Virtual Fireworks News
No substitutes for fireworks in celebrating Lunar New Year
Beijing (MindaNews) – For the Chinese, welcoming a new year would not be complete without lighting a firecracker, whether to ward off evil spirits and shoo away bad luck from the previous year or just for the “bang” of it. Since the invention of the gunpowder in China centuries ago, the use of fireworks and other types of firecrackers during festivals and other special occasions have been ...
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Downtown Vegas to host Chinese New Year events
A dragon dance will be real, but fireworks will be by virtual display on the Viva Vision canopy when city officials and the downtown Las Vegas casino district mark the start of a five-day Chinese New Year celebration.
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Sunday debate offers second chance for GOP fireworks
The NBC News-Facebook debate on Sunday in Concord, N.H. offers a second chance for Republicans to draw contrasts with each other following a Saturday night gathering that did little to alter the trajectory of the campaign.
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Flamboyant online tycoon kept low profile in rural New Zealand
COATESVILLE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's online profile was larger-than-life, with fast women, faster cars and chartered planes, yet he lived like a virtual recluse in a sprawling, ...
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Flamboyant online tycoon kept low profile in rural NZ
COATESVILLE, New Zealand, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's online profile was larger-than-life, with fast women, faster cars and chartered planes, yet he lived like a virtual recluse in a sprawling, manicured estate on the outskirts of New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland.
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