11.   Six and a half thousand homes had their power supplies cut off when a fire broke out at an electricity sub-station.

12.   Few homes as yet had freezers, but shops did.

13.   Amish homes have wood floors and simple furnishings.

14.   And home buying has a ripple effect on consumer spending.

15.   At present, most new homes have a buyer before construction begins and buyers are tending to choose larger, more elaborate homes suitable for year-round use.

16.   Baab said fire-prevention efforts in the past have focused on smoke detectors, and most homes now have them.

17.   Besides games, most people would seem to have little use for a quick in-home network if the home itself had no high-speed link to the outside world.

18.   A few homes might have a fireplace with a gas grate but that was it.

19.   A rural South African home has power thanks to solar panels installed outside.

20.   About half the homes have fresh paint, new roofs or new doors.