Word: plum
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...seems to be nearly universal. Dining hall conversations revolve around summer internships; house résume workshops are thronged with anxious would-be investment bankers. We half-expect—and many of our parents fully expect—that we will find lucrative employment upon graduation, but the plum jobs that seemed our due in the early 1990s are disappearing. During last October’s Career Week, the Office of Career Services’ recruiting director Judy E. Murray was blunt about graduating seniors’ prospects: “If they think it?...
...right. Rather's Barbarian 4 fired its 120 mm - this one painted, "Baghdad's Nightmare." Again the strike was good. ("I finally busted my cherry," Sgt. Rather would joke later.) Gratified again, this time in the ditches in front of the bungalow -a few seconds later another mortar exploded plum on the road, 40 meters ahead of Barbarian 2. "The Iraqi's have zeroed their distance," said Mitchell, as all three tanks in Micthell's track made a sharp reverse. "Let's show 'em what real mortar fire is all about." Mitchell made the radio call and seconds later...
...helicopter and ground units, the Army's high command gave him the job of remaking the service for the post--cold war world. "He has an uncanny ability to look at complex situations and go from concept to application," says Sullivan, who launched the effort. A steady stream of plum assignments came Franks' way in the 1990s, culminating in the Central Command, and his fourth star, in July...
Still, the pure sonics on Tomorrow Right Now are as compelling as ever. From the frenetic electronic scratches of “Sickle Cell Hysteria” to the dense fuzz and blips of “Rose Periwinkle Plum,” Beans has created an expansive and atmospheric sound that is uniquely his own. But ultimately, the album engages the head rather than the heart. It eschews any sense of comfort; even when a recognizable melody appears, it’s presented in dissonant harmony...
Kidman also wants to help other actresses. She had planned to star in a Jane Campion project, In the Cut, but passed the plum starring role to Meg Ryan. "I know it sounds New Age--y," Kidman says, "but it's important to help one another rather than compete." Yet competition there is, for so few films. "I was often third down the line," says Catherine Zeta-Jones, a wow as the Chicago virago. "I've sometimes said, 'Give me a screen test,' but how many times can you put up your hand and say, 'What about me?'" Lane acknowledges...