Zabel, Picower's lawyer and self-described friend for 22 years, says he has few details about Picower's life.

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She is happier now, bouncing around the house like her old self, the friend said, adding that Gina had a tough time the first couple of days.

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He warned we needed to find time for the important roles in our life: Husband, Father, Son, Partner, Friend, Citizen, Author, Self.

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John Roos, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame and close friend of Mr Kernan, says self-declared Republicans have a 10-12-point advantage over declared Democrats in the state.

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Vivacious and adventurous, if plagued by self-doubt, Lucie set off with a friend to work in the hostess bars of Tokyo's Roppongi district, in the hope of paying off her debts.

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My friend Marshall Goldsmith, the famous coach, talks a lot about self-marketing.

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Mr Self offers a highly personalised reading, describing the text's effect on his own and his friend's lives.

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While driving Doug and a friend to the movies, she finally heard her increasingly sullen boy chattering like his old self.

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Over a light reggae sound, we get a self-pitying tale about not fitting in: of not being about to "tell foe or friend".

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