11.   He was here last week for the Jeep King of the Mountain Downhill Series, a five-event circuit for retired ski racers.

12.   Just last week, the justices added to that list the dispute between New Jersey and New York over which owns Ellis Island.

13.   Just last week, the NFL and its player union agreed to prohibit players from endorsing companies that market NFL-banned products.

14.   Likewise for Lamar Alexander, the former Tennessee governor who campaigned with Dole here last week.

15.   Might last a week.

16.   Oh yeah, and how about that little business of spying on the Colorado Rockies last week.

17.   One possibility as successor is Stuart Eizenstat, a moderate former Carter administration White House adviser who was confirmed only last week as Commerce undersecretary for international trade.

18.   Several dinosaurs, clowns, a beautiful unicorn and Eeyore the pal of Winnie-the-Pooh were there last week.

19.   So last week, it issued a request for proposals from private developers to build a new arena and hotel and to convert the Coliseum into a convention center.

20.   Talks to iron out the remaining issues, most of them technical, before China can be admitted to the trade group are expected to last a week.