1.   Always, there is golf to be played and written about, from midnight tee times in Iceland to a scraggly nine-hole course in Katmandu.

2.   An additional fireworks display will occur as usual over Boston Harbor at midnight Boston time, preceded by a two-hour Boston Pops concert.

3.   Butler said he faxed the signed documents to Washington just before midnight Belgrade time.

4.   EU officials expressed hope that an accord will be announced before midnight European time, when foreign-exchange markets in Tokyo open.

5.   Iraq can begin exporting oil at midnight U.S. Eastern time the day the U.N. gives its approval.

6.   Midnight quitting time for the ironworkers and the half-moon was low in the sky.

7.   Planners acknowledge that many revelers may ignore the official early start and toot their party horns at midnight Boston time.

8.   The current insurance policy expires at midnight Saturday Eastern time.

9.   The press conference took place Wednesday afternoon, on the understanding that news organizations would not publish reports before midnight Belgium time Thursday.

10.   The press conference was held Wednesday afternoon on the understanding that news organizations would not publish their reports before midnight Thursday Belgian time.