1.  Defensive line coaches Bill McPherson and Tommy Hart basically discovered Haley when Walsh assigned them to find a pass-rusher to replace Fred Dean.

2.  Defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield said the Panthers seemed to know a lot more about the 49ers last season than the 49ers knew about them.

3.  Defensively, both teams are fast and believe the artificial turf at the Superdome will make them faster.

4.  Defensively, Ryan was able to inspire his troops and had them playing top-notch ball.

5.  Defensively, the Braves committed five errors, spreading them over all three games.

6.  Deputy President Thabo Mbeki said the Cabinet had given them a standing ovation after the "very moving" testimony and would consider the request for funds.

7.  Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers is warning them to comply with reforms -- such as cutting spending and raising interest rates -- demanded by the International Monetary Fund.

8.  Denmark also hosted Jewish congregations who moved north from Holland and Germany but restricted them and other foreign religious refugees to two cities until the late 1700s.

9.  Dennis Borba, who lays claim to the Velcro concept, is not sentimental about fighting bulls; he considers them lucky.

10.  Dennis Green, the Minnesota Vikings coach, made some of his owners livid with his remarks in his new book about forcing them to sell him the team.