111.   Nearly every world-class NHL scorer arrived in Salt Lake City on Thursday to begin preparations for just the second Olympic tournament featuring the best against the best.

112.   NATO instructed its generals Thursday to begin preparations for air strikes on Yugoslavia unless President Slobodan Milosevic ends his attacks on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.

113.   NATO begins preparation for its first military action.

114.   NATO issued instructions to its generals Thursday to begin preparations for air strikes on Yugoslavia unless President Slobodan Milosevic ends his attacks on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.

115.   Officials would now begin preparations, she said in a statement, without giving details.

116.   Oregon State took another step on its remarkable journey from obscurity Thursday night, catching a flight to Phoenix to begin preparations for the Fiesta Bowl.

117.   On the fourth day, Wednesday, they begin preparations for the eighth day when they almost certainly will clinch a playoff berth.

118.   Palestinian officials, meanwhile, said the Central Elections Committee would convene over the weekend to begin preparations for general elections.

119.   People in the Bahamas and South Florida were urged to begin preparations Monday as Tropical Storm Erin swept through the island chain.

120.   Prime Minister Ehud Barak told his Cabinet on Sunday that the army will begin preparations for a withdrawal next month.