11.   Buckley said the owner of the Palisades Park building and the truck driver were not part of the ring and knew nothing about its operations.

12.   Business has quintupled since the Kobe quake, said the owner, Bruce Wong.

13.   But as long as bronze is beautiful, there will be a demand for tanning salons -- regulations or not, say salon owners.

14.   But first, in an unusual move, he called in sick at the clothing store, said the owner, Anna Biton.

15.   But Baffert said owner Bob Lewis made the decision to scratch Silver Charm Friday instead of hoping for a miracle.

16.   But France says track owners and promoters would never warm to the idea of Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt driving on opposite sides of the country.

17.   But Niezgodzki said property owners and contractors took advantage of the lack of safeguards to obtain the very favorable loans for buildings that had little or no damage.

18.   But the Tennessee Titans got their name, said their owner, Bud Adams, because Nashville is known as the Athens of the South.

19.   But then, nobody ever said the owners and players were short on gall.

20.   Byrd Cookie Company in Savannah has begun asking for e-mail addresses of gift recipients so it can notify them to expect a package, says owner Benny Curl.