31.   On Thursday the delegation met Palestinian Aaaauthority President Yasser Arafat in Gaza to receive his blessing.

32.   Soccer Australia chairman David Hill received the blessing of FIFA president Joao Havelange for his bid to host the World Cup.

33.   The couple received a blessing from Pope John Paul II during their wedding.

34.   The family members while tucking in the steaming dishes exchanged wishes and received the blessings of the family head.

35.   They said they met with Putin Wednesday and received his blessing.

36.   This two-day festival culminates with the devil and other dancers removing their masks and receiving blessings from a priest.

37.   Two days later, he will be in Rome to receive the blessing of Pope John Paul II in his new job.

38.   When the pope went to bless sick people in the crowd of several thousand, she received his blessing.

39.   Yeltsin attended a service at All Saints Church in the center of Moscow and received a blessing from the priest for his re-election bid.

40.   Hayden, on the other hand, enjoys the support of the most blacks and has received the blessing of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.