41.   Fans of the two sides were gathering hours before the game in a downtown park in Sapporo, in northern Japan, and the atmosphere was friendly.

42.   For months, the Makah whalers have gathered before dawn to practice paddling with slim, hand-carved paddles of cedar or yew.

43.   Nazarbayev and the leaders of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan gathered before the general CIS meeting within the framework of Central Asian Cooperation, an organization created in December.

44.   People began gathering well before dawn despite strong winds, freezing temperatures and a gray sky.

45.   Police said protesters gathered shortly before midnight in front of the building in the Wicker Park neighborhood where the show is being taped.

46.   Protesters gathered before dawn Monday near the Washington Monument to object to U.S. aid to the Colombian military in its anti-guerrilla war.

47.   The group gathered before a commemorative plaque, bowing their heads, and observing two minutes of silence.

48.   The workers gathered before the building Friday afternoon to pray and remember.

49.   Towsend kicked forward toward the corner and the winger gathered before sprinting for the line.

50.   With one minute remaining, the Russian completed his hat-trick when he gathered a cross by midfielder Everton Giovanella before walking the ball round Kinsky.