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...Helmut Kohl isn't making any GATT demands that U.S. theaters show a fixed percentage of Wim Wenders movies, and Francois Mitterrand, mercifully, has not asked Clinton for a Godard quota. But for TV the Europeans have drawn a line in the sand: the E.C. now requires that 50% of each nation's programming be produced in the E.C. -- and the French, being French, go further, requiring that 40% of their TV shows be produced in France. Still, the glossy American product flutters in, and prevails. Beverly Hills, 90210 is wildly popular all over the Mediterranean; in South Africa, Major...
...this is not only a man who can only make himself mysterious, but also one who can be threatening to his friends. He says, "I'm sick, I'm tired and I'm armed too." The one-liners hardly rule the show, and after his quota is filled, Eastwood really gets into character, leaving nothing to be desired. He makes a good connection with the other two lead roles, those of Agent Lily Rains (Rene Russo) and the would be assassin, a man known first as "Booth" because of his obsession with Presidential assassinations...
...decided effect on one' self esteem. If your self esteem is low, you will not strive to be the very best. Especially when you are made to feel as if the very best you can be is a basketball player, football player, gospel singer or simply a quota filler...
...recent report, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which governs residencies and internships, found that "the nation has "oe few generalists and too many specialists." As a result, the council slapped a one-year moratorium on recognizing new sub-specialties. A number of organizations support a quota for medical school graduating classes: 50 percent of graduates must be primary care practitioners...
Clinton generated unusual internal resentment when he kept many of his most loyal aides in the dark about their jobs until late last week. Some longtime aides blamed transition aide Susan Thomases, a New York attorney and friend of Hillary's, for vetoing strong candidates and enacting a strict quota policy that tilted last-minute personnel choices toward women and minorities. But others said Thomases was simply acting as the Clintons' enforcer and was worried that after she returns to her New York law practice, the President- elect would lack "a bad cop" to execute painful decisions...