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...this good feeling would be a dead last finish with a five-minute gap between me and the dude who was second to last (a distinct possibility considering that the only external reaction I received from anyone during the race was involuntary laughter). It would be tricky to spin that into a success, even with the considerable level of endorphins in my blood right now. When the moment of truth comes, I am pleasantly surprised. I have to follow the list up from the bottom several names (five) before I come to mine. Wow. I suppress a public victory whoop...
...Blair is vulnerable to accusations of non-delivery on promises, arrogance, spin-doctoring and being too focused on his public image, and to a lesser extent on taxes and crime. The only issue on which the Conservatives are clearly ahead is Europe - the scope of European Union powers, and on preserving the pound rather than going over the Euro. But Europe ranks fifth or sixth in importance on the list of voter concerns, and on crime, the economy, taxes, public services, health and education, Labor is either ahead or more or less even with the Tories. And Blair has promised...
...Taiwan, naturally, has a different spin. Many independence activists trace the modern incarnation of their movement to Legacy, a seminal dance performance that told the story of the initial wave of Chinese emigrants that followed Zheng to Taiwan. When it opened in 1978, it was the first open celebration of Taiwan's separate history. Far from demonizing the Dutch, Taiwan's students now learn that they helped build schools and developed the island as a trading hub. Over in Beijing, at a special exhibition on Taiwan at the Revolutionary History Museum, the scenario goes more like this: the Dutch colonize...
Throughout each game, unbridled enthusiasm emanated from the clubhouse. It's the sort of thing that would make the stereotypical balding, chaw-using, reticent baseball men we see in the movies spin in their graves. In baseball, after all, sitting quietly in the dugout in deep contemplation of the diamond and its secrets while chewing gum can be an appropriate reaction to a three-run homer. You stop actively cheering once you take off your little league jersey for the last time. Exuberance and professionalism aren't compatible...
...Which may explain why French Finance Minister Laurent Fabius reportedly had to talk O'Neill out of playing hooky from some talks to go for a spin in his Audi convertible...