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Winds of change are blasting. First, Kofi Annan became the first African Secretary-General of the United Nations, and now Obama is the first African-American President of the United States. My pride is not because these men are African like me, it's because mankind now sees the folly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capturing the Moment | 11/27/2008 | See Source »

3.5 million people will crowd the streets for the parade's 83rd annual run, while another 50 million households will watch from home. Twenty-four floats; 15 helium character balloons (including four new ones); and hundreds of clowns, acrobats and cheerleaders will accompany Santa as he greets onlookers from his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 11/27/2008 | See Source »

Most balloon characters take the form of recent popular comics or cartoons, such as Underdog (1965), Kermit the Frog (1977), Barney (1994). Walt Disney got in on the action in 1934, with the first Mickey and Minnie Mouse balloons. But the character with the most balloons has been Snoopy. Charles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 11/27/2008 | See Source »

"I am not a candidate," Milk says in the movie. "The movement is the candidate." That was false modesty. In California he was the movement's star, its producer and director. And Penn dominates the film - not in his usual way, by making brooding seem like a form of higher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milk: It's Good, and Good for You | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

Given the shifting character and unpredictability of land use and tenure it is difficult to predict how the needs of farmers will change in the future. Thus, turning over large tracts of “free” land to biofuel production is risky for local populations who may otherwise...

Author: By Megan A. Shutzer | Title: Only in America | 11/25/2008 | See Source »

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