Authorities' search of the jail cell showed that the two suspects apparently used a hacksaw to cut through metal bars covering a 1-by-3.5-foot window and then broke the glass to gain access to an outside courtyard, authorities said.

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Gold also benefitted from short covering from weak-handed sellers of the metal just recently.

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In his 50-year career, Ovshinsky received more than 400 patents in the U.S. and more than 800 foreign patents covering a range of technologies, including nickel-metal hydride batteries, rewritable CDs, DVD optical discs, flat-screen liquid crystal displays, hydrogen fuel cells, thin-film solar cells and others.

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Some tepid short covering and bargain hunting are seen after the shellacking the precious yellow metal received Tuesday.

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The precious yellow metal bulls are right back in business as strong safe-haven demand and panic short covering put a strong bid into prices Friday.

FORBES: By Jim Wyckoff Of Kitco News