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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP)—Greek officials have conducted a full dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame that will burn at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next month.

Standing in front of the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, an actress dressed as an ancient priestess used a concave mirror to light a silver torch with the sun’s rays Thursday.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, GREECE(AP) —Greek officials have conducted a full dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame that will burn at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next month.

Standing in front of the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, an actress dressed as an ancient priestess used a concave mirror to light a silver torch with the sun’s rays Thursday.

VANCOUVER '€” On 10 occasions over the years, John Furlong has given a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.

As regular as clockwork every fall, the main face of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics took the stage to talk about the progress in bringing the Games to Canada. He would talk about the financial struggles, the need for volunteers, the sport challenges and even the Vancouver Games in context to other Olympics.

The love story between Shira and Jeff Standfield began on the water.

The two former Paralympians, and elite adaptive rowers, first met while training for the 2006 World Rowing Championships in the U.K. and married in September.

VANCOUVER -- Olympic gold-medal goaltender Roberto Luongo lit a Paralympic cauldron in front of a cheering crowd of hundreds at Robson Square on Thursday evening.

The Vancouver Canucks captain made his through the flag-waving masses carrying a Paralympic torch as the crowd called, "Looooooou, Loooooou, Looooou."

METRO VANCOUVER - About 300 people filled Robson Square, spilling out on to the street, for Paralympic kick-off celebrations Thursday afternoon.

METRO VANCOUVER - About 300 people filled Robson Square, spilling out on to the street, for Paralympic kick-off celebrations Thursday afternoon.

METRO VANCOUVER '€” The 2010 Paralympic Winter Games torch relay arrived in Vancouver this morning at Riley Park Community Centre where it was greeted by 150 people.

Fans wanting to thank Roberto Luongo for his performance during the gold-medal Olympic hockey game will get their chance Thursday when the Canucks captain lights a celebration cauldron at Robson Square.

WHISTLER '€” For Kirsten Sharp, the Paralympic torch relay is all about changing attitudes.

The 33-year-old Sharp, a paraplegic who broke her back while skiing at Whistler at age 14, was one of the torchbearers as the flame arrived in Whistler on Monday afternoon.