1.  Denise Kirk and Kathy Lobdell, book nearly 150 shows per year.

2.  Dennis Rodman barricaded himself in a side room for nearly one hour Wednesday night after his first game with Dallas and lifted weights.

3.  Dennis Rodman grabbed Vlade Divac's arm and then threw both arms around the Lakers center, nearly provoking a brawl.

4.  Denver had not lost a game in nearly a year, not since a 34-17 loss to San Francisco last Dec. 15.

5.  Denver Tele-Communications Inc., the nation's largest cable television company, will offer a big boost in channel capacity to nearly all its customers by year-end.

6.  Cuban economists estimate nearly half the country is now earning some income in dollars.

7.  Cuban officials, coaches and athletes are nearly as accessible as the Americans.

8.  Der Speigel magazine reported that Fokker's bankruptcy is nearly certain, and that it will cost Daimler about 2.5 billion marks.

9.  DeRoss Kellogg, who taught both boys in elementary school and has visited Tulloch frequently in jail, stood nearly tongue-tied after Tulloch's hearing.

10.  Described as the most conservative convention contingent in nearly 20 years from the Lone Star State, many of the delegates are staunch social conservatives and grassroots activists.