Jaffa's Christmas procession, organized by the city's Greek Orthodox Scouts, marched on Louis Pasteur Street.
The children - most of them Arab except for three Philippine girls accompanied by their mothers - wore Santa costumes. A few girls dressed up as angels, and even babies wore red Santa hats. A thin, tall girl flaunted short tight pants, leggings and high red-and-white boots.
The street filled with fireworks, as well as dozens of marching and mounted Santas. "For us Santa is a coveted role," said Mario Dik, head of the scouts chapter, a few days earlier. "Everyone will dress up as Santa."
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Another Tragedy for the Tsvangirai Family
The four-year-old grandson of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has drowned in a swimming pool at the family's home in Harare.
The death of the child, Sean, comes less than a month after Mr Tsvangirai's wife Susan died in a car crash.
The prime minister had been at a ministerial meeting in Victoria Falls at the time of the drowning, but left to be with his family.
He had only recently returned to work after mourning his wife's death. Mr Tsvangirai was injured in the March crash that killed his wife of 31 years.
Sean Tsvangirai was the son of the prime minister's second son, Garikai, who lives in Canada but had been in Harare since his mother's death.
Ministers from Zimbabwe's power-sharing government had been meeting for a three-day bonding session in a luxury hotel in the resort of Victoria Falls.
The exercise was intended to help the former rivals trust each other and work together after years of division.
Mr Tsvangirai was sworn in on 13 February as part of a new power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe.
The unity government is tasked with reversing years of economic decline in the country.
Read it here.
The death of the child, Sean, comes less than a month after Mr Tsvangirai's wife Susan died in a car crash.
The prime minister had been at a ministerial meeting in Victoria Falls at the time of the drowning, but left to be with his family.
He had only recently returned to work after mourning his wife's death. Mr Tsvangirai was injured in the March crash that killed his wife of 31 years.
Sean Tsvangirai was the son of the prime minister's second son, Garikai, who lives in Canada but had been in Harare since his mother's death.
Ministers from Zimbabwe's power-sharing government had been meeting for a three-day bonding session in a luxury hotel in the resort of Victoria Falls.
The exercise was intended to help the former rivals trust each other and work together after years of division.
Mr Tsvangirai was sworn in on 13 February as part of a new power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe.
The unity government is tasked with reversing years of economic decline in the country.
Read it here.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Ragsdale New EDS President
Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine Hancock Ragsdale as the school’s sixth president and dean. In making this announcement, EDS trustee chair Brett Donham said, “The Search Committee presented to the Board of Trustees The Reverend Katherine Ragsdale as its unanimous recommendation for president and dean of Episcopal Divinity School. Katherine’s gifts, skills, and experience are an excellent match with the criteria established by the Search Committee, both in terms of the current challenges and opportunities at EDS and the personal attributes we were looking for in a new leader.” Ragsdale will join EDS full time beginning July 1, 2009.
How radically pro-abortion is Katie Rags? This radically pro-abortion:
And when a woman becomes pregnant within a loving, supportive, respectful relationship; has every option open to her; decides she does not wish to bear a child; and has access to a safe, affordable abortion – there is not a tragedy in sight — only blessing. The ability to enjoy God’s good gift of sexuality without compromising one’s education, life’s work, or ability to put to use God’s gifts and call is simply blessing.
Hat Tip to Christopher Johnson at Midwest Conservative Journal.
How radically pro-abortion is Katie Rags? This radically pro-abortion:
And when a woman becomes pregnant within a loving, supportive, respectful relationship; has every option open to her; decides she does not wish to bear a child; and has access to a safe, affordable abortion – there is not a tragedy in sight — only blessing. The ability to enjoy God’s good gift of sexuality without compromising one’s education, life’s work, or ability to put to use God’s gifts and call is simply blessing.
Hat Tip to Christopher Johnson at Midwest Conservative Journal.
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