I think that some advantages can be gained by eliminating particularly noisy designs, designs that have been misengineered and developed, let's say, improper wear profiles on the surface— eliminate some of the compressions, eliminate the tendency of tires to wear into cups, and that sort of thing.

Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.

Most of the changes in the world happen because someone thinks of an idea and wants to make money out of it. No, that's how those cottage industries, to use your words, get started. The crap begins when some bastich in a suit sees that the small entrepreneur is making money, and wants in on the deal: I see your idea is working, and I want a piece of it, so I'll play organizer for you in exchange for the lion's share of the profits. Unless, of course, you WANT to stay small forever - we can make sure you stay THAT way, too. The person who actually thought of the idea in the first place eventually becomes inconsequential in terms of the money-making engine.

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