31.   The medical center threw a birthday party for her with balloons, presents and three cakes at last count.

32.   The Padres, at last count, had appeared in all of one World Series.

33.   At last count, Stanmeyer had lost four of his cellular phones.

34.   At last count, that was only a mild exaggeration.

35.   AT last count, Grammy Entertainment had seven branches of its Imagine record shop operating around the city.

36.   At last count, two dozen lawsuits were pending.

37.   In a separate pleading, the defense challenged the constitutionality of the last count, charging Lindh with carrying firearms during crimes of violence.

38.   Late Monday, spokeswoman Denise Cote said the manual count did not match up with the last machine count but refused to discuss details.

39.   So far, however, the recount has given Republican George W. Bush a net gain of seven votes over the last machine count.

40.   The precise number of Afghans in the United States is unknown since the US Census does not account for the ethnic group in its last count.