11.   The city was preparing for its annual Oktoberfest celebration this weekend.

12.   They will wait to see whether she recovers sufficiently to take part in birthday celebrations this weekend.

13.   U.S. Peace Envoy Dennis Ross met representatives from both sides during celebrations this weekend.

14.   U.S. Peace Envoy Dennis Ross met representatives of the Israelis and Palestinians during celebrations this weekend.

15.   When it was over, the Americans had managed to turn a weekend celebration into a wild mess.

16.   With such an imperfect record, celebrations this weekend are muted.

17.   There have been jubilant weekend celebrations in South Korea with flag-waving citizens flocking to massive outdoor concerts and dancing contests in the streets.

18.   Weekend celebrations to mark the opening of a new Vietnamese tourist site ended in tragedy when a bridge collapsed crushing two children to death, officials said Monday.

19.   Palestinian officials announced Friday that they had foiled two plots by Islamic militants to carry out suicide bombings in Israel during Jewish New Year celebrations this weekend.

20.   Some veterans groups said a boycott of Japanese goods in Britain might be organized before the weekend celebrations.