Word: fluidly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even the game itself, sponsored by the American Women Hockey Coaches Association, showed just how fluid the transition in the sport of women's ice hockey has become. Several coaches, amongst them Harvard's John Dooley, are pressing to change the format of the women's games from the three 18-minute periods that are standard now to a two 25-minute or two 20-minute system...
...outside the bubble. The symptoms, doctors feared, were signs of the often fatal graft vs. host disease, which occurs when cells from donated marrow attack the recipient's body. During the next 15 days, David developed severe ulceration of his digestive tract and a dangerous accumulation of fluid in his lungs and around his heart. The exhausted child finally died of cardiac failure. Shearer recalled that at the end David asked, "Why don't we just pull out all these tubes and let me go home...
...cells called Tcells, which help defend the body against viruses and other invaders. T-cells are ordinarily produced in an immature form in the bone marrow and come to maturity in the thymus (hence the T). The only cure for SCID is a transplant of healthy marrow, a bloodlike fluid found in large bones. But such transplants are difficult, since donated marrow must be carefully matched to the white-cell type of the recipient, far more complex than simply matching A, B or O blood types...
...often whimsically satirical of what seems to be the entire range of contemporary pop styles. The lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. are intricate without being show-offy; his rhymes never lose sight of their reason for being. And the staging, also by Maltby, is rather like his lyrics, fluid and inventive without ever seeming to strain...
This bare plot is filled our with the genie's intermittent appearance and interesting reflections on love and the art of narrative. The mixture of ancient and modern traditions in the script, and the exotic scenery and costumes are the strongest aspects of this production. The Persuasive acting and fluid articulation of witty, almost tongue-twisting lines are impressive, but they lose their effectiveness because they necessitate too much concentration. Giroux and Patrick rapidly fire off clever, funny lines throughout the two and a half hours until it almost becomes tiring...