51.  Although his words are shaded in bitterness when he talks about the movie business, Penn spoke quietly and with some humor.

52.  Cuba's defaulted loans date back to the 1970s, when it took advantage of a wave of bank lending to Latin America.

53.  Cuba's transition to a post-Castro government is inevitable, and the committee, under the auspices of the IRI, will be handy with suggestions when it happens.

54.  Cubs fans Mike and Karen Bressler were settling into the last row at Coors Field when the ball sailed over their heads like a plane taking off for Chicago.

55.  Cubs president Andy MacPhail didn't panic when Dodgers bench coach Jim Riggleman, then manager of the Cubs, started the 1997 season with 14 losses.

56.  Cui thinks young people in China today are like caged birds: when they try to fly, they don't go very far.

57.  Culbreth said he wasn't surprised when the Council of Chiropractic Education revoked Life University's accreditation this month.

58.  Culbro Corp. said it may sell General Cigar in an initial public offering, divesting one of its biggest businesses at a time when demand for cigars is booming.

59.  Culinarily speaking, it was a night when good taste prevailed.

60.  Culinary pet peeve: "When fresh ingredients are mangled with bad technique."