Word: luring
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Hopefully, you. There's a seductive power to purging, particularly since most of us don't eat or exercise as we should. The lure of easy fixes helps explain why interest is surging in detoxing and deep cleansing. More than 40% of people searching online for spa services are hunting for something to clean out the pipes, according to SpaFinder, a consumer resource for spa information; that's almost 50% more than in 2007. Most spas now offer some type of detox, with services ranging from colonics--water-injection enemas that literally flush out your system--to Calgon-take...
...discrepancy may have consequences for the academic balance of power. Universities not cutting back on hiring will likely be able to lure more of their top choices than in years past, as the number of available spots for junior professors across the country sinks...
Madoff's greatest talent, the witness indicated, was his use of a "hook" or lure to play "hard to get" and the false security of exclusivity, a hallmark of a Ponzi scheme...
...wouldn't the billion-dollar expansion drive of McDonald's suggest that the company is seeking to lure more time- and cash-strapped European clients as frequent diners? If so, Berger says the objective may well prove elusive - at least among continental Europeans. "People will make concessions to time pressures when necessary for convenience's sake, but will often reserve evening and weekend meals for quality, sit-down, often homemade food," he says. "The British are a bit different in that regard - which may be why the U.K. seems to be a particularly strong market for McDonald...
Back in Atlanta, Ossie and his currency-trading outfit also followed the classic Ponzi approach, the SEC alleges. The agency says he was guaranteeing 10% to 20% returns every 30 days, had an accounting firm proving legitimacy, and used the lure of lots of ground-floor investor winnings when CRE went public. It had planned for a $100 million stock offering later this year...