The 33-1 chance was unfancied by punters after Johnny Murtagh chose stable companion Steinbeck, but with Ryan Moore on board he finished with a flourish alongside another Ballydoyle challenger Fencing Master.

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It turned out to be a counteroffer from the IntercontinentalExchange, a six-year-old Atlanta upstart, which had just finished buying the New York Board of Trade, the futures market for coffee, cotton, sugar and cocoa.

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It turned out to be a counteroffer from the IntercontinentalExchange (nyse: ICE - news - people ), a six-year-old Atlanta upstart, which had just finished buying the New York Board of Trade, the futures market for coffee, cotton, sugar and cocoa.

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Remember the Chinese fable of the mighty emperor who agreed to give a wily supplicant one grain of rice for the first square on a chess board, double that for the second square, double again for the third and so on, before he realised that he would be giving away his whole kingdom's supply before the board was half-finished.

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We pitched him on the concept over lunch and a beer and he was on board and ready to write a check before we finished eating.

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Before the court's ruling, the local canvassing board had said it could not get the job finished before December 1st, even if it increased the number of vote counters.

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The Dutch Safety Board will decide whether to open its own inquiry when the airline's investigation is finished, van der Weegen said.

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Hape finished off Bath's best move of the match to at least put some points on the board, although there were suggestions of a forward pass from Danny Grewcock in the build-up.

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Nabokov finished with 23 saves but spent the final 14:17 watching backup Kevin Poulin kept the Penguins off the board.

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