BOSTON – The sights, smells and happy chaos were familiar, as if borrowed from another era and another arena: Stale cigar smoke filled the air.
Another niggle: Mitsubishi interiors aren't close to as spiffy as those from Mazda, perhaps their toughest competition in the sporty-car-from-Japan arena.
Passionate, ritualised public grief has not disappeared, it has simply moved from one arena to another.
Once an administrative class becomes accustomed to treating foreigners as if they have no rights, and once the domestic population broadly accepts their justifications, it is almost inevitable that the habit migrates from one arena into another.
From one arena to another: Condoleezza Rice, speaking to the N.F.L. owners meeting in California, said, "I am prepared to answer any questions on Russia, the Middle East, advice for the draft, the zone blitz.
"Ah — from one gambling arena to another".
People who come from the political arena, from industry, entertainment," says Korn.
Brian Karwoski, the owner of Brick City Bar and Grill, which is across the street from the arena, said he typically adds another dozen workers when there are events.
The last thing Mattel needs is another toy executive, or worse, someone from an arena far from entertainment.
But Flipkart is also staring at another huge competitor from the global arena.
