Word: nike
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...terrorist networks were ultimately dependent on sponsorship by states such as Libya and Syria. Afghanistan is a collapsed state run by an Islamic fundamentalist militia, for whom surrendering Bin Laden - who remains a hero to the angry youth of much of the Islamic world, his image reproduced on pirated Nike T-shirts sold throughout south Asia - might feel like an act of political hari-kiri...
...tall, well-dressed middle-aged man exited Nike carrying a shopping bag, a protestor addressed him with, "Thanks for supporting class-ism. Did you know Nike employs little children?" The man walked away quickly...
...think it's kind of ridiculous," Poon said. "Are they trying to say that Nike has slaves? This is a high-end shopping place and they're just messing around...
...humming with electronic innovation, the new takes its baby steps in the boot prints of the old. Many of the cyber-knickknacks on our Tech 10 Best are binary clones of old friends. PayPal is the next Western Union; the Nikon Coolpix 900 is the spawn of the Brownie. Nike will customize your sneakers, just the way your "artistic" aunt did for your eighth birthday. And Napster: free access to worlds of music! It used to be called radio...
...NIKE iD Here's a nifty thing to Just Do: Nike allows Web surfers to customize this sneaker online, selecting style, colors and lace types, even stamping the shoes with a personal ID code. Any bets on how long until you can pick your own sweatshop worker online...