51.  Any resistance met with with force as one man was pounded by soldiers when he protested.

52.  Cuban exiles failed to overthrow Castro in 1961 when the communist leader repelled their invasion at the Bay of Pigs.

53.  Cuban made his first fortune in 1990, when he sold his 7-year-old computer systems business, MicroSolutions, to CompuServe for $5 million.

54.  Cuban-Americans in West Palm Beach, who protested in large numbers when Elian was seized by federal agents, took the latest setback quietly.

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

56.  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.

57.  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.

58.  Cubs pitchers were openly upset when pitching coach Oscar Acosta was forced to resign at the end of the season.

59.  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.

60.  Cucumbers can become bitter when overripe or suffering from hot dry weather, but peeling reduces this.