31.  Any player who comes into an environment that is consistent and structured responds to it."

32.  Any player who has a brain knows that salaries have gone up on a regular basis."

33.  Any player who rolls three-of-a-kind of that round's number instantly gets a "bunco" worth 21 points.

34.  Deputy District Attorney Robert Hutchins had asked the judge to order David Van Blarigan's return, arguing that his well-being at the program in Jamaica was in question.

35.  Deputy Finance Minister Oleg Vyugin acknowledged that such a loan could help "ease the situation very quickly."

36.  Deputy Fire Commissioner Francis X. Gribbon said that during the incident on Oct. 8, Emergency Medical Service workers responded to a 911 call from the club.

37.  Deputy Foreign Minister Le Mai, who oversees relations with the United States, declined to confirm formally that the meeting was set.

38.  Deputy Inspector Joseph Reznick of the Manhattan North detective bureau said that there was no evidence, to this point, of any foul play or criminality.

39.  Deputy Jim Hellmold, a department spokesman who was stationed at the hospital Sunday, said it appeared that Block would be staying in the hospital through this morning.

40.  Deputy Mayor Joseph Lhota said that Gilmore had got the mayor's message all wrong.