41.   Afterwards some of the main sponsors of the trip received individual blessings, climbing up the stairs to greet the Dalai Lama.

42.   Ciorbea and his cabinet also received the blessing of the Patriarch of the Christian Orthodox Church, Teoctist.

43.   Confessed assassin Yigal Amir said he received the blessing of Israeli rabbis to gun down Rabin hoping to kill the peace process as well.

44.   The Paris march revved to a start with a parade of Gay Moto Club motorcyclists, who received a blessing from drag queens dressed as nuns.

45.   She received a blessing from the Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexis II, had a banquet at the Kremlin and attended the Bolshoi ballet.

46.   The Howard Plaza Hotel also became a focal point, with hundreds gathering to try to receive his blessings, amid further protests from those opposed to the visit.

47.   The Huaxia project has received the blessing of the central authorities, who also granted the school, which is largely self-funding, a significant degree of autonomy.