Before dawn on Feb. 16, a semitrailer truck left a secret, well-protected compound outside Sarasota, Fla.

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Garrido kidnapped Dugard in 1991 in South Lake Tahoe, California, fathered two daughters with her and held her captive in a well-hidden backyard compound, authorities said.

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Bancroft's succulent garden and is part of the 8-acre family compound, is well-tended, with mature plants and fruit-bearing trees.

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In a moment, well give a hint about the compound arithmetic that makes this so.

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The team are also puzzled as to why the car is competitive on softer tyres but well off the pace on the harder compound.

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The Cardinals are not only the favorites to win the national championship, they've become sentimental favorites, as well, after rallying around Kevin Ware, the guard whose compound leg fracture in last week's regional final turned stomachs, while also warming hearts and setting the story line for this week in Atlanta.

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"We estimate that the solar module market can maintain its 46 percent compound annual growth rate through 2012 and believe Evergreen is well positioned, given its expected annual module production, " Chin wrote.

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But we rarely compound the faux pas by throwing religion into the mix as well.

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"The commission's findings only compound our sense of tragedy because we know now that the blowout of the Macondo well was avoidable, " said commission co-chairman Bob Graham.

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The clincher: Once a prototype drug works against one kinase, Vertex figures it can easily tweak the compound to inhibit other siblings in the kinase family--and then attack other protein groups, as well.

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