1.   The liquidation of Farrow became unavoidable after the government of the state of Victoria, in which the group was based, refused to intervene to save it.

2.   The LDP group is based in Mouscron, Belgium.

3.   The London based group Centrepoint has come up with a plan to bring together the people needed to get more homes.

4.   An assist came from US soldiers, a relatively small group based on a hill outside town.

5.   Both groups are based in McLean, Virginia.

6.   Both groups are based in Washington, but Greenpeace reports back to Greenpeace International in Amsterdam.

7.   Groups like the National Labor Committee, a union-backed, workers advocacy group based in New York, had formed to oppose sweatshops.

8.   Known as Icann, the nonprofit group is based in Marina del Rey, Calif., and manages the address system under contract with the U.S. Commerce Department.

9.   Some U.S. groups are based entirely on politics, others on religion or race.

10.   Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America, a consumer group based in Washington, said banks should give customers better, more consistent deals.