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...takes him seriously. His wife, fed up with his aloof dignity, has a one-night fling with an American soldier. Determined to regain her affection, Shunsuke goes heavily into debt to build a modern, American-style house. That pile becomes a metaphor for the marriage and much else. The roof leaks. Plants die on the sunbaked veranda. And when the Japanese-made air-conditioning system breaks down, Shunsuke learns he could have had a superior American version for a fraction of the price. "What we've learned from the West is often in conflict with our traditions," he tells...
...them under a roof, in a four-figure-capacity venue such as Bright Hockey Center or Lavietes Pavilion, and they shine. Now, I’ve heard the criticisms before. They wear their hair too long. They make too many inside jokes. They fail to engage the spectator...
...clouds had mostly cleared above Springfield, allowing the sun to shine bright on this capital city and nearly mask the devastation of powerful storms that spawned hail, fierce thunderstorms and twisters that ravaged large areas south and west of Springfield, where homes were leveled, a hotel roof popped off and electrical poles and trees busted like twigs...
...house had crashed down on a truck. On another, the trees on either side had collapsed into the middle, creating an impassible stretch. Power cables dangled and stretched across streets like clotheslines. A local bar owned by the brother of Springfield's mayor was turned into a convertible, its roof swept away, but beer signs still hung on walls that remained standing-a telling sign of nature's seeming illogic...
...basic principle of the new model is to get the driver farther away from points of impact. So engineers have made it wider and and taller, creating what the drivers call a bigger greenhouse. That could be important when the car, say, rolls onto its roof. The driver's seat has been moved 4 in. to the center, which is supposed to achieve two things: it lets NASCAR reinforce the driver's side with energy-absorbing, staggered steel plates and gives the driver more comfort. Over the years, as NASCAR began adding such safety devices as the HANS head...