1.  Any plot outline of "Desire Lines" would leave the impression that Christina Baker Kline's fine novel, her second, is a work of crime fiction.

2.  Deputy U.S. Trade Rep. Charlene Barshefsky left Beijing yesterday after two-days of last-ditch talks with Chinese officials.

3.  Denise Guarno, left, a licensed massage therapist, with Cmdr. Steve Gottlieb on the ship's main deck.

4.  Dent left with wife Willye and their two adopted children for some time off at their home in Tampa, Fla.

5.  DENVER -- March 25, 1998 -- WOOD-MONITORS, 3-25 -- Robert Savi of Denver, left, sells handcrafted wooden cabinets for computers.

6.  DeFronzo's victory left the Queens Republican Party torn.

7.  Defying the odds, he left it on even after Ordonez had taken two strikes.

8.  Cubs shortstop Shawon Dunston left after the third inning with back spasms....

9.  Derek Fisher, who finished with 13 points, knocked down two with 14.6 seconds left.

10.  Derek King, who tapped a Wendel Clark pass into the net, was left wide open in the slot.