1.  Where they differ is that the former group will look at interest cover rather than dividend cover or earnings per share.

2.  Among the Microsoft alumni is Naveen Jain, a former group manager for the company and now the chief executive of Infospace Inc. in Bellevue, Wash.

3.  Another former group member, Dick Joslyn, warned that there were still other former members who might be planning a similar end.

4.  Another member of that former Edmonton group, defenseman Jeff Beukeboom, signed again with the Rangers this month after testing the free-agent market.

5.  A high-profile reunion of Diana Ross with members of her former group, the Supremes, was canceled Monday, according to a statement released by Ross.

6.  Actor-filmmaker John Turturro firmly belongs in the former group.

7.  Colleague Sharon Pipe in London and some other members of their former GE group are also on board.

8.  In addition to teaching actors how to play rock stars, he did a cameo as a roadie for his former group Humble Pie.

9.  Not ready to date, he meets regularly for dinner with former group members to share the sadness that still showers his life.

10.  Oddo, however, said Thursday he would not go in with any other group of bidders, and he doubted his former group members would be interested.