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...Through the fishing line my fingers savored the quivering trill of the lure's spinner - which meant its hooks had not yet picked up any of the weeds that grow almost everywhere in the shallow lake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reeling in the Big Ones on Elephant Lake | 8/23/2001 | See Source »

...guide, did the same, only his imperial fleet was sailing to a mighty sultanate, at the peak of its power, not a faded port crumbling into the sea. Yet, despite the paint peeling from its once majestic, oceanfront villas, Mombasa and the surrounding strip of coastline still lure descendants of the seafaring eunuch with promises of unlimited possibility. It's in search of these latter-day adventurers that I, too, have arrived in Africa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ends of the Admiral's Universe | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

Berthillon's exclusive delicacies lure thousands of sweet-toothed clients to his Ile St. Louis shop each year. Founded in 1954 by Raymond Berthillon and his wife, the shop became a favored spot for well-heeled Parisians before travel books began letting tourists in on the chic secret in the 1970s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Artisans | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

...rose 28% from a year ago; in roughly the same period, its stock has gained nearly 50%, closing last week at $52. While other manufacturers downsize, Harley plans to spend $145 million on a massive expansion of its plant in York, Pa. The company offers classes at dealerships to lure younger, less experienced riders, especially women. In the past year, its sports-bike subsidiary, Buell, rolled out the Blast, an affordable lightweight motorcycle ($4,395) targeted expressly at beginners, with easy handling and a single-cylinder engine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Youth Must Be Revved | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

...colors, made a good start for the club. On the day he signed up, Parma inked a contract to sell 10,000 Nakata jerseys in Japan. Every Parma match will be broadcast live in Japan on the Sky PerfecTV cable channel, netting more revenues for the Italian club. The lure of the yen is irresistible for English clubs under financial pressure from rising player salaries and keen to take their brands and their merchandise outside their saturated home market. The Premier League estimates that of the 440 million people globally who have access to televised games, more than one-third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Play and Pay | 8/6/2001 | See Source »

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