Wicked Lasers is a company that makes lasers that are so powerful that they can melt plastic and light matches. Their latest product is a flashlight called the TORCH. The Torch, according to Wicked Lasers is the “world’s brightest and most powerful flashlight” and has...
"WINDBER, Pa. -- Police in Somerset County are trying to figure out how a radio tower went missing in Windber. Police say a group of people had a very thorough plan to get all 120 feet of steel and copper down from the old Windber radio tower.Police believe the thieves threw...
Frustrated workers in Argentina revolted Friday after a commuter train was delayed, costing them a day of pay. Militant members of the Workers Party are said to have orchestrated the destructive chaos by sabotaging...
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"As the most controversial torch relay in Olympic history comes to an end, folks here wonder: Who will light China's fire? Guessing the person who will light the huge flame inside the National Stadium has become the...
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As the Olympic torch made its way along the Great Wall of China, on its final leg, it was blanketed in smog as pollution in Beijing rose again.The torch was paraded along 40 miles of the world famous tourist...
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The Olympic torch has been paraded along the Great Wall of China, just over 24 hours before the opening ceremony of the games. "Patriotic crowds lined the wall, waving fans and cheering, while streams of confetti...
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Estelle Getty, the feisty mother hen to the famous Golden Girls series that ran throughout the 80's (and continues in reruns today) died today at the age of 84. Getty was long a supporter of gay rights and had a...
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I wonder what the situation is going to be like in Tibet when the Olympic torch lands there. We have already seen the chaos around the world with protests over the torch and Tibet. Lets just hope no one is...
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Thursday, June 26, 2008China denied politicizing the Beijing Olympics although the International Olympic Committe accused that it had injected politics into the Games. The IOC had sent a letter this week to the...
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China has cancelled the international portion of the Paralympic torch relay and has also cancelled the domestic leg of the relay, as they say they want to focus their efforts on helping the millions of people...
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The Canadian aerospace corporation Bombardier has been given a contract to make the torches for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. What happened to the days when Olympic torches were lovingly hand-crafted by family...
Greeted by countless protests on it's way to it's final destination, the torch has already overcome many hurdles. Today it begins it's last leg, taking the domestic route through XinJiang- a mainly muslim region of...
"BEIJING - Organizers of the Olympic torch relay said Monday the flame's arrival in Tibet would be postponed, but declined to give an exact date for the torch's journey through the region, which has been shrouded in secrecy.The torch was originally supposed to travel through...