The first tree was brought over in 1947 as a token of Norwegian appreciation of British friendship during the Second World War.

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The second friendship ended even more abruptly, after one of Mr. Bolcik's old friends offended several of his Facebook friends, as well as Mr. Bolcik himself, by repeatedly posting his views.

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Mo'Nique is now happily married a third time to Sidney Hicks, but the disagreement she had with Eddie during the divorce from her second husband almost ended their treasured friendship until Eddie wooed her back with emotional mixtapes.

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Soon after winning the presidency for a second term, President Kumaratunga appeared to extend the hand of friendship to her main challenger, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former prime minister who leads the opposition United National Party.

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Like is set in Scotland for its first half and Cambridge for its second, and focuses on two childhood friends and their separate accounts of their friendship.

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As their friendship evolved, the 28-year-old billionaire expressed an interest in helping Mr. Christie win a second term, and both camps agreed on the Feb. 13 event at the Palo Alto, Calif.

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There's also Alicia's friendship with Maura Tierney's recurring character, wealthy businesswoman Maddie Hayward, who makes her first appearance in the second episode.

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