11.   The pre-game contention was that if the Padres could just get some quality innings from a starting pitcher, matters would turn.

12.   Their brain matter has turned into kudzu, overrunning the interior landscape of their teen-age minds.

13.   U.N. officials fear that the most trivial matter could turn ugly fast.

14.   What matters is turning what could be into what is on Sunday.

15.   The matter now turns to President Andres Pastrana, who can sign the law -- which would require changes in his own cabinet -- or veto it.

16.   But since joining the international squad, matters have turned sour.