Word: befriending
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...into scrapes only to dematerialize just when the teacher catches you suspending a bucket of water over the classroom door; the roommate who loses keys, drinks the last of the milk and never washes the dishes. Blair, among Britain's most able and successful leaders, had the misfortune to befriend Bush and become embroiled in the U.S.'s international adventures. For this he has been named the recipient of the U.S.'s two top civilian medals. But those adventures contributed to a steep decline in Blair's popularity, which was a key factor in his premature departure from office...
...large part thanks to the friendships he cultivated with such movie stars as Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Clark Gable and Gary Cooper. In particular, his association with Fairbanks got Fleming into the studios, affording the young director not only considerable clout but also an education as to how to tolerate, befriend and mentor major movie stars. It's a skill that was put to good use in working with Judy Garland in Oz and Gable in Gone With the Wind, and Sragow reconstructs the ways Fleming was able to extract defining performances from several A-list actors. While Fleming often deflected...
...Center for Home Movies, Home Movie Day is an international event observed in 50 cities worldwide. Now in its sixth year, the event was first brought to Harvard by Elizabeth Coffey, Film Conservator at the HFA, whose involvement in the National Organization of Film Archivists led her to befriend the founders of Home Movie Day. “Part of the event is to educate people on the films’ value. They should be shown in public because they are not just boring old movies, they have cultural value and are just as important as any Hollywood film...
...This is Doggyspace.com, a social-networking site for dogs. Launched in July, the site already has nearly 700,000 users and is the newest pup in a growing litter of online communities for pets. Members (or presumably their two-legged companions) create profiles - including photos, videos and blogs - and befriend other like-minded animals; soon they will also be able to form groups and forums. "Owners take a backseat," says Doggyspace founder and CEO Levi Thornton. "It's all about...
...argued that America's racial divide is absolute and unbridgeable. Obama recalls a visit as a teenager to the home of a black man his white grandfather considered a friend. To his surprise, the man explained that it was hopeless to think any white man could truly befriend someone black. "He can't know me," the man said of Obama's grandfather. No matter how close they might seem, "I still have to watch myself...