1.  As a boy, Bloomberg had a passion for snakes.

2.  As a boy, Myhrvold had a visceral affection for dinosaurs.

3.  As a child Terry had little interest in literature.

4.  As a child, he himself had a nightmare of being chased by his father, the late actor John Carradine.

5.  As a child, she had such severe dyslexia that doctors informed her mother that she might be mentally retarded.

6.  As a child, Shelton had so much energy that his mother asked a doctor if it were a medical condition.

7.  As a citizen, I had something else at stake, too.

8.  Despite a bad back, he had four goals and three assists in five contests against the Sharks in last year's Western Conference quarterfinals.

9.  Despite a fearsome reputation that ensured Slayer's top spot on the religious right's hit list for years, the band members have love in their lives.

10.  Despite a price of $3 an issue, the Daily has the advantage of being the only daily publication to be sold at Olympic venues.