Word: lures
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...Luoyang was the capital of at least nine dynasties, and the fields of today's peasants are littered with imperial tombs. Many still hold impossibly valuable works of art buried centuries ago. Breaking into these tombs and stealing the national treasures they hold are illegal, of course. But the lure is too great for many, especially because one major haul, sold to a smuggler, can equal a year's farming income. "For kids here, tomb raiding is just like going to the bar," says Little Su, a Xiaoli doctor who put himself through medical school with the spoils of treasure...
...golf courses have declared bankruptcy, according to Teikoku Databank, a credit-research agency. "Goldman is buying these distressed properties at a great discount," says Joel Gomberg, an analyst at William Blair & Co. "There's great value potential here; it's a savvy move." Among Accordia's tactics to lure people to the game--which many Japanese have played within strict guidelines--loosening dress codes and letting players drive golf carts on the grass...
Using an amplifier connected to two small pucklike objects that stick to any smooth surface, Whispering Windows turns shopwindows and tabletops into speakers in milliseconds. Retailers can now play soothing music or sales pitches to lure you into their stores. Britain's largest department-store group, John Lewis Partnership, tested Whispering Windows at its Peter Jones shop in London, and sales shot up 40% over a three-week period. Bars and auto dealerships are using it in the U.S. The system costs $1,500, and for those who want to hear Moby in the mirror, a $20 version called Soundbug...
...students hoping to lure fellow-partyers to their rooms will have to act quickly. Only 13 College-approved party nights remain in the fall semester...
...woman on the giving end is later decapitated, and Molloy grills the reluctant teacher as a hostile witness who has something to hide. Don't we all? That's what In the Cut, based on Susanna Moore's novel, wants to say and show. If the lure of finding out repels you, then the filmmakers have succeeded. You've heard the movie is sexy. There is sex, of a kind, but it's notable only because it happens to Ryan, who for decades, it seems, has been Princess Perky, and who is fine, not great, in the role. Anyway...