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Originally Posted by EventHorizon
does anyone else know what this Sweetest Day thing is all about?
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I never heard of it but since I was in Ohio this past weekend, they seemed to know all about it. Apparently several states have jumped on the bandwagon to promote sweetest card sales and spending.
Swiss celebrate digging world's longest tunnel
Associated Press/AP Online By FRANK JORDANS
SEDRUN, Switzerland -
Workers hugged, cheered and set off fireworks as the huge drill broke through the last stretch of rock deep in the Swiss Alps. There was delight at the end of the tunnel - the world's longest - when it was completed Friday.
The $10 billion, 35.4-mile (57-kilometer) tube will connect Europe's high-speed rail network and is part of a larger effort to cut in half the number of trucks - now at 1.2 million - that thunder through the Alps each year.
The joy and pride felt throughout Switzerland over digging the Gotthard Base Tunnel reflected the one cause that unites the country's wealthy city dwellers with those living in traditional villages: Protecting the beauty of the mountains.
"Together we risked a lot," said Swiss Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger. "Together we achieved a lot."