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Perhaps I should clarify the word "blown." When I say blown, I don't mean that I had a flat tire; I mean that I had no tire whatsoever in a place where I quite needed one. The only thing I had was a few shreds of burning rubber...
...pulled over-as much as you can pull over on a road that is carved into the mountains-and prayed quickly before getting out of the car. I had taken a couple of steps when I smelled the burning rubber and before I got around to the back of the car I knew I was in trouble. Sure enough, the rear right tire had blown...
...first problem (after the burning rubber), was the fact that I had been daydreaming and really had no clue where I was. Then I realized that it didn't really matter whether I knew where the hell I was or not-my car was crippled either...
...years. Once unthinkable, the idea that foreigners might "save" Japanese companies is becoming commonplace. Witness Merrill Lynch and its absorption of Yamaichi Securities, or General Electric Capital Corp. and its $6.5 billion takeover of one of Japan's biggest leasing companies. Or Goodyear's bid to control Sumitomo Rubber Industries. If it is shameful to be acquired by foreigners, at least Nissan president Hanawa is far from alone...
Fuerza Latina heated up the audience with moves that Smith described as "caliente," and stomp-style dancers from the Harvard African Students' Association thundered on stage in rubber boots...