Ironically, at the core of competitive strategy is deception, and Groupon holding out baits to entice the competition to promote the category while killing off the smaller players that are flanking it.

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Nepal's biggest baits: energy and tourism.

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Among the alleged baits recently used to separate unwary investors from their funds: film deals, 19th-century railroad bonds, gold mines, iron mines, equipment leases, "medium-term notes, " greeting card manufacturing, a board game teaching investors how to get wealthy and even Mormon church financings.

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The Joker takes over Arkham, baits Batman to come inside, and in the climax all of the crazed villains escape into Gotham and must be taken down by Batman and Gordon, and this is where Robin finally comes out into the field to help Batman, while Catwoman becomes a clear ally at this point.

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