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...While significantly smaller in comparison to its counterparts in Berlin, New York City and San Francisco, Pride Parade 2008 set a precedent for what may become an annual event. "You have to start small," said Bill Boyle, a retiree who lives in Hong Kong and Toronto, as he watched the parade. "You want to educate the general population, not only to your presence, but also to the fact that you are just like them. You have the same right to fall in love like everyone else has and you need to have the same legal rights, and those legal rights...
...time is definitely Michael Jordan,” Lin said. “I have pretty much all his games and every DVD on him. I have a little collection at home.”Of course, when compared to the legendary Jordan, almost everyone pales in comparison. However, to Lin, another player does equate. “I would say my role model was my older brother because he challenged me a lot and made me get better at basketball,” Lin said. “I was always very competitive with him and he pushed...
...morning of the first presidential debate, more than two months ago, the Global Carbon Project released a 578-page report to little fanfare. Had anyone been paying attention, even this historic election would have paled in comparison to its warnings. And, as preoccupied as we are by the economic crisis today, it would be a colossal mistake to ignore them...
...study concluded that although college students exhibit a much greater dependency on alcohol than their comparison group, they are less likely to be diagnosed as drug-abusive, nicotine dependent, or bipolar...
...named Ahmed Gel-Qonaf, 29, who claimed to be among the pirates aboard the Faina, captured in September. "We said if there is money they are ready to pay, then we will release the ship." And the $3 million figure confirmed by Gel-Qonaf represents a relative bargain in comparison to the pirates' opening bid of more than $25 million...