Ms. Jones grew up in Texas, where people went from air-conditioned homes to air-conditioned cars to air-conditioned stores or offices, and back again.

AS summer heat and humidity approach, the temptation to retreat into air-conditioned homes can be overpowering.

When his bones were brought out of their air-conditioned home for me to glimpse, I was astonished at their lightness and frailty.

"You run from your air-conditioned homes to your air-conditioned office."

Now you go from the air-conditioned car to the air-conditioned office to your air-conditioned home.

People in Houston go from air-conditioned homes to air-conditioned cars to air-conditioned offices.

After moving to its new, larger and air-conditioned home in 2001, attendance numbers soared, with the 2002 festival drawing 126,000 fans.

Even in his air-conditioned home.

ON a hot summer day, few things are more appreciated than an air-conditioned home or apartment.

FEW of life's finer moments can compare to walking into a centrally air-conditioned home on a hot, humid summer day.