1.  Although his strumming hand was mangled in a factory accident years before, he played a decent rhythm guitar.

2.  Any plans for a trim before then?

3.  Any predictions about the 2000 presidential race made now, more than three years before the vote, inevitably will be risky, stupid and wrong.

4.  Defensive tackle Aaron Williams has been bothered by a strained Achilles' tendon but is expected to return to practice before the Sun Bowl.

5.  Defensive tackle Kory Lombard broke his left forearm in practice Saturday and isn't likely to practice before the Sun Bowl.

6.  Denmark's plant kingdom was to be laid out on damask tablecloths in glittering, candlelit halls, before lords and ladies of the utmost sophistication and discernment.

7.  Denmon started before being hurt on the first possession of the second half.

8.  Dennis A. Williams calls for NBA underclassman draft picks to finish college before going pro.

9.  Dennis Euwer, who also testified before the grand jury about the Geary Lake sighting, said he was visited by two FBI agents and a prosecutor in August.

10.  Dennis Hastert, the House speaker, has given no indication that he intends to bring the bill before the full House for a vote soon.