Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...back as the 1960s, when Ross Perot founded Electronic Data Systems Corp. Much of its early business was crunching financial data for agencies like the Social Security Administration. But with welfare reform, more work is opening up for private companies than ever before, setting off a welfare-management gold rush. "It's a huge revenue target for the private sector to go after," says Bernard Picchi, an analyst of growth stocks for Lehman Brothers, who estimates the potential market at more than $20 billion a year. Private firms have also been assigned the kind of front-line, person-to-person...
...Franken recruited his old friend John Markus, who won an Emmy for his six years as writer and co-executive producer of The Cosby Show, to be his co-writer and executive producer. Franken, who knew a lot about political humor (he's the author of the best-selling Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations) but nothing about the half-hour format, says: "This would have been a nightmare without John." After three years of work, they're so close and eat so many meals together that Franken knows what to order for Markus...
Second, none of them are even nominated. [Author here rolls his eyes, or spits on the pavement, or blasphemes the gods who smiled on Geoffrey Rush and Marisa Tomei...
When I first arrived in the Quad, things looked good. But soon, all the expected problems began to surface. First, the walk was a pain, especially when it was cold or when I was in a rush. Second, the absence of a late-night pizza place--while ostensibly good for my health--was very unsatisfying. Third, the supposed isolation from the River became somewhat daunting. I distinctly recall a rainy Friday night in October when I put off the walk as long as possible. When I finally headed back home at 3 a.m. I was drenched, my shoes completely soaked...
...perspective attained during the senior year, a valuable period of personal and academic growth. Indeed, our admission letter urges students to consider deferring their enrollment for a year to gain additional perspective before entering the College. Our experience has persuaded us that it is better not to rush ahead in choosing or entering college...