's crazy: 80% of our clothing comes from...
...less available. Try replacing candy in holiday goody bags with toys or CDs. At family gatherings, serve healthier treats such as apples and clementines, or dried fruits such as banana chips or raisins. Rationing sugary snacks and desserts can work too, but the key is to work out a quota before the party and stick with it. You can make a deal with your children, for example, that they can take a piece of pie or some ice cream from the dessert table, but not both. Timing sugar intake is also important. Blood-sugar levels tend to drop...
...Rationing sugary snacks and desserts can work too, but the key is to work out a quota before the party and stick with it. You can make a deal with your children, for example, that they can take a piece of pie or some ice cream from the dessert table, but not both...
...represent specific areas in the city. Instead, all candidates are pitted against each other on a citywide ballot. Rather than casting a single vote, Cambridge voters rank their top nine choices, and a candidate wins a seat on the council when he or she receives “quota,” defined as one-tenth of the votes cast plus one extra vote. The system is problematic because it allowed the defeat this spring of MIT alum and students’ rights activist Matt S. DeBergalis—despite the fact that he received more first-place votes than...