Word: hollowness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...price of the product itself is $29, but there are some hidden costs you should know about. You can't wear just any shoes. Nike has already launched six lines for both men and women, priced from around $80: "Nike +" versions of existing shoe lines, with a hollow pocket for the pebble. The company plans to have more lines by the holidays, along with a selection of running clothes with built-in weather- and sweat-proof nano holsters. The nano itself costs between $149 to $249. If you don't own a nano, you could easily set yourself back around...
...HOLLOW BOARDS MADE WITH CARBON FIBERS...
Salomon, a brand famous for its skis and snowboards, is getting wet. Its S-Core design creates a shock-absorber-like effect in the deck using three polypropylene foam stringers in a hollow carbon core enclosed by a foam shell--an airplane wing on the water. The composites in the deck and rigid carbon bottom optimize flex memory, which improves control, says Salomon...
...still-agonizing French public what had provoked the most notorious head-butt in the history of the game. Exactly what button had Marco Materazzi pushed to cause Zidane to forsake his teammates, and the still obtainable victory in Sunday's World Cup final, and instead to opt for the hollow satisfaction of corporal payback? What hateful words could have detonated the violence that provoked Zidane's ejection, and helped deny him and France the dream of a second world title in eight years? Millions of fans tuned in to an exclusive interview on France's Canal Plus to learn...
...takes to be a modern metrosexual: I'm lying on my side on a black leather lounger, dressed in a yukata robe that ends about mid-thigh, soothing New Age music on the stereo, a burning candle jammed in my ear. My skin care specialist explains that the hollow candle will create a gentle vacuum to draw out excess ear wax, impurities, maybe some loose change. I'm somewhat dubious-with a 20-cm candle sticking out the side of my head, I feel less like David Beckham than a human birthday cake-but this technique was used...