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...were born in Manhattan, but have mostly lived in other parts of New York City. When you were younger, what popped into your head when you thought of Manhattan? Any New York City native has a complicated relationship with Manhattan because it's the place that everyone's aspiring to get to. Even in Brooklyn or Queens you can have that feeling. And yet you also feel a sense of possession. It belongs to you; you're a New Yorker, you're entitled to it, but disenfranchised from it at the same time. I loved Manhattan in a very traditional...
...born in 1953 and I got my polio shots when I was age 4, and I am thankful as there were still cases of the disease in Europe at that time. But I am against giving babies vaccines against everything. I've had measles, whooping cough, rubella and chicken pox. I survived them all. Vaccinations should be kept to the minimum, so that the body can respond to ailments in the natural way. Roberta Fischer Malara, VARESE, ITALY...
...Loyalty - and Dishonor Than Shwe, the junta's chief since 1992, is Burma's enigmatic but undisputed leader. "He exercises almost absolute power," says Seekins. "Nobody wants to challenge him, at least openly." His origins were humble. Born in a village not far from Mandalay, Burma's last royal capital, he dropped out of high school and worked in a post office before joining officer-training school and rising up through the military ranks, specializing in psychological warfare. Unquestioning loyalty was "the secret of his success," says Benedict Rogers, co-author of a forthcoming book called Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma...
...Bossa Nova is by no means constrained by child's play. He sees a company that can grow with its customers. "As the children age, they will be familiar with our toys," he says. "We will introduce robots that accompany them in their lifestyles." In other words, personal robots, born in Pittsburgh...
...Nair, Allen Hughes, Brett Ratner and Natalie Portman, took in a small-town $372,000 in 199 venues. Hopes remain high for two British romances. Bright Star, about poet John Keats' doomed love, has received $3.5 million in contributions from moony English majors; and An Education, with star-is-born Carey Mulligan, crossed the half-million mark at 19 theaters...