21.   At least seven have been confirmed this year, three more than the number reported at this time last year.

22.   Boos were reported at some screenings, and the movie inspired one California entertainment journalist to write an entire column about how movies should have endings.

23.   A Boston resident, as reported at the time of his appointment?

24.   A brief thunderstorm was reported at Astoria, Ore., late Saturday afternoon.

25.   A car bomb explosion and fire was also reported at the State Department, which was evacuated along with the Capitol and the White House.

26.   A new study reported at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association last month indicates that under some circumstances otherwise reasonable adults may adopt this karmic explanation.

27.   A German magazine reported at the weekend that Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was pushing for a new European directive that would require cash payments.

28.   A live-virus vaccine can cause AIDS in newborns, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reported at a Washington conference on vaccine development earlier this month.

29.   A senior Israeli army official reported at a briefing in Jenin that Arafat had a beef with changes in the maps.