1.   Although balloonists have made many attempts to circle the world, none has ever come close to success and some have been killed.

2.   Balloonists have been trying to circle the world nonstop for more than a century, and their track record is discouraging.

3.   BOMBARDIER ROLLS OUT BUSINESS JET Bombardier rolled out a new long-range business jet called the Global Express that can circle the world in a day.

4.   But be warned that once something appears on the Internet it can circle the world at an astonishing speed.

5.   Circling the world in English and Spanish, an e-mail asks readers to imagine driving home alone and suddenly feeling chest pains.

6.   Circling the world with her company she built a huge ballet audience.

7.   Devera Pine, a free-lance health and science writer who lives in New York City, reports on Odyssey, the first manned balloon expedition to circle the world.

8.   Dr. Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones became the first balloonists to circle the world nonstop.

9.   Filmmaker Scott Hicks circled the world to see what makes great athletes great.

10.   Flying with Branson is a former rival, Steve Fossett, an American commodities broker who flew solo in four previous attempts to circle the world.