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Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century

Some sad news this afternoon, the legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has passed away at the age of just 52.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and the whole of the Australian cricketing community

今天下午有一個悲傷的消息，傳奇的澳大利亞腿部旋轉器Shane Warne去世了，年僅52歲。

A leg spin or leg break delivery bowled from over the wicket.

Some sad news this afternoon, the legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has passed away at the age of just 52.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and the whole of the Australian cricketing community

The chief elements of the Arab strategy which Faisal and Lawrence developed were to avoid capturing Medina, and to extend northwards through Maan and Dera'a to Damascus and beyond. Faisal wanted to lead regular attacks against the Ottomans, but Lawrence persuaded him to drop that tactic.^[82] Lawrence wrote about the Bedouin as a fighting force:

The value of the tribes is defensive only and their real sphere is guerilla warfare. They are intelligent, and very lively, almost reckless, but too individualistic to endure commands, or fight in line, or to help each other. It would, I think, be possible to make an organized force out of them.… The Hejaz war is one of dervishes against regular forces—and we are on the side of the dervishes. Our text-books do not apply to its conditions at all.^[82]

‘In fact, almost every narrative of sexual coercion (including my own) forces its teller to confront the question of sex as something women do, or something they have done to them; and of how a slightly different spin on the rape-story can lead to an entirely different answer.’

  購物的最後一站是旋陶瓷(Spin Ceramics)，一家供應高設計手工物件的老牌店鋪，就在靜安區原法租界以北。這家陶瓷店裡擺滿了富有創意的精美瓷器：點心形狀的鎮紙（90元人民幣，看上去似乎正在木製底座上融化開去的「水袋」花瓶（280人民幣），以及可佩戴的紅色和黑色陶瓷蝴蝶領結（220至240人民幣）。這家成立15年的公司，有一種非常成功的商業模式：它把上海的年輕設計師和中國陶瓷之都景德鎮的大師級匠人配對，製作獨一無二的現代與傳統相結合的瓷器。

Police Helicopter Crashes Into Glasgow Pub

By STEPHEN CASTLE and STEVEN ERLANGER

At least eight people died and dozens of others were hospitalized after the helicopter apparently lost power and spun into the building on Friday night.

 

 

Pyramids by the Nile. Egypt? No, Sudan.

By ANDREW McCARTHY

Encounters with whirling dervishes, a camel market and a cluster of pyramids on a trip to the troubled African country.

For Lagardère, a New Role at EADS Prompts Questions

On Thursday, Arnaud Lagardère is set to become chairman of Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space—but questions remain about how he has piloted his own family business.

Who's Tough Enough?

By MAUREEN DOWD

Can backbone propel you to the front? Team Mitt and Team Barry compete on spine spin.

extrude	(verb) Form or shape by forcing through an opening.
Synonyms:	squeeze out
Usage:	The pasta machine extruded the dough through a series of small holes, thus shaping it into spaghetti.

《台湾　したたかな隣人》 集英社. 2006. 這是2010/11/25 與川賴建一先生"台大牛莊"晚餐 (他請客 2人210元)之後在附近新開張的胡思二手書店買的 前面的小公園有蘇貞昌先生的15-16集" 電影" 我看在廟堂宣誓參選的那一段 石破天驚.......我們會投給他
《台湾ってどんな 鄰人》酒井亨 Sakai Tōru

此文庫的書脊和封面都有一 "a pilot of wisdom" 口號
書脊，也叫背，《簡明出版百科辭典》中說其是“指書的天頭、地角、翻口三面的另外一側，聯接封面和封底的鎖線部分，即英語稱之為spine的部分”。
請看下圖小舟a pilot of wisdom （知の水先案内人）

pilot[pi・lot]

• 発音記号[páilət]
• [名]

1 パイロット, 操縦士.

2 水先案内人；((古))（船の）舵手(だしゅ).

3 （難路などの）案内人；先導者

drop the pilot
よい忠告者［すぐれた政治家］を退ける.

4 種火.

5 《機械》案内棒.

6 ((米略式))＝cowcatcher 1.

7 ＝pilot film.

8 ((米俗))（野球チームの）監督.

9 試験的に行うもの, テストケース.

━━[動](他)

1 〈飛行機・船を〉操縦［操舵］する.

2 …の水先案内をする；…を案内する, 導く；〈事を〉運ばせる, 達成させる.

3 〈新製品などを〉試験的に用いる, 試す.

━━[形]

1 案内の, 先導の.

2 試験［実験］的な；先行的な；小規模の

pilot research
予備研究.

［中フランス語←ギリシャ語pēdtēs （pēdáかじ＋-ōtēs人を示す語尾＝かじをとる人）］

pi・lot・ing

[名][U]操舵；水先案内.

pi・lot・less

[形]

Spina Bifida(脊椎披裂)之研究開啟胎兒手術之門

Spina Bifida Research Opens Fetal Surgery Door

Spina Bifida

• [spáinə bífidə]

[U]脊椎(せきつい)披裂.

Definition
Spina bifida is a birth abnormality in which the spine is malformed and lacks its usual protective skeletal and soft tissue coverings.
(spī'nə bĭf'ĭ-də)
n.
A congenital defect in which the spinal column is imperfectly closed so that part of the meninges or spinal cord protrudes, often resulting in hydrocephalus and other neurological disorders. Also called schistorrhachis.

[New Latin spīna bifida : Latin spīna, spine + Latin bifida, feminine of bifidus, split in two.]

spin  (spn)

v. spun (spn), spin·ning, spins

v.tr.

1.

a. To draw out and twist (fibers) into thread.

b. To form (thread or yarn) in this manner.

2. To form (a web or cocoon, for example) by extruding viscous filaments.

3. To make or produce by or as if by drawing out and twisting.

4.

a. To relate or create: spun tales for the children.

b. To prolong or extend: spin out a visit with an old friend.

5. To cause to rotate swiftly; twirl.

6. To shape or manufacture by a twirling or rotating process.

7. To provide an interpretation of (a statement or event, for example), especially in a way meant to sway public opinion: "a messenger who spins bogus research into a vile theology of hatred" (William A. Henry III).

8. Slang To play (a phonograph record or records), especially as a disc jockey.

v.intr.

1. To make thread or yarn by drawing out and twisting fibers.

2. To extrude viscous filaments, forming a web or cocoon.

3. To rotate rapidly; whirl. See Synonyms at turn.

4. To seem to be whirling, as from dizziness; reel: My head spun after doing a cartwheel.

5. To ride or drive rapidly.

6. To fish with a light rod, lure, and line and a reel with a stationary spool.

n.

1. The act of spinning.

2. A swift whirling motion.

3. A state of mental confusion.

4. Informal A short drive in a vehicle: took a spin in the new car.

5. The flight condition of an aircraft in a nose-down, spiraling, stalled descent.

6.

a. A distinctive point of view, emphasis, or interpretation: "Dryden . . . was adept at putting spin on an apparently neutral recital of facts" (Robert M. Adams).

b. A distinctive character or style: an innovative chef who puts a new spin on traditional fare.

7. Physics

a. The intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle. Also called spin angular momentum.

b. The total angular momentum of an atomic nucleus.

c. A quantum number expressing spin angular momentum.

Phrasal Verbs:

spin off

To derive (a company or product, for example) from something larger.

spin out

To rotate out of control, as a skidding car leaving a roadway.

Idiom:

spin (one's) wheels Informal

To expend effort with no result.

Japan spins wheels as wary consumers stash cash

Salt Lake Tribune

Japan says its economy contracted at a 1.1 percent annualized pace in the last quarter, stymied by slow consumer demand and weaker exports.

spin one's wheels




to waste time; to remain in a neutral position, neither advancing nor falling back. (Fig. on a car that is running but is not moving because its wheels are spinning in mud, etc.) I'm just spinning my wheels in this job. I need more training to get ahead. The whole project was just spinning its wheels until spring.

At the same time, she doesn't plan on taking her bike for a spin anytime soon. "I don't know if I will feel comfortable riding down this street," she said.

spin (DRIVE) 

verb [I + adverb or preposition] spinning, spun, spun, UK ALSO span INFORMAL

(of a vehicle) to move quickly, or to move quickly in a vehicle:

We were spinning along, when suddenly one of our tyres burst.

Chris spun past in a flashy new car.

spin 

noun [C usually singular] OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL

a short journey in a car for pleasure:

Rupert took me for a spin in his new car.

Take a spin around the Petersen Automotive Museum, newly redesigned by Carnegie Mellon alumni. http://cmu.li/7fEX303Cmvl
take a spin - Wiktionary

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/take_a_spin

English[edit]. Verb[edit]. take a spin. (idiomatic) To go for a ride; especially, to try riding or driving something. Would you like to take a spin on my new bike?

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[Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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spin [spɪn]

vb spins, spinning, spun

1. to rotate or cause to rotate rapidly, as on an axis

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a. to draw out and twist (natural fibres, as of silk or cotton) into a long continuous thread

b. to make such a thread or filament from (synthetic resins, etc.), usually by forcing through a nozzle

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of spiders, silkworms, etc.) to form (webs, cocoons, etc.) from a silky fibre exuded from the body

4. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (tr) to shape (metal) into a rounded form on a lathe

5. (tr) Informal to tell (a tale, story, etc.) by drawing it out at great length (esp in the phrase spin a yarn)

6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) to bowl, pitch, hit, or kick (a ball) so that it rotates in the air and changes direction or speed on bouncing, or (of a ball) to be projected in this way

7. (intr) (of wheels) to revolve rapidly without causing propulsion

8. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to dive in a spiral descent or (of an aircraft) to dive in a spiral descent

9. (intr; foll by along) to drive or travel swiftly

10. (tr) Also spin-dry to rotate (clothes) in a washing machine in order to extract surplus water

11. (intr) to reel or grow dizzy, as from turning around my head is spinning

12. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) (intr) to fish by drawing a revolving lure through the water

13. (intr) Informal to present news or information in a way that creates a favourable impression

n

1. a swift rotating motion; instance of spinning

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics

a. the intrinsic angular momentum of an elementary particle or atomic nucleus, as distinguished from any angular momentum resulting from its motion

b. a quantum number determining values of this angular momentum in units of the Dirac constant, having integral or half-integral values. Symbol S, s

3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a condition of loss of control of an aircraft or an intentional flight manoeuvre in which the aircraft performs a continuous spiral descent because the angle of maximum lift is less than the angle of incidence

4. a spinning motion imparted to a ball, etc.

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ice Skating) any of various movements involving spinning rapidly on the spot

6. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Informal a short or fast drive, ride, etc., esp in a car, for pleasure

flat spin Informal chiefly Brit a state of agitation or confusion

8. Austral and NZ informal a period of time or an experience; chance or luck; fortune a bad spin

9. (Business / Commerce) Commerce informal a sudden downward trend in prices, values, etc.

10. Informal the practice of presenting news or information in a way that creates a favourable impression

on the spin Informal one after another they have lost two finals on the spin See also spin off, spin out

[Old English spinnan; related to Old Norse spinna, Old High German spinnan to spin, Lithuanian pinu to braid]

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spin (spn) 1. The intrinsic angular momentum of a rigid body or particle, especially a subatomic particle. Also called spin angular momentum. 2. The total angular momentum of a physical system, such as an electron orbital or an atomic nucleus. 3. A quantum number expressing spin angular momentum; the actual angular momentum is a quantum number multiplied by Dirac's constant. Fermions have spin values that are integer multiples of 1/2 , while bosons have spin values that are integer multiples of 1.

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Thesaurus ⁷⁰⅞⁷63Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) gyration, revolution, rotation - a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" backspin - spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion English, side - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist topspin - forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke
	2.	spin - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" twirl, twisting, whirl, twist rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
	3.	spin - a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin" ride, drive - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
	4.	spin - rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral tailspin aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting, acrobatics - the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
	5.	spin - a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story" interpretation, rendering, rendition - the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
Verb	1.	spin - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" spin around, gyrate, reel, whirl revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" whirligig - whirl or spin like a whirligig
	2.	spin - stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods" centrifugate, centrifuge - rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids well out, stream - flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"
	3.	spin - cause to spin; "spin a coin" birl, twirl, whirl circumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"
	4.	spin - make up a story; "spin a yarn" cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up - make up something artificial or untrue
	5.	spin - form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
	6.	spin - work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk" distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
	7.	spin - twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" present, lay out, represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" sugarcoat - cause to appear more pleasant or appealing; "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"
	8.	spin - prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" spin out prolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2011 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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spin

verb

1. revolve, turn, rotate, wheel, twist, reel, whirl, twirl, gyrate, pirouette, birl (Scot.) The Earth spins on its own axis.

2. reel, swim, whirl, be giddy, be in a whirl, grow dizzy My head was spinning from the wine.

3. tell, relate, recount, develop, invent, unfold, concoct, narrate She had spun a story that was too good to be true.

noun

1. bias, prejudice, slant, turn, leaning, bent, partiality, one-sidedness the wholly improper political spin given to the report

2. (Informal) drive, ride, turn, hurl (Scot.), whirl, joy ride (informal) Think twice about going for a spin by the light of the silvery moon.

3. revolution, roll, whirl, twist, gyration a spin of the roulette wheel

flat spin (Informal) panic, state (informal), flap (informal), agitation, commotion, tizzy (informal), tiz-woz (informal) She was in a flat spin about the party.

spin something out prolong, extend, lengthen, draw out, drag out, delay, amplify, pad out, protract, prolongate They will try to spin out the conference into next autumn.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

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verb (spins, spinning, spun /span/)

• 1turn or whirl round quickly: [no object]:the girl spun round in alarm the rear wheels spun violently [with object]:he fiddled with the radio, spinning the dial
• [no object] (of a person’s head) give a sensation of dizziness:the figures were enough to make her head spin
• [with object] toss (a coin).
• chiefly Cricket (with reference to a ball) move or cause to move through the air with a revolving motion: [no object]:the ball spun in viciously [with object]:they had to spin the ball wide
• [with object] spin-dry (clothes).
• [with object] play (a record): a disc jockey spins hits from the sixties
• [with object] shape (sheet metal) by pressure applied during rotation on a lathe: (as adjective spun)spun metal components

• 2 [with object] draw out and twist (the fibres of wool, cotton, or other material) to convert them into yarn, either by hand or with machinery:they spin wool into the yarn for weaving (as adjective spun)spun glass
• make (threads) by drawing out and twisting fibres of wool, cotton, or other material:this method is used to spin filaments from syrups
• (of a spider or a silkworm or other insect) produce (gossamer or silk) or construct (a web or cocoon) by extruding a fine viscous thread from a special gland.

• 3 [with object] give (a news story) a particular emphasis or bias: ministers may now find it difficult to use the programme to spin stories in their favour

• 4 [no object] fish with a spinner:they were spinning for salmon in the lake

noun

• 1a rapid turning or whirling motion:he concluded the dance with a double spin
• [mass noun] revolving motion imparted to a ball in a game, especially cricket, tennis, or snooker:this racket enables the player to impart more spin to the ball
• [usually in singular] an uncontrolled fast revolving descent of an aircraft, resulting from a stall:he tried to stop the plane from going into a spin
• [mass noun, usually as modifier] trademarkshort for spinning².an hour-long spin class spin can be tough but it’s the best cardio/muscle workout
• Physics the intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle.

• 2 [in singular] informal a brief trip in a vehicle for pleasure:a spin around town

• 3 [in singular] the presentation of information in a particular way; a slant, especially a favourable one:he tried to put a positive spin on the president’s campaign [mass noun]:he was sick and tired of the Government’s control freakery and spin

4 [with adjective, in singular] Australian/NZ informal a piece of good or bad luck:Kevin had had a rough spin

 dervish

1: a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises (such as bodily movements leading to a trance)

2: one that whirls or dances with or as if with the abandonment of a dervish

dervish

 (dûr'vĭsh)
n.

1. A member of any of various Muslim ascetic orders, some of which perform whirling dances and vigorous chanting as acts of ecstatic devotion.[名]《イスラム教》デルビッシュ（神秘体験を得るための修行者）；（この修行者のように）踊り回ってわめく人.
2. One that possesses abundant, often frenzied energy: "[She] is a dervish of unfocused energy, an accident about to happen" (Jane Gross).

[Turkish derviş, mendicant, from Persian darvēsh.]

WORD HISTORY   The word dervish calls to mind the phrases howling dervish and whirling dervish. Certainly there are dervishes whose religious exercises include making loud howling noises or whirling rapidly to induce a dizzy, mystical state. But a dervish is really the Muslim equivalent of a monk or friar, for the Persian word darvēsh, the ultimate source of dervish, means "religious mendicant." The word is first recorded in English in 1585.