That is advice I will definitely be sticking to, especially since there will be a female presence at my Burns debut.

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Those encouraging remarks fuel me still to this day, especially in my job as a lead designer at Cadillac, where I, along with a talented team of designers and engineers, develop world-class cars.

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"I am truly honoured and delighted to be able to represent my country at Eurovision, and especially with such a fabulous song, " said Tyler.

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It is the best move I could have made at this stage in my career, especially after going through a difficult year.

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And as I did at Bagram during my visit, I especially want to acknowledge the extraordinary sacrifices that are being made by American troops and civilians in Afghanistan every single day.

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"At first, it was really yo-yo, especially with my food intake, " she said.

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Especially over the past month, I've been shocked at the comments about my faith, and the sometimes-prejudiced support for racial profiling.

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At one especially strange moment, I was berated by Michigan Democrat John Conyers, who was actually my Congressman growing up in Detroit, forty-some years ago.

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In my case, acupuncturist Nina Hernandez inserted about 35 silicon-tipped needles in my face--at the crow's-feet lines, the laugh lines and especially the lateral forehead lines.

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My colleagues Janet Novack, Ashlea Ebeling and Bill Baldwin do a superior job covering taxes, especially at the state level.

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