The tower, which forms part of the Glasgow Science Centre complex in Govan, was opened in a blaze of publicity in 2001.

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Last month, in a further blaze of publicity, Qwest launched the world's first uncompressed Internet telephony service.

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He killed off the snazzy Sonic Cruiser plane, only 18 months after it had been unveiled in a blaze of publicity.

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