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...Samurai copy was posted online under the pirate logo MPT--one of the so-called release groups that upload films and have their own hierarchy. Currently, MPT also claims to have online bootlegs of Paycheck, Big Fish and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Beyond the desire to get something for nothing, serious downloaders relish the technology of pirating for technology's sake. "I'm a geek," says one Indian student living in France. "There's a thrill of it. The first movie I downloaded, it was quite a kick--it was My Big Fat Greek Wedding...
...pleased--to learn his unit is called the Tomb Raiders. "That seems so appropriate for him," she says. Jim, who wants to become a journalist, has sketched characters and fantasy figures since childhood. He's good enough that his training unit at boot camp had him design a bulldog logo for their T shirts. Jocelyn knows he's running low on drawing supplies when she receives the rare letter home, asking for more colored pencils and notebooks. Jim also "draws a mean Sonic," another computer-game character that's a favorite of her first-graders. The kids know Jocelyn...
...justified criticism of China is its lack of workers' rights, which contributes to its cheap labor. In the southern boomtown of Shenzhen, a hundred workers who package computer keyboards and mice that they say bear the IBM logo walked off the job last week to demand the legal minimum wage of $73 a month and the legal overtime rate of 66¢ an hour instead of the 34¢ they received. Since independent unions are banned, they took their protest directly to the government, spending a night outside city hall. The next day their employer, a Hong Kong firm called Max Infosystems...
...vigilant Transportation Security Administration (TSA) breaking open those attached to luggage that has been selected for hand searches. So John Vermilye, a former TSA consultant, created standards for locks that could be easily opened for inspection and then closed. Six brands have been certified, each bearing a red diamond logo and priced in the $5-$10 range. Locks are available now at specialty retailer Brookstone and expected to arrive by early January at Macy's, Samsonite, Burdines, REI and other shops. Manufacturers like CCL Security Products pay Vermilye's company, Travel Sentry, a licensing fee to make the locks, which...
Dash started Rocawear apparel in 1999. Sales of its jackets, sweatbands and tank tops now total about $300 million a year, making the company one of the major urban-gear brands, alongside Phat Fashions and Sean John. "I like the nylon windbreakers, the logo--Rocawear's stuff is just rugged," says Simmons. "People shouldn't be asking me about what I've taught Damon Dash. They should be asking me about what I've learned from...