41.   Bayer has lowered its earnings forecasts three times this year, because of problems with Baycol and with delays in producing Kogenate, a hemophilia drug.

42.   Besides playing quarterback at USC, he even spent free time this year helping coach a sorority team.

43.   Big airlines moved Friday to raise fares for the third time this year, emboldened by sky-high demand for seats and fearing a rebound in fuel prices.

44.   Bostian, however, expects the Fed will tighten credit at least one more time this year.

45.   A few times this year, Edwards has dialed Taylor in Jacksonville and Taylor has dialed Edwards in New England.

46.   A handful of investment banks are experimenting with such programs for the first time this year.

47.   A few days later, I filled the hummingbird feeder with sugar water for the first time this year.

48.   A report released last week by the Commerce Department showed that U.S. exports fell in April for the first time this year.

49.   A pipeline in Putumayo has been attacked three times this year.

50.   A scoreless ninth gave Leiter his second consecutive victory for the first time this year.