Experience the magic of Christmas at Christies Beach as the 2023 Onkaparinga Christmas Pageant ascends upon Beach Road and Christmas in the Park returns to Rotary Park. Join a fun filled day where festive celebrations and cherished traditions bring together the community to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season. The Onkaparinga Christmas Pageant will start on the corner of Hunt Crescent and Beach Road, Christies Beach. Set yourself up along Beach Road, before 10am to watch the procession of marching bands, dance groups, sporting clubs, community groups and businesses before Santa makes his appearance. Santa will be waving to…
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Liberia’s closest election in two decades is heading to a runoff, according to official provisional results announced by the West African nation’s electoral commission, after neither the country’s president nor his main opponent secured a majority.The election, held on Oct. 10, was the first such contest to be fully organized by Liberia’s government without financial support or assistance from international partners since the end in 2003 of a 14-year civil war that left 250,000 people dead.As of Wednesday, the incumbent, George Weah, a former soccer superstar, had secured 43.8 percent of the vote, with more than 98 percent of the…
Celebrate the return of the Glenelg Christmas Pageant on Sunday 26 November 2023. The Glenelg Christmas Pageant is a much-loved tradition, not only enjoyed by Holdfast Bay residents but visitors to the City as well. Children and adults alike will once again line Jetty Road on Sunday 26 November 2023 to cheer and wave along with the fantastic floats, dancers and of course the man in red. There will be an opportunity to meet Santa afterwards and participate in kid’s activities. The Children’s Christmas Village will be open from 11.30am – 3pm in Moseley Square. Activities include letters to Santa…
Back to homepage / Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 17/10/2023 – 23:46 12:45 EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24 Liberia’s presidential election seems to be on track for a run-off after last week’s ballot. Provisional results show President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai neck-and-neck, below the threshold needed to avoid a second round. Also in this edition: parts of Ghana are under water after heavy flooding caused by the overflow of two dams in the Volta region. More than 8,000 people are now displaced. Finally, we take a look at fashion season on the continent. Read…
Author Deborah Hopkinson Talks Research for The Children’s Book Review. This post may contain affiliate* links. Yes, I LOVE Research! When I try to pinpoint when my love of research began, I go back to an unusual geography test in fourth grade. Instead of tricky multiple-choice questions or fill-in-the-blanks, our teacher handed out blank sheets of paper and asked us to write what we’d gleaned about the Netherlands from our rather massive geography textbook. The assignment wasn’t prescriptive—we weren’t given a formula or rules. But that’s what I liked best about it. I remember scribbling page after page. It had…
The 62nd Port Pirie Christmas Pageant will be held on Saturday 2 December 2023. Children and families of Port Pirie and surrounding districts are invited to attend this year’s Port Pirie Christmas Pageant on the first Saturday in December. Join the crowds and see the streets of Port Pirie lined with happy faces as the colourful floats roll past. Please be aware roads are closed from 6pm to 8pm and please, no parking on the immediate pageant route . Make sure your group is behind the blue line at all times. Having evolved from a long history of Christmas pageants,…
A podcast interview with Kate DiCamillo on The Growing Readers Podcast, a production of The Children’s Book Review. Are you ready to be inspired? Listen to Kate DiCamillo’s enlightening interview on The Growing Readers Podcast. She takes us on a journey into the magical world of The Puppets of Spelhorst and shares the power of storytelling. Her childhood memories of playing with puppets are a reminder of the beauty and simplicity that can be found in our everyday lives. Her emphasis on perseverance and dedication to doing the work is a testament to the importance of following our dreams. Let…
Join the fun as Santa and all his helpers arrive to spread cheer around the Adelaide Hills at The Lights of Lobethal Christmas Pageant. The Lights of Lobethal Festival presented by RAA is back in 2023 and the Lobethal Christmas Pageant will be held on the Festival’s opening night, Saturday 9 December. Created by the community of Lobethal, this much loved Christmas festival has been lighting up the Lobethal Valley in the Adelaide Hills for over sixty years. In the true spirit of Christmas, it has now evolved into the largest Community Christmas Light Display in the Southern Hemisphere. Click…
Brian Njagi Mwenda has been showing up as a lawyer in Kenya’s courts all year long, submitting briefs and defending clients, including one who was sentenced to about 21 years in prison.But Mr. Mwenda was anything but a lawyer, the country’s top bar association revealed on Friday. It called on the police to arrest and investigate him. But there are many more just like him, the authorities say.At a time when the country is wrestling with rising inflation, skyrocketing fuel prices and tax hikes, Kenya is seeing a surge in the number of unlicensed people acting as lawyers, officials say.…
Home » Spanish Vocabulary » 60 Intermediate Spanish Phrases Every Learner Should Know So you know all the basics, but you still get confused when listening to native speakers. Or maybe you’re doing well with comprehension but you want to sound a bit more natural when engaging in everyday conversation. These 60 colloquial Spanish phrases are perfect for intermediate-level learners looking for a boost in fluency. They’re commonly used expressions that will help you get one step ahead in your language learning. Learn a few each day and you’ll soon be sounding like a local! Contents Download: This blog post…