One of the best ways to kick off summer in Sydney might just be an outdoor barbecue in your best friend's backyard.

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Even legitimate social networks can be hacked: someone could friend you just to get access to someone else you know.

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Can you tell us exactly, will Iraq be an ally of the United States or just a friend, or will have a different type of relationship?

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Hamlin could get assistance during the race from good friend Michael Waltrip, who will be making just his second start of the season.

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This list is certainly less intrusive than the questionnaire my friend had me fill out, but it may be just as useful.

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Antonio (Jeremy Irons) seems already to be mourning the loss not just of his ships at sea but of his friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) to the wealthy and marriageable Portia (Lynn Collins).

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"He just saw something that needed to be done, and he just did it, " said Vietnam veteran Bob Funke, a friend who stopped by to visit.

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One of his first calls was to Henry Kissinger, who just happened to be a prominent member of the USA 2022 bid committee, and has been a long time friend of Sepp Blatter.

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By our tool-weilding friend's reckoning, you'll be lucky not to sever a major cable artery just by opening the thing.

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At this point of course the party is just beginning: one friend nominated the mortgage: the recent past in the US has shown how dangerous they can be.

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