41.   DiGeronimo was inspired because his young customer base leads very active lifestyles, says company spokeswoman Simone Kuypers.

42.   David Dewhurst, a wealthy Houston businessman also seeking the Republican nomination for Land Commissioner, will release financial information shortly, said his spokeswoman, Mona Palmer Taylor.

43.   Donations will be accepted through November and probably through December, said spokeswoman Ludan Majia.

44.   DMG withdrew the plan in February of this year and decided to forgo its entry into executing non-financial commodities, said spokeswoman Allaire.

45.   Elective surgery was canceled at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, said a spokeswoman, JoAnn Cavanaugh, adding that some workers have put in double or triple shifts.

46.   EPA Administrator Carol Browner signed off on the proposal this week, and it will be published in the Federal Register soon, said EPA spokeswoman Martha Casey.

47.   Executives from Tandem were barred from selling stock since the announcement of a purchase agreement in June, a spokeswoman said.

48.   FAA regulations specify that flight crews can fly for no more than eight hours before they must be relieved, said agency spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.

49.   Five provinces, including Buenos Aires and Cordoba, have reached accords with Software Legal, which acted on behalf of the software companies, the Microsoft spokeswoman said.

50.   FCC aides were still hammering them out late today, though, and the vote could be put over a few days, an agency spokeswoman said.