1.  Early on in the peace talks that followed came the first major blowup.

2.  Dreadful, comes the answer from everywhere but the Rocky Mountain West and the Cotton South.

3.  Eighteen years later came Yosemite, Sequoia and General Grant (later annexed into Kings Canyon National Park) in California.

4.  Early in the 18th century came the melon de Bourgogne, a hearty grape with a leaf shaped like a melon.

5.  Even come snowstorm and no subway.

6.  Every so often came a breeze to soften the hot night.

7.  Eventually, even in a class of first-timers, comes the invitation, "Let's add some arms."

8.  Fast on his heels came Beame and a city financial crisis that decimated job rolls and services.

9.  Finally came an almond tart, with lemon sorbet and pickled grapes, circled by a creamy passion-fruit sauce.

10.  Finally came the current group, the change of fortune thanks, most of all, to the point man Jason Kidd.