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JFK Airport Employees Steal Carton of Unreleased Nikes, Arrested…

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You’ve got to wonder who is doing the interviewing for airport employees and do they even bother to do background checks…

Earlier in May there was news of baggage handlers getting arrested for transporting drugs at the airport. There has also been stories of theft at the airport. One instance that sticks it is that of a worker that stole over 1,400 mini-liquor bottles from AA planes!

In the most recent case of airport theft, two employees at JFK are accused of stealing a shipment of NBA star Kevin Durant’s newest line of Nike KD8 sneakers. Seriously… Continue reading JFK Airport Employees Steal Carton of Unreleased Nikes, Arrested… →

Nike Developing High-Tech Plane for Athletes?

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a seat in a planeNike and design firm Teague have come up with a design for an “Athlete’s Plane” so they can have “home-team advantage at 40,000 feet”.

Imagine how uncomfortable it must be for athletes (think 7 foot tall basketball players, 6’4 330 pound football players) to travel on the average airplane. OK, even if they are flying in business class or on a private jet with a little extra space would this still be optimal for performance? Continue reading Nike Developing High-Tech Plane for Athletes? →