The Olympic flame was jointly lit by four Canadian sports heroes - all-time hockey great Wayne Gretzky, skier Nancy Greene, speed skater Catriona Le May Doan and basketball All-Star Steve Nash after being carried into the arena by paralympian Rick Hansen.

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That battle's heroes, including four of the first five presidents of the United States, were Virginian gentlemen.

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Heavily indebted to indie heroes like David Bowie and Gang of Four, the disc earned Murphy critical praise including two Grammy nominations and commercial success, with the lead single.

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In our E-Gang survey, profiling unsung heroes of high tech, FORBES GLOBAL looks at four people helping to foster the next phase of the wireless revolution.

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For an inspiring tale of how some of these unsung heroes overcame the most daunting physical challenges of their age, see the four-part documentary Great Projects, to be shown on public television this summer in four one-hour segments.

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Host McKenzie Westmore, along with judges Ve Neill (The Hunger Games, The Amazing Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean), Glenn Hetrick (CSI: New York, The Hunger Games, Heroes), and Neville Page (Avatar, Prometheus), return for Season Four.

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In what could be considered a childish mindset, finding heroes in people I've never met, I'm taking great pleasure in reading about four new role models in a single week.

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