1.   At takeoff the crew had anticipated using a jet stream that would have avoided China, which has never granted permission to a balloon to cross its territory.

2.   A third of the Iraqi army was crossing Jordanian territory, ready to join the coalition against Israel.

3.   Chechnya agreed to protect Russian repair workers and to guard the section of pipeline that crosses its territory.

4.   France would not allow U.S. planes to cross its territory on the way to Libyan targets.

5.   In return, Mexico could crack down on Central Americans who cross its territory to enter the United States illegally, and enforce racketeering laws against smuggling syndicates.

6.   Iran would receive some revenue from transit fees for allowing the pipeline to cross its territory.

7.   Late last week Turkey agreed to allow the refugees to cross its territory, a politically delicate matter for Turkey, which clashes frequently with its own Kurdish rebels.

8.   Russia has complained for years that Ukraine siphons off gas bound for Western Europe from Russian pipelines crossing its territory.

9.   The advice is written to cross sexual territories, so it would be useful for gay partners, single women, single men.

10.   The road will have to cross Israeli territory, and that is a security problem.