Word: coaxings
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...That's why the creators behind Near London are betting that they can coax crowd-weary bargain hunters into the district via virtual reality. Near London is a 3D cyber-version of the West End that its developers say is the most realistic and accurate virtual recreation of a city center ever produced. Launched Nov. 30, it is indeed impressive-looking, thanks to a laser-scanning technology that picks up details down to one fifth of an inch (5mm) and faithfully depicts every brick and slab of concrete. Once users download the software (which is free), they can stroll...
Several Harvard undergraduates held signs outside the Holyoke Center yesterday afternoon, trying to coax fellow students and Cambridge residents to call their congressmen and encourage them to vote against the Stupak Amendment...
...been nearly impossible to coax Taliban fighters into turning in their weapons and cooperating with the Afghan government? The story of Mullah A stands as an all-too-common example...
...where Tweedy accompanies a graceful melody with wistful lyrics: “I always knew this would be our fate / This is what happens when we separate / This is what happens to all dead weight, eventually.” Like Joe Strummer, Tweedy has always been able to coax remarkable amounts of empathy and emotion out of his one-octave range, and his subtle vocal gifts shine throughout this album. Yet the greatest attraction is the guitar interplay of Tweedy and Nels Cline. Few guitar duos in rock history have their ability to delight both guitar enthusiast and casual...
...thinks it is, and that's crucial to the negotiations [over Iran's disputed enrichment program]," Niblett says. "The Obama Administration is playing it absolutely right: it is determined to convince the Iranians that its goal is not regime change. Any public denunciations could damage Obama's efforts to coax Iran out of its defensive posture." (See pictures of Iran's presidential elections and their turbulent aftermath...