1.  A ninth member of the climbing team was the only one not to fall in, and called for help on a cell phone.

2.  A ninth member, retired Hendry County citrus executive Hugh English, was meeting with Gov. Bush in Tallahassee but will be sworn in today.

3.  Ms. Shook was named as the ninth member.

4.  Nevada is scheduled to begin competition as a ninth member next season.

5.  Navy must be positioning itself to become the ninth member of the conference.

6.  The board has not had a ninth member since last fall when the chancellor suspended its president, Barbara Johnson, citing conflict of interest.

7.  The ninth member has yet to be named.

8.  The ninth crew member was never found.

9.  The ninth member of original group, the Healthnet unit of Health Systems International, is still in the talks, seeking an endorsement limited to younger association members.

10.  The ninth member of the sniper unit and its leader, Lon Horiuchi, did not appear Thursday.