1.   Analysts said contractors are withdrawing from the house-building market, which is becoming increasingly dominated by specialist builders.

2.   Adler said dispatchers are trained to treat one as a call from a deaf person.

3.   FPL officials said customers are pumping up air conditioning units and putting a noticeable but manageable strain on their demand.

4.   He said Asian Americans are still reluctant to report crimes and shy away from labeling incidents as potentially racially motivated.

5.   He said workers are trained to be culturally sensitive if they do talk about such subjects as religion.

6.   However, Arguijo said residents are asked to voluntarily conserve water to prevent problems during the summer.

7.   Israeli officials, under pressure to respond to the gruesome video, expressed their sorrow and said the are investigating the incident.

8.   Representatives of the parks say riders are responsible for the vast majority of accidents, many of them alcohol-related.

9.   They say the are expecting a Kingdome Renovation Task Force report to suggest that fixing the Kingdome is just too expensive an option.

10.   But he said pilots are trained to try to jettison the aircraft in an unpopulated area.