41.   Other companies are performing functions handled previously by banks, including credit checks, foreign currency trading and credit card and check processing.

42.   Paul Danos, dean of the Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, said the flaws in corporate compensation systems are exposed when companies perform poorly.

43.   Pharmaceutical and construction companies performed well in Hungary this week, as did Primagaz, a gas storage and distribution company.

44.   Princess Diana had campaigned for Chicken Shed, which helps raise money for special needs children, and brought princes William and Harry to see the company perform.

45.   Refinery utilization historically declines in the fall and early spring when companies perform required equipment maintenance.

46.   Siebel Systems officials did not respond to requests for comment, but certainly the company performed admirably last year.

47.   Smaller companies have performed the play in locations from Des Moines to St. Louis to Salt Lake City.

48.   Someone in Idaho can find out if the company is performing near them.

49.   Spence said companies can perform many of those functions cheaper than the Pentagon agencies.

50.   State Street has delivered handsomely for shareholders for years and there is an expectation the company will perform well in the future.