Hard to begrudge that, since the stock has climbed an average 19% a year since he took over.

FORBES: Counted, Weighed, Divided

Earnings per share have risen at an average 11% rate, excluding discontinued operations, since he took over, but slipped below 9% last year as Cooper struggled with flagging demand in Asia and the implementation of an SAP software system in its Power Systems division.

FORBES: Attractive And Available

In last season's one-day matches, Arafat took 24 wickets at an average of 25.83 and in Twenty20 matches also took 15 wickets at an average of 14.00 going at just 6.08 an over.

BBC: Arafat announces return to Sussex

Another clip into the leg side for three took him to 54 - the score he needed to ensure he would retire with an average over 40 - and with Vaughan persevering with attacking fields and close catchers, boundaries soon started to flow.

BBC: SPORT | Cricket | England | England poised for series victory

Before 1999, when the State Department took over the export regulation of satellites, America dominated commercial satellite-making with an average market share of 83%.

ECONOMIST: Space technology