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Hudson Maxim, who suggested that for pest control, boll weevil males might be lured into traps with the scent of females of the species. Years were to pass before sex-lure pheromones were taken seriously by entomologists.
The Chinese are still Mao's "struggle" people. They have "struggled" against the Japanese and hate them yet. They have "struggled" against Soviet ideas and repudiated them. They have "struggled" against the barbarities of their own government and leaders, and erased many. Today their struggle is against the realities of...
Hidden traps can exist for name makers. When Chevrolet marketed its Nova in Puerto Rico, the company discovered that the car's name can be read no va, which translates as "does not go." Chevrolet also found out that many American Indians refused to buy the Apache pickup truck...
On the eve of his arrival the Vatican issued a leaflet in defense of Lourdes' tourist traps, noting that while many criticize the souvenir shops, no one forgets to patronize them. In an even more direct gesture, the Pope visited the mayor of Lourdes and drove through the commercial...
Although the marketplace may seem chaotic to an untrained eye, it is run as efficiently as IBM. It is laid out like a Viet Cong tunnel system. The empty buildings are warrens filled with dealing and supply points, escape routes and booby traps for police. Apartments are fortified: door ways...