Word: spinnings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pathetic one. Last week began with the spectacle of Akashi standing in the rain at Sarajevo's airport -- closed for aid flights since Bosnian Serbs shot up an American cargo plane on April 13 -- trying to spin into a success his failure to extend the cease-fire between the government and the Serbs. No one had signed anything, but all sides, he said, had "undertaken a solemn engagement to show maximum restraint." Unfortunately, even with a cease-fire agreement, the parties have not exactly been known for their restraint. While the cease-fire was still in effect, the Bosnian Serbs...
About 90 people attended the panel, entitled "Through the Revolving Door: Journalism and Politics in the Age of Spin...
...vocal shortcomings) with screaming and squealing. The title track has an absorbing groove, but Harvey's self-consciously raw and distorted vocals push listeners away. The throbbing, mysterious Down by the Water is another melodically intriguing tune, though Harvey's mannered vocals nearly drown it. Harvey, 25, does occasionally spin out a gratifying guitar riff; but for the most part, she's unable to style her music with subtlety or grace. Harvey would do well to listen to jazz diva Cassandra Wilson's Blue Light 'til Dawn. Wilson's bluesy, modernist, intelligent vocalizing is less theatrical but infinitely more evocative...
...publicly and then picked it apart selectively. I don't question your journalistic right to do this to me, but I do question the fairness of taking an early draft of a script that won't even begin shooting for another month and putting your own very twisted spin...
Indeed, the game is almost as fast paced, intense and entertaining as men's hoops. You want a great spin move? Try Michelle Marciniak, the tiny guard for Tennessee who carries a Michael Jordan picture in her sock and goes by the nickname--no kidding--Spinderella. Want to see a dunk? Earlier this season, Smith became the first woman in 14 years to throw one down during a game...