1.   The blast came exactly one year after Palmer ruptured the biceps tendon in his left arm, an injury that cost him the rest of the season.

2.   The blast came promptly at the appointed hour, and a giant mushroom dust cloud rose over what had been Yamit.

3.   The blast came just one day after a suicide bomber struck nearby, killing two Israelis and wounding dozens.

4.   The blast comes after preliminary talks to set the agenda for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

5.   The latest blast came from Hironoshin Furuhashi, a onetime swimming star who now heads the Japanese Olympic Committee.

6.   The official time was revised after a review of seismology records from the University of Oklahoma, indicating the blast came two minutes before that.

7.   Though the majestic blasts did not come as frequently as the Yankees may have liked, Strawberry still retained his penchant for impeccable timing, especially in the post-season.

8.   Authorities were not immediately able to say where the blasts came from, according to Serbian media reports.

9.   But police found no injuries or property damage and speculated the blast came from young people setting off explosives on the shore of a nearby lake.

10.   Everyone had expected it, and the deadly blast finally came on a Friday afternoon as this Mediterranean city settled in for a Purim holiday weekend of costume parties.