Word: deficits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...meeting--the day she turned 22--until she fell victim to the highly physical nature of the contest when a Wildcat player sent her sprawling into the boards, which resulted in a sprained ankle. But her teammates gave her the birthday present she wanted by overcoming a 2-1 deficit with less than seven minutes left in regulation to hand UNH its only ECAC loss of the season...
Although the Crimson fell behind 10-13, back-to-back wins by sophomore Matt Picarsic at 133 pounds and senior tri-captain Dustin DeNunzio at 141 pounds helped overcome the deficit. Senior tri-captain Joel Friedman then secured the victory by dismantling his opponent at 149 pounds...
Harvard's deficit at intermission could have been worse; Brown led 34-23 with 2:38 remaining in the period. But the Crimson scored the final six points of the half on a trey by Miller, a free throw by freshman point guard Jen Monti and a lay-up by co-captain Sarah Russell to reduce the Bears' advantage to five...
...ethical issues raised by techniques emerging from the genetics labs are likely to be even more complex. What if parents can use preimplantation genetic diagnosis to avoid having kids with attention-deficit disorder, say, or those predestined to be short or dullwitted or predisposed to homosexuality? Will they feel pressure from friends and relations to do so? And will kids who are allowed to be born with these characteristics be made to feel even more like second-class citizens than they...
...year-old adult who has only recently discovered the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder model. It completely explains so many lifelong obstacles and difficulties and some successes. I believe that I most certainly would have benefited from this tool of chemical therapy during my childhood. It could have greatly diminished the emotional turmoil suffered by me, my parents and my siblings. My advice to parents today: consider all options; keep looking for solutions until you find something that works for you. ERIK CLARK Myersville...