Word: storm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seen in amateur orchestra with Ginastera's "Variaciones concertantes in 12 Movements." Variations ranged from plaintive cello and bass solos with harp accompaniment to sudden Stravinsky-like explosions of cacophony that contained both smooth and abrasive wind solos. Violin passages reminiscent of Saint-Saens offered calms in the auditory storm...
...occasional redeeming factor interrupted the monotone of bad direction. The energy of the storm scene, and the agonized crawling to evoke the landing on the island both impressed with their improvisational power and dynamism. The comic interchange between Caliban, Stephano and Trincula sometimes rose above cliche, with original blocking and choreography...
...said that at San Francisco State University, she and other officials have urged faculty members to eliminate the word "black" when used in a negative context, like "black storm," from their teaching...
...STORM CLOUDS HAD PASSED OVER, leaving behind a cool, clear Florida evening, a perfect night for the grandest spectacle that baseball could offer: Nolan Ryan pitching in a spring-training ball park so intimate that there are no bad seats. Ryan, "the Wizard of Whiff," 46 years young (Bill Clinton's junior by five months), was dazzling against the New York Yankees on this mid- March evening. For the 5,000 lucky fans, all that mattered was the explosive pop of Ryan's fastball into the glove of Texas Ranger catcher Ivan Rodriguez. During his five-inning stint, Ryan...
...storm clouds gather beyond the outfield walls, the only consolation is to live for the moment -- to get out to the ball park, to cheer like mad, to savor every game of this last shining season. Fans live on unrealistic hopes, so maybe it isn't an impossible dream for someone -- perhaps a commissioner selected by both the owners and the players -- to save this grand game from its own greed and folly. In the meantime, here's hoping Nolan Ryan finally gets a chance to star in a World Series...