Word: groomed
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...made it spout money. But since 1996, Disney has been sputtering. Eisner's outsize compensation, his somnolent board of directors and poor performances at ABC and Disney's theme parks and animation business have made him a target. Eisner's micromanaging style, imperious mien and inability to groom a successor--all perfectly acceptable when you're coining money--are now liabilities. Chief dissident Roy Disney, the founder's nephew, has called for his head, and Institutional Shareholders Services, an influential investor-advisory group, has recommended that its clients withhold their vote for Eisner at the company's annual shareholders' meeting...
...registry, found by Gawker.com The couple also asks for a $595 alarm clock--and some modest domestic items from Williams-Sonoma. We assume the $10 meat tenderizer will get snapped up by Shanian's clan, not by father of the bride, producer Aaron Spelling. He's already given the groom roles on two TV shows...
...advice," says Peter Chan, producer of CG2 who also directed Tsang in the actor's two Hong Kong Film Awards-winning performances in Comrade: Almost a Love Story and Alan & Eric. "He is probably the most generous person ever in this business. He has helped groom and grow a whole bunch of talent, including myself...
...millions of Americans, the mention of marriage conjures imagery of an elegant ceremony in which a beautiful bride glides down an aisle, past her family and friends, to take the hand of her new groom. But for millions of other Americans, the mention of marriage serves as another painful reminder of how closed-minded and intolerant our society remains in the face of discrimination against those whose wedding dreams include two soul-mates of the same gender. And now this persistent and pervasive intolerance is not reserved for those small pockets of reactionaries in remote portions of our country...
Wedding planners and consultants are noting a trend, and several online and in-store bridal registries have recorded an uptick in disengagements. At Bloomingdale's, would-be brides and grooms often "postpone" their registry rather than attend to the unpleasant errand of canceling. Such postponements are up 15% in the past two years, according to Morgan Childs, Bloomingdale's bridal consultant in New York City. WeddingChannel.com a popular online registry, counted 5% to 10% of its wedding registries "deactivated" last year. Erin Howlett-Avci, a former assistant registry director at Michael C. Fina in New York City, recalls that...