If you are willing to face the reality that we are indeed mortal, consider your own Exit Papers Project.

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We recommend that you also consider how your chosen presenters will most positively reflect your brand to the diverse group of CES attendees.

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We ask that you consider a conversation with your son or daughter during the inter-session break.

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But I think these are all good questions, and I think that in some ways your questions are answers in that we carefully consider all those issues in a situation like this.

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And can we really consider it selling out when what you crave above all else is to put your new art in front of your audience?

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And if we consider that Michigan State, affectionately known as Sparty, also beat Wisconsin in October, your common sense would surely tell you Sparty would get the affectionate nod as the second team to play in a BCS bowl game.

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If you're at all concerned at all about where your money is going, we'll leave you with these parting pieces of information to consider.

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My colleague Kathy Gersch explains that while it may be difficult for your company to generate innovative ideas, high-tech start-ups and other companies we consider to have innovation built into their DNA have just as much difficulty maintaining their innovative edge.

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