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...History are being shipped off to storage at the Smithsonian Institute, to be replaced by holograms. Even Ben Stiller's Larry Daley, the former night guard at the museum, seems to have moved on. He's now the infomercial king, hawking such wares as the Glow in the Dark Torch in excruciatingly stilted exchanges with George Foreman...
Sept. 11 wasn't the first foreign attack to foil the statue's visitors. For 30 years, Lady Liberty's 29-foot torch was accessible via service ladder. But early on the morning of July 30, 1916, as World War I raged in Europe, German agents attacked a waterfront munitions depot in nearby Jersey City, N.J., triggering a massive explosion that caused the equivalent of more than $2 million in damage to the statue. The torch never re-opened...
...could jeopardize the commitments of players with whom he has built personal relationships. For his part, Wade insisted that recruiting remains in capable hands.“Coach Amaker is a tremendous recruiter,” Wade said. “He’s going to carry the torch recruiting-wise—Coach [Kenny] Blakeney does a tremendous job, and whoever else they hire will do a great job. In a lot of ways, Harvard sells itself.”Several players agreed with Wade, saying that his departure will not impact next season’s recruiting...
SCRAPPED During the 2008 Beijing Olympics international torch relay, protesters repeatedly disturbed the flame's progress. Now the International Olympic Committee will require the torch to remain in its host country...
...China. Fueled by a century and a half of foreign occupation and an education system that emphasizes that era of national weakness, patriotic sentiment can flash at times when citizens feel that the nation's interests or dignity have been violated, as when the protests during the Olympic torch's global run spurred Chinese anger...