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Ben Rogers is a real shy guy. At least that’s what he says. He has no trouble being on a stage – he is, after all, an actor. But that’s different because when he’s playing a part, he gets to hide behind the character. Talking about himself, well that’s another matter altogether. “I’m a private person,” he says, adding that he hopes he can come up with at least one interesting thing to convey about himself. Ben, lean and despite what he says, loquacious, didn’t…

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Evan Rabin made his first career move when he was 7. All he did was play a game of chess. “My older brother and my dad taught me to move the pieces,” says Evan, the founder of Manhattan-based Premier Chess, which teaches the game to adults and children in five states. “A month later, I played in my first tournament. Two months later, I played in the nationals.” There was nothing extraordinary about his rapid advancement, he says, adding that despite what you may have heard…

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As the morning customers pour in like coffee, Peter Zotis stands behind the copper counter of Loose Leaf explaining the health benefits of herbal tea. He’s a tall man of hyperbolic hand gestures and grand, wide-open-mouth guffaws. He’s saying that if you want to improve the looks of your skin, try sipping some calendula, which is more popularly known as the bright orange-yellow marigolds you see in gardens. If you want to revitalize your system, have a cup of the blend he calls…

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As partners in dance and in life, Delyan Terziev and Boriana Terzieva have become adept at anticipating each other’s moves. It all likelihood, this is because they have been virtually inseparable since they were 7. So in November, when Boriana was ready to give birth to their second child, a daughter they would name Olivia, they thought they had everything figured out. After all, the arrival of their first child, Savanna, who is now 4, had been a carefully choreographed event. But…

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To stay fit, you can’t sit. This is the mantra that Daniel Berrios lives by, body and soul. He doesn’t really have to worry, for as the owner and manager of Unlimited Body NY, he has a schedule that never lets him quit, much less sit. Right now, he’s taking down the punching bags and the exercise barres to get the space ready for the too-early-morning tai chi class. He’s also running back and forth to the front desk to check students in. This is only the beginning; later, he’ll…

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